ML19340E832
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wAsuneGTON, D. C. 20eEs January 8,1981 SECY-81 -16 INFORMATION REPORT For:
The Comissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the ECO Sul:$ ect: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 2,1981 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those J
Comissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report..ZU contents Enclosure g.
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Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 0*
Inspection and Enforcement E~
Nuclear Regulatory Research F*
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International Programs H
State Programs-I Management and Program Analysis J
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Controller Analy' sis and Evaluation of Operational Data L*
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization M*
Items Approved by'the Comission
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. A. R hm, A;.sTn't for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations CNo inut this week.
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SUMMARY
OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT Holding Public Meetings Anid Conflict Twenty NRC Emergency Preparedness Project Leaders and ten FEMA Regional Action Committee Chairpersons will attend a one-day train-ing session on " Holding Public Meetings Amid Conflict."
Screening Systems for NRC Mail Rooms Direct Viewing X-Ray Security Screening Systems have been installed in the H-Street and Phillips Building Central Mail Rooms. These systems will be used to screen incoming mail and packages to detect suspicious contents or possible explosive devices which may be introduced into an NRC facility through the mail.
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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending January 2,1981 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT i
STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Inftfal Decision Received 714 38 Granted 566 16 Denied 106 22 Pending 42 0
ACTIONS TRIS WEEK Received Lynn Connor, Requests copies of any GE fuel evaluations after Doc-Search Associates NED0 21660, copies of NEDO 10466,10571,10722 and (80-629) 10939, SECY-80-326 and page five of the last enclosure to a 1/22/80 Letter from NRC to Mississippi Power and Light Company.
Diane E. Findley, Requests copies of the NUSAC Monthly Progress Reports Science Applteations, Inc.
and the Task 2 Task Report submitted under NRC Contract (80-630)
No. 02-80-024, " Development of an Advanced Material Accounting System Simulation Model."
Lilias Jones, Requests a copy of 11 listed documents.
Black Hills Alliance (80-631)
Raymond P. Miller, Requests a copy of the non-proprietary version of Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
the successful proposal under contract solicitation (80-632)
RFP No. RS-0SD-80-019, " Evaluation of Geotechnical Surveillance Techniques for Monitoring High-Level Waste Repository Performance."
Lynn Connor, Requests a copy of the draft of the Five Year Plan for Doc-Search Associates the NRC Research Program which was discussed in the (80-633) 12/5/80 ACRS meeting.
Andrew B. Reid, Requests all records regarding radiation levels and Black Hills ambient air levels of toxic and radioactive substances Alliance within the Susquehanna-Western, Inc. uranium /vanedium (80-634) mill operated by Mines Development, Inc. between January 1973 and January 1977; records regarding exposure of listed mill workers; names and addresses of AEt' or NRC individuals having responsibility of taking, testing and reporting the above information, and records of the standards employed by the AEC or the NRC for mill worker exposure to radiation and toxic and radioactive substances.
CONTACT:
J. M. Felton 492-7211 ENCLOSURE A
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Received, Cont'd Douglas 0. Lee, Requests the Comission's deliberations on the Americans for Nuclear release of spent fuel routing and other shipment Energy, Inc.
information to the public; the preliminary and (80-635) final studies and all staff reports regarding the release of routing infonnation to the public; all inter-office memoranda requesting such staff reports and studies by either the Comission, any individual j
comissioner, the NRC Executive Director or his deputy; and any correspondence between the NRC and any member of Congress regarding public release of the movement of spent fuel.
Joseph Halapatz, Requests, on behalf of an NRC employee, a listing of (Representingan the emp'oyees by name and grade in the Property NRC employee)
Management Section, Property and Supply Branch, Divisi (80-636) of Facilities and Operations Support as of September 18, 1980.
J. Carl Stepp, Re;uests File Wall 5708.
Fugro, Inc.
(80-637)
Margaret Puls, Requests a copy of the final version of the NRC's FUTURE Generic Environmental Impact Statement on Uranium (80-638)
Milling.
Robert F. Schiff, Requests any investigatory records relating to Washington Service Enserch Corporation, all correspondence during the Bureau, Inc.
past ten years to or from Enserch and any records l
(80-639) relating to any audit or regulatory proceeding within the last ten years involving Enserch.
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Thomas J. Madden, In response to a request for index guides from 11 Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, listed offices; a list of all studies performed and Hays & Handler all reports prepared by or for the Office of (80-516)
Probabilistic Analysis between 1971 and the present; documents relating to communications from Toledo Edison's Davis-Besse I nuclear generating plant to any NRC office in September 1977; documents relating t comunication by the NRC to Congress regarding any unresolved safety item in plant licensing from March 1976 through March 1979; eight specified audits conducted by the Office of Inspector and Auditor of any office of the NRC from 1977 to the present; a list of all investigations performed by or for the Office of Inspection and Enforcement from 1976 to 1979 and all documents pertaining to the I&E Manual Chapter from 1975 through October 1,1980, made available over 100 documents, comprising over 2300 pages.
