ML19309H554
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| Issue date: | 04/24/1980 |
| From: | Rehm T NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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- R April 24,1980 For
The Commissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for 0;arations, Office of the ED0
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK EfiDING APRIL 18, 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 1egal Director G
International Programs H
State Programs I
Management and Program Analysis J
Controller K
Analysis at:d Evaluation of Operational Data L*
Items Approved by the C9mmission M**
Calendar of Speaking Engagements N
g,[J T. A. Renm,bt.5M stant for Operations Office of Executive Director for Operaticns
- No input this teek.
- Deleted from Cormissioners and PDR copy.
Contact:
T. A. Rehm 277S1 i
Summary of Weekly Information Report Week Endina Acril 18, 1980 Salem fluclear Generatino Station, Unit 2 The license for fuel loading and low power testing was issued April 18, 1980.
Robinson Unit 2 Unit 2 was shutdown on April 13, 1980, because of an RCP seal failure. However, there were indications of a steam generator tube leak. An inspection is under-way and the outage is expected to last until April 24.
Respiratory Protection Problem at TMI The type of respiratory prottetive equipment that GPU plans to use for contain-ment re-entry at Tf11 is the subject of a "stop-sales-and-recall" order issued April 11 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
NIOSH has not yet issued an announcement of their action, pending negotiations with the manufacturer to determine the extent of the problem and to provide a means #or resolving it. The problem, as reported to us, does not appear likely to place the users in serious jeopardy.
Proposed U.S.-Canadian Discussions IP is coordinating the visit to Canada of an NRC-FEMA emergency planning team.
Topics to be explored are 1) organizational structure of nuclear emergency response groups in both countries, 2) plan for coping with an emergency net; our shared borders, 3) provisions and equipment for monitoring during accident con-ditions, 4) proper notification channels and contacts, and 5) the Missisauga evacuation.
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1 0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending April 18, 1980 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Reouest Init1al Decision Received 295 20 Granted 184 4
Denied 46 8
Pending 65 8
4 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received J. Michael McGarry, Requests documents prepared by the NRC or its Attorney-At-Law consultants relative to the rev1ew and denials (80-201) of the primary transportation route submitted by l Duke Power Company in its application to j
transship spent fuel from Oconee Nuclear Station to the McGuire Nuclear Station.
Paul Sheldon Davis Requerts details relating to the security (80-202) provisions now being employed in the transport of radioactive wastes and bomb-grade nuclear materials.
(NRC employee)
Requests all materials used in the evaluation (80-203) of candidates in the selection of Vacancy Announcement R 80-1241.
J. B. Hancock Requests a list of firms or individuals who have (80-204) requested copies of RFP RS-0SD-80-004 entitled,
" Security Force Effectiveness."
Paul Clifford Requests a copy of Commissioner Bradford's desk (80-205) calendar for the period January 1, 1980 through April 14, 1980 and all travel records and 1
expense vouchers of Commissioner Bradford for i
the same period.
l CONTACT:
J. M. Felton i
492-7211 l
l ENCLOSURE A
2 Received, Cont'd T. Abramson Requests all correspondence between the NRC and (80-206) the Power Authority of the State of New York regarding design changes, additional equipment, or changes in equipment for Indian Point : and correspondence between the NRC and Consolidated Edison Company of New York regarding changes in equipment or design as requested by the Power Authority of NY prior to its purchase of Indian Point 3.
Steve Gannis Requests specific information regarding areas of (80-207) responsibility within the NRC..
Steve Gannis Requests four categories of information.
(80-208)
Thomas B. Cochran, Requests a copy of 11 listed documents regarding Natural Resources the re-opening of NFS-Erwin.
Defense Council, Inc.
(80-209)
John E. McKeever, Requests a copy of 26 listed documents.
Attorney-At-Law (80-210)
Steve Gannis Requests a copy of "NRC's Gross Unde estimation (80-211) of the Radioactive Releases and Population Doses During the TMI-2 Accident" by Seo Takeshi.
(Individuals requesting Requests information regarding their Reactor informationaboutthemselves)
Operator License exam results.
(80-212,80-213,80-214)
Karl Grossman, Requests a copy of NRC translation 520:
Island Closeup News "Radioecological Assessment of the Wyhl Nuclear Service Power Plant.
(80-215)
Ronald B. Crichton Requests an abstract, title and price of any (80-216) training material, booklets or other publication produced or used by the Commission in 18 different categories.
EMCLOSUD.E A
3 Received Cont'd T. Abramson Requests all inspection reports and correspondenc (80-217) related to the suspension of tne FL-10 package used to shi$ plutonium oxide and any list of incidents of package probleis.
Karl Grossman, Requests a copy of two specific documents Island Closeup fiews contained in Dr. Hanauer's " nugget file."
Service (80-218)
Marvin Resnikoff, Requests a copy of the recent approved route plar.
Sierra Club by fit Industries for the Canadian shipment (80-219) of spent fuel.
