SECY-18-0101, Weekly Information Report - Week Ending October 5, 2018
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| Issue date: | 10/11/2018 |
| From: | Robert Lewis NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
| Barnes A, 301-415-1720 | |
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| Download: ML18277A080 (9) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT October 11, 2018 SECY-18-0101 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Robert J. Lewis Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT -WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 5, 2018 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
~ t-2 Assistant for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: Anthony P. Barnes, OEDO 301-415-1720
Office of Administration Acquisition Management Division (ADM)
Items of Interest Week Ending October 5, 2018 Concrete Technology and Codes Training Course On September 26, 2018, contract 31310018C0010 was awarded to PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION in Skokie, IL. The purpose of this contract is to provide a training course entitled , "Concrete Technology and Codes." The course is intended to improve the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspector's ability to conduct in-depth inspections and design reviews of NRC-licensed facilities to determine whether or not applicable codes and standards are met. The base period of performance of this contract is from October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019, with four 1-year option periods extending to September 30, 2023. The total potential value over the life of the award is $604,996.40.
Maintenance and Development of the VARSKIN Computer Code On September 27, 2018, contract 31310018C0026 was awarded to RENAISSANCE CODE DEVELOPMENT LLC in Corvallis, OR. The purpose of this contract is to maintain, distribute and improve the VARSKIN computer code. This includes VARSKIN maintenance, invoicing, continued software quality assurance, VARSKIN user support, and training under RAMP. The base period of performance of this contract is from September 27, 2018, through September 26, 2021, with two 1-year option periods extending to September 26, 2023. The total potential value over the life of the award is $728,960.00 AudioNisual NRC Conference Room Modernization {Skype meeting rooms).
On September 26, 2018, contract 3131001800016 was awarded to COPPER RIVER ENTERPRISE SERVICES LLC in Anchorage, AK. The purpose of this contract is to modernize existing NRC conference rooms which will result in improved audio and video collaboration across the NRC and with external meeting participants. The base period of performance of this contract is from September 30, 2018, through September 29, 2019, with four 1-year option periods extending to September 30, 2023. The total potential value over the life of the award is
$10,000,000.
Historical Classified Document Reviews for Declassification On September 28, 2018, contract 31310018C0035 was awarded to TCN-GET LLC in Rock Hill ,
SC. The purpose of this contract is to provide technical assistance services from the contractor to conduct reviews of historical classified documents eligible for automatic declassification in order to assess what needs to remain classified and what can be declassified and released to the public while still protecting the national security interests of the United States Government.
The base period of performance of this contract is from September 28, 2018, through September 27, 2019, with two 1-year option periods extending to September 27, 2021 . The total potential value over the life of the award is $997,016.20.
Transit Subsidies for Metro On September 26, 2018, contract 31310018C0032 was awarded to WMATA in Washington, DC. The purpose of this contract is to provide the NRC with a means by which it can pay transit subsidy costs for Metro Rail trips for NRC employees that are eligible for the federal transit October 5, 2018 Enclosure A
subsidy. The base period of performance of this contract is from January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, with four 1-year option periods extending to December 31, 2023. The total potential value over the life of the award is $5,340,000.00.
Microsoft Consulting Services On September 26, 2018, contract 31310018C0033 was awarded to MICROSOFT CORPORATION in Redmond, WA. The purpose of this contract is to provide a single point of accountability and coordination for NRC in the delivery of Microsoft Consulting Services from Microsoft corporate support. The base period of performance of this contract is from October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019, with two 1-year option periods extending to September 30, 2021. The total potential value over the life of the award is $1,415,345.00.
Risk-informed reviews of instrumentation and control systems/components On September 26, 2018, contract 31310018C0034 was awarded to INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING AND SAFETY SOLUTIONS LLC in Germantown, MD. The purpose of this contract is to provide support in developing the technical basis for further risk-informing the regulatory framework for l&C systems or components . The base period of performance of this contract is from September 28, 2018, through September 27, 2022. The total value over the life of the award is $836,146.00.
