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(Records Withheld In Part) From: Golder, Jennifer Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:52 AM To: Powell, Amy; Rothschild, Trip Cc: Smolik, George; Peterson, Gordon; Hirsch, Patricia; Decker, David; Schmidt, Rebecca Subject: RE: OMB Clearance for hearing testimony?
She emailed me as well last night at 7prn so hopefully she will turn it around asap Jennifer Golder
Budget Director Office of the Chief Financial Officer United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301) 415-7540
From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 6:47 AM To: Golder, Jennifer; Rothschild, Trip Cc: Smolik, George; Peterson, Gordon; Hirsch, Patricia; Decker, David; Schmidt, Rebecca Subject: Re: OMB Clearance for hearing testimony?
We only have two offices left to comment. Trip spoke with Christine on another matter yesterday and mentioned that we'd have testimony for a quick turnaround review. Trip, any reaction/concern from Christine about being able to review quickly?
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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From: Golder, Jennifer To: Powell, Amy; Rothschild, Trip Cc: Smolik, George; Peterson, Gordon; Hirsch, Patricia; Decker, David; Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Thu Mar 10 20:35:42 2011 Subject: Re: OMB Clearance for hearing testimony?
Hi Amy, I am concerned that we are going to have almost no time to get clearance. Is there any way we can let the TAs know of the constraints?
Sent from an NRC blackberry Jennifer Golder (b)(6)
From: Powell, Amy To: Golder, Jennifer; Rothschild, Trip Cc: Smolik, George; Peterson, Gordon; Hirsch, Patricia; Decker, David; Schmidt, Rebecca
DA 1 of 564 Sent: Thu Mar 10 13:57:43 2011 Subject: RE: OMB Clearance for hearing testimony?
Jennifer -
Commission comments are due to OCA by COB tomorrow. Thus far, we have heard from 2 offices (no changes). You may want to give Christine a heads up that you will sending her our testimony either late Friday or early Monday morning and that we'll need a quick turnaround. The final, cleared testimony needs to be sent to the Hill by COB Monday.
Thanks, Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
From: Golder, Jennifer Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 1:48 PM To: Rothschild, Trip Cc: Smolik, George; Peterson, Gordon; Hirsch, Patricia; Decker, David; Powell, Amy Subject: Re: OMB Clearance for hearing testimony?
I will send it to Christine an can cc you and Pat. What is the status of the testimony. Has it been approved yet?
Pis send me approved copy. Thanks
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From: Rothschild, Trip To: Golder, Jennifer Cc: Smolik, George; Peterson, Gordon; Hirsch, Patricia; Decker, David; Powell, Amy Sent: Thu Mar 10 13:46:14 2011 Subject: RE: OMB Clearance for hearing testimony?
In recent years, the OCFO has run the draft testimony by Christine McDonald and OGC has not been involved. This has been done after the Commission has approved the testimony and before it went to Congress.
OGC could do it by sending it to Holly Fitter, our main contact on legislative matters. She would then send it to Christine, so we get to the same place via either route.
Please let me know if you need Pat Hirsch to send it to Holly.
From: Golder, Jennifer Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 1:36 PM To: Rothschild, Trip; Decker, David; Powell, Amy Cc: Smolik, George; Peterson, Gordon Subject: OMB Clearance for hearing testimony? 2
DA 2 of 564 Hi All,
When we met about 2 weeks ago with OCA and OEDO to discuss the preparation of hearing testimony, I brought up the fact that we needed clearance on the testimony per OMB A-1 1. Amy or Rebecca said that Trip would obtain the necessary OMB Clearance on the testimony. I just wanted to follow up to make sure there is nothing that OCFO needs to do. Also, could you please let me know who in OMB, gave the clearance so if our OMB examiner on the budget side requests it, I can provide her the name.
Thanks much! Jennifer Golder
Budget Director Office of the Chief Financial Officer United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301) 415-7540
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DA 3 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:46 AM To: Fontenot, Stephanie Subject: RE: Checking in
Great-thanks! My cell isi (b)(6) if you need to reach me; I'll also be on Bberry for e-mail.
AP
From: Fontenot, Stephanie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:44 AM To: Powell, Amy Subject: RE: Checking in
Amy,
Thank you for checking in. We should be good for 2:30 p.m. today. Votes areoccurring earlier than expected.
Thank you!
Stephanie
Stephanie L. Fontenot Scheduler Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03) 1508 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 226-8062 Stephanie.Fontenot@'mail.house.lov
From: Powell, Amy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:39 AM To: Fontenot, Stephanie Subject: Checking in
Hi Stephanie -
We are about to leave Rockville, so I wanted to do a quick check to make sure that your boss still has time today at 2:30pm. Please let me know if anything changes. Otherwise, we'll see you then!
Thanks, Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
DA 4 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:48 AM To: Schmidt, Rebecca Subject: RE: Haven't left ( yet
OK - it will be quick as I need to go up to meet WCO.
---- Original Message ----- From: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:48 AM To: Powell, Amy Subject: Re: Haven't left(b)(6) -yet
Give me about 10 minutes. We arel (b)(6)
Original----- Message ----- From: Powell, Amy To: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Fri Mar 11 11:46:42 2011 Subject: RE: Haven't left ( )yet--
Can I call you (b)(6)
---- Original Message---- From: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:46 AM To: Powell, Amy Subject: Haven't left )yet
DA 5 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 1:18 PM To: Davis, Jack; Dorman, Dan; Haney, Catherine; McIntyre, David Subject: Re: Checking in from OCA
I got the docs to the key Hill staff.
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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From: Davis, Jack To: Powell, Amy; Dorman, Dan; Haney, Catherine Sent: Fri Mar 11 12:41:56 2011 Subject: RE: Checking in from OCA
Hi Amy,
Yes, you should have received a pdf file from Nicole (secretary).
Jack
From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:08 PM To: Dorman, Dan; Haney, Catherine Cc: Davis, lack Subject: RE: Checking in from OCA
Since I will be on Bberry, could I get pdfs of the redacted versions once ready (versus the ML numbers since I won't be able to access ADAMS)?
Thanks AP
From: Dorman, Dan Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:01 PM To: Powell, Amy; Haney, Catherine Cc: Davis, lack Subject: RE: Checking in from OCA
Amy,
Jack Davis and I have reviewed the redacted versions and staff are scanning them in now. They should be available for distribution early this afternoon. (I assume you have seen the 3/10/11 letter from Rep Hall et al that requests the 2/4/11 Haney memo referred to in Comm Ostendorff's letter.)
DA 6 of 564 Dan
From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:56 AM To: Haney, Catherine; Dorman, Dan Subject: Checking in from OCA
Hi Cathy and Dan -
I am heading to the Hill for two meetings this afternoon. I will be monitoring Bberry if there are any updates on the memos. If you need to chat "live," my cell isl (b)(6) I am meetings at 1:30pm, then at 2:30pm so I will not be available then.
Do you have any sense of timing at this point or is it too soon to know yet?
Thanks, Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
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DA 7 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 3:32 PM To: Schmidt, Rebecca Subject: RE: Speaking Invitation for GAI program
I'm Sam Bush, but no one outside of acoustic/bluegrass music circles has heard of him. How about we be Robert Plant and Alison Kraus?
Original----- Message.--- From: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Friday, March 11, 201.1 2:48 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; Mark Cc: Akstulewicz, Brenda Subject: RE: Speaking Invitation for GAI program
I want to be Steven Tyler
Original----- Message ----- From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:43 PM To: Schmidt, Rebecca; Mark Cc: Akstulewicz, Brenda Subject: RE: Speaking Invitation for GAI program
Woohoo....we're putting the band back together.
Original----- Message---- From: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:36 PM To: Mark; Brenner, Eliot Cc: Akstulewicz, Brenda Subject: RE: Speaking Invitation for GAI program
I'm available!
Original----- Message ----- From: Mark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 10:21 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Cc: Schmidt, Rebecca; Akstulewicz, Brenda Subject: Re: Speaking Invitation for GAI program
Great. I'm just waiting to hear back from Rebecca.
Mark V. Nadel, Ph.D. Senior Fellow Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University 3333 K Street, NW, Suite 112
DA 8 of 564 Washington, DC 20007 202-333-4838(o) b (C)
On 3/10/2011 4:55 PM, Brenner, Eliot wrote: > I'm good that day.
> Original----- Message----- > From: Schmidt, Rebecca > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:33 PM > To: '[email protected]'; Brenner, Eliot > Subject: Re: Speaking Invitation for GAI program
> Mark, > I'm on the Hill right now. Let me check my calendar tomorrow when I get back to Rockville. I will get back to you.
> Original------Message ----- > From: Mark
> GAI is conducting another program for NRC staff on Capitol Hill from > March 29-31, and I'm writing to see if we can again have your > participation. Specifically, I'd like you both to speak, as you have > in the past, on the roles of the NRC offices of Congressional Affairs > and Public Affairs. The session would be on Tuesday, March 29 from > 12:30 to > 1:30 in Rayburn B-369.
> I look forward to hearing from you.
> Best regards,
> Mark. Nadel
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DA 9 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:56 AM To: Decker, David; Weil, Jenny; Shane, Raeann; Riley (OCA), Timothy;, Schmidt, Rebecca; Droggitis, Spiros; Dacus, Eugene Subject: Re: Rep. Capps - Questions for hearing
David - FYI, hearing will recess after Second Chu and reconvene at 130pm with the Chairman. Please let me and Becky know what you learn from Jonathan. Thanks!
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673.
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From: Decker, David To: Weil, Jenny; Shane, Raeann; Riley (OCA), Timothy; Powell, Amy; Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Wed Mar 16 11:50:53 2011 Subject: RE: Rep. Capps - Questions for hearing
I'll give him a call.
From: Weil, Jenny Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:48 AM To: Decker, David; Shane, Raeann; Riley (OCA), Timothy Subject: Fw: Rep. Capps - Questions for hearing
Hi David.
Could you give Jonathan a call? See text. below. If you aren't available, not sure if Raeahn or Tim could find out what sort of questions Rep. Capps might ask?
Thank you!!
Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Well Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (b)(6) ]
From: Levenshus, Jonathan
That might be better.
DA 10 of 564 Thanks.
From: Well, Jenny [mailto:][email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:45 AM To: Levenshus, Jonathan Subject: Re: Rep. Capps - Questions for hearing
If you are on a tight schedule, I can have my colleague David Decker give you a call sooner.
Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Well Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (b)(6)
From: Levenshus, Jonathan
Hi Jenny, I'm not sure if you're with the Chairman, but I'm hoping you had a few min to chat about the q's my boss will ask him this afternoon. Can you please give me a call?
Jonathan Levenshus Legislative Director Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23) 2231 Raybum House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-3601
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DA 11 of 564 From: Decker, David Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:58 AM To: Weil, Jenny; Shane, Raeann; Riley (OCA), Timothy; Powell, Amy; Schmidt, Rebecca Subject: RE: Rep. Capps - Questions for hearing
Here are the three questions that Jonathan said Congresswoman Capps will ask.
1) CA has a law that says an independent study/review must be done prior to re-licensing of a nuclear power plant. What has the NRC done about this? Did the NRC participate in any discussions on this? 2) What are the NRC's regulations regarding back-up power/EDGs if power is lost? 3) What are the NRCs fire protection requirements, especially for electrical cables.
He said that anything we could provide him on the first question would be appreciated.
From: Weil, Jenny Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:48 AM To: Decker, David; Shane, Raeann; Riley (OCA), Timothy Subject: Fw: Rep. Capps - Questions for hearing
Hi David,
Could you give Jonathan a call? See text below. If you aren't available, not sure if Raeann or Tim could find out what sort of questions Rep. Capps might ask?
Thank you!!
Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Well Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Re ulatory Commission (b)(6) 7
From: Levenshus, Jonathan
That might be better.
Thanks.
From: Weil, Jenny [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:45 AM To: Levenshus, Jonathan Subject: Re: Rep. Capps - Questions for hearing
If you are on a tight schedule, I can have my colleague David Decker give you a call sooner.
DA 12 of 564 Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Weil Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Re ulatory Commission (b)(6)
From: Levenshus, Jonathan
Hi Jenny, I'm not sure if you're with the Chairman, but I'm hoping you had a few min to chat about the q's my boss will ask him this afternoon. Can you please give me a call?
Jonathan Levenshus Legislative Director Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23) 2231 Raybum House Office Building Washington. D.C. 20515 (202) 225-3601
DA 13 of 564 From: Hirsch, Patricia Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 2:41 PM To: Powell, Amy Subject: RE: questions
Great, I have had a couple and am going to meet with the legal assistants tomorrow morning to get more from them. I have to leave about 11:30 tomorrow to catch a planeI (b)(6) (b)(6) so Steve Crockett will be backing me up!
Pat Hirsch Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel, Legislation and Special Projects Mail Stop 0-15 D21 301-415-0563
From: Powell, Amy Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 2:35 PM To: Droggitis, Spiros; Hirsch, Patricia Subject: Re: questions
It is I and I have already asked Committee staff for some time to discuss the .request tomorrow. If someone can compile and send them to me, I'll discuss with him.
Thanks Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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From: Droggitis, Spiros To: Hirsch, Patrida; Powell, Amy Sent: Wed Mar 16 14:33:10 2011 Subject: Re: questions
Most likely Amy. She's on the Hill for hearings, but I suspect will be here tomorrow. She can correct me if she is not the contact.
From: Hirsch, Patricia To: Droggitis, Spiros Sent: Wed Mar 16 14:28:49 2011 Subject: questions
Who is in contact with the House oversight and govt reform committee? Is it you? I am getting so many questions and we will need to get some clarifications. If you get a chance this afternoon or tomorrow morning, can we discuss? Thanks!!
Pat Hirsch
DA 14 of 564 Assistant General Counsel for Legal Counsel, Legislation and Special Projects Mail Stop 0-15 D21 301-415-0563
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DA 15 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 3:12 PM To: Sosa, Belkys Subject: Re: Any luck?
No - called several times. Will try again after Sen briefing
Amy Powell. Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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---- Original Message ----- From: Sosa, Belkys To: Powell, Amy Sent: Wed Mar 16 15:10:47 2011 Subject: Re: Any luck?
Amy, do you have any info yet?
Sent from an NRC Blackberry Belkys Sosa (b)(6)
Original----- Message ----- From: Powell, Amy To: Sosa, Belkys; Batkin, Joshua Sent: Wed Mar 16 10:41:56 2011 Subject: Re: Any luck?
At one point, she hoped both CA plants, but seems focused on Diablo at this point.
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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Original----- Message ----- From: Sosa, Belkys To: Powell, Amy; Batkin, Joshua Sent: Wed Mar 16 10:40:12 2011
DA 16 of 564 Subject:. RE: Any luck?
I meant either Diablo or one of the other two. Not sure which one she was considering.
Original----- Message ----- From: Powell, Amy Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 10:36 AM To: Sosa, Belkys; Batkin, Joshua Subject: Re: Any luck?
My understanding is just Diablo Canyon, but I plan to talk with her staff in between Hill events today to get more info, timing, and other details.
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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Original----- Message ----- From: Sosa, Belkys To: Powell, Amy; Batkin, Joshua Sent: Wed Mar 16 10:34:24 2011 Subject: RE- Any luck?
Amy, can you confirm which plant the senator will be visiting. Josh mentioned Diablo Canyon and I thought Dresden but maybe he meant San Onofre?
Thanks, Belkys
---- Original Message ----- From: Powell, Amy Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:28 PM To: Batkin, Joshua; Sosa, Belkys Subject: RE: Any luck?
Got it - I'll reach out to Doug tonight.
Thanks Belkys, Amy
Original----- Message ----- From: Batkin, Joshua Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 9:11 PM To: Sosa, Belkys; Powell, Amy Subject: Re: Any luck?
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DA 17 of 564 Awesome! Thanks. Handing you off to Amy to make it happen. Amy, can you please let Doug know tonight its a go? We will have to work his travel schedule around an as yet unscheduled (probably monday) Commission meeting.
Joshua C. Batkin Chief of Staff Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko (301) 415-1820
Original----- Message ----- From: Sosa, Belkys To: Batkin, Joshua Sent: Tue Mar 15 21:05:57 2011 Subject: Re: Any luck?
Josh, yes! he is on board. I'll wait to hear all the details sometime tomorrow. Stay strong and get some zzz. Thks,
* Sent from an NRC Blackberry Belkys Sosa (b)(6)
Original------Message ----- From: Batkin, Joshua To: Sosa, Belkys Sent: Tue Mar 15 20:46:49 2011 Subject: Re: Any luck?
Thanks
Joshua C. Batkin Chief of Staff Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko (301) 415-1820
Original----- Message --- From: Sosa, Belkys To: Batkin, Joshua Sent: Tue Mar 15 20:45:40 2011 Subject: Re: Any luck?
I haven't heard; but I'm recommending him to say yes. My guess is that he will. He is on board an aircraft carrier or some Navy ship at this time. Will probably contact me after dinner. I'll text you as soon as I here from him. Thks
Sent from an NRC Blackberry Belkys Sosa S (b)(6)
Original----- Message ----- From: Batkin, Joshua To: Sosa, Belkys
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DA 18 of 564 Sent: Tue Mar 15 20:40:21 2011 Subject: Any luck?
We'll make sure he doesn't miss the Commission meeting
Joshua C. Batkin Chief of Staff Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko (301) 415-1820
DA 19 of 564 From: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 3:31 PM To: Powell, Amy Subject: Re: Mac's #?
2 more members
---- Original Message ----- From: Powell, Amy To: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Wed Mar 16 15:29:25 2011 Subject: Re: Mac's #?
We're here - gBJ will come after yes? Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission :Phone: 301-415-1673
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---- Original Message ----- From: Schmidt, Rebecca To: Powell, Amy Sent: Wed Mar 16 15:28:55 2011 Subject: Re: Mac's #?
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Original----- Message ----- From: Powell, Amy To: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Wed Mar 16 15:12:25 2011 Subject: Mac's #?
Just in case Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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DA 20 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:20 PM To: Belmore, Nancy Cc: Schmidt, Rebecca Subject: Request for testimony
Would you please email Dan Utech (address below in email from Josh) both the Chairman's written budget testimony and his prepared text of oral statement?
Thanks Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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From: Batkin, Joshua To: Powell, Amy; Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Wed Mar 16 15:09:01 2011 Subject: Fw: testimony
Joshua C. Batkin Chief of Staff Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko (301) 415-1820
From: Utech, Dan G.1 (b)(6) To: Batkin, Joshua Sent: Wed Mar 16 14:38:01 2011 Subject: testimony
Can you have someone email me the Chairman's testimony? Thanks.
DA 21 of 564 From: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 5:41 PM To: Batkin, Joshua Subject: Fw: Message for Josh re: clearances
-OriginalMessage ----- From: Powell, Amy To: Schmidt, Rebecca Sent: Wed Mar 16 17:38:08 2011 Subject: Message for Josh re: clearances
Please relay to Josh when you see him. Amy Po well Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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-OriginalMessage- From: Coggins, Angela To: Powell, Amy Sent: Wed Mar 16 17:36:46 2011 Subject: Fw: Clearances for Josh, Bill, and GBJ
They can call wayne rutz - (b)(6) or I (b)(6) tAngela Coggins Policy Director Office of Chairman Gregory B Jaczko US Nuclear Regulatory Commission angela.coRgins@@nrc.Rov/301-415-18 2 8
-OriginalMessage ----- From: Coggins, Angela To: Powell, Amy Sent: Wed Mar 16 17:33:18 2011 Subject: Re: Clearances for Josh, Bill, and GBJ
We're working it. Angela Coggins Policy Director Office of Chairman Gregory B Jaczko US Nuclear Regulatory Commission [email protected]/301- 4 15-18 2 8
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DA 22 of 564 Sent: Wed Mar 16 17:30:54 2011 Subject: Clearances for Josh, Bill, and GBJ
Josh needs name and number for someone to get these clearances - send to me - thanks Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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DA 23 of 564 From: Pace, Patti Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:36 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Cc: Powell, Amy Subject: RE: Please Call - I have instructions/request from Josh
Thanks I have relayed info to Amy. She is enroute to the Hart SCIF.
Patti Pace Assistant to Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 301-415-1820 (office) 301-415-3504 (fax)
From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:34 PM To: Pace, Patti Subject: Re: Please Call - I have instructions/request from Josh
I am having phone issues. They need to come ASAP to the 3rd floor rotuunda balcony in russell Senate office building. I will meet them at tthe elevator whjhere it opens at 3rd floor.
Fyi, my phone is dying. Have to plug oilt up for a few minutes. Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment 301 415 8200 CF (b)(6) Sent from my Blackberry
From: Pace, Patti To: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Wed Mar 16 18:23:51 2011 Subject: Please Call - I have instructions/request from Josh
Thanks
Patti Pace Assistant to Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 301-415-1820 (office) 301-415-3504 (fax)
DA 24 of 564 From: Pace, Patti Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:50 PM To: Powell, Amy Subject: RE: Please Call - I have instructions/request from Josh
Thank you.
Patti Pace Assistant to Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko U.S. NuclearRegulatory Commission 301-415-1820 (office) 301-415-3504 (fax)
From: Powell, Amy Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:50 PM To: Pace, Patti Subject: Re: Please Call - I have instructions/request from Josh
AT scif- wish me luck!
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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From: Pace, Patti To: Powell, Amy Sent: Wed Mar 16 18:42:15 2011 Subject: RE: Please Call - I have instructions/request from Josh
I do need your help. Can you please call?
Patti Pace Assistant to Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 301-415-1820 (office) 301-415-3504 (fax)
From: Powell, Amy Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:37 PM To: Pace, Patti Cc: Coggins, Angela; Bradford, Anna Subject: Re: Please Call - I have instructions/request from Josh
At scif asking for hayden
Amy Powell
DA 25 of 564 Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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From: Pace, Patti To: Powell, Amy Cc: Coggins, Angela; Bradford, Anna Sent: Wed Mar 16 18:34:47 2011 Subject: FW: Please Call - I have instructions/request from Josh
From Eliot
I am having phone issues. They need to come ASAP to the 3rd floor rotuunda balcony in russell Senate office building. I will meet them at tthe elevator whjhere it opens at 3rd floor.
Fyi, my phone is dying. Have to plug oit up for a few minutes. Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment
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From: Pace, Patti To: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Wed Mar 16 18:23:51 2011 Subject: Please Call - I have instructions/request from Josh
Thanks
Patti Pace Assistant to Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 301-415-1820 (office) 301-415-3504 (fax)
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From: Powell, Amy Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:44 PM To: Collins, Elmo Subject: FW: SONGS Tour for California senators
FYI as you may have seen this from your staff. Sen. Feinstein's team is meeting now, so hopefully DC and CA staff can get synched up because there is currently confusion among them. I'll let you know what is sorted out by her folks before I call you.
Amy
From: Powell, Amy Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:42 PM To: Weil, Jenny Cc: Schmidt, Rebecca Subject: RE: SONGS Tour for California senators
FYI this blind-sided Doug Clapp too. The Feinstein team is meeting now so I should have better info this afternoon.
From: Weil, Jenny Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:06 PM To: Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Hall, Randy; Lantz, Ryan; Uselding, Lara Subject: Fw: SONGS Tour for California senators
This is the current schedule proposed by Feinstein/Boxer's staff, though they might try to see if Senators' schedule allow for more than an hour at the plant, per SCE's request.
Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Weil Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (b)(6)
From: Field, Katherine (Feinstein)
Hi Kathy, Jenny,
Both Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer are scheduled to tour SONGS at 1:30pm on Tuesday, March 22nd. This is the schedule I put together after advancing the site with Kathy on Tuesday. I have included Senator Boxer's staff on this email as well. Can you please advise us on the schedule, logistics and security required for the visit?
DA 27 of 564 SONGS Tour
1:30pm " From the gate, car tour to over look of the Power Plant. o The View will be of the Reactors, Holding Pools and sea wall This will take 15 minutes. " Then proceed to the actual power plant where the reactors are. Security, sign in and base line radiation will be taken at this time. This should take 15 min.
1:45 pm * Tour the facility
2:00 pm * Meeting with below, in conference room
" US Senator Dianne Feinstein * US Senator Barbara Boxer " George Apostolakis, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission * Elmo Collins, Jr., Regional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission * David Applegate, Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake & Geologic Hazards, U.S. Geologic Survey * Pete Dietrich, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Southern California Edison
2:30 pm Depart for San Diego
Thank you!
Katherine Field U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein 750 B Street, Suite 1030 San Diego, California 92101 (p) 619-231-9712 (f) 619-231-1108
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DA 28 of 564 From: Clapp, Doug (Appropriations)
Yes, if this call I'm on ends.
Original----- Message---- From: Powell, Amy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:15 PM To: Clapp, Doug (Appropriations) Subject: Re: Confused about CA trip
Let me wrap up this Hill phone briefing and then get with you on this. On the plane issue, my understanding is that flying on her plane is fine.
Are you around 230ish?
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission' Phone: 301-415-1673
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---- Original Message ----- From: Clapp, Doug (Appropriations)
Still no press if that is what you mean by "public v private". Boxer's office was told that. The company's are also sensitive to press issue. Questions for you: * Can NRC fly on her plane? This would either be from SFO to Diablo and then on to SONGS or just between Diablo and SONGS. * Do you need ground transportation from planes to reactors or do you use your NRC folk stationed at the plants? * Do you need transportation from SONGS to San Diego or to wherever you would fly out of or again rely on local NRC folk?
---- Original Message---- From: Powell, Amy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:39 PM To: Clapp, Doug (Appropriations) Subject: RE: Confused about CA trip
DA 29 of 564 Would this be a public or private affair?
Original----- Message ----- From: Clapp, Doug (Appropriations) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:29 PM To: Powell, Amy Subject: RE: Confused about CA trip
We have a Feinstein staff call at 1:30 to discuss. Didn't know Boxer was in the mix or that anyone was reaching out to Jenny. Is there anything wrong with proposed SONGS portion? Diablo would be in the morning.
---- Original Message ----- From: Powell, Amy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:27 PM To: Clapp, Doug (Appropriations) Subject: Confused about CA trip Importance: High
See e-mail chain below - Is the agenda now set? Both Sens. Boxer and Feinstein to SONGS? Please call when you can. I'll be on our 130pm update call but then around my desk after that.
Thanks,
Amy Powell
Associate Director
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Congressional Affairs
Phone: 301-415-1673
From: Weil, Jenny Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:06 PM To: Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Hall, Randy; Lantz, Ryan; Uselding, Lara Subject: Fw: SONGS Tour for California senators
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DA 30 of 564 This is the current schedule proposed by Feinstein/Boxer's staff, though they might try to see if Senators' schedule allow for more than an hour at the plant, per SCE's request.
Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Weil Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission S (b)(6)
From: Field, Katherine (Feinstein)
Hi Kathy, Jenny,
Both Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer are scheduled to tour SONGS at 1:30pm on Tuesday, March 22nd. This is the schedule I put together after advancing the site with Kathy on Tuesday. I have included Senator Boxer's staff on this email as well. Can you please advise us on the schedule, logistics and security required for the visit?
SONGS Tour
1:30pm
From the gate, car tour to over look of the Power Plant. o The View will be of the Reactors, Holding Pools and sea wall
This will take 15 minutes.
Then proceed to the actual power plant where the reactors are.
Security, sign in and base line radiation will be taken at this time. This should take 15 min.
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DA 31 of 564 1:45 pm
Tour the facility
2:00 pm
Meeting with below, in conference room
US Senator Dianne Feinstein
US Senator Barbara Boxer
George Apostolakis, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Elmo Collins, Jr., Regional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
David Applegate, Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake & Geologic Hazards, U.S. Geologic Survey
Pete Dietrich, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Southern California Edison
2:30 pm Depart for San Diego
Thank you!
Katherine Field
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
750 B Street, Suite 1030
San Diego, California 92101
(p) 619-231-9712 (f) 619-231-1108
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DA 32 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:37 PM To: Clapp, Doug (Appropriations) Subject: RE: 11:30 Friday works
Still working it on my end. FYI, I need to head out now but my cell isl (b)(6) and I will be on Bberry later tonight as well.
From: Clapp, Doug (Appropriations) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:20 PM To: Powell, Amy Subject: 11:30 Friday works
For discussing regulatory process
DA 33 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:49 PM To: Schmidt, Rebecca Subject Tonight, tomorrow
Leaving tol (b)(6)
Planning 1/2 day then driving. CA trip for GEA still unsettled (his part of it) due to adjuducation concerns, so need to clear that hurdle. Even if I drive Sat, that is a more typical trip to Roanoke so I still get down there.
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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DA 34 of 564 From: Sosa, Belkys Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 6:57 PM To: Powell, Amy; Blake, Kathleen; Davis, Roger Subject: Re: SONGS only for visit
Amy you can call my bb anytime. Thks
Sent from an NRC Blackberry Belkys Sosa S (b)(6)
-OriginalMessage ----- From: Powell, Amy To: Blake, Kathleen; Davis, Roger; Sosa, Belkys Sent: Thu Mar 17 18:18:00 2011 Subject: SONGS only for visit
I am running into a mtg, but wanted to let you know that GEA only needs to be at SONGS. Belkys, is there a number where I cam reach you later?
Amy Powell Associate Director Office of Congressional Affairs U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Phone: 301-415-1673
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DA 35 of 564 From: Belmore, Nancy Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 8:59 AM To: Droggitis, Spiros Subject: Call Beckyi (b)(6)
Nang-Belmore OJfce of Congrvfionwl Af/alr-. U.S. X'uclear Regulaiirl; CommisNsio, nancy.belmore(Ousrc.got 301-415-1776
DA 36 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:34 AM To: Sosa, Belkys; Davis, Roger Apostolakis, George Subject: RE: SONGS Tour for California senators - Tues March 22
There may be some small tweaks, but you can using for travel planning purposes. Sen. Feinstein's scheduler is calling me this morning with the final.
From: Sosa, Belkys Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:17 AM To: Davis, Roger; Apostolakis, George; Powell, Amy Subject: FW: SONGS Tour for California senators - Tues March 22
Amy, is this agenda firm?
From: Snodderly, Michael Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 8:45 AM To: Merzke, Daniel Cc: Sosa, Belkys; Blake, Kathleen Subject: RE: SONGS Tour for California senators - Tues March 22
I believe it is but I will confirm with the Chief of Staff.
From: Merzke, Daniel Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 7:20 AM To: Snodderly, Michael Subject: FW: SONGS Tour for California senators - Tues March 22 Mike, do you know if this agenda proposed below to meet with Senators Boxer and Feinstein at SONGS is finalized? Thanks.
Dan
From: Hall, Randy Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:32 PM To, Andersen, James Cc: Merzke, Daniel Subject: FW: SONGS Tour for California senators - Tues March 22
Jim,
Just received this info from OCA, but we're not sure if this is just proposed, or already agreed to by Comm. Apostolakis. Do you have any updated info?
Thanks, Randy Hall, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV
DA 37 of 564 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation USNRC (301) 415-4032 Randy. Halltcnrc.qov
From: Well, Jenny Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:06 PM To: Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Hall, Randy; Lantz, Ryan; Uselding, Lara Subject: Fw: SONGS Tour for California senators
This is the current schedule proposed by Feinstein/Boxer's staff, though they might try to see if Senators' schedule allow for more than an hour at the plant, per SCE's request.
Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Well Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Re ulatory Commission [ (b)(6) J
From: Field, Katherine (Feinstein)
Hi Kathy, Jenny,
Both Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer are scheduled to tour SONGS at 1:30pm on Tuesday, March 22nd. This is the schedule I put together after advancing the site with Kathy on Tuesday. I have included Senator Boxer's staff on this email as well. Can you please advise us on the schedule, logistics and security required for the visit?
SONGS Tour
1:30pm * From the gate , car tour to over look of the Power Plant. o The View will be of the Reactors, Holding Pools and sea wall This will take 15 minutes. * Then proceed to the actual power plant where the reactors are. Security, sign in and base line radiation will be taken at this time. This should take 15 min.
1:45 pm * Tour the facility
2:00 pm
2
DA 38 of 564 0 Meeting with below, in conference room
* US Senator Dianne Feinstein * US Senator Barbara Boxer * George Apostolakis, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission " Elmo Collins, Jr., Regional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission " David Applegate, Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake & Geologic Hazards, U.S. Geologic Survey * Pete Dietrich, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Southern California Edison
2:30 pm Depart for San Diego
Thank you!
Katherine Field U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein 750 B Street, Suite 1030 San Diego, California 92101 (p) 619-231-9712 (f) 619-231-1108
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DA 39 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:28 AM To: Uselding, Lara; Weil, Jenny; Hall, Randy; Lantz, Ryan; Miller, Geoffrey Cc: Brenner, Eliot; Collins, Elmo, Schmidt, Rebecca Subject: Clarifying next week's visits in CA
Laura and all -
Here is what is happening:
Elmo Collins and I will be on the Diablo Canyon visit with Sen. Feinstein and her staff on Tuesday.
Elmo and I will then travel to SONGS with the Senator and her staff. Cmr. Apostolakis and Belkys Sosa (his Chief of Staff) will meet us there. Additionally, Sen. Boxer will join for the SONGS visit.
From Sen. Feinstein's staff, the press is aware of the visits but is NOT invited. Sen. Feinstein's staff will NOT make her available for a press conference, photo op. She may issue a statement after the fact.
My understanding is that Sen. Boxer is handling the SONGS visit similarly.
Please call or e-mail me with any questions.
Thanks, Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
From: Uselding, Lara Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:19 AM To: Weil, Jenny; Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Hall, Randy; Lantz, Ryan; Miller, Geoffrey Cc: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Now hearing DC is part of tourRe: SONGS Tour for California senators
Just learned at our DRP meeting that Feinstein is now including Diablo tour on Tuesday, is this correct? For both tours, if there still a NO PRESS plan? Lara Lara Uselding NRC Reqion 4 Public Affairs i (b)(6)
From: Weil, Jenny To: Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Hall, Randy; Lantz, Ryan; Uselding, Lara
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DA 40 of 564 Sent: Thu Mar 17 13:05:31 2011 Subject: Fw: SONGS Tour for California senators
This is the current schedule proposed by Feinstein/Boxer's staff, though they might try to see if Senators' schedule allow for more than an hour at the plant, per SCE's request.
Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Weil Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission J (b)(6)
From: Field, Katherine (Feinstein)
Hi Kathy, Jenny,
Both Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer are scheduled to tour SONGS at 1:30pm on Tuesday, March 22nd. This is the schedule I put together after advancing the site with Kathy on Tuesday. I have included Senator Boxer's staff on this email as well. Can you please advise us on the schedule, logistics and security required for the visit?
SONGS Tour
1:30pm " From the gate , car tour to over look of the Power Plant. o The View will be of the Reactors, Holding Pools and sea wall This will take 15 minutes. " Then proceed to the actual power plant where the reactors are. Security, sign in and base line radiation will be taken at this time.. This should take 15 min.
1:45 pm * Tour the facility
2:00 pm * Meeting with below, in conference room
" US Senator Dianne Feinstein * US Senator Barbara Boxer * George Apostolakis, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. • Elmo Collins, Jr., Regional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission * David Applegate, Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake & Geologic Hazards, U.S. Geologic Survey * Pete Dietrich, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Southern California Edison
2:30 pm Depart for San Diego
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DA 41 of 564 Thank you!
Katherine Field U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein 750 B Street, Suite 1030 San Diego, California 92101 (p) 619-231-9712 (f) 619-231-1108
DA 42 of 564 From: Field, Katherine (Feinstein)
Call me when you have a chance (b)(6)
Katherine Field U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein 750 B Street, Suite 1030 San Diego, California 92101 (p) 619-231-9712 (f) 619-231-1108
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DA 43 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 4:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Sen. Boxer's SONGS visit
Hi Grant-
I just left you a VM as well. Could we talk briefly about the Senator's visit to SONGS? I will be coming with i. Commissioner Apostolakis and Elmo Collins (Regional Administrator for NRC's Region IV) and would love to chat ahead of time. My direct dial is below and my cell isi (b)(6)
Thanks! Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
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DA 44 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 5:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Thanks!
Hi Shelly -
Thanks again for your time on the phone today. I look forward to meeting you next week. I will be checking e- mail and available by cell this weekend if you need to reach me.
See you Tuesday, Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:01 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Time to chat?
Hi Shelly -
I just talked to Katherine Field who is working the SONGS visit for Tuesday and learned that you are on the Diablo Canyon visit. When you can, would you please call me? My direct line is below; if I am away from my desk, my cell i (b)(6)
Thanks, Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
DA 45 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: -Friday, March 18, 2011 6:47 PM To: Collins, Elmo Subject: RE: ADDENUM: Updates re: Tuesday's California visits
Thanks - Elmo, your cell is (b)(6) correct?
Mine id (b)(6)
Thanks! Amy
From: Collins, Elmo Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 6:39 PM To: Powell, Amy Subject: Re: ADDENUM: Updates re: Tuesday's California visits
From: Powell, Amy To: Collins, Elmo; Sosa, Belkys Cc: Schmidt, Rebecca; Batkin, Joshua Sent: Fri Mar 18 17:26:51 2011 Subject: ADDENUM: Updates re: Tuesday's California visits
As I mentioned to each of you earlier, press is NOT invited to Tuesday's events. Additionally, the Senators will NOT do press availability after either visit at the site.
Amy
From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 5:16 PM To: Collins, Elmo; Sosa, Belkys Cc: Schmidt, Rebecca; Batkin, Joshua Subject: Updates re: Tuesday's California visits
I've spoken with Sen. Feinstein's staff, both here in DC and in CA, who are working on next week's visit. Here are a couple of points that may be helpful:
Discussion points: -Sen. Feinstein's staff confirmed that the discussion session planned at each site (for Elmo, both Diablo and SONGS; for the Commissioner at SONGS) would be more Q&A, round-table format than formal presentations.
-Topics that Sen. Feinstein has on her mind include: seismic requirements for plants (including how these are determined), tsunami requirements (including how these are determined), power backup at plants, and requirements for spent fuel pool to withstand seismic, natural disasters, and accidents.
-1 hope to have a call with Sen. Boxer's staff this afternoon/early evening. She will undoubtedly be interested in what the Commission plans to do moving forward after the President's request, but will also be interested in many of the same issues as Sen. Feinstein.
DA 46 of 564 Logistics: -I should have updated agendas for the trip either later today or over the weekend. I will share them with you. At this point, I anticipate only small tweaks and nothing that would impact travel plans.
-Elmo, having the Senior Resident Inspector/Resident Inspector at the door of the conference room at each site prior to the set meeting would fine. In fact, Sen. Feinstein's staff really liked the idea. Can we make that happen?
-Attire: FYI Sen. Feinstein's staff will be in business wear (suit and tie for the men) so let's take our cue from that.
Thanks for supporting this trip - this is very good opportunity to have two Chairman ("Madam Chairman," preference of both Senators) of a subcommittee and full commiteeintear to NRC's work spend focused time learning about what we do and how we do it. My cell number is (b)(6)I I will also be checking e-mail over the weekend. Please call or e-mail with questions that you ave.
Thanks again, Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
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DA 47 of 564 From: Powell, Amy Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 7:00 PM To: Davis, Bryer (Feinstein) Subject: RE: Call re: trip to CA nuclear power plants?
Elmo's cell isl (b)(6) my cell is (b)()
Thanks, Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
From: Davis, Bryer (Feinstein) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 6:19 PM To: Powell, Amy Subject: Re: Call re: trip to CA nuclear power plants?
Amy do you have a cell # for Elmo? Thx.
From: Powell, Amy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 09:25 AM To: Davis, Bryer (Feinstein) Subject: Call re: trip to CA nuclear power plants?
Hi Bryer-
Do you have time to chat by phone briefly? My direct line is below.
Amy
Amy Powell Associate Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-1673
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DA 51 of 564 From: Uselding, Lara Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:27 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Re: SONGS Tour for California senators
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Lara: Give me your thoughts on using Elmo if this turns into a press scrum.
From: Uselding, Lara Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:19 AM To: Weil, Jenny; Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Hall, Randy; Lantz, Ryan; Miller, Geoffrey Cc: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Now hearing DC is part of tourRe: SONGS Tour for California senators
Just learned at our DRP meeting that Feinstein is now including Diablo tour on Tuesday, is this correct? For both tours, if there still a NO PRESS plan? Lara Lara Uselding NRC Reion 4ublic Affairs S (b)(6) If
From: Weil, Jenny To: Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Hall, Randy; Lantz, Ryan; Uselding, Lara Sent: Thu Mar 17 13:05:31 2011 Subject: Fw: SONGS Tour for California senators
This is the current schedule proposed by Feinstein/Boxer's staff, though they might try to see if Senators' schedule allow for more than an hour at the plant, per SCE's request.
Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Weil Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (b)(6)
From: Field, Katherine (Feinstein)
DA 52 of 564 (Feinstein)
Hi Kathy, Jenny,
Both Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer are scheduled to tour SONGS at 1:30pm on Tuesday, March 22nd. This is the schedule I put together after advancing the site with Kathy on Tuesday. I have included Senator Boxer's staff on this email as well. Can you please advise us on the schedule, logistics and security required for the visit?
SONGS Tour
1:30pm " From the gate , car tour to over look of the Power Plant. o The View will be of the Reactors, Holding Pools and sea wall This will take 15 minutes. * Then proceed to the actual power plant where the reactors are. Security, sign in and base line radiation will be taken at this time. This should take 15 min.
1:45 pm * Tour the facility
2:00 pm " Meeting with below, in conference room
* US Senator Dianne Feinstein " US Senator Barbara Boxer * George Apostolakis, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission " Elmo Collins, Jr., Regional Administrator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission " David Applegate, Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake & Geologic Hazards, U.S. Geologic Survey " Pete Dietrich, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Southern California Edison
2:30 pm Depart for San Diego
Thank you!
Katherine Field U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein 750 B Street, Suite 1030 San Diego, California 92101 (p) 619-231-9712 (f) 619-231-1108
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DA 54 of 564 From: Screnci, Diane Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:27 AM To: Harrington, Holly; Brenner, Eliot; Sheehan, Neil Subject: Annual Assessment meetings
The Region has decided to postpone the TMI and Seabrook Annual Assessment meetings.
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DA 55 of 564 From: McIntyre, David Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 8:52 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Fw: Press Release for Yucca Mountain Technical Evaluation Report (TER)?
Suggest we ask upstairs
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From: Stablein, King To: McIntyre, David Sent: Fri Mar 18 08:49:21 2011 Subject: Press Release for Yucca Mountain Technical Evaluation Report (TER)?
Good morning, Dave-
Aby suggested I discuss with you whether or not OPA plans to issue a press release when Volume 3 of our TER is made available on or around March 30. Please let me know your thoughts on this item. Thanks!
Cheers,
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DA 58 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:32 PM To: Uselding, Lara Subject: RE: Indian point/ nark report HuffPo correction
Slow down. (b)(6)
From: Uselding, Lara Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:26 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Re: Indian point/ nark report HuffPo correction
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From: Brenner, Eliot To: Uselding, Lara Sent: Thu Mar 17 21:24:02 2011 Subject: RE: Indian point/ nark report HuffPo correction
The reason I hired you is you can sing lead without any backing vocals.
From: Uselding, Lara Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:23 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Re: Indian point/ nark report HuffPo correction
I've taken care of that as well (b)(6) Lara Uselding NRC Reqion 4 Public Affairs L (b)(6) I
From: Brenner, Eliot To: Uselding, Lara Sent: Thu Mar 17 21:19:54 2011 Subject: RE: Indian point/ nark report HuffPo correction
I am sorry] (b)(6) I was really talking about palo verde. I got a call from terry young yesterday and I could not hook up with him.
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DA 59 of 564 Yes, that would be David Snead with SLO Tribune. I will send his info Lara Uselding NRC Region 4 Public Affairs
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From: Brenner, Eliot To: Uselding, Lara; McIntyre, David; Harrington, Holly; Chandrathil, Prema; Burnell, Scott; Widomski, Michael
We are talking with the Indian point reporter. Is there a reporter for Diablo we can reach out to ... tomorrow?
From: Uselding, Lara Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:42 PM To: McIntyre, David; Harrington, Holly; Chandrathil, Prema; Burnell, Scott; Widomski, Michael; Taylor, Robert; Brenner, Eliot; Couret, Ivonne Subject: RE: Indian point/ nark report HufflPo correction
I did not. I've already ytelled at my reporter from there on the Diablo Story and waiting for a correction!!!
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From: McIntyre, David Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 3:28 PM To: Harrington, Holly; Uselding, Lara; Chandrathil, Prema; Burnell, Scott; Widomski, Michael; Taylor, Robert; Brenner, Eliot; Couret, Ivonne Subject: FW: indian point/ nrc report HuffPo correction
FYI - they do quote us. Anyone remember speaking to them?
From: Jonah Green [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:12 PM To: McIntyre, David Subject: indian point/ nrc report
Hi David,
Thank you for getting in touch with us about that article.
We've updated our post to clarify that the NRC is not the source of this 'most vulnerable' claim:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/17/cuomo-wants-indian-point- n 836982.html
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DA 60 of 564 Best, Jonah
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DA 61 of 564 From: Baum, Robin Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:18 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: FrROBIN-Message
Was just one earlier this evening -just told scott about it -just wanted to impart the knowledge as I got a call from home to inform me. I didn't see it
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DA 68 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:24 PM To: Elimers, Glenn Subject: Re: POSTPONED - Monthly Management Meeting - NOTE CHANGE IN DATE, TIME, LOCATION
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From: Ellmers, Glenn To: Ellmers, Glenn; Ash, Darren; Boger, Bruce; Boyce, Thomas (01S); Brenner, Eliot; Brown, Milton; Burns, Stephen; Carpenter, Cynthia; Casto, Chuck; Cohen, Miriam; Collins, Elmo; Dapas, Marc; Dean, Bill; Doane, Margaret; Droggitis, Spiros; Dyer, Jim; Greene, Kathryn; Grobe, Jack; Hackett, Edwin; Haney, Catherine; Hayden, Elizabeth; Holahan, Gary; Howard, Patrick; Johnson, Michael; Kelley, Corenthis; Leeds, Eric; Mamish, Nader; McCrary, Cheryl; McCree, Victor; Miller, Charles; Moore, Scott; Pederson, Cynthia; Plisco, Loren; Poole, Brooke; Powell, Amy; Reyes, Luis; Satorius, Mark; Schaeffer, James; Schmidt, Rebecca; Sheron, Brian; Stewart, Sharon; Uhle, Jennifer; Virgilio, Martin; Weber, Michael; Wiggins, Jim; Williams, Barbara; Zimmerman, Roy; Campbell, Andy; Holahan, Patricia; Dorman, Dan; Muessle, Mary; Wert, Leonard; Tracy, Glenn; Taylor, Renee; Krupnick, David; Evans, Michele Cc: Akstulewicz, Brenda; Andersen, James; Bellosi, Susan; Belmore, Nancy; Boyd, Lena; Buckley, Patricia; Casby, Marcia; Cianci, Sandra; Crawford, Carrie; Flory, Shirley; Garland, Stephanie; Higginbotham, Tina; Hudson, Sharon; Landau, Mindy; Matakas, Gina; Miles, Patricia; Pulley, Deborah; Rihm, Roger; Riner, Janet; Ronewicz, Lynn; Ross, Robin; Salus, Amy; Tannenbaum, Anita; Taylor, Renee; Thomas, Loretta; Walker, Dwight; Warner, MaryAnn; Wright, Darlene; Wyatt, Melissa; Cannady, Ashley; Lockhart, Denise; Perez-Ortiz, Aracelis; Riddick, Nicole; King, Shannon; Penny, Melissa; Sprogeris, Patricia; Banks, Eleasah; Nagel, Cheri; Hasan, Nasreen; Call, Michel; Thaggard, Mark; Young, Gary; Holonich, Joseph; Jaigobind, Avinash; Brown, Theron; Moore, Mary; Daniels, Stanley; Kreuter, Jane; Schumann, Stacy; Rihm, Roger Sent: Thu Mar 17 13:18:06 2011 Subject: POSTPONED - Monthly Management Meeting - NOTE CHANGE IN DATE, TIME, LOCATION
Due to the events occurring this week, tomorrow's Monthly Management Meeting is being postponed to next Friday. It will take place just prior to the ERB meeting, from 9:00 to 10:00, in the QEDO conference room, 017B4. As of now, we have on the agenda:
Jun Lee, launch of new public website Eric Leeds, RIC report OGC, FOIA update Miriam Cohen, Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
Let me know if you have any other items to add.
From: ElImers, Glenn Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 10:20 AM To: Ellmers, Glenn; Ash, Darren; Boger, Bruce; Boyce, Thomas (OIS); Brenner, Eliot; Brown, Milton; Burns, Stephen; Carpenter, Cynthia; Casto, Chuck; Cohen, Miriam; Collins, Elmo; Dapas, Marc; Dean, Bill; Doane, Margaret; Droggitis, Spiros; Dyer, Jim; Greene, Kathryn; Grobe, Jack; Hackett, Edwin; Haney, Catherine; Hayden, Elizabeth; Holahan, Gary; Howard, Patrick; Johnson, Michael; Kelley, Corenthis; Leeds, Eric; Mamish, Nader; McCrary, Cheryl; McCree, Victor; Miller,
DA 69 of 564 Charles; Moore, Scott; Pederson, Cynthia; Plisco, Loren; Poole, Brooke; Powell, Amy; Reyes, Luis; Satorius, Mark; Schaeffer, James; Schmidt, Rebecca; Sheron, Brian; Stewart, Sharon; Uhle, Jennifer; Virgilio, Martin; Weber, Michael; Wiggins, Jim; Williams, Barbara; Zimmerman, Roy; Campbell, Andy; Holahan, Patricia; Dorman, Dan; Muessle, Mary; Wert, Leonard; Tracy, Glenn; Taylor, Renee; Krupnick, David; Evans, Michele Cc: Akstulewicz, Brenda; Andersen, James; Bellosi, Susan; Belmore, Nancy; Boyd, Lena; Buckley, Patricia; Casby, Marcia; Cianci, Sandra; Crawford, Carrie; Flory, Shirley; Garland, Stephanie; Higginbotham, Tina; Hudson, Sharon; Landau, Mindy; Matakas, Gina; Miles, Patricia; Pulley, Deborah; Rihm, Roger; Riner, Janet; Ronewicz, Lynn; Ross, Robin; Salus, Amy; Tannenbaum, Anita; Taylor, Renee; Thomas, Loretta; Walker, Dwight; Warner, MaryAnn; Wright, Darlene; Wyatt, Melissa; Cannady, Ashley; Lockhart, Denise; Perez-Ortiz, Aracelis; Riddick, Nicole; King, Shannon; Penny, Melissa; Sprogeris, Patricia; Burroughs, Eleasah; Nagel, Cheri; Hasan, Nasreen; Call, Michel; Thaggard, Mark; Young, Gary; Holonich, Joseph; Jaigobind, Avinash; Brown, Theron; Moore, Mary; Daniels, Stanley; Kreuter, Jane; '[email protected]'; Rihm, Roger Subject: Monthly Management Meeting - Soliciation for Topics
The next EDO Monthly Management Meeting is scheduled for Friday, March, 18, 2011 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. EST in T2B1 (Regions by VTC).
Please send me any discussion topics you would like to suggest, along with who you expect would lead the discussion, by COB Wednesday, March 9. (I already have Jun Lee on the agenda to discuss the public website.) Send all materials for the meeting to me (with a cc: to Melissa Wyatt and Roger Rihm) by COB Wednesday, March 16, so we can post them to the SharePoint site.
As always, let me know if you have any questions,
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DA 70 of 564 From: Harrington, Holly Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:14 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; Burnell, Scott; Couret, Ivonne; Hayden, Elizabeth; McIntyre, David; Chandrathil, Prema; Dricks, Victor, Hannah, Roger; Ledford, Joey;, Mitlyng, Viktoria; Screnci, Diane; Sheehan, Neil; Uselding, Lara Subject: Calendar of Upcoming Events
I'm starting a Calendar of Upcoming Events to sensitive Eliot and top management what we have coming up for the rest of the month. Let's keep it to end of March and early April. So these would be regularly scheduled events/meetings/exercises/whatever that were supposed to take place.
I've talked to EDO about slipping some meetings, but I don't know how successful an effort that will be. Stay tuned.
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DA 71 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:40 AM To: Ledford, Joey Subject: RE: Crystal River Meeting Cancelled PR Attachments: imageOO1.png
I was banging out stuff the other day and people were sitting around dumbfounded. I was listenting to two conversations, writing the nuances into the press release, and moving on. There is, however, a little difference when you are doing government work because you have to be a tad bit surer you have it right. Nevertheless, it's fun. This management shit just gets in the way ... but what the hell.
Glad you are on the team. eliot
From: Ledford, Joey Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:02 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: Crystal River Meeting Cancelled PR
I have had to force myself to SLOW DOWN for many years. People honestly don't believe the speed thing. In my prime, the only person I ever worked with who was faster than me was Warner.
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From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:58 AM To: Ledford, Joey Subject: RE: Crystal River Meeting Cancelled PR
We should trade stories some day./ cannot tell you how handy being an old hack has been.
From: Ledford, Joey Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:57 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: Crystal River Meeting Cancelled PR
It's great to work for an old wire service guy!
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From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:57 AM To: Ledford, Joey; Akstulewicz, Brenda; Harrington, Holly; Hayden, Elizabeth; OPA Resource; Shannon, Valerie Cc: OPAII Subject: RE: Crystal River Meeting Cancelled PR
Ok by me, get it out the door at first opportunity
From: Ledford, Joey Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:53 AM To: Akstulewicz, Brenda; Brenner, Eliot; Harrington, Holly; Hayden, Elizabeth; OPA Resource; Shannon, Valerie Cc: OPAII Subject: Crystal River Meeting Cancelled PR
Sorry for the short notice on this, but we need to issue this ASAP today. It is a short release cancelling the Crystal River meeting.
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DA 74 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 6:55 AM To: 'Merrifield, Jeff S' Subject: RE: Trading notes
Will do, although I am not sure when I can call. And I am asking someone to check re the web. I know the blog we had just set up was getting hits in the thousands per day (5k-plus per day) eliot
From: Merrifield, Jeff S [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 10:33 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Trading notes
When you get a chance, please give me a call on my cell tomorrow. I would like to chat.
As an aside, how many hits have you folks received on your website over the last few days?
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DA 80 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:58 PM To: Harrington, Holly Subject: Fw: Press inquiry - seeking ACRS subcommittee meeting document
Hand off this message for forwarding answer pis. Tnx. Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment 301415 8200 C (b)(6) Sent from my Blackberry
Original----- Message ----- From: Widmayer, Derek To: Brenner, Eliot Cc: Stutzke, Martin Sent: Wed Mar 16 16:38:13 2011 Subject: FW: Press inquiry - seeking ACRS subcommittee meeting document
Eliot:
I am referring this press inquiry to you - here is the answer to her question:
This document is available on the NRC webpage at:
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Original----- Message ----- From: Davis, Molly [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:16 PM To: Widmayer, Derek Subject: seeking ACRS subcommittee meeting document
Derek,
Would you help me access the GSI-199 report? It's called "Implications of Updated Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Estimates in Central and Eastern United States on Existing Plants." The ACRS Subcommittee on Siting met to discuss this document on Nov. 30, but I can't find the meeting materials on the schedule page or in ADAMS.
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HONEYWELL - The Huffington Post continues to show interest in Honeywell as a staff "labor reporter" called Region II to ask a series of questions related to our past inspections, the safety of the facility, and the $11.8 million EPA fine assessed last week. The reporter was told that the waste storage violations cited by the EPA are outside the NRC's jurisdiction and we are satisfied that the process lines we regulate are running safely. She asked for and will be granted an interview with an NRC DFFI branch chief tomorrow.
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Blogs I new result for Nuclear Regulatory Commission
House Panel Questions Nuclear Regulatory and Energy Chiefs... By By MATTHEW L. WALD The five-member Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4-0 last week, with one recusal, to grant a 20-year license extension to the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, on the Connecticut River just north of the Massachusetts border. Green - http://green.blogs.nvtimes.coln!
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DA 90 of 564 From: Ash, Darren Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 1:54 PM To: Boyce, Thomas (O]S); Corbett, James Cc: Brenner, Eliot; Coggins, Angela; Fopma, Melody; Hayden, Elizabeth; Landau, Mindy; Muessle, Mary; Schaeffer, James Subject: new NRC public website launch
Tom and James,
Please delay the launch of our new website by a month. Please plan for the weekend of the April 1 5 th.