(An individual requesting Requests a copy of records on his security information about himself) investigations.
(80-220)
(f4RC employee)
APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for records relating to (80-A-11-80-108) her in the Office of the Inspector and Auditor and information regarding charges made against her.
Marvin Resnikoff, APPEAL TO THE ED0 for documents relating to the Sierra Club proposed Canadian spent fuel shipments.
(80-A-12-80-137)
Granted Linda M. Rauner, Made available a copy of the non-proprietary ADTECH Inc.
version of the technical proposal in response to (80-111)
RFP RS-EDO-80-502 entitled " Study and Review of Issues Concerning Equal Employment Opportunity at fiRC. "
Linda M. Rauner, Made available a copy of the winning prnposal ADTECH Inc.
in response to RFP RS-f4RR-80-102 entitled (80-112)
" Energetic Thermal Interact 1ons, Recriticality and HTGR Accident and Transient Coolant Flow."
J. William Hirzy In response to a referral from the DOE for (80-131) information regarding the mineral recovery or reprocessing operation conducted in St. Louis County, Missouri, made available 31 documents.
ENCLOSURE A
4 Granted, Cont'd Steven C. Swanson, Made available a copy of the non-proprietary EE0 SERVICES version of contract solicitation RFP RS-ED0 (80-141) 502 entitled " Study and Review of Issues Concerning Equal Employment Opportunity at NRC."
Margaret Troy In response to a request for information on (80-144) offshore activities using radioactive materials that fall within the jurisdiction of the NRC, made available six documents.
Shirley Johns In response to a request for several categories (80-162) of documents pertaining to tne Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Facility, made available pertinent information.
Andrew C. Kadak, In response to a request for several categories Yankee Atomic of documents used to establish the 15-minute Electric Company notification requirement of Footnote 3 contained (80-168) in the Federal Register Notice for Proposed Rule of NRC on Emergency Planning, made available six documents.
John J. Murray In response to a request for information regardir (80-173)
NRC educational and training requirements for nuclear power plant security personnel and minimum requirements for use of weaponry and communication equipment needed for the Enrico Fermi II Nuclear Power Plant, made available three documents, l
Adam Paul Banner-In response to a request that the Preliminary (80-175)
Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) for Midland Units 1 and 2 be piaced in the LPDR in Michigan, made available a copy of the PSAR in the LPDR.
(NRCemployee)
In response to a request for information regardin 1 (80-181) the reorganization of the Division of ADP Support I and all information pertaining to the audit of the Division of ADP, made available eight documents.
Lorence L. Kessler, In response to a request for information as to Equal Employment whether pregnant employees can safely be exposed l Advisory Council to the same workplace radiation levels considered l (80-182) safe for non-pregnant employees, made available four documents.
E" CLOSURE A
DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending April 18, 1980 4.!C'NG CO G TITIVE REOUIREMENTS 1.
RFP RS-RES-80-192 Title - Effective Peak Acceleration for Nuclear Power Plants Description - The object M of this project is to develop recommendations for methods to be used in selecting design response spectra or time histories to be used to characterize rotion at the foundation level of nuclear power plants.
Period cf Performance - Twenty-eight months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Researen Status - Solicitation issued April 8, 1980.
Proposals.re due May 20, 1980.
2.
RFP RS-RES-80-214 Title - The Evaluation of Ecosystem Simulation Models as Tools for Assessment of Power Plant Impacts on Fish Populations Description - Theoretical models and computer simulations provide possible techniques for performing confirmatory impact assessments of nuclear power plants on commercial and recreational fishing resources which the NRC is responsible for under NEPA.
This project will evaluate new models developed by applicants, consistent with previous model examinations, develop a test to determine site specificity of existing models and compare model behavior under different conditions and consider the option of verification with field data.
Period of Performance - Two-Three years Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - Proposal due date has been extended from April 30,1980 to May 8, 1980.
PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION 1.
RFP RS-NRR-80-101 Title - Advanced Reactor Accident Delineation and Assessment Description - This project will provide technical assistance to the NRC in the areas of safety and licensing associated with advanced reactor concepts.
Period of Performance - Three years Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status - Revised proposals were submitted to the Source Evaluation Board for contractor selection on April 11, 1980.
2.
'RFP RS-NRR-80-ll7 Title - Study of Requirements for Operator Licensing Description - The project will result in the development of recommendations for improvement in the selection and training of nuclear power plant personnel.
Period of Performance - Five and one-half months l
Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l
Status - Final contractor selection was approved on April 9,1980.
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2 3.
RFP RS-0IP-80-338 Title - Evaluation of U.S. Nuclear Health and Safety Information Dissemination to Foreign Countries Description - Study to determine if existing nuclear health and safety dissemination practices and mechanisms are adequate to serve the legitimate information needs of regulatory bodies in developing countries and, in the case of a negative finding, propose alternative methods whereby these needs can be better met.
Period of Performance - Six months Sponsor - Office of International Programs Status - Oral discussions completed April 3, 1980.
Best and Final proposals are due May 5, 1980.
