ML20029A260
| ML20029A260 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 06/14/1990 |
| From: | Riccio J NUCLEAR INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICE |
| To: | Grimsley D NRC |
| References | |
| FOIA-90-279 NUDOCS 9102050246 | |
| Download: ML20029A260 (2) | |
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.-, f Nuclear Information and Resource Service 142416th Street, N.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. 20036(202) 328-0002 FREEDOM OF INf 0RMAil0N soard of oi'"' "
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Mr. Donnie H. Grimsley i),, N Division of Rules and Records hC h h ' h ~
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Dear Mr. Grimsley:
Mar) Morgan New imL NY
,ursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 s@,['g ' ge U.S.C.
- 522, as amended and 10 C.F.R.
9.8 of the B
inyn we,u Commission's regulations, the Nuclear Information &
Washington Oc Resource Service requests the Probalilistic Risk kathleen %ek h Assessment for the Fermi 2 reactor. We believe that s doc ueM h in W possession of W E sen,W Ni na Adsisors Board resident inspector Walter G.
Rogers and/ or sic,e Anerms comnme'to Br dec ise car-NRC resident inspector Stanley Stasek.
Nne Anen Un"$nNo! coawn, Pursuant to and in compliance with 10 C.F.R. 9.41 gos.ng,tm of the Commission's regulations governing requests for Bac kus shea & Meser-waiver of fees, the Nuclear Information and Resource U$.'$Icci"$,,or Service, herein af ter referred to as NIRS, puts forth n
rubnc nea w the following information.
Bartwa Bosson
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NIRS seeks the requested information solely to
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contribute to and help shape the public debate on Clear issWs.
Omd Cohen Ach ocacs Insmute*
Hartan tihson NIRS intends to use the information in support Author of a Case study of the Fermi reactor and to further k[o/*Nc"*2[n' Ncine.
the public's understanding of probalistic risk cuNTMakal h i*
assessment and its relation to reactor safety.
Mana cibbs NIRS is qualified to make use of the requested
$[ p ccecrg information.
The staff has demonstrated the ability Acoess to interpret information and communicate that lanet Hosie information in a form comprehensible to the general UrDntai ociense teague, public.
Members of the NIRS staff have published o,. Hw inse, articles in such national journals as The Progressive, catsornia state unnenit3-Nu cl ear _.Ti me s, Newsday and Tlje Bulletin of Atomic Dn jud.th lohnsrud
@ ientists.
NIRS has a working relationship with
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physicists, engineers, medical doctors and other su chaacs Komanon respected professionals who contribute to the full Komanon Energy Assoames*
understanding of technical records.
Dr Marsin Resnikoh Radioxtne Waste Carrpa gn' Mar'y Sinclair G< eat takes t nergv M1.anc e' dedicated to a sound own-nuckar enerc,%).
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-om The information _ sought by NIRS, is not, to the_best of'our knowledge, in the public doma3n.
The general public has displayed great interest in-the _isuue of nuclear power plant safety and the L
requested information will certainly increase the public's understanding of the use of PRAs in determining the safety cf a nuclear reactor.
NIRS has demonstrated its ability-and commitment to inform the public on all important nuclear issues.
NIRS regularly. publishes two -journals for which this information will be of use, the Nuclear Monitor and Groundswell.
Since 1978, NIRS has been providing information on nuclear _ issues to the public, the press, members:of Congress, state and-local government officials as well as hundreds of. citizens groups across the country.
NIRS provides this information free of charge and has neither a commercial nor a privato interest in the agency records sought.
Under the amended fee waiver standard, NIRS is clearly entitled to a full valver of all search, review and duplication fees.
This standard calls for such a waiver, "if disclosure of the information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to the public understanding of' the-operation or-activities of the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester." 5 U.S.C.
552 (a)
(4)
(A) (111).
In light of the foregoing, NIRS' request meets this standard on_its face.
NIRS has no commercial interest in this matter, but rather seeks this information -to help the general public better understand _ the role of government in regulating the nuclear industry.
For all the reasons cited above, NIRS' request. falls squarely within the congressional intent in enacting-the Freedom of Information Act and the fee waiver. provision. ' We, therefore, ask
- that the Commission grant a full waiver for this FOIA request.
- Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
If you have any.
_ questions in regards to this request, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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