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3 Granted, Cont'd Edwin R. McCullough, In response to a request for documents pertaining to Attorney-At-Law the experimental use of Dow NS-1 Solvent at Dresden 1 (80-548) and Peach Bottom including disposals and wastes, made available 11 documents.
W. Jac4 son Davis, In response to a request for all transportation routes University of California of spent nuclear fuel, information on the nature of (80-549) packaging, shipments and precise materials being transported and a description of all other transportation routes, including those utilized by the military, made available a copy of three documents.
Informed the requester we have referred his letter to the DOE for response to him regarding military transportation of radioactive materials.
John Vail, In response to a request for documents pertaining to Legal Services of plutonium or any other radioactive substances Upper East Tennessee, Inc.
unaccounted for by the Nuclear Fuel Services, Erwin, (80-589)
Tennessee, made available one document.
Informed the requester one additional document subject to this request is already available at the PDR.
Stephen C. Volker, In response to a request for a copy of " Guidelines for Sierra Club Decontamination of Facilities and Equipment Prior to (80-590)
Release for Unrestricted Use or Tennination of Licenses for Byproduct, Source or Special Nuclear Material" dated November 1976, made available a copy of this record.
Jacquelyn M. Ashton, In response to a request for a copy of the non-Energy Resources Co. Inc.
proprietary versions of the winning proposals (80-595) submitted under RFP RS-0SD-80-012 and RFP RS-OSD 019, made available a copy of these documents.
Herbert H. Brown, In response to a request for records relating to Hill, Christopher and potential environmental impacts associated with fuel Phillips, P.C.
loading and/or low power testing of the Diablo (80-600)
Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, taformed the requester the environmental impact statement (EIS) prepared in
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relation to full operation encompasses environmental considerations of operation permitted during the low power test program has already been made available at the PDR. There was no separate EIS prepared with regard to fuel loading and/or low power toting.
G.egory Rusfecki, In respease to a request for copies of lists of AAXON INDUSTRIES, INC.
people and/or companies licensed by the NRC to use
.(80-603) radioactive material and a list of state agencies and their addresses for those Agreement State 3 which issue licenses to companies, made available a computer printout list of NRC licensees and a list of licensing officials in the 26. Agreement States.
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4 Granted, Cont'd Nancy Feinstein, In response to a request for documents relating to The Sydney Morning nuclear weapons testing in Australia in the late Herald Limited 1950s and 1960s, infomed the requester the NRC has (80-607) no documents subject to this request.
Nancy Feinstein, In respor.se to a request for documents pertaining to The Sydney Morning Australian nuclear weapons research or development.
Herald Limited informed the requester the NRC has no documents (80-608) subject to this request.
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infonnation about ruself) pertaining to herself and her activities, informed (80-611) the requester the NRC has no information pertaining to her in its personnel, radiation exposure, or security files.
Bonnie J. Irving, In response to a request for infomation relating to REguard Security security guard contract procurements, informed the Services, Inc.
requester security guard services at NRC offices are (80-616) provided through the General Services Administration.
Made available access to a document regarding security at nuclear pcuer plants.
McNeill Watkins, II, In response to a request for all records in which the Debevoise & Liberman NRC staff has discussed or identified alternatives to (80-617) the fire protection requirements of Appendix R to 10 CFR Part 50, informed the requester all records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Marc A. Hillier, In response to a request for studies which have been State of Illinois made of alpha and beta radiation levels in subsurface (80-618) water supplies in any State, made available access to five documents.
John D. Steinmetz, In response to a request for four categories of Edison Electric records concerning cold shutdown with regard to the fnstitute fire protection requirements in new Appendix R to (80-620) 10 CFR Part 50, made available two documents.
Denied James R.'Kahn, In response to a request for three categories of Blank, Rome, Comisky documents relating to the use of cobalt for X-ray
& McCauley purposes at the Sun Ship Dry Dock and Shipbuilding (80-583)
Company in Chester, Pennsylvania between 1946 and 1958 made available four documents. Denied portions of one document, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
ENCLOSURE A
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING STAFF ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDED 12/19/80 REGIONAL OFFICE TRAINING The Management Development and Training Staff has made arrangements and signed an interagency letter of agreement on December 3,1980, with the Office of Personnel Management of Region I to conduct a 3-1/2-hour session on sexual harassment in-house at Region I.
The course is tentatively scheduled to be given on February 23, 1981, to all Region I' managers and supervisors.
Arrangements are underway to have the regional offices of the Office of Personnel Management conduct sessions on sexual harassment at each of the other four NRC Regions for supervisors and managers. The following tentative ccF.suule has been established: Region II - January 27, 1981; Region III - January 30, 1981; Region IV - January 29, 1981; and Region V -
March 19,1981.
HOLDING PUBLIC MEETINGS AMID CONFLICT Twenty NRC Emergency Preparedness Project Leaders and ten FEMA Regional Action Committee Chairpersons will attend a one-day training session on " Holding Public Meetings Amid Conflict." The session is being arranged for this group by the Management Development and Training Staff.
The training session was held on December 19 at the National Press 8'dg.