CONTRACTS CLOSED OUT (All administrative action completed and final pairinent made)
Contract No.
Contractor Close-Out Date NRC-10-78-412 Energy Daily, Inc.
4/16/80 GRANT AWARD NRC-C6-90-676 State of New Mexico 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 - April 14, 1980 - November 8, 1981 Sponsor - Office of State Programs Status - Executed on April 17, 1980.
ENCLOSURE A
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WEEKLY ITEMS OF INTEREST (Week Ending April 21,1980) 3R JOHA_
Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit ?
The Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 license for fuel loading and low power testing was issued April 18, 1980.
R: bins:n Unit 2 Robinson was shutdown on April 13, 1983, becuase of a RCP seal failure.
- However, en April 13, 1980, indications were detected of a steam generator tube leak.
Enile shutting down, the reactor coolant system was stabilized to determine a tube leakage rate of 0.5 com.
The tube leak was deternined to be in steam generator "S".
An inspection will be performed beginning Thursday, April 17,1983, in ac:ordance with the Technical Specifications. The outage is expected to last un:fl April 24, 1980.
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Amendesnt No. 32 dated April 15, 1980, authorized the use of four plut nium mi>ad exide (MOX) fuel assemblies in the R. E. Ginna core.
The four M X fuel asss bites and 35 typical uranium oxice fuel assemblies are being loaded during the current refueling.
Our Safety Evaluation supporting ths amendrent concluded that use of the small cuantity of plutonium in the R. E. Ginna !.uclear Fewer Flant:
1.
Is not inconsistent with National and NRC policy on the use of plutonium in the USA, 2.
Does not significantly change the environmental effects of the R. E. Ginna
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Does not sicnificantly increase the risk to the h:alth and safety of the public.
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E" CLOSURE B s gjg g
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NRC TMI PROGPAM 0FFTCE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT Week,of:
April 12 - 18,1980 Plant Status Core Cooling Mode: Cyclic natural circulation in the "A" reactor coolant system (RCS) loop via the "A" once through steam generator (OTSG), steaming to the main condenser, and RCS loop-A and B cyclic natural circulation to reactor building ambient.
Available Core Cooling flodes: OTSG "B" to the main condenser; long tenn cooling "B" (OTSG-B); decay heat removei.
RCS Pressure Control Mode: Standby Pressure Control (SPC) System.
Backup Pressure Control flode: Makeup system in cor. junction with letdown flow 1
(Emergency use only due to RCP seal injection isolated due to suspected leaks in system).
Major Parameters (As of 0400, April 18,1980) (approximate values)
Average Incore Thermocouples: 143 F Maximum Incore Thennoccuple:
181*F RCS Loop Temperatures:
A B
Hot Leg 142*F 148 F Cold Leg (1) 105 F 120 F (2) 105 F 119 F NOTE: A and B loop recovering from flow period (" burp")
i RCS Pressure:
196 psig (Heise)
Pressurizer Temperature:
305 F (Saturation Pressure 59 psig)
Reactor Building:
Tenperature: 80 F Pressure:
-1.2 psig (Heise)
Water level: Elevation 290.5 ft. (8.0 ft, from floor) via decay heat system Elevation 290.1 ft, via penetration 401 manometer Environmental & Effluent Information_
l.
Liquid effluents from THI-l released to the Susquehanna River, after processing, were within the limits specified in Technical Specifications.
2.
No liquid effluents were discharged from TMI-2.
3.
Results from EPA monitoring of the environment arcund the TMI site were:
EPA environmental st' t b : registered background levels for air and water samples ENCLOSURE G
2 Gas air sample results (Kr-85) for the weekly period ending l
April 15,1980, were: Goldsboro - 34 ?Ci/1, and the Obser-l vation Center - 24 pCi/1.
Both results are well within the average valees reported for the past six months.
Instanteous direct radiation readings showed no levels above buckground except for one transient increase at a monitor in Middletown. An HRC investigation revealed no apparent correlation between this increased reading and plant operations at TMI.
The cause of this reading is still under investigation by EPA.
4.
Radwaste shipments off site were as follows:
On Monday, April 14,1980, a Unit 2 reactor coolant sample was sent to the B&W facility, Lynchburg, Virignia for chemical and radiochemical analysis.
On April 16 and 18,1980, casks containing EPICOR I demineralizer liners were sent to the NECO facility at Richland, Washington.
5.
EPICOR II processing status:
(Auxiliary building approximate quantities)
Amount processed this week:
18,000 gallons Amount processed to date:
~200,000 gallons Amount to be processed:
240,000 gallons Major Activities (Past and Present) 1.
As of 8:30 p.m., on April 13, 1980, the fuel handling building ventilation system could not be restored to operable status in accordance with Technical Specification 3.9.12.b.
The system was declared inoperable at 8:30 p.m., on April 6,1980, when it failed to meet the TS surveillance requirement (TS 4.9.12.c) for HEPA filter and charcoal absorber bank flow of 46,000 cfm + 10%.
