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April 16,1981 For:
The Connissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING APRIL 10, 1981 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this recort.
Contents Enclosure Administration A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Standards Develop ent C*
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- s Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D
Inspection and Enforc'ement E
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Nuclear Regulatory Research F
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Executive Legal Director G*
International Programs H
State Programs I
Management and Program Analysis J
Luntroller K*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data L*
_ Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization M*
2, Items Approved by the Commission N
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T. A. Rehm, stant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
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V SUMARY OF WEEKLY INF0PJ4ATION REPCRT Week Ending April 10, 1981 Beaver Valley The licensee has delayed the restart of Unit 1 because of a nozzle overstress in the steam driven auxiliary-feedwater cumo. The plant has been on an unplanned cutage since February 17,1981, while multiole recairs were being made.
Catawba Duke Pcwer Com:any has tendered its apolicaticn for operating licenses for Units 1 and 2.
Tne target dates for fuel leading are October 1933 for Uni I and February 1985 fer Unit 2.
Farley 2 The full c:wer c:erating license was issued 'or Farley 2 en March 31, 1931. Tne olant will not ce ready for power escalation until early "ay.
Fuel 10adinc was c0moleted under the icw ccwer license which was issued October 23, 1930. The reactor is scheduled :: be brought to criticality for the first time in mid-April. After low-pcwer testing and startup testing, the olant is scheduled for concercial operation in July 1981. Alabama Power Company reports tnat startup is on schedule.
North Anna Unit 1 North Anna Unit 1 commenced its 3rd cycle of pcwer operations on April 6, 1981 after a 95-day refueling outage. The next refuelir.g outage is scheduled to commence in late October 1982.
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US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement The IAEA conducted its initial inventory verification under the agreement at the Exxcn Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plant en March 25 through April 1.
The IAEA indicated that they were pleased with the exercise and rated the inventory verification as very good. Samples are being held at Exxon cending arrangement-for exnort to their Saibersdorf Laboratory for analysis.
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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending April 10, 1981 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REOUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received 181 3
Granted 116 0
Denied 16 l'
Pending 49 2
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Malcola H. Philips, Jr.,
Requests all documents prepared by the NRC staff and/cr D:bevoise & Liberman its consultants relating to the preparaticn, (81-1 31)
- ,evelopment, and review of SECY-80-491, " Proposed Rulemaking Qualification of Reactor Operators" and SECY-81-84, "Croposed Rulemaking, Qualification of Reactor Operators."
Irwin D. J. Bross, Requests the names of all who have participated in the Roswell Park development, approval, or implementation of contract Memorial Institute No. W-31-109-ENG-38.
(81-132)
Stephen M. Rappoport, Requests certified copies of all documents pertaining Sleckow, Slepkow-a to the nuclear incident which occurred on July 24, Rappoport, Inc.
1964 at the United Nuclear Corporation.
(81-133)
Ronald W. Slonaker, Requests information concerning the January 3,1961 Ashcraft & Gerel explosion of the Stationary Low Power Reactor, No.1 (81-134)
(SL1) at the Idaho Falls, Idaho, National Reactor Testing Station.
Nicholas S. Reynolds, Requests copies of all drafts of NUREG-0753, the e_Debevoise & Literman Environmental Qualifications Program Plan, prepared (81-135) by the NRC, its staff and consultants and supporting reports, correspondence or testimony regarding this subject.
Ded2'Ryan, Requests a copy of the NRC Waste Management mailing Business Publisher.s, Inc.
list.
.(81-136)
CONTACT:
J. M. Felton 492-7211 ENCLOSURE A
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2 Received, Cont'd Glenn Scnci Requests a copy of the radiation renitoring reports (81-137) for 1979,1980 and 1931.
Stepnen E. Miller, Requests a copy of the NRC license for the Todd Divenified Shipyard, Inc. and a copy of the =cs: recent list Nuclear, Inc.
of Agreement States.
(31-138)
Laurence S. Moss, Requests a copy of the NRC's Annual Report en the Babson College Freedcm of Information Act for 1980.
(31-139)
Granted Lynn Connor, In rescense to a request for a copy of SECY-80-467, Cec-Searen Associates SECY-80-555 arrd the 1930 plan fcr Recrganication (51'-69) that was sent to the Transition Tea =, made available copies of fcur decurents.
Jeannine Henicker In respcnse to a request for a copy of each cc:: rent (31-90) and NRC's res;cnses en the proposed exe:ctions for s:elted alloy published in the Federal Register on Octcber 27, 1980, made available access to these records.
k y Gcidsmith, In rescense to a request for a copy of NUREG/CR-C811, Twin Cities Ncrthern NUREG-C561, and "NRC proposed Frenctification to Sun Alliance State Officials of Racwaste Shipments, made availabic (81-99) seven documents.
Martin Levy, In response to a request for the number of pecple that NTEU Steward have been promoted to a GG-15 in the last year and (31-105) hcw many of those people have been promoted to a GG-15 in non-supervisory positions, made available this l
informatien.
1 Edward C. Sittnick, In res;cnse to a request for a copy of the ncn-Science Management proprietary version of the technical preposal -in i
Corscration response to RFP-RS-NMS-79-050 and tne names of the (31-107) -
firms wnich responded to the Request for Proposal, made available this infonnation.
Paul S. Davis In response to a request for information regarding the (81.109)
MUF total for weapcns-grade U-235 that led to the closing of the Erwin, Tennessee processing facility, l
made available one document.
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ENCLOSURE A
3 Granted, Cont'd Gerald C. Lilly, In response to a request for the names and addresses Container Products of companies involved in the manufacture and/or Corporation processing of radioactive materials, made available (81-112) one document.
Adam Paul Banner In response to a request for a copy of NBS-National (81-113)
Bureau of Standards Test Reactor Availability of Applicant Environmental Report and Notice of Intent to Publish an Environmenta1 Impact Statement, made available one document.
Adam Paul Banner In response to a request for a copy of the Quarterly (81-126)
Report on Proposed Rules as identified in the Federal Register on March 19, 1981, made available a copy of this document.
