ML20024B551
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')E June 30, 1983 For:
The Commissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 1983 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Administration A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C
Inspection and Enforcement D
Nuclear Regulatory Research E
Executive Legal Director F*
International Programs G
State Pragrams H
Resource Management I
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data J
Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights K*
Regional Offices L*
CRGR Monthly Report M*
Executive Director for Operations N*
Items Addressed by the Connission 0
Meeting Notices P
- No input this week.
/T. A. Reho, ssistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director 830709011e 830630 for Operations
($g$$hohe PDR FOR SUBSCRIBERS
Contact:
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.T. A. Rehm, EDO 492-7781
HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT Week Ending June 24, 1983 04ic: cf Administration
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Daring the period June 13 through 24, 1983, the Occupational Safety and Health Staff conducted a series of ten one-half hour training sessions for NRC Head-quarters employees on the specialized subject, " Video Display Terminals...The Human Factor." One hundred sixty-two NRC Headquarters personnel attended these training sessions. After June 27, the training film will be available for loan to NRC superviscrs by request to the Safety and Health Staff at x27934.
Status of High-Level Waste Disposal Contracts In response to Section 302 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, 41 high-level waste disposal contracts have been signed and received by DOE as nf June 22, 1983.
The remaining 31 contracts are expected by DOE to be signed on or before the statutory deadline of June 30, 1983.
Significant Enforcement Action A Notice of Violation, EN-83-42, and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penaltics in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thcusand Doliars ($150,000) was issued on June 21, 1983 to Ce^m:m..eolth Edison Company. This action was based on three Severity Level III violations involving shutting down the reactor by inserting control rods in tte reverse order than that established by procedure.
Naticnal State Programs Meeting Cver 100 persons attended the second National Meeting en Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLW), June 20-21, 1983, in Baltimore, Maryland, representing the compacts, States and Federal agencies.
The meeting was sponsored by NGA, Southern States Energy Board and D0E. Workshop discussions centered around three policy issues:
(1) Post-1986 waste management options; (2) State siting procedures; and (3)
Federal waste provisions and uniform definitions in the compacts.
JUN 2 41983
0_FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending June 24, 1983 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received 403 19 Granted 264 2
Denied 59 10 Pending 80 7
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Harvey B. Spiegel, Requests documents regarding the investigation of WH Constructors allegations made by Lawrence Berstler against WH (83-330)
Constructors in 1982.
Jim Pedro, Requests a copy of SECY-82-279, SECY-82-330 and NUS Corporation SECY-83-120.
(83-331)
(NRC employee)
Requests the concurrence copy of a specific record.
(83-332)
Susan L. Hiatt, Requests the draft Brookhaven report, " Grouping of LWRs OCRE Representative According to their Decay Heat Removal Capability";
(03-333) transcripts of the meeting held May 19, 1983 concerning ATWS rulemaking; transcripts of the May 26-27, 1983 subcommittee meeting of the ACRS, Subcommittee on Metal Components and Reactor Fuels; LWR Hydrogen Manual; and BMI-2104, Volume II, " Radioactive Release Under Specific LWR Accident Conditions - BWR Mark I and III Designs."
Allen W. Levy, Requests all drafts of the integrated design inspection St. Louis Globe-program report on the Callaway Nuclear Power Plant Democrat and material outlining the criteria used to select (83-334) which plant or plants would be reviewed as part of the integrated design inspection.
Arthur J. Scott Requests a listing of operators at nuclear facilities (83-335) and test and research reactors.
CONTACT:
J. M. Felton 492-7211 1
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2 Received Cont'd John Clewett, Requests all lists of accidents, mishaps or other Public Citizen significant operating events occurring at nuclear (83-336) power plants during 1982, produced by INPO or any other nuclear-industry source.
Michael J. Vassalotti, Requests, on behalf of seven individuals, seven Brown, Connery, Kulp, categories of records concerning the Salem Generating Wille, Purnell & Greene Station and those individuals.
(83-337)
Tc:esa S. Barnhart, Requests a copy of all critical elements and NTEU Steward performance standards for listed positions in (83-338) the Office of Resource Management.
Jim Pedro, Requests five listed references from NUREG-0800.
NUS Corporaticn (83-339)
Ophelia G. Williams Requests a copy of the BWR Owners' Group Control Room (83-340)
Survey Program.
Lyle Graber, Requests a copy of RFP No. RS-0RM-83-500, " Cost NUS Corporation Analyses of Proposed Changes in NRC Requirements" and (83-341 )
S ECY-83-157.
Thomas Devine, APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the release of specific Government Accountability denied documents concerning a third party review or Project audit of the Zimmer Nuclear Power Plant.
(83-A-13 77)
Granted Billie P. Garde.
In response to a request for records relating to the Government Accountability incineration of radioactive materials by Dow Chemical Project Company at the Midland, Michigan plant, made available (83-180) 12 documents.
Informed the requester that additional documents subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Howard Kurtz, In response to a request for documents related to The Washington Post travel outside the Washington area by Nunzio J.
(83-238)
Palladino for the period January 20,1981 to the present, made available 23 documents.
Jill Charnley Grice In response to a request for six categories of (83-251) documents concerning Byproduct Material License 20-00297-53, Harvard College, made available 13 documents.
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3 Granted, Cont'd (NRCemployee)
In response to a request for correspondence relating to (83-287) the repayment of transportation of materials during his relocation, made available 20 documents.
Andrea L. Kronzek, In response to a request for a copy of the Advisory FOI Services, Inc.
Cormiittee on Medical Uses of Isotopes minutes from (83-300) 1/79 to date, informed the requester that the meeting transcripts are already available at the PDR.
Lyle Graber, In response to a request for a copy of Request for NUS Corporation Proposal (RFP) No. RS-NRR-83-107, informed the (83-302) requester that we are placing a copy of the requested RFP in the PDR.
Jim Pedro, In response to a request for a copy of AE0D/E243, NUS Corporation Palisades 2/4/82 cooling tower pump trip and AE0D/E255, (83-303)
San Onofre-2 auxiliary feedwater pump vent valve failure, informed the requester that we are placing a copy of the requested records in the PDR.
Harry H. Voigt, In response to a request for documents pertaining to LeBoeuf, Lamb, problems with the Technical Specifications that apply Leiby & MacRae to reactor coolant system leakage determinations in (83-305) pressurized water reactors, made available a list of licensee submittals and staff evaluations for SEP Topic V-5, " Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary (RCPB)
Leakage Detection."
Diane M. Priday In response to a request for a list of applicants for (83-314)
Nuclear Phamacy Licenses in the State of Ohio, made available a copy of the requested list.
