ML20004F863

Weekly Info Rept for Wk Ending 810612

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Issue date:	06/18/1981
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June 18,1981 For:

The Commissioners From:

T. A. Rehm. Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO

Subject:

WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 12, 1981 A sumary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners 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 0

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Nuclear Regulatory Research E

Executive Legal Director F

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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

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T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations

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Contact:

T. A. Rehm, EDO 49-27781 8106260

SUMMARY

OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT Week Ending June 12, 1981 Catawba Units 1 and 2 The completion dates for Catawba Units 1 and 2 were-extended per the licensee's request: Unit 1 from June 1,1981, to March 1,1984; Unit 2 from June 1,1982, 1

to September 1,1985.

Rancho Seco Rancho Seco is one of two U.S. reactor facilities selected by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for safeguards implementation. On May 26 and 27, 1981, IAEA representatives audited the site and discussed safeguards implementation with NRC and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.

IEAE Ambassador Nominated The White House has announced that former Commissioner R. T. Kennedy will be nominated as U.S. Representative to the IAEA (with the rank of Ambassador), to replace Gerard C. Smith, who has resigned. Kennedy will continue as Undersecretary of State.for Management as well.

Low-Level Waste Workshoo NRC representatives attended the Low-level Radioactive Wuste Management Regional Workshop sponsored by the National Conference of State Legislatures in Raleigh, North Carolina. The purpose of this workshop was to discuss the low-level waste disposal issues as well as the formation of regional waste compacts in light of the low-level Radioactive Waste fianagement Policy Act. The States in Region II are actively pursuing the formation of a low-ievel waste compact a.nd are expected to deliver a draft compact statement to their respective Governors at the Southern Governors Conference scheduled for September, 1981.

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FY 1983 ard FY 1984 Budgets The Budget Review Group com;leted its recommendations and is in the process of providing them to the EDO.

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OMB Imoosed FYJ @! Eauipment Ceiling OMB increased the Agency's ceiling to accommodate the pu'rchase of certain leased equipment for the document control system.

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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending June 12, 1981 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ShTUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received 267 8

Granted 1 94 1

Denied 32 6

Pending 41 1

ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received (NRC employee)

Requests all information relating to the intention (81-219) of the General Services Administration to rent, lease, or purchase a building in Southwest Washington, DC in which the NRC is a potential occupant.

Jack Horan, Requests transcripts of Commission meetings regarding The Charlotte Observer the McGuirs nuclear power plant on May 20, May 28, (81-220) and Jca 9,1981.

Diane E. Findley, Requests a copy of the non-proprietary version of Science Applications, Inc, the technical proposal, along with any modifications (81-221) -

and/or revisions submitted by Franklin Research Center in response to RFP No. RS-NRR-80-138 entitled i

" Technical Assistance in Support of NRC Reactor Licensing Actions (Program II)."

Nathan Sanowitz, Requests documents concerning Georgetown University Radiological Health Hospital, Radioactive Materials License 08-01709-06.

4 Institute, Inc.

(81-222)

Carroll L. Bryan, II, Requests, on behalf of Leckenby Company,12 Taylor & Ulin, P.S.

categories of documents regarding the Washington (81-223)

Public Power Supply System Nuclear Plant No. 2 in Richland, Washington.

Peter J. Uzzi, Requests four categories of information regarding Law Offices of radiation levels at the San Onofre Nuclear Generator Stanley L. Smith Station, Unit 1.

(81-224)

CONTACT:

J. M. Felton 492-7211 a

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2 Received, Cont'd J;hn J. McCaffrey, Jr.

Requests information concerning the transportation (81-225) of spent nuclear fuel.

Granted Anne Rapkin, In response to a request for documents relating Office of the Attorney to radioactive effluents and ground / surface water General, State of Illinois monitoring and sampling in the State of Illinois, (81-93) made available seven documents.

Informed the requester additional documents subject to this request are already available at the LPDRs in Morris, Moline and Zion, Illinois.

Rodney D. Ice, In response to a request for two categories of The University of documents pertaining to inspection reports and Oklahoma preliminary notification reports (PN0s) for licenses (81-100) issued under category 02500, made available 62 documents.

Jsff Alexander In response to a request for records relating to (81-114)

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company's Perry I and II Nuclear Plant, made available eight documents.

Infermed the requester additional documents subject to this request are already available at the LPDR in Perry, Ohio.

Allan Kanner,-

In response to a request for specific records David Berger, P.A.,

pertaining to several sections of the NRC Attorneys at Law Appropriation Authorization, made available seven (81-145) documents. Also made available a list of the NUREG reports pertaining to various sections of the Act.

John Miglietta, In response to a request for records pertaining to New York Public Interest emergency preparedness plans around commercial Research Group, Inc.

nuclear power plants, made available nine documents.

(81-155)

Referred one document to FEMA for their direct response to the requester.

