INFORMATION REPORT

March 21, 2013 SECY-13-0028

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mindy S. Landau 

 Acting Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 March 15, 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/ 

 Mindy S. Landau

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
March 21, 2013 SECY-13-0028

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mindy S. Landau 

 Acting Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 March 15, 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/

 Mindy S. Landau

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

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 DATE 03/21/13 03/21/13 

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March 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 15, 2013 

Financial Operations Services 

On March 1, 2013, as a result of a U.S. General Services Administration Federal Supply 

Schedule small business set-aside competitive solicitation, a hybrid firm-fixed price and labor 

hour task order (NRC-HQ-13-F-09-0001) was awarded to Deva & Associates, P.C., of Rockville, 

MD. This contract is for various financial operation support services to the Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer. The period of performance is from May 1, 2013, to April 30, 2014, with four 

1-year option periods. The total combined estimated cost is $12,715,675.56, inclusive of all 

options. 
March 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 15, 2013 

Arrivals

None 

Retirements

None 

Departures

Lafferty, Nathan PROJECT ENGINEER (RES INSP PROG) R-I
March 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 15, 2013 

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

of March 08, 2013 – March 14, 2013: 

 

Decommissioned Reactors letters to NRC requesting withdrawal from the 

Secondary Financial Protection Program

FOIA/PA-2013-0170

All records from 09/19/67 to present related to the investigation and 

remediation of contamination of the former nuclear research and 

production facilities of Sylvania Electric Products

FOIA/PA-2013-0171

Any correspondence on, or on behalf of Gabriel E. Gomez in connection 

with named companies 

FOIA/PA-2013-0172

Request for a log of correspondence to, from, or on behalf of U.S. 

Senator Susan Collins between January 3, 1996, and February 08, 2013

FOIA/PA-2013-0173

All records regarding nuclear power plant output design, consequences 

of severe accidents and communications between NRC and the 

Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Agency

FOIA/PA-2013-0174

Most recent copy of the Materials Licensing Tracking System (MLTS) 

Database (active and retired facilities)

FOIA/PA-2013-0175

All correspondences to and from commissioners from November 1, 2012, 

to February 13, 2013, about Southern Co.'s plan to build and operate 

nuclear reactors at Vogtle near Waynesboro, GA

FOIA/PA-2013-0176

Any information about missing/stolen government owned items or 

property within NRC from 2007 through 2012

FOIA/PA-2013-0177

Any correspondence to, from, or on behalf of Representative Joseph E. 

Bradley between January 2003 and present 

FOIA/PA-2013-0178

Any correspondence to, from, or on behalf of Representative John E. 

Sununu between January 1997 and present

FOIA/PA-2013-0179

Any correspondence to, from, or on behalf of U.S. Senator John Cornyn 

between 1985 and February 23, 2013

FOIA/PA-2013-0180

Any documentation related to verification of employment and 

employment history on named individual

FOIA/PA-2013-0181

Any correspondence to, from, or on behalf of Representative Frank C. 

Guinta between December 2000 to January 2013

FOIA/PA-2013-0182

Copy of completed test for named license and docket number, effective 

date February 7, 1978 FOIA/PA-2013-0183
March 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 15, 2013 

25th Annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) 

On March 12-14, 2013, the staff held the 25th annual RIC at the Bethesda North Marriott in 

Bethesda, MD. The RIC is one of the premier regulatory conferences in the world, bringing 

together more than 3,000 participants from over 30 countries representing government, 

industry, international agencies, other interested parties, and members of the public. The 

conference included 36 technical sessions on various topics relating to the nuclear industry. 
March 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 15, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

Annual Regulatory Information Conference 

Browns Ferry plant’s (AL) 95003 inspection 

Annual Assessment for Pilgrim plant (MA) 

Commission’s order regarding the Calvert Cliffs (MD) application and foreign ownership 

Two-year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

- Interview about the Chairman’s remarks on decommissioning 

- Interview regarding an upcoming webinar on pressurized thermal shock 

- Interview regarding Byron plant’s (IL) loss of offsite power 

 

OPA Social Media Items: 

Blog: 

- Looking to Hear From the Public on the FY 2013 Proposed Fees 

- Fort Calhoun: A Status Update 

- Two years after Fukushima: Enhancements to U.S. Nuclear Plants Continue 

YouTube: 

- RIC 2013 - Commissioner Ostendorff Plenary Session 

- RIC 2013 - NRC Commissioner Apostolakis Plenary Session 

- RIC 2013 - NRC Chairman Macfarlane Keynote Address 

- RIC 2013 - NRC Commissioner Magwood Plenary Session 

- RIC 2013 - NRC Commissioner Svinicki Plenary Session 

- RIC 2013 - NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane Press Conference 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

13-015 ASLB to Hear Oral Argument March 22 in Rockville, Md., on Petition Challenging San 

Onofre Oversight (03/13/2013)

Regions:

I-13-006 NRC to Hold Open House on March 21 in Limerick, Pa., to Discuss Limerick Nuclear 

Plant Annual Assessment (03/15/2013)

IV-13-008 NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant (03/12/2013)

I-13-005 NRC Assigns New Inspectors to Indian Point (03/11/2013)
March 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 15, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SRM on SECY-12-0137 3/12/13 Implementation of the Cumulative Effects of 

Regulation Process Changes

Commission Voting Record 

on SECY-12-0137

3/12/13 (same)

2. SRM on SECY-12-0168 3/11/13 Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Project, LLC & 

UNISTAR Nuclear Operating Services, LLC 

Docket No. 52-016-COL, Petition for Review of 

LBP-12-19

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0027 3/13/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

March 8, 2013

Memoranda

1. SRM-M130311 3/11/13 Affirmation Session: I. SECY-12-0168 – 

Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Project, LLC & UniStar 

Nuclear Operating Services, LLC (Calvert Cliffs 

Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), Docket No. 

52-016-COL, Petition for Review of LBP-12-19

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congressman Markey, dated March 7, 2013, responds to request that the 

Commission follow the NRC staff recommendations and require that engineered filters 

be installed on boiling-water reactor (BWR) containment vents and that these vents be 

operable under severe accident conditions. 

2. Letter to Congressman John Barrow, et al., dated March 1, 2013, responds to concerns 

regarding ongoing agency activities resulting from the Fukushima accident in Japan, 

particularly the staff’s recommendations pertaining to containment filtration for BWRs 

with Mark I and Mark II containments. 

3. Letter to Congress, the General Accounting Office (GAO) and the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), dated March 1, 2013, provides a summary of actions taken by the 

NRC in response to recommendations contained in various GAO reports that address 

NRC activities. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 51, 71, and 73 Physical Protection of 

Byproduct Material [NRC-2008-0120 and NRC-2010-0194] (RIN 3150-AI12). 
March 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

2. Request to Amend a License to Export High-Enriched Uranium. 

3. URENCO USA (formerly Louisiana Energy Services. L.P.) License Amendment 

Request: Notice of Opportunity to Request a Hearing and to Petition for Leave to 

Intervene, and Commission Order Imposing Procedures for Document Access [Docket 

No. 70-3103, NRC-2013-0044].