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{{#Wiki_filter:. _ _ _ - l UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION September 19, 1980 INFORMATION REPORT For: The Comissionccs Frem: T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO

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WEEKLY INFCRMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1980 l A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who.u y prefer a condensed version of this report. Contents Enclosure Administration A l Nuclear Reactor Regulation B Standards Development C Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 0 Inspection and Enforcement E Nuclear Regulatory Research F* Executive Legal Director G t l International Programs H l State Programs I f Management and Program Analysis J Controller K l 1 Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data L Items Approved by the Commission M ** Calendar of Speaking Engagements N l l T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations

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l Sumary of Weekly Information Report Week Ending September 12, 1980 Davis-PSse 1 l On September 6, while replacing the lubricating oil to the No. 1 Diesel Generator at Davis Besse, maintenance personnel found the sheared-off head of a 5/8" bolt in the oil sump. It was found that the Spring Drive Gear Assembly, which is used to transfer power from tne main gear to the turbocharger, utilizes four bolts of the 5/8" size, and it was determined that this was the source of the bolt head in the sump. The other three bolts were found to have backed out with resulting severe thread damage. Ocmage to the main gear was also noticed and work is under-way to repair all of the damaged parts. Region III insractors are generating an IE Circular on this subject. (The plant is currently

e. Mode 5 (cold shutdown) following its first refueling outage which commenced Mt April.)

Prairie Island Unit 1 On September 4, Northern States Power Company informed the staff that, as a result of ultrasonic testing conducted on the Steam Generator Support Bolts for indica-tions of stress corrosion cracking, 47 of the 48 bolts on Unit I were found to l have indications of cracking or of breaks in the bolts. (Unit 1 is in shutdawn l for its annual refueling and other matters.) The bolts are used in the upper portion of the structural steel support columns and are required by design to l resist tensile service loads only during LOCA loading conditions. The issues of l interest are: (a) whether the Unit 1 bolts were pretensioned when installed (to make them more susceptible to stress corrosion cracking) and (b) the nature of the coating on the bolts. NRR is following the developments as ir.?ormation is made available to the licensee. Exxon Nuclear - Richland, Washington An updated, completely revised license for the Exxon Nuclear Company fuel fabri-l cation plant was issued on September 10. A full five-year term renewal license j will be considered after completion of the environmental review of the renewal application now being conducted. i Develooment of Acceetance Criteria for the Physical Protection Uograde Rule NMSS has developed acceptance criteria for use in evaluating security plans sub-mittad in accordance with the Upgrade Rule requirements. The criteria will assist in providing consistent evaluation of upgraded security plans and a means for assuring licensee compliance with every regulatory requirement of the Upgrade Rule relative to the protection of the public health and safety. g l FY 1982 Budget l l The budget was formerly transmitted to CMB on September 8. l

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending September 12, 1980 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Acpeal of Request Initial Decision Received 546 36 Granted 418 11 Denied 87 16 l Pendir.g 41 9 i l ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received (Individuals requesting Requests information on their Reactor l information about themselves) Operator License exam results. (80-463 & 80-464) Eric J. Zwick Requests a copy of the written report and (80-465) the letter of co: respondence regarding the NRC inspection of Diagnostic Isotopes, Inc., in June 1980. Richard P. Pollock, Requests a list of all fines, penalties and l Critical Mass Energy Project violations cited by the NRC from calendar l (80-466) year 1978 to September 1, 1980. 1 Zito Requests information on the release of Nancy (80-467) uranium hexafluoride from the Piketon Ohio Gaseous Diffusion Plant and procedures l and standards regarding waste disposal at this plant. Lilias Jones, Requests a copy of 11 listed documents. Black Hills Alliance (80-468) (NRC employee)- Requests all records concerning her maintained (80-469) by the Division of Organization and Personnel. Joyce GM)ogly, Requests a list of current contracts maintained PRC Information Sciences Co. by the NRC. (80-470) t l I CONTACT: i I

d. M. Felton, DRR l

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2 ^ Received, Continued (An individual requesting Requests information on his Reactor and information about himself) Senior Reactor Operator License exam results. (80-471) Granted Steve F. Sheridon In response to a request for specific details (80-429) of the transportation of spent fuel rods by truck from San Onofre, California to Morris, Illinois, made available two documents. Ellyn R. Weiss, In response to a request for a copy of the Harmon & Weiss new control and accounting standards (80-441) proposed by NRC staff for strategic special nuclear materials, made available one document. Informed the requester the proposed rule, which specifies new control and accounting standards, is still being developed and will be made publicly available upon completion. Charles W. Beegle, In response to a request for documents (80-449) relating to the granting of License 45-00034-26 to the University of Virginia, made available four documents. (An individual requesting In response to a request for information information abour himself) on his Senior Reactor Operator License (80-452) exam results, made available this information. J. M. Johnson, In response to a request for the released Carolina Power portions of the I&E Manual Change Notices, and Light Company beginning with Change Notice 80-03, made I (80-453) available these records. l (An individual requesting In response to a request for all documents information about himself) retrievable by search under his name, (80-457) infomed the requester the NRC has no information pertaining to him in its personnel, security, or radiation exposure records. ENCLOSURE A