Dave West In response to a request for a list of Training Officers (83-321) and Flant Managers, made available a copy of the requested list.
Karen 01, In response to a request for a copy of the NRC's State of the current organiz:tional charts, telephone books, and Art Seminars any listings of p/sonnel in the NRC by positions and/or (83-323) offices, made available the requested records.
Harvey B. Spiegel, Infomed the requester that the documents regu.itng the WH Constructors investigation of allegations made by Mr. Berstier, (83-330) are already available at the PDR.
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Denied Steven C. Sholly, In response to a reques.t for documents concerning the Union of Concerned probabilistic risk analyses carried out in the Scientists Reactor Safety Study Methodology Applications (83-123)
Program (RSSMAP) reports for Sequoyah Unit 1, Grand Gulf Unit 1, Calvert Cliffs Unit 2, Oconee Unit 3 and Millstone Unit 1 and the Interim Reliabili~ty Evaluation Program (IREP) reports and IREP reports on Calvert Cliffs Units 1 or 2, made available 25 documents.
Informed the requester that 11 additional documents subject to this request are already available at the PDR. Denied two draft reports in their entirety containing predecisional information.
(NRC employee)
In response to a request for a copy of the investigation (83-127) report by the Office of Inspector and Auditor concerning the NRC warehouse, denied portions of this report because disclosure of this information would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and to protect the identities of confidential SourCcS.
Susan L. Hiatt, In response to a request for Board Notification 83-17; OCRE Representative a listing of Board Notifications issued in 1981, 1982, (83-199) and'1983;. documents concerning the March 23, 1983 meeting between the Accident Source Term Program Office and FEMA regardino possible revisions to NUREG-0654, FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1; and all investigative files prepared by Region III in preparing, writing, or investigating all NRC Inspection Reports concerning the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, made available 116 documents. Denied portions of three documents the disclosure of which would constitue a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Denied portions of one document to protect the identity of a confidential source.
(NRC employee)
In response to a request for copies of the signed and (83-262) unsigned Evaluation Forms completed by the personnel of the Office of Resource Management during the training session on the " Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Work Place", made available 10 forms. Denied portions of two forms, because disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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DIVISION OF ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL 1
ITEMS OF INTEREST - JUNE 24, 1983 CHANGE IN THE PRIORITY PLACEMENT LIST Under the FY-83 management plan, individuals who occupy overage positions in staffing plans are identified on the Priority Placement List and are considered for placement in vacant NRC positions for which they qualify.
Since the last report, two additional names were deleted.
Since October 13, 1982, a total of 78 names have been deleted.
Of these, 51 were placed through internal reassignment, 8 have left the Agency, and 19 were selected for internal vacant positions.
A total of 65 employees remain on the Priority Placement List.
NEW INCENTIVE AWARDS CHAPTER A revision of Manual Chapter and Appendix 4154, Incentive Awards, has been distributed.
Certain awards scales have been significantly increased.
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ENCLOSURE A JUN 2 41983
DIVISION OF SECURITY ITEMS OF INTEREST l
l Week Ending June 24, 1983 I
NSDD-84, SEC is preparing a Policy Issue Paper (Notation Vote) for the Commission regarding NRC's implementation of National Security Decision Directive 84 (NSDD-84), " Safeguard-ing National Security Infonnation." Concurrently, SEC is preparing a response (ques-tionnaire) to Congressman Jack Brooks, Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, regarding NSDD-84.
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SEC coordinated security support with the Suffolk County Police Department in connec-i tion with an ASLBP Prehearing Conference concerning Shoreham, to be held July 13 and l
14, 1983.
JUN 2 41983 ENCLOSURE A
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT DIVISION OF CONTRACTS WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 1983 RFP ISSUED RFP No.: RS-RES-83-170 Titl e:
"Neotectonics Studies of Earthquake Zones in the Eastern United States"
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Description:==
The contractor shall determine what neotectonics information (geomorphic, quaternary, stratigraphic) is available that will help differentiate between proposed mechanisms of earthquakes in the eastern seaboard of the United States.
The contractor shall determine locations in the eastern United States where the evidence for the mechanisms defined should be present, and shall conduct field investigations to gather data in some of the more promising locations.
Period of Performance: 24 months Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status: RFP issued on June 23, 1983.
Proposals due July 27, 1983.
PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION RFP No.: RS-NMS-83-041 Titl e : "Hydrogeologic Evaluations"
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Description:==
Provide environmental, hydrogeologic, and engineering assessments of impacts on ground water from existing and proposed low-level waste disposal facilities; environmental, hydrogeologic, and engineering evaluations of environmental impact studies for UMTRAP sites; and participate in the preparation of technical position papers and associated regulatory guides for low-level waste dispoal for uranium extraction facilities.
Period of Performance:
Two years Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status: Best and Final offers received on June 22, 1983, and forwarded to Source Evaluators for review on June 22, 1983.
RFP No.: RS-0RM-83-500
Title:
" Cost Analyses of Proposed Changes in NRC Requirements"
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Description:==
Identify and estimate the costs-in monetary terms of proposed changes in NRC regulatory requirements.
Period of Performance:
One year Sponsor: Office of Resource Management Status: Best and Final offers due on June 29, 1983.
CONTRACT AWARDED Contract No.: NRC-03-83-093
Title:
" Severe Accident Core / Vessel / Containment Interactions"
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Description:==
Contractor shall evaluate potential interactions between the l
reactor core and other surrounding materials in water reactors under severe accident conditions.
Period of Performance: 24 months Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status:
Cost Reimbursement contract awardad to the Purdue Research Foundation, Purdue University, in the amount of $437,370.00 effective June 16, 1983.
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Weekly Information Report CONTRACTS CLOSED-00T NRC'-10-79-701 Albert K. Butzel 6/17/83 NRC-10-79-385 Montgomery County Public Schools 6/17/83 NRC-03-81 -097 Human Design Group 6/21 /83 NRC-10-80-702 Automated Correspondence Systems 6/21 /83 NRC-10-78-411 Dr. Raymond F. Pelisser 6/21 /83 1
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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION NRC Occupational Safety and Health Staff Week Ending June 24, 1983 i
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During the period June 13 through 24, 1983 the Occupational Safety and Health Staff conducted a series of ten one-half-hour training sessions for NRC headquarters employees on the specialized subject, " Video Display Terminals...The Human Factor."
The short presentation included the showing of a National Safety Council film by that title, a statement identifying available studies which document findings and conclusions regarding radiation safety and the VDTs, and an update of the progress made within NRC to address some of the ergonomic design aspects and adjustments of VDT work stations. One hundred and sixty-two NRC headquarters personnel attended these training sessions.
