U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONNOTICE OF GRANT/ASSISTANCE AWARD

1. GRANT/AGREEMENT NO. 2. MODIFICATION NO. 3. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 4. AUTHORITYNRC-HQ-12-G-38-0036 FROM: 04/01/2012 TO: 03/31/2014 Pursuant to Section 31b and 141b of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended5. TYPE OF AWARD 6. ORGANIZATION TYPE 7. RECIPIENT NAME, ADDRESS, and EMAIL ADDRESS

Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Aiken Technical CollegeEducation

GRANT DS 940020381 2276 Jefferson Davis Highway

D COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NAICS: 611310 Aiken, SC 29829

insor@atc. edu

8. PROJECT TITLE:Nuclear Quality Systems Technical Education Project (NQSTEP) Aiken Technical College

9. PROJECT WILL BE CONDUCTED 10. TECHNICAL REPORTS ARE REQUIRED 11. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S) NAME, ADDRESS and EMAIL ADDRESS

PER GOVERNMENT'S/RECIPIENT'S PROGRESS AND FINAL Dr. Tracy PiernerPROPOSAL(S) DATED LAiken Technical College

FINAL ONLY 2276 Jefferson Davis HighwayAiken, SC 29801

AND APPENDIX A-PROJECT D OTHER (Conference Proceedings) (803) 593-9231GRANT PROVISIONS nNrerIt ___________________fu_________________________

12. NRC PROGRAM OFFICE (NAME and ADDRESS) 13. ACCOUNTING and APPROPRIATION DATA 14. METHOD OF PAYMENTNRC APPN. NO: 31X0200 D] ADVANCE BY TREASURY CHECKAttn: Tanya Parwani-Jaimes, B&R NO: 2012-84-51-K-164office of Human Resources F-1 REIMBURSEMENT BY TREASURY CHECKMS: GW5E03 (301) 492-2308 JOBCODE: T845811545 Rockville Pike BOC NO: 4110 -LETTEROFCREDITRockville, MD 20850Tanya.Parwani-Jaimes~nrc.qov OFFICE ID NO: HR-12-136 OTHER (SPECIFY) Electronic ASAP.gov

-____ ____-T--___ _ ____I -I aO (See Remarks in Item #20 "Payment Information")15. NRC OBLIGATION FUNDS 16. TOTAL FUNDING AGREEMENT

This action provides funds for Fiscal Year 12THIS ACTION $192,129.00 NRC $192,129.00 in the amount of $192,329.00

PREVIOUS OBLIGATION $n nn RECIPIENT $0.00

TOTAL $192,129.00 TOTAL $192,129.00

17. NRC ISSUING OFFICE (NAME, ADDRESS and EMAIL ADDRESS)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionDiv. of ContractsAttn: Chris Walston Email: chris.walston@nrc.govmail Stop: TWB-01-BlOMWashington, DC 20555

18. 19. NRC CONTRACTING OFFICER

Signature Not Required C3/,0& CR11rnt9,TS 0X/01/2012(Signature) (Date)

NAME (TYPED) Sheila Bumpass

TITLE Contracting Officer

2TELEPHONE NO. (301)492-3484

20. PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payment will be made through the Automated Standard Application for Payment (ASAP.gov) unless the recipient has failed to comply with the program objectives,award conditions, Federal reporting requirements or other conditions specified in 2 CFR 215 (OMB Circular Al 10).

21. Attached is a copy of the "NRC General Provisions for Grants and Cooperative Agreements Awarded to Non-Government Recipients.

Acceptance of these terms and conditions is acknowledged when Federal funds are used on this project.

22. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE

In the event of a conflict between the recipient's proposal and this award, the terms of the Award shall prevail.

23. By this award, the Recipient certifies that payment of any audit-related debt will not reduce the level of performance of any Federal Program.

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ATTACHMENT A - SCHEDULE

A.1 PURPOSE OF GRANT

The purpose of this Grant is to provide support to the Nuclear Quality Systems TechnicalEducation Project (NQSTEP) as described in Attachment B entitled "Program Description."

A.2 PERIOD OF GRANT

1. The effective date of this Grant is April 01, 2012. The estimated completion date of thisGrant is March 31, 2014.

2. Funds obligated hereunder are available for program expenditures for the estimated period:April 01, 2012- March 31, 2014.

A. GENERAL1. Total Estimated NRC Amount:2. Total Obligated Amount:3. Cost-Sharing Amount:4. Activity Title:

$192,129.00$192,129.00$0.00Nuclear Quality Systems TechnicalEducation Project (NQSTEP)

5. NRC Project Officer:6. DUNS No.:

B. SPECIFICRFPA No.:Faimis:Job Code:BOC:B&R Number:Appropriation #:Amount Obligated:

Tanya Pawani-Jaimes940020381

HR-12-136GR0172T845841102012-84-51-K-16431X0200$192,129.00

A.3 BUDGET

Revisions to the budget shall be made in accordance with Revision of Grant Budget inaccordance with 2 CFR 215.25.

PersonnelFringe BenefitsTravelEquipmentSuppliesSubtotalFAC (35%)Yearly Total

Year 1$63,940.00$11,509.00$4,754.00$22,553.00$5,000.00$107,756.00$29,821.00$137,577.00

Year 2$30,216.00$5,439.00$4,754.00$0.00$0.00$40,409.00$14,143.00$54,552.00

All travel must be in accordance with the Aiken Technical College Travel Regulations or the USGovernment Travel Policy absent Grantee's travel regulation.

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A.4 AMOUNT OF AWARD AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES

1. The total estimated amount of this Award is $192,129.00 for the two year period.

2. NRC hereby obligates the amount of $192,129.00 for program expenditures during theperiod set forth above and in support of the Budget above. The Grantee will be given writtennotice by the Contracting Officer when additional funds will be added. NRC is not obligated toreimburse the Grantee for the expenditure of amounts in excess of the total obligated amount.

3. Payment shall be made to the Grantee in accordance with procedures set forth in theAutomated Standard Application For Payments (ASAP) Procedures set forth below.

Attachment B - Program Description

Aiken Technical College's NQSTEP will impact the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA), aseven-county region along the South Carolina/Georgia border that is home to several nuclearfacilities, including NRC-licensed commercial nuclear power stations and the Mixed Oxide FuelFabrication facility at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site. The college will designand implement a nuclear quality systems program for delivery in two formats: as an on-campusprogram at ATC and as a hybrid course of study for the region. The program will be a stand-alone program as well as an add-on option for ATC's engineering or industrial technologydegree programs.

Potential for supporting or advancing the nuclear safety, nuclear security, or nuclearenvironmental protection educational infrastructure. In 2009, The Nuclear Energy Institute'sWork Force Report cited quality assurance, nuclear quality systems, and non-destructiveexamination as "the three critical pipelines identified for new nuclear" (28). The studydetermined a need for six quality assurance/quality systems programs nationwide by 2014 (43).Moreover, the report indicated the potential for an even greater need for training programs fornuclear industry workers in some regions in the United States:

The lack of programs in these critical regions may lead to a significant shortfall in workers in thecoming years. This shortfall will be exacerbated if new plant construction commences at anysignificant scale or if government-based nuclear work attempts to hire from the commercialpipeline (42).In view of the significant presence of nuclear-related industries in the CSRA andthe Southeastern United States, nuclear training continues to be a high priority to prevent ashortfall of workers in this region.A targeted study of workforce needs has confirmed thepotential for a worker shortfall in the CSRA. In June, 2009, the Savannah River Site CommunityReuse Organization (SRSCRO) initiated a nuclear workforce study to obtain reliable estimatesof the need for new nuclear workers at the Savannah River Site and other nuclear-relatedindustries and facilities in the CSRA. The study, conducted by Booz-Allen-Hamilton, indicated aneed for 164 quality assurance and nuclear quality systems personnel by 2020; 101 of these willbe needed by 2014 (10-11). A subsequent validation study involving SRSCRO's NuclearWorkforce Initiative (NWI) employer participants ranked quality assurance as the primary needfollowing operators (NWI Staffing Committee).

