ML19269D885
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T. A. Rehm, Assistant to the Executive Director for Operations
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 1979 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Administration A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Standards Development C
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Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D
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Inspection and Enforcement E
Nuclear Regulatory Research F
Executive Legal Director G*
International Programs H
State Programs I
h-Management and Program Analysis J
Controller K*
Calendar of Significant Events L
M Items Approved by the Comission M**
Calendar of Speaking Engagements N
Status of Nuclear Power Plants 0
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SUMMARY
OF KEY EVENTS Week Ending May 11, 1979 y Pilgrim Unit 1 During seismic review, Boston Edison determined four snubbers to be
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undersized for the Safe Shutdown Earthquake, although theymet the 7
criteria for the Operating Basis Earthquake. The plant will be shut down for snubber replacement.
Zion Unit 2 On May 8, Zion Unit 2 experienced a reactor scram from about 90%
power, due to a personnel error during main feedwater pump control maintenance. The auxiliary feedwater system operated normally fol-lowing the scram. The only malfunction noted was that one redundant reactor trip breaker did not trip.
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Consumers Power Company informed the staff that a noise was detected when one recirculation pump was turned on and that they would investi-gate the source of the noise and view suspected diffusers while shut down for the primary coolant system leak rep ~ air.
BEIR-III Report The 1979 National Academy of Sciences / National Research Council (NAS/
NRC) released their report on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations (BEIR-III) entitled "The Effects on Populations of Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations." This comprehensive document updates the 1972 BEIR-I report and concentrates on long-term somatic and genetic risks to people exposed to radiation at low doses.
Imoroving Quality Assurance.of Safeauards Data Base The Boeing Computer Services Company completed a study providing an audit of all 70 SNM and 40 SN license dockets to validate the authorized possession limits data currently stored in the Nuclear Materials p~
Management and Safeguards System. The study also provides for research-ing and documenting the inventory difference inconsistencies between F
NMSS and IE operated Safeguards Status Reporting System.
Sheffield Atomic Safety and Licensing Board The ASLB for the Sheffield, Illinois low-level radioactive waste burial f
ground proceeding issued a " Memorandum and order ruling on motions to d
withdraw application and dismiss proceeding." The Board ruled that Nuclear Engineering Company may withdraw its application for expansion of the site.
However, the Board denied the licensee's motion to with-draw it application for renewal of its license and its motion to dis-miss the proceeding.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending May 11, 1979
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ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
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5 STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of
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Request Initial Decision Received 203 17 Granted 92 2
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Pending 81 11 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Lloyd Etheredge, Requests a cost estimate of obtaining copies
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Massachusetts Institute of the tapes of NRC meetings dealing with of Technology Three Mile Island.
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Francis John Kreysa, Requests a copy of a letter from the AECL to the Neutron Products, Inc.
NRQ justifying proprietary claim of 6 drawings (79-159) regarding cobalt-60 teletherapy unit.
Jane L. Wolfson, Requests infor:aation relating to radiation Center for the Biology dosage rates from sampling sites surrounding of Natural Sysfems the Three Mile Island plant from March 25th.
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(An individual requesting Requests information in NRC files concerning information about himself) his past and present NRC Reactor Operator
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License and Senior Reactor Operator License
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written and oral examinations.
- Radnor, Requests a copy of the 1978 Annual Report, (79-162) methods used to cool down the core of Three Mile Island Unit #2, study of the effects on the environment of certain plants, the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Shoreham plant, and information concerning the possible reopening of Indian Point Unit 1.
James DeLillo, Requests information on TM 5-6115-230-10 (79-163)
HOL-GAR Model CE 600 - A/C E/G equipment.
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J. M. Felton 99c1 1oq 492-7211 ccJl I7s ENrLOSURE A
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Received, Cont'd R.onald Martin Reinsma, Requests records regarding two safety (79-164) inspections made prior to the incident at the
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Three Mile Island plant and the findings after 9.te the incident.
33 Robert S. Combs, Requests a geographical listing of all nuclear
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and a current geographical listing of all g
nuclear waste burial sites.
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information radiation by (a member of her family).
(79-166 Ellyn R. Weiss, Requests documents prepared by the ISE staff 5
Sheldon, Harnen, concerning the accident at Three Mile Island j:._
Roisman and Weiss, Unit #2 and other records concerning other
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Wilcox that are related to or reflect the 7.2 occurrence of the accidentiat TMI.
'}~l Peter Penner, Requests documents pertaining to the safety of Prairie Alliance Clinton Units 1 and 2, documents pertaining
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(79-168) to the generic safety of all BWRs and/or GE
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BWRs, an NRC list of Generic Unresolved Safety Problems for BWRs and/or GE BWRs, and the text of any NRC documents instructing the designers, engineers, etc. of BWRs or all reactors of existing procedures and practices
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and subsequent events.
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Charles W. Solbrig, Requests tne current version of the Water Nuclear Fuel Services:
ReactorAnalysisPackage(WRAP),theJOSHUA (79-169) system required to run this computer package, and the documentation required to use this package.
