ML19261A347
| ML19261A347 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/05/1979 |
| From: | Rehm T NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| TAC-11050, WIR-781229, NUDOCS 7901110331 | |
| Download: ML19261A347 (14) | |
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January 5, 1979 To:
The Commissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant to the Executive Director for Operations
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 29, 1978 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*
Calendar of Significant Events L
Items Approved by the Commission M**
T.A.R, to the Executive Director for Operations
Contact:
T. A. Rehm 49-27781
- No input this week
- Deleted from Commissioners and PDR copy.
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WEEKLY INFORMATION
SUMMARY
Week Ending December 29, 1978 Seabrook Units 1 and 2 Amendment No. I to the Construction Permits which changed owners and ownership percentages was issued on December 27, 1978.
Trojan A Partial Initial Decision was issued by the ASLB permitting interim operation of Trojan pending modifications to the Control Building structure, with certain conditions on operation during this interim period.
A license amendment was issued by DDR on December 22, 1978.
Tracking of Nuclear Material by Country of Origin Effective January 1,1979, all NRC and agreement state licensees will use revised reporting forms and instructions which include data items necessary to track nuclear material by country of origin as it flows into, within, and out of the U.S.
- Category II and III Deleted from PDR copy.
Abnormal Occurrence Report The Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences for the quarter ending September 1978 was sent with forwarding letters to the EDO.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending December 29, 1978 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received 379 36 Granted 273 11 Denied 76 19 Pending 30 6
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received None Granted Anthony Z. Roisman In response to a referral from DOE of an Natural Resources NRC document relating to a 10/18/77 DOE Defense Council, Inc.
press release on a domestic and international (78-223) spent fuel policy, made available the docu-ment.
Keiki Kehoe, Center for Development In respor.se to a request for a document Policy concerning the safety and economic feasi-(78-342) bility of nuclear power programs in Argen-tina, made available the document.
Gary Wallin, In response to a request for all records (78-343) regarding a meeting between NRC officials and Iowa Electric Light and Power Company on October 19, 1976, dealing with a break-down in management controls, informed the requester the documents are available in the Local Public Document Room in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Polly W. Bannerman, The requester withdrew her request for Doc-Search Associates certain documents concerning employee (78-340 & 78-341) overexposures.
ENCLOSURE A
_- Granted, Cont'd Rita Jackson, In response to a request for documents (78-347) prepared in December 1950 concerning location of proving grounds for atomic weapons, informed the requester the documents were originated by that part of the fonner Atomic Energy Commission which was subsequently transferred to DOE.
Denied Thomas B. Cochran, In response to a request for documents Natural Resources related to South Korea's intentions and Defense Council, Inc.
capabilities to develop a nuclear weapons (78-319) capability, denied two classified documents and informed the requester that three docu-ments were referred to the Central Intelli-gence. Agency for their direct response.
John H. Klein, In response to a request for documents con-Breit, Rutter, & Montagna cerning his client's exposure to radiation, (78-335) sent to the requester eight documents and denied portions of two documents concerning exposures to other individuals.
ENCLOSURE A
DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending December 29, 1978 PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATIO!!
1.
RFP RS-NMS-79-028 (formerly RFP RS-NMS-78-052)
Title - Development of Improved Techniques for Analyzing Material Control and Accounting Data Description - Assist the NRC in applying the inventory difference simulation model to two major operating strategic special nuclear material fuel cycle facilities designated by the NRC.
Period of Performance - Eight months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status - Proposals received December 22, 1978 and submitted to panel 12/27/78.
CANCELLATIONS 1.
RFP RS-NRR-79-il7 Title - Evaluation of the Buckling Stress Criteria for Steel Containment Description - The contractor will provide the NRC staff with expert technical assistance in evaluating the criteria used to design the steel containment of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant to withstand all postulated loading combinations which may cause buckling.
Period of Performance - Three months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status - Procurement request cancelled on December 15, 1978.
ENCLOSURE A
- DIVISION OF TECHilICAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENT CONTROL Week ending December 29, 1978 This ent y deleted from PDR copy.
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION (Week ending December 29,1978)
Seabrook, Units 1 & 2 Anendment No. I to the Construction Permits which changed owners and ownership percentages was issued on December 27, 1978.
Zinmer 1 The issuance of the Zimmer Safety Evaluation Report will be delayed about 1 month to permit further review and subsequent rework of the report.
Trojan A Partial Initial Decision was issued by the ASLB on interim operation of Trojan as related to the Control Building seismic non-conformance.
The decision, dated December 21, 1978, permits interiin cpe, ation of Trojan pending modifications to the Control Bt Ilding structure, with certain conditions on operation during this interim period.
These are:
(1) no modifications which may weaken the shear walls may be made without prior NRC approval, (2) the plant must shutdown for s
inspection for any earthquake exceedir.g 0.08g (design OBE is 0.179),
and (3) some additional pipe supports must be added prior to reactor O ration. These conditicns were recommended by the DDR staff.
A conforming license amendment was issued by D0R on December 22, 1978.
Davis Besse 1 Test data at Davis Besse Unit 1 has shown that because of the high capacity of the auxiliary feed pumps it is necessary to use operator control of steam generator level in the event of actuation of the Auxiliary Feedwater System during transients such as loss of offsite power to limit the cooldown rate and prevent the pressurizer level from decreasing below the level at which it could be monitored.
