ML19249E659
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| Issue date: | 09/19/1979 |
| From: | Rehm T NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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September 19, 1979 For:
The Commissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant to the Executive Director for Operations
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 14, 1979 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners who may prefer 2 condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Administration A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Standard; 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
Items Approved by the Commission L**
Calendar of Speaking Engagenents M
/T. A.. e. -
"~'nant to the Executive Director for Operations
Contact:
T. A. Rehm 49-27781
- No input this week.
- Celeted from Commissioners and PDR copy.
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1075 192
Items of Interest Week Ending September 14, 1979 1.
TMI Unit No. 2 The analysis of a sample of water taken August 25 from Three Mile Island Nuclear Station's Unit No. 2 Containment Building has been completed.
The following chart shows the sample results:
uCi/mi TOP MIDDLE BOTTOM ISOTOPE SAMPLE SAMPLE
,iAMPLE Cesium-137 176 179 174 Cesium-134 40 40 39.6 Lanthanium-140 0.09 0.078 0.014 Tritiua.
1.03 1.05 1.01 Iodine-131 0.012 0.012 0.013 Strontium-90 2.70 2.90 2.83 Strontium-89 43.6 40.6 42.1 2.
Fort St. Vrain FSV has been shut down since August 31 due to non-ccmpliance with IE Bulletin 79-141, Seismic Hangers. An audit has revealed 12 hangers in non-ccepliance with the Bulletin.
DSCo performed additional computer analyses and has determined that the hangers, in an as-built configuration, are in compliance with I&E 79-14.
PSCo intends to notify I&E Reg. IV of this fact in order to cbtain permission to start up FSV en September 17, 1979.
3.
Joint NRC/ EPA / OSHA Heat ing E?A staff has advised NRC that the advance nctice of hearing en occucational raciation protection standards was signed on Sectember 11, 1979. The advance notice is substantively the same as that ap; roved by the Cc= mission cn May 7, 1979.
EPA is now ccnsidering holdinc hearings en this subject in at least ene 1ccation other than Washington, D.C.
It now appears that most of the technical disagreements en the proposed new EPA guidance on occupational exposures have been resolved.
1075 193
STATUS OF S"UTDOWN PLA"TS (Sept.12,1979)
Arkansas 2 Cond. Tube leak Restart
. Big Rock Point Control Rod Drive Leak Restart 10/15/79 Browns Ferry 3 Reloa d Restart 11/24/79 3runswick 1 Maintenance Restart 9/20/79 Brunswick 2 Maintenance Restart In Progress Calvert Cliffs 2 Pump Motor Failure Restar' 9/17/79 Cooper Pump Seal Restart 9/16/79 Crystal River 3 Pump Seal Restart In Progress Dresden 1 ECCS Inspection Restart 4/80 Farl ey 1 Anchor Bolts Re: tart 10/1/79 Humbol dt Bay Seismic Evaluation Res tart ?
Indian Point 1 ECCS Res tart
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Maine Yankee Pl ant-Mai ntenance Rastart 10/1/79 2#*
Ocenee 1 Crack in System Restart 9/21/79 Oconee 3 Anchor Bolts Restart 9/20/79 Palisades Reload Res ta r: 12/1/79 Salem 1 Anchor bolts and parge valves Res tar: 10/25/79 Surry 1 Seismic Restar: 9/24/75 Surry 2 St. Gen. Replacemen Researt 11/24/79 Three Mile Island 1 Order Restart
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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending September 14, 1979 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial A7 peal of Request Initial Decision Received 413 28 Granted 282 9
Denied 65 12 Pending 66 7
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Michael Rose, Requests a copy of the Special Nuclear Materials License Comittee to Bridge issued to Atomics International, a division of Rockwell the Gap.
International.
(79-368)
Diane E. Findley, Requests a copy of the Ecological Analysts' proposal Science Applications, Inc.
submitted in response to RFP No. RS-NMS-79-024.
(79-369)
Jeremiah S. Gutman, Requests all records relating to the Nuclear Development Attorney-At-Law Association, United Nuclear Corporation, and Gulf (79-370)
United Nuclear Corporation.
Anthony Z. Roi: man, Requests all documents prepared or received in connection Natural Resources with the preparation of NUREG-0459 and with the Defense Council, Inc.
preparation of the upgraded physical protection (79-371) cequlations in 10 CFR Part 73.
Christopher McLeod Reques 3 11 documents regarding the Uranium Tailings (79-372) spill at the United Nuclear Corporation's Church Rock mine in New Mexico.