The study focused upon the SRSCRO region; however, the study acknowledged that there are16 current nuclear power units and plans to build as many as eight more in neighboring regions.These facilities are close enough to the SRSCRO region that they will compete for trainednuclear workers, which compounds the urgent challenge to train job-ready graduates fornuclear-related industries (6).

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Based on the Booz-Allen-Hamilton study findings and the NEI's projected workforce data, ATCimmediately began to develop a strategy for meeting workforce needs in the area of nuclearquality systems. On April 28 and 29, 2010, at the request of the Department of Energy (DOE),ATC hosted a Designing a Curriculum (DACUM) panel to develop a program in nuclear qualitysystems to meet the workforce needs of the Savannah River Site (SRS), the new Salt-WasteProcessing Facility (regulated by the DOE), the new Mixed-Oxide Fuel Facility (regulated by theNRC), and planned projects at SCANA (VC Summer Nuclear Power Station) and SouthernCompany (Plant Vogtle Nuclear Power Station). The DACUM results provided a foundation forplanning a nuclear quality systems program based on industry needs.Recent regional initiatives will require a trained workforce and will increase opportunities forATC graduates:

" In August 2011, Southern Nuclear received the Final Safety Evaluation Report from theNuclear Regulatory Commission for the Combined Construction and Operating License forVogtle units 3 and 4. The two new units are scheduled for completion in 2016 and 2017 andGeorgia Power has estimated the expansion to result in over 3,000 jobs.

• SCANA Corporation is expanding its nuclear stations at V.C. Summer, near Jenkinsville,SC, close to ATC. Plant Summer provides jobs for about 625 employees.

* Parsons, located 12 miles south of Aiken, SC, has a DOE contract to construct a Salt WasteProcessing Facility that will eventually process 33 million gallons of radioactive salt waste.

* In 2007, the U.S. DOE announced that the Savannah River Site would begin construction onthe nearly $5 billion Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility. About 1,600 jobs will be createdduring construction, and about 800 jobs will be created to operate the facility. Constructionwill be completed in 2014 and operations will begin in 2016.

* URS Washington Division has partnered with South Carolina to establish a commercialnuclear licensing and engineering business in-state.

Collaborative linkages. The college has long-standing relationships with the industry partners inthe proposed project. SCANA, ATC's NEI partner, and Shaw-AREVA will participate in thenuclear quality systems curriculum development and the ongoing evaluation of the program.ATC is part of several institutions and initiatives that exist to enhance education and training fornuclear-related industries. The partnerships include:

* A Nuclear Energy Institute-registered college;* A Project Lead the Way college;* Membership in the University of Missouri nuclear curriculum consortium;* An ongoing relationship with SRSCRO and active involvement in its Nuclear Workforce

Initiative, working with partners to increase the long-term educational and trainingcapabilities for the CSRA;

" Membership in the Carolinas' Nuclear Cluster;" Developed and delivered a Radiation Protection Technology "Fast-Track" program in

cooperation with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions;* Established a dual-enrollment Pre-Engineering Academy (fall 2010) in partnership with

Aiken County Public Schools to provide high school students with interest in STEMdisciplines the opportunity for college-level studies.

" A regional partner in the planned Regional Center for Nuclear Education & Training(RCNET) led by Indian River Community College and funded by the National ScienceFoundation.

* In June of 2011, the NQS Advisory Committee was established with a "kick-off' meeting.

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The committee members represent companies from the Department of Energy SavannahRiver Site, commercial nuclear stations, and nuclear vendors. The companies and memberscome from around the United States.

" In August 2011, SCANA committed to support a "loaned executive" to lead the developmentof the NQS program. Mr. Furman Miller will serve as the subject matter expert (resume isattached). Mr. Miller brings 31 years of Nuclear Quality Systems experience to theproposed project and is credentialed in NDE at Level III (RT/MT/PT/VTNVelding),coordinates the quality systems training at VC Summer Nuclear Station and is the NuclearQuality Control Supervisor.

" Notably, ATC is the only NEI-affiliated college in the Southeastern United States with ties toboth the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the DOE.

* These initiatives and relationships combined with the DACUM results provide the collegewith a clear guide as to the goals and requirements for a nuclear quality systems programthat will meet both the INPO-ACAD and DOE-SRS standards. The curriculum will providebroad training that will prepare students to work effectively in nuclear power facilities as wellas in defense-related sites.

Innovative approaches and techniques to enhance student learning. The nuclear qualitysystems program at ATC will be designed to meet the guidelines of the Institute for NuclearPower Operations National Academy for Nuclear Training (INPO NANT) published in ACAD 11-002. The program will also adhere to guidelines established in NQA-1 and the AmericanSociety for Quality certification programs. The conducted DACUM (April 2010) will also providethe framework for designing the curriculum.

The curriculum will be offered as an add-on or focus to an Associate of Applied Science inEngineering Technology degree. Specialty courses for the NQS program will include: BlueprintReading, Metrology and Calibration; Codes, Standards and Regulations; Nuclear IndustryPreventive and Corrective Actions; Advanced Measurement and Testing of Materials; QualityAudits; and Machine Shop Fundamentals. In August 2011, the NQS Advisory Committeeestablished the vision, mission, and objectives for the program with the program learningoutcomes currently under development.

Proposed Approach. ATC will hire a full-time faculty member who will serve as the programcoordinator and work with the loaned executive and the instructional designer to develop thecourse curriculum. The NQS program will include skills-based scenario exercises, studentevaluations, and data-driven program assessment and a curriculum package inclusive of courseoutlines, learning objectives, lecture notes, laboratory exercises, supporting graphics, modulesummaries, case studies, student assessments, glossaries and reading lists, acronyms, andbibliographies. ATC will leverage the "best practices" in the nuclear quality field. The college willbenchmark the NQS program curriculum against the curricula gathered from the DOE-Hanfordfacility, DOE-Savannah River Site, the University of Missouri and Columbia Basin CommunityCollege and a bench marking trip will be made to Chattanooga Community College.

To develop the hybrid curriculum, the faculty member and loaned executive will work with aninstructional designer to segment content into topical modules, creating lessons dedicated tospecific topics. The college will utilize its existing presentation capture system to incorporateaudio, video, multimedia, and other sources to edit and publish the curriculum. Students willuse a web-stream link within an online course management system (CMS). Students withoutcomputers may utilize the college's computer labs and laboratory.

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ATC will perform a complete gap analysis on the final NQS curriculum against INPO-ACAD andDOE-SRS requirements. Once complete, the college will address the programmatic gaps bymodifying course selection, course learning outcomes and curriculum to address these gaps.The analysis will result in a NQS program that adheres to both INPO-ACAD standards andDOE-SRS requirements.

