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INFORMATION REPORT

September 1, 2015 SECY-15-0111

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Melanie A. Galloway

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 JULY 31, 2015 

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 

 301-415-2589
JULY 31, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 31, 2015 

Site Response Analysis for Seismic Hazard Studies at Nuclear Facilities

On July 20, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursable contract number 

NRC-HQ-60-15-C-0005 was awarded to the University of Texas at Austin, in Austin, Texas. 

The objective of this contract is to support the Office of New Reactors regulatory activities 

associated with assessing the application of methods for developing ground motion response 

spectrum and strain compatible dynamic properties for soil structure interaction analyses. The 

period of performance is July 20, 2015, through July 19, 2016, with two 1-year option periods. 

The total cost ceiling is $554,656, inclusive of the options. 

Emergency Response Data System (ERDS) Operations and Maintenance

On July 22, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, fixed-price task order number NRCHQ-11-15-T-0001 was issued under the General Services Administration schedule contract 

number GS35F0068J to Project Performance Company, LLC, in McLean, Virginia. The task 

order provides for all required activities associated with the maintenance and continued 

operations of NRC’s Emergency Response Data System. The period of performance is from 

July 29, 2015, through March 2, 2016, with eight 6-month options. The total price ceiling is 

$4,479,567, inclusive of options. 

Fidelis Command Post and XPS Direct 1000 Native-mode Software and Appliances

On July 22, 2015, as a result of a competitive solicitation, fixed-price purchase order number 

NRC-HQ-7S-15-P-0006 was awarded to Impres Technology Solutions, Inc. in Santa Fe Springs, 

California. The objective of this purchase order is to purchase Fidelis Command Post and XPS 

Direct 1000 appliances, software and maintenance. The period of performance is from July 22, 

2015, through July 21, 2016, with four 1-year options. The total price ceiling is $290,816, 

inclusive of options. 

Technical Review of Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) Company Advanced Power 

Reactor (APR) 1400 Design Certificate Document Chapter 15 and Topical Report Review 

Support Activity 

On July 27, 2015, as the result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursable task order 

NRC-HQ-25-15-T-0001 was issued under enterprise-wide contract number NRC-HQ-25-14-E0001 to Numark Associates, Inc. of Washington, DC. The objective of this task order is to 

obtain technical assistance in determining the adequacy of the KHNP APR1400 Chapter 15 and 

related reports for use in the APR1400 Design Certification application. The period of 

performance is from July 24, 2015, through December 31, 2016. The total cost ceiling is 

$746,224. 

Review of Browns Ferry Nuclear (BFN) Extended Power Uprate License Amendment 

Request Using AREVA Atrium 10XM Fuel, Including Applicability of AREVA Methods to 

BFN

On July 28, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursable task order 

NRC-HQ-20-15-T-0028 was issued under interagency agreement number NRC-HQ-25-14-D0004 to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The objective of this task 

order is to determine the acceptability of the plant-specific evaluations described in parts of the 

License Amendment Request, which demonstrate that Brown’s Ferry Nuclear meets the intent 

of NRC’s General Design Criteria of Appendix A to Part 50, Title 10 of the US Code of Federal 

Regulations that pertain to Reactor Systems evaluation. The period of performance is 

October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2017. The total price ceiling is $281,000. 
JULY 31, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

Commercial Distribution of Tritium Markers: Petition for Rulemaking (PRM); Denial; 

Part 32 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (PRM-32-8; NRC-2013-0078)

On July 30, 2015, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (80 FR 45413) 

denying Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) -32-8 that was filed with the NRC by Motti Slodowitz on 

behalf of CampCo (the petitioner). The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations 

that govern the licensing of products containing byproduct material to allow the commercial 

distribution of tritium markers for use under an exemption from licensing requirements. The 

NRC is denying PRM-32-8 because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that a specific 

exemption is warranted and that the existing regulatory framework for self-luminous products is 

insufficient. The docket, PRM-32-8, was closed on July 30, 2015. 
JULY 31, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

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Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 31, 2015 

APR1400 Design Certification application. The period of performance is from July 24, 2015, 

through December 31, 2016. The total cost ceiling is $746,224. 

Review of Browns Ferry Nuclear (BFN) Extended Power Uprate License Amendment 

Request Using AREVA Atrium 10XM Fuel, Including Applicability of AREVA Methods to 

BFN

On July 28, 2015, as a result of a non-competitive solicitation, cost-reimbursable task order 

NRC-HQ-20-15-T-0028 was issued under interagency agreement number NRC-HQ-25-14-D0004 to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The objective of this task 

order is to determine the acceptability of the plant-specific evaluations described in parts of the 

License Amendment request, which demonstrate whether Browns Ferry Nuclear meets the 

intent of NRC’s General Design Criteria of Appendix A to Part 50, Title 10 of the US Code of 

Federal Regulations that pertain to Reactor Systems evaluation. The period of performance is 

October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2017. The total price ceiling is $281,000. 

