Saturday, April 13, 2013

• UN: IAEA – IAEA Director General Visits India
• UN: IAEA – International Conference on Effective Nuclear Regulatory Systems

Friday, April 12, 2013

• Rep. Doc Hastings(R-WA6) – Congressman Hastings’ Speech to the Energy Communities Alliance Conference
• Power Engineering – 2014 Appropriations: Energy and Water; Committee: House Appropriations; Subcommittee: Energy and Water Development – Testimony–Peter Lyons, Assistant Secretary, DOE
• DOE – Nevada Deploys First U.S. Commercial, Grid-Connected Enhanced Geothermal System
• DOE – Enhanced Geothermal in Nevada: Extracting Heat From the Earth to Generate Sustainable Power
• DOE:EM – DOE Selects Two Contractors for Multiple-Award Waste Disposal Contract – Bill Taylor
• DOE:IG – The Department of Energy’s Use of the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility at the Oak Ridge Reservation, IG-0883
• House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development – Hearing: Nuclear Waste Programs and Strategies Oversight
• NRC – NRC Schedules Open House April 18 to Discuss Performance of LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Determinations: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort Page 21954 [FR DOC# 2013-08607]
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort Pages 21954-21955 [FR DOC# 2013-08577]
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort Page 21955 [FR DOC# 2013-08579]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Aging Management of Internal Surfaces, Service Level III and Other Coatings, Atmospheric Storage Tanks, and Corrosion Under Insulation Pages 21980-21981 [FR DOC# 2013-08699]
• UN: IAEA – Third International School on Nuclear Security Opens in Trieste
• UN: IAEA – Iran Informs IAEA on Nuclear Power Plant Following Quake

Thursday, April 11, 2013

• Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) – Senator Boxer: Safety First at San Onofre
• Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA4) – Statement from Congressman Doc Hastings on the Administration’s FY2014 Budget Request for Hanford
• NIRS – GAO report finds NRC does not understand, nor do its regs adequately consider, “shadow evacuation” phenomenon at nuclear reactor sites – author
• GAO – Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel: Observations on the Key Attributes and Challenges of Storage and Disposal Options, GAO-13-532T
• NAS – Project Update: Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants
• NRC – NRC to Hold Open House on April 18th in Delta, Pa., to Discuss Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant Annual Assessment
• NRC Blog – NRC Sends Additional Inspectors to Oversee Perry’s Refueling Outage – Viktoria Mitlying
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES Installation of Radiation Alarms for Rooms Housing Neutron Sources Pages 21567-21569 [FR DOC# 2013-08511]
• Asia-Pacific: AFP Google – Fukushima plant springs another radioactive leak

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works – GAO Report Highlights Concerns on Emergency Response Near Nuclear Power Plants
• DOE – Deputy Secretary Poneman to Host Media Briefing on Energy Department FY 2014 Budget Request
• GAO – NRC Needs to Better Understand Likely Public Response to Radiological Incidents at Nuclear Power Plants, GAO-13-243
• NAS – Project Update: Review of Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances
• NRC – NRC Proposes FY 2014 Budget to Congress; Detailed Budget Justification Report Available
• NRC – NRC to Hold Open House on April 17th in Prince Frederick, Md., to Discuss Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant Annual Assessment
• Energy Department – NOTICES Update on Reimbursement for Costs of Remedial Action at Active Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites Pages 21352-21353 [FR DOC# 2013-08355]
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Page 21370 [FR DOC# 2013-08337]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES Station Blackout Mitigation Strategies Pages 21275-21276 [FR DOC# 2013-08216]
• UN: IAEA – IAEA Director General Addresses Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

• Esmeralda County Board of County Commissioners – Subject: Esmeralda County, NV Review and Comment on the December 2012 Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects Report and Recommendations (pdf-866K)
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources – Democratic News: Wyden Announces Support for Moniz to lead Energy Department
• NRC – Remarks of Chairman Allison M. Macfarlane, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as Prepared for Delivery Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference Washington, D.C., April 8, 2013
• NRC – NRC Schedules Meetings to Discuss Vogtle Nuclear Plant Performance and Construction Inspection for New Units
• NRC – NRC Staff Schedules Meeting with Shaw Areva Mox Services to Discuss Performance at Mixed Oxide Facility
• NRC Blog – NRC Posts Newly Digitized Historical Images on Flickr – Ivonne Couret
• Environmental Protection Agency – NOTICES Meetings: Notice of Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards Page 21120 [FR DOC# 2013-08268]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Sunshine Act Meetings Page 21171 [FR DOC# 2013-08362]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Facility Operating 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 Pages 21164-21171 [FR DOC# 2013-07957]

Monday, April 08, 2013

• Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA7) – SEC Evaluating Markey Concerns about San Onofre Operator Violating Federal Securities Laws
• FCNL – Nuclear Calendar Update
• NTI – EPA Relaxes Public Health Guidelines For Radiological Attacks, Accidents – Douglas P. Guarino
• NRC – NRC Meeting in Rockville, Md, April 24 to Discuss Efforts to Improve Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Efficiency
• NRC – NRC Schedules Two Meetings on April 17 with Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas in Wilmington
• NRC – NRC Schedules Meetings to Discuss Performance of Summer Nuclear Plant Oversight of New Unit Construction
• NRC – NRC Schedules Open House to Discuss Annual Assessment of Hatch Nuclear Power Plant
• NRC – NRC Sends Augmented Inspection Team to Arkansas Nuclear One
• NRC – Online Registration Open for Fuel Cycle Information Exchange, June 11-12, 2013 in Rockville, Md
• NRC – Public Meeting Schedule
• NWTRB – Agenda: Spring, 2013, Board Meeting
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices Page 20958 [FR DOC# 2013-08114]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability & PRA Page 20958 [FR DOC# 2013-08106]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Page 20959 [FR DOC# 2013-08131]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on US-APWR Page 20959 [FR DOC# 2013-08139]
• Canada: CNSC – CNSC News Update