INFORMATION REPORT 

April 4, 2011 SECY-11-0045

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mary C. Muessle 

 Acting Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 25, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A 

New Reactors B*

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C 

Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs D 

Nuclear Regulatory Research E*

Nuclear Security and Incident Response F*

Administration G 

Information Services H 

Chief Financial Officer I*

Human Resources J 

Small Business and Civil Rights K*

Enforcement L*

Public Affairs M 

International Programs N*

Secretary O 

Region I P*

Region II P*

Region III P*

Region IV P*

Executive Director for Operations Q*

Congressional Affairs R*

*No input this week. 

Mary C. Muessle /RA/ 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan OEDO 
April 4, 2011 SECY-11-0045

For: The Commissioners 

From: Mary C. Muessle, Acting Assistant for Operations, 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 25, 2011 

Contents Enclosure

Nuclear Reactor Regulation A 

New Reactors B*

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C 

Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs D 

Nuclear Regulatory Research E*

Nuclear Security and Incident Response F*

Administration G 

Information Services H 

Chief Financial Officer I*

Human Resources J 

Small Business and Civil Rights K*

Enforcement L*

Public Affairs M 

International Programs N*

Secretary O 

Region I P*

Region II P*

Region III P*

Region IV P*

Executive Director for Operations Q*

Congressional Affairs R*

*No input this week. 

Mary C. Muessle /RA/ 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 25, 2011 

Issuance of Renewed Operating License for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

On March 21, 2011, the operating license for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station was 

renewed, authorizing operation for an additional 20 years beyond the original license expiration 

date. The new expiration date is March 21, 2032. The staff completed its review, as 

documented in the Safety Evaluation Report (SER), NUREG-1907 published in May 2008 and 

in two SER supplements published in September 2009 and March 2011. The Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement, NUREG-1437 Supplement 30, was published in August 2007. 

The issuance of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station renewed license brings the total 

number of renewals to 63 reactor units. 

Public Meeting on Turkey Point, St Lucie, and Point Beach Transition to National Fire Protection 

Association (NFPA) 805

On March 22, 2011, the staff held a Category 1 public meeting with Florida Power and Light 

Company representatives to discuss the transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c), NFPA 805, for Turkey 

Point, Units 3 and 4, St. Lucie, Units 1 and 2, and Point Beach, Units 1 and 2. 

Public Meeting on Catawba and McGuire transition to NFPA 805

On March 23, 2011, the staff held a Category 1 public meeting with Duke Energy 

representatives to discuss the transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c), NFPA 805, for Catawba, Units 1 

and 2, and McGuire, Units 1 and 2.
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 25, 2011 

NMSS System Training Course

On March 22, 2011, staff from NMSS provided opening remarks and greetings to the industry 

representatives who attended the training class for reporting site information to the Nuclear 

Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) database. This hour training course 

was presented by the operator of the NMMSS database and designed to explain the process 

and procedures for reporting receipts, shipments, and inventory of source and special nuclear 

materials to the database. The training course was held at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) 

Germantown, Maryland site. This training course is offered approximately twice a year. NMSS 

implements an Interagency Agreement with DOE that allows the NRC to utilize the NMMSS 

database. All NRC and the Agreement State licensees who possess a gram or more of special 

nuclear material are required to report their receipt, shipment, and inventory of special nuclear 

material to the NMMSS database. 
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE D 

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

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 25, 2011 

License Tracking System (LTS) Upgraded

On March 14, 2011, FSME has launched version 2.2 of the LTS. LTS 2.2 replaced and 

enhanced all features previously available in the legacy LTS. The Web-Based Licensing (WBL) 

system will be built on the LTS platform and many of the requirements for WBL are being 

addressed in new LTS releases. Additionally, the NRC is developing a distributed version of 

LTS to provide to the Agreement States for use. The LTS Distributed Version is based on 

version 2.2. 
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE G 

 Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 25, 2011 

Economic Simplified Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR) Design Certification; Proposed Rule 

(RIN 3150-AI85, NRC-2010-0135)

On March 24, 2011, the NRC published a proposed rule (76 FR 16549) in the Federal Register

proposing to amend its regulations to certify the ESBWR standard plant design. This action is 

necessary so that applicants or licensees intending to construct and operate an ESBWR design 

may do so by referencing this design certification rule (DCR). The applicant for certification of 

the ESBWR design is General Electric-Hitachi Nuclear Energy. The public is invited to submit 

comments on this proposed DCR, the generic design control document (DCD) that would be 

incorporated by reference into the DCR, and the environmental assessment (EA) for the 

ESBWR design. Comments on the DCR, DCD, and/or EA are due by June 7, 2011. Comments 

specific to the information collections aspects of this proposed rule are due by April 25, 2011. 
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 25, 2011 