S. Langer, Requests a copy of the testimony on both sides (79-170) of the issue produced at a hearing held by the NRC to review the work by Dr. I. Bross of Roswell Park Memorial Institute, which was published at the "Tri-State Survey".
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3 Received, Cont'd JRichard Boggs, Requests information regarding the (79-171) environmental impact as the result of the construction of the nuclear power plant at Limerick, PA.
h ek D. Novik, Requests copies of comunications from the American Civil NRC to a public utility regarding files Liberties Union about individuals or groups who have (79-172) expressed opposition to the utility's energy policies or practices, and comunications from a public utility regarding these individuals or groups.
Coral Rose Ryan, Requests a copy of " Spent Fuel Heat Up Mothers & Others Mobilizing Following Loss of Water During Storage" for Survival dated September 1978, SAND-77-1371.
(79-173)
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Ellyn R. Weiss, APPEAL TO THE EDO for documents relating to Sheldon, Hannon, the discovery and analysis of the discrepancy Roisman & Weiss, between the results of the original piping on behalf of UCS analysis for seismic stress at Beaver Valley (79-A-9-79-76)
Unit 1 and the results of the Stone and Webster Code.
Ellyn R. Weiss, APPEAL TO THE ED0 for documents prepared by Sheldon, Harmon, the NRC staff in connection with Task Action Roisman & Weiss, Plans A-40 & A-41 and documents written by on behalf of UCS H.R. Denton and Carl Stepp on seismic issues (79-A-10-79-86) and inspection reports for Beaver Valley.
Ellyn R. Weiss, APPEAL TO THE EDO for documents relating to Sheldon, Harmon, "An Employee Relations Survey of IE Roisman & Weiss, Employees" conducted by the Opinion Research on behalf of UCS Corporation (0RC).
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Division plant in Wilmington, Delaware, made available these documents.
Stephen M. Feldman, In response to a request for information Feldman & Feldman regarding Thorotrast, its licensing.
(79-110) manufacturers and licensees, made available these records.
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Senator Michael C. Kendall, In response to a request for ACRS documents State of Indiana concerning nuclear safety, sent a copy of (79-125) three documents subject to the request.
J.D. Thomas, In response to a request for information on NRC-fGEU Chapter the grade of an NRC employee on three (79-133) different dates, made available this information.
James J. Slocum, In response to a request for access to records Milwaukee Sentinel concerning the Genoa, the Point Beach, and
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(79-137) the Kewaunee nuclear plants in Wisconsin, made arrangements with Region III for access to these documents.
William D. Perdue, In response to a request for transcripts of Eastern Washington NRC closed Comission meetings related to the University Three Mile Island Unit 2 accident, informed
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(79-148) the requester copies of the transcripts are available for purchase from the PDR.
Robert S. Combs, In response to a request for a current (79-165) geographical listing of all nuclear plants either completed or under construction and a current geographical listing of all nuclear waste burial sites, sent a map on nuclear power reactors and a listing of comercial nuclear waste burial grounds.
Denied Francis J. Kreysa, In response to a request for drawings and Neutron Products, Inc.
specifications of a cobalt-60 teletherapy (79-44) unit, model number Theratron 80, manufactured by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited, made available documents and drawings, and denied access to six documents containing confidential business (proprietary) information.
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,'Kathleen M. Ragan, In response to a request for a copy of the RFP Kinetic Research, Inc.
and the winning technical proposal for the (79-57) contract NRC-02-79-035, " Safeguards for High-Level Waste Repositories", made available r-the RFP, and denied portions of the technical
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ENCLOSURE A E.
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DIVISION OF CONTRACTS
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m PENDING COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS 1.
RFP RS-0IE-79-263 Title - Vendor Selection and Data Collection System Description - The objective of this technical assistanc-is to develop an automated system which will enable the Office of Inspection and Enforcement to make the most cost effective use of limited vendor inspection resources.
The system will have the capability to include and weigh the following considerations:
identification of all known vendors of nuclear equipment, components, and services, in-service failure experience of vendor products and NRC inspection experience with venders and
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Period of Performance - One year Sponsor - Office of Inspection and Enforcement
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Title - Evaluation of U. S. Nuclear Health and Safety Information Dissemination to Foreign Countries Description - Contractor shall (1) identify and review all sources of information on changes made to V. S. reactors; (2)
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survey foreign health and safety information use; (3) review and assess foreign health and safety information; and (4) assess alternative ways to meet foreign information h.l...
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Status - RFP being developed 3.
RFP RS-ADM-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 review.
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PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION 1.
RFP RS-01E-79-253 Title - Independent Assessment: Destructive Testing and Analysis Description - Technical assistance to provide independent assess-ments, including destructive testing and analysis of samples from licensees' facilities which will serve as independent measurements and verification that reactor construction and vendor materials and work-manship meet prescribed codes, standards, and specifications in the mechanical, chemical and electrical areas.
Period of Performance - Two years Sponsor - Office of Inspection and Enforcement Status - Best and Final offers sent to Source Selection Board on May 7,1979.