As discussed, please plan to hold the TA brief on Monday, March 21st. However, other communications should, in my opinion, be pushed back to be closer to the new go live date. This would include the NRC Reporter article, the public blog posting, etc.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you,
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News 2 new results for DOE nuclear loan guarantees
Renaissance Lost? Mother Jones Meanwhile, the first recipient of a DOE loan guarantee, the Vogtle project in Georgia, has yet to obtain a permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has cited concerns about safety shortcomings with its shield design. Mother Jones See all stories on this topic
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House Panel to Question Nuclear Regulatory and Energy Chiefs New York Times (blog) ... the chief administration official addressing the crisis involving the Japanese reactors, and Gregory B. Jaczko. the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Conmmission, which has sent personnel to Japan and is charged with preventing accidents here in ... See all stories on this topic >
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DA 96 of 564 From: Harrington, Holly Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 9:21 AM To: Hannah, Roger; Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: Assessment meetings/HQ Coverage Attachments: imageOOl.png
Eliot, please tell Roger to come
From: Hannah, Roger Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 9:20 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Cc: Harrington, Holly Subject: Assessment meetings/HQ Coverage
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If you need me to come to HQ, the CR meeting for next week is now officially cancelled so I could leave Sunday, but would need to come back by Thursday since Joey will be leaving that day to head to a meeting in S.C. If you do need me, just let me know as soon as you can so I can make travel arrangements...
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NTSB Determines Pilot Error Caused Owatonna Accident
Cites Captain's Decision To Attempt A Go-Around Late In The Landing Roll With Insufficient Runway Remaining The NTSB determined Tuesday that the probable cause of the 2008 plane crash at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport, (KOWA) in Owatonna, Minnesota, was the captain's decision to attempt a go-around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the accident were the pilots' poor crew coordination and lack of cockpit discipline; fatigue, which likely impaired both pilots' performance; and the failure of the FAA to require crew resource management training and standard operating procedures for Part 135 operators.
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DA 99 of 564 "This accident serves as a reminder that aviation is an unforgiving environment; no detail is too small to be overlooked - not the winds, or the communication between crew members, or even how much sleep they get," said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. "The small things do matter and in this case they accumulated to result in tragedy." On July 31, 2008, East Coast Jets flight 81, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 125-800A, crashed while attempting a go-around after touchdown and during the landing rollout at Owatonna Degner Regional Airport. The flight was a nonscheduled passenger flight. An instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed and activated; however, it was cancelled before the landing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The two pilots and six passengers were killed.
The safety issues addressed in this investigations are: the flight crew actions; pilot fatigue and sleep disorders; the lack of Part 135 Standard Operating Procedures, including crew resource management training and check list usage; go-around guidance for turbine-powered aircraft; Part 135 preflight weather briefings; inadequate arrival landing distance assessment guidance and requirements; Part 135 on-demand, pilot-in command line checks; and cockpit image recording systems.
As a result of this accident investigation, the NTSB issued recommendations to the FAA regarding training, Standard Operating Procedures, and sleep disorders. Those recommendations include:
-Require manufacturers of newly certificated and in-service turbine-powered aircraft to incorporate in their Aircraft Flight Manuals a committed-to-stop point in the landing sequence (for example, in the case of the Hawker Beechcraft 125-800A airplane, once lift dump is deployed) beyond which a go-around should not be attempted. -Require 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, 135, and 91 subpart K operators and Part 142 training schools to incorporate the information from the revised manufacturers' Aircraft Flight Manuals asked for in Safety Recommendation [1] into their manuals and training. -Require 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 and 91 subpart K operators to establish, and ensure that their pilots adhere to, standard operating procedures. -Require principal operations inspectors of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 and 91 subpart K operators to ensure that pilots use the same checklists in operations that they used during training for normal, abnormal, and emergency conditions. -Require manufacturers and 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, 135, and 91 subpart K operators to design new, or revise existing, checklists to require pilots to clearly call out and respond with the actual flap position, rather than just stating, "set" or "as required."
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DA 100 of 564 -Work with the National Weather Service to revise Advisory Circular 00-24B, "Thunderstorms," by including explanations of the terms used to describe severe thunderstorms, such as "bow echo," "derecho," and "mesoscale convective system." -Revise regulations and policies to permit appropriate use of prescription sleep medications by pilots under medical supervision for insomnia. -Require 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 and 91 subpart K pilots to receive initial and recurrent education and training on factors that create fatigue in flight operations, fatigue signs and symptoms, and effective strategies to manage fatigue and performance during operations. -Review the policy standards for all common sleep-related conditions, including insomnia, and revise them in accordance with current scientific evidence to establish standards under which pilots can be effectively treated for common sleep disorders while retaining their medical certification. -Increase the education and training of physicians and pilots on common sleep disorders, including insomnia, emphasizing the need for aeromedically appropriate evaluation, intervention, and monitoring for sleep-related conditions. -Actively pursue with aircraft and avionics manufacturers the development of technology to reduce or prevent runway excursions and, once it becomes available, require that the technology be installed. -Inform operators of airplanes that have wet runway landing distance data based on the British Civil Air Regulations Reference Wet Hard Surface or Advisory Material Joint 25X1591 that the data contained in the Aircraft Flight Manuals (and/or performance supplemental materials) may underestimate the landing distance required to land on wet, ungrooved runways and work with industry to provide guidance to these operators on how to conduct landing distance assessments when landing on such runways. -Require that 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 pilot-in-command line checks be conducted independently from other required checks and be conducted on flights that truly represent typical revenue operations, including a portion of cruise flight, to ensure that thorough and complete line checks, during which pilots demonstrate their ability to manage weather information, checklist execution, sterile cockpit adherence, and other variables that might affect revenue flights, are conducted. -Require Part 121, 135, and 91 subpart K operators to ensure that terrain awareness and warning system-equipped aircraft in their fleet have the current terrain database installed. FMI: www.ntsb.gov/events/Boardmeetinq.htm.
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EU Concludes Aviation Safety Deal With US
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Union said Tuesday it had concluded a deal on a long-delayed air-safety pact with the United States that both sides have said should
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DA 101 of 564 improve aviation oversight and save the sector millions of dollars. The accord will come into force May 1.
Announcing the deal, the EU said the agreement will enable "reciprocal acceptance of findings of compliance and approvals, promote a high degree of safety in air transport and ensure regulatory cooperation and harmonisation between the United States and the EU."
The EU and US first reached the agreement in 2008 but the deal languished amid opposition in trhe U.S. Congress.
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Air India clears IATA safety audits for ground operations F..
Air India, which also does ground handling for other international airlines, has received the safety audit certification for ground operations by IATA.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has developed the commercial standards for the airline industry, and conducts safety audits of the airlines that the laid down procedures are followed or not and certifies them.
Erstwhile Air India, had in 2003, was the first airline in India to clear the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).
"Air India achieved another milestone when it became the first airline, providing ground services in India, to earn the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) recognition," an airline spokesperson said. The ISAGO audits were conducted jointly by an auditor from IATA and auditors from the airline.
During the audit, airline"s headquarters" organisation and management systems as well as the management system at various stations (airports), were assessed on the parameters like passenger and baggage handling, load control, aircraft handling and loading, aircraft ground movement, cargo and mail handling.
"After this, we are now officially recognised as the safest airline. This would give Air India an edge over others in providing ground handling services to international carrier if they come to India," said a senior Air India official. The airline"s Quality Management System (QMS) unit had ensured timely and successful registration of IOSA as well as ISAGO for Air India, he added. The ISAGO registration reiterates Air India"s commitment to achieve excellence in safety and quality standards in all spheres of aviation.
DA 102 of 564 ISAGO Compliance will reduce costs, enhance safety standards and ensure greater safety and quality standards.
IATA has 230 airlines as its members, some of the world's leading passenger and cargo airlines, and represents 93% of scheduled international air traffic. http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/
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Beijing airport ranked second busiest in the world
The Beijing International Airport has been ranked the second busiest airport next only to Atlanta's Hartsfield airport, after reporting a 13 percent growth in passenger travel compared to 2009, according to a report on world traffic growth generated by Airports Council International (ACI).
Beijing beats Chicago's O'Hare and London's Heathrow airport that figured third and fourth on the list.
ACI Director General Angela Gibbons said: " Last year underscored the resilience of the air transport business and resulted in over five billion passengers for the first time ever."
The ACI, which groups 1650 airports in 179 countries and territories, said world passenger traffic rose 6.3 percent in 2010 and cargo traffic jumped 15.2 percent.
London's Heathrow airport and Las Vegas were the only ones among the world's 30 largest airports where traffic had decreased in 2010, China Daily reports.he Douglas International airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, was the only large airport outside Asia-Pacific and the Middle East where traffic grew more than 10 percent.
Whereas, Europe registered a slightly higher growth rate of 4.3 percent despite a setback caused by a volcanic ash cloud last April. (ANI)
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DA 103 of 564 Pinnacle Airlines CEO leaving $1B Memphis company
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WSJ) - Philip Trenary, who built Memphis- based Pinnacle Airlines Corp. into a.$1 billion company, said on Monday that he will step down as president and CEO next week. Trenary, 56, first came to Memphis in 1997 to operate Express Airlines I, a Northwest Airlines subsidiary.
During his tenure, Pinnacle has grown from a $78 million airline with 36 turboprops to a fleet of nearly 300 jets and turboprops and revenues surpassing $1 billion last year for the first time.
The holding company now owns Pinnacle, Mesaba and Colgan airlines. They fly as Delta Connection, United Express and US Airways Express. Pinnacle board chairman Donald Breeding will become interim CEO until a successor is found, The Commercial Appeal reported.
Trenary said he is leaving to pursue interests outside the company, but will stay on as a consultant for a year after his resignation, according to a news release.
He told Pinnacle's 7,700 employees in an e-mail that a recent focus on building the company's future state leadership team made him start to think about his own future.
"I am only able to make this decision with the knowledge that the goals I laid out when I joined Pinnacle Airlines have been achieved," he wrote. Trenary oversaw acquisition of Colgan Air in 2007 and Mesaba Airlines in 2010. He also led the company through a crisis when a Continental Connection plane operated by Colgan crashed into a house outside Buffalo, N.Y., two years ago. The crash was blamed on pilot error and killed 49 on board and one on the ground.
More recently, Pinnacle pleased downtown Memphis boosters by agreeing to move headquarters from the airport area to downtown. The company also made peace with key labor groups including the Air Line Pilots Association. And the company is moving forward with restructuring into two operating companies. Plans call for the corporation to drop the Colgan name, organize regional jets under Pinnacle Airlines Inc. and put turboprops under Mesaba Aviation.
Breeding, who will take over when Trenary leaves on March 24, is a Houston businessman and former executive with Continental Airlines and Eastern Airlines. He has been on Pinnacle's board since 2003 and served as chairman since 2007. He said Trenary has "positioned the airline to realize great success."
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DA 104 of 564 'DGCA looking into fake pilot licences' (India)
The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is looking into the issue of fake pilot licences, Air India Chairman Arvind Jadhav, said on Wednesday.
"The DGCA is looking into the matter," Mr. Jadhav told reporters on sidelines of an aviation event here.
Air India has reportedly de-rostered a pilot for allegedly submitting a forged marksheet to get his licence.
Besides, some pilots of private air-carriers have also had action taken against them and the aviation sector regulator, DGCA, is now conducting a probe into the matter.
It is reported that some officials of the DGCA, past and present, are under the scanner in this matter. The police are also investigating the matter. http ://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article 1543469.ece
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DA 106 of 564 From: Ash, Darren Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:32 AM To: Coggins, Angela; Brenner, Eliot Cc: Loyd, Susan; Fopma, Melody Subject: Re: Question
Got it. I'll be back in office until late this morning - currently downtown - and will catch up w/Melody and Susan then.
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A federal appeals court has blocked a judge's order requiring regulators to act on several drilling permit applications.
The federal government filed court documents earlier this month saying it may have to deny the applications if regulators must make a decision within 30 days as ordered.
The order was issued by U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman, who overturned the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling. That moratorium followed energy company BP PLC's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year.
Feldman ruled last month that the government must act on five applications within 3o days. He later said his ruling also applies to two other permits.
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DA 112 of 564 From: Solomon, Justin (NBCUniversal)
Thank you both.
And of course there is an open invitation for Chairman Jaczko to appear on CNBC in the coming days/weeks.
All the best,
Justin
From: McIntyre, David [mailto: [email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:38 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; Solomon, Justin (NBCUniversal) Subject: RE: Fact Question
I believe it's 12 for 18 reax, and that Justin's number on the storage sites sounds right, from all the old Yucca talk.
Sorry to be slow responding.
From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:34 PM To: '[email protected]' Cc: McIntyre, David Subject: Re: Fact Question
12 under active consideration for aboit 20 reactors. Eliot Brefnner Director, Office of Public Affairs US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment 301 415 8200 C[ (b)(6) Sent from my Blackberry
From: Solomon, Justin (NBCUniversal)
Also looking to get the exact number on current Applications for new reactors.I cant imagine how busy you all are right now, but I am working on a bit of a tight deadline and want to make sure I get this information correct.
Thanks Eliot and David.
-Justin
DA 113 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot [mailto: Eliot. [email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:06 PM To: Solomon, Justin (NBCUniversal) Cc: McIntyre, David Subject: Re: Fact Question
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Eliot,
I am sure you must be extremely busy right now. I am hoping to find out the most up to date number on Nuclear Storage Sites in the Country right now & The number of states that have them.
I see mixed numbers online and want to get it correct.
Last I saw was 121 sites in 33 states. Is this correct?
Justin Solomon Field Producer CNBC 1900 Sylvan Ave I Englewdod Cliffs, NJ 07632 tel 201-735-2319 1www.cnbc.com iustin.solomon(i)nbcuni.com
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DA 114 of 564 From: Cordes, John Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:26 PM To: Davis, Roger;, Bupp, Margaret; Ammon, Bernice; Clark, Lisa; Coggins, Angela; Zorn, Jason; Reddick, Darani; Burns, Stephen; Itzkowitz, Marvin; Rothschild, Trip; Adler, James; Mullins, Charles; Suttenberg, Jeremy; Young, Mitzi; Hawkens, Roy; Moore, Thomas; Ryerson, Paul; Wardwell, Richard; Brenner, Eliot; Powell, Amy; Poole, Brooke; Hirsch, Patricia; McIntyre, David; Hayden, Elizabeth; Albert, Michelle Subject: New court filing by petitioners in Yucca court case Attachments: Aiken County Rule 280) letter.pdf
I've attached the latest filing in the Aiken County case. It's a letter from petitioners pointing to various news reports and documents concerning NRC's (and in one case, DOE's) budget activities regarding Yucca Mountain. The case is set for oral argument next week (March 22).
John Cordes
DA 115 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 1
Rob McKenna ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON Ecology Division PO Box 40117 * Olympia, WA 98504-0117 e (360) 586-6770
March 14, 2011
Mark Langer, Clerk U.S. Court of Appeals, DC Circuit E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse 333 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001
RE: In Re Aiken County, U.S. COA, DC Circuit No. 10-1050 consolidatedwith 10-1052, 10-1069, 10-1082
Dear Mr. Langer:
Pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 280) and Circuit Rule 28(f), the consolidated Petitioners submit the following supplemental authorities:
I. Frederic J. Frommer, NRC to end work on nuke site, Washington Times, February 2, 2011 2. Steve Tetreault, NRC chairmansays Yucca Mountain closeout to include license panel, Las Vegas Review-Journal, February 2, 2011 (relevant portions identified) 3. Memorandum from Catherine Haney, Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Update on the Yucca Mountain Program (Feb. 4, 2011 as revised Mar. 1, 2011), including attached staff non-concurrences (relevant portions identified) 4. Excerpts from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Publication No. NUREG-1 100, FY 2012 Congressional Budget Justification, Vol. 27 (Feb. 2011) (NRC Budget) (relevant portions identified) 5. Excerpts from Department of Energy, Publication No. DOE/CF-0063, FY 2010 Congressional Budget Request, Vol. 7 (Feb. 2011) (DOE Budget) (relevant portions identified) 6. Memorandum from Daniel J. Graser, Licensing Support Network Administrator, to Judges Moore, Ryerson, and Wardwall of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Budgetaty Supportfor Licensing Support Network (Feb. 18, 2011)
DA 116 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 2 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON Mark Langer March 14, 2011 Page 2
These authorities go to the issues of finality, ripeness for review, administrative exhaustion, and primary jurisdiction with respect to the Respondents' decisions and actions (including those by Respondent Nuclear Regulatory Commission), as discussed in the Brief of Petitioners at 27-34; the Respondents' Response Brief at 30-34 and 36-46; and the Petitioners' Reply Brief at 8-12. Specifically, the authorities provide recent evidence of the extent to which the decision to reject the Yucca Mountain repository site and the statutory process for developing that site has been fully implemented by Respondent Department of Energy (which has already eliminated the administrative program supporting repository licensing and development and is planning "site remediation" activity in 2011), and is being implemented by Respondent NRC (which has terminated its own license review activity and is eliminating the hearing board responsible for adjudicating the Yucca Mountain license application).
Sincerely, s/ Andrew A. Fitz
ANDREW A. FITZ Senior Counsel (360) 586-6752
AAF:dmm Enclosures cc: All Parties of Record
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I herby certify that on March 14, 2011, a copy of the foregoing Citation of
Supplemental Authorities was filed electronically using the CM/ECF system, which will provide service on the following parties:
Avila, Aaron Peter [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bauser, Michael Alan [email protected] Bowers, Todd R. [email protected] Brabender, Allen Michael allen.brabender@usdoj'.gov Cordes, John F., Jr. [email protected] Cottingham, Anne Williams [email protected] Durkee, Ellen J. [email protected] Fitz, Andrew Arthur [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Fitzpatrick, Charles J. [email protected] [email protected] Gottshall, Thomas Rush [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Hartman, Barry M. [email protected] [email protected] Jones, Lisa Elizabeth [email protected] Lawrence, John W. [email protected] [email protected] Lunt, Robin Kimlin Jensen [email protected] Malsch, Martin Guilbert [email protected] Mullins, Charles [email protected] Nestor, Christopher R. [email protected] [email protected] Ramsay, James Bradford [email protected]
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Shealy, Samuel Ross [email protected] Beheler Shissias, Alexander George [email protected], [email protected] Suttenberg, Jeremy Jeremy. [email protected] Woodington, Kenneth Paul [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
I herby certify that service of the same was made on the following parties by first class United States mail:
Mr. Dreher, Robert Geoffrey U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division PO Box 23986, L/Enfant Plaza Station Washington, DC 20026-3986 Mr. Kilboume, James Conwell U.S. Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division PO Box 23795, L'Enfant Plaza Station Washington, DC 20026-3795 Davidson, William Henry, II Davidson Morrison & Lindemann, PA 1611 Devonshire Drive, Second Floor PO Box 8568 Columbia, SC 29202-8568
s/Andrew A. Fitz ANDREW A. FITZ TODD R. BOWERS State of Washington Office of the Attorney General Post Office Box 40117 Olympia, WA 98504-0117
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NRC to end work on nuke site Waste storage issue in court
By Frederic J. Frommer
Associated Press
6:27 p.m., Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is closing out its work on Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a nuclear waste repository, even as the Obama administration's decision to scrap the controversial project faces challenges on two fronts, the agency's chairman said Wednesday.
Last year, the NRC's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruled that the Energy Department didn't have the authori to withdraw its application to build the site. The board said it was up to the NRC to issue a "merit-based" decision.
But NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko told reporters there is no time frame to make a decision, and he declined to discuss the commission's internal deliberations on the matter.
"If we have an order, we will produce it," he said at a Platts Energy Podium roundtable.
The Energy Department's decision to abandon Yucca is also facing a court challenge from South Carolina, Washington state, Aiken County, S.C., and three Washington state business owners, which claim the Obama administration overstepped its authority in cutting funding for the project.
On Capitol Hill, new House Natural Resources Coimnittee Chairman Doc Hastings, Washington state Republican, told the Wall Street Journal last month that the department "has zero authority to withdraw the [Yucca Mountain] license application."
Mr. Jaczko was previously the science adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, the powerful Democrat who has long vowed to kill the Yucca waste dump in his state. While on Mr. Reid's staff, Mr. Jaczko advised the senator on how to frame arguments against using the site to store nuclear waste.
Mr. Jaczko said the commission "continues to believe that, when necessary, we will have some type of long-term disposal option for spent fuel. But it's not likely to be necessary for at least 100 years or more."
Currently, nuclear waste can either be submerged in spent-fuel pools or in steel and concrete casks for longer onsit storage. Critics say the storage in multiple, smaller sites presents a greater environmental and security threat than have a central national facility such as Yucca Mountain.
Mr. Jaczko said the commission has asked its staff to look at storage challenges 200 or 300 years into the future.
"We've repeatedly anticipated that a repository would be available," he said. "Clearly, that's not on the horizon no% So we want to look at it more from the perspective of how long can this material be stored safely and securely, anc go on as far as we can."
On another topic, Mr. Jaczko said that the commission will reach a "significant milestone" in the next few weeks
DA 120 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 2 when it puts out for public comment Westinghouse's AP! 000 nuclear reactor. The commission could approve the design by late summer or early fall.
Several companies want to build reactors using that design, including Southern Co., which is seeking permission ti build two API 000 reactors at Plant Vogtle in eastern Georgia, and Scana Corp., which wants to build two of the reactors in South Carolina. The Obarna administration has offered roughly $8 billion in federal loan guarantees to finance the Southern Co. project.
After the design is approved, the companies would then need a license to install and operate the reactors at their respective sites. Those licenses could be approved by the end of the year, Mr. Jaczko said, but stressed that it was hard to predict exactly when that would occur.
The commission hasn't approved construction of a nuclear power plant since 1978; the last operating license was granted in 1996.
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NRC chairman says Yucca Mountain closeout to include license panel
By Steve Tetreault STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU Posted: Feb. 2, 20111 5:33 p.m. Updated: Feb. 3, 20111 7:52 a.m.
WASHINGTON -- Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said Wednesday that the agency is continuing to close out its activities on the Yucca Mountain repository, a process that eventually will include halting the work of the project's licensing board.
Jaczko said the commission is in the midst of a ramp-down of high-level nuclear waste activities that will stretch from one to two years. His comments appeared to be the first time NRC officials have said the closeout would extend to proceedings of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, a semi- autonomous arm of the agency.
"The agency budget encompasses the licensing board, so if there is no money for the program, there is no money for licensing activities and for the licensing board itself," Jaczko said. "Our overall focus is on closing out our review of the (Yucca) license application, and so that includes the licensing board, it includes everything that is involved in that. If there were unresolved legal questions, they would stay unresolved legal questions."
A panel of three administrative judges affiliated with the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board held preliminary hearings on Yucca Mountain in 2009 but suspended the process early last year when the Obama administration proposed to withdraw the project from consideration. Most recently, officials at the Department of Energy have suggested the judges continue the suspension at least until mid-May.
Jaczko's comments followed a media round-table assembled by the Platts Energy Forum. During.the session, Jaczko said that when it came to nuclear waste, the agency has shifted from an approach of when does nuclear waste need to be discarded, to how long might it safely be stored at reactor sites.
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REVISED on March 1, 2011, to correct NRC Form 757, Section C, to reflect three staff
members' non-concurrences and their requests that their non-concurrences be made public
February 4, 2011
MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Jaczko Commissioner Svinicki Commissioner Apostolakis Commissioner Magwood Commissioner Ostendorff
FROM: Catherine Haney, Director IRA/ Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROGRAM
The purpose of this memorandum is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program. -Since October 1, 2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regqulatory Commission (NRC) staff's activities have -focused on the orderly closure of the NRC staffs safety review of the license application submitted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to construct a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain (YM), NV. This memorandum also describes the staff's plans to capture the knowledge it acquired during more than 3 decades of pre-licensing preparation and more than 2 years of licensing review activities.
Program Status and Termination of Safety Review
Effective on October 1. 2010. the staff ceased Its safety review of the YM license application. Consequently, the staff is converting the remaining volumes of its safety evaluation report (SER) ("Volume 3: Review of Repository Safety after Permanent Closure," "Volume 2: Review of Repository Safety before Permanent Closure," and "Volume 4: Review of Administrative and Programmatic Requirements") into technical evaluation reports, which will be published as NUREG reports In the knowledge management series. These reports will document the staff's technical review activities and technical conclusions but will contain no staff findings of regulatory compliance.
Knowledge Capture and Orderly Closure of Supporting Licensing Proceedinqs
The NRC staff is archiving the institutional, regulatory, and technical knowledge amassed over nearly 3 decades as it evaluated YM and other potential sites for deep geologic disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste. The staff Is evaluating and documenting the lessons learned from (1) the development and implementation of site-specific regulations and guidance documents for geologic disposal, (2) the conduct of a licensing proceeding under Subpart J,
CONTACT: Lawrence E. Kokajko, NMSS 301-492-3158
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"Procedures Applicable to Proceedings for the Issuance of Licenses for the Receipt of High-Level Radioactive Waste at a Geologic Repository," of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2, "Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders," and (3) the establishment and the operation of the Licensing Support Network (LSN). The staff will preserve this knowledge as a resource for future use. Associated Re-qulatory _Analyseswith this, on'(CNWRA) October to1, stop 2010, its thelicense staff applicationdirected the review Center activities. for Nuclear The Waste staff redirected CNWRA to focus its YM-related efforts on the preservation of knowledge and records management. As the High Level Waste (HLW) repository knowledge management tasks are completed, CNWRA will transition to non-HLW Repository work using fee-based resources to evaluate the safety and environmental impacts of longer term storage of spent nuclear fuel and to support the staffs development of a longer term waste confidence- rulemaking plan.
The NRC staff established priorities for activities it will undertake commensurate with available resources and closure of the licensing review. As part of this effort, the staff will document its technical review of the license application in technical evaluation reports (NUREGs). These reports will capture the scientific findings, knowledge, and experience of the staff's technical review, the development of requests for additional information, and an evaluation of the license application without stating the conclusion that would be needed to support a licensing decision. The first of these, documenting postclosure review activities, is planned for completion in the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2011. Resources permitting, reports on the staff's preclosure (Volume 2) and administrative (Volume 4) reviews will follow later in the third and fourth quarters of FY 2011.
During the first quarter of FY 2011, the staff established its process for developing the technical evaluation reports and began preparation of those reports. The staff is responding to a Freedom of Information Act request for access to staff drafts of SER Volumes 2 and 3. Technical staff members continued to provide Input to the Office of the General Counsel on adjudicatory hearing-related matters to assist in responding to orders from the Construction Authorization Board 4 (CAB4 or the Board), including directives on case management and identification of witnesses. Departing and other senior technical staff members were interviewed on videotape for knowledge capture and as a future training resource. Personnel fýroMhe Office of Administration and the Atomic Safety and Licensingi Board Panel (ASLBP or the Panel) initiated discussions with the General Services Administration and other government agencies about preparatory activities to close and decommission the Las Ve as Hearing Fac-1itM (LVHF), Including Its computer systems, physical infrastructure, and physical security infrastructure. During this period, the high-level waste core group continued discussions about the budget for orderly closure of the YM program to ensure coordination with preparation for renewal of the CNWRA contract and other contractual matters.
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CAB4 has continued to preside over the YM proceeding after denying the Department of Energy license application withdrawal motion in June 2010. The NRC staff, as required, has kept the Board Informed of the status of the staff's application review activities. Specifically, on
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November 29, 2010, the staff Informed CAB4 that it would not issue SER Volume 3 in November 2010 as previously planned, and that a revised schedule is indeterminate. On December 8, 2010, CAB4 ordered the staff to submit by December 22, 2010, a-full explanation of its schedule change for the issuance of Volume 3 and directed the parties to confer and seek to reach agreement on a discovery status report by January 25, 2011. The staff replied on December 22, 2010, also indicating that the schedule for SER Volumes 4 and 2 was indeterminate. On December 14, 2010, CAB4 ruled on the Phase I legal issues and denied petitions for rule waivers. The Board also directed affected parties to submit a joint stipulation, or differing views, regarding the effects of the Board's Phase 1 legal Issue rulings on admitted contentions by January 21, 2011. The major parties (including the NRC staff) timely responded and also filed differing views. In addition, DOE filed a January 21, 2011, motion seeking a suspension of the proceeding through May 20, 2011 and Nevada filed a January 20, 2011, motion seeking reconsideration of the rejection of a contention in its initial petition. CAB4 has not yet ruled on the suspension motion.
Absent contrary direction it is our understanding that the Panel plans to maintain the adjudicatory infrastructure for the repository licensing proceeding, including the Las Vegas Hearing Facility (LVHF), the Licensing Support Network (LSN), and the LVHF component of the Digital Data Management System (DDMS), until the end of FY 2011. At that time shut-down of the infrastructure would need to be accomplished to avoid the agency requiring Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) money that has not been appropriated in order to complete the shut-down after FY 2011. WLe understand that ASLBP plans to send a memorandum in February that discusses this matter more fully and includes key action points for an orderly shutdown.
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The Office of the General Counsel has reviewed this paper and has no legal objection. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has reviewed this paper for resource implications and has no objections.
Three staff members in NMSS filed non-concurrences on this memorandum (Enclosures 2-4). These non-concurrences are included in the interest of providing the Commission with alternative views.
This paper contains pre-decisional procurement and budget information and should be withheld from public disclosure.
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Given the urfwue nature of the NRC'! NigH-LeHV WasVt PrOagun, its 6ssocated w of the DOE Yucca Mountain license application, and I ststendant internal and ealemal Issues, It seemseasonable to expect that professional wtaf oan dffWr In w11at Wonetltuta, a policy question aultable for Conmmlsson deliberation. Mr. Aby MoheNi, Deputy Directorfor the Uc•aing ad Inspoeon Directorate In the Division of High-Level Wa~te ROePoetory S9afety, uggess that them are embedded in this memorandum at leMs two Policy mattem a8pprooxb for'the Commlsslon to ccider• (1) aplikgaion of Nucl ar Waste Fund for orderly closure while the liceansf proceeding Is sti ongoing; and (2) usa of kee-ba-ed resources to cose t" Las Vegs Hearing Faeility med its eaolaed lnftae* ct•la (u-ch as LSNT.Tfe Commlsso Itself has not yet dacided on the ASLP CAB-4 ruling (LBP-lO-11). and them is enough camplaxky and uicaibtnty to suggest that the etaWlseek Commission diecti on these Issues rather tAn have the sta provide, In essern. a status report- While the Commlislon could maki this memorandum a voting matter on It own aona it Is received. It seem, more appropriate for Agency senior ieademtrp to acknow•adge It at the outset. I believe thWs is Mr. Mohes viOw.
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I carefully considered the concerns raised in Mr. Mohseni's non-concurrence on the memo titled, "Update on the Yucca Mountain Program." Prior to, and Immediately after he filed the non-concurrence, Mr. Mohsenl and I discussed his concerns with the memo. Since Mr. Mohseni filed his non-concurrence, the memorandum has been revised to reflect new resource Information and recent discussion with the ASLBP regarding closure of the Las Vegas Hearing Facility (LVHF) and the associated Infrastructure. Subsequent to this last revision, Mr. Mohsenl was given the opportunity to revise his non-concurrence based on the revised memo. He chose not to revise his statement.
Mr. Mohseni believes there are at least two policy issues embedded In the memorandum: 1. Application of Nuclear Waste Funds for orderly closure Instead of supporting hearing and licensing activities, Including issuance of the remaining SER volumes. 2. Use of fee-based resources to close the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and its associated infrastructure (such as LSN).
The purpose of the memorandum to the Commission Is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program and staff's plans to capture the knowledge it acquired during pre-licensing preparation and licensing review activities. The memo was not intended to raise policy issues or topics that have previously been discussed and resolved at the Commission level.
The application of Nuclear Waste Funds (NWF) for orderly closure instead of completing and Issuing the remaining SER volumes has been well vetted with the Commission. I am not aware of any new information that would warrant raising It as a policy matter in this memorandum. For example, in a October 6, 2010, memorandum to Chairman Jaczko and Commissioners Svlnlckl, Magwood, and Apostolakis (COMWCO-10-002), Commissioner Ostendorff stated that use of FY 2011 Continuing resolution funds "is a significant policy matter that I believe warrants the Commission's attention, and which requires that the Commission give direction to the staff to avoid confusion on the Commission's intent for operation under the Continuing Resolution." He went on to propose that . ..Staff continue to follow the pre-established schedule for the SER and issue the remaining SER Volumes accordingly." This matter was subsequently closed by Annette VIetti-Cook's October 14, 2010, memorandum to Commissioner Ostendorff that stated, "A majority of the Commission declined to participate on this matter, in the absence of a quorum, your proposal Is not approved."
Use of funds to support continued review of the Yucca Mountain application was the topic of several Congressional letters. In an October 27, 2010, letter to the Honorable Jim Sensenbrenner (ML102980673) Chairman Jaczko responded to Congressman Sensenbrenner's concerns about reports regarding the NRC's review of DOE's Yucca Mountain application. The response to Question I (quoted below) also Indicates that the Commission has already considered Mr. Mohseni's first issue.
'Question 1. On what legal authority are you grounding your decision to terminate review of the license application based on a budget request, rather than existing law?
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0 Answer - Neither the text of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and Its underlying committee reports, nor the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution provide the Commission with express direction on how it Is to expend Its appropriations from the Nuclear Waste Fund for Yucca Mountain activities. In the absence of an express direction, .the acoroach the NRC Is following s consistent with the terms of the Continuing Resolution, the Commission's Fiscal Year 2011 budget request, the general principles of appropriations law, and past U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) practice. The Commission declined to revlsit this decision In voting earlier this month."
I am mindful that there are limited resources available to complete orderly closure activities during FY2011 while the NRC hearing activities and Federal court litigation is ongoing. As of December 28, 2010, 1.8 FTE has been expended by the ASLBP and OGC to support the ongoing ASLBP hearing and litigation In the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. (As a reference point, NMSS has expended 9.0 FTE.) Expenditure of FY2011 HLW funds, in this manner, has been supported by OEDO, OGC, ASLBP, and CFO, and has not been viewed to be a matter of policy although these offices and I recognize that use of the funds to support NRC hearings should be closely monitored because they could consume NWF resources that are currently needed for orderly closure In FY 2011. In addition, because there are no HLW' /\ funds in FY 2012, depletion of NWF money would-bring the administrative hearing process to a halt in FY 2011.
In response to Mr. Mohseni's second concern that the memorandum contains an embedded policy issue regarding use of fee-based resources to close the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and its associated infrastructure, the memorandum has been revised to reflect several recent discussions with CFO, ASLBP, NMSS, and OGC. Originally, the memorandum stated that the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board "Panel plans to maintain the adjudicatory infrastructure for the repository licensing proceeding, Including the LSN, the LVHF, and the LVHF component of the Digital Data Management System (DDMS), until the Panel receives direction from the Commission to implement the closure of that infrastructure." The memorandum previously notes that "since no Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) resources are available in FY 2012, starting on October 1, 2011, fee-based funds will be needed to support the LVHF and its Infrastructure." The revised memorandum no longer raises the Issue of using fee based funds to close the Las Vegas Hearing Facility or other YM hearing Infrastructure. This change was made to clearly Inform the Commission that orderly closure would be accomp-lished this fiscal year with available NWF money. Therefore, Mr. Mohseni's second Issue is no longer raised by the memorandum.
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Iin Stabldn 301-492-3•i D-OCUuENT AuTHoR []DCUMENT CONTRIBUTOR DOCUMEWJ REVIEWER ON CONCRRENCE TTLE lORGAIZA'TION Branch Chie NMSSA/MWMS REASONS FOR NON.CONCURRENCE Plam se attiehed documeat. CON71NUED INSECTK-rN D DA 140 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 22 Reasons for King Stablein's Nonconcurrence on Memorandum to the Commisslon entitled 'Update on the Yucca Mountain Projecr As Dr. Kotrbs direct supervisor, I have witnessed her efforts to prepare and revise this memorandun over the past few months, and we have engaged In continual discussions about whether or not we could support the contents as they twisted and turned to accommodate the many agendas that were Influencing fth direction of the memo. We grew more and more uncovfortable as we came to understand that neither the context for the current state of the Yucca Mountaln program nor toe pxAlcy Issues affecting the program were intended to be part of the final product. I have come to conclude that the memo does not provide the Commission with Important Information regarding the program, but rather, appears-to suggest that the staff has taken the initiatve to go In the direction of closure of the program and has had no difficulty In carrying out certain steps to achieve closure by September 30, 2011. In her non- concurrence, Dr. Kotra has sldlltufly Illuminated many fundamental issues with the memo, and I fully support what she has written. In addition, I want to add some thoughts of my own. Until the Chairman unilaterally brought development of the SER to a halt as of September 30, 2010, the High-Level Waste Repository Safety (HLWRS) staff was on track to deliver 2l1 five volumes of the SER In the first part of FY 2011. Volume 3. the key postclosure volume, was virtually complete and could have been Issued by the November 2010 date that staff had given to ASLB. When the Chairman met with the HLWRS staff on October 12, 2010, It wes pointed out to him that allowing the staff to finish the SER volumes would be by far the most efficient and effective use of Nuclear Waste Fund resources and at the same time would give the Nation the benefit of an Independent regulatores evaluation of the Yucca Mountain application. He made It clear during this meeting that, although he recognized that he could choose that path, his view was that It would look more political to publish the SER volumes with findings then to issue them as Technical Evaluation Reports (TERs). Despite his audience's Incredulity regarding this position. the Chairman said that the decision was solely his and that he chose to derail the SER development process while directing the staff to begin orderly shutdown of the Yucca Mountain program. This decion has had profound effects on theYucca Mountain program, none of which ae reflected In the subject status report- As a supervisor in this program, I am keenly aware of the agony exprlerinced by the HLWRS staff as they dutifully followed the Chairman's direction. Many of the staff have worked on the Yucca Mountain program for two decades or longer. To not be allowed to finish the SER, the culmination of those years of prelicensing and licensing activet, because of what appears to be the arbitrary decision of one person, was wrenching for the staff. The staff was not aware of any substantive discussion and airing of Issues at the Commission level, as would be expected for a decision of this magnitude regarding a program that has existed for 30 years. it felt to the staff as If the Chairman had casualty dismissed the staftf sacrifices and effort of those many years without even bothering to engage his fellow Commissioners In the manner that Commission decisions are usually handled. The staff would DA 141 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/1412011 Page: 23 v greatl apVprcate, gven the Importace of this decision, an opportunity to share its views wth ft entir Commission. Thers is no recognition in this status update of the stairs ftion over the dinicAlon of the program or of the staffs lack of opportunity to present Its views. concerns, and Insights to the Commnision before a final decision was made. There Is also no recognition in this memorandum of the difficulties staff has had to endure because of the lack ofa Comrrvsion decision regarding whether or not DOE can withdraw its flcense appication. The staff has been caught in a bind which it felt Itself Incapable of escaping as It attempts to follow the Chairman's direction to carry out orderly closure of the program. Confronted with the reality that there is still an active application before ASLB, certain activities in the stafrs Orderly Closure Plan were considered by staff to require that the Commission allow DOE to withdraw Its application before staff could carry out those activtles. One example Is the disposition fn the National Archves of the documents that have been needed during the licensing process. The stAff, many of whom have been in this program for 20 years or more, are acuek, aware of the NWPA and the argument that ASLB crafted In rejecting DOEs request to withdraw its appkcaton. Staff should not be put In a situation where the direction from the Chairman appears to be In direct contict with the NWPA and the fact of an active license application. Absent policy decisions from the Commission, staff has struggled on a daily basis to figure out how to cope with this bizare situation In a manner which would enable staff to maintain Its Integrity. -~ I For these reasonsAsa well as those expressed so eloquently by Dr. Kota In her rnonncurrnce, I respectflAly decline to concur on this status update memo. 1. KIMng Stabln, Chief Projects Management Branch B Oivision of Hih-.evoe waste Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards DA 142 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 24 I carefully considered the concerns raised in Dr. Kotra's non-concurrence on the memo titled, 'Update on the Yucca Mountain Program.' Over the last several months, I have met with Dr. Kotra to discuss her concerns on transitioning the Yucca Mountain Program towards closure. Most recently, I met with Dr. Kotra on January 31, 2011, to discuss the concerns she planned to raise with the most recent version of the memorandum. Based on these discussions and my review of her non concurrence, I do not believe that changes are needed to the memorandum. Dr. Kotra notes In her opening statement that she has "prepared and revised copious variation of this memorandum*. She also states that "over time, the memo has been revised to dilute or contradict 'the direct language offered by NMSS and ASLBP staffs. Both staffs sought to outline policy, programmatic and budgetary difficulties faced by their offices as they tried to cover the costs of both shutting down and complex and valuable national program and infrastructure while still supporting an ongoing hearing process." Dr. Kotra states that "In Its present form, this memorandum appears to imply that the NMSS staff voluntarily, or, worse still, on Its own volition, sought to terminate NRC staff's independent review of the Yucca Mountain License application and end staff's support for a full and Impartial hearing process for the application.... As currently drafted this memorandum makes no reference to the facts surrounding the chairman's terminatlon of the NRC staff's review of the Yucca Mountain license application." Dr. Kotra Is correct In her statement that there have been many Iterations of this memorandum. This was due to the evolving nature of the program and the information that I felt needed to be conveyed to the Commission, Dr. Kotra states that she "was given to understand the memorandum was not to refer to any of the related policy Issues, a decision with which I disagreed." Over time, the purpose of the paper evolved, The purpose of the Commission merhorandum to Is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program and staff's plans to capture the knowledge it acquired during pre-licensing preparation and licensing review activities. Potential policy Issues associated with the closure of the Yucca Mountain project had been decided at the Commission level (reference my response to Mr. Mohsenrs non concurrence on this same memo). I am not aware of any new information regarding program closure that would warrant raising It as a policy matter in this memorandum nor did I believe it necessary to raise any facts surrounding the termination of staff's review in this status paper. . .. " Lastly, I do not agree with Dr. Kotra's statement that the "memorandum appears to imply that the NMSS staff voluntarily, or worse still, on Its own volition, sought to terminate NRC staff's Independent review of the Yucca Mountain License application and end staff's support for a full and Impartial hearing process for the application. The memorandum was not intended to document or revisit past decisions on the Project. c.2-.3 - DA 143 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 25 MW row 77 US, tJOCLEARREG0J.ATOWY CO*MS~bo aIcuoltose 0NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TMli OF DOGU iNT ,ADAMS ACCESSION NO. SECTION 13- TO BE COMPLE'TED Sy N-.ONCURRING INDIVIDUALIS SUPERVSMOR (mis SECT"ON SHOULD ONLY 69 COMPLETED IF SUPERVISOR 18 DIFFERENT' THAN DOCUMENT SPOSOR) NIAME. ... ." ITFTE PHONE NO. D Nrecy• 301-492-3151 NRC/MASS&WOMLRS comI:MENrs FOR THE DOUMN SPONSOR TO CO ,IDER M] I HAVE NO COMME=NTS 1]M AVE 'n-IE FOUOM COM As Dr. King Stablein's supervisor, I agree with his bareacn-risution of the pro gram and the shortcomings of the memnorandaim. I would harlheuiuose pont to the inconsistency of the NRC Solicitor's characterizaion of the oI the program as being suspended due to the Contintuing * asdvlo, Implying a temporary and reversible status. •n an email to a staqlasqqui, the Solicior agreed with the following characteriation: "in December 2810, the U.S. Court of Appeals liftvd a prior order that bad hold four lawsuts agalnt DOE in abeyance. The Court's Decenber order set the awsults for fQIl briefing and for oral argument. All brlc& now have been ftie and the Court Is scheduled to hear oral argument oz March 22,2011. The lawsuits against DOE claim that DOE has no authority to withdraw the Yucca Mountain eense application, and that Congress most specifically authorlse such aedon. As the appeas 4 court proceeding has moved forward, and In Yiew of NiR's limated bu~pt resour es under the current Continuing Rebolutomn, NRC has suspeaded review of the Yucca Mountain license application, and ]RC has stated it has no schedule lor completion of the review." Tb[i statement is Inconsistent with the orderly coure activities outlined In the memorandum, Including the termination of the LaS Vegas Heaing Facility fi FY 2011. E],OO WUD N SECTION 0 SIGNATURE UWADAMS Tanplebta NRC4Ode PNRflTo • IqyC=mID pwPER DA 144 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 26 NRC FORM .757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRCrNON-CONCURRENCE MO 10.158 PROCESS TE OF DCUMNTACCESION NO Update on the Yucca Mountain Progam ML103140391 SECTION C -TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR NAME CatherineSIlE Haney PHRONE NO. Oilige Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (ThI section should be revised, as necesnary, to reflect the fOno'6utcome of the non-concurrence process. Including a complete discusslon of how lndMdual concerns were addressed.) - see attached - .7 // // // // E CONTINUED INSECTION E ;IN6TURE - DOCUMENT SPONSOR ATE ISIGNATURE - DOCUMENT SIGNER GATE un.•ll r-tuIrg' ,fu,*nnaDM•IlIl univua. I* a. n. ueunqewoyoumn -- •J.. J__ . spnora...... - -- prcs- iscopIe . I e.. a--e douetissge-i..., in WAL I I v Va COMPIVOW by comment sponsor when process is complete, I.e., after document is signedy Li] CoNCURs [L WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC [ý NON-CONCURS [--1ANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC E] WITHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e., disconlinues process) if.- nA . -..- Tfl3 ..-ilMUI~L At NRCFORM 757 is-00n FRIF ON:RECYC;LEDU ~. PAFFtR DA 145 of 56,4 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 27 NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD 1.iSO (-20W)1 NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT ;SION NO. Updated on the Yucca Mountain Program 40412 SECTION C - TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR NAME Catherine Haney TITLE PHONE NO. • Office Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (This section should be revised, as necessary, to reflect the final outcome of the non-concurrence process, including a complete dliscusslon of how Individual, concerns were addressed.) Section C revised on March 01, 2011, to reflect that the non-concurring Individual would like the NCP Form fo be made public and that he/she non concurs on the document. See Attached D- CONTINUED IN SECTION D SIGNAjJýRE-DOCUMENTS pNsOR DATE SlG/,ATURE - DOCUMENT •IGNERTE OIb NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUAL (To be Completed by document sponsorwhen process Is complete, I.e., after document Isind). I jZ CONCURS [l•'ANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC [qNON-CONCURS n WANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC ] WITHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (I.e., dlscontinues process) NRc FORM 757 (3-2009) AAA" .~-,.. ...- -~- ...... ,..... ° e ý'flI OflCIC 'Tn QVOq P~NEDON RECYCLED PAPER DA 146 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 28 I carefully considered the concerns raised in Dr. Stablein's non-concurrence on the memo titled, 'Update on the Yucca Mountain Program.* On February 2,2011. prior to him filing the non concurrence. I met with Dr. Stablein to discuss his concerns with the memorandum. Based on this discussion and my review of his non concurrence, I do not believe that changes are needed to the memorandum. Dr. Stablein notes several Items that are omitted from or not recognized in the memorandum. They are as follow: - Important Information regarding the program - The 'profound effects' of the decision to transition the Yucca Mountain Program to closure are reflected In the subject status report. *'..staffs frustration over the direction of the program or of the staffs lack of opportunity to present Is views, concerns, and Insights to the Commission before a final decision was made." "...difficulties staff has had to endure because of the lack of a Commission decision regarding whether or not DOE can with draw its license application. Dr. Stablein further states that the paper 'appears to suggest that the staff has taken the Initiative to go In the direction of closure of the program and has had no difficulty in-carrying out certain steps to achieve closure by September 30, 2011.' Mr. Mohsenl, Dr.Stblailn's supervisor, In his comments on Dr. Stableln's non concurrence states that he agrees with Dr. Stablein's characterization of the program and the shortcomings of the memorandum. In addition, Mr. Mohsenl Identifies perceived Inconsistency with the orderly closure activities outlined in the memorandum, including the termination of the Las Vegas hearing Facility In FY 2011 and comments by the NRC Solicitor on a draft IAEA document that Imply a temporary and reversible status (reference Mr. Mohseni's comments on Dr. Stableln's non concurrence). I have reviewed the list of items that Dr. Slablein believes were omitted from or not recognized in the memorandum and his statement that the paper 'appears to suggest that the staff has taken the initiative to go in the direction of closure of the program and has had no difficulty In carrying out certain steps to achieve closure by September 30, 2011." I believe that they all fall outside of the scope of the memorandum or are not needed. The purpose of the Commission memorandum to is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program and staffs-plans to capture the knowledge It acquired during pre-licensing preparation and licensing review activities. I have also been informed by the NRC Solicitor that his comments on an interim draft of an ,AEA document were not meant to suggest a temporary 'suspension' of YM due to budget constraints. The term was drafted by others and his focus was on accurately characteriz1'g the status of Federal court litigation. He understands that the staff Is engaged In orderly closure activites. As directed, ourFY 2011 activities are focused on the orderly closure of the .r-ý-re-m ind not on completion of the Safety Evaluation Reports. As stated by the Chairman in DA 147 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 29 an October 27, 2010, letter to the Honorable Jim Sensenbrenner (ML 102980673). 'the approach the NRC Is following Is consistent with the terms and the Continuing Resolution, the Commission's Fiscal 2011 budget request, the general principles of appropriations law, and past U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) practice." The approach described In the memorandum Is endorsed by the OEDO. CFO. and OGC and the memorandum describes the resource limitations on completing activities In FY2011. DA 148 of 564 1w g .C. "* CN SSOALBDLlGET Jus RCATIONý DA 149 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 31 . .7...... '':. . .7 : .. : . • • '• ; '": " . : • ." " "" . -- .- -. CONTENTS Executive Sum m ary ...... 1 Proposed Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations Legislation ...... 17 Salaries and Expenses ...... 19 Office of the Inspector General ...... 19 Analysis of Proposed FY 2012 Appropriations Legislation ...... 19 Nuclear Reactor Safety ...... 23 Program Resource Sum m ary ...... 25 O perating Reactors ...... 26 New Reactors ...... 44 Nuclear Materials and W aste Safety ...... :...... 55 Program Resource Sum m ary ...... 59 F u e l Fa c ilitie s ...... :...... 6 0 Nuclear M aterials Users ...... 68...... 68 Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation ...... 81 Decom m issioning and Low-Level W aste ...... 89 High-Level W aste Repository ...... 