Friday September 2nd, 2011

• NAS – Project Update: – Analysis Of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Meetings: Subcommittee on Procedures Review, Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pages 54775-54776 [FR DOC# 2011-22501]
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Center for Devices and Radiological Health 510(k) Clearance Process; Recommendations Proposed in Institute of Medicine Report: “Medical Devices and the Public’s Health, The FDA 510(k) Clearance Process at 35 Years”; Public Meeting; Correction Page 54777 [FR DOC# 2011-22475] NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request Pages 54808-54809 [FR DOC# 2011-22550]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request Page 54809 [FR DOC# 2011-22549]

Thursday September 1st, 2011

• Blue Ribbon Commission – BRC Announces Its Public Meetings For Input On Draft Report
• DOE – Department of Energy Awards More Than $145 Million for Advanced Solar Technologies
• DOE – Department of Energy Cites Washington Group International, Inc. for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Violations
• NAS – Project Update: Uranium Mining in Virginia
• NRC – NRC Issues Second of Three Technical Evaluation Reports on DOE’s Yucca Mountain License Application
• NRC – Technical Evaluation Report on the Content of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Yucca Mountain Repository License Application–Preclosure Volume: Repository Safety Before Permanent Closure (pdf-1.85M)
• NRC – NRC Seeks Public Input on Draft Generic Letter Regarding Updated Seismic Analyses for U.S. Nuclear Reactors
• US Dept of State – Remarks: U.S. Priorities for the NPT and Moving Forward – Marcie B. Ries
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Confirmatory Orders Modifying Licenses: In the Matter of Entergy Operations, Inc. and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Confirmatory Order Modifying Licenses (Effective Immediately) Pages 54499-54502 [FR DOC# 2011-22417]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Energy Northwest, Columbia Generating Station; Notice of Availability of Draft Supplement 47 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants and Public Meetings for the License Renewal of Columbia Generating Station Pages 54502-54503 [FR DOC# 2011-22415]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES License Amendment Requests: Florida Power & Light Company, St. Lucie Plant, Unit 2 License Amendment Request; Opportunity To Request a Hearing and To Petition for Leave To Intervene, and Commission Order Imposing Procedures for Document Access Pages 54503-54507 [FR DOC# 2011-22405]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Proposed Generic Communication: Proposed Generic Communication; Draft NRC Generic Letter 2011-XX: Seismic Risk Evaluations for Operating Reactors Pages 54507-54510 [FR DOC# 2011-22422]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Proposed Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications; Availability: Notice of Availability of Proposed Models for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-500, Revision 2, “DC Electrical Rewrite-Update to TSTF-360” Page 54510 [FR DOC# 2011-22412]

Wednesday August 31st, 2011

• DOE – Department of Energy Announces up to $12 Million in Investments to Support Development and Production of Drop-In Biofuels
• DOE – Vice President Biden Announces New Private Sector Backing for Five Pioneering Energy Companies
• NRC – NRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector To Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant
• NRC – NRC Schedules Meeting on NFS Oversight and Related Issues
• NRC – NRC Issues Supplemental Safety Evaluation for Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal
• Energy Department – NOTICES Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for a Radiological Work and Storage Building at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Kesselring Site Pages 54223-54224 [FR DOC# 2011-22269]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advisory Committee (ERAC) Pages 54224-54225 [FR DOC# 2011-22270]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Virginia Electric and Power Company, Docket Nos. 50-338 and 50-339, North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281, Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Pages 54259-54260 [FR DOC# 2011-22282]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Pages 54260-54261 [FR DOC# 2011-22280]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Requests for Indirect License Transfers: Carolina Power & Light; H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2; HBRSEP Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations; Pages 54261-54264 [FR DOC# 2011-22279]
• Oceania: Radio New Zealand – UN to hear call for international conference on nuclear fall-out, says Tahiti group

Tuesday August 30th, 2011

• DOE – USDA, Departments of Energy and Navy Seek Input from Industry to Advance Biofuels for Military and Commercial Transportation
• NRC – Commission Approves Emergency Preparedness Regulations for Nuclear Power Plants, Other Facilities
• NRC – Opening Remarks of NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko at the Commission Meeting to Discuss Inspections, Tests, Anaylses and Acceptance Criteria
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho National Laboratory Pages 53888-53889 [FR DOC# 2011-22114]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Applications for Indirect License Transfers: Carolina Power & Light, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Application for Indirect License Transfer Resulting From the Proposed Merger Between Progress Energy, Inc. and Duke Energy Corporation, and Opportunity for Hearing Pages 53967-53969 [FR DOC# 2011-22100]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Carolina Power & Light; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Application for Indirect License Transfers Resulting From the Proposed Merger Between Progress Energy, Inc. and Duke Energy Corporation, and Opportunity for Hearing Pages 53970-53972 [FR DOC# 2011-22103]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Florida Power Corporation, Crystal River Unit No. 3 Nuclear Generating Plant; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Application for Indirect License Transfers Resulting From the Proposed Merger Between Progress Energy, Inc. and Duke Energy Corporation, and Opportunity for Hearing Pages 53972-53975 [FR DOC# 2011-22104]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Confirmatory Orders: In the Matter of Professional Service Industries, Inc., Oakbrook Terrace, IL; Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately) Pages 53975-53979 [FR DOC# 2011-22109]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Thermal Hydraulics Phenomena; Notice of Meeting Pages 53979-53980 [FR DOC# 2011-22108]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Sunshine Federal Register Notice Page 53980 [FR DOC# 2011-22267]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Request for a License To Import Radioactive Waste Pages 53980-53981 [FR DOC# 2011-22102]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES Annual Dose Limit to the Lens of the Eye: New International Commission on Radiological Protection; Recommendations on the Annual Dose Limit to the Lens of the Eye Pages 53847-53851 [FR DOC# 2011-21900]
• Tennessee Valley Authority – NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Final Environmental Impact Statement, Single Nuclear Unit at the Bellefonte Plant Site, Jackson County, AL Pages 53994-53996 [FR DOC# 2011-22079]
• UN: AFP Google – US, Australia schemed against IAEA chief: cable
• UN: Reuters – U.N. nuclear safety proposals weakened: diplomats – Fredrik Dahl

Monday August 29th, 2011

• Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) – August 29, 2011: Markey: Hurricane Irene Exposes Holes in Nuclear Plant Safety Regulations
• Federal Times – NRC ‘knowledge center’ helps younger employees benefit from experts’ experience – Nicole Blake Johnson
• NAS – Project Update: Analysis Of Cancer Risks in Populations Near Nuclear Facilities: Phase 1
• NRC – NRC Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards to Meet Sept. 8-10 in Rockville, Md.; New Member Appointed
• NRC – NRC Sends Augmented Inspection Team to North Anna Nuclear Power Station
• UN: UPI – Ban urges U.N. members to sign nuke ban