ML19323B085
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| Issue date: | 06/18/1979 |
| From: | Mccreless T Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
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y June 18, 1979 ACRS Members CERTIFIED MINifrES CF 'IEE ACRS SUBCCNMI'I'rEE CN EVALUAT EVENTS REDORTS, MARCH 22-24, 1979, WASHING'It)N, DC Attached is a copy of the certified minutes of the subject meeting.
31, 1979, The Working Copy of these minutes, which were issued May should be destroyed.
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'Ihomas G. McCreless, Chief Project Review Branch No. 2
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MINUTES OF THE ACRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON l
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MEETING OF MARCH 22-24, 1979 The ACRS Subcomittee on Evaluation of Licensee Event Reports met to discuss and review the NRC procedures, methods and criteria related to Licensee Event Reports, aswellastoreviewLicenseeEventReportstoSeterminewhatcanbelearnedto The notice of the meeting appeared in the Federal Register improve reactor safety.
on March 8 and 15,1979. A copy of each is included as Attachment A.
The Sub-f comittee received neither a request to make an ' oral statement nor did it receive
' written statements. A list of attendees is included as Attachment B.
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Subcornittee did not prepare any documents during the meeting.
EXECUTIVE SESSION (OPEN) 7:00 p.m., MARCH 22, 1979 Dr. D. W. Moeller, Subcomittee Chainnan, convened the meeting shortly after 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Andrew Bates was the Designated Federal Employee. Dr. Moeller said that the goal This for this session was to review the Subcomittee's purpose and general plan.
. briefing was intended to aid those members and consultants that had not attended '
the Subcomittee meeting of March 1-2, 1979.
He explained that at least one member of, or consultant to, the Subcomittee would be asked to review each of the 8500 licensee event reports that had been sutxnitted during 1976-1978. 'Ihe goal will be to look for things that could lead to health and safety improvemnts in reactors and not just to lessen the
'Ite Subcomittee will also consider the relationship likelihood of a core melt.
between IIRs and current event reports and between LERs and abnormal occurrence He said He mentioned that another datr gathering system is available.
reports.
Ihis pro-that Edison Electric Institute funds a program on component failure.
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gram is operated by the Southwest Research Institute.
David Johnson, ACRS Fellow, reviewed for the Subcommittee some work that he hady done. He reviewed the NRC methods for handling LERs. Ila compared some LERs*
and their abstracts. He cont.luded that this was a potential problem. Mr. Ray suggested that the Subecceittee mighc want to look at the qualifications of the l
March 22-24,1979 LER's Mtg Dr. Moeller said that the fomat for submission of NRC Staff handling the LERs.
LERs should be examined to see if it is appropriate.
Dr. Moeller said that he believes the examination of LERs by the system and component approach appears to be more advantageous than by the specific plant He suggested that a possible review approach by the or utility approach.
Subcomittee might be the selection of LERs that lead to or could have led This was to be discussed at a later time.
to plant shutdown.
A general discussion of what constitutes LERs and where the reporting requirements i
It was decided that the LERs were required for are specified was conducted.
(Subsequently the Subcommittee was violations of technical specifications.
informed that a LER may be required without a violation af technical specifications Reg Guide 1.16 is the document that provides information on this matter.
Dr. Moeller sumarized the activities of the Subcommittee meeting of March 1-2.
He said that at that meeting the following items were discussed:
8 The format for LERs and possible revision of the form.
- Revision of Reg Guide 1.16 to remove loop holes for significant items.
- The need for greater unifomity in reporting similar events.
- The need for more infomation on systems interaction aspects.
- Why two groups (NRC and ORNL) are both processing LERs, and
- What information can be obtained by following the status of construction
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deficiencies into the operations'of a plant.
Dr. Moeller explained that during the current meeting the Subcomittee was to hear presentations from the NRC Staff (I&E), from ORNL (NSIC) and from Dr. Harold Lewis. On Saturday morning, separate subgroups would meet and then the Subcomittee would have a general discussion of what had been learned and
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what future activities s<bould be planned.
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. LER's Mtg FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1979 - OPEN SESSION He identified the ACRS members Dr. Moeller reconvened the meeting about 8:30 a.m.
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and consultants present and identified the Designated Federal Employee as Dr. Moeller explained the purpose of the meeting was to continue Andrew Bates.
the review of the Licensee Event Reports.
