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June 12, 1981 For:
The Ccmissioners From:
T. A. Rehm. Assistan't for Operations, Office of the EDO
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 5,1981 s
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A sumary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this. report.
Contents Enclosure Administration A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C
Inspection and Enforcement D
Nuclear Regulatory Research E
Executive Legal Director F
' International Programs G
State Programs H
Management and Program Analysis I
Controller J
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data K
Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization L*
Items Approved by the Comission M
sista fr perations
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T. A. Rehm, E00 49-27781 8106220
SU!1 MARY OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT Week Ending June 5,1981 F
Oyster Creek, Duane Arnold and Cooper The Oyster Creek, Duane Arnold and Cooner plants returned to power following a maintenance outage and refueling outages, respectively.
Point Beach Unit-2'
-During a refueling outage the steam generators were inspected. A section of the "A" steam generator was found to have a small fracture. The staff is evaluating the finding, among other related findings, for safety significance.
New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board Hearing NRC staff will testify at a New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board Hearing on June 11. The purpose of the hearing is to consider New Mexico's adoption of the minimum national regulations covering uranium milling.
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Senate Hearing Concerning International Terrorism Under Secretary Kennedy is scheduled to testify on June 10 for the State Department before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning international terrorism and protection of diplomats. Questions may arise on the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, in which case an NMSS representative will attend as a back-up.
FY 1983 and FY 1984 Budgets The Budget Review Group (BRG) is currently reviewing the E00 staff budget requests for FY 1983 and FY 1984. The BRG recommendati3n will be provided to the ED0 on June 12, 1981.
FY 1984 Budget Congress passed the FY 1981 Supplemental Appropriation, which deleted NRC's request for additional funds for the pay raise effective last October and in addition reduced NRC's existing appropriation by $5 million.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending June 5,1981 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received 260 8
Granted 183 1
Denied 30 6
Pending 47 I
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received
( An individual requesting Requests information in the NRC on herself.
information about herself)
(81-208)
Billy H. Day Requests the address to write to for infonnation (81-209) on chemicals used by the C.B.R. teams at Walker Air Force Base in New Mexico in 1957 and 1958.
David G. Hunt, Requests information concerning americium-241 Amersham alpha foil radiaticn sources manufactured by (81-21 0)
Monsanto Research Corporation of Dayton, Ohio.
E. B. Rosenberg, Requests a copy of Contract No. NRC-10-78-580 Franklin Research Center entitled "The Implementation and Operation of (81-211) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control System" awarded to TERA Corporation, including all amendments, modifications to the contract, progress reports and a copy of the technical proposal, including revisions, responses to questions, and best and final offer.
Michael Knapik, Requests a copy of SECY-81-170 regarding to what McGraw-Hill Publications extent the effectiveness of safeguards should be Company considered in NRC export licensing and information (81-212) on the Commission vote on the options contained in this SECY paper.
' CONTACT: J. M. Felton 492-7211 i
ENCLOSURE A
2 Received, Cont'd Linda Cutlip, Requests a copy of the contract awarded for IFB No.
The M&T Company RS-ADM-81-368.
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Richard G. Logan, Jr.,
Requests infomation on contracts entered into Knox, Ricksen, Snook, between operators of nuclear power plant facilities Anthony & Robbins and the private security guard companies.
(81-214)
Marvin Resnikoff, Requests the proposed shipping route between Chalk Sierra Club Radioactive River, Ontario and Savannah River, South Carolina Waste Campaign and all correspondence between Nuclear Assurance (81-21 5) and the NRC regarding these proposed shipments.
Jilian Mincer, Requests the route for spent fuel shipments from American Friends the Chalk River Reactor to the Savannah River Plant.
Service Committee (81-21 6)
Ann Spanel Requests all NRC sponsored studies of incidences (81-217) of cancer near nuclear power plants and urar.ium mines.
Charles Watson, Requests the contract number. who the contract was Washington Representative awarded to, the date of the award and amount of Services, Inc.
the award for Contract RS-NMS-80-030 entitled (81-218)
" Evaluation of Material Accounting Perfomance at Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities."
Granted Kathleen Mullen, In response to a request for four categories of Legal Aid Society of infomation pertaining to the Fort St. Vrain Metropolitan Denver, Inc.
nuclear power plant, made available 51 documents.
(81-127)
Peter K. Monk, In response to a request for four categories of Keene, Halper & Monk, Inc.
information on all personnel actions processed (81-146) within the NRC from January 7, 1977 to the present time which resulted in converting positions or personnel from noncareer to career status, and a list of NRC personnel who were detailed to the White House or other offices within the Office of the President, made available this information.
ENCLOSURE A
3 Granted, Cont'd Wendell 'H. Marshall In response to a request for a copy of the
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" working agenda" for the Midland Nuclear Plant hearings, informed the requester there are no documents subject to this request.
Karen L. Madura.
In response to a request for a copy of the NRC's
-State of the Art organizational chart, telephone book, and a Seminars listing of all NRC employees by name, position (81-185) title, and location, made available this infornation.
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.J. Craig Currie, In response to a request for information regarding Feldman & Feldman Thorotrast as it relates to the Heyden Chemical (81-186)
. Corporation and information on sales records identifying the customers from 1950, made available four documents.
In response to a request for documents in the NRC (An individual rqiuesting information about herself) on herself, informed the requester the NRC has (81-191) no information pertaining to her.
Paul G. O'Connor, In response to a request for a listing of Gruy Federal, Inc.
contracts executed during FY 80 and FY 81 and (81-195) the planned procurement actions with private contractors, made available a list of contracts executed for FY 80 and FY 81.