Thomas J. Madden, In response to a request for thirteen listed items, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, made available 85 documents.

Informed the requester Hays and Handler additional records subject to this request are (81-159) already available at the FDR.

Sanford L. Hartman, In response to a request for a list of all documents Debevoise & Liberman comprising "the record" in the CLI-80-21 proceeding, (81-1 61) made available this information.

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3 Granted, Cont'd Marvin Resnikoff, In response to a request for all letters between Sierra Club Radioactive the NRC and Transnuclear, Inc. regarding the Waste Campaign shipment of spent fuel from the Chalk River experimental (81-198) reactor, Ontario, Canada, to Savannah River, South Carolina, informed the requester the NRC has no documents subject to this request.

C. Juitet Pittman, In response to a request for a copy of the non-Sense Inc.

proprietary version of the winning proposal under (81-202)

Contract No. NRC-04-81-186, made available a copy of this document.

Charles Watson, In response to a request for the contract number, Washington Representative who the contract was awarded to, the date of the Services, Inc.

award, and the amount of the award for Contract (81-218)

RS-NFS-80-030 entitled " Evaluation of Material Accounting Performance at Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities," made available this information.

Diane E. Findley-Informed the requester a copy of the non-Science Applic tions, Inc.

proprietary version of the technical proposal (81-221) in response to RFP No. RS-NRR-80-138 is already avafiable at the PDR.

Denied Stephen Laudig, In response to a referral from the Department of Attorney-At-Law Justice of a document concerning the itarble Hill (81-184) investigation, denied portions of the document, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

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DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending June 13, 1981 _

CONTRACTS AWARDED BOA NRC-02-80-035 At the request of NMSS, five environmental assessment task orders, relating respectively to the General Electric Company Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-1097 Renewal Action; Low-Level Waste Storage at TVA Sequoyan Nuclear Plant; Union Carbide Application for Renewal of License Nu. SNM-639; Combustion Engineering's Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-33 Renewal Action; and Low-Level Waste Storage at Pennsylvania Power and Light Company-Susquehanna.

Steam Electric Station, were awarded May 21, 1981 under the subject Basic Ordering Agreement with Science Application, Inc.

The period of performance for each task order varies from six to twelve months.

NRC-02-81-037 Title - Technical Assistance for Repository Design Description - The contractor shall provide technici.1 assistance to the NRC by performing six tasks related to the safety review of the design and construction of a geologic repository.

These include ident-ification of factors which influence repository design in shale and domal salt, recommendations for in situ testing for design and construction-related aspects of a geologic repository, evaluation of alternative shaft staking techniques, identification of trade-offs in the location of an underground test facility with respect to the geologic repository, esaluation of methods for placement and composition of backfill and direct technical assistance to the NRC in the form of attendance at meetings, site visits, or the review of technical reports and design reports associated with performance of tasks one through five.

Period of Performance - Eighteen months Sponsor - NMSS Status - CPFF contract awarded June 8,1981 to Golder Associates, Inc.

CONTRACTS CLOSED OUT (All administrative action completed and final oayment made)

Contract No.

Contractor Close-out Date NRC-05-78-303 Watkins-Burdette Motor Co., Inc.

6/9/81 AT(49-24)-0307 Zetec, Inc.

6/8/81 NRC-02-78-034 SCS, Inc.

6/10/81 AT(49-24)-0319 Naval Surface Weapons Center 6/8/81 ENCLOSURE A

DIV!SION OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENT CONTROL OFFICEOFADMINISTRITION NRC/GPO Sales Program Since the Nuclear Regualtory Commission became a Consigned Sales Agent for the Government Printing Office in June,1979, sales of individual NRC publications has grown frem less than 5200 per month to almost $15,000 per month in April, 1931.

Subscription services, offered for such publications as RegulateFy Guides, Rules and Rs;91ations, MPA Rainbow Summary Status Reports, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances. Title List of Documents Publicly Available, and the Telephone Directory now total 7,425 subscribers and account for an additional $20,000 per month. Total revenue returned to the Government is more than 535,000 per month.

Additional sabscription services are now being arranged.

Offices with potential candidate publications for the NRC Sales Program should contact TIDC.

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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WEEK ENDING JUNE 13, 1981 DIABLO CANYON The grading of the first set of operator examinations at Diablo Canyon have been completed. The results are as follows:

Acolicants Passed Failed Ooerators 11 7 (64%)

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Failed Written & Oral 2

Failed Oral only 1

Failed Written only 1

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Senior Ocerators Passed as operators We have informed the facility of the results and have indicated the individual deficiencies so that they may start retraining.

The facil'ity informed us that six of seven shift supervisors failed the senior examination.

We plan to have all the deniai letters issued by June 10, 1981.

Reexaminations may be administered no sooner than mid August because of the sixty day waiting teriod per 10 CFR 55.12.

For good cause & upon request, the waiting period can bc waived or reduced in time.

. CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 & 2

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The latest completion date for Unit 1 is extended from June 1, 1981, to March 1,1984, and the latest completion date for Uni.t 2 is extended:

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- RANCHO SECO Rancho Seco is one of two U. S. reactor facilities. selected by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for safe' guards implementation.

On May 26 and May 27, 1981, the NRC met with the IAEA and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) at the SMUD hva'dquarters and Rancho Seco site to discuss IAEA safeguards implementation.

Four IAEA seals were installed on the reactor vessel head and a location was fo~und in the spent fuel pool area where IAEA surveillance cameras could be mounted.

The cameras are to be installed i.n about two months.

Spent fuel assemblies were counted and fresh fuel assemblies were in~entoried.

The licensee's nuclear material " books" were also audited v

by IAEA representatives.

A " Facility Attachment" previously prepared by the NRC and IAEA was discussed with SMUD.

The Facility Attachment addressed such things as: material balance' areas; inventory change reports; nuclear material loss limits; licens'.,

procedures, actions and services; and types of plant modifications requiring reporting to the IAEA.

The Rancho Seco opersting license will be amended to incorporate the. requirements of the Facility Attachment.

The IAEA representatives commended SMUD for their excellent record keeping and cooperation.

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of total curies released, effluent samples are analyzed in the laboratory and the data evaluated. On the basis of the data Vrom,

these samples, a draft effluent report is issued monthly by t.V,.

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are the predominant contributors to the activity in the primary DNj. '.f'f ^1 system water is approximately 60 uCi/ml.

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of strontita from the fuel. The submerged'demineralizer system

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remaining activity from the primary system.

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l@'{'qy; draining approximately 70,000 gallons of primary coolant to a

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0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending June 12, 1981 Meeting Held In Canonsburg, Penrsylvania An EIS Scoping Meeting was held in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on June 3 and 4, 1981. The Scoping Panel consisted of representatives of DOE, Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Resources and NMSS. About 500 people attended the meeting, including staff members from the U.S.

Senate and House. Congressman Murphy attended one meeting.

Public consensus appears to lean toward on-site stabilization of the material rather than to move it to a new disposal site. DOE plans to modify their Remedial Action Concept Paper to identify on-site stabilization as the preferred course of action.

Westinghouse Withdrawing Application A spokesman from Westinghouse Electric Company info med us that a letter has been posted withdrawing their application for Siecial Nuclear Material License for the proposed fuel fabrication plant at Frattville, Alabana.

The Westinghouse spokesman indicated that this was a business decision and had nothing to do with the opposition that this plant had received from some local citizens groups.

Material Control and Accounting Reform Amendments Concurrences were obtained by June 9,1981, from IE, RES, and ELD on the proposed Advance Notice of Rulemaking for the Material Control and Accounting Reform Amendments. The Commission Paper is scheduled to be forwarded to ED0 prior to June 30, 1981.

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Meetings - Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety 1.

Subject:

Memorandum of Understanding with EPA Date/ Time:

June 11 - 2:00 Location:

New Executive Office Building Attendees:

Mr. Mausshardt (NMSS), R. E. Cunningham (FC),

R. G. Page (FC), OMB personnel 2.

Subject:

Schmidt Bill Date/ Time:

June 12 - 10:00 Location:

Russell Office Building Attendees:

R. E. Cunningham (FC), Bill McClouskly (Senate ~

Commerce Committee) 3.

Subject:

SRI contract to study LSA shipments Date/ Time:

June 16 - 9:00 Location:

Willste Attendees:

Ross Chappell (FC), Dr. James Colton (Project Manager, Stanford Research Institute) 4.

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 5.

Subject:

British Visit - U.K. Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to discuss developments in criticality safety regulations Date/ Time:

June 23 - 1:30 Location:

Willste - 5th floor conference room Attendees:

K. Smith (U.K. Nuclear Installations Inspectorate),

R. H. Odegaarden (FC), R. L. Stevenson (FC),

N. Ketzlach (FC), C. Marotta (FC)

ABSENCES OF DIRECTOR OR DEPUTY DIRECTOR Richard E. Cunningham - June 12-23 (Vegas trip)

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Planned Meetings Division of Safeguards 1.

Subject:

Technical Support Coordinating Connittee for POTAS Date:

June 15, 1981, 10:30 - 2:00 pm Location:

Department of State Attendees:

L. Wirfs, NMSS Representatives of DOS, ACDA, DOE 2.

Subject:

Protection against radiological sabotage Date:

June 15-16, 1981 - 9:30 - 11:30 am Location:

8th floor conference room, Willste Bldg.

Attendees:

Robert Burnett, Elizabeth Quinn, Dave Matthews and German visitors 3.

Subject:

Project Management Meeting - Vital Area Analysis Contract Date:

June 18, 1981 - 9:00 am Location:

Willste Bldg.