Based on the results of the gap analysis, the college will create a relational database that willmap all program learning outcomes, INPO-ACAD standards, and DOE-SRS requirements andprovide colleges, graduates and employers, and the NRC and DOE with information needed todetermine employee training needs specific to each site. As graduates move from site to site,the prospective employer or the graduate will have documentation as to specific training needs.Additionally, the relational database will allow the NRC and DOE to cross-walk specific INPO-ACAD standards with related DOE-SRS training requirements.Deliverables upon completion of the project will include:

* a NQS program that includes course outlines, learning objectives, lecture notes, laboratoryexercises, supporting graphics, module summaries, case studies, assessment materials,glossaries and reading lists, acronyms, and bibliographies.

* a state-of-the art hybrid program that can be widely distributed and used effectively by otherinstitutions of higher education;

* a relational database, based upon a gap analysis, that will map all learning outcomes toassure that the program meets both INPO-ACAD and DOE standards and trainingrequirements;

" evaluative research and data to assess and report upon effectiveness of all programcomponents as well as to provide continual program enhancement and update.

Plans for implementation and completion of the curriculum development, delivery and evaluationare outlined in Table 1, Timeline, below.

"C" denotes on-campus program; 2012 2013 2014"H" denotes hybrid program

1) Determine program scope.Hire permanent full-time faculty person to serve as the .program coordinator and subject matter expert duringcurriculum development; teach on-campus courses.Engage instructional designer to collaborate with subjectmatter expert during curriculum development. fEngage instructional technologist to develop andimplement online delivery method.Establish Advisory Committee that includes project COMPLETEDstakeholders.Articulate program vision and mission; establish program COMPLETEDgoalsArticulate program learning outcomes... : IMeet with Advisory Committee to review gather feedback

2) Develop curriculum.Establish required competencies and learning outcomes.Develop curriculum.Develop hybrid curriculum.Articulate pathways to credit for qualified non-creditstudents.

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3) Obtain approvals prior to launching program.Advisory Committee. C. :HCollege; Aiken County Commission for Technical andComprehensive Education; South Carolina Technical C HCollege System; SACS.

4) Develop laboratory courses.Engage lab technician.Procure and install equipment and supplies.Prepare lab facility.

5) Recruit, assess and enroll students into on-campusprogram.Recruit and enroll students for on-campus program.Assess students via WorkKeys and COMPASS tests.Place students as indicated by assessment instruments.Assign college advisors through the First Year Experienceprogram.

6) Deliver on-campus program.Deliver nuclear quality systems program via on-campuscourses and labs.Provide continuing academic services to assure timely andsuccessful program completion.Graduate cohorts of students from on-campus program.

7) Recruit and enroll students for hybrid program.Recruit and enroll students for on-campus program.Assess students via WorkKeys and COMPASS tests.Place students as indicated by assessment instruments.Assign advisors through the First Year Experienceprogram.

8) Deliver online/hybrid program.Deliver program via online/hybrid campus courses and Tlabs. .Provide continuing academic services to assure timely andsuccessful program completion. :Graduate cohorts of students from hybrid/online program. :

9) Continually assess and enhance program.Program Advisory Committee meetings.Program assessment. C HProgram review. C:. HStudent End of Course evaluations. C H.Employer feedback. C H

10) Collect supporting data for tracking, assessment andreporting purposes.Number of students entering program. C HNumber of program graduates. .C :H...Number of graduates employed in nuclear field. C: H

Institutional capacity and capacity building ATC has worked in partnership, since the 1970s,with business, industry, government and economic development leaders to address the

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workforce needs for Radiation Protection Technicians, successfully training highly-skilledworkers for the nuclear industry since 1980.Currently, the college offers an Associate of Applied Science degree, Major in RadiationProtection Technology, as well as a Certificate in Radiological Control and completed a "fast-track" program in cooperation with Savannah River Nuclear Solutions. The curriculum teachesentry-level skills required for radiation protection technicians working at DOE nuclear facilities aswell as NRC-licensed commercial power stations and medical treatment facilities.The radiation protection technician program is fully implemented and highly successful. TheRPT program offered its first hybrid course, RPT-233, Radioactive Materials Handling, in theSpring of 2011. In August, 2011, ATC's Radiation Protection Technology program wasapproved by the National Academy of Nuclear Training through VC Summer Nuclear Station toissue the NUCP certificate to students that have met the eligibility standards. ATC is ready tomove forward with new programs that will meet the nuclear industry's growing workforce needsand provide graduates with well-paying jobs.

Existing classroom and laboratory spaces are ample and well-equipped with the latesttechnology in teaching and learning for workforce training. The Radiation Protection labs wereupgraded to support scenario-based real world mock ups in August of 2011. ATC has built a30,000 square-foot Manufacturing and Training Center that houses Environmental Safety,Chemical Operations, and mechanical and electrical labs. The nuclear quality systems labs canbe offered flexibly in this facility. Grant funds are requested to support the hiring of a full-timefaculty member and to equip the labs with supplies and equipment necessary to provide for ahands-on, scenario-based lab environment.

ATC has a state-of-the-art presentation capture system already in use on the campus and ishighly experienced in the development of online curriculum. The college has developed anddelivered 31 for-credit courses in business, engineering and computer technology. In addition,the RPT program is using the system to design and implement a hybrid learning approach.ATC will use its existing technological resources, faculty and staff expertise and provenmethodologies to fully publish the online curriculum materials for use within the CSRA andthroughout the Southeast, with future plans to expand availability beyond the region.To encourage enrollment and industry awareness, the college will utilize existing marketing andbusiness development staff, working in collaboration with admissions personnel, to advertise thenuclear quality systems program to employers, potential students, and other institutions ofhigher education.

The college's existing physical plant and technological resources are ample to support thedevelopment of the on-campus and hybrid programs. Classroom and laboratory space iscurrently available and well-equipped with the latest technology in teaching and learning forworkforce training. State-of-the-art capture and CMS technologies necessary to create theonline program are currently on campus and are used in accordance with best practices for thedevelopment of online courses. Additionally, faculty are routinely provided with professionaldevelopment opportunities that enable them to produce and utilize online curriculum materials.ATC staff will commit in-kind time and resources to assure that the NQS program is developedand implemented in a timely manner, that it meets all applicable industry standards, and that itefficiently trains students with course material that is continually updated and enhanced.The college has extensive experience with the successful management of grants in a way thatassures accuracy, accountability, and transparency in using and reporting grant funds. Duringfiscal year 2009, ATC received and managed $8,482,416 in federal grants and $2,473,787 inState of South Carolina grants.Program Sustainability.

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Enrollment in Aiken Technical College's radiation protection program has grown rapidly from 45students enrolled in the fall semester of 2008 to a current enrollment of 107. In view of theprojected industry growth in the Southeast, demand for nuclear technician workers will continueto grow, and the college is planning its nuclear-related programs to keep pace with thatdemand. The Booz-Allen-Hamilton study indicated a need for 164 quality assurance andnuclear quality systems personnel by 2020; 101 of these will be needed by 2014 (10-11).Funds requested under this opportunity will support the full development of the NQS program.Aiken Technical College anticipates that, in keeping with its current RPT program, the on-campus nuclear quality systems program will grow steadily. In addition, the hybrid program willprovide a highly cost-effective means to expand student enrollment as it serves a continuallyincreasing number of students who will not have access to the on-campus program.Key Personnel. In addition to the new faculty person who will serve as subject matter expert,the following persons will constitute a project management team as the curriculum is developed,delivered, and continually evaluated and enhanced.

