SECY-26-0007, Weekly Information Report Week Ending January 2, 2026
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INFORMATION REPORT JANUARY 9, 2026 SECY-26-0007 FOR:
The Commissioners FROM:
Jody C. Martin Associate Director for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 2, 2026 CONTENTS ENCLOSURE Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer A
Office of the Chief Information Officer B
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation C
Office of the Secretary D
Jody C. Martin Associate Director for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Erin Deeds, OEDO 301-415-2887 Signed by Martin, Jody on 01/09/26
ML26008A301 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/ADO NAME EDeeds JMartin DATE 01/09/2026 01/09/2026
January 9, 2026 Week Ending: January 2, 2026 ENCLOSURE A Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest ARRIVALS WEAVER, DOUGLAS W.
COMMISSIONER COMM RETIREMENTS1 BEALL, ROBERT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NMSS CAIN, BRENDAN P.
SR. PROGRAM ADMIN. SPECIALIST OCHCO CHEN, YEN-JU SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NMSS COUGHLIN, PATRICK L.
SENIOR PHYSICAL SECURITY INSPECTOR NSIR DEMARSHALL, JOSEPH SENIOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-I DILWORTH, ERIC L.
DEPUTY CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER OCHCO DIMITRIADIS, ANTHONY BRANCH CHIEF R-I FISH, TODD H.
SENIOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-I GILBERT, HELENA A.
AGENCY RECORDS OFFICER OCIO HARRINGTON, HOLLY M.
SR LEVEL ADVISOR ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS OPA HAYDEN, GWENDOLYN B DEPUTY DIVISION DIRECTOR OCIO JONES, ANDREA R.
SENIOR LICENSING OFFICER OIP KAVANAGH, KERRI A.
BRANCH CHIEF NRR LE, TUAN D.
REACTOR ENGINEER (RTR EXAMINER)
NRR LEPRE, JANET L.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT COMM MURPHY, KEVIN M.
OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-IV ORDAZ, VONNA L.
DIR, OFC OF SMALL BUS & CIVIL RIGHTS SBCR RAGLAND JR, RANDOLPH C.
SENIOR HEALTH PHYSICIST R-I SHEA, JOHN E.
IT PROJECT MANAGER OCHCO SMITH, RICHARD L.
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER R-II TESSEMA, DEREJE B.
SPECIAL ASSISTANT OCIO TRAN, FRANK P. D.
SENIOR HEALTH PHYSICIST R-III VON TILL, RANDOLPH W.
BRANCH CHIEF NMSS VU, HANG N.
ELECTRONICS ENGINEER NRR WILLIAMS, MICHAEL D.
SR. IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
OCIO 1 The retirements list for this week includes those individuals that took the Deferred Resignation Program and chose to retire at the end of the calendar year.
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ENCLOSURE A RETIREMENTS (continued)
ARMSTEAD, LILLIAN MANAGEMENT ANALYST NMSS AUSTIN, JOSEPH D.
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER R-II BARCLAY, KEVIN J.
SENIOR REACTOR INSPECTOR R-III BASSETT, CRAIG H.
REACTOR INSPECTOR (RTR)
NRR BENJUMEA, OLGA L.
SENIOR IT SPECIALIST OCIO BLAMEY, ALAN J.
BRANCH CHIEF R-II BLOOM, STEVEN D.
BRANCH CHIEF NRR BOYCE, THOMAS H.
BRANCH CHIEF NMSS BROCHMAN, PHILIP G.
SR. PROGRAM MANAGER NSIR BROWN, MICHAEL L.
SENIOR REACTOR ENGINEER NSIR BROWN, SHERRIE MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYST NRR BUCKBERG, PERRY H.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (ORL)
NRR COLON JR., HERIBERTO SR. CONTRACT SPECIALIST ADM CORBETT, JAMES C.
DIR, OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION ADM CRISCIONE, LAWRENCE S.
OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-III CULLISON, DAVID C.
NRC CLEARANCE OFFICER (TEAM LEADER)
OCIO DELISLE, DALE A.
MATERIALS ENGINEER RES DOZIER, IRA J.
SENIOR RELIABILITY AND RISK ANALYST NRR DOZIER, TAMSEN S.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER NMSS ENTZ, KATHLEEN J.
LICENSING ASSISTANT NRR ESH, DAVID W.
SENIOR RISK ANALYST NMSS ESKINS, DOUGLAS C.
SENIOR COMPUTER ENGINEER RES EUDY, MICHAEL A.
PROJECT MANAGER RES EVANS, MARILYN L.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-I FARISS, EDWARD C.
SENIOR HR SPECIALIST (BENEFITS)
OCHCO FERNANDEZ, EDISON SENIOR REACTOR INSPECTOR R-III FIGUEROA, SANDRA L.
LICENSING ASSISTANT NMSS FLANNERY, CYNTHIA M.
SENIOR HEALTH PHYSICIST NMSS FOLTZ, JEFFREY A.
