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INFORMATION REPORT

August 29, 2014 SECY-14-0094 

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 AUGUST 22, 2014 

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 
August 29, 2014 SECY-14-0094 

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 AUGUST 22, 2014 

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 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML14240A434 

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan MGalloway 

DATE 08/ 28 /14 08/ 29 /14 

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AUGUST 22, 2014 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 22, 2014 

Enterprise-Wide Contract for Technical Assistance in Support of the U. S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission Environmental and Reactor Programs

On August 19, 2014, as a result of a competitive solicitation, three multiple awards, indefinitedelivery/indefinite quantity Enterprise-Wide Contracts, were awarded to Numark Associates, 

Incorporated of Washington, DC; Energy Research, Inc., of Rockville, MD; and Information 

Systems Laboratories, Inc., of San Diego, CA. The contracts will provide technical assistance 

to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff in support of the NRC Environmental and 

Reactor Programs. The period of performance is August 19, 2014, through August 18, 2019. 

The total estimated cost ceiling is $200,000,000, which is shared equally amongst the three 

awardees. 

Rulemaking and Guidance Development for Security Requirements Related to Physical 

Security for Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities

On August 21, 2014, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, Task Order NRC-HQ-11-14-T0003 was issued under Enterprise Wide Agreement No. NRC-HQ-25-14-D-0004, to Oak Ridge 

National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. The task order will provide technical and editorial 

expertise with the Part 73 security rulemaking activities, including updating and developing 

regulatory guidelines pertaining to physical security for nuclear material and nuclear facilities. 

The period of performance is September 1, 2014, through August 30, 2017. The total estimated 

cost ceiling is $423,000. 

 
AUGUST 22, 2014 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 22, 2014 

Arrivals

BRADFIELD, DAVID SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR

BRIDGES, JENNIFER PURCHASING AGENT R-IV

BYRD, CARLOS INFORMATION SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR

CASSATA, JAMES HEALTH PHYSICIST R-I

CHO, ESTHER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NRR

DESOUZA, MICHELE REACTOR INSPECTOR NRR

GROSE, JILL SR CYBER NTELLIGENCE THREAT ANALYST NSIR

LANE, HILARY INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS ANALYST NMSS

LAPINSKY, GEORGE HUMAN FACTORS SPECIALIST NRR

MCCULLOUGH, HENRY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OI

REY, JEREMIAH PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTOR R-I

RIOS, CARLOS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OIG

WALSH, KEVIN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OI

Retirements

RADER, ROBERT SENIOR ATTORNEY OGC

Departures

BARRETT, MATTHEW STUDENT ENGINEER NSIR

BRIGGS, DANIEL STUDENT IT ASSISTANT IS

CONN, JARED STUDENT IT ASSISTANT IS

DICUS, JULIE STUDENT ENGINEER RES

GARFINKLE, MOLLY STUDENT CONTRACT ASSISTANT ADM

GUSACK, GEORGE STUDENT MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIG

JOHNSON, MEREDITH STUDENT MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIG

JOHNSON, SAVANNAH STUDENT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT EDO

MUHAMMED, KHALEEL STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

OBADINA, SARAH STUDENT ENGINEER NRR

PHAM, ANDREW STUDENT MANAGEMENT ANALYST OIG
AUGUST 22, 2014 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 22, 2014

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

During the Period of August 15 – August 21, 2014: 

 

Copy of every document pertaining to named individual's complaint 

against Bozeman Deaconess Hospital or any other hospital FOIA/PA-2014-0385

Copy of transcription of named individual’s Office of the Inspector 

General’s (OIG) interview FOIA/PA-2014-0386

Copy of the most recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) 

communications plan FOIA/PA-2014-0387

Copy of and access to the OIG’s report chronicling cyber intrusions into 

NRC's networks FOIA/PA-2014-0388

Any and all 2014 testimonies from named individuals taken by the OIG 

concerning amounts of radionuclides FOIA/PA-2014-0389

Summary of all contracts involving the lease or sale of listed patents FOIA/PA-2014-0390

Copy of the OIG’s full report and all supporting documentation on an 

investigation into cyber intrusions and suspected cyber intrusions at the 

NRC, from 2010 to 2013

FOIA/PA-2014-0391

Appeal: Denial of Information (FOIA/PA-2014-0378) FOIA/PA-2014-0034A
AUGUST 22, 2014 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending August 22, 2014 

Issuance of Limerick Supplemental Safety Evaluation Report

On August 12, 2014, the staff issued a supplemental safety evaluation report (SSER) for the 

Limerick Generating Station (LGS), Units 1 and 2, license renewal application. The SSER 

documents the staff’s review of additional information provided by the applicant since the staff’s 

issuance of the SER in January 2013. This information includes annual updates required by 

10 CFR 54.21(b) and updated information and commitments in response to recent industry 

operating experience. The staff concluded that the additional information provided did not alter 

the conclusion proffered in the SER issued in January 2013. 

Issuance of Callaway Final Safety Evaluation Report

On August 21, 2014, the staff issued the final Safety Evaluation Report (SER) related to the 

Callaway Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, license renewal application (LRA), which Union Electric 

Company, (doing business as Ameren Missouri), submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission in December 2011. The final SER summarizes the results of the staff’s safety 

review of the LRA in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54, 

“Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,” and describes 

the technical details considered in evaluating the proposed operation of the plant for an 

additional 20 years beyond the term of the current operating license. 
AUGUST 22, 2014 ENCLOSURE E

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending August 22, 2014 

Document Released to Public Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-14-0081 8/18/2014 Final Rule: Economic Simplified Boiling Water 

Reactor Design Certification (RIN 3150-AI85)

2. SECY-14-0082 8/18/2014 Jurisdiction for Military Radium and U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

Oversight of U.S. Department of Defense 

Remediation of Radioactive Material

Memoranda

1. SRM-M140731 8/18/2014 Briefing on the Status of Lessons Learned from 

the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Representative Adrian Smith, et al., dated August 14, 2014, responds to their 

letter regarding the status of the licensing application for Crow Butte Resources, Inc., insitu uranium recovery projects. 

2. Letter to Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr., dated August 14, 2014, responds to his letter 

regarding the recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled, 

"Additional Actions Needed to Increase the Security of U.S. Industrial Radiological 

Sources." 

3. Letter to The President and Congress, dated August 21, 2014, provides the 2014 

Radiation Source Protection and Security Task Force Report. 

4. Letter to Senator Thomas Carper, et al., dated August 11, 2014, provides NRC’s 

response to the GAO recommendations in GAO-14-293, “Nuclear Nonproliferation: 

Additional Actions Needed to Increase the Security of U.S. Industrial Radiological 

Sources.” 

 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board for James Chaisson (Enforcement 

Action) Docket No. IA-14-025-EA. 

2. Notice of 617th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) 

Meeting September 4-6, 2014. 

3. Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures-September 3, 2014. 

4. Meeting of the ACRS Joint Subcommittees on Thermal-Hydraulics Phenomena and 

Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment – September 3, 2014.