* Dr. Tracy Pierner, Dean of Technical Education at Aiken Technical, College, will serve asPrincipal Investigator. Dr. Pierner holds a PhD in Technology Management ManufacturingSystems and is a Registered Professional Engineer. He has over 11 years' experience inhigher education and 6 years in private industry. Dr. Pierner led NE Wisconsin TechnicalCollege in creating an Applied Manufacturing Center. For the proposed NQS project, Dr.Pierner will provide oversight on all aspects of program planning, development andimplementation, including: resource management; hiring and supervision of new faculty andstaff; working directly with the Advisory Committee; curriculum development andimplementation; program evaluation and enhancement; and development of packageddeliverables.

" Mr. Furman Miller, SCANA Loan Executive, holds a Masters degree in quality controlengineering from the University of South Carolina and has 31 years of experience in nuclearquality systems. He holds numerous professional certifications including a Certified WeldingInspector, American Welding Society, ASNT NDT Level III / ACCP Professional Level IIICertifications, Level III Visual Examiner from the Electric Power Research Institute, EN473/ISO 9712 NDT certification, and State of Georgia Industrial Radiographer certification.In addition, he was involved in all phases of a pressurized water nuclear power plant.Responsibilities include performance of Quality Control/NDE examinations; training andcertification of QC/NDE personnel; development and implementation of an ASME Section XIISI and IWE/IWL program; development and supervision of a Receiving Inspection program;supervision of a Records and Document Control program; supervision of QC/NDE personnelfor inspection activities for Nuclear, Fossil and Hydro units within the company;development, submittal and maintenance of an industrial radiography license with the SouthCarolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Continual interface with codesand standards such as AWS, ASME, ANSI, API, AWWA, as well as NRC and Stateregulations.

* Dr. Susan A. Winsor, President of ATC, holds a PhD from the University of South Carolinaand has over 24 years of experience in higher education administration. She is a past Chairof the Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization and the current chair of theSRSCRO Nuclear Workforce Initiative. Dr. Winsor will be involved in all aspects of projectplanning and administration. She will be point of contact for affected businesses andindustries for the duration of the grant period. Dr. Winsor will provide oversight and long-range planning to assure institutionalization and sustainability of the project beyond thegrant period.

* Dr. Gemma Frock, Vice President of Education and Training at ATC, holds a PhD from the

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University of South Carolina. She has over 30 years of experience in training developmentand design, working with curriculum development and delivery for specific industries. Dr.Frock will oversee all matters related to the full development and implementation of theprogram within the academic division of the college. She will be involved in all aspects ofproject planning and administration, program evaluation, and curriculum implementation.

* Mr. Don True, Director of Financial Accounting Analysis at ATC, has over 32 years ofexperience in providing financial planning, guidance and accounting for the college. Mr.True will oversee all matters pertaining to fiscal management and accountability for thegrant.

* Industry partners in this grant opportunity, SCANA and Shaw-AREVA MOX, have signedletters of commitment, agreeing to serve on the program advisory committee duringcurriculum development, implementation and evaluation.

Budget and cost effectiveness. The nuclear quality systems program will complement anexisting radiation protection technology program that is demonstrably successful, wellrespected, and highly visible within the CSRA. Most of the grant funds will be invested incurriculum development for the nuclear quality systems program, for equipment and suppliesthat directly serve the program, and creation of the nuclear quality systems curriculum in anonline environment. The costs of the project are reasonable in relation to the project objectivesand scope. Funding from the NRC will enable the college to enroll an estimated 48 totalstudents during the two years of the grant at an average cost of $3,833/year when infrastructurecosts are factored out.

Attachment C - Standard Terms and Conditions

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission'sStandard Terms and Conditions for U.S. Nongovernmental Grantees

Preface

This award is based on the application submitted to, and as approved by, the NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC) under the authorization 42 USC 2051(b) pursuant to section 31 band 141 b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and is subject to the terms andconditions incorporated either directly or by reference in the following:

* Grant program legislation and program regulation cited in this Notice of Grant Award.* Restrictions on the expenditure of Federal funds in appropriation acts, to the extent

those restrictions are pertinent to the award." Code of Federal Regulations/Regulatory Requirements - 2 CFR 215 Uniform

Administrative Requirements For Grants And Agreements With Institutions Of HigherEducation, Hospitals, And Other Non-Profit Organizations (OMB Circulars), asapplicable.

To assist with finding additional guidance for selected items of cost as required in 2 CRF 220, 2CFR 225, and 2 CFR 230 this URL to the Office of Management and Budget Cost Circulars isincluded for reference to:A-21 (now 2 CFR 220)A-87 (now 2 CFR 225)A-122 (now 2 CFR 230A-102:

http://www.whitehouse.qov/omb/circulars index-ffm

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Any inconsistency or conflict in terms and conditions specified in the award will be resolvedaccording to the following order of precedence: public laws, regulations, applicable noticespublished in the Federal Register, Executive Orders (EOs), Office of Management and Budget(OMB) Circulars, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Mandatory Standard Provisions,special award conditions, and standard award conditions.

Certifications and Representations: These terms incorporate the certifications andrepresentations required by statute, executive order, or regulation that were submitted with theSF424B application through Grants.gov.

I. Mandatory General RequirementsThe order of these requirements does not make one requirement more important than any otherrequirement.

1. Applicability of 2 CFR Part 215a. All provisions of 2 CFR Part 215 and all Standard Provisions attached to thisgrant/cooperative agreement are applicable to the Grantee and to sub-recipients which meet thedefinition of "Grantee" in Part 215, unless a section specifically excludes a sub-recipient fromcoverage. The Grantee and any sub-recipients must, in addition to the assurances made aspart of the application, comply and require each of its sub-awardees employed in the completionof the project to comply with Subpart C of 2 CFR 215 and include this term in lower-tier(subaward) covered transactions.

b. Grantees must comply with monitoring procedures and audit requirements in accordancewith OMB Circular A-1 33. <http://www.whitehouse.qov/omb/circulars/a133/al 33.htmlhttp://www.whitehouse.qov/omb/circulars/al33 compliance/08/08toc.aspx >

2. Award Package§ 215.41 Grantee responsibilities.The Grantee is obligated to conduct such project oversight as may be appropriate, to managethe funds with prudence, and to comply with the provisions outlined in 2 CFR 215.41. Within thisframework, the Principal Investigator (PI) named on the award face page, Block 11, isresponsible for the scientific or technical direction of the project and for preparation of theproject performance reports. This award is funded on a cost reimbursement basis not to exceedthe amount awarded as indicated on the face page, Block 16 and is subject to a refund ofunexpended funds to NRC.

The standards contained in this section do not relieve the Grantee of the contractualresponsibilities arising under its contract(s). The Grantee is the responsible authority, withoutrecourse to the NRC, regarding the settlement and satisfaction of all contractual andadministrative issues arising out of procurements entered into in support of an award or otheragreement. This includes disputes, claims, protests of award, source evaluation or other mattersof a contractual nature. Matters concerning violation of statute are to be referred to suchFederal, State or local authority as may have proper jurisdiction.