Samuel R. Dolgow, Requests a copy of the sequence of events report authored Atto rney-At-Law by Victor Stello regarding TMI.
(79-373)
William A. Horin, Requests three documents referred to in SECY-79-305, Attorney-At-Law "NRC Compliance wit, CEQ NEPA Regulations".
(79-374)
CONTACT:
J. M. Felton 492-7211 1075 195 ENCLOSURE A
2 Received, Cont'd Marilyn Zarski Requests seven categories of documents relating to (79-375) the shipments of 210 tons of spent fuel rods from the San Onofre nuclear power plant to the storage facility in Morris, Illinois.
Jan L. Kodner, Requests documents since July,1979, regarding the delay Citizens Against in construction of the LaSalle nuclear power plant.
Nuclear Power (79-376)
Dennis E. Daneau, Requests information relating to radioactive waste and Stop Uranium Now rock. removed from the PM-3A site in Antarctica to (79-377)
Califorreia.
Dean Hansell, Requests procedures and standards for persons outside State of Illinois the NRC to obtain classified documents.
(79-378)
Manuel Kessler, Requests a list of NRC personnel located in the The Prudential Inserance Washington, DC and Maryland areas.
Company of America (79-379)
Bruce J. Weston, Requests all correspondence between the Cincinnati Gas Office of the Consumers'
-and Electric Company and the NRC within the past year, Counsel relating to the delay for the W.H. Zimmer nuclear power (79-380) plant, Unit 1.
(An NRC employee)
Requests a copy of the transcript of the closed (79-381)
Connission meeting regarding the conversion of GS-16s to the SES.
John J. Fialka, Requests access to portions of the telephone tapes made The Washington Star during the Three Mile Island accident which were not (79-382) transcribed, and the internal policy memoranda governing the transcription process.
Granted John Parks Hopkins, In response to a request for access to fourteen items Consumers' Counsel of information pertaining to the Davis-Besse Nuclear (79-189)
Plant, Unit 1, made available 15 documents.
Deborah C. Wp tt, In response to a request for documents within the past Lowe, and Gordon, Ltd.
24 months regarding plans for uranium mining, milling, (79-318) conversion, enrichment, or reprocessing of nuclear wastes in the State of Virginia, informed the requester this information is available at the PDR.
1075 196 ENCLCSURE A
3 G anted, Cont'd 4
Douglas 0. Lee, In response to a request for the preceding employment, Americans for Nuclear both federal and non-federal, of 40 Nuclear Regulatory Energy Corm 11ssion employees, made available this information.
(79-324)
Russell W. Busch, In response to a request for documents regarding the Attorney-At-Law removal of Samuel Jeasch as Chainnan of the Atomic (79-337)
Safety and Licensing Board,. made available five docuants.
Russell L Busch, In respcose to a request for information relating to Attorney-At-Law selection and qualifications of Valer. tine Deale as (79-338)
Chairman of an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, NRC instrue.tions tcr the ASLB Chairman, and a copy of the NRC Manual, made available three "ocuments.
Richard P. Pollock, In response to a request for documerr.s pertaining to the Critical Mass occupational exposure to ionizing radiation of workers Energy Project at the Nuclear Fuel Service:; nui: lear facility in (79-339)
Erwin, Tennessee, from January 1,1969 to the present, sent a copy of a Compilation of Annual Personnel Whole Body Exposures for NFS, Erwin, TN, and informed the requester that other information is available at the POR.
Harold J. Gabriel, -
~In response to a request for documents concerning the Attorney-At-Law Perry Nuclear Power Plant, mace available 23 documents.
(79-353)
Fred Eberlein, In response to a request for a co;iy of all contracts Control Data and purchase orders for computer services being Corporation provided to the NRC, made av4!1able the non-proprietary (79-355) versions of the presently active time-sharing computer services contracts.
Tom Knight In response to a request for information cm.erning (79-357) accidents " larger than Three Mile Island", informed the requester the NRC has no documents which specifically respond to this question.
William Ramsey, In response to a request for documents relating to American Friends accidents at the Y-12 facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Service Committee informed the requester the NRC has no documents.
(79-365)
Samuel R. Dolgow, Made available a copy of the sequence of events at TMI Attorney-At-Law authored by Victor Stello.
(79-373) 107s 197 ENCLOSURE A
4 Granted, Cont'd Manuel Kessler, Informed the requester he may obtain from GPO a copy The Prudential Insurance of the NRC telephone directory containing a list of Company of America NRC personnel located in the Washington, DC and (79-379)
Maryland areas.