In accordance with the action statement of TS 3.9.12.b aT1 liquid and gas movements in the fuel handling building were suspended. The licensee is pursuing this area to achieve the required flow rate.
2.
On April 15, 1980, the reactor coolant system (RCS) was reduced in pressure to approximately 200 psig.
This was a first step in the licensee's plan to achieve 100 psig to support mini-decay heat removal system (MDHR) operation.
Further pressure reduction is i
dependent on a review of data for the next RCS sample (scheduled for April 21,1980) and revision of the existing procedure to reflect current information. The MDHR system is scheduled to be operational by May 12, 1980.
3.
The period of public comment on the staff's Environmenta.1 Assessment for Decontamination of the TMI-2 Reactor Building Atmesphere (NUREG-0662) was scheduled to end on April 17, 1980.
The NRC staff has recc riended to extend the comment period through May 16, 1980.
Ef' CLOSURE B
4.
On the morning of April 15, 1980, while removing a contaminated filter inside the TMI-2 fuel handling building (FH3), airborne particul. ate activity increased to a maximum of 1 x 10-8 uCi/cc.
The FHB was evacuated and 12 individuals involved it, the operation were found to have skin contamination. All individuals were decontaminated and are currently undergoing appropriate bioassay.
5.
Ground water samples are being collected periodically by the licensee from eight sample wells around TMI-2 for gamma isotopic and tritium analyres.
The fiRC had a concurrent sample collected at all wells on Thursday, April 17, 1980, for independent analyses by the NRC Region I laboratory. Samples continue to show only back-ground levels of tritium, except for the anomalously high levels from well MW-2.
These levels remain relatively constant at about 1500-2500 pCi/l which is well below drinking water standards.
On April 14, 1980, representatives of Met-Ed, PA-DER and NRC reviewed a proposal for an expanded sampling system to identify the source of the tritium.
Installation of new wells will begin on April 21, 1980.
Future Evolutions 1.
Recommencement of the pressure reduction of the reactor coolant system should start by April 24, 1980.
2.
The licensee has requested fiRC approval to enter the Unit 2 reactor building for initial visual and radiological surveillance on Thursday, April 24, 1980.
This continues to be reviewed by the NRC staff.
Public Affairs _
On Thursday, April 17, 1980, an NRC press release was issued to confirm that the Office of Inspection and Enforcement is actively pursuing inquiries into allegations made by Harold Hartman, a former Three Mile Island control room operator.
The allegations related to calculations of primary coolant leak rate measurements that were made Curing the year prior to the TMI Unit 2 accident.
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EZLCSURI G 9
4 Meetines Held With Public Officials and Interested Groups 1.
On Monday, April 14, 1980, J. Collins attended a meeting w +h the i
Dauphin County Commissioners to hear representatives of Mec-Ed discuss clean up operations at TMI.
2.
On Tuesday, April 15, 1980, J. Collins, T. Elsasser, M. Bills, EPA, cet in Camp Hill with officials from Goldsboro and New Cumberland.
Officials from Newberry Township, Lewisberry, Fairview Township and Camp Hill were invited, but did not attend.
A total of 16 officials were invited; 2 attended.
3.
On Tuesday, April 15, 1980, J. Collins, B. Snyder, and R. Weller met with representatives of Met-Ed and the Union of Concerned Scientists to discuss the decontamination of the THI-2 reactor building. Governor Thornburgh has requested the Union of Concerned Scientists to review the various alternatives to purging the reactor building and submit a report to him within a month.
4.
On Wednesday, April 16, 1980, J. Collins, T. Elsasser and M. Bills, EPA, met in Middletown with officials from Royalton, Middletown and Highspire. Officials from Londonderry Township, Steelton, Lower Swatara Township, Swatara Township and Derry Township were invited, but did not attend.
A total of 22 officials were invited; 9 attended.
Future Meetings 1.
On Monday, April 21, 1980. J. Collins will meet with representatives of PA-DER and DOE to discuss the status of the Community Monitoring Program.
2.
On April 23, 1980, H. Denton, J. Collins and T. Elsasser will attend a meeting at 9:30 a.m. in Camp Hill with the Presidents of the Medical Society in the 5th Consular District.
3.
On April 23, 1980, J. Collins, T. Elsasser and an EPA representative will conduct a briefing at 7:00 p.m. in Mount Joy for elected officials from the following communities: Conewago Township (East Shore), Conoy Township, East Donegal Township, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, Mount Joy Township, West Donegal Township, the City of Lancaster and Lancaster County.
4.
On April 24,1980, at 9:00 a.m., H. Denton and J. Collins will meet with the Chamber of Commerce heads from: Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, York and the West Shore.
5.
On April 24, 1980, in the evening,
. Centon will neet with various civic leaders from the Lebanon area.
6.
On *pril 24,1980, at 7:00 p.m., J. Collins, T. Elsasser, and M. Bills, EPA, will conduct a briefing in Hummelstown for officials frca the following communities:
Harrisburg, Hershey, Hua:elstown, Lower Paxton Township, Paxtang, Penbrook, South Hanover Township and South Londonderry Township.
