INFORMATION REPORT 

August 6, 2013 SECY-13-0083

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 JULY 26, 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 

 /RA/ 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
August 6, 2013 SECY-13-0083

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 JULY 26, 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 /RA/ 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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July 26, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 26, 2013 

Station Blackout Mitigation Strategies; 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52 (RIN 3150-AJ08;

NRC-2011-0299)

On July 23, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 44035) issuing 

a regulatory basis to support the potential amendment of its regulations concerning nuclear 

power plant licensees’ and applicants’ station blackout mitigation strategies. The issuance of 

the regulatory basis document is one of the actions stemming from the NRC’s lessons-learned 

efforts associated with the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in 

Japan. The NRC is not soliciting public comments on the regulatory basis. 

Petition for Rulemaking Submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.; 

Consideration in the Rulemaking Process; 10 CFR Part 50 (NRC-2011-0189; PRM-50-100)

On July 23, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 44034) that 

informs the public that it will consider the issues raised in a petition for rulemaking (PRM) 

submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council (the petitioner) in the NRC’s rulemaking 

process. The petitioner requests that the NRC amend its regulations to require each operating 

and new reactor licensee to improve spent nuclear fuel safety. The NRC determined that the 

issues raised in the PRM are appropriate for consideration and will consider them in the ongoing 

“Station Blackout Mitigation Strategies” rulemaking (RIN 3150-AJ08; NRC-2011-0299). The 

docket on the petition was closed on July 23, 2013. 

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions; Semiannual Regulatory 

Agenda; 10 CFR Chapter 1 (NRC-2013-0076)

On July 23, 2013, the NRC published its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda (the Agenda) in the 

Federal Register (78 FR 44404) in accordance with Public Law 96-354, “The Regulatory 

Flexibility Act,” and Executive Order 12866, “Regulatory Planning and Review.” The Agenda is 

a compilation of all rules on which the NRC has recently completed action or has proposed or is 

considering action. The issuance updates any actions occurring on rules since publication of 

the last semiannual agenda on January 8, 2013 (78 FR 1704). 
July 26, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 26, 2013 

Arrivals

DIAZ, AMY ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-I

GRAFF, MARK FOIA/PRIVACY ACT SPECIALIST IS

KENNARD, MICHAEL OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-IV

KOENICK, STEPHEN SENIOR POLICY ANALYST NRO

MCCULLOUGH, KARA GENERAL SCIENTIST NSPDP NSIR

MERILOS, JOYCE ETHICS SPECIALIST OGC

MILLER, KEITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE COORDINATOR NSIR

SALISBURY, LEAH INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SPECIALIST IP

SIERACKI, ALEXA GEOLOGIST NSPDP NMSS

VAZQUEZ, JUSTIN NUCLEAR ENGINEER NSPDP FSME

WOYANSKY, ANDREW SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR

Retirements

BROWN, LETA PHYSICAL SCIENTIST NRR

Departures

LOH, SARAH STUDENT ENGINEER NSIR

MYERS, CRYSTAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-IV
July 26, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 26, 2013 

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

During the Period of July 26, 2013 – August 1, 2013: 

 

Records related to Order EA-12-051 FOIA/PA-2013-0303

Records related to Order EA-12-049 FOIA/PA-2013-0304

Records related to Seismic Walkdowns (CGS Docket No. 50-397) FOIA/PA-2013-0305

All information from 02/01/2011 to 07/25/13, regarding investigative 

interview involving Cooper Nuclear Station and named individual FOIA/PA-2013-0306

APPEAL: Denial of Information (FOIA/PA-2013-0261) FOIA/PA-2013-0021A

APPEAL: Lack of Response (FOIA/PA-2013-0262) FOIA/PA-2013-0022A

Copy of letter from NRC to Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.(PSEG), 

week of July 22, 2013, regarding termination of a former G4S security 

manager

FOIA/PA-2013-0307

Any and all records relating to permit applications and issuance, or 

correspondence relating to use of depleted uranium by the oil and gas 

industry

FOIA/PA-2013-0308

AMENDED: Records related to meetings with Southern California Edison 

regarding the replacement steam generators at San Onofre Nuclear 

Generating Station (SONGS) from November 8, 2012 to present 

FOIA/PA-2013-0309

All records pertaining to case #RI-2010-A-0102 FOIA/PA-2013-0310

NRC records pertaining to complaints by name individual against Day & 

Zimmerman NPS, Inc., DZ Atlantic, and Dominion between November 1, 

2010 and present 

FOIA/PA-2013-0311

APPEAL: Lack of Response (FOIA/PA-2013-0264) FOIA/PA-2013-0023A

All documents pertaining to allegation RIV-2012-A-0074 FOIA/PA-2013-0312

Any correspondence to NRC from or on behalf of Joni Ernst between 

01/01/2005 and 07/15/2013 FOIA/PA-2013-0313
July 26, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 26, 2013 

