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INFORMATION REPORT

December 10, 2015 SECY-15-0161

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Andrea D. Valentin

 Acting Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT – WEEK ENDING 

 NOVEMBER 20, 2015 

CONTENTS Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of the Chief Information Officer C 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 /RA/ 

 Andrea D. Valentin 

 Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO 

 301-415-2589
December 10, 2015

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Andrea D. Valentin 

 Acting Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT – WEEK ENDING 

 NOVEMBER 20, 2015 

CONTENTS Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of the Chief Information Officer C 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation E 

Office of the Secretary F 

 /RA/ 

 Andrea D. Valentin 

 Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO 

 301-415-2589 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML15344A313 

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan* AValentin 

DATE 12/10/15 12/10/15 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
NOVEMBER 20, 2015 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 20, 2015 

Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events: Proposed Rule; Parts 50 and 52 of Title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) (Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 3150-AJ49; 

NRC-2011-0189 and NRC-2014-0240; PRM-50-97 and PRM-50-98)

On November 13, 2015, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 

70610) to amend its regulations that establish regulatory requirements for nuclear power reactor 

applicants and licensees to mitigate beyond-design-basis events. The NRC is proposing to 

make generically applicable requirements in Commission orders for mitigation of beyonddesign-basis events and for reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation. This proposed rule would 

establish regulatory requirements for an integrated response capability, including supporting 

requirements for command and control, drills, training, and change control. This proposed rule 

also would establish requirements for enhanced onsite emergency response capabilities. 

Finally, this proposed rule would address a number of petitions for rulemaking submitted to the 

NRC following the March 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi event. Comments are due by February 11, 

2016. 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Cask 

System; Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 0-3, Revision 1: Direct 

Final Rule; 10 CFR Part 72 (RIN 3150-AJ65; NRC-2015-0186)

On November 18, 2015, the NRC published a direct final rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 

71929) to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the NAC International, Inc. 

(NAC), MAGNASTOR® Cask System listing within the “List of approved spent fuel storage 

casks” to include Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 (the initial Certificate), 1, 2, and 3 to 

Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1031. Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0-3 to CoC No. 1031 

makes changes to the Technical Specifications (TS), including correcting a typographical error 

in two actual boron loadings in TS 4.1.1(a), and revising the decay times in Tables B2-4 (for 

Amendment Nos. 0 and 1) and B2-5 (for Amendment Nos. 2 and 3) in Appendix B of the TSs for 

minimum additional decay time required for spent fuel assemblies that contain nonfuel 

hardware. The direct final rule is effective February 1, 2016, unless significant adverse 

comments are received by December 18, 2015. 

Regulatory Improvements for Decommissioning Power Reactors: Advance Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR); 10 CFR Parts 26, 50, 52, 73, and 140 (RIN 3150-AJ59; NRC2015-0070)

On November 19, 2015, the NRC published an ANPR in the Federal Register (80 FR 72358) to 

obtain input from stakeholders on the development of a draft regulatory basis. The draft 

regulatory basis would support potential changes to the NRC’s regulations for the 

decommissioning of nuclear power reactors. The NRC’s goals in amending these regulations 

would be to provide an efficient decommissioning process, reduce the need for exemptions from 

existing regulations, and support the principles of good regulation, including openness, clarity, 

and reliability. The NRC plans to hold a public meeting to promote full understanding of the 

questions contained in this ANPR and facilitate public comment. Stakeholders should monitor 

the NRC’s public meeting Web site for information about the public meeting at 

http://www.nrc.gov/publicinvolve/public-meetings/index.cfm. Comments are due by January 4, 

2016. 
NOVEMBER 20, 2015 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 20, 2015

ARRIVALS

None 

RETIREMENTS

None 

DEPARTURES

Grant-Leanna, Kevin Reactor Engineer R-III
NOVEMBER 20, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 20, 2015

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

During the Period of November 14 – November 20, 2015: 

License numbers for Nuclear Technology; Nutech Technologies, MLW 

Engineering Company; Nuclear Technologies, Medical Systems, Inc. 

and/or Nuclear Diagnostic Systems of New Haven, Inc.

FOIA/PA-2016-0099

Applications, including attachments and evaluations, to the NRC by 

Secured Transportation Services or any other entity for approval of 

routes to ship spent nuclear fuel between listed sites.

FOIA/PA-2016-0100

Document of all radioactive waste starting from your first record. FOIA/PA-2016-0101

Copy of ML15273A287 or to have it publicly released in ADAMS. FOIA/PA-2016-0102

Most recent, complete and full, Material Licensing Tracking System 

(MLTS) list. FOIA/PA-2016-0103

Copy of the NRC's independent calculation referenced in ML15287A257, 

regarding the review of Entergy's 50.59 site hazards analysis. FOIA/PA-2016-0104

Investigations Report #4-2006-0037. FOIA/PA-2016-0105

Cell phone number assigned to FOIA Officer, named individual. FOIA/PA-2016-0106

Copies of all 7 letters sent out by the Office of the Inspector General, in 

the past 60 calendar days. FOIA/PA-2016-0107

Copies of all past subpoenas served on NRC in 2015. FOIA/PA-2016-0108

Lawsuit that "Nuclear Information Resource Service" filed in federal court, 

1989 and 1990. FOIA/PA-2016-0109

SECY 98-152, "Summary of Issues and Recommended Improvements to 

the Resident Inspector Program”, dated June 29, 1998. FOIA/PA-2016-0110

Staff requirements Memorandum SECY 98-152, dated 8/21/1998 FOIA/PA-2016-0111

Pages 1-100 of NRC Standard Review Plan, NUREG-800. FOIA/PA-2016-0112

Pages 1 through 100 of NUREG-0910, NRC Comprehensive records 

Disposition Schedule. FOIA/PA-2016-0113

Pages 1 through 100 of NURGEG 1412. FOIA/PA-2016-0114

Copy of ML073370675. FOIA/PA-2016-0115

Org chart and roster of NRC's Advanced reactor technical advisory 

group.

