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INORMATION REPORT

September 19, 2014 SECY-14-0099 

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway /RA/

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of the Executive Director for Operations C 

Office of Information Services D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
September 19, 2014 SECY-14-0099

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway /RA/

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of the Executive Director for Operations C 

Office of Information Services D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML14261A066 

OFFICE OEDO/CPM AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan MGalloway 

DATE 09/18/14 09/19/14 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 ENCLOSURE A

 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 12, 2014 

Radioactive Effluent Database

On September 4, 2014, Interagency Agreement Number NRC-HQ-20-14-I-0010 was awarded to 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The laboratory will provide NRC 

staff with assistance in producing the annual radiological effluent reports for calendar years 

2010 through 2017 in accordance with SRM-SECY-06-0212, “Preparation of Annual Reports on 

Radioactive Materials Released in Gaseous and Liquid Effluents and in Solid Wastes Shipped 

for Disposal by Commercial Nuclear Power Plants.” The period of performance is from 

September 4, 2014, through July 31, 2019. The agreement ceiling amount is $773,889.00. 

Consolidation of Post- Fukishima Near Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendations 

Rulemaking

On September 4, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, Order Number NRC-HQ-20-

14-O-0002 was issued against Blanket Purchase Agreement Number NRC-HQ-11-A-42-0028, 

to ICF Incorporated, LLC of Fairfax, Virginia. The contractor will provide assistance in the 

development of regulatory products needed to support the consolidated rulemaking activities 

related to Near Term Task Force Recommendations. The period of performance is 

September 4, 2014, through October 31, 2017. The order ceiling amount is $599,930. 

Cisco Networking Equipment and Related Support

On September 5, 2014, as a result of a competitive solicitation, firm-fixed-price Task Order 

Number NRC-HQ-40-14-T-0001 was awarded under National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration Scientific and Engineering Workstation Procurement IV Contract Number 

NNG07DA22B to Blue Tech, Incorporated, of San Diego, California. The contractor will provide 

CISCO video-teleconferencing Codecs, CISCO ISDN Link units and 3 years of CISCO 

SmartNet Services. The period of performance is September 30, 2014, through 

November 30, 2017. The task order price is $340,170.36. 

Secure Fax Machines for Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)

On September 8, 2014, as a result of a sole source solicitation, firm-fixed-price Order Number 

NRC-HQ-11-14-T-0001 was awarded under Contract Number GS35F0512J to Gateway Fax 

Systems, Inc., located in Chesterfield, Virginia. The contractor shall procure 70 Brother Model 

390 secure fax machines for NSIR to replace its legacy secure fax machines. The period of 

performance is September 19, 2014, through September 18, 2015. The total price is 

$170,608.20.
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 ENCLOSURE A

 

Headquarters Video-teleconferencing Equipment Replacement and Related Support 

On September 8, 2014, as a result of a competitive solicitation firm-fixed-price Order Number. 

NRC-HQ-40-14-T-0001 was awarded under Contract Number GS35FF0511T to Presidio 

Networked Solutions, located in Greenbelt, Maryland. The contractor shall procure 20 CISCO 

SX80 CODECs Kits and provide 1 year of related SmartNet Service. This equipment purchase 

is part of a lifecycle replacement for the NRC headquarters video teleconferencing 

infrastructure. The period of performance is September 22, 2014, through September 22, 2015. 

The total price is $229,675.00. 

Technical Assistance for Indefinite License Terms for Non-Power Production and 

Utilization Facilities Rulemaking 

On September 9, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, Order Number NRC-HQ-20-

14-O-0001 was issued against Blanket Purchase Agreement Number NRC-HQ-11-A-42-0028, 

to ICF Incorporated, LLC of Fairfax, Virginia. The contractor will provide technical assistance in 

development of rulemaking to establish indefinite license terms for non-power production and 

utilization facilities. The period of performance is September 9, 2014, through 

December 31, 2017. The order ceiling amount is $1,111,425. 

Technical Training Center (TTC) Simulator Maintenance 

On September 9, 2014, as a result of a competitive small-business set-aside solicitation, firm 

fixed-price Contract Number NRC-HQ-84-14-C-0006 was awarded to Engineering Support 

Personnel, Inc., of Orlando, Florida. The contractor will provide simulator hardware 

maintenance support for simulators located at NRC’s TTC in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The 

period of performance is September 30, 2014, through September 29, 2015, with four 1-year 

option periods. The total price is $2,343,544.00, inclusive of all options. 