Laurie Burt, Made available nine categories of documents relating Assistant Attorney to radiological emergency plans.
General, State of Massachusetts (79-A-22-79-231 )
Denied Aldo P. Osti, In response to. requests for documents relating to the Pfizer, Inc.
Three Mile Island, Unit 2 incident, made available (79-134) documents in the PDR. Denied five documents in their and entirety and portions of 88 documents (primarily Ellyn R. Weiss, those relating to personal privacy).
Sheldon, Harmon, Roisman & Weiss, on behalf of UCS (79-167) and Beverly T. Elkins, Milton High Schoo.l.,
(79-179)
Michael J. Horowitz, The EDO continued to deny on appeal four documents Atto rney-At-Law relating to the selection of the Director, Division of (79-A-18-79-201)
Organization and Personnel, on the basis that disclosure would cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Additional portions of two documents were released.
1075 198 ENCLOSURE A
DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending September 14, 1979 PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION 1.
RFP RS-NRR-79-118 Title - Engineering Support for Operating Reactor Licensing Actions Description - The NRC is seeking assistance with its review and evaluation of pending operating reactor licensing actions. Assistance is needed to:
(1) review licensee submittal, (2) perform compara-tive evaluations relative to established regulatory guides, (3) provide a report documenting conclusions reached, and (4) provide a definition of additional infonnation needed to complete the action.
Period of Perfomance - Three to five years Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status - Best and Final offers due September 17, 1979.
2.
RFP RS-01E-79-257 (Step one of two-step IFB)
Title - Region III Mobile Laboratory Description - Special vehicle designed to be used for conducting the confirmatory measurements program to evaluate the capability of the licensee to measure radioactivity in effluents.
Period of Performance - Ninety days (tentative)
Sponsor - Office of Inpsection and Enforcement Status - Clarifications received from offerors in the competitive range of acceptability September 12, 1979.
Copies forwarded to Evaluation Board for evaluation.
3.
RFP RS-ADM-79-390 Title - NRC Publication Distribution Services Description - Maintaining NRC standard mailing lists and publications inventory.
Fulfillment of NRC distribution requirements and free requests for copies of NRC publications and related activities.
Period of Performance - Twenty-four months Sponsor - Office of Administration Status - Final evaluation report and recommendation for award prepared by Source Evaluation Panel September 10, 1979.
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RFP RS-ADM-79-399 Title - MPA Management Infomation Systems Support Services Description - Development, maintenance and/or operation of automated management information systems in support of OMPA objectives.
Period of Performance - One year with two option years Sponsor - Office of Management and Program Analysis Status - Source Evaluation Panel meeting September 14, 1979 tc review final evaluation and crepare recommendation for award.
ENCLOSURE A 1075 199
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RFP RS-ADM-79-668 Title - NRC/TMI Special Inquiry Report Services Description - To provide publication assistance and management which includes writing, editinc= graphics, composition, and printing and binding service for the NRC/TMI Special Inquiry Report.
Period of Performance - Five.nonths Sponsor - Office of Administration Status - Selection approved by Designating Official and Contracting Officer. September 11, 1979.
6.
IFB RS-SEC-79-350 Title - Stenographic Reporting Services Description - Furnish stenographic reporting services for hearings, press briefings, Commission meetings, security interviews, and other meetings as required; Period of Performance - Two years Sponsor - Office of the Secretary Status - Bids opened September 7,1979.
Responsibility determinations in process.
CONTRACT AWARDS 1.
NRC-10-79-387 Title - Career Counseling Description - A four-hour. course in four individual sessions for approxi-mately 100 NRC employees.
Period of Performance - One year Sponsor - Office of Administration Status - A fixed price indefinite quantity contract in the amount of
$15,682.89 was awarded to Binder, Elster, Mendelson and Wheeler, Inc., Bethesda, Md.
2.
NRC-10-79-395 Title - On-Call Maintenance for NRC Computer Peripheral Equipment Description - Provide on-call maintenance services for Government-owned computer peripheral equipment located in NRC's Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring, and Washington offices.
Period of Performance - One year with two one-year options to renew.
Sponsor - Office of Administration Status - A Time and Materials contract with a ceiling amount of 315,000.00 was awarded to Computer Systems Support Corporation, Gaithersburg, Md.
3.
NRC-10-79-658 Title - Microfiching Services - Oak Ridge, Tennessee Description - Services to produce microfiche from materials or documents furnished by NRC but located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Period of Performance - One month frcm the effective date of contract.
