ML19345G191
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| Issue date: | 03/11/1981 |
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March 11,1981 Fo r_:
The Cornissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, 0ffice of the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 6,1981 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who hay prefer a condensed version of this report.
Conte'nts Enclosure Administration A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Standards Developmer.t C*
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D
Inspection and Enforcement E
e Nuclear Regulatory Research F
( g Executive Legal Director G
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"* %T'm State Programs I
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Controller K*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data L
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization M*
Ite'ms Approved by the Comission N
Calendar of Speaking Engagements 0
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4 Summary of Weekly Information Report Week Ending March 6,1981 San Onofre Unit 1 The licensee (SCE) met with the staff and described the status of steam generator repai rs. SCE is installing sleeves in all tubes requiring repair--leak tight sleeves for tubes above the sludge pile ard leak limiting sleeves for tubes within the sludge. SCE will install as many leak limiting sleeves as possible during the limited schedule and will then plug the remaining tubes requiring repair to allow startup by May 15, 1981.
Millstone 1 The licensee (NNEco) requested a hearing in response to an Order for Modification of License for Millstone Unit No. I to install an automatic dump system on the control rod drive control air header.
North Anna Unit 1 The ASLAP approved resumption of power operations at NA-1 after the replacement of the cracked NA-1 Low Pressure (LP) turbine rotor No. 2 with the TMI-2 LP turbine rotor No. 2.
NA-1 is presently scheduled to restart in late March 1981.
Tarapur IP received this week from the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre in India a report summarizing the seven abnormal occurrences at the Tarapur Atomic Power Station during 1980. The report will be distributed next week to AE0D, NRR, and the Commissioners' technical assistants.
GA0 Study on Decommissioning State Agreements representatives met with GA0 representatives in regard to a GA0 study of decommissioning. The GA0 was interested in the Agreement States' regulations and procedures for decommissioning materials licensing activities.
GA0 Study on Zion In response to a request from tha Houss Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, GA0 is conducting a comprehensive analysis of the comparative costs of terminating the operation of the Zion plant versus the cost of Zion's complying with additional NRC safety requirements needed to protect adjacent populations.
A similar study was recently completed concerning the Indian Point Nuclear facility in f.ew York.
St. Lucie Case Study AEOD issued a case study on the JL'e 11, 1980, event at St. Lucie which involved a natural circulation cooldown ano a rapid depressurization of the Reactor Coolant System.
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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION r
i Week Ending March 6,1981 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received 128 1
Granted 67 0
Denied 6
0 Pending 55 1
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received (An individual requesting Requests documents in the NRC on him.
infonnation about himself)
(81 -74)
McNeill Watkins, II, Requests five categories of documents regarding the Debevoise & Liberman Gage-Babcock & Associates, Inc. 's preliminary draft (81-75) report titled " Fire Protection for Colocated '
Elements of Redundant Divisions."
Thomas L. Stovall, Jr.,
Requests five categories of information on The Executive Cleaning furniture cleaning or upholstery shampooing.
Service (81-76)
Frederick C. Williams, Requests, on behalf of the Utility Occupational Isham, Lincoln & Beale Radiation Standards Group, four categories of (81-77) documents regarding occupational radiation standards.
(NRCemployee)
Referral from the FBI of three documents regarding
-(81-78) the employee's security clearance.
McNeill Watkins, II, Requests documents presented to or considered by Debevoise & Liberman the Commission in the October 16, 21 and 27,1980 (81-79) meetings on the " Final Rule on Fire Protection for Operating Nuclear Power Plants."
McNeill Watkins, II, Requests four categories of documents regarding the D;bevoise & Liberman Commission's fire protection rulemaking.
'(81-80)
CONTACT:
J. M. Felton 492-7211 ENCLOSURE A L:
2 Received, Cont'd Alan Ramo, Referral from the Department of Justice of one Attorney-At-Law document regarding the August 6,1977 demonstration (81-81) at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Station.
Lynn Connor, Requests a copy of SECY-80-359A and 359B.
Doc-Search Associates (81-82)
Frank J. Munno Requests a copy of the Cost-Benefit Analy.iis done
~(81 -83) in support of the new Policy and Procedures for Enforcement Actions.
Christopher B. Hanback, Requests five categories of documents relating to Hill, Christopher and the February 20, 1981 NRC Order in the Diablo Phillips, P.C.
Canyon security plan proceeding.
(81-84)
Judith Tapfero, Requests a listing, by year, company name and Mathtech dollar amount of R&D disbursed by NRC to the (81-85) private sector from 1975 through 1980.
Peter J. Uzzi, Requests informaticn on the exposure of employees and Attorney-At-Law construction workers at or near the site of the (81-86)
San Onofre Nuclear Power Station, citations issued by the NRC against the operators at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Statien from January 1,1975 to the present, and on-site and off-site background radiation measurements from 1975 to the present.
Granted Robert L. Cohen In response to a request for documents which pertain (81 -36) to public opinion on nuclear energy and issues, maf.e available four documents.
Tom McCarthy, In response to a reccest for copies of final reports The-Oklahoma Publishing of favestigations of the causes ard sources of Company-radiation exposures suffered by licensed users of (81-44) radioactive devices in Oklahoma during the past year, made available four documents.
Informed the reqtsstcc that a final report has not been prepared I
at this time.
Phyllis R. Girouard, In response to a request for a copy of all documents Black Hills Alliance pertaining to the Union Carbide Corporation's
( 81 -47)
" Chord Project" located near Edgemont, South Dakota, l
made available three documents.
Informed the requester the NRC has referred two documents to the Department of Agriculture for direct response to her.
ENCLOSURE A i
3 Granted, Cont'd Allan Kanner, In response to a request for published documents Attorney-At-Law providing meteorological data for areas surrounding (81-48) the TMI site, magnetic tapes with hourly data summaries on meteorological data for TMI for the period 3/28/79 through 5/1/79 and any available reports describing methodologies, made available nine documents.
Informed the requester 10 additional documents are already available at the PDR.
Caroline Mueller, In response to a request for Licensee Event Reports Prairie Alliance pertaining to BWRs; seven listed NUREG reports; (81-54) the annual report for 1980; the most recent Generic Task Action Plan; and the Inspection and Evaluation Reports and Illinois Power's responses, made available nine NUREG reports.