Af ter the regional inspector questioned the licensee's determination that no unreviewed safety question was involved, DDR requested a copy of the licensee's evaluation and, subsequently, additional information.
The additional infonnation was submitted on December 22, 1978.
After review on December 23, 1978, DDR concluded that because no fuel damage would occur if the operator actions were not taken, no unreviewed safety question was involved and no licensing action was required.
The licensee agreed to submit a description of a design change and an implementation schedule within 60 days which would avoid continued reliance on operator action to maintain indication of ievel during transient events.
This matter is being pursued to determine whether the problem exists at other B&W plants.
ENCLOSURE B Lacrosse The U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) has prepared a report, " Liquefaction Analysis for Lacrosse Nuclear Power Station", dated December 1978 which addresses the potential for liquefaction and foundation stability of safety related structures under earthquake loading conditions.
WES has predicted that the soil would strain badly for an earthquake producing a surface level peak acceleration of 0.12.
The staff is now evaluating this report.
9 ENCLOSURE B
OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 29, 1978 Regulatory Guide Issued During the Week of December 25-29, 1978 Reg. Guide 3.44 - Standard Format and Content for the Safety Analysis Report to be Included in a License Application for the Storage of Spent Fuel in ca Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (Water-Basin Type)
[ Issued for Comment]
ENCLOSURE C
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0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending December 29, 1978 Tracking of Nuclear Material by Country of Oriain Revised reporting forms and instructions were mailed to all licensees.
Effective January 1,1979, all NRC and agreement state licensees will use the new forms and instructions which inc)ude data itens necessary to track nuclear material by country of origin as it flows. into, within, and out of the U.S.
Waste Management - Overall Proaram Plan Several meetings were held for review of LLL and staff projected plans.
A review of the LLL " Preliminary Master Plan" is underway to provide input to the Office Director early next year.
Environmental Survey Update Detailed task plans outlining work required to collect and evaluate current information on the radiological impact of occupational exposure from all fuel cycle facilities and work to be done to assess the impact of decon-tamination and decommissioning of fuel cycle facilities are being prepare'd.
Category II and III Deleted from PDR copy.
s ENCLOSURE D
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interest Week Ending December 29, 1978 1.
Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week:
a.
PNO-78-214 Kay-Ray, Arlington Heights, Illinois - Apparent Overexposure to Film Badge (500 Rem) - A film badge used by an employee from_ November 27 through December 3, 1978, showed an exposure of 500 rems of gamma or X-ray equivalent radiation.
The same employee's ring badge showed only slight exposure for the same period, indicating that the 500 rems was to the badge and not the employee.
Contacts with the employee on December 27, 1978 indicated he was in good health, which would not be the case if the exposure had been received. An investigation of the cir-cumstances surrounding the high reading is in progress.
(Closed) b.
PNS-78-61 Waterford Unit 3 - Bomb Threat - No bombs were found and none exploded.
(Closed) 2.
IE Circular No. 78-19, " Manual Override (Bypass) of Safety Actuation Signals," was issued on December 29, 1978 to all power reactor facili-ties with a construction permit. The circular described two events in which safety system circuit designs incorporated manual override (bypass) features that caused the bypass of another safety actuation signal. This matter was also brought to the attention of all power reactors with an operating license via a generic letter from NRR.
I ENCLOSURE E
0FFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 29, 1978 Yellow Creek Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 On December 27, 1978, the Yellow Creek Apoeal Board (ALAB-515) issued a decision upholding the Licensing Board's ruling that the Commission may not incorporate in licenses to build nuclear power plants conditions which in actuality call for a review of the adequacy of water quality requirements previously established by EPA.
The Appeal Board held that the condition posed by the Staff for Yellow Creek would do precisely that.
The Appeal Board, after a sua sponte review, also affirmed the Licensing Board's decisions authorizing issuance of LWA's and later construction permits for Yellow Creek in all respects, except for the environmental effects of radon emissions attributable to the mining and milling of uranium which is still under review.
ENCLOSURE G
OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 29, 1978 Program Develcoment The Working Paper "Means for Improving State ParticipTtion in Federal Nuclear Waste Management Programs" has beel dis tribu ted to S tate officials who have agreed to attend the Atlanta workshop on January 16 to 18.
In response to notices in the Federal Register and elsewhere, others are indicating their intentions to attend.
Aareement States Notice of non-Routine Event #78-29 was issued December 29, 1978 which reported an overexposure of a radiographer in Kansas.
ENCLOSURE I
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Items of Interest Week E, ding December 29, 1978 NRC Functional Orqanization Charts Completed updating NRC's~ Functional Organization Charts.
The charts were sent to Graphics for printing with an effective date of January 1, 1979.
Abnormal Occurrence Report The Report to Congress on Abr.ormal Occurrences for the quarter ending September 1978 was sent with forwarding letters to the EDO.
I ENCLOSURE J
IORECASTED E\\BTS TWO-WEEK PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 19, 1979 January 3, 1979 Diablo Canyon The public hearing will resume on January 3, 1979 January 4, 1979 Wolf Creek 1 Meeting with applicant to discuss low strength concrete te t results for reactor building base mat.
January 5, 1979 Jamesport CP to be issued January 12, 1978 McGuire SER Supplement to be published January 12, 1979 Erie SER Supplement to be published ENCLOSURE L