Sponsor - Office of Administration Status - Fixed price requirements contract awarded to Microtech Industries, Inc., in the amount of $19,488.00 1075 200 ENC w SuaE A
DIVISION OF SECURITY Items of Interest Week Ending dcptember 14, 1979 UKAEA/NRC Visit United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority personnel (R. N. Simeone, Principal Officer, and F. J. Sidwell, Director, Security Branch) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission personnel (R. Brady, M. King and R. Whipp of Security, as well as P. Bird and R. Davis of Organization and Personnel) met on September 14, 1979, to discuss matters of mutual interest.
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1075 201 ENCLOSURE A
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WEEKLY ITEMS OF INTEREST (Week Ending September 14,1979)
TMI Unit No. 2 The analysis of a sample of water taken from Three Mile Island Nuclear Station's Unit No. 2 Containment Building has been completed.
The sample was taken August 25, 1979 with a Babcock & Wilcox developed probe device utilizing one of several existinc spare cenetrations through the Unit No. 2 Containment Building.
Samples were taken at the top, middle and botton of the approximately 600,000
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gallons of water volume that has collected in the Building since the March 28, 1979 accident. The sample, less than a cup, was analyzed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
It is un:ertain as to how representative the sample is of the total volume of water.
The following chart shows the sample results.
Sample analyses show that oil from equipment and dirt from the Building surfaces are present in the water in very small quantities.
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uCi/ml TOP MIDDLE BOTTOM ISOTOPE SAMPLE SAMPLE SAMPLE Cesium-137 176 179 174 Cesium-134 40 40 39.6 Lanthanium-140 0.09 0.078 0.014 Tritium 1.03 1.05 1.01 Iodine-131 0.012 0.012 0.01 3 Strontium-90 2.70 2.90 2.83 Strontium-59 43.5 40.6 42.1 1075 202 Fort St. Vrain FSV has been shut down since August 31 due to non-ccepliance with I&E Bulletin 79-14, Seismic Hangers. An audit has revealed 12 hangers in non-comoliance witn the Bulletin.
PSCo performed additicnal computer analyses and has deter-mined that the hangers, in an as-built configuration, are in comoliance with I&E
,-14.
PSCo intends to notify I&E Reg. IV of this fact in order to obtain permission to start up FSV on September 17, 1979.
ENCLOSURE B
San Onofre, Unit 1 Southern California Edison (SCE) has discovered two cracks in the low pressure discharge piping of the refueling water storage tank (8 inch -
schedule 10 stainless steel pipe). One crack is through wall and is weeping slightly; the other crack has not penetrated the wall of the pipe.
~The rea tor is operating. The cracked areas of the pipes have been strengthened by pipe clamps installed on the OD of the piping spanning each of the weld joints containing crack indications.
SCE is considering bringing the reactor to hot shutdown over the weekend of September 22 to inspect the inaccessible piping in accordance with the provisions of I&E Bulletin 79-17. SCE has proposed to repair the two cracks during the next San Onofre refueling outage (March 1980).
Yankee Rowe The inspection of feedwater piping performed at Yankee Rowe in accordance with I&E Bulletin 79-13 has identified cracks in all (4) of the feedwnter to steam generator field welds. Licensee evaluation of the findings is in pro gress. The plant was shutdown on September 8,1979 and remains shutdown.
The duration of the outage is not known at this time.
Zion Units 1 and 2 Evidence of minor leaks were observed in welds at or near the pipe connection to the Refueling Water Storage Tanks {RWST) of the Zion Units 1 and 2 during e, examination performed to comply with Bulletin 79-17.
Heavy dry boric acid deposits were observed at one of three containment soray suction lines in Unit 1 and at an RHR circulation line in Unit 2, at locations where the pipe penetrates the concrete structure.
A visual examination of the pipe and the adjacent regions of the tanks revealed no obvious reason for. the leaks.
However, suspect welds were observed at a liner to plate juncture in Unit I and at a filler line to nozzle attachment in Unit 2.
The licensee plans to examine the suspect areas further using penetrant tests after draining the tanks during the next refueling cycle. This occurs in October 79 for Unit 1 and March 1980 for Unit 2.
In the interim the piping will be monitored regularly for evidence of deterioration of the condition using visual examination with blotting paper and checkin'g further for borated water accumulation in the sumps under the tanks.
Further,the RhR pipe with the suspect weld in Unit 2 has been plugged temporarily to avoid leakage.
A seismic analysis of the piping has been completed b the licensee and is being submitted to NRC for review.
10/5 203 ENCLOSURE S
3-Prairie Island The Fire Protection review for the Prairie Island Plant is completed and the Safety Evaluation Rep:rt was issued Sep ember 6, 1979.
ho cpen issues remain to be resolved.