98 Perform ance M easurem ent ...... 99 Perform ance M easurem ent ...... 101 Relating Goals to Resources ...... I...... 101 Safety Perform ance Measures ...... 103 Security Perform ance M easures ...... 105 ConDeni50oiii DA 150 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 32 FY 2012 FY 2010 Changes from Enacted Request FY 2010 Product Line $M FTE . $M FTE $M FTE Z .n~~~c64,c 228 82. 0 0.06 0_.0 (22.8) (8.0) Oversight 0.9 5.2 0.0 0.0 (0.9) (5.2) 0.0 0.0 '0.0 00. International Activities 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 (01) (0.6) Corporate Support. 5.2 11.0 0.0 0.0 (5,2) (11.0) . (..9.).(99.0) Numbers may not add due to rounding. HIGH-LEVEL WASTE for high-level nuclear waste at Yucca REPOSITORY Mountain, NV. This initiated the NRC staffs review of the technical merits The NRC and two other Federal agencies of the repository application and have roles related to the development formulation of a position on whether to of a High-Level Waste repository. DOE issue a construction authorization for is responsible for constructing and the repository. In May 2009, the Atomic operating a HLW repository in accordance Safety and Licensing Board granted with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of petitions to intervene regarding the 1982, as amended, and applying to the DOE license application and admitted NRC for a license to develop and operate contentions. On March 3,2010, DOE the HLW repository. EPA is responsible filed a motion seeking to withdraw its for issuing environmental standards license application, with prejudice. that the NRC will use to evaluate the On June 29, 2010, the Licensing Board safety of a geologic repository. The NRC denied DOE's motion. Commission is responsible for issuing regulations review of the Licensing Board's decision that implement EPX-s standards and for has been sought. In FY 2010, the staff reviewing DOE's application and deciding continued to conduct a technical review whether to issue a construction authoriza- of the application and issued the first of tion for the proposed repository. If the five volumes of its "Safety Evaluation NRC issues a construction authorization Report Related to Disposal of High-Level and issues a license, it must ensure that Wastes in a Geologic Repository at Yucca DOE safely constructs, operates, and Mountain, Nevada" (NUREG-1949). eventually closes the repository. Review of the Licensing Board's decision remains pending before the Conunission, On September 8, 2008, the NRC docketed in FY 2011, No resources are budgeted the June 3, 2008, application from DOE for this business line in FY 2012z This for a license to construct and operate activitytenrmnates inFY 2011. , the Nation's first geologic repository i98 FY2012 NRC ConaressinalBii'6,_-J utfi'cation: - DA 151 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 33 DOE/CF-0063 Volume 7 Department of Energy FY 2012 Congressional Budget Request Nuclear Energy Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Nuclear Waste Disposal February 2011 Office of Chief Financial Officer Volume 7 11fnted %iiffsay iml. ca~yckadpspa, DA 152 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 34 Volume 7 Table of Contents Page Appropriation Account Summary ...... 3 N uclear Energy ...... 5 Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/Nuclear Waste Disposal ...... 135 G eneral Provisions ...... 155 The Department of Energy's Congressional Budget justification is available on the Office of Chief Financial Officer, Office of Budget homepage at http://www.cfo.doe.gov/crorg/cf30.htm. Department of Energy/ Volume 7 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 153 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 35 Page 136 DA 154 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 36 Table of Contents Page Overview Defense N uclear W aste D isposal ...... 139 Overview Nuclear Waste Disposal and Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Office of Civilian Radioactive W aste M anagement ...... 141 G eneral Provisions ...... 155 The Department of Energy's Congressional Budget justification is available on the Office of Chief Financial Officer, Office of Budget homepage at http://www.cfo.doe.gov/crorg/cf3O.htm. Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 155 of 564 .Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 37 Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Overview Appropriation Summary by Program FY 2010 Current FY 2011 Appropriation CR FY 2012 Request Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Repository Program 98,400 0 0 Total, Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal 98,4000 0 The Administration has determined that developing a repository at Yucca Mountain. Nevada, is not a $ vnrkanhle option- As a result, in FY 2010, the Department moved to withdraw its application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to construct a high-level waste geologic repository at Yucca Mountain and established a Blue Ribbon Commission to inform the Administration as it develops a new strategy for nuclear waste management and disposal. The Yucca Mountain project and the Office of Civilian .J4 Radioactive Waste Management fRW) were shut down by the end of FY 2010. The Administration remains committed to fulfilling its obligations under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Ongoing responsibilities under the Act, including administration of the Nuclear Waste Fund and the Standard Contract, will continue under the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Nuclear Energy, which will lead future waste management activities. The Office of Legacy Management has assumed managing records, information systems including the Licensing Support Network, and contractor pensions and post-retirement benefits. No funding is being requested for the Yucca Mountain project or for RW. 44 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/ Overview . age 139 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 156 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 38 Nuclear Waste Disposal and Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Overview Appropriation Summary by Program FY 2010 Current FY 2011 Appropriation CR FY 2012 Request -Nuclear Waste Disposal Repository Program 17,700 0 0 Program Management & Integration 10,7000 0 Program Direction 70,000 0 0 Total, Nuclear Waste Disposal 98,400 0 0 Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Repository Program 98,4000 0 Total, Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Repository 98,400 0 0 Program Total, Nuclear Waste Disposal and Defense Nuclear 196,800 0 0 Waste Disposal Preface The Nuclear Waste Disposal Account was established as part of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-425), as amended, to provide funding to implement Federal policy for disposal of commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste by the. Office of Civilian Radioactive waste Management. The Administration has determined that developing a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is not a~workable option. As a result, in 2010, the Department moved to withdraw its application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to construct a high-level waste geologic repository at Yucca Mountain and established a Blue Ribbon Commission to inform the Administration as it develops a new strategy for nuclear waste management and disposal. The Yucca Mountain project and the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management were shut down by the end of FY 2010. The Administration remains committed to fialfilling its obligations under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Ongoing responsibilities under the Act, including administration of the Nuclear Waste Fund and the Standard Contract, will continue under the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Nuclear Energy, which will lead future waste management activities. The Office of Legacy Management has assumed managing records, information systems including the Licensing Support Network, and contractor pensions and post-retirement benefits. *Yucca Mountain Repository Project In FY 2010, they Yucca Mountain project and the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management were shut down. DOE moved to withdraw from consideration by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission the license application for construction of a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. -In FV 9.01 0, the Office of-Civilian Radioactive Waste Management prepared the Yucca Mountain site for stewardship and remediation. The Department will work closely with state and federal agencies to develop and implement a remediation plan for the site that adheres to all applicable statutes and regulations. Tfhe Office of Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/ Overview Tage 141 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 157 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 39 Environmental Management staff will support remediation planning for the Yucca Mountain repositorv site, 4 Per the Office of Nuclear Energy's FY 2012 budget request, that organization will develop and execute a research and development program that will address critical scientific and technical issues associated with the long-term management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel. The Office of Nuclear Energy will support the work of the Blue Ribbon Commission and the development of an integrated approach to waste management options. Program Direction and Management. The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management was shut down in FY 2010. Critical functions under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, including management of the Standard Contract with utilities and administration of the Nuclear Waste Fund are the responsibility of the Office of the General Counsel. The Department is committed to preserving core scientific knowledge and expertise resident in government and national laboratory personnel and applying it to developing a different approach to used fuel management, which is supported by the Office of Nuclear Energy. The Department has made every effort to utilie the- expertise and experience of current Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management personnel, consistent with federal statutes, regulations, and union agreements. Facilities Maintenance, and Repair The FY 2012 maintenance and repair budget request reflects the shut down of the program., Direct-Funded Costs for Maintenance and Repair FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Repository Project 900 0 Total, Direct-Funded Maintenance and Repair 900 0 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/ Overview Yage 142 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 158 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 40 Nuclear Waste Disposal and Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Funding by Site by Program FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request NNSA Service Center Program Direction 500 0 Total, NNSA Service Center 500 0 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Program Direction 500 0 Total, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 500 0 Sandia National Laboratory Repository Project 40,000 0 Total, Sandia National Laboratory 40,000 0 Washington Headquarters Program Direction 50,000 0 Program Management and Integration 4,500 0 Repository Project 10,200 0 Total, Washington Headquarters 64,700 0 Repository Project Office Program Direction 19,000 0 Program Management and Integration 6,200 0 Repository Project 65,900 0 Total, Repository Project Office 91,100 0 Total, Nuclear Waste Disposal and Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal 196,800 0 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/ Funding by Site Page 143 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 159 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 41 Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Funding by Site by Program FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Sandia National Laboratory Repository Project 40,000 0 Total, Sandia National Laboratory 40,000 0 Repository Project Office Repository Project 58,400 0 Total, Repository Project Office 58,400 0 Total, Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal 98,400 0 Site Description Oak Ridge National Laboratory In FY 2010, in support of the Yucca Mountain Project and the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) Program Direction budget element, the Oak Ridge Office administered disbursement of funds and contracts/agreements with the OCRWM Management and Operations contractor, support services contracts and all other financial/contract agreements associated directly with the OCRWM Program. No funds are requested in FY 2012. Sandia National Laboratory In FY 2010, the Sandia National Laboratories-New Mexico (SNL) site located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was the lead laboratory supporting the Yucca Mountain Project. No funds are requested in FY 2012 -Repository Project Office in Nevada No fundin2 is being reauested in FY 2012 for the Yucca Mountain Repository Project in Las Vegas, Nevada. All leases were cancelled by the end of FY 2010 with the exception of the Hillshire Building, which was transferred to the Office of Legacy Management tor ongoing records management, it is planned that this lease w)vill be cancelled by the end of FY 2011. Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/ Funding by Site Page 144. FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 160 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 42 Nuclear Waste Disposal Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Funding by Site by Program FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request NNSA Service Center Program Direction 500 0 Total, NNSA Service Center 500 0 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Program Direction 500 0 Total, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 500 0 Washington Headquarters Program Direction 50,000 0 Program Management and Integration 4,500 0 Repository Project 10,200 0 Total, Washington Headquarters 64,700 0 Repository Project Office Program Direction 19,000 0 Program Management and Integration 6,200 0 Repository Project 7,500 0 Total, Repository Project Office 32,700 0 Total, Nuclear Waste Disposal and Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal 98,400 0 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/ Funding by Site Page 145 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 161 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 43 Nuclear Waste Disposal and Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Repository Program Funding Funding Profile by Subprogram FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Appropriation Request Repository Program Repository Project 116,100 0 Program Management and Integration 10,700 0 Subtotal, Repository Program 126,800 0 Program Direction 70,000 0 Total, Repository Program 196,800 0 Mission The mission of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) was to manage and dispose of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High Level.Radioactive Waste in a manner that protects public health and safety and the environment; enhances national security; and merits public confidence. The office was shut down in FY 2010. The Yucca Mountain site occupies part of the Nevada Test Site as well as lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the United States Air Force. DOE will engage BLM, the Air Force, and the State of Nevada, which has regulatory authority over certain aspects of the site, to determine the appropriate level of remediation necessary.at the site. Dhe Office of Environmental Management will support remediation planning. Benefits The Yucca Mountain Project and OCRWM were shut down in FY 2010. Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nulcear Waste Disposal Repository Program Page 147 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 162 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 44 Repository Project Funding Schedule by Activity FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Repository Project License 86,500 0 Balance of Plant Infrastructure 2,000 0 Project Support 27,600 0 Total, Repository Project 116,100 0 Benefits The Yucca Mountain project and OCRWM were terminated in FY 2010. Detailed Justification (dollars in thousands) FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Licensing Support 86,500 0 In FY 2010, the Department of Energy moved to withdraw from consideration by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission the license application for construction of a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. The Department conducted lease cancellation, contract termination, preservation and archiving of project records and any necessary personnel separation activities. No funding is requested in FY 2012. Balance of Plant Infrastructure 2,000 0 Design work associated with develooment of the geologic renository at Yucca Mountain was ca•Lcelled in A 2 No funding is requested in FY 2012. Project Support 27,600 0 The Department met its obligation for financial assistance in FY 2010. No funding is requested in FY 2012 due to termination of the Yucca Mountain Project. Total, Repository Project 116,100 0 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Repository Program Page 148 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 163 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 45 Program Management and Integration Funding Schedule by Activity (dollars in thousands) FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Appropriation Request Program Management and Integration Quality Assurance 6 ,970 0 Program Management Program Management and Control 30 0 Human Resources and Education 500 0 Total, Program Management 530 0 Safeguards and Security 3,000 0 System Analysis and Strategy Development Fee Adequacy Assessment 200 0 Total, Program Management and Integration 10,700 0 Benefits All Program Management and Integration activities have ceased due to the shut down of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. Ongoing responsibilities under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, including administration of the Nuclear Waste Fund and the Standard Contract, will continue under the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Nuclear Energy, which will lead future waste management activities. The Office of Legacy Management has assumed managing records, information systems including the Licensing Support Network, and contractor pensions and post-retirement benefits. All of the contracts for goods and services with the OCRWM are expired, have been downscoped to reflect long-term contractor pension responsibilities (and transferred to other Departmental elements for administration), or have been transferred within the Department for ongoing contractual requirements. These contracts included the management and operations contract for the repository, quality assurance support services, management and technical support services, information technology services, document and records management, security services, administrative services, and legal services. Many of these contracts required advance notice of intent not to exercise options or termination. Two contracts that were tereminated did not require reimbursable costs. Further, as set forth under the contracts, DOE is responsible for the reimbursement of the costs associated with the management and operationing contractor's defined benefit pension plan; the Department will fulfill its responsibilities, and we expect that current and future retirees will receive their benefits in accordance with the plan. Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Repository Program Page 149 FY 2012 Congressional Budget . DA 164 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 46 Detailed Justification (dollars in thousands) FY2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Quality Assurance 6,970 0 No funding is requested due to the shut-down of the Yucca Mountain Project and the OCRWM. Program Management 530 0 No funding is requested for Program Management due to the closure of the Yucca Mountain Project, and the OCRWM. " Program Management and Control 30 0 " Human Resources and Education 500 0 Safeguards and Security 3,000 0 No funding has been requested for Safeguards and Security because the Yucca Mountain Project and the OCRWM were shut down in FY 2010. Systems Analysis and Strategy Development 200 0 * Fee Adequacy Assessment 200 0 The functions for the Fee Adequacy Assessment efforts will be transferred from the OCRWM to the Office of Nuclear Energy. No funding is requested in FY 2012. Total, Program Management and Integration 10,700 0 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal Repository Program Page 150 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 165 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 47 Program Direction Funding Profile by Category FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Office of Repository Development Salaries and Benefits 26,883 0 Travel 685 0 Information Technology 8,700 0 Support Services 3,500 0 Other Related Expenses 1,810 0 Total, Office of Repository Development 41,578 0 Full Time Equivalents 175 0 Service Center Support Salaries and Benefits 1,000 0 Total, Service Center Support 1,000 0 Full Time Equivalents 30 Headquarters Management and Operational Support Salaries and Benefits 14,617 0 Travel 300 0 Information Technology 3,800 0 Support Services 2,600 0 Other Related Expenses 190 0 Working Capital Fund 2,500 0 24,007 0 Other Matrix Support Salaries and Benefits 3,400 0 Travel 150 Total, Headquarters 27,422 0 Full-Time Equivalents 118 0 Total, Program Direction 70,000 0 Full-time Equivalents 296 0 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/ Program Direction Page 151 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 166 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 48 Mission The Administration has determined that developing the Yucca Mountain repository is not a workable option and that the Nation needs a different solution for nuclear waste disposal. The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management was shut down in FY 2010. The core functions and staff to support efforts under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act to meet the obligations of the Government will continue to be supported under the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). NE will lead all future waste management activities. Every effort has been made to utilize the expertise and experience of Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management personnel in other Departmental organizations or government agencies consistent with Title 5 of the United States Code, Civil Service Regulations, and union agreements. Detailed Justification (dollars in thousands) FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Salaries and Benefits No funds have been requested in FY 2012. 45,900 0 Travel No funds have been requested in FY 2012. 1,000 0 Information Technology No funds have been requested in FY 2012. 12,500 0 Support Services No funds have been requested in FY 2012. 6,100 0 Other Related Expenses - No funds have been requested in FY 2012. 2,000 0 Working Capital Fund No funds have been requested in FY 2012. 2,500 0 Subtotal, Program Direction 70,000 0 Total, Program Direction 70,000 0 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/. Program Direction Page 152 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 167 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 49 Support Services by Category FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Technical Support Repository Project Management and Technical Services 4,400 0 Administrative Services 1,395 0 Total, Technical Support 5,795 0 Management Support Program Management and Integration Quality Assurance 300 0 Program Management and Control Program Management, Planning and Control 5 0 Total, Program Management and Control 5 0 Total, Program Management and Integration 305 0 Total, Support Services 6,100 0 Other Related Expenses by Category FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Other Related Expenses Repository Project Communication, Other Rent, and Utilities 1,660 0 Other Services 90 0 Human Resources and Administration 60 0 Total, Repository Project 1,810 0 Headquarters Other Services 40 0 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/ Program Direction Page 153 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 168 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 50 FY 2010 Current FY 2012 Approp Request Human Resources and Administration 30 0 Supplies and Materials 20 0 Services Performed by Other Agencies 100 0 Working Capital Fund 2,500 0 Total, Headquarters 2,690 0 Total, Other Related Expenses 4,500 0 Nuclear Waste Disposal/Defense Nuclear Waste Disposal/ Program Direction Page 154 FY 2012 Congressional Budget DA 169 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 51 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD PANEL WASHINGTON, DC 20555 -0001 February 18, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: Administrative Judge Thomas S. Moore .Chair, Construction Authorization Board 4 Administrative Judge Paul S. Ryerson Member, Construction Authorization Board 4 Administrative Judge Richard E. Wardwall Member, Construction Authorization Board 4 FROM: Daniel J. Graser / RA / Licensing Support Network Administrator SUBJECT: Budgetary Support for Licensing Support Network In accord with the Construction Authorization Board Order of February 9, 2006, this communication is to advise that, under the Administration's budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2012,1 no Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) resources, either funding or full-time equivalent (FTE) staffing, are allocated to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to conduct the Yucca Mountain Licensing proceeding. Assuming the Administration's approach to FY 2012 funding is accepted by the Congress, given the agency's longstanding position that the agency's fee-based funding cannot be used for activities that relate purely to HLW matters, the Licensing Suooort Network (LSN) thus faces a shutdown that must be completed as of October 1, 2011, regardless of the status of the adjudication or the provisions of 10 C.F.R. Part 2, Subpart J, that govern the operation of, and party participation in, the LSN.' -When the LSN website is shut down, the parties' document collections will no lonaer be electronically accessible by others. Accordingly, as per the February 9, 2006 Order, I am providing my technical analysis and recommendations regarding this situation: When Construction Authorization Board (CAB)-4 examined the issue of potential LSN termination previously, it anticipated that in such an eventuality the parties could forward the 1 "The Appendix, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012", p. 1275. 2 Under the agency's budget regime, although there may be prior fiscal year NWF "carry-over" funding remaining that could sustain the LSN operations and maintenance contract for some period of time in FY 2012, without authorized NWF FTEs available to staff the management of such an effort in FY 2012, the current LSN operations and maintenance contract will need to be terminated for convenience by the end of FY 2011. DA 170 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 52 contents of their document collections to the LSN Administrator (LSNA). 3 However, that strategy presumed that the LSN website would be operational, and that there would be an LSNA to accept and take custody of those materials. Given the time period now available for system shutdown, that likely will not be the case. That strategy also presumed that the records of the LSNA would be accorded some degree of longevity in a proposed NRC records disposition schedule under consideration by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Unfortunately a NARA determination that would allow such a records disposition is not likely to be forthcoming by the time system shutdown now will be necessary."- As a consequence, the Board may want to consider alternative technology solutions that, while not analyzed for legality (as outside my purview) or compliance with the agency regulations under 10 C.F.R. §§ 2.1000 and 2.1007(a)(2), nonetheless could preserve the Commission's -ability to resume the adjudication should circumstances change. 1. Revert to the classic document discovery process wherein, upon receipt of a document production request, each party provides a copy of its documentary material to other interested parties, so that they may continue to have access to documentary material. One major shortcoming of this approach, however, is that the parties are likely to need to know the LSN Accession Number or Participant Access Number to retrieve already- identified items. 2. Each party could establish an internet search and retrieval capability of its own choosing for its existing document collection, and make that available, at a minimum, to all of the other parties in the proceeding. A major shortcoming of this approach is that it shifts what was formerly an NRC fiscal and administrative responsibility to the participants. Additionally, it has the potential for introducing a wide range of non-standardized search and retrieval products. 3. The agency could apply its existing Enterprise Content Management search and retrieval capabilities (ADAMS P8) to participant collections that would have to be added to the document collections section of the NRC website. While potentially expensive and time consuming, the benefit of this approach is that, while consistent with the general intent of § 2.1007(a)(2) regarding availability of the material, it potentially could still be maintained using fee-based resources given the documentary material would not necessarily be utilized "exclusively" for HLW activity. 4. Direct that the materials, including bibliographic headers, be submitted to the official agency docket in searchable PDF format. This alternative has benefits similar to those noted above, and has the added benefit of being under an ongoing NARA records disposition schedule. Additionally, because the official docket is controlled by the Office of the Secretary, which is a Commission-level office, the Subpart J criteria of having the documentary material collection maintained by an entity that is not a party to the proceeding is maintained. 3 See Joint Report Concerning Conditions Regarding DOE LSN Document Collection dated June 18, 2010 (ADAMS ML101690367), and, Final Transcript Oral Argument and Case Management Conference held at Las Vegas Hearing Facility, June 3 and 4, 2010, p. 430 (ADAMS ML1 01620093). 4 Similarly, new arrangements will be required for materials delivered to the custody of the LSNA, such as the Department of Energy's Employee Concerns Program documents. DA 171 of 564 Case: 10-1050 Document: 1298088 Filed: 03/14/2011 Page: 53 Because of the relatively short timeframe available in which to effectuate an orderly shutdown, I recommend that the Board expedite its consideration of these matters. DA 172 of 564 From: McCree, Victor Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 4:12 PM To: Miles, Patricia Subject: FW: CR3 News Release Attachments: FINAL CR3 News Release 03 15 2011 with draft watermark.pdf; image001.png Pat, Please cancel my travel plans for Crystal River. And modify my travel plans to leave ATL for DCA on Tuesday morning, 3/22.. .still returning on 3/26. Thanks, Vic From: McCree, Victor Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 4:10 PM To: Leeds, Eric Cc: Grobe, Jack; Boger, Bruce; Virgilio, Martin; Sanfilippo, Nathan; Croteau, Rick; Rich, Daniel; Wert, Leonard Subject: FW: CR3 News Release Eric, See attached. As we discussed, based on this information and Progress Energy's announcement, we will cancel the public restart meeting scheduled for March 22. Vic From: Hannah, Roger Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:57 PM To: McCree, Victor; Wert, Leonard; Rich, Daniel; Croteau, Rick; Jones, William Cc: Brenner, Eliot; Harrington, Holly; Bumell, Scott; Ledford, Joey; Morrissey, Thomas Subject: CR3 News Release Progress Energy plans to issue this release in a few minutes.... Roger Hannah, APR Senior Public Affairs Officer Region //-- Atlanta, Ga. Office - 404-997-4417 Cell - (b)(6) roger.hannah(dnrc.gov *U.S.NRC United Sitatcs Nudclar Rcsulatory Commission Protering.PepI thiendFswrm,,,gt DA 173 of 564 WProgress Energy news release Progress Energy provides update on Crystal River Nucle Plant outage Repair work and restartplans temporarily suspended • CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (March 15, 2011) - Progress Energ Florida has",otified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Florida Public Service Commissi I)(FPSC) that final retensioning of tendons within the Crystal River Nuclear Plant reactor building has been temporarily suspended while engineers investigate ýinformation from monitonrng•'uipment at the repair site. The suspension will delay the planned April restart of the plant. There are indications of additional delamination (or separation). resulting from the repair work. Engineers are evaluating the situation andi will conduct a thoroug. assessment of repair options and the impact to the plant's restart plans. The plant has been siiu"•j n.d-since September of 2009 and there continues to be no threat to publichIealth and safe ty. "Our engineers will thoroughlyevaluate all potential repair uptio'ns. This has been a first-of-a- kind repair and we will c6itiiiiWi6;move forward cautiouslyla'nd deliberately," said Vincent Dolan, president and &6iifexecutiýe' officer of Piogress Energy Florida. "Our first priority remains protecting piuffh health and safety. The plant, remains shut down and is in a safe condition." AK,.• . A portionot,,ebiufl dmgi'was dAamaged in late2 009 during the process of creating an opening in the structue to remove ani replacýc.te steam generators inside. The unit was already shut down for riteiWehg and maitenan0,at the it e damage was found. The damage was delamination (or separat•i&) of a portion 6fthe con6fete at the periphery of the containment building. Progress Ener YNySE: PGN , headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., is a Fortune 500 energy company with more.than 22000 megawatts of generation capacity and approximately $10 billion in annual revenues. Noorproess Energy includes two major electric utilities that serve about 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida. The company has earned the Edison Electric Institute's Edison Award, the industry's highest honor, in recognition of its operational excellence, and was the first utility to receive the prestigious J.D. Power and Associates Founder's Award for customer service. The company is pursuing a balanced strategy for a secure energy future, which includes aggressive energy-efficiency programs, investments in renewable energy technologies and a state-of-the-art electricity system. Progress Energy celebrated a century of service in 2008. Visit the company's website at www.progress-energy.com. DA 174 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:40 PM To: Lopatto, Jeanne T. Subject: RE: Hope you are well! (b)(6) land a full day of hearinos/Dress ambushes tomorrow (b)(6) (b)(6) will talk later, and thanks for checking in. From: Lopatto, Jeanne T. [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 3:35 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Hope you are well! such a lovely week, and the daffodils are blooming. Jeanne T. Lopatto Vice President Government and International Affairs Westinghouse Electric Company 900 19th Street, NW Suite 350 Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone: (202) 945-6410 Fax: (202) 945-6404 Email: lopattit(cwesting house.com Home Page: www.westinghousenuclear.com DA 175 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:52 PM To: Harrington, Holly Subject: Re: forward looking TNT Lord yes. Maybe you could get bethany to compile. Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment 301 4158200 C1 (b)(6) Sent from my Blackberry From: Harrington, Holly To: Screnci, Diane; Brenner, Eliot Sent: Tue Mar 15 13:39:30 2011 Subject: RE: forward looking TNT Eliot - do you want me compiling and doing TNT today? From: Screnci, Diane Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:30 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; Harrington, Holly Subject: forward looking TNT TMI 's PR people tell me they will be hosting the Today Show, Fox News, CNN, and others at their Training facility over the next few days. Diane Screnci Sr. Public Affairs Officer USNRC, RI 610/337-5330 DA 176 of 564 From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:45 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Welcome to the SharePoint group: TA SharePoint Portal Members for site: NRR TA Welcome to the 'TA SharePoint Portal Members' SharePoint group. Nguyen, Quynh (NRCDOMAIN\qtn) has added you to the 'TA SharePoint Portal Members' group for this SharePoint site. Group description: Use this group to give people contribute permissions to the SharePoint site: TA SharePoint Portal For Earthquake sharepoint.... As a member of this SharePoint group, you can: * Participate in the SharePoint site at: http://portal.nrc.gov/edo/nrr/NRR TA * View the group home page at: http://portal.nrc.gov/edo/nrr/NRR TA/ layouts/people.aspx?MembershipGroupld=7768 What is a SharePoint site? A SharePoint site is a Web site that provides a central storage and collaboration space for documents, information, and ideas. A SharePoint site is a tool for collaboration, just like a telephone is a tool for communication, or a meeting is a tool for decision making. A SharePoint site helps groups of people (whether work teams or social groups) share information and work together. For example, a SharePoint site can help you: * Coordinate projects, calendars, and schedules. * Discuss ideas and review documents or proposals. * Share information and keep in touch with other people. SharePoint sites are dynamic and interactive -- members of the site can contribute their own ideas and content as well as comment on or contribute to other people's. DA 177 of 564 From: EIU Business Research F-1 ---- March 2011 Dear Executives, Business Research has published a couple of new research reports on how companies capture and make use of the mass of data now available about their customers and operations. Three key issues emerge from this research: how to winnow out and interpret the relevant data; how to involve customers in the innovation and design process; and how to get marketing, R&D, finance, and other relevant divisions to share data and discuss its implications. However, few companies have developed tools and techniques that work, though almost all recognise the urgency of doing so. On a broader theme, my latest column, Capitalism made for sharing, considers 1 DA 178 of 564 the role of the multinational in society, in the light of Harvard Professor Michael Porter's concept of "Creating Shared Value". Your responses (online), positive or otherwise, to this, and other columns are more than welcome. Kind regards, Paul Lewis Editor, Business Research E-mail: [email protected] Redefining customer value: corporate strategies for the social web How companies are rethinking their relationship with customers in a world of social media, and its impact on everything from customer feedback to product innovation. Read more SAP levelling the playing field: How companies can share information and exploit the deluge of data that is increasingly available, to enable firms to obtain the insights about their markets and outperform their rivals. 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The course is available via the iLearn system and has been assigned to your Learning Plan. For those needing to access the training outside of the office, the website is https://ilearnnrc.plateau.com. Do not use Citrix to access this training as this may interfere with proper completion recording. For help with issues regarding access to the course, please contact the iLearn help desk at 301-415-1234 (Option #4) or your Training Coordinator. For assistance with course content, please contact John Szabo at 301/415-1610. DA 181 of 564 From: Google Alerts News 2 new results for DOE nuclear loan guarantees The difficult truth about nuclear power The Guardian Obama's budget, released last month, calls for $36 billion in loan guarantees for further nuclear power plant construction. It's that pot of money that will now be subject to greater scrutiny in Washington. On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce ... See all stories on this topic a Jefferies Lowering Price Target On USEC Inc. (USU) Benzinga In a note to clients, Jefferies writes, "USEC is building the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP) to help meet current demand from the 440 nuclear reactors worldwide (104 in the US). As a prerequisite to providing a $2bn loan guarantee, the US DOE has... See all stories on this topic >> This as-it-happens Google Alert is brought to you by Google. Remove this alert. Create another alert. Manage your alerts. DA 182 of 564 From: [email protected] on behalf of LinkedIn Updates Linkedin Network Updates, Mar 8 - Mar 15 121zzz-- (b)(6) 1 DA 183 of 564 (b)(6) © 2011, Linkedin Corporation DA 184 of 564 From: Christian Moritz <1 (b)(6) > Sent Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:38 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Re: Crisis Social Media Services Available for NRC Thank you for the response. I am here if needed. Obviously "Nuclear Regulatory Commission" is trending in the blog world and social media in general. On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 1:32 AM, Brenner, Eliot > From: Christian Moritz [mailtoi (b)(6) > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:21 AM > To: Brenner, Eliot > Subject: Crisis Social Media Services Available for NRC > Dear Mr. Brenner, > Could the NRC benefit from my expertise in social media > communications? I have been tweeting in support of US nuclear policy > over the last several days (see attached examples). For the last > several years I have been VP of Communications and Social Media at > nam.org where I developed expertise in US energy policy. I also > supervise social media campaigns as a consultant for my firm, MSM. I > am available to support your internal NRC communications staff to add > the NRC voice to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. I have reserved the > Twitter account @NRCnuclear for your use. I have executive experience > in strategic communications and social media at NAM.org, AOL, Pepsi, > Heinz, Coors and Choice Hotels. Please review my full client list. I > live in Washington DC and can meet the NRC at any time. Can I call you to discuss your needs? > Sincerely, > Christian Moritz > linkedin.com/in/christianmoritz > @shopfloorNAM > @moritzmarketing > 202-657-9709 >1 DA 185 of 564 Page 1 of I U1r3 - 1 ShopiloorNAN A 4 ca!3:8.pm via HotSulta. Pennsylvania #Nuclear Plants Learn Lessons from I Japanese Disaster http:ltow.ly4eurm ±__cm. i ShopfloorNAM &aER26pmnvia Hootsule #Mfg Blog: NRC: Japan Plant Explosions Will Not,, Affect U.S. Operations httpJIow lyflbLxl5 + .• 565pmShopfloorNAM via floct'ufte House Trade Leaders;,All Three Pending Trade Agreements Will Pass http:I#ow.lyI4eqox .+ #mnfg #fta #manufacturing .(cw) ShopfloorNAM 5:27pm via HootSuit. #Mfg Blog: Delay of:Colombian FTA is Costing American Workers http:fiow.lyI1bLuyU + taxfoundation 4:57pm eia Twaetleck Corporate Tax Reform Will Create Jobs: Boehner http:1lbit lyleNel8Y + tj. 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Retweeted by ShopfloortAb-M41 -- I ShopfloorNAM .'j• 1-24pm via Hctduite RT @foxnewspolitics: NNRC at White House: U.S: nutclear power plants have high standards for withstanding #earthquakes, tormadoes & #tsunamis j file://cAFoiaProject\FoiaPDFExport\PSTs\ELIOT BRENNER I\Emails\05688\ooo00l@ 7 Of M013 From: Harrington, Holly Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:13 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: (b)(6) called to say hi (b)(6) (b)(6) DA 188 of 564 From: Uselding, Lara Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:05 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Spoke to Judge Barreta and he is OK managing things at Victoria tomorrow for ASLB judge oral argument He says he'll send reporters my way and thendue to the Japan disaster and in an effort to assist, might discuss the possibilty of explaining the process if asked. Lara Uselding NRC Region 4 Public Affairs (b)(6) I From: Uselding, Lara To: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Mon Mar 14 18:44:41 2011 Subject: Know you are swamped .... but want to discuss canceling my trip to Victoria tomorrow for ASLB judge oral argument Seems like it is not priority and if I'm to respond to reporters, I really need to be able to focus on that. My call volume today was over 25 and still more coming in Lara Uselding U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Public Affairs - Region IV Lara.Useldincinrc.aov BlackBerry:f (b)(6) Office: 817-276-6519 For more information visit www.nrc.aov DA 189 of 564 Posted At: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:21 PM Conversation: itrezzo EPS Backups: 3/14/2011 19:20 Subject: itrezzo EPS Backups: 3/14/2011 19:20 The following 1 contact(s) were updated with current information: - darren ash (PIN:[ (b)(6) -b NOTE: If itrezzo EPS overwrites any important data in your contacts, you can find the original, unchanged contacts attached to this message. DA 190 of 564 From: OPA Resource Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 6:01 PM To: Harrington, Holly;, Brenner, Eliot; Sheehan, Neil; Shannon, Valerie; McIntyre, David; Couret, Ivonne; Janbergs, Holly Subject: FW: Public Website Publishing -- > 24 Hour Support Attachments: image001.png FYI From: Partlow, Benjamin Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:49 PM To: OPA Resource; Hayden, Elizabeth Cc: Rasouli, Houman; Janney, Margie; Holonich, Joseph; Corbett, James Subject: Public Website Publishing --> 24 Hour Support Beth Hayden et al., The OIS Web Team has arranged to provide 24-hour support for public website publishing. This support will continue for as long as needed by OPA. Regular Working Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm Send requests to Webwork.Resource(,nrc..qov (and cc WebContrator.Resource(,nrc.,ov ). Mark urgent requests with "URGENT" in the email subject line. Point of Contact: Sally Hardy. Sally.Hardyanrc..qov, cell (b)(6) Non-Regular Workinq Hours - (all other times) Point of Contact: Sally Hardy. Sally.Hardv(F,,nrc.qov. cell (call this number first[ (b)(6) , home (b)6) , NRC BlackBerryl (b)(6) Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions. Ben Partlow Section Chief OIS/IRSD/IMB/ADDPS T02-F08 o-301.415.8444 Ci (b)(6) SU5INRG DA 191 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:40 PM To: (b)(6) Subject: DA 192 of 564 From: Couret, Ivonne Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:38 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: what do i owe you? Attachments: imageOOl.gif Didn't think about anyone paying me....will chat when thing calm down. Dave asked me too. Ivonne Ivonne L. Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs •FU1 SNKC ! (301) 415-8205 F [email protected] Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your storyl httf://www.nrc.gov/readina-rm/Dhoto-gallery/ 2010-2011 Information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance httr://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/doc-collections/nureas/staff/srl350/ NRC Employees can read interesting insight on the OPA Blog httop://ortal.nrc.gov/OCM/opa/blog/default.aspx A Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:13 PM To: Couret, Ivonne Subject: what do i owe you? You spent a bunch of money on food, sandwich stuff and the like. I want to be sure you get compensated. Eliot DA 193 of 564 From: Stevens, Clark i (b)(6) > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:34 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: FW: 20 new nuclear units-pending? Eliot-think this is you. From: Emanuel, Mike [mailto: Mike. [email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 3:37 PM To: Stevens, Clark Subject: 20 new nuclear units-pending? * The agency is reviewing 12 applications for combined construction permit-operating licenses, or COLs, to build up to 20 new nuclear units. http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/6859144 Hey Clark, Does this look accurate to you? Just checking. Thanks.-Mike Mike Emanuel . White House Correspondent Fox News 202-628-1742-WH Booth (b)(6) -cell 202-824-6566-office DA 194 of 564 From: (b)(6) Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:32 PM To: (b)(6) Subject: (b)(6) (b)(6) 1 DA 195 of 564 (b)(6) 2 DA 196 of 564 From: Ledford, Joey Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:25 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; Hayden, Elizabeth; Harrington, Holly Cc: Hannah, Roger Subject: TNT Attachments: imageOOl.png GLOBAL - The NRC launched a special inspection into an event earlier this month at Global Nuclear Fuel- Americas in Wilmington, N.C. The event, reported to the NRC on March 2, occurred in a grinding station in one of the nuclear fuel manufacturing facility's process lines. A quantity of uranium dioxide beyond prescribed limits was found to have accumulated in a filter in the grinding station. Region II was contacted by the Wilmington Star-News, The Greater Wilmington Business Journal and News 14 and WHQR-FM, both of Wilmington. Roger is sending a list of all the media outlets who called regarding the Japan events and its application to local plants. Joey Ledford Public Affairs Officer Region II - Atlanta, Ga. 0: 404.997.4416 C. (b oey.Iedfordcnrc.qov *US.NRC UniTd Siats; Noclear Regulawor. -commits;on Psterfing Peopleand ttm Environment DA 197 of 564 From: Harrington, Holly Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 3:51 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: do we want to make sure an AV photog is at the hearing on Wednesday to catch jaczko for our web site? DA 198 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Monday, March 14 , 2011 3:26 PM To: (b)(6) Subject: RE: (b)(6) (b)(6) From: (b)(6) Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 2:27 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: (b)(6) Eliot, (b)(6) DA 199 of 564 From: Bubar, Patrice Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 12:25 PM To: Couret, Ivonne; Brenner, Eliot Subject: Commissioner Magwoods RIC speech Hi Ivonne and Eliot. Can you give me an estimate of when Commissioner Magwood's speech will be posted on the web site? I know there are so many things going on that is keeping everyone busy. But we have had multiple requests for his speech. Thanks much. Patty Bubar Chief of Staff Office of Commissioner William D. Magwood U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 301-415-1895 From: Couret, Ivonne Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:52 PM To: Bubar, Patrice Subject: Speech Draft - edits in YELLOW Patty - As discussed the edits are in yellow. Please advise if there is any outstanding concerns. Ivonne DA 200 of 564 From: Ledford, Joey Sent Monday, March 14, 2011 11:49 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: FW: EOC Meetings Attachments: image0O1.png; image002.gif; image003.png I apologize if Roger has sent this already. Just didn't want it to slip thru the cracks. Obviously, this is only a partial list so far. Joey Ledford Public Affairs Officer Region H - Atlanta, Ga. 0: 404.997.4416 C.f (b)(6) ] ioey.ledford(,nrc..qov ~U.IS.NRC United Stte.s Nuclar Regulatory Commission Plrotfiango Popo and thde•eEireOnmsal From: McCree, Victor Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 8:44 AM To: Croteau, Rick; Hannah, Roger; Ledford, Joey Cc: Wert, Leonard Subject: RE: EOC Meetings Got it - thanks. [Roger/Joey] - please provide this information to OPA, per Eliot's request. Vic From: Croteau, Rick Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 8:42 AM To: McCree, Victor Cc: Wert, Leonard Subject: RE: EOC Meetings Vic, Robinson is the first on 3/24, dates for the other sites that have been set are shown below: Robinson 3/24/2011 Croteau, Rick 2:00 pm Farley 3/31/2011 Jones, William 3:00 pm North Anna 4/4/2011 Jones, William St. Lude 4/13/2011 Croteau, Rick Harris 4/14/2011 Musser, Randy Oconee 4/19/2011 Jones, William DA 201 of 564 Vogtle 4/19/2011 Shaeffer, Scott 6:00pmn Hatch 4/21/2011 Croteau, Rick 6:00 pm McGuire 4/27/2011 Bartley, Jonathan Catawba 4/28/2011 Bartley, Jonathan Browns Ferry 5/31/2011 Crystal River 6/7/2011 Rich, Daniel From: McCree, Victor Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 4:23 PM To: Croteau, Rick Cc: Wert, Leonard Subject: Re: EOC Meetings Ok, thanks. This email is being sent from an NRC Blackberry device. From: Croteau, Rick To: McCree, Victor Cc: Wert, Leonard Sent: Sat Mar 12 16:20:36 2011 Subject: Re: EOC Meetings Not sure if its the first, but I am doing Robinson on 3/24. The DRP sharepoint site has all the dates. This email is being sent from an NRC mobile device. From: McCree, Victor To: Wert, Leonard; Croteau, Rick Sent: Sat Mar 12 15:44:20 2011 Subject: EOC Meetings When will start to hold our EOC public meetings? Vic 2 DA 202 of 564 From: Kevin Jackson HX C'intiA nqs Direct Who Is Protecting Your .th Care Records? ?atient Privacy in Jeopardy 3y Dirk Zwart Patient Privacy in Jeopardy How important is a patient's privacy? If your organization is a health care facility, the instinctive answer that comes to mind is NJVC Headquarers: very important! Ater all, a patient s 8614 Westwood Center Drive, Suite 300 privacy is the basis upon which the Vienna, Virginia 22182 doctor/patient relationship is based. Right? 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DA 206 of 564 From: F - (b)(6) Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 11:31 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: (b)(6) Attachments: image.jpg March 14, 2011 Dear Eliot: (b)(6) DA 207 of 564 From: Elaine Povich < (b)(6) Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 11:21 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Re: (b)(6) (b)(6) Original Message From: Brenne Eliot To:1 (b)(6) Sent, Monday, March 14, 2011 10:13 AM Subject: Re:I (b)(6) Doing japan stuff. Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment 301 4158200 C:I (b)(6) Sent from my Blackberry From: Elaine Povich (b)(6) To: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Mon Mar 14 10:12:00 2011 Subject:l (b)(6) (b -- Original Message From: Brennr,'Eliot . To: Elaine Povich Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 2:44 PM Subject: RE: (b)(6) (b)(6) eliot From: Elaine Povich [mailtol (b)(6) Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 2:39 PM DA 208 of 564 To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Re:I (b)(6) Hi, Eliot: (b)(6) --- Original Message ---- From : Brenner, Eliot -- ...... To: (b)(6) I Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 2:05 PM Subject: (b)(6) (b)(6) Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, Md. 0: 301-415-8200 C:I (b)(6) 2 DA 209 of 564 From: Couret, Ivonne Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 11:11 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: FW: Re:NRC Reply - Comment from OGC Robin Baum Attachments: altbody.html; imageOOl.gif FYI Ivonne L. Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs O (301) 415-8205 [email protected] Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your story! http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/photo-gallery! 2010-2011 Information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/nuregs/staff/sr1350/ NRC Employees can read interesting insight on the OPA Blog http://portal.nrc.gov/OCM/opa/blog/default.aspx P Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. -- Original Message ----- From: LEAH NYLEN, BLOOMBERG/ NEWSROOM: [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 11:07 AM To: Couret, Ivonne Subject: Re:NRC Reply - Comment from OGC Robin Baum Thank you. ---- Original Message ---- From: Ivonne Couret ITISS [Information Technology Infrastructure Services and Support] On March 9, 2011, L-3 Stratis filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's award in February of a six-year, $252 million contract for information technology infrastructure services and support, to Perot Systems Government Services, Inc., an indirect and wholly owned subsidiary of Dell, Inc. In response to the protest and as required by procurement laws, the NRC has stayed performance of the new contract pending resolution of the protest. The GAO issues protest decisions within 100 days, which means that a decision on the protest is expected no later than June 17, 2011. 1 DA 210 of 564 Credit NRC Robin Baum, Deputy AsstGC/Special Counsel for Acquisition Office of the General Counsel Ivonne L.Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs [cid:[email protected] * (301) 415-8205 * [email protected] Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your story! http://www.n rc.gov/reading-rm/photo-gallery/ 2010-2011 Information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- collections/nu regs/staff/sr1350/ NRC Employees can read interesting insight on the OPA Blog http://portal.nrc.gov/OCM/opa/blog/default.aspx P Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. 2 DA 211 of 564 Page 1 of 1 ITISS [Information Technology Infrastructure Services and Support] On March 9, 2011, L-3 Stratis filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's award in February of a six-year, $252 million contract for information technology infrastructure services and support, to Perot Systems Government Services, Inc., an indirect and wholly owned subsidiary of Dell, Inc. In response to the protest and as required by procurement laws, the NRC has stayed performance of the new contract pending resolution of the protest. The GAO issues protest decisions within 100 days, which means that a decision on the protest is expected no later than June 17, 2011. Credit NRC Robin Baum, Deputy AsstGC/Special Counsel for Acquisition Office of the General Counsel Ivonne L.Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs FX- http://www.intemal.nrc (301) 415-8205 R [email protected] Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your storyl http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/photo-gailery/ 2010-2011 Information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collecilons/nuregs/staff/srl350/ NRC Employees can read Interesting insight on the OPA Blog hftp://portal.nrc.gov/OCM/opa/blog/default.aspx A Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. file://c:\FoiaProject\FoiaPDFExport\PSTs\ELIOT BRENNER1\Emails\05970\00o0 ht112 Of _M013 Page 1 of 1 r~&* IT~1~TDf' rniri~rn ~ irrr'~Iw~rnnb ~i l~TL~t~Mft~Amwlf file://c:\FoiaProjiect\FoiaPDFExport\PSTs\ELIOT BRENN-ER I\Eniails\0597O\OOODA213 Of M4o 13 From: Couret, Ivonne Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 11:11 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: L3 Statement - Provided Message to Bloomberg Attachments: imageOOl.gif She preferred email sent just the statement with Robin Baum credit and title. Ivonne Ivonne L. Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs UNU&NRC V (301) 415-8205 R ivonne.coureltnrc.gov Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your storyl http://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/photo-gallery/ 2010-2011 Information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance htto://www.nrc.aov/readina-rm/doc-collections/nureas/staff/srl350/ NRC Employees can read Interesting insight on the OPA Blog hffp://oortal.nrc.aov/OCM/opa/bloa/default.asox A Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 11:08 AM To: Couret, Ivonne Subject: RE: L3 Statement - Provided Message to Bloomberg Thanks. .read it to the reporter if you have not already. From: Couret, Ivonne Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 11:04 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: L3 Statement - Provided Message to Bloomberg Ivonne L. Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs ~¶U2SNRC4 V (301) 415-8205 R- [email protected] Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your storyl http://www.nrc.qov/readinq-rm/photo-aallerv/ DA 214 of 564 2010-2011 information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance http://www.nrc.qov/reading-rm/doc-collectlons/nureas/staff/srl 350/ NRC Employees can read Interesting Insight on the OPA Blog http://portal.nrc.gov/OCM/opa/bloq/default.aspx A Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 3:38 PM To: Hayden, Elizabeth; Bumell, Scott; Harrington, Holly; McIntyre, David; Couret, Ivonne Subject: FW: OGC MESSAGE (b)(5) From: Baum, Robin Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 3:36 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Decker, David Cc: Boyce, Thomas (OIS); Maxin, Mark; Stewart, Sharon Subject: OGC MESSAGE All: Electronic version of OGC approved language, should you receive outside inquiries about the GAO bid protest lodged against NRC's February 18, 2011, ITISS contract award. Thank you - Robin Baum Deputy AsstGC/Special Counsel for Acquisition Office of the General Counsel (301) 415-1550 Robin.baum(Dnrc.gov 2 DA 215 of 564 ITISS [Information Technology Infrastructure Services and Support] On March 9, 2011, L-3 Stratis filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's award in February of a six-year, $252 million contract for information technology infrastructure services and support, to Perot Systems Government Services, Inc., an indirect and wholly owned subsidiary of Dell, Inc. In response to the protest and as required by procurement laws, the NRC has stayed performance of the new contract pending resolution of the protest. The GAO issues protest decisions within 100 days, which means that a decision on the protest is expected no later than June 17, 2011. DA 216 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:59 AM To: Parrish, Lynn Subject: RE (b)(6) Will do. From: Parrish, Lynn [mailto: Lynn. [email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:42 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject:I (b)(6) (b)(6) DA 217 of 564 From: Couret, Ivonne Sent. Monday, March 14, 2011 10:50 AM To: Brenner, Eliot; Burnell, Scott Subject: Media Request for Commissioner Apostolakis for National Public Radio "On Point" Attachments: image0O1.gif National Public Radio "On Point" Julie Diop 617-358-1468 Wants Apostolakis to appear on show tomorrow to talk about fiture of US plants. Ivonne L.Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs SU SJNRC U (301) 415-820S R- [email protected] Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your storyl hffp://www.nrc.aov/readinc-rm/photo-,allery/ 2010-2011 Information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance http://www.nrc.qav/readinc-rm/doc-collectlons/nureas/staff/srl 350/ NRC Employees can read Interesting Insight on the OPA Blog http://portal.nrc.qov/OCM/opa/bloa/default.aspx '-- Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. DA 218 of 564 From: (b)(6) Sent Monday, March 14, 2011 10:42 AM To: ( Subject: (b)(6) (b)(6) DA 219 of 564 (b)(6) 2 DA 220 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 6:12 AM To: Batkin, Joshua Subject: Got text msg Can't remember how to reply! Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment 301 415 8200 C:I (b)(6) Sent from my Blackberry DA 221 of 564 From: Google Alerts News I new result for DOE nuclear loan guarantees US Nuclear Industry Faces New Uncertainty New York Times In Mr. Obama's State of the Union address and in his budget, he proposed an expansion of nuclear energy technology and $36 billion in Department of Energy loan guarantees for the construction of as many as 20 new nuclear plants. New York Times See all stories on this topic )> Tip: Use quotes ("like this") around a set of words in your query to match them exactly. Learn more. Remove this alert. Create another alert. ManaQe your alerts. I. DA 222 of 564 From: Harrington, Holly Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 4:18 PM To: McIntyre, David; Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: time to spell mcintyre Uh oh, he's getting testy. From: McIntyre, David Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 4:14 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; Harrington, Holly Subject: RE: time to spell mcintyre It's M-c-CAPITAL I-n-t-y-r-e ... From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 4:13 PM To: Harrington, Holly Cc: McIntyre, David Subject: time to spell mcintyre Please come over and give him some relief. Is beth there? DA 223 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 4:14 PM To: Janbergs, Holly Subject: good job Bethany - these summaries have been timely, thorough, and damned useful. Thank you ma'am. Eliot DA 224 of 564 From: Screnci, Diane Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:30 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: Monday Ok, will do. Was the informatoin on TMI OK? Diane Screnci Sr. Public Affairs Officer USNRC 610/337-5330 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:28 PM To: Screnci, Diane Subject: RE: Monday Yes. Work with holly to find a time and have val send a note out to everyone. From: Screnci, Diane Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:28 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Monday Can I suggest a quick conference call for the public affairs staff on Monday to bring everyone up to speed and to provide instructions? Diane Screnci Sr. Public Affairs Officer USNRC 610/337-5330 DA 225 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 12:15 PM To: McIntyre, David Subject: sullivan john sullivan DA 226 of 564 From: Google Alerts News 1 new result for jaczko Voice of the Free Press: State must have say on Vermont Yankee BurlingtonFreePress.com The Associated Press reports that NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko "repeatedly acknowledged the state had a role to play in determining Vermont Yankee's future and said he doubted the NRC would do anything to interfere with the state's process. See all stories on this topic ) Tip: Use quotes ("like this") around a set of words in your query to match them exactly. Learn more. Remove this alert. Create another alert. Manaqge your alerts. DA 227 of 564 From: Google Alerts News 1 new result for DOE nuclear loan guarantees GOP still pushing for Yucca Mountain as nuclear waste site Bellingham Herald The president promoted the issue again last month in his 2012 budget, which called for spending another $36 billion on loan guarantees to help build more nuclear plants. The guarantees could save power companies billions in financing costs. See all stories on this topic » This as-it-happens Google Alert is brought to you by Google. Remove this alert. Create another alert. Manacge your alerts. DA 228 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent Saturday, March 12, 2011 12:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: subscribe DA 229 of 564 From: Couret, Ivonne Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:11 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Cc: Burnell, Scott Subject: RE: New press release for posting on Web and EOC Attachments: imageOOl.gif Okay with blog will work with you to post on completion.. .I have suggestions on adding links under "For Background information" line 1. For background information on generic operations at a boiling-water reactor including an animated graphic visit the NRC's website at www.nrc.gov. Home Page of Website __ __ _Key Topc __ ___s- Boiling-Water Reactors (NEWW will add this to link to BWR fact sheet and PDF images) . Underground Reactor Pipes and Tritium * DOE Application for Yucca Mountain _ Ivonne L. Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs ¶US1NRC4 V (301) 415-8205 R_ [email protected] Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your story! htto://www.nrc.aov/reading-rm/photo-aallery/ 2010-2011 Information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance http://www.nrc.cov/readina-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/srl350/ NRC Employees can read Interesting Insight on the OPA Blog http://portal.nrc.qov/OCM/ooa/bloa/default.aspx A Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:58 AM To: Couret, Ivonne Subject: RE: New press release for posting on Web and EOC 1 DA 230 of 564 I will do a blog post. When I am done, I want you to include the link from the press release. I also want to see the blog in its entirety before it goes out. eliot From: Couret, Ivonne Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:52 AM To: Burnell, Scott; Akstulewicz, Brenda Cc: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: New press release for posting on Web and EOC Scott are you doing the blog Post, just spoke with Holly and she provided guidance on this. I'm also going to have OIS lift the BWR design on to the Hot Topics section on the Web and include the PDF of designs. We should link these additional designs to press release and new blog post. Thoughts? Ivonne Ivonne L.Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs U SNRC % (301) 415-8205 R [email protected] Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your storyl http://www.nrc.qov/readina-rm/Dhoto-aallery/ 2010-2011 Information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance http://www.nrc.gov/readinc.rm/doc. collectlons/nureas/staff/sr 350/ NRC Employees can read Interesting Insight on the OPA Blog htfp://portal.nrc..aov/OCM/opa/blo-a/default.asox A Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. From: Burnell, Scott Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:44 AM To: Akstulewicz, Brenda; Couret, Ivonne Cc: Brenner, Eliot Subject: New press release for posting on Web and EOC Brenda; Please set this up for immediate release. Ivonne, once it's final can you post it to WebEOC? Thanks. Scott 2 DA 231 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:05 AM To: (b)() I Subject: (b)(6) (b)(6) From: (b)(6) Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:10 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Re: (b)(6) (b)(6) From: I(b)(6) Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:52 AM To: Brenner, Elo Subject: Re:J j()(6 (b)(6) On Mar 12, 2011, at 9:40 AM, Brenner, Eliot wrote: (b)(6) From: (b)(6) Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:45 AM To:" (b)(6) eliot brenner Subject: Fwd:I (b)(6) Begin forwarded message: 1 DA 232 of 564 From: I (b)(6) Date: March 12, 2011 9:10:54 AM CST To: (b)(6) Subject: Fw: (b)(6) (b)(6) -OriginalMessage ----- To: (b)(6) Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 10:03 AM Subject: Fw:F (b)(6) I Subject: Fw:I (b)(6) (b)(6) 2 DA 233 of 564 (b)(6) 3 DA 234 of 564 From: Microsoft Exchange Sent Saturday, March 12, 2011 12:00 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Your mailbox is almost full. Importance: High Your mailbox is almost full. J"... . 1900MB Please reduce your mailbox size. Delete any items you don't need from your mailbox and empty your Deleted Items folder. Sent by Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 I DA 235 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:10 PM To: 'claude cadoux' Subject: got your text message Sorry, I am not sure how to text! Old guys don't do that well. Glad to hear you are sticking around. DA 236 of 564 From: Dolley, Steven From: Brenner, Eliot [mailto: [email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 7:28 PM To: Burnell, Scott Cc: Dolley, Steven Subject: RE: Vermont Yankee affirmation transcript Complete transcript. Short. Sweet. From: Burnell, Scott Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 7:10 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Fw: Vermont Yankee affirmation transcript Shall I tell him yes, a complete transcript, or would you prefer to? Sent from an NRC Blackberry Scott Burnell (b)(6) From: OPA Resource To: Burnell, Scott Sent: Fri Mar 11 19:03:33 2011 Subject: FW: Vermont Yankee affirmation transcript From: Dolley, Steven [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 6:50 PM To: OPA Resource Subject: Vermont Yankee affirmation transcript Hi, Not an urgent question. But Is this a complete transcript, or have comments after the chairman's question been redacted? Thanks, Steve Steven Dolley Managing Editor, Inside NRC Platts Nuclear 202-383-2166 Office 202-383-2187 Fax 1 DA 237 of 564 TFe 1 tion contained in this message is intended only for the recipient, and may be a confidential atto *ent communication or may otherwise be privileged and confi and protected from disclosure. Ifer of this message is not the inte ecipient, or an employee or agent responsible for deliveri-nZ-t :essage to t ended recipient, please be aware that any dissemination or copying of this com ictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, plea ediately notify us by to the message and deleting it from your computer. raw-Hill Companies, Inc. reserves the righ t to applicable local law, itor and review the content of any electronic message or information sent to or cGraw-Hill employee e-mail addresses without informing the sender or recipient of t sage. 2 DA 238 of 564 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AFFIRMATION SESSION PUBLIC MEETING Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Hearing Room 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland March 10, 2011 The Commission met in open session, pursuant to notice, at 3:30 p.m., Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman, presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: GREGORY B. JACZKO, Chairman of the Commission KRISTINE L. SVINICKI, Member of the Commission WILLIAM D. MAGWOOD, IV,Member of the Commission WILLIAM C. OSTENDORFF, Member of the Commission STAFF AND PRESENTERS SEATED AT THE COMMISSION TABLE: STEPHEN G. BURNS, General Counsel ANNETTE L. VIETTI-COOK, Secretary of the Commission DA 239 of 564 2 DISCLAIMER This is an unofficial transcript of a meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission on March 10, 2011 in the Commission's office at One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland. The meeting was open to public attendance and observation. This transcript has not been reviewed, corrected or edited, and it may contain inaccuracies. The transcript is intended solely for general information purposes. As provided by 10 CFR 9.103, it is not part of the formal or informal record of decision of the matters discussed. Expressions of opinion in this transcript do not necessarily reflect final determination or beliefs. No pleading or other paper may be filed with the Commission in any proceeding as the result of, or addressed to, any statement or argument contained herein, except as the Commission may authorize. DA 240 of 564 3 [3:30 p.m.] PROCEEDINGS CHAIRMAN JACZKO: Ready for affirmation. MS. VIETTI-COOK: This is on Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee and Entergy Nuclear Operations (Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station). The Commission is being asked to act on a Memorandum and Order denying a petition for review filed by the New England Coalition challenging the Licensing Board's decision in LBP-10-19, in which the Board refused to reopen this adjudication and admit for litigation New England Coalition's latest proposed contention. The Commission has voted to approve a Memorandum and Order, which affirms LBP-10-19 and terminates this proceeding. Commissioner Apostolakis did not participate in this matter. Would you please affirm your votes? CHAIRMAN JACZKO: Aye. COMMISSIONER SVINICKI: Aye. COMMISSIONER MAGWOOD: Aye. COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF: Aye. MS. VIETTI-COOK: That's all I have thank you. CHAIRMAN JACZKO: Any comments? DA 241 of 564 4 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the attached description of a meeting of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission entitled: TITLE OF MEETING: Affirmation Session (PUBLIC MEETING) PLACE OF MEETING: Rockville, Maryland DATE OF MEETING: March 10, 2011 was held as herein appears, is a true and accurate record of the meeting, and that this is the original transcript thereof taken stenographically by me, thereafter reduced to typewriting by me or under the direction of the court reporting company. Transcriber: Antoinette Lewis Reporter: (TAPE RECORDING) DA 242 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 6:51 PM To: Kyd Brenner Subject: RE:J (b)(6) (b)(6) --- Original Message ----- From: Kyd Brenner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 6:46 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Re (b)(6) (b)(6) Original- Message ----- From: Brenner, Eliot F (b)(6) ---- Original Message---- From: Kyd Brenner [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 6:38 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: (b)(6) (b)(6) 1 DA 243 of 564 From: Google Alerts News I new result for jaczko NRC senior staffers protest Yucca Mountain shutdown Las Vegas Review - Journal The documents show that the controversial directive from NRC chairman Gregory Jaczko last October to halt publication of a license report on the proposed Nevada nuclear waste repository continues to reverberate at the nuclear safety agency. See all stories on this topic »> This as-it-happens Google Alert is brought to you by Google. Remove this alert. Create another alert. Manage your alerts. DA 244 of 564 From: Couret, Ivonne Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 4:22 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Cc: Burnell, Scott Subject: TNT Attachments: imageOO0.gif GS 199/SEISMIC/DIABLO CANYON - OPA coordinated an interview with a ClimateWire reporter and NRC staff on the topics of seismic design requirements at U.S. nuclear plants, Diablo Canyon and the status of the Generic Issue 199, "Implications of Updated Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Estimates in Central and Eastern United States on Existing Plants" and the its safety/risk assessment results. In addition, OPA provided reporter the website links on archived webcast on Commission briefings and seismic workshops, as well as provided fact sheets. ClimateWire will run story Monday, March 14. * Scott asked me to handle this reporter and the staffer was Kamal Manoly SLT.A. for NRR/GS199 * Reporter may have follow-up spent fuel/dry cask fuel storage questions on Diablo Canyon Dave will assist in response via BlackBerry or direct it to NMSS staff. " Peter Behr reporter for ClimateWire 0 Ivonne L.Couret Public Affairs Officer Office of Public Affairs 9 (301) 415-8205 P? [email protected] Visit our online photo gallery. Incorporate graphics and photographs to tell your storyl htfp://www.nrc.qov/readina-rm/photo-qallery/ 2010-2011 Information Digest - Where you can find NRC Facts at a Glance http://www.nrc.gov/readinq-rm/doc-collections/nureqs/staff/srl350/ NRC Employees can read interesting insight on the OPA Blog http://portal.nrc.,ov/OCM/opa/bloo/default.aspx - Please consider the environmental impact before printing this email. 1 DA 245 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 4:15 PM To: Sheron, Brian Subject: RE: FYI - RIC HUMOR I'll put this up on the web site! (just kidding) From: Sheron, Brian Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 3:48 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: FW: FYI - RIC HUMOR I think you should included the attached in your press release of Commissioner Apostolakis' RIG speech. From: Weber, Michael Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 1:13 PM To: Sheron, Brian Subject: FYI - RIC HUMOR Thought you might enjoy the attached. Thanks for supporting the RIC, Brian. Mike Michael Weber Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, State, Tribal, and Compliance Programs U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 301-415-1705 Mail Stop 016E15 1 DA 246 of 564 "Brian, enough with the questions already!" DA 247 of 564 From: Ledford, Joey Sent Friday, March 11, 2011 3:57 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; McIntyre, David; Chandrathil, Prema; Mitlyng, Viktoria Subject: Honeywell DOJ Release Attachments: image0O1.png DOJ finally issued its release on the Honeywell fine. Joey Ledford Public Affairs Officer Region U - Atlanta, Ga. 0: 404.997.4416 C:I (b)(6) ioey.ledfordtn rc..ov U.S.NRC United States Nudcer Regulatory Comrnission 1rotet-ing Pople antddm Enitronmetst Honeywell Pleads Guilty in Illinois to Illegal Storage of Hazardous Waste Corporation Sentenced to Pay $11.8 Million Criminal Fine WASHINGTON - Honeywell International Inc. pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Benton, Ill., to one felony offense for knowingly storing hazardous waste without a permit in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Honeywell was also sentenced today to pay a criminal fine in the amount of $11.8 million. "Today, Honeywell must account for its knowing violation of a federal law that protects the public from exposure to hazardous waste containing radioactive material," said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice. "All companies who generate hazardous waste must have a permit to store the waste and, when granted a permit under RCRA, must fully comply with its requirements or they will be prosecuted." "The citizens of Southern Illinois should not and will not tolerate improper storage of hazardous wastes so near their homes and businesses," said Stephen R. Wigginton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. U.S. Attorney Wigginton noted that he will "continue to seek out and prosecute environmental criminals on behalf of the residents of the Southern District of Illinois in order to insure the environmental safety of our communities." "The defendant's illegal storage practices put employees at risk of exposure to radioactive and hazardous materials," s aid Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. "Today's plea agreement and sentencing shows that those who try to circumvent the law and place people's health and the environment at risk will be vigorously prosecuted." Honeywell, a Delaware corporation with corporate headquarters in Morristown, N.J., owns and operates a uranium hexafluoride (UF6) conversion facility in Massac County, Ill., near the city of Metropolis and the Ohio 1 DA 248 of 564 River. Honeywell is licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to possess and otherwise manage natural uranium, which it converts into UF6 for nuclear fuel. The Metropolis facility is the only facility in the United States to convert natural uranium into UF6. At the Metropolis facility, air emissions from the UF6 conversion process are scrubbed with potassium hydroxide (KOH) prior to discharge. As a result of this process, KOH scrubbers and associated equipment accumulate uranium compounds that settle out of the liquid and are pumped as a slurry into 55-gallon drums. The drummed material, called "KOH mud" and consisting of uranium and KOH, has a pH greater than or equal to 12.5. In November 2002, Honeywell shut down part of the wet reclamation process it used to reclaim the uranium from the KOH mud, knowing that previously accumulated drums of KOH mud and any additional drums of KOH mud generated thereafter would have to be stored onsite until such time as the wet reclamation process was restarted. Honeywell also knew that, because the pH of KOH mud generated at the facility was greater than or equal to 12.5, it is classified as corrosive hazardous waste under regulations issued pursuant to RCRA. Therefore, Honeywell needed, but did not have, a RCRA permit to store any drums of KOH mud at its facility longer than 90 days. In July 2007, Honeywell requested a modification of its RCRA permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) so that they could store drums of KOH mud. IEPA issued Honeywell a modified permit in July 2008, allowing Honeywell to store drums containing KOH mud only in a KOH container storage area designed to contain any spills, leaks or precipitation that accumulates in the drum storage area. By September 2008, Honeywell had accumulated over 7,000 drums of KOH mud. In April 2009, EPA special agents conducted a search warrant and found nearly 7,500 illegally stored drums containing waste that was both radioactive and hazardous. Honeywell began storing the KOH mud drums in compliance with the terms of its RCRA permit in approximately March 2010. In accordance with the terms of the criminal plea agreement, Honeywell will serve a five-year term of probation. As a condition of probation, Honeywell must comply with the terms of the interim consent order entered into with the Illinois Attorney General's Office and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, filed on April 21, 2010, and any subsequent revisions, which imposes a schedule for the processing of KOH mud. As a further condition of probation, Honeywell must implement a community service project in the community surrounding the Metropolis facility, whereby Honeywell will develop, fund and implement a household hazardous waste collection program and arrange for proper treatment, transportation and disposal of this waste collected during at least eight collection events over a two-year period, at a cost of approximately $200,000. The case was investigated by the Environmental Protection Agency Criminal Investigation Division. It was prosecuted by Jennifer A. Whitfield and Susan L. Park of the Environmental Crimes Section of the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division and by William E. Coonan and Michael J. Quinley of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois. 2 DA 249 of 564 From: I (b)(6) Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:46 PM To: Subject: (b)(6) (b)(6) I DA 250 of 564 (b)(6) 2 DA 251 of 564 (b)(6) 3 DA 252 of 564 (b)(6) 4 DA 253 of 564 (b)(6) 5 DA 254 of 564 From: McIntyre, David Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 1:45 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: Redacted 2011 and 2010 Memo on Yucca Mountain Closure Thanks - you should check your email more often! © From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 1:44 PM To: McIntyre, David Subject: FW: Redacted 2011 and 2010 Memo on Yucca Mountain Closure From fsme From: Parker, Nicole Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:32 PM To: Powell, Amy; Brenner, Eliot Cc: Haney, Catherine; Davis, Jack; Kokajko, Lawrence; Mohseni, Aby; Stablein, King; Kotra, Janet; Chidichimo, Gabriele; Valencia, Jennifer; Dorman, Dan Subject: Redacted 2011 and 2010 Memo on Yucca Mountain Closure Good Afternoon Attached are the 2011 and 2010 Redacted Memos. Once you have received them please let us know. I will wait one hour before sending the memos to get Declared and made public. Thanks Nicole Parker 1 DA 255 of 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE 1ITERNAL INFORMATION REVISED on March 1, 2011, to correct NRC Form 757, Section C, to reflect three staff members' non-concurrences and their requests that their non-concurrences be made public February 4, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Jaczko Commissioner Svinicki Commissioner Apostolakis Commissioner Magwood Commissioner Ostendorff FROM: Catherine Haney, Director /RA/ Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards SUBJECT: UPDATE ON THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROGRAM The purpose of this memorandum is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program. Since October 1,2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs activities have focused on the orderly closure of the NRC staffs safety review of the license application submitted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to construct a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain (YM), NV. This memorandum also describes the staff's plans to capture the knowledge it acquired during more than 3 decades of pre-licensing preparation and more than 2 years of licensing review activities. Program Status and Termination of Safety Review Effective on October 1, 2010, the staff ceased its safety review of the YM license application. Consequently, the staff is converting the remaining volumes of its safety evaluation report (SER) ("Volume 3: Review of Repository Safety after Permanent Closure," "Volume 2: Review of Repository Safety before Permanent Closure," and "Volume 4: Review of Administrative and Programmatic Requirements") into technical evaluation reports, which will be published as NUREG reports in the knowledge management series. These reports will document the staffs technical review activities and technical conclusions but will contain no staff findings of regulatory compliance. Knowledge Capture and Orderly Closure of Supporting Licensing Proceedings The NRC staff is archiving the institutional, regulatory, and technical knowledge amassed over nearly 3 decades as it evaluated YM and other potential sites for deep geologic disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste. The staff is evaluating and documenting the lessons learned from (1) the development and implementation of site-specific regulations and guidance documents for geologic disposal, (2) the conduct of a licensing proceeding under Subpart J, CONTACT: Lawrence E. Kokajko, NMSS 301-492-3158 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION 256 of0A 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE IN..TERNAL INFORMATION The Commissioners - 2 - "Procedures Applicable to Proceedings for the Issuance of Licenses for the Receipt of High-Level Radioactive Waste at a Geologic Repository," of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2, "Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders," and (3) the establishment and the operation of the Licensing Support Network (LSN). The staff will preserve this knowledge as a resource for future use. Associated with this, on October 1, 2010, the staff directed the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA) to stop its license application review activities. The staff redirected CNWRA to focus its YM-related efforts on the preservation of knowledge and records management. As the High Level Waste (HLW) repository knowledge management tasks are completed, CNWRA will transition to non-HLW Repository work using fee-based resources to evaluate the safety and environmental impacts of longer term storage of spent nuclear fuel and to support the staffs development of a longer term waste confidence- rulemaking plan. The NRC staff established priorities for activities it will undertake commensurate with available resources and closure of the licensing review. As part of this effort, the staff will document its technical review of the license application in technical evaluation reports (NUREGs). These reports will capture the scientific findings, knowledge, and experience of the staff's technical review, the development of requests for additional information, and an evaluation of the license application without stating the conclusion that would be needed to support a licensing decision. The first of these, documenting postclosure review activities, is planned for completion in the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2011. Resources permitting, reports on the staff's preclosure (Volume 2) and administrative (Volume 4) reviews will follow later in the third and fourth quarters of FY 2011. During the first quarter of FY 2011, the staff established its process for developing the technical evaluation reports and began preparation of those reports. The staff is responding to a Freedom of Information Act request for access to staff drafts of SER Volumes 2 and 3. Technical staff members continued to provide input to the Office of the General Counsel on adjudicatory hearing-related matters to assist in responding to orders from the Construction Authorization Board 4 (CAB4 or the Board), including directives on case management and identification of witnesses. Departing and other senior technical staff members were interviewed on videotape for knowledge capture and as a future training resource. Personnel from the Office of Administration and the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP or the Panel) initiated discussions with the General Services Administration and other government agencies about preparatory activities to close and decommission the Las Vegas Hearing Facility (LVHF), including its computer systems, physical infrastructure, and physical security infrastructure. During this period, the high-level waste core group continued discussions about the budget for orderly closure of the YM program to ensure coordination with preparation for renewal of the CNWRA contract and other contractual matters. Hearing Process and Activities CAB4 has continued to preside over the YM proceeding after denying the Department of Energy license application withdrawal motion in June 2010. The NRC staff, as required, has kept the Board informed of the status of the staffs application review activities. Specifically, on OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION 13A 257 of 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE iNTERNAL INFORMATION The Commissioners - 3 - November 29, 2010, the staff informed CAB4 that it would not issue SER Volume 3 in November 2010 as previously planned, and that a revised schedule is indeterminate. On December 8, 2010, CAB4 ordered the staff to submit by December 22, 2010, a full explanation of its schedule change for the issuance of Volume 3 and directed the parties to confer and seek to reach agreement on a discovery status report by January 25, 2011. The staff replied on December 22, 2010, also indicating that the schedule for SER Volumes 4 and 2 was indeterminate. On December 14, 2010, CAB4 ruled on the Phase 1 legal issues and denied petitions for rule waivers. The Board also directed affected parties to submit a joint stipulation, or differing views, regarding the effects of the Board's Phase 1 legal issue rulings on admitted contentions by January 21, 2011. The major parties (including the NRC staff) timely responded and also filed differing views. In addition, DOE filed a January 21, 2011, motion seeking a suspension of the proceeding through May 20, 2011 and Nevada filed a January 20, 2011, motion seeking reconsideration of the rejection of a contention in its initial petition. CAB4 has not yet ruled on the suspension motion. Absent contrary direction it is our understanding that the Panel plans to maintain the adjudicatory infrastructure for the repository licensing proceeding, including the Las Vegas Hearing Facility (LVHF), the Licensing Support Network (LSN), and the LVHF component of the Digital Data Management System (DDMS), until the end of FY 2011. At that time shut-down of the infrastructure would need to be accomplished to avoid the agency requiring Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) money that has not been appropriated in order to complete the shut-down after FY 2011. We understand that ASLBP plans to send a memorandum in February that discusses this matter more fully and includes key action points for an orderly shutdown. Resources OFFICIAL USE ONLY SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION UA 258 of 564 - OFFICIAL USE ONLY - S.ENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION The Commissioners -4- Coordination The Office of the General Counsel has reviewed this paper and has no legal objection. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has reviewed this paper for resource implications and has no objections. Three staff members in NMSS filed non-concurrences on this memorandum (Enclosures 2-4). These non-concurrences are included in the interest of providing the Commission with alternative views. This paper contains pre-decisional procurement and budget information and should be withheld from public disclosure. Enclosures: 1. ( 2. Non-Concurrence dated January 18, 2011 3. Non-Concurrence dated February 1, 2011 4. Non-Concurrence dated February 2, 2011 cc: SECY EDO OGC OCA OPA CFO ASLBP XDa IAllll Ri ...... UI-t-liALUL IL ...... Qr.MQITIIVE INT=ERN'UI• If If gl IRlWINFOATIGNM ll•mli•m mvmv ~DA259Of 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY SENSITIVE INTERNAL I'NFORMATION The Commissioners -4- Coordination The Office of the General Counsel has reviewed this paper and has no legal objection. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has reviewed this paper for resource implications and has no objections. Three staff members in NMSS filed non-concurrences on this memorandum (Enclosures 2-4). These non-concurrences are included in the interest of providing the Commission with alternative views. This paper contains pre-decisional procurement and budget information and should be withheld from public disclosure. Enclosures: 1. [ ] 2. Non-Concurrence dated January 18, 2011 3. Non-Concurrence dated February 1, 2011 4. Non-Concurrence dated February 2, 2011 cc: SECY EDO OGC OCA OPA CFO ASLBP 564 of I tdFMTIVJFIhITPRNA-I iiFMgltAmuIu 2.'60 VlAFFW-I(I J IVl• • LUSE•v• Vg• NdLY:BV D• DA260 of56 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION I ] Enclosure 1 OFFICIAL US_. ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION 0A21f- a0m NON-CONCIJRtENCE PROCESS BEClON A - TO US COMPttM MY NON40MCUMM@ iiaMiJA IF,LOF40LOAMENT U.,usnne the Yoms Macablea Emrooef WUB314m Cathehern aney302-492-3554 rawr W~WiOheýJcuMa mUL Aby hi-mu 301-492-3182 [jccAoamn~rAtnxoe Lg PrcNMW CRMuVc DOWcLMTREVMWne &K iCMC0MWM~tcE 1tLWllSINl~s Deputy Dbwlr AMtMougOnu Commisio Mfmuuadiam itowy. th urengt @M utbe proplam It als addromma path 6 vwnrd&at tommatneo - , Perm*Ioe tat wuqirs Comminwim dhco or gaidanee. 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ONLY W CGOkftED I SUPERYS IS UIFýENT TmAP DOCUMENT SPONSMON KWAE /- -- - pe / -L i OAOIEW THE00DMET SPONSOR TO Ef If Qcowmam INSECTION 0 DA 263 of 564 Re: Memorandmn to the Comnidealon entf•d, "Updale on the Yucco Mountai Program' Gien the uiqu nat of •t NRC's i-gh-LevelWatse Program, its associated review of the DOE Yucca Mountin ken application, and Itse tendw internl and extemalIs es. It seem remsonable to axect tha professional msff cm differ In wtiat constituts a policy question suItable for Conmislson deliberaon. Mr. Aby Moheeni. Deputy Director for the Licensing and Inpecion Diretorate I ti•e DMsko of HIgh-Levl Waste Repository Safety, suggets that there ae embedded in thNs memoreidum at least two polcy mattere appropriate for the Cormission to caMider (0) appication of Nuclear Waste Funds for orderly losure whtie the lcnsing proceeding Is SlOlongoing; and (2) use of fee-based resources to cdose the Las Vegas Heowing Facilty and its associated inkiesbuicture (such as LSN). The Commission Itelf has not yet dIc•,dd on te ASLBP CA84 ruiing (LBP-10-1 1). and there i enough omplaxity and uncertainty to 6sWstthat te staff sesk Commission crection on these isues rather than hov the staff provide, In esmenc, a stats report. White the Commisalon could make this memorandum a voting .mater on ts own once it is received. it seems more appropriate for Ageicy manor leadonss to actumowlmdge it at tto outset. I believe fths is Mr. Mohem's view Thervltara, whilg either vwy could lead to the sarne outcome (i.e., Commission deliberation on Ord@ry closure and fundkg. Itend to agree with Mr, Mohenir that the mbedded policy matters shouid ad~sd ,atheioutset. Lamwren Koltajto. Diresctr Division of High Level l~eto Respository Safety Office of Nucleer MateI Sety and Sgafguards 18 January 2011 DA 264 ofVG4~ DA 265 of 564 NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD 10.158 (3-2o NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO. Updated on the Yucca Mountain ProEram ML110540412 SECTION C - TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR tNAME ICatherine Haney TITLE PHONE NO. Office Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (This section should be revised, as necessary, to reflect the final outcome of the non-concurrence process, including a complete discussion of how individual concerns were addressed.) Section C revised on March 01, 2011, to reflect that the non-concurring Individual would like the NCP Form fo be made public and that he/she non concurs on the document. See Attached D CONTINUED IN SECTION D SIGNATURE - DOCUMENT SPONSOR DATE SIGNATURE - DOCUMENT IGNER DATE NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUAL (To be completed by document sponsorwhen process Is complete, i.e., after document is signed): WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC D CONCURS 1 [3 .NON-CONCURS Z WANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC E WITHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e., discontinues process) PRiNTEDON RECYCLED PAPER NRC FORM 757 (3-2009) Use ADAMS Template NRC-0O5 PAPE REYCE 266 DAUE DA266 of56 I carefully considered the concerns raised in Mr. Mohseni's non-concurrence on the memo titled, "Update on the Yucca Mountain Program." Prior to, and immediately after he filed the non-concurrence, Mr. Mohseni and I discussed his concerns with the memo. Since Mr. Mohsenl filed his non-concurrence, the memorandum has been revised to reflect new resource information and recent discussion with the ASLBP regarding closure of the Las Vegas Hearing Facility (LVHF) and the associated Infrastructure. Subsequent to this last revision, Mr. Mohseni was given the opportunity to revise his non-concurrence based on the revised memo. He chose not to revise his statement. Mr. Mohseni believes there are at least two policy issues embedded in the memorandum: 1. Application of Nuclear Waste Funds for orderly closure instead of supporting hearing and licensing activities, Including issuance of the remaining SER volumes. 2. Use of fee-based resources to close the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and its associated infrastructure (such as LSN). The purpose of the memorandum to the Commission is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program and staff's plans to capture the knowledge it acquired during pre-licensing preparation and licensing review activities. The memo was not intended to raise policy issues or topics that have previously been discussed and resolved at the Commission level. The application of Nuclear Waste Funds (NWF) for orderly closure instead of completing and issuing the remaining SER volumes has been well vetted with the Commission. I am not aware of any new information that would warrant raising it as a policy matter in this memorandum. For example, in a October 6, 2010, memorandum to Chairman Jaczko and Commissioners Svinicki, Magwood, and Apostolakis (COMWCO-10-002), Commissioner Ostendorff stated that use of FY 2011 Continuing resolution funds "is a significant policy matter that I believe warrants the Commission's attention, and which requires that the Commission give direction to the staff to avoid confusion on the Commission's intent for operation under the Continuing Resolution." He went on to propose that "... .Staff continue to follow the pre-established schedule for the SER and issue the remaining SER Volumes accordingly." This matter was subsequently closed by Annette Vietti-Coobcs October 14, 2010, memorandum to Commissioner Ostendorff that stated, "A majority of the Commission declined to participate on this matter. In the absence of a quorum, your proposal is not approved.' Use of funds to support continued review of the Yucca Mountain application was the topic of several Congressional letters. In an October 27, 2010, letter to the Honorable Jim Sensenbrenner (MLI 02980673) Chairman Jaczko responded to Congressman Sensenbrenner's concerns about reports regarding the NRC's review of DOE's Yucca Mountain application. The response to Question I (quoted below) also indicates that the Commission has already considered Mr. Mohseni's first issue. "Question 1. On what legal authority are you grounding your decision to terminate review of the license application based on a budget request, rather than existing law? DA 267 of 564 0 Answer - Neither the text of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and its underlying committee reports, nor the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution provide the Commission with express direction on how it is to expend its appropriations from the Nuclear Waste Fund for Yucca Mountain activities. In the absence of an express direction, the approach the NRC is following is consistent with the terms of the Continuing Resolution, the Commission's Fiscal Year 2011 budget request, the general principles of appropriations law, and past U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) practice. The Commission declined to revisit this decision in voting earlier this month." I am mindful that there are limited resources available to complete orderly closure activities during FY2011 while the NRC hearing activities and Federal court litigation is ongoing. As of December28, 2010, 1.8 FTE has been expended by the ASLBP and OGC to support the ongoing ASLBP hearing and litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. (As a reference point, NMSS has expended 9.0 FTE.) Expenditure of FY2011 HLW funds, in this manner, has been supported by OEDO, OGC, ASLBP, and CFO, and has not been viewed to be a matter of policy although these offices and I recognize that use of the funds to support NRC hearings should be closely monitored because they could consume NWF resources that are currently needed for orderly closure in FY 2011. In addition, because there are no HLW funds in FY 2012, depletion of NWF money would bring the administrative hearing process to a halt in FY 2011. In response to Mr. Mohseni's second concern that the memorandum contains an embedded policy issue regarding use of fee-based resources to close the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and its associated infrastructure, the memorandum has been revised to reflect several recent discussions with CFO, ASLBP, NMSS, and OGC. Originally, the memorandum stated that the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board "Panel plans to maintain the adjudicatory infrastructure for the repository licensing proceeding, including the LSN, the LVHF, and the LVHF component of the Digital Data Management System (DDMS), until the Panel receives direction from the Commission to Implement the closure of that infrastructure." The memorandum previously notes that "since no Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) resources are available in FY 2012, starting on October 1,2011, fee-based funds will be needed to support the LVHF and its Infrastructure." The revised memorandum no longer raises the Issue of using fee based funds to close the Las Vegas Hearing Facility or other YM hearting Infrastructure. This change was made to clearly inform the Commission that orderly closure would be accomplished this fiscal year with available NWF money. Therefore, Mr. Mohseni's second Issue Is no longer raised by the memorandum. DA 268 of 564 mm raw 7n? UALNUCWLEAR REGULAWRY COUMuISOM MON-COtdCURIRENCE PROCESS AUTO-TO UU CONFLRTrLD T me DWMDUAL TrrLt OF VOICUMI4? JUpdatheBy~ma" mI~m MLIC314391N a""' 301-.492-3104 sclrPr~ut Mauapr -. REASONS POR N~ON4NJRNCU5G I hgeg pnopered mad wvwu copiom avalucas of~disu.,oraadust. Wham. mJose 14.202.% So Chalveam ordered the Dwwt74)U to pom~pumssouxammoftef EZymemat Ropewt Velarn I mod 3. 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Office Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS __ ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (This sedcon should be r ,as neessfay, to re0le4 the final outcome of the non-concunuence process. Including a complete discusin of how individual conc were addressed.) - see attached - /d cht-4.-°L :!d '• 197- q-i/, Ie4 ý ý• ,V•-•• [•CONTINUED12 -V IN SECTIONý D NON-CONCURRING IND11DUAL (To be cOP6e by clwmn sponsorwhen process is complete, L~e.. after docuiment Is signed): •] CONCURS E] WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC [<'NON-CONCURS L.J.V]-INANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBuC WlWITHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e., discontinues process) NRC FOPM 757 (3-2D9) Use ADAMS Templat• NRC-006 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER DA 272 of 564 NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD 10.158 (3-2M)• NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO. Updated on the Yucca Mountain Program ML110540412 SECTION C - TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR NAME Catherine Haney TITLE PHONE NO. 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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULAT'RYC'ON4s3ow (NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TILESECTION OF DOCUMENT A-TO Bra COWILE= BY NON.CONCURRINGRIOMDSAL ADAMS A SSNH. ML103l44I39 UPDATEDOCUMENT ON SPONR THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROGRAM jSPOSOR PHONE NO. 301-4 92.-3 554 :C st halwglm• PHONE NO. NAME OF J4N.CON•O RRING INDMIDUAL 301-492-31"9 Stsb et DOUuc-h D M coN.MroR DOCUMENT R EOCOURRENCE REASONS FOR NON-CONCURRECE Phas" we aucwdouet CONTI-NUED IN SECTION D ~DATE/ A SUA 204 o 564 Reasons for King Stablein's Nonconcurrence on Memorandum to the Commission entitled 'Update on the Yucca Mountain Project" As Dr. Kota's direct supervisor. I have witnessed her efforts to prepare and revise this memorandum over the past few months, and we have engaged In continual discussions about whelther or not we could support the contents as they twisted arid turned to accommodate the many agendas that were influencing the direction of the memo. We grew more and more uncomfortable as we came to understand that neither the context for the current state of the Yucca Mountain program nor the policy issues affecting the program were intended to be part of the final product. I have come to conclude that the memo does not provide the Commission with important information regarding the program, but rather, appears to suggest that the staff has taken the Initiative to go in the direction of closure of the program and has had no difficulty in canying out certain steps to achieve closure by September 30,2011. In her non- concurtenc. Dr. KoIa has skilfully Illuminated many fundamental issues with the memo, and I fully support what she has written. In addition, I want to add some thoughts of my own. Until tohe Chairman undiaterally brought development of the SER to a halt as of September 30, 2010, the High-Level Waste Repoitory Safety (HLWRS) staff was on track to deliver all flive vokines of the SER In the first part of FY 2011. Volume 3. the key postclosure volume, was virtually complete and could have been issued by the November 2010 date that staff had given to ASLB. When the Chairman met with the HLWRS staff on October 12. 2010, It was pointed out to him that allowing the staff to finish the SER volumes would be by far the most efficient and effeCtive Use of Nuclear Waste Fund resources and at the same time would give the Nation the benefit of an independent regulator's evaluation of the Yucca Mountain application. He made It clear during this meeting that, although he recognized that he could choose that path, his view was that it would look more political to publish the SER volumes with findings than to issue them as Technical Evaluation Reports (TERs). Despite his audience's incredulity regarding this Position, the Chainan said that th decision was solely his and that he chose to derail the SER developnment process while directing the staff to begin orderly shutdown of the Yucca Mountain program. This decision has had profound effects on the Yucca Mountain program, none of which am reflected In the subject status seport. As a supervisor in this program. I am keenly aware of fte agony experienced by the HLWRS staff as they dutiully followed the Chairmen's direction. Manyof toe staff have worked on the Yucca Mountam program for two decades or longer. To not be allowed to finish the SER. the culmination of those years of prelicensing and licensing activi, because of what appears to be the arbitrary decision of one person, was wrenching for the staff. The staff was not aware of any substantive discussion and airing of issues at the Commission level, as would be expected for a decision of this magnitude regarding a program that has existed for 30 yeaw. It felt to the staff as If the Chairman had casually dismissed the stlff's Sfs and effort of those many years without even bothering to engage his fellow Commissioners in the manner that Commission decisions are usually handled. The saff would DA 205 of 564 have greally appreclated, given the Importanm or this decision, an opportunity to share its views with the entire Commission. There Is no reognition in this status update of the staffs frustxbaon over the direction of the program or of the staff's lack of opportunity to present its views. concerns, and Insights to the Commission before a final decision was made. There Is also no recogniion in tfis memroandum of the dif•iculties staff has had to endure bemause of the hack of a Comnmssion decision regarding whehr or not DOE can withdraw its lcense application. The staff has been caught in a bind which it felt tself Incapable of escaping as It attion to follow the Charman's direction to carry out orderly closure of the program. Confronted with te reality that there is still an active application before ASLB. certain activities inthe staffs Orderly Closure Plan were considered by stiff to require that the Commission allow DOE to withdraw its applicaton before staff could carry out those activides. One example is the disposition in the National Archies of the docnents fat have been needed during the licensg process. The staff. many of whom have been in this program for 20 years or moM, ae acutely aware of the NWPA and the argument ta ASLB crated In rejecting DOE's request to withdraw Its application. Staff should not be put In a situation where the direction from the ChahTnan appears to be In direct cardict with the NWPA mid the fact of an active license application. Absent policy decisions from the Commission, staff has struggled on a daily basis to figure out how to Cope with this bizarre skuaon in a mariner which would enable staff to maintaln its Ntegrity. For thise reasons,.as well as those expressed so eloquently by Dr. Kota in her nonconcurrence, I respectfuly decflie to concur on this status update memo. ~ngS~,Chief Projects Management Branch B Diison of HiVe Waste Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards IUA 276ot5T I carefully considered the concerns raised In Dr. Kotra's non-concurrence on the memo titled, "Update on the Yucca Mountain Program.* Over the last several months, i have met with Dr. Kotra to dscuiss her concerns on transitioning the Yucca Mountain Program towards closure. Most recently, I met with Dr. Kotra on January 31.2011. to discuss the concerns she planned to raise with the most recent version of the memorandum. Based on these discussions and my review of her non concurrence, I do not believe that changes are needed to the memorandum. Dr. Kokta notes in her opening statement that she has 'prepared and revised copious variation of this memorandum'. She also states that 'over time, the memo has been revised to dilute or contradict 'the direct language offered by NMSS and ASLBP staffs. Both staffs sought to outline policy, programmatic and budgetary difficulties faced by their offices as they tried to cover the costs of both shutting down and complex and valuable national program and infrastructure while still supporting an ongoing hearing process." Dr. Kotra states that "in its present form, this memorandum appears to imply that the NMSS staff voluntarily, or, worse still, on its own volliton, sought to terminate NRC staff's Independent review of the Yucca Mountain Ucense application and end staffs support for a full and impartial hearing process for the application.... As currently drafted this memorandum makes no reference to the facts surrounding the chairman's termination of the NRC staff's review of the Yucca Mountain license application." Dr. Kotra is correct in her statement that there have been many iterations of this memorandum. This was due to the evolving nature of the program and the information that I felt needed to be conveyed to the Commission. Dr. Kotra states that she "was given to understand the memorandum was not to refer to any of the related policy issues, a decision with which I disagreed.! Over time. the purpose of the paper evolved. The purpose of the Commission memorandum to is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program and staff's plans to capture the knowledge It acquired during pre-licensing preparation and licensing review activities. Potential policy issues associated with the closure of the Yucca Mountain project had been decided at the Commission level (reference my response to Mr. Mohseni's non concurrence on this same memo). I am not aware of any new information regarding program closure that would warrant raising it as a policy matter in this memorandum nor did I believe it necessary to raise any facts surrounding the termination of staff's review in this status paper. 3 Lastly, I do not agree with Dr. Kotra's statement that the "memorandum appears to imply that the NMSS staff voluntarily, or worse still, on its own volition, sought to terminate NRC staff's independent review of the Yucca Mountain Ucense application and end staffs support for a full and impartial hearing process for the application. The memorandum was not intended to document or revisit past decisions on the Project. o - UA 27Iot bb4 RMtFOm 7S'r US. NUCLEAR REGLA.ATONlY COMNImSION ICIMD101"9 NONCONCURRENCE PROCESS OF. 1DOCUMENT AAMIS ACCESSION NO. B - TO BE COUPLETED By M.-Z- NCU. R[MvIDUAIV SUPERVISOR (THIS SECTION SOULD ONLY BE COnPLETED IF sLPERVtSOR I DIFFERENT THAN DOCUIMNT SPONSOP.) TITLE I NO. Dapy Dbrector __ -9235 •./CNMSWDHLWN _ __ _ OMEN`VFOR TIE DOCfNT SPONSOR TO CMNSt El IHAvENO COMMENTs EZ I KiVE THE FOLLOWING COMNIENTS As Dr. King Stab••'s supervinor, I agre with his cgba tion of the pro ram and the hbortecangs Of the memorandum. I would flabermore point to the inconisttency of the NRC Solictlor's clascbYicala ofthe of the program as bdna suspended due to the Cemtwldag RAndatos, ImpJblag a temporary7 a reversible status. In on email to a stf inquiy, the Soelchor agreed witb the following characterfstlon: "in Deesnber2810, the U.S. Court ofAppeak lifted a prior order that had held four lawoults alast DOE i. abeyance. The Court's December order set the lawsuits for M brieflug and for oral singm et. All bries now have bean filed, and the Court I scheduled to hear oral argument on ]Mreb 22, 2011. The lawsuits again st DOE claim that DOE bha no authority to withdraw the Yumc Mountain baae mpptleatle., and that Congress must specfleally authorize suc mcd... As the appesh eourt proceeding ha moved forward. and in view of NRCs Mmited budget raources under the curamet Comtuning Reutiom, NR•C IMs suspeAded review ot the Yueca MoAnstaa Ilense SppliMatin mad IRC has stated it has no schedale for omplction of the review." This stmeat iscm mst with the orderly closure acttihdes outlined In the memorandum, Including the terminaiou of the LM Vegas Hearing Faclity in IY 2011. A " CON'nNUED INSECTION D Nmcvl 1570. UseAMS WRC0O Jeagibte FR ONwECYD Pwre DA 279 of 564 NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD I0aIs (NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO. Update on the Yucca Mountain Program ML103140391 SECTION C -TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR NAME Catherine Hawey TITLE PHONE NO. Office Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (rhis section should be revised, as necessary, to reflect the fino"utcorne of the ron-concUance6r , Inckuding a complete discussion of how Individual concerns were addressed.) / -see attached- ./ ./ / / // // / - CONTINUED IN SECTION D SIGNTURE-DOCUMENT SPONSOR DATE SIGNATURE - OOCUMENT SIERTE NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUAL (To be completed by document popnsor when process is complete, i.e., after document is signed): El CONCURS WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC [~l"'NON-CONCURS [F. ANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC E] WIMHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e.. discortinues process) NRCFORM 75? (3-009) Use ADAMS Template NRC-O06 PRINED ON RECYCLEDPAPER DA 279 of 564 NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD 10.158 (3-20D9) NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO. ML110540412 Updated on the Yucca Mountain Program SECTION C - TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR INAME Catherine Haney TITLE PHONE NO. Office Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (This section should be revised, as necessary, to reflect the final outcome of the nonmconcurrence process, including a complete discussion of how individual. concerns were addressed.) Section C revised on March 01,2011, to reflect that the non-concurring Individual would like the NCP Form fo be made public and that he/she non concurs on the document. See Attached - CONTINUED IN SECTION D 0 - DATEA RD-DOCUMEN GNE DAT S ,,/RE DATE SIGNATURE - DOCUMENT IGNER NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUAL (To be completed by document sponsorwhen process is complete. i.e., after document is signed): R CONCURS Eff"WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC [rNON-CONCURS R WANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC D WITHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e.. discontinues process) PRNTDINIEYCEDPAE NRC FORM 757 (3-2009) Use ADAMS Template NRC-O00 ON REYCEDPAE PRINTED DA20 o6 I carefully considered the concerns raised in Dr. Stablein's non-concurrence on the memo titled, "Update on the Yucca Mountain Program." On February 2 2011. prior to him filing the non concurrence, I met with Dr. Stablein to discuss his concerns with the memorandum. Based on this discussion and my review of his non concurrence, I do not believe that changes are needed to the memorandum. Dr. Stablein notes several items that are omitted from or not recognized in the memorandum. They are as follow-. - Important Information regarding the program - The "profound effects' of the decision to transition the Yucca Mountain Program to closure are reflected in the subject status report. - .staff's frustration over the direction of the program or of the staff's lack of opportunity to present Is views, concerns, and insights to the Commission before a final decision was made." -. ..difficulties staff has had to endure because of the lack of a Commission decision regarding whether or not DOE can with draw its license application. Dr. Stablein further states that the paper "appears to suggest that the staff has taken the initiative to go In the direction of closure of the program and has had no difficulty in carrying out certain steps to achieve closure by September 3D, 2011." Mr. Mohseni, Dr.Stableln's supervisor, in his comments on Dr. Stablein's non concurrence states that he agrees with Dr. Stablein's characterization of the program and the shortcomings of the memorandum. In addition, Mr. Mohseni identifies perceived Inconsistency with the orderly closure activities outlined in the memorandum, including the termination of the Las Vegas hearing Facility in FY 2011 and comments by the NRC Solicitor on a draft IAEA document that imply a temporary and reversible status (reference Mr. Mohsenl's comments on Dr. Stablein's non concurrence). I have reviewed the list of items that Dr. Stablein believes were omitted from or not recognized in the memorandum and his statement that the paper 'appears to suggest that the staff has taken the initiative to go in the direction of closure of the program and has had no difficulty in carrying out certain steps to achieve closure by September 30, 2011.' I believe that they all fall outside of the scope of the memorandum or are not needed. The purpose of the Commission memorandum to is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program and staff's plans to capture the knowledge It acquired during pre-licensing preparation and licensing review activities. I have also been informed by the NRC Solicitor that his comments on an interim draft of an IAEA document were not meant to suggest a temporary "suspension' of YM due to budget constraints. The term was drafted by others and his focus was on accurately characterizing the status of Federal court litigation. He understands that the staff is engaged in orderly closure activities. As directed, our FY 2011 activities are focused on the orderly closure of the Program and not on completion of the Safety Evaluation Reports. As stated by the Chairman in DA 281 OT564 an October 27, 2010, letter to the Honorable Jim Sensenbrenner (ML 102980673). 'the approach the NRC is following is consistent with the terms and the Continuing Resolution, the Commission's Fiscal 2011 budget request, the general principles of appropriations law, and past U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) practice." The approach described in the memorandum Is endorsed by the OEDO. CFO, and OGC and the memorandum describes the resource limitations on completing activities in FY201 1. A.