INFORMATION REPORT

June 7, 2013 SECY-13-0059

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell /RA B. Wittick for/ 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 MAY 31, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
June 7, 2013 SECY-13-0059

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell /RA B. Wittick for/

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 MAY 31, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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May 31, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 31, 2013 

Physical Protection of Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel: NUREG; Issuance; 10 CFR Part 

73 (RIN 3150-AI64; NRC-2010-0340; NRC-2009-0163)

On May 28, 2013, the NRC published Revision 2 of NUREG-0561, “Physical Protection of 

Shipments of Irradiated Reactor Fuel,” in the Federal Register (78 FR 31821). The revised 

NUREG sets forth means, methods, and procedures that the NRC staff considers acceptable for 

satisfying the requirements for the physical protection of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) during 

transportation by road, rail, and water; and for satisfying the requirements for background 

investigations of individuals granted unescorted access to SNF during transportation. The 

NUREG is related to a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2013 (78 FR 

29519).

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: MAGNASTOR ® System; Direct Final Rule; 

Withdrawal; 10 CFR Part 72 (RIN 3150-AJ22; NRC-2012-0308) 

On May 29, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 32077), 

withdrawing a direct final rule (78 FR 16601) that would have revised its spent fuel storage 

regulations to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, NAC 

International, Inc. Modular Advanced Generation Nuclear All-purpose Storage (MAGNASTOR®) 

System listing within the “List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks.” The NRC is taking this 

action because it has received a significant adverse comment from the vendor of 

MAGNASTOR® in response to a companion proposed rule (78 FR 16619) which was 

concurrently published with the direct final rule. The withdrawal of this direct final rule was 

effective May 29, 2013. 

Distribution of Source Material to Exempt Persons and to General Licensees and Revision of 

General License and Exemptions: Final Rule; 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, 170, and 171 (RIN 

3150-AH15; NRC-2009-0084) 

On May 29, 2013, the NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 32310) 

amending its regulations to require that the initial distribution of source material to exempt 

persons or to general licensees be explicitly authorized by a specific license, which includes 

new reporting requirements. The rule is intended to provide the NRC with timely information on 

the types and quantities of source material distributed for use either under exemption or by 

general licensees. In addition, the rule modifies the existing possession and use requirements 

of the general license for small quantities of source material to better align the requirements with 

current health and safety standards. Finally, the rule revises, clarifies, or deletes certain source 

material exemptions from licensing to make the exemptions more risk informed. The rule 

affects manufacturers and distributors of certain products and materials containing source 

material and certain persons using source material under general license and under exemptions 

from licensing. The rule will become effective on August 27, 2013. 
May 31, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 31, 2013 

Arrivals

ALCANTARA, HUGO CONTRACT SPECIALIST ADM

BEASTEN, AMY GENERAL ENGINEER NRO

BROWN , JONATHAN PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTOR R-II

BURKHARDT, TIMOTHY STUDENT TRAINEE R-I

CLAYTON, TORI STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

COLEMAN, GEOFFREY CONTRACT SPECIALIST ADM

DAVIS, GINA MATERIALS ENGINEER NSPDP NMSS

FANNON, MATTHEW REACTOR ENGINEER NSPDP R-I

FINN, KEVIN STUDENT ENGINEER NRO

GASKINS, KIMBERLY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT RES

HALL, KATHERINE STUDENT CONTRACT ASSISTANT ADM

HAVERTAPE, JOSHUA STUDENT ENGINEER R-III

JACKSON, KENYATTA IT SPECIALIST IS

JAFFE, SARABETH STUDENT IT ASSISTANT OCHCO

LATTIN, BRANDI ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-III

MCGRATTAN, BRIAN SUMMER ENGINEER RES

MEDLEY, MONTIA SUMMER CLERK NSIR

MUNSON, JEREMY NUCLEAR PROCESS ENGINEER NSPDP NMSS

NEUHAUSEN, ALISSA STUDENT ENGINEER NRO

PARENT, JASON PROJECT ENGINEER RIDP R-II

PETITTI, RYAN STUDENT ENGINEER R-III

REID, KATHERINE STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

RUFFIN, MYLA STUDENT ENGINEER SUMMER R-II

SANDNESS, COLE STUDENT ENGINEER SUMMER R-II

SCOTT, TONYA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRO

VIERA, JOSEPH OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-II

WATSON-JONES, JAMES IT SPECIALIST IS

Retirements

CARUSO III, JOHN SENIOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-I

MEHRHOFF, VIVIAN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (OA) R-IV

PIROK, DONNA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-III

STEINGASS, TIMOTHY MATERIALS ENGINEER NRO

SUBBARATNAM, 

RAMACHANDRAN PROJECT MANAGER NRO

Departures

ACHEN, STEPHANIE REACTOR INSPECTOR R-IV

BRAMNIK, ANDREW HEALTH PHYSICIST (INSPECTOR) R-III

FENTON, DARLENE PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST ADM

ZIEV, TRACEY REACTOR ENGINEER (NSPDP) R-I
May 31, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 31, 2013 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests Received During the Period 

of May 24, 2013 – May 30, 2013: 

All records related to classification of inspection findings in Special 

Inspection Team and Augmented Inspection Team reports between 

01/01/2012 and 12/31/2012.