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RFP RS-0IE-79-256 Title - General and Refresher Courses in Non-Destructive Examinations Description - Technical assistance to provide I&E inspectors a working level knowledge of practices, procedures and practical work of non-destructive examinations as related to nuclear power plant construction.
P Period of Performance - Twenty-eight months u
Sponsor - Office of Inspection and Enforcement p
Status - Proposal sent to Evaluation Panel on May 7,1979.
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RFP RS-NMS-79-024 Title - A Study of Volume Reduction Techniques for Low-Level Radioactive Wastes Description - The contractor shall first conduct a literature search to compile a complete list of volume reduction techniques for radioactive and nonradioactive applications. An economic analysis shall then be performed on selected techniques.
Period of Performance - One year Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status - Contract sent to contractor for signature May 9, 1979.
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RFP RS-NMS-79-026 Title - Preparation of an EIS to Guide and Support Development of a Regulation for Management and Disposal of Low-Level Waste (LLW)
Description - The contractor shall first review the existing information on the management and disposal of LLW, assess the alternatives, and develop a methodology and schedule for the preparation of a DEIS. The contractor shall then prepare both the DEIS and the FEIS and be prepared to support the same with public testimony.
Period of Performance - Thirty-three months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status - Awaits ELD review of contract prior to processing Commission paper.
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RFP RS-NMS-79-032
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Description - The contractor will be required to (1) identify 35:-
potential radionuclide release pathways from shallow i
land burial waste disposal, (2) develop a model to assess shallow land burial sites, (3) perform a parametric study based on the model, and (4) to assess
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using the model.
Period of Performance - Twenty months
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Status - Competitive range established May 4,1979.
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RFP RS-NRR-79-107 N
Title - Reactor Coolant Pump / Motor Structural Integrity Following Sudden Seizure Description - The contractor will provide expert technical assistance ii 4 in evaluating the load carrying capability of the pump-he =-
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seizure of a physical reactor coolant pump.
W Period of Performance - Three monts Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status
.Best and Final pr~oposals under evaluation.
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RFP RS-NRR-79-134 Title Tearing Stability Analyses for Light Water Reactor Piping Description - The contractor shall perform elastic-plastic tearing
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stability analyses for LWR piping using various anticipated and postulated flow sizes and stress conditions. The NRC will use the results of this I.z program to determine if unstable ductile crack s.1 extension will occur for the anticipated and postu-lated flow and stress conditions for LWR piping.
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Organization Close Out Date AT(49-24)-0161 Department of Justice 05/04/79 NRC-03-78-162 NASA - Ames Research Center 05/04/79 2251 202 b
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DIVISION OF SECURITY ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 1979 e
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION Weekly Items of Interest (Week Ending May 11,1979) ri1 e1m 5
Cn :'ay 9,1979, 0IE, Region I, was advised by Soston Edison that in respcase to 0IE Bulletin 79-07 it had identified 4 hydraulic snubbers (3 on Recirculation loop A and 1 on Recirculation Loop B) that are undersized.
In accordance with their Technical-Specifications they have declared these snubbers inoperable.
The Technical Specifications permit continued operation for 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />.
If the snubbers are not made operable in 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />, an orderly shutdown must be initiated and cold shutdcwn must be achieved within 36 additional hours.
Accordingly, the licensee will initiate shutdc.in Friday evening, May 11, 1979 in All other systems are being order to replace these snubbers. Boston Edison advised that they will analyzed for adequate support.
complete the check on snubber sizing for all safety systems before return to power.
Surry 1 & 2 The staff met with VEPC0 and Stcne and 'lebster representatives of May 10, 1979 to discuss reanalysis methods and results.
In particular the method for calculating soil-structure interactions (SSI) was considered.
The proposed staff pc5ition for Surry regarding the method for calculating soil properties for use in a SSI analysis was not fully developed and an internal neeting is scheduled for May 11, 1979 to resolve this issue.
This staff position has been imposed on necter plants but is not ccnsistent with the existing SRP.
VEPC0 irdicated that implementation of this staff position would cause a less of six to eight weeks of analysis effort and that Surry I would be shut dcwn al1 summer.
Zicn, Units 1 and 2 the ASLB for the proposed Zion Station Spent Fuel Cn April 24, 1979, Pcol Modification issued an Order for Evidentiary Hearing on June 11-15 ar.d June 20-23, 1979 at Zion, Illinois. Limited appearances will be received on June 11, 1979.
Zion, Unit 2_
At 5:30 this torning (5/8/79), Zion Unit 2 experienced a reactor scram from about 90*; power, due to a persennel error during main fee 6:ater The 2C MFP had been placed out of pump (MFP) control maintenance. service for maintenance leaving the 2A a The cperator incorrectly commenced work on the 2B MFP control station The rssulting in a reactor scram on low-low steam generatcr level.
3;xiliary fee 6 tater system operated ncreally following the scram.
malfunction noted was that one redundant reactor trip e only n
haaker did not trip.
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University of Utah License No. R-25 for the University of Utah AGN-20lM nuclear research reactor was renewed for a period of. 20 years, authorizing continued operation until September 12, 1997.
