ML19260D761

Weekly Info Rept for Wk Ending 800125

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Issue date:	01/31/1980
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/R q IC January 31, 1980 For:

The Commissioners From:

T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 25, 1980 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners 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

Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data L*

Items Approved by the Commission M**

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T. A. Rehm, 49-27781

SUMMARY

OF KEY EVENTS WEEK ENDING JANUARY 25, 1980 Browns Ferry Unit 1 On January 22, 1980, while Unit 1 was in cold shutdown for refueling, a small fire was noticed in a cable tray beneath the turbine building operating floor. The fire was caused by paper trash that had dropped through a hole in the floor onto the cable tray and ignited. The fire was quickly extinguished and there was no release of radioactivity. I&E and TVA are investigating the cause of the incident. Casework On January 22, 1980 Ohio Edison and Toledo Edison issued press releases announcing cancellation of Erie and Davis Besse 2 & 3, respectively. On January 18, 1980 PANSY withdrew their application to New York State on Greene County. 40 CFR 190 On January 13, 1977 EPA issued regulations setting forth environmental radiation protection standards for the uranium fuel cycle. On January 22, 1980 orders were signed for eight of the nine fuel cycle facilities subject to 40 CFR 190 to amend their licenses and add specific conditions to assure compliance with the new regulation. The order for the remaining licensee will be completed upon receipt of confirmatory information from BNWL on the experimentally-determined solubility of airborne radioactivity from the Allied plant. Kerr-McGee West Chicaao The staff has under review a decommissioning plan for the Kerr-McGee West Chicago site. The preferred option in the plan calls for the burial on-site of all ore residues, contaminated equipment and contaminated building rubble. The plan is weak in the analysis of potential alternatives to on-site burial and a serious search for alternative sites may delay the draft environmental imoact statement now being prepared. Transportation The City of Spokane, Washington wants to have a seminar on the emergency planning for transoortr*'on accidents involving radioactive material and was assured that NRC w. id participate in such a seminar. Concressional Corresoordence The 1979 Congressional Correspondence package is complete and gives the Offices the capability to retrieve and reference correspondence for use in answering questions associated with last year's and this year's authorization process.

9 OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending January 25, 1980 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Recuest Initial Decision Received 125 10 Granted 34 1 Denied 12 2 Pending 79 7 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Frank B. Angarola, Requests regulations relating to NRC requirements Legal Services or criteria for employment as a construction Corporation of Alabama worker at a nuclear power plant. (80-37) Thomas B. Cochran, Requests all documents relating to the NRC's Natural Resources consideration of the licensing of the NFS-Erwin Defense Council, Inc. facility from July 1,1979 to the present, (80-38) documents relating to the closed Commission meetin on January 16 on NFS-Erwin and a copy of a letter from John Deutch, DOE to Chairman Ahearne concerning this meeting. David F. Power Requests 10 documents identified in NUREG-0568, (80-39) Revision i relating to Three Mile Island. (An individual requesting Requests information regarding his Reactor information about himself) Operator license vitten and oral examination (80-40) results. (An individual requesting Requests information regarding his Reactor information about himself) Operator license written and oral examination (80-41) results. Daniel Guttman, Requests a copy of the 1959 proposal of the City Attorney-At-Law of Ft. Pierce, Florida to participate in the (80-42) Power Reactor Demonstration Program and documents showing the disposition of the Ft. Pierce proposal CONTACT: J. M. Felton 492-7211 Q Y ENCLOSURE A