Adam Pa'ul Banner In response to a request for a copy of a petition by (81-128)
Mr. John Abbotts dated January 2,1981 regarding financial responsibility of power plant operators to finance clean-up costs, made available a copy of this petition.
Denied Thomas J. Madden, In response to a request for 12 categories of document:
Kaye, Scholer, relating to specific interpretations regarding 10 CFR Fieman, Hays & Handler 1.64 and section'203 of the Energy Reorganization (80-515)
Act; documents regarding TMI-l and TMI-2; internal reviews of listed B&W reports and documents; listed GAO reports; and documents concerning the Resident Inspectors Program, made available over 1,200 documents.
Informed the requester over 200 documents have already been made available at the PDR. Denied portions of six documents containing confidential business (proprietary) information. Also denied 15 documents in their entirety containing advice, opinions and recomendations of the Comissioners and their staffs.
Rob:rt R. Holt, THE COMMISSION continued to deny 15 documents in their New York University entirety relating to the report of the Task Force on (81-A-1-80-578)
Interim Operation of Indian Point containing advice, opinions and recomendations.
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ENCLOSUP.E A
DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending April 11, 1981 TERMINATED CONTRACTS 1.
DR 81-0347 Title - Gaithersburg Office Machines, Inc.
Description - Maintenance IBM Typewriters Period of Performance - December 1,1980 - September 30, 1981 Sponsor - Property Management Branch Status - The Small Purchases Section terminated a Purchase Order with Gaithersburg Office Machines for the maintenance of IBM typewriters in the Agency due to the inability of the contractor to perform under the terms of their GSA contract.
The company has filed an appeal of the termination under the disputes clause of the contract. The staffs of ELO and DC will coordinate in the resolution of this dispute.
CONTEACTSCLOSEDOUT (All administrative acticn completed and final payment made)
Contract No.
Contractor Closecut Date NRC-02-7E-026 Science Applications, Inc.
4/8/81
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NRC-03-79-142 Kenneth Peterson 4/6/81 NRC-01-78-017 George Washington University 4/9/81 NRC-03-78-137 Naval Surface Weapons Center 4/6/81 l
ENCLOSURE A
DIVISION OF ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL Weeking Ending April 10, 1981 Comorenensive Bargaining Acreement With NTEU The Management and the NTEU Negotiating Teams will sign the collective bargaining agreement on April 15. The agreement will become effective 90 days later on July 14, 1981.
This is the first comprehensive collective bargaining agreement negotiated with the NTEU. It contains 53 Articles which will impact on most significant conditions of employment for the NRC's 2200 bargaining unit employees.
Supervisors will receive training on the provisions of the agreement before it becomes effective.
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DIVISION OF SECURlTY Week Ending April 10, 1981 NRC Procurement Course fc
.ontractine Project Officers A Facilities and Systems Sect ity Branch representative discussed the responsibilities of the Division of Security (SEC) when classified catter is involved in the contract-ual process. The C
.sion included the preparing, processing and approval of NRC form 187, "Securityf uassification Pacmnments," which identifies the contractor-subcontractor, the level, type and scope of classUied activities, etc.
Crime Prevention Seminar SEC is sponsoring a film presentation by the Federal Protective Service of the General i
Services Administration (GSA) on office crime and sevual assault for those NRC employ-GGs who were unable to attend previous presentations in February 1981.
The two films t$111 be shown on Thursday, May 7,1981, at the following times:
i Willste 9:00 AM (Room 130)
Phillips 12:00 Noon and 2:30 PM (Room P-110)
Each film presentation will take approximately one hour. A GSA representative will be available to answer any questions. _
Personnel Security Processino Tne part-time Perscnnel Security Branch staff member in the Division of Organi:ation and Perscnnel reviewed 39 security packets on-site to expedite the employment / security processing of NRC~ applicants.
Six security packets were. received from the Regional Offices.
International Atomic Enercy Agency (IAEA)
SEC prepared and transmitted to selected offices a draft " Disclosure Authorization for IAEA Visits and Inspections of NRC Licensed Facilities Pursuant to the US/IAEA Safe-This document was preparad to (1) insure guards Agreement" for comment / concurrence.that NRC licensees have necessary appropriately designated IAEA officials, (2) prevent disclosure of classified infoma-tion not authorized by the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement, and (3) to insure that infor-mation that is properly disclosed is identified in a way that allows the IAEA officials to know it is classified and its level of classification.
NRC Accendix Part.IV, " Control of Official Use Only and Limited Official Use Information" NRC Appendix Part IV has been concurred in and is being printed and distributed.
. Air Richts III Access Control System The Rusco card kcy readers have been installed and should be operational on Monday, These card readers will help preclude unauthorized access to NRC-April 13,1981.
controlled space in Air Rights III.
ENCLOSURE A
e OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS - APRIL 10, 1981 BEAVER VALLEY The licensee has placed a hold on the restart of Eeaver Valley, Unit No.1 felicwing the ccc letien of multiple repairs during an unpl,anr.ed Outage which started en February 19, 1951. The held en restart resulted frcm information cbtained by the licensee en April 7,1931, that pipe stress reanalysis indicates that the inlet nczzle of the steam driven auxiliary feedwater pump is everstressed t: 30a% of the vender's allowable Icad. The leading is 55% of the allowable interim criteria established by IES 79-07.
The li:ensee is requesting staff approval to a; 1y the interim criteria ur.:il piping can be rercuted at the next s:heduled cutage.
CATAW3A Juke ?:..er C:::any has tendered its a::lication for c:erating licenses for tne Catawba Station Unt ? 1 and 2.
The target date for Unit i fuel leading is October 1953 and for U-f: 2 is February 1985.
FaRLEY 2 The full ;cwer ::eratir.g license was issued for Farley 2 en March 31, 1931.
Tne plant will not be ready for ;cwer escalation until early May.
Fuel icadirc.was ccm leted under the low pcwer license which was issued Oct:ber 23, 1930. The reacter is scheduled to be brought to criticality
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time in =id-April. After len-power testing and startup for the firs:
testing, the plant is scheduled for commercial operation in July 1951.