~~i DA 282 of 564 OFFICiAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION March 30, 2010 MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Jaczko Commissioner Klein Commissioner Svinicki FROM: R. W. Borchardt IRA by Martin Virgilo for! Executive Director for Operations SUBJECT: PLANS FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL WASTE REPOSITORY PROGRAM The purpose of this memorandum is to inform the Commission of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs plans for its repository licensing review and the status of the infrastructure for the associated adjudicatory proceeding, in light of recent developments, including the allocation of Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 funding. In announcing the Administration's budget for FY 2011, on February 1, 2010, the President directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to "discontinue its application to the NRC for a license to construct a high-level waste geologic repository at Yucca Mountain in 2010...." On March 3, 2010, DOE filed a motion with Construction Authorization Board 4 (CAB4) to withdraw its license application for the proposed geologic repository. Background On June 3, 2008, DOE submitted the Yucca Mountain Repository License Application to the NRC seeking authorization to construct a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, NV. On September 8, 2008, the staff accepted DOE's application for docketing and review. In response to a notice of hearing published in the FederalRegister on October 22, 2008, intervention petitions were filed. In May 2009, two interested governments, eight parties, and nearly 300 contentions were admitted to the proceeding. In August 2009, two additional parties were admitted after satisfying Licensing Support Network (LSN) requirements. The allocation of FY 2010 funding is depicted in the pie chart in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 provides a revised schedule of tentative completion dates for Safety Evaluation Report Volumes. Licensing Proceedings On February 1, 2010, DOE moved for an interim suspension of discovery as well as a stay of most aspects of the construction authorization proceeding through the disposition of an additional motion (which DOE said it would file within 30 days) seeking to withdraw, with prejudice, its license application. On February 2, 2010, CAB4 granted DOE's unopposed request for an interim suspension of discovery, pending disposition of DOE's motion to stay. Contact: Janet Kotra, HLWRS 301-492-3190 OFFiCiAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION *A2836f 564. OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION 2 On February 16, 2010, CAB4 granted DOE's motion to stay the proceeding, pending resolution of DOE's expected motion to withdraw its license application. On March 3, 2010, DOE filed a motion seeking to withdraw its license application, with prejudice. By order dated March 5, 2010, CAB4 indicated it will not rule on that motion until after it rules on intervention petitions filed by the State of South Carolina, the State of Washington, and Aiken County, SC. Since that order, additional intervention petitions have been filed by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and by the Prairie Island Indian Community. Licensinq Review ] On January 27, 2010, the staff informed CAB4 that it will complete SER Volumes I and 3 by no later than August and November 2010, respectively. The staff is continuing with its safety review and SER preparation at this time. [ ] staff will discontinue work on any remaining SER volumes once FY 2010 funds are exhausted and inform the Presiding officer in the proceeding of its actions. As of the end of February 2010, DOE had responded to all the staffs more than 600 requests for additional information. At this time, the staff has not identified a need for any additional information from DOE to complete the SER. Knowledge Capture and Orderly Closure For close to 30 years, as the United States has considered Yucca Mountain and other sites for deep geologic disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste (HLW), the NRC's HLW program has amassed a vast amount of information about, and experience with, the technical and regulatory issues associated with the potential licensing of a repository. The staff intends to preserve this knowledge as a resource for future use. In the event that the license review is terminated, the staff would document the current status of the license review in a NUREG document to capture much of the Yucca Mountain-specific technical and regulatory knowledge gained by the staff. Also, the staff will need to identify and retain other important technical and regulatory knowledge that could support future changes to the NRC's regulatory framework for HLW and spent fuel disposal. Much of this knowledge has been developed by the NRC staff and the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (Center). The continued viability of the NRC's HLW Program, including the Center, is critical to maintain the core skills and range of expertise necessary for the NRC to implement future direction in the national program for HLW and spent nuclear fuel disposal. As much as possible, the staff will continue to retain this valuable source of skills and technical insight with fee-based funds and limited use of Nuclear Waste Fund monies. Adiudicatory Hearinq Infrastructure The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (Panel) intends to maintain the infrastructure for the adjudicatory hearing associated with the HLW repository licensing proceeding, including the LSN, the Digital Data Management System (DDMS), and the Las Vegas Hearing Facility, until the Agency has completed the adjudicatory process regarding the DOE withdrawal request. If OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSI IVNE IN ILKNAL INFUKMA1 IONW .DA 284 otf-564-.. . OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL ,,FORMATIMNM, Commissioners 3 there is a final decision terminating the HLW repository licensing proceeding, and the Panel receives Commission direction that no further basis exists for maintaining any infrastructure related to the HLW repository licensing proceeding, the Panel anticipates that it will be able to remove DDMS components from the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and close the facility within 4 to 6 months. (Under the current lease, the Government must give the lessor at least 120 days notice of its intent to vacate.) Assuming adequate fee-based funding, the DDMS would remain functional within the Panel's Rockville, MD, hearing facility for use in the many combined license and other proceedings that the Panel will conduct over the next several years. Whether the LSN should remain viable as a knowledge management tool once the HLW repository proceeding is terminated is one of the matters currently pending before CAB4. As noted by LSN Administrator Daniel Graser in his December 17, 2009, memorandum to CAB4, the LSN's principal function as the unified search index for the nearly four million documents in the HLW document collections for the various participants will be irrecoverably nullified if the DOE document collection (which constitutes 99 percent of the documentary material available via the LSN) is taken offline and archived. In the event of a non-appealable decision to permit DOE to remove its collection from the LSN and to discontinue the system, the Panel would require approximately 4 months from a final Commission determination to terminate the LSN to complete the decommissioning process.' Enclosures: 1. High-Level Waste Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pie Chart) 2. Tentative Completion Dates for Safety Evaluation Report Volumes Although recent events, including the filing of several additional intervention petitions, suggest an increased level of adjudicatory activity over the coming months relative to the DOE withdrawal motion, the Panel anticipates that the Panel's current FY 2010 HLW funding should be adequate to cover those hearing- related activities. [ I OFFICIAdL USE ONLY - SENSI I IVE IN EI KAL INI-UKMAI I ION DA 285 of 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - StNSITIVE IN IthNAL INFOKMATION Commissioners 3 there is a final decision terminating the HLW repository licensing proceeding, and the Panel receives Commission direction that no further basis exists for maintaining any infrastructure related to the HLW repository licensing proceeding, the Panel anticipates that it will be able to remove DDMS components from the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and close the facility within 4 to 6 months. (Under the current lease, the Government must give the lessor at least 120 days notice of its intent to vacate.) Assuming adequate fee-based funding, the DDMS would remain functional within the Panel's Rockville, MD, hearing facility for use in the many combined license and other proceedings that the Panel will conduct over the next several years. Whether the LSN should remain viable as a knowledge management tool once the HLW repository proceeding is terminated is one of the matters currently pending before CAB4. As noted by LSN Administrator Daniel Graser in his December 17, 2009, memorandum to CAB4, the LSN's principal function as the unified search index for the nearly four million documents in the HLW document collections for the various participants will be irrecoverably nullified if the DOE document collection (which constitutes 99 percent of the documentary material available via the LSN) is taken offline and archived. In the event of a non-appealable decision to permit DOE to remove its collection from the LSN and to discontinue the system, the Panel would require approximately 4 months from a final Commission determination to terminate the LSN to complete the decommissioning process.1 Enclosures: 1. High-Level Waste Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pie Chart) 2. Tentative Completion Dates for Safety Evaluation Report Volumes I Although recent events, including the filing of several additional intervention petitions, suggest an increased level of adjudicatory activity over the coming months relative to the DOE withdrawal motion, the Panel anticipates that the Panel's current FY 2010 HLW funding should be adequate to cover those hearing- related activities. [ I OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNA MINFUKMATMIN- DA 286 of 564 OFCMI.CUL USIE ONMLY SAPNAlV 1.TFRt.AL 150CHMIFINT- Allocation of HLW Funding FY 2010 $35M Full-Cost ($29M NWF plus $6M carryover) FY 2010 $35M Full-Cost HLW Offices ($29M NWF plus $6M carryover) Reserved Carryover 945 3% Technical Review (CNWRA) 6,676 19% Hearing Support (CNWRA) 1,178 3% Technical Review & Support (NMSSIRIV/RES) 9,506 27% Hearing Support (NMSS) 1,677 5% Hearings (ASLBP) 4,732 14% Hearing Support (OISIADM/OCAAISECY) 3,534 10% Legal (OGC) 1,662 5% Allegation (01, NSIR, OE, RIV) 844 2% Agency Infrastructure 5,200 15% Total Program (Full-Cost) 35,009 100% FY 2010 $35M (Full-Cost) ($29M NWF plus $6M carryover) Agency Infrastructure15% _Technical Review Allegation19 (01, NSIR. OE, RIV) Hearing Support Legal(CNWRA) 5G • m3% Hearing Support (OIS/ADM/OCAA/SECY)l 10% echnical Review & Support (NMSSIRIV/RES) Hearings (ALBP) - 1 1Y / ' 27% 14% Hearing Support (NMSS) 5% molm; IA USE %rL'-ct 4,r5.iV t,-]nAI ' - , 1- 4 1 u'I ur-,,ýI= ENCLOSURE 1 DA 287 of 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE WENTRALWINFORIMATIGN- TENTATIVE COMPLETION DATES FOR SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT VOLUMES (Milestones to be completed no later than dates shown) SER Volume Volume I Volume 2* Volume 3* Volume 4* Volume 5* Number General Preclosure Postclosure Administrative/ License Information Programmatic Specifications HLWRS Staff 04/23/2010 09/21/2010 06/14/2010 08/5/2010 09/30/2010 completes text and Executive Summary HLWRS 06/7/2010 11/3/2010 07/27/2010 09/17/2010 11/15/2010 Management and OGC Volume Review Complete Resolve 07/6/2010 12/03/2010 08124/2010 10/18/2010 12/14/2010 Comments and Complete Review by Technical Editor OGC Complete 07/20/2010 12/17/2010 09/08/2010 11/01/2010 01/13/2011 Legal Review NMSS Director 07/27/2010 01/04/2011 09/22/2010 11/16/2010 01/2712011 Review and Concurrence Final OGC 08/0312010 01/18/2011 10/06/2010 1.2/01/2010 02/10/2011 Review Complete with "No Legal Objection" Publication of 08/31/2010 03101/2011 11/19/2010 01/14/2011 03/24/2011 Final SER Volume *Work on these volumes will be discontinued once FY 2010 funds are exhausted ENCLOSURE 2 OFiCIAL U3 E ONLY - SENSITIVE iNTERNAL iNFORmA~iiN- DA 288 of 5,b4 From: Ledford, Joey Sent Friday, March 11, 2011 1:42 PM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: Global SIT News Release Attachments: image001.png Excellent. The dinosaurs are slowly evolving. Joey Ledford Public Affairs Officer Region II - Atlanta, Ga. 0: 404.997.4416 C:[ (b)(6) ioev ledford(@nrc.qov SU.S.NRC United States Nuclar Regulaiory Commission Noteettng People anidtkeEnvironmetat From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 1:40 PM To: Ledford, Joey; Akstulewicz, Brenda; Harrington, Holly; Hayden, Elizabeth; OPA Resource; Shannon, Valerie Cc: OPAII Subject: RE: Global SIT News Release Release is fine. no need for it to go upstairs. From: Ledford, Joey Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 1:38 PM To: Akstulewicz, Brenda; Brenner, Eliot; Harrington, Holly; Hayden, Elizabeth; OPA Resource; Shannon, Valerie Cc: OPAII Subject: Global SIT News Release Eliot et al: Please expedite approvals as necessary to move this news release on Monday, which is the day the special inspection is to begin at Global. Joey Ledford Public Affairs Officer Region UI- Atlanta, Ga. 0: 404.997.4416 C:.eI (b)(6)nr :o ioev.1edford(&nrc.Qov DA 289 of 564 From: EnergyGuardian Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Obama willing to tap oil reserves if necessary, pursue gouging By John Solomon President Barack Obama said Friday he is confident the global economy could withstand rising oil prices but is willing to pursue price gouging at the pump and tap the U.S. oil reserves if necessary to bring relief at home. "The global community can manage supply disruptions like this," the president told a nationally televised news conference from the White House aimed at easing jitters that unrest in oil-producing countries like Libya and rising prices might harm the economic recovery. Obama also pushed back against Republican criticisms that his administration's drilling policies were to blame for rising prices at the pumps, citing figures released earlier this week that domestic exploration reached its highest levels in seven years in 2010. "We are encouraging offshore exploration and production but we are doing it responsibly," he said, noting improved safety procedures put in place after the BP oil spill that halted new deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico for about nine months. The president said, however, expanded domestic oil production alone was not a long-term energy policy. The goal is to "gradually reduce demand and then do everything we can to break 1 DA 290 of 564 our dependence on oil," he said. As for the idea of tapping the nation's oil reserves, Obama said he was prepared to do so if "the situation demands it." He also said he had instructed the attorney general and federal agencies to pursue investigations of any price gouging at the pumps "to make sure no one is taking advantage of working families." Conact U I All stories are available on our Web site, www.enerayquardian.net You can e-mail us at enerytwashinatonauuardian.enet This email was sent to eliot.brenner~nrc.ciov by enermv(@washincotoncouardian.netI Instant removal wvith SafeUnsubscribe" Privacy Poic. EnergyGuardian 113303 Packard Drive I Woodbridge I VA 122193 2 DA 291 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent Friday, March 11, 2011 1:03 PM To: Bob Orr Subject: other contacts Craig piercy, spokesman for the American Nuclear Society here in Washington. 202-470-1928 Their Chicago-based flack is laura Scheele at 708-579-8224 Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, Md. 0: 301-415-8200 C:L (b)(6) DA 292 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Frida, March 11, 201131:01 PM To: (b)(6) Subject:I (b)(6) Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, Md. 0: 301-415-8200 C: (b)(6) DA 293 of 564 From: Daly, Matthew Hi Eliot, I found your release on Diablo Canyon on NRC web site, but did not get an email from press ofc abt it, so wanted to make sure I am on the list for future (or futurely, as we say at AP). Thanks. Matthew Matthew Daly Environment/Energy Correspondent The Associated Press 1100 13th Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 202-641-9541 direct (b)(6) cell http://twitter.com/MatthewDalyWDC TeJnoraincontained in this communication is intended for the use ofted&s~~rcpets named above. If the reader of th communication is not tended recipient, you are y notified that you have received this comm tion i or, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or co of ommunication is strictly prohibited. If you have ed this communication in please notify The Asso dPress immediately by telephone at +1-212- 1I8B and de is e-mail. Thank you. _US DISC]msk dccc60c6d2c3a6438f0cf467d9a4938 DA 294 of 564 From: (b)(6) Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:24 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: (b)(6) (b)(6) From: "Brenner, Eliot" [[email protected]] Sent: 03/11/2011 11:20 AM EST To:[ (b)(6) I Subject:I (b)(6) (b)(6) Eliot Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, Md. 0: 301-415-8200 C:L (b)(6) 1 DA 295 of 564 From: Uselding, Lara Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:08 AM To: Brenner, Eliot; Burnell, Scott Subject: RE: Please call Mark Chedika with Bloomsberg News (b)(6) ýout of California) Talking to him now From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 10:02 AM To: Uselding, Lara; Bumell, Scott Subject: RE: Please call Mark Chedika with Bloomsberg Newsl (b)(6) ](out of California) Lara, please take his call. From: Uselding, Lara Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:00 AM To: Brenner, Eliot; Bumell, Scott Subject: FW: Please call Mark Chedika with Bloomsberg Newsl (b)(6) (out of California) Importance: High You want me to call him? I can, just being sure we don't DB team From: Owen, Lucy Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:57 AM To: Uselding, Lara Subject: Please call Mark Chedika with Bloomsberg Newsl (b)(6) ](out of California) I DA 296 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 10:56 AM To: McIntyre, David Subject: FW: Redacted Yucca material, etc. fyi From: Batkin, Joshua Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 9:13 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Loyd, Susan; Coggins, Angela Subject: Re: Redacted Yucca material, etc. (b)(5) Joshua C. Batkin Chief of Staff Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko (301) 415-1820 From: Brenner, Eliot To: Batkin, 3oshua; Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Vietti-Cook, Annette; Loyd, Susan; Coggins, Angela Sent: Thu Mar 10 20:46:15 2011 Subject: Redacted Yucca material, etc. (b)(5) Eliot From: Batkin, 3oshua Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 6:59 PM To: Brenner, Eliot; Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Vietti-Cook, Annette; Loyd, Susan; Coggins, Angela Subject: Re: Request to release redacted version of March 30th 2010 Memo, "Plans for the High-Level Waste Repository Program." DA 297 of 564 Ok. Let's figure out in the AM. Are we ready to go on this message wise? We did TPs already, right? Joshua C. Batkin Chief of Staff Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko (301) 415-1820 From: Brenner, Eliot To: Batkin, Joshua; Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Vietti-Cook, Annette; Loyd, Susan; Coggins, Angela Sent: Thu Mar 10 17:07:10 2011 Subject: RE: Request to release redacted version of March 30th 2010 Memo, "Plans for the High-Level Waste Repository Program." (b)(5) I am available by phone after about 8:45 a.m. From: Batkin, Joshua Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 5:03 PM To: Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Vietti-Cook, Annette; Loyd, Susan; Brenner, Eliot; Coggins, Angela Subject: Fw: Request to release redacted version of March 30th 2010 Memo, "Plans for the High-Level Waste Repository Program." (b)(5) Joshua C. Batkin Chief of Staff Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko (301) 415-1820 2 DA 298 of 564 From: Screnci, Diane Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 10:50 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: RE: a fine point re VY By the way, what the heck does Steve's comment mean? Diane Screnci Sr. Public Affairs Officer USNRC, RI 610/337-5330 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:39 PM To: Sheehan, Neil; Screnci, Diane Subject: a fine point re VY Susan Smallheer's story yesterday, quoting Neil and Larry Smith, was a tad off regarding appellate issues. Here is the summary that we saw, and the full story is in the clips: Smallheer) adds if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission "follows the lead set by the Atomic Safety Licensing Board late last year, the last challenge filed by the New England Coalition dealing with submerged electrical cables at Vermont Yankee will be dismissed." And "in a twist of regulatory fate, if the New England Coalition takes the next step and files an appeal in federal court, it could guarantee Vermont Yankee's continued operation - something the coalition has worked against for four decades." According to federal regulations, "the legal challenge would in essence keep the NRC license application open, and Entergy may keep operating until its license request is resolved, despite the fact that its 1972 license has expired, both Sheehan and Entergy Nuclear spokesman Larry Smith confirmed Tuesday." Steve Burns tells me: (b)(5) Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, Md. 0: 301-415-8200 C: (b)(6) DA 299 of 564 From: Screnci, Diane Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 10:30 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: FW:I (b)(6) Attachments: image001.jpg; image002.jpg; image003.jpg; image004.jpg; image005.jpg; image006.jpg; image007.jpg; image008jpg This was forwarded to me. Thought you'd enjoy. Diane Screnci Sr. Public Affairs Officer USNRC, RI 610/337-5330 1 DA 300 of 564 (b)(6) 2 DA 301 of 564 (b)(6) 3 DA 302 of 564 (b)(6) 4 DA 303 of 564 (b)(6) 5 DA 304 of 564 (b)(6) 6 DA 305 of 564 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.av-q.com Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3492 - Release Date: 03/08/11 12:49:00 DA 306 of 564 From: Calabro, Rosemarie (Energy) Week of March 14 -18 On Thursday, March 17, the full committee will examine current global investment trends in clean energy technologies and the impact of domestic policies on that investment. Witnesses will be posted to our website. (Dirksen 366 at 9:30 a.m.) Bonus ... "Once an Eagle, always an Eagle." Since the title Eagle Scout is heldfor life, that's the motto of the 2% of Boy Scouts who attainScouting's highest rank. ChairmanBingaman is one of 11 U.S. Senators who are Eagle Scouts: Sens. Lamar Alexander, Sherrod Brown, Thad Cochran, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Dick Lugar, Jeff Merkley, Ben Nelson, Jeff Sessions and PatToomey. 6 4 4 For more information,please contactBill Wicker at 202.224-5243or bill wicker0, eneray.senate.aov or Rosemarie Calabro at 202.224.5039 or rosemarie calabro0,eneray.senate.mov Visit our website at htty:I/eneray.senate.aoui DA 307 of 564 From: Batkin, Joshua Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:37 AM To: Vietti-Cook, Annette Cc: Brenner, Eliot; Harrington, Holly; Powell, Amy Subject: RE: Release of redacted versions of 2/4/11 and 3/30/10 Memos to the Commission Great - thanks so much annette. From: Vietti-Cook, Annette Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 9:26 AM To: Batkin, Joshua Cc: Brenner, Eliot; Harrington, Holly; Powell, Amy Subject: FW: Release of redacted versions of 2/4/11 and 3/30/10 Memos to the Commission Cathy Haney is not in today. I have left a message for Dan Dorman who is in a meeting until 9:30. We have given staff okay to redact and work with OCA Amy Powell on getting documents to hill, giving them about an hour before public release, and OPA Eliot Brenner on when it will actually be public. From: Laufer, Richard Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:53 AM To: Haney, Catherine; Dorman, Dan; Frazier, Alan; Brock, Kathryn; Brenner, Eliot; Hayden, Elizabeth; McIntyre, David; Schmidt, Rebecca; Powell, Amy; Droggitis, Spiros; Harrington, Holly; Burnell, Scott; Batkin, Joshua; Doolittle, Elizabeth Cc: Ammon, Bernice; Bavol, Rochelle; Bupp, Margaret; Burns, Stephen; Clark, Usa; Coggins, Angela; Davis, Roger; Hart, Ken; Laufer, Richard; Reddick, Darani; Sexton, Kimberly; Shea, Pamela; Vietti-Cook, Annette; Zorn, Jason; Baggett, Steven; Bradford, Anna; Castleman, Patrick; Kock, Andrea; Tadesse, Rebecca; Thoma, John; Adler, James; Blake, Kathleen; Bozin, Sunny; Bubar, Patrice; Chairman Temp; Crawford, Carrie; Dhir, Neha; Doane, Margaret; EDO_ETAs; Fopma, Melody; Gibbs, Catina; Greathead, Nancy; Harves, Carolyn; Henderson, Karen; Herr, Linda; Hudson, Sharon; Jimenez, Patricia; Joosten, Sandy; KLS Temp; Kreuter, Jane; Lepre, Janet; Lewis, Antoinette; Loyd, Susan; Lui, Christiana; Monninger, John; Montes, David; Moore, Scott; Nieh, Ho; Olive, Karen; Pace, Patti; Pearson, Laura; Poole, Brooke; Rothschild, Trip; Savoy, Carmel; Sharkey, Jeffry; Sosa, Belkys; Speiser, Herald; Svinicki, Kristine; Temp, GEA; Temp, WCO; Temp, WDM; Warren, Roberta; Wright, Darlene Subject: Release of redacted versions of 2/4/11 and 3/30/10 Memos to the Commission The Commission has approved the release of the attached redacted versions of the February 4, 2011, Memorandum, "Update on the Yucca Mountain Program," and the March 30, 2010, "Plans for the High-Level Waste Repository Program," with Enclosures 1 and 2. Staff should make the indicated redactions and release these memos together after coordination with OCA and OPA on the timing of the release. I have been informed that OCA would like at least an hour to deliver to the hill before they are publicly released. Please inform SECY when the documents have been made public. Thanks, Rich DA 308 of 564 OFFICIAL. USE ONLY SEN8ITIVE INTERNAL DOCUMENT Allocation of HLW Funding FY 2010 $35M Full-Cost ($29M NWF plus $6M carryover) FY 2010 $35M Full-Cost HLW Offices ($29M NWF plus $6M carryover) Reserved Carryover 945 3% Technical Review (CNWRA) 6,676 19% Hearing Support (CNWRA) 1,178 3% Technical Review & Support (NMSS/RIVIRES) 9,506 27% Hearing Support (NMSS) 1,677 5% Hearings (ASLBP) 4,732 14% Hearing Support (OIS/ADM/OCANSECY) 3,534 10% Legal (OGC) 1,662 5% Allegation (01, NSIR, 6E, RIV) 844 2% Agency Infrastructure 5,200 15% Total Program (Full-Cost) 35,009 100% FY 2010 $35M (Full-Cost) ($29M NWF plus $6M carryover) Agency Infrastructure15% _•_Technical c W AReview Allegation 19% (01, NSIR. OE, RIV) 2% (OGC)5 La Hearingeve3%a Support Legal (CNWRA) 3 5% Hearing Support (OIS/ADMWOCAAJSECY) 10% echnical Review & Support (NMSS/RIV/RES) Hearings (ASLBP) 27% 14% Hearing Support (NMSS) 5% flFFICNI"S NY -SENSITIVE INTERNAL 00OCUAMEWT- ENCLOSURE 1 U309o 4 310 ot 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION TENTATIVE COMPLETION DATES FOR SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT VOLUMES (Milestones to be completed no later than dates shown) SER Volume Volume I Volume 2* Volume 3* Volume 4* Volume 5* Number General Preclosure Postclosure Administrative/ License Information Programmatic Specifications HLWRS Staff 04/23/2010 09/21/2010 06/14/2010 08/5/2010 09/30/2010 completes text and Executive Summary HLWRS 06/7/2010 11/3/2010 07/27/2010 09/17/2010 11/15/2010 Management and OGC Volume Review Complete Resolve 07/6/2010 12/03/2010 08/24/2010 10/18/2010 12/14/2010 Comments and Complete Review by Technical Editor OGC Complete 07/20/2010 12/17/2010 09/08/2010 11/01/2010 01/13/2011 Legal Review NMSS Director 07/27/2010 01/04/2011 09/22/2010 11/16/2010 01/27/2011 Review and Concurrence Final OGC 08/03/2010 01/18/2011 10/06/2010 12/01/2010 02/10/2011 Review Complete with "No Legal Objection" Publication of 08/31/2010 03/01/2011 11/19/2010 01/14/2011 03/24/2011 Final SER Volume *Work on these volumes will be discontinued once FY 2010 funds are exhausted ENCLOSURE 2 OFFICIAL USE ONLY 5ENSlTIVE !NT-L=KAL INFORMATIOIN DA DA ~310 ot 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY -SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION March 30, 2010 MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Jaczko Commissioner Klein Commissioner Svinicki FROM: R. W. Borchardt IRA by Martin Virgilio for! Executive Director for Operations SUBJECT: PLANS FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL WASTE REPOSITORY PROGRAM The purpose of this memorandum is to inform the Commission of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs plans for its repository licensing review and the status of the infrastructure for the associated adjudicatory proceeding, in light of recent developments, including the allocation of Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 funding. In announcing the Administration's budget for FY 2011, on February 1, 2010, the President directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to "discontinue its application to the NRC for a license to construct a high-level waste geologic repository at Yucca Mountain in 2010...." On March 3, 2010, DOE filed a motion with Construction Authorization Board 4 (CAB4) to withdraw its license application for the proposed geologic repository. Backaround On June 3, 2008, DOE submitted the Yucca Mountain Repository License Application to the NRC seeking authorization to construct a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, NV. On September 8, 2008, the staff accepted DOE's application for docketing and review. In response to a notice of hearing published in the FederalRegister on October 22, 2008, intervention petitions were filed. In May 2009, two interested governments, eight parties, and nearly 300 contentions were admitted to the proceeding. In August 2009, two additional parties were admitted after satisfying Licensing Support Network (LSN) requirements. The allocation of FY 2010 funding is depicted in the pie chart in Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 provides a revised schedule of tentative completion dates for Safety Evaluation Report Volumes. Licensing Proceedings On February 1, 2010, DOE moved for an interim suspension of discovery as well as a stay of most aspects of the construction authorization proceeding through the, disposition of an additional motion (which DOE said it would file within 30 days) seeking to withdraw, with prejudice, its license application. On February 2, 2010, CAB4 granted DOE's unopposed request for an interim suspension of discovery, pending disposition of DOE's motion to stay. Contact: Janet Kotra, HLWRS 301-492-3190 OFFIGCIAL USE ONLY SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION DK-3TI- f 564 OFFICIAL USE GNLY - SEN3;T;V" INTERNAL INFORMATION 2 On February 16, 2010, CAB4 granted DOE's motion to stay the proceeding, pending resolution of DOE's expected motion to withdraw its license application. On March 3, 2010, DOE filed a motion seeking to withdraw its license application, with prejudice. By order dated March 5, 2010, CAB4 indicated it will not rule on that motion until after it rules on intervention petitions filed by the State of South Carolina, the State of Washington, and Aiken County, SC. Since that order, additional intervention petitions have been filed by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and by the Prairie Island Indian Community. LicensinQ Review (b)(5) (b)(5) On January 27, 2010, the staff informed CAB4 that it will complete SER Volumes 1 and 3 by no later than August and November 2010, respectively. The staff is continuing with its safety review and SER preparation at this time.r (b)(5) (b)(5) . taff will discontinue work on any remaining SER volumes once I-Y ZU1U tunds are exnaustea ara inform the Presiding officer in the proceeding of its actions. As of the end of February 2010, DOE had responded to all the staff's more than 600 requests for additional information. At this time, the staff has not identified a need for any additional information from DOE to complete the SER. Knowledge Capture and Orderly Closure For close to 30 years, as the United States has considered Yucca Mountain and other sites for deep geologic disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste (HLW), the NRC's HLW program has amassed a vast amount of information about, and experience with, the technical and regulatory issues associated with the potential licensing of a repository. The staff intends to preserve this knowledge as a resource for future use. In the event that the license review is terminated, the staff would document the current status of the license review in a NUREG document to capture much of the Yucca Mountain-specific technical and regulatory knowledge gained by the staff. Also, the staff will need to identify and retain other important technical and regulatory knowledge that could support future changes to the NRC's regulatory framework for HLW and spent fuel disposal. Much of this knowledge has been developed by the NRC staff and the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (Center). The continued viability of the NRC's HLW Program, including the Center, is critical to maintain the core skills and range of expertise necessary for the NRC to implement future direction in the national program for HLW and spent nuclear fuel disposal. As much as possible, the staff will continue to retain this valuable source of skills and technical insight with fee-based funds and limited use of Nuclear Waste Fund monies. Adjudicatory Hearincq Infrastructure The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (Panel) intends to maintain the infrastructure for the adjudicatory hearing associated with the HLW repository licensing proceeding, including the LSN, the Digital Data Management System (DDMS), and the Las Vegas Hearing Facility, until the Agency has completed the adjudicatory process regarding the DOE withdrawal request. If OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION 0I OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION Commissioners 3 there is a final decision terminating the HLW repository licensing proceeding, and the Panel receives Commission direction that no further basis exists for maintaining any infrastructure related to the HLW repository licensing proceeding, the Panel anticipates that it will be able to remove DDMS components from the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and close the facility within 4 to 6 months. (Under the current lease, the Government must give the lessor at least 120 days notice of its intent to vacate.) Assuming adequate fee-based funding, the DDMS would remain functional within the Panel's Rockville, MD, hearing facility for use in the many combined license and other proceedings that the Panel will conduct over the next several years. Whether the LSN should remain viable as a knowledge management tool once the HLW repository proceeding is terminated is one of the matters currently pending before CAB4. As noted by LSN Administrator Daniel Graser in his December 17, 2009, memorandum to CAB4, the LSN's principal function as the unified search index for the nearly four million documents in the HLW document collections for the various participants will be irrecoverably nullified if the DOE document collection (which constitutes 99 percent of the documentary material available via the LSN) is taken offline and archived. In the event of a non-appealable decision to permit DOE to remove its collection from the LSN and to discontinue the system, the Panel would require approximately 4 months from a final Commission determination to terminate the LSN to complete the decommissioning process.' Enclosures: 1. High-Level Waste Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pie Chart) 2. Tentative Completion Dates for Safety Evaluation Report Volumes Although recent events, including the filing of several additional intervention petitions, suggest an increased level of adjudicatory activity over the coming months relative to the DOE withdrawal motion, the Panel anticipates that t Panal'- a irrenf FY ?010 Ell W fi inn shm did he adenuate tn rvprthnqp haHn. related activities. (b)(5) OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSiTIVE iNTERNAL INFORMATION UA 313 Ot 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION Commissioners 3 there is a final decision terminating the HLW repository licensing proceeding, and the Panel receives Commission direction that no further basis exists for maintaining any infrastructure related to the HLW repository licensing proceeding, the Panel anticipates that it will be able to remove DDMS components from the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and close the facility within 4 to 6 months. (Under the current lease, the Government must give the lessor at least 120 days notice of its intent to vacate.) Assuming adequate fee-based funding, the DDMS would remain functional within the Panel's Rockville, MD, hearing facility for use in the many combined license and other proceedings that the Panel will conduct over the next several years. Whether the LSN should remain viable as a knowledge management tool once the HLW repository proceeding is terminated is one of the matters currently pending before CAB4. As noted by LSN Administrator Daniel Graser in his December 17, 2009, memorandum to CAB4, the LSN's principal function as the unified search index for the nearly four million documents in the HLW document collections for the various participants will be irrecoverably nullified if the DOE document collection (which constitutes 99 percent of the documentary material available via the LSN) is taken offline and archived. In the event of a non-appealable decision to permit DOE to remove its collection from the LSN and to discontinue the system, the Panel would require approximately 4 months from a final Commission determination to terminate the LSN to complete the decommissioning process.' Enclosures: 1. High-Level Waste Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 (Pie Chart) 2. Tentative Completion Dates for Safety Evaluation Report Volumes DISTRIBUTION: EDATS: NMSS-2010-0049 HLWRS r/f NMSS r/f RidsNmssOd MRodgers RidsEdoMailcenter SECY ADAMS NO: ML100770017 Office HLWRS HLWRS HLWRS HLWRS TECHED Name JKotra KStablein AMohseni LKokajko KKribbs by email Date 3/9/10 3/10/10 3/11/10 3/11/10 3/11/10 Office OGC ASLBP NMSS EDO Date MYoung JWhetstine by MWeber RWBorchardt by phone email (MVirgilio for) Name 3/11/10 3/09/10 3/24/10 3/30/10 1 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Although recent events, including the filing of several additional intervention petitions, suggest an increased level of adjudicatory activity over the coming months relative to the DOE withdrawal motion, the Panel anticipates that the Panel's current FY 2010 HLW funding should be adequate to cover those hearing- related activities. (b)(5) OFFICIAL I SE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION UA 314 Ot b64 OFFICIAL US3E ONLY - SENSITIVE iNTERNAL INFORMATION REVISED on March 1, 2011. to correct NRC Form 757, Section C, to reflect three staff members' non-concurrences and their requests that their non-concurrences be made public February 4, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Jaczko Commissioner Svinicki Commissioner Apostolakis Commissioner Magwood Commissioner Ostendorff FROM: Catherine Haney, Director/RA/ Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards SUBJECT: UPDATE ON THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROGRAM The purpose of this memorandum is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program. Since October 1, 2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs activities have focused on the orderly closure of the NRC staffs safety review of the license application submitted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for authorization to construct a geologic repository at Yucca Mountain (YM), NV. This memorandum also describes the staff's plans to capture the knowledge it acquired during more than 3 decades of pre-licensing preparation and more than 2 years of licensing review activities. Program Status and Termination of Safety Review Effective on October 1, 2010, the staff ceased its safety review of the YM license application. Consequently, the staff is converting the remaining volumes of its safety evaluation report (SER) ("Volume 3: Review of Repository Safety after Permanent Closure," "Volume 2: Review of Repository Safety before Permanent Closure," and "Volume 4: Review of Administrative and Programmatic Requirements") into technical evaluation reports, which will be published as NUREG reports in the knowledge management series. These reports will document the staffs technical review activities and technical conclusions but will contain no staff findings of regulatory compliance. Knowled-ge Capture and Orderly Closure of Supporting Licensing Proceedingqs The NRC staff is archiving the institutional, regulatory, and technical knowledge amassed over nearly 3 decades as it evaluated YM and other potential sites for deep geologic disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste. The staff is evaluating and documenting the lessons learned from (1) the development and implementation of site-specific regulations and guidance .documents for geologic disposal, (2) the conduct of a licensing proceeding under Subpart J, CONTACT: Lawrence E. Kokajko, NMSS 301-492-3158 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION EDA 515 of 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY- SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION The Commissioners -2- "Procedures Applicable to Proceedings for the Issuance of Licenses for the Receipt of High-Level Radioactive Waste at a Geologic Repository," of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2, "Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings and Issuance of Orders," and (3) the establishment and the operation of the Licensing Support Network (LSN). The staff will preserve this knowledge as a resource for future use. Associated with this, on October 1, 2010, the staff directed the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses (CNWRA) to stop its license application review activities. The staff redirected CNWRA to focus its YM-related efforts on the preservation of knowledge and records management. As the High Level Waste (HLW) repository knowledge management tasks are completed, CNWRA will transition to non-HLW Repository work using fee-based resources to evaluate the safety and environmental impacts of longer term storage of spent nuclear fuel and to support the staff's development of a longer term waste confidence rulemaking plan. The NRC staff established priorities for activities it will undertake commensurate with available resources and closure of the licensing review. As part of this effort, the staff will document its technical review of the license application in technical evaluation reports (NUREGs). These reports will capture the scientific findings, knowledge, and experience of the staffs technical review, the development of requests for additional information, and an evaluation of the license application without stating the conclusion that would be needed to support a licensing decision. The first of these, documenting postclosure review activities, is planned for completion in the second quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2011. Resources permitting, reports on the staffs preclosure (Volume 2) and administrative (Volume 4) reviews will follow later in the third and fourth quarters of FY 2011. During the first quarter of FY 2011, the staff established its process for developing the technical evaluation reports and began preparation of those reports. The staff is responding to a Freedom of Information Act request for access to staff drafts of SER Volumes 2 and 3. Technical staff members continued to provide input to the Office of the General Counsel on adjudicatory hearing-related matters to assist in responding to orders from the Construction Authorization Board 4 (CAB4 or the Board), including directives on case management and identification of witnesses. Departing and other senior technical staff members were interviewed on videotape for knowledge capture and as a future training resource. Personnel from the Office of Administration and the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel (ASLBP or the Panel) initiated discussions with the General Services Administration and other government agencies about preparatory activities to close and decommission the Las Vegas Hearing Facility (LVHF), including its computer systems, physical infrastructure, and physical security infrastructure. During this period, the high-level waste core group continued discussions about the budget for orderly closure of the YM program to ensure coordination with preparation for renewal of the CNWRA contract and other contractual matters. Hearing Process and Activities CAB4 has continued to preside over the YM proceeding after denying the Department of Energy license application withdrawal motion in June 2010. The NRC staff, as required, has kept the Board informed of the status of the staffs application review activities. Specifically, on OFFICiAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE iNTERNAL iNFORMATION DA 316 of 54-- OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE' IT.RNAL INFORMATION The Commissioners - 3 - November 29, 2010, the staff informed CAB4 that it would not issue SER Volume 3 in November 2010 as previously planned, and that a revised schedule is indeterminate. On December 8, 2010, CAB4 ordered the staff to submit by December 22, 2010, a full explanation of its schedule change for the issuance of Volume 3 and directed the parties to confer and seek to reach agreement on a discovery status report by January 25, 2011. The staff replied on December 22, 2010, also indicating that the schedule for SER Volumes 4 and 2 was indeterminate. On December 14, 2010, CAB4 ruled on the Phase 1 legal issues and denied petitions for rule waivers. The Board also directed affected parties to submit a joint stipulation, or differing views, regarding the effects of the Board's Phase 1 legal issue rulings on admitted contentions by January 21, 2011. The major parties (including the NRC staff) timely responded and also filed differing views. In addition, DOE filed a January 21, 2011, motion seeking a suspension of the proceeding through May 20, 2011 and Nevada filed a January 20, 2011, motion seeking reconsideration of the rejection of a contention in its initial petition. CAB4 has not yet ruled on the suspension motion. Absent contrary direction it is our understanding that the Panel plans to maintain the adjudicatory infrastructure for the repository licensing proceeding, including the Las Vegas Hearing Facility (LVHF), the Licensing Support Network (LSN), and the LVHF component of the Digital Data Management System (DDMS), until the end of FY 2011. At that time shut-down of the infrastructure would need to be accomplished to avoid the agency requiring Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) money that has not been appropriated in order to complete the shut-down after FY 2011. We understand that ASLBP plans to send a memorandum in February that discusses this matter more fully and includes key action points for an orderly shutdown. Resources OICL 1USE NLY-- SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION DA 317 of 564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION The Commissioners -4- Coordination The Office of the General Counsel has reviewed this paper and has no legal objection. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has reviewed this paper for resource implications and has no objections. Three staff members in NMSS filed non-concurrences on this memorandum (Enclosures 2-4). These non-concurrences are included in the interest of providing the Commission with alternative views. This paper contains pre-decisional procurement and budget information and should be withheld from public disclosure. Enclosures: I (b)(5) 2. Non-uoncurrence dated January 18, 2011 3. Non-Concurrence dated February 1, 2011 4. Non-Concurrence dated February 2, 2011 cc: SECY EDO OGC OCA OPA CFO ASLBP •pI'I•III IILlil- /'till V lil• il i I Vl I IVER LJE~~~~~E~MgiJl •wmLg1M V .... Vml IVI I J: ! •- IJlu., I bl•ll•~~&fu W-:r.. WH Mr,, DA 3 18 of-56 t- OFFCIAL USE ONLY - SENSiTIVE iNTERNAL iNFORMATiON The Commissioners -4- Coordination The Office of the General Counsel has reviewed this paper and has no legal objection. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has reviewed this paper for resource implications and has no objections. Three staff members in NMSS filed non-concurrences on this memorandum (Enclosures 2-4). These non-concurrences are included in the interest of providing the Commission with alternative views. This paper contains pre-decisional procurement and budget information and should be withheld from public disclosure. E closures: (b)(5) 2. Non-Concurrence dated January 18, 2011 I 3. Non-Concurrence dated February 1, 2011 4. Non-Concurrence dated February 2, 2011 cc: SECY EDO OGC OCA OPA CFO ASLBP (b)(5) OFFICIAL RECORD COPY -.J OFFICIALVJ I ivif i• VV•USEF VIONLY •m VI V•IlVUENSITIV J ~F~IIFlMTA DA 319 of564 OFFICIAL USE ONLY SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION (b)(5) L- I r- A L. w•I•ou ; OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION DA 320 of 564 IN= POW TIN MCLEAM REMLA70RY COWASSM NON-CONCtJRRENCE PROCESS SETION A -To BE CO5PLETIM BY W140*CONMCR1ING IDVDA TITLE OF DRCF90fW ADAW CCN~ES-MNO. 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WPACLARRMWLAThAYCSý). 0-oNON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS it 'Udutftg tlw Yum MauRnftf ProovIuinW4M SVC-MM 31-' B COUPLET3 W1NOUWCOICURIMM. INUMtALS mWUvPONO I (Tmi se1IO smOUL oliLY COEUwm3 fn =PomamS 3 MffMM THAN DOCUMOM SPOOdsR. =A03M MR rrW DMMWESPCMM WO MS I HAW NO0001MEWS fHAVETMFMWA CtU~OADEWr C]CO9ITMMMIN SEC71N 0 / DATE 2: re wmw P=A UftAWW7WWftftIHW-OW DA 322of 5614 Re: Memorandum to the Commission emitlod, "Update an the Yucca Mountain PmgraWm Given the unve nature of the NRC's Hig-Levm Wwaste Program. it associated review of1e DOE Yucca Mountain license application, and ts ettMendant internal and external issue,. it sen' reSsonable to expect that Prolessional staff can dIffe In what conWsitutls a policy question suitable for Commission deliberation. Mr. Aby Moiseni, Deputy Director for the Liensing amd Inspection Directorate in the Division of High-Level Waste Repository Saey. suggesta that there are embedded in this memorandum at leat two polcy matters appropriate for the Commission to consider (1) application of Nuclear Waste Funds for orderly cklsum while the o1fting proCeeding IS il ongoing; arnd (2) use of fee-based resources to close thie Las Vegas Hearing Faclty and ift msoceted infra•svuam (such as LS?. The Cornss tsef has not yet decided on the ASLBP CAB-4 ruling (L.BP-10-1 1). and there is enough omplexity aind unoetainty to BU419e0that the Staff seek Commission drection on these issues rather than have the staff provide. In essence, a status report While the Commission could make this rnernoruidum a voting matter on its own once it is received. it seems more appropriate for Agency senior lesdersbip to ackwledge it at the outset I believe this is Mr. Mohsenis view. Therefore. while either way could lead to the same outcome (i.e.. Commission deliberation on orderly closure and funding). I tend to agree with Mr. Motheni that the embedded policy mattens should "ussed at theoutset Lawrence, E. Kokajio. Director Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Seeguards i8 January 2011 J DA 323 of 564 GMMNON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS LUdfto the Yucc Moofte Prosma ML103140391 SETMC-TO DE COMPLETEW By DOCUMENTfSPONSOR CONT3LJEDIN SECTION0 ooowdcu-a WANTSN.CPFCMMOBMj NON.CW4CtRS fl"WAWMI NCPFOMd MONAM.8IC Wl~flCARAWSNDCO~NcUUNM Pa. dbom% P-~m-) II -c /ýlww 7 m Qýxm * p DA 324 ul- DO-"+ NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD 10.158 (3-2009) NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT - ADAMS ACESSION NO. Updated on the Yucca Mountain Program ML110540412 SECTION C - TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR NAME Catherine Haney TITLE PHONE NO. Office Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (This section should be revised, as necessary, to reflect the final outcome of the non-concurrence process, including a complete discussion of how individual concerns were addressed.) Section C revised on March 01, 2011, to reflect that the non-concurring individual would like the NCP Form fo be made public and that he/she non concurs on the document. See Attached Fl CONTINUED IN SECTION 0 SIGNATURE - DOCUMENT PONSOR DATE SIGNATURE - DOCUMENT •IGNER DATE g II4,, NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUAL (To be completed by document sponsorwhen process is complete, i.e., after document is signed): D- CONCURS WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC --- KNON-CONCURS LJ WANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC D WITHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e., discontinues process) PRINTEDON RECYCLEDPAPER NRCNRC FORM 757 13-20091(3-2009) Use ADAMS TemplaieTemp/ate NRC-OO6NRC-006 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER I DA 325 of 564 I carefully considered the concerns raised in Mr. Mohseni's non-concurrence on the memo titied, 'Update on the Yucca Mountain Program." Prior to, and immediately after he filed the non-concurrence, Mr. Mohseni and I discussed his concerns with the memo. Since Mr. Mohseni filed his non-concurrence, the memorandum has been revised to reflect new resource information and recent discussion with the ASLBP regarding closure of the Las Vegas Hearing Facility (LVHF) and the associated Infrastructure. Subsequent to this last revision, Mr. Mohseni was given the opportunity to revise his non-concurrence based on the revised memo. He chose not to revise his statement. Mr. Mohseni believes there are at least two policy issues embedded in the memorandum: 1. Application of Nuclear Waste Funds for orderly closure instead of supporting hearing and licensing activities, including issuance of the remaining SER volumes. 2. Use of fee-based resources to close the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and its associated infrastructure (such as LSN). The purpose of the memorandum to the Commission is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program and staff's plans to capture the knowledge it acquired during pre-icensing preparation and licensing review activities. The memo was not intended to raise policy issues or topics that have previously been discussed and resolved at the Commission level. The application of Nuclear Waste Funds (NWF) for orderly closure instead of completing and issuing the remaining SER volumes has been well vetted with the Commission. I am not aware of any new information that would warrant raising it as a policy matter in this memorandum. For example, in a October 6, 2010, memorandum to Chairman Jaczko and Commissioners Svinicki, Magwood, and Apostolakis (COMWCO-1 0-002), Commissioner Ostendorff stated that use of FY 2011 Continuing resolution funds "is a significant policy matter that I believe warrants the Commission's attention, and which requires that the Commission give direction to the staff to avoid confusion on the Commission's intent for operation under the Continuing Resolution." He went on to propose that ". . .Staff continue to follow the pre-established schedule for the SER and issue the remaining SER Volumes accordingly." This matter was subsequently closed by Annette Vietti-Cools October 14, 2010, memorandum to Commissioner Ostendorif that stated, "A majority of the Commission declined to participate on this matter. In the absence of a quorum, your proposal Is not approved." Use of funds to support continued review of the Yucca Mountain application was the topic of several Congressional letters. In an October 27, 2010, letter to the Honorable Jim Sensenbrenner (ML102980673) Chairman Jaczko responded to Congressman Sensenbrenner's concerns about reports regarding the NRC's review of DOE's Yucca Mountain application. The response to Question I (quoted below) also indicates that the Commission has already considered Mr. Mohseni's first issue. "Question 1. On what legal authority are you grounding your decision to terminate review of the license application based on a budget request, rather than existing law? DA 326 of 5),4-- O Answer - Neither the text of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and its underlying committee reports, nor the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution provide the Commission with express direction on how it is to expend its appropriations from the Nuclear Waste Fund for Yucca Mountain activities. In the absence of an express direction, the approach the NRC is following is consistent with the terms of the Continuing Resolution, the Commission's Fiscal Year 2011 budget request, the general principles of appropriations law, and past U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) practice. The. Commission declined to revisit this decision in voting earlier this month.' I am mindful that there are limited resources available to complete orderly closure activities during FY2011 while the NRC hearing activities and Federal court litigation is ongoing. As of December 28, 2010, 1.8 FTE has been expended by the ASLBP and OGC to support the ongoing ASLBP hearing and litigation in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. (As a reference point, NMSS has expended 9.0 FTE.) Expenditure of FY2011 HLW funds, in this manner, has been supported by OEDO, OGC, ASLBP, and CFO, and has not been viewed to be a matter of policy although these offices and I recognize that use of the funds to support NRC hearings should be closely monitored because they could consume NWF resources that are currently needed for orderly closure in FY 2011. In addition, because there are no HLW funds in FY 2012, depletion of NWF money would bring the administrative hearing process to a halt in FY 2011, In response to Mr. Mohseni's second concern that the memorandum contains an embedded policy issue regarding use of fee-based resources to close the Las Vegas Hearing Facility and its associated infrastructure, the memorandum has been revised to reflect several recent discussions with CFO, ASLBP, NMSS, and OGC. Originally, the memorandum stated that the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board "Panel plans to maintain the adjudicatory infrastructure for the repository licensing proceeding, including the LSN, the LVHF. and the LVHF component of the Digital Data Management System (DDMS), until the Panel receives direction from the Commission to implement the closure of that infrastructure." The memorandum previously notes that since no Nuclear Waste Fund (NWF) resources are available in FY 2012, starting on October 1, 2011, fee-based funds will be needed to support the LVHF and its infrastructure." The revised memorandum no longer raises the Issue of using fee based funds to close the Las Vegas Hearing Facility or other YM hearing infrastructure. This change was made to clearly inform the Commission that orderly closure would be accomplished this fiscal year with available NWF money. Therefore, Mr. Mohseni's second issue Is no longer raised by the memorandum. DA 327 of 564 NMMR 757 U.L NiCICEZAMREgULATORY COUINSSION iNON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS SECTO= A o TO 09 CGOALETED BY H0NW-.CO•CIRNXQ iDUAL TT.u OF OOCiMEn ADAMS AC•eSWON NO. Update Go the Yucca, MmBobnt Program ML103140391 uOD ti~saONrS~OR 5PSM PHONE NO. set P. Kob 301-49".3190 0OCLMEwrAUTHOR Ii O 4JAWC=RI9=TR O~CUMEW~REV1EWER ON CCOMMMUMi TrTLE ORA ON,, Sealor Pradc Manager REASONa FOR N O,4X URREN0E I have prepared sad revised cpl•ous variations of this memorandumn. Whew, on June 14, 2010, the Chairman ordered the Diecor of NMIS to postpone immsaft of Safty Etaluatin Report Volumes 1 and 3. HLW•HS nd NMSS managers bIcame c encd ts atre CmmIssIos may mt be fully aware of lbe polky, lsgal and budgetary "Is eque scm ofmsch redlretiou. Some beieved that a d3rent MMl. strului•g to bonor conflicting obligation s. seed programmatk ad policy guidance h,.m the nmti, CooammIsolm amed with a bier ahsembont of tbe fbe. I was given o undestad this mcemundm wa m to rnfr to any of the rebted pofle bses, a declso. wfth which I disagreed. Later, to September. It became clear that, rather em8 postpone bmaam of hdiv~ldn8 Slr&elass, the C ns Itt was to terlJaute the o safety eview ,to ,ther.Using the continuing r nIm-. icaslelon, tse C•airma, th rough OEDO mad the CFO. told staffthat all work onthe SER must stop, lacudiagVeolume 3 ma post doome s•a•ty, which was alredy compkleý, mad undeigeg mamaagemet review. Wrtno guldance to-tis e t ppum tdlter, Ia maOctober 4,2010 memorandum. The Chskma, latermet with the Yucca, Mounin Team on October 12, 2010. He explaited that the decision to abut down Me stwms reylew the ap]liestion was his aos and t6hat aff• bsould move to ordesly dcoure of NRC's Ye ?ountaitin p rorm "k.b jipl the tet that, them,-m now, tre Nuclear Wsta Pley A•t rmnuin In etfeet the hewung proemn coutuo sandthe Canhloe hboyet to bsue a decisIon whether DOE may Iegally witdraw the appliatieSl Over time, repeatsd raeuds of comment (brmsal a"d etherwise) from OEDO, the CFO and the GeneralCounsl were tcrporatt. "Fmhe sad ss" these commeuts diluted or coulJdcied the direct lnguage olered by NSU satd ALDBP stafik- Sotl doW sought to outlie polcy, programmatic uai budgetw y dIfficulties mesd by t•hel oftce as they tried to cover the com of both .uttlng down a sdmpa" vauiable national program and abalstructore while stl supportiag as onegoig bearlgIpr-em. This,lw klsguffhtig inmeanudinm is .ncimiadhad a "slm report.' T"hroughout it torsturd evolution, l ondoued to make cosfiss changes daring a man unroo proess, desit Irowing imra8"tloas. so Ioagas the dmsrltidut of th program's histmr mad sat re lnninedrnesoomblya•sautA. Mtbjuncture, I can no longersupport timemorandmm. I believe 6M NfltIW IN SGnOND ,DATE ' ENCLOSURE 3 ,,DA 328 of-5-4 MW ai 797U.S. NLMZMEA REM1*AORY COIISOR MON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS 7nzL OF DOCUMENT AVAI ACCESIO NIX Madsts,on tan Yarna Masattob Prorm- .- ML13034019 SECTION D COfIT1UATIGW PARE 0ONTWAPTON OFSE~rCH Sn A r-1t 8 L[]C tlhai 1N3W prent MIra thli memo=nduim amppea to Imply that the PMSS Ual •volntarily,or, worm itll oCut5w vou.sooht to termlma NRC staffsldepandat review otbte VYmc Mmnt mi 1Llese appcatio• ad ndmala's rUppor bram f• and mprtm herla procei s fr that appjicatlon. It has been my -,eI e that members ofthe NNW staf. wh hame conducte a har. imdepoudet aind tcaiefly so!n a- "n reviw. nud who worked val to prpr th x"qubd Somley valtloa Report. sod down froma ta duty omly with cenuormus reltance. As eurrently dralted. oft emornd maks no rebmnceto the ht s•rwmlu gbthe hirman's termiuntion oftbe NRC sll' review of the SMountain lossas applletl•. Abmit this cmleil context a rume baleft with thesmbladtan impression that tdal •lunatiaa and the "moady shatdown" ofthe NIRC aatnfs ticenlud review and bearn proom was atols preferrM mud weil~sldered emunm eaedos Jte a by dm NRCt technkal mint. Moth Ing could be farher fr•om the trfth. Ftrterapore. hamt properoneut, the reader would &bse omelud that NMSS staff prepadp db mpdm I a pemstwe Cm•awivlon about "staffs- course offatmo, alter tke fact, to alert the herwhnlre unlnvolved Commission about problemas nud dlfficultei to whikh "staffs" course hve led. Por these reaons, I must rnspectfly wtbdnrw my moncurtmce of Decemobe 2,2010. NOWý=7 61,40M m DA 329.~ -o-f-64 NR FORM is? US. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSON GNON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS iTTE OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSFN NNO_ Update an UMeYucca Moaatalu Program MLI3140391 SECTION B - TO BE COMPLErED BY NON-CONCURRING INDMDUAL'J SUPERVISOR (TM31 8ECmION SHOULD ONLY B1E COMPLETED IF SUPERVISOR IS DIFFERENT THAN DOCUMENT SPONSOR.) N4mm /(A- s-jt k e-I p COmmENTS FOR THE DOCUMENT SPONSOR TO CONSIDER [] I HAVE NO COMMENTS g0`PrKVE THE FOLLOWNG COMMENS F- CONTINUED IN SECTION 0 "It: FORMTsy rm U"IADAWS rTnvMpa NRC.WO1 PRrE ONRECYCLED PAPE DA 330 of 564 NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD 10.158 ISZoCR NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO. Update on the Yucca Mountain Program ML103140391 SECTION C - TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR NAME Catherine Haney TITLE PHONE NO. Office Director 01-492-3554 ORGANIZATION N]MSS ______/" ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (This section should be e as necessary, to reflect the final outcome of the non-concurrence process, includkig a complete discussion of how individual conce were addressed.) -see attached FZ- CONTINUED IN SECTION D SIGNJR - OU~J PNOR DATE SIGNATURE - DOCUMENT SIGNER DATE C2t~u- VAU ,I Al/ - 12 f4~ NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUAL (To be completed by document sponsor when process Is complete, I.e., after document Is signed): Z] CONCURS I] WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC [-NON-CONCURS J-• WANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC l IMTHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e.. discontinues process) NRC FORM 757 (3-209) Use ADAMS Template NRC-OO6 PRINJnEDON RECYCLED PAPER UA 331- Ot b654 NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD10.158 (3-2009) NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO. Updated on the Yucca Mountain Program ML110540412 SECTION C - TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR NAME Catherine Haney TITLE PHONE NO. Office Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (This section should be revised, as necessary, to reflect the final outcome of the non-concurrence process, including a complete discussion of how individual concerns were addressed.) Section C revised on March 01, 2011, to reflect that the non-concurring individual would like the NCP Form fo be made public and that he/she non concurs on the document. See Attached -] CONTINUED IN SECTION D SIGNATURE- DOCUMENT SPONSOR DATE "IGTTURET-DOCUMITSIGNER DATE NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUJAL (To be completed by document sponsorwhen process is complete, I.e., after document Is signed): F CONCURS ••WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC [•NON-CONCURS D WANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC l WITHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e., discontinues process) Template NRC-005 PRINTEDON RECYCLED PAPER NRC FORM 757757 (3-200}9) 13-2095) Use ADAMSADAMS Template NRC-006 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER DA 332 of 564 I carefully considered the concerns raised in Dr. Kotra's non-concurrence on the memo titled, 'Update on the Yucca Mountain Program." Over the last several months, I have'met with Dr. Kotra to discuss her concerns on transitioning the Yucca Mountain Program towards closure. Most recently, I met with Dr. Kotra on January 31. 