INFORMATION REPORT 

October 5, 2010 SECY-10-0130

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 

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. 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
October 5, 2010 SECY-10-0130

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 

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. 

 /RA/ 

Nader L. Mamish 

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

The Weekly Information Report is compiled by the Office of the EDO and includes highlights of 

Headquarters and Regional Office activities. 

Contact: Lance Rakovan, OEDO by E-mail: Lance.Rakovan@nrc.gov. 

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CFO * EDO * 

HR 16 OCA 24 

SBCR * 

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September 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 24, 2010 

Availability of License Renewal Application for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station

On September 13, 2010, the staff announced the receipt and public availability of an application 

from FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company requesting an extension of the operating license 

for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station. The application requests an additional 20 years 

beyond the current 40-year license term, pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54. The current 

operating license for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station expires at midnight on April 22, 2017. 

The staff is currently determining whether the application has sufficient information to docket the 

application for formal review. If the application is sufficient, the staff will docket the application 

and announce an opportunity to request a public hearing. The application is now available on 

the NRC Web site at: http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html

Staff Holds Public Meetings to Solicit Comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the License Renewal of Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 

(PVNGS)

On September 15, 2010, the staff conducted two meetings, one in Tonopah, Arizona, and the 

other in Avondale, Arizona, to solicit comments from the public on the DSEIS, regarding the 

PVNGS license renewal review. The Draft Supplement 43, issued August 12, 2010, is a sitespecific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of 

Nuclear Plants (NUREG-1437). Approximately 30 people attended each meeting, including 

members of the public and representatives of the staff and Arizona Public Service Company. 

All public comments voiced support for the continued operation of PVNGS. As part of the public 

outreach effort, the staff held an open-house for one hour prior to the start of each meeting. 

The open-house provided members of the public with an opportunity to talk informally with the 

staff. The public comment period ends on October 29, 2010. At the conclusion of the comment 

period, the staff will evaluate the comments received and revise the DSEIS if appropriate. The 

final supplemental environmental impact statement is scheduled to be published in January 

2011. 

Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Legal Symposium on Backfitting

On September 21, 2010, the staff participated in the NEI Legal Symposium on Backfitting in 

Washington, DC. NRC staff presented “NRC’s Perspective on Cost Justified Substantial 

Increase Analysis.” The presentation can be found in ADAMS at ML102650439. 
September 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE A 

Public Meeting on Buried Piping

On September 21, 2010, staff participated in a Category 2 public meeting with representatives 

from the nuclear industry to discuss buried piping. The industry described recent changes to 

expand the Buried Piping Integrity Initiative to include underground piping not in contact with soil 

and underground tanks that contain licensed radioactive material or are safety related. The 

utilities are on schedule for implementing the original initiative milestones. They summarized 

their plans and schedules for responding to NRC questions related to the initiative, and provided 

a detailed technical description of one of the types of risk-ranking software used to assess the 

relative need to excavate buried piping. This meeting was one in a series of meetings 

periodically held between the staff and representatives from the industry to discuss buried 

piping. 

Public Workshop with Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), NEI, and Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory (ORNL)

On September 21, 2010 the staff conducted a half-day public workshop with EPRI, NEI, and 

ORNL to discuss methods for determination of the depletion uncertainty used in spent Fuel Pool 

Criticality Analyses. 

Boiling Water Reactor Owner’s Group Meeting

On September 22 and 23, 2010, the staff met with representatives of the Boiling Water Reactor 

Owner’s Group to discuss various technical subjects related to emergency core cooling system 

strainer performance. 

Fire Protection Meeting on National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 Frequently Asked 

Questions (FAQs)

On September 23, 2010, the staff held a Category 2 public meeting with the NEI NFPA 

Standard 805 Task Force, other stakeholders, and the public to discuss the FAQs related to 

licensees’ adoption of NFPA 805. The staff began holding these monthly public meetings in July 

2006 and expects to continue holding them at least throughout the transition period for the pilot 

plants adopting NFPA 805. 
September 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE C 

 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 24, 2010 

10-year Anniversary Colloquium of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 

Development/Nuclear Energy Agency Forum on Stakeholder Confidence (FSC)

The NRC staff and management were on hand to chair and help celebrate ten years of work by 

the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/Nuclear Energy Agency FSC. 

Held in Paris, on September 15, 2010, the 10-year Anniversary Colloquium comprised multistakeholder discussions and panel discussions of important governance themes in radioactive 

waste management, and reflected on possible new directions to be taken by the FSC in years to 

come. The colloquium welcomed over 100 participants from 19 countries. Staff also chaired 

the 11th annual meeting of the FSC, on September 14 and 16, 2010, which coincided with the 

anniversary colloquium. Five topical sessions were included on the agenda, including ones that 

addressed: “Information and Memory Preservation,” “Stakeholder Involvement in Selected 

Case Studies,” ”Cooperating with Regional Elected Authorities,” “Seeking Transparency,” and 

“Broadening Journalists’ Knowledge Base and Contacts.” 