ISSO/IT SPECIALIST R-III FRAGMAN, CHRISTINE W.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-I GADDY, VINCENT G.
BRANCH CHIEF R-IV GARRY, STEVEN M.
SENIOR HEALTH PHYSICIST NRR GIESSNER, JOHN B.
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR R-III
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ENCLOSURE A RETIREMENTS (continued)
GILDEN, LOUIS S.
SR. CONTRACT SPECIALIST ADM GOEL, VIJAY K.
SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER NRR GOLDAU, ANDREAS S.
OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-II GRAY, MELVIN K.
BRANCH CHIEF R-I GROSSMAN, CHRISTOPHER J.
PROJECT MANAGER NMSS GROVER, RAVINDER P.
SAFETY AND PLANT SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR HAIRE, MARK S.
BRANCH CHIEF R-IV HAMDAN, ABDULLATIF S.
PROJECT MANAGER NMSS HARRIS, LARRY C.
SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (TL)
R-II HEDIGAN, THOMAS E.
OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-I HICKMAN, JOHN D.
SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (TL)
R-II HIGHLEY, CHRISTOPHER J.
SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (BWR/TL)
R-IV HILL, LESLIE A.
MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYST NRR HUGHES, BRIAN SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRR HUTTO III, GEORGE A.
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER R-II JACKSON, DONALD E.
BRANCH CHIEF R-I JACOBS, CHRISTIAN J.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NMSS JEHLE, PATRICIA A.
ATTORNEY OGC JOHNSON JR, WILLIAM P.
SENIOR SPECIAL AGENT OIG KARAGIANNIS, HARRIET H.
BRANCH CHIEF RES KENNEDY, SILAS R.
SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (TL)
R-II KHAN, OMAR H.
IT PROJECT MANAGER NSIR KHOURI, GEORGE J.
SENIOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT INSPECTOR R-II KIM, GRACE H.
SENIOR ATTORNEY OGC KROHN, PAUL G.
DIRECTOR DIV OF RAD SAFETY & SECURITY R-I LACY, NEWTON T.
OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-II LEE, ERIC J.
SENIOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEER RES LEPRELL, BRIAN J.
SENIOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OI LINTON, RON C.
SENIOR GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGIST NMSS LORSON, RAYMOND K.
DIRECTOR OF TRANSITION R-I MA, XIAOMEI DIRECTOR NMSS MANGEFRIDA, MICHAEL D.
SR INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR MCKENNEY, CHRISTEPHER A.
BRANCH CHIEF NMSS
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ENCLOSURE A RETIREMENTS (continued)
MERZKE, DANIEL J.
SENIOR REACTOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER NRR MOORIN, LAURETTE T.
SR. MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYST RES MORRIS, EDDIE D.
SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (TL)
R-II NIEBAUM, PHILLIP K.
SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (TL)
R-II NORWOOD, DONALD W.
NUCLEAR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NSIR PARK, DONG H.
REACTOR OPS ENGINEER (QA INSPECT)
NRR PICCIOTTO, COLLEEN M.
IT SPECIALIST R-I PIRES, JOSE A.
SR TECH ADV FOR CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENG RES REYES, JOSE R.
PROJECT ENGINEER R-II RIOS, CARLOS E.
ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR OI ROSADO, PAIGE A.
SENIOR IT SPECIALIST (BUSINESS ANALY)
OCIO RULE, DAVID P.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANT R-I RUTENKROGER, SCOTT P.
SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (BWR/TL)
R-I SAMADDAR, SUJIT K.
SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER (STR NMSS SAVEROT, PIERRE M.
PROJECT MANAGER NMSS SCHNEIDER, STEWART SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NMSS SHEA JR., JAMES J.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRR SMITH, ARTHUR M.
SENIOR IT SPECIALIST OCIO SMITH, GALEN D.
SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR (TL)
R-II SOSA, BELKYS SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NRR SPICHER, TERRI L.
TEAM LEADER OIG STARFISH, NATALIE K.
NUCLEAR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NSIR SULLIVAN, ALLEN K.
SR IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)
OCIO SWIGER, ROGER L.
IT PROGRAM MANAGER (TRAINING SYSTEMS)
OCHCO TE, BUNNA R.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R-III THOMPSON, MARY C.
SAFETY CULTURE SPECIALIST OE TIEN, KE K.
REACTOR SYS ENGR (ADVANCED REACTORS)
RES TRAN, LINH N.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (NON POWER)
NRR TRYBUS, CHESTER G.
SENIOR BUDGET ANALYST OCFO TURTIL, RICHARD H.
SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST NMSS WALKER, GAYLE R.
SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OI WALKER, MELISSA S.
DIRECTOR, EMBARK VENTURE STUDIO NRR WANG, WEIJUN SENIOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER RES
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ENCLOSURE A RETIREMENTS (continued)
WATSON, BRUCE A.