Alabama Pcwer Company reports that startup is en schedule.
NORTH aN"A POWER STATION, UNIT 1 (NA-1)
"A-1 cc=:enced its 3rd cycle of pcwer operations en April 5,1981 after a 95 day refueling outage. The next refueling cutage is scheduled to cc ence in late October, 1982.
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Water level: Elevation 290.7 ft. (8.2 ft. from floor) 7-
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NRC TMI PROGRAM OFFICE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT Week of April 5-11, 1951 Plant Status Core Cooling Mace: Heat transfer from the reactor coolant system (RCS) loops to reactor building ambient.
Available Core Cooling Moces: Long-term cooling "B" (c'nce through steam generator-B); decay heat removal systems.
RCS Pressure Control Moce: Stancoy Pressure Con rol (SPC) System.
Backup Pressure Control Maces: Mini Cecay Hea Removal (MDHR) System.
Decay Heat Removal (DHR) System.
i'.ajor Parace:ers (as of 0500, April 10,1981) (approximate values)
Average Incore Thermocouples: 118'F Maximum Incore Thermocouple:
147*F RCS Loop Tem::eratures:
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Cold Leg ((1) 2)
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RCS Pressure: 98 psig Reactor Building: Temperature: 65'F Water level:
Elevation 290.7 ft. (8.2 ft. from floor) via penetration 401 manometer Pressure:
-0.29 psig Concentration: Less than the lower limit of detection (LLD).
(LLD was 4.0 x 10-6 uCi/cc)
(Krypton-85 (Kr-85)) (sa=ple taken 4/8/81) l Effluent and Environmental (Radiolacical) Infonnation 1.
. Liquid effluents from the TMI site released to the :'usquehanna River af ter processing, were made within the regulatory limits and in accordance with NRC requirements and City of Lancaster Agreement dated February 27,1980.
During the period April 3,1981, to April 9,1981, the effluents contained no detectable radioactivity at the discharge point althcugn individual effluent sources which originated within Uni: 2 contained minute arounts of radioactivity.
Calculations incica'te that less than 3 millionths (0.000003) of a. curie of cesium (Cs-137) and less than one thousanc:h (.001) of a curie of tritium was discharged.
ENCLOSURE 3
2 Results Environmental Prctection Agency (EPA) Environmental Data.
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frca EPA monitoring of :ne environment arounc :ne TMI site were as follows:
3 Tne EPA measured Kr-S5 concentrations (pCi/m ) at several environmental monitoring stations and reported the following results:
March 27 - April 3,1981 Location 3
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No radiation above n:rrally occurring background levels was samples collected from the EPA's air ce:ectec in any of-the anc gama rate network 3 during the period frem April 3,1981, througn April 9, 1931.
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NRC Envir:nmental Ca a.
Resul s frca NRC monitoring of the environ-men ar uno tne TMI site were as follows:
The following are tne NRC air sample analytical results for the onsite continuous air sampler:
I-1 31 Cs-137 (uCi/cc)
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Samole Period HP-262 April 1,1981 - April 8,1981
<8.6 E-14 <8.6 E-14 I
Environmental TLD measurements for the period January 9,1981, to February 5,1981, indicated gama radiation to be at the natural backgrcund levels.
Fifty-three TLD's registered doses ranging from 0.18 mR/ day to 0.33 mR/ day.
Average dose was I
0.25 mR/ day. These dose rates are consistent with natural background radiation in the TMI area.
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Licensee Radioactive Material and Radwaste Shioments. The following snipments were mace:
On Monday, April 6,1981, one 6' x 6' EPICOR-I dewatered resin liner (liner D-21) from Unit I was shipped to the Chem-Nuclear Site, Barnwell, South Carolina.
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3 On Tuesday, April 7,1981, a 40 ml Unit 2 reactor coolant sample was sent to Ba:: cock and Wilcox (B&W), Lynchburg, Virginia.
On Tuesday, April 7,1981, a Hittman solidified liner from Unit 1 was shipped to the Chem-Nuclear Site, Barnwell, South Carolina.
On Wednesday, April 8,1981, the Unit 1 waste evaporator condensate storage tank (WECST) monthly composite was mailed to Teledyne Isotopes, Westwood, New Jersey.
On Wednesday (, April 8,1981, one 6' x 6' EPICOR-I dewatered resin liner liner D-22) from Unit 1 was shipped to the Chem-Nuclear Site, Barnwell, South Carolina.
On Thursday, April 9, 1981, 65 drums and 7 boxes of compacted and non-compacted Unit I and Unit 2 low specific activity (LSA) waste were snipped to U.S. Ecology, Richland, Washington.
Major Activities i.
Sucmerged Demineralizer System (505).
Region I and TMI program Office inspeccions of :ne SDS are continuing.
Construction work on tne SDS is now approximately 95% comolete.
Preparation of the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) by the TMI program Office is in progress although some necessary information nas not yet been received.
The li;ensee has submitted a schecule for providing the needed infor::attort.
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Reactor Building Eritry.
A 40 minute entry into the Unit 2 Reactor l
Buticing occurred onednesday, April 8,1981. The entry was undertaken to surve.y the area in the vicinity of the open stairwell where the floating sump pump will be installed during entry 8.
The floating sump pump will be used to transfer the sump water to the SDS for processing and also to pump sump water to storage tanks in the event leakage from the sump occurs.
As engineers were surveying the open stairwell for potential sump pump obstructions, they noticed water dripping into the sump in an
' area below the discharge of the 18 inch vent pipe connected to the c
rupture disk on the reactor coolant drain tank. High radiation levels in the area of the open stairwell prevented the engineers from positively identifying the origin of the leak. The engineers intend to construct a device to help in detennining whether the observed leak is on the same scale as the measured leakage from the RCS.
RCS leakage has been averaging approximately 0.1 gallons per minute.
Entry 8, the next entry into the Reactor Building, has been scheduled for April 30, 1981.