Informed the requester all Licensee Event Reports are available at the PDR and arrargements are now being made to place the Inspection and Evaluation Reports and Illinois Power's responses in Champaign, Illincis.
F0I Services, Inc.
In response to a referral from the Food and Drug (81-67)
Administration for listir.gs of companies licensed to build facilities for radiation sterilization and companies performing radiation sterflization in Puerto Rico, informed the requester the NRC has no doce.aents subject to this request.
Clifford H. Turner, In response to a reouest for the names, duty Federal Employee stations and any other identifying irformation for Denticare Program NRC employees in Maryland, Virginia and Washington,
'(81-68)
DC, informed the requester he may purchase a copy of the NRC Telephone Directory for this information.
Denied Andrew Albert, In response to a request for documents relating to Herald Journal the investigation of the former site superintendent (80-624)
T. J. Perkins of Nine Mile Point, Unit 1, denied the inspection report in its entirety as an investigatory record compiled for law enforcement purposes, pertaining to an ongoing investigation, and containing information the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.
ENCLOSURE A
4 Denied, Cont'd Robert F. Schiff, in response to a request for records related to any Washington Service investigation, audit or regulatory proceeding
. Bureau, Inc.
involving the Enserch Corporation and subsidiaries (80-639) or affiliates within the past ten years, made available 52 documents.
Informed the requester additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Denied five documents in their entirety containing informatior. submitted and received in confidence from a foreign source.
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DIVISION OF SECURITY Week Ending March 6,1981 Air Rights III Discussed Air Rights III security program with representatives of NRC (e.g., Division of Facilities and Operations Support) and the General Services Administration.
TMI-1 Resta,rt Hearino Coordinated security support services with the Globe Security Systems Company, who is providing protective personnel for the TMI-1 Restart Hearing at the William Penn Museum in Harrisburg, PA.
Inteorated Safecuards Information System (ISIS)
Attended an ISIS Request for Proposal (RFP) Coordination meeting on March 2,1981, and discussed some of the security implications of the RFP.
Occupant Dnergency Plan (0EP)
The Office of Person 901 Management (OPM) and the National Institutes of Health agreed to incorporate NRC activities in their OEP's for H Street and Landow, respectively. They agreed to do this since they are the principal federal tenant in these buildings.
Assignment to OSP of Personnel Security Staff member In order to effect the more timely and efficient interaction between the Division of Security and the Division of Organization and Personnel (0&P) relative to employ-ment / access authorization (security clearance) matters, the Division of Security has assigned to 0&P, effective immediately, on a part-time basis a staff member from the Personnel Security Branch.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS - llEEK ENDING March 6, 1981 SAN ON0FRE UNIT NO. 1 Southern Califorr.ia Edison Co pany met with the-staff Wednesday, February 25, 1981, and described the status of steam generator repairs for SONGS-1.
SCE is doing production sleeving of all tubes requiring repair which allow braze above the sludge pile.
SCE was not able to successfully produce leak tight sleeves within the sludge and will install leak limiting sleeves in tubes that would require joints in the sludge.
SCE will install as many leak limiting sleeves as possible during the limited schedule and will then plug the remaining tubes requiring repair to allow startup by May 15, 1981.
MILLSTONE 1, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (NNEco), by letter dated February 12, 1981 has requested a hearing in response to our Order for Modificatior of License for Millstone Unit No. I to install an automatic dump system nn the control rod drive control air header.
NNECo has request' that a hearing be conducted on the issue of whether the licenses should be required to have the automatic system operable by April 9,1981 as required by the Grder.
NNEco intends that the hearing will provide NNECo with an opportunity to clarify the requirer.ents of the Order with the staff ana ' allow an opportunity for the Order reouirements to be adequately assessed from the standpoint of safety evaluations and un-reviewed safety questions potentially introduced by the Order.
ELD and DDR are actively assessing this request.
i NORTH ANNA PP'-, TION, UNITS 1 & 2 (NA-1 & 2) i By. memorandum _.. order dated February 23, 1981, the ASLAP has given l
its approval for the resumption of power operations at NA-1 after the replacement of the crackea NA-1 Low Pressure (LP) turbine rotor No. 2 with the TMI-2 LP turbine rotor No. 2.
The TMI-2 LP rotor No. 2 is oresently scheduled to be installed in the NA-1 Westinghouse ~ Turbine of March 11.-1981.
NA-1 is presently scheu*uled t o restart in late March,1981.
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NRC TMI PROGRAM OFFICE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT I
Weck of March 1-7, 1981 1
I Plant States
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Core Cooling Mode:
Heat transfer from the reactor coolant system (RCS) loops to reactor building embient.
I Available Core Cooling Modes:
Long-term cooling "B" (once through steam generator-B); decay heat removal systems.
I RCS Pressure Control Mode: Standby Pressure Control (SPC) System.
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Backup Pressure Control Mode: Mini Decay Hect Removal (MDHR) System.
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Major Parameters (as of 0500, March 6,1981) (approximate values)
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Average Incore Thermocouples: 120 F i
Maximum Incore Thernoccuple:
150*F RCS Loop Temperatures:
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Cold Leg (1) 66*F
- 66*F (2) 66*F 65*F RCS Fressure:
100 psig Reactor Building: Temperature: 58 F Water level:
Elevation 290.7 f t.
(8.2 ft. from floor) via penetration 401 manometer Fressure:
-0.4 psig Concentration:
8.9 x 10-5 uCi/cc (Kr-85) l (sample taken 3/2/81)
I Effluent and Environmental (Radiolocical) Infom1ation I'
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Liquid effluents from TMI site released to the Susquehanna River
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j after processing, were made within the regulatory limits and in accordance with NRC require-aats and City of Lancaster Agreement dated February 27, 1980.
During the period February 27, 1981, to March 5,1981, the effluents j
contained no detectable radioactivity at the discharge point for individual effluent sources which originated within Unit 2.
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EPA Environmental Data.
Results from EPA monitoring of the environment I
around the.TML site were as fo. lows-3 The EPA measured Krypton-85 (Kr-85) concentrations (pCi/m ) at several environmental monitoring stations and reported the following results:
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Bainbridge 22 Goldsboro 23 Observation Center 22 22 Middletown All of the above levels of Kr-85 are considered to be back-ground levels.
I No radiation above normally occurring background levels was i
j detected in any of the samples collected from the EPA's air and gama rate networks during the period from February 25, 1981, through March 5,1981.