October 5, 2018 Enclosure A
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO)
Items of Interest Week Ending October 5, 2018 ARRIVALS NONE RETIREMENTS ALLEN, CATHERINE JEAN CYBER SECURITY SPECIALIST NSIR LO, EILEEN T LICENSE FEE SPECIALIST NRO PECK, MICHAEL S SR. REACTORTECHNOLOGYINSTRUCTOR OCHCO SAHAY, PREM P ELECTRICAL ENGINEER NRR DEPARTURES NAG, SUBIR CONSULTANT NMSS ROHATGI , UPENDRA S CONSULTANT ACRS October 5, 2018 Enclosure B
Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
Items of Interest Week Ending October 5, 2018 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of October 1 - October 5, as submitted by requester Documents and other information concerning the Department of Homeland Security (OHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) inquiry or investigation of NRC-2019-000002 named individual for alleqed misconduct All records related to the close-out appraisal and feedback provided to named individuals, and in regards to named individual's FY2017 close-out and final performance appraisals; records in regards to performance feedback throughout the year and any significant decline related to named NRC-2019-000003 individual's performance; documents and records pertinent to the named individual's performance and conduct; and memory joggers by named individual's related to named individual's performance All records of all position evaluation statements that were evaluated and approved for a higher grade by a Human Resource (HR) specialist but then someone in HR or the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) NRC-2019-000004 was told not upgrade the position so the position remained at the previous lower level, from the time period of January 1, 2013, to present Any information regarding a Material Licensing Tracking System listing at 7915 Maryland Avenue, Hammond, Indiana; facility name: IRISNDT, Inc. NRC-2019-000005 and Docket No 3038777 Listing of all lost, stolen Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) owned NRC-2019-000006 items for 2016-current date, and media relations policy All records on Anarchist extremism and/or anarchist extremists, and NRC-2019-000007 Anarchism Past requests for comment in 2016-through current date, from the Huffington Post, and the NRC-OPA; and listing of all cell phone numbers, NRC-2019-000008 assigned to Office of Public Affairs staff Legal opinions on Patriot Act - constitutionality of surveillance activity; all correspondence between NRC and Southern Poverty Law Center in 2017 and 2018; copies of all lawsuits served on NRC from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); newest NRC litigation report; records showing past NRC-2019-000009 NRC requests sent to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Assistant General, for a legal opinion 2010-current; and copy of any past lawsuit served on NRC by Muck Rock All records on Norte del Valle and Sinaloa cartels NRC-2019-000010 Dates of past meeting of the Shooting Incident Review Group (SIRG), 2010 through present; all communication, emails, paper format, memos, from/to named individual, 2016 through present date; and all communication NRC-2019-000011 between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Technical Liaison Unit (TLU) and NRC in 2017/2018 Listinq of all NRC Federal firearms licenses NRC-2019-000012 All budget records related to "Going Dark," from January 1, 2010, through NRC-2019-000013 current October 5, 2018 Enclosure C
All communications "Emails" between NRC and Terrorist Screening Center NRC-2019-000014 in 2018 Reports of incidents or injury or death submitted by NRC to the Department NRC-2019-000015 of Justice - Civil Rights Division, 2000-current date Any and all records from NRC's Office of the General Counsel (OGC) relating to requests for approvals or denials of departures from the NRC-2019-000016 Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide (DIOG)
Names and position titles of all NRC classification authorities NRC-2019-000017 All reports of lost firearm or ammo in 2010 through current NRC-2019-000018 Requesting data on the number, type, and by vendor or reported security NRC-2019-000019 breaches of NRC systems Records showing NRC using FinFisher and/or FinSpy software programs NRC-2019-000020 NRC material witness warrant lists NRC-2019-000021 All requests sent via U.S. mail or email to NRC Office of Administration NRC-2019-000022 Publication Branch, in 2016, 2017, and 2018, for a NRC publication Count of Active Denial Systems (ADS) owned, leased, or operated by NRC NRC-2019-000023 Records on, about, mentioning or concerning the records and NRC-2019-000024 communications relating to the Central California Darknet Strike Force Count of Sensitive Compartmented information