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4 Future ':ee:in:
On T.es:ay, April 21, 1951, Lake Barre:: will meet wi:n area mothers to dis:uss various issues related :: the ce :ntaminatien cf TMI Unit 2.
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CCFICE CC NUCLEAR MATERI AL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Endin; April 10, 1951 US/IAEA Safe;uards A;reement The I AEA conducted its initial inventory verift:ation under the agreement at the Exx:n Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plant on March 25 thru A:ril 1.
At the c:nclusion of their activities, ne I AEA indicated that they were pleased wit: ne exercise and rated the invent:ry verificaticn as very goed.
Curing ne ::urse Of their verif t:ati:n, the ;EA teck 21 samples. These are being heic a: Exx:n pending arrar.gs:4nts for expert to their Saibersdorf Labcratcry for analysis.
- t is anticipated that seme time later in May the I AEA nill return to Exxon for several cays to complete their reconciliation activities.
Oraft Part 61 Low-Level k'aste Regulation Cra f: Part El for Low-Level haste Regulati:n has been prepared and distributed fcr final interoffice s aff c:.f. ent.
Agreemer.: Ai-h E?A on C:n rci cf Con:arina:ad 3ites NP55 and EL: staff re; with E?A re;resen:atives on A:ril 3 :: dis:uss a ;r:;cssd I?A/NRC mer.crandun of understanding (MOU) for centrol of sites centaminated wi-h radicac-ive caterials. 'le expect to have a draft PCU appropriate for internci staff review available within a few weeks.
Flu eniur Air Transcort Package The De: art ent cf Energy (00E) has developed a lightweigh- (72 pounds) package l
for the air trans: ort of safecuards samples of gran quantities of plutonium.
Tne package was cesigned and tested : the NRC Qualification Criteria ::
Certify a Package for Air Trans;cr: cf Plutonium (NUREG-0360).
The Safety Analysis Report for the lightweight package is being reviewed by the l
Transpcrtation Certification Branch, NMSS.
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Certificate Of Registration to Lixi, Inc.
-0;rine the week of April 6,1981, the Material Certification and Procedures Branch issued a Certificate of Registration to Lixi, Inc.,
for the Podel L5-50-X Series Portable Exposure Device, which cantains a sealed source cf up to 500 millicuries of iodine-125. This device is deemed acceptable for licensing for industrial use.
Typical uses include non-destructive testing, quality control, security screeninc, e.g., postal materials for bombs.
Inis cevice also has potential use in redical diagncstic applications en hucens.
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- c. licensine by NRC for this purpose, the device requires FDA a:;r:vai under the Medical Oevices Act.
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PLANNED MEETINGS - DIVISION OF SAFEGUARDS 1.
Subje:::
Interagency Coordination Group Date:
Acril 10,1981 Loca:icn:
COE, Germantown, Md.
Attendees:
E. Sparks, T. Sherr, SGMD Personnel fm NRC - SG/ADM/ADP/ Controller DOE SG Fersonnel 2.
Subject:
Discussion of upccming foreign physical security countries visit Cate:
April 14,1931, 3:00 p.m.
Lc:aticn:
State Decartment Attendees:
G. Helfrich, State Department G. Weis:, Wm. Hagis, Vance Hudgins, 00E R. F. Burnett, G. McCorkle, D. Kasun, NRC/SG/NMSS 3.
Subject:
Meeting with the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
- discuss ceregulation of icw enritned uranium Cate:
Acril 15,1981 - 9:00 a.m.
Loca icn:
Willste Sldg., Silver Soring, Md.
A::endeas:
R. ? Eu ne::, R. A. Erickson, R. f. Brightsen, D. A. Huff, SG/NMSS Men:ers c' INMM 4
Sucject:
Briefing cresented by GE-Wilmington en the status of :ne action plan ass:ciated witn :ne GE-Wilming:cn Manufa:: urin; Civision invent:ry difference investigati:n.
(Pertains to :ne Se::em:er 135: 10 v.hich exceeded regulat:ry limits).
Cate:
April 15,1931 - 1:00 p.m.
Loca:icn:
Silver Spring, Md.
Attendees:
R. A. Erickson, R. A. Brightsen, D. A. Huff, SG/NMSS A. L. Kaplan, C. Vaughn, GE l
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PLANNED MEETINGS - DIVISION OF FUEL CYCLE AND MATERIAL SAFETY
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Subject:
TV interview with 5:atien K!RD, Wichita, Kansas (Correspondent located in D. C.), recarding Thorium 0xide Gas Mantles.
Date/ Time: April 13, 9:00 a.m.
Location:
Recm Sc2, Willste Building Attendees: Richard E. Cunningnam, NMSS and Sue Gacner, PA Dave Helling, KIRD T.y.
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Subject:
NLI-1/2 Cask DOE Waste Sni: ment.
(The Transporta:1cn Certification Branch has a license amendment request from an NRC licenses for acditional centents in the NLI-1/2 cask. Contents include a canned fusi assembly end vitrified high-level waste. A snipment is to be made to the Basalt Rep;si Ory, Hanferd Reservation as part cf DOE's dem:nstraticn cf.i;n-level waste storage.)
Cate/ Time: April 10, 9:00 a.m.
Location:
Willste Building A::endees:
C. E. MacDonald, R, H. Cce;aar:e, C. R. Chaccell, W. H. Lake, NoC and Srian 5:v::er, 0.:ckwell-Hanf rd 3.
Su:je:::
Discussicn of low-level radica::ive medical waste.
ate / Time: A;ril 14, 10:00 Locaticr:
Rect 552, Willste Euilding Attencees:
Richard E. Cunningham and Lidia Roche-Farmer, NMSS and Dr. Robert Hamilten, Johns Mcpkins University a.
Subject:
Plutenium Air Transport Package Date/ Time: April 15, 9:00 Location:
Willste Building Attendees:
C. E. MacDonals, C. R. Chappell, H. Lee, NMSS, J. Dailey, DOE and J. Anderson, Sandia
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Subject:
Research and developnent efforts concerning spent fuel rod compaction in reactor basins, dry stcrage of spent fuel at reactor sites, and transportation casks for spent fuel.