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NRC Environmental Data.
Results from NRC monitoring of the environment around tne IMI site were af. Yorlows:
The following are the NRC air sample analytical results for the onsite continuous air sampler:
1-131 Cs-137 Sample Period (uCi/cc}--(SGi/cc) l HP-256 February 18, 1981-February 25, 1931
<8.1 E-14 <8.1 E-14 p_
l HP-257 February 25,.1981-March 4,1981
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Licensee Radioactive Material and Radwaste Shipments.
The following shipments were made:
On Monday, March 2,1981, a 40 ml Unit 2 reactor coolant sample was sent to Babcock and Wilcox (B&W), Lynchburg, Virginia.
On Monday, March 2,1981, a 15 ml Unit 2 liquid sample from the Control BuP ding Expansion Seal Bore Hole #8 was mailed to Science Applications Incorporated.(SAI),.RockvD3e.,
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On Tuesday, March 3,1981, twelve air sample filter papers
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from Unit 2 were mailed to Teledyne Isotopes, Westwood,14ew Jersey.
On Tuesday, March 3,1931, a one liter sample from the Unit 1 "B" Waste Evaporator Ccndensate Storage Tank (WECST) was sent to Teledyne Isotopes, Westwood, New Jersey.
On Wedensday, March 4,1981, paint chips frc:a the Unit 2 Reactor Building interior were shipped to SAI, Rockville,-
2; Major Events 1.
Reactor Building Entry. The sev nth reactor building entry has j
been celayed to March 18, 1931.
The. rescheduling was necessitated by delays in constructing the equipnent to sample the sump water
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Contaminated Buildina Exc'nsion Joint.
In order to monitor the I
water level in the cork building expansion joint, the licensee has l
installed a metal tube in the joint.
The tube is located in the l
oortion of the joint that runs north-south in the control building basement, just east of the reactor building perimeter.
(After heavy rain, water has been found in this joint.) The water level
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the tube.
The cork and water samples that the licensee took earlier at the expansion jotr.t are being analyzed for radioactive contamination.
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Test Boring Program Status. The results of analysis for gama i
emitting isotopes from test boring no. 2 have been received for samples taken during February 1981. The results of the analysis are listed below.
Test Boring No. 2 Date Csl34(pCi/Q Csl37 (pCffl)
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75.9 189.0 Feb 25 21.0 56.0 A trace quantity of cobalt 60 was detected in test boring no. 2 on I
February ll,1981.
The cobalt was not detected in any-other samples. -
The gamma spectroscopy analysis of samples taken. in February..from test borings in the vicinity of boring no. 2 did not identify anf radioisotopes.
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Neutron Source Range Monitor.
A new preamplifier has been installed in tne circuitry leading to the NI-2 neutron source range detector.
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the reactor are being displayed on the NI-2 channel.
The licensee l
engineers are attempting to verify that the detected pulses are originating from the core and once this is ascertained, the lictosee will calibrate the channel by adjusting the discriminator circuitry l
to eliminate the gamma pulses from.the display.
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Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.
.he NRC's final Programmatic Environme. ital Impact Statement (PEIS) for the decon-tamination for TMI Unit 2 will be issued March 9,1981.
It will be available at the NRC's Middlecown Office at 100 Brown Street. The l
PEIS will be subject of a Commission Briefing wi-thdhe-staff orr-the-i same date.
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Future Meetings On Tuesday, March 10, 1981, Lake Barrett will meet with area
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TMI Unit 2.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items cf Interest Week Ending March 6,1981 Radiological Contingency Planning Orders
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Several licensees receivir.g orders to prepare and submit Radiological Contingency Plans have requested or have indicated their intention to request extensions to the 20 day period for requesting a formal hearing.
No hearing
. requests have been received.
Dry Spent Fuel Storage Cask Cn February 27, FC and SD staff members met with Mr. Jack Rollird, U.S. representative for Gesellschaft fuer Nuklear Service (GNS) and Dr. Henning Baatz of GNS, Federal Republic of Germar.y.
Mr. Rollins requested the meeting to provide an opportunity for Dr. Bretz to discuss technical aspects of the GNS nodular graphite, cast iron cask designed for dry storage of spent fuel and to describe the status of licensing in West Germany.
Imminent approval of West German authorities is expected to permit loading of spent fuel in a heavily instrumented cask and approval for use of the cask in the storage and transport mode is expected soon at one res: tor site and at a separate AFR site.
Applications have been filed for use at another reactor site and for a second AFR site.
Dr. Baatz also described the extensive testing of full-scale models of the cask that have been conducted, including drop, missile and fire tests.
English translations are now being made of documentation concerning the de:ign, fabrication, testing and quality assurance programs of the cask. Mr. Rollins indicated that this documenta-l tion would be the basis for submission of a topical report for formal NRC review under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 72. The topical report is expected to be submitted in 3 months; if the staff review finds the cask acceptable for spent fuel storage, the topical report would form the basis of any specific site license application that might be submitted.
Dr. Baatz also indicated that negotiations were nearing completion with TVA for ac'quisition of a single cask for test storage of spent fuel assemblies.
Symposium in Gatlinburg l
l Malcolm Knapp, Stewart Silling, and John B. Martin will be attending the Symoosium on Uncertaintics Associated with the Regulation if the Geologic Disposal of High-Le' 2dioactive Waste in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, March 0-13, sponsored by NRC and ORNL.
Malcolm Knapp will be giving a speech entitled,
" Uncertainties in the Regulation and Licensing of a High-Level Waste Repository," at the Symposium on Tuesday, March 10.
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Items of Interest 2
i Meeting with American Pharmaceutical Association Representatives of the American Pharmaceutical Association met with the Material Licensing Branch on Wednesday, February 25. The meeting was chaired by Richard E..Cunningham. Topics of discussion included:
a.
NRC policies that rastric.t Group Medical licensees (community hospitals) to the use of radiopharmaceuticals that are the subject of a "New Drug Application" (NDA) approved by FDA or a " Notice of Claimed Insestigation Exemption for a Nett Drug" (IND) that has been accepted by FDA.
b.. The feasibility of establishing a board examination / accreditation process for nuclear pharnacists that would provide evidence of acceptable training and experience in basic radioisotopes handling techniques for NRC licensing purposes.