NRC STAFF PRESENTATION _
Mr. Edward L. Jordan, Assistant Director for Technical Programs, Office In response to and Enforcement, introduced the various I&E Staff members present.
a question regarding how regional offices handle LERs, Mr. Dick Lewis that on the recognition of an event the licensee verbally notifies the f
regional office and follows this notification within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> with a telecopy.
When the copy is received in the regional office, copies are reproduced and sent if to the Regional Director, to each Branch Chief, to the responsible Section Ch for that reactor and to the Project Inspector if a Resident Inspector is not The report is then evaluated by the Reigiona! Director, a Branch Chie available.
and the Responsible Project Inspector and they identify items of significant Following the interest that would require preliminary notification of others.
evaluation,the LER is entered into the regional computer which is used for Mr. Jordan explained that when maintaining a status and tracking of the LER.
LERs are received at Headquarters by the telecopy they are analyzed by the He quarters Engineering Staff as well.
Several members of the Subcomittee noted that from the listing available to It was s.uggested that this might be that there was no apparent updatings of LERs'.
due to the listing that the ACRS received and not to the system.
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9 March 22-24,1979 LER's Mtg In response to a question from Dr. Lawroski regarding the reactor oper li d
experience of personnel in the Atlanta Regional Office, Mr. Lewis exp a l
er that all members of the Reactor Operations Support Branch have nuc ear po He noted that currently in this Branch there are a former reactor experience.
In response plant superintendent, a plant manager and an operations supervisor.
ddition to to a question raised by the Subcommittee it was explained that in a t
s' Course the I&E Manual Chapter on Evaluating LERs there is an ISE Inspec or Regional courses and instruction are provided to conducted at Headquarters.
each of the inspectors as well.
to Dr. Moeller observed that supplementary information in narrative form se He asked if this is an indication of the always accompany the LER form.Mr. Lewis said that I&E personnel view the inadequacy of the form.
a means for data collection and the narrative for LER evaluatio f
Mr. Warren asked for a definition of the procedures for notifying licens information provided in LERs that is of a serious matter.is to convey this informatio I&E views one of the primary purposes of the LER system bulletins,
He explained that three categories of documents are prep circulars and information notices.
particular generic problem which requires action on the part of license The circular and a response as to what action licensees intend to-take.
is used to notify licensees of problems and of suggested actions b The information notice is designed to require a response from the licensees.
d It is convey very quickly generic information that is not yet fully evaluate.
A bulletin intended as an early indication to licenseet of a potential problem.
or circular may be issued later.
He David Johnson repo ed on a study that he had made of the LER system lt said that he found in the NRC file a LER that was indica
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The same event in the ORNL file indicated the event w of a pump failure.
He found that it was necessary to read a result of a procedural difficulty.
i the true the supplemental information submitted by the licensee to determ ne cause of failure.
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March 22-24, 1979 LER's Mtg In response to a question concerning how LERs are included in operator tra Ms. Boyle said that she has been providing for the past year a special month She explained report tha,t. deals mostly with personnel errors for facility events.
k d if that the report initially was sent to all licensees and that they were as e She indicated that many licensees they wanted to be on the future distribution list.
are receiving the information now.
i Mr. Lewis said that I&E Manual Clapter 1300 contains instructions for character He indicated that there are three levels used; Level 1 tion of severity of events.
is used for the most severe events (those with a confirme for safety of the public); Level 2 is for slightly lesser events and Level 3 is MPA has its own degraded operations with no significant threat to the public.
system of grading events and they use Categories A through E.
Mr. Jordan said that the major purposes of the LER system were to identify significant items; to disseminate vital information to other licensees and focus the I&E inspection effort.
ii Mr. Medeiros from the Office of Standards Development discussed a propose He said that the main purpose of the guide was to to Regulatory Guide 1.16.
identify items of major safety significance and not to collect componen Dr. Lawreski suggested that this approach has a data or component failure rates.
serious shortcoming and reconsnended that the EC Staff look at the totel p Dr. Moeller said the Subcoarnittee is trying to use the IIR system to learn les Mr. Jordan said that to improve the health and safety aspects of reactor operation.
he believes the current program allows lessons learned to be put in the p domain in the form of I&E bulletins, circulars, and information notices.