facilities operated by NRC, NRC-2019-000025 and the total square feet or estimate of All notices to/from NRC and international criminal police organizations, in NRC-2019-000026 2018 only Records showing each NRC staff that has any sort of clearance for Top NRC-2019-000027 Secret, or lower level for records Log of all FOIA appeals for FY2018 NRC-2019-000028 Any and all data compiled by NRC related to protests at Donald Trump NRC-2019-000029 events, 2016-current All the data NRC submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers' National Inventory of Dams for high hazard and significant hazard dams, as NRC-2019-000030 specified Copies of letters of support issued by Members of Congress to the NRC in NRC-2019-000031 support of grant applications for University of Michigan, for FY2016-FY2018 October 5, 2018
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR}
Items of Interest Week Ending October 5, 2018 Staff Issues Seabrook Unit 1 License Renewal Safety Evaluation Report On September 28, 2018, the staff issued its safety evaluation report (SER) for the Seabrook Unit 1 License Renewal application (LRA). The application for license renewal for Seabrook Unit 1 was initially submitted on June 1, 2010. The staff issued an SER with open items on June 8, 2012, which included the alkali-silica reaction on concrete as an open item for aging management of structures. This was the last open item to be resolved for the LRA. The basis for approving the methodology for addressing the alkali-silica reaction on concrete structures was via a license amendment request that staff reviewed in parallel. An October 31, 2018, meeting is scheduled with the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) to address the technical topic of alkali-silica reaction with concrete, and the ACRS will meet on November 15, 2018, to consider the staff evaluation of the LRA.
Accident Tolerant Fuel Project Plan On September 30, 2018, the Accident Tolerant Fuel Steering Committee and Working Group, with participation from the Office of Regulatory Research, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, and the Office of New Reactors, published the first official version of the "Project Plan to Prepare the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Efficient and Effective Licensing of Accident Tolerant Fuel." The plan is publicly available in the Agency Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at ML18261A414. The plan received feedback from a wide range of stakeholders. Staff received comments through public meetings, an official public comment period, exchanges with U.S. Department of Energy, and interactions with the international community. The staff responses to the public comments received during the official comment period are publicly available in ADAMS at ML18261A415.
October 5, 2018 Enclosure D
Office of the Secretary (SECY)
Items of Interest Week Ending October 5, 2018 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. SECY-18-0091 09/12/2018 Recommendations for Modifying the Reactor Oversight Process for New Large Light Water Reactors with Passive Safety Systems such as the AP1000 (Generation Ill+ Reactor Designs)
- 2. SECY-18-0093 09/20/2018 Recommended Change to Verification of the Design Reliability Assurance Program Information Papers
- 1. SECY-18-0098 10/04/2018 Weekly Information Report -Week Ending September 28, 2018 Memoranda
- 1. Staff Requirements Memorandum 10/03/2018 Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Operating M180927 Reactor Business Line Commission Correspondence
- 1. Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander and Mike Simpson submits the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) monthly Congressional Status Report for August 2018, dated September 26, 2018.
- 2. Letter to Mr. Mark Bradley, Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and Records Administration, submits the annual report on the NRC's delegations of original classification authority, dated September 26, 2018.
- 3. Letter to the Honorable Richard Shelby and Rodney Frelinghuysen submits the report on the potential uses of the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors tools in its licensing process and safety reviews, dated September 27, 2018.
- 4. Letter to the Honorable Greg Walden, et al., submits the August 2018 monthly status report on the NRC's activities and use of unobligated carryover funds appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund, dated September 27, 2018.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. Denial Petition for Rulemaking - Agency Procedures for Responding to Adverse Court Decisions and Addressing Funding Shortfalls [Docket No. PRM-2-15; NRC-2015-0264]
October 5, 2018 Enclosure E