SubgrantsAppendix A to Part 215-Contract Provisions

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Sub-recipients, sub-awardees, and contractors have no relationship with NRC under the termsof this grant/cooperative agreement. All required NRC approvals must be directed through theGrantee to NRC. See 2 CFR 215 and 215.41.

Nondiscrimination(This provision is applicable when work under the grant/cooperative agreement is performed inthe U.S. or when employees are recruited in the U.S.)

No U.S. citizen or legal resident shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefitsof, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded by thisaward on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, handicap, or sex. The Granteeagrees to comply with the non-discrimination requirements below:

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 USC §§ 2000d et seq)Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 USC §§ 1681 et seq)Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,as amended (29 USC § 794)The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 USC §§ 6101 et seq)The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC §§ 12101 et seq)Parts II and III of EO 11246 as amended by EO 11375 and 12086.EO 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency."Any other applicable non-discrimination law(s).

Generally, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC § 2000e et seq, provides that it shallbe an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discharge any individual or otherwise todiscriminate against an individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privilegesof employment because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.However, Title VI, 42 USC § 2000e-1 (a), expressly exempts from the prohibition againstdiscrimination on the basis of religion, a religious corporation, association, educationalinstitution, or society with respect to the employment of individuals of a particular religion toperform work connected with the carrying on by such corporation, association, educationalinstitution, or society of its activities.

Modifications/Prior ApprovalNRC's prior written approval may be required before a Grantee makes certain budgetmodifications or undertakes particular activities. If NRC approval is required for changes in thegrant or cooperative agreement, it must be requested of, and obtained from, the NRC GrantsOfficer in advance of the change or obligation of funds. All requests for NRC prior approvalshould be made, in writing (which includes submission by e-mail), to the designated GrantsSpecialist and Program Office no later than 30 days before the proposed change. The requestmust be signed by both the PI and the authorized organizational official. Failure to obtain priorapproval, when required, from the NRC Grants Officer may result in the disallowance of costs,or other enforcement action within NRC's authority.

Lobbying RestrictionsThe Grantee will comply, as applicable, with provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§1501-1508and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities of employees whose principal employmentactivities are funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.

The Grantee shall comply with provisions of 31 USC § 1352. This provision generally prohibitsthe use of Federal funds for lobbying in the Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal

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Government in connection with the award, and requires disclosure of the use of non-Federalfunds for lobbying.

The Grantee receiving in excess of $100,000 in Federal funding shall submit a completedStandard Form (SF) LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," regarding the use of non-Federalfunds for lobbying within 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter in which there occursany event that requires disclosure or that materially affects the accuracy of the informationcontained in any disclosure form previously filed. The Grantee must submit the SF-LLL,including those received from sub-recipients, contractors, and subcontractors, to the GrantsOfficer.

4 215.13 Debarment And Suspension.The Grantee agrees to notify the Grants Officer immediately upon learning that it or any of itsprincipals:

(1) Are presently excluded or disqualified from covered transactions by any Federal departmentor agency;

(2) Have been convicted within the preceding three-year period preceding this proposal beenconvicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminaloffense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal,State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or Stateantitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification ordestruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, receiving stolen property, makingfalse claims, or obstruction of justice; commission of any other offense indicating a lack ofbusiness integrity or business honesty that seriously and directly affects your presentresponsibility;

(3) Are presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity(Federal, State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph(1)(b); and

(4) Have had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause ordefault within the preceding three years.

b. The Grantee agrees that, unless authorized by the Grants Officer, it will not knowingly enterinto any subgrant or contracts under this grant/cooperative agreement with a person or entitythat is included on the Excluded Parties List System (http://epls.arnet.,ov).

The Grantee further agrees to include the following provision in any subgrant or contractsentered into under this award:

'Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion

The Grantee certifies that neither it nor its principals is presently excluded or disqualified fromparticipation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency. The policies andprocedures applicable to debarment, suspension, and ineligibility under NRC-financedtransactions are set forth in 2 CFR Part 180.'

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The Grantee must be in compliance with The Federal Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988. Thepolicies and procedures applicable to violations of these requirements are set forth in 41 USC702.

Implementation of E.O. 13224 -- Executive Order On Terrorist FinancingThe Grantee is reminded that U.S. Executive Orders and U.S. law prohibits transactions with,and the provision of resources and support to, individuals and organizations associated withterrorism. It is the legal responsibility of the Grantee to ensure compliance with these ExecutiveOrders and laws. This provision must be included in all contracts/sub-awards issued under thisgrant/cooperative agreement.

Award Grantees must comply with Executive Order 13224, Blocking Property and ProhibitingTransactions with Persons who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism. Informationabout this Executive Order can be found at: www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/eo/eo-1 3224.htm.

Procurement Standards. § 215.40-48Sections 215.41 through 215.48 set forth standards for use by Grantees in establishingprocedures for the procurement of supplies and other expendable property, equipment, realproperty and other services with Federal funds. These standards are furnished to ensure thatsuch materials and services are obtained in an effective manner and in compliance with theprovisions of applicable Federal statutes and executive orders. No additional procurementstandards or requirements shall be imposed by the Federal awarding agencies upon Grantees,unless specifically requir~ed by Federal statute or executive order or approved by OMB.

TravelTravel must be in accordance with the Grantee's Travel Regulations or the US GovernmentTravel Policy and Regulations at: www.gsa.,gov/federaltravelrequlation and the per diem ratesset forth at: www.gsa.gov/perdiem, absent Grantee's travel regulation. Travel costs for thegrant must be consistent with provisions as established in Appendix A to 2 CFR 220 (J.53). Allother travel, domestic or international, must not increase the total estimated award amount.

Domestic Travel:Domestic travel is an appropriate charge to this award and prior authorization for specific tripsare not required, if the trip is identified in the Grantee's approved program description andapproved budget. Domestic trips not stated in the approved budget require the written priorapproval of the Grants Officer, and must not increase the total estimated award amount.

All common carrier travel reimbursable hereunder shall be via the least expensive class ratesconsistent with achieving the objective of the travel and in accordance with the Grantee'spolicies and practices. Travel by first-class travel is not authorized unless prior approval isobtained from the Grants Officer.

International Travel:International travel requires PRIOR written approval by the Project Officer and the GrantsOfficer, even if the international travel is stated in the approved program description andthe approved budget.

The Grantee shall comply with the provisions of the Fly American Act (49 USC 40118) asimplemented through 41 CFR 301-10.131 through 301-10.143.

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Property and equipment standards of this award shall follow provisions as established in 2 CFR215.30-37.

Procurement StandardsProcurement standards of this award shall follow provisions as established in 2 CFR 215.40-48

Intangible and Intellectual PropertyIntangible and intellectual property of this award shall generally follow provisions established in2 CFR 215.36.

Inventions ReportThe Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517) affords Grantees the right to elect and retain title to inventionsthey develop with funding under an NRC grant award ("subject inventions"). In accepting anaward, the Grantee agrees to comply with applicable NRC policies, the Bayh-Dole Act, and itsGovernment-wide implementing regulations found at Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations(CFR) Part 401. A significant part of the regulations require that the Grantee report all subjectinventions to the awarding agency (NRC) as well as include an acknowledgement of federalsupport in any patents. NRC participates in the trans-government Interagency Edison system(http://www.iedison.Qov) and expects NRC funding Grantees to use this system to domply withBayh-Dole and related intellectual property reporting requirements. The system allows forGrantees to submit reports electronically via the Internet. In addition, the invention must bereported in continuation applications (competing or non-competing).

