INFORMATION REPORT

October 31, 2013 SECY-13-0116

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 OCTOBER 25, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 

 

 

 Reginald W. Mitchell /RA/ 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
October 31, 2013 SECY-13-0116

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 OCTOBER 25, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 

 

 Reginald W. Mitchell /RA/ 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML13304B421

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan 

 

RMitchell 

DATE 10/31/13 10/31/13 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
OCTOBER 25, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 25, 2013 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Transnuclear, Inc. Standardized NUHOMS®

Cask System; Direct Final Rule; 10 CFR Part 72 (RIN 3150-AJ10; NRC-2012-0020)

On October 24, 2013, the NRC published a direct final rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 

63375) amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Transnuclear, Inc. 

Standardized NUHOMS® Cask System listing within the “List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 

Casks” to include Amendment No. 11 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1004. 

Amendment No. 11 revises authorized contents to include: adding a new transfer cask, the 

OS197L, for use with the 32PT and 61BT dry shielded canisters; and converting the CoC No. 

1004 Technical Specifications to the format in NUREG-1745, “Standard Format and Content for 

Technical Specifications for 10 CFR [Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations] Part 72 Cask 

Certificates of Compliance.” The amendment makes several other changes described in the 

direct final rule. The companion proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on 

October 24, 2013 (78 FR 63408). Unless significant adverse comments are received by 

November 25, 2013, the final rule will become effective on January 7, 2014. 
OCTOBER 25, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 25, 2013 

Arrivals

MITCHELL, JEFFREY PROJECT MANAGER NRR

Retirements

None 

Departures

None 
OCTOBER 25, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 25, 2013

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received 

During the Period of October 18, 2013 – October 24, 2013: 

 

Any and all reports of NRC investigation of radioactive remediation work 

at the Hunters Point Shipyard between 01/01/2011 and 12/31/2012 FOIA/PA-2014-0007

Copy of NRC Performance Budget for FY 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 FOIA/PA-2014-0008

Copy of all documents requested by U.S. Rep. Ed Markey in his January 

8, 2013 letter to NRC FOIA/PA-2014-0009

Any and all records regarding American Radium Industries, at 43 West 

16th Street, New York, NY 10011 FOIA/PA-2014-0010

Any and all documents regarding allegations in response to R1-2013-A0018 and R1-2013-A-0019, and any/all findings served on Entergy re: 

Fatigue Rule Violations in 2012-2013

FOIA/PA-2014-0011

Any and all records regarding ablation or impact ablation, and 

communications of such with listed companies, since January 1, 2011 to 

present

FOIA/PA-2014-0012

All correspondence and other related data concerning radiation at the 

University of Missouri-Columbia's Pickard Hall FOIA/PA-2014-0013

Allegation RIV-2006-A-0104 and all correspondence between named 

individual and NRC FOIA/PA-2014-0014

Any and all records and information regarding named individual FOIA/PA-2014-0015

Investigation report and any and all materials and information from 

investigation of named company, 2009 or 2010; and identity of person 

who initiated investigation

FOIA/PA-2014-0016

Copy of transcript of interview of named individual by NRC on September 

17, 2013 FOIA/PA-2014-0017
OCTOBER 25, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 25, 2013 

Publication of One New and One Revised Regulatory Guide (RG) Involving Emergency 

Core Cooling Systems 

Both RGs provide guidance on methods acceptable to the NRC staff for preoperational testing 

of emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) for nuclear power plants licensed under 10 CFR 

Part 52. 

• Revision 2 of RG 1.79, “Preoperational Testing of Emergency Core Cooling Systems for 

Pressurized-Water Reactors,” was revised to address the preoperational testing 

requirements for newer designs of pressurized water reactors (PWRs), including PWRs 

licensed under 10 CFR Part 52. The NRC has also added some operating experience 

changes to improve the ability of the testing program to identify potential Emergency Core 

Cooling Systems (ECCS) component failures before plant startup. The RG is available in 

the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access & Management System (ADAMS) at Accession 

No. ML113540207. The RG was announced in the Federal Register on October 25, 2013 

(78 FR 64027). 