Attendees:

Elizabeth Quinn, Dick Cubitt (LANL Project Manager) 4.

Subject:

Discussion and review of Chapter 4 of the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan for B&W Commercial Nuclear Fuel Plant Date:

June ~ 22-24, 1981 Location:

B&W, Lynchburg, Va.

Attendees:

H. Bartz, D. Zeff (B&W) 5.

Subject:

Action Plan Working Group Meeting Da.te :

June 23, 1981, 9:00 - 1:00 pm Location:

Department of State Attendees:

T. S. Sherr, M. Lopez-Otin (NMSS)

Ken Cohen, Dave Myers (IP)

Representatives of DOS, ACDA and DOE No Planned Meetings - Division of Waste Management 1

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The following.*;otification of Significant Enforcement Action was dispatched during the past week:

a.

EN-81-20 Consumers Power Ccmpany (Palisades) - A Notice of Violation was issued to subject licensee on June 12, 1981 based on alleged violations associated with isolation of the station batteries during olant operation on January 6,1981.

The violations include:

1)

Failure to implement appropriate procedures and 2) Inadequate administrative procedures.

2.

Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the pas: week:

a.

PNO-II-81-29 Duke Power Company, McGuire 1 - Development of Steam Void Under Vessel Head During Cooldown b.

PNC-II-81 *3 Browns Ferry Unit 1 - Overexposure of a Minor c.

PNG-II-81 *1 Eastern Biological Laboratories, Inc. - Potential Contamination of Members

1. the Public d.

PNO-III-81-533 General Electric, Morris Operation and Dairyland Power Coo ~ perative, LACBWR - Contaminated Spent Fuel Cask - Update e.

PNO-III 54 Bicron Corporation, Newbury, OH - Lost Cesium-137 Sealed Source (98.1 Microcurie) f.

PNO-III-81-55 Clinton Station (Illinois Power Co.) - Potential News Media Interest ir. Allegations g.

PNG-V-81-33 San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Unit No.1 - Partial Clogging of Component Cooling Water Heat Exchanger by Seal Mollusks h.

PNS-I-81-ll Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1 - Manual Suction Valve for High Head Safety Injection (HHSI) Pump Found Mispositioned i.

PNS-I-81-12 Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station - Implied Plot to Harm the Facili ty o

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Items of Interest-i 0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH

. WEEK ENDING JUNE 12, 1981 A.

Experimental Program Branch 1.

LOFT Last week two meetings were held. The first, the LOFT Review Group, met in Salt Lake City and was attended by approximately 60 representatives from industry, utilities and the academic comunity. The second meeting, the NRC/00E/EG&G management meeting, was held in Idaho Falls. The meetings' primary concern was to fimly establish the LOFT test matrix for the completion of the LOFT program. The test program will be discussed with NRR and RES management in the coming weeks.

Work is going smoothly for a July 28,1981, L6-7/L9-2 test. This test will be a simulation of the Arkansas Nuclear One turbine trip transient and the St. Lucie cooldown transient.

EG&G is working closely with Arkansas Power and Light to prepare a RELAP-5 input deck to perform ANO-2 calculations.

These will then be used to do LOFT and ANO comptrisor.s.

2.

Semiscale A proposal has been made by ORNL te piggyback tests to study the frequency respanse of pressure and temp'erature instruments to detemine two-phase flow. The first attempt at this will be with the natural circulation tests, due to begin the end of this month. Work is being coordinated with the Instrumentation and Control Brar,ch of RES.

3.

2D/3D Program A 2D/30 prpject coordination meeting is being held in the Federal Republic of Germany this week. Major subjects for discussion are: anticipated flow oscillations in the hot legs of the Upper Plenum Test Facility (UPTF) and the protective measure against these oscillations.

The status of the program and activities of each country will be reviewed by the project participants, and the controversial technical problems will be resolved by the 3-member Technical Coordination Comittee (TCC) for which U.S. is represented by Dr. L. S. Tong. The four-day project meeting will be followed by a steering committee,

meeting of which the U.S. representative will be Mr. Robert Minogue, RES Director. RES will propose a measure to reduce the anticipated in U.S. cost, primarily caused by the UPTF construction delay.

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BWR FJ integral Simulation Test (FIST)

Design of the FIST Phase I facility (previously TLTA) upgrade is underway at GE. Primary activities include vessel design and scaling analyses which could impact the vessel design. The vessel (and thus the scaling analysis) is the critical path item. The current schedule calls for freezing the vessel design in August 1981 and placing an order in September. Vessel internal-s will be constructed by GE and thus have a shorter lead time.

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BWR Refi-11/Reflood Procram, This pr'ogram is facing a severe funding shortage due to higher than anticipated 30* SSTF operating costs and a reduction in EPRI funding.

GE has proposed deletion of the 360' facility task to reduce costs.

A technical justification was presented based on early 30' SSTF data. After reviewing the GE justification and discussions with Hodges (NRR),.the PMG agreed to recommend dropping the 360 facility.

