POLICY ISSUE 

Information 

November 30, 2015 SECY-15-0154

FOR: The Commissioners

FROM: Andrea D. Valentin

Acting Assistant for Operations

Office of the Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT – WEEK ENDING

OCTOBER 23, 2015

CONTENTS Enclosure

Office of Administration A

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B

Office of the Chief Information Officer C

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D

Office of the Secretary E

/RA Houman Rasouli Acting for/

Andrea D. Valentin

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO

 301-415-2589
November 30, 2015

FOR: The Commissioners

FROM: Andrea D. Valentin

Acting Assistant for Operations

Office of the Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT – WEEK ENDING

OCTOBER 23, 2015

CONTENTS Enclosure

Office of Administration A

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B

Office of the Chief Information Officer C

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D

Office of the Secretary E

/RA Houman Rasouli Acting for/

Andrea D. Valentin

Acting Assistant for Operations, OEDO

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO

 301-415-2589

DISTRIBUTION:

EDO R/F AO R/F

ADAMS Accession No: ML15331A070

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO

NAME LRakovan* AValentin: HR for

DATE 12/01/15 12/ 01 /15

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
OCTOBER 23, 2015 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM)

Items of Interest

Week Ending October 23, 2015

Hearings on Challenges to the Immediate Effectiveness of Orders: Final Rule; Parts 2 

and 150 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (Regulation Identifier Number 

3150-AJ27; NRC-2013-0132)

On October 20, 2015, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a final rule in the 

Federal Register (80 FR 63409) amending its regulations regarding challenges to the immediate 

effectiveness of NRC enforcement orders to clarify the burden of proof and to clarify the 

authority of the presiding officer to order live testimony in resolving these challenges. The final 

rule is effective on November 19, 2015.
OCTOBER 23, 2015 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)

Items of Interest

Week Ending October 23, 2015

ARRIVALS

None

RETIREMENTS

None

DEPARTURES

Bodine, Douglas Administrative Assistant R-IV
OCTOBER 23, 2015 ENCLOSURE C

Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 23, 2015

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

During the Period of October 16 – October 23, 2015:

Appeal the withholding of information in response: FOIA/PA 

2015-0345, under Exemption 6 FOIA/PA-2016-0001A

FOIA logs for 2012 thru 2015. FOIA/PA-2016-0014

Information and/or records pertaining to Byproduct Materials 

Licenses issued by the Atomic Energy Commission to the 

Carborundum Company, Niagara Falls, NY, in 1952 and/or 

later years

FOIA/PA-2016-0015

Medical examiner results on random drug screenings done 

between October 2014 thru June 2015. FOIA/PA-2016-0016
OCTOBER 23, 2015 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 23, 2015

Watts Bar Unit 2 Operating License 

On October 22, 2015, the Director of NRR issued the Watts Bar Unit 2 operating license to the 

Tennessee Valley Authority. In 2008, the staff reactivated the Watts Bar 2 licensing review after 

a 20 year construction hiatus. Watts Bar Unit 2 is the first reactor to receive an operating 

license under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, since Watts Bar Unit 1 did in 

1996. The staff will continue inspections and oversight during fuel load and start-up activities as 

Watts Bar transitions to dual-unit operation. 
OCTOBER 23, 2015 ENCLOSURE E

Office of the Secretary (SECY)

Items of Interest

Week Ending October 23, 2015

Document Released to Public Date of 

Document

Subject

Information Papers 

1. SECY-15-0124 10/05/2015 Status of the Accident Sequence Precursor 

Program and the Standardized Plant Analysis 

Risk Models.