Commercial Distribution of Tritium Markers: Petition for Rulemaking; Denial; 

Part 32 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (PRM-32-8; NRC-2013-0078)

On July 30, 2015, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (80 FR 45413) 

denying Petition for Rulemaking (PRM)-32-8 that was filed with the NRC by Motti Slodowitz on 

behalf of CampCo (the petitioner). The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations 

that govern the licensing of products containing byproduct material to allow the commercial 

distribution of tritium markers for use under an exemption from licensing requirements. The 

NRC is denying PRM-32-8 because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that a specific 

exemption is warranted and that the existing regulatory framework for self-luminous products is 

insufficient. The docket, PRM-32-8, was closed on July 30, 2015. 
JULY 31, 2015 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 31, 2015 

ARRIVALS

None 

RETIREMENTS

Burns, Thomas Reactor Inspector R-I

Thomas, Mary Senior Fuel Facility Projects Inspector R-II

Fuhrmeister, Roy Senior Reactor Inspector R-I

DEPARTURES

None 
JULY 31, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 31, 2015

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

Period of July 24 – July 30, 2015: 

Requesting all records related to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

Allegation No. NRR-2010-A-006. FOIA/PA-2015-0412

Copies of any and all versions of the Office of Enforcement Investigation Report 50-

247/80-19, and Management Meeting Report 50-247/80-19A; Video and/or audio 

recording of the April 23, 2015, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Meeting 

regarding Indian Point License Renewal; research into materials reliability and aging 

degradation issues; and Information relating to the upcoming July 30, 2015, NRC 

Meeting with Industry on Divider Plate and Tube-to-Tubesheet Weld issues.

FOIA/PA-2015-0413

Copy of named individual's Senior Reactor Operator License documents; SOP 

11154 Docket Number 55-61632. FOIA/PA-2015-0414

Copies of listed FOIAs and Appeals. FOIA/PA-2015-0415

Stats for 2014, same search format as FOIA 2009-0197. FOIA/PA-2015-0416

All internal communication related to FOIA 2015-0281 and FOIA Appeal 

2015-0040A. FOIA/PA-2015-0417

All intelligence notices sent out to NRC’s regulated reactors related to the July 4th 

holiday. FOIA/PA-2015-0418

Specified records of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Units, 1, 2, and 3 near 

Jenkinsville, South Carolina as requested. FOIA/PA-2015-0419

Available records of projects Salmon and Sterling, which operated under Project 

Dribble in Mississippi from 1960-1790 FOIA/PA-2015-0420

Copy of contract number NRC-38-10-706. FOIA/PA-2015-0421

Records pertaining to RIII-14-A-0041. FOIA/PA-2015-0422

The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) organizational chart, and index of all reports and 

publications that OPA released to public media. FOIA/PA-2015-0423

NRC court response to Case 1:13-CV-00942-RMC. FOIA/PA-2015-0424

Any report to the NRC that a unit first operator was over an NRC licensed facility. 

Date range 2010 – current. FOIA/PA-2015-0425

SECY 05-0048 dated June 28, 2005. FOIA/PA-2015-0426

RE: Firearms - Copy of NRC Training order dated April 29, 2003. FOIA/PA-2015-0427

NRC letter from Richard Correia to Christopher Earls dated June 7, 2010. FOIA/PA-2015-0428

Appeal of released records that were redacted for FOIA 2015-0356. FOIA/PA-2015-0056A

Appeal for adequacy of search of FOIA 2015-0369. FOIA/PA-2015-0057A

Appeal for adequacy of search of FOIA 2015-0370. FOIA/PA-2015-0058A
JULY 31, 2015 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 31, 2015

Issuance of Seabrook Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 

On July 29, 2015, the staff issued Final Supplement 46 to NUREG-1437, “Generic 

Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Regarding Seabrook 

Station, Unit 1.” The final supplemental environmental impact statement (FSEIS) represents the 

completion of the staff's environmental review of the license renewal application submitted by 

NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC. The FSEIS contains the staff’s conclusion that the impacts 

would not preclude renewing the plant’s license for an additional 20 years.
JULY 31, 2015 ENCLOSURE E 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending July 31, 2015 

Document Released to Public Date of 

Document

Subject

Decision Documents

1. COMSECY-15-0019 06/30/2015 Closure plan for the reevaluation of flooding 

hazards for operating nuclear power plants.

2. Staff Requirement 

Memorandum

COMSECY-15-0019

07/28/2015 Closure plan for the reevaluation of flooding 

hazards for operating nuclear power plants.

3. Commission Voting Record

COMSECY-15-0019

07/28/2015 Closure plan for the reevaluation of flooding 

hazards for operating nuclear power plants.

4. SECY-15-0056 04/07/2015 Denial of Petition of Rulemaking (PRM-32-8).

5. Staff Requirement 

Memorandum

SECY-15-0056

06/17/2015 Denial of Petition of Rulemaking (PRM-32-8).

6. Commission Voting Record

SECY-15-0056

06/17/2015 Denial of Petition of Rulemaking (PRM-32-8).

7. SECY-15-0032 03/06/2015 Reviewing documents for public release using 

sensitive unclassified non-safeguards 

information guidance.

8. Staff Requirement 

Memorandum

SECY-15-0032

06/15/2015 Reviewing documents for public release using 

sensitive unclassified non-safeguards 

information guidance.

9. Commission Voting Record

SECY-15-0032

06/15/2015 Reviewing documents for public release using 

sensitive unclassified non-safeguards 

information guidance.

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Representatives Fred Upton, John Shimkus, Ed Whitfield, Harold Rogers, and 

Mike Simpson; Senators James Inhofe, Shelley Moore Capito, and Lamar Alexander 

provides the June monthly status report on the NRC’s activities and use of unobligated 

carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund, dated July 21, 2015.