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Weekly Information Report - Week Ending January 2, 2009Previous Weekly Information Report All past reports can be found in our SECY Collection. The Weekly Information Report is compiled by the Office of the EDO and includes highlights of Headquarters and Regional Office activities. Contact: S. Bagley, OEDO Contents
The following offices had no information for this issue:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Receipt of Florida Power Corporation
License Renewal Application for the
On December 18, 2008, the staff
received the license renewal application, dated December 16, from Florida Power
Corporation for the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant. If the application is found acceptable for
docketing, the staff intends to begin the environmental and safety reviews in
accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54. The receipt of the license renewal
application for
Acceptance of Nebraska Public Power District License Renewal Application for the Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS) On December 19, 2008, the staff
completed the acceptance review of the license renewal application for CNS and
determined that the application contains sufficient information for
docketing. On September 30, 2008, the
staff received from Nebraska Public Power District an application requesting
the extension of the operating license for CNS for an additional 20 years. The current operating license for CNS expires
on January 18, 2014. CNS is a Boiling
Water Reactor designed by General Electric and is located near
Issuance of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 License Renewal Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Public Comment On December 22, 2008, the staff issued the draft of NUREG-1437, AGeneric Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 38, Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3,@ (ML083570034) for public comment. This supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) includes the staff=s preliminary analysis that considers and weighs the environmental effects of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and mitigative measures available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. It also includes the staff=s preliminary recommendation that the Commission determine the adverse environmental impacts of license renewal for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 are not so great that preserving the option of license renewal for energy planning decision makers would be unreasonable. A 75-day public comment period is scheduled to begin with the Notice of Filing of the draft SEIS with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The staff has scheduled public meetings on February 12, 2009, in Cortlandt Manor, New York, to present its analyses and to accept public comments on the draft SEIS. Clinton Power Station, Unit No 1; Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and its Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; and Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 – License Transfer On December 23, 2008, orders were issued to approve the transfer of the AmerGen Energy Company, LLC licenses for Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1 (ML082750176); Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and its independent spent fuel storage installation (ML082750240); and Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 to Exelon Generating Company, LLC (ML082750047). The licensee has stated that the closing of the transfer is expected to occur as early as January 8, 2009. Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) White Paper on Nuclear Fuel Recycling On December 19, 2008, NEI submitted to NRC a white paper (ML083590114), developed by its task force on recycling, on a proposed regulatory framework for an NRC-licensed used nuclear fuel recycling facility. The 148-page white paper addresses several regulatory considerations including the need for a new Part 7x; baseline design criteria; criteria for technical specifications and quantitative assessments; operator licensing; inspection, tests, analysis, and acceptance criteria; and one-step licensing of various non-reactor facilities associated with recycling under one license. NEI has requested the NRC to use the white paper as an information source in its efforts to establish a regulatory framework for non-reactor recycling facilities and as a foundation for open discussion with industry representatives on the matter. Public
Phone Meeting on Additional Information on
On December 30, 2008, NRC staff held a public phone call with U.S. Department of Energy staff on a Key Positions Request for Additional Information. The public listened to the call via teleconference connections. Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)
Publication of Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.25, “Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Uranium Enrichment Facilities” On December 30, 2008, the staff published Revision 1 of RG 3.25, which provides guidance on the type of information that is acceptable to the NRC staff for review of a safety analysis report for uranium enrichment facilities. RG 3.25 is available on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/fuels-materials/active/. Office of Information Services (OIS)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests Received During the Period of December 25, 2008 through January 1, 2009:
Office of Human Resources (HR)
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Commission Correspondence
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