ML040640997

E-mail J. Dyer, Riii, to A. Vietti-Cook, Secy, Et Al., Withholding Sensitive Homeland Security Info

ML040640997
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	03/19/2002
From:	Dyer J NRC/RGN-III
To:	Beecher W, Burnside W, Collins S, Congel F, Cyr K, Delligatti M, Engel D, Goldberg F, Hassell D, Margie Kotzalas, Landau M, Lohaus P, Merschoff E, Miller H, Millman G, Rathbun P, William Reckley, Reiter S, Rosano R, Scattolini L, Shelburne E, Siemien M, Springer M, Sturz F, Thadani A, Annette Vietti-Cook, Virgilio M, Wessman R NRC/EDO, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, NRC/OCIO, NRC/OGC, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, NRC Region 1, NRC/RGN-II, NRC/SECY, NRC/STP
References
FOIA/PA-2002-0256
Download: ML040640997 (1)

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- Pagel I William Reckley- Re: Withholding Sensitive Homeland Security information Page 1 From: Jim Dyer A ffi To: Annette Vietti-Cook; Ashok Thadani; Debra Engel; Donald Hassell; Elizabeth Shelburne; Ellis Merschoff; Francine Goldberg; Frank Congel; Frederick Sturz; Gilbert Millman; Hubert J. Miller; Karen Cyr, Luis Reyes; Lynn Scattolini; Margie Kotzalas; Mark Delligatti; Martin Virgilio; Mary Pat Siemien; Michael Springer; Mindy Landau; Patricia Rathbun; Paul Lohaus; Richard Rosano; 2Ai Richard Wessman; Samuel Collins; Stuart Reiter; W. Beecher; Wayne Burnside; William Reckley Date: Tue, Mar 19, 2002 10:05 AM

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Re: Withholding Sensitive Homeland Security Information Good. It works for me.Jim.

>>> Mindy Landau 03/19/02 08:25AM >> eDB Jim, Thanks for the sensitivity. I ran this by Sam Collins and other NRR staff this morning and the collective opinion seems to be that both the letter and bulletin conform to the criteria. Inthe SHSI memo, we state that construction details, wall thicknesses, barrier dimensions, etc., should be withheld if they would be of clear and significant benefit to a terrorist In a potential attack. Though this is a judgment call, Sam felt in this case, providing the necessary safety information overrides any potentially sensitive information that might be alluded to in the description.

>> Jim Dyer 03/19/02 08:01AM >>> tL4i Mindy, If I read this correctly, then the Davis Besse Bulletin that we are developing (or developed by now) would need to be redacted since it contains specific information on barrier thickness. I am referring to page 4, tJ item 3. I know this response is still a work in progress, but should we review the Bulletin for this restriction

,Rj or should we consider revising our response to the commission. It seems to me that the information in the bulletin is helpful to understand the issue and the urgency of the agency and expected industry actions.

Jim.

>>> Mindy Landau 03/14/02 01 :39PM >>> '-_; -

Attached is a draft memorandum to the Commission which responds to an SRM dated January 25, 2002 on this subject. Staff representing various offices directly impacted by this topic have participated in a working group which helped to develop the response and the revised guidance. We anticipate keeping the working group intact for a few months longer to assist in clarifying this guidance to other members of your staff who handle certain types of information. Because of the Commission's strong interest in this topic, please notify me by March 20 if you have any problems with the memo.

Thanks, Mindy Landau OEDO 415-8703 CC. Patricia Norry; Ramin Assa