INFORMATION REPORT

May 23, 2013 SECY-13-0053

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 MAY 10, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of New Reactors D 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research E 

Office of Public Affairs F 

Office of the Secretary G 

 /RA/ Mindy Landau for 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
May 23, 2013 SECY-13-0053

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 MAY10, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of New Reactors D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Office of Public Affairs F 

Office of the Secretary G 

 /RA/ Mindy Landau for 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS ML13135A472

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan RMitchell (MLandau for) 

 DATE 05/22 /13 05/23/13 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
May 10, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 10, 2013 

Revision to the Petition for Rulemaking Process; Proposed Rule; 10 CFR Part 2 (RIN 3150-

AI30; NRC-2009-0044)

On May 3, 2013, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 25886) that 

proposes to amend its regulations to streamline its process for addressing petitions for 

rulemaking (PRM). The proposed amendments are intended to improve transparency and 

make the PRM process more efficient and effective. The comment period on the proposed rule 

closes on July 17, 2013. 
May 10, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 10, 2013 

Arrivals

BURJA, ALEXANDRA STUDENT ENGINEER NRO

MCMASTER, MARY STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

PORTER, IAN STUDENT ENGINEER RES

TOYER, KHAYLA SUMMER EMERG PREPAREDNESS ASSISTANT ADM

Retirements

None 

Departures

None
May 10, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 10, 2013 

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

of May 03, 2013 – May 09, 2013: 

 

Records concerning named individual, referred by another agency FOIA/PA-2013-0236

Office of the Inspector General Report of Security Guard at Pilgrim 

Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, MA FOIA/PA-2013-0237

Response to concerns of news articles regarding NRC and Uranium 

Subcommittee of Virginia Coal & Energy Commission; Governor Bob 

McDonnell Office; and Governor McDonnell's Uranium Working Group 

FOIA/PA-2013-0238

Information regarding the risk of inundation from dam failure to operating 

commercial nuclear reactors FOIA/PA-2013-0239

All records relating to spent fuel pool according to listed criteria FOIA/PA-2013-0240
May 10, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 10, 2013 

Design Specific Review Standard for mPower Design Issued for Comment

During the week of May 6, 2013, the staff issued 154 sections of the mPower Design Specific 

Review Standard (DSRS) to the public via Agencywide Document Access and Management 

System ( ADAMS) along with the mPower DSRS Scope and Safety Review Matrix (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML12305A348). The DSRS will provide staff guidance to perform the 10 CFR 

Part 52 reviews of the B&W mPowerTM design. The Scope and Safety Review Matrix addresses 

the applicability of all Standard Review Plan sections for mPower. In some cases, the section 

will be used as-is for the review, some sections don’t apply to the review because the structure, 

system or component may not exist in this design, some sections needed editing to address 

unique features of mPower or to incorporate lessons learned from previous reviews, and some 

new sections were added. A Federal Register notice will be issued the week of May 13, 2013, 

to solicit comments on the Matrix and DSRS sections. Public comments will be due no later 

than August 16, 2013. 

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May 10, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 10, 2013 

Technical Review group (TRG) Refresher Training 

On May 2, 2013, the staff held annual refresher training for 45 members of the agency’s 

Technical Review Group (TRG) program. Approximately 175 staff members from headquarters 

and the regions participate in TRGs. TRG members and leads are divided into 25 technical 

areas ranging from Auxiliary Feedwater and Electrical Power Systems to Safety Culture and 

Cyber Security. Each year, TRG leads work together with their members to combine operating 

experience information from numerous sources with their own expert knowledge and 

recommend and/or highlight agency actions in their areas of expertise. TRG recommendations 

are often incorporated into generic communications or revisions to the regional inspection 

programs. 

Reactor Oversight Process First Quarter 2013 ROP Update

 

On May 6, 2013, the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) plant assessment results for the 1st

quarter of NRC fiscal year 2013 were posted on the NRC external website. The following plants 

returned to Column 1: Harris and Seabrook. Grand Gulf, Three Mile Island 1 and Turkey Point 

3 transitioned to Column 2. The following plants remained in Column 2: Beaver Valley 1 and 2, 

Browns Ferry 3, Davis Besse, Fermi, Fitzpatrick, Kewaunee, Nine Mile Point 1, Point Beach 1, 

Prairie Island 1 and 2, and Susquehanna 2. Browns Ferry Unit 2 transitioned to Column 3. The 

following plants remained in Column 3: Columbia Generating Station, Perry, and Wolf Creek. 

Browns Ferry Unit 1 remained in Column 4, and Fort Calhoun remained under Inspection 

Manual Chapter 0350 oversight. 