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NRC's role in regulating the radiation safety of individuals who are exposed to radiation in programs that involve both' licensed materials and accelerator-produced materials.
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Planned Meetings - Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety 1.
Subject:
Discuss offsite emergency planning (NFS)
Date/ Time: March 6, 1981 - 9:00 am
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Location: Willste Building Attendees:
R. G. Page, W. T. Crow, W. A. Gixon, D. Sly (NRC)
C. J. Michel (NFS) 2.
Subject:
Discuss NRC/ EPA Agreement on RegulationIof Contaminated Sites Date/ Time: March 6,1981 - 2:00 pm Location: Willste Building Attendees:
R. E. Cunningham, R. G. Page (NRC)
R.-Mattson, R. Johnson (EPA) 3.
Subject:
Water mist densities from fire-suppression springs Date/ Time: March 10,1981 - 1:00 pm Location: Willste Building Attendees:
N. Ketzlach, R. Stevenson, C. Marotta, W. Crow (NRC)
G. Bacrevich (Combustion Engineering) 4.
Subject:
NRC Licensing (This will be presented in the form of a speech to the group listed below)
Date/ Time: March 12,1981 - Noon Location:
National Naval Medical Center Attendees:
P. Vacca (NRC)
Group being addressed:
National Naval Medical Center's NucleJr Medicine Imaging and Radioisotopes Techniques Course 5.
Subject:
Site visit and to discuss Environmental Report for License Renewal Application (Westinghouse Electric Corp)
Date/ Time: March 17-19,1981 Location: Waltz Mill Facility, Waltz Mill, Pennsylvania Attendees:
Ed Shum 6.
Subject:
To meet with NEA and delegates from other nations to formulate NEA's long-term work program in radiation protection.
Date/ Time: March 20-24,1981 Location:
Albuquerque, New Mexico Attendees:
R. E. Cunningham Absences of Director or Deputy Director Richard E.'Cunningham - Marth 20-24, 1981 - Meeting in Albuquerque ENCLOSURE D-0
Planned Mretinos - Divisic of Waste Manaaement 1.
Subject:
Irigaray shutdown and restoration license amendment Date: March 9, 1981; 2:00 p.m.
Location:
Willste Bldg.
Attendees:
Bart Conroy, Wyoming Minerals; J. Linehan, R. Scarano, D. Martin, NRC 2.
Subject:
License amendment Date:
March 10,1981; 9:00 a.m.
Location: Willste Bldg.
Attendees:
J. Louderbach, Cleveland Cliffs; J. Linehan, R. Scarano, NRC
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High integrity containers Date: March 11, 1981; 9:00 a.m.
Location:
DOE-Germantown Attendees:
T. Johnson, NRC; J. D' Ambrosia, DOE-GT; M. Vigil, Sandia; J. Davis, Boston Edison; W. Hipshur, U.S. Ecology; D. Harwood, AIF; Bixby, DOE-TMI 4.
Subject:
Review of B-3109 task plans and basalt report Date:. March 11-12, 1981 Location: Willste Bldg.
Attendees: WMRT/NRC staff members; P. Witherspoon, B. Stromdahl, D. Watkins, LBL Absence of Director, WM J. B. Martin - Afternoon of Parch 9 thru March 13, 1981; will be attencing NRC/ORNL Symposium in Gatlinburg, Tennessee; R. Browning will be acting designee ENCLOSURE D x
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Subject:
Meeting with Battelle Columbus to discuss research support and program needs and interests of Safeguards Da*'_/T;J :
March 12, 1980, 10:30 a.m.
Location:
Willste Bldg., Rm. 872 Attendees:
Ken Brog, Battelle Columbus Robert F. Burnett 2.
Subject:
Meeting with Westinghouse-Cheswick to review progress of decontamination activities of the plutonium facility.
Date/ Time:
March 20, 1981 Location:
Cheswi:k, Pennsylvania Attendees:
H. Bartz D. Petrarca, Materials Manager J. Bastin, Plant Manager e
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Items of Interest Week Ending March 6, 1981 1.
The following Notifications of Significan't Enforcement Action were dispatched during the past week:
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EN-81-07 Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital Center - A Notice of Violation and a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount lof $4,000 was issued to subject licensee on or about March 3,1981. This action was based on alleged violations relating to failure of equipment and to the radiation protection system.
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EN-81-54A Consolidated Edison Company of N.Y. (Indian Point Unit 2 Nuclear Power Facility) - A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $210,000 was previously issued to subject licensee on December 11, 1980, based on noncompliance with NRC requirements relating to flooding in the containment vessel. After consideration of the ficensee's responses, insufficient bases were found for mitigating the civil penalty.
Accordingly, a Civil Penalty of S210,000 was imposed on the licensee March 2, 1981.
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Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week:
a.
PNO-I-81-29 Maine Tankee Atomic Power Statier, - Strike by Security Force b.
- PNG-I-81 -30 Salem NLclear Generating Station - Unit 1 - Salem Unit 1 Extended. Shutdown (Greater than Three Days) c.
PNO-I-81 -31 Maine Yankee Nuclaar Power Station - Threat of Sabotage d.
PNG-I-Sl-32 Peach Bottom Units 2 & 3 - Contractor Picket Lines on Site Access Roads e.
PNO-II-81-20 Brunswick 2 - Reactor Shutdown Due to Snubber Failures f.
PNO-III-81-22 Mallinckrodt, Inc. - Report of Missing Packcge Containing Byproduct Material Containing 10 Millicuries of Iodine-131 g.
PHO-III-81-23 Quad Cities Unit 1 - Ecuipment Problems Resulting in Plant Shutdown in Excess of Two Days h.
PNO-TMI-81-06 Three Mile Island, Unit 2 - Evidence of Contaminated Rodents in the Unit 2 Control and Service'Edilding
- i.,PNS-IV-81-02 Ft. Calhoun Station - Arrest of Contractor Employee j.
PNS-IV-81-03 River Bend Station,' Units l' & 2 - Bomb Threats k.
PNS-V-81-03 San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station - Bomb Threat ENCLOSURE E
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The following IE Information Notice was issued:
IE Inforration Notice 81-04, " Cracking in Main Steam Lines", was issued on a.
Februa ry 27, 1981 to all holders of power reactor operating licenses and to near-term operating license applicants.
