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Weekly Info Rept for Wk Ending 900504
ML20042G445
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Issue date: 05/09/1990
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MAY 4, 1990 F ' A sumary' of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who'may prefer a condensed version of this report. Contents Enclosure 4 Nuclear Reactor Regulation A Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B Nuclear Regulatory Research C Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data 0 Governmental & Public Affairs E General Counsel F* Administration G Information Resources Management H Controller I* Personnel J Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights K* Enforcement L i Consolidation M N -Regional Offices y Executive Director for Operations 0 Items Addressed by the Comission P Meeting Notices-Q Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for R external distribution) L

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} D - a o.: g i w y = t HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT ~ Week Ending May 4,1990 - Seabrook Unit'1 i - During the startup test programs for the GE steam turbine generstor torsional-test, vibrational-loads potentially exceeded the.GE specification limits. The increased vibration was experienced at the 26th harmonic of the shaft resonant . frequency, and is believed to indicate possible vibration levels which would ~ be beyond.GE' specifications for levels resulting from electrical forces =,. (negative sequence current)-once the turbine-generator's tied-to the grid. Startup testing has been curtailed while PSNH and GE assess what modifications to the LP turbines will be necessary. Consideration of the potential-for fatigue induced failure of LP turbine blading is to be included in the assessment. The plant is expected to be shutdown from four to six weeks. L The NRC Region I shift inspection coverage has been curtailed for the shutdown period. Vermont Legislature Passes LLW Legislation . The Vermont Legislature approved legislation which creates a LLW Authority and D -provides for a mechanism for the siting and development of a LLW disposal facility in Vermont. The legislation also directs the' examination of the Vermont Yankee site as a potential-host site. The Legislature did not approve 4 a: contract with the Rocky Mountain LLW Board-for disposal at Beatty through 1992. Thus generators will be required to store LLW on-site, as they have h since 1989. Governor.Kunin is expected to sign the legislation. The State-l then. intends to submit a Governor's certification-on the basis of this-legis-lation. The Legislature also adopted a bill which freezes the definition-of LLW.as of' January 1, 1989.and declares that waste'and materials covered under - this definition must be treated,. recycled, stored'or disposed in a licensed is deregulated - facility even if that material or waste, since January 1, 1989, federal agencies.. - or declared exempt from regulatory control by-the NRC or other. L, The. Governor is expected to sign this legislation as well. Babcock & Wilcox, Naval Nuclear Fuel Division On April 30, 1990, Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) personnel met with EDO, 0GC, NMSS, and Region 11 staff to describe B&W's plans for expanding its components manufacturing.. business for U.S. Navy nuclear programs. This expansion will involvezlicensing issues; i.e.., increased possession limits, transportation issues, additional vaults, a core storage facility, and increased fuel component storage. In addition, B&W discussed a super compactor, relocation of the laundry facility, changes to scrap recovery, closure of ponds, and-i- feedstock conversion. L m ..e. +

F N i. _. 4 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending May 4, 1990 j FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant 1 On Monday, April 29, 1990, the NRC was informed by the Power Authority of the State of New York (the licensee) that an indication had been found while performing Inservice Inspections of the reactor vessel head at the FitzPatrick plant. The indication, located,in the dollar plate weld of the head, is i approximately one inch long on_the inside surface and is visible to the naked eye. The sub. surface length and maximum depth as determined by ultrasonic examination are.about 12 inches and 2 inches respectively, which represent . approx ma e y 50 percent through-wall. Boat samples will be taken to

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tl determine the cracking mechanism. Further analysis and welding repairs are- ., ~ being discussed. The dollar plate is located at the top of the vessel head a and is shaped like a large washer. NRC Information Notice 90-29, dated April 30, 1990, described a potential (! problem related to cracks in reactor vessel heads which are clad on the .l inside. However, the vessel head at FitzPatrick is unclad. j l Seabrook Unit 1 During the.startup test programs for the GE steam turbine generator torsional test, vibrational loads potentially exceeded the GE specification limits. The increased vibration was experienced at the 26th harmonic of the shaft' resonant L

frequency, and is believed to indicate possible vibration levels which would

-.be beyond GE specifications for levels resulting from electrical forces l .(negative sequence current) once the turbine-generator's tied to the grid, Startup testing has been curtailed while PSNH and GE assess what modifications p L to the LP turbines will be necessary. Consideration of the potential for fatigue induced failure of LP turbine blading is to be included in-the assessment. The plant is expected to be shutdown from four to six weeks.