The PMG agreed to a program redirection consistent with available EPRI funding. This recommended program would:

1.

Delete the 360* facility, 2.

Operate the 30* SSTF through December 1981, 3.

Increase analysis in previously identified areas, and 4.

Reduce total program costs by Sl.0M (5400K NRC share).

B.

Anelvtical Models Branch 1.

TRAC-PF1 (PWR SBLOCA) code nearing completion.

Experience so far shows that the code runs faster than real time for PWR plant analyses and close to real time for Semiscale tests.

2.

Completed, at LANL, the SBLOCA and MSLB analyses for OCONEE, needed for evaluation of pressurizeo thermal shock. Report received.

3.

AMS will fund participation of two RES consultants at the NRR/TVA/GE meeting on Browns Ferry single loop operation (oscillations). This meeting is tentatively scheduled for June 29-30 in Bethesda. RES consu?tants S. Levy and R. Lahey are beino asked to attend.

Fuel Behavior Branch C.

1.

NRU On June 3 and 4, the NRU in-reactor LOCA heatup and clad balloon test results and plans were reviewed. These are tests with 32-rod clusters of full-length commercial enrichment fuel rods. Test MT-1, run April 2 with a 2-inch per second reflood rate and a 30 second delay, reached 0

measured peak clad temperatures of 1150 (1610 F).

Detailed visual exai..-

1 ination was completed and showed that only 6 of the 11 pressurized rods i

had ruptured.

(Preliminary visual examination had led to an impression i

that all 11 might have ruptured.) The rod cladding temperatures and hold times were close to the expected rod failure threshold.

The newly designed and completed fuel rod examination machine was success-fully used to establish the post-test rod profiles of the 11 pressurized rods. These rods showed nominal average cladding diameter increases of 15% in the ballooned regions and local cladding diameter increases approach-ing 30%-50% at the ruptures. There is no threat to post-accident rod l

coolability even at appreciably greater increases in clad diameter.

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3 A second NRU clad ballooning test, MT-2, is planned to start the week of July 20.

The use of a two stage reflood with a very short reflood delay time (2 or~ 3 seconds) and an initial reflood rate of 10 cm (4 inches) per second fn gerhaps 10 secords followed by a slow reflood rate of about 3.8 _- (1.5 inches) per second is under consideration. This should hoid the peak clad temperature in the high alpha temperature range near 1030K (13950F) for a prolonged time so that the extent of clad ballooning in this temperature range can be studied more closely.

UK representatives present expressed a strong interest in the July MT-2, test. They also expressed willingness to consider funding early fabric'a-tion costs (perhaps $300K) of another pressurized 12-rod cruciform, in i

order to leave open the option of performing a thermal hydraulics (TH) test of possible interest to both NRC and the UK in September, depending upon results from the July MT-2 test.

If this TH test option is elected, the UK-oriented clad ballooning test will be scheduled for mid-November.

2.

Suoer Sara Test Procram (SSTP)

The European Economic Community (EEC) has recently announced the release of funds for the first 3 years of SSTP, an extended severe fuel damace test pr _ gram covering both small break Three Mile Island type severe reactor accidents and medium and large break coolant loss severe reactor accidents.

These tests are to be run in the Joint Research Center (JRC)

ESSOR reactor at Ispra, Italy. On June 5,1981, two representatives of the JRC-EEC visited the Fuel Behavior Branch to review technical aspects of proposed USMRC participation.

The SST program is designed to closely complement and reinforce the NRC severe fuel damage programs at the Power Burst Facility (PBF) in Idaho and elsewhere, particularly by providing information on axial scaling effects. The SSTP facility can provide a maximum fuel damage (degraded core) region up to 5 times as long as pos-sible in the PSF under comparable test paramters.

A June 22 NRC visit from EEC representatives has been scheduled to further review proposed US participation.

The discussions will include test schedules and NRC technical and financial support levels.

3.

Technical Bases Report on Fission Product Release Final proof / reading and corrections to camera-ready chapters are almost complete and the report is expected to be released for printing on June 11.

Preparations for printing (outside contractor) have been made with Document Control. Copies of the report should be available by June 23.

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Health Effects Branch 1.

Retention of the Theraceutic Treatment of Cardiac Dysfunction by Iodine-131 The NRC issued a notice of intent in the Federal Register on March 26,1981 to retain in 535.100(d)(1) of 10 CFR the use of iodine-131 for the therapeutic treatment of cardiac dysfunction.

The Commission believes that this action is in consonance with the expressed intent of the Medical Policy Statement which encompasses '

a proper balance of flexibility so that the best interests of the patients will not be compromised. Seven comments were received during the public comment period which expired on May 26, 1981.

Since all of these comments are favorable to the Connission's intent to retain this therapeutic treatment in the regulations, no comment analysis is required and no further action is necessary on this matter.

E.