• A new RG 1.79.1, “Initial Test Program of Emergency Core Cooling Systems for New Boiling 

Water Reactors,” was developed as a companion guide to RG 1.79 to address initial plant 

tests for ECCS for new boiling water reactors (BWRs), incorporating experience from the 

NRC’s design certification of the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) and the 

Economic Simplified Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR). The NRC staff also included 

additional guidance for initial plant tests of the ECCS based on recent operating experience 

from operating BWRs. The RG is available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML12300A329. 

The RG was announced in the Federal Register on October 24, 2013 (78 FR 63516). 

Publication of Draft Regulatory Guide (DG)-8031, Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 8.34, 

“Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses” 

On October 25, 2013, the staff announced the release of Draft Regulatory Guide (DG)-8031, 

“Monitoring Criteria and Methods to Calculate Occupational Radiation Doses,” to provide the 

public an opportunity to comment on the proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 8.34. 

RG 8.34 provides information for applicants and licensees regarding monitoring criteria and 

methods of calculating occupational dose. This revision provides guidance on how to calculate 

doses based on the revised definition of the Total Effective Dose Equivalent (TEDE) as defined 

in 10 CFR Part 20 and 10 CFR Part 50. The revision of TEDE resulted in a significant change 

calculating occupational doses under non-uniform exposure conditions, taking into account the 

effective dose equivalent (from external exposure) instead of the deep dose equivalent. The 

DG is available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML13168A095. The announcement has been 

published in the Federal Register (78 FR 64030) 
OCTOBER 25, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 25, 2013

Public Meeting on Buried Piping

On October 9, 2013, staff met with industry personnel to review the status of actions related to 

buried piping. The Nuclear Energy Institute, the Electric Power Research Institute, the Institute 

of Nuclear Power Operators, NACE International, and the American Society of Mechanical 

Engineers participated in the meeting. Meeting topics included a review of the NRC buried 

piping action plan, a summary of the industry implementation status, an update on inspection 

technology, buried piping operating experience, an NRC inspection status update, and current 

NACE International activities related to buried piping. 

ROP Monthly Public Meeting

On October 23, 2013, the staff held the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) monthly public 

meeting. Discussions included updates on operational support, inspection, assessment topics, 

and possible changes to the performance indicator guidance. The staff and industry also 

discussed Frequently Asked Questions. 
OCTOBER 25, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending October 25, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0112 10/9/13 Consequence Study of a Beyond-DesignBasis Earthquake Affecting the Spent Fuel 

Pool for a U.S. Mark I Boiling-Water Reactor

2. SECY-13-0105 10/2/13 Summary Findings Resulting From the Staff 

Review of the 2013 Decommissioning 

Funding Status Reports for Operating Power 

Reactor Licensees

3. SECY-13-0107 10/4/13 Status of the Accident Sequence Precusor 

Program and the Standardized Plant 

Analysis Risk Models

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Marvin Fertel, Nuclear Energy Institute, dated October 11, 2013, responds to 

his letters concerning the in-processing of fingerprints for access authorization decisions 

at NRC-licensed facilities during the Government Shutdown. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Exelon Generation Company, LLC 

(Byron Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, and Braidwood Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), 

Docket Nos. 50-454-LR, 50-455-LR, 50-456-LR, 50-457-LR, ASLBP No. 13-929-02-LRBD01. 

2. 609th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), notice of 

meeting (11/7-8/2013). 

3. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Fukushima, notice of meeting 

(11/5/2013, 8:30am – 5pm). 

4. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures, notice of 

meeting (11/6/2013, 12 noon – 1pm). 

5. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Evolutionary Power Reactor, notice of 

meeting (11/6/2013, 8:30am – 4:45pm).