The NRC_ Region I shift inspection coverage has been curtailed for the shutdown L

period.- -Turkey Point, Units 3&4 Florida; Power and Light Co. (FPL) notified the NRC staff on May 2,1990 that s the Plant Manager, Jim Cross, is leaving the company, effective May '25. Mr. Cross-has accepted a position at the Trojan plant. Mr. William Pearce, the Operations Superintendent at Turkey Point, will assume the Plant Manager's duties in an acting capacity. Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 Unit 1 commenced shutdown, subsequent to a short period of operation, on April'22, 1990, for a scheduled maintenance / surveillance outage. The ENCLOSURE A MAY'4, 1990-

w ; g w current schedule for restart of the unit is July 12, 1990. Items impacting the_ schedule are completion of LLRTs, manpower restraints on reactor coolant -pump seal replacements, electrical penetration inspection / repair work, and replacement of tne AFW control valves. The licensee has designated alternate weekends as non-work weekends during the outage. As previously noted, the State of Maryland has filed a petition to intervene in the licensing of-an Independent Spent Fuel Storage iacility (ISFSF) to be -located on the Calvert Cliffs site. -The State has indicated it will withdraw the petition if_the State, NRC, and BG&E can agree to procedures to be followed during the licensing process to assure any specific concerns identified by the

State would be considered. All parties are reviewing a draft of the proposed procedures provided'by the State.

Plant Status as of 05/02/90: Unit 1: . The Unit is shutdown and has comenced the scheduled outage. The major items to be accomplished during the outage include eddy current testing 'of the~ steam generators, reactor coolant pump seal replacements, saltwater header modification and low pressure safety injection. seal modifications. Current scheduled restart is July 12, 1990. Unit 2: Cold Shutdown, Defueled - Extended refueling outage since 03/18/89. The licensee completed evaluating the.cause of cracks _in the pressurizer heater sleeves and stated that they resulted from-primary water stress corrosion which was initiated by excessive reaming'of the sleeves following pressurizer fabrication. B&W and BG&E have developed a repair plan which has been reviewed by NRR and. Region I.. Repairs to the pressurizer are expected to be completed with plant restarting near the end of the year. Harris Wakesouth Regional Airport - Update Comments from the staff review of CP&L's Hazards Study of the Wakesouth Regional; Airport were forwarded to CP&L by letter on April 30, 1990. Our review had concluded that the proposed airport met the acceptance criteria of = the Standard Review Plan for the 10 year operations projection, but future expansion in frequency of flights and heaviar aircraft could have a -significant impact on the continued safe operation of Harris. Therefore, CP&L would be expected to assess the impact of projected changes and update the FSAR when such projections significantly exceed those described in the present study. There is congressional interest in our actions on this matter. Division of Systems Technology Haddam Neck Reload Connecticut Yankee has requested technical specification changes for Haddam Neck which would allow them to operated with lower end cap pin hold defects ENCLOSURE A MAY 0 41990

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In addition, -based on statistical analysis of data on inspected fuel rods, they estimate that'471 stainless steel fuel rods have through wall defects that could lead .to tladding. failures in a ant of an anticipated overpressurization transient. Their. analysis, based in part on the assumption that leakers which fail during the next operating cycle will have the same fission gas leakage characteristics: , as debris caused leakers from.the previous cycle, indicate that apprcpriate - Part 20 and Part 100. limits will not be exceeded. The licensee has completed inspection and reconstitution.of fuel in preparation 'l for the next reload and will not' reinsert any known leakers. The~ staff has concluded that the proposal is a violation of'GDC 10, which would not permit inclusion of any fuel rods which could not withstand.cntici-pated transient events without exceeding fuel design-limits. The licensee agrees with the staff conclusion, but intends to request an exemption. .The licensee can no longer obtain new stainless steel fuel, since it' advised t the fuel supplier that no additional' purchases are intended. The staff is . exploring whether engineering analysis can be developed that demonstrates the plant can be operated safely and provides justification for exemption from the t . regulations. _a Division of Reactor Inspection and Safeguards Draft Generic Letter On Procurement / Dedication On April'27, 1990, the staff forwarded a draft Generic Letter on commercial grade procurement,and dedication to NUMARC for their review and comment. A copy has also been provided to the Public Document Room. The draft Generic Letter discusses the. decision and basis for the 1-year pause in NRC programmatic l irapections inLthis area, and provides NRC views on dedication programs, critical characteristics, and corrective action (look-back) programs. The H draft Generic Letter, as proposed, is based on the assumption that the NUMARC i Working Group initiatives for improved procurement / dedication programs will be i implemented. Divisioc of Radiation Protection and Emergency Preparedness Emergency. Preparedness Workshop The Director, Division of Radiation Protection and Emergency Preparedness, NRR, and members of his staff, will conduct a one-day workshop on May 3, 1989, with Dennis Kwiatkowski, Assistant Director, Office of Natural and Technical -Hazards Programs, FEMA, and members of his staff at the FEMA Emergency Training l Center, in Emitsburg, MD. The workshop will cover.a wide range of emergency preparedness issues of interest to both agencies. a i MAY DJ 1990 ENCLOSURE A~ -m m-

