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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001

September 30, 2015

Dr. Jaime Ramirez-Vick University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

Call Box 9000 Research & Development Center Mayaguez, PR 00681 -9000

VIA Electronic Mail jaimee.ramirez~upr.edu

SUBJECT: GRANT NO: NRC-HQ-84-1 5-G-0032

Dear Dr. Ramirez-Vick:

Pursuant to the authority contained in the Federal Grant and Cooperative Grantee Act of 1977 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) hereby awards to the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (hereinafter referred to as the 'Recipient"), the sum of $359,707.00 to provide support to the 'The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Faculty Development Program: Structural Engineering for Nuclear Facilities - Experimental Research Initiative" as described in attachment B entitled "Program Description."

This award is effective as of the date of this letter and shall apply to expenditures made by the Recipient furtherance of program objectives during the period beginning with the effective date of. September 30, 2015 and ending September 29, 2018.

This award is made to the Recipient _on condition that the funds will be administered in accordance with the terms and conditions as set forth in Attachment A (the Schedule); Attachment B (the Program Description); and Attachment C (the Standard Terms & Conditions); all of which have been agreed to by your organization. In addition your grant application proposes $62,006.00 in cost share. Please ensure your cost share conforms to the provisions in 2 CFR

200, and is reported on the semi-annual Federal Financial Report.

Based on the pre-award compliance review conducted by NRC's Small Business and Civil Rights Office (SBCR), your institution is placed in a periodic status pending resolution of concerns raised during the review. Within 60 days, SBCR will conduct a periodic review to ensure compliance with applicable Civil Rights statutes. Your cooperation with SBCR is essential. The continued eligibility of Federal financial assistance is conditioned upon compliance with anti-discrimination regulations.

Please ensure individuals selected as beneficiaries of support under this grant meet the legal requirements consistent with recent Supreme Court Decisions including Fisher, Gratz, and Grutter.

Please sign the enclosed grant to acknowledge your receipt of the award, and return as a pdf file to Ms. Sunshine Wilson by email at Sunshine.Wilson~nrc.,qov.

Attachments:

Attachment A - Schedule Attachment B - Program Description Attachment C - Standard Terms and Conditions

Sincerely yours,

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M'Lita Carr Grants Officer Resources and Grants Team Acquisition Management Division

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Grant and Cooperative Agreement

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CHOOSE ONE:

C]OOPER ATIV E

CHOOSE ONE:

El EDUCATION

[]FACILITIES

El RESEARCH

fl SDCR

] GRANT []TRAINING

1. GRANT/COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NUMBER

NRC-HQ-84-15-G-0032

2. SUPPLEMENT NUMBER

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

09/30/2015

4. COMPLETION DATE

5. ISSUED TO NAME/ADDRESS OF RECIPIENT (No., Street, City/County, State, Zip)

RECINTO UNIVERSITARIO MAYAGUEZ Attn: Walter Silva

CALL BOX 9000

MAYAGUEZ PR 006819000

6. ISSUED BY

U.S. NRC - HQ

Mailing Address: Acquisition Management Division

Mail Stop: TWFN-5E03 Washington DC 20555-0001

7. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NO. (TIN)

9. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/ORGANIZATION'S PROJECT OR PROGRAM MGR. (Name & Phone)

66-043761Dr. 8. COMMERCIAL &GOVERNMENT ENTITY"(CAGE) NO.

Jaime Ramirez-Vick jaimee.ramirez@upr.edu,

787-832-4040 ext. 3336

10.RESEARCH, PROJECT OR PROGRAM TITLE The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Faculty Development Program: Structural Engineerir

Nuclear Facilities - Experimental Research Initiative

11. PURPOSE See Schedule

12. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (Approximate/y)

09/30/2015 through 09/29/2018

13A. PREVIOUS THIS ACTION CASH SHARE

AWARD HISTORY

$0.00 $359,707.00

$0.00

13B. PREVIOUS THIS ACTION

TOTAL

NON-CASH SHARE RECIPIENT SHARE

$0.00 $62,006.00

TOTAL

$359,707.00________________________________

14. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

2015-X0200-IUPMRU-84-84D002-51-K-164-T8458-4 ii0

?URCHASE REQUEST NO. )CEC0-15-0201

JOB ORDER NO.AMUTTTS

FUNDING HISTORY $0.00

$359,707.00 $359,707.00

15. POINTS OF CONTACT

NAME

TECHNICALOFFICER INANCY V. HEBRQN-ISREAL

MAIL STOP

TELEPHONE

I3WFN/3AI2 1301-287-0718

E-MAILADDRESS

Nancy. Hebron-Isreal@nrc. gov

NEGOTIATOR

ADMINISTRATOR

PAYMENTS

1M'LITA R. CARR

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(301) 415-6869 MLITA.CARR@

16. THIS AWARD IS MADE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF :

Pursuant to Section 31b and 141b of the Atomic Energy Act: of 1954, as amended

17. APPLICABLE STATEMENT(S), IF CHECKED:

El NO CHANGE IS MADE TO EXISTING PROVISIONS

] FDP TERMS AND CONDITONS AND THE AGENCY-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO THIS GRANT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTRACTING/GRANT OFFICER

