ML19248D068

Weekly Info Rept for Week Ending 790629

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 29, 1979 A sumary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.

Contents Enclosure Administration A

Nuclear Reactor Regulation B

Standards Development C*

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D

Inspection and Enforcement E

Nuclear Regulatory Research F*

Executive Legal Director G

International Programs H

State Programs I

Management and Program Analysis J

Controller K*

Calendar of Significant Events L

Items Approved by the Con iiission M"

Calendar of Speaking Engagements N

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SUMMARY

OF VIY EVENTS Week Ending June 29, 1979 Surry, Unit No. 1 On June 19, VEPC0 advised the NRC by telephone that additional facility modifications would be required to correct pipe overstress and conditions during a postulated design earthquake.

VEDC0 estimates that completion of all pipestress analyses, pipe support analyses and completion of all nr.ces-sary hard re modifications will be "during the month of August."

Millstone, Unit No. 2 Following earlier ' review by the ACRS, NRR issued an aatherization June 25 to increase the power level fram 2560 to 2700 MWt.

North Anna NRR issued an amendment June 26 to the North Anna licensee. This amendment relates to differential settlement between the pump house and piping and to total settlement of pices.

Ch'erokee, Unit No.1/Perkinc Unit Nos.1. 2 and 3 Duke Power Company has postponed financial comitments for these units and plans to study power recuirements.

Fort St. Vrain On June 25, the reactor scrammed due to a series of events involving a transfomer shorting out.

Repairs and cleanup are expected to be completed by the week end and the plant ready to start up on July 12.

US/IAEA Safaguards Agreement As a result of recent hearings, it appears that the Senate will take affirmative action shortly on the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement.

Decomissioning the Sheffield Burial Ground Technical and legal representatives from Federal and State agencies met in Illinois on June 25 to discuss strategies for cecomissioning the Sheffield low-level radioactive waste burial ground.

Rcbinsen Steam Plant. Unit No. 2 Cn June 25, tne Licensing Board in :ne proceeding fcr an amencment to increase the authorized power cf the Rcbinson facility granted the Licensee's moticn (which as supported by NRC steff) to terminate the proceeding.

Emergency Dre::arecness Varicus meetings were held to discuss radiological emergency response plans for Maryland, pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Acceptance criteria for the elements of the " Guide and Checklist" (NUREG-75/111 )

are being reviewed in preparation for a RAC training meeting in late July.

TMI Imoact 9A briefed BRG on NRC's caseload projections for FY 81-85 changes recuired as a result of the accident.

Adjusted forecast te assis ERG in their review of offices' budgets, which were prepared using a prefiff fferecast.V a.a ak]

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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending June 23, 1979 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Recuest Initial Decision Received 269 18 Granted 136 4

Denied 42 6

Perding 91 8

A_CTIONS THIS WEEK Received Laurie Burt, Requests documents utilized in the promulgation of Assistant At'.;orney the proposed amendment to Appendix E,10 CFR Part 50; General, Stite of documents regarding the NRC/ EPA Task Force on Massachuset:s Emergency Planning, NU;EG-0396; and other documents (79-231) relating to emergency planning and response times.

Thomas L. Tochran, Requests the title, author, date, and classification Natural Resources of the documents referred by the NRC to the DOS, Defense Council, Inc.

DIA and CIA regarding a gas centrifuge enrichment (79-232) plant being developed by Pakistan.

Barry Ahrendt, Requests summary sheet of power plant operator exam WBTV results and operator license examination results for (79-233)

Oconee operators from January 1, 1975 to the present.

Craig B. Swick, Requests cli Nuclear Material Transaction Reports Environmental Policy (NRC Form 741) and statements of tritium inventory Center filed by American Atomics Corporation between (79-234)

January 1975 and the present.

(An NRC employee)

Requests all documents used in the selection process (79-235) for Vacancy Announcement 79-317.

Daniel C. Ring, Requests all documents concerning wastewater discharges Silver Lake News into the Plymouth Bay by the Pilgrim I nuclear power (79-236) plant.

William M. Spodak, Requests all documents relating to the Comissicn's Westingnouse Electric decision to recommend not to issue an export license Corporation to Westinghouse Electric Corporation for use in (79-237)

Philippines nuclear reactor.

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2 Received, Cont'd Richard Hubbard, Requests all documents concerning the calculation of MHB Technical Associates accident probabilities and consequences, and the (79-238) resulting risks utilizing probabilistic risk usessment methodologies, similar to the techniques utilized in WASH-1400.

Granted Sheila Allee, In response to a request for documents regarding the United Press International radiation levels in and surrounding the Xerr-McGee (79-126)

Corporation, Cimarron fuel processing plant near Crescent, Oklahoma, made available a draft of the final environmental statement.