Hatch No. 1 On September 9,1979 the staff issued an amendment to Hatch Uni? No.1.
The amencment revised the surveillance recuirements for the Resicual Heat Rei.:cval (RHR) Service Water Syste.- (SWS) pump ' discharge pressure. Although the amend-ment still assures a positive pressure on the SW5 side of the HRH heat exchancer, the licensee will meet with the staff to discuss the past performance of these type pumps and the implications of operational problems experienced with vertical turbine pumps at Hatch and any implications on long term RHR cooling capability.
m, 1075 204 ENCLOSURE E
STATUS OF SHUTDOWN PLANTS (Sept.12,1979)
Arkansas 2 Cond. Tube leak Restart Big Rock Point Control Rod Drive Leak Restart 10/15/79 Brovins Ferry 3 Reload Res tart 11/24/79 Brunswick 1 Maintenance Restart 9/20/79 Brunswick 2 Maintenance Restart In Progress Calvert Cliffs 2 Pump Motor Failure Restart 9/17/79 Cooper Pump Seal Restart 9/16/79 Crystal River 3 Pump Seal Restart In Progress Dresden 1 ECCS Inspection Restart 4/80 Farley 1 Anchor Bolts Restart 10/1/79 Humboldt Bay Seismic Evaluation Restart ?
Indian Point 1 ECCS Res t' art ?
Maine Yankee Plant Maintenance Restart 10/1/79
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Oconee 1 Crack in System Restart 9/21/79 Oconee 3 Anchor Bolts Restart 9/20/79 Palisades Reload Restart 12/1/79 Salem 1 Anchor bolts and purge valves Res tart 10/25/79 Surry 1 Seismic Restart 9/24/79 Surry 2 St. Gen. Replacement Restart 11/24/79 Three Mile Island.
Order Res tart ?
Three Mile Island 2 Accident Res tart ?
Yankee Rowe NRC Bulletin 10/25/79 1075 205 ENCLOSURE B
OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 14, 1979 1.
Oa September 10, 1979, Keith Steyer, Don Calkins and Pete Erickson met with 23 members of the Japanese Study Mission on Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants in the United States. The status of the Plan for Reevaluation of NRC Policy on Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and the decommissioning of test and power reactors thus far completed in the United States were discussed.
From the number of their questions, the Study Mission members were particularly interested in present NRC decommissioning policy and rules and in levels of contamination for unrestricted release which would be proposed in rule amendments.
2.
Joint NRC/ EPA / OSHA Hearing: EPA staff has advised us that EPA Assistant Acministra. Hawkins, on September 11, 1979, signed the advance notice of hearing on occupational radiation protection standards. The advance notice is substantively the same as that approved by the Commission on May 7,1979.
EPA is now considering holding hearings on this subject in at least one location other than Washington, D.C., and requests,in the advance notice, public comment on desirable locations.
With resp.tct to the proposed new EPA guidance on occupational exposures, which is tae central focus for the hearing, it now appears that most of the technical disagreements among agency representatives have been resolved.
EPA staff is optimistic that the draft guidance document can be published in the Federal Register in late fall 1979, with the hearing to be held shortly tnereaf ter.
[R. A. Purple - 443-5855]
Publicaticns Issued During the Week of Sect. 10-14, 1979 Reg. Guide 8.20, Pev.1 - Applications of Bionssay for I-125 and I-131
[ Issued to Reflect Comments]
Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement: Audible-Alarm Dosimeters Task OH SO4-4 [ Comments requested by January 11,1980]
1075 206 ENCLOSURE C
0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending September 14, 1979 Public Meetings Scheduled on GE:S on Uranium Millina and Proposed Rules Public meetings on the GEIS on Uranium Milling and proposed rule changes have been scheduled in Denver, Colorado, (October 1 & 2) and in Albuquerque, Nex Mexico, (October 18 & 19). The comment period on the Draft GEIS has been extended to October 24, 1979.
Information Exchange Meeting NRC staff members and representatives of EPA and the states of South Carolina and Washington met to discuss current low-level waste issues and problems on September 6 -7,1979.
Key issues discussed included free-standing liquids in low-level waste shipments, solidification of resins and sludges, and disposal of 'bcontamination agents, liquid scintillation fluids, and large volume / low c
activity waters.
Import Information Recuest from Congressman Neal (N.C.).
A telephone request was received from Rob Wrigley of Congressman Neal's staff for the total amount of-spent fuel imported into the U.S. during the past five years.