g-ps-RESTART SCHEDULE 5/4/90 COMMISSION PLANT SHUTDOWN BRIEFING PLANT RESTART BROWNS FERRY 2 9/15/84C-8/90E 9/90E* i I NINE MILE POINT 1-12/19/87C 5/14/90E 5/26/90E l J !'l

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.j, ~ + j ' Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending May 4, 1990 SAFEGUARDS AND TRANSPORTATION c International i International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Physical Inventory Verification ' Activities The IAEA has been officially notified of the scheduled dates for the next physical inveitories to be performed at the Babcock & Wilcox Fuel Company (B&W) in Lynchburg, Virginia (6/11/90) and at the General Electric Fuel-Fabrication PlantinWilmington,NorthCarolina(8/6/90). Staff of the. International Safeguards Branch will be actively involved in the pre-inventory, inventory-taking and IAEA verification phases of the inventories at both facilities. 3 .3 Domestic -Information Notice i NRC Information Notice No. 90-27 was issued on April 30, 1990. Its title was " Clarification of the Requirements for Packaging of Uranium Hexafluoride for Transportation." It is intended to aid the shippers of UF6 in achieving ) a better understanding of recent rulemaking actions completed by the U.S. l Department of Transportation which prescribe specific requirements for all UF6 cylinders and for the protective overpacks used'to ship cylinders of fissile UF6.. Transportation l Meeting on Trupact II Fabrication 1 On.May 1, 1990, Transportation Branch staff met with Nuclear Packaging, .Inc., (NUPAC), Westinghouse, and the Department of Energy (DOE) to discuss fabrication of Trupact 11 shipping containers. Specific items of discussion. were tolerances for the thickness of the container shells, weld finish, and the fabrication of the transition regions where.shell thickness changes. t ,NUPAC stated that all areas of fabrication would comply with applicable ASME-Code requirements. LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT NARM Working Group Meeting The Natura11y' Occurring and Accelerator-Produced Radioactive Materials (NARM) Working Group (of the Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Polic Coordination respond to the Commission's July 26, 1988, request th "IRRPC review and MAY- 0 4 1930 ENCLOSURE B

7 - + (. i 4 make recommendations.on the issue of Federal regulation of these materials. .The Work ng Group agreed, subject to final review of the report, that the i report could be sent to CIRRPC's Policy Committee for final approval. CI RRPC.'s i - response to.the Commission is expected by the end of June. INDUSTRIAL-AND MEDICAL NUCLEAR SAFETY Fuel Cycle' Safety q . Dry Storage i - Public Service; Company of Colorado (PSC) has-informed NRC staff that it is reinstating design development efforts for a dry storage independent spent fuel storage installation to be located at the Fort St. Vrain (FSV) site. PSC does not expect a significant delay in submitting its application. The prospects are uncertain for any shipment of FSV high temperature gas reactor spent fuel to Idaho. 4 ' Babcock & Wilcox, Naval Nuclear Fuel Division On April 30, 1990, Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) personnel met with EDO, 0GC, NMSS, and Region 11 staff to. describe B&W's plans for expanding its components manufacturing business for U.S.~ Navy nuclear programs. This expansion will involve licensing issues; i.e., increased possession limits, transportation l l issues, uditional vaults, a core storage facility, and increased fuel compt :1t storage. In addition, B&W discussed a super compactor, relocation i of tk laundry facility, changes to scrap recovery, closure of ponds, end I feeds;;ck conversion.. =HIGH-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT NRC/ DOE' Monthly Meeting on Quality Assurance On April 27, 1990, staff from the Division of High-level Waste Management (DHLWM),metwithrepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEnergy l (DOE), the State of Nevada (NV), and Nye County, NV to discuss items of mutual interest with regard ~to quality assurance (QA) in the high-level waste i repository program. The primary focus of this meeting was on the QA programs of the' DOE waste glass form producers. Progress was made at this meeting toward final resolution-of'DHLWM's concern regarding DOE's proposed milestone of NRC acceptance of-DOE QA programs by September 1990. Agreement was also . reached on a management meeting to discuss the planned QA workshop to identify and resolve specific concerns of geoscientists and geoengineers. 4 MAY 0 4 1990 - ENCLOSURE B

m 7 + g-Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research iteras of Interest Week Ending May 4 1990 Division of Regulatory Applications -Publication to be issued in the Near Future