Presentation at Battcon Conference 

On May 6 - 7, 2013, the staff participated in the 2013 Battcon Conference in Orlando, FL. The 

staff gave a presention titled “The Enhancements of NRC Station Blackout Requirements for 

Nuclear Power Plants.” (ADAMS Accession Number ML13123A22) The purpose of the 

presentation was to inform the attendees of the NRC’s Station Blackout Mitigating Strategies 

rulemaking effort in wake of the Fukushima event.
May 10, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 10, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

• Scram at Calvert Cliffs plant (MD) 

• Public meeting regarding a crane collapse at Arkansas Nuclear One plant (AK) 

• Pre-decisional conference with Tennessee Valley Authority about apparent violations at 

Watts Bar Unit 2 plant (TN) 

• Leak at Palisades plant (MI) 

• Shutdown of Kewaunee plant (WI) 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

• Open house to discuss Oconee plant’s (SC) 2012 performance 

• Hosted a group of Korean journalists for a wide-range discussion of NRC activities 

OPA Social Media Items: 

Blog: 

• Emergency Preparedness on a Smaller Scale: Research Reactors 

• When “Nuclear” is the Star of Stage and Screen 

• Writing in Plain English—An Ongoing Challenge 

YouTube: 

• NRC Q&A Series - Three Minutes with Japan Lessons Learned Staff 

• Q&As with NRC Kids: Radiation and Other Questions - Shorter Version 

Press Releases

Regions:

III-13-016 NRC Proposes $3,500 Civil Penalty to University of Notre Dame Du Lac (05/10/2013)

II-13-033 NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Safety Performance of Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel 

Plant in Columbia (05/10/2013)

II-13-032 NRC Schedules Public Meeting and Open House to Discuss Annual Assessment of 

Harris Nuclear Power Plant (05/10/2013)

I-13-023 NRC Issues Draft Supplement to Draft Environmental Impact Report on Seabrook 

Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Application (05/08/2013)
May 10, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

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I-13-022 NRC to Hold Open House, Meeting on May 14 in Tarrytown, N.Y. to Discuss Indian Point 

Nuclear Power Plant Annual Assessment (05/07/2013)

II-13-031 NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to Farley Nuclear Power Plant (05/07/2013)

I-13-021 Nuclear Gauge Reported Missing in West Virginia; Recovery is Sought (05/06/2013)

IV-13-013 NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Results of Inspection at Fort Calhoun Nuclear 

Plant (05/06/2013)
May 10, 2013 ENCLOSURE G

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending May 10, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SECY-13-0044 4/22/13 Interim Enforcement Policy for Permanent 

Implant Brachytherapy Medical Event 

Reporting

2. SECY-13-0045 4/24/13 Direct Final Rule: Safeguards Information – 

Modified Handling Categorization Change 

for Materials Facilities (RIN 3150-AJ18)

3. COMSECY-13-0006 3/4/13 10 CFR 50.46c Rulemaking: Request to 

Defer Draft Guidance and Extension 

Request for Final Rule and Final Guidance

4. SRM on COMSECY-13-

0006

5/9/13 (same)

5. Commission Voting 

Record on COMSECY13-0006

5/9/13 (same)

6. COMSECY-12-0026 11/6/12 Revisions to Proposed Rule: Amendments 

to Material Control and Accounting 

Regulations (RIN 3150-AI61)

7. SRM on COMSECY-12-

0026

5/10/13 (same)

8. Commission Voting 

Record on COMSECY12-0026

5/10/13 (same)

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Barbara D. Kogerman, Mayor, City of Laguna Hills, dated May 1, 2013, 

responds to her letter expressing support for a fair and inclusive regulatory process for 

the proposed restart and operation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 

from the Fukushima accident in Japan, pertaining to Mark I and Mark II containments. 

2. Letter to Walter Allen III, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Covina, dated May 1, 2013, responds 

to his letter expressing support for a fair and inclusive regulatory process for the 

proposed restart and operation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2. 

3. Letter to Kevin Radecki, City Manager, City of Industry, dated May 1, 2013, responds to 

his letter expressing support for a fair and inclusive regulatory process for the proposed 

restart and operation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2. 
May 10, 2013 ENCLOSURE G

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee 

on Digital I&C, notice of meeting (05/21/2013). 

2. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment, 

notice of meeting (05/22/2013). 

3. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal, notice of meeting 

(05/22/2013). 

4. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Fukushima, notice of meeting (05/23/2013). 

5. 10 CFR Part 71, Revisions to Transportation Safety Requirements and Harmonization with 

International Atomic Energy Agency Transportation Requirements. 

6. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes – Call for Nominations.