INFORMATION REPORT 

March 13, 2013 SECY-13-0027

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 8, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental C 

 Management Programs 

Office of Information Services D 

Office of New Reactors E 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation F 

Office of Public Affairs G 

Office of the Secretary H 

 /RA/

 Mindy S. Landau

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
March 13, 2013 SECY-13-0027

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 8, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental C 

 Management Programs 

Office of Information Services D 

Office of New Reactors E 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation F 

Office of Public Affairs G 

Office of the Secretary H 

 /RA/ 

 Mindy S. Landau

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

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 DATE 03/13/13 03/14/13 

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March 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 8, 2013 

Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2013; Proposed Rule; 10 CFR Parts 

170 and 171 (RIN 3150-AJ19; NRC-2012-0211)

On March 7, 2013, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 14880) to 

amend the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. The 

proposed amendments were necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

1990, as amended, which requires the NRC to recover through fees approximately 90 percent 

of its budget authority in fiscal year (FY) 2013, not including amounts appropriated for Waste 

Incidental to Reprocessing, and amounts appropriated for generic homeland security activities. 

The NRC is currently operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) which is set to expire on 

March 27, 2013. Based on the FY 2013 budget submitted to the Congress, the NRC is 

proposing fees in this rulemaking based on the FY 2013 budget which is estimated to be 

$1,053.2 million. After accounting for billing adjustments, the total amount to be billed as fees is 

approximately $924.8 million. These fees are subject to change pending congressional action, 

which may include sequestration, full-year CR or issuance of an FY 2013 appropriation which 

differs from the FY 2013 budget submitted to Congress, and could result in higher or lower fees 

than those proposed in the rulemaking. The comment period on the proposed rule closes on 

April 8, 2013. 
March 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 8, 2013 

Arrivals

ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, HAROLD HEALTH PHYSICIST R-I

ANAND, RAJ

FOIA TECH REVIEWER - REACTOR 

ENGINEER IS

BROWN, NATALIE FOIA TECH REVIEWER - FOIA SPECIALIST IS

BRYANT, KENNETH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NMSS

HERBERT, TIANA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR

NALLE, WILLIAM COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST NSIR

POPE, LISA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR

RAPHAEL , MARY JEAN FOIA SPECIALIST IS

SCHOENBORN, MICHAEL FACILITIES MANAGER OCHCO

Retirements

None 

Departures

GREENWALD, COURTNEY DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS COMM

MATLACK, HEATHER 

RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE 

ASSISTANT NRO
March 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs (FSME) 

Item of Interest 

Week Ending March 8, 2013 

Public Meeting in Phoenix, AZ

On March 1, 2013, NRC staff held a Category 2 public meeting in Phoenix, AZ, to gather 

comments on the proposed revision to NUREG/BR-0204, “Instructions for Completing NRC’s 

Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest.” Revision of this guidance document supports 

staff’s work in developing a proposed rule on 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 61, 

“Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive Waste.” The workshop was held 

immediately following the 2013 Waste Management Symposia, and was broadcast as a webinar 

and facilitated bridge line, to maximize participation by members of the public.
March 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest Week 

Week Ending March 08, 2013 

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

of March 01, 2013 – March 07, 2013: 

 

List of all licensees holding a Radioactive Materials License in the U.S. FOIA/PA-2013-0152

Copy of recording concerning Office of Inspector General Investigation 

2013-001 on 1/17/13 FOIA/PA-2013-0153

Allegation NSIR-A-0010, All records FOIA/PA-2013-0154

Material Licensing Tracking System (MLTS) Database information for 

Harris County and Fort Bend County, TX FOIA/PA-2013-0155

Records regarding contract NRC-DR3310324 FOIA/PA-2013-0156

Records regarding uranium mining and uranium enrichment facilities in 

Sellersville, PA, from early 1900s through present FOIA/PA-2013-0157

FBI Investigation regarding the Numec-Apollo matter referenced in a June 

13, 1978, memorandum FOIA/PA-2013-0158

E-mails between Southern California Edison and NRC regarding San 

Onofre from January 1, 2012, to Present FOIA/PA-2013-0159

Any correspondence, to, from or on behalf of U.S. Senator Tom Udall 

between 1990 and February 25, 2013 FOIA/PA-2013-0160

Presentation by Director, Waste Management and Environmental 

Protection, titled "Update on NRC Low-Level Waste Regulatory Initiatives" FOIA/PA-2013-0161

Any Partial and/or Final Responses to FOIA/PA 2012-0327 FOIA/PA-2013-0162

Incoming FOIA/PA requests for FOIA/PA 2012-0321, FOIA/PA 2012-0322, 

FOIA/PA 2012-0323, FOIA/PA 2012-0325 and FOIA/PA 2012-0327 FOIA/PA-2013-0163

Any Partial and/or Final Responses to FOIA/PA 2012-0321 FOIA/PA-2013-0164

Any Partial and/or Final Responses to FOIA/PA 2012-0322 FOIA/PA-2013-0165

Any Partial and/or Final Responses to FOIA/PA 2012-0323 FOIA/PA-2013-0166

Any Partial and/or Final Responses to FOIA/PA 2012-0325 FOIA/PA-2013-0167

Documents related to two facilitated focus group meetings conducted by 

NRC’s Division of License Renewal (DLR) FOIA/PA-2013-0168

NRC’s 1982 report, titled “Radiological Survey of the West Lake Landfill,” 

complete analysis of radioactive materials FOIA/PA-2013-0169
March 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of New Reactors (NRO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 8, 2013 

Schedule letter issued to AREVA

On March 5, 2013, NRC staff notified AREVA, NP, Inc. (AREVA) of a change to the U.S. 

Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) Design Certification application public milestone schedule. 

The target date for the completion of the rulemaking has been changed from December 2014 to 

June 2015. The schedule change principally resulted from additional review effort needed in the 

areas of Fuel Seismic Mechanical Assembly and Seismic Margin analyses. 

Letter issued for Turkey Point combined license application

On February 27, 2013, NRC staff issued a letter to Florida Power and Light Company 

suspending the alternative sites section of the environmental review for the Turkey Point Units 6 

& 7 combined license application. The letter states that the NRC cannot complete its 

environmental impact statement until the technical issues related to the alternative sites are 

resolved, and that the environmental review schedule will continue to be delayed. 

 

Schedule change issued for U.S. Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR) design

certification review

On February 28, 2013, NRC staff notified Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of a change to the 

US-APWR Design Certification application review schedule. The revision extends the Final 

Safety Evaluation Report schedule by six months, from March 2015 to September 2015, with a 

target date of February 2016 for completion of the rulemaking. The schedule change principally 

resulted from additional review effort associated with changes to both the plant configuration 

and the seismic analysis methodologies. 
March 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 8, 2013 

Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD) Task Force Phase 2 Meeting 

On February 25-27, 2013, staff attended a GMD Task Force Phase 2 meeting hosted by North 

American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) in Atlanta, GA. The purpose of the meeting was to 

discuss issues related to electric grid challenges as a result of GMD and degradation of large 

power transformers. During this meeting, the task force members discussed developing tools 

required for industry transmission system planners, preparing GMD mitigation strategies, 

developing guidance for transmission system operators to manage GMD impacts, strategies to 

promote education and information exchanges between researchers and industry, and 

enhancing NERC Reliability Standards. Industry experts from various utilities, electric 

equipment manufacturers, the Electric Power Research Institute, and various Universities that 

have experience with geo-magnetically induced current as a result of geomagnetic storms and 

solar flares participated and provided technical input. Federal entities such as the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Energy, and 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission participated in this meeting. 

Staff Meeting with Non-Destructive Examination Improvement Focus Group (NIFG) 

On February 28, 2013, the staff met with industry personnel for the NIFG to discuss industry 

actions stemming from the North Anna non-destructive examination event in March 2012. At 

this meeting, the NIFG provided a status of actions taken. The staff provided comments on the 

site specific mockup guidance and the hands on practice guidance during the meeting. 
March 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE G

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 8, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

Shutdown at Fitzpatrick plant (NY) 

A relief valve leakage at Pilgrim plant (MA) 

Anniversary of Fukushima and NRC’s lessons learned 

NRC’s nuclear plant Annual Assessment letters 

The sequester 

Redacted root cause analysis on the SONGS plant (CA) steam generators 

Annual Report by the Union of Concerned Scientists 

A preliminary white finding in emergency preparedness at Kewaunee Plant (WI) 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

- Radio interview regarding a webinar about pressurized thermal shock 

OPA Social Media Items: 

Blog: 

- Two Important Reports about Steam Generators at SONGS Go Public 

- NRC’s 25th Regulatory Information Conference Kicks Off Next Week; A Look Back at Its 

History Goes Live Today 

- Melting Ice with the Peaceful Atom: The NRC and the End of the Cold War 

YouTube: 

- Moments in NRC History: Regulatory Information Conference -- 25 Years 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

13-014 NRC Announces Hearing Opportunity on License Renewal Application for Sequoyah 

Nuclear Power Plant (03/07/2013)

13-013 NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation’s Nuclear Plants (03/07/2013)

13-012 NRC Seeks Public Comment on FY 2013 Proposed Fee Rule (03/07/2013)
March 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE G

Regions:

IV-13-007 NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant (03/07/2013)

III-13-006 NRC to Discuss Pressurized Thermal Shock Basics for Palisades; Webinar to be Held 

March 19 (03/07/2013)

II-13-007 NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Farley Nuclear Plant Safety Performance 

(03/07/2013)

III-13-005 NRC Schedules Regulatory Conference to Discuss Apparent Violation at Kewaunee 

Nuclear Station (03/04/2013)
March 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE H

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 8, 2013 

Documents Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. COMSECY-13-0002 1/25/13 Consolidation of Japan Lessons Learned 

Near-Term Task Force Recommendations 4 

and 7 Regulatory Activities

2. SRM on COMSECY-13-

0024

3/4/13 Consolidation of Japan Lessons Learned 

Near-Term Task Force Recommendations 4 

an 7 Regulatory Activities

3. Commission Voting 

Record on CMSY13-0002

3/4/13 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0020 2/14/13 Third 6-Month Status Update on Response 

to Lessons Learned from Japan’s March 11, 

2011, Great Tohoku Earthquake and 

Subsequent Tsunami

2. SECY-13-0026 3/7/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

March 1, 2013

Memoranda

1. SRM-M130131B 3/5/13 Briefing on Public Participation on NRC 

Regulatory Decision-Making

2. SRM-M130220B 3/8/13 Briefing on Uranium Recovery

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Frank Lautenberg, dated February 27, 2013, responds to concerns 

regarding the safety of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station following Hurricane 

Sandy. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Notice of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Reconstitution, Charlissa C. Smith (Denial 

of Senior Reactor Operator License), Docket No. 55-23694-SP, ASLBP No. 13-925-01-

SP-BD01.