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DIVISION OF FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT Direct Viewing X-Ray Security Screening Systems have been installed in the H-Street and Phillips Building Central Mail Rooms. These systems will be used to screen incoming mail and packages to detect suspicious contents or possible explosive devices which may be introduced into an NRC facility through the mail. This type of system has proved its value throughout Government and private industry.
This action was full'y coordinated with the Division of Security.
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"EE'"G '.:ITH DUKE POWER COMDANY - M:GUIRE HYDE 03EN 00"TECL MEASURES Ine staff will meet with the Duke Power Company to discuss all aspects of nycrocen control measures relating to McGuire.
The meeting will be Tuesday, December 23,1980 st 5;30 a.m. in Roon P-422.
NRR Ncrth Anna Power Station, Unit 1 (NA-[1, The staff's turbine cracking model was reassessed to reflect new information from the Farley, Unit 1 turbine inspection. Utilizing the staff's conservative model with new data, the staff calculated that the ratio of the postulated crack size to critical crack size could be potentially as high as about 1.0 for NA-1.
Because of this new and high value (0.5 was previously predicted) the staff reexamined its prior evaluation of the potential for crack propagation in the NA-1 turbine. The staff determined that, based on overall conservatisms for the calculation of the critical crack ratio, continued operation of NA-1 is justified until December 29, 1980 at which time the licensee will meet with the staff to present additional justification for continued operation. The licensee, at the request of staff, had provided its written justification on December 23, 1980 supporting continued operation until January 1,1981, at which time NA-1 wdll shutdown and commence its second-refueling out, age (NA-1 is presently at (56 percent power as of December 24, 1980 and is costing down at about 1 percent
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The ASLAB had previously stated that NA-1 may not resume operations after its second refueling outage until the ASLAB has had an opportunity to evalate the licensee's inspection report regarding the forthcoming NA-1 turbine inspectica during the refueling outage.
By letter dated December 23, 1980, the ASLAB was updated on the new information and analysis of turbine crack propagation at NA-1.
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A NRC TMI PROGRAM 0FFICE WEEKL7 STATUS REPORT Week of December 21, 1980-January 3. 1981 j
Plant Status i
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 Modes: OTSG "B" steaming to the main condenser; long-term cooling "B" (OTSG-B); decay heat retroval.
RCS Pressure Control Mode:
Standby Pressure Control (SPC) System.
Backur; Dressure Contr$1 Mode: One of two decay heat removal pumps to supply pressure in conjunction with variable recirculation back to the borated water storage tank (BWST) to provide control of pressure.
Major Parameters (As of 0500, January 5,1981) (approximate values)'
Average Incore Thermocouples:
119*F tiaximum Incore Thermocouple:
153*F RCS Loop Temperatures:
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Hot Leg 118*F 121*F Cold Leg (1) 79*F 85*F (2) 77*F 99'F RCS Pressure:
95 psig (DW Pressurizer Temperature:
69'F Reactor Building:
Temperature: 65*F Water level:
F.levation 290.5 ft. (8.0 ft. from floor) via penetration 401 manometer Pressure:
-0.4 psig (Heise)
Concentration:
1.1 x 10-4.uCi/cc (Kr-85) (sample taken 1/2/81)
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Effluent __and Environmental (Radi,ologic_al) Information 1.
Liquid effluents from TMI site released to the Susquehanna River after processing, were made within the regulatory limits and in i
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accordance with HRC requirements and City of Lancaster Agreement dated February 27, 1980. The concentrations of radioactive material in the discharged effluent during this weekly period were less than the Lower Limits of Detection (LLD).
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EPA Environmental Data. Results from EPA monitoring of the environment eround tne IMI site were as follows:
3 The EPA measured Kryptor-85 (Kr-85) concentrations (pCi/m ) at several environmental r.:onitoring stations and reported the following results:
Location December 12-Dec_ ember 19, 1980 3
(pC1/m )
Bainbridge 25 Goldsboro 20 Observation Center 27 Middletown 16 All of the above levels of Kr-85 are considered to be back-ground levels.
No radiation above normally occurring background levels were detected in any of the samples collected from EPA's air and gar:vna rate networks during the period from December 17 through December 31, 1980.
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NRC Environmental Data. Results frem NRC monitoring of the environment around the Fru site were as follows:
The following are the NRC air cample analytical results for the onsite continuous air samp.er:
I-131 Cs-137 Samole Period (uC1/cc)
(uci/cc),
HP-247 December 17-December 23, 1980
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<10.3 E-14 HP-248 December 23-December 30, 1980
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Licensee Radioactive flaterial and Radwaste Shionents.
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On Monday, December 29,1980, two 40 ml Unit 2 reactor coolant samples were sent to Eabcock and Wilcox (BMI), Lynchburg, Virginia.
On Monday, December 29, 1980, 20 metal boxes of Unit I non-compacted waste were shipped to the Chem-Nuclear site, Barnwell, South Carolina.
Major Activities i
1 Reacwe Decay % eat Remo_ val.
Decay heat removal pntinues to be removed I
oy steaming (uncer vacuum conditions) in the "A Once Through Steam
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Generator (OTSG) and by hea*. transfer from reactor coolant system to reactor building anbient.
