INFORMATION REPORT

July 3, 2013 SECY-13-0072

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 JUNE 28, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 /RA by Mindy Landau for/ 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
July 3, 2013 SECY-13-0072

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 JUNE 28, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research D 

Office of Public Affairs E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 /RA by Mindy Landau for/ 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS ML13184A299

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan RMitchell 

DATE 7/3/13 7/3/13 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
June 28, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 28, 2013 

Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Code Cases; Proposed Rule; 10 CFR 

Part 50 (RIN 3150-AI72; NRC-2009-0359)

On June 24, 2013, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 37886) 

proposing to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference the latest revisions of three 

regulatory guides (RG) approving new and revised Code Cases published by the American 

Society of Mechanical Engineers. This proposed action would allow nuclear power plant 

licensees and applicants for construction permits, operating licenses, combined licenses, 

standard design certifications, standard design approvals and manufacturing licenses, to use 

the Code Cases listed in these RGs as alternatives to engineering standards for the 

construction, inservice inspection, and inservice testing of nuclear power plant components. 

This rulemaking also includes consideration of a petition for rulemaking, PRM-50-89, submitted 

by Mr. Raymond West. In the same issue of the Federal Register (78 FR 37721), the NRC 

published another document issuing the three draft RGs that would be incorporated by 

reference for comment. Comments are requested for both the proposed rule and the draft RGs 

by September 9, 2013. 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: MAGNASTOR® System; Final Rule; 10 CFR Part 

72 (RIN 3150-AJ22; NRC-2012-0308)

On June 25, 2013, the NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 37927) 

amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc. Modular 

Advanced Generation Nuclear All-purpose Storage MAGNASTOR® Cask System listing within 

the “List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks” to include Amendment No. 3 to Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1031. For more information on Amendment No. 3, see the final rule. The final 

rule will be effective on July 25, 2013. 
June 28, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 28, 2013 

Arrivals

KALATHIVEETTIL, DAWNMATHEWS GENERAL ENGINEER NSPDP NRO

MCMURRAY, NICHOLAS GENERAL ENGINEER NSPDP NRO

PEOPLES, TIMOTHY

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

SPECIALIST RES

PINSON, RICHARD REACTOR ENGINEER NSPDP R-I

SMITH, KORD ACRS CONSULTANT ACRS

TARU, ZARVA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRO

TRAVIS, BOYCE GENERAL ENGINEER NSPDP NRO

TU, JOY IT SPECIALIST BUSINESS ANALYST IS

WAGNER, RYAN PLANNING AND SCHEDULING ANALYST NRO

WU, ANGELA STUDENT ENGINEER (COOP) NRR

Retirements

JOHNSON, SUSAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANT IS

KINNEMAN, JOHN DIR, DIV OF FUEL CYCLE SFTY & SFGDS NMSS

VOGLEWEDE, JOHN SR TECH ADV FOR REACTOR FUEL RES

Departures

ANAND, RAJ PROJECT MANAGER IS

HARDY, RAY SENIOR IT SPECIALIST CSO

KELBER, CHARLES ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE ASLBP

RUBENSTEIN, LESTER ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE ASLBP

STEVENSON, MICHAEL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE ASLBP

WARREN, ROBERTA 

FOIA TECHNICAL REVIEWER - SR. 

PROJECT IS
June 28, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 28, 2013 

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

During the Period of June 21, 2013 – June 27, 2013: 

All documents to NRC by NextEra Energy Point Beach of an incident 

involving alleged unlocking of security gun and ammunition safe, in early 

2011 at Point Beach Nuclear Plant

FOIA/PA-2013-0268

Supplemental report on underground conditions at El Jarro point, 

provided by Pacific, Gas & Electric Co. FOIA/PA-2013-0269

Copies of all documents released in listed FOIA requests FOIA/PA-2013-0270

Safety evaluation report regarding DC Cook Unit 1 Exemption to certain 

scheduler requirements of 10 CFR 50, dated 12/23/83 (ML021020051) FOIA/PA-2013-0271

