INFORMATION REPORT

August 20, 2013 SECY-13-0088

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 AUGUST 9, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 Reginald W. Mitchell /RA Mindy Landau for/ 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
August 20, 2013 SECY-13-0088

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 AUGUST 9, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 Reginald W. Mitchell /RA Mindy Landau for/ 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS: ML13232A093 

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan MLandau for RMitchell 

DATE 8/20/13 8/20/13 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
August 9, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 9, 2013 

PBX Telecommunications System Maintenance

On August 1, 2013, as a result of a non-competitive negotiated acquisition, a firm-fixedprice/labor hour hybrid type contract (NRC-HQ-13-C-31-0047) was awarded to Technology 

Specialists, Inc., of Bowie, MD, for PBX telecommunications system maintenance. The period 

of performance is from August 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013, with four 1-year option periods. 

The total value of the contract is $555,901, inclusive of all options. 

Requirements and Design for the Replacement Reactor Program System

On August 5, 2013, as a result of competitive task order procurement under the multiple award 

contract for the Maintenance, Operation, and Modernization Support of NRC Application 

Systems and Environment Functional Area 3, a firm-fixed-price task order (NRC-HQ-13-T-03-

0001) was awarded to Solution Technology Systems, Inc., of Arlington, VA. The task order will 

provide support services to develop comprehensive requirements and design artifacts for the 

reactor program system replacement and develop an operator licensing tracking system pilot. 

The period of performance is from August 5, 2013, to January 17, 2014, with no option periods. 

The total value of the contract is $2,359,894. 

Facility Security Clearance and Safeguarding of National Security Information and 

Restricted Data; Direct Final Rule; 10 CFR Part 95 (RIN 3150-AJ07; NRC-2011-0268)

On August 7, 2013, the NRC published a direct final rule in the Federal Register (78 FR 48037). 

The direct final rule updates the NRC’s regulations to standardize the frequency of required 

security education training for employees of NRC licensees possessing security clearances. 

The frequency of such training will be conducted annually, which is consistent with the 

objectives of Executive Order 13526, “Classified National Security Information.” The rule allows 

licensees flexibility in determining the means and methods for providing training. This action 

establishes uniformity in the frequency of licensee security education and training programs and 

enhances the protection of classified information. A companion proposed rule was published in 

the same issue of the Federal Register (78 FR 48076). This rule will be effective on October 21, 

2013, unless significant adverse comments are received on the companion proposed rule. The 

comment period for the companion proposed rule closes on September 6, 2013.
August 9, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 9, 2013 

Arrivals

BOETTCHER, JULIE REACTOR ENGINEER RIII

HANLEY, KYLE MATERIALS ENGINEER NRR

HEESZEL, DAVID GEOPHYSICIST NRO

PANFEL, JACOB REACTOR INSPECTOR NSPDP R-II

PETCH, JEROMY PROJ ENG/REACTOR INSP RES INS PROG R-I

ROYER, DEANNA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ADM

WALSH, LISA GEOPHYSICIST NRO

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM BUILDING MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST ADM

YEGOROVA, ELENA METEOROLOGIST RES

Retirements

DEHN, JANINE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT NRO

Departures

BECK, COLIN STUDENT CYBER SECURITY ASSISTANT NSIR

GRIFFEN, ANNESSA STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

HIXON, AMY STUDENT SCIENTIST (CO-OP) FSME

KUPFER, BRET STUDENT LAW CLERK OGC

LY, CHRISTOPHER STUDENT IT ASSISTANT OCHCO

MACFEE, WILLIAM STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

MCMASTER, MARY STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

REID, KATHERINE STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

STRAUS, DANIEL STUDENT LAW CLERK OGC

TOYER, KHAYLA STUDENT EMERG PREPAREDNESS ASSISTANT ADM
August 9, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 9, 2013 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received 

During the Period of August 2, 2013 – August 8, 2013: 

 

Generic Fundamentals Examinations for Boiling Water Reactor, 

September 2012 through most recent post-able exams FOIA/PA-2013-0314

Request for FOIA/PA-2013-0106 documents FOIA/PA-2013-0315

Any correspondence to NRC from or on behalf of David “Dave” Camp 

between January 1, 1989 and present FOIA/PA-2013-0316

Documents of modifications to Columbia Generating Station's equipment 

and components FOIA/PA-2013-0317

All documents provided under earlier FOIA requests listed FOIA/PA-2013-0318

Documents to the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change in response 

to their February 25, 2013 letter FOIA/PA-2013-0319

Any and all documents regarding OIG's investigation of named 

individual's alleged claim between February 1, 2013 and present FOIA/PA-2013-0320

Records related to job shadow program conducted by the Westinghouse 

Corp. involving visiting personnel from the People's Republic of China FOIA/PA-2013-0321
August 9, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 9, 2013 

Meeting with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear Power Engineering

Committee

From July 29, to August 1, 2013, staff participated in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics 

Engineers (IEEE) Nuclear Power Engineering Committee meeting in Mystic, CT. The 

working group SC-4 is responsible for IEEE standards related to offsite power and onsite 

alternating current power systems. The working group has updated IEEE 308 “IEEE 

Standard Criteria for Class 1E Power Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations” and 

issued the latest revision. Subgroup SC-4.3 is updating IEEE 387 “IEEE Standard Criteria for 

Diesel-Generator Units Applied as Standby Power Supplies for Nuclear Power Generating 

Stations.” The staff provided an update on industry efforts to resolve allowable Technical 

Specification voltage and frequency bands for emergency diesel generators. Major topics of 

discussion included proposed plant design improvements to detect single phase events and 

to improve reliability of offsite power.

Public Meeting on Reactor Oversight Process Commission Paper

On August 5, 2013, the staff held a Category 3 public meeting on the draft Commission paper 

regarding the approach for risk-informing the reactor oversight process (ROP). The purpose of 

the meeting was to solicit and discuss external stakeholder feedback on the draft Commission 

paper regarding the staff’s conclusions and recommended approach for risk-informing the ROP 

for new reactors. The public was invited to participate in the meeting by providing comments 

and asking questions throughout the meeting. 
August 9, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending August 9, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents 

1. SRM on SECY-13-0061 8/5/13 Proposed Rule: Waste Confidence – 

Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel 

(RIN 3150-AJ20)

Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-13-

0061

8/5/13 (same)

2. SECY-13-0051 5/9/13 Management Review Board 

Recommendation for Probation of the 

Georgia Agreement State Program

SRM on SECY-13-0051 7/9/13 (same)

Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-13-

0051

7/9/13 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0083 8/6/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

July 26, 2013

Memoranda

1. M130805 8/5/13 Staff Requirements – Affirmation Session: I. 

SECY-13-0048 – Proposed Commission 

Order in Response to Decision by D.C. 

Circuit in Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corp. vs 

NRC

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia, dated August 1, 2013, concerns the NRC’s 

decision to place the Georgia Agreement State Program on Probation. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. 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; License Amendment Request; 

Opportunity to Comment, Opportunity to Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave to 

Intervene Order – [NRC-2013-0171].