The onsite staff has approved the licensee's proposal (procedure) to use the loss to ambient mode as a means of decay heat removal.
Implementation of the licensee's procedures is expected next week.
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Scent Resin Storage Status.
Sf;ty-six spent resin liners generated frc:. EPICGR 1 ano II are stored in "A" longtem waste storage redule.
Six of the occupied cells centain stacked 4' x 4' liners (two per storage cell). The "B" icngtem waste storage module is holding seven spent resin liners with a holding capacity equivalent to Module "A" (60 cells).
The licensee has continued to relocate liners from the temporary interin. storage facility.
Only five of the twenty-eight spent resin storace cells hold liners.
The final transfers are scheduled for the month of January,1981.
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Meetings _ Attended On Tuesday, December 30, 1980 L. Barrett ettended the Till Advisory Panel meeting at the William Penn ttuseum in Harrisburg.
The topic of discussion was the disposition of processed radioactive liquids.
Presentations were given by Mr. R. Arnold, Chief Operating Executive, GPU, and Mr. G. Hovey, Director TMI-Unit 2, GPU.
The panel listened to GPU's plans to decouple the processing of contaminated water and the discharge of the processed water. GPU stated that the processed water could be safely stored on site and no formal proposal for final disposition of processed water would be presented to the NRC before 1982. Panel members discussed the urgency of processing the containment sump water, relative environmental impacts of releasing tritium in airborne or liquid form, and the definition of accident related water.
Future Meetings On Thursday, January 22, 1981, L. Barrett will attend a public briefing in Harrisborg sponsored by the Department cf Envirtnmental Resources on the status of decontamination at Three Mile Island. Following the presentation, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency and Metropolitan Edison will be available to answer questions.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTIO'< AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interest Week Ending December 26, 1980 1.
Preliminary Notificaticns relating to the followng actions were dispatched during the week:
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PN0-I-80-177 Babcock and Wilcox Company, Pluconic Facility - Fire Sprinkling System Malfunction b.
PNO-I-80-178 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, Hartford, Conn. -
Traffic Accident Involving Shipment of Low Level Radioactive Waste c.
PNO-I-80-179 UNC Recovery Systems, Wood River Junction, R.I. - Pennission Granted to UNC Recovery Systems to Ship Non-lagoon Waste to Barnwell, South Carolina for Burial c.
PNO-II-80-175 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (Carolina Power & Light Co.) -
Confinnation of Action Letter Following Health Physics Inspection d.
PNO-II-80-176 Farley 1 (Alabama Power Company)- Confinnation of Action Letter Following Health Physics Inspection e.
PNO-III-80-232 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - Misadministration of 11 Milli-curies of P-32 Sodium Phosphate f.
PNO-III-80-233 Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant (Consumers Power Co.) -
Equipment Pmblems Resulting in a Plant Shutdown in Excess of Two Days f.
PHO-III-80-234 Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 (Commonwealth Edison Co.) - Exceeding Technical Speification L.C.0. for Primary Containment, HPCI, and Isolation Condenser While Shut Down g.
PNO-III-80-234A Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 (Coninonwealth Edison Co.) - Exceeding Technical Specification L.C.0. for Primary Containment HPCI, and Isolation Condenser While Shut Down h.
PNO-V-80-80 Humboldt Bay Unit 3 (Pacific Gas & Electric Co.) - Pacific Gas & Electric to Withdraw Application to Restart Humboldt Bay i.
PNO-V-80-81 RanchoSecoNuclearPowerPlant(SacramentoMunicipal Utility District) - Activation of Local Einergency Plan at Rancho Seco e
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Items of Interest Week Ending January 2, 1981
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Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the week:
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PNO-I-80-180 Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 - Failed Turbine Thrust-Bearing b.
PNO-I-80-181 Vermont Yankee N.P.S. - Reactor Water Cleanup System j
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PNO-I-80-182 Indian Point, Unit 2 - Spent Resin Spill d.
PNO-II-80-177 Turkey Point Plant (Florida Power & Light Co.) - Confirmation of Action Letter Regarding Low Level Contamination Soil on Plant Site (Ref:
PNO-II-80-171, 80-80,80-80A, 70-378, 79-88, and 78-75) e.
Ph0-III-80-235 Zion, Unit 2 (Commonwealth Edison Co.) - Outage of Greater Than 2 Days Resulting from Equipment Failure f.
PNO-III-80-236 Quad-Cities Station - Unit 1 and 2 - Loss of Cooling Canal Lift Pumps g.
PNO-III-80-237 Zion 1 and 2 - Unplanned Gaseous Release
'n. PNO-III-80-238 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station - Airborne Radioactivity Release to Auxiliary Building 1.
PNO-IV-80-41 River Bend Station, Units 1 and 2 - Stop-Work Order Related to Document Control at the River Bend Nuclear Station ENCLOSURE E
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OFFZCE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL 0! RECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST DECEMBER 19, 1980 THRU JANUARY 2,1981 Jamescort Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 In a pleading dated December 19, 1980, the applicants in this proceeding, Long Island Lighting Company and New York State Electric and Gas Corporation, requested the Appeal Board to end the appeal process on ASLB decisions author-izing construction permits as well as the proceeding as a whole. The basis for the request was an action by the Long Island Lighting Company's Board of Directors on November 26, 1980 to end the Jamesport nuclear project.