Specific information requested includes the shipper, the number of shipments, and the quantity. The data is being retrieved from the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and will be transmitted to the Congressman's office in a few days.
Enhancement of the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS).
An 8-nonth contract, effective September 24, 1979, has been awarded to the Sceing Computer Services for clarifying and enhancing the data contained in the NMMSS.
The purpose of this effort is to implement procedures for improving Inventory Difference and Authorized Possession Limit data and to examine and resolve data and reporting problems such as shipper / receiver differences and limits of error.
1075 207 ENCLOSURE D
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMEflT Items of Interest Week Ending September 14, 1979 1.
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (Nine Mile Point) - Civil Penalty Action -
On September 13, 1979, the Cornission received a check from the subject licensee in the amount of $18,000 in full payment of the civil penalty imposed by Order issued on August 21, 1979.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company (Surry Unit 2) - Civil Penalty Action -
By letter dated September 4, 1979, the licensee responded to the Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $15,000 issued on August 15, 1979. The licensee requested full remission of the proposed
- penalties on the basis of the decision reached by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeals Panel in the matter of Atlantic Research Corporation.
3.
Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week:
a.
PNO-79-395A Zion Units 1 & 2 - Degradation of Refueling Water Storage Tank (RWST) to Piping Weld and RWST Plate / Plate Weld b.
PNO-79-397A Comanche Peak Unit 2 - Inadvertent Omission of Reinforcing Steel in Reactor Containment Wall c.
PN0-79-401 Three Mile Island Units 1 & 2 - Radioactive Contamination of Contractor Laboratory Personnel d.
PNO-79-402 Trojan - Reactor Trip, Safety Injection, and Valve Failure e.
PN0-79-403 Palisades - Release of Incorrect Radioactive Waste Gas Tank f.
PNO-79-404 Surry Unit 1 - Irrediate Action Letter Issued on Compliance Uith IE Bulletin 79-02 g.
PNO-79-405 Texas A & M University - Soil Contamination h.
PNO-79-406 Arkansas Nuclear One Unit 2 - Unit Shutdown for Condense-Repairs i.
PNO-79 'LO7 Purdue University - 2crage of Low Level Radwaste j.
PNO-79 40!
Davis-Besse Unit 1 - Shutdown Exceeding Two Days k.
PNO-79-409 Calvert Cliffs Unit 2 - Forced Outage Resulting From a Reactor Coolant Pump liotor Failure 1.
PNO-79-410 Marble Hill Units 1 & 2 - Alleged Falsification of Quality Records 1075 208 ENCLCSURE E
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PN0-79-411 San Onofre Unit 1 - Pipe Cracks in Safety-Related Stainless Steel Piping n.
PNO-79-412 Lacrosse - Breakdown in Administrative Control of Low Recirculation Flca Bypass Switches-o.
PNO-79-413 Yankee Rowe - Crack Indications in Feedwater Piping p.
PN0-79-414 Vehicle Accident Involving Radioactive Medical Isotopes in Hollywood, Florida q.
PN0-79-415 & -415A Hurricane Frederic r.
PNO-79-416 Calvert Cliffs Units 1 & 2 - Inadvertent Release of Acid and Caustic to the Chesapeaka Bay s.
PNO-79-417 Bellefonte Unit 2 - Industrial Fatality t.
PHO-79-418 San Onofre Units 2 & 3 - Crane Failure at San Onofre Unit 3 u.
PNO-79-419 Brunswick Unit 2 - Shutdown Caused by Nuclear Service Water Leak v.
PN0-79-420 Transportation Accident w.
PNS-79-100 & 100A Offer to Sell Weapons Grade Uranium 4.
The following IE Bulletins were issued:
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Supplement 2 to IE Bulletin No. 79-14, " Seismic Analyses for As-Built Safety-Related Piping Systems," was issued on September 7,1979 to all power reactor facilities with an operating license or construction permit.
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IE Bulletin No. 79-23, " Potential Failure of Emergen:y Diesel Generator Field Exciter Transformer," was issued on September 12,1979 to all power reactor facilities with an operating license or construction permit.
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The following IE Circulars were issued:
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IE Circular No. 79-18, " Proper Installation of Target Rock Safety-Relief Valves," was issued on September 10, 1979 to all power reactor facilities with an operating license or construction permit.
b.
IE Circular Mc. 79-19, " Loose Locking Devices on Ingersoll-Rand Pumps,"
was issued on Septaber 13, 1979 to all pcwer reactur facilities with an operating license or construction permit.