Informed the requester there is-no list of planned procurement actions with private contractors for FY 82.
(NRC employee)
In response to a request for a copy of a letter (81-206) of resignation by a named individual, made available this document.
Billy H. Day Informed the requester of the address to write (81-209) to fcr information on chemicals used by the C.B.R.
teams at Walker Air Force Base in New Mexico in 1957 and 1958.
Linda Cutlip, Informed the requester the contract awarded for The M&T Company IFB No. RS-ADM-81-368 is already available at the (81-213)
PDR.
Denied John Dillon In response to a request for documents relating
.. c/o Jack Anderson to the February 1978 investigation into allegations (81-120) concerning the Hayward Tyler Pump Company of Vermont, made available three documents. Denied
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portions of nine documents, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and would disclose the identity of the confidential source.
ENCLOSURE A
4 Denied,' Cont'd Thomas J. Madden, In response to an appeal to the Commission for-Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, the disclosure of a portion of one document Hays & Handler and all of 15 documents pertaining to NPC (81-A-5-80-515) responses or followups to GA0 reports aoout the NRC and information relating to-the NRC resident inspector program, made available additional portions.of one document. Continued to deny 15 documents in_ their entirety, the release of which would adversely affect the agency's deliberative process to the' detriment of the p0blic interest in reasoned decision-making.
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.DIVfS10N OF CONTRACTS Week Ending June 6, 1981 CONTRACT AWARDED RFP-RS-RES-80-180 Title - Seismic Qualification of Nuclear. Plant Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Description - The development of recommendations for seismic criteria and methods to determine the seismic qualifications of nuclear plant-mechanical and electrical equipment.
Period of Performance - Three years Sponsor Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract No. NRC-04-81-185 awarded to Southwest =
Research Institute in the amount of $391,389.00, effective ~ June 1, 1981.
TERMINATED CONTRACT NRC-10-80-701 Title - Electrostatic Copying Services
' Description - Services consist of copying, collating, drilling, stapling, and/or thermal binding from one to three inches in thickness.
Sponsor - Office of Administration Status - Contract terminated for convenience of the Government-by termination letter of November 6, 1980. Reason for termination is due to defective specifications, which if went uncorrected would 'have-resulted in the Government paying an unreasonable amount.for the services. The termina-tion claim has been settled and the contract shall be processed for close- '
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CONTRACTS CLOSED OUT i
-(All administrative action completed and final payment made)
Contract No.
Contractor Close-Out Date
-NRC-03-79-136 Mark Messings 4/28/81 NRC-17-79-453 Bernard Doyle 4/27/81 l
NRC-04-78-197 Dr. William Hunter 6/02/81 NRC-04-78-239 George Washington Univ.
6/02/81 NRC-04-79-198 Woodward-Clyde Consultants 5/28/81 i
NRC-04-77-156 Howard University 5/28/81 NRC-10-79-377 Maryland Color Photo 6/01/81 NRC-10-79-672 Montgomery Co. Public Schools 5/27/81 l
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- NRC-10-80-690 Dr. Mary Fuller 5/27/81 I
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NRC-10-78-403 Mr. Herman Dorfman
'6/04/81
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OFF3CE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WEEK ENDING-June 5, 1981 OYSTER CREEK' The Oyster Creek station was returned to power operation on May 30, 1981 after a'43-day scheduled maintenance outage. During this period work was performed % the following areas:
(1) Scram Dump Valve modification, (2) Conta!.r.c.1t switch replacements (re. NUREG-0737), (3) Limitorques i
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. inside containment replaced, and (4) Miscellaneous rout ne ma n enance.
In addition, IE Bulletin 80-17, Addendum 4, Scram Dump Volume Water Level Instrumentation Test Ng was successfully performed. A six-month refueling /
equipment modification outage is scheduled to start November 30, 1981.
DUANE ARNOLD The Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) started Cycl.: 6 power operation on June 1, 1981 after a 73 day refueling outage, i
Actions included in the fifth refueling outage were:
1 fuel loading for a 12 month power operation cycle, 2)) modifications associated with the Mark I Containment Program,
- 3) various post TMI-2 related modifications, and
- 4) several fire protection modifications.
. Return to service was delayed about.two. weeks bc: Jse.of problems experienced with main steam isolation' and"s'afetf relief'vhlve leakage! < * ' ' "* "
C3 An eight week refueling for DAEC is scheduled for April 1982.
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT NO. 2 Point Beach Unit No. R steam generators were inspected during their recent' refueling outage. A section of an "A" steam generator hot let (inlet) tube was removed for laboratory analysis.
During removal, the tube sample fractured at about 0.5 inches above the top of the tubesheet.'"The tube analysis revealed intergranular attack (IGA) in a zone exten. ding part way around the tube peri-meter above the top of the tubesheet. The maximum axial extent of the zone of I
IGA.was'.8 inches. The maximum IGA penetration depth was 32% of wall thick-
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Some localized tube wall thinning was also observed. No significant IGA was observed 1 inch below the top of the tubesheet within the crevice.
These findings are being evaluated by the staff to determine their potential safety significance.
ENCLOSURE B
i Cooper Nuclear Station CNS commenced its 7th cycle of power operations on June 2,.1981, after i 43-day refueling outage,.