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Following the discovery of a small primary system leak on April 20, f2 1979 (reported in Significant Developments April 27,1979), Consumers Ijj!
Power Ccmpany (CPCo) informed the staff that a noise was detected when F
one recirculation pump was turned on and that they would investigate the source of the noise while shutdown for the primary coolant system r
leak repair.
A noise monitoring program was initiated te determine the source cf l
the noise with the following symptoms and.ol possible explanations.
When the il recirculation pump is running with the #2 pump off but i
not isolated the noise is extremely loud.
With the il pump running and #2 isolated there is no noise.
With both il and #2 running there ip is no noise. A speculated source of the noise is that the old #2 4
pump diffuser may have a broken bolt allowing it to rattle.
New diffusers were installed by divers in 1964 without removal of the old diffusers.
Tc verify the source of the noise and make necessary repairs, CPCo is planning to completely off load the core, remove the channels, blades, support tubes, and other internals to allow viewing the i
diffusers.
The duration of the outage has not buen estimatad.
Installation of the new diffusers in 1964 required a 50-week outage.
CPCo expects to have fully analyzed and repaired the small leak within 6 to 7 weeks.
A,well attended news conference was held at Big Rock Point on May 4, 1979, concerning the leak and the noise in the vessel.
State of Minnesota - Menticello Spent Fuel Racks 24, 1979 the staff issued a denial to a Minnesota Pollution l_
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Centrol Agency (MPCA) petition pursuant to Section 2.2C6 requesting a 1
' earing on s;ent fuel racks now being installed by Northern States Pc;.er Ccmpany (NSP) in the Monticello spent fuel pcol.
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'FCA contacted the Division of Operating Reactors staff to request NRC i
i The staff representaticn at a proposed meeting between MPCA, NSP and NRC.
agreed to meet with MPCA to discuss several questions concerning the adequacy of the racks to perform properly. MPCA agreed to provide an agenda that The mccting is tentatively
.:uld define the matters to be discussed.
s scheduled for Mir.neapolis-St. Paul the week of May 14, 1979.
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on the EPA High-Level Waste standard. These continuing discussions were interrupted for several months awaiting formal transmittal to
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EPA of an NRC review of the technical basis for the EPA standard.
The EPA staff indicated a continuing intention to issue a quantitative probabilistic standard, now scheduled for August 1979. They have Ti expressed a willingness to consider restructuring the proposed standard to avoid difficulties in its implementation. The next meeting,
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At that meeting, the NRC staff will describe the nature of adjudicatory
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BEIR-III Report: The 1979 National Academy of Sciences / National Research Council (NAS/NRC) Report of the Committee on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiations (BEIR-III) entitled "The Effects on Populations of T
Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiations" has been released.
This comprehensive document updated the 1972 BEIR-I report. BEIR-III
'i concentrates primarily on the long-term somatic and genetic risks
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3 Subcommittee Meetino on Recommendations for Follow-uo Studies on the
' Bioloaical Effects of the Three Mile Island Accident: On May 7, 1979, the third meeting was held at the NIH offices in Bethesda of a subcommittee of the HEW-lead Interagency Committee on research on the biological effects of radiation. The purpose of this subcommittee is to recommend what immediate and inng-range follow-up studies should be performed of the biological effects of the Three Mile Island (TMI) accident. Karl Goller and Michael Parsont were NRC representatives at this meeting.
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I Discussions continued on the options for follow-up studies of the general population in the vicinity of TMI. Specifically, discussions touched on the following areas: radiation doses due to the accident (with time and distance from the site and distribution within the body), number of persons exposed (workers and general public), predicted radiation effects, and recomended studies (for workers and general public).
It was again generally agreed that the small doses did not warrant 1
any studies of radiation effects of the public. Any studies should be directed toward determining psychological effects of the accident, with particular emphasis on the effects on pregnancies.
It was also stressed again that any studies must be carefully designed recognizing the fact that any effects detected could be unjustifiably attributed to radiation and that any studies should be initiated as quickly as possible in order to obtain the maximum information available. At the conclusion of the subcomittee meeting it was planned to = reconvene the subcommittee in one or two weeks to finalize its = recomendations. Subsequent to the meeting, K. Goller telephoned Dr. A. Upton, Chairman of the Subcomittee, to suggest that an oral preliminary ..e report be made at the Interagency full comittee meeting scheduled for May 10, 1979, giving the subcommittee's conclusions and recomendations in order to expedite initiation of any follow-up studies. Dr. Upton indicated his intent to do this, with a comitment to document these conclusions and recommendations therea fter. [ Michael Parsont] 4. Respirator Users', Warning: A mailgram, received on May 3,1979, from the Nationa Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) transmitted a " respirator users' warning" that advises of potential splitting or puncturing of regulator diaphragms in Scott " Air-Pac" II/II A and "Pressur-Pak" II/II A sel f-contained breathing apparatus and suggests actions to be taken by users of such equipment. The information was forwarded to IE with a request that an IE bulletin or circular be sent imediately to priority I materials licensees, fuel cycle facilities licensees, and reactor licensees to apprise them of the potential safety problems. NIOSH has requested the manufacturer to stop selling the respirator pending its investigation to determine cause and corrective action. [J. Caplin] 2251 207 i s I-ENCLOSURE C { u
-3 5. Occupational Respiratory Protection at TMI: At the request of NRC personnel at TMI, and under the provisions of a technical assistance contract in respiratory protection maintained at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL), SD provided for an expert in occupational respiratory protection from LASL to go to TMI on May 7,1979 to. advise onsite NRC personnel on occupational respiratory m protection. [J. Caplin] 6. Conference on Periodic Insoection for Pressurized Components: Dr. W. F. Anderson will participate in the Conference on Periodic Inspection for Pressurized Components to be held in London, England on May 8-10, which is being sponsored by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. He will present as a co-author a paper entitled " Revisions to the ASME Section XI Inservice Inspection Code to Accommodate = Enforcement on Old and New Nuclear Power Plants. The paper will address resolution of issues that were raised during NRC's adoption of the code by reference in 10 CFR 50.55a. [W. F. Anderson] Regulatory Guides to be Issued in the Near Future 1.