Patent Notification ProceduresPursuant to EO 12889, NRC is required to notify the owner of any valid patent coveringtechnology whenever the NRC or its financial assistance Grantees, without making a patentsearch, knows (or has demonstrable reasonable grounds to know) that technology covered by avalid United States patent has been or will be used without a license from the owner. To ensureproper notification, if the Grantee uses or has used patented technology under this awardwithout license or permission from the owner, the Grantee must notify the Grants Officer. Thisnotice does not necessarily mean that the Government authorizes and consents to anycopyright or patent infringement occurring under the financial assistance.

Data, Databases, and SoftwareThe rights to any work produced or purchased under a NRC federal financial assistance awardare determined by 2 CFR 215.36. Such works may include data, databases or software. TheGrantee owns any work produced or purchased under a NRC federal financial assistance awardsubject to NRC's right to obtain, reproduce, publish or otherwise use the work or authorizeothers to receive, reproduce, publish or otherwise use the data for Government purposes.

CopyrightThe Grantee may copyright any work produced under a NRC federal financial assistance awardsubject to NRC's royalty-free nonexclusive and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish orotherwise use the work or authorize others to do so for Government purposes. Works jointlyauthored by NRC and Grantee employees may be copyrighted but only the part authored by theGrantee is protected because, under 17 USC § 105, works produced by Governmentemployees are not copyrightable in the United States. On occasion, NRC may ask the Granteeto transfer to NRC its copyright in a particular work when NRC is undertaking the primarydissemination of the work. Ownership of copyright by the Government through assignment ispermitted under 17 USC § 105.

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Records Retention and Access RequirementsFor records of the Grantee shall follow established provisions in 2 CFR 215.53.

Organizational Prior Approval SystemIn order to carry out its responsibilities for monitoring project performance and for adhering toaward terms and conditions, each Grantee organization shall have a system to ensure thatappropriate authorized officials provide necessary organizational reviews and approvals inadvance of any action that would result in either the performance or modification of an NRCsupported activity where prior approvals are required, including the obligation or expenditure offunds where the governing cost principles either prescribe conditions or require approvals.

The Grantee shall designate an appropriate official or officials to review and approve the actionsrequiring NRC prior approval. Preferably, the authorized official(s) should be the sameofficial(s) who sign(s) or countersign(s) those types of requests that require prior approval byNRC. The authorized organization official(s) shall not be the principal investigator or any officialhaving direct responsibility for the actual conduct of the project, or a subordinate of suchindividual.

Conflict Of Interest StandardsFor this award shall follow OCOI requirements set forth in Section 170A of the Atomic EnergyAct of 1954, as amended, and provisions set forth at 2 CFR 215.42 Codes of Conduct.

.Dispute Review Proceduresa. Any request for review of a notice of termination or other adverse decision should beaddressed to the Grants Officer. It must be postmarked or transmitted electronically no laterthan 30 days after the postmarked date of such termination or adverse decision from the GrantsOfficer.

b. The request for review must contain a full statement of the Grantee's position and thepertinent facts and reasons in support of such position.

c. The Grants Officer will promptly acknowledge receipt of the request for review and shallforward it to the Director, Office of Administration, who shall appoint an intra-agency AppealBoard to review a grantee appeal of an agency action, if required, which will consist of theprogram office director, the Deputy Director of Office of Administration, and the Office ofGeneral Counsel.

d. Pending resolution of the request for review, the NRC may withhold or defer paymentsunder the award during the review proceedings.

e. The review committee will request the Grants Officer who issued the notice oftermination or adverse action to provide copies of all relevant background materials anddocuments. The committee may, at its discretion, invite representatives of the Grantee and theNRC program office to discuss pertinent issues and to submit such additional information as itdeems appropriate. The chairman of the review committee will insure that all review activities orproceedings are adequately documented.

f. Based on its review, the committee will prepare its recommendation to the Director,Office of Administration, who will advise the parties concerned of his/her decision.

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Termination of this award by default or by mutual consent shall follow provisions as establishedin 2 CFR 215.60-62,

Monitoring and Reporting § 215.50-53a. Grantee Financial Management systems must comply with the established provisions in 2CFR 215.21

" Payment - 2 CFR 215.22* Cost Share -2 CFR 215.23" Program Income - 2 CFR 215.24

o Earned program income, if any, shall be added to funds committed to the projectby the NRC and Grantee and used to further eligible project or programobjectives or deducted from the total project cost allowable cost as directed bythe Grants Officer or the terms and conditions of award.

* Budget Revision - 2 CFR 215.25o The Grantee is required to report deviations from the approved budget and

program descriptions in accordance with 2 CFR 215.25 and request prior writtenapproval from the Program Officer and the Grants Officer.

o The Grantee is not authorized to rebudget between direct costs and indirectcosts without written approval of the Grants Officer.

o The Grantee is authorized to transfer funds among direct cost categories up to acumulative 10 percent of the total approved budget. The Grantee is not allowedto transfer funds if the transfer would cause any Federal appropriation to be usedfor purposes other than those consistent with the original intent of theappropriation.

o Allowable Costs - 2 CFR 215.27

b. Federal Financial Reports

The Grantee shall submit a "Federal Financial Report" (SF-425) on a semi-annual basis forthe periods ending March 31 and September 30, or any portion thereof, unless otherwisespecified in a special award condition. Reports are due no later than 30 days following theend of each reporting -period. A final SF-425 is due within 90 days after expiration of theaward. The report should be submitted electronically to: Grants FFR@NRC.GOV. (NOTE:There is an underscore between Grants and FFR.)

Period of Availability of Funds 2 CFR § 215.28a. Where a funding period is specified, a Grantee may charge to the grant only allowable costsresulting from obligations incurred during the funding period and any pre-award costs authorizedby the NRC.

b. Unless otherwise authorized in 2 CFR 215.25(e)(2) or a special award condition, anyextension of the award period can only be authorized by the Grants Officer in writing. Verbal orwritten assurances of funding from other than the Grants Officer shall not constitute authority toobligate funds for programmatic activities beyond the expiration date.

c. The NRC has no obligation to provide any additional prospective or incremental funding. Anymodification of the award to increase funding and to extend the period of performance is at thesole discretion of the NRC.

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d. Requests for extensions to the period of performance should be sent to the Grants Officerat least 30 days prior to the grant/cooperative agreement expiration date. Any request forextension after the expiration date may not be honored.

Automated Standard Application For Payments (ASAP) ProceduresUnless otherwise provided for in the award document, payments under this award will be madeusing the Department of Treasury's Automated Standard Application for Payment (ASAP)system < http://www.fms.treas.gov/asap/>. Under the ASAP system, payments are madethrough preauthorized electronic funds transfers, in accordance with the requirements of theDebt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. In order to receive payments under ASAP, Granteesare required to enroll with the Department of Treasury, Financial Management Service, andRegional Financial Centers, which allows them to use the on-line method of withdrawing fundsfrom their ASAP established accounts. The following information will be required to makewithdrawals under ASAP: (1) ASAP account number - the award number found on the coversheet of the award; (2) Agency Location Code (ALC) - 31000001; and Region Code. Granteesenrolled in the ASAP system do not need to submit a "Request for Advance or Reimbursement"(SF-270), for payments relating to their award.