Actions included in-the 6th refueling outage were:
(1) fuel loading for a 12-month power cycle; (2)' scheduled diesel generator il maintenance and inspection; (3) replacement of 28 CRD's with new or rebuilt ones;. (4) in-spect ali hydraulic and mechanical snubbers and replacement of approxi-mately 10 to 20 snubbers; (5) turbine low p ersure stage blade replace-ment; (6) scheduled inservice inspection; (?) RCIC turbine inspection; (8) replacement of 16 LPR!i strings; (9) 3RM & -IRM detector drives main tenance; (10) removal of safety and relief valves for testing; (11) re-building ~ main steam bypass valves; (12) replacement of control rod blades; (13) CRD pump overhaul and (14) installation of automatic system to initiate control rod insertion on icw pressure in the control air header in accordance with the Commission's January 9, 1981, order.
A six-week maintenance outa'ge is' presently scheduled in the early Fall,.
1981 (September), to install new low pressure turb'ine rotors and perform Mark 1. LTP modifications. The next refueling outage is currently sene-duled for the Spring 1982.
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': Eva lud non Report (SER) by the TMI Program Office is in progress.
411 id briantion requested from the licensee has been received lalt ed % some items require minor clarification.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending June 5,1981 Issuance of Source Material License to Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corporation The Division of Waste Management, Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch,
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Issuance of Source Material License to Ogle Petroleum, Inc.
The Division of Waste Management, Uranium Recovery Licensing Eranch, has issued a Source and Byproduct Material License (No. SUA-1396, effective May 29,1981) authorizing Ogle Petroleum, Inc., to construct and operate a commercial sc:le in-situ leach uranium mine and recovery plant at Bison Basin in Fremont County, Wyoming. The recovery plant is designed to produce 1.0 X 106 pounds of U 038 at a rate of about 4.0 X 105 pounds per year.
New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board Hearing On June 11, 1981, staff from the Division of Waste Management, NMSS, will testify at a New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board Hearing. The purpose of the hearing is to consider adoption of the mini:m national regulations covering uranium milling. WM staff will present and respond to questions on the technical basis for the regulations.
SP, OELD and 0GC will also attend the hearing to address riatters related to the Agreement State Program and requirements of the Mill Tailings Act (UMTRCA).
NRC/ EPA Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Control of Areas Contaminated with Radioactive Materials On May 28, 1981, NRC st'aff met with EPA representatives to discuss and make changes in the draft EPA /NRC Memorandum of Understanding (M00) concerning the Control of. Areas Contaminated with Radioactive Materials.
We are close to staff agreement and plan to discuss the MOU with OMB as soon as that point is reached.
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Items cf Interest 2
Spent Fuel Storage On Wednesday, June 3,1981, NMSS Fuel Cycle staff met with representatives
- of Transnuclear, Inc., regarding dry storage technologies for independent spent fuel storage installations. Transnuclear has designs for a dry
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meeting, Transnuclear affirmed that 'a Topical Report covering its dry storage cask design will be submitted to NMSS by the end of the calendar year.
US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement Division o'f1 Safeguards representatives visited Exxon on May 20 for the purpose of reviewing the Facility A';tachment (FA) being prepared for that facility.
Participants in the discussion included 1AEA, NRC and Exxon representatives.
The draft discussed had previously been reviewed and approved by the IAEA Technical 4
Review Group (TRG) and should be finalized later in June with the U.S. negotiating team.
The initial draft of the FA's for Trojan and Rancho Seco were discussed with the licensees on May 22 and May 27.
After review by the IAEA TRG, the U.S.
negotiating team will work out their final forms.
The IAEA..
_2 has moved the target date for implementation of the three facility attachments to July 31, 1981.
i The IAEA inspectors who participated in the meetings were able to verify the Design Information Questionnaires and also an init4al inventory verification at t
both r eactors.
An IAEA seal was placed on the control rod mechanism at Rancho Seco and plans are in place to seal the Trojan reactor via the ventilation ducts before it is restarted around the first of July.
Senate Hearing Concerning International Terrorism i
On June 10, 1981, Under Secretary Kennedy will testify for the State Department before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning international terrorism and protection of diplomats.
As part of these hearings, questions may arise on the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material. In response to a request from the State Department expert on this Convention, Mr. Burnett, who was the NRC representative for the negotiation of the Convention, will attend the hearing to provide " backup" to the Department expert in the event of' questions. No prepared testimony is expected of Mr. Burnett.
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Meetings - Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safcty 1.
Subject:
License familiarization and site inspection with Region II inspectors.
Date/ Time:
June 8 - 12 Location:
General Electric, Wilmington, North Carolina Attendtes:
Bernice Kosla (FC), John Kahle (Region II IE) and Lee Franklin (Region II IE) 2.
Subject:
Site visit in preparatory to writing EIS.
Date/ Time:
June 9 - 12 Location:
Amax, Parkersburg, West Virginia Attenaces:
Bill Nixon (FC) 3.
Subject:
Proposed Shipment of Reactor Vessel.
Date/ Time:
June 9, 10:30 Willste Building (FC), Ross Chappell (FC),
Location:
Chuck MacDonald Attendees:
Richard Odegaarden (FC), Tom LaGuardia (Nuclear Energy Systems (NES)),
G. Fans (Burns & Roe), R. Buff (Burns &
Roe), A. Levin (NES), R. rJauer (UNC), R. Miller (UNC),
S. Eirick (UNC) 4.
Subject:
SRI contract to study LSA shipments.
Date/ Time:
June 16, 9:00 Location:
Willste Building Attendees:
Ross Chappell (FC), Dr. James Colton (Projec.t Manager, Stanford Research Institute) 5.