FOIA/PA-2016-0116

Pages 1 through 100 of ML13149A079. FOIA/PA-2016-0117

Memorandum from named individual on "Instructions for developing 

briefing materials", 6/9/1997, and “Implementation of the Seven-Year 

Relocation Policy For Resident Inspectors”, Memorandum from Hugh 

Thompson to all regional administration, 9/21/1998.

FOIA/PA-2016-0118

Index of all NRC inspection procedures, and inspection procedure 71707. FOIA/PA-2016-0119

Memorandum of Agreement between NRC and Institute of Nuclear 

Power Operations, dated November 27, 1996. FOIA/PA-2016-0120

All internal and external communication related to FOIA/PA-2015-0270. FOIA/PA-2016-0121

Collective bargaining agreement between NRC and National Treasury 

Employees Union. FOIA/PA-2016-0122
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NOVEMBER 20, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Copies of the 20 listed initial FOIA requests. FOIA/PA-2016-0123

All internal communication related to FOIA 2015-0477. FOIA/PA-2016-0124

Non-Concurrence form for FOIA 2015-0251 and form 496. FOIA/PA-2016-0125

Appeal the interim and final responses and the redactions made in 

reference to FOIA/PA-2015-0474. FOIA/PA-2016-0019A

Appeal the search performed in FOIA/PA-2015-0489. FOIA/PA-2016-0020A

Appeal search performed in FOIA/PA-2015-0490. FOIA/PA-2016-0021A

Appeal administrative closing due to denial of fee waiver in FOIA/PA2015-0499. FOIA/PA-2016-0022A

Appeal denial of fee waiver to FOIA/PA-2016-0021. FOIA/PA-2016-0023A

Appeal fee waiver denial to FOIA/PA-2016-0025. FOIA/PA-2016-0024A

Appeal denial of fee waiver to FOIA/PA-2016-0028. FOIA/PA-2016-0025A

Appeal denial of fee waiver to FOIA/PA-2016-0037. FOIA/PA-2016-0026A

Appeal the redactions made in response to FOIA/PA-2016-0038. FOIA/PA-2016-0027A

Appeal the full denial of requested records to FOIA/PA-2016-0040. FOIA/PA-2016-0028A

Appeal of full denial of another agency records, FOIA/PA-2016-0052. FOIA/PA-2016-0029A

Appeal of full denial of another agency records, FOIA/PA-2016-0053. FOIA/PA-2016-0030A

Appeal the denial of fee waiver to FOIA/PA-2016-0056. FOIA/PA-2016-0031A

Appeal the redactions made to FOIA/PA-2016-0057. FOIA/PA-2016-0032A
NOVEMBER 20, 2015 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 20, 2015 

Public Workshop on the “Treatment of Uncertainties in Risk-Informed Decisionmaking”

On November 18-19, 2015, RES and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) cosponsored a public workshop on the “Treatment of Uncertainties in Risk-Informed Decision 

Making.” The workshop built on NUREG-1855, “Guidance on the Treatment of Uncertainties 

Associated with Probability Risk Assessments in Risk-Informed Decision Making,” Revision 1, 

and companion EPRI reports developed under a Memorandum of Understanding. The 

guidance in the reports focuses on identification of uncertainties, performing uncertainty 

analyses, and consideration of uncertainty analysis in the decision making process. The goal of 

the workshop was to discuss the revised guidance and explore whether additional guidance is 

needed. The workshop was well attended by interested internal and external stakeholders. 

Workshop outcomes will be documented in a summary report. 
NOVEMBER 20, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 20, 2015

Public Meeting on Probabilistic Risk Assessment 

On November 17, 2015, the staff held a public meeting with Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), and 

external stakeholders, including the public, to discuss fire probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) 

methods and frequently asked questions (FAQs). Discussion topics included the industry white 

paper on the implementation of new methods and data, industry’s presentation on potential 

improvements to fire PRA realism, and the status of open fire PRA FAQs. 

Pre-licensing Meeting with Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC 

On November 18, 2015, representatives of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) and the staff 

held a pre-licensing meeting to discuss Duke’s plans to submit a relief request to address 

electrical cable and configuration issues at Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. The 

licensee’s proposed submittal is expected to address an unresolved inspection item identified 

during an NRC Component Design Basis Inspection in 2014.
NOVEMBER 20, 2015 ENCLOSURE F 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 20, 2015 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to the Honorable Shelley Moore Capito, et al., submits the NRC's Semiannual Report 

on the Status of our Licensing and other Regulatory Activities from April through September 

2015, dated November 9, 2015. 

2. Letter to David Powner, Director, Information Technology, U.S. GAO, et al., responds to the 

report entitled “Information Technology Reform: Billions of Dollars in Savings Have Been 

Realized, but Agencies Need to Complete Reinvestment Plans” (GAO-15-617), dated 

November 10, 2015. 

3. Letter to the Honorable Shaun Donovan, Director, Office of Management and Budget 

provides the NRC's Fiscal Year 2015 Federal Information Security Management Act Report, 

dated November 13, 2015. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. 629th meeting of the Office of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) 

 December 2-5, 2015. 

2. ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Notice of Meeting – 

December 1, 2015. 

1. ACRS Subcommittee on Power Uprates – Notice of Meeting December 2, 2015. 

2. ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures – Notice of Meeting December 2, 2015.