ML19323D827

FOIA Request for 10 Categories of Documents Re Proposed Decontamination of Facility

ML19323D827
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	05/06/1980
From:	Goldsmith R CITIZENS FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
To:	Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-80-246 NUDOCS 8005220397
Download: ML19323D827 (3)

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Re:

Freedom of Information Act Request

Dear Mr. Felton:

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This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act ("Act")

5 U.S.C. 552, as amended. This request is made on behalf.of Citizens

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for a Better Environment (CBE) and its members, please provide the 1

following documents, etc.,

relating to the proposed decontamination 1

of Dresden I:

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Any and all studies, comments, proposals, reports etc. produced

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since December 1978 on the corrosive properties of Dow NS-1 solvent..

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Any and all studies, coments, proposals, reports etc. which werel proposed, performed or comissioned by CECO, Dow, GE, DOE or NRC since December 1978 on the biodegradability and/or chemical

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degradability or degradation of Dow NS-1 solvent both prior to and subsequent to its use in any decontamination process.

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Any and all studies, conments, proposals, reports etc produced

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since December 1978 on the possibility and consequences of H

incomplete removal of Dow NS-1 solvent from the cooling pipes

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Any and all studies, comments, proposals, reports etc. which have.

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been prepared since December 1978 on the lifetime of the steel.n ;_ :n.

containers to be used in the transportatio'n of the solidified waste.

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Any and all cocinents, proposals, studies, reports etc. prepared since December 1978 on the possibility and consequences of T~

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residual liquid remaining in the steel drums used to transport

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the solidified waste.

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Any and all studies, comments, proposals, reports etc. prepared since January 1977 on the migration of materials (both radioactive and non-radioactive) from the proposed disposal sites.

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Any and all memoranda, repcrts, studies etc. since February 13, 1979 from the Environmental Evaluation Cranch of f1RC regarding decantamination of Dresden I or other stations.

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Any and all correspondence concerning chemical contaminations between the flRC and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),

including but not limited to the letter from the f4RC Chainnan i

to the Chairman of the CEQ, dated May 31, 1979, with all enclosures, j

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If not included in request #'s 1-8, please provide test results of:

a) ' Varying the proportions of simulated waste and Dow

' polymer to determine the range for which solidification will occur; b) measuring the compression strength of the solid waste; c) determining the leach rate of Cobalt 60, Cesium 137, Strontium 90 and other radionuclides; a

d) studying the possibility of crack extensions underneath the cladding on the reactor vessel.

(if any such defects exist) and 3

l e) type 410SS surveillance specimens that are stressed heavily and contain crevices.

10. Any and all studies, reports, analyses etc. on the presence in the crud of actinides, long-lived radionuclides, fission I

by-products or any material derived from the fues and/or l

fuel rods.

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In the unlikely event that access is, denied to any part of the requested records, please describe the deleted' materia 3 in detail and specify i

the statutory basis for the denial as well as your reasons for believing-j that the alleged statutory justification applies in this instance.

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specifically state your reasons for not involving your discretionary powers to relaese the requested document in the public interest.

e We anticipate that you will make the requested materials available within the statutory period. We also request that you waive any applicable fees since disclosure meets the statutory standard for waiver of fees t

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benefitting the general public." 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4)(A)

If you have any questions'regarding this request, please telephone me at 312-939-1530.

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