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

of March 18, 2011, through March 24, 2011:

Nuclear Material Events Database (NMED), releasable portion & record 

layout, code sheets, etc. FOIA/PA-2011-0123 

Investigative report on work status on named individual FOIA/PA-2011-0124 

Vacancy Announcement Number RIII/DRP-2011-0004, hiring certificate FOIA/PA-2011-0125 

NMED, all years FOIA/PA-2011-0126 

Allegation RIII-09-A-0094 & RIII-10-A-0055, all records FOIA/PA-2011-0127 

Radiation-emissions data collected in Japan and provided to the U.S., 

March 1, 2011, to present FOIA/PA-2011-0128 

Comanche Peak plant, latest evacuation plans FOIA/PA-2011-0129 

Senator Scott Brown, correspondence between him or his staff & NRC, 

2-4-2010 to present FOIA/PA-2011-0130 

Inquiry into testimony of EDO interview of CIA Director for Operations 

Carl Duckett, NRC offices of General Counsel & Inspector & Auditor, 

February 1978, Vol. III & related documents FOIA/PA-2011-0131 

Radiation exposure on named individual, Metropolis, Illinois, 1958-1961; 

plant’s chemical releases (Allied Chemical) FOIA/PA-2011-0132 

Contract NRC-33-01-182-002, all SF 294s & SF 295s FOIA/PA-2011-0133 

Exemptions or amendment to exemptions issued to any commercial 

reactor or operator of a reactor pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, copy of each 

exemption FOIA/PA-2011-0134 

Fukushima reactors in Japan, all records created since March 10, 2011, 

containing measurements of radiation released to air, soil & water, 

analysis of measurements FOIA/PA-2011-0135 

Calendar/schedule for Chairman & Commissioners – Jaczko & Svinicki 

1-10-10 to 3-23-11, Magwood & Ostendorff 4-1-10 to 3-23-11, & 

Apostolakis 4-23-10 to 3-23-11 FOIA/PA-2011-0136 

Exemptions to NRC regulations at any nuclear facility, any letters or 

memos documenting or authorizing FOIA/PA-2011-0137 

NRC personnel roster on or about March 23, 2011, specific data 

requested FOIA/PA-2011-0138 

Email or electronic messages sent or received including attachments 

from 3-11-11 to 3-18-11 for named NRC staff including the Chairman, 

Commissioners, Office of the Congressional Affairs & OPA FOIA/PA-2011-0139 

Email or electronic messages sent or received including attachments 

from 3-11-11 to 3-18-11 for named NRC staff including OIP, RI, RII, RIII, 

RIV, NMSS, NRR, RES & NSIR FOIA/PA-2011-0140 
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE H 

Email or electronic messages sent or received including attachments 

from 3-11-11 to 3-18-11 for named NRC staff FOIA/PA-2011-0141 

50-mile evacuation recommendation, detailed list of assumptions used 

to determine this radius FOIA/PA-2011-0142 

Medical sites using radioactive materials including positron-emitting 

isotopes, specific site categories FOIA/PA-2011-0143 

Furniture Cleaning, Carpet Cleaning, installation and Repairs Invoice for 

past two years FOIA/PA-2011-0144 

Business with Radioactive Material Licenses/Permits in named locations FOIA/PA-2011-0145 
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE J 

 Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 25, 2011 

Arrivals 

Butcavage, Alexander REACTOR INSPECTOR R-II 

Dombroski, Sandra ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-III 

Gutteridge, John PROGRAM ANALYST HR 

Ishmael, William SR. IT MANAGER ADM 

Oliver, David OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-III 

Tabatabai, Sarah GEOPHYSICIST NRO 

Tseng, Ian MECHANICAL ENGINEER (NSPDP) NRO 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Colleli, Catherine SENIOR ANALYST OIG 

Geary, Joseph SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER SBCR 
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE M 

 Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 25, 2011 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

The Japanese earthquake and tsunami disaster. 

A meeting between New York State and NRC officials regarding state concerns over the 

operation of Indian Point nuclear power plant (New York) in light of recent seismic reviews and 

the Japan event. 

The license renewal for Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant (Vermont). 

An upcoming meeting between Entergy and NRC staff on quality control changes involving the 

company’s fleet of nuclear power plants. 

The safety of spent fuel storage. 

Letters from California Senators Boxer and Feinstein and Representative Capps surrounding 

concerns about the capacity of the state’s nuclear power plants to withstand natural and 

man-made disasters in light of the unfolding situation in Japan. 

The NRC’s seismic risk study. 

Other Public Affairs Items

OPA did a recorded interview with News 12 on Long Island, New York, regarding our regulatory 

basis for Emergency Planning Zones. 