Denial of Licensing Request by Aerotest 

On July 24, 2013, staff denied a request from Aerotest Operations, Inc. (Aerotest), and Nuclear 

Labyrinth, LLC, to transfer the license of the Aerotest Radiography and Research Reactor 

(ARRR) to Nuclear Labyrinth based on the transferee’s failure to meet the NRC’s financial 

qualification requirements. Aerotest, the current licensee for the facility, had previously 

submitted an application for renewal of the facility’s operating license. Because of ongoing 

foreign ownership and control issues with Aerotest, the staff also denied Aerotest’s license 

renewal application and issued an order requiring Aerotest to cease operation of ARRR, submit 

an updated decommissioning plan that contains a decommissioning funding plan, and submit a 

fuel management plan that describes the means for funding the management of the fuel until 

permanent disposal. 
July 26, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 26, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

“Chilling effect” letter issued to PSEG Nuclear asking what they are doing to protect plant 

workers that raise safety concerns 

 

Public meeting in Omaha discussing Fort Calhoun (NE) 

Reactor shutdown at Ginna (NY) 

Hearing for Powertech (SD) uranium recovery license application set up by the Atom Safety 

Licensing Board 

Reorganization of Entergy (MA); Severity Level III notice of violation issued to Pilgrim (NY) 

Press release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York regarding a 

criminal complaint brought up against Indian Point’s (NY) chemistry manager 

OPA Social Media Items: 

Blog: 

- Astounding Facts about the NRC and Radioactive Materials: Part II 

- Keeping Fort Calhoun’s Tornado Analysis Up To Date 

- Let’s Chat about Waste Confidence 

YouTube: 

- NRC Q&As Series: Five Minutes with The Waste Confidence Directorate 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

13-063 NRC Orders Permanent Shutdown of Aerotest Research Reactor, Requires 

Decommissioning Plan Details (07/24/2013)

13-062 NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity on License Renewal Application for Byron and 

Braidwood Nuclear Plants in IL (07/24/2013)

13-061 NRC Meeting, Webinar Aug. 6 in Rockville to Discuss Updated Quake Motion Model for 

Plant Re-Evaluations (07/22/2013)

Regions:

III-13-030 NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Clinton Nuclear Power Plan (07/25/2013)

IV-13-021 NRC Will Hold an Open House on Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Performance (07/24/2013)

IV-13-020 NRC Begins Special Inspection at Columbia Generating Station (07/22/2013)
July 26, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 26, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0074 7/18/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

July 12, 2013

2. SECY-13-0078 7/25/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

July 19, 2013

Memoranda

1. M130710A 7/26/13 Staff Requirements – Briefing on 

International Activities

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Phillip B. Tsunoda, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Aliso Viejo, CA, dated July 18, 

2013, responds to his letter requesting an inclusive and transparent regulatory process 

regarding the possibility of restarting the SONGS Unit 2. 

2. Letter to Lesa Heebner, Councilmember, City of Solana Beach, dated July 18, 2013, 

responds to concerns regarding SONGS. 

3. Letter to John Tavaglione, Second District Supervisor, County of Riverside, CA, dated 

July 18, 2013, responds to his letter regarding support to restart SONGS. 

4. Letter to Carl Jacobson, Mayor, City of el Segundo, CA, dated July 18, 2013, responds 

to his letter regarding support to safely restart SONGS. 

5. Letter to Senators R. Wyden, T. Harkin, J. Merkley, R. Durbin, D. Stabenow, S. Brown, 

P. Murray, M. Begich, B. Cardin, R. Blumenthal, J. Tester, C. Levin, A. Franken, and 

M. Cantrell, dated July 18, 2013, responds to letter regarding their views on the Nuclear 

Energy Institute’s January 25, 2013 petition for rulemaking. 

6. Letter to Beth Krom, Councilmember, City of Irvine, dated July 18, 2013, responds to 

concerns regarding SONGS. 

7. Letter to Larry Agran, Councilmember, City of Irvine, dated July 18, 2013, responds to 

concerns regarding SONGS. 

8. Letter to John Sibert, Councilmember, City of Malibu, dated July 18, 2013, responds to 

concerns regarding SONGS. 
July 26, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

9. Letter to Toni Atkins, Assemblymember, California Assembly, dated July 18, 2013, 

responds to concerns regarding SONGS. 

10. Letter to Shirley Weber, Assemblymember, California Assembly, dated July 18, 2013, 

responds to concerns regarding SONGS. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Application for a License to Export Radioactive Waste, Eastern Technologies, Inc., 

XW021, 11006101. 

2. Request for a License to Import Radioactive Waste, Eastern Technologies, Inc., IW032, 

11006100.