After June 27, The training film will be available for loan to NRC supervisors by request to the Safety and Health Staff at extension 27934.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending June 24, 1983 l
" Regulatory Reform Case Studies" Maeting On June 27,1983, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Phillips Building, Room P-118, Mr. John Crowley, Manager, Advanced Engineering, United Engineers &
Constructors, will present the highlights of his firm's work on tracing examples of NRC regulatory requirements for nuclear power plants through their industrial interpretation, with a focus on cost and productivity impacts.
The United Engineers' work was done in support of Argonne National Laboratory's contract with the Department of Energy aimed at developing recommendations for improvements in the nuclear regulatory process.
The technical contact is George Sege (X24609).
Lacrosse Boiling Water Reactor On June 20, 1983, LACBWR was given a one-time exemption from the requirement for annual emergency preparedness exercises which allows the next exercise to be delayed from August 1983 until December 1983.
McGuire Unit No. 2 Unit No. 2 was shut down on June 17, 1953 to modify the preheater section of each Model D-3 steam generator. The outage is scheduled for approximately 10 weeks.
Prior to the shutdown, the unit had operated up to 30% of full power since issuance of the full power license on May 27, 1983.
Extended Outage of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit No. 3
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On Saturday, June 18, 1983 at 8:30 p.m. there was an electrical failure of the main turbine generator at IP-3.
At that tinte the licensee commenced plant shutdown.
The licensee and Westinghouse are presently investigating the cause of melted windings.
The outage is expected to be at least 18 weeks in duration.
Revocation of LWA-1 and Withdrawal of Application for Ccnstruction Permits for the Black Fox Station, Units 1 and;2 By letter of June 22, 1983, to the Public Service Company of Oklahoma, the Director, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, revoked the LWA-1 for Black Fox Station, Units 1 and 2 that was granted July 26, 1978, and amended on September 6, 1978, November 30, 1978, and July 24, 1979. A copy of a notice of withdrawal of the construction permit application and termination of the proceeding was enclosed with the letter.
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. The March 7,1983, Licensing Board order granting the Applicant's request for withdrawal of application and termination of the proceeding was conditional that subject to NRC staff's monitoring and approval, (1) the applicants implement their soil stabilization and erosion control plan by no later than September 24,1983, and (2) dismantle those site improvements not to be utilized at the Inola Station (coal), to be constructed on the site, in such a manner as not to cause any onsite or offsite detrimental environmental impacts.
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l NRC TMI PROGRAM 0FFICE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT June 19-25, 1983 AUXILIARY AND FUEL HANDLING BUILDING ACTIVITIES:
The major ongoing activity in the Auxiliary and Fuel Handling Buildings (AFHB) continues to be the decontamination of the 282' elevation.
The scabbing activity is now centering on individual cubicles since most large open areas and hallways are completed.
No remote decontamination was performed since the robot (Fred, described in Weely Status Report dated May 23, 198') experienced maneuverability problems during its last use and is now scheduled to be decontaminated and repaired before reuse.
Cleaning of the Auxiliary and Fuel H.andling Building floor drains continued this week.
Four chemical decontamination mixtures containing phosphoric acid are to be tested on steel pipes and supports on the 305' elevation in the FHB annulus.
These w'ill be evaluated for decontamination effectiveness.
Routine trash compaction and tool separation / decontamination continued in l
support of other tasks and activities presently in progress.
The FHB crane was returned to service on a periodic basis to permit performance of tasks such as the weighing of SDS liners.
The remaining maintenance items on the crane and rails will be completed by July 5,1983.
E'xpansion of the decontamination facility continued with the installation of the jib crane in the clean area of the facility.
Other work included electrical wiring and continued work on the shell structure.
The duct work is in place for the ventilation system.
Supporting procedures governing the operation and use of the newly purchased decentamination equipment are still in the licensee review process. '
REACTOR BUILDING ACTIVITIES:
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Entries.
Four Reactor Building entries were completed during the week of i
June 19, 1983.
The high pressure hose which supplies decontamination flush water to the Reactor Building was repaired and decontamination.
activities resumed inside the building.
Cecontamination efforts were-focused on the interior surfaces of the LOCA ducts and on the open stairway between the 305 and 347 ft. elevations.
In both cases a high pressure. rotating flush nozzle was used to decontaminate the surfaces
-remotely.
Four reactor building entries have been scheduled for the week of June 26, 1983.
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Reactor Vessel Underhead Radiation Measurements. The radiation profile i
taken inside the reactor vessel (Quick Scan One) in December 1982, indicated that the dose rate profile between the reactor vessel head and I
the plenum. ranged from 40 to 600 R/hr.
It had been assumed that indicated dose rates were due solely to more highly penetrating gamma radiation instead of a combination of gamma and softer, less penetrating beta.
However, an NRC prompted beta response test of the detector used during Quick Scan..One revealed that the beta efficiency of the instrument to a 40 mci Sr-90/Y-90 source was as high as 36%.
At the present time the beta l
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This is due to compounding factors including; unknown beta source terms on the underhead components, water shielding effects and the uncertain distance' of the detector relative to the beta sources on the control rod guide and support tube surfaces.
Quick Scan Two, the next phase of underhead radiation measurements, will incorporate a beta shield over the detector to obtain gamma dose rates inside the reactor vessel.
The center control rod drive opening will be used during the Quick Scan Two experiment and radiation measurements will be taken from the top of the reactor vessel to the top of the core debris.
These measurements are. scheduled to be collected in August 1983.
POLAR CRANE STATUS:
The NRC continues to review Reactor Building 5-ton hoist procedures for miscellaneous tasks in containment.
Addendum I to the Polar Crane Load Test Safety Evaluation Report (SER), dated June 17, 1983, was received by the staff for review and approval. The Load Test Procedure for the Polar Crane was also received by the staff on June 20, 1983, for approval.
It is anticipated that the Load Test Procedure and Operating Procedure will not be formally approved by the staff until the NRC approves the licensee's SER.
None of the above approvals will occur until the NRC's Office of Investigation's review of the polar crane al, legations is completed.
The licensee is continuing to analyze the significance of undersized welds that have been discovered on the Head and Internals Handling Fixture.
The NRC staff will review the licensee's findings and determinations.
DEFUELING'FREPARATION ACTIVITIES:
Refurbishment and preparation of the "A" spent fuel pool for the eventual staging and temporary storage of core fuel and decris continued this week.
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upper tank fill and drain flushing process is presently on hold with 3 feet of water retained in the tanks for shielding purposes.
General area radiation levels remain at 35 mR/hr.
The fill and drain process will continue as water inventories permit.
Lif t lug welds on the shield blocks coverirg the tanks are presently being' inspected and will be load t'ested soon.
