POLICY ISSUE 

Information 

November 30, 2015 SECY-15-0152

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 9, 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 Regulatory Research 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 9, 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 Regulatory Research 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: ML15293A319 

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan* AValentin: HR for 

DATE 12/01/15 12/01/15 

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
OCTOBER 9, 2015 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 9, 2015 

Operations and Maintenance of NRC Security System

On September 30, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost reimbursement task 

order NRC-HQ-40-15-T-0001 was issued under enterprise-wide contract NRC-HQ-40-15-E0006 to Signet Technologies, Inc. in Beltsville, Maryland. The objective of this task order is to 

perform operations and maintenance of the existing security system related to the protection of 

NRC personnel, facilities, and information. The period of performance is September 30, 2015, 

through March 30, 2016. The total cost ceiling is $252,340. 

Revisions to the Petition for Rulemaking Process: Final Rule; Part 2 of Title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (Regulation Identifier Number 3150-AI30; NRC-2009-0044)

On October 7, 2015, the NRC published a final rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 60513) 

amending its regulations to clarify and streamline its process for addressing petitions for 

rulemaking. The amendments are intended to improve transparency and to make the petition for 

rulemaking process more efficient and effective. The final rule is effective on 

November 6, 2015. 
OCTOBER 9, 2015 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 9, 2015 

ARRIVALS

None 

RETIREMENTS

None 

DEPARTURES

None 
OCTOBER 9, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 9, 2015

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

During the Period of October 2 – October 9, 2015: 

Copy of correspondence from Congressman Todd Young (IN-9) or 

his staff and the response to the correspondence from January 

2011 through present.

FOIA/PA-2016-0004

Information for all cases, investigations, and allegations initiated by 

the Office of the Inspector General in Fiscal Year 2014. FOIA/PA-2016-0005

Information for all cases, investigations, and allegations initiated by 

the Office of the Inspector General in Fiscal Year 2015. FOIA/PA-2016-0006

Hazard analyses and reviews of the natural gas pipelines near the 

Indian Point nuclear plant that are referenced in ML110890309, 

also sections from the current version of final safety analysis report 

dealing with external hazards.

FOIA/PA-2016-0007

Copy of Attachment 2 to Security Order EA-02-261, dated January 

7, 2003. FOIA/PA-2016-0008
OCTOBER 9, 2015 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 9, 2015 

Fire Human Reliability Analysis and Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Training 

Course

From September 28-October 2, 2015, staff from RES and the Electric Power Research Institute 

(EPRI) conducted a training course on Fire Human Reliability Analysis and Fire Probabilistic 

Risk Assessment. These were the final two sessions of a 5-part series, which provided training 

in subject areas related to Fire PRA, including: Fire Analysis (July 20-24), Advanced Fire 

Modeling (August 17-24), and Electrical Analysis (August 24-28). The purpose of the course is 

to provide detailed, hands-on training on the fire PRA methodology described in NUREG/CR6850, “EPRI/NRC-RES Fire PRA Methodology for Nuclear Power Facilities.” The workshop was 

attended by approximately 100 participants, including: NRC employees; licensees and 

consultants; participants from other government agencies; and a number of representatives 

from foreign regulators and licensees. 

Meeting of the Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP)

On September 30, 2015, RES staff participated in a meeting of the Interagency Committee on 

Standards Policy (ICSP), composed of the standards executives from Executive branch 

agencies. The ICSP meets 2-3 times per year, including its annual joint meeting with the 

American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Government Members Forum (GMF) during 

ANSI’s World Standards Week. Attendees heard updates on international trade negotiations, 

conformity assessment, and efforts to have consensus standards published in a format that can 

be used by automated documentation systems. Other updates included environmental 

purchasing guidelines and developments in cybersecurity and forensics standards. Updated 

Government-wide guidance on the use of consensus standards (OMB Circular A-119) is 

expected to be issued about one month from the meeting. 
OCTOBER 9, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending October 9, 2015 

Document Released to Public Date of 

Document

Subject

Decision Documents

1. COMSECY-15-0025 09/11/2015 Proposed Revision to the Notification 

Process for the Force-on-Force Inspections.

2. Staff Requirements 

Memorandum

COMSECY-15-0025

10/06/2015 Proposed Revision to the Notification 

Process for the Force-on-Force Inspections.

3. Commission Voting Record 

COMSECY-15-0025

10/06/2015 Proposed Revision to the Notification 

Process for the Force-on-Force Inspections.

4. COMSECY-15-0024 09/11/2015 Proposed Rulemaking on Security 

Requirements for Facilities Storing Spent 

Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive 

Waste.

5. Staff Requirements 

Memorandum

COMSECY-15-0024

10/06/2015 Proposed Rulemaking on Security 

Requirements for Facilities Storing Spent 

Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive 

Waste.

6. Commission Voting Record 

COMSECY-15-0024

09/25/2015 Proposed Rulemaking on Security 

Requirements for Facilities Storing Spent 

Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive 

Waste.

Information Papers 

1. SECY-15-0123 09/30/2015 The Staff’s Statement in Support of the 

Uncontested Hearing for Issuance of 

Combined Licenses for the South Texas 

Project, Units 3 and 4.

Memoranda

1. Staff Requirements 

Memorandum M151001B

10/06/2015 Strategic Programmatic Overview of 

Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste and 

Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation 

Business Lines.

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. The Office of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee on 

Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment – Notice of Meeting – October 19, 2015.
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OCTOBER 9, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

2. ACRS Subcommittee on Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena – Notice of Meeting – October 20, 

2015. 

3. ACRS Subcommittee on AP1000 – Notice of Meeting – October 21-22, 2015. 

4. ACRS Subcommittee on Structural Analysis – Notice of Meeting – October 23, 2015. 

5. Notice of Hearing – Combined Licenses for South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4. 

6. Notice on Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of 

Isotopes for January 6, 2016.