Date/ Time: April 22, 8:30 Location:
Fifth Ficor Conf. Room, Willste Bufiding Attendees:
L. C. Rouse and J. P. Roberts, NMSS, R. C. Clark, NRR, D. Reisenweaver, RES, and David Dunn, et al, TVA P00R ORIGINAL ENCLOSURE D
Planned Meetinos - Division of Waste Manacement 1.
Subject:
Review of DOE Task Force Findings Regarding First-Stage Submerged Demineralizer System Zeolite Waste Curie Loading Date: April 16, 1981 Location:
DOE, Germantown Attendees:
DOE representatives; Met-Ed representatives; R. Browning and H. Lowenberg, NRC 2.
Subject:
Review Progress on the Contract Regarding Site Characterization Date: April 16-17, 1981 Location: Willste Bldg.
Attendees:
LBL representatives; High-Level Waste Technical Development Branch staff members 3.
Subject:
Document Search in Conjunction with Fending ASLB Hearing on Sheffield Low-level Waste Dispcsal Site Cate: April 20-24, 1981 Location:
U.S. Ecology, Louisville, KT Attendees:
U.S. Ecology representatives; J. Shaffner, WMLL; H.J. McGurren, ELD ENCLOSURE D
T OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interest Week Ending April 10, 1981 1.
Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week:
a.
PNO-I-81-44 Automation Industries, Inc. - Receipt of Package with Surface Radiation Levels in Excess of 200 MR/HR b.
PNO-I-81-45 Babcock & Wil:ox Company, Plutonium Facility, Parks Tcwnship, PA - Discovery of Contaminated Soil in Unrestricted Area c.
PNO-I-81-46 Indian Point, Unit 2 - Unplanned Release of Radioactive Water d.
PNO-III-81-38 Davis-Besse - Shutdowr of Reactor for Steam Generator Tube (s)
Repairs e.
PNO-V-54D San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit No.1 - Steam Generator Tube Degradation f.
PNO-V-81-18A Veterans Administration Hospital, Los Anceles, CA - Media Interest in Onsite Land Burials (Update) 2.
The following IE Bulletins were issued:
a.
IE Bulletin 81-02, " Failure of Gate Type Valves to Close Against Differential Pressure", was issued on April 9,1981 to all power reactor facilities holding an operating license or construction permit.
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IE Bulletin 81-03, " Flow Blockage of Cooling Water to Safety System Components by Corbicula Sp. (Asiatic Clam) and Mytilus Sp. (Mussel)", was issued on April 10,1981 to holders of operating licenses and construction permits.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH I:scrtant Items - Week Ending April 11, 1931 Extensions of Acreements for Austrian Particication in LOFT and PBF The LOFT and PSF research participation agreements with the Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf (OFZS) were formally extended for a 6-month period by an exchange of letters completed on April 9,1981 between the Managing Directors of the OFZS and the Executive Director for Operations.
Advanced Two Phase Instru entation for Pcwer Plant Safety B th Westinghouse (W) and Babceck and Wilc x (B&W) indicated interest in the ORNL torsional ultrasenic licuid level probe after their visit to 0 Flit. W is interested in using this pr:be for mere reliable reasurement of wa_ter level and quality in the steam generator. B&W
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Cc x unication with the vend:rs will be c:ntinued.
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Steady state separate effects testing is underway in the SSTF. Problems with insulation on the cooling water jackets of pressure lines were previcusly reported. This is not a problem for lcw pressure steady state tests conducted to date were pre and post-test ca'ibrations have shown minimal drift. Prior to high pressure or transient tests, GE plans to reinsulate the lines and install a pump to increase the cooling water flow.
If this approach is successful, the cost icpact will be minimal (s325K) and the May 1931 target date for conducting the first test series should be met. Hcwever, if the problems are not solved a cost of $75-80K per month of slippage will result.
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was slower than without compensation. There was no core uncovery.
l The RELAPS workshop was attended by 77 people (plus EG&G attendees),
half of whom were frem foreign countries. Almost everyone requested a copy of the code (on tape) to use by her or his organization.
We have received a user request from NRR to apply RELAPS to the SWR ATWS, and we are evaluating applicability of the code. This will be discussed at an ACRS meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 1981.
l NRR has requested that we and INEL participate in a meeting with B&W and B&W plant owners on April 23, 1981. Semiscale MOD 5, the B&W plant 2 x 4 configuration will be discussed. At issue: the need for B&W plant configuraticn data and discussion of B&W and B&W plant owners contributing $20M for the experimental hardware.
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2 HDP In response to's letter from West Germany requesting definitive information on future cooperative research at HDR, RES has suggested a meeting in the week of May 11-15, 1981, in the Washington, D. C. area,. Research topics are primari1y in the seismic area.
In addition, due to comments from NRR, West Germany and Battelle Columbus Laboratories, the RIL on " Insights from HDR Seismic Tests on Piping" has been deferred until additional computer simulations are run. It is felt, '
howev'er, that the basic conculsion that seismic piping codes cannot be de; ended on to give estimates of seismic response to within a factor of two even under ideal conditions will hold true, and that the basis for this state =ent will be strengthened as a result of these additional studies.
Load Combinatians RES has received critical comments from the Peer Review Panel on Project II, "the Lead Combination Methodology Development. NER has requested that this methodology be used to assess the it:itations of the Newmark-Kennedy criteria applied to S"E Mark III components. These comments will be evaluated and used as a guide in planning FY 1952 work. Evaluative remarks on Project I, the Earth-quake /Large LOCA Probability Assessment, were presented on Cecember 16, 1980, at an ACRS subco=:ittee meeting and include in a RIL on this subject. The work of the Peer Review Panel is thus co=pleted and the Panel is dormat pending the development of new research findings.
Technical Bases Report on Fission Product Behavior (NUREG 0772) l Cocnents on the report have been received from 25 sources (over 150 pages).
i Corrents are being collated and categorized for final revisions to report and fer new Appendix which will surr.arize response to coaments. Chapter authors will provide revisions to reflect their comments. Revisions and inter-chapter coordination will be discussed at a final meeting at Hqs.