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Design, Testing, and Maintenance Criteria for Normal Ventilation Exhaust System Air Filtration and Adsorption Units of Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants (Peg. Guide 1.140, Rev.1) Excected Issuance Date: November 1979 Descriotion: This guide applies to atmosphere cleanup systems designed to collect airborne radioactive materials during normal plant operation, including anticipated operational occurrences, and addresses the atmosphere cleanup systems, including the various components and g-ductwork in the normal operating environment. g sa -
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Applications of Bioassay for Fission and Activation Products Exoected Issuance Date: August 1979 L" Descriotion: This guide designates an ANSI Standard N343 that will be used by the NRC staff in evaluating the need for incorporating provisions in licenses to require bioassay bioassay programs in installations where employees may be subject to internal radiation exposure from the inhalation [- or ingestion of fission or neutron activation products. I 2251 208
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Cable Penetration Fire Stop Qualification Test for Nuclear Power Plants Expected Issuance Date: June 1979
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Guide for the Preparation of Applications for Licenses for Laboratory and Industrial Use of Small Quantities of Byproduct Material (Reg. Guide 10.7, Rev. 1) ~= = Expected Issuance Date: June 1979
== Description:== This guide describes the type of information needed by the NRC staff to evaluate an application for license for laboratories and industries using small quantities of radioactive byproduct materials. The guide provides information on specific items of the content and instructions for the preparation of applications for byproduct material licenses.
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F. C. Skopec L 443-5970 L} Publications Issued During the Week of May 7-11, 1979 Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement: Calculational Models for Estimating Radiation Doses to Man from Airborne Radioactive Materials Resulting from Uranium Milling Operations (Task RH 802-4)[ Comments requested by July 16,1979] Division 6 - Products: Table of Contents 2251 209 ENCLOSURE C
f OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending May 11, 1979 U NUMEC Apollo Study Work continues on the rough draft report documenting the safeguards posture of the [1 8 NUMEC Apollo high enriched uranium processing facility during the mid 1960's. It is anticipated that a rough draft of the section of the report describing h~ the physical protection measures in place will be ready for typing by May 16. Technical Assistance Contract On April 30, 1979, the Boeing Computer Services Company delivered the Final 9(j Report for the Enhancement of-the Nuclear Reporting and Analysis System (ENRAS) [;; Study. This study provided an audit of all 70 SNM and 40 SN license dockets 8.___ to validate the authorized possession limits data currently stored in the [ 4= Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS). It is also E rrovided for researching and documenting the inventory difference inconsistencies between NMMSS and IE operated Safeguards Status Reporting System. This is the first phase of a continuing program of improving the quality assurance of our safeguards data base. DOE Nuclear Transportation Technology Program As part of on-going DOE /NRC infonnation exchange, Mr. Bob Jefferson, Sandia Labs, k briefed NMSS Safeguards staff, RES, and Fuel Cycle Transportation Branch representatives on the DOE Nuclear Transportation Technology Program on May 2, 1979. This multi-year program will address the need for and design of improved e waste packaging, transport and disposal systems for defense, domestic, and international needs. Review of Draft Environmental Impact Statements Reviews of selected portions of 'two DOE Draft Environmental Impact Statements r covering " Management of Commercially Generated Radioactive Waste" and "The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant" are underway. 2251 210 s E ENCLOSURE D
I Items of Interest 2 Radoh from Mining and Milling =
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The Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board has decided to dispose of the issue of the impact of radon releases from uranium mining and milling by trial, or, possibly, by summary disposition. Some 26 deficiencies in the staff testimony on the radon issue before the A5LB/Perkins hearing last sumer have been raised by intervenors and will be the subject of the Appeals Board inquiry. The FC staff, along with other staff offices, f is assisting in the preparation of affidavits and testimony. { 7 Dincell Letter b.i h A letter from Congressman Dingell referred to the recent letter to Chairman e Hendrie regarding the decision by Governor Riley of South Carolina to limit p the quantity of low-level waste received for' burial at Barnwell. A number r m.-. of questions were raised by Mr. Dingell related to Governor Riley's httar and about low-level waste management in general: (1) the question of the
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Barnwell facility being a " regional" facility as stated by Mr. Riley, which would suggest that South Carolina would not be expected to receive the bulk E of low-level wastes at the Barnwell facility; (2) the legal basis for the 9 Governor's decision to lower volume limitations; (3) whether other than low-b level waste was included in the Three Mile Island (TMI) shipment and whether the shipping containers were adequate to prdtect public health and safety; (4) the legal basis for specifically excluding excess waste from TMI or any unscheduled reactor shut-downs;present plans for disposing of TMI waste and actions NRC plans in response to issues raised by Governor Riley; and (5) lack of adequate space for low-level waste burial, and a reconsideration of the NRC's response to GA0 criticism regarding failure to establish a policy of volume reduction at waste generating sites (NRC had responded that volume reduction is an operational and economic consideration for each individual plan t). We have made contacts with various parts of NRC to secure input for a respcnse to Chairman Dingell. We,are working with' ELD, NRR and FC. NRR has promised a response by COB Friday, May 11, re makeup of TMI waste,. plans for disposing of the waste, and what NRR is doing in response to GA0's criticisms ranarding volume reduction at waste generating sites. 2251 211 s ENCLOSURE D