Division of Risk Analysis 1.

Pressurized Thermal Shock Interim Report A detailed planning meeting was held with R. Kryter, ORNL manager fo'r the pressurized thermal shock interim report. Scope and details of the work appear to be well in hand and underway, and the interim report is expected to be available by September 30, 1981.

Publications to be Issued in the Near Future

Title:

Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Nuclear Power Piants (Reg. Guide 1.101, Rev. 2)

Expected Issuance Date: July 1981 Descriotion: This regulatory guide endorses NUREG 0654.

Contact:

M. Jamgochian 443-5942 ENCLOSURE E

0FFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 12, 1981 Federal Tort Claim of General Public Utilities Coro. et al.

On June 8,1981, the Commission issued a Memorandum and Order (CLI-81-10) with respect to the administrative claim filed by GPU and its operating subsidiaries to recover $4 billion in property damages which they assert they sustained as a result of the accident in March 1979 at TMI-2. The' Commission found the claim without merit and denied it.

Barton Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 On June 10, 1991, the presiding ASLB in this construction permit proceeding issued an Order permitting the withdrawal of the application for construction permits and terminating the proceeding.

McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 On June 11, 1981, the Commission issued an Order authorizing the operation of Unit 1 at steady state reactor core power levels not in excess of 5 per cent of rated power.

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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING JUNE 12, 1981 Backcround Statements Sent to State Treaty Office IP this week prepared and forwarded to the Department of State backgrour.d statements on, and certified copies of, the NRC information exchange arrange-ments with Mexico (new), the U.K. and Italy (both renewals), in fulfillnnnt of Case Act reporting requirements.

IAEA Ambassador Nominated The White House has announced that fonner Connissioner R. T. Kennedy will be nominated as U.S. Representative to the IAEA (with the rank of Ambassador),

to replace Gerard C. Smith, who has resigned.

Kennedy will continue as Undersecretary of State for Management as well.

1 Foreion Visits to NRC On Monday and Tuesday, Dr. Roger Clark and Mr. Neal Kelly of the UK National Radiological Protection Board met with R. Baker, S. Yaniv, W. Cool, M. Jamgochian, R. Blond, M. Taylor, F. Arsenault, S. Block, and B. Ott, all of RES, C. Willis, D. Muller, L. Soffer, J. Norris, and.H. Denton, Director, all from NRR, and R. Defayette and J. Buchanan of IE to discuss emergency preparedness, occupati6nal exposure standards, siting philosophy, and other current nuclear topics.

On Tuesday, Messrs. Ferreli and Santarosa of the Italian National Nuclear Energy Committee (CNEN) met with A. Thadani, RRAB/NRR, S. Hou, MES/NTT, and F. Rowsome, DRA/RES, to discuss NRC assistance in a risk evaluation program, backfitting, and CNEN-NRC cooperation in the area of seismic risk.

On Wednesday, Japanese Congressman J. Komiyama toured the TMI facility.

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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 12, 1981 Headcuarters Activities On June 5 and 6, 1981, Sue Weissberg, OSP, and Bob Trojanowski, Regional State Liaison Officer, Region II,. attended the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Regional Workshop sponsored by the National Conference of State Legislatures in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The purpose of this workshop was to discuss the low-level waste disposal issues as well as the formation of regio,nal waste compacts in light of the low-level Radioactive Waste Manage-ment Policy Act.

Sixteen State representatives from 7 States attended the workshop.

The States in NRC Region II are actively pursuing the formation of a low-level waste compact and are expected to deliver a draf t compact statement to their respective Governors at the Southern Governors Conference scheduled for Septeaber, 1981.

Jerome Saltrman and Frank Young attended the last meeting of the State Planning Council on Radioactive Waste Management in Washington, D. C. on Monday, June 8.

Final positions on transportation and ' interim storage were adopted.

The final report to the President and Congress is expected to be transmitted some-time in August,.

Robert Wood spoke on funding for decommissioning at the Annual Meeting of the American Nuclear Society on June 9, 1981, in Miami, Florida.

Reg *cnal Activities On June 9, 1981, Bob Trojanowski, RSLO, Region II, and other Region II personnel met with Ed Hawkins and George Pangburn, NMSS, to discuss renewal of the Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc. License at the Barnwell, South Carolina low level waste disposal facility.

On June 10 these individuals met with South Carolina Department of Radiological Health and Chem-Nuclear officials in Columbia and Barnwell, S. C.

On June 10, Jim Montgomery and John Collins, Deputy Director for Region IV, met in Little Rock with Arkansas State officials such as Governor White to discuss emergency planning, communication during emergencies, and the role of the Region IV Office.

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WEEK ENDING JUNE 12, 1981 Budget Review Group Supported the Budget Review Group, particularly in reviews of several major program areas that cut across the individual offices.

TMI Action Flan Tracking Briefed EDO and DED0 on Action Plan Tracking System.