3 Al Stern, In response to a request for a list of firms Al Stern Assoc,iates that responded to an announcement in the (80-459) Commerce Business Daily concerning NRC RFP-RS-NRR-80-138, made available this information. Janice 7. Rutherford, In response to a request for a copy of the The BDM Corporatinn non-proprietary versions of the winning (80-460) prooosal under NRC Contract 03-80-147 entitled " Effects of Shift Manning Strategies on Nuclear Operator Licensing Action Program," made available a copy of this document. James L. Marker In response to a request for a copy of the (80-462) text, The Los Alamos Project, informed the requester we referred his request to the DOE for direct response to him. (Individuals requesting Made available information on their Reactor information about themselves) Operator License exam results. (80-463 & S0-464) Nancy Zito In response to a request fo,' information on (80-467) the release of uranium hexafluoride from the Piketon Ohio Gaseous Diffusion Plant and procedures and standards regarding waste i l disposal at this plant, informed the requester we referred her request to the l DOE'for direct response to her. Denied Michael E. Veve, In response to a request for documents related Attorney-At-Law to any inspections conducted by NRC personnel (80-341) between January 1,1979 and June 30, 1980 at any facility operated by Pharmatopes, Inc., Pharmaco Nuclear, Inc., and Nuclear Pharmacy, Inc., and the results of the insoections and action taken, made available 81 documents. Denied portions of three documents, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly l unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. l ENCLOSURE A

l l l l l DIVISION OF CONTRACTS l Week Ending September 12, 1980 l CONTRACT AWARDS l l 1. NRC-04-80-177 Title - Fission Product Transport Analysis l Description - A research and development program to provide assistance to NRC in the area of fission product release and transport j behavior under LWR accident conditions. l Period of Performance - Taree years i Sponsor - Office af Nuclear Regulatory Research l Status - A cost-plus-fixed-fee-type contract was awarded to. Battelle Memorial Institute - Columbus Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio, in the total estimated ceiling amount of $803,910. I 2. NRC-04-80-224 Title - Wabash Valley Seismic Profile Description - A study to develop and conduct a seismic reflection research program in southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana to search for evidence of the possible extension of the New l Madrid tectonic structure in the vicinity of the Wabash i River Valley fault system as far north as 39*N, and to delineate i subsurface structural elements that may be related to earth-quake activity along the possible northeast extension of the New Madrid seismic zone. Period of Performance - Two years Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - Cost reimbursement contract awarded to Purdue Research Foundation West Lafayette, Indiana, in the total estimated ceiling amount of $256,570. 3. NRC-04-80-180 Title - Source Term Characterization Resulting from Explosively Caused, Secondary Violations of Spent Fuel Shipping Casks Description - A study to establish the magnitude and characteristics of potential radiological source terms associated with specified explosive attacks on spent fuel casks and releases through violations away from the point of explosive attack. l Period of Performance - Fifteen months l Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research l Status - A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded to Battelle Memorial l Institute, Columbus, Ohio, in the total estimated amount of $484,620. ENCLOSURE A

2 4. NRC-04-80-182 Title - Definition of Bounding Physical Tests Representative of Transport Accidents - Rail and Truck Description - Based on an investigation and assessment of extremely severe transport accident events, define a set (s) of radioactive material shipping package performance tests which bound the environments experienced in such accidents. Period of Performance - Eighteen months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract was awarded to Ridihalgh, Eggers and Associates for a total estimated amount of $558,097. l CONTRACTS CLOSED OUT (All administrative action completed and final payment made) Contract No. Contractor Close-Out Date NRC-10-77-ll0 National Security Agency 9/4/80 AT(49-24)-0029 Citadel Corporation 9/5/80 NRC-04-76-351 United Engineers and 9/11/80 Constructors, Inc. l 1 i l-i l ENCLOSURE A

DIVISION OF SECURITY MK EMNG SEPTEPMR _ I2,1980 Revision of NRC Manual Apoendix 2101, "NRC Security Program," Part IV, presently entitled, " Control of Official Use Only Information," and to be re-entitled, " Control of Official Use Only and Limited Official Use Information," was forwarded to Headquarters Offices and Divisions for coment. This proposed revision has been coordinated with the Department of State, which had no objection to Limited Official Use implementation. The revision incorocrates the provisions of NRC Bulletin 2101-14, " Protection of Limited Official Use Information," and expands the guidance for both Official Use Only and Limited Official Use information. l I l ENCLOSURE A

