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INFORMATION REPORT

October 9, 2015 SECY-15-0125

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Melanie A. Galloway

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT – WEEK ENDING 

 SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 

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 

 /RA/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO 

 301-415-2589
October 9, 2015 

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT – WEEK ENDING 

 SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 

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 

 /RA/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO 

 301-415-2589 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML15275A059 *via email 

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan* MGalloway

DATE 10/6/15 10/9/15 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 18, 2015 

Support to NRC Staff for Seismic Hazard Reviews and Analyses at Three Western 

U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Sites

On September 9, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task 

order NRC-HQ-25-15-T-0001 was issued under enterprise-wide contract NRC-HQ-50-14-E0001 to Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. The objective of this task order is 

to acquire technical expertise from the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses in 

completing reviews of Seismic Source Characterization reports and Seismic Hazard and 

Screening reports submitted by three Western United States licensees in response to the Part 

50.54 (f) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) information request. The period 

of performance of this task order is September 9, 2015, through September 30, 2017. The total 

cost ceiling is $495,497. 

Organizational Development (OD)

On September 9, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, labor-hour enterprise-wide 

contract NRC-HQ-84-15-E-0002 was awarded to Crowned Grace, Inc. in Oxon Hill, Maryland. 

The objective of this contract is to provide state-of-the-art OD services to support and enhance 

the efforts of NRC’s Human Resource Training and Development OD team. The period of 

performance of this contract is September 30, 2015, through March 31, 2016, with two 1-year 

options. The total cost ceiling is $859,901, inclusive of options. 

Support for Milling and Mining Dose (MILDOS-AREA) Computer Code

On September 10, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task 

order NRC-HQ-60-15-T-0002 was issued under interagency agreement NRC-HQ-25-14-D-0003 

to Argonne National Laboratory, in Lemont, Illinois. The objective of this task order is to 

continue to update, develop, and maintain the MILDOS-AREA computer code. The period of 

performance of this task order is September 10, 2015, through August 31, 2018. The total cost 

ceiling is $331,208. 

Technical Support for Safety Review of Northwest Medical Isotope (NWMI) Part 50 

Application

On September 11, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement order 

NRC-HQ-20-15-O-0002 was issued under blanket purchase agreement NRC-HQ-13-A-03-0011 

to Information Systems Laboratories, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland. The objective of this order is 

to obtain expert technical writing and editing services to support the Division of Policy and 

Rulemaking staff in the safety review and evaluation input of the NWMI application for a permit 

to construct a radioisotope production facility. The period of performance is September 11, 

2015, through September 10, 2017. The total cost ceiling is $443,632. 
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Anticipated Transients without SCRAM (ATWS-I) Rod 

Bundle Tests 

On September 11, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, labor-hour contract NRC-HQ60-15-C-0009 was awarded to AREVA Federal Services, LLC. The objective of this contract is 

to conduct a series of tests needed to simulate various important aspects of BWR ATWS-1 

events. The period of performance of this contract is September 14, 2015, through May 31, 

2017. The total cost ceiling is $2,149,728. 

Shift Integration of Standardized Computer Analyses for Licensing Evaluations (SCALE) 

Nuclear Stochastic Methods

On September 14, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task 

order NRC-HQ-60-15-T-0026 was issued under interagency agreement NRC-HQ-60-14-D-0005 

to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The objective of this task order is 

to: (1) integrate the massively parallel Monte Carlo application, Shift, into standard SCALE 

sequences; and (2) verify and validate Shift for application to reactor analysis and criticality 

safety problems through this front-end interface. The period of performance of this task order is 

September 15, 2015, through September 30, 2018. The total cost ceiling is $650,000. 

Advance Module Processing Cross-sections (AMPX) Modernization for SCALE Nuclear 

Data Libraries

On September 14, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task 

order NRC-HQ-60-15-T-0025 was issued under interagency agreement NRC-HQ-60-14-D-0005 

to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The objective of this task order is 

to obtain technical expertise to assist the NRC staff in determining whether or not the subject 

combined licenses (COL) application meets appropriate regulatory requirements. Continued 

technical assistance is required to assist the NRC staff in determining whether or not the subject 

COL application meets appropriate regulatory requirements relating to Sections 3.8.1, 3.8.2, 

3.8.3, 3.8.4, 3.8.5, and Part 10 Inspections, Tests, Analysis and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC), 

as well as ITAAC Closure (including materials relevant to Standard Review Plan Section 14.3.2) 

of the Final Safety Analysis Report submitted with the application. The period of performance of 

this task order is September 14, 2015, through September 30, 2018. The total cost ceiling is 

$600,000. 

Residual Radioactive Material /MILDOS Computer Code Training

On September 15, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement 

interagency agreement NRC-HQ-84-15-D-0003 was awarded to Argonne National Laboratory 

(ANL), in Lemont, Illinois. The objective of this agreement is to obtain technical assistance from 

ANL to update and present training courses to NRC and Agreement State staff on the RESRAD, 

RESRAD-BUILD, RESRAD-OFFSITE, and MILDOS-AREA computer codes. The period of 

performance of this agreement is October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2020. The total cost 

ceiling is $941,434. 

Space Management Support Services

On September 15, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, labor-hour contract NRC-HQ40-15-C-0002 was awarded to 3 Links Technologies, Inc. in Silver Spring, Maryland. The 

objective of this contract is to provide space design and management support services to 
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

ensure that NRC’s occupied facilities are used in an efficient manner. The period of 

performance of this contract is September 30, 2015, through September 29, 2016, with four 

1-year options. The total cost ceiling is $3,951,509, inclusive of options. 