1075 209 ENCLOSURE E
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Important Items - Week Ending September 15, 1979 Fracture Touchness Measurement Facility The Naval Research Laboratory has successfully completed installation and checkout of an in-cell experimental facility for determination of the fracture toughness of large irradiated metallurgical test specimens.
The facility is unique because it permits testing to develop fracture toughness values of fully ductile materials using the NRC-developed technique of J-R curves.
Initial measurements have already been made in FY 1979. Testing is now beginning on the full complement of test specimens of sizes up to 4-inches thick previously irradiated by the HSST Program at ORNL. The results will provide key data for input to Task Action Plan A-ll on Fracture Toughness of Reactor Vessel Material, and will pemit NRC to better assess the safety margins in reactor vessels that have been subject to long terni service.
Validation of Reactor Vessel Serveillance Dosimetry Two NRC contractors have recently developed neutrcn dosimetry results that will provide important input for Task Action Plan A-ll on Fracture Toughness of Reactor Vessel Materials.
The National Bureau of Standards has completed two sets of measurements in the ex-vessel cavity of the Arkansas Nuclear One plant.
These measurements are the most accurate yet made, being uniquely tied to absolute dosimetry standards of NSS.
NRC is now seeking a' typical vendor reactor physics calculation of that same region for a comparison of the accuracy of such vendor calculations versus measurements.
In another program, ORNL has completed measurements and calculations in the PCA (Pool Critical Assembly) experiment which is a benchmark facility that accurately mocks up a reactor vessel surveillance envi ronment.
Since the reactor physics calculations made for the PCA are typical of t50se used by vendors, another view of the current capability and accuracy of the nuclear industry to make predictions of the neutron fluence and spectrum can be made.
The three PWR verdors are currently involved in a " blind test" comparison of these pCA results to further assess their capabilities for making such desimetry, and ultimately emerittlenent, calculat ons and predictions.
i Less of Fluid Test The project is now focused on preparation for the first nuclear powered small break test, L3-1.
This test will simulate a break in a small pipe with a break flow in excess of the high pressure system injection flow, and will result in a slow depressurization.
Experimental predictions and safety analyses for L3-1 are underway, and special instrumentation is being installed on a critical path targeted for a test datc of November 14, 1979.
0 SAFER Cn September 11. 1979, E. W. Ricnard of RES/ SAFER, briefed the NMSS Safeguards Principal Staff an reactcr safeguards research programs.
A general description was presented of NRR safeguards, RES projects scheduled for FY79 completion, ongoing work that carries into FY80 and beyond, and work which had been propcsed to start in FYSO.
Information provided at this meeting will be used by NMSS in preparing their FY80 reactor safeguarcs research user requests.
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0FFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK ENDING. SEPTEMBER 14, 1979 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (and four other proceedings involving the " radon" issue)
In ALAB-562 (September 10,1979), the Appeal Board granted in part and denied in part the licensees' and Staff's motions for summary disposition in this generic type proceeding involving the radon issue. At issue are alleged d6ficiencies in the Perkins record.
Furtner evidentiary hearings will be held before a panel of three Appeal Board members for the purpose of taking additional evidence on the matters as in which summary disposition was not granted. These further evidentiary hearings will essentially involve the value which should be assigned to represent the emissions of radon expected to occur as a result of the mining and milling of the uranium necessary to fuel an average size reactor for a year.
ALAB-562 did not consider the health effects question. Consideration of that aspect of the matter has been deferred pending determination by the Appeal Board of the magnitude of radon releases and the levels of radon concentrations result-ing from the portion of the fuel cycle under scrutiny.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 14, 1979 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Research Agreement Concluded with Nordic Grou_o On August 28 an international research agreement was concluded with the Nordic Group (Denmark, Finland and Sweden). The agreement provides for participation by the Nordic Group in the NRC PBF and HSST programs in return for our involvement in the Group's fuel, primary pressure boundary and miscellaneous water reactor safety research programs.
The agreement will remain in force for a period of three years.
EXPORT / IMPORT AND INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS Executive Conference on International Nuclear Commerce An Executive Conference on International Nuclear Commerce sponsored by the American Nuclear Society was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, September 9-11.
IP attendees were J. R. Shea, M. R. Peterson, and B. L. Wright. The Con-
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ference dealt with bisic approaches to international nuclear commerce, the U.S. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978, the impact of INFCE, reactor safety in the U.S. after TMI and in export decisions, alternate fuel cycles and possible waste management solutions.
Commissioner Ahearne addressed the Conference at lunch on September 11.
A summary of the high points of the meeting is in preparation by OPE.