j i 0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WEEKLY ITEMS OF INTEREST (Week Ending September 12,1980) i Davis-Besse 1 \\ While repla'cing the lubricating oil the No.1 Diesel Generator at Davis-i Besse on 9/5/80, maintenance personnel found the sheared-off head of a 5/8" i After checking with the manufacturer (the unit is a bolt iri the' oil sump. GM-EMB Diesel), a check was made of the Spring Drive Gear Assembly (SDGA) which is used to transfer power from the main gear to the turbocharger. The assembly utilizes four bolts of the 5/8" size, and it was determined that this was the source of the bolt head in the sump. The other three bolts were found to have backed out with resulting severe thread damage. Damage to the main gear was also noticed and work is underway to repair all The plant is currently in Mode 5 (cold shutdown) of the damaged parts. following its first refueling outage which comenced last April.' Region III inspectors are generating an IE Circular on this subject. They have determined that the diesel generator manufacturer had previously issued a bulletin noting the potential for the SDGA bolts to back out since they are provided no locking mechanism. However, the wording used in this bulletin was not sufficient to draw the imediate attention of utilities utilizing the diesel generator model. ~ Prairie Island Unit 1 On Septembpr 4,1980,.the staff was informed by the licensee, Northern States Power Company, that, as a result of ultrasonic testing conducted on the Steam Generator Support Bolts for indications of stress corrosion cracking, ~47 of the 48 bolts on Unit 1 were found to have indications of cracking or of breaks in the bolts. (Unit 1 is shutdown for its annual refueling and other matters.) The same inspection methods, using the same inspection contractor about 14 months ago revealed no similar indi-cations. The bolts are used in the upper portion of the structural steel suoport cole.c and are required by design to resist tensile service loads only during LOCA loading conditions. The NRR staff discussed the situation with the licensee on the morning of 9/5/80. Several issues of interest are: (a) whether the Unit 1 bolts were pretensioned when installed. (Pretensioning the bolts is thought to make them more susceptible to stress corrosion cracking) and (b) the nature of the coating on the bolts. Unit 2 was shutdown from 100". power, on 9/4/80 to permit inspection of the Unit 2 bolts which are believed to have not been pretensioned. NRR (ORAB and MEB) is following the developments as information is made available frcm the licensee. ENCLOSURE B

NRC TMI PROGRAM OFFICE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT Week of September 7 - 13, 1980 Plant Status Core Cooling Mode: Cyclic natural circulation in the "A" reactor coolant ^ system (RCS) loop via the "A" once through staam generator (OTSG), steaming to the main condenser, and RCS 1 cop-A and B cyclic natural circulation to enacter building c.231aan. Availsb12 Core Cooling Mocss: OTSG "3" to th2 main cecdansar; icr.g-term cooling "3" (OTSG-B); decay heat re= oval. RCS Pressura Control Mods: St:ndby Pressure Contrcl (SPC) System. Backup Pressure Control Mode: Makeup system in conjunction with letdcwn flow (Emergency use only due to suspected leaks in the seal injection system). Major Parametars ( As of 0500. September 11,1980) (approximate values) Average Incore Thermocouples: 133*F Maximum Incore Thermocouple: 179*F RCS Loop Temperatures: A B Hot Leg 132*F 136'F t Cold Leg (1) 89'F 98*F (2) 84'F 106*F RCS Pressure: 95 psig (DVM) 89 psig (Heise) Pressurizer Tamperature: 87*F Reactor Building: Temperature: 81*F Water level: Elevation 290.5 f t. (3.0 ft. frem floor) via penetration 401 mancmeter -0.2 psig (Hgise) Pressure: Concentration: 5.0 x 10- uCi/cc (Xr-85) Envirc:scantal 3 Effluent Infomaticn 1. Liquid effluents frem TMI-I relaased to the Susatehanna River, after processing, were within the limits specified in Technical Specifications. 2. No liquid efi'luents were discharged from TMI-2. T" D** .a v ENCLOSURE B

2 3. EPA Environmental Data. Results froct EPA monitoring of the environment arcund t..a Ti11 sita were as fo11cws: The EPA measured Kr-85 concentrations (pci/m3) at several j environmental mcnitoring stations and reported the follcwing results: L7t:ation Aucest 29 - Sentanter 5.1980 (?C1/.P) Sainb;-idga 22 i Goldsboro 31 Observation Centar 27 Middiatc:;m 23 Hill Island 26 All of the above levels of krypton-85 are censidered to be background levels. No radiation above normally occurring backgrcund levels vras detected in any of the samples collected from the EPA's air and ganna rate networks during the period from September 3 through September 11, 1980. 4. NRC Envircnmental Data. The following are the NRC air sa.Wle analytical results for the onsite continuous air sampler: i 4 l I-131 Cs-127 j Sample Period (uCi/cci (uCi/cc) HP-232 Septamoer 3 - September 10, 1980 <6.8 E-14 <S.8 E-14 No reactor related radioisotopes were detected. 5. Licensee Radioacthe Material and Radwasta shicments. The foll Sing i snipments were made: On Monday, September 8,1980, a Lhit 2 reactor coolant sample was shipped to Babcock and Wilcox (B&W), Lynchburg, Virginia Cn Thu : day, September 11, 1980, a box containing Unit 2 air sa=?le filter and smear papers was sant to Teledyne Isotcpes'. Westhood, New Jersey. Major Activities 1. EPICOR II System. The work itams scheduled for the outage are. completa. The system will stay in a standby mode until sufficient waste water has accumulated to justify a restart. 4 2 ENCLOSURE B