2 Received, Cont 'd Cnarles Varon Requests information concerning the Abalone (80-43) Alliance. Mike Braun Requests a copy of the 1975 Reed Report by the (80-44) General Electric Company and information on the 27 safety related issues extracted from this repor Diane Arp Requests a copy of NUREG-0170 and Survey Compilsci (80-45) of Modification to Regional Enforcement Recommendations attached to a letter from E. L. Jordan dated March 10, 1978. (An individual requesting Requests information regarding his Reactor information about himself) Operator license written and oral examination (80-46) resul ts. John F. Doherty Requests 12 listed documents regarding the (80-47) construction license proceedings for the Allens Creek Nuclear Generating Station. Martin A. Welt, Requests all records pertaining to the Commission' Radiation Technology, Inc. decision not to review the Radiation Technology (80-48) Inc. appeal for a By-Product License. David Harris Requests information on the Freedom of Information (80-49) Act. ( An individual requestine Requests information regardino his Reactor Operato information about himself) license written and oral examination results. (80-50) John Woliver, APPEAL TO THE EDO for a copy of the 1969 Sargent Legal Aid Society and Lundy Engineers Report entitled "An Economic of Clermont County Evaluation of Alternatives," the associated (80-A-1-79-483) transmittal letter, and companion summary report. Roger Runningen, APPEAL TO THE EDO for a copy of the investigation Small Newspapers report of alleged security breaches at Commonwealt (80- A-2-79-514 ) Edison's nuclear power plant at Cordova, Illinois. Granted Victor M. Glasberg, In response to a request for ',nformation relating Attorney-At-Law to the use of a paper clip 1a hold open a switch (79-425) at the Virginia Electric Power Company's North Anna nuclear power plant, made available an NRC Inspection and Enforcement Report. h< g# ~ ENCLOSURE A

3 Granted, Cont'd Claudia M. Drum, In response to a rquest for information regardin_ Nuclear Assurance the annual throughput of plutonium for each year Corporation of operation for six listed facilities, informed (79-513) the requester this information is available at the PDR. Robert P. Read In response to a request for information concerni (79-548) the Clamshell Alliance, made available 13 documen William Nottinghan, In response to a request for documents or_iginated St. Petersburg Times by the NRC in regard to the Florida Power (79-565) Corporation's 1977 Report, by the Emerson Consultants, Inc., of the Crystal River Onit 3, made available 10 documents. James M. McCaffery In response to a request for infortnation regardin (80-1) hRC's authority on Equal Employment Opportunity internally and in the nuclear industry, made available this information. John F. Doherty In response to a request for documents listed (80-3, 8 and 14) regarding the construction license proceeoings for the Allens Creek Nuclear Generating Station, informed the requester these records are.availabl at the PDR. Michael J. Gage, Made available a copy of a list of contracts Advanced Technology, Inc. funded by the NRC for research, development, (80-6) management and engineering services. Donald G. Miller, Made available six documents pertaining to the Law Enaineering technical submittals by Dames & Moore Company (80-7 ) related to contract numbers RS-NMS-79-025 and RS-NMS-79-026. Debra Mcdonald, Made available a copy of NRC Material License Nuclear Pharmacy, Inc.

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(80-9) Shirley Ricker, Made available a copy of NUREG-0575, Vol.1 The University of Executive Summary, Final Generic Environmental Rochester Library Impact Statement on Handling and Storage of (80-11) Spent Light Water Power Reactor Fuel, August 1977 Q Y ENCLOSURE A

4 Granted, Cont'd (An individual requesting Made r ,lable two documents concerning her. information about herself) (80-13) (An individual requesting Made available infonnation regarding his Reactor infon.ation about himself) Operator license written and oral examination (80-16) results. Jim Drinkhall, Made available correspondence between Ellyn R. The Wall Street Weiss, UCS and J. M. Felton on two F0IA requests Journal regarding Three Mile Island. (80-17) David F.rPower In response to a request for 10 documents identifi (80-39) in NUREG-0568, Revision 1 relating to Three Mile Island, informed the requester this information is available at the PDR. Denied Ruth M. Ferrell, In response to a request for NRC inspection record Attorney-At-Law and contracts pertaining to NL Industries of (79-210) Wilmington, Delaware, made available 20 documents. Denied si.t documents in their entirety containing commercial or financial business (proprietary) information. ENCLOSURE A

DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending January 25, 1980 PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION 1. RFP RS-NRR-80-lll Title - Characterization of Nuclear Power Plant Protective Coating Systems Under Design Basis Accident Conditions Description - The purpose of the project is to characterize generically the nuclear power generation plant protective coating systems that have been or are being develcped for use and to develop those criteria for the NRC licensing review process that will constitute the controls necessary to provide assurance of the health and safety of the public. Period of Performance - Two years Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status - RFP was issued on January 18, 1980. Proposals are due on February 29, 1980. 2. RFP RS-ED0-80-502 Title - Study and Review of Issues Concerning Equal Employment Opportunity at NRC Description - Perform an assessment of NRC's EE0 Program and prepare recom-mendations for improving EE0 at NRC should the assessment reveal any areas requiring management attention. Period of Performance - Nine months Sponsor - Office of the Executive Director for Operations Status - Best and Final offers received and forwarded to SEB for evaluation on January 21, 1980. CONTRACT / GRANT AWARDS 1. IFB RS-SEC-79-350/SEC-80-448 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 - Commission Paper, SECY-80-13, was approved on January 18, 1980. Multiple Award - NRC-17-80 448-01, Lot el - Effective January 19, 1980 International Verbatim Reporters, Inc., Washington, D. C. Ceiling Amount - 5749,836.50 NRC-17-80 448-02, Lot #2 - Effective January 19, 1980 Alderson Reporting Company, Inc.. Washington, D. C. Ceiling Amount - 540,889.10 \\9 d ENCLOSURE A

2 2. NRC-06-80-310 State of Nevada Description - This grant assists the state with the development of state regulatory programs in support of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA). Period of Perfomance - January 1,1980 - November 8,1981 Sponsor - Office of State Programs Status - Executed on December 28, 1979 3. NRC-06-80-306 State of Washington Description - This grant assists the state with the development of state reguia cry programs in support of. the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA). Period of Perfomance - January 1,1930 - November 8,1981 Sponsor - Office of State Programs Status - Executed on December 28, 1979. 4. NRC-06-80-30S State of California Description - This grant assists the state with the development of state regulatory programs in support of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA). Period of Perfomance - January 1,1980 - November 8,1981 Sponsor - Office of State Programs Status - Executed on December 28, 1979. 5. NRC-06-80-309 State of Oregon Description - This grant assists the state with the development of state regulatory programs in support of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA). Period of Perfomance - January 1,1980 - June 30,1980 Sponsor - Office of State Programs Status - Executed on December 28, 1979. 6. NRC-06-80-311 State of Colorado Description - This grant assists the state with the development of state regulatory programs in support of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA). Period of Performance - January 17, 1980 - November 8,1981 Sponsor - Office of State Programs Status - Executed on January 17, 1980. Q ENCLOSURE A

DIVISION OF SECURITY Week Endino January 25, 1980 The draft of the annotated outline for the " Comprehensive Automated Information Systems Security Program Plan" to meet the recuirements of the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) Circular No. 1, Transmittal Memorandum No. 1 ( A-71, TM-1) was distributed to various offices and divisions for coment. Those comments are being used to revise the outline to follow in developing the program plan. The Division of Security has circulated for connent a proposed revision of NRC Manual Chapter 2101, "NRC Security Program."' This revision is required as a result of the issuance of Executive Order 12065 and the publication of additional parts of Appendix 2101 dealing with handling of classified information relating to foreign intelligence, telecomunications, automatic data processing; relating i.o unclassified sensitive information; and relating to Officiel Use Only information. h ENCLOSURE A

