INFORMATION REPORT 

January 25, 2013 SECY-13-0012

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 January 18, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of New Reactors C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 

 

 /RA by Kathryn M. Brock for/

 Nader L. Mamish

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
January 25, 2013 SECY-13-0012

 

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 January 18, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of New Reactors C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 

 /RA by Kathryn M. Brock for/

 Nader L. Mamish

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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January 18, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 18, 2013 

Retrievability, Cladding Integrity and Safe Handling of Spent Fuel at an Independent Spent Fuel 

Storage Installation and During Transportation; Request for Comments for Potential 

Rulemaking; 10 CFR Parts 71 and 72 (NRC-2013-0004) 

On January 17, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 3853) 

requesting comments on integration of storage and transport regulations. Currently, the 

regulations for packaging and transport of spent fuel are separate from requirements for storage 

of spent nuclear fuel. Because of this separation, there is no requirement that loaded storage 

casks also meet transportation requirements. The integration of the regulations could enable a 

more predictable transition from storage to transport by potentially minimizing future handling 

and uncertainty regarding transport. The NRC staff is reviewing the potential policy issues and 

requirements related to retrievability, cladding integrity, and safe handling of spent fuel as the 

lead issue for evaluating compatibility of storage and transportation regulations. As part of this 

evaluation, the NRC is requesting comment. The public comment period closes on March 18, 

2013. 
January 18, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 18, 2013 

Arrivals 

None 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Andrews, Susan ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-II 
January 18, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 18, 2013 

Staff Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Fermi Combined License Application

On January 10, 2012, the NRC staff submitted the Fermi 3 Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A Federal Register Notice 

was published on January 16, 2013, by the NRC (78 FR 3470) and separately by the EPA. The 

NRC concluded in the FEIS that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude issuing 

the combined licenses for construction and operation of the proposed reactors at the Fermi site. 

The NRC developed the Fermi FEIS jointly with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit 

District. The Corps will use the document’s information in considering its federal permit decision 

in accordance with the Clean Water Act and Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. 

NRC and Department of Energy Meeting on Advanced Reactor Issues

On January 15, 2012, the NRC and Department of Energy (DOE) held their quarterly meeting 

focused on new reactor technology. The items discussed included: an update on the Light 

Water Reactor Sustainability Program; Small Modular Reactor topics focused on the Licensing 

Technical Support Program and possible conflicts of interest involving the National Laboratories; 

an update on the Next Generation Nuclear Power Plant; a discussion on reprocessing of fuel; 

and the need for the development of a Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactor designs. 

The next meeting is expected to take place at DOE facilities during April or May 2013. 
January 18, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 18, 2013 

Public Meeting on the Financial Qualification Requirements in 10 CFR Part 50 

On January 8, 2013, staff held a public meeting seeking stakeholder input on the financial 

qualification (FQ) requirements in 10 CFR Part 50 as applied to merchant plant combined 

license applicants. Participants at the Category 2 meeting made presentations on the potential 

application of license conditions to address FQ requirements, project finance issues, including 

the application of Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees, NRC’s legal authority for 

requiring FQs, and the nexus between nuclear safety and FQ requirements. Staff will consider 

comments and information gathered at the meeting in preparing a Commission paper to 

address potential options for addressing FQ requirements for power reactor applicants. 

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

On January 15, 2013, the staff held a pre-licensing public meeting with PG&E to discuss the 

licensee’s plans to submit an amendment to revise its emergency diesel generator technical 

specification surveillance requirements for Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. PG&E 

representatives previously discussed these plans during a public meeting on August 7, 2012. 

Public Meetings Related to the License Renewal Process for South Texas 

On January 15, 2013, the staff conducted two meetings to discuss the preliminary findings of its 

review and to solicit public comments concerning the draft Supplement 48 to the Generic 

Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants regarding South Texas 

Project (STP). Approximately 30 people attended the two meetings, including members of the 

public, local citizen organizations, representatives of STP Nuclear Operating Company (the 

applicant), and the local newspaper. The comment period for the public to submit comments 

regarding the draft environmental impact statement for STP license renewal application ends on 

February 22, 2013. 

Public Meeting on Reactor Oversight Process 

On January 17, 2013, staff conducted a Category 2 public meeting with the industry and staff on 

Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) topics. Group participants discussed performance 

assessment issues, reactor inspection issues, operating experience issues, potential changes to 

performance indicator guidance, and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
January 18, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 18, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

The Friends of the Earth 2.206 petition against San Onofre plant (CA) formation of a special 

oversight panel 

The status of Perry plant (OH) regarding its performance in Column 3 

The plan to install a station blackout diesel generator at Vermont Yankee plant (VT) 

The Chairman’s trip to San Onofre and Diablo Canyon plants (CA) 

The results of South Texas Project’s (TX) environmental review 

Post-Sandy inspection at Oyster Creek plant (NJ); letter sent about a control room operator 

candidate 

The Special Inspection at Susquehanna plant (PA) 

Unplanned shutdown at Pilgrim plant (MA) 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

- An AP interview with the Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs on possible uranium recovery in Virginia 

- An interview by a Wall Street Journal reporter about decommissioning funding 

- A recorded interview with Free Speech Public Radio on the Second Circuit Court of 

Appeals court ruling concerning Indian Point (NY) 

- Correction of Greenwire story about the process for restart authorization at San Onofre 

(CA) 

- An interview between Platts and NRC staff regarding proposed changes to the 

emergency core cooling requirement 

- Creation of a web page focused on Japan Lessons Learned 

OPA Social Media Items: 

Blog: 

- NRC Forms Special San Onofre Review Panel 

- Improving Communication at the NRC 

- Force-on-Force or Was That a Gunfight at a Nuclear Power Plant?

 YouTube: 

- NRC Commission Briefing on Venting Systems for BWR Mark I and Mark II Containment 

Designs
January 18, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Press Releases

Headquarters:

13-004 NRC Seeks Public Comment on Possible Changes to Spent Nuclear 

Fuel Storage and Transportation Regulatory Framework (01/17/2013) 

Regions:

III-13-002 The NRC Will Keep Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Current Performance 

Column (01/18/2013) 

IV-13-002 NRC to Discuss Preliminary Results of Inspection for Grand Gulf 

Nuclear Plant License Renewal Application (01/17/2013) 

II-13-002 NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Turkey Point Nuclear 

Power Plant(1/15/2013) 

II-13-001 NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at St. Lucie Nuclear Power 

Plant (01/15/2013) 

I-13-002 NRC Starts Special Inspection at Susquehanna Nuclear Plant to 

Evaluate Issues Regarding Unit 2 Unplanned Shutdown(1/14/2013) 
January 18, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 18, 2013 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. SECY-13-0001 12/31/12 Staff Recommendations for Improving the 

Integration of the Ongoing 10 CFR Part 61 

Rulemaking Initiatives 

Information Papers

SECY-13-0009 1/17/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

January 4, 2013 

Federal Register Notices Issued

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

Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures – notice of meeting (2/6/2013, 12pm – 1pm). 

2. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant Operations and Fire Protection – 

notice of meeting (2/6/2013, 1pm – 5pm). 

3. Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses 

Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive 

Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to 

Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information [Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364; 

NRC-2012-0309]. 

4. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Charlissa C. Smith (Denial of 

Senior Reactor Operator License), Docket No. 55-23694-SP.