3 2. Reactor Building Status. The licensee tentatively plans to purge tne riector building'on September 19 and 24,1980, in preparation for another reactor building entry cn September 25, 1980. 3. Mini Cecay Heat (MDH) System. Tentative plans are to make che system operationally ready during the week of September 22, 1980, pending NRC approval of the associated propcsed Technical Specific:rtion chang. 4. ?. cc. nti: E.vrir:r: ental Irtmet Stat :: ant (?Eisi. On Fri ty, 4x :22; 12, IfJ, tae corrent p.eriod'for the craft PEI5 w;s extended to Ncvember 20, 1980. f M20 tings Held J. Collins attanded a meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, en September 10-13, 1980, with representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPM, Department of Energy (COE), PA Department of Environmental Resouh.as (DER) and Metropolitan Edison Company to discuss the results of-purging krypton-85 frem the TMI-2 reactor building. Future Meetings 1. On Tuesday, September 16, 1980, J. Collins T. Elsasser and EPA representatives will meet with members of the local labor unions to discuss the contents of the draft PEIS. 2. On Wednesday, September 17, 1920, J. Collins, T. Elsasser and EPA representatives will hold two separate meetings to discuss the contants of the draft "IIS. The first meeting will be held with TMI Alert and the sect.d with Dauphin County Conmissioners. 3. On Thursd=y, September 18, 1980, J. Collins, T. Elsasser and EPA representatives wili hold two separate meetings to discuss the ' contents of the. draft PEIS. The first resting will be held with the York County Cocmissioners; and the second with members of ANGRY, (anti-nuclear group representing York). 4. On Friday, September 19, 1980, J. Collins, T. Elsasser and EPA representatives will hold a meeting with local clergy to discuss the contants of the draft PEIS. -t

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OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1980 1 The Office of Standards Development received the May 1980 Edition of the Calendar of Federal Regulations from the U. S.' Regulatory Council. This document provides an overview of important regulations which agencies are developing, and a summary of the analytical bases for them. It is designed to encourage _ greater public participation in the regulatory process, identify areas of multiple regulatory impact, and to assist the regulators in developing cost-effective and consistent regulations. Copies of this document have been distributed to the Commission, the principle NRC Offices, and the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. For further information, contact Pat Rathbun (443-5981). i Regulatory Guide to be Issued in the Near Future Ti tle: Operational Inspection and Surveillance of Embankment Retention Systems for Uranium Mill Tailings (Reg. Guide 3.11.1, Rev.1) f Expected Issuance Date: November 1980 i Description : This guide, a supplement to Reg. Guide ?.11, describes in greater i detail a basis acceptable to the NRC staff for developing an appropriate inservice inspection and surveillance program for earth and rockfill embankments used to retain uranium mill tailings.

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G. Arndt 443-S997 Publications Issued During the Week of September 8-12, 1980 Reg. Guide 6.4 - Classification of Containment Properties of Sealed Radioactive Sources (Issued to Reflect Comments) NUREG/CR-0743 - Transportation of Radionuclides in Urban Environs: Draft Environmental Assessment NUREG/CR-0744 - Identification and Assessment of the Social Impacts of Transportation of Radioactive Materials in Urban Environments 4 NUREG/CR-0742 - Review and Integration of Existing Literature Concerning Potential Social Impacts of Transportation of Radioactive Materials in Urban Areas I I ENCLOSURE C l

i I 0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending September 12, 1980 Spent Fuel Storage On September 10, 1980, staff members of Fuel Cycle, SD and ELD met with representatives from DOE-Headquarters, 00E-Savannah River Operations and Dupont-Savannah River at their request to discuss NRC regulations, licensing practices and procedures as applied to AFR spent fuel installations. A major l focus of interest was the NRC hearing process and the various steps were discussed in detail. Savannah River is the lead field office for the DOE i l spent fuel storage program, Exxon Nuclear - Richland, Washington An updated, completely revised license for the Exxon Nuclear Company fuel l fabrication plant at Richland, Washington, (Docket 70-1257) was issued on September 10, 1980. A full five-year term renewal license will be considered after completion of the environmental review of the renewal application now being conducted. Development of Acceptance Criteria for the physical Protection Upgrade Rule In response to a recomendation by the Office of Inspector and Auditor, the Regulatory Improvements Branch has developed acceptance criteria for use in evaluating security plans submitted in accordance with the Upgrade Rule requirements. The criteria will assist in providing consistent evaluation of upgraded security plans and a means for assuring licensee compliance with every regulatory requirement of the Upgrade Rule relative to the protection of the public health and safety. l Improved Control of In-arocess HEU Scrap Study An NRC contractor briefed the NRC staff on feasible alternatives for improving control of in-process material at a HEU scrap recovery plant. Performance factors considered included timeliness of loss detection, quantity detectable, collusion resistance, and alarm assessment times. i ENCLOSURE D

