INFORMATION REPORT 

February 22, 2013 SECY-13-0022

For: The Commissioners 

From: Kathryn M. Brock 

 Acting Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 February 15, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer A 

Office of Information Services B 

Office of New Reactors C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 /RA/ 

 Kathryn M. Brock

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
February 22, 2013 SECY-13-0022

 

For: The Commissioners 

From: Kathryn M. Brock 

 Acting Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 February 15, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer A 

Office of Information Services B 

Office of New Reactors C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 

 /RA/

 Kathryn M. Brock

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS ML13053A190

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan KBrock 

 DATE 02/22/13 02/22/13 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
February 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending February 15, 2013 

Arrivals

Monk, William Reactor Inspector R-II

Retirements

None 

Departures

None
February 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending February 15, 2013 

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

of February 08, 2013 – February 14, 2013: 

 

ML100780084, Generic Failure Rate Evaluation for Jocassee Dam Risk 

Analysis FOIA/PA-2013-0110

ML101730329 regarding Oconee, Units 1, 2 & 3 FOIA/PA-2013-0111

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 & 3 Replacement Steam 

Generators Root Cause Analysis Report dated October 12, 2012 FOIA/PA-2013-0112

ML101610083, Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, - External 

Flood Commitments FOIA/PA-2013-0113

Copy of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries report regarding the San Onofre 

Nuclear Plant, drafted in 2012 FOIA/PA-2013-0114

Office of Investigation's inquiry into the decommissioning funds of named 

corporation FOIA/PA-2013-0115

ML103490330 and ML111460063, regarding Oconee Nuclear Site, 

Units 1, 2, and 3 FOIA/PA-2013-0116

Report by named individual regarding July 2011 review on Fort Calhoun 

Station FOIA/PA-2013-0117

Any correspondence from or on behalf of U.S. Senator Mark Udall 

between 1996 and January 2013 FOIA/PA-2013-0118

Any correspondence from or on behalf of U.S. Senator Al Franken 

between July 7, 2009, and January 29, 2013 FOIA/PA-2013-0119

Any correspondence from or on behalf of U.S. Senator Mark Begich 

between 1988 and January 29, 2013 FOIA/PA-2013-0120

Any correspondence from or on behalf of Governor Marion Michael 

“Mike” Rounds between January 3,1991, January 8, 2011 FOIA/PA-2013-0121

Names and email addresses for listed NRC positions FOIA/PA-2013-0122

Background investigation regarding listed vacancy FOIA/PA-2013-0123

Any correspondence from or on behalf of former Montana State Senator 

Corey Stapleton from 2000 to 2008 and correspondence regarding 

named securities

FOIA/PA-2013-0124

Excel file of the NRC Mailing list, excluding hospitals/medical FOIA/PA-2013-0125

ML103490330, ML111460063, ML100780084, ML101610083, 

ML101900305 regarding Oconee and Jocassee FOIA/PA-2013-0126

Copies of September 18, 2012, email to the NRC Chairman and 

referenced documents FOIA/PA-2013-0127

ML091170104, Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 FOIA/PA-2013-0128

Request for all written correspondence with listed agencies concerning 

ML113500495 FOIA/PA-2013-0129

ML111460063, Oconee Nuclear Site, Units 1, 2, and 3 FOIA/PA-2013-0130

Current database of the Material Licensing Tracking System (MLTS) sites 

in CSV/Excel format FOIA/PA-2013-0131
February 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending February 15, 2013 

Revised Schedule for Fermi Combined License Application

On February 15, 2013, the staff issued a revised schedule for the completion of the review of 

the Fermi 3 combined license application. Under the new schedule, the Final Safety Evaluation 

Report is projected to be issued in January 2015. This represents a 20-month schedule delay 

associated with the review of the soil-structure interaction analysis. 
February 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending February 15, 2013 

Category 2 Public Meeting on Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework for New Reactors 

On February 5, 2013, the staff conducted a Category 2 public meeting to discuss specific 

aspects of the Commission’s Staff Requirements Memorandum to SECY-12-0081, 

“Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework for New Reactors.” Group participants discussed the 

technical basis for the use of deterministic backstops and/or relative risk measures, potential 

examples of appropriate backstops, and the appropriateness of the existing performance 

indicators and the related thresholds for new reactors. 

Pre-licensing Meeting with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) 

On February 12, 2013, the staff held a pre-licensing public meeting with PG&E to discuss the 

licensee’s plans to submit license amendment requests regarding degraded voltage protection 

and control room dose analysis for Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. These 

amendment requests would replace an October 24, 2011, license amendment request that was 

withdrawn via letter dated September 27, 2012. The licensee plans to submit amendments to 

revise its first level undervoltage relay technical specifications in June 2013, and to pursue 

approval of the alternate source term methodology in mid-2014. 
February 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending February 15, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

The unplanned shutdown of Indian Point 2 plant (NY) 

President Obama’s Cyber Security initiative 

NAC International’s license amendment request to certify the cask to transport high enriched 

uranyl nitrate liquid 

Update on Pilgrim Plant’s (MA) shut down as a result of Winter Storm Nemo 

Public meeting for San Onofre plant (CA) in San Juan Capistrano to discuss the status of the 

steam generator tube degradation 

The successful Differing Professional Opinion regarding the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication plant 

(SC) 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

- Facilitated an interview between Federal and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs staff and Exchange Publications/Weapons Complex Monitor 

concerning NRC’s monitoring of the Department of Energy’s work to shut down the 

F-canyon site at Savannah River (SC) 

- Facilitated Ralph Way and Bill Gott’s interview with Asahi Shimbun newspaper regarding 

the new Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Authority 

- Public Affairs Officer met with the San Diego Union Tribune newspaper (CA) to discuss 

the status of San Onofre plant (CA) 

OPA Social Media Items: 

Blog:

- Licensing Project Managers – The NRC’s Expert Generalists 

- NRC Sustainability Plan Shows an Agency Committed to the Environment 

- Pilgrim in Cold Shutdown Due to Nemo-the-Nor’easter 

YouTube: 

- NRC Chairman's New Year Q&As 
February 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Press Releases

Regions:

II-13-006 NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant 

(02/13/2013)

I-13-003 NRC Monitors Pilgrim Station After Loss of Offsite Power and Unusual Event 

Declaration (02/09/2013)
February 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending February 15, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SRM on SECY-12-0166 2/15/13 Proposed Rule: Revisions to Transportation 

Safety Requirements and Harmonization 

with International Atomic Energy Agency 

Transportation Requirements (RIN 3150-

AI11)

Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-12-0166

2/15/13 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0016 2/8/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

February 1, 2013

2. SECY-13-0013 1/29/13 Annual Report on Court Litigation (Calendar 

Year 2012)

3. SECY-13-0019 2/14/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

February 8, 2013

Memoranda

1. M130201 2/15/13 Staff Requirements – Briefing on Equal 

Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Small 

Business Programs

2. M130207 2/15/13 Briefing on Steam Generator Tube 

Degradation

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Edward Markey, dated February 8, 

2013, responds to concerns regarding the 2012 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) 

document entitled, “Root Cause Analysis Report for Tube Wear Identified in the Unit 2 

and Unit 3 Steam Generators of San Onofre Generating Station.” 

2. Letter to new Congressional Members, dated February 4, 2013, expresses 

congratulations on new appointments.