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7.
On April 28,1980, at 6:30 p.m., J. Collins will speak to the Elizabethtown Kiwanis Club on the clean up operations at TMI.
8.
On April 28,1980, at 7:30 p.m., J. Collins, T. Elsasser and an EPA representative will meet with representatives from area school boards at liiddletown High School.
9.
On April 29, 1980, J. Collins will appear on a talk program on MAHT radio called "Two Way Radio" to answer questions from listeners concerning the cleanup operations.
10.
On April 30,1980, at 9:00 a.m., J. Collins, T. Elsasser and M. Bills, EPA, will meet in Middletown with religious leaders from the Greater Harrisburg area.
11.
On April 30,1980, at 1:30 p.m., J. Collins, T. Elsasser and an EPA representative will meet with the York County Commissioner in York.
- 12. On May 2,1980, at 9:30 a.m., J. Collins and T. Elsasser will meet with the Mayor of York.
s 13.
On May 5,1980, J. Collins will address the 9th grade Civic Classes at East Junior High School, Harrisburg.
14.
On May 5,1980, at 7:00 p.m., J. Collins, T. Elsasser and an EPA representative will conduct a briefing in Manchester for officials from the following conmunities:
Conewago Township (West Shore),
Dover Township, East Manchester Township, Hellam Township, Manchester, Manchester Township, Mount Wolf, Springettsbury, Warrington Township and York Haven.
15.
On May 8. 1980, J. Collins will address the Lower Swatara Lions Club at 6:30 p.m. at the Skyways Inn.
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OFFICE OF STAflDARDS DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 18, 1980 1
Meetino with Mr. Uillem Vinck. EC Directorate: On April 15, 1980, Robert B. Minogue, along with some members of SD staff met with fir. Willem Vinck, Division Head for Nuclear Plant Safety from the European Communities Directorate, as requested by the Office of International Programs, to discuss items of interest to Mr. Vinck. Mr. Vinck was interested in SD's approach to revision of our regulations and regulatory guides. to take account of the lessons learned from the accident at Three Mile Island. With regard to our ongoing activities to revise our nuclear power plant siting regulations, Mr. Vinck noted the difference between available desirable sites in Europe when compared to the United States and stated many of the same concerns with our proposed revised siting regulations as expressed by NEA. Other items which were discussed with fir. Vinck at his request were current status and future perspective on the application of quantified reliability and risk analysis approaches in Standards Development, developments in application of ALARA for occupational personnel, and the status of the development of regulations and guides for decommissioning of nuclear power plants.
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Peetine with Persons Associated with the Citizens' Hearino for Radiation Victims : On April li,1980, M. Parsont, 53, net with Ms. Lynda Taylor, Sister Rosalie Bertell and Dr. Ted Davis who were participants in the April 11-14th National Citizens' Hearing for Radiation Victims.
The meeting participants were interested in obtaining infornation on how to obtain funding for a study of health effects in persons exposed to uranium mill tailings. They described a situation in Shiprock, New Mexico, where workers would sit on the tailings while eating lunch. They went on to describe increases in health effects among the Indian population.
We informed them that NRC staff had previously discussed these subjects with members of the Navajo tribe, and that NRC was recommending the study of health effects in populations exposed to nill tailings effluents for the consideration of the Interagency Committee on Radiation Research.
In addition, they were advised that they should also direct requests for health research to the Committee.
Additional subjects discussed were the EPA /NRC Epidemiology Feasibility / Planning Study and the Federal Radiation Policy Council.
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Publications to be Issued in the Near Future
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Information Relevant to Ensuring that Occupational Radiation Exposures at Uranium Recovery Facilities will Be As low As Reasonably Achievable Excected Issuance Date: ftay 1980 Des criction : This guide provides methods acceptable to NRC to maintain c:cupational exposures at uranium mills ALARA.
The guide describes administrative health physics programs as well as equipment design criteria for ventilation syste7s.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Endina Acril 18, 1980 Westincnouse Fuel Fabrication Facilitv. Prattville, Alabama Thus far,'a total of 12 petitions have been received from individuals in the Montgomery, Alabama, area requesting that a hearing be held relative to the procosed construction and operation of a light water reactor fuel fabrication facility near Prattville, Alabama. The application, received from Westinghouse Electric Corporation in December 1979, is currently undergoing an environmental review. A Draft Environmental Im' pact Statment is scheduled to be published around January 1,1981.
Physical Protection of Catecory II Material In Transit A Ccmission paper which looks at the issue of whether physical protection for Category II materials in transit should be further upgraded to improve licensee capabilities for early detection of any attempted theft of a Cateogry II shipment is being finalized.
It will be forwarded for appropriate NRC Office concurrence on or about April 18, 1980.
Withholdinc of Route Information The staff has prepared a Commission paper that discusses the alternatives regarding the withholding of spent fuel routes from public disclosure.
