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INFORMATION REPORT

FOR: The Commissioners SECY-15-0117

FROM: Melanie A. Galloway

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 AUGUST 28, 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
FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 AUGUST 28, 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: ML15257A103 *via email 

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan* MGalloway

DATE 09/15/15 09/17/15 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
AUGUST 28, 2015 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 28, 2015 

Review of Topical Report NEDE-33005, “Transient Reactor Analysis Code G” (TRACG) 

Application for Emergency Core Cooling Systems Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA) 

Analyses for Boiling Water Reactors (BWR)

On August 18, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task order 

NRC-HQ-20-15-T-0002 was issued under enterprise-wide contract NRC-HQ-25-14-E-0001, to 

Numark Associates, Inc. in Washington, D.C. The objective of this task order is to provide 

technical assistance in completing NRC’s review of the TRACG-LOCA methodology used to 

perform realistic emergency core cooling system evaluation for BWR LOCA analysis. The 

period of performance is August 18, 2015, through February 17, 2017. The total cost ceiling is 

$383,313. 

Enterprise-wide Contract Project Reporting

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

NRC-HQ-50-15-T-0001 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 provide 

technical assistance in updating the Standard Review Plans for NUREG-1567, NUREG-1617, 

and NUREG-1609 and their applicable supplements. The period of performance is August 20, 

2015, through March 31, 2017. The total cost ceiling is $850,869. 

Lattice Physics Code Performance Assessment for Licensing Reviews

On August 20, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task order 

NRC-HQ-60-15-T-0024 was issued under interagency agreement NRC-HQ-60-14-D-0005 to 

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

to complete a performance assessment of SCALE lattice physics codes for light water reactor 

calculations and to document it in a NUREG/CR. The period of performance is August 20, 

2015, through September 30, 2016. The total cost ceiling is $200,000. 

Linear No-Threshold Model and Standards for Protection against Radiation: Petition for 

Rulemaking (PRM); Notice of Docketing and Request for Comment; Extension of 

Comment Period; Part 20 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (Docket 

Nos. PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29, and PRM-20-30)

On August 21, 2015, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (80 FR 50804) that 

extended the public comment period on three PRMs that were published in the Federal Register

on June 23, 2015 (80 FR 35870). The petitions requested that the NRC amend its “Standards 

for Protection against Radiation” regulations and change the basis of those regulations from the 

linear no-threshold model of radiation protection to the radiation hormesis model. The NRC is 

extending the public comment period from September 8, 2015, to November 19, 2015, to allow 

more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments. 

Scheduling and Planning Support for the NRC’s Enterprise Project Management Program

On August 25, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement order 

NRC-HQ-25-15-O-0001 was issued under blanket purchase agreement NRC-HQ-10-15-A-0001 

to MBL Technologies, Inc. in Arlington, Virginia. The objective of this order is to provide expert 

planning, scheduling and infrastructure development services to better enable the Office of 
AUGUST 28, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

New Reactors to schedule and manage the workload related to new and advanced reactor 

licensing, construction oversight, and rulemaking. The period of performance is August 25, 

2015, through May 27, 2016. The total cost ceiling is $3,132,588. 

Reactor Effluents: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR); Extension of 

Comment Period; 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix I (Regulation Identifier Number 3150-AJ38; 

NRC-2014-0044)

On August 25, 2015, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (80 FR 51481) that 

extended the public comment period on an ANPR that was published in the Federal Register on 

May 4, 2015 (80 FR 25237). The NRC published the ANPR to obtain input for the development 

of a regulatory basis that would support potential amendments to those regulations concerning 

how NRC licensees demonstrate meeting the “as low as is reasonably achievable” standard 

with respect to effluents from nuclear power plants. The purpose of the potential amendments 

would be to more closely align these NRC regulations with the terminology and dose-related 

methodology published by the International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP), as 

contained in the ICRP Publication 103 (2007). The NRC is extending the public comment 

period from September 1, 2015, to October 1, 2015, to allow more time for members of the 

public to develop and submit their comments. 

Technical Assistance for Staff Actions related to Temporary Instruction Inspections

On August 25, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement task order 

NRC-HQ-50-15-T-0003 was issued under enterprise-wide contract number NRC-HQ-50-14-E0001, to Southwest Research Institute, in San Antonio, Texas. The objective of this task order 

is to obtain technical assistance in reviewing license amendments, conducting on-site 

inspections, and providing generic guidance related to the evaluation of natural phenomena 

events stemming from the NRC analysis of the Fukushima Daiichi event in Japan. The period 

of performance is August 25, 2015, through September 30, 2018. The total cost ceiling is 

$615,148. 
AUGUST 28, 2015 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 28, 2015 

ARRIVALS

Samaddar, Sujit Senior Structural Engineer NRO

RETIREMENTS

Oglesby, Jr., John Special Agent In Charge OI

DEPARTURES

Adams, Mark Student Engineer RES

Aragon, Oscar Emergency Preparedness Specialist NSIR

Casey, Thomas Student IT Assistant OIS

Council, Ivory Student Engineer NRR

Deprey, Jacqueline Student IT Assistant OIS

Gamin, Kayla Student Law Clerk OGC

Green, Moriah Student Media Assistant OIS

Hurst, Alfred Student IT Assistant OIS

Nicholson, Mark Student Engineer NRR

Porter, Zachary Student Management Assistant OEDO

Trevino Jr., Jose Student Health Physicist NSIR

Winters, Sarah Student General Science R-III

Younis, Abdur-Rahman Hyth Student Engineer RES

Zuber, Nikola Student Management Assistant ADM
AUGUST 28, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 28, 2015

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

During the Period of August 21 – August 27, 2015: 

Previous staff reviews regarding two natural gas lines cross the Hudson 

River and pass about 620 feet from the Indian Point 3 (IP3) containment 

structure, and the hazard analysis which concluded that the probability 

of occurrence was low enough that the pipelines could be screened out 

as a seismic vulnerability.

