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INFORMATION REPORT

November 19, 2014 SECY-14-0131

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 NOVEMBER 7, 2014 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of Information Services B 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation C 

Office of the Secretary D 

 /RA/ 

 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
November 19, 2014 SECY-14-0131

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 NOVEMBER 7, 2014 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of Information Services B 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation C 

Office of the Secretary D 

 

 /RA/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML14321A688 *via email 

OFFICE OEDO/CPM AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan* MGalloway 

DATE 11/ 18 /14 11/19 /14 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
NOVEMBER 7, 2014 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 7, 2014 

Definition of a Utilization Facility: Direct Final and Proposed Rule; Correction; 10 Code 

of Federal Regulations Part 50 (Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 3150-AJ48; 

NRC-2014-0238)

On November 5, 2014, the NRC published corrections to direct final (79 FR 65541) and 

companion proposed rules (79 FR 65603) to correct the docket identification number and RIN 

for rules previously published in the Federal Register on October 17, 2014. The direct final rule 

(79 FR 62329) would amend the NRC’s regulations to add SHINE Medical Technologies, Inc.’s 

accelerator-driven subcritical operating assemblies, as described in the application assigned 

docket number 50-608, to the definition of utilization facility. The final rule will be effective 

December 31, 2014, unless significant adverse comments are received on the companion 

proposed rule (79 FR 62360) by November 17, 2014. The corrections were effective 

November 5, 2014. 

 
NOVEMBER 7, 2014 ENCLOSURE B

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 7, 2014 

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

During the Period of October 31 – November 7, 2014: 

 

Appeal: Adequacy of Search (FOIA/PA-2014-0372) FOIA/PA-2015-0001A

Copy of the full and complete Material Licensing Tracking System list, 

and any information pertaining to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation FOIA/PA-2015-0040

Records associated with the Office of the Inspector General's Case #

OIG Allegation 14-07479 FOIA/PA-2015-0041

Records associated with the Office of the Inspector General's Case #

OIG Allegation 14-07387 FOIA/PA-2015-0042

Requesting two non-publicly available documents to be released: 

ML110740482 and ML112430114 FOIA/PA-2015-0043

Requesting email from John Boska to named individual on 

March 25, 2013, along with the attachment to that email FOIA/PA-2015-0044 

Copy of “Outer Space Propulsion by Nuclear Energy,” February 6, 1958 FOIA/PA-2015-0045

Any information explaining the purpose of the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission and its mission FOIA/PA-2015-0046

Copy of “A 14 07-442 Waste of Taxpayer Money Due to Overtime Pay 

Issues for NRC Headquarters Operations Officers, Disposition 5/23/2014, 

Disposition-Closed Administratively”

FOIA/PA-2015-0047
NOVEMBER 7, 2014 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 7, 2014 

Issuance of Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, and Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Safety 

Evaluation Report with Open Items

On October 30, 2014, the staff issued the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Items 

related to the Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, and the Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, (BBS) 

license renewal application. The staff identified two open items and is scheduled to meet 

with the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on December 3, 2014, to 

discuss the BBS SER with Open Items and inspection activities. 

Final Rule for American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code (ASME) Cases

On November 5, 2014, the staff published the final rule to amend Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, Sections 50.54, 50.55, and 50.55a, to incorporate by reference the latest 

revisions of the following three previously incorporated regulatory guides (RG) that approve 

code cases published by the ASME: RG 1.84, “Design, Fabrication, and Materials Code Case 

Acceptability, ASME Section III,” Revision 36; RG 1.147, “Inservice Inspection Code Case 

Acceptability, ASME Section XI, Division 1,” Revision 17; and RG 1.192, “Operation and 

Maintenance Code Case Acceptability, ASME OM [Operation and Maintenance Code],” 

Revision 1. This rulemaking also allows requests that alternatives to NRC-approved ASME 

Boiler and Pressure Vessel and OM Code Cases be approved by the NRC. This change 

resolves a petition for rulemaking, PRM 50-89, submitted by Mr. Raymond West. Finally, this 

rulemaking will re-sequence the order of requirements in Section 50.55a in order to align with 

the Office of the Federal Register’s requirements for incorporation by reference. 
NOVEMBER 7, 2014 ENCLOSURE D

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending November 7, 2014 

Document Released to Public Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-14-0112 11/4/14 Recommendations for a Path Forward 

for Chemical Security

2. SECY-14-0114 11/5/14 Sixth 6-Month Status Update on 

Response to Lessons Learned from 

Japan’s March 11, 2011, Great Tohoku 

Earthquake and Subsequent Tsunami

4. COMSECY-14-0033 11/6/14 Public Release of Report, "A Preliminary 

Numerical Study of the Hazard from 

Local Landslide Tsunami Scenarios at 

the Diablo Canyon Site in Central 

California"

5. Staff Requirements Memorandum – 

 COMSECY-14-0033 

11/6/14 Same as above

6. Voting Record -COMSECY-14-0033 11/6/14 Same as above

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Notice of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Reconstitution for Diablo Canyon Nuclear 

 Power Plant Units 1 and 2. Docket No. 50-275-LR.