Cencurrences are nearly complete and a Connission briefing is scheduled for April 22, 1980.
The alternatives include total withholding of spent fuel rcutes, delegation of route release authority to state officials, and total disclosure of routes in published NUREG reports.
"FS - Erwin On April 10, 1980, two members of the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Inter _
national Union ' net with Mr. R. F. Burnett and staff members from NMSS, ELD, and IE to discuss the status of the NFS-Erwin facility.
The Union supported the action taken by the NRC which allowed the HEU plant to resume cperations on January 21, 1980.
The Material Control and Accountability Licensing Branch held a meeting en A:ril 10,1950, with a five member DOE team charged with reviewing and recommending i: :r:venants in the pruent NFS-Erwin HEU plant and future improvements which could be ade in a new facility.
Staff members from IE and Region II were present and partici:ated in the discussions.
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Contract Review Meetina A member of the Safegue-ds Division participated in a contract review meeting for international safeguards projects in Seattle, Washington, on April 8 and 9.
These meetings concerned an examination of the Implications of IAEA Technical Objectives and the development of design features for facilitating IAEA Safe-guards.
Both contracts are being undertaken in support of NRC activities in the interagency Action Plan Working Group.
Reports from these studies will be used to support U.S. positions on international safeguards issues.
INMM Safeauards Meetina A Division of Safeguards representative participated in the " International Safe-guards Advisory Group, INMM-14," meeting on April 14 in Seattle.
This group is presently forming a subcommittee and planning activities for writing operational guidelines regarding implementation of international safeguards.
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0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interest Week Ending April 18, 1980 1.
Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford, IL - Civil Penalty Action - On April 14, 1980, the Commission received a check in the amount of $2,400 f'am the subject licensee in full payment of the proposed civil penalties issued on March 24, 1980.
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Newark, NJ (Salen) - Civil Penalty Action - On April 15, 1980, the Commission received a check in the amount of $23,000 from the subject licensee in full payment of the proposed civil penalties issued on March 24, 1980.
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Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week:
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PN0-I-80-57 Peach Bottom Units 2 & 3 - Minor Resin Spill Onsite b.
PN0-I-80-58 Oyster Creek - Minor Chromated Water Leak c.
PNO-I-80-59 Naw England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA - Missing Plastic Ribbon Containing Iridium-192 Seeds d.
PNO-II-80-57 Sequoyah Units 1 & 2 - Death of Personnel e.
PNO-II-80-58 Robinson Unit 2 - Unscheduled Outage f.
PN0-II-80-59 Bellefonte Unit 2 - Falsification of QC Records g.
PN0-II-80-60 Browns Ferry Units 1, 2 & 3 - Unit Trip and Electrical Fault h.
PN0-II-80-61 surry Unit 2 - Shipment of Used Steam Generator i.
PNO-II-80-62 Browns Ferry Units 1, 2 & 3 - Contaminated Trailer Received Cn Site J.
PNO-II-80-63 Brunswick Units 1 & 2 - Damaged Radioactive Material Shipping Container k.
PNO-III-80-68 D. C. Cock Unit 1 - Unplan e Radioactive Gas Release 1.
PN0-III-80-69 Davis-Besse Unit 1 - Flood Watch n.
PN0-III-80-70 Davis-Besse Unit 1 - Nonconservative Steam Generator Tube Rupture 'nalysis n.
PNO-III-82-71 Mallinckrodt, Inc., St. Lcuis, MO - Lost Container With 250 Micrecuries of Cr-51 E!: CLOSURE E 1
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PNO-IV-80-18 Seismograph Services Corporatice, Tulsa, OK - Fire in a Sand Tacging Laboratory q.
PNO-V-80-26 Trojan - Failure of Three of Four MSIVs to Close During Testing r.
PNO-V-80-27 San Onofre Unit 1 - Personnel Contamination s.
PNO-V-80-28 Trojan - Auxiliary / Control Building Masonry Wall Testing Results - Issuance of Immediate Action Letter
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PNS-IV-80-07 River Bend Units 1 & 2 - Bomb Threat 4
The following IE Bulletin was issued:
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IE Bulletin 80-09, "Hydramotor Actuator Deficiencies," was issued on April 17,1980 to all power reactor facilities with an operating license or constructio r rmit.
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The following IE Circular was issued:
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IE Circular 80-08, "BWR Technical Specification Incansistency - RPS Response Time," was issued on April 18, 1980 to all General Electric BWR's with an operating license.
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.7 The 2D/3D trilateral arra ement between NRC. the BMFT and JAERI for a coordinated research program on ECC behavior during the refill and reflooo phase of a LOCA case into force on April 17, 1980 with the signing of the arrangement by Mr. Hiroshi Murata. President of JAERI. The Arrangement had earlier been signed by Chainran Ahearne on January 25.