Lloyc ~' 5eredge, In response to a request for all public statements Mast.

setts Institute and testimony by NRC officials and transcripts of Tecnnology relating to NRC's response to the Three Mile Island (79-127)

Unit 2 incident, inf med the requester these records are available at the PDR.

John Hatling, In response to a request for reports relating to the (79-142) cause of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 incident, informed the requester these records are available at the PDR.

Them: S. Ccchran, In response to a request for information related te Natural Resources sabotaga in France of nuclear reactor equipment Def 2nse Council, Inc.

destined for Iraq, informed the requester the NRC (79-14-)

has no documents subject to the request.

Referred one document to the CIA for direct response.

Anthony Z. Roisman, In response to a referral from the DOE of documents Natural Resources concerning the Three Mile Island Unit 2 incident, Defense Council, Inc.

informed the requester these records are availa" e (79-155) at the POR.

Francis Jonn Kreysa, In response to a request for the Atomic Energy of Neutron Products, Inc.

Canada Linited's letter justifying their proprietary (79-159) claim for six drawings recarding cobalt-60 teletherapy unit, made available two documents.

Jane L. Wolfson, In respcnse to a request for the radiation dosage Center for the Biology rates at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating of Natural Systems Station Unit 2, informed the requester tnese records (79-160) are available at the PDR.

ENCLOSURE A

3 Granted, Cont'd D. M. Mathews, In response to a request for a copy of the license University of Arkansa:,

file for Texas Instruments and Timex Corporation, (79-203) made available these files.

Gary Flack, In response to a request for a copy of all documents Attorney-At-Law relating to the Environmental Impact Statements for (79-206) the Alvin V. Vogtle Nuclear Plants 1, 2, 3, and 4, made available seven documents at the LPDR in Waynesboro, Georgia.

(An NRC employee)

In response to a request for documents relating to (79-209) his repromotion priority, sent two documents to the requester.

John Edward Thrush, In response to a request for all information relating (79-212) to radioactive releases to the Susquehanna River as a result of the Three Island incident, informed the requester these rwords are available at the PDR.

Stephen L. Kass, In response to a request for copies of the operating Butzel & Kass license and indemnification agreements relating to the (79-216)

Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station, made available the requested records.

In response to a request for a copy of the RFP under E. W. Massengale, ORI, Inc.

contract #NRC-04-76-293-10, " Shipping Cask Sabtoage (79-228)

Source Term Investigation", the requester withdrew his request upon being informed the document was readily available from the Division of Contracts.

Ellyn R. Weiss, In regard to an appeal for Task Action Plans A-40 and Sheldon, Harmen, A-41, documents wri; ten by Carl Stepp and H.R. Denton Roisman & Weiss, on seismic issues, and inspection reports for Beaver on benalf of UCS Valley, made avai'able documents concerning these (79-A-10-79-86) subj ects.

Ellyn R. Weiss, In response to an appeal for the results of a recent Sheldon, Harmen, survey of IE employees, made available Article III-Raisman & Weiss.

Statement of Work, of the contract let to ORC, a on benalf of UCS letter and a memorandum to IE employees guaranteeing (79-A-ll-79-63) confidentiality, and the final centrac*wr report.

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4 Denied Kathleen M. Ragan, In response to a request for a copy of the winning Kinetic Research, Inc.

Technical Proposal for Contract NRC-02-79-028, (79-193)

" Development of Improved Tech. ' ques", denied portions of the udnning Technical Proposal containing confidential business (proprietary) information.

(NRC employees)

In response to a request for information regarding (79-207) the Commission's consideration of the classification of their positions, made available 17 documents.

Denied portions of two transcripts under the Government in the Sunshine Act concerning internal personnel rules and practices of the Commission.

ENCLOSURE A

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DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending June 29, 1979 PENDING COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS 1.

RFP RS-NRR-80-101 Title - Advanced Reactor Accident Delineation and Assessment Description - This project will provide technical assistance to the NRC in the areas of safety and licensing associated with advanced reactor concepts.

Period of Performance - Three years Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status - Solicitation being developed 2.

RFP RS-NRR-80-102 Title - Advanced Reactors Accident Evaluation Description - This project will provide to the NRC technical assistance in the areas of energetic thermal interactions and recriticality associated with advanced reactor concepts.

Period of Performance - Three years Soonsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulaticq Status - Solicitation being developed IFB'S ISSUED IFB RS-ADM-79-651 Title - Production of Source Document Microfiching and Duplicates Description - Services to produce microfiche from materials or documents furnished by NRC.

Period of Performance - Twelve months, with twelve-month option period Sponsor - Office of Administration Status - Solicitation issued June 29, 1979.