In response to a question from Dr. Lavroski, Mr. Lewis discussed the s He said it is impossible to do a meaningful evaluation without Mr. Jape sa.d that some licensees call ttie of the LER system.
i additional contact with the licensee.
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March 22-24, 1979 LER's Mtg NRC for information that might be applicable to their facilities on events In general, however, licensees view the LER program as at other utilities.
a nuisance.
Dr. Moeller asked if important events are not being reported or if unimporta Mr. Jordan said that he believes the system is events are being reported.
Mr. Medeiros said that Standards Developnent
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catching all the important t Guide 1.16 has estimated the cost to the utilities of complying with Regulatorf as about 400 man-days per plant per year.
Ms. Boyle Mr. Michelson discussed the problem of miscoding of input information.
agreed that it was a problem but said that the NRC Staff is trying to impro Mr. Michelson cautioned that searching the LERs by components the situation.
could be misleading in view of the problem with coding.
DISCUSSION WI'D1 DR. HAROLD LEWIS Dr. Lewis traced the background of his involvement in the review of the LER He explained that the operation of the National Transportation Saf in reviewing aircraft accidents had led him to believe that a similar type of system.
He noted organization might be helpful in investigating nuclear accidents.
ility that review by the National Transportation Safety Board had given credib Dr. Lewis said that he explTined his ideas to aircraft accident investigations.
d to Congressman Udall and that Mr. Udall thought an investigation would be Dr. Lewis said that he thought the job of the ACRS was to look at the LER idea.
t even to see what might be learned as to how nuclear reactor accidents might star He said that both Congressman Udall and if an innediate threat was not present.
he were interested in finding out if there is enough business for an indepen ident agency, with different motives from the NRC, to be established to conduct He suggested that accident precursors might be determined by stud reviews.
He explained that if the first of several events in an accident sequences.
accident sequence had occurred and if the remaining probabilities for the s quent of events had a specified probability, then the accident sequence precursor.
March 22-24, 1979 LER's Mtg Mr. Jack Crooks said that the NRC is doing everything with the LER system th Mr. Crooks said that some improvements are still Dr. Lewis had suggested.
Dr. Lewis said that he needs to be convinced being made.to the ER system.
that it is being done at the level he hopes it will be done.
GENERAL DISCUSSION WITH THE NRC STAFF _
Mr. Woodruff, I&E, said that he would look at procedures for the LER system to see if some changes can be made to assure that followup reports to the He also said that he would provide initial LERs are included in the system.
the Subcomittee with a block diagram of the LER review process, the IEE pro-cedures which govern LER review and processing, a copy of the NRC incident response procedures and a sampling of some inspection reports which de hardware problems.
DISCUSSION WITH REPESENTATIVES FROM THE nut'UAR William Cottrell discussed the organization, funding ($1/2 million annually b He said by DOE) and purpose of the Nuclear Safety Information Center.
S100,000 000 that since establishment of the NSIC in 1963, they have acquired about 145, computerized items and the current rate of receipt is approximately 12,000 pe He explained that the NSIC will no lonner independently access LERs in l
year.
their system but will take the NRC abstracts and modify them to be comparab
%is is with the NSIC keyword system and then enter them into the NSIC system.
expected to save about one man-year of effort each year.
W is work was started Mr. Cottrell explained the work done by NSIC on ERs.
W e information is computerized and is retrievable on a variety of in 1967.
He said that of the several hundred LERs received each month, bases.
Dick Gallaher of the NSIC Staff identifies those that he thinks are o Dick then gives these to Dick Casto of ORNL.
(He is also safety significance.
Bill Casto would then a member of NRC Reactor Operator Examiners Group.)
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Wese further review the group of ERs for his view of truly significant LERs.
Mr. Cottrell presented a are routinely printed in the Nuclear Safety journal.
A copy is included plot of average ntsnber of ERs as a function of reactor size.
He said that he had not tried to determine significance of this as Attachment C.
information but it was an interesting plot.
March 22-24, 1979 l LER's Mtg Mr. Cottrell offered to access the NSIC LER system and to mail the output to any Subcomittee consultant who would identify a particular area of interest.
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Mr. Gallaher discussed the details of the NSIC LER system including the use of the keyword sorting capability.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION OPEN (MARCH 23 AND MARCH 24)
Mr. Marvin Gaske, ACRS Staff, reported on a meeting that he had attended on He ex-the International Exchange Program for abnormal occurrence reports.
plained that an international exchange trial program of one year will be run.
