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INFORMATION REPORT

October 10, 2014 SECY 14-0111

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 OCTOBER 3, 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 Houman Rasouli Acting for/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
October 10, 2014 SECY 14-0111

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 OCTOBER 3, 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 Houman Rasouli Acting for/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No:ML14281A661 *via email 

OFFICE OEDO/CPM AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan* MGalloway 

DATE 10/09/14 10/ 10 /14 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
OCTOBER 3, 2014 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 3, 2014 

Expansion and Reconfiguration of One White Flint North (OWFN) 18th Floor Conference 

Room

On September 23, 2014, as a result of a competitive procurement, firm-fixed-price Task 

Order No. NRC-HQ-40-14-T-0003 was issued under Contract No. NRC-HQ-11-C-10-0075 to 

EGI-HSU JV, LLC in Rockville, MD. This task order is for expansion and reconfiguration of the 

OWFN 18th Floor Conference Room. The period of performance is September 23, 2014, 

through February 23, 2015. The total cost ceiling is $999,649. 

Renovation of Two White Flint North (TWFN) 4th Floor

On September 25, 2014, as a result of a competitive procurement, firm-fixed-price Task 

Order No. NRC-HQ-40-14-T-0002 was issued under Contract No. NRC-HQ-11-C-10-0075 to 

EGI-HSU JV, LLC in Rockville, MD. This task order is for renovation of the TWFN 4th floor. 

The period of performance is September 25, 2014, through January 31, 2015. The total cost 

ceiling is $2,645,242. 

Foreign Language Training Agreement

On September 25, 2014, as a result of a competitive solicitation, Blanket Purchase Agreement 

(BPA) No. NRC-HQ-84-14-A-0001 was issued under General Services Administration’s (GSA) 

Federal Supply Schedule Contract No. GS10F0138T to Berlitz Corporation in Princeton, NJ. 

This BPA is for one-on-one foreign language training to NRC employees. The period of 

performance is September 25, 2014, through September 24, 2015, with four 12-month option 

periods. The total cost ceiling is $604,080, inclusive of options. 

Renewal of Citrix GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and GoToTraining Software Licenses

On September 25, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, firm-fixed-price Delivery 

Order No. NRC-HQ-10-14-T-0001 was issued under the National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement IV Contract No. 

NNG07DA47B to Microtech in Vienna, VA. This delivery order renews NRC’s software licenses 

for GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and GoToTraining. The period of performance is 

September 30, 2014, through September 29, 2015. The total cost ceiling is $151,200. 

Development of Software for Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis

On September 25, 2014, as a result of a competitive solicitation, labor-hour Purchase Order No. 

NRC-HQ-60-14-P-0012 was awarded to Fugro Consultants, Inc. in Houston, TX. The purchase 

order is for technical assistance in the development and refinement of the Probabilistic Seismic 

Hazard Analysis software used for computing seismic hazard estimates at operating or planned 

nuclear facilities. The period of performance is September 30, 2014, through 

September 29, 2015, with two 1-year option periods. The total cost ceiling is $165,517, 

inclusive of options.
OCTOBER 3, 2014 ENCLOSURE A

Renewal of Corporate Executive Board Subscriptions

On September 25, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, firm-fixed-price Contract 

No. NRC-HQ-84-14-C-0012 was awarded to The Corporate Executive Board Company in 

Arlington, VA. The contract renews NRC’s online subscription to the Corporate Executive Board 

Leadership Council, the Corporate Executive Board Learning and Development Leadership 

Council, and the Corporate Executive Board Government Finance Leadership Council. The 

period of performance is September 30, 2014, through September 29, 2015. The total cost 

ceiling is $158,180. 

Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material—Written Reports and Clarifying 

Amendments: Direct Final Rule; 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 70 

(Regulation Identifier Number (RIN 3150-AJ34; NRC-2010-0271)

On September 26, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a 

document in the Federal Register (79 FR 57721) amending its regulations related to reportable 

safety events involving special nuclear material. This rule increases the time that licensees are 

allowed to submit a written follow-up report from within 30 days to within 60 days, after the initial 

report of an event updates the reporting framework for certain situations, and removes 

redundant reporting requirements. These amendments affect a licensee or an applicant that is, 

or plans to be, authorized to possess greater than a critical mass of special nuclear material. 