Sics due July 31, 1979.

DROPOSALS UNDER EVALUAT'ON 1.

RFP RS-NMS-79-CEO Title - Enhancement of tne Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System Description - The project will provide for the implementation of previ-ously developed recommendations concerning data inconsistencies discovered in the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS), as well as providing imorovements tc other portions of NMMSS.

Period of Performance - Eight months sponsor - Office of Nuclear tiaterial Safety and Safeguards Status - Proposals were transmitted to the Source Evaluation Panel for technical evaluation on June 19, 1979.

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RFP RS-NRR-79-107 Title - Reactor Coolant Pump / Motor Structural Integrity Following Sudden Seizure Description - The contractor will provide expert technical assistance in evaluating the load carrying capability of the pump-to-motor hold-down bolts to withstand sudden motor seizure of a physical reactor coolant pump.

Period of Performance - Three months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status - Contractor selection approved on June 20, 1979.

CANCELLATIONS RFP RS-NRR-78-151 Title - Technical Assistance for Steam Generator Replacement and Repair Description - Assist the NRC in reviewing and evaluating licensees' proposed steam generator repair or replacement programs.

Period of Performance - Eighteen months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status - Cancelled at the request of the program office.

ENCLOSURE A Anf "no

DIVISION OF SECURITY ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 29, 1979 SAI SECURITY WORKSHCP AND SEMINAR Two members of the Division of Security participated in a " Security Workshop ard Seminar" organized by the Corporate Security Office, Science Applications Inc. (SAI) on Tuesday, June 26, 1979, for their security officers in the eastern United States.

The workshop and seminar was held at the SAI office at 8400 West-park Drive, McLean, Virginia. NRC participants presented talks on the NRC Personnel Security Program and the NRC Security Classification Program.

INFORMATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT OFFICE (I500) REVIEW The 1500 will review NRC's Information Security Program on August 7, 1979 to insure como'.iance with the provisions of E.O.12055, "Naticnal Security Information," and its implementing directive. They will visit selected NRC offices ?qd divisions during their on-site review to assess the propriety of classi ication decisions, the proper marking of clas-

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sified documents, the accountability of classified documents, etc.

SECURITY SUPPORT OF ASLEP MEARING The Facilities and Systems Security Branch is coordinating special security arrangements fcr an ASLSP hearing scheduled to take place in California later this summer.

UPGRADE OF CENTRAL PERSONNEL SECURITY INDEX Representatives of the Division of Security, the Division of Autt " tic Data Processing Support and its contractor, International Susiness Services, have initiated a series of ciscussions and work analysis sessions to identify and cevelco varicus data processing measures to substantially im.; rove and ennance the existing com;utorized Central Perscnnel Security Clearance Incex.

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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION Weekly Items of Interest (Week Ending June 30,1979)

Su rry, '.'n i t 'io. 1 On June 19,1979, VEFC0 (the licensee) advised the NRC by telephone that additicnal facility

-iificatiens culd be required to correct pipe overstress ccnditicns dur-ing a po ulacd dasi;q ar. m ';e. These additicnal ocdificaticns were attributed to diTT.2rcaccs bat. c.n crip al asign rcquircments and field verificd "as built" ccr.di ti ca s. The li..isce's ccclier assartiens based upcn results of earlier analysis, that signi ficcnt i.adifications wculd not be requircd, no Icager appeared to be valid.

As a result of this unexpected infccmation, the staff met with the licensee at Stone and -lcbster Engineccing Offices in Bestcn on June 21 cnd 22, 1979 to review pipe strest a.lalysis rc;cets fcr those pipirg problams.hich uill ec; ace mcdificaticns to ccrrect evcrstress cenditicas.

The staff cmphasis was cn t'.csa prcble.ns which had been rec =ntly cc plated and thaca still "rda review.

G? the 42 pecblems being reanalyzed by Stone and '!cbster, 35 are cca.plete, four cca u :er QA review ar.d three are to be su'ailtcd to CA.

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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending June 28, 1979 IAEA Supoort Meetina On June 20, a Safeguards staff member attended an interagency technical coordinating committee meeting held at Gerrantown to review the current U.S. program for technical assistance tc IAEA safeguards (POTAS). At this' meeting, representatives from ACDA and DOE also discussed their current independent R&D activities related to strengthening IAEA safeguards.

US/IAEA Safecuards Acreement Hearinas On June 22, Senators Pell and Glenn held hearings for the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement. Messrs. Page and Morrow represented NMSS at this hearing. As a result of this hearing, it now appears that affirmative action on the treaty may be taken by the Senate with minimal delay.