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Duke Power was very cocperative and the team was successful in making a detailed examination of the reactor and containment building.
LOFT 1.
Foreign Participation in LOFT Details are being worked out for participation by Taiwan in the LOFT program. A LOFT team will visit South Korea later this month to discuss participation in the LOFT program.
2.
Next LOFT Test This test will be a multifailure test, simulating many asoects of the TMI-2 accident. The reactor is nos critical and the test remains scheduled for the evening of April 15,1981.
I Fuel Testino Task Force Official letters on formation of the task force were issued to RES members and consultants and, to date, indications of acceptance have been acknow-1 edged by most of the consultants. Planning for Task Force activities is l
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS nEtK ENDiNT APRIL 10, 1951 Imolementing Procedures to NRC-Mexican Agreement Signed Ing. Roberto Trevino and Sr. Sergio Ruiz of the Mexican National Safety and Safeguards Commission met with IP on Wednesday morning, April 8, to discuss ongoing U.S.-Mexican safety cooperation and to review the signature texts of the implementing procedures to the ' Agreement to Exchange Information and to Cocperate in Nuclear Safety Matters." Mr. Trevino and J. D. Lafleur, Jr., of IP, the designated coordinators for the agreement, signed these implementing
, procedures on Wednesday afterncon in the presence of Mr. Ruiz, the ECO, J. Shea and involved IP staff, thus bringing thr. agreement into full effect.
Mr. Trevino noted that Mexico's new national power pian calls for the con-struction of 20 reactors over the next 20 years. Laguna Verde, the first, is i
about 50% complete. Recent problems encountered have pushed its probable fuel load date to 1983 instead of 1,982.
AMS Muclear Exhibit in Beijing. China i-On April 9, IP and ELD reoresented NRC at an interagency meeting at the Depart-ment of Energy during which American Nuclear Society members (Octave DuTemple, Craig Hosmer, and Jchn Graham) gave a presentation regarding the planned October 1981 ANS nuclear exhibit in Beijing, China. The discussion focused on the export approval requirements for the items and technology to be exhibited by the partici-pating American firms. ANS was advised that, while approval for exhibit purposes should present no major difficulties, follow-on orders for major nuclear items such as reactors and fuel would require, among other things, the negotiation of an agreement for cooperation with China.
Discussions with Chinese authorities on these matters have been very limited to date. However, both ANS and Executive Branch representatives agreed that the U.S.
exhibit may help to induce the Chinese to engage in more substantive discussions regarding future US/ China nuclear cooperation activities. In any event, it was made clear to ANS that U.S. participants in the exhibit should be made fully aware of the U.S. export cor. trol requirements regaring their nuclear items or technology and, furthermore, that these requirements should also be made known to the Chinese attending the exhibit. At the conclusion of the meeting it was agreed that each
, agency would be responsible for designating a point of contact with ANS to facilitate obtaining appropriate exhibit export approvals.
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At least 5 of the 9 fail /nonfall pressure switches showed a " failure" (a fill gas pressure below 325 psi) in the course of the test. The indicated post-test pressures of the 2 rods with pressure transducers were 260 psi and 325 psi. These values compare with the initial clad fill gas pressures of 450 psi, and indicate ballooning of at least 7 of the 11 pressurized ro ds. At this point, it is not possible to confirm red failure of any of the test rods because the activity release during and after the test was quite small, if any. Rod failure will be determined when the shroud is removed, in about 2 weeks.
In the event that clad failure of several rods is identified, the low measured fission proda:t release is incouraging bec4use it may permit the early incorporation of 1 or more preirradiated test rods (neminal 10 GWD/T) in future NRU clad ballooning tests. This is important because it will permit examinatien of a premise that fuel rods with more than about 4 GWD/T will ballo:n slightly core than fresh rods because of clad creepdown and related more uniform circumferential clad temperatures.
The DERM fuel examinatien ma: hine was_su: essfully used to rencve the shroud from the non-ballooning fuel assembly used in the Oct:ber thermal hydraulics test.
Rod profficmetry measurements will be initiated as part of the
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l Many of the therral hydraulics test fuel rods show appreciable distortion in the peak clad temperature region. These rods were exposed to at least ten cycles above 1230K (17500F) and total clad time above 1230K approached 15 minutes yet most fuel rod instruments still functioned properly at the end of the thermal hydraulics test.
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2 Foreign Visits to NRC On Monday Mr. Gecrge Jack of the Canadian Atomic Energy Control Board (AECB) met with D. Smith of TPSB/SD and N. Bassin of FCML/NMSS to discuss radio-isotope transportation safety.
On Monday Dr. J. Murray, a princfoal Inspector with the,'K Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII), met with H. Sullivan, WRSB/RES, and h. Lauten, SI/NRR, to discuss LCCAs, TRAC and RELAP and the role they play in the licensing process.
Cr " nday Engineer Waldyr Pollis of the Bra:ilian National Nuclear Energy
,Ccmmission (CNEN), met with Don Kirkpatrick, RRR!/!E, to discuss various commissioni*g activities and related technical investigations systems. He will be visiting Region II fcr further inscectionsrelated activities.
On T.esczy "essrs. Claes Jchanssen and Lennart Nyh, consultants to the Swedish Nuclear Scae-Inspectorate (SKI), net with ?. Niyegi, F. D.owseme, M. Cullingford of SRR/RES ecc F. Hebden of AECD to discuss repair criteria.
c icay Mr. E. Tamura, a Systems Engineer and centracter with tre Japanese Cn r
Atcmic Energy Research Institute (JAERI), met with K. Steyer, D. Reisenweaver, and C.
eldman of FFSS3/SD and R. Odegaarden of TCB/NMSS to discuss the standard-1:ation of shielding designs and the evaluation and cesign of shielcing used in casts, scent fuel storage and decommissioning.
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF IN*EREST WEEK ENDING APRIL 10, 1981 Staff has received a copy of the 1981 Siennial Report of the Illinois ccmmissien en Atcmic Energy.