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Standard Format and Content of Financial Assurance Mechanisms Required for Deccmmissioning.under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72 (Regulatory Guide 3.66/DG-3002)

== Description:== This guide provides guidance acceptable to the NRC staff on 1 information_ to be provided to the NRC for establishing financial assurance for-decommissioning and to _ estab1'.sh-a standard format for presenting this information.

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K. G. Steyer, RES 492-3824 Division of Engineering NRC Low Level Waste (LLW) Research Progry The Waste Management Branch, RES, conducted an integrated review'of the NRC LLW research program on April 24-25, 1990 at the Congressional Days Inn, Rockville. 1 'The meeting was attended by pecpic representing NRC contractors, State organizations including regulators as well as developers, other government agencies including USGS, DOE, and EPA, DOE laboratories involved with the DOE remediation program, AECL, Nuclear Waste News, EPRI, HMSS and RES staff. l The NRC LLW research program is-described in the recently published NUREG-1380-(" Low-Level Radioactive Waste Research Program Plan") and its availability and Solicitation of comments were announced in the Federal Register on December 27, 1989. It was-the intent of the program review meeting to assess the breadth of the existing NRC LLW research program, to determine further research needs, and to factor this into a planned updating of NUREG 1380 in the Fall of 1990. l The overall. reaction from attendees at the program review meeting was most-favorable. Many attendees were impressed by the scope of work for the size of the budget allocated to LLW research. The major concern from States is the E necd for information in the next two years because of legislative mandates from u the LLW-Policy Act (1981) and LLW Policy Amendments Act (1985) which require each State or compact of States to have the capability of disposing of LLW i generated within its borders by the end of 1992. Input from States and the other. program review attendees along with an NMSS revised LLW user need letter .(scheduled for June 1990) will also be' factored into the updating of NUREG-1380.. In addition to the program review meeting the Waste Management Branch met with l-the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in ' lute April and a means for interagency cooperation on LLW research is being worked out. The Waste Management Branch ENCLOSURE C MAY 0 41990 m

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A 4 7 .y 3 1 Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Items of Interest Week Ending May 4, 1990-t Division of Safety Programs (DSP) Engineering Evaluation Report AE0D/E90-04 on " Swelling and Cracking in Hafnium Control Rods" was issued. ~ Hafnium was introduced as a neutron absorber for use in control rods in 1980. .It was meant'to be used in addition to carbon tetraboride as a replacement for-4 silver-indium-cadmium. Hafnium control rods were introduced as original equipment.in'several.later pressurized water reactors. They.have experienced swelling and cracking-as determined by several licensees using eddy current ~

testing. Of-the 14 plants licensed ~to use hafnium rods,.six have replaced or will replaceithem, two never installed them, four have recently or may soon 9

install them,.and two are continuing to use them. Analyses by Westinghouse of the effects of swelling of control rods predict that neither physical interference with insertion nor mechanical resistance which would increase rod drop time'will be-of a large enough magnitude to invalidate FSAR safety 1 analysis conclusions. Eddy current test results to date have upheld these analyses. Given the limited examinations to date, the resort suggested that it would be prudent to require-all plants licensed to use lafnium control rods to perform NDE of these rods to determine the extent, if any, of cracking, swelling,= and wear over at least several fuel cycles corresponding to the-useable life of the-hafnium rods.. The report and recommendations have been provided to NRR for appropriate action. -DSP submitted reports on the following four topics to the Nuclear Energy Agency's l L. Incident Reporting System:. 1. Potential For Loss of Shutdown Cooling While at Low Reactor Coolant Levels. L: 2. Inter-System Discharge of Reactor Coolant. 7 L 3. Loss of Off-Site Power with Multiple Equipment Failures at Dresden Unit'2. Division of Operational Assessment (00A) During the' week of April 30, 1990, installation of the Emergency Response Data System (ERDS) hardware began in the Operatioris Center. The Sitc Acceptance ' Test is scheduled to begin-on June 12. The Vogtle IIT report preparation is continuing. The ED0 briefing is scheduled for May.18 and the report is scheduled to be final May 24. ENCLOSURE D . MAY l0 4 1990,