Audit RequirementsOrganization-wide or program-specific audits shall be performed in accordance with the SingleAudit Act Amendments of 1996, as implemented by OMB Circular A-1 33, "Audits of States,Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations."http://www.whitehouse.qov/omb/circulars/a133/a133.html Grantees are subject to theprovisions of OMB Circular A-1 33 if they expend $500,000 or more in a year in Federal awards.

The Form SF-SAC and the Single Audit Reporting packages for fiscal periods ending on or afterJanuary 1, 2008 must be submitted online.

1. Create your online report ID'at http://harvester.census.qov/fac/collect/ddeindex.html2. Complete the Form SF-SAC3. Upload the Single Audit4. Certify the Submission5. Click "Submit."

Organizations expending less than $500,000 a year are not required to have an annual audit forthat year but must make their grant-related records available to NRC or other designatedofficials for review or audit.

Ill. Programmatic Requirements

Performance (Technical) Reportsa. The Grantee shall submit performance (technical) reports electronically to the NRC ProjectOfficer and Grants Officer on a semi-annual basis unless otherwise authorized by the GrantsOfficer. Performance reports should be sent to the Program Officer at the email addressindicated in Block 12 of the Notice of Award, and to Grants Officer at:Grants PPR.Resource(cNRC.GOV. (NOTE: There is an underscore between Grants andPPR).

b. Unless otherwise specified in the award provisions, performance (technical) reports shallcontain brief information as prescribed in the applicable uniform administrative requirements2 CFR.215.51 which are incorporated in the award.

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c. The Office of Human Resources requires the submission of the semi-annual progress reporton the SF-PPR, SF-PPR-B, and the SF-PPR-E forms. The submission for the six month periodending March 3 1 st is due by April 3 0 th or any portion thereof. The submission for the six monthperiod ending September 3 0 th is due by October 31St or any portion thereof.

d. Grant Performance Metrics:

The Office of Management and Budget requires all Federal Agencies providing funding foreducational scholarships and fellowships as well as other educational related funding to reporton specific metrics. These metrics are part of the Academic Competitiveness Council's (ACC)2007 report and specifically relates to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM) curricula.

As part of the HR grant awards, in addition to the customary performance progress reportrequested on the SF-PPR, SF-PPR-B, and SF-PPR-E forms, HR requires the following metricsto be reported on by the awardees as follows:

Curriculum Development Awards

1. Overall number of new courses developed in NRC designated STEM areas;(includingthe names of the courses)

2. Number of students enrolled in new STEM courses;3. Number of these enrolled students retained in STEM major.

Unsatisfactory PerformanceFailure to perform the work in accordance with the terms of the award and maintain at least asatisfactory performance rating or equivalent evaluation may result in designation of theGrantee as high risk and assignment of special award conditions or other further action asspecified in the standard term and condition entitled "Termination."

Failure to comply with any or all of the provisions of the award may have a negative impact onfuture funding by NRC and may be considered grounds for any or all of the following actions:establishment of an accounts receivable, withholding of payments under any NRC award,changing the method of payment from advance to reimbursement only, or the imposition ofother special award conditions, suspension of any NRC active awards, and termination of anyNRC award.

Other Federal Awards With Similar Programmatic ActivitiesThe Grantee shall immediately provide written notification to the NRC Project Officer and theGrants Officer in the event that, subsequent to receipt of the NRC award, other financialassistance is received to support or fund any portion of the program description incorporatedinto the NRC award. NRC will not pay for costs that are funded by other sources.

Prohibition Against Assignment By The GranteeThe Grantee shall not transfer, pledge, mortgage, or otherwise assign the award, or any interesttherein, or any claim arising there under, to any party or parties, banks, trust companies, orother financing or financial institutions without the express written approval of the Grants Officer.

Site VisitsThe NRC, through authorized representatives, has the right, at all reasonable times, to makesite visits to review project accomplishments and management control systems and to provide

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such technical assistance as may be required. If any site visit is made by the NRC on thepremises of the Grantee or contractor under an award, the Grantee shall provide and shallrequire his/her contractors to provide all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safety andconvenience of the Government representative in the performance of their duties. All site visitsand evaluations shall be performed in such a manner as will not unduly delay the work.

IV. Miscellaneous Requirements

Criminal and Prohibited Activitiesa. The Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (31 USC § 3801-3812), provides for the imposition

of civil penalties against persons who make false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims to theFederal government for money (including money representing grant/cooperativeagreements, loans, or other benefits.)

b. False statements (18 USC § 287), provides that whoever makes or presents any false,fictitious, or fraudulent statements, representations, or claims against the United States shallbe subject to imprisonment of not more than five years and shall be subject to a fine in theamount provided by 18 USC § 287.

c. False Claims Act (31 USC 3729 et seq), provides that suits under this Act can be brought bythe government, or a person on behalf of the government, for false claims under federalassistance programs.

d. Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (18 USC § 874), prohibits a person or organization engaged ina federally supported project from enticing an employee working on the project from givingup a part of his compensation under an employment contract.

American-Made Equipment And ProductsGrantees are hereby notified that they are encouraged, to the greatest extent practicable, topurchase American-made equipment and products with funding provided under this award.

Increasing Seat Belt Use in the United StatesPursuant to EO 13043, Grantees should encourage employees and contractors to enforce on-the-job seat belt policies and programs when operating company-owned, rented or personally-owned vehicle.

Federal Leadership of Reducing Text Messaging While DrivingPursuant to EO 13513, Grantees should encourage employees, sub-awardees, and contractorsto adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving company-owned, rentedvehicles or privately owned vehicles when on official Government business or when performingany work for or on behalf of the Federal Government.

Federal Employee ExpensesFederal agencies are generally barred from accepting funds from a Grantee to paytransportation, travel, or other expenses for any Federal employee unless specifically approvedin the terms of the award. Use of award funds (Federal or non-Federal) or the Grantee'sprovision of in-kind goods or services, for the purposes of transportation, travel, or any otherexpenses for any Federal employee may raise appropriation augmentation issues. In addition,NRC policy prohibits the acceptance of gifts, including travel payments for Federal employees,from Grantees or applicants regardless of the source.

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Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) InitiativePursuant to EOs 13256 13230, and 13270, NRC is strongly committed to broadening theparticipation of MSls in its financial assistance program. NRC's goals include achieving fullparticipation of MSIs in order to advance the development of human potential, strengthen theNation's capacity to provide high-quality education, and increase opportunities for MSIs toparticipate in and benefit from Federal financial assistance programs. NRC encourages allapplicants and Grantees to include meaningful participations of MSIs. Institutions eligible to beconsidered MSIs are listed on the Department of Education website:http://www.ed.gov/aboutloffices/listlocr/edlite-minorityinst.html

Research MisconductScientific or research misconduct refers to the fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism inproposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results. It does notinclude honest errors or differences of opinions. The Grantee organization has the primaryresponsibility to investigate allegations and provide reports to the Federal Government. Fundsexpended on an activity that is determined to be invalid or unreliable because of scientificmisconduct may result in a disallowance of costs for which the institution may be liable forrepayment to the awarding agency. The Office of Science and Technology Policy at the WhiteHouse published in the Federal Register on December 6, 2000, a final policy that addressedresearch misconduct. The policy was developed by the National Science and TechnologyCouncil (65 FR 76260). The NRC requires that any allegation be submitted to the GrantsOfficer, who will also notify the OIG of such allegation. Generally, the Grantee organizationshall investigate the allegation and submit its findings to the Grants Officer. The NRC mayaccept the Grantee's findings or proceed with its own investigation. The Grants Officer shallinform the Grantee of the NRC's final determination.