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 14, 1979 Procram Develorment On September 12, Tom Elsasser, Region I SLO spoke at a seminar in Portland, Oregon given by the Oregon-Washington Lawman's Association.
He spoke of the accident at TMI and law enforcement planning as related to nuclear accidents.
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State Acreements A followup review of the comoliance ascects of the Florida radiation control program will be conducted during the week of September 17, 1979.
The Colorado radiation centrol program will be reviewed during the week of September 24, 1975'.
Emercency Precaredness Richard Van Niek and the. Regional Advisory Ccmmittee (RAC) met with the Ohio State agencies on September 11 to discuss the RAC's review and evaluation of the Ohio Radiological Emergency Response Plan.
On September 12 the Ohio Disaster Services Agency hosted a meeting of the Ohio State agencies, county and local officials and representatives from the States of Indiana, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
Also in attendance were officials from Toledo Edison, Cincinnati Gas and Electric, Cleveland Illaminating, Ohio Edison, Duquesne Light and Detroit Edison.
A spokesman from each of the utilities reported to the group on the status of their particular plant in the licensing process and their emergency planning efforts to date.
A course in Radiological Emergency Response Planning is being put on in and for the State of Illinois by NRC-SP and other involved Federal agencies.
This is the field version of the course formerly presented at the DCPA staff college in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Dick Cleveland attended a planning session, September 13, in Kansas City for a tri-State radiological emergency response exercise in Kan s as, Nebraska and Missouri to be held in December.
Harold Collins, SP along with John Collins, NRR and Harold Denton, NRR, testified before the Pennsylvania State House Select Committee on TMI.
Questions frcm the Committee centered in the main on cleanup at the TMI-2 unit, licensing practices, and e nergency preparedness.
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. On August 29 the Region V State Liaison Officer met with California Department of Emergency Services officials to discuss forthcoming NRC guidance and regulations for emergency planning.
These offi;ials were distressed at what they saw as a lack of coordination between NRC licensee regulatory activities and State and local planning efiorts as they apply to the San Onofre and Diablo Canyon facilities.
During the meeting these officials were briefed on the status of the various NRC emergency planning activities and the SLO committed to keeping them informed on a priority basis.
On September 5 the Region V SLO addressed the health physics sub-committee of the Edison Electric Institute at its semiannual meeting in Seattle.
The subcommittee wanted to be briefed on NRC emergency planning activities and their probable impact on licensee operations.
On September 6 Mr. Robart attended the second meeting of the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council Task Force on Emergency Planning.
The Task Force objective is to review the State's emergency planning resources and readiness capabilities and to make improvements where deficiencies are identified.
Mr.
Robart discussed the RAC role as well as NRC role in emergency planning.
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OFFICE OF MNIAGEMENT AND PROGPAM N1ALYSIS Items of Interest WEEK ENDING - September 14, 1979 Management Training All MPA supervisors attended a 2-1/2 day training session with the Federal Executive Institute on team building. This meeting was held at Harpers Ferry and is a condensed version of the 1-week course offered at Charlottesville.
Operational Safety Data Briefed ED0 on status of Offices' actions during interim while search for the Director of the new office i: under way.
Policy Plannin'g Programming Guidance Met with ED0 to discuss approach to FY 82-86 PPPG paper due to the Commission by 10/15.
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MIS Publication The first version of the new book summarizing Unresolved Safety Issues (Aqua Book) was issued.
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Office of the ContPoller Items of Interest Week Ending September 14, 1979 FY 1981 BUDGET OMB hearings were held on September 13 and 14 on the budget submitted to them in early September. September 28 is reserved for potential recall hearings.
FY 1980 BUDGET The Senate passed the Conference Appropriation bill and it was sent to the President.
The President has until September 25 to sign or veto this bill.
A call for the offices to submit their initial FY 1980 financial plans was issued.
The control amounts and identified Congressional constraints were in accordance with the Appropriation bill recently transmitted to the President.
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CALENDAR OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS SEPTEMBER AIF Workshop on Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste, September 18 Washington, DC - The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Program for Hiah and Low Level Radioactive Waste - James C. Malaro OCTOBER October 16 NRC Occupational Health Protection Standards /ICRP-26 Anny Medical Department, Edgewood Area, MD - Robert E.
Alexander October 24-25 Panel Discussion on Regulation at the Third International Conference on Energy, Washington, DC - Karl R. Goller October 12 Health Systems Agency of Eastern Connecticut, Inc., Connecticut College - Nuclear Power and Worker Health - Karl Goller 1075 217 ENCLOSURE M