Fort Calhoun Station, Unit 2 On December 22,1980,"the presiding ASLB f n this construction permit appli-cation proceeding issued an Order dismissing the proceeding. This action by the ASLB was requested by the applicant, Omaha Public Power District.
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Douolas Point Nuclear Generatino Station, Units 1 and 2 On December 24, 1980, the applicant, Potomac Electric Power Company, filed a motion with the presiding ASLB in which it requested that the construction permit applications for Units 1 and 2 be withdrawn.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING JANUARY 2, 1981 IAEA Seminar The International Atomic Energy Agency is conducting a seminar on the Manage-ment of Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Power Plants in Karlsruhe, West Germany, from October 5-9, 1981. Detailed information on the seminar will be sent to the Directors of the five major program offices.
Foreign Visits to NRC On Monday, December 29 Minister Luc Dhoore of the Belgi6n Ministry _nf Enrironment, Mr. Moreau, his Chef du Cabinet, Guido Courtois, Counselor to the Belgian F
Embassy, and Michael Mallory, IP, toured the TMI site. On Tuesday Minister Dhoore was accompanied by the Belgian Anbassador (J. Raoul Schoumaker) and, Mr. Moreau during discussions with Chairman Ahearne, Commissioner Hendrie, and IP Director James R. Shea.
Tokai-Mura IP is preparing a Commission paper on the Tokai-Mura agreements extension.
ENCLOSURE H
Foreien Reports The following foreign reports were received at IP during the period of December 22 to 31. The ** indicates the reports are in English. For further information contact Eva Szent-Ivany (49-27788) IP.
From France:
DSN 392 - Saint-Laurent-des-Eaux "A" Nuclear Power Plant (Natural Uranium Graphite-Gas): Analysis of Incident that Occurred at Unit 1 on February 13, 1980 - PROPRIETARY EdF - Water Chemistry and Corrosion in the Steam-Water (Secondary) Loops of Nuclear Power Plants - March 1980**
EdF - Water Chemistry and Corrosion in the Water-Lcops of Nuclear Power Plants - March 1980**
CEA - Information Notes Nr.11:
- Reflections on the Current Problems of Nuclear Safety
- Lessons Learned fron Accidents Occurring in Nuclear Plants From the FRG:
GRS Translations - Safety Codes and Guides:**
- Edition 6/80 - Implementation of the Radiological Protection Ordinance
- Edition 7/80 - Licensing Assumptions and Requirements
- Edition 8/80 - Interpretations of the Safety Criteria for NPPs - Single Failure Concept
- Edition 9/80 - Interpretations of the Safety Criteria for NPPs - Effects from External 2 vents and Heat Removal from the Containment
- Edition 10/80 - Interpretations of the Safety Criteria for NPPs - Testability -
Radiation EYposure of the Environment - Protection Against Fire and Explosion - Residual-Heat Removal after LOCA From Italy:
CNEN - A Case of Internal Contamination with Plutonium Oxide **
- Biological Effectiveness of Fast Neutrons **
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- Multiphase Systems: Markov and Fault-Tree Approaches for Reliability Evaluation **
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Outline of Organization and Activities of the Overseas Electrical Industry Survey Institute **
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Foreign Reports: Cont'd From S. Korea:
Monthly Operating Data for KO-RI Unit 1 - Noveder 1980**
From Sweden:
Report on Safety Related Occurrer.ces and Reactor Trips, January - June 1980**
From OECD-NEA:
IRS No.18 - Impact of the Campano-Lucano Earthquake on Italian Nuclear Power Plants **
Deleted fron PDR copy.
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRN45 ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JANUARY 2, 1981 Three State engineers from Colorado, New Mexico and Washington will attend 1 course on design and construction of tailings impoundments presented by Colorado State University January 5-9, 1981. The engineers will have a major responsibility in their States for evaluating and approving uranium mill tailings impoundments. This is being fundad by NRC Training-Assistance Program.
On December 29 and 30,1980, William B. Menczer, RSLO, Region III, met with the Regional Advisory Committee, Region V, in Homestead, IL, to review post exercise evaluation reports for the Prairie Island, D. C. Cook and Palisades nuclear. power plant offsite exercises. These reports when finalized, will be utilized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in determining the adequacy of offsite radiological emergency response plans for the States of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.
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0FFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Items of Interest PERIOD DECEMBER 22, 1980 - JANUARY 2, 1981 Primer on Statistics Completed first draft of a short primer entitled " Procedures for Rounding Numbers and Determining Significant Figures." Primer is in response to a request from Chairman Ahearne.
Plans call for delivery of a polished draft to the EDO and Cha,irman next week.
Lecislative Procosals for the 97th Congress For the A0/EDO, summa-ized the staff's proposals for legislation to be con-sidered by the next Congress. This information will be discussed with the EDO and forwarded to the C'mmission, if appropriate.
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ITEMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION - DECEMBER 22, 1980 THRU JANUARY 2, 1981 A.