Subject:
Attend Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting and receive special award from the Society.
Date/ Time:
June 15 - 23 Location:
Las Vegas, Nevada Attendees:
Richard E. Cunningham ABSENCES OF DIRECTOR OR DEPUTY DIRECTOR Richard E. Cunningha[n - June 12-23 (Vegas trip)
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Planned Meetings - Division of Safeguards 1.
Subject:
Protection against radiological sabotage Date:
June 15-16,1981 - 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: 8th floor conference room Willste Building Attendees: German visitors, Robert Burnett, Elizabeth Quinn Dave Matthews 9
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Planned Meetings - Division of Waste Management 1.
Subject:
To discuss status and future activities of BNL contract,
" Source Terns for Radionuclides." Subjects to be discussed:
a.- past work on contract - tests, results, reports, etc.
- b. current activities under FY81 tasks
- c. WMLL presently-identified needs for research related to contract
- d. planned and potential future activities to provide input to WMLL work.
Date:
June 8,1981; 10:00 a.m.
Location:
6th floor conference room, Willste Bldg.
Attendees:
G. Birchard, RES E. Hawkins, J. Starmer, A. Weiss, R. Davis, BNL D. Siefken, WMLL 2.
Subject:
Mtg with Sandia re management issues; contract items, A1165,
" Technical Assistance for Ferformance Assessment;" review of reference repository description for basalt; and review of fracture flow modeling.
Date:
June 8-9,1981 Location:
Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM Attendees: ' M. Knapp, WMHL A. Snyder, D. McCloskey, N. Ortiz, F. Donath, Sandia 3.
Subject:
Initial " kick-off" meeting with Corps of Engineers who have just signed a new contract.
Date:
June 9, 1981 Location:
8th floor conference room, Willste Bldg.
Attendees:
L. Hartung, H. Miller, B. Kelly, DOE J. Greeves, R. Wright, P. Prestholt, J. Fields, NRC 4.
Subject:
Utah International Shirley Basin on 40 CFR 190 order Date:
June 9, 1981 Location:
Willste Building 5.
Subject:
Mtg with Region II reps. to review Barnwell licensing documentation.
Date:
June 9,.1981; 1 p.m.
Location:
Region II HQ, Atlanta, GA Attendees:
E. Hawkins, G. P3,gburn, WMLL 6.
Subject:
Mtg with BNL to discuss progress on HLW technical assistance contract " FIN A3158, ' Development of Nuclear Waste Package Criteria" Date:
June 9-10,1981 Location:
BNL, Upton, NY i
Attendees:
E. Wick, WMHL P. Soo, BNL G. Bida, BNL N. McIntyre, BNL S. Davis, BNL D. Schweitzer, BNL 4
H. Kouts, BNL 1
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Barnwell License Mtg with State of South Carolina, Dept. of Public Health to discuss-NRC license renewal of Barnwell license Date:
June 10,1981 Location:
Columbia, SC Attendees:
E. Hawkins, G. Pangburn, WMLL H. Shealy & others, SC 8.
Subject:
Draft NRC license for Barnwell disposal site Date:
June 11,1981 Location:
Chem-Nuclear, Barnwell, SC Attendees:
E. Hawkins, G. Pangburn, WMLL 9.
Subject:
Union Energy - New R&D solution mining project Date:
June 11,1981 Location:
Willste Building
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Subject:
Mtg with Westinghouse to discuss high integr,ty containers and resin solidification.
Date:
June 12,1981 Location:
Room P-114, Bethesda, MD Attendees:
T. Johnson, WMLL K. Jackson, WMLL H. Nicolaras, WMLL R. Bangart, ETSB O
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0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interest Week Ending June 5, 1981 1.
The following Notifications of Significant Enforcement Action were dispatched during t e past week:
a.
EN-81-02B Burnside Steel Foundry Company-A Rescission of Order Imposing Civil Penalties was issued to subject licensee on June 2,1981.
Previously, an Order Imposing Civil Penalties in the cumulative amount of $2,150 was issue After consideration of the licensee's response to the imposition order dated April 7,1981, it was detemined that the imposition order should be rescinded in its entirety. This determination was based on the licensee's actions that included transferring all radioactive material to an authorized recipient and requesting the license be terminated, b.
EN-81-19 Met Lab, Inc. - A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of 54,000 was issued to subject licensee on June 3,1981. This action was based on alleced violations involving a radiation exposure to a radiographer in excess of NRC limits, and failure to have the radiographer's film badge irrediately processed, after his pocket desimeter had discharged beyond its range during the conduct of radiographic
-- e,-emationsn zfourch(r2 visa-t/ cons-nein related. to the excessive exposure occurrence were also found; however, the nature and significance of those items were such th~ t civil penalties would not be warranted.
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EN-80-50B Commonwealth Edison Company - A Settlement of Proceeding on Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty will be issued to subject licensee on June 10, 1981.
Previously, an Order Imposing a Civil Penalty in the amount of $40,000 was issued, based on an alleged violation which involved inattention to duties by licensed operators while assigned at the centrols of Dresden Unit 3 reactor on August 8,1980.
In a letter of March 19, 1981, the licensee requested a hearing in accordance with the terms of the Order and 10 CFR 2.205. On the basis of reconsideration of the applicable evidence, regulatory requirements, and policy, an agreement was reached whereby the civil penalty would be mitigated from $40,000 to $18,000, and Comonwealth Edison Company would pay the $18,000 mitigated penalty and withdraw its request for a hearing.
d.