OFFICE OF NUCLE,R REACTOR REGULATION WEEKLY ITEMS OF INTEREST (Week Endinc January 25, 1980) Arkansas Nuclear Dne - Unit No.1 Arkansas Nuclear One - Unit No.1 is presently shutdown to impienent Our Confimatory Order of January 2,19S0 Short Term Lessons Learned. did not reovire implementation of au:cmatic initiation of auxiliary However, the licensee initiated modifications feedwiter (Item 2.1.7.E). to allow automatic initiation of auxiliary feedwater as a result of an 17,1978). The staff has reviewed earlier Confirmatory Order (May their proposed changes and determined that they meet our Short T Lessons Learned criteria. As a result, ali category "A" item curing the current shutdown. items will be complete before startup. Dyster Creek 16, 1960, Je rs e~v puring surveillance of the Core Spray Spargers on Januar'yCompany foun rower & Lign: Lemral A crack was detected and repaired in the same sparcer durino the The inc'ications, viewed with underwater video ' scargars. ics refueling cu age. affected zone e vipment, are a 100* circuyerential indication at the hea [.gre the iniet ;;pinc is welded to the sparger, and an 8" ic 7 thare were no thru wall cracks. Later', ultrasonic . esc incicatec :na: d test results sha.ed that the cracks are thru wall. The licensee plan ~t to ~ ciscuss the repairs with NRR anc begin repairs on February 4,1980. Erowns Ferrv Uni: i_ has been in coic shutdown for refueline since January 3, On January 22,19E0 a small smoldering fire was noticed in a cabl Erowns Ferry Uni i The fire was civic};1y 19SD. tray beneath the turbine building operatinc ficor. ihe Tire ex incuished by pian; personnel using a portabie extinguisner.h floor was cius Ed by paper trash that had dropped through a hole in t eThe fire dam onto the cable tray and somehow became ignited. h it e non-safe:v cables (one to a f an, another to a component s s pa ra to r'). TVA The cause of the incident is beinc investicatec by 3LE and T"A. 3LE has issued issued a press release and notifiec the State of Alabama.DDR is al FN E0-13 on the incident. fire protection criteria. effects if any, on curren o ggg Bohh 1949 24i ENCLOSURE B

2-Erie Plant Ohio Edison issued a press release on 1/22/80 announcing cancellation of the Erie Plant Davis Besse. Units 2 & 3 Toledo Edison issued a press release on Janary 22, 1980 announcing cancellation of Davis Besse, Units 2 & 3. FASNY FASNY on January 18, 1980 withdrew their application to New York State on Greene County. We have not received notification of withdrawal of the CP application. !.2 Prc:ra-.atic E35 t h e r o g r c_ _..._..c_ 5 c e c ~ 4 -l sc" inc -cetinc relative ;o the con ent of ..te' Econ .1 li ori f N. -2 anb cis Ff E> j g g,, s-ith the Fennsyvlania Department of Ens u v....enuc. on5s P 'ti 9E E 9 I ' ' ' 0 and in Maryland. 9 1949 242 ENCLOSURE B

OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 25,1980 1. Particioation in Union Conference: Several SD staff members were invited speakers at a 2-Cay conference on nulcear worker safety arranged by the Utility Werkers Union of America and held at the Hotel Washington January 17 and 18. Topics discussed by NRC staff included: radiation protection training; explanation of risk from radiation; reporting and recording internal exposure; licensee efforts to implement ALARA; psychological screening of NPP employees. In general the worker representatives were critical of licensee efforts to follow NRC regulations and guidance on these matters. In their opinion radiation protection training is ineffective, especially for transient workers, and few utilities attempt to put radiation risk in a useful perspective. The workers felt internal and external exposure should be measured in the same units and summed within the 3 rems per quarter limit. Few of the workers were aware of any effective licensee procedures or activities relating to ALARA and strongly suggested that worker representatives be included in ALARA planning. In particular the workers felt that psychological testing for security purposes was not effective and could seriously affect a worker's employability. They felt the NRC position was not clear, possibly leading to non-uniform application of security measures in the industry. Additional details have been provided in SECY-80-43. [A. K. Roecklein, 443-5970] 2. On January 24, 1980, Robert B. Minogue and several SD staff members met with Mr. Joel Ferrell, Corporate Vice President, Sverdrup/AR0, Inc., and Mr. Percy B. Carter, Vice President and Chief Engineer, Sverdrup/ARO, Inc. to discuss qualification of ecuipment. They presented a description of the Sverdrup organization and capabilities in terms of technical expertise, facilities, and types of contracts handled by ARO. It was evident that the company possesses a wealth of experience and background in ecuipment testing for aerospace and aircraft applications that might be applicable to NRC interests. Following an opening discussion of our interests anc the relationship to their expertise, Mr. Minogue indicat d we would digest the discussion and get back to them. D D Dh 1949 243 ENCLOSURE C 3. Uranium Bioassay Meetine. San Antonio, Texas, January 22 and 23,1980: Nancy Dennis, SD,ano John Kendig, SP, met in San Antonio, Texas, with the State Radiation Control Program Directors for all uranium-milling Agreement States, and their licensees, and representatives of bioassay laboratories to discuss current staff position, interpretation, and implementation of Draft Regulatory Guide 8.22, " Bioassay at Uranium Mills". There were about 90 attendees. The agenda included the following discussions: HRC recuirements for bioassay at mills; the status of other regulatory guides which will address uranium mills; current related research; and the responsibilities and function of SD & SP. There was an information exchange between attendees concerning the problems being experienced with urinalysis programs including analytical interferences, logistical and temporal restraints regarding sample collection, submittal and turn around times. The meeting concluded with a panel discussion by representatives of each Agreement State discussing their current bicassay procrats and plans for incorporation of Regulatory Guide 8.22 'n their respective programs. [ Nancy Dennis, 443-5970] 4 Emeroencv Plannina Workshoos: As reported in the Weekly Events for last week, the first two regional workshops on the proposed emergency planning regulations were completed in New York on January 15 and in San Francisco on January 17. On January 22 and 24 the third and fourth workshops were held in Chicago and Atlanta, respectively. These workshops went very well and a mid-day report from the NRC staff indicated useful dialogue was taking place among the Federal, state and local governmental representatives participating. Reculatory Guides to be Issued in the Near Future Ti tl e. Guide for the Preparation of Applications for Use of Sealed Sources and Devices for the Performance of Industrial Radiography (Reg. Guide 10.6, Rev. 1) Exoected Issuance Date: March 1980

== Description:== The guide will provide assistance in the preparation rI an application for a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license for possession and use of sealed sources and devices for performance of industrial radiography.

Contact:

M. E. Wangler 443-5945 1949 244 Publications Issued During the Week of January 21-25, 1980 Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement: Measurement of Radiation Levels on Surfaces of Packages of Radioactive Materials, Task TP 914-4 [ Comments recuested by March 25,1980] ENCLOSURE C

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Endinc January 25, 1980 Disocsition of Plutonium Wastes Licensees for several inactive plutonium fabrication facilities have initiated or are planning decontamination and decommissioning activities (Kerr-McGEE, Westinghouse, BMI, Exxon Nuclear, General Electric, and NFS). The closure of the NECO commercial low-level waste burial ground at Richland, Washington for disposal of TRU wastes has eliminated the last available commercial site for disposal of wastes generated at these facilities. Tne licensees are aware that the HRC has requested DOE to implement plans for routine acceptance of commercial TRU wastes for retrievable storage pending repository availability for final disposal. Because of the immediate needs of the plutonium facility licensees if they are to proceed with their decontamin-ation activities, the licensees have arranged a meeting with DOE representatives to be held in Denver on January 29, 1980. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the DOE actions in response to the NRC request and to provide DOE with estimates of the types and volumes of wastes that will be generated. Interests of tne licensees focus on possible DOE packaging requirements, DOE charges and the timing for implementation. At the request of DOE,. representation will be provided by NMSS at the meeting. 40 CFR 190 On January 13, 1977, the Environmental Protection Agency issued regulations setting forth environmental radiation protection standards for the uranium fuel cycle. These regulations for uranium fuel cycle plants (except for uranium mills) became ef fective on December 1,1979. In essence, the regulations require tnat radioactivity in planned effluent releases, radon and its daughters excepted, from fuel cycle plants be limited so that no member of the public will receive an annual dose equivalent of more than 25 millirems to the whole body, 75 millirems to the thyroid or 25 millirems to any other organ. On January 22, 1980, orders were signed for eight of the nine fuel cycle facilities subject to 40 CFR 190 to amend their licenses and add specific concitions to assure compliance with the new regulation. Calculations indicate that these licensees are currently operating in compliance with 40 CFR 190. The order for the remaining licensee, Allied Chemical, Metropolis, Illinois, will be completed upon receipt of confirmatory information from BNWL on the experimentally-determined solubility of airborne radioactivity from the Allied plant. This informaticn is required to support the staff analysis of the offsite impact of the Allied operation. BNWL will submit the information by January 25, 1980, anc we expect to issue the order by January 31, 1980. 1949 245 ENCLOSURE D