2011. to discuss the concerns she planned to raise with the most recent version of the memorandum. Based on these discussions and my review of her non concurrence, I do not believe that changes are needed to the memorandum. Dr. Kotra notes in her opening statement that she has 'prepared and revised copious variation of this memorandum'. She also states that 'over time, the memo has been revised to dilute or contradict 'the direct language offered by NMSS and ASLBP staffs. Both staffs sought to outline policy, programmatic and budgetary difficulties faced by their offices as they tried to cover the costs of both shutting down and complex and valuable national program and infrastructure while still supporting an ongoing hearing process." Dr. Kotra states that 'In its present form, this memorandum appears to imply that the NMSS staff voluntarily, or, worse still, on its own volition, sought to terminate NRC staff's independent review of the Yucca Mountain License application and end staff's support for a full and impartial hearing process for the application.... As currently drafted this memorandum makes no reference to the facts surrounding the chairman's termination of the NRC staff's review of the Yucca Mountain license application." Dr. Kotra is correct in her statement that there have been many iterations of this memorandum. This was due to the evolving nature of the program and the information that I felt needed to be conveyed to the Commission. Dr. Kotra states that she Vwas given to understand the memorandum was not to refer to any of the related policy Issues, a decision with which I disagreed." Over time, the purpose of the paper evolved. The purpose of the Commission memorandum to is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program and staffs plans to capture the knowledge it acquired during pre-licensing preparation and licensing review activities. Potential policy issues associated with the closure of the Yucca Mountain project had been decided at the Commission level (reference my response to Mr. Mohseni's non concurrence on this same memo). I am not aware of any new information regarding program closure that would warrant raising it as a policy matter In this memorandum nor did I believe it necessary to raise any facts surrounding the termination of staffs review in this status paper. Qalso disagree with her suggestion that the paper fails to outline programmatic and budgetary difficulties. The resources section of the memorandum informs the Commission of programmatic implications due to the limited NWF resources, noting that estimates are contingent upon 'no additional activities regarding closure or adjudication" and that FY201I1 resources ae not sufficient for knowledge capture and LVHF maintenance activities.\ Lastly. I do not agree with Dr. Kotra's statement that the 'memorandum appears to imply that the NMSS staff voluntarily, or worse still, on its own voition, sought to terminate NRC staffs independent review of the Yucca Mountain License application and end staff's support for a full and impartial hearing process for the application. The memorandum was not intended to document or revisit past decisions on the Project. //.. / 2aiJ -"OUA,333"Of' 0,641 NRC; FORK IS? U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC Mu ia.lm C3w NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS SECTION A -TO BE COMPLETED BY NON-CONCURRING iNDMDUAL TI..E OF DOCUMENT AD-AM-3 ADOESSUON NO. UPDATE ON THE YUCCA MOUNTAIN PROGRAM M1.03140391 DOCUMENT SPONSOR SPONSOR PHONE NO. Catis 301-492-3954 NAME OF NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUAL PHONE NO. King Stabldn 301-492-31" F1DOCUMENT AUTHOR E DOCUMENT CONTRIBUTOR E]OCUMENT REVIEWER ON CONCIURRENCE TITLE ORGANUIZATION Branch Cbw NMSS/LW]RS REASONS FOR NON-CONCURRE.CE Plea.e seu amuched document. CZCONTINUED IN SECTION D A'U"0/-. . DATE" / .,,E DA 334 of 564 Reasons for King Stablein's Nonconcurrence on Memorandum to the Commission entitled 'Update on the Yucca Mountain Project" As Dr. Kotzus direct supervisor. I have witnessed her efforts to prepare and revise this memorandum over the past few months, and we have engaged In continual discussions about whether or not we could support the contents as they twisted and turned to accommodate the many agendas that were influencing the direction of the memo. We grew more and more uncomfortable as we came to understand that neither the context for the current state of the Yucca Mountain program nor the policy issues affecting the program were intended to be part of the flinal pxoducL I have come to conclude that the memo does not provide the Commission with important Information regarding the program, but rather, appears to suggest that the staff has taken the Initiative to go in the direction of closure of the program and has had no difficulty in carying out certain steps to achieve closure by September 30, 2011. In her non- concurrence, Dr. Kotra has sullfully illuminated many fundamental issues with the memo, and I fully support what she has written. In addition. I want to add some thoughts of my own. Until the Chairman unilaterally brought development of the SER to a halt as of September 30, 2010, the High-Level Waste Repository Safety (HLWRS) staff was on btack to deliver all five volumes of the SER In the first part of FY 2011. Volume 3. the key postclosure volume, was virtually complete and could have been Issued by the November 2010 date that staff had given to ASLB. When the Chairman met with the HLWRS staff on October 12. 2010, it was pointed out to him that allowing the staff to finish the SER volumes would be by far the most efficient and effective use of Nuclear Waste Fund resources and at the same time would give the Nation the benefit of an independent regulators evaluation of the Yucca Mountain application. He made It clear during this mneting that, athough he recognized that he could choose that path, his view was that it would look more political to publish the SER volumes with findings than to issue them as Technical Evaluation Reports (TERs). Despite his audience's incredulity regarding this position, the Chairman said that the decislon was solely his and that he chose to derail the SER developrment process while directing the staff to begin orderly shutdown of the Yucca Mountain program. This decision has had profound effects on the Yucca Mountain program, none of which are reflected In the subject status report. As a supervisor in this program, I am keenly aware of the agony exlerencd by the HLWRS staff as they dutifully followed the Chairman's direction. Many of Mte staff have worked on the Yucca Mountain program for two decades or longer. To not be allowed to finish the SER. the culmination of those years of prelicensing and licensing activity, because of what appears to be the arbitrary decision of one person, was wrenching for the staff. The staff was not aware of any substantive discussion and airing of issues at the Commission level, as would be expected for a decision of this magnitude regarding a program that has exdsted for 30 years. It felt to the staff as If the Chairman had casually dismissed the stafs sacrifices and effort of those many years without even bothering to engage his fellow Commissioners In the manner that Commission decisions are usually handled. The staff would . .. .DA 0335of564 " have greatly appreciated, given the importance of this decision, an opportunity to share its views with the entire Commission. There is no recognition in this status update of the stafs frustration over the direction of the program or of the staff's Iac& of opportunity to present its views, concerns, and Insights to the Commission before a final decision was made. There is also no recognition in this memorandum of the difficulties staff has had to endure because of the lack of a Commission decision regarding whether or not DOE can withdraw its license application. The staff has been caught in a bind which it felt Itself incapable of escaping as it attempts to follow the Chairman's direction to carry out orderly closure of the program. Confronted with the reality that there is still an acie apprication before ASLB, certain activities in the staffs Orderly Closure Plan were considered by staff to require that the Commission allow DOE to withdraw its application before staff could carry out those activities. One example is the disposition in the National Archives of the documents that have been needed during the licensing pnxess. The staff, many of whom have been in this program for 20 years or more, am acutely aware of the NWPA and the argument that ASLB crafted in rejecting DOE's request to withdraw its application. Staff should not be put in a situation where the direction from the Chairman appears to be In direct conflict with the NWPA and the fact of an active license application. Absent policy decisions from the Commission, staff has struggled on a daily basis to figure out how to cope with this bizare situation In a manner which would enable staff to maintain its integrity. For these reasons, as well as those expressed so eloquently by Dr. Kotra In her nonconcurrence, I respectfully decline to concur on this status update memo. I 2/3/"/ King Stablein, Chief Projects Management Branch B Division of High-Level Waste Repository Safety Office of Nuclear Materfal Safety and Safeguards DA 336-of 564 FORM 7 U.S. NUCI.EAR REGULATORY COMMISSI ,clqO tsles NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TM.E OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO. SECTION B -TO BE COMPLETED BY NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUAL*S SUPERVISOR (THIS SECTION SHOULD ONLY BE COMPLETED IF SUPERVISOR 18 DIFFERENT THAN DOCUMENT SPONSOR.) NAME Aby Mobsaen TITLE PHONE NO- Deputy Director 301492-3131 10RGANIZ.TION NRC(NMSS/DHLWRS _ COMMENTS FOR THE DOCUMENT SPONSOR TO CCNIDER L I HAVE NO COMMENTS I KANE THE FOLLOWING COMME•EfS As Dr. King Stablein's supervisor, I agree with his characterization of the program and the shortcominp of the memorandum. I would Ihrtheore point to the inconsistency of the NRC Solicitor's charaectrization of the stats of the program as being suspended due to the CAntinuing Resolution, implying a temporary and reversible status In an email to a sthinquiry, the Sofctor agreed with the following charectertzation: "In December 2910, the U.S. Court of Appeals lifted a prior order that had held four lawsuits aspinst DOE In abeyance. The Courts December order set the lawsuits for full briefing and for oral argument. AJl brieft now have been filed, and the Court is scheduled to bear oral argumenut os March 22,2011. The lawsuits again st DOE claim that DOE has no authority to withdraw the Yucca Mountain license sppleatkon, and that Congress must specfically authorize such action. As eteappeals court proceeding has moved forward, and In view of NRCs limited budget resources under the current Continuing Rmuluton, NC has suspended review of the Yucca Mountain license application, and NRC has stated it has no schedule for completion of the review." Thi statement Is inconsistent with the orderly closure activities outlined In the nemorandum, Including the terminatiou of the L Vegas Hearing Facility in Py 2011. -l CONTINUED IN SECTION D SIONT-URE A •*'• . NRCaOW757 P-20M Use ADAMS rwnpAtu NAC.006 PATETD ONRECYMt. PAPER .)A 337 o0 564 NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD 1(1158 NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO. Update on the Yucca Mountain Program ML103140391 SECTION C - TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR NAME Catherine Haney TITLE PHONE NO. Office Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (This section should be revised, as necessary, to reflect the fin*'&utnome of the non-concurrence process, Including a complete discussion of how individual concerns were addressed.) . -see attached - / / / // // // UCONTINUED IN SECTION 0 SIGTURE -DOCUMENT SPONSOR ODATEZ/ SIGNATURE - DOCUMET SIGNR TTfE NON-CONCURRING INDMADUAL (To be completed by document sponsor when process is complete, i.e., after document is signed): [jCONCURS E] WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC [~(NON-CONCURS [3~-'QANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC F, WITHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e., discontinues process) NRC3-2(a)Use ORM757 ADAMS Template NRC-00 PRNrED ON RECYCLEDPAPER UA 3J38 of 564 NRC FORM 757 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC MD 10.158 (3-2009) NON-CONCURRENCE PROCESS TITLE OF DOCUMENT ADAMS ACCESSION NO. Updated on the Yucca Mountain Program MLI 10540412 SECTION C - TO BE COMPLETED BY DOCUMENT SPONSOR NAME Catherine Haney TITLE PHONE NO. Office Director 301-492-3554 ORGANIZATION NMSS ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS NON-CONCURRENCE (This section should be revised, as necessary, to reflect the final outcome of the non-concurrence process, including a complete discussion of how individual concerns were addressed.) Section C revised on March 01, 2011, to reflect that the non-concurring individual would like the NCP Form fo be made public and that befshe non concurs on the document. See Attached D CONTINUED IN SECTION ) SIGNATURE-DOCUMENTSP NSOR DATE. SIGNATURE-DOCUMN DATE N-CONCUR R)- / entIsoo wq-1-/ I NON-CONCURRING INDIVIDUAL (To be completed by document sponsor when process is complete. i.e.. after document is signed) I r] CONCURS LfI"WANTS NCP FORM PUBLIC [ý NON-CONCURS l WANTS NCP FORM NON-PUBLIC ] WITHDRAWS NON-CONCURRENCE (i.e.. discontinues process) NRC FORM 757 (3-2009) Use ADAMS Template NRC-O06 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER VA 339 -of-564- I carefully considered the concerns raised in Dr. Stablein's non-concurrence on the memo titled, "Update on the Yucca Mountain Program." On February 2, 2011, prior to him filing the non concurrence, I met with Dr. Stablein to discuss his concerns with the memorandum. Based on this discussion and my review of his non concurrence, I do not believe that changes are needed to the memorandum. Dr. Stablein notes several items that are omitted from or not recognized in the memorandum. They are as follow: - Important Information regarding the program - The "profound effects" of the decision to transition the Yucca Mountain Program to closure are reflected In the subject status report. "..staff's frustration over the direction of the program or of the staff's lack of opportunity to present is views, concerns, and insights to the Commission before a final decision was made." ... difficulties staff has had to endure because of the lack of a Commission decision regarding whether or not DOE can with draw its license application. Dr. Stablein further states that the paper "appears to suggest that the staff has taken the initiative to go in the direction of closure of the program and has had no difficulty in carrying out certain steps to achieve closure by September 30,2011." Mr. Mohseni, Dr.Slableln's supervisor, in his comments on Dr. Stablein's non concurrence states that he agrees with Dr. Stablein's characterizaton of the program and the shortcomings of the memorandum. In addition, Mr. Mohsenl identifies perceived inconsistency with the orderly closure activities outlined in the memorandum, including the termination of the Las Vegas hearing Facility In FY 2011 and comments by the NRC Solicitor on a draft IAEA document that Imply a temporary and reversible status (reference Mr. Mohseni's comments on Dr. Stablein's non concurrence). I have reviewed the list of items that Dr. Stablein believes were omitted from or not recognized in the memorandum and his statement that the paper "appears to suggest that the staff has taken the initiative to go in the direction of closure of the program and has had no difficulty In carrying out certain steps to achieve closure by September 30, 2011." I believe that they all fall outside of the scope of the memorandum or are not needed. The purpose of the Commission memorandum to is to describe the status of the Yucca Mountain Program and staff's plans to capture the knowledge it acquired during pre-U1censing preparation and licensing review activities. I have also been informed by the NRC Solicitor that his comments on an interim draft of an IAEA document were not meant to suggest a temporary "suspension" of YM due to budget constraints. The term was drafted by others and his focus was on accurately characterizing the status of Federal court litigation. He understands that the staff is engaged in orderly closure activities. As directed, our FY 2011 activities are focused on the orderly closure of the Program and not on completion of the Safety Evaluation Reports. As stated by the Chairman in DA 340 of-5~64 an October 27, 2010, letter to the Honorable Jim Sensenbrenner (ML 102980673). "the approach the NRC is following is consistent with the terms and the Continuing Resolution, the Commission's Fiscal 2011 budget request, the general principles of appropriations law, and past U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) practice." The approach described in the memorandum is endorsed by the OEDO, CFO, and OGC and the memorandum describes the resource limitations on completing activities In FY201 1. .. DA 341 of 564 From: Google Alerts Blogs I new result for Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC renews Vermont Yankee license IThe Energy Collective By Dan Yurrnan Rock blunts scissor - the federal agency concludes the reactor is safe to operate for another 20 years. The Energy Collective - http://theenergycollective.com/ Tip: Use site restrict in your query to search within a site (site:nytimes.com or site:.edu). Learn more. Remove this alert. Create another alert. Manage your alerts. DA 342 of 564 From: Google Alerts News 2 new results for Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC rejects intervenors' plea to reconsider issues denied Foster's Daily Democrat By Scott E. Kinney SEABROOK - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied a motion for reconsideration by two groups allowed to intervene in the license renewal process of Seabrook Station. The NRC was asked to reconsider contentions by Friends of See all stories on this topic » High five for GE-Hitachi new reactor design at NRC Energy Collective GE-Hitachi is due a victory lap after learning this week that the NRC has issued the final safety evaluation report for the firm's 1500 MW ESBWR reactor design. It is a major milestone toward certifying the reactor for sale in the US Because the NRC ... See all stories on this topic >> Tip: Use a plus sign (+) to match a term in your query exactly as is. Learn more. Remove this alert. Create another alert. Manage your alerts. DA 343 of 564 From: Brenner, Eliot Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 6:40 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Re: (b)(6) Ok Eliot Brenner Director, Office of Public Affairs US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment 301 415 8200 Sent from my Blackberry From: Kyd Brenner (b)(6) Kyd D. Brenner DTB Associates LLP 901 New York Avenue, NW - Box 12 Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel: 202-684-2508 Fax: 202-684-2234 [email protected] www.dtbassociates.com DA 344 of 564 From: Bubar, Patrice Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 6:32 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Subject: Penn State (b)(5) 1 DA 345 of 564 From: GovExec.com newsletters I .... __ _ I Retirem ent Planning FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011 Subscribe or unsubscribe from this newsletter Brought to you by Government Executive Media Group Complimentary Webinar: Streamlining DoD Procurement Wednesday, March 30 2:00 PM ET The Defense Logistics Agency is upgrading to an electronic procurement system that could serve as a model for 21st century procurement across all government agencies. Join us for a webinar to hear experts from DLA discuss: * How DLA's e-procurement team is pioneering a new strategy to reduce costs and increase efficiency * How e-procurement could be used for writing contracts and simplifying acquisitions in your agency Register Now! For Richer or Poorer, Part Two By Tammy Flanagan, National Institute of Transition Planning Last week, we looked at spousal survivor annuity options for those under the Civil Service Retirement System. This week, let's look at the situation for those more recently hired, who are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System. The big difference for those under FERS is that they need to factor Social Security and Thrift Savings Plan investments into their thinking. FERS is not just a single-benefit retirement plan, but a three-tiered system in which participants are expected to use a combination of a basic retirement benefit, Social Security and TSP investments to meet their retirement needs. Let's look, hypothetically, at "Mabel" and "Marvin," assuming they are both federal employees retiring under FERS. 1 DA 346 of 564 Mabel is entitled to an unreduced FERS basic benefit of $20,000. If she chooses to provide Marvin with the maximum spousal annuity, then her retirement will be reduced by $2,000 (10 percent) to $18,000. This also reduces her taxable retirement income, so the net difference is less than $2,000 when you factor that in. This is a permanent reduction to her benefit, but if Marvin dies first, she can have the full annuity amount restored to $20,000. If Mabel dies first, then Marvin will be entitled to 50 percent of $20,000, or $10,000 per year for life. Cost-of-living adjustments would be applied to the benefit both before and after their death, regardless of which spouse dies first. Marvin is entitled to a larger basic FERS annuity benefit than Mabel, because he worked longer and had a slightly higher salary. His unreduced retirement is $35,000. If he decides to provide Mabel with the maximum spousal annuity, then his retirement will be reduced by $3,500, to $31,500. Like Mabel, this reduces his taxable income and is considered a permanent reduction unless the marriage ends by death or divorce. Mabel would be entitled to 50 percent of $35,000 if Marvin dies first, which would provide her with a lifetime survivor annuity of $17,500 a year. Each spouse is entitled to the maximum survivor annuity of the other. In order to provide a partial or no survivor annuity, Marvin or Mabel would have to get the notarized consent of the other spouse. Here's what their situation looks like if neither chooses a survivor annuity: Mabel [Total Retirement abe Income RFERS Basic $35,000 $20,000 1$55,000 ISocial Security $ $15,600 $35,600 !Retiremeni $I0,000'$35,_00 total; Thrift Savings $300,000 total; I$ 175,000 Plan withdraw withdraw $19,000 $12,000/year* $7,000/year* I iTotalfnicome I1 • ' I•, ______. __.______Mabel is the Marvin dies first Mabe is th FERS Basic Retirement $0 $20,000 _ $20,000 Social Security $ Retirement s20,000**$ $20,000 Thrift Savings $000 PlanI $0 :$5$1,000 JI~arini the Mabel dies first Isurvivor Retireme35,000 $35,000 .. 20:,0:0:0 SocialRetirement Security •[ 1$0... $20,000*** $0 Thrift Savings $19,000*** $0 $19,000 Plan F 1s IT6ta IncAI •, $84,70O, .,; • 2 DA 347 of 564 *Based on the assumption that the account balance earns 6 percent interest and withdrawals equal 4 percent per year. **As a widow, Mabel can receive the higher of her own or Marvin's Social Security, but not both. If she dies first, then he would continue receiving his own Social Security and her benefit would end. ***As the beneficiary, Mabel would inherit Marvin's TSP account and be able to receive income from the full account balance. The same situation would occur if Mabel dies first. Here's how it looks if both Mabel and Marvin choose the survivor annuity option: *As a widow, Mabel can receive the higher of her own or Marvin's Social Security, but not both. If she dies first, then he would continue receiving his own Social Security and her benefit would end. **As the beneficiary, Mabel would inherit Marvin's TSP account and be able to receive income from the full account balance. The same situation would occur if Mabel dies first. Which Is Better? Keep in mind that these scenarios are not the only options. Federal retirees also can choose partial survivor annuities for their spouses. Under FERS, either spouse could leave 25 percent of their basic retirement benefit as a partial survivor annuity. So Marvin could elect to leave Mabel 25 percent of $35,000 rather than 50 percent of his full annuity. 3 DA 348 of 564 And of course, there are myriad other variations on couples' retirement situations. One spouse could be under CSRS and the other under FERS. Or one spouse could be covered under a private industry retirement benefit. In considering any of the scenarios, there are two very basic questions couples should consider: " If I die first, how much money will you need? * If you die first, how much money will I need? The important thing is to run the numbers, do the math, and use common sense to decide how you and your spouse will be protected financially ifone of you dies before the other. This might require the help of a financial planner if you are not sure how to evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of your choices. 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DA 350 of 564 From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 5:23 AM To: Brenner, Eliot Cc: [email protected]; eileen.og [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: nrc media email list Hi Eliot, Can you add me and the other people cc'd on this not to the media email list, Thanks, Scott Scott DiSavino Correspondent Reuters 3 Times uare New York NY 10036 Tel 646 213 6072 MobileI (b)(6) Fax 646 223 6079 E-Mail scott.disavinoDreuters.com Instant Message [email protected] This email was sent to you by Thomson Reuters, the global news and information company. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Thomson Reuters. DA 351 of 564 From: (b)(6) I Sent Friday, March 18, 2011 2:16 PM To: Subject: (b)(6) (b)(6) 1 DA 352 of 564 (b)(6) 2 DA 353 of 564 From: (b)(6) Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:01 PM To: (b)(6) Subject: (b)(6) 1 DA 354 of 564 (b)(6) 2 DA 355 of 564 From: To: Tallarico. Alison Subject: RE: Action: ERB Items for Review Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:08:00 PM Thanks, Alison!!! Eric J. Leeds, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 301-415-1270 From: Tallarico, Alison Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 11:00 AM To: Collins, Elmo; Leeds, Eric; Evans, Michele Cc: Johns, Nancy; Gallagher, Johanna Subject: RE: Action: ERB Items for Review Hello Elmo, Eric and Michele, (b)(5) Thanks Alison 301-492-2326 From: Tallarico, Alison Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:28 PM To: Evans, Michele; Ash, Darren; Borchardt, Bill; Boyce, Thomas (OIS); Buchholz, Jeri; Bums, Stephen; Carpenter, Cynthia; Casto, Chuck; Cohen, Miriam; Collins, Elmo; Dapas, Marc; Dean, Bill; Doane, Margaret; Dorman, Dan; Dyer, Jim; Gallagher, Johanna; Greene, Kathryn; Haney, Catherine; Holahan, Gary; Howell, Art; Johns, Nancy; Johnson, Michael; Kelley, Corenthis; Leeds, Eric; Lew, David; Mamish, Nader; McCree, Victor; Miller, Charles; Moore, Scott; Muessle, Mary; Pederson, Cynthia; Satorius, Mark; Schaeffer, James; Sheron, Brian; Tallarico, Alison; Tracy, Glenn; Uhle, Jennifer; Virgilio, Martin; Weber, Michael; Wert, Leonard; Wiggins, Jim Subject: Action: ERB Items for Review **For your eyes only** TO ERB Members We are sharing the following items for ERB review and information because the ERB is not scheduled to meet this week: (b)(5),(b)(6) DA 356 of 564 (b)(5),(b)(6) Thanks Alison Tallarico (forJohannaGallagher) 301-492-2326 DA 357 of 564 Matakas, Gina From: Roberts, Darrell Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 5:30 PM To: Lew, David Cc: Dean, Bill Subject: FW: Region I comments on TI Attachments: Region TI comments.docx Importance: High FYI, What we've sent to NRR as comments for the TI. I gave Ray my blessing and thought they were outstanding comments. DJR From: Powell, Raymond Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 5:19 PM To: Kobetz, Timothy Cc: Roberts, Darrell; Clifford, James; Weerakkody, Sunil; Wilson, Peter Subject: Region I comments on TI Importance: High Tim: Please see attached. I tried to limit redundant comments and apply some QA to it, but a one day turnaround kind of limits that. (b)(5) I'll check email periodically over weekend if you have any questions. Take care. Ray 6 DA 358 of 564 Region I TI 25151183 Consolidated Comments (b)(5) DA 359 of 564 (b)(5) DA 360 of 564 (b)(5) DA 361 of 564 (b)(5) DA 362 of 564 (b)(5) DA 363 of 564 (b)(5) DA 364 of 564 (b)(5) DA 365 of 564 From: Correia, Richard Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:36 PM To: Skeen, David; Marksberry, Don; Tracy, Glenn Cc: Coe, Doug; Demoss, Gary, Lee, Richard; Jackson, Karen; Hogan, Rosemary Subject: RE: Question from NISA on reporting to the IAEA I (b)(5) thank you Don for responding so quickly and thoroughly! rich Rich Correia, PE Director Division of Risk Analysis RES US NRC From: Skeen, David Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:29 PM To: Correia, Richard; Marksberry, Don; Tracy, Glenn Cc: Coe, Doug; Demoss, Gary; Lee, Richard; Jackson, Karen; Hogan, Rosemary Subject: RE: Question from NISA on reporting to the IAEA (b)(5) I will assign a tasker to the LT to provide a final response by Wednesday eveningi (b)(5) (b)(5) From: Correia, Richard Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 3:16 PM To: Marksberry, Don; Skeen, David; Tracy, Glenn Cc: Coe, Doug; Demoss, Gary; Lee, Richard; Jackson, Karen; Hogan, Rosemary Subject: Re: Question from NISA on reporting to the IAEA Thanks Don. This information is very useful. (b)(5) Thoughts? Rich DA 366 of 564 Rich Richard Correia, Director Division of Risk Analysis RES Sent from a Blackberry From: Marksberry, Don To: Correia, Richard Cc: Coe, Doug; Demoss, Gary; Skeen, David; Lee, Richard; Jackson, Karen; Hogan, Rosemary Sent: Sat Apr 30 10:01:02 2011 Subject: RE: Question from NISA on reporting to the IAEA Rich (b)(5) (b)(5) (b)(5) Don (I also found one of the early public statements of core melt at TMI-2--seven year later). From: Correia, Richard Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:35 AM To: Marksberry, Don; Demoss, Gary; Coe, Doug Cc: Skeen, David Subject: Fw: Question from NISA on reporting to the IAEA 2 DA 367 of 564 Don. Can you assist with the Nisa questions below? Don't start answering them but just let me know if you feel you ha,,- the information to answer it or you know who would have the information. We'll decide would will answer after that. Many thanks. Rich Richard Correia, Director Division of Risk Analysis RES Sent from a Blackberry From: Reynolds, Steven To: RST01 Hoc; LIA08 Hoc; LIA07 Hoc Cc: Casto, Chuck; Mitchell, Matthew; Young, Francis; Skeen, David; Tracy, Glenn; Correia, Richard Sent: Fri Apr 29 22:05:12 2011 Subject: Question from NISA on reporting to the IAEA We received the following question from NISA. After the TMI accident, what was reported to the IAEA about the accident, who reported it (e.g., NRC, TMI operator, other US government agency), when was it reported (how long after the accident), and how was it reported? Can you have someone get back to us with the answer? Thanks, Steve 3 DA 368 of 564 From: Droggitis, Spiros Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 6:16 PM To: Weil, Jenny Subject: Re: Constituent Question Attachments: imageO0ljpg Guess well find out From: WeOl, Jenny To: Droggits, Spiros Sent: Thu Mar 24 18:08:54 2011 Subject: Re: Constituent Question Thanks. I'll see ifanything comes back from the mysterious PMT01.hoc(.)nrc.qov. Do they respond to questions or just compile them? Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Weil Congressional Affairs Officer U.S. Nuclear Reoulatorv Commission I (b)(6) 7 From: Droggitis, Spiros To: Weil, Jenny Sent: Thu Mar 24 18;01:22 2011 Subject: Re: Constituent Question Utilities may pay for some emergency preparedness through local taxes. I know some pay for emergency equipment to locals. From: Well, Jenny To: Riley (OCA), Timothy; Droggitis, Spiros; Dacus, Eugene; Shane, Raeann Sent: Thu Mar 24 17:43:29 2011 Subject: Fw: Constituent Question Not sure who is in the EOC or ifanyone there knows the answer to the money question? Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Weil Congressional Affairs Officer JJ.S. Nuclear Requlatory Commission F (b)(6) J From: Lutt, Erick (Ben Nelson) DA 369 of 564 Sent: Thu Mar 24 17:21:57 2011 Subject: Constituent Question Hey Jenny, I was hoping you could provide an answer for a constituent question. If something were to happen to Ft. Calhoun that would require the evacuation of the area in and around Omaha, who would pay for the costs? Is there anything in statute I could point to? Thanks, Erick Erick Lutt Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson Legislative Assistant (202) 224-655t Work [email protected] 720 Hrt Senate Office xiudng unitecl States Senate Washington, DC 20510 2 DA 370 of 564 From: Droggitis, Spiros Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 5:58 PM To: Weil, Jenny; Riley (OCA), Timothy; Dacus, Eugene; Shane, Raeann Subject: Re: Constituent Question Attachments: image002jpg Price-Anderson deals with nuclear liability. Ira Dinitz is the expert. If he's asking about the cost of the governmental functions - local, State & Federal government carrying out evacuations, then I would say the taxpayers. Better check though. From: Well, Jenny To: Riley (OCA), Timothy; Droggitis, Spiros; Dacus, Eugene; Shane, Raeann Sent: Thu Mar 24 17:43:29 2011 Subject: Fw: Constituent Question Not sure who is in the EOC or if anyone there knows the answer to the money question? Sent via BlackBerry Jenny Weil Congressional Affairs Officer SU.S.Nuclear R ulatory Commission S (b)(6) / From: Lutt, Erick (Ben Nelson) Hey Jenny, I was hoping you could provide an answer for a constituent question. If something were to happjen to Ft. Calhoun that would require the evacuation of the area in and around Omaha, who would pay for the costs? Is there anything in statute I could point to? Thanks, Erick DA 371 of 564 Hogan, Rosemary From: Hogan, Rosemary Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 10:46 AM To: Roche, Robert Subject: FW: REQUEST: Technical Assistance Request - US-APWR Containment Performance From: Tegeler, Bret Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 10:44 AM To: Hogan, Rosemary; Pires, Jose Subject: RE: REQUEST: Technical Assistance Request - US-APWR Containment Performance Sorry- TAC is RF1091 Thanks for helping out Bret From: Hogan, Rosemary Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 10:08 AM To: Tegeler, Bret Subject: FW: REQUEST: Technical Assistance Request - US-APWR Containment Performance Do you want to give us a TAC? From: Pires, Jose Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 9:48 AM To: Hogan, Rosemary Subject: RE: REQUEST: Technical Assistance Request - US-APWR Containment Performance Please see below. (if we start today, we will need a fee billable TAC for today's HRMS). Our special expertise is the work for RG 1.206. Your request is also consistent with RES Office Instruction, PRM-001, Rev. 0, "Process for New Work Requests: Responding to Informal Assistance, Research Assistance and User Need Requests." My staff will be able to provide technical assistance to your branch in your review of the US-APWR DCD Section 19.2.4, "Containment Performance," starting today March 25, 2011. The point of contact for this activity is Jose Pires. Please call if you have any questions. Thanks, 13 DA 372 of 564 From: Hogan, Rosemary Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 9:10 AM To: Pires, Jose Subject: FW: REQUEST: Technical Assistance Request - US-APWR Containment Performance Please draft a response for me to send to NRO. It seems like a simple request, so I wouldn't think we have any changes/caveats to their request, right? So the answer should be short. From: Shams, Mohamed Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 2:02 PM To: Hogan, Rosemary Cc: Tegeler, Bret Subject: REQUEST: Technical Assistance Request - US-APWR Containment Performance Rosemary: Consistent with NRO Office Instruction (01), NRO-COM-106, "NRO Interfaces with the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research," I am sending this email to request technical assistant from your branch in our review of the US-APWR DCD Section 19.2.4, "Containment Performance." The details of the requested technical assistance is described in the attached document. The level of effort requested is approximately 40hrs, which qualifies this request as an Informal Assistance, in accordance with the Office Instruction. Please let me know whether your staff would be able to support this request and when can they start the activity? The point of contact for this activity is Bret Tegeler. Please give me a call if you have any questions. Many thanks, Mohamed Shams, Acting Chief Structural Engineering Branch 1 NRO/DE/SEB1 415-0501 14 DA 373 of 564 Technical Assistance Request for US-APWR DCD Section 19.2.4, "Containment Performance" (b)(5) 1Per NRO Office Instruction, NRO-COM-106, "NRO Interfaces with the Office of Nuclear 1ý r) Regulatory Research," this request requires a lower level of effort than a user need. DA 374 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 1 DA 375 of 564 .' March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) DA 376 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 3 DA 377 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 4 DA 378 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 5 DA 379 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 6 DA 380 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 7 DA 381 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 8 DA 382 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 9 DA 383 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 10 DA 384 of 564 March 21,2011 Draft (b)(5) 11 DA 385 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 12 DA 386 of 564 March 21, 2011 Draft (b)(5) 13 DA 387 of 564 Hogan, Rosemary From: Pires, Jose Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 9:16 AM To: Hogan, Rosemary Subject: RE: USAPWR containment analysis From: Hogan, Rosemary Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 9:05 AM To: Pires, Jose Subject: RE: USAPWR containment analysis (b)(5) (b)(5) From: Pires, Jose Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 3:23 PM To: Hogan, Rosemary; Roche, Robert Subject: FW: USAPWR containment analysis Robert, We, Hernando and I, will be meeting with Bret on Monday morning, 10 am, on the item below. If you have time and are interested you are welcome to participate. This relates to the performance of containment internal structures in severe accidents. ,Rosemary, [ (b)(5) (b)(5) 10 DA 388 of 564 From: Tegeler, Bret Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 2:58 PM To: Pires, Jose Subject: USAPWR containment analysis Jose, I was wondering if I could spend a few hours discussing the subject report with you next week.1 (b)(5) (b)(5) Do you have time next week? Friday, I will be off. Thanks, Bret 11 DA 389 of 564 Hogan, Rosemar From: NRC Announcement [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 10:00 PM To: NRC Announcement Subject: Daily: 3 New Items from Friday, March 25, 2011 NRC Daily Announcements o' Employee Resources: Holocaust Remembrance Program 2011 Employee Resources: Eligible Leave Share list Policy: Continued Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 for Access to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Facilities and Information Systems Employee Resources: Holocaust Remembrance Program 2011 The annual Federal Inter-Agency Holocaust Remembrance Program is being held on Friday, May 4, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC. This program is a part of the National Days of Remembrance observances being held from May I to May 8, 2011, to commemorate the Holocaust, remember and honor the victims, and educate citizens so people will never forget. The theme for this year's program is Survival. This program is approximately two hours long, is free, and is open to the public. For more information, please refer to the Office of Personnel Management's announcement. NRC employees who wish to attend this program may be authorized excused absence for a reasonable period of time with proper notice to their manager in advance. Contact your servicing Human Resources representative. (2011-03-25 00:00:00.0) View item in a new window Employee Resources: Eligible Leave Share list The Office of Human Resources Web page for Eligible Leave Transfer Program Recipients has been updated to add the following eligible recipient: I ~(b)(6) For more information on the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program and to view the current list of eligible recipients who have exhausted all of their available leave due to personal or family illness, visit the Eligible Recipient List Web page. The Web site also provides the following information about the Leave Transfer Program: Overview, Donor Information, the Application to Become a Leave Recipient, and Time & Labor Reporting Guidance. DA 390 of 564 Contact: Terri Barnes (phone 301-415-2805) If you have difficulty accessing a Web link in this announcement, contact the NRC Announcement Coordinator, Beverly Martin, ADM/DAS, 301-492-3674. 1jp (2011-03-25 00:00:00.0) View item in a new window Policy: Continued Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 for Access to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Facilities and Information Systems Yellow Announcement No. 038, "Continued Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 for Access to U.S. Nuclear Recqulatory Commission Facilities and Information Systems," is now available on the internal Web site under Yellow Announcements. This announcement can also be found in the ADAMS 2011 Yellow Announcements folder in the Main Library of the ADAMS Document Manager. In the folder, Yellow Announcements are arranged in report number order. If you have difficulty accessing a Web link in this announcement, contact the NRC Announcement Coordinator, Beverly Martin, ADM/DAS, 301-492-3674. (2011-03-25 00:00:00.0) View item in a new window The latest Announcements are always on thO!NRt.ORKHdrti6 Nqs A.nnouncements-by.Date I.Announcement -byCategory. Search Announcements: term term. lGo] . Frequently Asked Questions About the NRC Daily Announcements Email 2 DA 391 of 564 From: Sheron. Brian on behalf of Greene. Kathryn To: Valentin Andrea: Grancorvitz. Teresa Stewart. Sharon Bower. Phyllis; Ash, Darren: Muessle. Mary; Mier QiJr Moore, Scott: Haney. Catherine; Dorman. Dan; Johnson. Michael; Holahan, Gary' LeE; Grobe. Irrh WWianAm; Mitchell. Reggie: Sheron. Brian; Uhe Jennifer Doane, Maaret; Mamish. 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Gina Subject: FW: Strategic Acquisition Executive Steering Committee Meeting (with attachments) Attachments: ESC Charter 03-21-1 1 final draft (3).docx march11 (3) (2).ootx Original Appointment------From: Ronewicz, Lynn On Behalf Of Greene, Kathryn Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 3.:10 PM To: Greene, Kathiryn; Stewart, Sharon; Bower, Phyllis; Ash, Darren; Muessle, Mary; Miller, Charles; Moore, Scott; Haney, Catherine; Dorman, Dan; Johnson, Michael; Holahan, Gary; Leeds, Eric; Grobe, Jack: Wiggins, Jim; Mitchell, Reggle; Sheron, Brian; Uhle, Jennifer; Doane, Margaret; Mamish, Nader; Schmidt, Rebecca; Poole, Brooke; Brenner, Eliot; Hackett, Edwin; Hawkens, Roy; Dyer, Jim; Brown, Milton; Fredericks, Carl; Kaplan, Michele; Bell, Hubert; Zane, Steven; Stetson, Kathleen; Burns, Stephen; Maxin, .Mark; Baum, Robin; Kelley, Corenthis; Williams, Barbara; Zlmmerman, Roy; Campbell, Andy; McCrary, Cheryl; Krupnick, David; Boyce, Thomas (OIS); Schaeffer, James; Howard, Patrick; Tracy, Glenn; Dean, Bill; McCree, Victor; Satorius, Mark; Collins, Elmo; Orbach, Susan; Jernell, Eleni; McCoy, Sean; Gold, Meg; Flynn, Mark; Castello, Jennifer; King, Beverly; Thompson, Ronald; Scott, MaryLynn; Moy, Romena; Wilson, Angela; Crouse, Ray; Seltzer, Rlckie Cc: Kolb, Elaine; Wright, Darlene; Grancorvitz, Teresa; Pulliam, Timothy; Rheaume, Cynthia; Bailey, Stewart; Hudson, Sharon; Lee, David; Boger, Bruce; Quesenberry, Jeannette; Cooper, Kiona; Valentin, Andrea; Coleman, Judy; Cooper, Terd; Baker, Pamela; Walker, Tracy; Larche, Linda; Lee, Pamela; Flory, Shirley; NRRETActivity Resource; Wert, Leonard; Droggitis, Spiros; Belmore, Nancy; R4_Calendar Resource; Hays, Myra; Howell, Art; Hudson, Jody; Holliday, Tamara; Gusack, Barbara; Landau, Mindy; DAbate, David; Ferrell, Kimberly; Matakas, Gina Subject: Strategic Acquisition Executive Steering Committee Meeting (with attachments) When: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:30 AM-11:30 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: HQ-TWFN-IOA01w40p When: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:30 AM-ti:30 AM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US& Canada). Where: HQ-'TWFN-10AO1-40p Note: The GMT offset above does not reflect daylight saving time adjustlments. All - confirming this meeting will occur as scheduled. Please see attached documents. Also - please make sure this meeting does not appear on your calendar for Wed., 3/23, as this meeting was Initially set for Wed., 3/23, but previously moved to Tues., 3/22, due to conflicts the afternoon of 3/23. Thanks. Strategic Acquisition Executive Steering Committee Meeting Bridgeline: 1-866-711-9478 Passcode: Set by Lynn Ronewicz 301-492-3500 DA 392 of 564 3/21/11 The Strategic Acquisition Executive Steering Committee (SAIESC) Charter (b)(5) L--•J DA 393 of 564 (b)(5) DA 394 of 564 n.. sum AG ENDA , Welcome/Open.ing Remarks S.Stewart-Clarke 1 Overview P.Bower , FAIMIS Acquisition Update E.Jernell , Strategic Acquisition Update R.Seltzer , Open Discussion/Questions All , Closing S.Stewart-Clarke 2 DA 396 of 564 L I U a Ass, ate Drecor rStrategc Ac-qu-eion (ADSA) Establishment and Mission of ADSA * Purpose of ESC Meetings o DRAFT Charter • Topics for Future Meetings 1 Project Progress o Updates from Primary Contacts Working Group Meetings a Stakeholder Issues (e.g., OCFO FAIMIS, ADM/DC) 4 DA 398 of 564 4 'z .j~.... PA UNI Ai .IIlrK CVTPk I ID"AT IAand DEArement!Data Co!eto ari CIean-U • Phase IComplete -Nearing end of spend analysis effort of FY2oo8-2o1o data • Phase II.On-Going - Data migration prep * Data Extraction/Data Repository operational , Issues: (b)(5) DA 400 of 564 ,dr ,onf NPRCsAcquislt.on Processes and Procedures o Standard Numbering Scheme o Pilot of IAA Form - NRC participation inFederal effort Standard Operating Procedures training -ADSA collaboration with Division of Contracts DA 401 of 564 7 FAIMISAcquisifion (ACQ) Sysem Status Proposals Received (2/22) 1 Oral Presentations (week of 3/4-3/7) mSource Evaluation On-Going s Anticipated Award (late Spring) At full implementation, a single data system will be availablefor all phases of the procurement life cycle 8 DA 402 of 564 !.,. 5 U a I 5PM and ResuhIn =.Interim POC Process On February 28, the Commission issued an SRM to: Delegate contractual authority to EDO o Terminate the Chairman Paper process for acquisitions valued at $iMor more Inthe interim: o Chairman Paper process will have continued oversight by the Procurement Oversight Committee (POC) o Chairman Papers which have been submitted to the POC will be converted to a streamlined POC review format o The affected Offices will be provided the completed form for review before submission to the POC for action New papers will be moved forward to the POC on apriority basis Offices will be advised on next steps for those Chairman Papers that are at other stages inthe concurrence cycle Formal guidance for FY 2011 procurements requiring POC review ($iM and above) will be provided within the next few weeks. 10 DA 404 of 564 , Quarterly reporting on overall agency acquisition performance will be provided to the Chairman/Commission , Improved recordkeeping and reporting on all phases of the acquisition process will be required , Focus on timeliness, completeness and accuracy from planning to closeout iscritical - APP, FUP, ADM/DC Acquisition database, FAIMIS 11 DA 405 of 564 Spend AInalyss mMet with offices on commercial contracts and Purchase Card spend data and also met with four offices on DOE/IAA spend data (FY 2008-2010) , Contractor has completed reports on commercial and P-card spend and isfinalizing DOE/IAA spend reports and reports on overall agency spend , POC will be briefed on reports and recommendations for pilot Portfolio Council/s , Offices will be kept informed on status and activities 12 DA 406 of 564 What Does Success Look Like? • With delegated authority approved by the Commission, contracting authority will, be re- delegated and Contracting Officers will have more immediate authority to act • Acquisition process will be aligned with budget and program planning and execution * Results will include less duplication, better use of enterprise contracts, and ability to effectively respond to emergent requirements 13 DA 407 of 564 N Seteps • Develop and implement the strategic acquisition governance structure • Continue outreach to offices for strategic acquisition implementation • Implement interim POC process • Keep ESC updated on status of FAIMIS Acquisition System DA 408 of 564 ~f&*~>~& ~ 2 S From: Cook. Christopher To: Karas. Rebecca; Munson. Clifford Subject: FW: DRAFT mudmat COLA changes Date: Friday, March 11, 2011 2:30:14 PM Attachments: VEGP-VOL-ChO2 mudmat DEP - draft 20110311.odf Importance: High FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: Joshi, Ravindra Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:21 PM To: Wang, Weijun; Tegeler, Bret Cc: Shams, Mohamed; Cook, Christopher; Cruz, Jeffrey Subject: FW: DRAFT mudmat COLA changes Importance: High To All, Attached is a preliminary COLA change (VEGP DEP 2.5-1) regarding the mudmat change. Specifically, the Early Site Permit application and initial Limited Work Authorization request was based on information contained in Revision 15 of the AP1000 Design Control Document (DCD). During the DCD Amendment request process, Westinghouse revised the generic mudmat description such that it is no longer consistent with the description provided and as approved in the Vogtle Early Site Permit application. 2, This difference was recently identified and the appropriate departure information will be included in an upcoming revision to the COL. This for your information (Heads-up). Once we receive an official Draft for our review, we will ask to review/comments. Thanks, Ravi ----- Original Message----- From: Aughtman, Amy G. [mailto:AGAUGHTM(8SOUTHERNCO.COM] Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:02 PM To: Joshi, RaVindra Cc: Eddie Grant; Richard Grumbir; Sparkman, Wesley A. Subject: DRAFT mudmat COLA changes Importance: High Ravi, Attached is very preliminary COLA changes we are planning to make to address the mudmat change. We are still undergoing internal reviews. The purpose of this early transmittal is to allow you and the staff to see the locations being changed and the scope of the change to assess impacts. Please contact me with any questions. Amy A. DA 410 of 564 - V.>. Docket Nos.: 52-025 ND- 11 -### 52-026 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Southern Nu( Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Voluntary Revision to iir Ladies and Gentlemen: I By letter dated March 28,208, Soernh %clear Operating Company (SNC) submitted an application for combined i' s •, 'rproposed Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and o Xth. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for two Westinghouse AP to nts, in accordance with 10 CFR Part 52. In the enclosure to this letterI, S s ni * the COL Application (COLA) Part 2, Final Safety Analysis Repo? SAR), to adress a recently identified difference from the AP1000 Desigr1 Control Documenl CD) a departure from the DCD based on design information previously approve rly site permit. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Mr. Wes Sparkman at (205) 992-5061 or Ms. Amy Aughtman at (205) 992-5805. Mr. Charles R. Pierce states that he is the AP1 000 Licensing Manager of Southern Nuclear Operating Company, is authorized to execute this oath on behalf of Southern Nuclear Operating Company, and to the best of his knowledge and belief the facts set forth in this letter are true. Respectfully submitted, SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY Charles R. Pierce DA 411 of 564 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ND-1 1-#### Page 2 of 4 Sworn to and subscribed before me this __ day of ,2011 Notary Public: My commission expires: CRP/WAS/dmw Enclosure: Voluntary Revision to FSAR Chapter 2 DA 412 of 564 I I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ND-1 1-#### Page 3 of 4 cc: Southern Nuclear Operating Company Mr. J. H. Miller, Ill, President and CEO (w/o enclosure) Mr. J. A. Miller, Executive Vice President, Nuclear Development (wlo enclosure) Mr. J. T. Gasser, Executive Vice President, Nuclear Operations (w/o enclosure) Mr. D. H. Jones, Site Vice President, Vogtle 3 & 4 (w/o enclosure) Mr. B. L. Ivey, Vice President, Nuclear Development Support (wlo enclosure) Mr. T. E. Tynan, Vice President - Vogtle (w/o enclosure) Mr. M. K. Smith, Technical Support Director (w/o enclosure) Mr. D. M. Lloyd, Vogtle 3 & 4 Project Support Director (w/o enclosure) Mr. M. J. AjIuni, Nuclear Licensing Manager Mr. T. C. Moorer, Manager, Environmental Affairs, Chemistry and Rad. Services Mr. J. D. Williams, Vogtle 3 & 4 Site Support Manager Mr. J. T. Davis, Vogtle 3 & 4 Site Licensing Manager Mr. W. A. Sparkman, COL Project Engineer Document Services RTYPE: AR01.1053 File AR.01.02.06 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. L. A. Reyes, Region II Administrator Mr. F. M. Akstulewicz, Deputy Director Div. of Systems & Risk Assess. (w•/o encl) Mr. R. G. Joshi, Lead Project Manage ew Re rs Ms. T. E. Simms, Project Manager of ors Mr. B. C. Anderson, Project Manager o e s Mr. M. M. Comar, Project Ma -of N reactors Ms. S. Goetz, Project Man of w R tors Mr. J. M. Sebrosky, Proj ana of Ne eactors Mr. D. C. Habib, Project eactors Ms. D. L. McGover-c ager of New Reactors Ms. T. L. Spicher e n of New Reactors Ms. M. A. Sutt. nviron tal oject Manager Mr. M. D. Notic vironme l Project Manager Mr. L. M. Cain, Se Res' t Inspector of VEGP 1 & 2 Mr. J. D. Fuller, Seni ent Inspector of VEGP 3 & 4 Georgia Power Company Mr. T. W. Yelverton, Nuclear Development Director Ms. A. N. Faulk, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Manager Oglethorpe Power Corporation Mr. M. W. Price, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mr. K. T. Haynes, Director of Contracts and Regulatory Oversight Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Mr. J. E. Fuller, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Mr. S. M. Jackson, Vice President, Power Supply Dalton Utilities Mr. D. Cope, President and Chief Executive Officer DA 413 of 564 - --1 - ---- W*AW-1ýw&'!MWbN-- -- gltvrfiuý -- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ND-11-#### Page 4 of 4 Bechtel Power Corporation Mr. J. S. Prebula, Project Engineer (w/o enclosure) Mr. R. W. Prunty, Licensing Engineer Tetra Tech NUS, Inc. Ms. K. K. Patterson, Project Manager Shaw Stone & Webster, Inc. Mr. C. A. Fonseca, Vogtle Project Manager (w/o enclosure) Mr. J. M. Oddo, Licensing Manager Mr. D. C. Shutt, Licensing Engineer Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC Mr. S. D. Rupprecht, Vice President of Regulatory Affair Strategy (w/o enclosure) Mr. N. C. Boyter, Consortium Project Director Vogtle &4 (w/o enclosure) Mr. S. A. Bradley, Vogtle Project Licensing Manag Mr. M. A. Melton, Manager, Regulatory Interface Mr. R. B. Sisk, Manager, AP1000 Licensing a ust er Interfa" Mr. D. A. Lindgren, Principal Engineer, AP1 ic g and Customer Interface NuStart Energy Mr. R. J. Grumbir Mr. E. R. Grant Mr. P. S. Hastings Mr. B. HirmanpourgerD Mr. N. HaggertyF MsK.P. NnkSlays Other NuStart EWA'1 Ms. M. C. KraMiller, Mr. S. P. Fras rDukEe Mr. J. A. Bailey, Ms. A. L. Sterdis, Mr. J. P. Berger, EDnF Mr. W. Maher, FP&L Mr. P. Hinnenkamp, Entergy Mr. G. D. Miller, PG&N Mr. N. T. Simms, Duke Energy Mr. G. A. Zinke, NuStart & Entergy Mr. R. H. Kitchen, PGN Ms. A. M. Monroe, SCE&G Mr. T. Beville, DOE/PM DA 414 of 564 Southern Nuclear Operating Company ND-11-ft### Encloi VEGP Units 3 o FSAR Chapter 2 Mudm, on Early Site Permit Design Page 1 of 3 DA 415 of 564 ND-11-#### Enclosure Voluntary Revision to FSAR Chapter 2 NuStart Qb Tracking No. 4273 STD DEP 2.5-1 The Early Site Permit application and initial Limited Work Authorization request was based on information contained in Revision 15 of the AP1000 Design Control Document (DCD). During the DCD Amendment request process, Westinghouse revised the generic mudmat description such that it is no longer consistent with the description provided and as approved in the Vogtle Early Site Permit application. This difference was recently identified and the appropriate departure information (as identified in the COL Application Revisions section below) will be included in an upcoming revision to the COLA. This submittal is PLANT-SPECIFIC. Associated VEGP COL Application Revisions: I 1. COLA Part 2, FSAR Chapter 1, Section 1.8, Table 1.8- P e revised to add the following additional plant-specific departure listing ii" approptlocation: VEGP DEP 2.5-1 The lower and upper mud ick is 2.5.4.1.3 as presented in the ESPA S 2. COLA Part 2, FSAR Chapter 2, Subsect•3, e added to address a new plant- specific departure with an LMA of VEGP P 2.5.4.1.3 Mudmat , Replace DCD Subsecti2.. wit the flowing text. The mudrnat povi a working acrior to initiating the placement of reinforcement for the foundation mat strud ]ocrhe lower and Upper mudmats are as follows: - Lower mudmat - ( 6-inch laver) of un-reinforced concrete, with a minimum compressive strength of 2, si, as discussed in DCD Subsection 2.5.4.6.3. The lower mudmat will be used as the final dental concrete layer on the underlying foundation media. - Upper mudmat - (minFimum 6 !..Ichoc thfck6-inch layer) of un-reinforced concrete with a minimum compressive strength of 2,500 psi. This upper mudmat will support the chairs that, in turn, support the reinforcing steel. The lower and upper mudmat is additionally described in ESPA SSAR Subsection 3.8.5.1. The waterproofing system is described in subsection 2.5.4.6.12. 3. COLA Part 7, Section A. STD and VEGP Departures, will be revised to add the following additional plant-specific departure listing in its appropriate location: VEGP DEP 2.5-1 Upper and lower mudmat Page # of # DA 416 of 564 ND-10-xxxx Enclosure Voluntary Revision to FSAR Chapter 2 4. COLA Part 7, Section A.1, Departures That Can Be Implemented Without Prior NRC Approval, will be revised to add the following additional plant-specific departure listing in its appropriate location: VEGP DEP 2.5-1 Upper and lower mudmat 5. COLA Part 7, Section A.1, Departures That Can Be Implemented Without Prior NRC Approval, will be revised to add the following additional plant-specific departure information in its appropriate location: Departure Number: VEGP DEP 2.5-1 Affected DCD/FSAR Sections: 2.5.4.1.3 Summary of Departure: The DCD states that the lower and upper mudmat are inimum 6 inc ick of un-reinforced concrete. However, the lower and upper mudmat en forie Vogtle El tric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4 Early Site Permit Application (ESPA) Analysis Report (SSAR) consist of a 6-inch layer of non-reinforced concrete. Scope/Extent of Departure: This departure is identified in FSAR eiictio t.1.3. Departure Justification: The mudmats provide a workin 0 acement of reinforcement for the foundation mat of the structural concrete f uc island. The lower and upper mudmat for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, U i an ill be 6-inch layers of non-reinforced concrete which will be nominally 6 inche may be lly than 6-inches thick given allowable construction tolerances. The re ing aspec of the lower and upper mudmats are consistent with DCD Subsection 2.5.4.6.1 the erproof membrane will be placed between the lower and upper mudmats thereby protec t aterproof membrane from damage during construction of the nuclear island foundation. ower and upper mudmats are as described in ESPA SSAR Subsection 3.8.5.1. Departure Evaluation: 1 Result in more than a minimal increase in the frequency of occurrence of an accident previously evaluated in the plant-specific DCD; 2. Result in more than a minimal increase in the likelihood of occurrence of a malfunction of a structure, system, or component (SSC) important to safety and previously evaluated in the plant- specific DCD; Page # of # DA 417 of 564 ND-10-xxxx Enclosure Voluntary Revision to FSAR Chapter 2 3. Result in more than a minimal increase in the consequences of an accident previously evaluated in the plant-specific DCD; 4. Result in more than a minimal increase in the consequences of a malfunction of an SSC important to safety previously evaluated in the plant-specific DCD; 5. Create a possibility for an accident of a different type than any evaluated previously in the plant-specific DCD; 6. Create a possibility for a malfunction of an SSC important to safety with a different result than any evaluated previously in the plant- specific DCD; 7. Result in a design basis limit for a fissio barrier as described in the plant-specific DCD b" exce, o altered; or 8. Result in a departure from a me of e uation de ribed in the plant-specific DCD used in esta in design bases or in the safety analyses. This Tier 2 departure does not affect resolutio accident design feature identified in the plant-specific DCD. Therefore, this departure has f I ic NRC Approval RequiremeLr This departure does eq R roval pursuant to 10 CFR Part 52, Appendix DI Section VIII.13.5. ASSOCIATED ATTACHMENTS/ENCLOSURE: None Page # of # DA 418 of 564 ; ;V'ý From: Murohv. Jerome To: Johnson. Michael; Schum. Constance Cc: Akstulewicz Frank; Mayfield Michael; Coffin, Steohanie; Ara&uas. Christian; Snyder, Amy; Madden. Patrick; Segala. John; Holahan. Gary: Lin, Chien-Ting; Flanders. Rhea Subject: RE: I have a couple of questions regarding the 2012 Budget Date: Monday, March 14, 2011 8:24:47 AM Mike, below are the answers to your questions. Jerome From: Johnson, Michael Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:17 AM To: Schum, Constance; Murphy, Jerome Subject: I have a couple of questions regarding the 2012 Budget Importance: High (b)(5) I need this information to support an 11:00am meeting I am scheduled to have with Chairman. "J DA 419 of 564 .%z From: Brookinos Alert To: Flanders, Scott Subject: Brookings: Guantanamo; Metro Monitor; the New Global Order Date: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:24:44 AM View online: http://www.brookings.edu/newsletters/brookingsalert/2011/0314.aspx Brookings Alert Bipartisan Deal on Guantinamo? President Obama announced last week a new review process for detainees at Guantanamo Bay and permitted military trials of detainees there to resume. Benjamin Wittes writes that the fallout from Obama's actions may encourage the administration to make a deal With Congressional Republicans that could result in a truly bipartisan detention policy. 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(b)(5) Robin Baum Deputy AsstGC/Special Counsel for Acquisition Office of the General Counsel (301) 415-2202 [email protected] From: Schofer, Maria Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 3:29 PM To: Baum, Robin Cc: Colon, Heriberto Subject: FW: NRC-RES-1 1-001 Agreement for Review Hi Robin - If you recall, there were several meetings and e-mails last summer between NRC and NIST to agree on revised language for the NIST SOWs and addendums. RES recently DA 425 of 564 sent its first new IAA over to NIST that incorporates the changes agreed on last summer. (b)(5) Please review and let me know if they are acceptable. Thank you for your help, Senior Program Analyst RESIPMDAIFPMB 301-251-7689 Office: C6D26 From: Rinehart, Sharon L. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 3:16. PM To: Schofer, Maria Cc: Cleary, Thomas Subject: FW: NRC-RES-11-001 Agreement for Review Thank you. DA 426 of 564 Sept 2010 OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH DIVISION OF RISK ANALYSIS STATEMENT OF WORK FOR INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS (b)(5) DA 427 of 564 2 (b)(5) DA 428 of 564 3 (b)(5) DA 429 of 564 4 (b)(5) DA 430 of 564 5 (b)(5) DA 431 of 564 6 (b)(5) DA 432 of 564 7 (b)(5) DA 433 of 564 8 (b)(5) DA 434 of 564 9 (b)(5) DA 435 of 564 10 (b)(5) DA 436 of 564 11 (b)(5) DA 437 of 564 -WODriscoll, James From; ODriscoll, James Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 4:11 PM To: Jackson, Christopher Cc: McKirgan, John; Grady, Anne-Marie; Fuller, Edward Subject: FW: MHI's Responses to US-APWR DCD RAI No. 696-5543 Revision 2 (06.02.05). 03/07/2011 Attachments: Distribution Sheet.doc; ADAMS Document.ADC Chris, FYI, Attached is MHI's response to RAI 5543, which requested they clarify how the containment complies to Jim From: Reyes, Ruth Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 3:52 PM To: ODriscoll, James Subject: FW: MHI's Responses to US-APWR DCD RAI No. 696-5543 Revision 2 (06.02.05). 03/07/2011 Hi Jim, I've attached, for your review, MHI's response to RAI 696-5543. You should have received an email from e-RAI that contains a link to this RAI. Please provide within 30 days your conclusion of this RAI response: Confirmatory Action Applicant, Confirmatory Action NRC, Resolved/Closed, or Question Closed/Issue Unresolved. 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Author Name Ogata Y Author Affiliation J7Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd Addressee Name Ciocco J A Affiliation NRC/Document Control Desk Addressee INRC/NRO Document Type [Letter Availability Publicly Available Date to be Released 03/21/2011 Document Sensitivity JNon-Sensitive Comment Jj Date Added 1703/11/2011 Electronic Recipients can RIGHT CLICK and OPEN the first Attachment to View the Document in ADAMS. The Document may also be viewed by searching for Accession Number ML 10700114. 