This action resulted from a petition for rulemaking (PRM) received by the NRC (PRM-70-8). As 

a result of this direct final rule, the NRC’s ‘‘FCSS [Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards] Interim 

Staff Guidance-12, Revision 1, 10 CFR [Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations] Part 70-

Reportable Safety Events,’’ contains minor editorial updates that reflect the amendments. The 

companion composed rule was also published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2014 

(79 FR 57840). This final rule is effective January 26, 2015, unless significant adverse 

comments are received by October 27, 2014. 

Technical Basis for Extending Frequency Analysis Beyond Current Consensus Limits

On September 26, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement 

Interagency Agreement (IAA) No. NRC-HQ-60-14-I-0024 was awarded to the Bureau of 

Reclamation in Denver, CO. This project is to develop a technical basis document that provides 

guidance for extending frequency analysis methods beyond current consensus limits for both 

rainfall and riverine flooding applications. The period of performance is November 1, 2014, 

through May 31, 2016. The total cost ceiling is $193,464. 

Reactive Inspection Leadership Training Development and Delivery

On September 26, 2014, as a result of a competitive solicitation, firm-fixed-priced Contract 

No. NRC-HQ-84-14-C-0013 was awarded to QI Tech, LLC in Vienna, VA. This contract is for 

the development and delivery of a 2-week training course entitled, “Reactive Inspection 

Leadership Training.” The period of performance is September 30, 2014 through 

September 29, 2015, with two 2-year option periods. The total cost ceiling is $735,464, 

inclusive of the option periods. 
OCTOBER 3, 2014 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response Cyber Security Regulatory Program 

Development and Support

On September 29, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, hybrid labor-hour and firmfixed-price Task Order No. NRC-HQ-11-14-T-0002 was issued under GSA’s Federal Supply 

Schedule Contract No. GS35F0229K to MAR, Inc. in Rockville, MD. The order is for support in 

implementing cyber security regulations for all NRC licensees, applicants and certificate 

holders, including licensing and oversight activities. The period of performance is 

November 1, 2014, through October 31, 2015, with four 1-year option periods. The total cost 

ceiling is $12,069,298, inclusive of options. 

Evaluation of Heat Treatment for U-Bend Steam Generators

On September 29, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, firm-fixed-price Contract 

No. NRC-HQ-60-14-C-0008 was awarded to Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, 

VA. The contract is for an experimentally verified assessment of the adequacy of industry 

techniques and guidelines for thermal stress relief of alloy 600 and alloy 690 steam generator 

tubing. The period of performance is September 30, 2014, through February 29, 2016. The 

total cost ceiling is $215,578. 

Environmental Risk Assessment Analysis Training

On September 29, 2014, as a result of a competitive solicitation, firm-fixed-price Contract No. 

NRC-HQ-84-14-C-0014 was awarded to the Risk Assessment Corporation in Neeses, SC. The 

contract is for the development and delivery of a 1-week training course entitled, “Environmental 

Risk Assessment Analysis.” The period of performance is September 30, 2014, through 

September 29, 2015, with four 1-year option periods. The total cost ceiling is $271,752, 

inclusive of options. 

Safeguards Information-Modified Handling (SGI-M) Categorization; Change for Materials 

Facilities: Direct Final Rule; 10 CFR Parts 30, 37, 73, and 150 (RIN 3150-AJ18; NRC-2012-

0140)

On September 30, 2014, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (79 FR 58664) 

amending its regulations to remove the SGI-M designation of the security-related information for 

large irradiators, manufacturers and distributors, and for transport of category 1 quantities of 

radioactive material. The rulemaking will also result in the removal of the SGI-M designation of 

the security-related information for the transportation of irradiated reactor fuel that weighs 100 

grams or less in net weight of irradiated fuel. The security-related information for these facilities 

and the transportation of certain materials will no longer be designated as SGI-M and will be 

protected under the information protection requirements that apply to other materials licensees 

that possess category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The companion 

proposed rule was also published in the Federal Register on September 30, 2014 (79 FR 