I The Subcommittee members and consultants discussed LERs, the data collection J
system, and categories of events which might be included in the ACRS Report.
A number of items were noted as listed below.
Plant Many LERS are miscoded on the computer system.
operators, for example, can put the malfunction of a RHR Events pump under the RHR system as well as the LPIS.
listed as pump failures may in reality be electrical failures. Asking for print-outs from the computer on RHR pep failures may miss a significant neber of important events. One really needs to search the entire files.
It was decided, for purposes of the Subcommittee's review, Some to divide the LERs into the topics listed below.
changes may be made as more information is developed.
(1)
Instrument Calibration - Set-Point Drift Natural Phenomena - Rain, ice, snow, fire, (2) flooding (3) Vibration, Wter harner, Steam hydraulic shocks
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March 22-24, 1979 LER's Mtg (4) Human Factors - Design, maintenance, procedural, operational errors Air _ Cleaning and INAC - holdup systems, (5) hydrogen recombiners, air monitoring Electrical Power Systems - Diesels, motor (6) generator sets, fuses, power supplies, lightning effects Leakage - valves, punps, seals, penetrations, (7) pipe cracks (8)
Instrumentation and Controls (9) System Interactions (10) Radiation Protection (11) Liquid and Solid Radwaste, Airborne Releases (12) Boron Systems (13) Containment (14) General Overview Specific events at operating plants appear to be reviewed in detail; however, it is not clear that small events generic to many plants are reviewed as thoroughly.
'1here appear to oe a ntsnber of problems with equipnent that is not qualified for its normal operating environment (ambient tempera-ture, pressure, and htsnidity).
IIRs appear to be used for operator training by some but not other utilities.
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f March 22-24, 1979 LER's Mtg Many LERs indicate that design / fabrication errors caused the It is not clear that the manufacturers would agree.
problem.
We Subcommittee was interested in determining the extent to dich LERs are used by the industry to improve systems.
Vibration caused by a ntsnber of things may be the cause of many LERs (fatigue ' racking, pipe breaks, snubber failures, broken wires, etc.)
Dr. Moeller thanked all the participants and adjourned the meeting at 12:00 noon.
Ebr additional details, a complete transcript of the meeting NOTE:
is available in the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20555, or from Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc.,
444 North Capital Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
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(1) Promote in the United States a investigations or ject to the specific exemption protidedby 5 USC. I 552afk sign!ficant observance of 1979 as the concerning arses of legal action, to represent l
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Stimulate a better understanding of records is investigatorycomplied for law enforcement pur-i e proceed:r.gs in which NCUA or its
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and hearings. March Pohcus and practices for stortng. re'Detroit, Michigan.
f,rwetng, accesstng, retaining, and dis
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Attendance at the meeting and hear.
Mirrtzo ing will be linuted to the space availa-possng of reconts in the systemcStorage; Records are maintained on The National Commission on the In-ternational Year of the Child will be ble.
holding an open meeting at the follow-BExtmer J.IarrERI.
Retrievabdity: System is indexed by paper hard copy.
l case name or subject matter under Ing time and location:
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Panay, macu 23.1979 in metal file cabinets in secured of fices 9:00 AM-12.30 PM. Citr County Bldg., 2 -
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court administrative and transenpts or judic;al orders, deci-loaY. MARCH 8.1979 Plottat itGilfER. VOL. a4. NO. 47 THut 2m 9
C:unty. Arkansas. The amendmints g~
NOTKE2 relays and timi dellye act th7 need becom2 sifectin on February 23.1979.
Is titit till amendments incorportte.ths poride for egrreef o'peration of both for administr*.tiv2 contr:
Th1 ensure operability cf thz saf1ty sys- " Arkansas Nuchar Oss Industrial Se-g/ nit I and Unit 2 on September 26.
tems after its subcomponents have curity Plan. January it.1979" into the On October 6.1978 representatives been subjected to maintenance or test-gets.
The licensee's fulns compiles with licenses.
of Arkansas Power and Light Compa.
the standards and requirements of the ing.
ny and the NRC met at Bethesda, Dated at Washington D.C this 6th Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amend-Maryland to discuss the September 18.
day of March 1979.
ed (the Act, and the Commission's 1978 incident. At that meeting the 11For the Nuclear Regulatory Com. rules and regulations. The Commis-censee committed to the following-sion has made appropriate findings as (1) Investigate and correct the prob.mission.