4 I i Items of Interest 3 = Letter to Governor Riley, South Carolina A response from Chairman Hendrie to Governor Riley has been prepared relative ~ to the Governor's contention that the Barnwell facility is currently m.z receiving approximately 90% of the low-level waste generated by the nuclear s. industry. The Governor's letter stated that the Barnwell facility was intended to be a " regional" facility, but in fact was receiving virtually all wastes generated east of the Rockies. Governor Riley anticipates that at the current rate of waste receipts, the Barnwell facility will exceed it3 annual capacity in the first six months of calendar 1979. He has concluded that the volume limitations should be lowered, and offered the opinion that Barnwell could not accommodate the " excess wastes from TMI or any other unscheduled reactor shut-downs. Our letter to Governor Riley supports the regional concept of shallow land burial sites. We understand DOE will be directed to work closely with other federal agencies, states, industry, and the public in the development of such a plan which may include a regionality concept in the g siting of waste management faciliites. p (.f... TMI Activities Informal discussions were held between the Low-Level Waste Licensing Branch (WMLL) anc NRR on TMI waste disposal activities. Currently wastes are being accumulated on ion exchange resins and regular shipments are being sent to Richalnd. Approximately 20,000 gallons thruput of water from the auxiliary building loads an indiviual container to about 10 R per hour (cut off level). Shipping containers being used are Class A although the waste qualifies as LSA, due to an excess of 3 curies per package. NRR feels it will be at E least 6 months before a system can be designed and put in place to process wastes from the containment building. WMLL will formalize arrangements to assure NMSS participation in review of future activities. 2251 212 n s ENCLOSURE D
Items of Interest 4 Morton Ranch Uranium Mill Licensed Following publication of a Final Environmental Statement and the required 30-day waiting period, the Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch issued a source material license to United Nuclear Corporation on May 10, 1979, authorizing processing of uranium ore at their proposed mill in Converse County, Wyoming. The mill' will have a typical acid leach circuit designed to process about 2,000 tons of ore per day. The mill may produce as much as 2,400,000 pounds of yellowcake per year over its anticipated 20-year operating life. Tailings will be disposed of below grade in depleted ore pits. Sheffield Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
== The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board for the Sheffield, Illinois low-level radioactive waste burial ground proceeding issued a " Memorandum and order ruling on motions to withdraw application and dismiss proceeding" en May 3, 1979. The Board ruled that Nuclear Engineering Company, the applicant and site operator, may withdraw its application for expansion of the site from 20.45 to 188.45 acres. The Board denied the licensee's motion to withdraw its application for renewal of its license and its motion to dismiss the proceeding. The Board noted that the staff's request for imposition of conditions for. site closure and stabilization prior to termination and the staff's order to show cause are related and will both require evidentiary hearings before the matters are resolved. G 2251 213 il !?I:E l. I 1 t ENCLOSURE D f
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 1 Items of Interest Week Ending May 11,1979 1. Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week: a. PNO-79-67M Three Mile Island Unit 2 - Nuclear Incident at Three Mile Island Unit 2 - This Preliminary Notification was issued to provide updated status infomation regarding the incident. b. PNO-79-100A Oyster Creek - Indication of a Low Water Level in Reactor - This Preliminary Notification was i.ssued to provide updated information. The reactor remains in cold shutdown. (Closed) c. PNO-79-101 Midland Units 1 & 2 - Cut Wires at Midland Construction Site - Consumers Power Co. reported that approximately 20 electrical wires vere apparently cut intentionally in four safety and non-safety related panels. The licensee has initiated an investigation. (Closed) d. PNO-79-102 Browns Ferry Unit 2 - Media Interest on Release at Browns Ferry - While the plant was shut down for refueling, a radiation alarm on the residual heat removal service water system occurred indicating a release of radioactivity. The licensee issued a statement to the press that a sample of the water showed 16% of MPC. Subsequent evaluation indicated that the radiation alam was activated by an external source; later water samples in-dicated no radioactivity. It is likely that the initially deter-mined radioactivity was due to a contaminated sample bottle. There was extensive press coverage. (Closed) e. PNO-79-103 D. C. Cook Unit 1 - Reactor Vessel Nozzle Surface Crack Indications - The licensee identified surface crack indications in a reactor vessel hot leg nozzle. The plant is shut down for refueling. Region III (Chicago) will follow this matter to resolution. (Closed) f. PNO-79-104 Quad Cities Units 1 & 2 - Hydrogen Fire at Storage Tank Farm - A fire occurred at the facility hydrogen tank farm. Two valves on top of the hydrogen tanks were leaking and the hydrogen was burning. The Cordova Fire Department responded and the fire was extinguished. (Closed) g. PNO-79-105 Veterans Administration Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky - Excavation at Former Radioisotope Burial Site - The VA Hospital buried millicurie amounts of short-lived isotopes in accordance with 10 CFR 20.304 from 1953 to 1965. The current owner is developing the land for an apartment complex and is concerned about the safety of the site. The State of Kentucky is reviewing records to determine the need to survey the site for the presence of long-lived isotopes. (Closed) s ENCLOSURE E g...
