INFORMATION REPORT 

May 29, 2015 SECY-15-0075

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Melanie A. Galloway

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT — WEEK ENDING 

 MAY 22, 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 Bo Pham for/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO 

 301-415-2589
MAY 22, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 22, 2015 

Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence Determinations for NRC Licensees Who Work 

with Classified Matter

On May 6, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement interagency 

agreement NRC-HQ-11-15-I-0014 was awarded to Oak Ridge Operations Office in Oak Ridge, 

Tennessee. The objective of this agreement is to perform Foreign Ownership, Control or 

Influence (FOCI) analysis functions on NRC licensees not related to United States Enrichment 

Corporation and to submit a report which enables the NRC to render independent FOCI 

determinations. The period of performance is from May 6, 2015, through May 5, 2020. The 

total estimated cost ceiling is $238,742. 

Technical Support for Development and Update of Physical Security Guidance 

Documents

On May 8, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task order 

agreement, NRC-HQ-25-15-T-0001 was awarded to Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak 

Ridge, Tennessee. The objective of this agreement is to assist with revisions to Title 10, Code 

of Federal Regulations Part 73 Regulatory Guides and NUREG reports pertaining to physical 

security for nuclear material and nuclear facilities. The period of performance is from May 11, 

2015, through September 30, 2016. The total estimated cost ceiling is $344,000. 

Technical Assistance in Support of Updating Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0609, 

Significance Determination Process (SDP), Appendix F, Fire Protection SDP and IMC 

0308, Reactor Oversight Process Basis Document, Attachment 3, Appendix F, Technical 

Basis for Fire Protection SDP at Power Operations

On May 19, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task order 

NRC-HQ-20-15-T-0010 was awarded to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, 

Texas. The objective of this task order is to obtain technical assistance from SwRI’s Center for 

Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses to assist the staff in updating Inspection Manual Chapter 

(IMC) 0609, Appendix F and IMC 0308, Attachment 3, Appendix F. The period of performance 

is from June 1, 2015, through September 30, 2017. The total estimated cost ceiling is 

$633,953. 
MAY 22, 2015 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 22, 2015 

Arrivals

Becker, Elan Student Management Analyst OIG

Bennett, Jazmin Student Engineer R-II

Borders, Taylor Summer Engineer NRR

Johansen, Mary Summer Engineer NSIR

Pham, Andrew Student Management Analyst OIG

Regner, Chad Summer Engineer RES

Schibani, Albert Summer Engineer OIS

Retirements

None 

Departures

None 
MAY 22, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 22, 2015

Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests and Appeals Received During the 

Period of May 15 – May 21, 2015

Copy of the November 15, 2012, memorandum from Kristy Remsburg to 

Linda Kilgore on the subject of FOIA 2013-0008 including Appendix A. FOIA/PA-2015-0272

NRC Form 496A referral dated January 25, 2013, in response to FOIA 

2013-0262. FOIA/PA-2015-0273

Appeal: Administrative closure of FOIA/PA-2015-0268. FOIA/PA-2015-0031A

Appeal: Withholding of the Office of the Inspector General's records 

under exemption (b)(7)(a), regarding FOIA/PA-2015-0228. FOIA/PA-2015-0032A

Appeal: Withholding Information requested for FOIA/PA-2015-0272. FOIA/PA-2015-0033A

Appeal: Withholding information requested for FOIA/PA-2015-0260. FOIA/PA-2015-0034A

Documents related to the Environmental Protection Agency's 40 CFR 

Part 192 Rulemaking, Health, and Environmental Protection Standards 

for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings Proposed Rule Federal Register, 

Volume 80, Number 16.

FOIA/PA-2015-0274

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Units 2 and 3, safety and fire 

hazard documents, identified in enclosure 2 (ADAMS ML13182A288). FOIA/PA-2015-0275

Copy of the latest version of all NRC Training materials on potassium 

iodide (KI) pills and its use. FOIA/PA-2015-0276

Copy of the Homeland Security Presidential Directives (6) and (11) FOIA/PA-2015-0277

Any internal and external electronic communications that contain term 

"Black Bloc," 2010-current. FOIA/PA-2015-0278

Copy of the PDF file: http://nrc-stp.ornl.gov/special/designee. FOIA/PA-2015-0279

Copy of the suit that "San Luis Obispo Mothers" served on the NRC in 

2002. FOIA/PA-2015-0280

Any internal and external communication in electronic format, 

intelligence reports, bulletins, and investigations that relate to Leah-Lynn 

Plante.