FOIA/PA-2015-0450

All correspondence dated December 18, 2012, from Senator Joseph 

Lieberman to NRC Inspector General Hubert Bell. FOIA/PA-2015-0451

Documents regarding the NRC staff visits to selected locations in the 

Yucca Mountain area on June 10-11, 2015; from January 1, 2015 to 

present.

FOIA/PA-2015-0452

Decommissioning of Radioactive Storage Facility at Former Dodge 

Steel Facility, 6501 State Road, Philadelphia, PA. FOIA/PA-2015-0453

All files pertaining to Adco Services/Adcom Express, 17650 Duvan 

Drive, Tinley Park, Cook County, Illinois. FOIA/PA-2015-0454

August 26, 1957 correspondence from C.C. Carroll of United States 

Radium Corporation to the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), 

referenced in ML033160177, and January 8, 1960, correspondence 

from AEC to C.C. Carroll, referenced in ML041380268.

FOIA/PA-2015-0455

Any and all correspondence regarding tornado emergency protocols, 

wind speeds and tornadoes that licensed nuclear power facilities are 

required to withstand.

FOIA/PA-2015-0456

Any and all correspondence regarding tornado emergency protocols, 

wind speeds and tornadoes that licensed nuclear power facilities are 

required to withstand (duplication of 2015-0456).

FOIA/PA-2015-0457

Any and all correspondence regarding hurricane emergency protocols, 

wind speeds, and water levels that licensed nuclear power facilities are 

required to withstand.

FOIA/PA-2015-0458
AUGUST 28, 2015 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 28, 2015

Watts Bar 2 Fire Protection Review 

On August 26, 2015, the staff held a public meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on 

the Watts Bar 2 fire protection review. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and gain 

alignment on draft changes to the Watts Bar 2 Fire Protection Report. At the conclusion of the 

meeting, the staff and TVA agreed that the information to be docketed should be sufficient for 

the staff to complete its technical review of the Watts Bar 2 fire protection program. Once the 

changes are docketed, the staff will verify the submittals that reflect the meeting discussions 

and complete the Safety Evaluation.
AUGUST 28, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 28, 2015 

Document Released to Public Date of 

Document

Subject

Decision Documents

1. Staff Requirements 

Memorandum – SECY-15-

0050

08/25/2015 Cumulative Effects of Regulation Process 

Enhancements and Risk Prioritization 

Initiative.

2. Voting Record – SECY-15-

0050

08/25/2015 Cumulative Effects of Regulation Process 

Enhancements and Risk Prioritization 

Initiative.

3. Staff Requirements 

Memorandum – SECY-15-

0088

08/25/2015 Selection of Presiding Officer for Mandatory 

Hearings Associated with Early Site Permit 

Applications and Construction Permit 

Applications for Medical Isotope Production 

and Utilization Facilities.

4. Staff Requirements 

Memorandum – SECY-15-

0065

08/27/15 Proposed Rulemaking: Mitigation of BeyondDesign-Basis Events (RIN 3150-AJ49).

5. Voting Record – SECY-15-

0065

08/27/15 Proposed Rulemaking: Mitigation of BeyondDesign-Basis Events (RIN 3150-AJ49).

Information Papers 

1. SECY-15-0105 08/24/2015 Plan for Integrated Prioritization and Rebaselining of Agency Activities.

Memoranda

1. Staff Requirements 

Memorandum – M150813B

08/24/2015 Briefing on Greater-than-Class-C Low-Level 

Radioactive Waste.

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Representatives Fred Upton, John Shimkus, Ed Whitfield, Harold Rogers, and 

Mike Simpson, Senators James Inhofe, Shelley Moore Capito, and Lamar Alexander 

provides the July monthly status report on the NRC’s activities and use of unobligated 

carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund, dated August 21, 2015. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Petition for rulemaking; denial on 10 CFR Part 51, Rescinding Spent Fuel Pool Exclusion 

Regulations [PRM-51-29; NRC-2012-0215]. 

 
AUGUST 28, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

2. GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC., Vallecitos Nuclear Center, License Renewal 

Application; Receipt, Opportunity to request a hearing, and to petition for leave to intervene; 

order [NRC-2015-0189]. 

3. Applications and amendments to facility operating licenses and combined licenses involving 

proposed no significant hazards considerations and containing sensitive unclassified nonsafeguards information and order imposing procedures for access to sensitive unclassified 

non-safeguards information [NRC-2015-0193]. 

4. Application for a License to Export Deuterium Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. 

XMAT435.