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Section 106 Reviews and Hearing Support 

for the Kendrick Expansion of the Ross Site

On September 15, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task order 

NRC-HQ-50-15-T-0002 was issued under enterprise-wide contract NRC-HQ-25-14-E-0003 to 

Sanford Cohen and Associates, in Vienna, Virginia. The objective of this task order is to 

develop the NEPA document in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 and associated guidance in 

NUREG-1748, “Environmental Review Guidance for Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS 

Programs.” The period of performance of this task order is September 21, 2015, through 

September 20, 2017. The total cost ceiling is $736,328. 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 18, 2015 

ARRIVALS

Hobbs, Nicholas General Engineer - NSPDP NRR

Leech, Matthew Reliability and Risk Analyst NRR

Mabbott, Benjamin Reactor Operations Engineer NRR

RETIREMENTS

Taxiera, Paul IT Specialist (System Analysis) OIS

Van Sickle, Gerard Reactor Technology Instructor OCHCO

Passehl, David Senior Reactor Analyst R-III

DEPARTURES

Kusnick, Joshua Fred Materials Engineer RES

Mcculloch, Kevin Student Engineer OCHCO

Solomon, Catherine Sr. Civil Rights Specialist SBCR
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 18, 2015

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

During the Period of September 11 – September 17, 2015: 

All documents pertaining to the adjudication of named individual's security 

clearance for an NRC position. FOIA/PA-2015-0468

All records from 2010 to 2014 describing the number of attempted cyberattacks to the NRC, how many of these attacks were successful in 

breaching security, and details of the offense and seriousness the attacks 

posed to nuclear security in the Agency’s evaluation of these attacks.

FOIA/PA-2015-0469

Agency records on cyber attacks to U.S. nuclear reactor operators. FOIA/PA-2015-0470

Copy of paycheck stubs for named individual for the time period September 

2014, through September 2015. FOIA/PA-2015-0471

Any and all emails received by the Secretary of NRC from any elected 

member of Congress and chief of staff of any Congressional office, from 

June 1, 2015, to August 31, 2015.

FOIA/PA-2015-0472

Any letter approving the use of tritium to power a photovoltaic cell. FOIA/PA-2015-0473

All internal communication related to FOIA/PA-2015-0251. FOIA/PA-2015-0474

Copy of Initial FOIA and all internal communication related to FOIA/PA2012-0172. FOIA/PA-2015-0475

Copy of initial request, related records, and all internal communication 

related to FOIA/PA-2011-0098. FOIA/PA-2015-0476

Copy of NID-01-11, Potential Domestic Terrorist Threat to NRC Licensees. FOIA/PA-2015-0477

Appeal the withholding of records under Exemption 3 in response to 

FOIA/PA-2015-0392. FOIA/PA-2015-0063A

Appeal administrative closing of FOIA/PA-2015-0351 for failure to provide 

clarification of request. FOIA/PA-2015-0064A

Appeal the withholding of information in response to FOIA/PA 2015-0251. FOIA/PA-2015-0065A

Appeal the withholding of information in response to FOIA/PA 2015-0409. FOIA/PA-2015-0066A
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 18, 2015

Issuance of Sequoyah Nuclear Plants, Units 1 and 2, Final Supplemental Safety 

Evaluation Report 

On September 14, 2015, the staff issued the Final Supplemental Safety Evaluation Report 

(SER) related to the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 (SQN), license renewal application 

(LRA), which Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted to the NRC in January 2013. The 

final supplemental SER summarizes the results of the staff’s safety review of the LRA; in 

particular those associated with recent operating experience events in Unit 1 Reactor Vessel 

Internals. The staff’s review was done in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 54, “Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power 

Plants,” and describes the technical details considered in evaluating the proposed operation of 

the plant for an additional 20 years beyond the term of the current operating license. The staff 

is scheduled to issue the SQN renewed licenses in September 2015. 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 18, 2015 

Document Released to Public Date of 

Document

Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-15-0108 08/28/2015 Recommendation to revise the definition of 

degraded cornerstone as used in the 

Reactor Oversight Process. 

Information Papers 

1. SECY-15-0109 08/28/2015 Tasking II-1.A (SRM-SECY-15-0015): 

Assessment of the Recommendations in the 

April 30, 2015, Ernst and Young Overhead 

Assessment Report.

Memoranda

1. Staff Requirements 

Memorandum

M150908B

09/17/2015 Briefing on Project AIM 2020, 9:30 a.m., 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015 (Public).

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Senator Barbara Boxer provides a status of the NRC's actions based on the 

lessons learned from the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power 

plant in Japan, dated September 9, 2015. 

2. Letter to Senator James Inhofe, et al., responds to his letter which discusses concerns 

regarding the use of qualitative factors to justify new regulatory requirements that are not 

cost-justified under the Backfit Rule, dated September 11, 2015. 

3. Letter to Senator James Inhofe responds to his letter urging the Commission to retain the 

agency's current practice of not providing local area network access to individuals 

participating in the Agency's Foreign Assignee Program, dated September 11, 2015. 

4. Letter to Representatives Fred Upton and Ed Whitfield, responds to their letter regarding 

NRC's Qualitative Factors in the Development of Cost-Benefit Analysis for Regulatory 

Decisions, dated September 11, 2015. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Supplemental Proposed Rule on Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and 

Security Event Notification [NRC-2011-0015; NRC-2011-0018]. 

2. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee on Radiation Protection 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

and Nuclear Materials – Notice of Meeting September 25, 2015. 
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3. ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Materials – Notice of Meeting 

September 25, 2015. 

4. ACRS Subcommittee on Plant Operations and Fire Protection – Notice of Meeting – 

September 24, 2015 PM. 

5. Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes – Meeting Notice for December 18, 

2015.