. h. PNO-79-106 Pilgrim Unit 1 - Four Hydraulic Shock Suppressors Discovered Undersized for Safe Shutdown Earthquake - During seismic - s review, four snubbers were determined to be undersized for the Safe " - - ~ Shutdown Earthquake although they met the criteria for the Operating
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Basis Earthquake. The plant will shut down for snubber replacement. (Closed) 1. PNS-79-42 Surry Units 1 & 2 - Apparent Damage to New Fuel Assemblies - The licensee discovered that 62 of 64 new fuel assem-blies were partially coated with a honey-like substance later determined to be sodium hydroxide. The assembl;ds were located within a protected area. Region II (Atlanta) personnel are con-ducting an investigation. (Closed) J. PNS-79-43 Virgil C. Summer Unit 1 - Bomb Threat - The licensee conducted a search of the facility with negative results. (Closed) k. PNS-79-44 Surry Units 1 & 2 - Bomb Threat - The licensee conducted a search of the facilities with negative results. (Closed) 1. PNS-79-45 San Onofre Units 1, 2 & 3 - Bomb Threat - The licensee conducted a search of the named facility with negative results. (Closed) m. PNS-79-46 Byron Station - Bomb Threat - The licensee conducted a search of the facility with negative results. (Closed) n. PNS-79-47 Surry Units 1 & 2 - Bomb Threat - The licensee conducted a search of the facilities with negative results. (Closed) "~" 2. IE Bulletin 79-10, "Requalification Training Program Statistics," was issued on May 11, 1979 to all holders of operating licenses for nuclear power plants. 3. IE Information Notice 79-11 " Lower Reactor Vessel Head Insulation Support Problem," was issued on May 7,1979 to all power reactor facil-ities with an operating license or construction permit. 4. IE Information Notice 79-12, " Attempted Fuel Damage to New Fuel Assemblies," was issued on May 11, 1979 to all fuel facilities, research reactors, and power reactors with an operating license or construction permit. 2251 215 r l ENCLOSURE E r
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Important Items - Week Ending May 12, 1979 Interagency Meeting on Research on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation Representatives of RES and OSD participated in the third interagency meeting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on May 10, 1979. =. The draft report of the Subcommittee on possible follow-up studies on the effects of Three Mile Island accident were discussed. (See also OSD input in this Information Report.) Based on the existing data, the report concluded and the majority present agreed, that a follow-up study of the exposed population in the vicinity of TMI will not be able to detect any known radiation effects. Studies designed to uncover important psychological reactions to a perceived possible disaster might be ~~ appropriate and are planned by the Center for Disease Control in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Health. However, a suggestion was made, with NRC representatives concurring, that a Comnittee on Research on the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation is not the appropriate one to make recommendations regarding such studies. No final decision was made. A Subcommittee on Inventory of Ongoing Human Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation was formed. This Subcommittee will also evaluate the scope and information requirements for the Naticnal Academy of Science study to analyze and critique Federal research in the subject area. NRC is represented on this Subcommittee. 2251 216 ENCLOSURE F
ITEMS OF INTEREST 0FFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ~ 2-WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 1979 .{..{ =E
==. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION tz .7-NRC Safety Assistance to Brazil On Monday, May 7 Robert Warnis k and Frank Jablonski from NRC's Region III Office arrived in lo de Janeiro, Brazil to begin separate technical safety missions sponsored by the IAEA. ~~ Mr. Warnick will be on assignment for 2 weeks to advise the Brazilian Regulatory Authority (CNEN) on start-up testing for 2 the Angra I reactor. Mr. Jablonski will be on assignment for ... = = 3 weeks to advise the CNEN on questions related to the electrical system of Angra I. g IAEA Safety Mission to Spain 5I Alexander Dromerick and Frank Rinaldi of NRR are participating ~+ in a one-week visit to Spain as part of an IAEA safety mission concerning the Lemoniz reactor. The mission, which was de-g- scribed in Information Report SECY-79-251, was originally F ~~ scheduled to begin on April 23 but was later changed to May 7. Foreien Reports Deleted from PDR copy. 2251 217 s
EXPORT IMPORT AND INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS Visit to Oak Ridge On May 8-10, Gerald Oplinger and Marvin Peterson of IP attended a Nuclear Fuel Cycle orientation course at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboraties. The course focused on recent developments in repro-cessing and enrichment activities' and their implications for U.S. export control policy and procedures. Export Actions To Be Processed At Staff And Commission Levels IP is prepsring a Connission paper recommending that it be =- authorized to process certain nuclear export activities on the =- staff level. This paper also identifies those activities which