1980, and by Minister Vokler Hauff of the. Federal Republic of Genr.any on Parch 20. The program of york under the arrangement is in good progress, with the design and construction of the Japanese test facilities underway, end the fabrication of the. German pressure vessel and associated test facility scheduled for st&t later this year. The contribution of the NRC, includes the developcent and supply of special instrur.entation for two-phase flow measurements, as well as provision of the computer methods for the analytical complying of the Japanese and German experirrents and the overall analysis of results. The NRC effort on instrtsnentation and analysis is currently welF underway.
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OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING APRIL 18, 1980 h
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 On April 17, 1980, the Commission issued a Memorandum and Order reversing portions of Appeal Board rulings (ALAB-577 and ALAB-581) which directed the NRC staff to conduct a preliminary assessment of the management qualifications of the applicant and provide it to the Commission and include it in the Federal Register notice of opportunity for hearing on the operating license application. The NRC staff pe-titioned the Commission for revie,i of the Appeal Board directive on the grounds that the directive was beyond the authority of the Appeal Board. The Commission determined the Appeal Board action exceeded the authority delegated to adjudicatory tribunals.
However, the Commission, pursuant to its inherent supervisory authority over adjudicatory matters, directed the NRC staff to conauct the preliminary assess-ment as part of its review of the operating license application acceptance review.
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Procosed U.S.-Canadian Discussions IP is coordinating the visit to Canada of an NRC-FEM emergency planning team which will include representatives of the EDO, NRR, IE, SD, SP-FEMA, and s.
The staff this week identified May 29 - 30 as good dates for all participants on the U.S. side, and will propose them to the Canadians within the next day or two. Such topics as the following will be explored:
(1) Organizational structure of (nuclear) emergency response groups in both countries; (2) Plans for coping with an emergency near our shared borders; including the possible exchange of emergency plans for plants located near the borders; (3) Provisions and equipment for monitoring during accident situations; (4) Proper notification channels and contacts, including a possible
" hot line" between the U.S. and Canada; and (5) The Missisauga evacuation.
!AEA Technical Assistance Mission Krysztof Parcyewski, NRR, left Monday, April 14, for a one-month IAEA technical assistance mission to Mexico.
In the next four weeks, Porcyewski will be working with the staff of the Mexican National Nuclear Safety and Safeguards Commission (CMSNS) on core analysis and related safety topics.
ToreianVisitorstoNE On Monday, Messrs. Andre Cayo1 and Bernard Fcurest cf the French Atomic Energy Commissicci (CEA), and Mr. Francois de Marcq of the French Ministry of Industry net with i. P. Speis of NRR, C. N. Kelber and R. DiSalvo of RES to discuss class 9 accidents, and with W. Minners of NRR to discuss post-TMI action plans.
On Tuesday, the French delegation met with M. F. Kare and P. O'Reilly cf NRR
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. On Monday, Dr. Yasumasa Togo, Chairman of the Siting Policy Commission of Japan, tr. T. Tobioka of the Japanese Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI),
and Messrs. Kurihara and Miyabayashi of the Science Office of the Japanese Embassy met individually with Chairman Ahearne, Commissioners Psennedy and Hendrie, and senior staff representatives of NRR, RES/ PAS, and IP for discussions of siting policy and risk analysis.
On Monday, Mr. Gianni Petrangeli, Director, Division of Inspection and Engineering Services of the Italian National Committee for Nuclear Energy (CNEN), met with V. Stello and R. C. DeYoung of IE to discuss (1) organi-zational and procedural trends for inspection activities at NRC and CNEN, and (2) NRC and CNEN actions on operating plant maintenance p rograms and procedures; with F. H. Rowsome and W. Vesely of RES/ PAS to discuss risk assessment, and with W. Minners of NRR to discuss post-TMI action plans.
On Tuesday, Mr. Petrangeli met with C. Michelson of AE00 and R. A. Hartfield of MPA to discuss operating experience, and with B. Grimes of NRR to discuss emergency preparedness.
On Monday and Tuesday, Dr. Dan Ilberg, Head of the System Safety and Accident Analysis Department of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission, met with represen-tatives of 50 to discuss the status of programs with which he had been involved as an assignee to NRC, and with representatives of RES/ PAS to discuss probabi-listic analysis and applicable computer codes.
On Monday, Mr. D. R. H. Fryer, Deputy Chief Inspector of the U.K. Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII), and Dr. John Gaunt, Atomic Energy Attache of the British Embassy, met with C. Michelson and C. J. Heltemes of AE0D and H. J. Faulkner of IP to discuss the analysis and evaluation of operational data.
On Monday, Mr. Willem Vinck, Division Head for Nuclear Plant Safety of the European Communities Directorate General XII, met with T. Speis of NRR, C. N. Kelber and R. DiSalvo of RES, to discuss class 9 accidents; with F. H. Rowsome and W. Vesely of RES/ PAS to discuss risk assessment, and with W. Minners of NRR to discuss post-TMI action plans. On Tuesday, Mr. Vinck met with V. Stello and R. De Young of IE to discuss recent inspection issues, with R. B. Minogue and W. M. iiorriscn of SD to discuss post-TMI trends in standards development: with C. J. halteme" of AE00 and H. J. Faulkn'er of IP to discuss the system for evaluation oi operational data, and with D. Solberg and C. Bartlett of RES/ SAFER to discuss studies in decommissioning.