NRC Staff Succort to the IAEA A Safeguards staff member attended a meeting at Battelle in Seattle on June 14-15 to review a draft outline and to discuss the general content of a consultant's report which is to be prepared under the U.S. direct support program to the IAEA Safeguards Evaluation Section. The purpose of the report is to develop a general approach for evaluation of IAEA audits performed on facility operi :ing and accounting records.

Transient Shioment Procosed Rule Further ccordination has been made with DCD officials having policy responsibility over ne Panama Canal Ccmcany concerning transient shipments in light of recer.:

threat activities.

The officials have stated that the company will be replaced by a U.S. government agency, the Panama Canal Cornission, en October 1,1979.

The question of amending tne Parama Canal Company regulations to recuire physical protection for transien. shipments cf fannula quantities of SSNM will have to be considered by the new Commission legal staff.

The early indications are tnat tnere probably will be no sericus problems.

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Items of Interest 2

INFCE Workino Grouc 4 Chapters 5 and 6 of the draft final report covering environmental and economics evaluations respectivciv have been reviewed from the U.S perspective and an overall assessment has been pravided to the INFCE coordinator for use at the July TCC meeting in Vie na.

Environmental Survey of the Uranium Fuel Cvele - Table S-3 A meeting is planned for June 28 with BPNL and RES representatives to iron out the final preparation of the interim background reports on radon emissions from uranium mining. Based upon staff comments, the explanatory narrative for-Table S-3 for the present proceeding is being modified for submission to the Commission.

Imoacts of Tritium Releases A Fuel Cycle and Material Safety staff member has contacted specialists at ORNL and Mound Laboratory regarding control strategies for mitigating the impacts of releases of tritium from the American Atomics Plant. Other topics discussed included tritium measurement systems, containment systems, and possible application of this state-of-the art technology to other NRC material licensees.

Letter to Shelden r: avers Concernino Nuclear Waste Form A letter has been sent to Sheldon Meyers, Program Director for Nuclear Waste Management at DOE, expressing Waste Management's views that a geologic repository should be a multi-barrier system and that major, if not primary, importance should be placed on the waste forn itself, its packaging, any overpacks, and the local waste-rock interface. This would leave the geology as a fully redundant additicnal barrier.

anagement considers that the waste fcrm and packaging should have an Waste v ex;ected life at least for the period that the fission products constitute the principal hazard, ie 1,CCO years.

During this t' 'e the performance objectives shculd be near zero release.

Seycnd that time it is.cnsidered reascnable to confine the vaste so that near field concentrations wculd be small, ccmcarable to a natural are body.

Waste Management also expressed the view tnat a much more aggressive waste form and packaging development and demonstration should be uncertaken by DCE.

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Trio to Oak Ridce and Savannah River On June 20, Waste Management staff visit 2d Oak Ridge National Laboratory to participate in technical discussions concerning the use of cermets (ceramic-me' ' composites), hot pressed concrete, and sol-gel technology for encapsulation of n. 'i-level radioactive wastes.

On June 21 and 22, technical discussions were held with staff of the Savannah River Laboratory concerning DOE's overall program ror waste forms and work being done at SRL on glass, concrete, and alternate waste forms. Tours of laboratory, waste storage and pilot processing facilities were mace at both 0FNL and SRL.

The information from these discussions will be considered by the WM staff in developing perfomance criteria for solidification of high-level and transuranic waste.

Workshoo on Public Participation in Waste Manacement at Kevstone. Colorado On June 18-20, 1979, Waste Management staff members participated in a workshop on public participation in waste management held at Keystone, Colorado, by the Keystone Radioactive Waste Management Discussion Group. The workshop brought together representatives of environmental, state, industry academic and other public interests to formulate guidance to the Federal agencies on improving public participation in waste management decisionmaking.

DOE, EPA and NRC sent representatives to discuss the prugrams of their respective agencies.

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant A Waste Management representative attended the public hearings which wre held by the U.S. Department of Energy on the proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) on June 5, 7, 8 and 9, 1979. These hearings were held at Idaho Falls, Albuquerque, and Carlsbad.

The purpose of the hearings were to provide a forum for public coment en tie recently published draft environmental ir:cact statement on the WIPP. Many of the witnesses at the various sessicns raised the same issues. These issues were related to alternatives to WIPP, trans:crtation of radicactive material, tne applicability of the Price-Anderscn Act to transpor*ation and disccsal of radioactive waste, denial of rescurces, retrievability of waste, sociceconomic impacts, and NRC licensing review of WIPP.

Stratecies for Dec;mmissioninc tne Sheffield Burial Ground Technical and legal representatives from Federal and state agencies met. in Chicago, Illinois on June 25, 1979 to ciscuss strategies for decommissioning tne Sheffield icw-level radioactive waste burial ground. Waste Management NRR technical staff, and ELD were present from NRC.

The Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey, and Illinois Attorney General were also represented. The status of various state legal proceedings and the NRC's proceeding before the ASLB were reviewed.

Technical representatives exchanged information on studies in progress.

NRC staff visited the site the follow ng day.

NRR representatives visited i

USGS offices in Champaign to review cu a samples from the site and other data.

NRC will play the lead role in ccordinating the continuing exchange of l;i u O

[., li g7 techn' cal information.

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OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interast Week Ending June 29, 1979 1.

Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week:

a.

PNO-79-67AU Three Mile Island Unit 2 - Updated Status Report - This Preliminary Notification was issued to provide updated status information.

b.

PNO-79-181A Three Mile Island Unit 1 - Piping Cracks in Decay Heat System Suction Piping (Borated Water Systems) - This Preliminary Notifi-cation was issued to provide information on additional inspections and tests nade by the licensee.

(Closed) c.

PNO-79-183 Ginna - Potential Design Deficiency - ESF Reset Feature -

The licensee informed Region I (Philadelphia) of the potential for a failure of individual Engineered Safety Feature reset switches to block automatic and/or manual actuation of ECCS Systems, Containment Spray System, and Containment Isolation System. The licensee planned to evaluate system design and emergency procedures.

(Closed) d.

PN0-79-184 Peach Bottom Unit 3 - Exceeded Instantaneous Release Rate During Startup Following Unscheduled Shutdown of June 21, 1979 - During startup, the instantaneous release rate peaked at 106% of the limit.

This level, coupled with Unit 2 and Unit 3 Vent Stack contributions, resulted in a short term release of approximately 116% of the lstantan-eous limit.

(Closed) e.

PNO-79-135 North Anna and Surry Power Stations - Nonconservative N 1ysis Results of High Energy Line Break Inside Containment - Westinghouse re ;orted a nonconservative analysis results of high energy line creak inside ccntainment, specifically concerning error generated in the steam generater level indication sensors.

(Closed)

PNO-79-186 Brunswick Units 1 & 2 - Problem in Reanalysis of Piping Stresses -

The licensee reocrted that three coints of potential overstress condition had been icentified during a reanalysis of pioing stress for motor coerator eccentricity. The licensee is evaluating the continued safe coeration of the units.

(Closed) g.

PNO-79-lS7 Washington Nuclear Project No. 2 - Allegations Regarding Imorcoer Postweld Heat Treat en of Reactor Feedn ter Pipe Weld - Possible Complaint to Congressmen - Region V (San Francisco) has received allegations regarding the application of excessive and non-uniform temoeratures in the post weld heat treatment of a safety related feedwater pice weld at WNP-2.

NRC investigation, to date, has not substantiated the allegations, althcugh other quality problems have been identified with cost weld heat treatment operations.

The contractor involved has stated his intention to write to Senators Jackscn and Magnuson because the contractor has not had the oopor-tunity to confront his accuser.

(Closed)

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PNO-79-188 Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Abnormal Fuel Cladding Degradation - The licensee reported that based on increased stack releases, it appeared that fuel cladding had degraded. The licensee plans to replace two-thirds of the core to aliminate fuel elements with degraded cladding.

(Closed) i.

PNO-79-189 Surry Unit 1 - Indication of Cracks in Feedwater Nozzles -

Radiographs on two of the three feedwater nozzles welds indicate inside surface cracks. The affected parts are being replaced.

(Closed)

j. PNO-79-190 Kewaunee - Radiographic Indication in Steam Generator-To-Feedwater Line Weld - Examination of the feedwater line-to-nozzle transition pieces showed cracks. The licensee will replace the transition pieces.

(Closed) k.

PN0< 79-191 D. C. Cook Unit 2 - Inadvertent Actuation of Containment Spray -

While performing surveillance testing in prepartation for startup, the upper containment area was sprayed with about 1,000 gallons of primary system water when a pressurized containment spray line was cycled ocen for periodic testing. There were no releases to the environment.

(Closed) 1.

PNO-79-192 Oconee Unit 1 - Unit Shut Dowr to Modify Auxiliary Feedwater System - The reactor was shut down on June 24 to modify the auxiliary feedwater system pursuant to the licensee's comitments in reply to the Comission's Order of May 7,1979. Unit restart is scheduled for July 6.

(Closed) m.

PNO-79-193 Susquehanna Units 1 & 2 - Reschedule of Commercial Operation Date - The licensea announced that the commercial operation dates o' both units will slip by five months. The clip is attributedto delays in plant construction and startup programs and a projected delay in receipt of the Operating License from NRC.

(Closed) n.