EN-81-10A Tennessee Valley Authority (Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3) - On March 20, 1981, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $50,000 was issued to subject licensee, based on alleged violations related to a breakdown of the licensee's control of the fire protection program at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. After, consideration of the licensee's response, it was concluded that, with the exception of one violation, the proposed penalties for the violations should be imposed as proposed. The violation which related to a license amendment and its associated $5,000 penalty were withdrawn. Accordingly, an Order imposing the mitigated $45,000 penalty was issued on June 3,1981.
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Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions.were dispatched during the past week:
a.
PNO-III-81-52 Commonwealth Edison Company - Dresden Nuclear Power Station and LaSalle County Nuclear Power Station - Letter on Offsite Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies.
b.
PNO-III-81-53 General Electric, Morris Operation - Contaminated Spent Fuel Cask.
c.
PNO-III-81-53A General Electric, Morris Operation - Contaminated Spent Fuel Cask - Update.
d.
PNO-IV-81-13 Arkansas Power and Light Company - Possible Partial Draining of the Spent Fuel Pool Upon Loss of Instrument Air System Under Certain Conditions.
e.
PNO-IV-Pi-14 Arkansas Power and Light Company - Possibility of Over-exposure to Neutrons by Four Individuals in AND-1 Containment Building.
f.
PNO-V-81-30A San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit No.1 -
Contaminated Sand Identified on Beach - Update.
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_c e o Materials Command, Rock Island, Illinois (NRC licensee) for Radioactive Waste Shipment.
3.
The following IE Circular was issued:
a.
IE Circular 81-08, " Foundation Materials", was issued on May 28, 1981 to all nuclear reactor facilities holding a construction permit and for information to operating facilities.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 5, 1981 A.
Experimental Programs Branch 1.
LOFT Events for this week include a Review Group meeting in Salt Lake City anri a Management meeting in Idaho Falls. This is the first Review Group meeting since the LOFT Special Review Group met and issued its report to the Commissioners in February. International participants, vendors and consultants have expressed an interest in having this meeting to discuss the LSRG report and the future plans for LOFT. The management meeting also the first of the fiscal year, is to work through details of workscope and costs during the remainder of LOFT testing.
Work is progressing on schedule for a July 28, L6-7 test. That test will include a simulation of the ANO turbine trip transient and the St. Lucie cool down transient.
2.
Semiscale System modifications for the natural convection test series are slightly ahead of schedule.
In place flow calibration have been initiated using the steam-air-water loop as a driver. Warren Lyon will conduct a comprehensive technical review and participate in the Idaho Management meeting the week of July 1,1981.
A report has been issued covering the Semiscale heat loss test series and associated analysis. Significant conclusions are:
1.
Heat loss through thermal insulation is insignificant (approximately 7 percent of the total loss);
2.
Vessel heaters are necessary, and have been installed; 3.
Transient data for fast transients are relatively unaffected by heat loss because of energy stored in the primary loop walls; and 4.
Heat lost compensation is necessary for long transients and is provided by guard heater systems.
B.
Fuel Behavior Branch 1.
Fuel Testing Task Force About two-thirds of the task force visited EG&G (Idaho) and Sandia, May 26-29, 1981, to review those elements of the Severe Fuel Damage Program at these labs which involve major in-pile test facilities and experimental and analysis programs. Assignments of written inputs to the draft report were made to the task force in preparation for discussions at the next meeting, June 10 and 11.
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1 SEVERE ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT BRANCH
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3-D Time Dependent Code Development for LMFBR's The COMMIX-1A three dimensional thermal-hydraulics code has been used to simulate the Prototype Fast Reactor (PFR) low flow, low power flow test at Dounreay in the U.K.
An anomally, where the outlet temperature above the outer power producing fuel assemblies, was observed to be at the same temperature as the core inlet. The COMMIX-1 A analysis at ANL shows a complex flow field where a recirculating zone draws coid fluid from the neutron shield rod zone toward the outer assemblies in the core explaining the anomally.
2.
SASA Program Review Meeting A periodic Severe Accident Sequence Analysis Program Review Meeting was held May 28-29 (Willste Building) among the principal participants:
NRC, INEL, ORNL, LANL, and SNL.
Ray Di Salvo, former NRC Program Manager for SASA, chaired most of the meeting, assisted by Robert Curtis, the newly designated SASA Program Manager.
Representatives from DRA, NRR, IE, NUS, DOE /ID, TVA and Arkansas Power and Light also attended.
Results of analyses on Zion loss of feedwater, station blackout (Zion and Brown's Ferry), severe accident signatures and small breaks without high pressure injection were among the items discussed.
FY 1982 activities were also proposed.
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NOTICE OF STAFF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT SPEAKER:
H. T. Peterson, Jr. RES FUNCTION:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Course on Radioactive Waste Management for Nuclear Power Reactors and Other facilities LOCATION:
' Arlington, VA DATE:
July 13, 1981
SUBJECT:
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OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 5,1981 Sum.ner Nuclear Station, Unit l-On June 1,1981, the Appeal Board issued a Decision (ALAB-642) with respect to the granting of a late petition for leave to intervene by the presiding ASLB.
The Appeal Board reversed the ASLB ruling and remanded the cause to the ASLB with instructions to deny the petition of Fairfield United Action as untimely.
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station On June 1,1981, the presiding ASLB issued a Memorandum and Order in which it reinstated its Order of February 22, 1980 dismissing this proceeding.
Subsequent to the entry of the February 22 Order, the Appeal Board had remanded the proceeding to the ASLB for further proceedings concerning certain unresol.ved generic safety issues.