2 Wes tinghouse-Cheswick On September 5,1980, a member of the Material Control and Accoantability Licensing Branch visited Westinghouse-Cheswick to discuss the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan for decommissioning of the Plutonium Fuel Development Laboratory. Soeaking Engagement Pat Vacca presented a talk on September 5,1980, on NRC Medical Licensing at the Conference on Health Physics in the Practice of Nuclear Medicine at the VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C. tNclear medicine physicians, radiation safety officers and consultants to VA Medical Centers were present. They were particularly interested in NRC's medical ALARA program and waste disposal. O e ENCLOSURE D

l OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interest l Week Ending September 12, 1980 l 1. Metropolitan Edison Company (Three Mile Island Unit 2) - Civil Penalty i Action - On September 11, 1980, the Comission received a check in the i amount of $5,000 from the subject licensee in partial payment of the civil penalty proposed on August 7,1980. The licensee objected to one l of the items of noncompliance and withheld the civil penalty proposed ($4,000) for that item. The licensee's response is under review. 2. The following Notification of Significant Enforcement Action was dispatched during the past week: a. EN-80-39 Magnaflux Corporation, Chicago, IL - On September 10, 1980, i a Notice of Violation and a Notice of Propsed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $2,000 were issued to the subject licensee. This action is based on an alleged item of noncompliance relating to the loss of a radiographic exposure device during transportation. The device was not blocked and bra:ed as required by Department of Trans-l portation regulations. 3. Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week: a. PNO-I-80-126 Vermont Yankee - Picket Line at Plant Gate b. PNO-I-80-127 General Electric Company, Valley Forge' Space Center - l Demcastration at Facility c. PNO-I-80-128 University of Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts - Serious Personnel Injury [ d. PNO-II-80-145 Emergency Comunications Systems e. PNO-II-80-146 Brunswick Units 1 & 2 - Confinnation of Action Letter on i Personnel Dosimetry Program f. PNO-III-80-169 & -169A Dresden Units 1, 2, & 3 - News Media Interest Concerning Allegations of Operations at Dresden l g. PN0-III-80-170 & -170A Prairie Island Unit 1 - Failure of "Vascomax 250 - l lb Inch Heli-Coil Screws" Steam Generator Upper Supports h. PNO-III-80-171 Caspersen, Inc., Glencoe, IL - Apparent Theft of a Mo-99/Tc-99m Generator

i. PNO-III-80-172 Ohmart Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio - Damaged Gauge Shipment

j. PNO-III-80-173 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - Allegations of Unsafe Practices ENCLOSURE E

, k. PNO-III-80-174 D. C. Cook Units 1 & 2 - Free Standing Liquid in Waste Containers 1. PN0-IV-80-29A DePaul Hospital, Cheyenne, Wyoming - Loss of a Technetium-99m Generator m. PN0-IV-80-30 Arkansas Nuclear One Unit 1 - Steam Generator Tube Leak n. PNO-IV-80-31 Arkansas Nuclear One Unit 2 - Procedural Error in Containment Building Furge o. PNO-IV-80-32 Arkansas Nuclear One Unit 1 - Uncontrolled Release of Radioactive Gases Through Plant Stack p. PNS-II-80-25 Brcwns Ferry Units 1, 2, & 3 - Bomb Threat q. PNS-II-80-26 H. B. Robinson Unit 2 - Bomb Threat 4. The following IE Bulletin was issued: a. IE Bulletin 80-22, " Automation Industries, Model 200-520-008 Sealed Source Connectors," was issued on September 11, 1980 to all radiography licensees. 5. The following IE Circular was issued: a. IE Circular 80-21, " Regulation of Refueling Crews," was issued on September 10, 1980 to all holders of power reactor operating licenses and construction permits. ENCLOSURE E