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Office of the Controller Items of Interest Week Ending June 12, 1981 FY 1983 and FY 1984 Budgets The Budget Review Group (BRG) completed its recommendations and is in the process of providing them to the EDO.

OMB Imposed FY 1981 Equipment Ceiling OMB increased the Agency's ceiling to accommodate the purchase of certain leased equipment for the document control system.

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OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 12, 1981 Integrated Operational Experience Reporting System (IOERS) 1 On May 4, 1981, AE0D sent a draft of the proposed 10ER rule to cognizant offices. The memo forwarding the proposed rule requested office coments on several specific issues, as well as coments on the adequacy of the j

scope and content of the proposed system. To date, coments have been i

received from ELD and IE, and responses from the other offices are expected

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within the next week. These respcnses provide formal justification regarding the need for the 10ERS, and thus will provide the first ind e tion of staff approval. AE00 is proceeding on the basis that substance of 6he proposed rule should be finalized before the numerous supporting documents associated with a proposed rule are completed and the total 10ER package is discussed with industry and licensee organizations. Specifically, the Commission required that we give various interested groups, particularly INP0, an opportunity to review and coment on the proposed 10ER System before the proposed rule is sent to the Comission. This review is planned after agreement is reached with all involved offices that the general scope and content of the proposed rule is acceptable.

Engineering Evaluation on Inoperability of Instrumentation Due to Extreme Colo weatner AE00 completed an LER search and engineering evaluation on frozen instrumen-tation lines. The LER search revealed that the majority of the occurrences could be grouped into three categories, viz: Those affecting refueling water storage tank level / borated water storage tank level instrumentation, main steamline pressure and flow instrumentation sensing lines, and radiological effluent sampling lines. AEOD believed that action was warranted to lower the rate of these occurrences and suggested: (a) that IE' issue a supplement to IE bulletin 79-24 requesting daily. surveillance during periods of extreme cold weather for susceptible lines having safety significance; and (b) that NRR evaluate, as part of the operating license review, the adequacy of heat tracing or other protective measures associated with these and other lines that could be exposed to the ambient.

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i ITEMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION - i4EEK ENDING JUNE 12, 1981 A.

SECY-81-343 - APPROVAL OF PROPOSED LICENSES TO EXPORT HIGH ENRICHED URANIUM TO THE NETHERLANDS (LICENSE NOS. XSNM01539 AND XSNM01626).

Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/8/81.

This is to advise you that the Commissioners have reviewed the subject licenses to Transnuclear, Incorporated.

The Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has accepted your ree:ommendation to export to the Netherlands a total of 6.016 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 93.3% U-235, in the form of UF6 In connection with his approval, Commissioner Gilinsky pro ~vided the following comment:

"I am pleased to see that this reactor is being converted to 20% fuel."

Commissioner Bradford's i

concerns with the French physical security issue, which were shared by the other Commissioners (ref. SECY memorandum to EDO on SECY-81-257, dated June 1, 1981), also apply to this license.

B.

SECY-81-347 - APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED LICENSE TO EXPORT HIGH ENRICHED URANIUM TO THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC 0F GERMANY (LICENSE NO. XSNM01661). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/8/81.

This is to advise you that the Co=missioners have reviewed the subject license to Transnuclear, Incorporated.

The Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has accepted your recommendation to export to the Federal Republic of Germany 11.3 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 93.3% U-235, in the form of UF6-In connection with his approval, Commissioner Gilinsky provided the following comment:

"I understand this to be the last 90% shipment for this reactor.

I am pleased to see the progress on conversion to lower enrichment."

C.

SECY-81-331 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH RESPONSE ON PROPOSED EXPORT OF COMPONENTS TO INDIA, XCOM0502. Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/8/81.

This is to advise you that the Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has authorized the staff to deny the export of ccmponents to India requested by Reuter-Stokes, Inc.

The Office of International Programs was informed of this action by telephone on June 5, 1981.

It is requested that you forward to the Office of the Secretary a copy of the letter to Reuter-Stokes after signature and dispatch by the Director, International Programs.

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SECY-81-308 - ABNORMAL OCCURRENCE RECOMMENDATION - OCCUPATIONAL OVEREXPOSURES.

Memo SECY to Dircks,- otd 6/8/81.

This is to advise you that the Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has approved the proposed abnormal occurrence together with its associated Federal Register notice (FRN).

In connection with his approval, Commissioner Gilinsky provided the following comment:

'"I would like to see the I&E information report on this incident to other licensees."

The Office of Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data was informed of this action by telephone on June 8, 1981.

It is requested that you forward both the report requested by Commissioner.Gilinsky and the FRN for signature and dispatch by the Secretary to the office of the Secretary by June 19, 1981.

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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF SECY-81-317, NEED FOR POWER RULE, 2:05 P.M.,

THURSDAY, JUNE 4,1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENC E ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Bickwit/Dircks, dtd 6/9/81.