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j+ y 1e i.- The following: Preliminary Notifications were -issued during the past week. v. - PNO-ADSP-90-11, Comanche Peak Unit 1, Transportation of Hazardous Material, b. 'PN0-ADSP-90-12, Comanche Peak Unit 1, Synchronization to the grid. c. PN0-I-90-34, Peach Bottom Units 2 & 3, Discharge of a firearm. d. 'PN0-I-90-35, NA/ Theft of radioactive material. e.: _ PN0-I-90-36,Syncor, Inc., Delivery vehicle accident. f.- PH0-I-90-37, Seabrook Nuclear Power Station, Unplanned shutdown for four to six. weeks. g. PN0-I-90-38, Georgewashington University Medical Center, Apparent loss of an _ iridium-192 high dose afterloader brachytherapy sealed source. o

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PH0-II-90-22, Harris Unit 1 Personnel injuries. 1. PN0-III-90-29A', Clinton Nuclear Power Station, Improper control rod withdrawals------(update). j. PNO-IV-90-14B, Barnett Industrial X-Ray, Overexposures to radiography-workers. k. PNO-IV-90-018, Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Notification of incident involving exposure of contractor personnel. 1. PN0-Y-90-21.-Rancho Seco, Announcement.of new general manager. ~ PN0-V-90-22, Aerotest-Operation, Inc., Earthquake in northern California, m. PN0-V-90-23, Rancho Seco, Submittal of licensing amendment for a n. possession-only-license. PN0-V-90-24, Trojan, Announcement of new Vice President, Nuclear. o. MAY 0 4 ' 1990 - ENCLOSURE D

u.: .( q Office of Governmental and Public Affairs Items of Interest-Week Ending May 4,1990 3 ~ 4 State Programs y

Vermont Legislature ~ Passes LLW Legislation i

The Vermont Legislature approved legislation which creates a LLW Authority and provides for a mechanism for the siting and-development of a LLW disposal facility in Vermont. 1The legislation also directs the examination of the Vermont Yankee site-as a potential host site. The Legislature did not approve a contract with the Rocky Mountain LLW Board for disposal at'Beatty through 1992. Thus generators will be required to store LLW on-site, as they have since 1989. Governor Kunin is expected to sign the legislation. The State then intends to submit a Governor's certification on the basis of this legis-lation. The Legislature elso adopted a bill which freezes the definition of y LLLW as of January 1,1989 and declares that waste and materials covered under i this definition must be treated.. recycled, stored or disposed in a licensed facility even if that material or waste, since January 1,1989, is deregulated or declared exempt from regulatory control by the NRC or other federal agencies. The Governor is expected to sign this legislation as well. t Beaver Valley Emergency Planning Exercise Marlene Taylor, Acting Region I-State Liaison Officer, pc '. pated in an 1 i emergency planning exercise held at the Beaver Valley Power Station on May 1, j 1990 in'Shippingport Pennsylvania. The exercise included State and local government participation. Ms. Taylor acted as a government liaison at the State' Emergency,0perations Center. McGuire Local Public Officials Meeting Robert Trojanowski, Region II State' Liaison Officer, participated-in a meeting. with local public officials from around the McGuire Nuclear Station on May 1, 1990 in Cornelius, North Carolina. The purpose of-the meeting was to discuss NRC's program for regulating nuclear power plants and to encourage dialogue with local public officials. Meeting with Maine LLW Officials NRC staff from NMSS, NRR, 0GC and GPA met with representatives from the Maine Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority on May 3, 1990 in Rockville, Maryland. 'The purpose of the meeting was to discuss LLW storage and disposal options, particularly the feasibility and licensability of storage / disposal at the Maine i Yankee site, including using the Maine Yankee containment when the plant has -been decommissioned. l t ENCLOSURE E a MAY 0 4199g i r

h +' ' :l International Programs' Foreign Visitors On Monday Mr. Jan Nistad, Director, and Per Bystedt of the Office of Inspec- .tions, Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI), met with NRR staff to discuss plant-life extension, maintenance, the SALP process, pressure-vessel and-internal inspections, radiation, containment spray additive' tank removal, the reactor vessel indicating system, technical' specifications, operating limits, Lcore limiting parameters, and inspection procedures. Later in the week they attended the NRC Regulatory Inforrwtion Conference and visited the Limerick