The presiding ASLB is now satisfied that the staff " satisfactorily has come to grips" with the various unresolved generic problems which might afi'ct plant operation and there is reasonable foundation for the staff's concit tri,a respecting the continued safe operation of the plant, i
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
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0FFICE OF INTErJ4ATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDIh3 JUNE 5,1981 Report on Spill at Mihama The Japanese Agency of httural Resources and Energy (ANRE) has issued a brinf report on the spill at the Mihama Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 (a 320 fife PWR managed by the Kansai Electric Power Company) that occurred on Saturday:
May 23, 1981 and resulted in minor contamination of three workers (less than 10 milliremseach).
The plant had been shut down on May 18 for its' annual maintenance check and the plant operation was in the preparatory stages of opening the upper 1.d of the reactor vessel. The leakage occurred when the valve to the housing containing the thermometer for measuring reactor temperature was opened two days early, before pressure in the primary system had been reduced sufficiently to permit this procedure. About three cebic meters of primary coolant water leaked through the housing seal into the containment building.
Foreign Assignees with NRC The following individuals have recently begun work / training assignments with the program office listed.
Nuclear Reactor Regulation ur. Jiri Semecky.
Czechoslovakia SED 10 months Mr. Jukka Laaksonnen Finland RSB 14 months Mr. R. A. Lin Taiwan OLB 3 months Mr. Y. D. Tzeng Taiwan-OLB 3 months Office of Inspectior, and Enforcement Mr. Y. C. Yang Taiwan H4/ Reg. II 3 months The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has also accepted the following iridividuals to begin assignments in the near future.
Mr. Jose I. Villadoniga'Tallon Spain SEPB Mr. Ernesto Araico Mexico RAB Mr. Horacio A. Novelo Mexico RAB
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The staff has completed its review of the latest changes in the US-Egypt Agreement for Cooperation, agreed to ad_ referendum by the twc sides, and is transmitting its recomendations to the Coanission.
Comission concurrence by June 16 is needed to allow adequate time for the Presidential review and approval process. State has informed us that they are planning i
to get the Agreement ready for signature by Secretary Haig and the Egyptian Foreign Ministry at a ceremony scheduled for June 29.
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 5, 1981 SP and ELD representatives met with State of Washington officials on June 3, 1981, in Olympia to discuss the steps to be taken to amend the Agreement between NRC and the State as required by-the Uranium Mil' Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA) and to review the details of the State's program prior to submittal by the Governor.
The State has enacted the necessary statutory requirements, draf ted regulations, and is well along in all other respects towards meeting the UMTRCA requirebants.
Work remaining to be done is primarily logistical in nature.
The State plans to have the Governor's request for the amended agreement and the supporting documentation drafted by the end of July.
A revised draft of the updated Suggested State Radiation Control Act, based on comments received from ELD, NMSS, FDA, EPA and OSHA, has been prepared and will be circulated to the commentators for review.
Cregon S.B.-917, the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, has passed the Senate and is now in the Oregon House.
This compact has already been enacted into law in Washington and Idaho.
Jim Montgomery, RSLO, Region IV, attended a Low Level Radioactive Waste Management Workshop organized by the National Conference of State Legislatures in Topeka, Kansas on :4ay 29 and 30, 1981.
At the meeting tentative plans were made for a group of States interested in forming a Southern / Midwest compact to meet in Oklahoma City during the last week of July.
The States are:
Texas, Louisiana, Ark ans as, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas and possibly Iowa and Nebraska.
Each State in attendance at the Workshop was asked to appoint an official " Compact negotiator" as the official State representative for Compact discussions.
This person will most likely be a representative from the Governor's office.
The Workshop is the first of a four city series sponsored by the National Conference of State Legislatures to provide State legislators and their staffs an opportunity to exchange information about low level waste issues and current regionalization ef forts.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Items of Interest
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Briefing Book Sent draft of Briefing Book to OCA for new Chainnan-designate.
Final copy to be sent to OCA after we receive Offices' updates.
Publications l
" Unresolved Safety Issues" (Aqua Book), NUREG-0606, dated 5/15/81;
" Nuclear Power Plant Operating Experience - 1979,"' NUREG/CR-1496; Provided latest version of TMI Action Plan Tracking to Comissioners' assistants.
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Items of Interest Week Ending June 5, 1981 FY 1983 and FY 1984 Budgets The Budget Review Group (BRG) is currently reviewing the EDO staff budget requests for FY 1983 and FY 1984.
The BRG recommendation will be provided to the EDO on June 12, 1981.
FY-1981 Budget Congress passed the FY 1981 Supplemental Appropriation which deleted NRC's request for additional funds for the pay raise effective last October and in addition reduced NRC's existing appropriation by
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4 0FFICE FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 5, 1981 1.
Updated status repcet on AE0D activities related to AE00 Case Study on Pipe Breaks in the BWR Scram System.
a.
Initial AE00 review of the GE report'(NED0-24342) has been completed.
b.
An advance copy of AE0D comments and questions was forwarded to the NRR project manager assigned to coordinate NRR's review of the GE report. Formal transmittal of AE0D comments is in progress.
c.
A memo commenting on the AE00 case. study report, which was requested by Commissioner Ahearne, was received from DRA and is being reviewed.
d.
A copy of the "Probabilistic Risk Assessmen'., Limerick Generating Station," was obtained from RRAB, NRR, for AZOD review. The data assumptions and methods in the document were referenced in the GE report.
c.