TTC Simulator Rehost and Related Support

On September 9, 2014, as a result of a full and open competitive solicitation, firm-fixed-price 

Contract Number NRC-HQ-84-14-C-0008 was awarded to GSE Power Systems, Inc., of 

Sykesville, Maryland. The contractor will provide and install new simulator system hardware 

and software and related training for the Combustion Engineering and Babcock and Wilcox 

simulators located at the TTC in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The period of performance is 

September 30, 2014, through September 29, 2015, with four 1-year option periods. The total 

price is $2,215,742.51, inclusive of all options. 
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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 ENCLOSURE A

 

Headquarters Video-teleconferencing Equipment Replacement and Related Support 

On September 9, 2014, as a result of a competitive solicitation firm-fixed-price Order Number 

NRC-HQ-40-14-T-0001 was awarded under Contract Number GS35F0791N to New Tech 

Solutions, located in Freemont, California. The contractor shall procure video-teleconferencing 

bridge equipment upgrades and provide 3 years of related SmartNet Service. This equipment 

purchase is part of a lifecycle replacement for the NRC HQ VTC infrastructure. The period of 

performance is October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2017. The total price is $328,397.63. 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 

Underground Maximum Capacity (UMAX) Canister Storage System, Certificate of 

Compliance (CoC) No. 1040; Direct Final Rule; 10 CFR Part 72 (RIN 3150-AJ42; NRC-2014-

0120)

On September 9, 2014, NRC published a document in the Federal Register (79 FR 53281) 

amending its spent fuel storage regulations by adding the Holtec International HI-STORM 

UMAX Canister Storage System, CoC No. 1040, to the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage 

casks.’’ A companion proposed rule was published in the same issue of the Federal Register

(79 FR 53352). The final rule is effective November 24, 2014. 

 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 12, 2014 

Arrivals

NONE 

Retirements

NONE 

Departures

BOYLE, ANNA STUDENT MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIG

WINGBACH, JACOB RESIDENT INSPECTOR (OWR) R-IV
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 ENCLOSURE C

Office of the Executive Director for Operations (OEDO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 12, 2014 

The Office of the Executive Director for Operations (EDO) Decision on Differing 

Professional Opinion (DPO) 2013-002 Appeal: Diablo Canyon Seismic Issues (DPO 2013-

002)

On September 9, 2014, the EDO issued a decision on the appeal of DPO 2013-002, concerning 

seismic issues at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (DCNPP). The EDO’s decision on 

the appeal supported both the DPO panel’s independent technical conclusions and subsequent 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Director’s decision that there was not a significant or 

immediate concern with seismic safety at DCPP, and that the licensee and staff had followed 

appropriate processes for technical specification operability of plant equipment and Title 10 

Code of Federal Regulations 50.59 evaluations with a reasonable technical and safety 

rationale. The EDO noted that the DPO raised awareness of the complexity of the DCNPP 

seismic licensing basis, but also illustrated the need for the agency to ensure there are clear 

guidelines for staff and licensees regarding how changes in natural hazards should be 

evaluated for all licensees. The public records for this DPO are available in the DPO case file 

package in the Agencywide Document Access and Management System, Accession 

No. ML14252A743.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 12, 2014 

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

During the Period of September 5 – September 11, 2014: 

 

Copy of full Material Licensing Tracking System (MLTS) list FOIA/PA-2014-0468

Most recent copy of the MLTS Database (active and retired facilities) FOIA/PA-2014-0469

Access to and complete copies of the 12 listed reports from the Office 

of the Inspector General, closed during calendar year 2013 FOIA/PA-2014-0470

Office of Investigations Report No. 2-2013-0404 FOIA/PA-2014-0471

All emergency planning records received after October 1, 2004, by 

licensee for the Vogtle nuclear plant FOIA/PA-2014-0472

Office of Investigations investigation Case No. 2-2012-031 FOIA/PA-2014-0473

Copy of Regulatory Guide 1.214 entitled "Response Strategies for 

Potential Aircraft Threats" FOIA/PA-2014-0474

Copies of all remediation plans, radiology surveys, test results, and 

inspections reports pertaining to the Attleboro facility, between 1981 

and 1997

FOIA/PA-2014-0475

Copy of initial FOIA request #2011-0033 and all released records FOIA/PA-2014-0476

Records of all nuclear reactors (active and non-active) in Washington 

State, 2000-current FOIA/PA-2014-0477

All requests for qualifications and proposals that relate to firearms, 

2013-current FOIA/PA-2014-0478

Index of all press/media releases, 2005-current FOIA/PA-2014-0479

All emergency planning records received after October 1, 2004, from 

licensee for the Quad Cities nuclear plant FOIA/PA-2014-0480

Copy of Senior Reactor Operator License FOIA/PA-2014-0481
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014 ENCLOSURE E

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending September 12, 2014 

Document Released to Public Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-14-0089 09/09/2014 Fresh Assessment of Foreign Ownership, 

Control, or Domination of Utilization Facilities 

(Encl. 7, 9, 10 were not released to public – 

non-public)

2. Staff Requirements Memorandum - 

SECY-14-0078

09/09/2014 Analysis and Recommendation on 

Consideration of New Agency Position to 

Direct Public Concerns

3. Commission Voting Record -

 SECY-14-0078

09/09/2014 Analysis and Recommendation on 

Consideration of New Agency Position to 

Direct Public Concerns

Information Papers 

1. SECY-14-0096 09/09/2014 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

August 29, 2014

2. SECY-14-0093 09/11/2014 Annual Report of The Committee to Review 

Generic Requirements Review Activities

3. SECY-14-0098 09/12/2014 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

September 5, 2014

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to the President and Congress dated 09/05/14, provides the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

 Commission’s Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2014 - 2018 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Notice of Hearing and Initial Scheduling Order - 

 James Chaisson (IA-14-025-EA) 

2. Final Rule on Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel 10 CFR Part 51