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INFORMATION REPORT

September 28, 2015 SECY-15-0121

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 11, 2015 

CONTENTS Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of the Secretary D 

 /RA/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO 

 301-415-2589
September 28, 2015

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT – WEEK ENDING 

 SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 

CONTENTS Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of the Secretary D 

 /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: ML15260B092 *via email 

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan MGalloway

DATE 09/23/15 09/28/15 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 11, 2015 

Review of Recommendation 2.1 Flood Re-evaluations as Part of 50.54(f) Response 

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

NRC-HQ-25-15-T-0009 was issued under interagency agreement NRC-HQ-13-I-03-0021 to 

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Omaha, Nebraska. The objective of this task order is to 

obtain technical assistance from USACE in reviewing certain flooding hazards in the Flood 

Hazard Re-evaluation reports provided by NRC licensees in response to the 50.54(f) letter 

“Recommendation 2.1: Flooding.” The period of performance of this task order is August 25, 

2015, through August 24, 2016. The total cost ceiling is $234,961. 

Cyber Security at Fuel Cycle Facilities: Draft Regulatory Basis; Request for Comment; 

Part 73 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (Regulation Identifier Number 

(RIN) 3150-AJ64; NRC-2015-0179)

On September 4, 2015, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (80 FR 53478) 

requesting comments on a draft regulatory basis to support a rulemaking that would amend its 

regulations by adopting new cyber security requirements for certain nuclear fuel cycle facility 

(FCF) licensees in order to address safety and security consequences of concern. Potentially 

affected licensees include certain FCFs authorized to possess Category I, II, or III quantities of 

special nuclear material and uranium hexafluoride conversion and deconversion facilities. 

Comments are due by October 5, 2015. 

Energy Daily Electronic Newsletter

On September 4, 2015, as a result of a sole-source solicitation, fixed-price contract 

NRC-HQ-10-15-C-0003 was awarded to IHS Global, Inc. in Englewood, Colorado. The 

objective of this contract is to provide NRC-wide software licenses for subscription to the Energy 

Daily Electronic Newsletter. The period of performance of this contract is January 1, 2016, 

through December 31, 2016, with three 1-year options. The total price ceiling is $276,550, 

inclusive of options. 

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

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

Compliance No. 1040, Amendment No. 1: Direct Final Rule; Confirmation of Effective 

Date; 10 CFR Part 72; (RIN 3150-AJ58; NRC-2015-0067)

On September 8, 2015, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (80 FR 56931) 

confirming the effective date of September 8, 2015, for the direct final rule that was published in 

the Federal Register on June 23, 2015 (80 FR 35829). The direct final rule amended the NRC's 

spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International, Inc. (Holtec), HI-STORM 

(Holtec International Storage Module) UMAX Canister Storage System listing within the “List of 

approved spent fuel storage casks” to add Amendment No. 1 to Certificate of Compliance 

No. 1040. 

Support for the Residual Radioactivity (RESRAD) Family of Codes

On September 8, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement 

interagency agreement NRC-HQ-60-15-D-0014 was awarded to Argonne National Laboratory in 

Lemont, Illinois. The objective of this agreement is to continue to update and develop the 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

RESRAD Family of Codes and associated documentation. The period of performance of this 

agreement is September 8, 2015, through December 31, 2017. The total cost ceiling is 

$926,361. 

Technical Support for Non-Destructive Examinations (NDE)-Based Inspections and 

Consensus Code and Standards Support

On September 8, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursement 

interagency agreement NRC-HQ-50-15-D-0001 was awarded to Pacific Northwest National 

Laboratory in Richland, Washington. The objective of this agreement is to acquire technical 

support for NDE-based inspections and consensus code and standards development, as 

applied to dry cask storage systems. The period of performance of this agreement is 

September 14, 2015, through August 31, 2018. The total cost ceiling is $417,016. 

Technical Support for Code Applications for Systems (CARSII)

On September 8, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, blanket purchase agreement 

(BPA) NRC-HQ-60-15-A-0001 was awarded to Energy Research, Inc. in Rockville, Maryland. 

The objective of this BPA is to obtain technical assistance in performing confirmatory and 

exploratory code simulations and other CARSII support services. The period of performance of 

the BPA is September 8, 2015, through September 7, 2016, with four 1-year options. The total 

cost ceiling is $4,908,331, inclusive of options. 

Development for Managing Aging Processes in Storage Report

On September 8, 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-12-C-02-

0089 to Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. The objective of this task order is 

to obtain technical and editorial support for the development of the Managing Aging Processes 

in Storage Report. The period of performance of this task order is September 8, 2015, through 

March 28, 2018. The total cost ceiling is $700,000. 

Replacement of Input/Output (I/O) System Hardware in the Technical Training Center 

(TTC)

On September 8, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, firm-fixed-price contract 

NRC-HQ-85-15-C-0013 was awarded to Cory’s Thunder, Inc. in St. Mary’s, Georgia. The 

objective of this contract is to obtain replacement I/O system hardware and installation 

assistance for all digital input, digital output, relay output, lamp output, and analog components 

of the current I/O system used in the Westinghouse simulator in the TTC. The period of 

performance of this contract is September 30, 2015, through September 29, 2016. The total 

price ceiling is $441,866. 

Formatting and Non-Substantive Corrections to Authority Citations: Final Rule; 

2 CFR Part 2000 (CFR, 5 CFR Part 5801, and Chapter 1 of 10 CFR (RIN 3150-AJ61; NRC2015-0122)

On September 9, 2015, the NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 54223) 

amending its regulations to better adhere to the Office of Federal Register's guidance for 

formatting authority citations. The NRC is also correcting typographical errors and making other 

non-substantive corrections to its authority citations. This rule was effective on September 9, 

2015. 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 11, 2015 

ARRIVALS

NONE 

RETIREMENTS

NONE 

DEPARTURES

Briggs, Daniel Student IT Assistant OIS

Bhatia, Dia Diksha Management Analyst OIG
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 11, 2015

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

During the Period of September 4 – September 10, 2015: 

 

Most recent copy of the Material Licensing Tracking System Database 

(active and retired facilities). FOIA/PA-2015-0466

Any source licenses or radiation machine registration records 

associated with the company, Halliburton, in the state of Montana. FOIA/PA-2015-0467
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending September 11, 2015 

Document Released to 

Public

Date of 

Document

Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-15-0107 08/20/2015 Annual Report of Committee to Review Generic 

Requirements Review Activities.

Information Papers 

1. SECY-15-0104 08/21/2015 Analysis of Cancer Risks in Populations Near 

Nuclear Facilities Study.

2. SECY-15-0106 08/24/2015 Proposed Rule: Incorporation by Reference of 

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 

Standard 603-2009, "IEEE Standard Criteria for 

Safety Systems for Nuclear Power Generating 

Stations" (RIN 3150-AI98).

Memoranda

1. M150908A 09/08/15 Staff Requirements Memorandum: Affirmation 

Session – SECY-15-0035: Final Rule Hearings 

on Challenges to the Immediate Effectiveness 

and SECY-15-0082-DTE Electric Co.

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to the Honorable Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General, Government Accountability 

Office (GAO), responds to his letter recommending areas the GAO believes the Commission 

should address as high priority, dated September 1, 2015. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Consideration of Approval of Transfer of License and 

Conforming Amendment [Docket No. 50-440; NRC-2015-0212]. 

2. Uranerz Energy Corporation; Nichols Ranch In Situ Recovery Project [Docket No. 040-

09067; NRC-2015-0199].