Meeting with Nuclear Energy Institute

On September 16, 2010, NRC staff met with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and industry 

representatives to discuss NRC comments on NEI’s issue resolution plan for a pilot issue 

(storage and transportation licensing of fuel with potential stress corrosion cracking in the top 

nozzle) and to discuss priority regarding actions to be taken as a result of a recent Spent Fuel 

Storage and Transportation Licensing Conference. Priority actions from the Licensing 

Conference include creation of specific guidance regarding what attributes belong in certificates 

of compliance and technical specifications and to consider the practicality of the attributes prior 

to implementation. One industry vendor already formally implements the action by discussing 

the practicality of proposed conditions and technical specifications with licensees prior to 

engaging NRC. No regulatory decisions were requested or made at the meeting. The next 

meeting with NEI and industry will be scheduled within the first two weeks of December, or 

earlier if possible.
September 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 24, 2010 

Cooperative Severe Accident Research Program (CSARP) 2010 Annual Technical Review 

Meeting, MELCOR Code Assessment Program (MCAP) Meeting, and the MELCOR Workshop

On September 14-17, 2010, RES sponsored the subject CSARP and MCAP international 

meetings. The purpose of these meetings was to exchange technical information on severe 

accident research with a view to addressing regulatory and safety issues. A total of 89 

participants from various organizations in 18 countries attended the meetings. The scope of the 

meetings included high temperature gas-cooled reactor safety analysis. In addition, a one-day 

MELCOR workshop on fission product release and transport modeling was conducted on 

September 13, 2010. 
September 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE G 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 24, 2010 

Complex-Shaped Flaws in Dissimilar Metal Welds

On September 13, 2010, as a result of a full and open competition, a cost-plus-fixed fee contract 

(NRC-04-10-122) was awarded to Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, Ohio. This contract 

will obtain experimental data on the stability characteristic of complex-shaped flaws in dissimilar 

metal welds. The period of performance is September 13, 2010, through September 12, 2012, 

with no option periods. The total cost is $975,718.00. 

Hardware, Software, and Related Support for NRC Server Virtualization Project

On September 13, 2010, a competitive NASA Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurements IV 

delivery order (NRC-DR-33-10-322) was awarded to Blue Tech, Inc., a HUBZone, Womenowned Small Business located in San Diego, California for HP Servers, VMware Sphere 4 

Enterprise Software Licenses, and 3 years of Platinum Maintenance/Support for Phase II of the 

NRC Server Virtualization Project. The total price is $568,574.73. 

Maintenance of Geminiparcel X-Ray Inspection Systems

On September 14, 2010, as a result of a noncompetitive negotiated acquisition, a 

firm-fixed-price contract (NRC-10-10-427) was awarded to American Science and Engineering, 

Inc. of Billerica, Massachusetts for preventive and corrective on-site equipment maintenance for 

the NRC’s five Gemini parcel x-ray inspection systems. The period of performance is a base 

period from September 28, 2010, through October 19, 2011, with 4 option years. The total cost 

is $193,306.00, inclusive of all options. 

Grants Management Training and Certification

On September 17, 2010, as a result of a sole source award, an indefinite delivery, indefinite 

quantity contract (NRC-10-10-1233) was awarded to Management Concepts, Falls Church, 

Virginia. The contract will obtain grants management training courses and certification. The 

period of performance is September 30, 2010, through September 30, 2011, with a 1-year 

option period. The total cost is $184,000.00, inclusive of option. 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC-MPC System, Revision 6, Confirmation of 

Effective Date (10 CFR PART 72) (AI88, NRC-2010-0183)

On September 23, 2010, the NRC published a notice (75 FR 57841) confirming the effective 

date of October 4, 2010, for the direct final rule (75 FR 42292) that was published in the Federal 

Register on July 21, 2010. The direct final rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage 

regulations at 10 CFR 72.214 to revise the NAC-MPC System listing to include Amendment 

Number 6 to Certificate of Compliance Number 1025. 
September 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE H 

 Office of Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 24, 2010 

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

of September 17, 2010, through September 23, 2010: 

Salem Unit 1 degraded buried piping in the auxiliary feedwater system 

during refueling outage, Spring 2010, all records 

FOIA/PA-2010-0334 

Tri-State Industrial Laundries and its subsidiaries, 401 North Third 

Avenue, Royersford, Pennsylvania, records relating to its operation and 

monitoring of waste water; records relating to UniTech, Royersford 

Borough, etc. 

FOIA/PA-2010-0335 

NRC-U.S. Department of Energy Memorandum of Understanding on 

Next Generation Nuclear Plants, finalized between April 2006 and 

September 2008 

FOIA/PA-2010-0336 

Three Mile Island, Unit 1, type, manufacturer, brand name, and asbestos 

content of gasket material authorized for application on piping systems 

located within the turbine building 

FOIA/PA-2010-0337 
September 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE J 

Office of Human Resources (HR) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 24, 2010 

Arrivals 

Carsley, Leonard Veterans Employment Coordinator HR 

Colleli, Catherine Senior Analyst OIG 

Hardin, Amy Auditor OIG 

Hirsch, Patricia Asst GC Legal Counsel, Legis and Proj OGC 

Pridgen, Desmond Civil Rights Specialist SBCR 

Pursley, William Health Physicist RII 

White, Charlotte Administrative Assistant RII 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

Desai, Kulin Reactor Systems Engineer NRR 

Donohew, Jack Reactor Systems Engineer NRO 

Dreher, Michael Attorney OGC 

Georgiev, George Senior Materials Engineer NRO 

Pribish, Michael Resident Inspector (PWR) RII 

Springer, Michael Senior Consultant For Space Planning and Consolidation ADM 

Wenzel, Kara Attorney ASLBP 
September 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE M 

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 24, 2010 

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following: 

 

Documentation problems that Southern Nuclear has reported regarding its contract workers for 

the new Vogtle units construction site (Georgia). 