The SER covering the heavy load drop and tank removal (presently being prepared by GPU) is scheduled for NRC review beginning in early August.
In support of the eventual underhead characterization and headlift, the NRC is presently reviewing numerous operating procedures related to RCS drain down and underhead_ characterization tasks.
NRC is awaiting licensee response to 14 items needing further clarification with respect to the SER submitted for underhead characterization.
The licensee intends to complete all software related to underhead characterization prior to starting RCS drain down.
It now appears that drain down will be initiated sometime in mid-July.
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SDS Liner Shicments.
fio SDS shipments were made this week.
The pool v.a:er inicar, age :rclem icen:ified las week on S~.;S liner D20025 has also cc:urred on lir.er C10011.
Tne inieakage was attributed to catalyst pellet bic:Lage of both the Hansen check valve and mechanical plug on the catalyst insertion vent line.
The mechanical plug was removed and the liner vent tool was reinstalled in order to clear the pellets.
The liner will be redewatered and vacuum dryed. This drying process will take approximately 10 days.
Liner D10011, which contains approximately l
88,000 curies, is not scheduled to be shipped until July 5, 1983.
As with previous SDS shipments. preparations, liner D10011 will be monitored to assure against combustible gas mixtures during handling and shipment.
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EPICOR II Prefilter (PF) Shioments.
One EPICOR II prefilter (PF-12) was shipped from TMI to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) on June 23, 1983.
This shipment represents 45, in a group of 50 liners, that have been sent to INEL over the past year.
Three prefilters (PF-4, PF-21 and PF-22) are scheduled for shipment next week.
The prototype gas sampler, which is used to sample and inert each liner prior to shipment, was modified to compensate for the raised vent plugs on the final four EPICOR 11 prefilters.
This repair was completed and the sample chamber was satisfactorily leaked tested prior to sampling PF-21.
The licensee anticipa(es the last EPICOR prefilter will be shipped offsite by July 13, 1983.
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE ACTIVITIES:
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Primary system depressurization and craincown is tentatively scheduled for mid-July.
2.
Plans to sample the reactor coolant drain tank sludge vill begin, at the earliest, in six weeks.
Characterization and removal of this material will follow.
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P'lans to sample and characterize the Reactor Building sump sludge are also under consideration for this summer.
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GPU is presently considering use of a specially developed remote sludge removal system which could be used to eventually remove and dispose of the sludge in the Reactor Building basement.
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The remaining two and one-half leadscrews are scheduled to be shipped from TMI in July to Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL).
Gamma scans and some fission product characterization are planned.
PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Future Meeting,
On June 28, 1983, William D. Travers will meet with the Concerned Mothers of Middletown to discuss TMI related issues.
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APPENDIX 1
' LIGUID EFFLUENT DATA GPU Nuclear Liquid effluents from the TMI site released to the Susquehanna River, after sampling and monitoring, were within regulatory limits and in accordance with NRC requirements and the Ci.ty of Lancaster Agreement.
During the period June 17, 1983, through June 23, 1983, the effluents contained no detectable radioactivity at the discharge point and individual effluent sources. originating within Unit 2 contained ne detectable radioactivity.
Environmental Protection Agency S
Lancaster Water Samples:
6 samples Covering Period:
May 18 - May 23, 1983
'Results:
Gamma Scan Negative TMI Water Samples:
6 samples Covering Period:
June 4 - June 11, 1983 Results:
Gamma Scan Negative e
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APPENDIX 2 EN'! IRON!/. ENTAL DLTA EPA Environmental Data The EPA measures Kr-85 concentrations at several environmental monitoring stations and reported the following results:
Location May 27, 1983 - June 10, 1983 3
(pCi/m) 23 G'oldsboro 25 Middletown 25 Yorkhaven 22 TMI Observation Center No radiation above normally occurring background levels was detected in any of the samples collected from the EPA's air and gamma rate networks during the period from June 14, 1983, through June 22, 1983.
NRC Environmental Data Tne NRC cont.inuous air sampler was taken out of service on June 17, 1983, for periodic maintenar.ce and repairs.
Results will be reported as soon as work is completed and the sampler is returned to service.
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SHIPMENTS RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIALS /RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE On June 22, 1983, 49 drums of contaminated laundry from Unit 1 and 2 were shipped to Interstate Uniform, New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
One June 23,1983,' one box containing Babcock and Wilcox tools and equipment from Unit 2 was shipped to Babcock and Wilcox, Lynchburg, Viriginia.
On June 23,1983, one HN-200 cask containing EPICOR 11 prefilter j
liner No.12 was shipped to EG&G, Scoville, Idaho.
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' WATER PROCESSING DATA Submerced Demineralizer System (505)
SDS completed processing of approximately 83,100 gallons of Reactor Building 14, 1983.
This water had been processed in a previous batch sump water on June and was used for flushing in the ongoing decontamination of the Reactor Building.
The preformance parameters are given below.
SDS Performance Parameters June 3, 1983 to June 14, 1983 Average Average Percent Radionuclide Influent Effluent Removed (uc/ml)
(uc/ml) 1.0 x 10-5
,99,99 Cesium 137 2.7 8.1 x 10-4 99.95 Strontium 90 1.8 c.
EPICOR II EFICOR II was shutdown during this week.
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e-APPEllDIX 5 PLAllT PARAMETERS Core Cooling Mode:
Heat transfer from the reactor coolant system (RCS) to Reactor Building ambient.
Available Core Cooling Mode: Mini Decay Heat Removal (MDHR) system.
RCS Pressure Control Mode:
Standby Pressure Control System.
Major Parameters (as of 4:30 AM, June 24, 1983) (approximate values)
Average Incore Thermocouples*:
101*F**
Maximum Incore Thermocouple *:
121*F RCS Loop Temperatures:
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Hot Leg 82 F 82 F Cold Leg (1) 72 F 83*F
's (2) 72*F 83 F RCS Pressure:
64 psig Reactor Building: Temperature:
80*F Pressure:
-0.3 psig Airborne Radionuclide Concentrations:
3.6 E-7 uCi/cc H3 (Tritium)
(sample taken 6/23/83) 6.4 E-9 uCi/cc particulates (predominately Cs-137)
(sample taken 6/23/83)
- Uncertainties exist as to the exact location and accuracy of these readings.
- Due to a computer outage, the calculation was performed by hand and therefore includes an addition of 5*F.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending June 24, 1983 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania In a meeting on June 17, 1983, DOE representatives briefed NMSS staff members on the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) proposed for the Canonsburg site. After the formal briefing, NMSS technical review personnel met with DOE and DOE contractor counterparts to discuss the initial NMSS review of the RAP and to inform DOE of the additional infonnation, as identified in the initial review, required to continue the technical review of the RAP.
