Saturday, September 15, 2012

• Michele Kearney’s Nuclear blog – NEA / OECD: Nuclear Fuel Safety Criteria Technical Review – Second Edition
• POGO blog – ‘Extensive’ Oversight of Nuclear Weapons Facilities Not Such a Bad Idea, After All, Official Says – Mia Steinle
• POGO blog – Lockheed Campaign Cash Has Flowed to Members of House Panel Probing F-22 Problems – Jacob Washkurak, John Parker and Ben Freeman
• POGO blog – Report Reveals Some Open Gov Progress, but Also Increasing National Security Secrecy – Suzie Dershowitz
• Reuters – House Republicans pass “No More Solyndras” bill – Roberta Rampton
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Republican News – Sen. Murkowski: We Need to Act Soon on Nuclear Waste Issue
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Republican News – S. 3469, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2012
• UN: IAEA – Understanding the Peaceful Uses Initiative
• UN: IAEA – IAEA September Board of Governors Concludes Deliberations
• UN: IAEA – Country Nuclear Power Profiles – 2012 Edition
• UN: IAEA – INSAG: Licensing the First Nuclear Power Plant (pdf-530K)

Friday, September 14, 2012

• GAO – Spent Nuclear Fuel: Accumulating Quantities at Commercial Reactors Present Storage and Other Challenges, GAO-12-797
• NAS – Project Update: Science for EPA’s Future
• NRC – NRC to Increase Oversight of Concrete Degradation Reviews Involving Seabrook
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses: Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Pages 56877-56883 [FR DOC# 2012-22698]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES Petition for Rulemaking Submitted by Annette User on Behalf of GE Osmonics, Inc. Pages 56793-56794 [FR DOC# 2012-22699]
• UN: IAEA – 56th IAEA General Conference Convenes in Vienna

Thursday, September 13, 2012

• Waste Management World – Nuclear Waste Administration Act; Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources: Statement of Peter Lyons Assistant Secretary, Nuclear Energy U.S. Department of Energy
• Waste Management World – Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Meeting; October 17, 2012; Idaho Falls, ID
• NRC – NRC to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Issues

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works – Senator Boxer’s Statement: Hearing on NRC’s Implementation of Recommendations for Enhancing Nuclear Reactor Safety
• GAO – Observations on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Oversight of Safety, Security, and Project Management, GAO-12-912T
• NRC – NRC Staff to Meet with Constellation on Sept. 19 in Baltimore to Discuss Performance of Company’s Nuclear Plant Fleet
• NRC – NRC Issues Confirmatory Order Banning Individual from NRC Licensed Activities for 18 Months
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Sunshine Federal Register Notice Page 56241 [FR DOC# 2012-22540]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Applications for Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses: Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, Wolf Creek Generating Station; Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License Pages 56238-56239 [FR DOC# 2012-22442]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies & Practices; Notice of Meeting Page 56239 [FR DOC# 2012-22434]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal; Notice of Meeting Page 56239 [FR DOC# 2012-22437]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on US-APWR; Notice of Meeting Page 56240 [FR DOC# 2012-22439]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials; Notice of Meeting Page 56240 [FR DOC# 2012-22435]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Withdrawals of Final Design Approvals: Notice of Withdrawal of Final Design Approval; Westinghouse Electric Company; Advanced Passive 1000 Page 56241 [FR DOC# 2012-22443]
• Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board – NOTICES Meetings: Board Meeting; October 17, 2012; Idaho Falls, ID Pages 56241-56242 [FR DOC# 2012-22388]
• UN: IAEA – Nuclear Technologies Secure Food For Future

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

• NAS – Project Update: Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants
• NRC – NRC Staff to Meet with Constellation on Sept. 19 in Baltimore to Discuss Performance of Company’s Nuclear Plant Fleet
• NRC – NRC Issues Confirmatory Order Banning Individual from NRC Licensed Activities for 18 Months
• Senate Environment and Public Works – Full and Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety joint hearing entitled, “Oversight Hearing: NRC’s Implementation of Recommendations for Enhancing Nuclear Reactor Safety in the 21st Century.”
• Energy Department – NOTICES Transition of DOE-ID Public Reading Room Pages 55813-55814 [FR DOC# 2012-22318]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Chairs Page 55813 [FR DOC# 2012-22311]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Initial Test Program of Condensate and Feedwater Systems for Light-Water Reactors Pages 55877-55878 [FR DOC# 2012-22310]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Sunshine Act Meetings Page 55878 [FR DOC# 2012-22423]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses: Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information Pages 55864-55877 [FR DOC# 2012-22307]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Receipt of Requests for Action: Florida Power & Light Company; Receipt of Request for Action Pages 55878-55879 [FR DOC# 2012-22309]
• UN: IAEA – IAEA Launches Database of Fukushima Radiation Information

Monday, September 10, 2012

• FCNL – Nuclear Calendar Update
• Neutron Economy – Wading into the “nuclear zombie” horde
• NRC – NRC Completes FY12 Nuclear Education Grant Awards and Announces FY13 Federal Funding Opportunities
• NRC – NRC Issues Draft Guidance for Examining Plant Response to Updated Seismic Hazards
• NRC – Public Meeting Schedule
• Army Department – NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Environmental Impact Statement for Short Range-Projects and Update of the Real Property Master Plan for Fort Belvoir, VA Page 55466 [FR DOC# 2012-22225]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Guidance on Performing a Seismic Margin Assessment Pages 55510-55512 [FR DOC# 2012-22174]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Approvals of Transfers of Early Site Permits and Conforming Amendments: Approval of Transfer of Early Site Permit (ESP) and Conforming Amendment, Virginia Electric and Power Company, North Anna ESP Site Pages 55507-55509 [FR DOC# 2012-22175]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Exemption: Indiana Michigan Power Company; Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit 2; Exemption Pages 55509-55510 [FR DOC# 2012-22173]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES Fitness-for-Duty Programs Pages 55429-55430 [FR DOC# 2012-22185]
• UN: IAEA – IAEA Board Convenes Meeting
• Canada: CNSC – CNSC News Update