ML032890125 dated 10/02/03 from the Maine Yankee licensee to NRC FOIA/PA-2013-0272
June 28, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 28, 2013 

Publication of Revision 1 of RG 4.2S1, “Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear 

Power Plant License Renewal Actions”

On June 20, 2013, the staff published a Federal Register Notice (78 FR 36324) announcing the 

issuance of Revision 2 of RG 4.2, Supplement 1 (RG 4.2S1), “Preparation of Environmental 

Reports for Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal Actions.” RG 4.2S1 provides guidance in 

support of a final rule published on June 20, 2013 ( 78 FR 37282) revising 10 CFR Parts 51 and 

54 provisions regarding environmental review for nuclear power plant operating license 

renewals. Environmental reports submitted by license renewal applicants are part of the 

process set forth in 10 CFR Part 51. The revised guide supports the rulemaking by 

incorporating knowledge gained from license renewal environmental reviews conducted by the 

NRC since 1996. The revision also includes updating citations to regulations and references 

published since its first issuance in 2000. Revision 1 of RG 4.2S1 is publically available in 

ADAMS under Accession No. ML13067A354. 

Publication of Draft RG DG-1233, “American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code 

Cases Not Approved for Use”

On June 24, 2013, the staff published a Federal Register Notice (78 FR 37848) announcing the 

release of Draft RG -1233, “ASME Code Cases Not Approved for Use,” to provide the public an 

opportunity to comment on this proposed Revision 4 of RG 1.193, dated October 2010. 

Revision 4 of RG 1.193 provides information for applicants and licensees regarding Code Cases 

related to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and Operation and Maintenance of 

nuclear power plants that the NRC has determined to be not acceptable for use on a generic 

basis. Draft RG-1233 is related to the 10 CFR 50.55a rule recently issued endorsing RG 1.84, 

“Design, Fabrication and Materials Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section III” (ML102590003), 

RG 1.147, “Inservice Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section XI, Division 1” 

(ML102590004), and RG 1.192, “Operation and Maintenance Code Case, Acceptability, ASME 

OM Code” (ML102600001) (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-06-24/pdf/2013-15022.pdf). 

Draft RG-1233 is publically available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13114A948. 

Publication of RG 1.33, “Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operations)”

On June 24, 2013, the staff announced in the Federal Register the availability of RG 1.33, 

“Quality Assurance Program Requirements (Operations)” (78 FR 37850). RG 1.33 describes 

methods for managerial and administrative quality assurance controls for nuclear power plants 

during operations. This revision endorses ANSI/ANS 3.2-2012, “Managerial, Administrative, 

and Quality Assurance Controls for Operational Phase of Nuclear Power Plants.” The standard 

incorporates operational experience since the original standard was developed and is better 

focused on quality assurance of plant operations because information on quality assurance of 

design and construction was moved to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers standard 

NQA-1, “Quality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants.” RG 1.33 is 

available on the NRC’s public website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/regguides/power-reactors/rg/division-1/division-1-21.html.

 
June 28, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Publication of Revision 1 of RG 1.185, “Standard Format and Content for Post-Shutdown 

Decommissioning Activities Report”

On June 27, 2013, the staff published a Federal Register Notice (78 FR 38739) announcing the 

issuance of Revision 1 of RG 1.185. Since the issuance of RG 1.185 in 2000, several licensees 

have submitted Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activity Reports (PSDARs) for NRC review. 

As a result of these reviews, the NRC staff identified areas for enhanced guidance, including 

(1) additional ground-water surveys for adequate site characterization and dose assessments, 

and (2) information in environmental submittals that is sufficient to address the non-radiological 

impacts of proposed actions, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. These 

areas have been clarified in the revision. The revised RG is publically available in ADAMS 

under Accession No. ML13140A038. 