PNO-79-194 Peach Botton Unit 3 - Unscheduled Load Reduction - On June 26, a steam leak from a one-half inch fitting was discovered on a turbine valve pressure tao.

Reactor power was reduced to about 20 percent while repairs were completed. The unit has resumed full power operation.

(Closed) c.

PNO-79-195 Surry Unit 2 - Injury to Three Construction Workers - Three workers were injured while attempting to ocen a metal crew box equipment container with a cutting torch. An unknown substance within the box explcded, blowing the lid open and injuring the workers. The individuals were hospi-talized for evaluation and treatmeat.

(Closed) p.

PNO-79-196 Hatch Unit 2 - High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) and Reactor Core Isol~ation Cooling Trip - Fcllowing a planned Main Steam Isolation Valve (MSIV) closure startup test from 100% pcwer, the HPCI turbine and the RCIC turbines automatically started and then tripoed on apparent high steam flow to the turbines. The reactor scram and response of other safety ecuip-ment perfomed as expected. The licensee's investigation is in progress.

(Closed)

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PNO-79-197 Susquehanna Units 1 & 2 - Release of Stop Work on Electrical Cable Pulling - Electrical cable pulling was resumed on June 27, 1979.

A Stop Work Order had been issued on June 13, 1979 by the licensee when it was detemined that in the process of pulling cable through conduit was damaging some of the cables.

(Closed) r.

PNO-79-198 Oyster Creek - Potential Drowning in Discharge Canal - It was reported that an elderly man fell into the discharge canal while fishing or crabbing. The site of the incident was in the canal just upstream of the U.S. Roate 9 bridge. Ssi.rch and recovery operations were started.

(Closed) s.

PNO-79-199 Salem Unit 1 - Temporary Evacuation of Auxiliary Building -

While making valve lineups, radiation alams on the charging pump area relitor and liquid waste release line were recei"ed.

In accordance with E.ocedures, the Auxiliary Building was evacuated.

It was determined that a short section of pipe had high radiation levels.

The source and nature of the material causing the high radiation levels are under investigation.

(Closed) t.

PNO-79-200 Detroit Metro Airport - Damoged Package of Medical Radioisotopes -

An overpack containing three packages of radioactive material was damaged on June 26, 1979, in the cargo area of Northwest Orient Airline. A repre-sentative of the State of Michigan Health Department responded and fcund that contamination was confined to the cbsorbent material within one package.

(Closed) u.

PN0-79-201 Kewaunee - Radiographic Indication in Feedwater Line Elbow Weld - The licensee has previously identified cracks in the steam generator nozzle to feedwater line transition pipe. The licensee has now started to examine other welds in the feedwater line.

Crack indications have been found in the first weld c' the first elbow upstream from the "B" steam generator feedwater nozzle.

Evaluations are continuing.

(Closed) v.

PNO-79-202 Brunswick Unit 2 - Double NMching of Control Rod - The licensee reported that while pulling four control rods from notch 6 to notch 8, one rod double notched to notch 10 and within a seconds returned to notch 8.

General Electric Co. has been contacted by the licensee and discussions are being held concerning future action.

(Closed) w.

PNO-79-203 Indian Point Unit 2 - Industrial Accident - Cn June 23, 1979, a fork truck overturned while climbing a hill within the site boundary.

The operator was injured and died later at a nearby hescital as a result of the accident.

(Closed) x.

PNS-79-62 Sequoyah Units 1 & 2 - Bomb Threat - The plant site was evacuated and a search conducted with negative results.

(Closed) y.

PNS-79-63 Turkey Point Units 3 & 4 - Bomb Threats - The licensee has increased its guard force vigilance and search procedures.

(Closed) z.

PNS-79-64 Fort St. Vrain - Unauthorized Individuals at Protected Area Fence - On June 22, 1979, at 4:00 a.m., an automobile was obsersed in the isolation area just outside the protected area fence.

Plant Security personnel responded and, upon request, the two individuals in the car left the area.

(Closed)

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PNS-79-65 Watts Bar ! nits 1 & 2 - Vandalism - The licensee reported the that electrical conductors within a single cable for the Unit 1 containment spray system were found cut, with sheathing replaced around the cut.

In addition, two conductors in a Unit 2 safety-related electrical panel were found with insulation cut away from the cable.

(Closed) bb. PNS-79-66 Surry Units 1 & 2 - Bomb Threat - The security office was evacuated and searched.

Nothing was found.

(Closed) cc; PNS-79-67 United Nuclear Corporation, Montville, CN - Inventory nifference Gain in Excess of Calculated Limit of Error - As c result of an inventory conducted on May 18, 1979, the licensee reported an iaventroy difference gain in excess of the calcule.ed limit of error. Causes appear to be the result of errors in the facility records. Additional inspections are scheduled to review the results of the licensee's investigation.