DOE and NMSS staff members also discussed, and agreed to, changes in the Final Environmental Statement for Canonsburg which will satisfy NRC comments to DOE concerning recognition of the Th-230 contamination at Canonsburg and criteria for site cleanup.
Status of High Level Waste Disposal Contracts In response to Section 302 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, 41 high level waste disposal contracts have been signed and received by DOE as of June 22, 1983. The remaining 31 contracts are expected by DOE to be signed on or before the statutory deadline of June 30, 1983.
US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement On June 15 and 16, representatives from the Safeguards Division participated in an interagency meeting with the IAEA to review the implementation to date of the US/IAEA Safeguards Agreement. Other U.S. participants included the Department of State, ACDA, DOE, and NRC/IP.
The principal topic of discus-sion was the exchange of information between the U.S. and the IAEA, including problems the U.S. is encountering in the preparation and transmittal of accounting reports, and the ability of the IAEA to utilize the submitted information.
We have been informed that the IAEA has formally notified the U.S. Mission of the selection of the Combustion Engineering LEU Fuel Fabrication Plant at l
Windsor, Connecticut, Arkansas-2 reactor at Russelville, Arkansas, and the San l
Onofre-2 reactor at San Clemente, California, as replacements for the three i
licensed facilities currently under IAEA safeguards inspection.
Implementa-l tion of the IAEA program in these new facilities will be undertaken as soon as official confirmation is received.
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2 Near Term NRC Actions Reouired by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NHPA) flWPA Actions Currently Before the Commission Section:
134 of NUPA Action:
Approval of Proposed Hybrid Hearing Procedures for Spent Fuel Transshipment or Storage Capacity Expansion License Applications Date Submitted to Comission: June 2, 1983 Status:
Awaiting Comission Action NWPA Actions Scheduled to Go Before the Comission Section:
112(a) of NWPA Action:
DOE to publish Repository Siting Guidelines with the concurrence of the Comission by July 7,1983 (statutory deadline)
Status:
Staff review of public coments received by DOE is complete.
A Comission Paper summarizing these coments was sent to the Comission on June 20, 1983.
DOE has announced a second coment period ending on July 5,1983.
During this period, DOE will consult further with state and federal agencies and accept additional public comments on the Guidelines.
Following the conclusion of this consultation process and considera-tion of comments received, DOE will finalize the Guidelines for submission to the NRC for concurrence by mid-August.
Summary of NRC Actions Comoleted to Date on NWPA Sec.-135(g)
Proposed Criteria for Adequacy of Spent Fuel Storage (Due April 7, 1983; Completed April 29,1983)
Sec. 223(a)
Joint NRC/D0E FR Notice on Availability of Spent Fuel Storage and Disposal Technical Assistance to Non-Nuclear Weapon States (Due April 7, 1983; Completed March 30, 1983)
Sec. 112(a)
NRC Staff Coments on DOE's Draft Repository Siting Guidelines were provided during the public comment period (Due April 7,1983; Completed April 7,1983)
Sec. 121(a)
NRC Staff Coments on Proposed EPA High-Level Waste Standards were provided after the public comment period (Due May 2, 1983; Completed May 10,1983)
Sec. 121(b) Technical Criteria for Licensing of High-Level Waste Repositories (Part 60 Technical Rule) were approved by the Comission on
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May 23, 1983 and published in the Federal Reaister on June 21, 1983-(48FR28194)
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3 Preliminary Report from ORNL The Fuel Facility Safeguards Licensing Branch is reviewing a preliminary report from ORNL entitled, " Application of the Reform Amendment Requirements to Reprocessing Plants." The project, which is scheduled for completion in August 1984, is intended to assess the capability of a reprocessing plant to meet the Reform Amendment requirements.
Recruitment Effort In Support of the National Waste Policy Act (NWPA)
The following recruitment actions have been taken by the Division of Waste Management in support of the NWPA:
Vacancy Announcements Posted 12 positions Vacancy Announcements Pending 1 position Selections Made/0ffers Extended 2/2 i
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OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interest Week Ending June 24, 1983 1.
The following Significant Enforcement Actions were taken during the past week:
a.
EN-83-13A, A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $2,000 was issued on June 17, 1983 to I. Gonzalez-Martinez Onocologic Hospital, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. The proposed penalty was based on a violation of license conditions in which unauthorized persons performed maintenance on the hospital's teletherapy unit, thereby compromising the safety of the unit.
The licensee responded to the Notice in letters dated April 19, 1983. After consid-eration of the licensee's response, the IE staff concluded that the violation occurred as set out in the Notice. Accord-ingly, an Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty in the amount of Two Thousand Dollars was issued.
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EN-83-43, A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) was issued on June 21, 1983 to Commonwealth Edison Company.
THis action was based on three Severity Level III violations involving shutting down the reactor by inserting control rods in the reverse order than that estab-lished by procedure.
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The fc11owing Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week:
PNO-I-83-63, Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) - Release a.
of Airborne Activity to the Environment.
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PNO-I-83-63A, Yale University (New Haven, Connecticut) - Release of Airborne Activity to the Environment (update).
PNO-I-83-64, Power Authority of the State of NY (Indian Point c.
Unit 3) - Main Electrical Generator Trip.
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PNO-I-83-65, Consolidated Edison Company of NY (Indian Point Unit 2) - Strike by Union Employees.
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PNO-I-83-66, Public Service Electric & Gas Company (Salem I
Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2) - Fire in Vital Switch-gear Room.
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PNO-I-83-67, Radiac Research, Inc. (Brooklyn, New York) -
Transportation Accident.
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PNS-I-83-14, Duquesne Light Company (Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1) - Possible Equipment Tampering.
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PNS-I-83-14A, Duquesne Light Company (Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 1) - Possible Equipment Tampering (update).
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PNS-I-83-16, Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. (Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2) - Bomb Threat.
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PNO-II-83-49, Virginia Electric Power Company (North Anna, Unit 2) - Unplanned Shutdown Exceeding 48 Hours.
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PNO-II-83-50, Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (Erwin Nuclear Fuel Facility) - Reported Inventory Difference.
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PNO-III-83-47, Calumet Testing Services, Inc. (Griffith, IN)
Apparent Radiography Overexposures.
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PNO-III-83-48, Commonwealth Edison Co. (Zion, Unit 1, 2) -
Unescorted Visitor in Vital Area.
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PNO-III-83-49, Consumers Power Company (Midland Nuclear Power Plant) - Worker Layoff.
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PNO-III-83-50, Consumers Power Company (Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant) - Core Spray Actuation During Shutdown.