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1980 North Coast Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 On September 11, 1980, the applicant, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, withdrew its application for a construction permit and moved the presiding ASLB t.o terminate the licensing proceeding. Sundesert Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 On September 11, 1980, the applicant, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, withdrew its application for construction permits and moved the presiding ASLB to terminate the licensing proceeding. Bia Rock Point Nuclear Plant On September 12, 1980, the presiding ASLB directed the NRC staff to prepare an environmental impact statement covering the environmental impacts of an expended spent fuel pool and the additional Lerm of operation of the facility that such expansion would pennit. The ASLB referred to the Appeal Board the rulings underlying that-direction. On September 12, 1980, the Appeal Board accepted the referral and directed the parties to submit briefs and invited the CEQ to file a brief amicus curiae expressing its views on the referred rul ing. s ENCLOSURE G

l l l ITEMS OF INTEREST l OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING SEPTEf18ER 12, 1980 Foreian Visits to NRC During the period of Monday through Thursday, Srs. Gonzalez and Escudero of the Mexican National Nuclear Safety and Safeguards Comission ("NSNS) met with F. R. Allenspack and NRR staff to discuss the CMSNS review cf FSAR Chaoter 13. The visitors were accompanied by A. Garland, IAEA cdvisor to the CHSHS. Foreign Reports l The following foreign reports were received at IP during the period of September 3 to 12. TM ** indicates the reports are in English. For further information contact Eva Szent-Ivany (49-27788) IP. l From France: DSN/80/355 - Study on Detemination of Solid Particle Path Inside a Gas l Bubble Rising in a Liquid and the Drive of the Solid Phase j to the Surface l DSN No.369 - Usable Limits of the Model " PANACHE" for Short Distances i and Gentle Winds DSN No.370 - Pollution Distribution in Relation to the Spectrum and Scale of Turbulence and Its Possibilities in Laboratory Simulation l DSN No.371 - Pollution Transfer in the Atmosphere 0,er a Site Where the Wind Vector Varies Rapidly DSN Quarterly Bulletins of Incidents, 1973 - 1976 CEA - Annual Report 1979 From FRG: i Nuclear Energy - April and May 1980 Issues From Italy: CNEN-RT/AMB(80)1 - HUSID: An Analysis Code of Acceleregram Registrations l l CNEN-RT/AMB(80)2 - Seismic Risk: Some Stochastic Functions With Hazard l Implications ** l .l

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_2_ Foreign Reoorts Cont' d From Italy: CMEN-RT/ PROT (80)7 - 1978 Meteorological Annual of the Saluggia EUREX Site CNEN-RT/ PROT (80)10 - Patient Protection in View of Recent Reccmmendations of the ICRP CHEN-RT/ING(80)7 - Study Results of the Finita Elements in a Curved Electric-Modelled-Creep Analysis for the INCA Code i From Japan: JAEC - Annual Report on Atomic Energy - 1979** JAERI - Report on Phase: An ANL-JAERI Joint Study on the Use of Reduced Enrichment Fuels in JAERI Research Reactors ( August 1980)** Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc. - Atoms in Japan - July 1980 From The Netherlands: Health Council of the Netherlands: Nuclear Power Plants and Public Health ** From Sweden: Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate: Quarterly Report for Ringhals 1 & 2 (4th Quarter 1979 ) From the U.K.: Assessment of Heat Affected Zones in SA 508 Class 3 Forgings ** Final Contract Report for NII ( April 1980)

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l l \\ OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS l l ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1980 Frank Young attended the meeting of the State Planning Council where policy issues regarding high level and low level waste were discussed and recommendations adopted. The Council adopted positions favoring among other things, amendments to the Agreement State program to provide for minimum national standards for dis-posal of low level waste and for the possibility of an agreement to regulate only a low level waste disposal site. Bill Menczer, State Liaison Officer, Region III, met with the Regional Advisory Committee on Emergency Planning in Kansas City, Mo., September 8, to discuss the evaluation. of the Benton County and Clinton County, Iowa, radiological emergency response plans. i I l I l l l ENCLOSURE I

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Items of Interest WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1980 NRC Management Studies At the ED0's request MPA is preparing to coordinate the study which will'be conducted under contract (s). MPA has also been assigned the responsibility of consolidating the contractors' reports into a report to Congress. i ENCLOSURE J

Office of the Controller Items of Interest Weeking Ending Seotember 12, 1980 1 New Payroll System On September 16, 1980, NRC employees will be paid from the Agency's new payroll system. The new payroll system includes on-line data entry and query capabilities and is processed on the mini-computer maintained in the Division of Accounting. FY 1982 Budget The budget was formerly transmitted to OMB on September 8, 1980. i FY 1981 Budget l The full Senate passed the Energy and Water Development Appropria-tions Bill on September 10, 1980. The amount recommended for the 1 NRC was $452.5 million less a reduction to consultant services of 50.9 million. 4 i Enclosure K

O e OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1980 A presentation en AE00 functions, organization, and work activities was made to the Region II senior site representatives-on September 9,1980. 1 Because of the newness of AE00 and the relationship between AE00 and the site offices, such presentations and associated discussions are considered an important aspect towards establishing effective communication channels and assuring mutually supportive efforts. The presentation covered: current Ar.00 activities to develop LER sequence coding techniques needed for trend and pattern identification; status of AE00 actions on identifying needed changes in NPRDS and LER systems for event reporting; the AE00 procedures and philosophy for reviewing operating events and judging significance; and identification of the fifteen case studies that are now in progress. A similar presentation is scheduled to be given to the Region III senior site representatives in late October. 4 4 e ENCLOSURE L 9

ITEMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION - RECdIVED WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1980 A. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION & VOTE ON AFFIRMATION ITEM, SECY-80-357 - DEGRADED COOLING RULEMAKING; 4:10 P.fi., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1980, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) (Memo SECY to Dircks/Kammerer/Foucnard, dtd 9/9/80) The Commission discussed the staff's propcsed advance notice of proposed rulemaking on degraded core cooling events, and the various Ccmissioner suggested revisions to the notice. The Commission, by a vote of 4-0: 1. Approved the advance notice, with the revisions agreed to at this meeting, (attached) for publication in the Federal Reaister for a 90 day public coment period. (SD) (SECY Suspense: 10/7/80) Comissioner Gilinsky commented in his approval that he would have liked to have seen the questions more sharply focused. This rulemaking proceeding does not preclude the Commission from imposing interim requirements in some of the areas before a final rule is in place. The Commission requested: 2. That staff develop a preliminary plan of action in order to assure proper coordination of all staff efforts that may be related to degraded core rulemaking; (SD)(SECYSuspense: 10/17/80) 3. That a preliminary value - impact statement be placed in the Public Document Room; (SD) (SECY Suspense: 10/7/80) 4. That apprcpriate Congressional comittees be informed of this action; (SD/0CA)(SECY Suspense: 10/9/80) 5. That a public announcement be issued. (OPA) (SECY Suspense: 10/7/80) B. STAFF REOUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF SECY-80-399 - PROPOSED INTERIM AMENDMENTS TO PART 50 RELATED TO HYOR0 GEN CONTROL & CERTAIN DEGRADED CORE CONSIDERATIONS; 2:05 P.M., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1980, CCMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo 5ctY to 01rcks/Kammerer/Foucnard, 9/9/80. The Comission discussed the proposed interim amendments to Part 50. "2 Comission, by a vote of 3-1 (Comissioner Gilinsky not concurring): 1. approved the publication of the proposed amendments, with implementation dates revised to reflect the anticipated publication date, in the Federal Register'for a 30 day coment period. (SD) '(SECY Suspense: 10/7/80) Commissioner Gilinsky's separate views will be attached to the Federal Register Notice, and will be distributed for attachment to this memorandum when r.eceived. The Comission requested that: 2. appropriate Congressicnal Comittees be informed of this action; (SD/0CA) (SECY Suspense: 10/9/80: ENCLOSURE M i .... s 1 4,. ...,....,,...+u.4,...a t ee n t erev e........ in ment

D IP * ~Q" l .S. l yH w n C. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION SESSION 80-39, 4:05 P.M., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1980, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) Memo decY to circks, dtd 9/9/60. 's: I. SECY-80-364 - Fees For Withdrawn Acolications For Power Reactor Construction Parmits, Ooeratino Licenses, and Otner Acorovals or Reviews (Consent Calendar Item) The Commission by a vote of 4-0: 1. Authorized the Gene'ral Counsel to take action, if and when necessary, to recover the licensing review fees for denied, withdrawn, suspended or postponed application reviews; (OGC) 2. Approved the publication in the Federal Recister of the amend-ment to Part 170. This amendment is effective upon publication. (ADM) (SECY Suspense: 9/15/80) l II. License For Fuel Loading and low Power Testing For Farlev Unit 2 2 The Comission, by a vote of 4-0: j 1. Approved the issuance, by the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor ^l Regulation, of a license for fuel loading and low power testing for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant,' Unit 2; j (NRR) (SECY Suspense: 9/30/80) 2. Approved the attached notice of authorization to the Director, NRR, to l issue the license. D. SECY-A-80-106 - DIRECTOR'S DENIAL OF 2.206 RELIEF'(IN THE MATTER OF pUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE) (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM). Memo SECY to Bickwit, dtd 9/10/80. This is to inform-you that the Cc= mission, by a 2-2 vote, has decided not to review the Director's denial of the May 2, 1979 petition of the Seaccast Anti-Pollution League relating to consideration of Emergency Planning and Class 9 Accidents at the Seabrcok Station, Units 1 and 2.

However, this vote did not address the letter of June 30, 1980 frcm SAPL counsel, Robert A.