SAutrtz. J. Cultx.
required by the Act and the Commis-lems with inverters at Unit 2 prior to Steretary o/ the Commission.
sion's rules and reguations in 10 CFR (2) Evaluate the adequacy of the in.
tFR Doc. 79-7803 Filed 3-t4-79; 8.45 mmt Chapter 1. which are set forth in the initial criticality.
amendments. Prior public notice of these amendments was not 11 cense verters at Unit 1.
Implement procedu'res for the [7590-01 4 4 required since the amendments do not (3) protection of plant equipment in the AavisoaY COMWTTil ON atACTOg $AM-involve a significant hazards consider.
event both Unit 1 and Unit 2 are "*"D88* 0 " "" ONIVAWA"0" transferred to Startup Transformer Commission has determined ation.
The licensee installed an Enginected Casase of Meetias ee.
hat the issuance M thm ameM.
The No. 2 s
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- Safety Festure load sequencer to pre-
."he meeting of the ACRS Subcom-and that p.
vrnt overloading the startup trans.
Evaluation of Ucensee nmna m o 10 Cm 51.Mdm an uh-en mittee on formers en October 31.1978.
NRC-Yhe NRC has reviewed and Event Reports scheduled to be held on mental impad stakment or negauve an March 23-24,1979 has been resched-declaration and environmentalimpact approved corrective actions taken by the licensee. The licensee was cited f or uled to being on March 22 and con-a prisal need not be prepared in con-2 Technical tiUue th ough Marc nection with issace of the ameM-24.
an infraction of Unit Specifications because of the lack of T ments.
written procedures for the surveillance added to the agenda:
The lleensee's filing dated January and the Commission's Secu.
and test activities related to the in-Txvasm. mmen 22.1979 11, 1979,an haluadon hport am W 7 ex.Umt rur concscsson or sestnus withheld from public disclosure pursu-y verters.
The NRC determined that the oper-The Subcommittee will neet in open Ex.
its consultants to ant to 10 CFR 2.790(d). The withhe ation of the offsite electrical system rettew discussions held at the March I-2.
information is subject to disclosure in ecutive Sesa on sith did not fully meet the design criteria and discussed alternatives with the H-1919 meettns. This session is intended to accordance with the provisions of 10 provide background information for thoseconsultants she were censee to correct the problems. The CFR 9.12.
For further details with respect to the licensee actions NRC approved s dealing with the operation of Startup # ' " ""*
this action, see (1) Amendment No. 40 All other items regarding this meet-to Ucense No. DPR-51 and Amend-No. 2 and issued a confirmatory order for the Installation ing remain the same as announced in ment No. 8 to Ucense No. N Transformer of an Engineered Safety Feature load the FEDERA1. Rec:sras on March 8.
(2) the Commission's related letter to 23, 1979.
sequencing to offsite power on Unit 1 1919 (44 FR 12783).
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the Ucenset dated February Dated: March 9.1979.
These items are available for public in-by October 31.1978.
The NRC undertook a telephone spection at the Commission's Public Document Room.1717 H Street. N.W survey to determine if other licensees Ad o Comm ee.
Na ement O//ker.
Washington.D.C. and at the Arkansas had voltage drop problems, such as Polytechnic College. Russellville. Ar.
those found for Unit 1. The survey re-1FR Doc. 79-1804 Filed 3-14-19; s:45 aml kansas. A copy of items (1) and (2) sults did not reveal any problems. The existing NRC generic review activity (7590-01-M] '
may be obtained upon request ad-dressed to the U.S. Nuclear Reguatory regarding Degraded Voltage is being that adequate
[Docketa Nos. So-31s m 5o-3681 Commission. Washington. D.C. 20555, expanded to ensure voltage will be available at the ESP AAYANS A$ POWfR & tlGHT CO.Attention: Director. Division of Oper-a!! electrical starting transients including voltage degrada-laseeme of Amendments to fecsty Opeee+Las ating Reactors, buses during Dated this 23d d,ay of February
- tion resulting from overloading due to The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com-g,99*
automatic switching such as the Ar.
kansas Nuclear One incident with the mission (the Commission) has issued For the Nuclest Regulatory Corn-Amend:nents Nos. 40 and 8 to Facility shared startup transformer (Startup mission.