SPECIAL ASSISTANT NMSS WELLING, BLAKE D.
DIR, DIV OPERATING REACTOR SAFETY R-I WERKHEISER, DAVID L.
SENIOR REACTOR ANALYST R-I WHITE, A. D.
SENIOR HEALTH PHYSICIST NMSS WHITED, AARON R.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NMSS WIEBE, JOEL S.
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER (ORL)
NRR WINKEL, THOMAS C.
HEALTH PHYSICIST R-I XI, ZUHAN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER NRR DEPARTURES HALOJ, KRISTEN H.
ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST (DOCKET MGMNT)
SECY HENNING, TROY J.
SENIOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER R-III DRZEWIECKI, TIMOTHY J.
SENIOR REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR FRANKLIN, CHASE A.
REACTOR INSPECTOR R-II MCANDREW-BENAVIDES, ELIZA REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER (CYBER)
NSIR PICK, GREGORY A.
SR REACTOR INSPECTOR R-IV PIERRI, ROCCO J.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR SPEC PROJECTS OI WARNS, KYLE M.
STUDENT CO-OP RES
January 9, 2026 Week Ending: January 2, 2026 ENCLOSURE B Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of December 29 - January 2 as submitted by requester.
Tracking Number Requesters Name Requesters Organization Request Description Received Date CON-2026-000003
- Fiorilli, Riannah Federal Bureau of Investigation In connection with the review of FBI files responsive to FBI FOIPA Case #1635039-000, a document originating with your agency or containing information concerning your agency was located and is being referred to your agency for the appropriate action. Please see the attached document which outlines the FBI's consultation to your agency.
01/02/2026 FOIA-2026-000188 Ravnitzky, Michael
- 1) A copy of the final report, closing memo, or equivalent concluding document for each NRC Inspector General investigation closed during CY2025. 2) A copy of the list of NRC Inspector General investigations closed during CY2025, including relevant data fields such as the subject or topic of the investigation, the case number, closing date, and opening date.
12/29/2025 FOIA-2026-000189
- Unknown, Micah Under the Freedom of Information Act, I respectfully request the following records related to Arkansas Nuclear One - Unit 2 (ANO U2): I am requesting a full Copy of the latest revision Procedure "OP-2203.012B" related to "Annunciator 2K02 corrective actions" A full document in PDF form is appreciated 12/29/2025 FOIA-2026-000190 Quigley, Barry This is a FOIA request for the NRC procedure, Office Instruction, Management Directive or other formally approved direction used by the Staff for the processing of "Interim Staff Guidance".
12/29/2025 FOIA-2026-000191 Tarlen, Jon I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act. I am seeking access to records related to telepathy and any associated research or activities, specifically:
Allegations or incidents where individuals may have been entrapped in telepathy-related activities, sterilized augmentation. Any investigations or reports concerning the entrapment of individuals by the following entities: CIA, NSA, Pentagon, Raytheon, NASA, Lockheed Martin, General Electric, Ubisoft, Origin, Bethesda, Activision, NVIDIA, Blizzard, SpaceX, Cloudflare, Palantir, Oracle, US Space Force, Vanguard, DARPA, IARPA, 01/02/2026
January 9, 2026 Week Ending: January 2, 2026 2
ENCLOSURE B Tracking Number Requesters Name Requesters Organization Request Description Received Date FOIA-2026-000191 (continued)
US Embassy, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Larry Ellison, Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, Stephen Glenn, Alex Karp, Extraction of Information, Extraction of Information from Pentagon (and sending it to civilians), Extraction of Information from Citizens, Stealing Information and Blackmailing Citizens, Use of names of government officials, celebrities, and politicians, Any type of watchdog programs.
January 9, 2026 Week Ending: January 2, 2026 ENCLOSURE C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Duke Energy Early Site Permit Application On December 30, 2025, Duke Energy submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an early site permit application for a site near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, NC. The application is based on a plant-parameter envelope, encompassing six potential reactor technologies. Staff plans to conduct a 45-day acceptance review of the application.
Holtec International Company On December 30, 2025, SMR, LLC, a Holtec International Company, submitted to the NRC Part 1 of an application for a construction permit for a dual-unit SMR 300 plant at the Palisades Energy Center in Covert, Michigan. This first part of the application includes a request for a Limited Work Authorization with accompanying exemptions to authorize certain construction activities prior to issuance of a full construction permit. As required by regulations, Part 2 of the application will be filed no later than 18 months after Part 1. The new units are named Pioneer Unit 1 and 2. Staff plans to conduct a 45-day acceptance review of the application.
January 9, 2026 Week Ending: January 2, 2026 ENCLOSURE D Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Document Released to Public Date of Document Subject Decision Documents 1.
SECY-25-0096 12/11/2025 Proposed Amended Agreement Between the State of Wyoming and the Commission Pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, As Amended Information 1.
None Memoranda 1.
None Commission Correspondence 1.
None Federal Register Notices Issued 1.
None