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Responds to FOIA Request for Documents Re Burial of Radioactive Thorium on Property of Maywood Chemical.Forwards Documents Listed in App A.Info Partially Withheld:Names & Addresses (Ref FOIA Exemption 6).W/o Encls
ML20003C861
Person / Time
Issue date: 03/03/1981
From: Felton J
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Kuhles E
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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FOIA-81-50 NUDOCS 8103180595
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Narch 3, 1981 Ms. Elizabeth Kuhles 37 East Pleasant Avenue IN RESPONSE REFER Maywood, NJ 07607 TO F01A-81-50

Dear Ms. Kuhles:

This is in response to your letter of January 29, 1981 in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, copies of documents pertaining to the burial of radioactive thorium on the property of Maywood Chemical.

Please find enclosed the documents listed on Appendix A.

In a February 25 telephone conversation with Ms. Sarah N. Wigginton of my staff your mother indicated that you would be willing to pay the reproduction costs. The. charge for reproducing the enclosed 556 pages is $27.80, as specified in 10 CFR 9.14(b). Please send a check made payable to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission in the amount of $27.80, along with a copy of this letter, to the Director, Division of Rules and Records, Room MNBB-4210, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, DC 20555.

In addition, several documents have been referred to other NRC offices and to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for releasability determination. We will contact you as soon as the NRC reviews are completed. The EPA will respond to you directly.

Portions of documents one, two, and six of Appendix A have been deleted in order to withhold the home addresses and telepnone numbers of individuals.

Portions of document 102 have been deleted in order to withhold the names of individuals exposed to radiation. Because disclosure of this information would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, it is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption s

(6) of the Freedom of Informatica Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6)) and'10 CFR 9.5(a)(6).

The non-exempt portions are enclosed.

Purscant-to 10 CFR 9.9 of the Comission's regulations, it has been determined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure, and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest.

The persons responsibic for this denial are the undersigned and Mr. Victor Stello, Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement.

O This denial may be appealed to the Comission's Executive Director for Operations within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. As provided in 10 CFR 9.11, any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U, S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal fr% an Initial FOIA Decision."

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Enclosures:

As stated

RE: F0!A-81-38 and 81-50 s

APPENDIX A

  • 1.

Undated Handwritten notes pertaining to names of Mayors and telephone numbers

  • 2.

11/5/?

Memorandum of Call to John G. from J. Glenn, with attachment (4 pages) 3.

Undated SWS Industries /Who's Who at Stepan Chem., handwritten notes 4.

2/1 0/ 81 Draft Chronology - Maywood Chemical Works /Stepan Chemical Company (20 pages) 5.

2/1 0/81 Handwritten notes, re:

sampling (8 pages)

  • 6.

2 /1 0/ 81 Handwritten notes - Listing of principals and telephone numbers (5 pages) 7.

2/1 0/ 81 Facsimile Request to Bob Engelken from Gary L. Snyder 8.

2/9-1 3/81 Survey, handwritten notes 9.

1 /30/81 Attendence at Meeting at Stepan Chemical

10. 1 / 3 0/ 81 Letter to Mary Daley from George Smith
11. 1 / 2 7/81 Letter to Myu Campbell from Francis T. Brezenski, with attachment (8 pages) l
12. 1/23/81 Latter to USNRC from Edward J. McNierney, re: Myron Manufacturing Corp.

13.

1 /22/81 Letter to Timeplex Inc. from John D. Kinneman, re:

l Newspaper Article entitled " Radiation Under Study in Two Towns" l

14. 1 /22/81 Letter to STC Systems, Inc., from John D. Kinneman
15. 1 / 22/81 "Froposed Industrial Site, Rochelle Park, N.

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Subsurface Exploration" by Johnson Soils Engineering Laboratory (27 pages) 18.

1 / 22/ 81 Blueprint, " Boring Location Plan"

19. -1/22/81 Attendance at 1/22/81 Meeting, E/W Towers, Bethesda, Md.

20.

1/1 6/81 Press Release from Congresswoman Roukema (2 pages)

  • Indicates portion (s) of the docur.ent(s) has been deleted.

RE:

FOIR-81 36 and 81-S0 2

21. 1 /1 6/ 81 Memo for Victor Stello from Boyce H. Grier, re: Whole Body Counting for Residents in Vicinity of Stepan Chemical 22.