OPA did a recorded interview with public radio station WMFE-FM in Orlando, Florida, focusing 

on recent containment issues at Crystal River, the NRC response to nuclear events in Japan, 

and overall NRC oversight. 

Since the Japan disaster on March 11, 2011, the NRC has responded to approximately 550 

inquiries from the public and 500 inquiries from the media. 

OPA did a recorded interview with talk radio station WVOP-AM in Vidalia, Georgia, on the 

NRC’s inspection program at Edwin Hatch nuclear power plant (Georgia). 

OPA helped coordinate the Commission briefing on the situation in Japan, at which Chairman 

Jaczko gave remarks. 

OPA supported public meetings at Braidwood and Robinson nuclear power plants. 

OPA developed a website off its main page with information on the NRC’s activities with regard 

to the Japan nuclear event. 
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE M 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

11-053 NRC Posts Updated Seismic Questions and Answers (3/19) 

11-054 Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at Today's Commission 

Meeting on the Events in Japan (3/21) 

11-055 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Directs Staff on Continuing Agency Response 

to Japan Events; Adjusts Commission Schedule (3/23) 

11-056 NRC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule to Certify General Electric-Hitachi 

Economic Simplified Boiling-Water Reactor Design (3/24) 

11-057 NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet April 7-9 in Rockville, 

Maryland (3/24) 

11-058 NRC Issues Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Vogtle 

New Reactors Application (3/25) 

Regions:

II-11-010 NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance of Farley Nuclear Power Plant (3/23) 

IV-11-007 NRC Sends Special Inspection Team to Callaway Nuclear Plant (3/21) 

IV-11-008 NRC to Discuss 2010 Performance Assessment for Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant 

(3/23) 
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE O 

 Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending March 25, 2011 

Document Released to Public Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SRM-SECY-10-0140 03/21/11 Options for Revising the Construction Reactor 

Oversight Process Assessment Program 

Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-10-0140 

03/21/11 (same) 

2. Chairman Jaczko's Vote and 

Comments on SECY-11-0023 

03/22/11 Jurisdiction for Military Operational 

Radium-226 

3. COMGBJ-11-0002 03/23/11 NRC Actions Following the Events in Japan 

SRM-COMGBJ-11-0002 03/23/11 (same) 

Commission Voting Record on 

COMGBJ-11-0002 

03/23/11 (same) 

4. SECY-11-0033 REDACTED 

VERSION 

03/4/11 Proposed NRC Staff Approach to Address 

Resource Challenges Associated with Review 

of a Large Number of NFPA 805 License 

Amendment Requests 

5. SECY-11-0035 03/10/11 Integrated Plan, Title 10 CFR Part 35, Medical 

Use of Byproduct Material, Activities and 

Options for Streamlining the Medical 

Rulemaking Petition and Rulemaking 

Processes 

6. SRM-SECY-11-0023 03/24/11 Jurisdiction for Military Operational 

Radium-226 

Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-11-0023 

03/24/11 (same) 

7. SRM-SECY-11-0003 

and SECY-11-0028 

03/24/11 Status of Enforcement Discretion Request and 

Rulemaking Activities Related to 10 CFR Part 

26, Subpart I, “Managing Fatigue” and SECY11-0028 – Options for Implementing an 

Alternative Interim Regulatory Approach to the 

Minimum Days Off Provisions of 10 CFR Part 

26, Subpart I, “Managing Fatigue” 

Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-11-0003 

03/24/11 Status of Enforcement Discretion Request and 

Rulemaking Activities Related to 10 CFR Part 

26, Subpart I, “Managing Fatigue” 

Commission Voting Record on 

SECY-11-0028 

03/24/11 Options for Implementing an Alternative 

Interim Regulatory Approach to the Minimum 

Days Off Provisions of 10 CFR Part 26, 

Subpart I, “Managing Fatigue” 
March 25, 2011 ENCLOSURE O 

Information Papers

1. SECY-11-0034 03/9/11 Memorandum of Understanding Between the 

NRC and the U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security on Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 

Standards 

2. SECY-11-0038 03/24/11 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

March 11, 2011 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Governor Jerry Brown, State of California, dated March 18, 2011, requesting 

that a State Liaison Officer be appointed to act as primary liaison to the NRC. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

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

Subcommittee on Future Plant Designs, notice of meeting (04/05/2011). 

2. Request for a License to Export Reactor Components – Curtiss-Wright ElectroMechanical Corporation, Application No. XR173, Docket No. 11005918. 

3. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, South Texas Project Nuclear 

Operating Company (South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2). 

4. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes, notice of meeting 

(04/2011-12/2011).