This is a statutory Cc= mission composed of four State legislators and several public members and its duties include investigation of ecenemic, sccial, health and technological impact of atemic energy rescurces and related facilities.
The report to the Governor and the General Assembly makes recommendations for the State to (1) seek Agreement State status, (2) acquire facilities and site (s) for disposal of icw level waste, and (3) develop a public education program in the area of nuclear power and the applicatien of radicactive =aterials.
It further notes the highest priority areas in the newly created Depart =ent of Nuclear Safety are
, emergency preparedness and icw level waste =anagement.
Idaho's Governcr Evans has signed Ecuse Bill 447, "The Northwes t Interstate Ccmpact en Lcw Level Waste."
The ccmpact is expected te pass the Washingten State Legislature in the near future.
The ec= pact provides that the remaining six eligible States (Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon, Mentana, Utah and Wycming) can join by executive crder.
It'is expected that shcrtly af ter being enacted in the State of Washingten, it will be submitted to the Cengress for ratification.
Representatives of NMSS, II, ELD, NRR and SP met en April 6 to identify problems NRC will have with the ec= pact previsions.
CSP has informed Gcverner Spellman's office that the bill raises certain questions en the definitiens of icw level waste, preemptien, and require-ments for inspections.
The compact provides for receipt of out-cf-regien wastes only until July 1, 1983, at the latest.
This prevision is censistent with the initiative adopted everwhelmingly bv voters last November, but is incensistent with the Low Level
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We have offered to meet with Washington officials to discuss the compact.
Thirteen persens frem 11 Agreement States and 2 ncn-Agreement States attenced a one-week course, Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography, in Baton Rouge, La., April 6 - 10, 1981.
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4 0FFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Items of Interest WEEK ENDING APRIL 10, 1981 Congressional Questions and Testimony 4
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ITEMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION - WEEK ENDING APRIL 10, 1981 i
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION SESSION 81-14, 3:05 P.M., THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE).
Memo SECY to Bickwit/Dircks, dtd 4/7/81. "
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SECY-81-171 - To Secure Commission Approval of Conflict og Interest Exemption for Dr. Moeller, ACRS Member (Policy Issue - Affirmation)
The Commission, by a vote of 4-0*,
granted Dr. Moeller, ACRS member, an exemption frem Scotion 208 so that he might be permitted to review, as a member of the ACRS, work performed by Argonne National Laboratory.
l (Subsequently a cert'ification was signed by the Secretary and released to the PDR.)
(CGC)
II.
SECY-El-176 - Commission Response to Holt FOIA Appeal (81-A-lC)
(Policy Issue - Affirmation)
The Co mission, by a vote cf 4-C*,
approved withhciding cf 15 Cc=ission-level documents, all of which are subject to this appeal, under Exemption 5.
Mr. Holt should be advised.
(OGC)
III. SICY-21-150 - Docket No. PRM-2-10, Petition for Rulemaking i
Filed cy the Citizens Advisory Board Recuesting Amendnents to 10 CFR Part 2 (Rulemaking Issue - Affirmation)
The Co==ission, by a vote of 4-0*, approved for publication ir,the Federal Register a notice denying a petition of the Citizans. Advisory acard for rulemaking pertaining to the Cc==ission's Rules of Practice.
The Cecmission requested:
a.
Publication of the revised Notice of Denial of Petition for Rulemaking (Enclosure A of the SECY paper) in the Federa' Register and thereby close Docket No. PRM-2-10; (EI.D)
(SECY Suspense:
4/22/81) b.
A letter transmitting a copy of the Notice of Denial be cent to the Citizens Advisory Board (Enclosure B of the SECY paper) ; and (EI.D)
(SECY Suspense:
4/22/81)
Notification to appropriate House and Senate Cc=mittees c.-
(Enclosure C of the SECY paper).
(EI.D)
(SECY Suspense:
4/22/81)
- Section 201 of the Energy Reorgani:ction Act, 42 U.S.C.
!5641, provides that action of the Commission shall be deter =ined by a
" majority vote of the members present."
Cc=issioner Gilinsky was not present when these items were affirmed, but had previously indicated his approval of the items affirmed.
Had Cc=missioner Gilinsky been present, he would have affirmed his prior votes.
Accordingly the for=al votes of the Comission were 3-0 in favor of the decisions.
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SECY-81-1848 - REPROCESSING RETRANSFERS FROM JAPAN TO FRANCE AND THE U.K.
Memo SECY to Dircks, ctd 4/7/81.
This is to advise you that the Co= mission (with all Co=missioners approving) has approved the proposed letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) as contained in the subject paper, as modified by the addition of the following co=ments of Cc=missioner Ahearne, to be inserted at the end of the first ites:
"Co=missioner Ahearne would like to draw the attention of the new Administration to the ambiguous role the NNPA gave the NRC in these types of consultation and the inability of the previous Ad=inistration to develop an explicit reprocessing policy.*
He urges the new Administration to develop a policy that the NRC can then use."
The following is to appear as a footnote to Cc==issioner Ahearne's comments:
"*As he stated several times previously, such as in the February 6, 1981. letter concerning the last Kansai reprocessing / retransfer request:
'All reprocessing retransfer proposals appear to the State Department and DOE to advance U.S. non-proliferation objectives.
To date a reason to l
approve the request has been found to match every situation presented.
Once again, in light of the lack of a clearly defined policy or set of criteria and the ambiguity in the NNpA as to NRC's role in this area I have no comments on the proposed retransfer and reprocessing arrangements.'"
The Office of International Programs was infor=ed of this action by telephone on April 6, 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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SECY-81-184B - REPROCESSING RETRANSFERS FROM JAPAN TO FRANCE AND THE U.K.
Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 4/7/81.
This is~to advise you that the Commission (with all Commissioners approving) has approved the proposed letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) as contained in the subject paper.