1 /1 6/ 81 Meno for Boyce H. Grier from John D. Kinneman, re:

Request for Whole Body Counting

23. 1 /1 5/ 81 Letter to USEPA from John D. Kinneman, re: sample mailing
24. 1/7/81 Handwritten notes - Stepan Chemical - Water Samples (21 pages)
25. 1/6/81 Handwritten notes - TLD Stations for Stepan
26. 1/5/81 TLD Annealing Data 27.

1/5/81 Letter to the Honorable Margaret Roukema from Richard A Riore, re: Borough of Maywood, Radioactive Waste (5 pages)

28. 1 / 5/ 81 Handwritten notes attached to sample analysis (31 pages) 29.

1/81 Handwritten Memo to File from Myu Campbell, re: Thorium Gas Mantles

30. Undated

!!andwritten-noter, SWS Industries, names of officers 31.

12/18/80 Letter to EG&G Inc. from John D. Kinneman, re: transmittal of maps and drawings, attached (5 pages) 32.

12/11/80 Letter to USNRC from J. J. Collins, re: attached newspaper article (2 pages) 33.

12/11/80 Letter to George Smith from Nicholas J. Pcimiotto, re:

newspeper article (3 pages) 34.

12/7/80 Newspaper clipping, " Radioactive Waste Is Uncovered in Maywood Field" (2 pages) NYT 35.

12/3/80 Handwritten list of attendees at meeting at Maywood Police Station

36. 12/2/80 USNRC, Notice of Significant Licensee Meeting, Stepan Chemical 37.

12/1/80 Preliminary Notification of Event or Unusual Occurrence PNO-I-80-167A 38.

11/28/80 Handwritten note to John from Myu, re: RI records for Stepan Chemical /Maywood Chemical

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39.

11/25/80 Stepan Soil !amples collected - analysis (34 pages)

40. 11/25/80 Memo for Lawrence Cohen from John D. Kinneman, re:

Request for Aerial Measuring System Overflight, Stepan Chemical Co., Maywood, New Jersey 41. 11/20,25/80 Survey of unrestricted areas above excavations filled with licerised material (3 pages)

42. 11/19/80 Handwritten notes - NJ Records
43. 11/17/80 Preliminary Notification of Event or Unusual Occurrence--

PNO-I-80-167

44. 11/13/80 Drawings and photographs - Initial Survey Results (9 pages)
45. 11/80 Handwritten notes - First Application, results of previous inspections (6 pages)
46. 11/10/80 Drawing, SWS Plaza, Site Plan by Boswell Engineering Co. (2 pages) 47, 10/20/80 Memo to Jeanette Eng from John Feeney, re:

Resul ts of soil samples collected fron Rochelle Park area, with attachment (11 pages) 48.

9/23/80 Newspaper clipping (The Shopper), " Warehouses, not homes will go up on Route 17. Residents prefer warehouses" (2 pages) 49.

9/16/80 Letter to Stepan Chemical Company from Paul R. Guinn, re:

Amendment of License No. STC-1333 (2 pages)

50. 9/9/80 Letter to USNRC from E. A

,,anson, re: License STC-1333 l

51. 8/29/80 Letter to Myron Manufacturing Co. from Irving levenstein

52. 4/11/80 Letter to USNRC from E. A. Swanson 53.

4/8/80 USNRC Materials License, Supplementary Sheet, Stepan Chemical Co.

54.

4/8/80' Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Glenda Jackson l

55, 3/25/80 Letter to USNRC from E. A. Swanson 56.

3/18/80 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Glenda Jackson l

57.

2/21/80 Letter to USNRC from Ernest A. Swanscn, with attachment j

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58. 2/21/80 Letter to USNRC frorc Ernest A. Swanson, with attachment (2 pages)
59. 4/4/78 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Nathan Bassin, with attachnent (2 pages)
60. 4/28/77 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Paul R. Nelson, re:

Inspection 76-01 and License No. 29-13725-02 61. 4/11/77 Letter to Paul R. Nelson from E. A. Swanson

62. 4/6/77 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Paul R. Nelson, re:

Inspection 76-01 and License No. 29-13725-02 (2 pages)

63. 3/2/77 Letter to USNRC from E. A. Swanson, with attachment (3 pages)
64. 2/22/77 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Douglas Weiss
65. 1/28/77 Letter to Paul R. Nelson from E. A. Swanson, re: act of noncompliance
66. 12/29/76 Materials Inspection, with attachments (8 pages)
67. 12/13/76 Letter to P. R. Nelson from Gen W. Roy, re:

Stepan Chemical Co., Maywood, New Jersey

68. 10/30/75 Letter to Stepan Chemical Company from Nathan Bassin re:

License No. 29-13725-02

69. 10/30/75 USNRC, Materials License, Stepan Chemical Co.