STAFF REGUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF SECY-80-474 - FINAL RULE - 10 CFR PART 60, DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE IN GE0 LOGIC REPOSITORIES - LICENSING PROCEDURES,10:35 A.M., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1980, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks/Bickwit, dtd 12/22/80.
The Co==ission* continued its discussion with staff of the proposed final rule.
The Commission directed the staff to revise the document in accordance with the discussion and in particular on the following points:
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clarification of NRC authority in common defense and security matters; 2.
authorizations under the Atomic Energy Act to require considerarion of alternate sites; 3.
ex parte limitations in Commission discussions with staff; 4.
role of Comission in the decision-making process.
(OGC/ ELD)
The Comission also requesued proposed legislative language on giving the Commission authority to halt construction at a permanent disposal facility.
- Comissione.- Bradford was not present..
SECY-A-80-163 - DIRECTOR'S DENIAL OF 2.206 RELIEF (IN THE MATTER O B.
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)
(COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM). Memo SEC% to Bickwit, atd 12/23/80.
This is to advise you that the Comissicn (with three Comissior.ers approving and Comissioner Gilinsky dissenting) has decided that there is no need for a review of this decision of the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
Comissioner Gilinsky would have preferred that the Comission take review.
.The Office of the General Counsel was informed of this action by telephone on December 18, 1980.
It should be noted that the review time for the Comissior,ers to consider the Director's denial expired on December 17, 1980.
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SECY-80-359B - MARK I CONTAINMENT LONG-TERM PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM). Memo SECY to Oircks, dtd 12/23/80.
This is to advise you that the Commission (with all Co nissioners approving) has approved the proposed Order contained in the subject staff paper initiating formal implementation of the Mark I Containment Long Tenn Program.
The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation wts informed of this action by telephone on December 23, 1980.
It is requested that you forward to the Office of tne Secretary a copy of the Order after signature and issuance by the Director Office of Nuclear Reactor
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF INDIAN POINT ENFORCEMENT ACTION, 3:00 P.M.,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1980, COMMISSIONER $' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (CLOSED MEETING). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 12/23/80.
The Comission was briefed by staff on the proposed enforcement action regarding the October 1980 incident at the Indian Point Nuclear Station.
The Comission by a vote of 3-1, with Comissioner Bradford dissenting, did not object to the Director of IE proceeding with the enforcement action proposed.
Chairman Ahearne indicated that although he might have assessed the fines differently he saw no reason to interfere with the enforcement action proposed to be taken by the Director I&E. Comissioner Hendrie agreed with the enforcement action as proposed by the Director of I&E. Comissioner Gilinsky would have assessec a larger penalty, but supported the enforcement action with the understanding that it does not set a precedent in calculating the amounts of the penaltles of future violations.
Comissioner Bradford objected because he was not provided sufficient opportunity to examine the investigation report, forwarded to the Comissioners three hours before the meeting.
Comissioner Bradford would have preferred as a minimum that the non-compliances be treated consistently so that for each of three days' violation for each non-compliance, a separate penalty would be assessed.
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FURTHER COMMISSION GUIDANCE ON INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION SYSTEM (ISIS)
(SECY-79-261). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 12/23/80.
As a result of its recent review of the ISIS project, the Commission requests that the staff proceed with issuing a i
request for proposal (RFP) to develop and operate ISIS, in accordance with instructions for issuing the RFP provided in y
SECY memorandum to EDO of August 16, 1979.
The staff should assure that the RFP is structured so as to elicit the cost information needed to support a valid and complete benefit / cost assessment.
After responses to the RFP are received, the staff should submit for Commission approval a recommendation, including a discussion of the benefits and costs of the various alternatives, for the development and operation of ISIS.
Before the RFP is issued, you should ensure the foalowing specific actions are taken:
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ISIS RFP Verify that the safeguards information needs addressed in the ISIS Statement of Work are consistent with the current estimate of NRC needs for FY 1985 and the out years.
Assure that RFP is based on an updated caseload estimate that differentiates among the material transactions in terms of safeguards significance.
Assure that the need for the ISIS design service module (s) is supported by the NRC user offices.
Assure that the ISIS RFP clearly identifies the basic requirements so as to elicit need-specific cost data.
ISIS.at Oak Ridge Simultaneously with the issuance of the RFP, DOE-OPO should be requested, in accordance with Commission guidance to the staff on August 16, 1979, to perform a detailed cost estimate for operating the ISIS at Oak Ridge.
In this connection, DOE-ORO should be asked specifically to consider a possibly more economical approach, namely the feasibility and costs of achieving an ISIS-equivalent capability by a major long-term upgrading of NMSS.
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The RFP issuance should not be delayed indefinitely until DOE's final detaile.C input has been provided, but the RFP should contain any DOE needs which affect the system's cost and should permit DOE's specific ISIS needs to be accommodated later.
DOE should be notified that NRC will delay issuance of the RFP no more than three months to await DOE's final input.
The staff should provide an analysis of the relative merits of a joint system and an NRC-only system for consideration by the Commission when it makes its contract award decision next year.