Operstmg Ucenses Nos. DPR-51 and Monron B. FArarns, Transformer No. 2).
The NRC has issued an IE Circular NPF-d. Issued to Arkansas Power de Acting Chief. Operafing Reac.
to inform !!censees/ applicants of the 14ht Company tthe licensee), which fors Brane* No. d. Division of problems experienced by ANO invert. revised the 4 censes for operation of Operating tecciors.
4saml ers for vital buses. Included for consid. Arkansas N.: clear One. Unita Nos.1 (FR Doc. Ts-tse s Filed 3-14-X ::
eration by the licensees / applicants is and 2 (ANO-1 & 2) located in Pope the need for proper settings of the V
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mission on October 26, 1977. as a EDWARs R. H[ustacta$el result cf investigiti n cf th2 sinking i
March H.1979.
8:30 a.m. until the conclusion of General Coun af ths charter fishing bort PEAR 1r-C business each day.
while it was being towed across the 1
The Subcommittee will meet in Ex-(TR Doc. 79-6956 M!ed 3-7-79; 8.45 aml Columbia River Bar near Astoria.
ecutive Session, with any of its consul.
Oreg., on September 13,1976:
tants who may be present, representa-
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Require the installation at each operator tives of the NRC Staff and their con-steerins station on charter boats of a radio-sultants, to continue its review of Li-NATIONAL 1RANSPORTATION telephone or an extension speaker and mi-censee Event Reports submitted SAFETY BOARD crophone with adequate control of the during the period 1976-1978.
transceiver to insure reliable communica-Further information regarding (N-AR 79-101 tions. 04 77-31) topic to be discussed, whether the meeting has been cancelled or resched.
ACODENT REPORTS SAf TTY
- fghtcay Safety Recommendations ReconuatNOATMMS AND stSPONSES N-7S-J and 4.-IAst July 31. an auto.
uled, the Chairman a ruung on re-mobile traveling at 55 mph entered quests for the opportunity to present A,.a.my the rail highway grade crossing on oral statements and the time a!!otted State Road No. 706 at highway mile-therefor can be obtained by a prepaid Marine Accident Report.-On March telephone call to the Designated Fed-1 the National Transportation Safety post 2.5 near Elbe Wash., when it was I
eral Employee for this meeting, Dr.
Board released its formal investigation struck by a Milwaukee Road freight h
train traveling at 10 mph. One occu.
1 i{g{aD pant in the automobile was killed, one Andrew 1. Bates. (telephone 202/634-IE 1 II a se e e between 8:15 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.
thunderstorm in the Chesapeake Bay was injured seriously, two were in.
Background information concerning near Norfolk. Va. June 6.1977. The jured allahtly, and one was not in-items to be considered at this meeting report notes that 12 of the 27 persons jund. Thm wm no injuries to the can be found in documents on file and on board drowned and one person is trainc M w.
available for public inspection at the missing and presumed dead. The Investigation revealed a safety prob-NRC Public Document Room.1717 H report number is NTS B-MAR-79-1.
Iem at this specific location which Street. N.W Washington DC 20555.
The Safety Board determined that could exist at other similar locations the probable cauie of the accident was throughout the State of Washington, Dated March 1,1979.
the capstr.ing of the DIXIE LEE II due The railroad highway grade crossing J
CH to high winds and the continued oper, at which the accident occurred pro-Jde Com t'"
ation of the DIXIE LEE II after vided train approach warning through X
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severe thunderstorm warnings had the use of overhead flashing light sig.
been issued by the National Weather nals. The crossing is located such that (FR Doc. 79-6440 Mled 3-7-79; 8.45 aml Service. Contributing to the accident highway vehicles approach in east and was the location of the required radio. west directions. The flashing signals telephone which was too far from the are mounted so that when the sun is
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control station to provide effective low in the sky (which it was when this NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION safety and weather communications. accident occurred), the operator of an The loss of the buoyant apparatus approaching highway vehicle. facing POLICY STUDY COMMISSION after the capsizing increased the loss the sun, is unable to discern whether opsN MEETING of life, the signal is operating, g
As a result of its analysis of this ac.