Extensions granted to the time limit for requesting hearings on the Seabrook nuclear power 

plant’s (New Hampshire) license renewal application. 

The Commission’s affirmation of revisions to the Waste Confidence findings and rule. 

The acquisition of Uranium One by a firm owned by the Russian government. 

Other Public Affairs Items

 

OPA did a radio interview with the South Carolina News Network on the upcoming enforcement 

conference with the Westinghouse fuel plant near Columbia, South Carolina. 

OPA facilitated an interview by Platts with an Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards 

staffer on the staff’s early efforts to integrate the Commission’s recent direction on Waste 

Confidence with plans already initiated for managing spent fuel. 

Press Releases Issued

Headquarters:

10-164 NRC Announces Availability of License Renewal Application for Davis-Besse 

Nuclear Plant (9/20/10) 

10-165 NRC Approves Increased Power Output for LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant 

(9/20/10) 

10-166 NRC Offers Hearing and Comment Opportunity on Acquisition of Wyoming 

Uranium Recovery Facility by Russian Firm (9/20/10) 

10-167 NRC Signs Nuclear Safety Cooperation Agreements with Seven Nations 

(9/22/10) 

Regions:

II-10-066 NRC Schedules Meeting in Vidalia to Discuss Hatch Nuclear Power Plant 

(9/23/10) 

III-10-036 NRC Schedules Public Meeting to Discuss Special Inspection Team Results for 

Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant (9/23/10) 
September 24, 2010 ENCLOSURE O 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 24, 2010 

Documents Released

to Public Date Subject 

Decision Documents 

1. SECY-10-0121 9/14/10 Modifying the Risk-Informed Regulatory 

Guidance for New Reactors 

 2. Commission Voting 

 Record on SECY-09- 

 0090 

9/15/10 Final Update of the Commission’s Waste 

Confidence Decision 

Information Papers

1. SECY-10-0122 9/21/10 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

September 10, 2010 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Byron Dorgan, dated September 14, 2010, provides the NRC and 

National Nuclear Security Administration joint report on activities in protecting radioactive 

sources. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

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

Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials, notice of meeting 

(10/22/2010). 

2. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Materials, Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels, 

notice of meeting (10/21/2010). 

3. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Joint Subcommittee, Revision to October 4, 2010, ACRS 

Meeting (now to be held on 10/19/2010). 

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

(10/21/2010). 

5. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probability Risk Analysis, 

notice of meeting (10/18/2010). 

6. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal, notice of 

meeting (10/22/2010). 

7. 10 CFR Part 54, Docket No. PRM-54-6, Earth Day Commitment/Friends of the Coast, 

Beyond Nuclear, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League, C-10 Research and Education 

Foundation, Pilgrim Watch, and New England Coalition; Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Rulemaking. 
September 24, 2010 

Office of Congressional Affairs (OCA) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 24, 2010 

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS SCHEDULE, NO. 22 

OCA 

Contact 

Date & 

Place Time Committee Subject Witnesse

Riley 9/21/10 

342 DSOB 

9:15 Senate Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (Senators Lieberman/Collins) 

Vote regarding Jacob Lew, nominated to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

N/A 

Riley 9/22/10 

311 CHOB 

10:00 House Homeland 

Security Committee (Representatives Thompson/King) 

Hearing: "Department of Homeland Security Planning and Response: Preliminary Lessons from Deepwater Horizon." 

Rear Adm. Peter Nef

Deputy NationaDeepwater HorU.S. Coast Gua

Richard Chavez 

Acting Director Coordination anDepartment of 

Richard Skinner 

Inspector GeneDHS 

William O. Jenkins Jr

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Craig Paul Taffaro Jr

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September 24, 2010 

Shane 9/23/10 

366 DSOB 

9:30 Senate Energy and 

Natural Resources Committee (Senators Bingaman/Murkowski) 

Hearing: "Loans to Spur Clean Energy Technology" 

Jonathan Silver 

Executive Director, Department of Ene

Tim Newell 

Senior Adviser U.S. Renewables G

Michael Scott 

Managing Director, Miller Buckfire and 

Jens Meyerhoff 

President and CFO First Solar Inc. 

Marvin Fertel, 

President and CEONuclear Energy Ins

Shane 9/23/10 

2318 RHOB

10:00 House Science and 

Technology Committee (Representatives Gordon/Hall) 

Markup of pending legislation: Nuclear R&D; Rare Earth Materials 

N/A