70.- 9/19/75 USAEC Application for Byproduct Material License (2 pages) 71. 9/5/75 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Bernard Singer, re:

Notice of Expired License (2 pages)

72. 1975 Aerial photograph 73.

9/21/72 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from James P. O'Reilly

74. 9/11/72 Letter to USAEC from R. Richard Riso (2 pages)
75. 8/29/72 Letter to William D. Allen from R. Richard Riso

' 76. 7/26/72 USAEC, Byproduct Material License, Supplementary Sheet, Stepan Chemical Co.

77.

7/7/72 Letter to Robert L. Layfield from R. R. Riso (2 pages)

78. 6/30/72 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from James P. O'Reilly, with attachment (2 pages)

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79. 6/30/72 Letter to Paul R. Nelson from Eugene Epstein, re:

Stepan Chemical Co., inspection / noncompliance, with attachment (4 pages)

80. 6/16/72 USAEC Regulatory Operations, Region I, Inspection Field Notes (21 pages) 81.

6/25/ 71 Letter to Robert L. Layfield from E. A. Swan:,on, with attachment (2 pages)

82. 6/11 /71 Letter to Stepan Chemical Company from Robert L.

Layfield (2 pages) 83.

5/2 6/ 71 Note to Richard E. Cunningham from Robert Layfield (2 pages)

84. 4/22/71 Letter to Robert Layfield from E. A. Swanson (2 pages)
85. 4/ 7/ 71 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Robert L. Layfield
86. 2/8/71 Letter to USAEC from E. A. Swanson, with attachmee (2 pages)

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7/1/70 USAEC Byproduct Material License, Stepan Chemical Co.

88. 6/39/70 Telegram to Robert Layfield from R. Richard Riso 89.

6/24/70 USAEC Application for Byproduct' Material License (2 pages)

90. Undated US Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Hackensack Quadrangle Topograpic Map 91. 10/1/68 Letter to Don F. Harmon from E. A. Swanson

.92.

9/6/68 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Don F. Harmon 93.

9/5/68 Handwritten note to R. S. Cleveland from R. G. Gilbert

.re: ' Close out survey, Stepan Chemical Co., with attachment (4 pages) 94.

8/15/68 Letter to Don F. Harmon from E. A. Swanson (2 pages) 95.

8/9/68 Letter to E. A. Swanson from Peter J. Knapp, with attachment (2 pages)

96. 4/10/68 Letter to E. A. Swanson from John V. Tekin, with attachment (2 pages)

i RE:

F0!A-81-38 and 81-50 l'

6 97.

3/19/68 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Don F. Harmon

98. 2/28/68 Letter to Don F. Harmon from E. A. Swanson (2 pages) 99.

1/15/68 Letter to E. A. Swanson from Don F. Harmon (2 pages) 100. 12/12/67 Routing slip to J. R. R6eder from R. S. Cleveland, re: Stepan Chemical Co. with attachment (4 pages) 101. 12/1/67 Memo to Jack R. Roeder, re:

Docket 40 ';97,Stepan Chemical Co.

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11/21/67 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Robert W. Kirkman, with attachments (49 pages) 103. 5/18/67 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Don F. Harmon, with attachment (2 pages) 104.

5/8/67 Letter to Donald A. Nussbaumer from Donald H. Francis, with attachments (6 pages) 105. 4/25/67 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Donald A. Nussbaumer 106. 6/24/64 Letter to Stepan Chemical Co. from Donald A. Nussbaumer, with attachment (2 pages) 107. 3/12/64 Letter to Donald A. Nussbaumer from D. H. Francis (3 pages) 108. 2/14/64 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Donald A.

Nussbaumer l

109.

2/7/64 Letter to Maywood Che iical Works from Eber R. Price 110. 1 /27/64 Letter to Donald A. Nussbaumer from Donald H. Francis, with attachment (3 pa5CS) 111. 1/25/64 I.etter to Eber R. Price from D. H. Francis, with attachment (3 pages) 11 2.

1 /1 7/64 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Donald A. Nussbaumer 113.

