INFORMATION REPORT 

April 2, 2013 SECY-13-0032

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 22, 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 Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Office of Public Affairs F 

Office of the Secretary G 

 /RA/

 Mindy S. Landau

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
April 2, 2013 SECY-13-xxxx

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 22, 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 Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Office of Public Affairs F 

Office of the Secretary G 

 /RA/ 

 Mindy S. Landau

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

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 DATE 04/02/13 04/02/13 

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March 22, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 22, 2013 

Physical Protection of Byproduct Material: Final Rule and Guidance; 10 CFR Parts 20, 30, 32, 

33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 51, 71, and 73 (RIN 3150-AI12; NRC-2008-0120 (Rule) and NRC-2010-

0194 (Guidance))

On March 19, 2013, the NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 16922), 

effective May 20, 2013, amending its regulations to establish security requirements for the use 

and transport of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. Category 1 and 

category 2 thresholds are based on the quantities established by the International Atomic 

Energy Agency in its Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, 

which the NRC endorses. The objective of this final rule is to provide reasonable assurance of 

preventing the theft or diversion of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. 

The rule also considers a petition for rulemaking (PRM-71-13) submitted by the State of 

Washington that requested that the NRC adopt the use of global positioning satellite tracking as 

a national requirement for vehicles transporting highly radioactive mobile or portable radioactive 

devices. The NRC also issued an implementation guidance document associated with this final 

rule in this document. 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: MAGNASTOR® System; 10 CFR Part 72 (RIN 

3150-AJ22; NRC-2012-0308)

On March 18, 2013, the NRC published a direct final rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 16601), 

effective June 3, 2013, amending its spent fuel storage cask regulations by revising the NAC 

International, Inc. MAGNASTOR® System listing within the “List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 

Casks” to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1031. The companion 

proposed rule was also published on March 18, 2013 (78 FR 16619). The confirmation of 

effective date for this direct final rule will be published in the Federal Register at a later date. 
March 22, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 22, 2013 

Arrivals

BEATON, ROBERT REACTOR ENGINEER/SCIENTIST RES

BUNCH, ROBERT SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR

CARNEAL, JASON MECHANICAL ENGINEER NRR

ELLIOTT, TAMEKA PROGRAM ANALYST CFO

LIDELL, MICHAEL IT SPECIALIST INFOSEC IS

PACHOL, DARYL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-II

SPRINGS, CHANEL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NMSS

WARREN , ROBERTA FOIA TECHNICAL REVIEWER - SR. PROJECT IS

Retirements

None 

Departures

None
March 22, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs (FSME) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 22, 2013 

Publication of Final Rule: Part 37 “Physical Protection of Byproduct Material

On March 19, 2013, the final rule on the “Physical Protection of Byproduct Material,” commonly 

referred to as the Part 37 rule, was published in the Federal Register. The rule will be effective 

on May 20, 2013, and the compliance date will be March 19, 2014, which means that licensees 

will not implement the final rule until March 19, 2014. The rule codifies the security 

requirements for category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. Agreement 

States will have until March 19, 2016, to establish compatible requirements. 
March 22, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 22, 2013 

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

On March 21, 2013, staff from the Office of Information Services attended a working group 

meeting at the Controlled Unclassified Information Office (CUIO), National Archives and 

Records Administration. The purpose of the meeting was to continue discussions on the 

proposed policy for safeguarding, dissemination, and decontrol of controlled unclassified 

information (CUI). The CUI Executive Agent (EA) has asked each agency to designate a Senior 

Agency Official and Program Manager for their CUI Program by April 30, 2013. The draft policy 

will be circulated once more for comments before finalization and submission to Office of 

Management and Budget for publication in the Federal Register. The CUIO estimates 

dispatching the final draft to agencies in late May/early June, with comments due in July 2013. 

The EA estimates publication of the final policy in the Code of Federal Registry in 

February/March 2014. This is a change from the earlier estimated date of November 2013. A 

CUI Implementation Management Council is being established to develop the implementation 

planning framework for the new CUI policy, and the EA is encouraging agencies to begin 

discussions on their individual implementation plans. 

 
March 22, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 22, 2013 

Public Meeting on Neutron Absorbing Materials 

On March 14, 2013 the staff held a public meeting on neutron absorbing materials in spent fuel 

pools. The purpose of the meeting was for staff to dialogue with the nuclear industry vendors 

on relevant information pertaining to neutron absorbing materials. Neutron absorbers are 

important because many licensees credit them for maintaining sub-criticality in their spent fuel 

pools. At the meeting, the vendors gave presentations on more recently developed neutron 

absorbing materials for spent fuel pool applications. In particular, the vendors presented 

information on various topics such as: manufacturing processes, quality controls, testing, and 

material properties. 
March 22, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 22, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

Southern California Edison’s announcement considering seeking a license amendment to 

support the restart of Unit 2 

Status of Vermont Yankee plant 

Commission’s decision regarding filtered vents for Mark I, II and Boiling Water Reactors, Mark 

I/II plant venting systems and rulemaking on filtration strategies 

 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

- Asked for a correction by The Hill and Fox News 

- Facilitated an Interview on the technical aspects of pressurized thermal shock 

OPA Social Media Items:

Blog: 

- NRC’s Waste Confidence Scoping Report: What’s It All About? 

- Taking an Updated Look at a Potential Accident’s Economic Consequences 

- NRC Commission Approves More Post-Fukushima Upgrades to Nuclear Plants 

- Inspector General Report Identifies Ways to Improve NRC’s Occupational 

Training Program 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

13-018 NRC Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Ross 

Uranium Recovery Project (03/21/2013)

13-017 NRC Amends Regulations on Security of Radioactive Materials (03/19/2013)

13-016 NRC to Enhance Post-Fukushima Vent Requirements, Broaden Analysis of Filtering 

Strategies (03/19/2013)

Regions:

II-13-008 NRC Schedules Meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority to Discuss Use of Commercial 

Parts in its Operating Nuclear Plants (03/22/2013)
March 22, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 22, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SRM on SECY-12-0157 3/19/13 Consideration of Additional 

Requirements for Containment Venting 

Systems for Boiling Water Reactors with 

Mark I and Mark II Containments

Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-12-0157

3/19/13 (same)

2. SRM on SECY-12-0110 3/20/13 Consideration of Economic 

Consequences Within The U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission’s Regulatory 

Framework

Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-12-0110

3/20/13 (same)

3. SRM on SECY-12-0160 3/22/13 Proposed Rule: Petition for Rulemaking 

Process (RIN 3150-Al30); Expanded 

Authority of Executive Director for 

Operations to Deny Petitions for 

Rulemaking Under Management 

Directive 6.3

Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-12-0160

3/22/13 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0028 3/21/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

March 15, 2013

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear 

Materials, notice of meeting (04/09/2013, 8:30am – 12pm). 

2. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Future Plant Designs, notice of meeting 

(04/09/2013, 10am – 5pm). 

3. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Fukushima, notice of meeting 

(04/10/2013, 8:30am – 12pm). 

4. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures, notice of 

meeting (04/10/2013, 12pm – 1pm). 
March 22, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

5. Request to Amend a License to Export High-Enriched Uranium, U.S. Department of 

Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, XSNM3622/02, 11006024. 

6. ACRS, notice of 603rd meeting (04/11-12/2013).