INFORMATION REPORT 

December 20, 2012 SECY-12-0169

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 December 7, 2012 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Public Affairs D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 

 /RA/ 

 Nader L. Mamish

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
December 20, 2012 SECY-12-0169

 

For: The Commissioners 

From: Nader L. Mamish 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 December 7, 2012 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Public Affairs D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 

 /RA/ 

 

Nader L. Mamish

Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO 

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DATE 12/20/12 12/20/12 

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December 7, 2012 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 7, 2012 

Web Development Assistance

On November 29, 2012, as a result of an 8(a) non-competitive solicitation, a time-and-materials 

task order (GS06F0684Z/NRC-HQ-13-F-38-0001) was awarded to Astor & Sanders Corporation 

of Rockville, MD, for web development assistance. The period of performance is December 3, 

2012, to November 30, 2015, with one 1-year option period. The total cost of the task order is 

$958,732.80, inclusive of all options. 

Meta System Help Desk Services

On November 30, 2012, as a result of an 8(a) non-competitive solicitation, a firm-fixed-price task 

order (GS06F08992/NRC-HQ-13-T-33-0001) was awarded to Aqiwo, Inc., of Vienna, VA, for 

Meta System help desk services. The period of performance is December 1, 2012, to 

November 30, 2012, with six 1-year option periods. The total cost of the task order is 

$3,165,253, inclusive of all options. 

Technical Assistance Protest Update

On November 30, 2012, the NRC provided a response to the agency protest from three 

organizations (Energy Research, Inc., Information Systems Laboratories, Inc., and Numark 

Associates, Inc.) challenging NRC’s award of contract number NRC-HQ-12-C-42-0057 to 

Southwest Research Institute for technical assistance activities related to small modular reactor 

license applications. 

Technical Corrections; Correction: Final Rule; Correcting Amendment; 10 CFR Part 171 (RIN 

3150-AJ16; NRC-2012-0092)

On December 5, 2012, the NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register (77 FR 72200) 

correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on July 6, 2012, (77 FR 

39899), and effective on August 6, 2012. This final rule amended NRC regulations to make 

technical corrections, including updating the street address for the Region I office, correcting 

authority citations and typographical and spelling errors, and making other edits and conforming 

changes. This amendment is necessary to correct the statutory authority that is cited in one of 

the authority citations in the final rule. The correction was effective on December 5, 2012. 
December 7, 2012 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 7, 2012 

Arrivals 

Smith, Clint STUDENT ENGINEER (CO-OP) R-11 

Retirements 

None 

Departures 

None 
December 7, 2012 ENCLOSURE C

Office of the Information Services (OIS) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 7, 2012 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests Received During the Period 

of December 07, 2012 – December 13, 2012: 

 

Records regarding Steam Generator Replacement at San Onofre 

9/26/12-12/06/12 FOIA/PA-2013-0053 

Copy of Device Registrations for Infrared Engineering, Inc and Oxford 

Instruments, Inc. FOIA/PA-2013-0054 

Investigation Report regarding named individual FOIA/PA-2013-0055 

Memorandum dated 11/5/1984 from NRC/OGC to Commission regarding 

1982 confirmatory order shutting down San Onofre Nuclear Generating 

Station Unit 1 for Seismic Retrofits 

FOIA/PA-2013-0056 

MLTS Database Active and Retired Facilities FOIA/PA-2013-0057 

Reports of Investigations and/or close out memo for mentioned 

investigations FOIA/PA-2013-0058 

All communications, documents, licenses, reports between NRC and 

Energy Laboratories, Inc (aka Environmental Services of Wyoming, Inc) 

located in Montana and Casper, Wyoming, 2007 to present 

FOIA/PA-2013-0059 

Copies of appointment calendars for NRC commissioners and former 

Chairman Jaczko from April 2010 to present FOIA/PA-2013-0060 

Copies of email exchanges between NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki 

related to filters on named units FOIA/PA-2013-0061 

Copies of correspondence between the Nuclear Energy Institute or 

named group and NRC Commissioners Svinicki and Ostendorff from 

March 1, 2011 to present 

FOIA/PA-2013-0062 

Documentation on list of named facilities in New Jersey FOIA/PA-2013-0063 

List/database of all known lost, stolen, or missing radioactive sources in 

USA from January 2002 through December 2012 FOIA/PA-2013-0064 

Copies of statistics regarding the National Source Tracking System FOIA/PA-2013-0065 