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PNO-III-83-51, Consumers Power Company (Midland Nuclear Power Plant) - Authorization of First Major Underpinning Work Under Safety-Related Building.
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PNO-III-83-52, Commonwealth Edison Company (Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit 2) - Fire in Generator Exciter.
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PNS-V-83-08, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant) - Alleged Sabotage.
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PNO-V-22A, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (Diablo Canyon Unit 1) -
Potential Violation of Minimum Wall Thickness on Reactor Coolant System Piping (update).
3.
The following IE Information Notices were issued during the past week:
a.
IE Information Notice 83-39, Failure of Safety / Relief Valves to Open at BWR - Interim report was issued June 17, 1983 to all nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or construction permit.
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IE Information Notice 83-40, Need to Environmentally Qualify Epoxy Grouts and Sealers was issued to all nuclear reactor facilities holding an operating license (OL) or construction permit (CP) on June 22, 1983.
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IE Information Notice 83-41, Actuation of Fire Suppression System Causing Inoperability of Safety-Related Equipment was issued to all holders of operating licenses (OLs) or construc-tion permits (cps) on June 22, 1983.
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IE Information Notice 83-42, Reactor Mode Switch Malfunctions was issued to all boiling water reactors holding an operating license OL) or construction permit (CP) on June 22, 1983.
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IE Information Notice 83-43, Improper Settings of Intermediate Range (IR) High Flux Trip Setpoints was issued to all nuclear power facilities holding an operating license (OL) or a construction permit (CP) on June 24, 1983.
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Other Items a.
Construction Appraisal Team The Construction Appraisal Team completed their inspection at WNP-2 in Richland, Washington. The exit briefing with licensee management was held on June 22, 1983.
The Director, IE and Division Director, DQASIP attended the exit meeting.
b.
Enforcement 1)
The Director, Enforcement Staff and staff participated in an enforcement conference with Region III and Dresden representatives on June 20, 1983.
2)
The Director, IE met with Region V personnel on June 23, 1983 to discuss handling of enforcement cases.
3)
On June 21, 1983, payment in the amount of $4,000 was received from Pharmatopes, Inc. for enforcement action (EN-83-35) relating to falsification of records.
4)
On June 22, 1983, payment in the amount of $40,000 was received from Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. for enforce-ment action (EN-83-34) relating to inoperability of high pressure safety inspection systems.
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Integrated Design Inspection Team The Integrated Design Inspection (IDI) team held an exit meet-ing for the Byron inspection on June 24, 1993 in Chicago with representatives from Commonwealth Edison and Sargent and Lundy.
The Director and Deputy Director, DQASIP attended the exit g 2 4 $83 meeting.
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IE Technical Training Center 1)
Staff from the IE Technical Training Centert are partic-ipating in a panel discussion on nuclear plant system operation at the ASME Fourth National Congress on Pressure Vessel and Piping Technology in Portland, Oregon the week of June 20, 1983.
2)
A news media seminar on nuclear power was held on June 22, 1983 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Staff from the IE Technical Training Center, Region III, Region IV, and the Office of Public Affairs sponsored the seminar.
e.
The Incident Response Branch reported that the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant has been selected for a fullscale Federal emergency preparedness exercise the last week of February or the first week of March 1984.
2)
The Incident Response Branch will conduct a special train-ing session for NRC headquarters staff who may be on call to participate in NRC response efforts. The purpose of the training is to review NRC mission and emergency re-sponse procedures and familiarize the staff with the resources and equipment functions at the Operations Center.
3)
The Chief, Emergency Preparedness Branch gave a presenta-tion on emergency preparedness at the Harvard School of Public Health on June 16-18, 1983.
4)
The Headquarters Operations Center teleconferencing system was used on June 23, 1983 for a multiparty briefing on a transportation incident which had occurred earlier in the day in New York City.
Participants in the briefing included Commission offices, staff and program offices and Region I.
f.
Quality Assurance 1)
QUAB staff, with contractor support, visited the Marble Hill site on June 21-22, 1983 to review the licensee's current practices in the area of delegating, managing, and auditing quality assurance responsibilities in the contract and procurement process.
2)
QUAB and Regional staff met on June 17, 1983 in Bethesda for discussion and resolution of comments on Regulatory Guide 1.28, Revision 3, Quality Assurance Program Require-l ments (Design and Construction).
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A quality assurance case study is planned for St. Lucie Unit 2 the week of June 27, 1983.
QUAB staff and contrac-tors will be participating in the review.
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Inspection Programs On June 20-21, 1983, IE and Regional management met to discuss inspection program priorities and budget. The purpose of the meeting was to resolve and develop inspection priorities which are consistent with budgeted resources.
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w OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending June 24, 1983 l
BWR FIST Two tests were run last week. These include a main steam line break and a small break test with failure of high pressure core spray and a stuck open relief valve. The steam line break test showed no bundle heat up Peak clad temperatures for small break test were 0
approximately 700 F (preliminary).
This Only one more test remains in the FIST Phase I test matrix.
is also a small break test with failure of high pressure core spray and may result in fairly high clad temperatures. This test should be conducted this week, pending successful completion of the BWR TRAC pretest prediction.
Westinghouse A draft copy of the ELECHT SEASET Natural Circulation Data Analysis and Evaluation Report was submitted by W to NRC and EPRI for review.
A FLECHT SEASET PMG meeting is scheduled for July 20-21, 1983 at
_ in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
W Lehigh University A report entitled " Measurements of Axially Varying Nonequilibrium in Post-Critical Heat Flux Boiling in a Vertical Tube," was submitted by the Institute of Thermo-Fluid Engineering and Science of Lehigh' University. This will be published as a topical report by NRC.
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Infonnation meeting has been developed. Speakers from ORNL, LANL, BNL, l
INEL, Purdue, and Sol Levy Inc., will be presenting their results on PTS analysis and experimentation.
Semiscale Analysis of the data from the first Semiscale ATWS test, PL-7, will The data / code analysis comparisons continue for several more weeks.
thus far completed show a very close agreement with the predicted Also, the core power controller, which simulated the reactivity l
results.
feedback effects of a nuclear core, gave an excellent performance.
Preparations are now underway for a steam generator tube rupture test The tube rupture test series will cover the first in July 1983.
half of FY 1984 and will include nine (9) tests.
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Discussions were held last week with the INEL developers of RELAPS concerning the problems experienced by users at INEL and labs i
associated with NRR work. Many of the difficulties have been corrected in the MOD 2 version of the code which has now been completed.