(Clased) 2.

IE Bulletin No. 79-13, " Cracks in Feedwater System Piping," was issued on June 25,1979 to all utilities with operating pressurized water reactors.

3.

The following IE Circulars were issued:

a.

IE Circular No. 79-10, "Pipefittings Manufactured from Unac aptable Material," was issued on June 26, 1979 to all power reactor facilities with an operating license or ccnstruction permit.

b.

IE Cir ular No. 79-11, " Design / Construction Interface Problem," was issued on June 27, 1979 to all power reactor facilities with a construction permit.

c.

IE Circular No. 79-12, " Potential Diesel Generator Turbocharger Problem,"

was issued on June 28, 1979 to all power reactor facilities with an operating license or construction permit.

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OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 29, 1979 Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 On June 21, 1979, representatives of NRR, OELD and I&E testified before the California Energy Commission, at its request, on the subject of the sus-pension of Rancho Seco operation and the criteria for allowing resumption of opera ti on. The facility had been shut down until certain short-term modifica-tions were made to reduce the probability of suffering a TMI-type sequence

-of events at Rancno Seco.

Robinson Steam Plant, Unit No. 2 On June 26, 1979, the Licensing Board in the proceeding for an amendment to increase the authorized power of the Robinson facility granted the '_icensee's motion (which was supported by the Staff) to terminate the proceeding The proceeding had be ome ur. contested by virtue of the withdrawal of the snly intervenor and the Board determined that there were no " extraordinary ci -

cumstances involving a serious safety, environmental or cc.. mon defense and security matter" which the Board should independently raise.

Prior to granting the motion the Board had received an affidavit from the S*.aff stating that it had identified no reason why the increased power level application could not be granted pending results of reviews of the Three Mile Island accident.

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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNAT:0NAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING JUNE 29, 1979 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IAEA Eq_ard of Governors Meetina - Soecial Briefine on TMI H. Denton, NRR, gave a special briefing on TMI to the IAEA Board of Governors and to the IAEA staff in Vienna on June 28.

Expansion of IAEA's nuclear safety program in light of the TMI accident, was a major topic at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting.

J. Lafleur, IP, was NRC's representative on the US delegation attending the meeting.

NEA-CSNI Neetino S. Levine, RES, Vice Chairman of the Nuclear Energy Agency's Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations attended a CSNI meeting in Pf ris on June 27-29.

H. Denton attended the first day of this meeting to discuss TMI incident before going to Vienna for the June 28 IAEA briefing.

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Yexican Visit Mr. Ruben Bella Rivera, Tecnnical Secretary of :ne Mexican National Nuclear Safety and Safeguarcs Commission (CNSNS) visited NRC June 25-26 and held discussions with Commissioner Kennedy and IP staff representatives.

Mr. Bello was acccmpanied by Roberto Trevino and Fernando Ramirez who are cn assignment to NRC frcm tne CNSNS.

Jacanese Parliamentarians On Moncey, a seven-member study gt oup from the Japanese Diet met with staff members of IP, SP, and NRR, to discuss the Three Mile Island incident.

The grcup will tour TMI on July 2.

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00 South African Technical Visit Cn Tuesday, Mr. P. E. Metcalf of the Licensing Branch (Standards Division) of the South African Atomic Energy Commission met with staff members of SD, NRR, and NMSS to discuss occupational exposure regulations (experiences, plant monitoring and radiological protection practices), and radiation regulations regarding mill tailings.

Arcentine Visit On Tuesday and Wednesday, Dr. Touzet, Head of the Nuclear Installations Control Division of the Atomic Energy Comission of Argentina, met with D. Chenier, W. LaVine and B. Senseney of IP to discuss international

, cooperative activities and a general overview of tne NRC.

He also met with R. Fraley and M. Libarkin to discuss the role of the ACRS.

Swedish Meetinc with NRR On Wednesday, Mr. Jan Elkert from ASEA-ATOM and Mr. Ake Persson frcm the National Institute of Radiation Protection met with NRR to discuss occupational radiation exoosure at LWRs in general, and the TMI incident (occupational exposure, cleanup, monitoring and new estimates on environ-mental exposure) in particular.

Belcian Parliamentarian On Thursday, Dr. Willy K. J. De Saeyere, Member of the Belgian Parliament, met with H. Faulkner of IP to discuss the incident at Three Mile Island.

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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 29, 1979 Procram 'Develcoment S.A. Schwart: met with the Staff of the National Association of Counties to discuss ways for the NRC to work with county governments in getting better Radiological Emergency Preparedness.

