INFORMATION REPORT

November 21, 2013 SECY-13-0122

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 NOVEMBER 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 Nuclear Regulatory Research E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 

 

 /RA/ 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
November 21, 2013 SECY-13-0122

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 NOVEMBER 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 Nuclear Regulatory Research E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 

 /RA/ 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML13324B135

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan RMitchell 

DATE 11/21/13 11/21/13 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
NOVEMBER 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 15, 2013 

Amendments to Material Control and Accounting Regulations: Proposed Rule; 10 CFR 

Parts 40, 70, 72, 74, and 150 (RIN 3150-AI61; NRC-2009-0096)

On November 8, 2013, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 

67225) proposing to amend its regulations for material control and accounting (MC&A) of 

special nuclear material (SNM). The goal of this rulemaking is to revise and consolidate the 

MC&A requirements in order to update, clarify, and strengthen them. The proposed 

amendments add new requirements that would apply to NRC licensees who are authorized to 

possess SNM in a quantity greater than 350 grams. The comment period 

on the information collection aspects of the proposed rule closes on December 9, 2013, and the 

comment period on the proposed rule closes on February 18, 2014. In the same issue of the 

Federal Register, the NRC published for public comment five draft NUREGs that support the 

proposed rule (78 FR 67224). The comment period on the draft NUREGs closes on 

February 18, 2014. 
NOVEMBER 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 15, 2013 

Arrivals

ARGENT, NINA FOIA/PRIVACY SPECIALIST IS

FRAZIER, RHEANA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ADM

GEORGE, ANDREA PROJECT MANAGER NRR

NICHOLS-STRECK, LISA PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST ADM

OTT, CAROL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-I

QUENNEVILLE, SHERIE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-I

TORRES, RICARDO MATERIALS ENGINEER NMSS

WILHITE, JAMES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OI

Retirements

None 

Departures

SALOMON, ARTHUR RESEARCH STATISTICIAN RES
NOVEMBER 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 15, 2013

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received 

During the Period of November 8, 2013 – November 14, 2013: 

 

Copy of correspondence from U.S. Congressman William Cassidy and 

the response from January 2009 to present FOIA/PA-2014-0031

All records in the transfer of nuclear and/or radioactive material for the 

use of nuclear medicine and science from 1947 to 1971 to the listed 

facilities

FOIA/PA-2014-0032

Copy of correspondence from U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and the response 

to correspondence FOIA/PA-2014-0033

Copy of NRC Reactor Operator Licenses of named individual FOIA/PA-2014-0034

APPEAL: Denial of Information (FOIA/PA-2013-0192) FOIA/PA-2014-0004A

All records and/or files pertaining to the CT Phase II Decommissioning 

Plan, and associated work in executing plan at the Mallinckrodt Plant in 

St. Louis, MO

FOIA/PA-2014-0035

Copies of documentation supporting the listed Radioactive Sealed 

Source and Device Registry Numbers, and all pending or withdrawn 

submittals by QSA Global Inc. between 1/1/13 and present

FOIA/PA-2014-0036

Copies of documentation supporting the listed Radioactive Sealed 

Source and Device Registry Numbers, and all pending or withdrawn 

submittals by International Isotopes, Inc. between 1/1/13 and present

FOIA/PA-2014-0037

Specified Information on NRC’s Branch Chiefs FOIA/PA-2014-0038

Any documents related to investigation of named individual FOIA/PA-2014-0039
NOVEMBER 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 15, 2013

 

Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) Follow up Mission 

On November 7 and 8, 2013, the Preparatory Meeting for the International Atomic Energy 

Agency’s (IAEA) Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) Follow-up Mission on the NRC’s 

operating power reactor program was held at NRC Headquarters. The staff met with the IRRS 

Team Leader (United Kingdom), Deputy Team Leader (Spain), and IAEA staff to discuss 

mission planning and scope. The IRRS Follow-up Mission is scheduled for February 2–11, 

2014, and will be focused on the NRC’s response to the 2010 IRRS Mission and NRC’s 

response to the Fukushima accident. The team will be comprised of five senior international 

regulators, all of whom were on the initial 2010 IRRS Mission, plus four IAEA staff. 
NOVEMBER 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 15, 2013 

Publication of Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.73, “Qualification Tests for SafetyRelated Actuators in Nuclear Power Plants” 

On November 8, 2013, the NRC announced in the Federal Register (78 FR 67206) that RG 

1.73, “Qualification Tests for Safety-Related Actuators in Nuclear Power Plants,” was revised to 

provide applicants and licensees with the most current information on testing safety-related 

actuators in nuclear power plants. The previous version of RG 1.73, “Qualification Tests of 

Electric Valve Operators Installed Inside the Containment of Nuclear Power Plants,” was issued 

January 1974. It endorsed Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Std. 

382-1972, “IEEE Trial-Use Guide for Type Test of Class I Electric Valve Operators for Nuclear 

Power Generating Stations.” The IEEE standard was updated three times, in 1985, 1996, and 

2006. However the RG was never revised. This revision updates RG 1.73 to endorse the 

current version of IEEE Std. 382-2006, “Standard for Qualification of Safety-Related Actuators 

for Nuclear Power Generating Stations,” issued 2007. The RG is available in ADAMS at 

Accession No. ML13210A463. 

 

Public Workshop on Digital I&C

On November 14, 2013, staff from RES supported the Office of New Reactor’s (NRO) public 

workshop to discuss the instrumentation and controls (I&C) topics in the Babcock & Wilcox 

mPower design specific review standard (DSRS). During the workshop, the NRC staff 

discussed results and status of several important ongoing activities involving the evaluation of 

hazard analysis, software quality assurance, cyber security, and embedded digital devices of 

digital safety systems. The information gained as a result of this workshop will allow NRO and 

RES staff to better focus ongoing activities and to increase efficiency, effectiveness, while 

avoiding duplication of regulatory reviews in the I&C area. 
NOVEMBER 15, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending November 15, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

SRM on SECY-13-0095 11/13/13 Fourth 6-Month Status Update on Response 

to Lessons Learned From Japan's March 

11, 2011, Great Tohoku Earthquake and 

Subsequent Tsunami

Voting Record for SECY13-0095

11/13/13 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0119 11/12/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

November 1, 2013

Memoranda

1. M103113 11/6/13 NRC All Employees Meeting

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Diane Curran, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, L.L.P.; and Mindy 

Goldstein, Turner Environmental Law Clinic, dated November 5, 2013, responds to their 

letter concerning the cancellation of NRC's Waste Confidence public meetings due to the 

recent lapse in Government appropriations. 

2. Letter to Diane Curran, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, L.L.P., dated 

November 5, 2013, responds to her letter regarding the NRC process for consideration 

of expedited transfer of spent nuclear fuel. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

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

Subcommittee on US-APWR, notice of meeting (11/20-21/2013, 8:30am- 5pm).