The Comission discussed the subject paper without taking final action.

The Comission requested that staff delete the last sentence of the first full paragraph on page 4 of the proposed Federal Register Notice

'I Attachment A to SECY-81-317).

(ED0)

(SECY Suspense:

6/17/81)

The Commission also requested that OGC, in coordination with EDO, provide an analysis in support of the proposed rulemaking, using existing nateriais, of the consequences of not allowing a completed nuclear plant to operate and a general conclusion whether these consequences could likely be outweighed by other environrgerit.al_c,onsiderations.

(See the discussion of this proposal on page 1 of SECY-81 ~317A.) (0GC/-EDO)

(SECY Suspense:

6/15/81)

The staff-should insert appropriate language in the notice of proposed rul emaking.

(ED0)

(SECY Suspense:

6/17/81)

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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION AND V0TE ON OPERATING LICENSE FOR SEQUOYAH-2, 2:15 P.M., TUESDAY, JUNE 9,1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/11/81.

The Comission continued its discussion of a full-power operating license for Sequoyah-2. The Comission was unable to reach a majority position.

Chairman Hendrie and Comissioner Ahearne indicated that they would approve a full-power operating license while Comissioners Gilinsky I

and Bradford preferred issuance of a low-power operating license at this time.

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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON FIJLL-POWER LICENSE FOR SE000YAH-2, 10:25 A.M., THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/9/81.

The Commission was briefed by staff on the proposed issuance of a facility operating license allowing full-power operation of Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Unit 2.

The Commission reached no final decision at the meeting and scheduled another meeting for 2:00 p.m.,

Tuesday, June 9, 1981.

The Commission requested:

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staff to reconsider treatment of Appendix J waivers by proposing a rule change; (

) (SECY suspense: 9/1/81) 2.

that staff clarify the inconsistency between statements used by staff regarding a Tech Spec requirement for completion of the upgraded emergency support facilities by October 1, 1982.

(NRR) (SECY Suspense: 6/9/B1)

Commissioner Ahearne requested:

1.

clarification of the last sentence of the second-to-last paragraph on page 22-19 of SER Supplement No. 5; (NRR) (SECY Suspense:

6/9/81) 2.

TVA's recently mailed assessment of equipment qualification; (NRR) (SECY Suspense:

6/9/81) 3.

a description of the emergency alerting and notification system.

(NRR) (SECY Suspense:

6/9/81)

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SECY-81-348 - APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED LICENSE TO EXPORT HIGH-ENRICHED URANIUM TO DENMARK (LICENSE NO. XSNM01500). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/12/81.

1 This is to advise you that the Comissioners have reviewed the subject license to Transnuclear, Incorporated.

The Comission (with all

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Comissioners approving) has accepted your recommendation to export to Denmark 15.038 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 93.3% U-235, in the form of UF -

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In connection with his approval, Comissioner Gilinsky has provided the following comment:

"I understand this to be the last shipment of 90%

fuel for this reactor.

I am pleased to see the program on conversion to lower enrichment."

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SECY-81-253 - FINANCIAL PROTECTION FOR TMI UNITS 1 AND 2.

Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 6/12/81.

This is to advise you that the subject paper is being returned without action at this time because the Co= mission did not agree on a majority position.

Chairman Hendrie and Commissioner Ahearne approved the Federal Reqister notice (FRN) that would modify the M.:ensee's indemnity icreement.

Commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford disapproved the FRN.

In connection with his disapproval, Co=missioner Gilinsky '

provided the following comment:

"I see no reason for providing a potential Government subsidy of S20 mill' ion without further -

i inquiry.

I would like the staff (a) to independently assess i

the cost and scope of coverage of alternate insurance or i

other financial protection, and (b) to determine whether scme provision less restrictive than the ENO requirement could be used to make it clear that the additional and

' reinstated coverage only extends to accidents occurring 4

after March 28, 1979."

Commissioner Bradford's disapproval was accompanied by this comment:

"I see no justification for the limitation to ENO's, which is a bad precedent and a bad idea."

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The Office of State Programs was informed of this action by telephone on June 12, 1981.

The Director of Policy Evaluation has been tasked to provide a response to Commissioner Gilinsky's request by c.o.b.

July 10, 1981.

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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON SECY-81-232 - COMMENTS ON THE EPA-PROPOSED GUIDANCE FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE, 2:10 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1981, COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE).

Memo SECY to Dircks/Bickwit dtd 6/12/81.

The Comission discussed proposed coments and staff news regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Federal Radiation Protection Guidance for Occupational Exposures.

The Comission took no ~ 1al action on this matter but agreed to provide individual coments by r.

ation vote.

(OCM)(SECYSuspense:

6/24/81) ihe Comission also requested t. hat OGC determine whether existing Federal statutes prescribe radiation exposure limits for minors.

(0GC)-(SECY Suspense:

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