1/6/64 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Eber H. Price (2 pages)

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12/3/63 Letter to Eber R. Price from D. H. Francis (2 pages) l 115. 11/14/63 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Eber H. Price (4 pages) l CIndicates portion (s) of document has been deleted

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F01A-81-38 and 81-50 i'

7 116. 9/24/63 Memo to Eber R. Price from Richard S. Cleveland, re:

Transmittal of License Compliance Inspection Report -

10 CFR 40, with attachment (13 pages) 117. 7/26/63 Memo to Le Dubinski from Donald flussbaumer, re:

Maywood Cl _mical Works 118. 7/26/63 Memo to Files from Donald flussbaumer, re: Telephone Conversation with John Villforth, Public Health Service (2 pages) 119. Undated Aerial Photograph 1963 120. 6/22/62 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from W. Karp (3 pages) 121. 10/20/61 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Eber R. Price '

122. 1 0/ 2/61 Letter to Eber

  • Price from D. H. Francis 123.

9 /1 / 61 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Eber R. Price (2 pages) 124. 8/ 8/ 61 Letter to Eber R. Price from D. H. Francis (2 pages) 125. 6/26/61 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Eber R. Price (3 pages) 126. 7/1 0/61 Memo to Robert Lowenstein from Robert W. Kirkman, re:

Transmittal of License Compliance Inspection Report-10 CFR 40, with attachments (17 pages) 127.

3/ 7/ 61 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from J. C. Delaney l

l 128. 2/2 8/ 61 Letter to J. C. Delaney from Harold R. Spiess, with l

attachment (4 pages) t l

129. 1/4/60 Letter to Maywood Chemical Porks from J. C. Delaney l

130. 12/23/59 Letter to Lyall Johnson from D. R. Van Zandt 1 31.

12/23/59 USAEC Application for AEC License te Transfer, Deliver.

l Export or Receive Uranium or Thorium Source Material Maywood Chemical Works (4 pages) 132. 12/15/59 Letter to USAEC from Harold R. Spiess

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l 133. 1/20/59 Memo to Lyall Johnson from Lester R. Rogers, re:

Maywood Chemical Works 1 34.

12/24/58 Letter to J. C. Delaney from D. R. Van Zandt, with l

attachment (8 pages) l

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135.

12/19/58 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from J. C. Delaney 136.

12/9/58 Office memo to Lyall E. Johnson from Lester R.

Rogers, re: Maywood Chemical Works Application for Renewal of License No. R-103, Docket No. 40-1947 137.

12/8/58 Letter to USAEC from D. R. Van Zandt 138.

12/1/58 Letter to Mapood Chemical Works from J. C. Delaney withattachment(5pages) 139.

10/17/58 Letter to Lyall Johnson from D. R. Van Zandt 140. 10/8/58 Letter to USAEC from D. R. Van Zandt 141.

9/25/58 Radiation Safety Check, Maywood Chemical Works (2 pages) 142.

6/4/58 Memo to Marvin M. Mann from Lester H. Rogers, re:

Maywood Chemical Works 143.

11/20/57 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works froia J. C. Delaney, with attachment (5 pages) 144.

11i'4/57 Letter to Lyall Johnson from D. R. Van Zandt 145.

7/11/57 Memo to K. E. Fields from Curtis A. Nelson, re:

Maywood Chemical Works (2 pages) 146.

6/7/57 Memo to Marvin M. Mann from Robert W. Kirkman, re:

Transmittal of License Compliance Inspection Report -

10 CFR 40 (5 pages) 14).

11/19/56 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Lyall Johnson (2 pages) 148. 11/13/56 Memo for Lyall E. Johnson from Marvin' M. Mann, re:

Renewal of Licenses 149.

11/9/56 Letter to Lyall Johnson from D. R. Van Zandt, with attachment (4 pages) 1 50.

11/6/56 Memo to Marvin M. Mann from Lyall Johnson, re: Source Material License No. R-103, Maywood Chemical Works 1 51.

11/6/56 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Lyall Johnson 152.

9/56 Monthly Report of Processors of Uranium and Thorium Source Materials from Maywood Chemical Works (2 pages) 153.

4/1/54 Letter to Maywood Chemical Works from Lyall Johnson 154.

3/9/54 Letter to Lyall Johnson from D. R. Van Zandt, with attachment (5 pages)

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155.

12/3/80.

Radiological Survey of Warehouse #5, Stepan Chemical Company, Maywood, New Jersey, prepared by Nuclear Safety Associates. Inc. (14 pages) 1 56. 1 /1 6/81 Letter to Mayor John Stewart from Congresswoman Marge Roukema, re: Meeting with NRC Officials r

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