In order to correct this problem, the in accordance with Subsection 10(a) cident the Safety Board has recom. Safety Board on March 1 recommend-of the Federal Advisory Committee mend new safety measures for charter ed that the Washington State Depart.
Act. Public law 92-463 the National fishing boats and oth'er small passen. ment of Transportation:
Transportation Policy Study Commis-ger vessels. Eight recommendations Improve the flashins !!sht signals at rad-sion announces the following meeting-were issued on February 12 to the U.S.
hishway grade crossins se7-tes4 on the NAME Meeting of the Commission.
Coast Quard objectives including: Re-Muwaukee Road at muepost 2.s of State vised stability requirements which Route 70s east of Elbe. WantL. to assure e
DATE March 29.1979.
state on a certi'icate the wind speed that motorists are afforded ample wamins PLACE 2167 Rayburn House 04fice ** equivalent. and include the effect of of oncoming trains. Alternauve methods i
Building. Washington, D.C. 20515~
off-center passenger weight in stabil-avanable that will solve the proslem include ity certification calculations; a require-lastauauon of post. mounted supplemental TYPE OF MErl'INO: Open.
ment that skiDP'rs check the National nashing signals. instausuon of 12-tache ameter roundels or instausuon of a larse CONTACT PERSON' Joseph LaSala. Weather Service forecast before and black background plate. (Class L Ursent National Transportation Policy Study during each operation, and seek. the Action) (N-79-3)
Commaslon, 2000 M St. NW. Suite nearest refuge whenever forecast survey su east-west ran hishway grade 3000. Washington. DC 20036, 202-254-winds exceed their vessel's certifica-crosetns: within your furtsdneuco te deter.
- 7453, tion wind speed; a special weather mine 11 stare from sunilaht reduoss the vial-broadcast receiver at the operator sta-bluty of warnina devices at the crosstns and Purpose of the Commmission* The tion; and tethering for liferafts and take necemary comeuve acuan. (class E National Transportation Policy Study
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floats so they do not float away. (For Commission was established under complete text of recommendations M-Railroad Safety Ascommendations Section 154 of the Federal Aid High*
way Act of 1976 (Pub. L.94-280) to 79-1 through M-79-8. see 44 FR 10647, R-TS-3 and d and R-TS-8.--On Febru-February 22.1979.).
ary 22,1978,2J cars of a I4uisville and report findings and recommendations Because this accident has again Nashville Railroad Company (IA!O F
with respect to the Nation's transpor-showr* the importance to vessel safety freight train derailed in Waverly, tation needs, both national and region-al. through the year 2000.
of having a radio telephone near the Tenn. Some 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> later a derailed operator when he la nav gating the tank car containing liquefied petro-Tentative Agenda: Review of Draft vessel, the Safety Board has reiterated leum gas ruptured. The esemping gas Chapters. Revtew of Special Reporta, the following recommendation :nade ignited with an explosive force; the en-Revtew of Staff Working Papers, to the Federal Commumcations Com-suing fire resulted in deaths,of le per-i puoseAt neoisten. vot. s4. NC. 47-TWR50AY. 44AACH 3. M9
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EVALUATION OF LICENSEE EVENT REPORTS MEETING OF MARCH 22-24, 1979 WASHINGTON, D.C.
ATTENDEES LIST NRC ACRS F. Jape D. Moeller, Chairman E. Jordan M. Bender, Member D. Lewis H. Etherington, Member R. Woodruff S. Lawroski, Member E. Boyle W. Kerr, Member B. Denning C. Mark, Member M. Medeiros, Jr.
W. Mathis, Member J. Crooks J. Ray, Member J. McMillen F. Albatqh, Consultant H. Scott S. Cromer, Consultant L. Nichols E. Epler, Consultant M. First, Consultant UNIV OF CA A. Grendon, Consultant C. Michelson, Consultant H. Lewis R. Patton, Consultant R. Seale, Consultant UNION CARBIDE
- 2. Zudans, Consultant S. Ditto, Consultant W. Cottrell G. Colclaser, Consultant R. Gallaher W. Lipinski, Consultant H. Parker, Consultant IEAL J. Warren, Consultant T. McCreless, Staff L. Kenworthy A. Bates, Staff
- D. Johnson, Staff-Fellow OTHER
- Designated Federal Employee C. Rubler ATTACINENT B t
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