October 24, 2014 SECY-14-0116

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 OCTOBER 17, 2014 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of the Secretary D 

 /RA Kathryn Brock Acting for/ 

 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

INFORMATION REPORT
October 24, 2014 SECY-14-0116 

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 OCTOBER 17, 2014 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of the Secretary D 

 /RA Kathryn Brock Acting for/

 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML14296A354 *via email 

OFFICE OEDO/CPM AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan* MGalloway 

DATE 10/ 23 /14 10/24 /14 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
OCTOBER 17, 2014 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 17, 2014 

Economic Simplified Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR) Design Certification: Final Rule; 10 

Code of Federal Regulations Part 52 (Regulation Identifier Number 3150-AI85; NRC-2010-

0135)

On October 15, 2014, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (79 FR 61944) 

adopting a new rule certifying the ESBWR standard plant design. This action is necessary, so 

that applicants or licensees intending to construct and operate an ESBWR design may do so by 

referencing this design certification rule. The applicant for certification of the ESBWR design is 

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy. This final rule is effective on November 14, 2014. 
OCTOBER 17, 2014 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 17, 2014 

Arrivals

BAUER CARL SENIOR IT SPECIALIST CSO

FIELDS, NICOLE HEALTH PHYSICIST NSPDP R-III

GHOSH, AMITAVA CIVIL ENGINEER GEOTECHNICAL NRR

KODALI, HARI ELECTRICAL ENGINEER NRR

PERALTA, JUAN REACTOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER NRR

TAM, PETER SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRR

Retirements

NONE 

Departures

HARPER, RICHARD ATTORNEY OGC
OCTOBER 17, 2014 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 17, 2014 

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

During the Period of October 10 – October 16, 2014: 

 

Meeting agenda and minutes for the June 10, 2013, meeting to discuss 

the Jocassee/Oconee FOIA requests FOIA/PA-2015-0020

Meeting agenda and minutes for the June 25, 2013, meeting to discuss 

the Jocassee/Oconee FOIA requests FOIA/PA-2015-0021

Meeting agenda and minutes for the July 16, 2013, meeting to discuss 

the Jocassee/Oconee FOIA requests FOIA/PA-2015-0022

Copy of affidavit requesting withholding of information from Entergy's 

August 21, 2014, letter NL-14-106 FOIA/PA-2015-0023

List of correspondences between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

and members of Congress and their offices, from January 2007 to 

January 2014, as specified

FOIA/PA-2015-0024
OCTOBER 17, 2014 ENCLOSURE D

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending October 17, 2014 

Document Released to Public Date Subject

Information Papers 

1. SECY-14-0101 10/14/14 Annual Review of the Lessons-Learned Program 

2. SECY-14-0102 10/15/14 Construction and Licensing for Watts Bar Nuclear 

Plant, Unit 2 

3. SECY-14-0111 10/10/14 Weekly Information Report-Week Ending 

October 3, 2014 

Memoranda

1. M141007B 10/15/14 SRM-M141007B: Briefing on the Status of NearTerm Task Force Recommendation 2 for Seismic 

Hazard Reevaluation 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Proposed Rule on Definition of a Utilization Facility 10 CFR Part 50 (SHINE) [NRC-2013 

 0053]. 

2. Direct Final Rule on Definition of a Utilization Facility 10 CFR Part 50 (SHINE) [NRC-2013 

 0053]. 

2. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety (ACRS) Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on 

Advanced Boiling Water Reactor – Notice of Meeting on November 5, 2014. 

3. ACRS Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures – Notice of 

Meeting on November 5, 2014 PM. 

4. ACRS Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal – Notice of Meeting 

on November 5, 2014 PM.