The Office of International programs was informed of this action by telephone on April 6, 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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STAFF REOUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF REVISED LICENSING PROCEDURES, 2:05 P.M.,
MONDAf, APRIL 6, 1981, CCMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TC PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks/Bickwit, dtd 4/8/81.
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SECY-81-lllA - Intervention in NRC Adjudicatory Proceedings The Commission discussed the subject paper without reaching a final-decision.
The Co==iasion requested that:
staff provide information on which contentions a.
they believe were not productively admitted and how many of those fall on the NEPA side and how many on the AEA side; (ELD) (SECY Suspense:
4/20/81) b.
OGC provide an opinion on what effect the omission of the " reasonable likelihood" paragraph (paragraph 5, page 12, Attachment 1 of SECY-81-111A) would have on the proposed rule; (OGC)
(SECY Suspense:
4/14/81)
ASL3P provide a proposed rule indicating their c.
views as an alternative for Commission consideration.
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SECY-81-168 - Proposed Rulemaking to Reduce or Eliminate l
Recuirements with Respect to Financial Qualifications I
for Power Reactors Th'a Commission discussed the subject paper and took final action as reported in a separate SECY staff requirements memorandum S81-168 (being circulated).
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SECY-81-208 - Generic Rulemakinc The Commission discussed the subject paper as reported in SECY staff requirements memorandum S81-208 (being l
circulated).
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SECY-81-211 - Alternative Site Issues in Operating License Proceedings The Commission discussed the subject paper, without reaching a final decision.
The Commission requested staff to inform them as to whether this is the only portion of the proposed amendments to 10 CFR Part 51 (see SECY-79-481). concerning the OL stage.
(RES).
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Substitutine ALJs for ASLBs The Commission discussed a proposal that Administative Law Judges be used in place of Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards.
The Commission authorized the Chairman, ASLBP, to continue to seek additional Administrative Law Judge slots from the Cffice of Administrative Law Judges.
The Commission unanimously authorized the use of ALJs from inside or outside the agency in antitrust proceedings.
i The Co= mission did not at this time authorize the use of ALJs in civil penalty cases or in technically simple cases.
Commissioner Gilinsky would have approved the use of ALJs in both civil penalty and technically simple cases; Chairman Hendrie favored the use in civil penalty cases only; and Commissioner Ahearne disapproved the use in both cases.
Commissioner Bradford requested that the ASLBP Chairman come to the Commission with the first case in each of these two categories in which he proposes to assign a single ALJ.
A majority of the Commission indicated that they would reconsider such use if there is a significant increase in the workload of ASLBs.
In this context, the Commission requested that the Chairman, ASLBP keep the Commission informed of the workload and particularly of any case buildup.
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Commissioner Bradford indicated that he would like to discuss whether SECY-81-lllA is a matter that should be considered in the context of the current problem of delay in licensing, or whether it should be considered as part of a broader package of licensing reforms.
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STAFF REOUIREMENTS - AFFIRMTION SESSION 81-15, 2:25 P.M.. THURSDAY, APRIL 9.
1931, CON S SIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE).
Me c SECY to Dircks/5ickwit. d:d 4/9/81.
SECY-81-167 - ACRS Participation In Rulemaking.
The Commission, by a vote of 3-l*
(Cc=missioner Gilinsky dissenting in part) approved for publication in the Federal Register an amendment to 10 CFR Part 2 which adds sect:.on 2.809 governing ACRS involvement in NRC rulemaking.
Commissioner Gilinsky disapproved of Section 2.809(a) which requires the Commission to respond within 90 days to a recommendation by the ACRS that the Commission initiate a ruler.aking.
(Subsequently, the FRN was signed by the Secretary).
The Cc=ission also endersed a Mescrandu= cf Understanding between EDO and ACRS as the basis for ACES participation in the rule =aking process.
Section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C.
!i3841, provides that action of the Cc=issien shall be determined by a " majority vote of the members present."
Commissioner Gilinsky was not oresent when this item was affirmed, but had previcus1'r indicated that he would dissent in part.
Had Cc==issioner Gilinskv been present, he wculd have affir=ed his pric: vote.
Accordingly, the formal vote of the Cc= mission was 3-0 in favor of the decisien.
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STAFF REOUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS AT INDIAN POINT 2, 10:50 A.M., TUESDAY, APRIL 7,1981, CCMMISSIONERS' C0tJERENCE ROCM, D.C. CFFICE l
(OPEN TC PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtc 4/10/81.
The Com=ission was briefed by the staff on the resumption of ~
operations at the Indian Point 2 Nuclear Station.
Commissioner Ahearne asked that the NRC Office of Research be consulted to see if they have any concerns with possible damage to the Indian Point reactor vessel in light of their experience.
The Cc= mission, by a vote of 3-1, agreed that its decision of July 11*, 1980, to per it continued operation of Indian Point 2 and 3 remains valid.
Cc==issioner Gilinsky indicated that he would prefer to wait until the staff meets with FF.MA, New York State, and County authorities on the emergency plan befor'e acting.
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The Co= mission also indicated that they would like a status report from the staff after the meeting with FEMA, the State, and County authorities.
NOTE:
In the January 8, 1981 Order (page 5), this date was erroneously identified as July 15,. 1980.
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SECY-81 RECONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO NRC'S PRESENT PRACTICES IN TREATMENT GF NEED FCR POWER AND ENERGY CONSERVATION.
Vero SECY :o DircKs, 4/10/31.
This is to advise you that the Co= mission fwith all Commis-sieners approving, except as noted below) has approved the following in regard to SECY-81-69:
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As a matter of policy the Co==ission endorses placing substantial reliance on State assessments i
of need for pcwer, energy conservation, and alternative energy source analyses to fulfill NRC's NEPA responsibilities.'
The staff should develop procedures to solicit State and FERC input for the licensing i
EIS and for testimony before licensing boards.
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Rulemaking should be initiated to preclude, in the absence of very significant new information, the reconsideration at the OL stage of need for power l
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Cor=tissioner Bradford wants public co=ments as to the current threshold when the need for power and energy alternatives should be considered at the OL stage.
He does not endorse "very significant new information" as the right alternative at this time.
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