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The.following IE Circular was issued:
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IE Circular 81-03, " Inoperable Seismic Monitoring Instrumentation", was issued a.
on March 2,1981, to all nuclear reactor facilities holding an operating license or construction permit.
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The following IE Bulletin was issued:
IE Bulletin 81-01, Revision 1, " Surveillance of Mechanical. Snubbers", was a.
issued on l' arch 5,1981 to por:er reacter facilities with constructioh pe rmi ts.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Im?ortant Items - Week Ending March 7,1981 TAP-43, Containment Emercency Sump Performance A task action plan was formally approved on January 16, 1981, and efforts are continuing at Alden Labs (sump hydraulic performance) and Burns and Roe (completion of plant insulation surveys).
~he Alden measured findings still show very low air ingestion values (i.e.,< 1-2 percent by 7olume) even when " air-core" votices exist.
Prior licensing observations of such a nature would have required sump modifications, or the use of vortex supression devices. The Burns and Roe survey is nearing completion (early April 1981, estimated) and shows a mix of plants utilizing metallic -
reflective (i.e., Mirror insulation) and encapsulated insulations.
In general, the insulation debris problem does not appear as severe as previously assessed under USI-A43.
s Given the Alden Laboratory findings, DOE-Hqs/Sandia has invited a " peer" review group to review the Alden test program and initial findings on March 17,1981 and June 2,1981. The invited members are:
S. Vi (TVA-Norris Labs), D. Canup (Duke Power Co.), W. Butler (NRC/NRR) gender
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Tullis (Utah State Univ.), J. Kennedy (Univ. of Iowa), L. Simons (Colorado State Univ.), D. Hay (Western Canada Hydraulic Lab., Ltd.) and R. P. Litendre (CE). This mix c? _ universities, industrial laboratories, industry and regulatory personnel, will be used to independently evaluate the experimental program underway, the factorial experimental design approach and finaings obtained to date.
PEF-LOC 6 Preliminary ' ot-cell esamination of the four test rods of the LOC-6 experiment h
i indicates that the two low pressure fuel reds (one unirradiated, one l
irradiated) did not balloon, the unirradiated high pressure fuel rod ballooned and burst in a local region, and the irradiated hign pressure fuel rod ballooned so much that it is wedged in the flow control shroud.
The nominal burst temperatures indicated by thermocouples during the test were near 1050K(1450*F). Microstructural examination of the burst regions of the ballooned rods to give a better estimate of the burst temperature should be completed within the next two weeks.
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2 3D Program The last of the instruments (two video pr.obes from LASL) for the SCTF Core I facility was shipped last week to Japan. All three laboratories (ORNL, EG&G and LASL) will have personnel in Japan in April to complete the instal-lation and checkout of the SCTF instrumentation.
Fabrication of instruments for Core II of CCTF and ccmpletion of PKL instrumentation is now in progress i
at ORNL ar.d INEL.
Arrangements have been completed for the coordination meetings at JAERI in Tokai on March 16-20. A number of key issues are to be discussed.
Safety and Relief Valve Testing Program Wyle test facility is being modified to perform tests on a PORV in addition to the Crobsy and Dresser valves already tested.
The Combustion Engineering facility will begin safety valve testing in mid April s This is a delay of two weeks du'e to fabrication probler.s.
SSMRP The final version of the proposed work plan has been received from LLNL.
This work plan outlines the effort to use the SSMRP methodology to assess the seismic design of the San Onofre Auxiliary feedwater system.
Ductile Fracture Tests of Irradiated RPV Steel The first ductile fracture test of an iraadiated 4TCT (4-inch-thick compact tension) specimen was carried out by NRL during the week of February 23, 1981.
This specimen, one of twelve to be tested in the coming weeks, is part of the data development required to characterize the ductile fracture performance of irradiated high copper content welds, typical of those found in reactor vessels fabricated prior to 1973. This series of tests, together with the results of over 100 smaller specimen tests of the same material, will form the data base for input to the new methodology on elastic-plastic fracture mechanics developed as part of the resolution of Unresolved Safety Issue A-11 on Fracture Toughness of Reactor Vessels.
Technical' Bases for Estimating' Fission Product Behavior During LWR Accidents Revised final draft chapttrs for the report were received from ORNL, Sandia and BCL on March 2.
A near final draft of chapter I was completed and routed for RES senior management comment on March 3, and faxed to the labs for comment. We are still on schedule for the March 6 deadline to ACRS and peer review.
Formation of the peer review group has been completed. As of March 2 five foreign countries (Japan, UK, France, Sweden, Canada) are planning to send experts to the March 17,18 peer review meeting.
FRG has not yet made a final decision about attendance.
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3 Site Safety Research The experimental test design plans are being finalized for the conduct of the two week field program on intermediate range atmospheric dispersion characteri-zation. This initial phase of the 80 km test series is being conducted at the i
INEL site in June 1981.
Indications from Consolidated Edison (and from them also PASNY) are that our joint effort with them to conduct a two week atmospheric
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dispersion field program at Indian Point can be realized; CONED requests that the experiments be conducted between October - December 1981 (or before the expiration of their fiscal year).
Discussions have resumed with the American Petroleum Institute to enter into a combined empirical field program to determine atmospheric dispersion in shoreline environments in the Gulf Coast. They have already issued an RFP for such'a program, independent from our study directed by SRI International.
Meetings will be held March 19-20, 1981, to attempt to break the independence logjam and to combine our respective efforts and programs to the mutual benefit of both API and T
RES. We estimate a cost savings to us,of such a combined venture to be $300-500K for, each' test series. We are currently planning three such series of tracer experiments,.
i.e., Gulf Coast, Florida or New York Atlantic Coast, Lake Michigan, physical Protection A NUREG report entitled " Assessment of Methods for Evaluating Adequacy of Physical Protection Systems" was released this week under the RS distribution code. The report summarizes the current physical protection modeling techniques, reviews their rationale for development, and discusses the implications of scenario' based and global effectiveness evaluation models. This is another in a series of reports developed under the SAFER broad based research program at Sandia' hational Laboratories in physical protection of nuclear facilities (A1060).
The report (NUREG/CR-1781). originated from a paper presented by Dr. Leon Chapman at the American Nuclear Society Workshop, Power Plant Security, Oakbrook, Illinois' during October 5-8, 1980.
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OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING MARCH 6,1981 j.