A copy of " Electrical Insulators in a Reactor Accident Environment,"
NUREG/CR-1682, was obtained for review. The document was referenced by PAS in their study. An AE00 review is in progress on the report's applicability to reactor building environmental conditions represen-tative of a BWR SDV break.
f.
The meeting with GE rescheduled for June 4, 1981 was again deferred by NRR pending the outcome of the individual NRR reviewer telephone conversations on questions regarding the GE report.
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It is understood that a meeting with GE may not be held and that AE00 connents will be discussed by phone with GE. AE0D will request documentation,of those points which are key to resolution.
2.
Power Reactor Events Report, Vol. 3, No. 2 was sent to Congress and released for printing and general distribution.
A number of reactor events are under final consideration in the drafting of the next report.
3.
Nineteen monthly reports on LERs were distributed. Routine distribution included a new report coverino all events sorted by manufacturer and component. This newest monthly was generated at the request of six utilities.
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ITIMSAPPROVEDBYTHECOW4ISSION-WEEKENDINGJUNE5,1981 A.
SECY-81-192 - PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE icCHNICAL CAPABILITY OF LICENSEE PERSONNEL Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/1/81.
This is to advise you that the Commission (with three Commissioners approving and Commissioner Gilinsky disapproving) has approved the proposed report to Congress, if modified by the following comments:
1.
Update Part A and integrate Enclosure 3 tables into Part A.
2.
Make Enclosure 2 a task'for Part B.
3.
Revise the cover letter to say that:
State that attached is a status summary of what NRC is now doing.
Give the reasons why Prrt B must be done before we can develop an integrated implementation plan for upgrading the technical capabilities of licensee technical personnel.
Commit that when the Part B tasks are completed, NRC will develop and submit to Congress a detailed implementation plan.
This plan will incorporate the results of Part B and the experience gained in implementing Part A.
4.
Check manpower needs for the NRC organizations involved.
In particular, the RES portion should be agreed on and committed to by RES in their budget plan.
Commissioner Gilinsky provided the following comment:
"I cannot approve this paper in its present form.
It seems to me not much more than a cut-and-paste job."
The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation was informed of this action by telephone on May 28, 1981.
It is requested that the report and cover letter to Congress be modified to accommcdate the Commissioners' comments and resubmitted for Commission review by c.o.b. June 15, 1981.
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SECY-81-313 - APPROVAL OF PROPOSED LICENSES TO EXPORT LOW ENRICHED URANIUM TO SPAIN (LICENSE NOS. XSNM01045 AND XSNM00271). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/1/81.
I This is to advise you that tha Commissioners have reviewed the subject licenses to the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and General, Electric Company.
The Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has accepted your recommendation to 3
issue these licenses for export of low enriched uranium to l
Spain.
In connection with these licenses, IP should request State to inform NRC promptly if Spain notifies the Executive Branch it has unsafeguarded nuclear activities.
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SECY-81-320 - PROPOSED LICENSE TO EXPORT HIGH ENRICHED URANIUM TO MEXICO (XSNM01259,SECY-81-226). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/2/81.
l This is to advise you that the Commissioners have reviewed the j
subject license to General Atomic Company.
The Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has accepted your recommendation to export to Mexico 10.404 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 70% U-235, in the form of 54 TRIGA fuel elements.
In connection with his approval, Commissioner Gilinsky provided l
the following statement:
"This reactor should be switched to use of lower enrichment uranium.
I would not expect to approve any more HEU shipments."
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SECY-81-328 - APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED LICENSE TO EXPORT HIGH ENRICHED URANIUM TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC 0F GERMANY (LICENSE N0. XSNM01459). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/3/81.
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 i
recommendation to export to the Federal Republic of Germany 6.817 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 93.3% U-235, in j
the form of UF6-i L
In' connection with his approval, Commissioner Gilinsky provided the following comment:
"On the basis of the i
submission I expect follow-on fuel shipments to be 20%
material."
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION SESSION 81-20, 3:40 P.M., THURsnAY, MAY 28, 1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO FUBLIC ATTENDANCE).
Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/1/81.
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SECY-81-284 - REQUEST FOR HEARING (IN THE MATTER OF CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
The Commission, by a vote of 3-1, Commissioner Bradford dissenting, approved a Request for Hearing Order in the matter of Concumers Power Company.
Commissioner Bradford would have preferred to deny the petition without further proceedings.
(OGC)
(Subsequently, the Order was signed by the Secretary).
II.
SECY-81-291 - APPROVAL UNDER SECTION 145b OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED, TO GRANT ACCESS TO RESTRICTED DATA AND OTHER NRC CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO DESIGNATED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS (NO INVESTIGATION TO BE CONDUCTED)
The Commission, by a vote of 4-0, pursuant to Section 145b and 161n of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, has determined that it is clearly consistent with the National in erest, to grant access to Restricted Data or other NRC classified information (i.e., O Access
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Authorization) to members of the subcommittees listed in the SECY paper and delegates to the EDO or the Deputy EDO authority to grant 0 Access Authorization to any members of those subcommittees who request such access for as long as they serve as members of those subcommittees.
III. SECY-81-298 - RESPONSE TO MADDEN FOIA APPEAL (FOI A A-SC )
The Commission, by a vote of 4-0, approved withholding of portions of one Commission-level document and 15 other documents under Exemption 5, which were requested by Thomas'J. Madden.
While concurring in the action, Commissioner Ahearne (referring to the release of budgetary information in the one Commission-level document) stated:
"I still believe budget items should not be released."