Publications, Videos, and Acknowledgment of SponsorshipPublication of the results or findings of a research project in appropriate professional journalsand production of video or other media is encouraged as an important method of recording andreporting scientific information. It is also a constructive means to expand access to federallyfunded research. The Grantee is required to submit a copy to the NRC and when releasinginformation related to a funded project include a statement that the project or effort undertakenwas or is sponsored by the NRC. The Grantee is also responsible for assuring that everypublication of material (including Internet sites and videos) based on or developed under anaward, except scientific articles or papers appearing in scientific, technical or professionaljournals, contains the following disclaimer:

"This [report/video] was prepared by [Grantee name] under award [number] from[name of operating unit], Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The statements, findings,conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the view of the [name of operating unit] or the US Nuclear RegulatoryCommission."

Trafficking In Victims Protection Act Of 2000 (as amended by the Trafficking VictimsProtection Reauthorization Act of 2003)

Section 106(g) of the Trafficking In Victims Protection Act Of 2000 (as amended, directs on agovernment-wide basis that:

"any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement provided or entered into by a Federaldepartment or agency under which funds are to be provided to a private entity, in whole or in

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part, shall include a condition that authorizes the department or agency to terminate the grant,contract, or cooperative agreement, without penalty, if the grantee or any subgrantee, or thecontractor or any subcontractor (i) engages in severe forms of trafficking in persons or hasprocured a commercial sex act during the period of time that the grant, contract, or cooperativeagreement is in effect, or (ii) uses forced labor in the performance of the grant, contract, orcooperative agreement." (22 U.S.C. § 7104(g)).

Award Term2 CFR 170.220 directs agencies to include the following text to each grant award to a non-federal entity if the total funding is $25,000 or more in Federal funding.

Reporting Subawards and Executive Compensation.

a. Reporting of first-tier subawards.

1. Applicability. Unless you are exempt as provided in paragraph d. of this award term, you mustreport each action that obligates $25,000 or more in Federal funds that does not includeRecovery funds (as defined in section 1512(a)(2) of the American Recovery and ReinvestmentAct of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5) for a subaward to an entity (see definitions in paragraph e. of thisaward term).

2. Where and when to report.

i. You must report each obligating action described in paragraph a.l. of this award term tohttp://www.fsrs..qov.

ii. For subaward information, report no later than the end of the month following the month inwhich the obligation was made. (For example, if the obligation was made on November 7, 2010,the obligation must be reported by no later than December 31, 2010.)

3. What to report. You must report the information about each obligating action that thesubmission instructions posted at http://vwwwfsrs.cqov specify.

b. Reporting Total Compensation of Recipient Executives.

1. Applicability and what to report. You must report total compensation for each of your fivemost highly compensated executives for the preceding completed fiscal year, if-

i. the total Federal funding authorized to date under this award is $25,000 or more;

ii. in the preceding fiscal year, you received-

(A) 80 percent or more of your annual gross revenues from Federal procurement contracts (andsubcontracts) and Federal financial assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2CFR 1]70.320 (and subawards); and

(B) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal procurement contracts (andsubcontracts) and Federal financial assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2CFR 170.320 (and subawards); and

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iii. The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the executivesthrough periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (Todetermine if the public has access to the compensation information, see the U.S. Security andExchange Commission total compensation filings at http//wvww. sec. gov/answers/execomp. htm.)

2. Where and when to report. You must report executive total compensation described inparagraph b.1. of this award term:

i. As part of your registration profile at http.//www.ccr._qov

ii. By the end of the month following the month in which this award is made, and annuallythereafter.

c. Reporting of Total Compensation of Subrecipient Executives.

1. Applicability and what to report. Unless you are exempt as provided in paragraph d. of thisaward term, for each first-tier subrecipient under this award, you shall report the names andtotal compensation of each of the subrecipient's five most highly compensated executives forthe subrecipient's preceding completed fiscal year, if-

i. in the subrecipient's preceding fiscal year, the subrecipient received-

(A) 80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues from Federal procurement contracts (andsubcontracts) and Federal financial assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2CFR 170.320 (and subawards); and

(B) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal procurement contracts (andsubcontracts), and Federal financial assistance subject to the Transparency Act (andsubawards); and

ii. The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the executivesthrough periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (Todetermine if the public has access to the compensation information, see the U.S. Security andExchange Commission total compensation filings at http.//www. sec. qov/answers/execomp. htm.)

2. Where and when to report. You must report subrecipient executive total compensationdescribed in paragraph c.1. of this award term:

i. To the recipient.

ii. By the end of the month following the month during which you make the subaward. Forexample, if a subaward is obligated on any date during the month of October of a given year(i.e., between October 1 and 31), you must report any required compensation information of thesubrecipient by November 30 of that year.

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If, in the previous tax year, you had gross income, from all sources, under $300,000, you areexempt from the requirements to report:

i. Subawards,

and

ii. The total compensation of the five most highly compensated executives of any subrecipient.

e. Definitions. For purposes of this award term:

1. Entity means all of the following, as defined in 2 CFR part 25:

i. A Governmental organization, which is a State, local government, or Indian tribe;

ii. A foreign public entity;

iii. A domestic or foreign nonprofit organization;

iv. A domestic or foreign for-profit organization;

v. A Federal agency, but only as a subrecipient under an award or subaward to a non-Federalentity.

2. Executive means officers, managing partners, or any other employees in managementpositions.

3. Subaward:

i. This term means a legal instrument to provide support for the performance of any portion ofthe substantive project or program for which you received this award and that you as therecipient award to an eligible subrecipient.

ii. The term does not include your procurement of property and services needed to carry out theproject or program (for further explanation, see Sec. _ .210 of the attachment to OMB CircularA-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations").

iii. A subaward may be provided through any legal agreement, including an agreement that youor a subrecipient considers a contract.

4. Subrecipient means an entity that:

i. Receives a subaward from you (the recipient) under this award; and

ii. Is accountable to you for the use of the Federal funds provided by the subaward.

5. Total compensation means the cash and noncash dollar value earned by the executive duringthe recipient's or subrecipient's preceding fiscal year and includes the following (for moreinformation see 17 CFR 229.402(c)(2)):

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i. Salary and bonus.

ii. Awards of stock, stock options, and stock appreciation rights. Use the dollar amountrecognized for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to the fiscal year inaccordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004)(FAS 123R), Shared Based Payments.

iii. Earnings for services under non-equity incentive plans. This does not include group life,health, hospitalization or medical reimbursement plans that do not discriminate in favor ofexecutives, and are available generally to all salaried employees.

iv. Change in pension value. This is the change in present value of defined benefit and actuarial

pension plans.

v. Above-market earnings on deferred compensation which is not tax-qualified.

vi. Other compensation, if the aggregate value of all such other compensation (e.g. severance,termination payments, value of life insurance paid on behalf of the employee, perquisites orproperty) for the

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