Fulton ' Generating Station, Units 1 and 2
. 0n February 27, 1981, the presiding ASt!L issued a Decision and Order in 2
'- which it dismissed this construction permit proceeding with prejudice and authorized the: termination of the application.'
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING MARCH 6, 1981 TWO AGREEMENTS SIGNED BETWEEN NRC AND KfK The USNRC and the Kersforschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH (KfK), Federal Republic of Germany, recently concluded 2 joint research agreements in January and February this year.
The January agreement relates to thermal-hydraulic tests at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and the February agreement relates to Equation of State (EOS) experiments at Sandia.
IAEA Technical Assistance Mission Alan Finkel, Region I, will travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 7 for a two-week IAEA technical assistance assignment. Mr. Finkel will be assisting the Brazilian nuclear regulatory authority, the Comissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), in the electrical systems area.
IAEA and NEA Personnel Changes a)
IAEA and the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission have requested NRC assistance in finding a replacement for William Albert, Region V, who will soon conclude his two-year assignment as a quality assurance advisor to the regulatory group within the PAEC. An announcement concerning the new assign-ment, to begin in June or July 1981, is being posted on the NRC position vacancy announcement boards.
b) The Nuclear Energy Agency in Paris has asked NRC assistance in finding candidates to compete for an administrator position in the Nuclear Safety Division which will become vacant when Eric Johnson, Region IV, returns to the U.S. this summer at the conclusion of his two-year assignment. The NEA circulars describing the job are being posted on the NRC position vacancy announcement boards.
c)
IAEA has also sought NRC assistance in providing candidates for safety assistance missions to Yugoslavia and Mexico in the coming months. One of these requests, involving a start-up testing inspection advisor to assist in the Yugoslav Krsko project, is being advertised as an IAEA assignment announce-ment on the NRC position vacancy announcement boards. Others have been referred directly to the relevant Program Office for suggestions regarding NRC or outside personnel who might be qualified and available for short-term or longer visits.
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. Foreign Visits to NRC On Monday Sr. Francisco Tourreilles, the Uruguayan Minister of Industry and Energy, met with Chairman Hendrie and Commissioner Ahearne to discuss cooperation activities with NRC as well as the possibility of developing research reactors in Uruguay.
On Monday Mr. '. Tobioka of the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) and Mr. W. Shinoda of the Japan Atomic Power Company met with J. Jenkins, SRR/RES, to discuss human factors and safety.
On Monday and Tuesday, Dr. Dan Litai, Director of the Licensing Division of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and Administrator of the NRC/IAEC Bilateral Arrangement, met with W. Regan, Jr. and J. Norris, SAB/NRR; R. Jackson and L. Reiter, GB/HRR; M. Spangler, and M. Ernst,ST/NRR; G. Sege, OEP; R. Browning, R. Boyle,and E. Tourigny, NMSS; and J. Lafleur, IP, to discuss licensing aspects of waste management, safety goals, siting criteria, and cooperation between the licensing divisions of NRC and IAEC.
On Monday and Tuesday a six-member delegation from the Italian National Nuclear Energy Committee (CNEN), headed by Sr. F. Muzzi, met with G. Lear, J. Chen, L. Heller, and D. C. Gupta, HGEB/NRR, F. Schauer, J. Ma, F. Rinaldi, D. Jeng, S. Chan, N. Choksi, and C. P. Tan, SCF/NRR, and R. Jackson and L. Reiter, GB/NRR, to discuss soil-structure analysis as illuctrated by a practical case study.
On Monday and Tuesday, two crews from the Japan Broadcasting Corporation inter-viewed H. R. Denton, NRR, L. S. Tong, RSR/RES, and C. Michelson, SGSB, discussing post-TMI policy effsets on NRC and the nuclear industry in general.
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0FFICE 0F MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS i
Items of Interest WEEK ENDING MARCH 6, 1981 Congressional Qs & As Continued to respond to questions from Mr. Bevill's and from Mr. Udall's subcommittees.
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING MARCH 6, 1981 State Agreements representatives met' with GAO representatives from Chicago on March 5, 1981, in regard to a GAO study of decommissioning.
The GAO was interestad in the Agreement States' regulations and procedures for decommissioning materials licensing activities.
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On March 5, 1981, Tem Elsasser, RSLO, Region I, and other members of RAC III met in Delaware City, Delaware with State officials to present the RAC's findings based on its review of the Delaware radiological emergency response plan.
William B. Menczer, Regional State Liaison Officer, Region III, met with representatives of the U. S. General Accounting Office (GAO) on March 5, 1981, to discuss Emergency Preparedness in general and Emergency Planning for the Zion Nuclear Station in particular.
GAO is conducting a comprehensive analysis of the comparative costs of terminating the operation of the Zion plant versus the cost of Zion's complying with additional NRC safety requirements needed to adequately protect adjacent populations.
The study is being perforced in response to a request from the House Ccmmittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
A similar study was recently completed con-cerning the Indian Point Nuclear facility in New York.
Jim Montgomery, RSLO, Region IV, met with the Regional Assistance Committee in Kansas City, March 6, 1931, to discuss the RAC evaluation of the Nebraska State and Local Radiclogical Emergency Response Plans for the Fort Calhoun and Cooper Plants.
ENCLOSURE I
OFFICE FOR-ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING MARCH 6, 1981 St. Lucie Case Study A case study was issued on the June 11, 1980 event at the St. Lucie plant of Florida Power and Light. This event involved a natural circulation cooldown
'and a rapid depressurization of the Reactor Coolant System which caused the relatively-stagnant reactor coolant in the upper head of the reactor vessel to flash. creating a steam bubble. The presence of the steam bubble in the reactor vessel head resulted in large pressurizer level oscillations when the alignment of the charging pumps was alternately shifted between the cold leg and the auxiliary spray connection in the pressurizer.
Although the voiding ~of the reactor vessel head does not represent an immediate safety concern,-AE00 recommended that specific consideration by NRR be given to the need for: (1) improved operator training and operating procedures regarding voids in the primary system; (2) improved operator understanding of the plant response during the transition from forced flow to natural circulation; (3) an revaluation of the reliability of the cooling water supplied to the RCP seals; and'(4) an evaluation of the acceptability cf the use of Upper Head Injection, on plants so equipped, to collapse a voia in the vessel head.