FOIA/PA-2013-0250

Organizational Chart for Chief Information Officer of NRC FOIA/PA-2013-0251

APPEAL: Lack of Response (FOIA/PA-2013-0008) FOIA/PA-2013-0015A

APPEAL: Lack of Response (FOIA/PA-2013-0213) FOIA/PA-2013-0016A
May 31, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 31, 2013

Public Meeting to Discuss Limerick Generating Station Draft SEIS 

On May 23, 2013, the staff held two identical public meetings in Pottstown, PA, to discuss the 

preliminary findings of, and receive public comments on, the draft supplemental environmental 

impact statement (SEIS) on the proposed renewal of the operating licenses for Limerick 

Generating Station, Units 1 and 2. The preliminary finding of this report is that the adverse 

environmental impacts of license renewal for Limerick are not great enough to deny the option 

of license renewal for energy-planning decision-makers. Approximately 40 people attended 

each meeting. The public comment period will close on June 27, 2013. The staff plans to issue 

the final SEIS in November 2013. 
May 31, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 31, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

• Annual assessment meeting for Turkey Point plant (FL) 

• Beaver Valley plant (PA) shut down 

• Harris power plant (NC) special inspection 

• Sen. Barbara Boxer’s call for the Department of Justice to examine Southern California 

Edison (CA)

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

• Two interviews that provided additional background information regarding Indian Point 

plant’s (NY) license renewal review 

• Facilitated an interview with experts from Federal and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs and Nuclear Security and Incident Response and a journalist 

about security of radioactive sources 

OPA Social Media Items: 

Blog: 

• Community Leaders Get Invites to SONGS Small Group Discussions - Updated 

• Community Leaders Get Invites to SONGS Small Group Discussions 

• Assessing NRC’s Nonproliferation Efforts 

• Decoding the NRC’s Acronym Soup 

• An NRC-Recommended Video in Honor of Memorial Day 

YouTube: 

• NRC Resident Inspector Program 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

13-044 NRC Denies Petition Calling for Proliferation Assessments by Applicants for Enrichment 

or Reprocessing Facilities (05/31/2013)

13-043 NRC Finalizes Rules on Using and Distributing Uranium and Thorium (05/29/2013)

13-042 Online Registration Closes May 31 for Fuel Cycle Information Exchange, June 11-12, 

2013 in Rockville, MD (05/28/2013)

Regions:

I-13-025 International Safety Review Team to Perform Follow-up Assessment at Seabrook 

Nuclear Power Plant (05/28/2013)
May 31, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 31, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SRM on SECY-12-0112 05/28/2013 Revised Staff Requirements – SECY-12-

0112 – Policy Statements on Agreement 

State Programs

2. SECY-12-0145 10/25/2013 Denial of Petition for Rulemaking (PRM-70-

9) – American Physical Society

3. SRM on SECY-12-0145 05/22/2013

Voting Record for SECY12-0145

05/22/2013 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0054 05/30/2013 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

May 17, 2013

Memoranda

1. M130520A 05/31/2013 Staff Requirements – Briefing on Human 

Capital and Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Bill Brand, Council Member, City of Redondo Beach, California, dated May 20, 

2013, responds to his e-mail concerning Southern California Edison's license 

amendment request and the April 3, 2013, public meeting and its location. 

2. Letter to Terry Sinnott, Mayor, City of Del Mar, California, dated May 20, 2013, responds 

to letter concerning Southern California Edison's license amendment request and the 

April 3, 2013, public meeting and its location. 

3. Letter to Dave Roberts, Supervisor, Third District, San Diego County Board of 

Supervisors, dated May 20, 2013, responds to letter concerning Southern California 

Edison's license amendment request and the April 3, 2013, public meeting and its 

location. 

4. Letter to Marty Block, California Senate, San Diego, California, dated May 20, 2013, 

responds to letter concerning Southern California Edison's license amendment request 

and the April 3, 2013, public meeting and its location. 
May 31, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating 

Company (Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1), Docket No. 50-346-LA, ASLBP 

No. 13-928-02-LA-BD01. 

2. Application for a License to Export High-Enriched Uranium. 

3. Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs; 

Statement of Principles and Policy for the Agreement State Program [NRC-2013-0081].