2 DA 439 of 564 ADAMS Distribution Sheet Priority: Normal From: E-RIDS2 Resource Assigned Recipients: Zobler, Marian 0 OK RidsNroLaCSmith Resource 0 OK RidsNroDnrlNmip Resource 0 OK Goldin, Laura 0 OK Ciocco, Jeff 0 OK internal Recipients: zzZFILE CENTER 01 1 Paper Copy Williams, Kevin 0 OK Weaver, Kathy 0 OK Ward, William 0 OK Takacs, Michael 0 OK Roy, Tarun 0 OK RidsNroDsra Resource 0 OK RidsNroDser Resource 0 OK RidsNroDnrl Resource 0 OK RidsNroDe Resource 0 OK RidsManager Resource 0 OK RidsAcrsAcnwMailCTR Resource 0 OK Reyes, Ruth 0 OK Otto, Ngola 0 OK Monarque, Stephen 0 OK Kallan, Paul 0 OK Huyck, Doug 0 OK Galvin, Dennis 0 OK Elkins, Scott 0 OK Dias, Antonio 0 OK Colon, Jessica 0 OK Berrios, Ilka 0 OK Total Copies: 1 Distribution Codes Used I D081 I Docket 52-021 - Mitsubishi MHI US-APWR Design Certification Project Document Profile DA 440 of 564 Accession Number ML110700114 Title MHI's Responses to US-APWR DCD RAI No. 696-5543 Revision 2 (06.02.05). Docket Number 05200021 Document Date 03/07/2011 Author Name Ogata Y Author Affiliation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd Addressee Name Ciocco J A Addressee Affiliation NRC/Document Control Desk NRC/NRO Document Type Letter Availability Publicly Available Date to be Released 03/21/2011 Document Sensitivity Non-Sensitive Comment Date Added 03/11/2011 Keyword axw7 tjb2 DA 441 of 564 ULi, Yong_ From: Martin, Karnisha Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 7:35 AM To: Chokshi, Nilesh Cc: NRODSERFRONTOFFICE; NRO DSER Branch Chiefs; NRODSERRGS1 Distribution; NRODSERRGS2 Distribution; Duque, Esther; Home, Ronnie; Griggs, Alicia; Short, Amanda; Donkor, Lydia; Dent, Kimberly Subject: Delegation of Authority for Christopher Cook on March 15- 18, 2011 While Christopher Cook is out of the office on Tuesday March 15, 2011 starting at 11:00am until March 18, 2011 he has delegated Clifford Munson as Acting Branch Chief for the Geoscience and Geotechnical Engineering Branch 2 (RGS2). Clifford is located at T-7D09 and can be reached at 301-415-6947. Distribution: NRODSERFront Office NRODSER_ Branch Chiefs NRODSERRGS1 Distribution NRODSERRGS2 Distribution NROCDSERSecretaries Distribution . . , ,, DA 442 of 564 From: do not renly~ilernnr.olateau.¢em To: (b)(6) J Subject: Required 2011 Annual Ethics Training Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:34:05 AM Senior employees who file a Public Financial Disclosure Report (SF 278) are required to receive ethics training annually. This year's training is an online course covering gifts, conflicts of interest, and use of property and time. It should not take more than one hour to complete. We ask that you complete this course by May 31, 2011. The course is available via the iLearn system and has been assigned to your Learning Plan. For those needing to access the training outside of the office, the website is https://iilearnnrc.plateau.com. Do not use Citrix to access this training as this may interfere with proper completion recording. For help with issues regarding access to the course, please contact the iLearn help desk at 301-415-1234 (Option #4) or your Training Coordinator. For assistance with course content, please contact John Szabo at 301/415-1610. DA 443 of 564 From: Chokshi. Nilesh To: Flanders. Scott; Munson. Clifford; Baochi. Goutam Karas- Rebecca; Cook, Christooher Subject: FW: FYI----FW: SRM - COMGEA-11-0001 - Utilization of Expert Judgment in Regulatory Decision Making Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 4:52:43 PM Attachments. SRM-CmGEAI11-001.docx We may be asked to provide input on developing guidance on this issue. From: RidsNroMailCenter Resource Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 2:16 PM To: NROTA Cc: NRO_Deputy_DivisionDirectors; Murphy, Jerome; Lin, Chien-Ting; Correa, Yessie; Berry, Lee Subject: FYI ----FW: SRM - COMGEA-11-0001 - Utilization of Expert Judgment in Regulatory Decision Making Eor Your Information Please distribute to appropriate staff. Thank you, NRO Correspon ence Team From: RidsEdoDraftSrmVote Resource Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:52 PM To: Ash, Darren; Borchardt, Bill; Boyd, Lena; Buckley, Patricia; Clarke, Deanna; Cohen, Miriam; EDOStaffAssistants; Fiory, Shirley; Fry, Jeannie; Garland, Stephanie; Johnson, Michael; Mamish, Nader; Matakas, Gina; Miles, Patricia; Miller, Charles; Owen, Lucy; Riddick, Nicole; RidsAdmMailCenter Resource; RidsCsoMailCenter Resource; RidsFsmeOd Resource; RidsHrMailCenter Resource; RidsNmssOd Resource; RidsNroMailCenter Resource; RidsNrrOd Resource; RidsNsirMailCenter Resource; RidsOeMailCenter Resource; RidsOiMailCenter Resource; RidsOIS Resource; RidsResOd Resource; RidsRgnlMailCenter Resource; RidsRgn2MailCenter Resource; RidsRgn3MailCenter Resource; RidsRgn4MailCenter Resource; RidsSbcrMailCenter Resource;. Thomas, Loretta; Virgilio, Martin; Walker, Dwight; Weber, Michael Subject: FW: SRM - COMGEA-11-0001 - Utilization of Expert Judgment in Regulatory Decision Making From: Lewis, Antoinette Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:11 AM To: Vietti-Cook, Annette; Baggett, Steven; Bates, Andrew; Batkin, Joshua; Blake, Kathleen; Bollwerk, Paul; Bozin, Sunny; Bradford, Anna; Brown, Theron; Bubar, Patrice; Bupp, Margaret; Burns, Stephen; Chairman Temp; Clark, Lisa; Coggins, Angela; Cordes, John; Crawford, Carrie; Cutchin, James; Davis, Roger; Fopma, Melody; Franovich, Mike; Gibbs, Catina; Hackett, Edwin; Hart, Ken; Harves, Carolyn; Hawkens, Roy; Hayden, Elizabeth; Henderson, Karen; Herr, Linda; Hipschman, Thomas; Hudson, Sharon; KLS Temp; Kock, Andrea; Lepre, Janet; Loyd, Susan; Mamish, Nader; Marshall, Michael; Mitchell, Reggie; Monninger, John; Moore, Scott; OCA Distribution; OPA Resource; Orders, William; Pace, Patti; Poole, Brooke; Rabideau, Peter; Reddick, Darani; Laufer, Richard; RidsEdoDraftSrmVote Resource; RidsOcaaMailCenter Resource; RidsOcfoMailCenter Resource; RidsOgcMailCenter Resource; RidsOigMailCenter Resource; RidsOipMailCenter Resource; Bavol, Rochelle; Rothschild, Trip; Joosten, Sandy; Savoy, Carmel; Sharkey, Jeffry; Shea, Pamela; Snodderly, Michael; Sosa, Belkys; Speiser, Herald; Svinicki, Kristine; Temp, WCO; Temp, WDM; Thoma, John; Warren, Roberta; Zorn, Jason; Temp, GEA; Apostolakis, George; Tadesse, Rebecca; Butler, Gail; Perry, Jamila; Doane, Margaret; Castleman, Patrick; Montes, David; Dhir, Neha; Adler, James; Jimenez, Patricia; Muessle, Mary; Nieh, Ho; Ostendorff, William; Warnick, Greg; Pearson, Laura; Lui, Christiana Cc: Wright, Darlene; Lewis, Antoinette Subject: SRM - COMGEA-11-0001 - Utilization of Expert Judgment in Regulatory Decision Making DA 444 of 564 (ML1 10740304) In an effort to keep the NRC staff informed of Commission decisions in a timely manner, attached for your information are the Staff Requirements Memoranda (SRMs) signed by the Secretary on March 15, 2011. Please make additional distribution to interested staff members in your office. If you have any questions, please give me a call on 415-1969. DA 445 of 564 March 15, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: Commissioner Apostolakis FROM: Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary IRA/ SUBJECT: COMGEA-11-0001 - UTILIZATION OF EXPERT JUDGMENT IN REGULATORY DECISION MAKING This memorandum is to inform you that all Commissioners have concurred in your proposal on utilizing expert judgment in regulatory decision making. The attached SRM provides staff direction on this issue. This completes action on COMGEA-11-0001. Attachment: As stated cc: Chairman Jaczko Commissioner Svinicki Commissioner Magwood Commissioner Ostendorff EDO OGC DA 446 of 564 March 15, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: R. W. Borchardt Executive Director for Operations FROM: Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary IRA/ SUBJECT: STAFF REQUIREMENTS - COMGEA-1 1-0001 - UTILIZATION OF EXPERT JUDGMENT IN REGULATORY DECISION MAKING The staff should provide to the Commission, within 6 months, a plan for the development of guidance that will ensure that the formal utilization of expert judgment is applied consistently in regulatory decision making throughout the Agency. This plan should describe the staff's approach, schedule, and estimated resources. This plan should recognize that the development of the guidance should include the following: a summary of past and ongoing significant NRC activities that utilized expert judgment to identify the lessons-learned, document the approaches 1 , and identify significant differences among the approaches, ii. a survey of recent research to identify promising new approaches (or techniques that can be applied within the broader approach) to expert judgment that may be appropriate for use in nuclear applications, iii. an evaluation of recent activities within other agencies that relied on expert judgment to identify the lessons-learned, document the approaches, and identify differences among the approaches and those used in NRC activities, iv. options that match the approach with the nature and significance of the issue and the extent to which expert judgment is relied upon in regulatory decision making, v. estimates of resources associated with each option for planning purposes, vi. guidance that is prescriptive enough to ensure consistent application of expert judgment within the Agency, yet is sufficiently flexible to account for the wide diversity of issues that the Agency faces. The user should be able to tailor the approach to be applicable to the unique issue of concern, and vii. guidance must allow flexibility in application and the use of highly stylized approaches by individual researchers, as long as scrutability is maintained. (EDO) (SECY Suspense: 6 months) 1 The expert judgment approach refers to the process used to elicit information from experts, analyze this information to develop results, and determine the implications of the results to support regulatory decision making. DA 447 of 564 K -~ -- cc: Chairman Jaczko Commissioner Svinicki Commissioner Apostolakis Commissioner Magwood Commissioner Ostendorff OGC CFO OCA OPA Office Directors, Regions, ACRS, ASLBP (via E-Mail) PDR J ij DA 448 of 564 From: do .not rtto.5Iekatnrcoiteau~com To: F~F Subject: I~ar i Doreate Notification Date! Wednesday, March16, 2011 3:34:10 AM Why did you get this message? Why did you oet this messaae? 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Gregorv Cc: Rini Brett Uhle Jennifer Subject: RE: Summary/Follow-up to Agenda Planning meeting on 2/28/11 Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:38:00 AM (b)(5) From: Bowman, Gregory Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:16 AM To: Sheron, Brian Cc: Rini, Brett; Uhle, Jennifer Subject: RE: Summary/Follow-up to Agenda Planning meeting on 2/28/11 Brian, (b)(5) Greg From: Sheron, Brian Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 4:56 PM To: Bowman, Gregory; Uhle, Jennifer Cc: Dion, Jeanne Subject: RE: Summary/Follow-up to Agenda Planning meeting on 2/28/11 (b)(5) From: Bowman, Gregory Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 4:44 PM To: Sheron, Brian; Uhle, Jennifer Cc: Dion, Jeanne Subject: FW: Summary/Follow-up toAgenda Planning meeting on 2/28/11 Brian and Jennifer, DA 450 of 564 (b)(5) Please let me know if you have any questions. If this is something that you think should go to one of the other offices, please let me know. Greg From: Andersen, James Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 4:26 PM To: EDOTBPM Distribution Cc: Muessle, Mary; Ash, Darren; Virgilio, Martin; Weber, Michael; Borchardt, Bill; Landau, Mindy Subject: FW: Summary/Follow-up to Agenda Planning meeting on 2/28/11 (b)(5) Please see me if you have any questions. Jim A. From: Bavol, Rochelle Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 4:03 PM To: Vietti-Cook, Annette; Bates, Andrew; Burns, Stephen; Muessle, Mary; Andersen, James; Landau, Mindy; Doane, Margaret; Mamish, Nader; Henderson, Karen; Dyer, Jim; Brown, Milton Cc: Laufer, Richard; Hart, Ken; Shea, Pamela; Batkin, Joshua; Coggins, Angela; Sharkey, Jeffry; Sosa, Belkys; Bubar, Patrice; Nieh, Ho; Bavol, Rochelle Subject: Summary/Follow-up to Agenda Planning meeting on 2/28/11 Following is a summary/follow-up to Yesterday's (2/28) agenda planning session. (b)(5) DA 451 of 564 (b)(5) Scheduled Meetings: - March 24 - 50.46a ECCS Rule - The Commission approved switching the order to have the NRC staff give their presentation first. - April 19 - Source Security - Part 37 Rulemaking - The Commission approved the proposed stakeholders listed on the Scheduling Note. - May 12 - Cumulative Effects of Reactor Regulation - At last agenda planning, the Commission approved having this meeting and adding a reactor industry representative at the Plant Manager/Site Vice President level to participate in addition to NEI. The site VP was added to the scheduling note, and NEI changed their representative. The Commission approved the scheduling note, including making the Commission Q&A time 50 minutes (10 minutes for each Commissioner). - June 2 - Final EP Rule - The Commission approved the proposed meeting and its associated Scheduling Note. - The Commission agreed not to have a meeting on Fire Protection in June and preferred to have a meeting with the ACRS in lieu of the Fire Protection meeting. (b)(5) - June Agenda Planning Session - The Commission agreed to try to move the agenda planning session to June 2 7 th, but if a time could not be worked out, then the next agenda planning session would be in July. F (b)(5) F _ (b)(5) June 6 or 16 - Briefing on International Activities - The Commission approved the proposed meeting and its associated Scheduling Note. June 6 or 16 - Non-Sunshine Act Meeting to Discuss International Experience - The Commission approved the proposed meeting and its associated Sched uling Note,F (b)(5) and Margie Doane would also provide a brief update on significant relationships with other countries j (b)(5) DA 452 of 564 (b)(5) The next agenda planning is on March 31, 2011. Thank you, Roqchel•e .I DA 453 of 564 From: Ake. 3n 7 E To: Munson, Clifford; Stutzke, Martin Subject: 1 thought Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 12:00:53 PM Another point to potentially make regarding the 199 SRA, (b)(5) Jon Ake Ph.D. Sr. Seismologist U.S. NRC RES-DE 301-251-7626 [email protected] DA 454 of 564 v*6 From: Mavfield. Michael To: Johnson. Michael; Holahan. Gary Subject: ARP REORG Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:15:47 PM (b)(5) (b)(5) (b)(5) If you agree with this path forward, please let me know. If you want something different, your thoughts would be most welcome. Mike DA 455 of 564 k-i From: Human Capital Institute To: Flanders. Scott Subject: Are You Prepared for a Talent Tsunmai? Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:49:53 PM Dear Scott, You can never be too prepared for a natural disaster. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Japan during this time of crisis. Think about the lives, the economy, the well- being of all of those people that have been affected by the tsunami. Many argue that a talent tsunami is coming too. The only way to be prepared is to plan for your talent needs as proactively as possible. HCI's upcoming webcasts this month help you do just that! Join us to hear the latest, greatest thinking on the future of Talent Management. Social Media: Transforming Job Search Date: Thursday, Mar. 31, 2011 Time: 12:00pm EDT Register Now Presenters: Nisha Chittal, Marketing Strategist, New Media Strategies Brittany Cooper, Director, Recruitment, New Media Strategies Greg Simpson, Vice President of Career Transition Services, DMB As an HR professional, are you prepared to provide leadership to your organization regarding social media? During this 60-minute interactive session, Greg Simpson, Vice President of Career Transition Services for DBM, will be joined by Nisha Chittal and Brittany Cooper from leading online branding firm, New Media Strategies. Our panelists will address the change, challenge and complexity job seekers face in today's "social" business environment, the skills needed to navigate effectively, potential pitfalls, benefits and best practices for creating a compelling, professional, online brand that will attract potential employers. We'll discuss: " The impact of social media on job search • Identifying social media skills gaps • Social media DOs and DON'Ts • Creating a personal brand • Developing a personal brand strategy for social media You Have A Goose Who Can Lay Golden Eggs. Now What? Date: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 DA 456 of 564 Time: 2:00pm EDT Register Now Presenter: Steven Berglas, Author, Reclaiming The Fire: How Successful People Overcome Burnout Every corporation in America is chanting the mantra, "Search for talent." The problem is, talent is as rare as hen's teeth, or, more appropriately, geese that lay golden eggs. This webcast addresses how you keep your geese that lay golden eggs (read, talent) when you get them. it is not a logical process predicated on contingent monetary rewards, since these rare birds know that money will-be available to them wherever they go. Find out. what kind of special care and feeding Talent demand, precisely what not to do to talent lest you drive them to seek greener pastures, and most importantly, why efforts to "breed" talent or A Players from B and C Players, is doomed to failure. You need to hold on to the Talent you have, so find out how it's done. If your role includes talent development, retention and delivering performance, this webcast is for you! Don't miss these insights and webcast take-aways: " Define precisely what is a goose that lays golden eggs (synonyms: Talent, A Player, Franchise Player) * What special care & feeding does this rare bird need? * What upsets these rare birds and causes them to stop laying their invaluable eggs? ° Can you breed more Golden Egg laying geese if a mother hen sits on an egg? The Stay Interview and Seamless Onboarding Date: Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 Time: 2:00pm EDT Register Now Presenter: Mila Baker, Senior Advisor Consultant, World Bank Eighty percent of all new hires decide within the first six months if they are going to stay with their new employer. As a leader who has just invested in bringing on the best talent, you don't want to incur the costs associated with unnecessary turnover, or even worse, incur the cost of less than full engagement because your talent is considering jumping ship. Ultimately, each leader owns their track record for retaining the best talent. This achievement begins with creating new hire experiences consistent with your brand and onboarding designed to create engagement and accelerate new hire contributions. New hire commitment is affirmed in a stay interview that focuses on, "are we making good on our promise?" Stay interviews are a great tool to have regular discussion meetings to chart progress on your relationship, development, people's commitment to the work, the work environment and how things are going in general. Don't miss these webcast take-aways: DA 457 of 564 Learn what makes a stay interview different and find ways to get your employees excited about them " Discover specifically how proactive leaders leverage the stay interview • Find out about innovative and effective methods the best leaders take tackle flight risks, make course corrections, and maintain high engagement Disability 2.0: The Next Wave of Workplace Inclusion Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Time: 3:00pm EDT Register Now Presenters: Scott Horton, Principal Consultant, Diversity & Inclusion, Kenexa Patrick Maher, Consultant for Kenexa, Managing Director of nAblement Every civil rights movement has it's watershed moment. For the disability community in the USA, the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 was that moment. Did you know disability is the largest minority group in the nation? Are you ready to practice "Inclusive Leadership" to get your workforce beyond compliance as your approach? We're prepared to tell you how! In this engaging, high energy webcast we will: " Explain what "Inclusive Leadership" looks like for your organization around the topic of Employees with Disabilities • Brush up our knowledge and capability around Language and Workplace Etiquette * Provide updates on changes to workplace regulations and expectations " Allow time for your questions to our experts For personal assistance or if need help registering, please call our Member Services Director, Barbara Sumanis, at 866.538.1909 ext. 2683, or email [email protected]. Of course, you can all me anytime at the number below-hope you can make it! 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If you would like personal assistance, please call HCI Member Services at 866-538-1909. DA 459 of 564 ODriscoll, James From: Nold, David Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:40 PM To: ODriscoll, James Subject: Impregnated Charcoal Jim What precisely was your question about Impregnated Charcoal from Tuesday?... as a scuttled out to another meeting? David Nold, PE Reactor Systems Engineer HERB BROOKS: "This cannot be a team of common men because common men go nowhere. You have to be uncommon." - FROM THE SCRIPT OF THE MOVIE "MIRACLE" NRO/DSRA/SPCV david. nold•,nrc.gov 301-415-2,273 (work) (b()cell)~~ ~ 1530t1"415-5062 (FAX) U.S. NRC Mail Stop: TWFN - 1OE50M Work Location TWFN-lOCO5 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 25 DA 460 of 564 Li, Yong From: [email protected] on behalf of Seismological Society of America [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:21 PM To: SSA Contents Alert Subject: SRL, Vol. 82, No. 2, Contents Alert ' EISMOLOGICA Contents Alert Volume 82 - Number 2 - March/April 2011 The March/April 2011 issue of Seismological Research Letters (SRL Volume 82, Number 2.) is now available online to all SSA members (and GeoScienceWorld subscribers) at http://srl.geoscienceworld.org. SRL tables of .contents and article extracts are freely available to all and non-members/subscribers can purchase access to individual articles. Links to article extracts, as well as full text links for SSA members, can be found beneath each article's title. ",Theregular columns (Opinion, ElectronicSeismologist, HistoricalSeismologist, &/orEduQuakes) from each .. issue of SRL are still available to all for free Qfn the SSA website (click the "Free Public Version" link below a column's title to read it). This issue also includes two electronic supplements available on the SSA website (see links below). The. print edition of this issue mailed on March 2nd. 7 SEE YOU IN.MEMPHIS? SSA's 2011 Annual Meeting will be held 13-15 April in Memphis, Tennessee. IffyoiJ're planning on attending be sure to register soon. SSA has added a special session for abstracts on the .. March 2011 Tohoku, Japan and February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand Earthquakes and reopened abstract,' submission until March 25th for this special session only. Abstracts and schedules for all the previously-scheddledplease visit the", 6ssslons are now available online in our searchable abstract database. For more information meeting home page. COL U M NS cOpinion: The Magnitude of the Problem L-F.REE PUBLIC VERSION ] [GSW EXTRACT]. LULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS I Susan E. Hough Introducing a New Editor (FREE PUBLIC VERSION ] [GSW EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS ] Jonathan M. Lees •DA 1 4.61of. •":" :DA 461 of 564 A.RTICLE S Earthquake Scenario Ground Motions for the Urban Area of Evansville, Indiana [GSW EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS] Jennifer S. Haase and Robert L. Nowack A Comparison of Teleseismic and Regional Seismic Moment Estimates in the European-Mediterranean Region d[GSW EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA-M.EMBERS] *K.1.• Konstantinou and S. Rontogianrii Magnitude Estimations in Earthquake Early Warning for the 2010 JiaSian, Taiwan, Earthquake [GSW EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS] •ing-Li Lin, Yih-Min Wu, Da-Yi Chen, Nai-Chi Hsiao, and Chien-Hsin Chang A Removing Reverberation in Ice Sheets from Receiver Functions [GSW EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS] Tongjun Cho i6nagement of Large Seismic Datasets: 1.Automated Building and Updating using BREQFAST and NetDC [GSW EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS] igor B. Morozov and Gary L. Pavlis :• Electronic Supplement: IGeoS scripts implementing the procedures described in this .aler Management of Large Seismic Datasets: II.Data Center-type Operation ]oýSW EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS] Ig-ori.B. Morozov and Gary L. Pavlis ICE) Electronic Supplement: IGeoS scripts implementing the procedures described in this paper. •3kecond Opinion on "Operational Earthquake Forecasting: Some Thoughts on Why dhid How," by Thomas H. Jordan and Lucile M.Jones [GSW EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS] Stuart Crampin Reply to 'A Second Opinion on "Operational Earthquake Forecasting: Some Thoughts on Why and How," by Thomas H.Jordan and Lucile M.Jones,' by Stuart 2 DA 462 of 564 Crampin [G$.kN EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS] Thomas H. Jordan and Lucile M.,Jones Somment on "On the Selection of Ground-Motion Prediction Equations for Seismic J:IAzard Analysis" by Julian J. Bommer, John Douglas, Frank Scherbaum, Fabrice C.tton, Hilmar Bungum, and Donat FRh .[GSW EXTRACT] [FULL TEXT LINK FOR SSA MEMBERS] Vladimir Graizer .-Nis is a announcement-only list (messages sent to the list address are not sent to other list subscribers). To be removed from the list, go to If you would like more information about the Seismological Society please visit our website at 1 * ,2 s [Contents Alert Subscribe/Unsubscribe Page] [Main SRL Page] ss5MW Seismological Society of America Posted: 17 March 2011 3 DA 463 of 564 From: Steckel, James To: Wang, Weiiun; Cook. Christopher Munson, Clifford Cc: McLellan, Judith Tesfave. Getachew Subject: FW: EPR RAI Updates Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 6:37:53 AM Weijun, Chris, and Cliff, (b)(5) (b)(5) Please let me know if this is correct or if it can be updated. Thanks, Jim Steckel James Steckel Project Manager NRC EPR Projects Branch 301 415-1026 iames.steckelI nrc.gov From: Tesfaye, Getachew Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:23 PM To: Steckel, James Subject: RE: EPR RAI Updates From: Steckel, James Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:59 PM To: Tesfaye, Getachew Cc: McLellan, Judith; Wang, Weijun; Cook, Christopher Subject: FW: EPR RAI Updates Getachew, Thanks, DA 464 of 564 Jim James Steckel Project Manager NRC EPR Projects Branch 301 415-1026 iames.steckel6 nrc.gov From: Wang, Weijun Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 11:12 AM To: Steckel, James Cc: Tesfaye, Getachew; Cook, Christopher Subject: RE: EPR RAI Updates Jim: First I appreciate that you looked into some RAI response details.1 (b)(5) (b)(5) (b)(5) (b)(5) Jim, could you look at the overall schedule and revise the 2.5 P4 due date accordingly? Also, please forward me the formal response to RAI 320, Question 03.07.02-63 when you get it. Thanks. (301)415-1175 From: Steckel, James Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 10:19 AM To: Wang, Weijun Cc: Tesfaye, Getachew; Cook, Christopher Subject: EPR RAT Updates Weijun, I'm reviewing the status of EPR Chapter 2 RAIs and would like to know if you've had a chance to review AREVA's response to RAI 261, Question 02.05.04-4, submitted by AREVA February 10, 2011. In the response AREVA indicates that the upcoming response to RAI 376, Question 03.08.05-28, will provide the requested dynamic bearing pressure information. Question 03.08.05-28 contains six individual questions, and some of these contain several parts. The anticipated response date for Question 03.08.05-28 is May 4, 2011. DA 465 of 564 (b)(5) (b)(5) Thanks in advance for helping to clarify these items, Jim James Steckel Project Manager NRC EPR Projects Branch 301 415-1026 iames.steckel(knrc.2ov DA 466 of 564 From: Munson, Clifford To: Karas. Rebecca Cc: Cook. Christopher Subject: FW: Geoscience and assessment of existing power plants ... and potential new reactor sites Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:11:00 AM Importance: High sigh From: Stirewalt, Gerry Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:52 AM To: Cook, Christopher; Munson, Clifford Cc: Bauer, Laurel; Stieve, Alice; Plaza-Toledo, Meralis; Thompson, Jenise Subject: Geoscience and assessment of existing power plants ... and potential new reactor sites Importance: High (b)(5) DA 467 of 564 Thanks, Chris, for the opportunity to express my professional opinion on these matters that I consider very important. It was necessary for me to state. I welcome thoughts, ideas, differing opinions, potential corrections or re-directions, guidance or strong directives, etc etc etc in regard to points I have tried to address herein. (b)(5) (b)(5) Please pass it along sideways or up the chain verbatim if needed, as I can clearly explain my basis for all the statements. DA 468 of 564 From: Munson. Clifford To: Chokshi. Nilesh Subject: Draft Fact Sheet on NRC Seismic RegulationsJPABT_GB_MK_CM.docx Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:56:00 AM Attachments: Draft Fact Sheet on NRC Seismic Regulations JPA ST GB MK CM.docx DA 469 of 564 Fact Sheet: Summarization of the NHC's Regulatory Framework for Seismic Satre tv (b)(5) DA 470 of 564 (b)(5) DA 471 of 564 (b)(5) DA 472 of 564 (b)(5) DA 473 of 564 DA 474 of 564 From: Chokshf. Nilesh To: Johnson, Michael; Holahan, Gary; Flanders. Scott Cc: Karas. Rebecca Subject: FW: Fact Sheet on NRC Seismic Regulations Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 1:11:45 PM Attachments: Draft Fact Sheet on NRC Seismic Regulations JPA ST GB MK Ctl.docx FYI - and use. This will go to Steve Chu. I reviewed it and Cliff has done a great job of keeping it simple and straight forward. From: Munson, Clifford Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:51 PM To: Case, Michael Cc: Sheron, Brian; Chokshi, Nilesh; Khanna, Meena; Kammerer, Annie; Ake, Jon Subject: Fact Sheet on NRC Seismic Regulations Mike, See attached. I worked on this with Jon Ake with input from NRR as well. Let me know if you need me to make changes. Thanks, Cliff Clifford Munson, Ph.D. Senior Level Advisor U.S. NRC - Office of New Reactors Division of Site and Environmental Reviews 301-415-6947 [email protected] DA 475 of 564 Fact Sheet: Summarization of the NRC's Regulatory Framework for Seismic Safety (b)(5) DA 476 of 564 (b)(5) DA 477 of 564 From: Chokshi Nilesh To: Johnson. Michael; Holahan. Gary; Fjndegrs.5 Subject: FW: Fact Sheet on NRC Seismic Regulations Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 1:28:33 PM Attachments: Draft Fact Sheet on NRC Seismic Reoulations JPA BT GB MK CM.docx Draft Fact Sheet onNR•eismic Reggultions IPA BT GB MK CM bullets.docx Here are cleaner versions. From: Khanna, Meena Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 1:26 PM To: Case, Michael Cc: Sheron, Brian; Chokshi, Nilesh; Kammerer, Annie; Ake, Jon; Munson, Clifford; Wilson, George Subject: RE: Fact Sheet on NRC Seismic Regulations Hi Mike, T Cliff asked me to send you the clean versions of the fact sheet.. .one has the information bulletized and the other is in narrative form...thanks! meena From: Munson, Clifford Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:51 PM To: Case, Michael Cc: Sheron, Brian; Chokshi, Nilesh; Khanna, Meena; Kammerer, Annie; Ake, Jon Subject: Fact Sheet on NRC Seismic Regulations Mike, See attached. I worked on this with Jon Ake with input from NRR as well. Let me know if you need me to make changes. Thanks, Cliff Clifford Munson, Ph.D. Senior Level Advisor U.S. NRC - Office of New Reactors Division of Site and Environmental Reviews 301-415-6947 [email protected] DA 478 of 564 Fact Sheet: Summarization of the NRC's Regulatory Framework for Seismic Safety The seismic regulatory basis for licensing of the currently operating nuclear power reactors is contained in the following regulations: 10 CFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of.Production and Utilization Facilities," including the "General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants," and 10 CFR Part 100 ("Seismic and Geologic Siting Criteria For Nuclear Power Plants") and Appendix A to that Part, which describes the general criteria that guide the evaluation of the suitability of proposed sites for nuclear power plants. General Design Criterion (GDC) 2, "Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena," in Appendix A requires that that the structures and components in nuclear power plants be designed to withstand the effects of natural phenomena, including earthquakes and tsunamis, without loss of capability to perform their intended safety functions. GDC 2 also requires that the design bases include sufficient margin to account for the limited accuracy, quantity, and period of time in which the historical data have been accumulated. The earthquake which could cause the maximum vibratory ground motion at the site is designated as the Safe Shutdown Earthquake (SSE). Under SSE ground motions, nuclear power plant structures and components must remain functional and within applicable stress, strain, and deformation limits. Each plant must also have seismic instrumentation to determine if the Operating Basis Earthquake (OBE), typically one-half or one-third the level of the SSE, has been exceeded. If the OBE is exceeded or significant plant damage has occurred, then the nuclear power plant must be shutdown. Each plant is designed to a ground-shaking level (the SSE) that is appropriate for its location, given the possible earthquake sources that may affect the site and its tectonic environment. Ground shaking is a function of both the magnitude of the earthquake, the distance of the earthquake to the site, and the local geology. The magnitude alone cannot be used to predict ground motions. The existing plants were designed on a "deterministic" or "scenario earthquake" basis that accounted for the largest earthquake expected in the area around the plant. This required an assessment of earthquakes that had occurred in the region around each plant site. Design basis loads for nuclear power plant structures include combined loads for seismic, wind, tornado, normal operating conditions (pressure and thermal), and accident conditions. Codes and standards, such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the. American Concrete Institute, and the American Institute of Steel Construction, are used in the design of nuclear power plant structures to ensure a conservative, safe design under design basis loads. In the mid to late 1990s, NRC staff reviewed the potential consequences of severe earthquakes (earthquakes beyond the safety margin included in each plant's design basis), as part of the Individual Plant Examination of External Events (or IPEEE) program. From this review, the staff determined that seismic designs of operating plants in the United States have adequate safety margins, for withstanding earthquakes, built into the designs. Currently, the NRC staff is reassessing the seismic designs of operating plants through our Generic Issues program. The initial results of this assessment found that: 1) seismic hazard estimates have increased at some operating plants in the central and eastern US; 2) there is no immediate safety concern, plants have significant safety margin and overall seismic risk estimates remain small; and 3) assessment of updated seismic hazards and plant performance should continue. DA 479 of 564 NRC's Regulatory Framework for Seismic Safety NRC Regulations and Guidelines for Seismic Safety: The seismic regulatory basis for licensing of the currently operating nuclear power reactors is contained in the following regulations: o 10 CFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," including the "General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants," and o 10 CFR Part 100 ("Seismic and Geologic Siting Criteria For Nuclear Power Plants") and Appendix A to that Part, which describes the general criteria that guide the evaluation of the suitability of proposed sites for nuclear power plants. * In addition, General Design Criterion (GDC) 2, "Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena," in Appendix A requires that: o The structures and components in nuclear power plants be designed to withstand the effects of natural phenomena, including earthquakes and tsunamis, without loss of capability to perform their intended safety functions. o GDC 2 also requires that the design bases include sufficient margin to account for the limited accuracy, quantity, and period of time in which the historical data have been accumulated. " The earthquake which could cause the maximum vibratory ground motion at the site is designated as the Safe Shutdown Earthquake (SSE). Under SSE ground motions, nuclear power plant structures and components must remain functional and within applicable stress, strain, and deformation limits. " Each plant must also have seismic instrumentation to determine if the Operating Basis Earthquake (OBE), typically one-half or one-third the level of the SSE, has been exceeded. If the OBE is exceeded or significant plant damage has occurred, then the nuclear power plant must be shutdown. Plant Design /Design Basis (Seismic): " Each plant is designed to a ground-shaking level (the SSE) that is appropriate for its location, given the possible earthquake sources that may affect the site and its tectonic environment. Ground shaking is a function of both the magnitude of the earthquake, the distance of the earthquake to the site, and the local geology. The magnitude alone cannot be used to predict ground motions. The existing plants were designed on a "deterministic" or "scenario earthquake" basis that accounted for the largest earthquake expected in the area around the plant. This required an assessment of earthquakes that had occurred in the region around each plant site. " Design basis loads for nuclear power plant structures include combined loads for seismic, wind, tornado, normal operating conditions (pressure and thermal), and accident conditions. Codes and standards, such as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Concrete Institute, and the American Institute of Steel Construction, are used in the design of nuclear power plant structures to ensure a conservative, safe design under design basis loads. DA 480 of 564 NRC Current Reviews/Initiatives: In the mid to late 1990s, NRC staff reviewed the potential consequences of severe earthquakes (earthquakes beyond the safety margin included in each plant's design basis), as part of the Individual Plant Examination of External Events (or IPEEE) program. From this review, the staff determined that seismic designs of operating plants in the United States have adequate safety margins, for withstanding earthquakes, built into the designs. Currently, the NRC staff is reassessing the seismic designs of operating plants through our Generic Issues program. The initial results of this assessment found that: 1) seismic hazard estimates have increased at some operating plants in the central and eastern US; 2) there is no immediate safety concern, plants have significant safety margin and overall seismic risk estimates remain small; and 3) assessment of updated seismic hazards and plant performance should continue. DA 481 of 564 From: Bruce Jaffe To: Polickoski. James Cc: Jones. Henry Eric Geist; Lvnett. Patrick; Flanders, Scott Chokshi. Nilesh; Bruce Richmond: Bruce Jaffe Subject: possible Diablo Canyon visit Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:21:58 PM Dear James, Pat Lynett said you called him this morning indicating that you might be willing to facilitate a visit to Diablo Canyon. I was headed to Diablo Canyon-with- Pat on Wednesday and was not able to complete the trip. I am part of the USGS NRC project and have expertise in tsunami deposits and coastal effects. I have been to the aftermath of 5 recent tsunamis. If it would help the NRC, I'd be willing to make the trip from Santa Cruz to Diablo Canyon. If it would be helpful, Dr. Bruce Richmond, who has studied modern tsunamis in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Samoa, and Chile and paleotsunamis in Hawaii, California, and Japan may be able to make the trip as well. Bruce visit our web sites: Samoa Tsunami Study, October 4-22, 2009 http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/news/field.html http://walrus.wr.usgs.cov/news/samoareports.html The December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Initial Findings on Tsunami Sand Deposits, Damage, and Inundation in Sri Lanka http:/Iwalrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/srilanka05/ Sumatra Tsunami Study, March 30 - April 26, 200S http ://walrus.wr.usas.gov/news/sumatra.html The 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami: Initial Findings from Sumatra htto://walrus.wr.usas.gov/tsunami/sumatra05/ San Francisco Estuary Sediment Transport and Geomorphology htto://sfbaywr.usgs.gov/sedimentU Address-*** and Phone Number *** ...... Dr. Bruce Jaffe [email protected] US Geological Survey Pacific Science Center 400 Natural Bridges Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Phone: (831) 427-4742 DA 482 of 564 a Fax: (831) 427-4748 DA 483 of 564 From: Sheron. Brian To: Valentin, Andrea Subject: FW: FISCAL YEAR 2011 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ESTIMATE Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 3:53:00 PM Attachments: FY2011 AP Accrual Proa Ofc Obfioation Menlo 031611.PDF From: Mills, Vivian Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:53 PM To: Boyce, Thomas (OIS); Miller, Charles; Cohen, Miriam; Johnson, Michael; Haney, Catherine; Leeds, Eric; Sheron, Brian; Wiggins, Jim; Bell, Hubert; Stewart, Sharon; Dean, Bill; McCree, Victor; Satorius, Mark; Collins, Elmo; Dyer, Jim; Brown, Milton Cc: Mitchell, Reggie; Kaplan, Michele; Brezovec, Michael; Do, Anh; Dambly, Jan; Hall, Donald; Neff, Deborah; Cullison, David; Fields, Tiffany; Gusack, Barbara; Kromer, Harry; Shay, Jason; Stanfield, Richard; Pulliam, Timothy; Fitch, Karen; Rand, Jennifer; Givvines, Mary; Narick, Marianne; Abraham, Susan; Adkison, Carol; Grancorvitz, Teresa; Dhir, Neha; Huber, Deborah; Gillen, Edward; Baker, Pamela; Brewer, Wanda; Coleman, Judy; Lockhart, Michelle; McGill, Clinton; Holt, BJ; Wendoll, Rowlene; Bayliff, Shirley; Hays, Myra; Gardin, Kathy; Morris, James; Nute-Blackshear, Lora; RidsNrrMailCenter Resource; RidsNsirMailCenter Resource; RidsOigMailCenter Resource; RidsOIS Resource; RidsResPmdaMail Resource; RidsRgnlMailCenter Resource; RidsRgn2MailCenter Resource; RidsRgn3MailCenter Resource; RidsRgn4MailCenter Resource; RidsNmssOd Resource; RidsHrMailCenter Resource; RidsNroMailCenter Resource; RidsFsmeDilr Resource; RidsAdmMailCenter Resource Subject: FISCAL YEAR 2011 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ESTIMATE To: Boyce, Thomas (OIS); Miller, Charles; Cohen, Miriam; Johnson, Michael; Haney, Catherine; Leeds, Eric; Sheron, Brian; Wiggins, Jim; Bell, Hubert; Stewart, Sharon; Dean, Bill; McCree, Victor; Satorius, Mark; Collins, Elmo; Dyer, Jim; Brown, Milton From: Reginald W. Mitchell, Controller Office of the Chief Financial Officer Subject: FISCAL YEAR 2011 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ESTIMATE Date: March 18, 2011 Contract Secretary Division of tbe Controller Office of the Chief FinancialOfficer U. S. NRCIT-9FIia Telephone: (301)415- 7379 Fax (301) 415-5545 [email protected] DA 484 of 564 -~ ~ ~ - UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C. 20555-0001 March 18, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: n I d " FROM: n id6 .M4t o0 4oler ice of the Chief Financial Officer SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2011 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ESTIMATE Recently, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) discussed the methodology for the accounts payable accrual estimate for fiscal year (FY) 2011, with the financial auditors. Based upon this discussion, the OCFO and the financial auditors came to an agreement that a data call to the offices requesting cost information would not be necessary for the remaining interim quarters of FY 2011. Consequently, this will significantly reduce office's workload during the interim quarters, as we will continue to estimate the accounts payable accrual for quarters two and three using other available information. The OCFO and the financial auditors agree that for quarter four of FY 2011, the OCFO will send out the data call to request that offices report the amount of goods and services received but not yet billed or paid, based on a sample of open obligations. Please contact me on 415-7379 or Anh Do of my staff if you or your staff has any questions. cc: See Enclosed List CONTACT: Anh Do, OCFO/DOC/FRAB (301) 415-6066 DA 485 of 564 MEMORANDUM TO THOSE ON THE ENCLOSED LIST DATED: March 17, 2011 SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2011 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ESTIMATE Mail Stop Thomas M. Boyce, Director, Office of Information Services 0-6 E07 Charles Miller, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials T-8 D22 and Environmental Management Programs Miriam Cohen, Director, Office of Human Resources W4 A18 Michael R. Johnson, Director, Office of New Reactors T-6 F15 Catherine Haney, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards EBB 1D2M Eric J. Leeds, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 0-7 H4 Brian W. Sheron, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research C-6 D20M James T. Wiggins, Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response T-4 D22A Hubert T. Bell, Inspector General 0-5 E13 Sharon D. Stewart-Clark, Acting Director, Office of Administration TWB 5E19M William Dean, Regional Administrator, Region I RI Victor M. McCree, Regional Administrator, Region II RII Mark A. Satoruis, Regional Administrator, Region III RIII Elmo E. Collins, Jr., Regional Administrator, Region IV RIV Jim E. Dyer, Chief Financial Officer T-9 F2 Milton Brown, Deputy Chief Financial Officer T-9 F3 DA 486 of 564 CC TO THOSE ON THE ENCLOSED LIST DATED: SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2011 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ESTIMATE J. Dambly, ADM D. Hall, ADM R. Weber, FSME D. Neff, FSME S. Wade, NMSS D. Cullison, OIS T. Fields, OIS B. Gusack, NRO H. Kromer, NRO J. Shay, HR J. Janis, HR R. Stanfield, HR T. Pulliam, NMSS K. Fitch, NMSS J. Rand, NMSS M. Givvines, NRR M. Narick, NRR S. Abraham, NSIR C. Adkison, NSIR T. Grancorvitz, RES N. Dhir, RES D. Huber, OIG E. Gillen, OiG P. Baker, RI W. Brewer, RI J. Coleman, RII M. Lockhart, RII C. McGill, RII B. Holt, RIll R. Wendoll, Rill S. Bayliffe, Ril1 M. Hays, RIV K. Gardin, RIV J. Morris, RIV L. Nute-Blackshear, RIV RidsNrrMailCenter Resource RidsNsirMailCenter Resource RidsOigMailCenter Resource RidsOIS Resource RidsResPmdaMail Resource RidsRgnlMailCenter Resource RidsRgn2MailCenter Resource RidsRgn3MailCenter Resource RidsRgn4MailCenter Resource RidsNmssOd Resource RidsHrMailCenter Resource RidsNroMailCenter Resource RidsFsmeDilr Resource RidsAdmMailCenter Resource DA 487 of 564 From: Mavfield. Michael 4 ?P To: Johnson, Michael Subject: Re: ARP REORG Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:13:38 PM (b)(5) IYou in th ops cntr? Unusual to hear from you on Friday pm. Michael Mayfield Sent from my BlackBerry From: Johnson, Michael To: Mayfield, Michael Sent: Fri Mar 18 22:02:46 2011 Subject: RE: ARP REORG Yep. Let's get me and gary together (b)(5) From: Mayfield, Michael Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:56 PM To: Johnson, Michael Subject: Re: ARP REORG (b)(5) Mike Michael Mayfield Sent from my BlackBerry From: Johnson, Michael To: Holahan, Gary; Mayfield, Michael Sent: Fri Mar 18 21:49:15 2011 Subject: RE: ARP REORG Ok, Let's discuss. From: Holahan, Gary Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:09 AM To: Mayfield, Michael; Johnson, Michael Subject: RE: ARP REORG Mike(s), (b)(5) Gary From: Mayfield, Michael Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:15 PM To: Johnson, Michael; Holahan, Gary DA 488 of 564 Subject: ARP REORG (b)(5) (b)(5) (b)(5) If you agree with this path forward, please let me know. If you want something different, your thoughts would be most welcome. Mike DA 489 of 564 From: Mayfeld. Michael To: Johnson, Michael Subject: Re: NUSCALE Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:08:36 PM Came in late today. Michael Mayfield -Sent from my BlackBerry From: Johnson, Michael To: Mayfield, Michael Sent: Fri Mar 18 22:00:47 2011 Subject: RE: NUSCALE Thanks Mike. When we get the letter, let's get it into the ereader. From: Mayfield, Michael Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:18 PM To: Holahan, Gary; Johnson, Michael Cc: NRODeputyDivisionDirectors; NRODivisionDirectors; Magruder, Stewart Subject: NUSCALE Ed Wallace has asked that we suspend indefinitely our work on Nuscale. A letter formalizing that request should come in tomorrow. (b)(5) Mike DA 490 of 564 From: )ohnson. Michael 49fa To: MayfieLd-BMjhagl; Holahan. Gary Subject: RE: ARP REORG Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 9:48:00 PM Sounds fine Mike. From: Mayfield, Michael Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 4:15 PM To: Johnson, Michael; Holahan, Gary Subject: ARP REORG (b)(5) (b)(5) (b)(5) If you agree with this path forward, please let me know. If you want something different, your thoughts would be most welcome. Mike DA 491 of 564 From: Mayfield. Michael To: Chamo. Billie Cc: Coffn.Seohani.; Magruder, Stewart; Cranston. Greaorv; Johnson. Michael Subject: NUSCALE LE-7ER FOR E-READER Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011 12:22:37 PM Attachments: NP-LO-0311-182 Project Susoension.odf Billie - we got the attached letter from one of the small reactor vendors late Friday afternoon. Please add this to the e-reader for Monday. We will put it in ADAMS first thing tomorrow. Thanks Mike DA 492 of 564 NP-LO-0311-182 At-.NUSCALE L•:POWER March 18, 2011 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 SUBJECT: Suspension of review activities for NuScale Power Pre-Application Project (NRC Project: 0769) We regret to inform you that NuScale wishes to suspend pre-application interactions with the NRC at this time. NuScale has not been able to satisfactorily resolve our financial issues in as timely a manner as we forecast previously. We therefore formally request that the NRC suspend all review activities in an orderly manner on the NuScale design. We appreciate the priority the NRC has given to this project in terms of time and resources and will inform you as soon as there is any change in our current situation. Sincerely, Edward G. Wallace Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Distribution: Michael Mayfield, NRC, TWFN-6 E04 Stuart Magruder, NRC, TWFN-9 F27 Greg Cranston, NRC, TWFN-9 F27 NuScale Power, Inc. 1000 NE Circle Blvd., Building 10, Suite 302 Corvallis, Oregon 97330 Office 541.207.3931 Fax 541.207.3928 vWw.nuscalepower.com DA 493 of 564 From: Sheron. Brian To: RidsRespd Resource; Uhle. Jennifer Cc Valentin. Andrea Kardaras. Tom Subject: RE: Closeout: Headquarters Interim Building Safety Inspection Findings Date: Monday, March 21, 2011 2:S7:00 PM Please ticket to PMDA. From: Flory, Shirley On Behalf Of RidsRes0d Resource Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 2:44 PM To: Sheron, Brian; Uhle, Jennifer Subject: FW: Closeout: Headquarters Interim Building Safety Inspection Findings From: RidsResPmdaMail Resource Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 1:34 PM To: RidsResOd Resource; Valentin, Andrea Subject: FW: Closeout: Headquarters Interim Building Safety Inspection Findings FYI. Please advise if you would like to ticket. Thanks! From: Ronewicz, Lynn Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 9:14 AM To: Dambly, Jan; Liegey, Patricia; RidsAdmMailCenter Resource; Pittiglio, Clayton; NTEU, Dale Yeilding; RidsResPmdaMail Resource; Parks, Jazel; Rowhani, Bahman; Branch, Richard; Yeilding, Dale; Jarvis, Rodney; Bolduc, Angela; Dawood, David Subject: Closeout: Headquarters Interim Building Safety Inspection Findings ADAMS Package ML: 110600747 To: Brian W. Sheron, Director, RES From: Kathryn 0. Greene, Director, ADM Document Date: 3/18/2011 Ticket Numbers: N/A Thanks. Cnnyl %newicz Adm. Assistant to K. Greene/S. Stewart ADM 301-492-3500 Location: TWB05-D33b Mailstop: TWB05-E19M DA 494 of 564 From: (b)(6) To: Flanders, Scott Cc: Subject: INFO Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011 2:58:44 PM Attachments: BriefResume.doc Hello Scott, I was looking for you at the recent RIC organized by the NRC at the Bethesda North Marriott from March 8th to 10th, and missed you. I feel terribly bad about what is going on in Japan due to the Nuclear crisis after the earthquake and tsunami. I am attaching my brief one page resume and I would like to consider a suitable opportunity at the NRC. As indicated in my resume, I have 19 years of nuclear related experience in the U.S. (plus 15 years non-nuclear related consulting engineering in the U.S.). Thanks & Regards, S(b)(6) DA 495 of 564 (b)(6) DA 496 of 564 ~ tF-: L9A~ T.Hyier Suetn-* Th. Week%a web-,n Gku Dete N.MwV.HWOe 2.2U95:932:43 WI Having Irvoubeviewing this enail? Rn•w. rir. hoh . 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Apr, 26. 20'1 l3.0GpmEDT DA 499 of 564 Social. economic, environmental, and technological forces continuously transform the relationship between organizations and employees. The traditional "workplace* Is disappearing, courtesy of globalization, communications, the consumerization of IT. and recent market upheavals. In its place is a "workspace that is more social, more virtual and more mobile. MMO-tivation! How Social Gaming is Changing the Rules for Engagement and Motivation -r).' n'..A Wudeedy. A. 27.2011 13:00pr. EDT r"ZSEýTfR DavidRhlerr. Manini,. TvdwmooySarlvi I.A 4mýp This session will educate participants on how engagement and motivation can be increased beyond the buzz of "gamification" and social media. Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone: Transitioning to the New Social Recruiting Order Thr-ay. AW.28. 2011 1 i:00em EDT ',.''ttT. Beth Mo1a5nbecker.Weie P.d&N of Global Talht A.xgntuov. Recruiting tools are changing drastically. Leam how some of the best names in the talent acquisition industry have implemented social recruiting. A Farewell to Michael Scott: The Blunders, Missteps, and Occasional Strategic Thinking that Influenced Employee Engagement in "The Office" F, tR Slitli- W-Wrt I,s~J In this webcast, Chris Oustin will utilize "The Office' as a case study to highlight the do's and don'ts to building Employee Engagement in the workplace. Oustin will examine individual Engagement levels exhibited by characters in the show and provide best practices on how to increase Employee Engagarepnt within an organization. TIs r 1a pdrat.cour ornlimitSms. CIaiaseI0. wvl.ito it, crpal .rd Waentrnangerr~r disdpUrr. HCICo-irty M1/Meriddlpoffe trite. • rdWrid rsa WaN)tph co nrars•.sil. y upWu n dnsWmMd.r-ebtla . r•.- ma, -nd nustsoses.o!ua-rh1 napoa execuss oh- 17"or nern. nv PcI. n.•.q. tn•'t To eIrr. sUaisdUdeivyof MCImenlnr.ages. III- &dWr.. nr',- eto yoe Satost0book rDaUd .endedr1 OfOewn5vy e PbL IttIf mw5S&aB- lyntIs emur.or yOUawe not notificatioons ofbt t %y oo , pf-e, Jut n# 1-r'.r a, f...ro .ot l hn-. Ryou %-d B Pasent asin•ratrlo.•xeCsan MCIMartrin, U at. asu-S381.909. 11250 CAfn A-. Sultr500 S" Wasr*.oroooC.. 200omi -i0-53S6-rs DA 500 of 564 From: Cranston. GrecLor) To: NRO Distribution karda, Raymond; Nrman. Robert; L r i i; Zal.ar; Holahan. Patricia; Mendiola. Anthony Subject: NuScale Suspension of Work Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:40:33 AM Unfortunately, NuScale's financial problems have not been resolved. Consequently, NuScale Power notified the NRC late Friday March 18, 2011, that all work is to be suspended indefinitely on the NuScale project. Therefore, all fee billable work regarding NuScale is to be suspended in an orderly manner on the NuScale project commencing immediately, except for finishing up work associated with the QA Topical Report safety evaluation and the PRA Audit Report. You are requested not to charge time to any fee billable NuScale TACs, which include RN 6077, 6078, and 6086. These TACs will be suspended at the end of this pay period (end of this week). If you feel you need to charge any time to these fee billable TACs please contact me first. Non fee billable work such as the IIRPs, general iPWR chapter work, and the iPWR LOCA PIRT by RES will continue. Everyone working at NuScale Power, Inc., except for a few key personnel involved in trying to get the project refinanced and restarted, were let go last Friday. NuScale remains optimistic that they will obtain financing and be back sometime later this year. However, we need to proceed based on the latest information which is that they are suspending all work. DA 501 of 564 From: Bergman. Thomas To: Holahan. Gary Cc: Johnson. Michael Subject: Re: Query: ERB Planning Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:57:06 AM Yes - we are ready. Staying with Mohammed. Thomas A. Bergman Director, Division of Engineering Office of New Reactors 30-415-7192 (O) From: Holahan, Gary To: Bergman, Thomas Cc: Johnson, Michael Sent: Tue Mar 22 09:06:01 2011 Subject: FW: Query: ERB Planning Please see below ... I think that NRO is ready for an ERB meeting ... right? Gary From: Gallagher, Johanna Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:02 AM To: Sheron, Brian; Uhle, Jennifer; Gibson, Kathy; Johnson, Michael; Holahan, Gary; Bergman, Thomas; McCree, Victor; Moorman, James Subject: Query: ERB Planning Importance: High All, I'm checking in to see where everyone is at with their selections for the following positions: NRO - Deputy Director, Division of Engineering RES - Deputy Director, Division of Systems Analysis RII - Deputy Director, Division of Construction Projects I don't know if we will have an ERB meeting this week, but wanted to get an update from everyone and take it from there. Perhaps we can do the any selections by email if schedules don't accommodate an ERB meeting this week. Please advise. Thanks. Johanna DA 502 of 564 Li, Yong From: Chokshi, Nilesh Sent: Tuesday, March.22,.20.11 1:07 PM To: Bagchi, Goutam . Cc",: Karas, Rebecca; Cook, Christopher; Li, Yong; Munson, Clifford Subject: RE: Indian Point Cliff .Laurel, and I attended the meeting. From: Bagchi, Goutam Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 11:25 AM To: Chokshi, Nilesh Cc: Karas, Rebecca; Cook, Christopher; Li, Yong; Munson, Clifford Subject, Indian Point FYI Indian Point plant safety tops agenda for NRC meeting in N.Y. Officials of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are meeting today with New York state authorities to discuss the Indian Point nuclear plant's safety measures because of its proximity to heavily populated areas. Gov. Andrew Cuomo requested the meeting in response to a report.. calling Indian Point the most vulnerable to severe damage from an earthquake among all U.S. nuclear plants. Bloombgr (3/21),."%.1 1Wr c-IL S.- . V O'!LU" ...... iv,. ffta.... " 4?:• , • ," ,.L, DA 503 of 564 h OlDriscoll, James From: ODriscoll, James Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 2:25 PM To: Nold, David Subject: RE: Impregnated Charcoal Attachments: imageO01.gif Dave, No worries. Not that important. We can dig into it when you get back. Thanks, Jim From: Nold, David Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 2:18 PM To: ODriscoll, James Subject: RE: Impregnated Charcoal Hey Jim (b)(6) I hope to be able to return to the office tomorrow. There is a book open in my office on the two drawer cabinet (as you walk in) from the training I attended in Boston a couple of summers ago. It is open to the section on activated carbon.. You may find the answer to your question there..help yourself. There is also a CD in that binder on the ISNATT conference of last summer that may be of interest to you..although I do not believe that it will answer your immediate question. I will look around the house here to see if I have other information that answers your question I am still using your book with all the Regulatory guides and ASTM standards for the review of RG 1.52. It is on my desk next to the window buried under the other documents of AG-1. Dave From: ODriscoll, James Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 1:33 PM To: Nold, David Cc: Segala, John Subject: RE: Impregnated Charcoal The question is: (b)(5) Thanks! f--US NRC 14 DA 504 of 564 Jim O'Driscoll Reactor Systems Engineer US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRO/DSRA/SPCV Room: T-10E41 Mail Stop T-10E50M Email: James.ODriscolIýnrc.gov Office: (301) 415-1325 Facsimile: (301) 415-5062 From: Nold, David Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:40 PM To: ODriscoll, James Subject: Impregnated Charcoal Jim What precisely was your question about Impregnated Charcoal from Tuesday?... as a scuttled out to another meeting? David Nold, PE Reactor Systems Engineer HERB BROOKS: "This cannot be a team of common men because common men go nowhere. You have to be uncommon." - FROM THE SCRIPT OF THE MOVIE "MIRACLE" NRO/DSRA/SPCV david.nold(cnrc.-ov 301-415-2273 (work) - (b)( (c(cell)) ..301-415-5062 (FAX) U.S. NRC Mail Stop: TWFN - 1OE50M Work Location TWFN-10C05 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 15 DA 505 of 564 flMtmn,~rvrT ~ -. ~ ~ From: Sheron. Bria To: Valentin. Andrea Subject: FW: E-mail Concurrence Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:50:00 PM Attachments: 2011 March Letter to PlatS HR Com.docx 2011 Mar 22 Resoonse to House Oversight Com.docx 2011 Marc' Letter to Isla HR Com.doe< 2011 March Letter to Jordan HR Com.docN 2011 March Letter to Lankford HR Com.docx See below. Not sure if Jennifer focused on this. Can PMDA handle? From: Rossi, Anthony Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 12:22 PM To: Gusack, Barbara; Schaeffer, James; Tracy, Glenn; Uhle, Jennifer Cc: Atsalinos, Mike; Shay, Jason; Huth, Virginia; Daly, Jill; Sanchez, Alba; Stewart, Sharon; Ficks, Ben; Price, Georgette; Corbett, James; Cohen, Miriam; Boyce, Thomas (OIS); Sheron, Brian; Dyer, Jim; Brown, Milton; Mitchell, Reggie; Kaplan, Michele Subject: E-mail Concurrence Deputy Directors, Thank-you and your staff for the timely response to the data call to respond to the March 8 information request from the HR Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. I am requesting your email concurrence on the attached response (FYI - all attached letters are the same, different addressees). Thanks again, Anthony C. Rossi Senior Level Advisor Division of the Controller, OCFO Phone 301-415-7341 DA 506 of 564 . ".i * .