Encineering Evaluation of Turkey Point Unit 3 Event An engineering evaluation was: issued on a series of events that occurred _ at. Turkey Point Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3, on November.19,1980. These events involved a feedwater stability problem and associated reactor trips and included.the break of a two inch alternate feedwater pipe.
AE0D had no specific recommendations as a result of this evaluation.
It was suggested that consideration might be given to assuring licensees, with.a specific brand-of feedwater valves, are aware of the particular failure mode of valve failures
-that occurred at Turkey Point (improper load distribution between the steam and plug) so they can modify their system appropriately.
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ITEMS APPROVED BY THE C0'dISSION - WEEK EN3ING MARCH 6,1981 A.
STAFF.iEOUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF STATUS OF LOFT RESEARCH PROJECT, 2:20 P.M.,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1931, COMNISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (CLOSED TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 2/25/81.
The Comission discussed the status of the LOFT project.
The Comission approved Option 2 of the staff proposal, with test details to be worked out between Research and NRR.
The Comission requested that:
staff seek areas in which the LOFT operation can be made more efficient; (EDO) (SECY Suspense: To be determined) staff examine the possibilii.y that some of the LOFT laboratory employees might be used in licensing review ac'.ivities; and (ED0) (SECY Suspense: Tobedetermined)
ED0 prepare a memo outlining the Comission decision.
(ED0) (SECY Suspense: ASAP)
B.
SECY-80-457/457A - EDO DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY.
Memo SECY to Dircks/Bickwit, dtd 3/3/81.
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This is to advise you that the Commission has split by a vote.of 2-2 on the proposed revision of Manual Chapter 0103,
" Organization and Functions, Office of the Executive Director for Operations," which contains changes stemming from the Reorganization Plan of 1980 and other documentation.
Under these circumstances the recomendation for revision is disapproved.
The proposed delegations of authority should I
be resubmitted for Commission consideration when five Commissioners!
are on board.
The disapproval is based essentially on-the fact that the Commission could reach only partial agreement on all functions to be delegated to the EDO.
In the absence of complete agreement, Chairman Ahearne and Comissioner Hendrie voted to stay with the status quo.and take no final action until arrival of a fifth Commissioner.
Commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford voted to formally adopt those functional delegations upon which~the Commissioners could agree and to announce a policy that, until the entire matter could be resolved by majority vote, prior policy would. remain in force with
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-respect to the functional delegations upon which agreement could not be reached.
4 i-The result of this action is to continue in effect the current delegations of authority to the.EDO.
This is embodied in a number of documents.
Principal among these are the following:
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(continued) 1.
Manual Chapter NRC-0103, dated November 26, 1979.
2.
Chairman Ahearne's menorandum, subject:
" Role o.
the Executive Director for Operations," dated January 24, 1980.
3.
The President's Reorgani::ation ' Plan No. 1 of 1980 and NRC implementing documents.
4.
Document entitled " Internal Commission Procedures,"
October 1980.
A revised Section III, " Institutional Correspondence," dated December 12, 1980, delineates correspondence which is routed to EDO for direct reply.
5.
SECY memorandum to EDO, subject:
" Delegations of Authority in Export-Related Areas," July 28, 1980.
C.
SELY-81 REVIEW 0F DIRECTOR'S DENIAL OF 2.206 PETITION (IN THE MATTER OF CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY OF MICHIGAN). Memo SECY to Bickwit, dtd 3/3/81.
This is to advise you that the Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has decided that there is no need for a review of this decision of the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
In connection with their approval, commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford have requested that the staff provide a report in one year on the results of the operation and testing of the containment isolation valves.
(SECY Suspense:
3/1/82)
The Office of the General Counsel was informed of this action by telephone on March 2, 1981.
D.
SECY-81 REVIEW 0F DIRECTOR'S DENIAL OF 2.206 PETITION (IN THE MATTER OF CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY OF MICHIGAN). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 3/3/81.
In connection with their recent action on the subject paper, Co=missioners Gilinsky and Bradford have requested that the staff provide a report in one year on the results of the operation and testing of *;he containment isolation valves at the Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant.
(SECY Suspense:
3/1/82)
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STAFF REOUIEEMENTS - AFFIRVATI0'i SESSION 81-8, 2:1 0 P.M., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1931. C T ISSIO*iERS CO'.FE:ENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPE. TO PUBLIC ATTE!OA!CE).
Memo SECY to Dircks/Bic uit, etc 3/3/61.
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SECY-81 Procosed Rule Changes to Imolement the Comission's Delegation of OL Antitrus: Deter:-ination to Direc:crs, fiRR anc !NSS (Policy Issue--Affirmation)
The Comission by a vote of 4-0 approved for~ publication in the Federal Register proposed amendments to 10 CFR Parts 1 and 2 as contained in Attacnment A to'SECY-Sl-43, with minor editorial or clarifying changes as reco= ended by the Office of i.he General Counsel in a memorandum dated I
January 28, 1931.
(EDO)
(SECYSuspense: 3/20/81) l The Comission requested that appropriate Congressional comittees be informed (Attachment E). (ED0/0CA)
(SECY Suspense:
3/20/81)
II.
SECY-81 GPU Federal Tort Claim Procedures (Acjucicatory issue--Affirmation)
L The Comission by a vote of 4-0 has approved for publication in the Federal Register a notice which implements a recent Commission decision that tne Commission will rule on the GPU tort claim rather than the Executive Director for Operations or his designee.
(0GC)
(Subsequently, the Secretary signed the notice.)
-III. SECY-81-100 - Withdrawal of Proposed Rulemaking on the Burden of Prcef in Enfor:ement Proceeding (Rulemaking Issue--Affirmation)
The Commission by a vote of 4-0 approved for publication in the Federal Register a notice announcing the withdrawal of a proposed rulemaking on the burcen of proof in enforcement proceedings.
(ELD)
(SECY Suspense: 3/20/81)
IV.
SECY-81-77/77A/77B - Final Amendments to 10 CFR Part 20 on Discosal of Certain H-3 and C-14 Wastes (Policy Issue)
The Cc=ission has unanimously approved amendments to 10 CFR Part 20 as modified below, allowing disposal of certain H-3 and C-14 wastes.