Developmental assessment of the MOD 2 version will be completed in September 1983. Limited use will then begin in parallel with extended developmental assessment and independent assessment efforts. Those problems not corrected in MOD 2 will be corrected in MOD 1.5 and then added to MOD 2.
Many of the MOD 1.5 problems are from using a code which was not thoroughly assessed prior to its use. The MOD 2 version will receive an extensive checkout prior to release. The checkout and limited use with INEL experimental programishould result in correction of problem areas and allow for greater confidence in the code upon release.
2D/3D The Technical Coordination Committee / Steering Connittee meetings has decided that the large hole tie plate will be used in the UPTF test facility and that the development of data and algorithm should be the responsibility of FRG with the U.S. providing instrumentation for the testing facility and other support funds. The U.S. funds will come from reducing the number of instruments to be supplied.
Details will be decided at an analysis meeting to be held on July 18-19, 1983 at JAERI.
Dr. Zuber (NRC) and Dr. Chapin (MPR) will attend a meeting in Germany on July 8,1983 to discuss the correlations of the IDL data and the German redesign of the turbine meter position.
PBF As reported several weeks ago, the canned rotor pump in the PBF has been replaced. The pump has now completed operational checkouts and is declared ready for service. Parts (e.g., bearings) are on hand to repair the removed pump.
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" Working Safely in Gamma Radioaraphy" An NRC publication, " Working Safely in Gaara Radiography," NUREG/BR-0024, received the first place award for the outstanding technical publication of 1982 from the National Association of Government Communicators (June 16,1983). The judges commented, "... the coverage would hold the reader's interest even without color and first rate typography... imaginative use of art, color, and typography with excellent page design... material clear and easy to read..."
Publication Issued During the Week of June 20-24, 1983 Reg. Guide 8.30 - Health Physics Surveys in Uranium Mills JUN 2 4 G83 ENCLOSURE E
l ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 1983 Arrangement with CEA on Fast Breeder Safety Research On Tuesday the EDO signed a Technical Exchange and Cooperation Arrangement in the Field of Fast Breeder Reactor Safety Research with the Comissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA) of France. The Arrangement had been signed earlier by Mr. P. Tanguy, Director of the Institute of Protection and Nuclear Safety, CEA. Conclusion of this Arrangement culminated five years of mutual effort to reach an accord on this subject. The negotiations l
were complicated because of national proprietary interests in the breeder l
area and the complex relationships of the numerous foreign and domestic parties involved in the French breeder program.
Foreign Assignees The following foreign regulatory officials have recently arrived at NRC to undertake regulatory training programs:
Roberto Bansil Philippines Region III 6 months Reino Virolainen Finland NRR/RRAB 12 months Dominique Hennart Belgium NRR/TMI Site 6 months Antonio Pugliese Italy NRR/SGEB 6 months International Visitors During the week Mr. Mikael Jensen and Mr. Rolf Hellman of the Swedish National Institute of Radiation Protection attended t.he emergency preparedness exercise at the Ginna nuclear power plant.
During this week Dr. Strum of the German Material Testing Institute (MPA) and Dr. Gehrhardt of the German Federal Ministry of Interior (BMI) met senior representatives of the RES Materials Engineering Branch to discuss the NRC Degraded Piping Program.
Next week Drs. Strum and Gehrhardt are to tour several national and vendor laboratories to discuss issues related to pressure vessel and piping technology.
On Monday representatives of IP and ELD met with Mr. Yves Le Niger of the Comissariat a l'Energie Atomique of France to discuss administrative and legal aspects of' planned cooperation between CEA and NRC in the field of radioactive waste management.
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International Visitors continued On Wednesday Dr. Albert Fabry and Mr. Jose Vande Velde of the Belgian Center for Nuclear Studies met with W. V. Johnston (AD/MQE), B. D. Liaw, W. Hazelton, and R. Klecker of MTEB, P. N. Randall of MEBR, and D. M. Chenier of IP to describe the Cell's program to define safe operating conditions for the next core cycle of Belgium's BR-3 plant and to discuss possible NRC advice and assistance with their review and interpretation of safety analysis reports generated by the program. The staff is considering what it can do under the terms of the NRC-Belgian Government information exchange and cooperation arrangement.
On Thursday Dr. Dietmar P. Kuhn of the German government research center at Karlsruhe toured SNL to discuss FBR safety research.
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0FFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 1983 National Meeting on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compacts Over 100 persons attended the second National Meeting on Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLW), June 20-21, 1983 in Baltimore, Maryland, representing the l
compacts, States and Federal agencies. The meeting was sponsored by NGA, Workshop discussions centered around Southern States Energy (Board and D0E.1) Post-1986 waste management options; (2) S three policy issues:
procedures; and (3) Federal waste provisions and uniform definitions in the compacts. After January 1, 1986, interregional agreements between siteless regions and States and those with operating sites were favored provided that the siteless regions implemented volume reduction and interim storage to the maximum extent feasible. Public participation and opposition was viewed as the major obstacle for obtaining new sites. Major recommendations were the following: The public needs to be brought into the siting process as effectively as possible and compact commissions or boards need to start moving forward on i
the siting process. Only the Northwest Compact appears to have incompatible definitions in its compact. The States feel any Federal LLW should be subject to the same disposal regulations as non-Federal LLW.
LLW generated by DOE and at DOE facilities should continue to be buried at DOE LLW sites. Also, any type of condition that Congress wishes to impose should be in the form of consent language for the individual compact rather than amending the 1980 law and care should be taken that the Congressional consent process does not require i
the compacts to be modified in State legislatures.
Finally, there was a recommendation that an interregional committee be established comprising the six compacts plus California, Texas and Kentucky under the aegis of the National i
Governors' Association and the National Conference of State Legislatures to discuss interregional issues in the future.
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OFFICE OF RESOURCE MANAGEMEi!T ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 1983 Publications The Licensed Operating Reactor Status Summary Report (Gray Book) e NUREG-0020, Volume 7, Number 2, was distributed.
e The Regulatory Licensing Status Summary Report (Blue Book) NUREG-0580 Volume 12, Number 5, was distributed.
Training e On Wednesday, June 22, 1983, a four hour course on the use of the A0S/VS BASIC and FORTRAN 77 programming languages was presented to 25 users of NRC's Data General MV/8000 computer.
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0FFICE FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA ITEM 0F INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 1983 Potential Contamination of the Spent Fuel Pool and Primary Reactor System An engineering evaluation was recently issued (AE0D/E313) which addressed failures of components due to stress corrosion cracking. These events included: Prairie Island 1 where there was a failure of the top nozzle in a fuel assembly and cracks in other fuel assemblies; Prairie Island 1 cracks in concentrated boric acid lines; and cracking in the TMI-1 steam generator tubes. The contaminant in the case of the fuel assemblies has not been identified. The contaminant in the other cases has been identified as sulfate.