______...... ______ March nn, 2011 The Honorable Todd R. Platts Chairman, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management Committee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 (b)(5) Sincerely, Gregory B. Jaczko cc: Honorable Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member Committee on Oversight and Government Affairs Enclosure: NRC Response to the March 8, 2011 Information Request from the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform DA 507 of 564 Enclosure NRC Response to the March 8, 2011 Information Request from the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (b)(5) -1 - DA 508 of 564 .. .. - 1- -- . . -2- DA 509 of 564 (b)(5) -3- DA 510 of 564 (b)(5) -4- DA 511 of 564 (b)(5) -5- DA 512 of 564 (b)(5) -6- DA 513 of 564 (b)(5) -7- DA 514 of 564 (b)(5) -8- DA 515 of 564 (b)(5) -9- DA 516 of 564 March nn, 2011 The Honorable Darrell Issa Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Sincerely, Gregory B. Jaczko cc: Honorable Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member Committee on Oversight and Government Affairs Enclosure: NRC Response to the March 8, 2011 Information Request from the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform DA 517 of 564 March nn, 2011 The Honorable Jim Jordan Chairman, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending Committee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 (b)(5) Sincerely, Gregory B. Jaczko cc: Honorable Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member Committee on Oversight and Government Affairs Enclosure: NRC Response to the March 8, 2011 Information Request from the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform DA 518 of 564 March nn, 2011 The Honorable James Lankford Chairman, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform Committee on Oversight and Government Reform United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 (b)(5) Sincerely, Gregory B. Jaczko cc: Honorable Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member Committee on Oversight and Government Affairs Enclosure: NRC Response to the March 8, 2011 Information Request from the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform DA 519 of 564 From: Shemn. Brian To: RidsResOd Resource Uhle. Jennifer; Valentin, Andrea; RidsResPrncdaMail Resource Subject: RE: FOR TICKETING: FW: Guidance for Developing the FY 2013 Budget Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 5:50:00 PM To PMDA. From: Flory, Shirley On Behalf Of RidsResOd Resource Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 5:02 PM To: Sheron, Brian; Uhle, Jennifer; Valentin, Andrea; RidsResPmdaMail Resource Subject: FOR TICKETING: FW: Guidance for Developing the FY 2013 Budget For ticketing. Thanks - Shirley From: Hudson, Sharon Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 4:15 PM To: RidsAcrsAcnwMailCTR Resource; RidsAslbpManagement Resource; RidsOgcMailCenter Resource; RidsOcaaMailCenter Resource; RidsOcfoMailCenter Resource; RidsOigMailCenter Resource; RidsOipMailCenter Resource; RidsOcaMailCenter Resource; RidsOpaMail Resource; RidsSecyMailCenter Resource; RidsSecyCorrespondenceMCTR Resource; RidsEdoMailCenter Resource; RidsEdoMailCenter Resource; RidsEdoMailCenter Resource; RidsEdoMailCenter Resource; RidsEdoMailCenter Resource; RidsAdmMailCenter Resource; RidsCsoMailCenter Resource; RidsOeMailCenter Resource; RidsFsmeOd Resource; RidsOiMailCenter Resource; RidsOIS Resource; RidsHrMailCenter Resource; RidsNroOd Resource; RidsNroOd Resource; RidsNroMailCenter Resource; RidsNmssOd Resource; RidsNrrOd Resource; RidsNrrMailCenter Resource; RidsResOd Resource; RidsResPmdaMail Resource; RidsSbcrMailCenter Resource; RidsNsirPmda Resource; RidsNsirMailCenter Resource; RidsRgnlMailCenter Resource; RidsRgn2MailCenter Resource; RidsRgn3MailCenter Resource; RidsRgn4MailCenter Resource; RidsNroMailCenter Resource Subject: Guidance for Developing the FY 2013 Budget Peasefifndattacedtfw.?emorandumfrom 1. E.. Dyer, C(O, and. W BoarcAardt, EDO, to office aVrrectors and ftiona£Aldm,'zistratorsWF- guzdincefor (Devefopnr tfw qF92013 Budget. 0vank•you, Sh6aron {ufson/OOFQ DA 520 of 564 From: Johnsonh icael 1t_ To: Mayfield. Michael; Holahan. Gary Subject: RE: Reply Requested (Today, 3/22): Vendor for Commission Briefing on SMRs (3/29) Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 7: 18:00 PM E C Thanks Mike. From: Mayfield, Michael Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 1:45 PM To: Holahan, Gary; Johnson, Michael Subject: Fw: Reply Requested (Today, 3/22): Vendor for Commission Briefing on SMRs (3/29) Fyi Michael Mayfield Sent from my BlackBerry From: Mayfield, Michael To: Vietti-Cook, Annette; Bavol, Rochelle Sent: Tue Mar 22.13:40:09 2011 Subject: RE: Reply Requested (Today., 3/22): Vendor for Commission Briefing on SMRs (3/29) (b)(5) From: Vietti-Cook, Annette Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 1:27 PM To: Bavol, Rochelle; Mayfield, Michael Subject: FW: Reply Requested (Today, 3/22): Vendor for Commission Briefing on SMRs (3/29) (b)(5) From: Castleman, Patrick Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 12:50 PM To: Bavol, Rochelle; Adler, James; Bates, Andrew; Batkin, Joshua; Bubar, Patrice; Bupp, Margaret; Chairman Temp; Clark, Lisa; Coggins, Angela; Davis, Roger; Dhir, Neha; Hart, Ken; Laufer, Richard; Loyd, Susan; Monninger, John; Nieh, Ho; Pearson, Laura; Reddick, Darani; Rothschild, Trip; Joosten, Sandy; Sharkey, Jeffry; Shea, Pamela; Sosa, Belkys; Burns, Stephen; Vietti-Cook, Annette; Warren, Roberta; Zorn, Jason; Baggett, Steven; Bradford, Anna; Kock, Andrea; Tadesse, Rebecca; Thoma, John; Franovich, Mike; Hipschman, Thomas; Batkin, Joshua; Marshall, Michael; Orders, William; Snodderly, Michael; Warnick, Greg Cc: Vietti-Cook, Annette; Laufer, Richard Subject: RE: Reply Requested (Today, 3/22): Vendor for Commission Briefing on SMRs (3/29) (b)(5) From: Bavol, Rochelle Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 9:24 AM To: Adler, James; Bates, Andrew; Batkin, Joshua; Bubar, Patrice; Bupp, Margaret; Chairman Temp; Clark, Lisa; Coggins, Angela; Davis, Roger; Dhir, Neha; Hart, Ken; Laufer, Richard; Loyd, Susan; Monninger, John; Nieh, Ho; Pearson, Laura; Reddick, Darani; Bavol, Rochelle; Rothschild, Trip; Joosten, Sandy; Sharkey, Jeffry; Shea, Pamela; Sosa, Belkys; Burns, Stephen; Vietti-Cook, Annette; Warren, Roberta; Zorn, Jason; Baggett, Steven; Bavol, Rochelle; Bradford, Anna; Castleman, Patrick; Kock, Andrea; Tadesse, Rebecca; Thoma, John; Franovich, Mike; Hipschman, Thomas; Batkin, Joshua; DA 521 of 564 Marshall, Michael; Orders, William; Snodderly, Michael; Warnick, Greg Cc: Vietti-Cook, Annette; Laufer, Richard Subject: Reply Requested (Today, 3/22): Vendor for Commission Briefing on SMRs (3/29) Importance: High Good Morning, (b)(5) Thank you, Rocheffe DA 522 of 564 From: Somerville, Glenda To: ACAA Resource Zuberi. 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Kirk Floyd, Dahene Fletcher, Michele; Femng. jego Flanders. Scott; Fields. Tiffany Fields, Leslie Fetter. Ailen Eyans. JonnLhan Etheridge, Pegoyv alli. Twanad . Edmonds. Shavon' Duvneaud. Dylanne; DuBose. Andree' Dozier. Tamsen' DneLy, Stee Dorsey, Cynthia Dorm. Paula; Dorfman..Joel Donnell. Tremaine; Dekle, Cynthia Deeds. Erin: DeBose. Michelle; Davis. Mildred' Davis, Gwendolyn Davis,_Cho Curry. Jeanette; Currie. Bruce; nga Dayjca Crutchfield 5hfley; Cross-Prather. Peggy: Crawford. Carrie: Courts, Tonva; Cotton. Karen: Corneius, David' Cooper LaToa Cooper Cook. Bonita Conti. Tony' Compton. Makeeka; Collins, Chicuita Coleman, oe Coates, Carlotta Coates. Anissa: CboyderVeme: Clark, Phyllis; Claggett. Lauren Chamoion. Tanya Champion, Bryan Camp illi Cannady. Ashley; Campbell. Lillie Byrd. Caija; Butler. Rhonda; Bush-Goddard. Stephanie' Bush. Tvesha Burton, William; Burton. Tasheena; Burnette. Danielle Burkhalter. Cornelia; Bumpass. Sheila rdson. Ava: Brown. Terrise: Browvn. Milton; Brown.Eva; Bright. Richard* Boyer. Rachel; g Bowman. CassandraL BowdenBerrn. Elva; Blding. VirginiaB Bloomer. Tamara Bethea Rhonda Benton, Laray; Bellinger. Alesha: Bl., gI_h el Mrvin Beckford. Kaydian; Barnes. Robin' Barnes, Anthony; Balarabe. Sarah; Bailey, Kenneth Avres, Annette Aunustus, Reginald; Armstrong, Garry; Archer. Randy' Anderson. Shaun; Allen. Lnda. Alexander. Cheryl' Albert. Ronald- Aneu, Terry Adkij ; Abraham. Susan; Abdullahi. Zena; Barnett, Nina Subject: RE: ACAA All-Employees Meeting Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 11:26:56 AM Tax filing due date this year is Monday, April 18, 2011 (instead of Friday, April 15, 2011). Glenda P. Somerville Technical Advisor to the Director Computer Security Office Office: 301-415-8139 Mail Stop: T2-C2M DA 523 of 564 Original Appointment------From: ACAA Resource Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 5:27 PM To: Zuberi, Sardar; Young, Mitzi; Yerokun, Jimi; Wimbush, Andrea; Williamson, Alicia; Williams- Johnson, Patrice; Williams, Monique; Williams, Kevin; Williams, Gerald; Williams, Evelyn; Williams, Barbara; Williams, Anthony; Wilkins, Lynnea; Whitt, Emarsha; White, Jason; White, Duane; Wheatley, Wanda; Wharton, Raynard; West, Garmon; Way, Ralph; Washington, Dorothea; Warren, Brenett; Walls, Carol; Walker-Smith, Antoinette; Walker, Jacqwan; Walker, Harold; Walker, Dwight; Wade, Tony; Valentin, Andrea; Trowell, Tina; Tobe, Celestia; Thweatt (ADM), JoAnne; Thurston, Carl; Thompson, Jacqueline; Thomas, Vaughn; Thomas, Loretta; Thomas, Brian; Thaggard, Mark; Terry, Tomeka; Taylor, Sherrie; Tate, Travis; Talley, Sandra; Tadesse, Rebecca; Sykes, Marvin; Sweat, Tarico; Sutton, Mallecia; Suber, Gregory; Stubbs, Angelo; Stokes, Tracey; Stewart, Sharon; Stewart, Fredonia; Stevens, Mackenzie; Stanfield, Richard;, Spaulding, Deirdre; Somerville,. Joseph; Somerville, Glenda; Smyre- Saleem, Celeste; Smith, Tuwanda; Smith, Shawn; Smith, Cathy; Singletary, Melana; Sims, Carolyn; Hood, Tanya; Simms, Sophonia; Simms, Dannette; Scales, Kerby; Sanders, Serita; Sanchez, Chanel; Sahle, Solomon; Rowley, Jonathan; Ross, Robin; Rodgers, Mary; Robinson, Rasmey; Robinson, Gary; Robinson, Edward; Robinson, Debra; Roberts, Darrell; Roberts, Beverly; Robbins, Emily; Roach, Edward; Ricketts, Paul; Richardson, Jerry; Rice, Ayanna; Redden, Adrienne; Ray, Neil; Purdie, Deonna; Pulliam, .Timothy; Powell, Tamara; Powell, Marion; Peterson, Gordon.; Perry, Jamila; Perkins, Leslie; Penny, Melissa; Paige, Jason; Ortiz, Laverne; Opara, Stella; Obodoako, Aloysius; Ngbea, Evangeline; Newman, Tonya; Newell, Karenina; Newell, Brian; Nesmith, Sandra; Negrin, Darlene; Murphy, Jerome; Murdock, Darrell; Mott, Kenneth; Moses, Kay; Morton, Wendell; MorganButler, Kimyata; Morgan, Nadiyah; Moore, Tiffany; Moore, Johari; Moon, Tarsha; Montgomery, Shandeth; Mitchell, Reggie; Mitchell, Linda; Miles, Brenda; Mensah, Tanya; McKoy Moore, Larniece; McKenzie, Linda; McKelvin, Sheila; McIntosh, Angela; McCrary, Cheryl; Maupin, Cardelia; Martin, Shannan; Martin, Kamishan; Marshall, Shawn; Marshall, Michael; Majeed, Fajr; Mahdi, Deborah; Longmire, Pamela; Lindsay, Haile; Lewis, Dods; Lewis, Antoinette; Lee, Brian; Larkins, John; Knox-Davin, Edna; Kinney, Penelope; King, Ikeda; King, Beverly; Khanna, Meena; Kelley, Corenthis; Jordan, Natreon; Jones, Wanda; Jones, Rosalyn; Jones, Kimberly; Jones, Kevin; Jones, Henry; Jones, Andrea; Johnson, Sandra; Johnson, Michael; Johnson, Kevin; Johnson, Joanne; Johnson, Dante; Jessie, Janelle; Jenkins, Ronaldo; Jenkins, Barbara; Jenifer, Phyllis; Jamerson, Kellee; Jacobs-Baynard, Elizabeth; Jackson, Rahsean; Jackson, Kia; Jackson, Deborah; Isaac, Patrick; Home, Ronnie; Hopkins, Ogbonna; Holston,. 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Alexander, Cheryl; Albert, Ronald; Agneu, Terry; Adkison, Carol; Abraham, Susan; Abdullahi, Zena; ACAA Resource; Barnett, Nina Subject: ACAA All-Employees Meeting When: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: T-7A1 When: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 12:00 PM-1:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & DA 524 of 564 Canada). Where: T-7A1 Note: The GMT offset above does not reflect daylight saving time adjustments. -REMINDER- The next ACAA All-Employees meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 2 3 rd from 12 noon - 1:00 pm in T-7A1. The meeting agenda is attached and you are welcome to bring your lunch. We hope you are able to attend! << File: Agenda032311.docx >> ***NEW LOCATION*** The ACAA All-Employees meetings are now being held in room T-7Ai. DA 525 of 564 OlDriscoll, James From: Bellamy, Ronald Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 1:40 PM To: Segala, John; ODriscoll, James; Nold, David Subject: RE: Impregnated Charcoal Attachments: imageOO .gif (b)(5) Reply if there is anything else you need. Ron From: Segala, John Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 1:30 PM To: ODriscoll, James; Nold, David Cc: Bellamy, Ronald Subject: RE: Impregnated Charcoal Jim/Dave, (b)(5) Ron Bellamy should be able to clarify anything I did not characterize correctly. Not sure if this answers your question. Please let me know if you would like to discuss further. John From: ODriscoll, James Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 1:33 PM To: Nold, David Cc: Segala, John Subject: RE: Impregnated Charcoal The question is: '--U.S.NRC Jim O'Driscoll Reactor Systems Engineer 11 DA 526 of 564 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRO/DSRA/SPCV Room: T-10E41 Mail Stop T-1OE5OM Email: James.ODriscollksnrc.qov Office: (301) 415-1325 Facsimile; (301) 415-5062 From: Nold, David Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011.4:40 PM To: ODriscoll, James Subject: Impregnated Charcoal Jim What precisely was your question about Impregnated Charcoal from Tuesday?... as a scuttled out to another meeting? David Nold, PE Reactor Systems Engineer HERB BROOKS: "This cannot be a team of common men because common men go noWhere. You haVe to be uncommon." - FROM THE SCRIPT OF THE MOVIE "MI NRO/DSRA/SPCV david.noldanrc.gov 301-415-2273~~~(cell) (work)..|" ., L- 3 0 1 -415-5062 (FAX) - U.S. NRC Mail Stop: TWFN -- 1OE50M Work Location TWFN-10C05 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 12 DA 527 of 564 From: To: Schaaf. Robert Cc: Bouling.Ramona McPherson. DeNedra; Bagchi. Goutarn; Chokshi. Nilesh; Qen Kimkbedr Flanders, Scot; La n aoy; Munson, Clifford Perez-Ortiz. Aracelis; Clayton. Brent; Cook Christopher Fetter, Allen; Hatchett. Greoory; Karas. Rebecca; a; Raione, Richard; Whited. Ryan Subject: FW: Training Date: Thursday, March 24,2011 1:30:44 PM Bob, In response to your request regarding FAC-TOR training continuous learning points (see my original e-mail bolded below), DeNedra has just confirmed that Carolyn Cooper will be addressing continuous learning at the PM Town Hall meeting next month (April 13,2011 at 2:00 p.m. in the Commissioner's Hearing Room). She suggested that you (and your staff attend). The announcement for this meeting has not yet come out but I will keep an eye out for it to remind staff to attend. PMDA has no plans to track this for staff. Bev From: McPherson, DeNedra Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 11:38 AM To: Sweeney, Beverly Cc: Cooper, Carolyn Subject: RE: Training Bev, Bob's question would best be addressed by ADM since they oversee FAC-COTR training. I have copied Carolyn Cooper on this e-mail string so that she is aware of the inquiry. I am not sure if this topic will be covered at the upcoming Project Manager (PM) Town Hall meeting, but I am sure it will be worthwhile to attend. The meeting is scheduled for April 1 3 th at 2:00 p.m. in the Commissioners' Hearing Room. In the near future, ADM will release an announcement to all active PMs and an Admin at Your Service announcement will be posted. DeNedra (b)(5) Thanks! Bev DA 528 of 564 From: Sheron, Brian To: Valentin, Andrej Uhle. Jennifer Cc. Grancorvitz. Teresa Subject: RE: Strategic Acquisition Executive Steering Committee Charter Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 4:53:00 PM I'm fine with you answering for the office. From: Valentin, Andrea Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:55 PM To: Sheron, Brian; Uhle, Jennifer Cc: Grancorvitz, Teresa Subject: Strategic Acquisition Executive Steering Committee Charter Brian/Jennifer, Teresa attend the first Strategic Acquisition Executive Steering Committee (SA/ESC) meeting yesterday. The composition of the SAIESC is ODs or their designees (Teresa took one for the team since none of us were available). Phyllis Bower wanted any feedback on the attached charter to be provided to her by next week. Both Teresa and I read it[ (b)(5) . If you are O.K. with me answering for the office, I can contact Phyllis. (of course you can read it and provide any comments to me as well). Thanks, Andrea DA 529 of 564 From: Mayfield, Michael To: .3ohnson. Michael Subject: Re: NuScale Status Date: Friday, March 18, 2011 11:17:08 PM (b)(5) Mike Michael Mayfield Sent from my BlackBerry From: Johnson, Michael To: Mayfield, Michael Sent: Fri Mar 18 22:58:07 2011 Subject: Re: NuScale Status Yes. Thanks. From my blackberry. From: Mayfield, Michael To: Johnson, Michael; Holahan, Gary Cc: Coffin, Stephanie Sent: Fri Mar 18 22:51:55 2011 Subject: Fw: NuScale Status We'll get this in the e-reader on Monday. (b)(5) Michael Mayfield Sent from my BlackBerry From: Ed Wallace Mike, Following up on our conversation earlier this week, the attached letter was sent to the Doc Center this afternoon. While our outlook remains hopeful for increasing reasons, without definitive results, this was necessary. I will advise when our status changes. Thanks for your support and cooperation throughout this ordeal to this point. Regards DA 530 of 564 Ed Wallace Sr. Vice President- Regulatory Affairs NuScale Power Inc. 1000 NE Circle Blvd. Suite 10310 Corvallis, OR 97330 Office: 541-207-3931 Cell- (b)(6) -J O Email: ewallacetmnuscaleoower.com DA 531 of 564 NP-LO-0311-182 "0ll ' NUSCALE March 18, 2011 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 SUBJECT: Suspension of review activities for NuScale Power Pre-Application Project (NRC Project: 0769) We regret to inform you that NuScale wishes to suspend pre-application interactions with the NRC at this time. NuScale has not been able to satisfactorily resolve our financial issues in as timely a manner as we forecast previously. We therefore formally request that the NRC suspend all review activities in an orderly manner on the NuScale design. We appreciate the priority the NRC has given to this project in terms of time and resources and will inform you as soon as there is any change in our current situation. Sincerely, Edward G. Wallace Senior Vice President; Regulatory Affairs Distribution: Michael Mayfield, NRC, TWFN-6 E04 Stuart Magruder, NRC, TWFN-9 F27 Greg Cranston, NRC, TWFN-9 F27 NuScale Power, Inc. 1000 NE Circle Blvd., Building 10, Suite 302 Corvallis, Oregon 97330 Office 541.207.3931 Fax 541.207.3928 e*M.nuscalepower.com DA 532 of 564 From: Elizabeth A Connell To: OL-NI'solutions~o;nnsa .doe.cov Subject: Cutaway of Mark I and RHR System Date: Friday, March 25, 2011 7:08:11 PM Attachments: Oyster Creek Cutaway.pdf HatchlRHRSoems. df Attached please find the cutaway of the Mark I and information on the RHR system. 6hscz lz•a Az4 to? DA 533 of 564 (b)(4) DA 534 of 564 (b)(4) BH DA 535 of 564 (b)(4) BH DA 536 of 564 (b)(4) BH DA 537 of 564 (b)(4) I DA 538 of 564 (b)(4) ED T DA 539 of 564 (b)(4) BH DA 540 of 564 HNP-1-FSAR-4 TABLE 4.8-2 RHR SYSTEM DESIGN DATA PUMP Number 4 -I0r AI"1AvcW Capacity (each)(a)(b) 7700 gal/min at 420 ft total dynamic head Design pressure 450 psig Design temperature 360°F Net positive suction head at runout <24 ft Heat Exchanger Number 2 Capacity (each in shutdown cooling mode) 50% Design pressure (shell side) 450 psig Design pressure (tube side) 450 psig Design temperature (shell side) 400°F Design temperature (tube side) 400°F Heat exchanger(b) 30.8 x 106 Btu/h with 85°F river water in and 125°F reactor water in a. For pump flows in various modes of RHR operation, see drawing no. S-15304. b. Safety analysis for post-LOCA containment cooling and ECCS net positive suction head utilize an RHR flow of 6900 gal/min and a heat exchanger K-value of 200.6 Btu/s-°F. (See HNP-2-FSAR paragraph 6.3.3.9.) REV 19 7/01 DA 541 of 564 HNP-1-FSAR-8 TABLE 8.3-1 (SHEET 1 OF 2) TABULATION OF LOADS ON 4160-V SWITCHGEAR BUSES 4160-V bus 1A Recirculation pump 1A motor generator (MG) set drive motor 7000 hp Circulation water pump 1A 5000 hp 4160-V bus 1B Recirculation pump 1B MG set drive motor 7000 hp Circulation water pump 1B 5000 hp 4160-V bus 1C Condensate pump 1C 1500 hp Condensate booster pump 1C 2250 hp Cooling tower feeders 2800 hp 4160-600 V station service transformer 1A 1368 kVA 4160-600 V station service transformer 1AA 1368 kVA 4160-600 V station service transformer 1BB 1368 kVA Service building 4160-277/480 V transformer 1N 750 kVA Lighting transformer 1L 425 kVA 4160-600 V station service standby transformer lAB 1368 kVA H2 recombiner (off-gas) 850 kVA Turbine building refrigeration 554 hp 4160-V bus 1D Condensate pump 1A 1500 hp Condensate pump 1B 1500 hp Condensate booster pump 1A 2250 hp Condensate booster pump 1B 2250 hp Cooling tower feeders 2800 hp 4160-600 V station service transformer 1B 1368 kVA Lighting transformer 1 M 425 kVA 4160-600 V station service standby transformer lAB 1368 kVA H2 recombiner (off-gas) 850 kVA Turbine building refrigeration 554 hp 4160-600 V switchyard transformer 600 kVA 4160-V bus IE CS pump 1A 1250 hp RHRSW pump 1A 1250 hp RHR pump 1A 1000 hp Control rod drive (CRD) pump 1A 250 hp Fire pump 250 hp 4160-600 V station service transformer lC 1368 kVA PSW pump 1A 700 hp REV 19 7/01 DA 542 of 564 HNP-1-FSAR-8 TABLE 8.3-1 (SHEET 2 OF 2) 4160-V bus 1F RHRSW pump lC 1250 hp RHR pump 1C 1000 hp RHR pump 1D 1000 hp CRD pump 1B 250 hp 4160-600 V station service transformer 1 CD 1368 kVA PSW pump IC 700 hp PSW pump 1D 700 hp 4160-600 V transformer (MCC 1B) 225 kVA 4160-600 V transformer (MCC 1D) 225 kVA 4160-V bus 1G RHRSW pump 1B 1250 hp RHRSW pump 1D 1250 hp RHR pump 1B 1000 hp 4160-600 V station service transformer 1D 1368 kVA PSW pump 1B 700 hp CS pump 1B 1250 hp REV 19 7/01 DA 543 of 564 HNP-1-FSAR-8 TABLE 8.4.1 STANDBY DIESEL GENERATOR SYSTEM EMERGENCY LOADSlal 0-10 min 10-60 min 60 min and Beyond Total Motor No. of No. of No. of No. of Rating Minimum Minimum Pumps Demand Pumps Demand Pumps Demand Loads Motors (h) Eff. Regu (rdkW) Rnng (hW(d) R (d) Ru (hp--/kW)(d( HNP-1 Desiqn Basis Accident CS pumps 2 1250 94 1 1012 2 2550/2024 1 1275/1012 1 1275/1012 RHR pumps 4 1000 93 2 1805 4 4500/3610 1 1125/902 1 1125/902 RHRSW pumps 4 1250 93.5 0 0 0 0 2 2400/1915 2 240011915 Plant service water (PSW) pumps 4 700 93 1 481 3 1800/1444 2 1200/963 2 1200/963 1 8 600-V loads(c) s16110)5 91810) - s1616" ' 52140(e) <_2140(e) ý T8-9k e) T_6-932&e Subtotal demand (kW) .5F3)e HNP-2 Emergency Shutdown PSW pumps 4 700 2 1412 2 1412 2 1412 RHR Pumps 4 1000 0 0 1 1125 1 1125 RHRSW pumps 4 1250 0 0 2 2390 2 2390 Control rod drive water pumps 2 250 0 0 0 0 1 260 Emergency ac lighting co(b) 120 120 120 Other 600-V loads(c) 1719 3323 1634 Subtotal demand (hp) 3251 6651 6941 Subtotal demand (kW) 2697 5518 5759 Total demand (kW) S11,363 (a) (a) a. The DBA will initiate the starting of both CS pumps and all four RHR pumps. The 0-10 min loading of the accident unit isbased on the operation of all three emergency buses or diesel generator units. The loading beyond 10 min isbased on the operator manually switching loads inaccordance with minimum process system requirements. The Minimum Required column of this table demonstrates that four of five 2850-kW diesel generator units are adequate to supply the ESFs loads of one unit concurrent with the emergency shutdown loads of the other. For the time beyond 10 min, the minimum required number of pumps isshown intables 8.4.9 through 8.4-15. b. InkW. c. See table 8.4-2. d. The hp/kW loads considered are for a maximum hp/kW load on the pumps, except for PSW pumps where the load isconsidered with the turbine building isolated. e. The values shown are acceptable analyzed values supported by calculations. The present actual loads are less than or equal to these values. REV 19 7/01 DA 544 of 564 HNP-1-FSAR-8 TABLE 8.4-2 LOADS ON 600-V ESSENTIAL BUSES Total No. Motor Loads of Motors Rating Drywell cooling units 3 20 hp Drywell cooling units 4 60 hp Drywell cooling units 5 25 hp Control room air-conditioning compressors 3 50 hp Control room air-conditioning fans 3 15 hp CS and RHR pump room cooling units 4 15 hp Reactor core isolation cooling pump room cooling units 2 3 hp High-pressure coolant injection pump room cooling units 2 3 hp Intake structure essential loads - 46 hp SGTS exhaust fans 2 15 hp Standby liquid control tank startup heaters 1 35 kW Standby gas filter heaters 2 15 kW Standby liquid control tank heaters 1 10 kW Main stack power supply - 30 kW Generator room fans 6 5 hp Generator water jacket heaters 3 15 kW Generator lube oil heaters 3 15 kW Generator room heaters 9 12.5 kW Switchgear room heaters 9 7.5 kW 208-V essential small fan and pump motors -30 hp Battery charger 2 30.64 kW PSW pump for diesel-B 1 60 hp Control room duct heaters 1 60 kW LPCI inverter room coolers(a) 2 15 hp Reactor building floor drain sump pump 4 7.5 hp Computer room A/C unit 1 6 hp CO2 storage room A/C unit 1 6 hp a. HNP-1 and HNP-2 LPCl inverters were replaced with Class I E power supplies backed by dedicated diesel generators (HNP-1-FSAR figure 8.5-1, HNP-2-FSAR figure 8.3-8). REV 19 7/01 DA 545 of 564 HNP-1-FSAR-N TABLE N.4.1 HIGH-ENERGY LINES Servce Service Pipe High-Energy Temperature Pressure Diameter Pipe Line (°F) -(in.- Schedule Main steam 552 1035 24 80 Feedwater 398 1085 18 120 High-pressure coolant 552 1035 10 80 injection steam Reactor core isolation 552 1035 4 80 cooling steam Reactor water cleanup 532 1201/1040 4/6(a) 80 (RWC) Residual heat removal 280(c)1l 17(d) 24 30 (RHR) discharge?) a. These values apply to piping upstream of the RWC pump. b. Breaks and cracks are not postulated to occur inthese lines due to infrequent and short-term periods (<1.5 hduring cooldown) during which the AEC temperature andlor pressure criteria are exceeded. c. At the onset of RHR shutdown cooling operation. d. At the end of RHR shutdown cooling operation. REV 19 7/01 DA 546 of 564 HNP-1-FSAR-N TABLE N.4-2 MODERATE-ENERGY LINES Service Service Pipe Pipe Schedule Moderate-Energy Temperature Pressure Diameter or Thickness Line (OF) (DsiQ) (in.) Nonflashing Control rod drive return 100 1029 3 80 RHR service water 95 415 18 0.500 Flashing Auxiliary steam 450 175 10 40 Auxiliary steam supply to 450 175 2 80 nitrogen inerting system RHR suction(a) 170(b)120(") 20 30 a, Cracks are not postulated to occur inthis line due to infrequent and short-term perods (1.5 hdurng cooldown), during which the AEC temperature criterion is exceeded. b. At the onset of RHR shutdown cooling operation. c. At the end of RHR shutdown cooling operation. REV 19 7/01 DA 547 of 564 HNP-1-FSAR-10 TABLE 10.6-1 RHRSW SYSTEM PRINCIPAL DESIGN PARAMETERS Pumps Quantity 4 half capacity Type Vertical turbine Flow and head (each) 4000 gallmin at 897-ft total dynamic head Material Casing Cast steel or stainless steel Shaft Stainless steel Impeller Bronze Motor Size 1250 hp Voltage 4160 Phase 3 Cycle 60 rpm 1770 System Requirements Service water pressure at RHR heat exchangers is 20 psi greater than reactor water pressure at the heat exchangers; thus, any leakage goes into the reactor water. REV 19 7/01 DA 548 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 The discharge line connects to the bottom of the feedwater line at el 140 ft 0 in. Therefore, the remainder of the discharge line is maintained full by feedwater flow. A vacuum breaker system is installed close to the RCIC turbine exhaust line torus penetration to avoid siphoning water from the torus into the exhaust line, as steam in the line condenses during and after turbine operation. The vacuum breaker line runs from the torus air volume to the RCIC exhaust line through two normally open motor-operated gate valves and two swing check valves arranged to allow airflow into the exhaust line and preclude steam flow to the torus air volume. During turbine operation, condensate buildup in the turbine exhaust line is minimized by the installation of a drain pot in a low point of the line near the turbine exhaust connection. The condensate collected in the drain pot drains to the barometric condenser through a steam trap. The above described design features and operating procedures preclude water hammer effects at the pump discharge or turbine exhaust. The most limiting operating condition for the RCIC pump is when taking a suction from the suppression pool. The NPSH margin for this condition is 16.2 ft. 5.5.6.5 Tests and Inspections A design flow functional test of the RCIC system is performed during plant operation by taking a suction from the CST and discharging through the full-flow test return line back to the CST. The discharge valve to the feedwater line remains closed during the test, and reactor operation is undisturbed. Control of the pump discharge valve is obtained by first closing the upstream discharge valve. Control system design provides automatic return from the.test to the operating mode when system operation is required during testing of individual components. Periodic inspections and maintenance of the turbine-pump unit are conducted in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Valve position indicators and instrumentation alarms are displayed in the MCR. 5.5.7 RHR SYSTEM 5.5.7.1 Safety Design Basis The RHR system is designed: In the LPCI mode to act automatically, in combination with other ECCS systems, to restore and maintain the coolant inventory in the RPV so that the core is adequately cooled to preclude fuel-cladding perforation and subsequent energy release due to a metal-water reaction. 5.5-21 REV 19 7/01 DA 549 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 " In conjunction with other ECCS systems, to such diversity and redundancy that only a highly improbable combination of events could result in its inability to provide adequate core cooling. " So that a source of water for restoration of reactor vessel coolant inventory is located within the primary containment in such a manner that a closed cooling water path is established. " To provide a high degree of assurance that the RHR system operates satisfactorily during a LOCA and that each active component is capable of being tested during operation of the nuclear system. " To satisfy Seismic Category I requirements. * To satisfy applicable environmental qualification requirements. (Refer to Plant Hatch Central File.) * So that the residual heat removal service water (RHRSW) can be pumped directly into the RHR system. " To provide heat exchangers with a heat removal capability for long-term containment cooling. 5.5.7.2 Power Generation Design Bases The RHR system is designed: " To have enough heat removal capacity to cool down the reactor to 1250F within 20 h after shutdown. " To have fuel pool connections so that the RHR heat exchangers can be used to supplement the fuel pool cooling capacity. " So that closed loop flowpath between the suppression pool and the RHR heat exchangers can be established so that the heat removal capability of these heat exchangers can be used to cool the suppression pool. 5.5.7.3 System Description 5.5.7.3.1 Summary The RHR system is designed for six modes of operation to satisfy all the objectives and bases. The modes are summarized as follows: 5.5-22 REV 19 7/01 DA 550 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 Mode(a) Action Function LPCI Accident safety Restore and maintain reactor vessel water level after a LOCA. Containment spray Post-accident safety Limit temperature and pressure in the torus and drywell after a LOCA. Pool cooling(a) Abnormal operation Remove heat from the suppression pool water. Shutdown cooling(a) Planned operation Remove decay and residual heat from the reactor core to achieve and maintain a cold shutdown condition. Prevent pump damage when operating Minimum flow Equipment protection against closed discharge valve. Test System test Test RHR system during plant operation. The major equipment of the RHR system consists of two heat exchangers and four RHR pumps. The RHRSW system (subsection 9.2.7) provides cooling water to the heat exchangers. The equipment is connected by associated valves and piping, while controls and instrumentation are provided for proper system operation. The RHR system is shown on drawing nos. H-26014 and H-26015. The RHR system process flow diagram is shown on drawing nos. S-25140 and S-25141. A description of how operation of the equipment in the RHR system in conjunction with other subsystems of the ECCS protects the core in case of a LOCA is presented in section 6.31 The RHR pumps are sized for the flow required during LPCI operation, which is the subsystem that requires the maximum flowrate. Paragraph 6.3.2.2.4 contains a discussion of the LPCI system. The pumps are arranged and located so that adequate suction head is ensured for all operating conditions. The pump motor is air cooled. The heat exchangers are sized on the basis of their required duty for the shutdown cooling function. The heat exchanger shell and tube sides are provided with drain connections. The shell side is provided with a vent to remove noncondensable gases. Relief valves on the heat exchanger shell inlets and a relief valve on the HPCI steam supply line to the RHR heat exchangers protect the heat exchangers from overpressure. The RHR heat exchangers' duties for the principal modes of operation are shown on drawing no. S-25140. a. Containment cooling occurs when RHRSW water and LPCI water (with or without containment spray water) are flowing through the RHR heat exchangers. 5.5-23 REV 19 7/01 DA 551 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 The most limiting duty is associated with cooling the reactor to 125°F in the normal shutdown cooling mode. The performance of this type of heat exchanger operating in the normal shutdown cooling mode (water to water) is well established in currently operating BWR facilities. Classification information for the RHR heat exchangers is presented in table 3.2-1. The RHR system can be connected to the fuel pool cooling and cleanup system (FPCCS), as shown on drawing nos. H-26014 and H-26015, so that the RHR heat exchangers can assist fuel pool cooling during high heat-load conditions. Subsection 9.1.3 contains a description of the FPCCS. One loop, consisting of a heat exchanger, two RHR pumps in parallel, and associated piping, is located in one area of the reactor building. The remaining heat exchanger, pumps, and piping, all of which form a second loop, are located in another area of the reactor building to minimize the possibility of a single physical event causing the loss of the entire system. A jockey pump system is provided to preclude water hammer effects (paragraph 6.3.2.2.5). A suppression pool temperature monitoring system provides a measure of the torus atmosphere and the torus water temperatures during both normal and abnormal plant conditions. The suppression pool temperature monitoring system is required to ensure the suppression pool is within the allowable limits set forth in the plant Technical Specifications. The numbers and distribution of the pool temperature sensors are shown in figure 5.5-12. The sensors can be grouped into two categories: 1. Eleven "high" sensors (T48-N301A through N303A, N304B, N305A through N31 1A) located - 1/2 ft below the normal suppression water surface. 2. Four "low" sensors (T48-NO09A-D) located - 10 ft below the normal suppression pool water surface. Both groups of sensors are shown on figure 5.5-12. The T48-N301B through N303B, N304A, N305B through N311B sensors are installed spares. Bulk suppression pool temperature is taken as the average of the group 1 average and group 2 average. This average is manually calculated from readouts available in the MCR. This calculated bulk suppression pool temperature is used for routine Technical Specification surveillance. The group 1 sensors are not required to be operable per the plant's Technical Specifications; they only input visual alarms. They are all fed from the same (division 1) power supply; nevertheless, they are available for use during routine plant operation. The group 2 sensors are the original suppression pool water temperature sensors. These sensors input audible alarms, and are fed from redundant power supplies. Should more than two of the group 1 sensors be determined inoperable when the suppression chamber is 5.5-24 REV 19 7/01 DA 552 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 required, a preplanned alternate method of determining average temperature may be used. The table below illustrates the correction factor (if any) to be added to the operable group 2 elements. These correction factors were developed from a detailed review of Plant Hatch suppression pool temperature data. Correction Factor (OF) to Plant Condition (See Notes) Operable Group 2 Elements (a) Normal operation; torus 5 cooling not operating (Note 1); no HPCI testing (Note 2); no leaking SRV(s) (Note 3) (b) Normal .operation; with or (Note 4) without torus cooling operating; HPCI testing; with or without leaking SRV(s) (c) Normal operation; torus 0 cooling operating; no HPCI *testing; with or without leaking SRV(s) NOTES: 1. Torus cooling is at least one loop of RHR in pool cooling or torus spray mode. 2. The Technical Specifications limit for this condition is 1050F. 3. A leaking SRV is defined as an SRV experiencing significant steam leakage past the seat. All the steam is not condensed in the SRV discharge line, thus resulting in steam expulsion into the pool. 4. Without group I temperature indication, HPCI testing time should be limited to assure the bulk pool temperature does not exceed 1050F. Pool temperature data should still be recorded each 5 min as instructed by the Technical Specifications, but the run time should be administratively controlled by the following: Maximum run time in minutes = (105 - T initial) x 2 where: T initial is the pool temperature taken prior to the test with torus cooling operating. This equation assumes a 30°Flh rise in bulk pool temperature. With the exception of the lack of an audible alarm from the group 1 sensors, the plant's bulk suppression pool temperature monitoring system meets the requirements of NUREG-0661. 5.5-25 REV 19 7/01 DA 553 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 The lack of an audible alarm from the group 1 sensors is acceptable because suppression pool temperature is monitored daily during normal plant operation and at 5-min intervals during periods of heat addition to the pool. The group 1 sensors also input a visual MCR alarm, and an audible alarm comes from the group 2 sensors. The suppression pool temperature monitoring system has no control functions but provides the operator with temperature data during normal and abnormal plant conditions. 5.5.7.3.2 Shutdown Cooling Mode The shutdown cooling mode is an integral part of the RHR system. It is operated during normal shutdown and cooldown. The initial phase of nuclear system cooldown is accomplished by dumping steam from the RPV to the main condenser. When the nuclear system temperature has decreased to where the steam supply pressure is not sufficient to maintain the turbine shaft gland seals, the vacuum in the main condenser cannot be maintained and the RHR system is placed in the shutdown cooling edge of operation. The shutdown cooling system is able to complete cooldown to 125 0F within 20 h after the control rods have been inserted and can maintain the nuclear system at 1250F for reactor refueling and servicing. Reactor coolant is pumped from one of the RRS loops by one or both of the RHR pumps in the loop and is discharged through the RHR heat exchangers where cooling occurs by heat being transferred to the RHRSW. Reactor coolant can be returned to the RPV through RRS loops. After the decay heat levels have subsided, the entire shutdown cooling load can be shifted to one residual heat exchanger, leaving the other available for other cooling loads. The RHR system is normally inactive; therefore, the water between valves F050 and F015 is stagnant and, thus, at ambient conditions, - 1350F. For this water to flash into steam when the reactor vessel is being depressurized, the temperature of the water between F050 and F015 must be raised to at least 327 0F. This temperature corresponds to a pressure of - 85 psi. The RHR system is initiated when the vessel pressure drops from - 135 psi to 85 psi so that 327OF is the lowest temperature at which the water would have to be. The only source of heat that could cause the water to increase in temperature is the hot water, 546°F, in the reactor recirculation lines. This heat can be conducted only through the water and piping in the RHR system from where it interties with the recirculation system since the pipe run is dead ended against F050. This pipe run is - 22-ft long, and the results of a heat transfer calculation indicates that the temperature of the water between F050 and F015 cannot increase. At a distance of - 13 ft from the point where the RHR system and the RRS intertie, the heat losses due to convection from the pipeline are equal to the heat being transferred through the line by conduction. The temperature of the line is at ambient conditions. Due to the above, it is not believed that there is flashing between F050 and F015, and therefore water hammer is not a problem. 5.5-26 REV 19 7/01 DA 554 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 5.5.7.3.3 Suppression Pool Cooling/Containment Spray Modes During reactor operation, suppression pool cooling limits the temperature of the water in the suppression pool so that, immediately after the design basis LOCA, pool temperature does not exceed 1700F. The subsystem also limits the long-term post-accident peak temperature of the pool to < 212 0F. Tests show that at 1700F, complete condensation of blowdown steam from the design basis LOCA can be expected. Although complete condensation is expected at higher suppression pool temperatures, no test data are available for any higher temperature. The containment spray mode is an integral part of the RHR system. The containment spray mode can be manually initiated after the LPCI cooling requirements have been satisfied. The containment spray mode provides containment cooling for post-accident conditions. Water pumped from the suppression pool through the RHR heat exchangers, where it is cooled by the RHRSW system, is diverted to spray headers in the drywell and above the suppression pool. For the containment spray mode of operation, the shell-side inlet temperature is the maximum suppression pool temperature expected at post-accident conditions. The spray in the drywell condenses any steam that may exist in the drywell, thereby lowering containment pressure. The spray collects in the bottom of the drywell until the water level rises to the level of the pressure suppression vent lines. The water then overflows to the suppression pool. Approximately 5% of this flow can be directed to the suppression chamber spray ring to cool any noncondensable gases collected in the free volume above the suppression pool. The containment spray mode of the RHR system normally cannot be operated unless the core flooding requirements of the LPCI subsystem have been satisfied. The operator can bypass these requirements by using a keylock switch. The equipment purchase specifications for the RHR heat exchangers which are used for the containment cooling and suppression pool cooling modes specify fouling factors. These fouling factors are a function of the nature of the fluids, the temperatures involved, and the fluid velocities. The basis for the fouling factor used in relation to the RHR heat exchangers is obtained from TEMA table T-2.41. This table recommends that a fouling factor of 0.002 be used for river water where the water velocity is > 3 ft/s and the water temperature is •- 125 0F. HNP-2 uses river water with an outlet temperature of 92.7°F and a water velocity in the tubes of 79 ft/s. Thus, a fouling factor of 0.002 was used for the tube side of these heat exchangers. The heat exchanger designer includes the fouling factors in calculating his overall thermal resistance and provides sufficient surface area to allow the required heat transfer rate while in the fouled condition. The heat exchanger performance data sheets supplied by the heat exchanger designer/manufacturer show the expected (designed) performance of the heat exchanger under fouled conditions. 5.5.7.3.4 LPCI Mode The LPCI mode is an integral part of the RHR system. It operates to restore and, if necessary, maintain the coolant inventory in the RPV after a LOCA so that the core is adequately cooled to preclude fuel-clad melting and subsequent energy release due to a metal-water reaction. The 5.5-27 REV 19 7/01 DA 555 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 LPCI operates in conjunction with the HPCI system, the ADS, and the CS system. A discussion of the requirements and response of the LPCI for LOCA is included in paragraph 6.3.2.2.4. LPCI is a low-head, high-flow function that delivers its rated flow to the RPV through the RRS loops. It is designed to reflood the RPV to at least two-thirds core height and to maintain this level. After the core has been flooded to this height, the capacity of one RHR pump is sufficient to make up for shroud leakage and boiloff. The HPCI is a high-head, low-flow system that can pump water into the RPV when the NSSS is at high pressure. If the HPCI fails to deliver the required flow of cooling water to the RPV, the automatic depressurization feature of the overpressurization protection system described in subsection 5.2.2 functions to reduce nuclear system pressure, thus, enabling the LPCI and CS to automatically inject water into the RPV. The HPCI turbine is manually shut down after both CS and LPCI are in operation. During LPCI operation, the RHR pumps take suction from the suppression pool and discharge to the RPV into the core region through the RRS loops. Any spillage through a break in the lines within the primary containment returns to the suppression pool through the pressure suppression vent lines. A minimum-flow bypass line to the suppression pool is provided so that the RHR pumps are not damaged if operating with the discharge valves shut. RHRSW flow to the RHR heat exchangers is not required immediately after a LOCA because heat rejection from the containment is not necessary during the time it takes to flood the reactor. Power for the RHR and RHRSW pumps normally comes from an auxiliary ac power, but if offsite power is lost, power is made available from the standby ac power source. To provide a source of water if any post-accident flooding of the primary containment is required, a crosstie exists from the piping on the discharge side of a pair of RHRSW pumps to the discharge piping on the shell side of an RHR heat exchanger. This connection is provided with redundant valving appropriate to'a primary containment penetration. The valves are remotely operable from the MCR. The pair of RHRSW pumps that provide this function can add water to either RRS loop through the cross-connection between the piping of each RHR loop. 5.5.7.4 Safety Evaluation Because the LPCI and containment cooling modes act in conjunction with other subsystems of the ECCS to satisfy the safety objective, they are evaluated in conjunction with the other subsystems of the ECCS in sections 6.2 and 6.3. The evaluation of the controls and instrumentation of the LPCl system is contained in subsection 7.3.1. An interlock exists in the logic for the RHR shutdown cooling suction valves, which are normally closed during power operation, to prevent opening of the valves above a preset pressure setpoint (table 7.3-9 and drawing no. H-24732). This setpoint is selected to ensure pressure integrity of the RHR system is maintained. Administrative operating procedures require the operator to close these shutdown cooling valves prior to pressure operation. However, as a 5.5-28 REV 19 7/01 DA 556 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 backup, the interlock automatically closes these valves when the pressure setpoint is reached. Double indicating lights are provided in the for valve-position indication. The RHR pump piping, controls, and instrumentation are separated and protected so that any single physical event or missile cannot make both RHR loops inoperable. The RHR system piping cannot be overpressurized from a single failure for the following reasons: A. The suction piping may not be connected to the recirculation piping until the pressure has decayed to 145 psig (allowable value). Also, the suction piping outside the suppression pool piping is classed as 300-lb rated. B. The discharge piping is not overpressurized whenever the LPCI injection valve is open because a check valve between the system and the vessel blocks pressure. Leakage past the closed check valve is accommodated by relief valves F025A and B and F055A and B. In addition, the injection valve may not be opened for testing unless the upstream valve, rated for full pressure, is also closed. C. The heat exchanger and its piping are protected against failure of the steam pressure control valves by relief valves F055A and B. Impaired post-LOCA RHR system performance due to broken or loose parts in the suppression pool is avoided by providing the suction strainers above the suppression pool bottom, thereby minimizing the accumulation of debris on the screen. The strainer mesh is such that any particles allowed to pass through the strainer are not of sufficient size to block critical flow passage in the pumps. Additionally, debris passing through the strainer does not cause any blockage of small system flow openings. However, some small quantities of particulate matters .1 which pass through the strainers may accumulate in cracks and crevices throughout the system. This small particulate matter does not cause flow stoppage in the pumps or heat exchangers. The most limiting condition for RHR pump operation occurs during long-term post-LOCA containment cooling when the suppression pool reaches the peak temperature of 2060F. The NPSH margin under these conditions is discussed in paragraph 6.3.3.9. 5.5.7.5 Tests and Inspections A design flow functional test of the RHR pumps is performed for each pair of pumps during normal plant operation by taking suction from the suppression pool. The discharge valves to the RRS loops remain closed during this test, and reactor operation is undisturbed. An operational test of the discharge valves is performed by shutting the downstream valve after it has been satisfactorily tested, thereby establishing the RCPB at the downstream valve, and then operating the upstream valve. The discharge valves to the containment spray headers are checked in a similar manner by operating the upstream and downstream valves individually. All 5.5-29 REV 19 7/01 DA 557 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 these valves can be actuated from the MCR by using remote-manual switches. Control system design provides automatic return from the test to the operating mode if LPCI initiation is required during testing. / Testing of the sequencing of the LPCI mode of operation is performed at the frequency, under the plant conditions, and to the extent stipulated in the Technical Specifications and Bases. Testing the operation of the valves required for the remaining modes of operation of the RHR system likewise is performed at the frequency, under the conditions, and to the extent stipulated in the Technical Specifications Bases. Periodic inspection and maintenance of the RHR pumps, pump motors, and heat exchangers are carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. A discussion of the availability of the engineered safety features (ESFs) and frequency of testing of equipment is presented in subsection 6.2.2. Preoperational tests were conducted during the final stages of plant construction prior to initial startup. These tests ensured correct functioning of all controls, instrumentation, pumps, piping, and valves. System reference characteristics such as pressure differentials and flowrates are documented during the preoperational testing and are used as base points for measurements obtained in subsequent operational tests. For the containment spray mode, preoperational tests confirm that the containment spray headers and piping are clear of obstructions and the spray nozzles are capable of delivering rated flow. Air is injected into the drywell spray header via the blind flange connection on the outside of the primary containment. Unrestricted flow is verified through each spray nozzle. The spray nozzles in the suppression pool are checked with water during the suppression pool cooling tests. For the suppression pool cooling mode, the preoperational tests verify that the RHR heat exchanger shell-side design flowrate can be obtained while circulating water from the suppression pool. During the test, head-versus-flow curves are developed for reference in evaluating the future performance of the suppression pool cooling mode, RHR pumps, and restricting orifices fitted to the pump discharge lines to prevent RHR pump runout. An analysis has been performed for HNP-2 to determine the potential for RHR/LPCI pump runout, post-design basis LOCA. From the standpoint of maximizing LPCI pump flow following a LOCA, the most limiting configuration has been quantitatively determined, by comparison of overall system resistance, to be the case where only one LPCI pump is operating into the broken recirculation loop. Also, the break is conservatively assumed to be at the LPCI connection to the recirculation piping so that no credit is taken for flow resistance of the recirculation system. The system resistance was calculated by assigning equivalent lengths of straight-pipe values to the various fittings and valves as given in Crane Company Technical Paper 410 and by extracting the lengths of piping runs from the physical piping drawings. 5.5-30 REV 19 7/01 DA 558 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-5 The pressure drop per equivalent 100 ft is expressed by: 2 AP/100 = 0.000336fVM D5 where: f = friction factor V = specific volume of the fluid M = mass flowrate D = pipe inside diameter The specific pressure drop in interest is that which occurs at a flowrate of 11,100 gal/min which is the maximum allowable flowrate per pump. The existing system head loss at 11,100 gal/min for one LPCI pump operating into the broken loop was found to be - 80 ft of water, using the above equation. The pump vendor's certified performance curve was then consulted to find the pump total dynamic head at the maximum allowable flowrate of 11,100 gal/min. This was found to be - 290 ft of water. Therefore, for the system curve to match the pump total dynamic head at the point of interest, 11,100 gal/min, an additional 210 ft of water, i.e., 290 to 80, pressure drop must be added to the system by the restricting orifice. Since the amount of downstream pressure recovery for an inline restricting orifice is a function of the orifice beta ratio (orifice bore diameter to pipe inside diameter), the orifice bore required to give the desired system head loss, after pressure recovery, is found byusing a convergence procedure with the pressure drop measured across the orifice as the trial argument and using the formula for liquid flow through nozzles and orifices from Crane Company Technical Paper 410. This procedure resulted in an orifice bore diameter of 7.56 in. A description of the RHRJLPCl system preoperational testing is provided in supplement 14A, section 14A.22. During plant operation, the pumps, valves, piping, instrumentation, wiring, and other components outside the primary containment can be inspected visually at any time. Components inside the primary containment can be inspected when the drywell is open for access. Testing frequencies are correlated with testing frequencies of the associated controls, and instrumentation is tested by the same action. When a system is tested, operation of the components is indicated by installed instrumentation. The RHR relief valves are removed as scheduled at refueling outages for bench tests and setting adjustments. 5.5-31 REV 19 7/01 DA 559 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-6 not occur, and should such failures occur, they are discovered and corrected within a reasonable time period. 6.2.1.5 Materials The organic materials used in the primary and secondary containments (paragraphs 3.8.2.7 and 3.8.4.6) were selected for extended life, during normal operation and their resistance to expected accident environmental conditions. Thermal insulations are inorganic and are not sensitive to high-radiation fields, steam, and high temperature. Evaluation of these organic materials determined they satisfactorily endure accident environmental conditions and their expected products of decomposition, if any, do not adversely affect the operability of any ESF. 6.2.2 CONTAINMENT HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM 6.2.2.1 Safety Design Bases The containment heat removal system is an integral part of the RHR system and meets the following safety design bases: A. The maximum long-term bulk temperature of the containment atmosphere does not exceed 135°F. B. The source of water for restoring RPV coolant inventory is a closed cooling water loop. C. A closed loop flowpath between the suppression pool and the RHR heat exchangers is established so the heat removal capability of the heat exchangers can be utilized. D. This system, in conjunction with the other ECCS subsystems, has such diversity and redundancy that no single failure can result in its inability to adequately cool the core (paragraph 6.3.3.3). E. Containment spray can be activated to maintain containment temperature and pressure within the design limits. F. Each active component can be tested during normal operation. I 6.2-17 REV 19 7/01 DA 560 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-6 6.2.2.2 System Description Containment cooling is an integral part of the RHR system, as described in subsection 5.5.7. Redundancy is achieved by having two complete containment cooling modes. Consideration of the fouling of heat exchangers and the selection of temperatures for heat exchanger design are discussed in subsection 5.5.7. 6.2.2.3 Instrumentation Application The containment spray and the suppression pool cooling modes of the RHR system are manually initiated. Once initiated, containment cooling performance is monitored by monitoring pump performance, flow and pressure, and coolant temperature. 6.2.2.4 Safety Evaluation In the event of a postulated LOCA, the short-term energy release from the reactor primary 0 system is dumped to the suppression pool, causing a pool temperature rise of - 45 F. Subsequent to the accident, fission product decay heat results in a continuing energy dump to the suppression pool. Unless this energy is removed from the containment system, it eventually results in unacceptable suppression pool temperatures and containment pressures. The containment cooling mode of the RHR system is used to remove heat from the suppression pool. The RHR pumps draw water from the suppression pool and pass it through the RHR heat exchangers where the heat is transferred to the residual heat removal service water (RHRSW) system. The cooled water is diverted to spray headers in the drywell. Some of this flow can be diverted to the header above the suppression pool. To evaluate the adequacy of the RHR system, the following sequence of events is assumed to occur: 1. With the reactor initially at 102% of maximum RTP, a LOCA is postulated. 2. A loss of offsite power (LOSP) occurs, and one onsite power supply division fails and remains out of service during the entire transient. 3. Immediately following the accident, the ECCS is activated. With the LOSP and only minimum onsite power, one CS and two RHR pumps are operable. 4. Ten minutes following ECCS activation, plant operators activate one RHR heat exchanger to start containment heat removal. This involves shutting down one of the two LPCI pumps and starting up the service water pumps for the heat exchanger. 5. Once containment cooling is established, no further operator actions are required. 6.2-18 REV 19 7/01 DA 561 of 564 HNP-2-FSAR-6 When calculating the long-term post-LOCA pool temperature transient, it is assumed the RHRSW temperature is at its maximum value of 95 0F throughout the transient. Use of this assumption maximizes the sink temperature to which the containment heat is rejected and thus, maximizes the containment temperature. In addition, the RHR heat exchanger is assumed to be in a fully fouled condition at the time the accident occurs. This assumption is also conservative, because it minimizes the heat exchanger heat removal capacity. Other key assumptions included in the design of the RHR system regarding the containment's response to a LOCA and net positive suction head (NPSH) are provided in paragraphs 6.2.3.1.1 and 6.3.3.9, respectively: The resultant suppression pool temperature transient is described in paragraph 6.2.3.1. Even with the degraded conditions outlined above, the maximum temperature is only 202'F. It can be concluded that the conservative evaluation procedure described above clearly demonstrates the RHR system in the containment cooling mode can safely meet its design objective of terminating the post-DBA containment temperature and pressure transients. A discussion of the protective features that prevent flooding of the containment heat removal pumps is provided in paragraph 9.3.3.2. 6.2.2.5 Tests and Inspections The preoperational and operational testing, and the periodic inspection of components of the containment heat removal system are described in paragraph 5.5.7.5. For the RHR system (containment heat removal), the pumps and valves may be tested at any time. The relief valves and spray nozzles are designed so they can be removed for bench testing that normally takes place during a major outage. 6.2.2.6 Materials Materials used are reviewed and evaluated with regard to radiolytic and pyrolytic decomposition and attendant effects on safe operation of the system. For example, fluorocarbon plastic (Teflon) is not permitted in environments that obtain temperatures > 3000 F, or neutron exposure above 104 nvt. Only inorganic thermal insulation, which does not decompose due to radiation or temperature, is used in these environments. An inorganic zinc primer is used on all exterior surfaces of carbon steel components that are coated. All paints used are suitable for the temperature conditions expected. 6.2-19 REV 19 7/01 DA 562 of 564 From: Sberfn. Bian on behalf of Haason. ME TO: (b)(6) Subject: FW: NSTC Committee on Homeland and National Security -----Original Appointment ..... from: Hanson, Mary E HYPERLINK "maifto:[malato:[email protected]]" [mailto:ma/[email protected]' Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 4:30 PM To: I (b)(6) (b)(6) DA 563 of 564 (b)(6) Subject: NSTC Committee on Homeland and National Security When: Friday, April 15, 2011 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: White House Conf Center (Truman Room) - 728 Jackson Place NW This notice is going to CHNS members, their alternates and EAs. This meeting was announiced in previous emalls (most recent email below) and some agencies have already sent an rsvp. You are receiving this additional notce via Outlook in order to facifitate calendar management. Sincerely, Mary Hanson - CHNS Executive Secretary WHAT: Meeting of National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on Homeland and National Security (CHNS) WHEN: Friday, April 15, 10a.m. - Noon. WHERE: White House Conference Center (Truman Room) - 728 Jackson Place, NW., Washington, D.C. DIRECTIONS: Located In the rear of the NEOB and In front of the LaFayette Square Park--irectly north of the White House. (Drop- off location: intersection of H St. and Connecticut/Jackson Place. After exiting the car, walk toward White House '/z block; see 728 Jackson Place on right.) BACKGROUND: This Is the 3rd meeting of this committee this fiscal year. Minutes are available for the earlier meetings on October 22, 2010 and January 25, 2011 (see the MAX pages for NSTC GINS, under HYPERLINK 'https:/Jmax.omb.gav/community/dlsplayJOSTP/CHNS-+Documentatbon+Achlve "Document Archivesor request them from Mary Hanson, HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]" mary.hanson@dhsgov) From: Hanson, Mary E HYPERLINK "mailto:(malto:[email protected])" [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 1:06 PM To: Hanson, Mary E Subject: NSTC CHNS: I action (review requested by 4APR), 2 reminders (nominee requested, meeting scheduled) Importance: High Dear NSTC CHNS Members, one action and two reminders: 1. (ACTION) Review of draft R&D plan for foreign animal disease threats: Please review the attached draft R&D plan for 2012-2016 from the Subcommittee on Foreign Animal Disease Thro'kt IFAFl'tnnand rmnd uviathe Mfhrrh.,4 m -nnr,,rnrcch, t Thla k rha second five-year plan produced by this subcomrnttee.I (b)(5) (b)(5) L (b)(5) I Action: Return the completed concurrence sheet to me (HYPERLUNK'mailto:[email protected]" [email protected]) no later than Monday, April 4. Non- response will be considered concurrence. (This document is provided In Word format to facilitate your review. We will distribute a graphically-cesigned final version for your records) If you have questions abut the clearance process or the content, please contact me or the FADT Subcommittee Executive Secretary, Anne Mane Zaudtke (HYPERLINK "mailto:[email protected]" [email protected]). 2. (REMINDER) Your nominee requested for Infrastructure Subcommittee: As mentioned In my email of Dec. 14, and the meeting of Jan. 25,1I (b)(5) I f(b)(5) J Action: Please identify your representative to this Subcommittee to Paul Domich (HYPERLINK "mallto:dombch@clp- cosuiNtng.w [email protected]) now. (The deadline has already passed.) 3. (REMINDER) Next CHNS Meeting: As mentioned In my email of Feb. 22, the next meeting of the Committee on Homeland and National Security (GINS) will take place on Friday, April 15 - 10 a.m. to noon In the White House Conference Center (Truman Room). More details to follow. Sincerely, Mary Hanson OSTP: http://www.whitehouse.gov/admInistratlon/eop/ostp NSTC: http://www.whitehouse.gov/adrrdnlstratlonreop/ostptnstc FY12 budget presentation: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sitewdefauf1fil9es/micrositev/ostp/FY12-slldes.pdf Mary E. 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