It appears that substantial reduction in the FY 1981-1984 budgets could be made in light of more recent equipment cost information, the modular nature of ISIS and further time required to complete the RFP process.
The Commission requests that you:
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Determine whc.M r the 59M now budgeted for a FY 1981-1984 development, procurement and testing program can be reduced.
It appears that the cost could be reduced by at least $2.SM.
- Reduce the FY 1981 ISIS budget at least from $2M
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to S0.5M, in view of the current ISIS project schedule.
. Additional deferral of FY 1981 funding to subsequent years could be considered in the NRC FY 1981 Mid-year Financial Review in April 1981.
- SECY Suspense: To be forwarded at the same time that the staff provides a recommended proposal for Commission approval.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFIRMATION SESSION 80-56*, 3:55 P.M., MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1980, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE).
Memo SECY to Bickwit/Dircks/Kamerer/Fouchard, dtd 12/24/80.
I.
SECY-80-525 - Project for Open Government FOIA Acceal I
The Comission by a vote of 3-0 denied an F0IA request for transcripts of twelve (12) closed Comission meetings that pertain to Executive Branch briefings or Commission discussions of classified national security information.
The Commission requested that a letter be sent informing the petitioner that all classified material has been withheld under Exemption 1, and that all unclassified material that is not inextricably intertwined with the classified material, has been placed in the Public Document Room.
(Subsequently, tne letter was signed by the Assistant Secretary.)
II. SECY-A-80-146A - Petition for Reconsideration of Comission Tyrone Decision 2
The Comission by a vote of 3-0 approved an Order denying a request that the Comission reconsider its November 3,1980 decision denying intervention to the Dakota Comission in the Tyrone Energy Park, Unit 1 case.
(Subsequently the Assistant Secretary signed the Order).
III. SECY-80-507 - Inteorated Operational Exoerience Reportino System 3
The Comission by a vote of 4-0 approved a Federal Register Notice which defers rulemaking that would have made the Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System (NRPDS) mandatory in its present form. The Comission also endorsed proceeding with the development of an Integrated Operational Experience Reporting System by combining and improving tne cristing LER System and the NPRD System and preparation of a proposed rule for the new reporting system.
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The Comission requested that staff examine whether any interim improvements could be made to assist in examining operating experience while the proposed rule is being developed, reviewed, and implemented, and submit the proposed rule to the Comission as soon as possible.
In voting to approve the FRN, Comissioner Hendrie noted he expects the staff to seek input from the Insititute of Nuclear Power Operations, as well as other appropriate organizations in the formation of the new Information Reporting System.
The Comission requested that:
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a Notice be published in the Federal Register; (SD/AEOD)(SECY Suspense: 1/20/8 2.
a letter be sent to the appropriate Congressional comittees;
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a public announcement be issued.
(OPA/SD)(SECYSuspense: 1/20/51)
IV. SECY-80-501 - Critical Mass Energy Project, Et A1. petition for Rulemaking on 10 CFR Part 50 Pertaining to Emergency Response Plans for Nuclear Facilities 3 approved a Federal Register Notice describing The Comission by a vote of 4-0 the disposition of a petition for rulemaking by the Critical Mass Energy Project, et al pertaining to emergency response plans for nuclear facilities.
The disposition is based upon actions taken by the Comission in publishing its f.inal rule to upgrade emergency preparedness at nuclear power reactor sites.
The Comission requested that staff publish a FRN, revised as follows:
-the staff evaluation statement on pages 11-12 should be rewritten for clarity.
-the response on page 5 should address the staff's efforts in revising Reg Guide 1.97 regarding offsite monitoring.
(SD) (SECY Suspense: 1/20/81)
V.
Petition in Diablo Canyon (Pacific Gas & Electric) e I
The Comission, by a vote of 3-0, approved an Order denying a motion by Joint Intervenors requesting directed certification of questions in the Diablo Canyon proceedings.
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(Subsequently, the Assistant Secretary signed the Order.)
- 1 Comissioner Gili'nsky was not present and did not participate.
2 Comissioner Gilinsky was not present, and had previously noted his intention to abstain.
3 Section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C. h5841, provides-that action of the Comission shall be determined by a " majority vote of the members present." Comissioner Gilinsky was not present whe this item was affirmed, but had previously indicated his approval. Had Comissioner Gilinsky been present, he would have affirmed his prior vote.
Accordingly, the femal vote of the Commission was 3-0 in favor of the decision.
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SECY-80-325 - SPECIAL REPORT TO CONGRESS IDENTIFYING UNRESOLVED SAFETY ISSUES (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM). Memo SECY to Dircks, atd 12/24/80.
This is to advise you that the Com=ission (with all Co=missioners concurring, except Commissioner Gilinsky as noted below) has made the following decisions with respect to the subject staff paper:
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The Commission has approved only these new Unresolved Safety Issues (USI's):
Shutdown Decay Heat Removal Requirements Safety Implication of Control Systems (including l
steam generator and reactor overfill transients)
Seisr.ic Qualification of Equipment in Operating Plants i
i Hydrogen Control Measures and Effects of Hydrogen Burns on Safety Equipment Commissioner Gilinsky would have preferred'the addition of the following as a USI:
Steam Line Break with Small LOCA.