FOIA/PA-2015-0281

Petition for rulemaking PRM-71-13 submitted by the State of 

Washington, and the July 16, 2008, notice of closure of named petition 

filed by Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of the State of Washington.

FOIA/PA-2015-0282

Copies of the incoming and outgoing emails (including attachments) 

between agency email accounts and email accounts listed from 2007 to 

present.

FOIA/PA-2015-0283
MAY 22, 2015 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 22, 2015 

NRC Spanish Counterpart Observes Initial Operator Licensing Examination at Indian

Point

During the week of May 11, 2015, the staff hosted several licensing examiners from Consejo de 

Seguridad Nuclear (CSN), the NRC’s regulatory counterpart in Spain, during an initial operator 

licensing examination at Indian Point. The purpose of the visit was for the CSN regulators to 

observe NRC’s examination process, to discern similarities and differences between the two 

agencies, and take away some best practices. The CSN regulators were able to observe all 

aspects of the operating examination, including the portion administered in the plant. 

INPO Public Meeting

On May 12, 2015, the staff met with the Vice President of Emergency Response and the 

accreditation staff of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) at a public meeting held 

at INPO Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss INPO 

and NRC initiatives and issues related to the training and qualification of nuclear power plant 

personnel. Topics discussed included accreditation and emergency response activities, 

operator licensing lessons learned, post-Fukushima rulemaking, and planned updates to 

training-related NUREGs.
MAY 22, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending May 22, 2015 

Document Released to Public Document 

Date Subject 

Decision Documents

1. Staff Requirement 

Memorandum-SECY-14-0044 

05/15/2015 Proposed Variable Annual Fee Structure For Small 

Modular Reactors. 

2. Commission Voting RecordSECY-14-0044 05/15/2015 Proposed Variable Annual Fee Structure For Small 

Modular Reactors. 

Information Papers

1. SECY-15-0066 05/01/2015 Construction Reactor Oversight Self-Assessment 

for Calendar Year 2014. 

2. SECY-15-0073 05/19/2015 Weekly Information Report — Week Ending 

May 15, 2015. 

Memoranda

1. M150521A 05/21/2015 Staff Requirements Affirmation Session SECY-15-

0028 — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Diablo 

Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2), Petition to 

Intervene and Request for Hearing by Friends of 

the Earth. 

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Governor Kate Brown, State of Oregon, congratulating her on her state's 50th 

anniversary of becoming an Agreement State, dated May 12, 2015. 

2. Letter to Paul Blanch, Energy Consultant, response to his letter concerning the Chairman’s 

testimony before the House Appropriations Committee on Spectra Energy’s proposal for a 

natural gas pipeline at the Indian Point Energy Center, dated May 14, 2015. 

3. Letter to Senator Shelley Moore Capito, et al., submits the NRC’s semiannual report on the 

status of our licensing and other regulatory activities from October 2014 through March 

2015, dated May 15, 2015. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. 625th Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting – June 10-12, 2015. 

2. ACRS Subcommittee on Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels Notice of Meeting – June 8, 2015. 

2. ACRS Subcommittee on Regulatory Policies and Practices Notice of Meeting – 

June 9, 2015.

4. ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and PRA Notice of Meeting – June 8, 2015 
MAY 22, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

5. ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures Notice of Meeting – June 9, 2015. 

6. ACRS Subcommittee on Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena Notice of Meeting – June 9, 2015. 

7. Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses and Combined Licenses 

Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations and Containing Sensitive 

Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information (SUNSI) and Order Imposing Procedures for 

Access to SUNSI [NRC-2015-0123]. 

8. Notice of Appointment of Adjudicatory Employee for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power 

Station. Docket No. 50-271-LA. 

9. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board – Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 

Diablo Canyon Power Plant Units 1 and 2. Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323.