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SECY-08-0012

January 25, 2008

Contact:
L. Rakovan, OEDO

Enclosure E

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)
Items of Interest
Week Ending January 18, 2008

Meeting of the Interagency Nuclear Safety Review Panel (INSRP) on the Mars Science Laboratory '09 (MSL09) Mission

On January 8 and 9, RES staff met with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) project team for the MSL09 mission.  The purpose of the meeting was to review the draft Safety Analysis Report for the mission and to discuss the schedule for development of the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) and the independent INSRP Safety Evaluation Report (SER).  The FSAR is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2008, and the SER is scheduled to be finalized in the fall of 2008.

Workshop on Low Probability of Rupture in Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking (PWSCC) Systems

From January 9 - 11, staff conducted an international workshop that included discussions on the current state of knowledge, potential knowledge gaps and identification of areas of conservatism/non-conservatism for PWSCC.  The workshop also addressed quantification of uncertainties in developing probabilistic fracture mechanics analytical tools that can quantify the effects of PWSCC and other degradation mechanisms on the probability of fluid system piping rupture.  PWSCC is a concern for piping systems designated and approved for leak-before-break in pressurized water reactor (PWR) plants.

Enclosure G

Office of Administration (ADM)
Items of Interest
Week Ending January 18, 2008

Training and Qualification of Security Personnel at Nuclear Power Reactor Facilities; Issuance of Draft Regulatory Guide (Part 73)

On January 15, 2008 (73 FR 2435), the NRC published a document in the Federal Register announcing the availability of a draft regulatory guide for comment (DG-5015 – Training and Qualification of Security Personnel at Nuclear Power Reactor Facilities).  The draft regulatory guide provides licensees with an approach that would be acceptable to the NRC for training and qualifying security personnel at their facilities.  The comment period for this action closes February 25, 2008.

George Barnet; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking (PRM-20-27)

On January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3221), the NRC published a document in the Federal Register that denies a petition for rulemaking submitted by George Barnet (PRM-20-27).  The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations concerning obtaining approval for radioactive material disposal procedures by broadening their scope to allow for the recycling of materials.  The NRC is denying the petition because the issues raised by the petition fall within the scope of the rationale for a recent Commission decision not to conduct a rulemaking in the area of setting radiological criteria for the disposition of solid materials.  The Commission believes that the current NRC approach for the disposition of solid materials is fully protective of public health and safety.

Enclosure H

Office of Information Services (OIS)
Items of Interest
Week Ending January 18, 2008

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests Received During the Period of January 11, 2008 through January 17, 2008

Enclosure J

Office of Human Resources (HR)
Items of Interest
Week Ending January 18, 2008

Enclosure O

Office of Public Affairs (OPA)
Items of Interest
Week Ending January 18, 2008

OPA Received Significant Media Inquiries on the Following:

Inattentive Guards incident at Peach Bottom nuclear plant

Oyster Creeks nuclear plant license renewal application and an appeal in the proceedings

Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant's decommissioning funding issues

South Texas Combined License application and the expectations of the environmental scoping meetings

NRC received Bellefonte's new reactor application and the amended AP1000 reactor design application

NRC's confirmatory order issued against San Onofre nuclear plant involving deliberate misconduct by plant employees

Other Public Affairs Items:

OPA supported coordination of the Department of Homeland Security's rollout of the new National Response Framework.

Enclosure O

Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest
Week Ending January 18, 2008

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Clay Johnson, OMB dated January 2, 2008, provides appointment of NRC's Performance Improvement Officer.

2. Letter to Shian-Jang Su, Taiwan, dated January 2, 2008, responds to recent letter and    invitation to visit Taiwan.

3. Letter to Senator Thomas Carper, et al., dated December 31, 2007, provides a summary of actions taken by the NRC in response to recommendations made by GAO, "Nuclear  Energy: NRC's Workforce and Processes for New Reactor Licensing Are Generally in  Place, but Uncertainties Remain as industry Begins to Submit Applications," GAO-07- 1129.

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. ASLBP Designation of Presiding Officer - Diablo Canyon Power Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation.

2. ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures Notice of Meeting (February 6, 2008).

3. ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on Safety Research Program Notice of Meeting (February 5, 2008).

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