Backus, to the Cc=missioners, relating to the Seabrook plant. This letter has been referred to the Director, NRR, for consideration as a separate petitica under 10 CFR 2.206. The :=_ view time en the petitica expired en August 22,- 1980 before the Cc= mission received a letter from Robert A. Backus, dated August 25, 1980, objecting to Ccc=issioner Hendrie's participation in this matter. ENCLOSURE M~

E. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON ENFORCEMENT POLICY (SEE SECY-80-139A), 10:05 A.M., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1980, COMMISSIONERS' CONFEF.ENCE ROOM, D.C. 0FFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 9/10/80. The Comission* discussed the staff's proposed General Statement of Enforcement Policy, and the proposal that the proposed policy be used as interim guidance until the final statement of policy is approved. l The Comission requested: 1. that the language on page 9 concerning failure to make required reports be broadened in order to answer concerns on failure to report events. and on material false statements; 2. that the first paragraph on page 16'be changed to indicate the need for prior Comission approval for all civil penalties above the amounts specified; 3. that the policy clarify the severity-level assigned to failure to make required Part 21 reports; 4. that the parenthetical statement be remove'd from the first full paragraph on page 11. The last sentence of that paragraph should be rephrased to indicate the concern the NRC places on operator involvement in violations; i 5. that the policy address the concern about increasing, as well as decreasing the base civil penalties shown in Tabla 2; 6. that the policy clarify that willfulness is a basis for increasing l civil penalties; 1 l 7. that the policy specify the basis for application of " good faith" in mitigating ci ril penalties; 8. that provision be made for licensee responses to bulletins to be submitted under oath or affirmation; l 9. that subject to the changes listed in items 1-8, the policy statement be l issued as a staff proposal for a 90 day public com.ent period. (IE) (SECY Suspense: 9/19/80) "Comissioner Hendrie was not in attendance. I ENCLOSURE M

. 10. requested that the staff examine the various means of communicating with licensees. This examination will add, ess: a) the formality of NRC connunications with licensees; and b) possibilities for consolidating the various methods used by NRC offices to communicate with licensees. (MPA/IE/NRR/NMSS) (SECY Suspanse: 10/31/80) 11. by a vote of 3-0 approved the publication of the policy statement, as revised above, for issuance by the Commission;

12. by a vote of 2-1 (Chairman Ahearne dissenting), adopted the proposed policy statement as interim guidance to the staff.

F. SECY-A-80-118 - INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUP PARTICIPATION IN DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPMENT OF NRC ENFORCEMENT POLICY (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM). Memo SECY to Bickwit, dtd 9/11/80. This is to advise you that, in light of the recent Commission action on SECY-80-139A "NRC Enforcement Program," the subject paper does not require any further action. i ENCLOSURE M

SCHEDULED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Otto Organization Location Subject Speaker 9/22/80 League of Women Voters Calvert County, MD Nuclear Energy in R. Architzel, RI Calvert County 9/23/80 League of Wome.n Voters Calvert County HD Nuclear Energy J. B'. Durst, HQ Nationally 9/24/80 American Society of Nondestructive Flagstone Restaurant NRC Resident Inspection A. Cerne, RI Testing, Northern New England Newington, NH Program 9/30/80 ASQC Houston, Texas NRC Reorganization and Karl Seyfrit,Dir.RIV New Requirements 10/3/80 American Association of Physicists Oklahoma City, OK Nuclear Medicine, Jim Montgomery, RIV in Medicine Radiation Therapy Regs., NRC Policy & Alara 10/5/80 Mis'souri Valley Nuclear Med. Soc. St. Louis, M0 NRC. Inspection of Nuclear J. Papertello, RIII Medicine Programs 10/6/80 School of Nuclear Medicine. Edison, NJ Requirements for NRC L. Friedman, RI J. F. Kennedy Medical Center Inspection Process 10/7/80 O. of Illinois Medical Center Chicago, IL Waste Handling and J. Pagliaro, RIII Disposal 10/9/80 Society of American Military Atlanta, GA Overview of NRC K. Clark, RII 10/15/80 American Society for Roseland, NJ Industrial Radiography - F. Costello, RI Nondestructive Testing An NRC Perspective 10/24/80 Regional Emergency Medical Sheraton Inn, Canar.dalgua.NY Transportation Emergencies M. Slobodien, RI Services Program. Inc. Involving Radioactive Materials 10/24/80 Nuclear Energy Symposium Ft. Worth, TX National and International K. Seyfrit Dir. Texas Wesleyan College Nuclear Energy Regulation RIV E P 8 C ?; =

R T SCHEDULED SPEAKIllG ENGAGEMENTS CONT' Date Organization Location Subject Speaker 10/25/80' tiuclear Medicine Technologists. Waterbury, CT Inspection Process at J. Glenn & New England Soc. of Nuclear Medical Institutions J.'McGinness Medicine & Waterbury Hospital Health Center 10/27/80 Power Engineer Society - Atlanta, GA Three Mile Island R. Martin,RII t Atlanta Chapter IEEE 10/31/80 16th Annual State Radiation Control Cherry Hill, NJ TLD Radiation Surveys M. Slobodien, RI Around Nuclear Power Program Directors Meeting Reactors 2/19/81 Hichigan Section of The American Detroit, MI Goals and Objectives of NRC's J. G. Keppler, Nuclear Society Inspection and Enforcement Dir..RIII Program in 1981 7/17/ 81 Energy Education Workshop for Riverdale. NY NRC - What It Is and What K. Abraham, RI It Does High School. Students at Manhattan College 4 9 P o C A =}}