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 1979 Procram Develooment The Conference of (State) Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) me t for its lith _ annual meeting, May 6-10, in Oklahoma City. Representatives from all States were present except California and North Carolina. The Conference has decided to hire a full-time Executive Director. In attendance from the Office of State Programs were the Director, Robert G. Ryan, Shelly Schwartz, Wayne Kerr and Marie Janinek. Representatives of the Commission Staff, Office of Standards Development and the Region IV office were also present. Emercencv Precaredness Tom Elsasser, NRC Region I, convened a joint meeting of the Interagency Regional Advisory Committees for standard Regions I, II, and III to discuss Emergency Preparedness Status and future activity in those regional S tates. The State of Arkansas received concurrence in their Radiological Emergency Response Plan on May 3, 1979. They are the 12th State to receive it. T. Elsasser attended a meeting with DCPA II in Olney, Md. on May 9, 1979 to discuss the role of the Federal Regional Advisory Committee, Region III in assisting the State of Pennsylvania during the revision of the State Radiological Emergency Response Plan. 2251 219 ERCLOSURE I
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Items of Interest May 11, 1979 Week Ending Response to Senator Hatfield Prepared for ED0's signature a letter answering Senator Hatfield's request for the status of nuclear power plants currently under CP and OL reviews. Congressional Q's and A's Returned to OCA revisions of answers to a number of questions from minority members of Hart subcomittee re shutdown of reactors due to seismic problems, in response to Comissioner coments. Report for DOE At the request of a DOE contractor produced a special report from the Statistical Information System for Operating Reactors (SISOR) data base during the week. The report provides data on all forced outages since 1977 for all comercial operating reactors. g 2251 220 e ENCLOSURE J
l l CALENDAR OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ~ For Two Week Period Ending May 28, 1979 $5 ?? ... g. May 15 Wolf Creek 1 - Public meeting will be held in Burlington, 55 Kansas to discuss concrete strength of the base mat. if' May 15-16 Susquehanna 1 & 2 - Caseload Forecast Panel to visit 2'El site.
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CALENDAR OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS MAY 16-18 Public Hearings in Albuquerque, NM - Proposed Amendments to New Mexico's Radiation Protection Regulations - G. Wayne Kerr 17 National Classification Management Society Seminar, Jack Tar Hotel, San Francisco, CA - The NRC Security Program - _ Classification Management in a Regulatory Agency - Raymond J. Brady 21 Radioactive Waste Management for Nuclear Power Reactors - Rules, Regulations and Standards - Alexandria, VA - I. C. Roberts 22 Washington Section of the American Water Resources Association, Pasco, WA, Robert T. Jaske - The Michty Columbia, Is it an Inexhaustible Resource? 23 Annual Records Management Conference of the National Archives, Fredericksburg, VA - Automation of Recorde Manacement at NRC - R. Stephen Scott JUNE 3-8 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA - Status of Pertinent Regulations and Regulatory Guides for Indeoendent Spent Fuel Storage Installations - Russell E. L. Stanford 4-15 Lecture the IE Insoectors on Concrete and Other Structural Defects Experienced in Nuclear Power Pl~nt Construction - L. L. Beratan a F 2251 222 s ENCLOSURE N
STATUS OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS-APR. 30,1979 Number Rated Capacity Of Units (MWel m o N w
- 70' LI C E N S E D TO O P E R ATE.....................................................
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- 92 CO NSTR U CTIO N PER MIT G RANTED................................. 101,000
~ N 37 Under Operating License Review...... ................. 40,000 55 Operating License Not Yet Applied For.................. 61,000 27 UNDER CONSTRUCTION PERMIT REVIEW..................... 31,000
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4,000 23 Other Units Under CP Review..................................... 27,000 4 ORDERED................................................................................ 5,000 2 P U B LI C LY A N N O U N C E D...................................................... 2,000 195 TOTA L.................................................................................. 1 90,000 'To date there have been 455 reactor years of operation. Not included are two operable DOE-owned reactors with a combined capacity of 940 MWe.
- Total of units authorized construction (Construction Permit Granted plus Site Work Authorized): 9G units. 105.000 MWo.
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