DATE

18. APPLICABLE ENCLOSURE(S), IF CHECKED:

El PROVISIONS

El[ SPECIAL CONDITIONS

El REQUIRED PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT RECIPIENT

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

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Grant and Cooperative Agreement

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ITEM NO. (A)

ITEMOR SERVICE (Include Specifications and Special Instructions) (B)

CFOA Number: 77.008 DUNS Number: 175303262 Payment will be made through the Automated Standard Application for Payment () unless the recipient has failed to comply with the program objectives, award conditions, Federal reporting requirements or other conditions specified in 2 CFR 200. Payment:

ASAP GRANT FUNDS REIMBURSEMENT SYS US TREASURY Period of Performance: 09/30/2015 to 09/29/2018

T i

QUANTITY UNIT]

(C)

(D)1

]AMOUNT ESTIMATED COST

UNITPRICE

(El

(F)

NRC-HQ-84P-1ag5e-G3-0o0f 3223

ATTACHMENT A - SCHEDULE

A.1 PURPOSE OF GRANT

The purpose of this grant is to provide support to the "The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Faculty Development Program: Structural Engineering for Nuclear Facilities Experimental Research Initiative" as described in Attachment B entitled "Program Description."

A.2 PERIOD OF GRANT

1. The effective date of this Grant is September 30, 2015. The estimated completion date of this Grant is September 29, 2018.

2. Funds obligated hereunder are available for program expenditures for the estimated period: september 30, 2015 - September 29, 2018.

A. GENERAL 1. Total Estimated NRC Amount: 2. Total Obligated Amount: 3. Cost-Sharing Amount: 4. Activity Title:

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

$359,707.00 $359,707.00 $62,006.00 The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Faculty Development Program: Structural Engineering for Nuclear Facilities Experimental Research Initiative Nancy Hebron-Isreal

175303262

A.3 BUDGET

Revisions to the budget shall be made in accordance with Revision of Budget and Program Plans in accordance with 2 CFR 200.308.

Personnel Fringe Benefits Travel Equipment Supplies Other Total Direct Charges Indirect Charges TOTAL

Year1I $24,639

$721

$100,750 $5,0O00

$6.,515

$137,625

$10,626

$148,251

Year 2 $40,277

$1,563 $4,500 $43,500 $27,000

$6.51 5

$123,355 $25,669

$149,024

Year 3 $32,477

$1,442 $4,500

$3,000

$6,51 5

$47,934 $14,497 $62,431

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A.4 AMOUNT OF AWARD AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES

1. The total estimated amount of this Award is $421,713.00 for the three year period, inclusive of cost share.

NRC-HQ-84-1 5-G-0032

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2. NRC hereby obligates the amount of $359,707.00 for program expenditures during the period set forth above and in support of the Budget above. The Recipient will be given written notice by the Grants Officer when additional funds will be added. NRC is not obligated to reimburse the Recipient 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 the Automated Standard Application For Payments (ASAP) Procedures set forth below.

Attachment B - Program Description

Project Description

Objective: The objective of this program is to provide funding for a new faculty member (starting Spring 2016) at the Assistant Professor level within the Department of Engineering Science and Materials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM). This funding will allow the new faculty member to increase her teaching/research productivity by joining and help develop an independent research program in the area of structural engineering for nuclear facilities at the Department of Engineering Science and Materials. The research funding proposed within this grant application will provide the new faculty member: summer salary support, one graduate student, travel for conferences and training, and funds for research equipment and supplies.

I1. Impact: This funding and with the support given to the 2014 NRC awardees, Dr. Luis Montejo and Dr. Aidcer Vidot, at the Department of Engineering Science and Materials at UPRM will directly influence the abilities of these faculty members to develop successful careers in the area of structural engineering for nuclear facilities and on engineering education. Furthermore, this grant will also have a direct impact on our undergraduate and graduate student body by providing them with enriched and "hands on" experiences.

Ill. Justification: The probability of occurrence of severe loads (e.g. wind, earthquake, blast) continuously poses a threat to our infrastructure systems. Nuclear power plants (NPP), as Category I structures, are designed to resist and withstand these external threats. Therefore, analytical and experimental research projects have emerged and are needed to examine the effects of these severe loads on our NPP.

The first stage of "The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez Faculty Development Program in Structural Engineering for Nuclear Facilities" support given to Dr. Luis Montejo and Dr. Aidcer Vidot has being focused on the acquisition of high-end computer workstations and licenses for a finite element software package (ABAQUS). The main objective of this investment is to obtain the ability to conduct robust simulations for the analytical research part of the program.

Experimental research is a viable alternate mean to the analytical modeling in particular as these can only be validated via experimental input. The addition of the new faculty member will complement the program in Structural Engineering for Nuclear Facilities with expertise in experimental research in the areas of seismic and structural engineering. Therefore, establishing a strong program in Structural Engineering for Nuclear Facilities at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials at UPRM.

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