 
December 7, 2012 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Public Affairs (OPA) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 7, 2012 

OPA received significant media inquiries on the following 

The International Regulators Security Conference 

The restart of Oyster Creek (NJ) nuclear plant, its ability to withstand severe flooding, and the 

impact of Hurricane Sandy on the plant 

Chairman Macfarlane’s attendance at the upcoming Japan Ministerial 

The status of the Indian Point (NY) nuclear plant license renewal 

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board oral argument on standing and admissibility for a 

hearing petition on a San Onofre (CA) Nuclear Generating Station license amendment involving 

technical specification changes 

Other Public Affairs Items

OPA supported the following activities: 

− An interview by the Washington Post with a public affairs officer at headquarters 

regarding sequestration 

OPA Social Media ítems

Blog: 

− Sandy Update: The Last of Three Shutdown Plants Back to Full Power 

− EXIT — A Good Sign of Radiation 

− NRC’s New “What We’re Doing” InfoGraphics 

Press Releases

Regions

III-12-042 NRC Schedules Public Meeting for December 11, 2012 to Discuss Palisades 

Corrective Actions and NRC Oversight (12/04/12) 

I-12-048 NRC to Discuss Corrective Actions On December 10, 2012 with Self-Shielded 

Irradiator Services Company (12/03/12) 

I-12-047 Licensing Board to Resume Evidentiary Hearing on December 10, 2012 in 

Tarrytown, NY, on Indian Point License Renewal Contentions (12/03/12) 

 
December 7, 2012 ENCLOSURE E

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending December 7, 2012 

Document Released 

to Public 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-12-

0063 

12/06/12 Final Rule: Revisions to Environmental 

Review for Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant 

Operating Licenses (10 CFR Part 51; RIN 

3150-A142); 

2. SRM on SECY-12-0092 12/06/12 State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence 

Analyses (SOARCA) – Recommendation for 

Limited Additional Analysis 

3. Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-12-

0092 

12/06/12 (same) 

4. SECY-12-0157 11/26/12 Consideration of Additional Requirements 

for Containment Venting Systems for Boiling 

Water Reactors with Mark I and Mark II 

Containments 

Memoranda

1. M121206A 12/06/12 Staff Requirements – I. SECY-12-0063 – 

Final Rule: Revisions to Environmental 

Review for Renewal of Nuclear Power Plant 

Operating Licenses (10 CFR Part 51; RIN 

3150-A142); II. SECY-12-0124 – Entergy 

Nuclear Generation Co. and Entergy 

Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Pilgrim Nuclear 

Power Station), Jones River Watershed 

Association and Pilgrim Watch Petition for 

Review of LBP-12-11 

2. M121127 12/06/12 Briefing on Operator Licensing Program 

3. Staff Requirements 

 Memorandum 

12/07/12 Conduct of Mandatory Hearing on 

Combined License Applications Pending 

Approval of an Updated Waste Confidence 

Rule 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Congress, dated November 27, 2012, provides NRC's semiannual report on the 

status of licensing and other regulatory activities (April 2012 through September 2012).
December 7, 2012 ENCLOSURE E

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee 

on US-APWR, notice of meeting (1/15/2013, 8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m.). 

2. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Notice of Extension of Call for 

Nominations. 

3. Aerotest Operations, Inc., Consideration of Indirect Transfer and Conforming Amendment 

[Docket No. 50-228; NRC-2012-0286]. 

4. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee 

on Reliability & PRA, notice of meeting (1/16/2013, 8:30a.m. – 5:00p.m.). 

5. Application for a License to Export Radioactive Waste – XW020 

6. Application for a License to Export High-Enriched Uranium – XSNM3729 

7. Application for a License to Export High-Enriched Uranium – XSNM3730