Items of Interest 2 ' err-McGee West Chicaco The staff has under review a decommissioning plan for the Kerr-McGee West Chicago site which was formerly used for the production of thorium and rare earth compounds. The preferred option in the Kerr-McGee plan calls for the burial on-site of all ore residues, contaminated equipment and con'.aminated building rubble. The plan submitted by Kerr-McGee is weak in the analysis of potential alternatives to on-site burial. This weakness was pointed out to Kerr-McGee through formal comments by the staff and by interested federal, state and local officials. Kerr-McGee has been repeatedly informed that serious consideration of alternatives is required. By letter dated January la,1980, Kerr-McGee made the following proposal: 1. The City of West Chicago, Kerr-McGee and all interested state and federal agencies should join in a cooperative effort to determine whether a reasonable and sound alternative site exists in Illinois for the waste materials now located at West Chicago. This search should be carried on expeditiously and thoroughly, with the goal of finding the most acceptable site for the West Chicago waste materials, given the situation as it exists today. If a specific location for disposal of these waste materials is found through this effort, which meets the criteria of all interested parties and is reasonable in terms of cost, Kerr-McGee will consider amendment of its plan now before the NRC to incor-porate this conclusion. In the meantime, Kerr-McGee will continue cooperating with the NRC in processing its plan. The staff will join in the cooperative effort to evaluate alternative sites to the extent of supplying information on site acceptance criteria. A serious search for alternative si*es may delay the draft environmental impact statement we are now preparing on.ae Kerr-McGee plan and which is scheduled for publication May,1980. NFS Erwin Due to the shutdown of the NFS Erwin facility, a stop work order was issued on November 27, 1979, for the process monitoring study being performed by NUSAC, Inc. This order was rescinded on January 21, 1980. The NUSAC study group plans to visit NFS on February 6, 7 and 8. The study is determining advanced process monitoring techniques for use in timely detection of m-+ ial loss. Yb 9s g" % 1949 246 gg ENCLOSURE D

Items of Interest 3 Material Certification and Procedures Branch fi?'.55, SD, and MpA met with representatives of Centaur Associates, Inc., to discuss the final report entitled, " Economic Study of Industrial and Ccnsumer Areas of Radionuclide Industry." An interesting highlight of the report described the fact that the nuclear power industry employed 140,000 person years in 1975. For that same period, the radionuclide industry employed 150,000 person years, of whicn 109,000 were involved with applications of medical nuclides. Materiti Licensing Branch The NRC Advisory Cc mittee cn the Medical Uses of Isotopes ( ACMUI) held a public meeting on January 18, 1950. The primary tcpics of discussion were:(1) the traininc and experience criteria used by staff for licensing physicians to use byproduct material for various diagnostic and therapeutic precedures, (2) the criteria used by the staff for licensing physicians who Wish to limit their use of byproduct material diacnostic studies involving the heart, and (3) regulation of naturally occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive material (NARM). The first two topics have generated consider-able controversy within the nuclear medicine ccmunity over the adequacy of the NRC criteria. Representatives of severai professional organizations requested that the ACMUI postpone recomencing any radical changes in the current criteria. They stated that the Federated Council of Nuclear Medicine Organizations, the American Heart Association and other croups had formed comittees of persons representine various interests and that these committees hoped to make a recommendation to the ACMUI reguedine training and experience criteria. The staff plans to hold another ACMUI meeting in approximately six (6) months to consider the recomendations of these committees. The ACMUI recommended that we continue licensing physicians using our current training anc experience criteria (with two minor changes) in the interim. Transportation Certification Branch Mayor Ron Bair of the City of Spokane, Washincton, and Mr. W. W. Brandt, Ac-inistrative Assistant to Congressman Foley of the State of Washington, met with Fuel Cycle Division representatives to discuss the transportation of racioactive material. The City of Spokane wants to have a seminar in Spokane on the emergency planning for transportation accidents involving radioactive material and was seekinc NRC participation in the seminar. The Mayor was assured that NRC would participate in such a seminar. 1949 247 t ENCLOSURE D

OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interest Week Ending January 25, 1980 1. Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week: a. PNO-I-80-09A Indian Point Units 2 & 3 - Minor Seismic Event - Update b. PHO-I-80-12 Defense Nuclear Agency, Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland - Possible Personnel Overexposure c. PNO-I-80-13 Maine Yankee - Boilermaker Union Establishes Picket Line d. PNO-II-80-10 Earris Units 1, 2, 3, & 4. Inadequate Tool Thef t Control e. PNO-II-80-11 Eellefonte Units 1 & 2 - Falling Panel Injures Three Workmen f. PNO-II-80-12 Farley Unit 1 - Excessive Unidentified Primary Leakage g. PNO-II-80-13 Erowns Ferry Unit 1 - Small Fire in Turbine Building h. PNO-II-80-14 Commonwealth of Virginia - Media Interest in Virginia Department of Health Report on Radon in Water i. PNO-III-79-66A Midland Unit 1 - Broken Reactor Vessel Anchor Bolts at Midland 1 Construction Site j. PNO-III-80-12 Michigan Chemical Company, St. Louis, Michigan - Possible Unauthorized Burial of Uranium, Thorium and Radium Material k. PNO-III-80-13. -13A, & -13B Kewaunee - Partial Loss of Station Power and Reactor Trip 1. PNO-III-80-14 Perry Units 1 & 2 - Workman Injured in Construction Accident at Perry Site m. PNO-III-80-15 Zion Units 1 & 2 - Return to Operations After an Extended Outage n. PNO-III-80-16 Transportation Accident Involving Yellowcake near St. Louis, MI - Jack-Knifed Truck Carrying Yellowcake (U 0g) 3 o. PNO-III-80-17 Callaway Unit 1 - Act of Vandalism - Cut Cables at Callaway Site p. PNO-III-80-1E Port of Columbus Airport - Crash of Airplane Carrying Byproduct Material on January 24, 1980 q. PNO-IV-80-04 Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 - Containment Sprav Pipino Cracks }hI4j 248 ENCLOSURE E r. PNO-V-80-04 Providence Hospital, Anchorage, Alaska - Lost Iridium-192 Seeds s. PNO-V-80-05 Rancho Seco - Industrial Accident at Rancho Seco t. PNO-V-80-06 Earthquake in Northern California on January 24, 1980 u. PNS-III-80-01 Zimmer Plant - Accidental Discharge of a Firearm 2. The following IE Eulletin was issued: a. IE Bulletin 80-02, " Inadequate Quality Assurance for Nuclear Supplied Equipment," was issued on January 21, 1980 to all power reactor facilities with an operating license or construction. permit. 3. The following IE Information Notice was issued: a. IE Information Notice 80-02, "8X8R Water Rod Lower End Plug Wear," was issued on January 25, 1980 to all boiling water reactor facilities with an operating license or construction permit. 1949 249 ENCLOSURE E

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Week Endino January 25, 1980 ffFER At the request of Region III of the Office of Inspection and Enforcement, the Radiological and Environmental Research Division of Argonne National Laboratory is performing whole-body counting and thoron breath measurements on two individuals who were working in a building where thorium had been used. The Argonne group is conducting a RES-sponsored follow-up study of fcmer workers of the company which had previously used the building. Their measurements will provide information to estimate the amount of radioactive material deposited internally. 1949 250 ENCLOSURE F

ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF.'NTERNAT]ONAL PROGRAMS 'lEEK_ f NTNG JANUARY 25. 1960 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Meeting With Mexican IAEA Excert Alfred Garland, IAEA Safety Expert to Mexico, met with representatives from IF and IE on Tuesday, January 22, to discuss NRC cooperation with the Mexican National Nuclear Safety and Safeguards Commission (CNSNS). Accom-panying Mr. Garland on this trip was another IAEA Safety Expert, Jose Calvo. Rocovin Reoort A cable summarizing the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Inquiry Grcup, directed by Mr. Rogovin, was sent through the Department of State to 27 U.S. Embassies, Consulates, or Missions, where the inf ormation was f urther sent to 29 represertitives of foreign regulatory agencies or multinational orcanizations. A ccpy cf the report was air mailed to each person receiving the cable summary. IF also provided embargoed copies Cf the Special Inquiry Group - Rogovin Report to the Washington representatives of 26 foreign governments and one multinational organization. Foreign Reoorts The following foreign reports were received at IP during the period of January 21 to January 25. The ** indicates the reports are in English. For further infor-nation contact Maxine Johnson (27788) IP. 1949 251 Deleted from PDR copy. ENCLOSURT H

OFFICE OF STATE PROGR AMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK Eh* DING JANUARY 25, 1980 State Acreements Joel Lubenau has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Board of Health Physics. The AEEP is the certifying organization for professional Health Physicists. The Board is currently considering important. upgrading programs such as recertification and specialty certifications. W. Kerr will mee t with the Indiana State _ Health Officer and staf f on January 29 to discuss the State's plans for seeking a section 274b agreeraent. Procram Develerment On January 18, 1980, Tom Elsasser, Region I SLO, along with the Beaver Valley Power Station Reactor Resident Inspector, cenducted a public meeting with the Citizens for Safe Energy at the Beaver County Court House, Beaver, Pennsylvania regarding the Resident Reactor Program. On January 22, 1980, Mr. Elsasser,along with the Millstone Resident Inspectcr, appeared before the Connecticut General Asserbly's Energy and Public Utilities Committee to testify on matters relating to TMI Lessons Learned and recent events at the Connecticut nuclear power plants. On January 23, 1980, he appeared before the Connecticut General Assembly's Public S af e ty Committee to testify on Civil Preparedness and "Off-Site Response" in the event of a nuclear accident. i949 252 ENCLOSURE I

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Items of Interest WEEK ENDING JANUARY 25, 1980 Congressional Correscondence Sent Offices the indexes of October, November and December correspondence aetween NRC and the Congress. This completes the package for 1979 and gives the Offices the capability to retrieve and reference corresponcence for use in answerine questions associated with last year's and this year's authorization process. Management Information Publications Distributed the following reports: (1) Power Reactor Events, Vol. 2, No.1; (2) Operating Reactor Management Information System dated 1/11/80; (3) NUREG/CR-il25, "Fopulation Dose Commitments Due to Radioactive Releases from Nuclear Power Piant Sites in 1976." Policy, Planning, Program Guidance (PPPG) Forwarded program area write-ups on (1) Fuel Cycle and Material Safety; (2) Spent Fuel Storace; and (3) Transportation to EDO for transmittal to the Commission. In addition to the PPPG information, these write-ups include printouts frcm the Decision Unit Tracking System and the briefing charts from the recer.t presentations to the EDO. 1949 253 ENCLOSURE J

9 Office cf the Controller items of Interest Week Ending January 25. 1980 FY 1980 Eudget The EDO reviewed the recommendations of the Budget Review Group on uses in FY 1980 for unabligatec: balances carried f orward f rom FY 1979 and f orwarded his recommendations to the Commission on January 22, 1980. FY 1981 Budget A budget press briefing was held at H Street on January 26, 1950. The budget justification has been printed and is available for release on January 28, 1980. Enclosure K 1949 254}}