ML19263D067
| ML19263D067 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000514, 05000510, 05000511, 07701927 |
| Issue date: | 02/06/1979 |
| From: | Woodhead C NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Kornblith L, Little L, Mark Miller NORTH CAROLINA, UNIV. OF, CHAPEL HILL, NC, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7903210203 | |
| Download: ML19263D067 (4) | |
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f Marshall E. Miller, Esq., Chairman Mr. Lester Kornbli th, Jr.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulator, Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comaission Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. Linda W. Little Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 In the Matter of Gulf States Utilities Company (Blue Hills Station, Units 1 and 2)
Docket Nos. STN 50-510 and STN 50-511
Dear Members of the Board:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff has recently become aware of a document which contains information potentially relevant to the issue of sabotage of spent nuclear fuel. The document is classified as national security infomation and is in draft fom.
It is uncertain that a final version will ever be published.
The sabotage issue was the subject of an earlier letter dated January 8,1979 to this Board which transmitted certain Commission reports and a copy of SAtiD77-1927 entitled " Transport of Radionuclides in Urban Environs:
Working Draft Assessment."
A copy of the transmittal memorandum, S unclassified, is attached for the information of the Board and the parties.
A Staff assessment of the significance of this information is being conducted and will be forwarded to the Board and the parties as soon as it becomes available.
Sincerely, m
i,$ize Colleen P. Woodhead Counsel for NRC Staff
Enclosure:
As Stated cc:
(See Page 2)
S emorandum of January 22, 1979 from T. F. Carter, Jr. to Director M
and Chief Counsel, Hearing Division, OELD.
7 903 2109b'3 cc:
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John L. Hill, Esq.
Richard Lowerre, Esq.
Stanley Plettman, Esq.
Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq.
Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Docketing and Service Section
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.s Iursuant to the Ccniscion Policy on 1:otification to.Ilccring Iocrds, /gpcal Txnrds, or the.Canission of ne.7 relevant cad catcrial mforntion, the attached docu mt (C/III) is considered p6tentially.reic=nt cad tuterial to the proceedir~.s before the.
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/sM3 :cgar'd to McCuiru L'rits 1 cad 2 (50-329/370) cnd.is fan.nrded teiEh-the recat,cadatica that it be provided to the.Eoard.
(' Thin report is still in drnft fora.
It is uncertain t'ut a final version trill ever 'g:blished.)
'Ihe nadure of the inforntion is cs follous:
Inulyses of sabotar;e attacks on the spcat 5el transp;ortatlon SystcrL Description of derttes caused by varicus types.of hi@.
cxplosive attack on cbsolete spcnt fuel casks and senle redels.
T.esults of cttacks on these cashs usin nilitary traspons.
"c1cticaship bet..ren the cach: tected (obsolete desigas) and current desi7.s.
Bglocive tects ca scal: rudels cont $ini:r plass tods (crnlatin.; radioactive utstec) to deten:ine : die ::xxmt of n:terici cjected cad the pc:-ticle cine cistributica.
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Ng T.:e infonEticn is considered w' cn re ert'svailabic to the staff tatisllv roleennt =d mtcrial because this is the first::ritt concerning hi;h 1cvel c :nicsive attach.oc spent fuel shipping casks.
As such, the data coat,ined therein could influence or assist the bc.ard in its deliberaticas in remrd to the safetv =d safeWJ of spcnt fuel t/aile in transit nr. Ehe facility.
'Ihe inforntion is also censidered potmticlly relchant and mterial to the follo'.dng other prececding:
Jrcsport niits 1 ed 2 (T.' 5C-516/517)
Pilgrin Uait 2 (5F -471) r Sterling (G: 5^A 35)
Tymne (S'H' 5C-4'%)
Uolf Creek (50 'J12)
In all of these pmceedings, testisony on sabc$a, e of spent fuel q
in transit was considered by the boards.
A staff assessmnt of the sip.ificance of the infor= tion centained in this report is being conducted and vill be fon.nrie:1 by February 16,'1979.
isi Tnotus F. Carter, Jr.
Deputy Director Division of. Safeguards Office of 1;uc1 car 1-hterial Safety and-Safeguards
Enclosure:
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