Publication of RG 5.29, “Special Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems for Nuclear 

Power Plants”

On June 27, 2013, the staff announced in the Federal Register (78 FR 38739) the availability of 

RG 5.29, “Special Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems for Nuclear Power Plants” 

(78 FR 38739). RG 5.29 describes a method that the NRC staff considers acceptable to 

implement special nuclear material control and accounting system requirements for nuclear 

power plants. This guide applies to all nuclear power plants. RG 5.29 endorses American 

National Standards Institute (ANSI) N15.8-2009, “Methods of Nuclear Material Control-Material 

Control Systems-Special Nuclear Material Control and Accounting Systems for Nuclear Power 

Plants.” ANSI N15.8-2009 provided additional guidance (beyond the previously endorsed 

version of this standard) on the control and accounting of (1) fuel rods that are separated from 

their parent assemblies; and (2) pieces of irradiated material that are separated as a result of 

fuel damage. RG 5.29 is available on the NRC’s public website at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/reg-guides/protection/rg/division-5/division-5-21.html.
June 28, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 28, 2013 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following: 

• Chairman Macfarlane confirmation for a full five-year term 

• License amendment request for Millstone plant (CT) 

• Temporary shutdown of Diablo Canyon plant (CA) 

• Decommissioning of San Onofre plant (CA); upcoming layoffs for San Onofre employees 

• Review of Indian Point plant’s (NY) license renewal application 

• Safe restart of Palisades plant (MI); revision of a Region 3 Confirmatory Letter regarding 

Palisades 

• Risk to right whales spotted near Pilgrim plant (MA); Entergy’s response to apparent 

violations involving a control room operator 

• Waste Confidence proposed rule 

• Spent fuel pool study by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 

Other Public Affairs Items: 

OPA supported the following activities: 

• An interview with Region 3 Agreements States Officer and a reporter regarding Shine 

Medical’s future plans 

OPA Social Media Items: 

Blog: 

• Chairman Macfarlane Confirmed For A Five-Year Term 

• The NRC Makes Sure Employees at Perry Are Focused on Worker Radiation Safety 

• Factoring in Human Factors in Nuclear Power Plants 

• Two Separate NRC Efforts Address Spent Fuel Safety 

YouTube: 

• NRC Q&A Series - Three Minutes with Human Factors Research 

Press Releases

Headquarters:

13-054 NRC Issues Supplement to Final Environmental Study For Indian Point Nuclear Plant 

License Renewal Application (06/25/13)

13-053 NRC Seeks Public Comment on Spent Fuel Pool Study (06/24/13)

Regions:

II-13-045 NRC Schedules Meeting to Discuss Inspections and Review of Honeywell Modifications 

(06/27/13)

IV-13-017 NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at South Texas Project Plant (06/25/13)
June 28, 2013 ENCLOSURE F

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 28, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SECY-13-0061 06/07/13 Proposed Rule: Waste Confidence - 

Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel 

(RIN 3150-AJ20)

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0071 06/27/13 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending 

June 21, 2013

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Representative John D. Dingell, dated June 19, 2013, responds to request for 

the Commission to deny NEI's petition for rulemaking (PRM-73-16) requesting to amend 

10 CFR Part 73.56, Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Nuclear Power 

Plants. 

2. Letter to Representative Edward Markey, dated June 18, 2013, responds to his letter 

urging the Commission to make changes in the methodology and reporting process by 

which it determines licensee financial capability to meet future decommissioning needs. 

3. Letter to Raymond Shadis, New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, dated June 18, 

2013, responds to his letter requesting that the NRC select Vermont Yankee as a 

representative boiling-water reactor for any pilot projects that arise from the NRC’s 

ongoing Waste Confidence rulemaking effort. 

4. Letter to Senator Robert T. Casey, Jr., dated June 17, 2013, responds to his letter 

requesting the steps NRC plans to take to ensure the safety of residents living near 

nuclear power plants and any measures to increase awareness of emergency 

procedures. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

Revision to Notice of Meetings, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), 

Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and PRA, notice of meeting 

(07/22/13, 8:30 am–12:00 pm).