Presently the water chemistry program for most PWRs does not routinely analyze primary coolant or spent fuel pool water for sulfates.
AE0D believes it would be prudent to analyze for such contaminates in PWR water chemistry programs.
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ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - WEEK ENDING JUNE 24, 1983 A.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON STATUS OF MIDLAND PLANT, 2:05 o.m.,
'W %F;0M..lilNE 15. 1983. COMv!SSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE
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v-a 5EC c D rc.;, 5 b i-3 The Commission was briefed by James Keppler, Regional Administrator for Region III, on the status of quality assurance problems encountered at the Midland Nuclear Power Station, a two unit facility under construction at Midland, Michigan.
Commissioner Gilinsky requested information on whether the most recent (April 1982) significant quality assurance deficiencies identifed at Midland involved construction work completed before or after the August 1980 formation of the Midland Quality Assurance Department.
(Region III)
(SECY Suspense:
6/27/83) i Chairman Palladino noted that the transcript of this meeting would be made available to the parties in the Midland proceeding.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON STATUS OF STAFF CERTIFICATION IN TMI-1 RESTART PROCEEDING, 10:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1983, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. 0FFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE), Memo SECY to Dircks, 6/22/83 The Commission was briefed by the staff on the status of items requiring completion at TMI-l prior to restart.
The Commission requested that 1.
Table 1 be revised to indicate specific inspection requirements and 2.
the staff provide an. expanded version of Table 2 (Non-Certification Items) in a level of detail comparable to Table 1 (Restart Certification Items).
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The staff noted that a Notice of Proposed Finding on a "no significant hazards" determination was published for comment in May and that a final determination will be proposed for Commission concurrence around the end of June.
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DOCKET DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 6/28/83-50-537 Landow 1111 To discuss applicant's radio-DOE, PMC, TVA R. Stark 8:30 am Bethesda logical calculations (Clinch River) l 6/28/83 Region II Office To discuss plans for repair /
Carolina Power & Light G. Requa 10:00 am Atlanta, GA replacement of steam generators at H.B.Robbinson 2 6/28/83 P-ll8 Gather information on Bingham-Bi ngham-Willamette J. Jackson 9:00 am Bethesda Willamette reactor coolant pump seal design and experience 6/28/83 Maine Yankee Site Auxiliary feedwater system Maine Yankee Atomic K. Heitner 8:30 am Wiscasset, ME evaluation 6/28-29/83 50-528/529/ APS Office To conduct an audit of equipment Arizona Public Service Co.
E. Licitra 8:00 am 530 Phoenix, Ariz.
environmental qualification docu-Bechtel mentation for Palo Verde Combustion Engineering EG&G 6/30/83 Palo Verde Site 8:30 am Maricopa Cty., Ariz.
7/1/83 Snell & Wilmer 9:00 am Phoenix, Ariz.
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 6/29/83 50-416 P-ll8 Discussion of Hydrogen Control BWR-Hydrogen Control D. Houston 8:30 am Bethesda Program Owners Group 6/29/83 50-423 MNBB-1713 To discuss specific design infor-Northeast Utilities E. Doolittle 9:30 am Bethesda mation needed by staff to complete (Millstone 3) its review of reactor containment pressure boundary materials (GDC 51 compliance) 6/29/83 50-259/260/296 P-422 To discuss TVA's analysis on inter-TVA R. Clark i 9:00 am Bethesda vening combustibles and separation of circuits 7/5/83 AR-5033 To discuss why Honeywell started Seminar by D. Tondi
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2:00 pm Bethesda a quality improvement process John V. Fechter, PH.D.
and their strategy and tactics Honeywell, Inc.
for putting it in place.
Examples of successes at Honeywell and other major corporations will be described.
Dr. Fechter will respond to questions on implications for the NRC.
7/7/83 50-409 Lacrosse Site To discuss seismic open items Dairyland Power Cooperative T. Cheng 9:00 am Lacrosse, Wisc.
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7/11/83 Project King of To discuss West Valley monitoring.
DOE Clark M-32 Prussia FC RI 7/13/83 Atlanta To discuss regionalization of FC Chapell materials licenses.
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NRC CONTACT DOCKET y DATE/ TIME 6/30/83 OSHA Bldg.
Discuss project jointly Jim DeField, LANL L. Hendricks Constitution Ave.
funded at LANL by NRC &
Ching Tsen-Bien,0SHA OSHA to determine Barbara Skaggs, LANL protection provided by respiratory protective equipment as worn by workers in the field.
7/5-11/83 Germany UPTF Tie-Plate Zuber Zuber 7/7/83 Windsor Locks, Safety Implications of BG&E, CE, ORNL D. Basdekas Connecticut Control Systems of BNL, NRC:
Combustion Eng.
Calvert Cliffs-1 Morrison Basdekas Zuber Szukiewicz 7/11-15/83 Quebec City, ASTM C-26, Committee on S.Frattali S. Frattali Quebec Nuclear Fuel Cycle Members of ASTM-C-26 7/13-15/83 BNL Program review LER, T. Ryan, NRC T. Ryan Coninon Mode Failure BNL: Luckas, and Sum Research Hall, O'Brien, Samanta, Littieri,'
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT
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DOCKET 6/28/83 Columbus, OH Research coordination
- Minogue, R. Minogue (rescheduled from meeting at Battelle-Ross, Bernero, 6/27/83)
Columbus Laboratories Comella 7/5/83 ll40-SS Meet with Troy Wade R. Minogue the new Idaho Operations Manager I
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LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 6/28/83 RII Office Meeting with Carolina Power Licensee, Regional Administrator J'0'Reilly 10:00 am
& Light Company to discuss and Selected RII Staff Members plans for repair /replacemer.t of steam generators at Robinson 7/1/83 RII Office Meeting with Alabama Power Same as above J. O'Reilly 11:00 am Company to discuss their investigation findings into the Question of Transuranic Material in Radioactive Waste Shipments 7/8/83 Raleigh, NC Meeting with Carolina Power Regional Administrator, J. O'Reilly 1:30 pm and Light company to discuss Chairman of Board and Chief management issues Executive Officer of CP&L, Director of NRR and Director of IE 5
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DATE/ TIME NU BER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT HRC CONTACT 7/7/83 Glen Ellyn, IL Enf. Conf.
Licensee 1:00 p.m.
Research Medical Cntr.
Kansas City, M0 A.B. Davis & staff Davis 7/12/83 50-346 Glen Ellyn, IL SALP Toledo Edison Co.
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Davis-Besse J.G. Keppler & staff Koppler E
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