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INFORMATION REPORT

January 23, 2015 SECY-15-0011

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 JANUARY 16, 2015 

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 Cayetano Santos Acting for/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
January 23, 2015 SECY-15-0011

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 JANUARY 16, 2015 

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 Cayetano Santos Acting for/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML15021A585 *via email 

OFFICE OEDO/CPM AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan* MGalloway (CSantos for) 

DATE 01/23/15 01/23 /15 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
JANUARY 16, 2015 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 16, 2015 

Sybase Maintenance Renewal Support

On January 9, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, a fixed-price delivery order 

number NRC-HQ-10-15-T-0001 was issued under General Services Administration Schedule 

GS35F5212H to SAP National Security Services, Incorporated in Newtown Square, 

Pennsylvania. The contract provides for the renewal of Sybase license and maintenance 

support for NRC. The period of performance is January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015, 

with one 1-year option period. The total price ceiling is $320,738.72, inclusive of the option. 

Improved Identification Techniques Against Alkali-Silica Reaction Concrete Degradation 

at Nuclear Power Plants; Petition for Rulemaking (PRM); Docketing and Request for 

Comment; 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 50 (PRM-50-109; NRC-2014-0257)

On January 12, 2015, the NRC published a notice of docketing and request for comment in the 

Federal Register (80 FR 1476) of a PRM filed on September 25, 2014, by Sandra Gavutis on 

behalf of C-10 Research and Education Foundation (the petitioner). The petitioner requests that 

the NRC amend its regulations to provide improved identification techniques against Alkali-Silica 

Reaction concrete degradation at nuclear power plants. Comments are due by March 30, 2015. 
JANUARY 16, 2015 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 16, 2015 

Arrivals

JEAN-CLAUDE, DEHMEL CONSULTANT NRO

Retirements

NONE 

Departures 

LIGHTY, TONYA REACTOR INSPECTOR RII
JANUARY 16, 2015 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 16, 2015 

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

During the Period of January 9 – January 15, 2015: 

 

Biannual reports submitted between January 1, 2012, to present, to 

Senators Grassley and Coburn regarding their request to the Office of the 

Inspector General of summary of non-public management advisories and 

closed investigations

FOIA/PA-2015-0108

Copies of ML103060402 and ML103550211 FOIA/PA-2015-0109

Copies of allegation or investigation reports for all allegations at St. Lucie 

and Turkey Point from January 2009 to December 2014 FOIA/PA-2015-0110

Copy of all written communication between New York assembly woman 

Nina Lowey and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission subsequent to 

September 1, 2014

FOIA/PA-2015-0111

All records related to drones (including unmanned aerial vehicles) on or 

about January 1, 2012 FOIA/PA-2015-0112

A list of the enclosed sealed source device registration certificates FOIA/PA-2015-0113
JANUARY 16, 2015 ENCLOSURE D

Office Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending January 16, 2015 

Department of Energy/Electric Power Research Institute (DOE/EPRI) Cable Meetings

On January 12-13, 2015, staff participated in DOE/EPRI electrical cable research meetings 

supporting subsequent license renewal. The purpose was to discuss technical issues and 

ongoing research on electrical cables and condition monitoring test methods. Additional 

discussions centered on obtaining naturally-aged cables from decommissioned plants (Zion, 

Crystal River, etc.) for use in electrical cable research as well as NRC’s update on electrical 

cable aging management programs for subsequent license renewal. On January 14-16, 2015, 

staff participated in the Electric Power Research Institute Cable User’s Group meeting, which 

included discussions on medium voltage cable failures, lessons learned in qualification of 

cables, fiber optic cable qualification, low voltage insulation susceptibility to wet environments, 

condition monitoring test methods, and cable operating experience. 
JANUARY 16, 2015 ENCLOSURE E

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending January 16, 2015 

Document Released to Public Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-14-0146 01/14/2015 Tribal Policy Statement Implementation Plan 

(Enclosure 1 not publicly available.)

2. SECY-14-0148 01/16/2015 Implementation Plan for "Public Engagement 

Coordinator" Position in Response to Staff 

Requirements Memorandum - SECY-14-0078

Information Papers 

1. SECY-15-0004 01/12/2015 Weekly Information Report - Week Ending

December 26, 2014

Memoranda

1. M150113A 01/13/2015 Staff Requirement Memorandum - SECY-14-0133 

Fermi Combined License Application: LBP 4-9, 

Memorandum Requesting Commission Approval 

for Sua Sponte Review; Intervenors - Petition for 

Review of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board's 

Dismissal of Contention 23 for Lack of Timeliness

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Notice of Meeting for 

February 5-7, 2015. 

2. ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures – Notice of February 4, 2015Meeting.