Emergency Preparedness Messers R. Van Niel and J. Dukes met with the director and staff members of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Region 2 to discuss the Regioral Advisory Committee ef fort and the status of DCPA's review _ of Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania Radio'.ogical Emergency Response Plans. On June 18, Bob DeFayette, Singh Bajwa and Bill Axelson (IE) rut with the State irecter of Civil Defense in Indiana to discuss development of Indiana's plan. On June 21, S Schwartz, Hal Gaut and represcr.tatives cf NRR briefed State Senator Cox from Missouri on the NRC efforts with his State in the arto of adiological emergency response plans. Dick Cleve'iand visited Kentucky cn June 21 t2 discuss development of the State plan with C. Hardin of the Kentucky Department of Health.

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The Federal Interagency Regional Advisory Comnitt.ee-VII (Cenver) met to review and suggest final changes to the Colorado Radiological Emergency P.esponse Plan.

RAC-IV (Chicago) met to discuss its review of the existing Wisconsin plan and lay out a schedule for future field assistance in the Great Lakes area. RAC-IV (Atlanta) met to review status of the Tennessee and North Carolina planning effort.

The Federal Interagency Headquarters Advisory Committee met with eight regional staff members of various Regional Advisory Committees to refine or develop, as necessary, acceptance criteria for the elements of the " Guide and Checklist"(NUREG 75/lll).

This was in preparation for a training meeting fe" all RAC memoers to be held ia Kansas City in late July.

arrangements have been made to visit Pennsylvania in early July to discuss State and local activity in response to TMI.

In addition to State Programs staff, Mal Ernst (Special Investigation Group) and Joe Logsdon (EPA) will ca rti ci pa te.

On Monday, June 11, Tcm Elsasser (SLO, NRC Region I) addressed the City of Ycnkers Emergency Services Cc=mittee regarding alternatives to evacuation in response to potential accidents at the Indian Point site.

C'n Tuesday, he participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the Metropolitan Regional Council in New York City entitled, " Confronting a Major Radiation Emergency."

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_ State Agreements First publication cf the proposed agreement with Rhode Island and the staff assessment of the State's program appeared in the Federal Register on June 29,1979. The publication will appear for four consecutive weeks to provide opportunity for public comment. After publication, the staff will prepare a paper for action by the Commission on the proposed agreement.

Tb; iidelines for Grants to States Under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Cor.orol Act have gone to the Commission for information and are expected to be transmitted to the States in early July. The Guidelines describe the application procedures to be used by those Agreement States with mills and the criteria to be used by NRC to award and manage the grants.

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Items of Interest June 29,1979 Week Ending TMI Impact Briefed BRG on NRC's caseload projections for FY 81-85 changes required as a result of the accident. Adjusted forecast to assist BRG in their review of offices' budgets, which were prepared esing a pre-TMI forecast.

Annual Recort Circulated to offices for comment the first draft outline for next year's report to the President and the Congress.

Abnormal Occurrence Sent proposed report on Surry fuel damage to the Commission for approval.

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CALENDAR 0F SIGNIFICANT EVENTS TWO-WEEK PERIOD ENDING JULY 16, 1979 July 2, 1979 Midland Hearing ;o e held in Eethesda, MD.

July 2, 1979 Waterford CP extensien to.be issues.

July 9,1979 Sailly ACRS Subcommittee "aeting to discuss prcposed modifications to piling design.

July 9, 1979 Th ree.'si l e Ad Hoc Subccmmittee will censider Island 2 respcnses of vendors / utilities to Bulletins and Orders.

July 11, 1979 Three Mile Ad Hoc Subcccmittee will discuss Island 2 implications of TMI-2 accident re nuclear pouar plant design.

July 13,1979 New England 1&2 Supplement No.1 to the Safety Evaluatico Report to be issued.

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CALENDAR OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS JULY July 8-15 Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA -

Practical Imolications to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission of tne ICRP Recommendations (1977) - Robert Alexander Time c Dose Facton o in Carcinogenesis: Resusoension Factors and Procabilities of Intake of Material in Process - A. Brodsky Environmental Radiation Monitorino Objectives - Reoort of Succommittee on Objectives of the Health Physics Society Committee for Uoorading Environmental Raciation Data - E. Conti July 16-18 INMM Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, SNM Measureme.it Control Program at NRC Licensed Facilities - Mike Smitn AUGUST August 6-10 Lecture the IE Insoectors on Concrete and Other Structural Defects Excerienced in Nuclear Power Plant Construction -

L. L. Beratan SEPTEMEER Sectember 16 ANS Tccical Conference on Decentamination and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities, Sun Valley, ID Residual Activity Limits for Unrestricted Release frcm Deccamissioninc -

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