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS -- DISCUSSION OF REVISED LICENSING PROCEDURES, 2:10 P.M.,
TUESDAY, JUNE 2 - 1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Bickwit/Dircks/ Cotter /Rosenthal, dtd 6/3/81.
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SECY-81-310A - Revised Final Rule Amending Part 2 The Commission, by a vote of 4-0, approved for publication in the Federal Register a final rule amending 10 CFR Part 2.*
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SECY-81-311A - Revised Proposed Rule Amending Part 2 4
The Comission, by a vote of 4-0, approved for publication in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking amending 10 CFR Part 2.*
The Comission requested that the Federal Register Notice 4
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to delete the word technical from page 13, Option B, Number (3),
line 2; and 2.
to correct page 15, Number (5) to read Section 2.740(f) instead of :lection 2.740b.
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that would direct the licensing and appeal boards, when considering an issue sue sponte, to provide in a separate Order notification of the issue that the board intends to address and its rationale for doing so.
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Proposed Hearing Schedule The Commission discussed an ASLBP model hearing schedule without reaching a final decision.
V.
Role of NRC Staff in Agency Proceedings The Commission authorized the Office of the General Counsel to institute a study on the role of NRC staff in Agency proceedings.
In developing the study. OGC is to rely upon Comissioner Ahearne's l.
definition of the role of the hearing process as outl'ned in his April 1 memo..
(0GC)
A The Commission requested that the Federal Register Notices be giv^en a wide distribution.
Subsequently, SECY mailed copies to all Parties to NRC proceedings and EDO was requested by phone to mail copies to any other i
interested persons or groups.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF REVISIONS TO REACTOR OPERATOR QUALI (SEE SECY-81-84), 2.05 P.M., THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, DC OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/3/81.
The Commission discussed a redraft of a proposed rule-(10 CFR Parts 50 and 55) on reactor operator qualifications, cir'culated by Commissioner Gilinsky with a memorandum dated May 27, 1981.
The Commission directed staff to prepare an outline of comments as discussed at the meeting.
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6/12/81)
Although no decision was reached at this meeting, the Chairman noted that the subject wc21d be discussed at future meetings.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF SECY-81-20D - POLICY ON PROCEEDING WITH PENDING CP AND ML APPLICATIONS, 2:50 P.M., WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1981, C0ftlIS-SIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo IECY to Dircks/Bickwit, dtd 6/4/81.
The Comission discussed the subject paper without reaching a final decision.
The Comission requested that the proposed final rule be revised to:
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clarify the language in the rule to identify that the rule would not apply to the CRBR; (Ef!S)N R R 2.
modify the reason for rejecting USDI's comments (pgs. 17-18 of to the subject paper) to remove the legal rationale and tc indicate instead that as a matter of po~iicy it is not necessary to. await -the-cowletion of a siting rulemaking for these specific applicants; (EM) N Rf
- update the expected availability date for the IEEE/ANS, methodology for the PRA study (pg. 33 of Attachment 3 to the subject paper).
(WR R The Comission requested that the appropriate conforming changes to Appendix B of Part 2 be prepared for Comission consideration.
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Pending further. omission guidance, the staff was authorized, if it deems appropriate, 'co proceed with a review of applications on the basis of the revised NUREG-0718 and enter into hearings with that position.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON SECY-81-267,10 CFR PART 60, DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADI0 ACTIVE WASTES IN GE0 LOGIC REPOSITORIES: TECHNICAL CRITERIA,10:05 AM,
. TUESDAY, JUNE 2,1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, DC 0FFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC
'A'I TENDANCE ). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/4/81.
The staff. continued their briefing of-the Comission on the proposed rule on Technical Criteria for High-Level Waste Repositories.
The Commission directed the' staff to ask for. public coment on the need to consider or include a low population density as a condition for selecting a repository site.
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The Comission requested that public coment be sought on possible alternative ways to deal with human intrusion, one of'which may be to eliminate intrusion as a consideration.
Chairman Hendrie suggested that the staff ask for public comment on whether the proposed rule should contain individual subelement requirements or a more general requirement on total system performance that would be in compliance with'the EPA Regulations on radionuclide releases to the accessible environment.
The Comission reached no decision on this proposition.
Comissioner Bradford indicated he would review the version of the proposed rule submitted by the staff on June 1,1981 to see which of the items in his previous memos remain open. He will then issue a new memo.
(Subsequently,he issued a memo dated June 2, 1981.)
'The clarifying statement provided by the ELD in his June 1, 1981 memo discussing the, relationship of 10 CFR 60 to other NRC regulatior.s was approved by the i
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The staff should review the proposed rule to make sure the present language is consistent with the removal of the requirement to do a dose calculation (i.e.,
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The Comission discussed, but left unresolved, the question of the application of this rule beyond the 10,000-year period covered by the EPA draft rule.
The Comission did' not reach a decision on SECY-81-267 at the meeting. The Chaiman indicated that further consideration would be given to the proposed rule.
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SECY-81-299 - PROPOSED TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY RELATED TO HEAVY WATER FROM SWITZERLAND TO ARGENTINA PURSUANT TO 10 CFP ? ART 810. Memo SECY-to Dircks',
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This.is to advise you that the Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has authorized the dispatch of the proposed letter to the Department of Energy (DOE), as revised by their comments which are reflected in the attached final draft.
The Of fice of International Programs was, informed of this action by telephone on June 2, 1981.
'It is requested that you forward to the office of the Secretary a copy of the letter to DOE after signature and dispatch by the Director, International Programs.
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