The other Commissioners did not agree.
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The 1980 Annual Report should include a brief l
discussion of each of the new USIs.
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In the future, the staff is requested to use the
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Office of Policy Evaluation's (OPE's) proposed screening and selection criteria for making final decisions on candidate issues identified for further study and proposal of candidate USI issues.
For ready reference, see attached memorandud"of November 25, 1980 from the Director, OPE to Chairman Ahearne).
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The Commission desires that the staff prepare a l
revised report in the form of a NUREG document which will contain a complete and comprehensive l
discussion of each of the new USI's for forwarding to Congress and other appropriate addressees.
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March 20, 1981) l The Offices of Nuclear Reacror Regulation and Management and Program Analysis were informed of this action by telephone l
on December 23, 1980.
- Attachment not included.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION SESSION 80-55*, 3:25 P.M., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, i
1980, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE).
Memo SECY to Dircks, ctd 12/24/80.
I.
SECY-80-472/472A - Revised Criteria for States I
The Commission by a vote of 3-1, with Comissioner Bradford dissenting, approved a Revised Statement of Policy regarding criteria for guidance of states and NRC in discontinuance of NRC regulatory authority and assumption of regulatory authority by states through agreement.
The Commission raquested that :
- because the Revised Statement of Policy never def',nes low-level waste, i
staff should add explanatory language such as "lo,;-level waste containing one or more of the materials stated above as defined by the Comission in the acreemMt for discontinuino NRC authority."
- the following be added to paragraph 1 of the supplementary information:
"These criteria are intended to indicate the factors which the Comission intends to consider in approving new or amended agreements. They are not intended to limit Comission discretion in reviewing individual agreements or amendments."
The Comission noted that EDO would notify the appropriate Agreement State officials.
II.
SECY-80-526 - Revision or Suspension of Policy Statement on "Further Comission Guidance for Power Reactor Operatina Licenses" s
2 The Comission by a vote of 3-1, with Chaiman Ahearne dissenting, approved a Memorandum and Order and a Revised Statement of Policy.
Chairman Ahearne provided dissenting views for attachment to the policy statement.
t (Subsequently, the Secretary signed the Memorandum and Order and the Revised Statement of Policy.)
W ISection 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act 42 U.S.C. 55841, provides that action of the Comission shall be deterinined by a " majority vote of the memb'ers present." Comissioner Bradford was not present when this item was affirmed, but had previously indicated that he would dissent. Had Comissioner Bradford been present, he would have affirmed his prior vote. Accordingly, the formal vote of the Commission was 3-0 in favor of the decision.
25ectiorr 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act 42 U.S.C.15841, provides that action of the Comission shall be determined by a " majority vote of the members present." Commissioner Bradford was not present when this item was affirmed, but had previously indicated that he would approve. Had Comissioner Bradford been present, he would have affirmed his prior vote. Accordingly, the formal vote of the Comission was 2-1 in favor of tha decision.
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SECY-50-541 - NRR MONTHLY STATUS REPORT TO CONGRESS (POLICY :SS'.'E PAPER).
t Memo SECY to Dircks, ata 12/30/80.
This is to advise you that the Co= mission (with all Oc:=issioners concurring) has approved the NRR monthly status rep 0rt, subject to the following comments:
The report should be modified to reflect changes contained in the attached mark-up.
A revised Salem status should be included.
Tables should be revised and added (line in-lire out would be acceptable).
f The Offices of.the Executive Director for Operations and Nuclear Reactor Regulation were informed of this action by teleph'one on December 29, 1980.
It is requested that the staff revise the report in accordance with the Commissioners' comments and forward it along with the letter of transmittal to Congress to the Office of the Secretary for signature of the Chairman by Noon, December 31, 1980.
Attac' ment: Not included h
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SECY-80-531 - WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSED CLASS EXEMPTION FOR STATIC ELIMINATION DEVICES AND ION GENERATING TUBES (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM).
Pemo SECY to Dircks, dtd 12/31/80.
This is to advise you that the Commission (with a'1 Commissioners concurring) has approved the recommendation of the subject paper, to' include publication in the Federal Register of the proposed l
notice of withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemakirg, subject to the following modification:
the expression
" (sic)" is to be inserted in the Summary on the firs page l
after Arpil 1, 1971.
The Office of Standards Development was informed cf this action by telephone on December 30, 1980.
i It is requested that you forward the original of _he Federal Register Notice to the Office of the Secretary for signature and dispatch by the Secretary by January 15, 1981.
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SCllEDULED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Date Organization Location Subject Speaker 3/26/81 22nd Annual Quality Clinic Knoxville, TN What the NRC Regulations W. Ruhlman, RO 11 Itequire from a QA Program 3/31/81 American Chemical Society Atlanta, GA Regulatory Implications of II. Peterson, SD Radiation-Dose Effect Relationships 4/1/81 Spouses of Operating Staff Education Center Quality Assurance Requirements A. Cerne R0 I at Seabrook Station Seabrook, Nil and Licensing Procedures Related to Seabrook Station rviri nci m r n