58701). This final rule is effective January 28, 2015, unless significant adverse comments are 

received by October 30, 2014. 
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List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Transnuclear, Inc. NUHOMS® HD Cask 

System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1030, Amendment No. 2: Direct Final Rule; 

Confirmation of Effective Date; 10 CFR Part 72 (RIN 3150-AJ30; NRC-2013-0269)

On September 30, 2014, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (79 FR 58672) 

confirming the effective date of October 14, 2014, for the direct final rule that was published in 

the Federal Register on July 31, 2014 (79 FR 44264). This direct final rule amended the NRC’s 

spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Transnuclear, Inc. NUHOMS® HD Cask System 

listing within the ‘‘List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks,’’ to include Amendment No. 2 to 

Certificate of Compliance No. 1030. The effective date of October 14, 2014, for the direct final 

rule published July 31, 2014, is confirmed. 

Maintenance Renewal for Konica Minolta BIZHUB Copiers

On September 30, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, firm-fixed-price Delivery 

Order No. NRC-HQ-40-14-T-0001 was issued under GSA’s Federal Supply Schedule Contract 

No. GS25F0030M to Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. in Vienna, VA. This 

delivery order is for the renewal of maintenance services for the Konica Minolta BIZHUB copier 

machines located in the NRC Headquarters. The period of performance is October 1, 2014, 

through September 30, 2015, with two 1-year option periods. The total cost ceiling is $303,731, 

inclusive of options. 

Technical Review of Advanced Power Reactor (APR)1400 Large Break Loss of Coolant 

Accidents (LOCA) Evaluation Methodology Topical Report

On September 30, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement Task 

Order No. NRC-HQ-25-14-T-0002 was issued under Enterprise-wide Contract No. NRC-HQ-25-

14-E-0002 to Energy Research, Inc. in Rockville, Md. This task order is for technical expertise 

in determining the adequacy of the Topical Report entitled, “Korean Hydro and Nuclear Power 

Company APR1400 LOCA Realistic Evaluation Model,” for use in the APR1400 Design 

Certification Application. The period of performance is from September 30, 2014, through 

September 29, 2016. The total cost ceiling is $181,757. 

Replacement of NRC Intrusion Detection System Equipment 

On September 30, 2014, as a result of a competitive solicitation, hybrid time-and-materials and 

firm-fixed-price Contract No. NRC-HQ-40-14-C-0015 was awarded to Alarm Security Group, 

LLC in Beltsville, MD. This contract is for the replacement of intrusion detection system 

equipment in NRC facilities and secure rooms. The period of performance is 

September 30, 2014, through September 29, 2016. The total cost ceiling is $211,395. 
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Quantifying Uncertainties in Probabilistic Storm Surge Models 

On September 30, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement IAA 

No. NRC-HQ-60-14-I-0019 was awarded to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg, 

MS. This project is to develop and demonstrate an approach to fully characterize uncertainties 

in site-specific storm surge flood hazard estimates for the full range of return periods of interest 

for critical infrastructure facilities, such as nuclear power plants. The period of performance is 

September 30, 2014, through April 1, 2017. The total cost ceiling is $750,000. 

 Probabilistic Flood Hazard Assessment Framework Development

On September 30, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement IAA 

No. NRC-HQ-60-14-I-0022 was awarded to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vicksburg, 

MS. This project is to develop and demonstrate an overall conceptual, mathematical and logical 

framework for probabilistic flood hazard assessment for inland and riverine sites (e.g. noncoastal sites). The period of performance is September 30, 2014, through November 15, 2019. 