The modifications are that a reference should be added to the~ Supplementtey Information to explair. Why the aqueous limits are being raised (for example, similar to Point 3 on page 4 of SECY-80-415); that the dose comitment figures (annual and some reasonable example of the cumulat' a dose) are
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explicitly set forth in the Federal Register Notice; that, on page 5 of Enclosu-e 1 of SECY-81-77, the word "other" is added to the end of line 3; and that the paragraph at the bottom of page 3 and the top of page 4 of SECY-81-77 should appear,in the Supplementary Information.
The Comission requested:
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that the notice, as modified for publication in the Federal Register, ;
be effective on publicatior.;
(NMSS/SD) (SECY Suspense:
3/20/81)
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(continued) 2.
that a public announcement be issued (Enclosure 3);
(NMSS/SD/0PA)
(SECYSuspense: 3/20/81 )
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that licensees and appropriate Congressional committees be informed (Enclosure 4).
(NMSS/SD/0CA)
(SECY Susfq;fnse:
3/20/81)
F.
STAFF REQUIREME'iTS - MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF NUCLEAR INSURANCE POOLS, 2:00 P.M., TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C.
0FFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo for the Record fm SECY, dtd 3/3/81.
The Comission* met with members of a panel representing nuclear insurance pools.
The panel consisted of:
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Bert Proom, President, American Nuclear Insurers i
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Joseph Marrone, Vice President / General Counsel, American Nuclear Insurers 3.
Richard Schmalz, General Counsel, Hartford Insurance Group 4.
James Morrow, Chairman, Mutual Atomic Energy Liability Un'derwriters (MAELU)GoverningCommittes 5.
Ambrose Kelly, Manager, MAELU 6.
Michael O'Connell, MAELU 7.
Leroy Simon, Vice Pre:1 dent, Prudential Reinsuranc.e Company 8.
Thomas O'Hara, Prudential Reinsurance Company There were no actions taken or requests made at this meeting.
- Comissioner Bradford wa, not present.
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SECY-81-103 - APPROVAL OF PROPOSED LICENSE TO EXPORT HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM TO BELGIUM, THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC 0F GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANC3 (LICENSE APP.
NO. XSNM01390). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 3/5/81.
This is to advise you that the Commissioners have reviewed the subject license to Transnuclear, Inc.
The Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has accepted your recommendation to export to EURATOM 15.038 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 93.3% U-235, and 50.125 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 70.4% U-235, both shipments in the form of uranium hexafluoride.
The Office of International Programs was informed of this action by telephone on March 5, 1981.
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STAFF REOUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION SESSION 81-9, 4:10 P.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1981, C0v/4ISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE.
Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 3/6/81.
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SECY-81 Therapeutic Treatment of Cardiac Dysfunction by Iodine-131 (Rulemaking Issue--Affirmation)
The Commission by a vote of 4-0 approved for publication in the Fed 2ral Register a notice of NRC's intent to unconditionally retain the existing regulations on. therapeutic treatment of cardiac dysfunction by iodine 131.
(Alternative 2 of the Staff paper.) (SD)
(5SCY Suspense: 3/23/81)
The Commission requested:
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A copy of the Federal Register notice be mailed to interested byproduct material licensees and other
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interested persons; and (SD)
(SECY Suspense:
3/23/81) 2.
An analysis of public Comments be placed in the Public Document Room.
(SD)
(SECY Suspense: 7/15/81 )
II.
SECY-80-545 - NRC Rulemaking to Implement EPA's " Environmental Radiation Protections Standards for Nuclear Power Operations" (40 CFR 190)
(Rulemaking Issue--Affirmation)
The Commission by a vote of 4-0 approved for publication in the Federal Register final amendments to 10 CFR Part 20 incorporating in the MFC Regufations the current EPA requirement for certain uranium fuel cycle licensees to comply with EPA standards.
The Commission requested:
1.
That a Footnote (attached) be incorporated at Enclosure B, page 3, 3rd paragraph; (SD)
(SECY Suspense:
3/23/81) 2.
Requests clearance from the General Accounting Office for these amendments, because they include a reporting require l-ment that licensees must notify NRC of violations of 40 CFR,l:
190; a "Value-Irpact Assessment and Report Justification
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Analysis" (Enclosure "C") has been prepared which will be used as the basis for obtaining this clearance; 3
(SD)
(SECY Suspense:
3/23/81) 3.
That appropriate Congressional Committees and affected licensees be notified of the Federal Register publication.
(SD/OCA).
(SECY Suspense:
3/23/81)
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SEC';-81-lli - INTERVENTION IN NRC ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDINGS.
Memo SECY W U d wit, dtd 3/6/81.
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This is to advise you that the Com-ission (with all Commissionsrs approving) has approved the draf t rule as a subject for further study by OGC.
The Commission desires that the study be initiated promptly and completed as soon as possible.
It should include in its scope an assessment of how much time might be saved and in which proceedings..
Commissioner Ahearne did not agree with the need fc an assessment of how much time might be saved and in wi.fah proceedings; his additional comments are attached.
It is requested that, after consultation with the staff and the adjudicatory boards, you report to the Commission your conclusions and recommendations as to whether the draft rule should be the subject of rulemaking.
(SECY Suspense:
March 31, 1981)
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SCHEDULED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Date Organization Location Subject Sp_ca,ker 3/10/81 NRC/0RNL Symposium on Gatlinburg, TN
- Writing Standards for K. Goller
" Uncertainties Associated with the Regulation of Geologic Disposal of liigh-50 Level Vaste Geologic Disposal of High Level Radioactive Wastes 3/11/81 Same as above Same as above The Effects of the Uncer-F. Cameron tainty of Inadvertent fluman SD Intrusion on Stds for Reg of Geologic Disposal of liigh-Level Radioactive Waste 3/13/81 Same as above Same as ab)ve NRC Perspective on the P. Comella Symposium SD 3/18/81 Annual Meeting of San Antenio, TX Panel on Low Level G. Wayne Kerr State & Territorial Nuclear Wastes SP llealth Officers 3/26/81 22nd Annual Quality Knoxville, TM What NRC Reg :1ations W. Ruhlman Clinic Require from QA Program R0 II 3/29-4/2/81 American Chemical Atlanta, GA Regulatory Implications
- 11. T. Peterson Society Meeting of Radiation Dose-Effect 50 Relationships 4/1/81 Speuses of Operating Education Center Quality Assurance Require-A. Cerne Staff at Seabrook Seabrook, Ci!
ments & Licensing Procedures R0 I Station Related to Seabrook Station
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