INFORMATION REPORT 

June 28, 2012 SECY-12-0087

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 22, 2012 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Information Services C 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D 

Nuclear Regulatory Research E 

Public Affairs F 

Secretary G 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
June 28, 2012 SECY-12-0087

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 22, 2012 

Contents Enclosure

Administration A 

Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Information Services C 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D 

Nuclear Regulatory Research E 

Public Affairs F 

Secretary G 

/RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F 

AO R/F 

 

ADAMS ML12179A444

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan NMamish 

DATE 6/28/12 6/28/12 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
June 22, 2012 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 22, 2012 

Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2012, Final Rule; 10 CFR Parts 170 

and 171 (RIN 3150-AJ03; NRC-2011-0207)

On June 15, 2012, the NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register (77 FR 35809) 

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

The amendments are 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) 2012, not including amounts appropriated for Waste 

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

Based on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012, signed by President Obama on 

December 23, 2011, the NRC's required fee recovery amount for the FY 2012 budget is 

$1,038.1 million. After accounting for billing adjustments, the total amount to be billed as fees to 

licensees is $901 million. This final rule is effective on August 14, 2012. 
June 22, 2012 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 22, 2012 

Arrivals 

Hiletework, Hellina Student Intern OIS 

Kraemer, Robert Student Intern OIS 

Pham, Daniel Student Intern OIS 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Wilson, Gerald Senior Project Engineer R-II 
June 22, 2012 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 22, 2012 

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

of June 15, 2012 - June 21, 2012: 

 

Leak in safety injection/refueling water tank at Palisades Nuclear 

Power Plant, April 23, 2012 - June 14, 2012. FOIA/PA-2012-0258 

All internal email correspondence possessed by named NRC 

employee concerning October 21, 2003 shutdown at Callaway Plant. FOIA/PA-2012-0259 

All personal records acquired by NRC regarding a named individual. FOIA/PA-2012-0260 

All correspondence between Senator Robert Menendez and the 

NRC since January 1, 2007. FOIA/PA-2012-0261 

All records related to named individual, including radiation surveys, 

training records, and certifications. FOIA/PA-2012-0262 

University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR), all records relating 

to asbestos mitigation, asbestos abatements and asbestos testing 

1970-1980. 

FOIA/PA-2012-0263 

Any and all related to named individual. FOIA/PA-2012-0264 

Any and all regarding Entergy Indian Point Lighting Investigation; any 

and all pertaining to allegations made by named individuals. FOIA/PA-2012-0265 

Halliburton Industrial Services, Inc former material license 

35-00502-05 issued February 18, 1983. FOIA/PA-2012-0266 

Correspondence between NRC and Willard Mitt Romney and named 

entities, January 2005 - June 20, 2012. FOIA/PA-2012-0267 
June 22, 2012 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

Items of Interest 

Week ending June 22, 2012 

Tracking Nuclear Material Subject to the US/EURATOM Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear 

Cooperation

On June 21, 2012, staff from the Material Control and Account Branch met with the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) to discuss the tracking of nuclear material within the European 

Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM). Several months ago, EURATOM posed several 

questions to DOE concerning the documentation and tracking of certain nuclear material. The 

NRC staff shared information concerning how the nuclear material produced through the 

irradiation of low-enriched uranium fuel elements is tracked by the U.S. and provided a 

recommendation to DOE on how to track the nuclear material produced through the irradiation 

of the mix-oxide fuel element. DOE staff will use this information in preparing a reply to the 

EURATOM questions. 
June 22, 2012 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 22, 2012 

RES Withdraws Regulatory Guide (RG) 7.3, “Procedures for Picking up and Receiving 

Packages of Radioactive Material”

On June 15, 2012, the staff published a Federal Register Notice (77 FR 36017) announcing the 

withdrawal of RG 7.3 titled “Procedures for Picking up and Receiving Packages of Radioactive 

Material." The RG provides guidance to licensees for making arrangements for receipt, pickup, 

and monitoring of packages containing radioactive material, and reporting when received 

packages show evidence of leakage or excessive radiation levels. The NRC is withdrawing RG 

7.3 because the information contained in this RG has been incorporated into revision 1 of RG 

7.7, “Administrative Guide for Verifying Compliance with Packaging Requirement for Shipment 

and Receipt of Radioactive Material.” Revision 1 of RG 7.7 was finalized in March 2012 and 

announced in the Federal Register on March 28, 2012 (77 FR 18872). 

RES Publication of Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1277, “Initial Test Program of Emergency Core 

Cooling Systems for Boiling-Water Reactors”

On June 15, 2012, the staff issued DG-1277, “Initial Test Program of Emergency Core Cooling 

Systems for Boiling-Water Reactors” to provide the public an opportunity to comment on 

proposed New Draft Regulatory Guide DG-1277. This guide describes methods that the NRC 

staff considers acceptable to implement Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, 

“Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities” (10 CFR Part 50), Appendix A, 

“General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,” with regard to initial testing features of 

ECCSs for boiling-water reactors (BWRs). The draft regulatory guide 1277 is on-line at: 

http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1135/ML113550182.pdf.
June 22, 2012 ENCLOSURE F 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 22, 2012 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s appeal of the Pilgrim nuclear plant’s (MA) operating 

license renewal. 

The updates on the repair work to a motor for one of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant’s (VT) 

reactor recirculation pumps. 

The NRC’s evaluation report regarding FENOC’s root cause analysis of the shield building 

cracks at the Davis-Besse nuclear plant (OH). 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

- Local media interview at public meeting at the San Onofre nuclear plant (CA) to discuss 

the Augmented Inspection team’s preliminary findings. 

- Chairman Jaczko interviews with the Cleveland Plain Dealer and WKSU radio to discuss 

the chairman’s visit to the Perry nuclear plant (OH). 

- Annual assessment meetings for both the Crystal River (FL) and Brunswick nuclear 

plants (NC), and facilitated interviews with the local reporters. 

OPA issued blog posts: 

- NRC Creates a Vendor Inspection Center of Expertise. 

- Radioactive Rumor Mill Doesn’t Help Anyone. 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

12-075 NRC Issues Final Licensing, Inspection and Annual Fees Rule for Fiscal Year 

2012 (6/19/2012). 

12-074 NRC Approves Increased Power Output for Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant 

(6/18/2012). 

Regions:

II-12-044 NRC Issues Order to Tennessee Valley Authority Regarding Falsified 

Documents During Watts Bar Unit 2 Construction (6/19/2012). 

III-12-023 NRC Concludes its Review of FENOC'S Root Cause Analysis of Davis-Besse 

Shield Building Cracks (6/21/2012). 
June 22, 2012 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending June 22, 2012 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. SECY-12-0081 6/6/12 Risk-Informed Regulatory Framework for 

New Reactors 

Information Papers

1. SECY-123-0085 6/21/12 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

June 15, 2012 

Memoranda

1. M120615 6/21/12 Joint Meeting of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on 

Grid Reliability 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer, dated June 11, 2012, responds to letter request for 

documents related to the safety of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

Federal Register Notices Issued

 

1. Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences (AO); Fiscal Year 2011; Dissemination of 

Information [NRC-2012-0128]. 

2. License Renewal Application for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Independent 

Spent Fuel Storage Installation. 

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

Subcommittee on U.S. Advanced Pressurized Power Reactors, notice of meeting 

(07/09/2012). 

4. ACRS, Meeting of the Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials - 

ACRS, notice of meeting (07/10/2012). 

5. ACRS, notice of 596th meeting (07/11-13/2012). 

6. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI), notice of meeting 

(09/20-21/2012).