The total cost ceiling is $950,000. 
OCTOBER 3, 2014 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 3, 2014 

Arrivals

DRAKE, JASON PROJECT MANAGER NRR

STROHMEYER, DANIEL REACTOR INSP/HP DECOMMISSIONING R-III

Retirements

BUCKLEY, PATRICIA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-III

GALLAGHER, DIANE SENIOR INVESTIGATOR (TASK LEADER) OI

RICHARDS, STUART DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF SYSTEMS 

ANALYSIS

RES

THOMAS, JAMES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST FSME

Departures

BINGHAM, ISIAH INFORMATION TECHOLOGY ASSISTANT (STEP) IS

CARSLEY, LEONARD VETERANS EMPLOYMENT COORDINATOR OCHCO

MALMON, LAUREN SENIOR INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST OCHCO

NOORY, ROYA TECHNICAL ASSISTANT NRO

PEOPLES, TIMOTHY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST RES
OCTOBER 3. 2014 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 3, 2014 

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

During the Period of September 26 – October 2, 2014: 

 

Provide information for NRC Project Management Methodology and 

Supporting Tools Contract awarded to Advanced Technology Systems 

Inc. around February 2010.

FOIA/PA-2014-0501

Requesting documents for Exposure to Radiation while Stationed at 

Aberdeen Proving Grounds at (Spesutie Island) MD, May 1, 1950 - 

August 1, 1950.

FOIA/PA-2014-0502

Generic Environmental impact statement of August 30, 2014 that allows 

power plants to store nuclear waste above ground indefinitely.

FOIA/PA-2014-0503

A copy of all versions of NRC Form 188 since September 1, 2001. FOIA/PA-2014-0504

Information pertaining to Differing Professional Views and/or Differing 

Professional Opinions regarding the Hardened Containment Vent 

Systems for U.S. General Electric Mark I and Mark II Boiling Water 

Reactors.

FOIA/PA-2014-0505

Complete copy of all current contracts that the NRC has for services with 

listed entities related to Award NRCHQ13T180008. FOIA/PA-2014-0506

All correspondences generated for all listed NRC RII allegation reports. FOIA/PA-2014-0507

Copy of any and all records related to the Millstone Power Station 

inspection report released August 28, 2014. FOIA/PA-2014-0508

Listing of all cases, investigations and allegations initiated by the Office 

of the Inspector General (OIG) in Fiscal Year 2014 as specified. FOIA/PA-2015-0001

Any and all of the OIG records highlighted in NUREG-1415, 

Vol 9, No. 2. FOIA/PA-2015-0002

All emergency planning records received after October 1, 2004 from the 

licensee for the Prairie Island nuclear plant, FOIA/PA-2015-0003

All emergency planning records received after October 1, 2004 from the 

licensee for the Edwin I. Hatch nuclear plant. FOIA/PA-2015-0004

All emergency planning records received after October 1, 2004 from the 

licensee for the Beaver Valley nuclear plant. FOIA/PA-2015-0005

All emergency planning records received after October 1, 2004 from the 

licensee for the Brunswick nuclear plant. FOIA/PA-2015-0006
OCTOBER 3, 2014 ENCLOSURE D

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending October 3, 2014 

Document Released to Public Date Subject

Information Papers 

1. SECY-14-0103 10/1/2014 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

September 19, 2014 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein provides the Commission’s views on the security 

provisions contained in the Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft appropriations 

legislation dated September 5, 2014. 

2. Letter to Representative Mike Simpson provides the Commission’s views on the security 

provisions contained in the Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft appropriations 

legislation dated September 10, 2014. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. The Office of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the 

ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures – Notice of Meeting on 

October 1, 2014. 

2. ACRS Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant Operations and Fire Protection – 

Notice of Meeting on October 1, 2014. 

3. Petition for rulemaking; notice of document on Fuel-Cladding Issues in Postulated Spent 

Fuel Pool Accidents (PRM-50-108). 

4. Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Licenses and Conforming Amendments for 

Susquehanna Steam Electric Stations, Units 1 and 2, Application for Indirect Transfer of 

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

Intervene; Order [NRC-2014-0211]. 

5. Notice of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Reconstitution for DTE Electric Company – 

Fermi, Unit 2 (50-341). 

6. Notice of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Reconstitution for DTE Electric Company – 

Fermi, Unit 2 (50-341). 

7. Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability & Probabilistic Risk Assessment – 

Notice of Meeting on October 15, 2014. 

8. Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels – Notice of Meeting 

on October 16, 2014.