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Vinck met with R. Budnit: of RES to discuss recent develop-1 ments in regulatory research, with C. Jupiter of RES to discuss the November 16-21, 19E, ENS /NRC International Meeting, and with R. E. Browning, L. White, and P. Lchaus of NMSS/WM to discuss the development of regulations and guides in waste management.
. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Mr. Kyung-Mok Cho, Science Attache of the Embassy of Korea met with senior staff representatives of NRR, IE, RES, NMSS and IP for a prcgrammatic and policy overview of NRC.
Mr. Cho is returning to Korea to assume the position of Director General of the Nuclear Regulatory Bureau of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).
On Friday, a nine-member delegation from the French Conseil General of Normandie, headed by Mr. Henri Malou, Vice President of the French Parliament and President of the Commission for Nuclear Power Plants met with W. J. Dircks, Acting EDO, J. R. Shea, IP, and (1) R. H. Vollmer of NRR, to discuss the main conclusions of TMI and related topics; (2) H. E. Collins of NRC/ FEMA, and B. K. Grimes and J. Sears of NRR to discuss emergency planning and NRC/ FEMA interaction during emergency situations; (3) F. Ingram of PA to discuss information dissemination during emergency situations, and (4) J. D. Lafleur of IP to disuss NRC's regulatory and safety information exchange with France.
On Friday, Dr. Diether Wach, of the Institute for Reactor Safety (GRS) of the Federal Republic of Germany, met with staff representatives of NRR, SD, and RES to discuss the status of noise analysis diagnostic systems for monitoring LWRs.
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KRS!:0 Reacter The staf" is ccmpletir,g its revievi of a proc 0 sed licsnse to export 32,926 kilogrt:s cf araniu: snriched to 3.09'; U-225 for five reicads of the KRS"O res:: r.
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7 Extension of Tokai-Mura Recorocessing Agreement IP received on April 14 for review and comment a DOE analysis concerning a proposed one-year extension of the US-Japan Agreement on the reprocessing of US-supplied fuel at the Toka-Mura facility. The staff expects to complete its j
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING APRIL 18, 1980 Procram Develooment As of March 31, 1980, Tom Elsasser has been temporarily assigned to the Three Mile Island office in Middletown, Pa.
All highlights reported from that date on pertain to the TMI Unit 2 cleanup issue.
S tate Aq'reements The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board approved the f'iling of a total revision of the State's radiation control regulations at its April 11, 1980, meeting.
Included were requirements relating to uranium mills : prohibition of prelicensing construction, land ownership requirements, requirements for applicants to study tailings release scenarios and systems for containing releases on company 1
centrolled property, and requirements for study of alternative tailings sites (limited to new applications and new sites at existing facilities).
The Board did not approve, and will hold further hearings on, 1/2 mile buffer zones, performance objectives, bonding, and alternative studies f6r existing tailing sites at operating mills.
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l 0FFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM A!;ALYSIS Items of Interest WEEK ENDING APRIL 18, 1980 AE0D Tracking All software is in place to permit AE00 to begin accounting for the application of its manpower to specific tasks.
Once AE0D develops and specifies its planned accomplishment, MPA can track progress in the decision unit tracking system (DUTS).
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IE has asked licensees of operating plants to submit qualification data on a specific class of electrical equipment (lE). MPA has been assigned the responsibility for developing a data base for IE in this area.
Currently a pilot test is underway analyzing the licensees' information to determine the requirenents for the final data base's design.
Schedule calls for completing the 30-day test by the end of April.
Information for Commissioner Kennedy With the cooperation of several other offices, prepared background information for Commission Kennedy's trip to Arizona and New Mexico.
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Office of the Controller Item of Interest L'eek Ending April 18, 1980 FY 1980 Reorograming-The Hart Subcomittee staff requested and was briefed on the reprograming request submitted to Congress on March 7.
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4 CALENDAR OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS April 23 R. A. Kornasiewicz, SD, will present a talk on how NRC develooed
' Reculatory Guide 1.145 (Atmospheric Dis:ersion Models for Potential Accident Consecuence Assessments at Nuclear Power Plants) (Eurcpean Seminar on Radioactive Releases and Their Dispersion in the Atmosphere Follcwing a Hypothetical Reactor Accident, Riso, Denmark - sponsored by tne Commission of European Communities)
April 29 Cr. Allen Brodsky, SD, will present a talk on Risk vs. Benefit Assessment and participate in a panel on Government Responsibilities for Producing and Distributing Reliable and Pertinent Information before the American Association of Physicists Meeting in Las Vagas, Nev.
May 9 Dr. Allen Brodsky, SD, will present a talk on Occupational Exposure Measurements in Regulatory Guides before the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Md.
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