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This week a project team from the Netherlands responsible for the development and implementation of a Dutch national _ nuclear emergency response plan asso-i . ciated with the National-Program' for Nuclear Emergency Response of the Ministry of the Environment visited the U.S. to observe a full-scale nuclear power plant exercise and to~ meet with Federal and State emergency response officials. On 1 Monday, Tuetday and Wednesday, they visited the Beaver Valley facility and observed the May'1,1990 full-scale exercise; on Thursday they met with State-emergency response of ficials; and on Friday they met with Region I officials-for a tour of the Regional emergency response center and a briefing on the -Region's response capabilities. Mr. Miroslav Gregoric,- Director of the Slovenian Administration for Nuclear Safety in Yugoslavia, visited NRC prior to attending the Regulatory Information l Conference. - He met with staff from NRR, AE00, and GPA/IP to discuss siting for low-and medium-level radioactive wastes,. seismic' reassessment of a nuclear m -power plant, the' current NRC-position on steam generator-plugging criteria, and-p, the renewal of the NRC information exchange arrangement with, Yugoslavia, 'On Thursday Dr. S. J. Liu, Institute of Nuclear Engineering Research of Taiwan, t L', and Dr. D. B. Chen, Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan, visited l l' NRC to discuss high-level waste issues, quality assurance, and regulations with .the NMSS staff. International Agency Vacancy Notices The following vacancy notices from the International Atoiric Energy Agency have been posted on NRC bulletin boards: P-2 Development Programmer, Section for Data Processing Development, Division.of Safeguards Information Treatment, Department of Safeguards P-3 Conference Service Administrator, Conference Seivice Section, Division of External Relations, Department of Adniinistration l P-4 Area Officer, Africa Section, Division of Technical Co-operation Programmes, Department of Technical Co-operation MAY 0 4 1990 ENCLOSURE E

.-r i-3 r. 3 A P-4 Senior' Translator, French Translation Section, Division of Languages, Department of Administration P-5 Unit Head, Section 0C2, Division of Operations C, Department of H Safeguards l-L P-5 Section Head, Section OA3, Division of Operations A, Department-of Safeguards P-5 Section Head, Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycle Technology Section, 4 Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste. Management, Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety l t i p: l l l \\; 1 l l l l MAY 0 41990 ENCLOSURE E

b CONGRESSIONAL. AFFAIRS [ CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS SCHEDULE (CA) 2 ASSIGNMENT ~ DATE TIME WITNESS' SUBJECT COMMITTEE y Madden 05/08/90 1:30 Mon-NRC Waste Isolation Pilot Reps. Sharp /Moorhead Plant Energy and Power a House Energy' and Commerce Reps. tidall/Hansen Energy and the Environment House Interior and Insular Affairs Callahan 05/10/90 9:45 Non-NRC The Future of Nuclear. Reps. Udall/Hansen Power Energy and the Environment House Interior and Insular Affairs Henderson 05/10/90 10:00 Markup S.594 Administrative Senators Biden/Thurmond LawjudgeCorpsAct Senate Judiciary llenderson 05/10/90 11:00 Mon-NRC Pay Reform - Reps. Ackerman/Myers Compensation and Employee Benefits House Post Office and Civil Service Henderson 05/17/90 10:30 Mon-NRC Contracting Procedures Reps. Kanjorski/ Burton Human Resources House Post Office and Civil Service t a m .i m i i e u ,-- m ~ v :. r

~! c. 3 t Office of Administration 't items of Interest i Week Ending May 4, 1990 Property Inventory and Procurement Review The Division of Contracts and Property Management (DCPM) conducted an inventory this week of Region V equipment, furniture and telephones. The inventory results will be reconciled with official property records. A review of t Region V's procurement practices was-also completed by DCPN staff and a representative from Region II. A Report of findings and recommendations will be issued to-the. Region V Regional Administrator. Property inventories and. procurement reviews are being conducted at all regional offices this year. i URENCO Agreement Lois Telford, Division of Security, recently participated in a meeting of classification experts-from the U.S., U.K., Netherlands, and FRG in Geneva, Switzerland. The discussions concerned procedures to implement the URENCO Phase II Agreements signed by Ambassadors from the four governments. The URENCO governments suggested that a " Security and Classification Handbook" be prepared. The U.S. was invited to participate in the URENC0 security working committee group. NRC will host a second meeting of the experts in July at White Flint. j Drug Testing Program -At the request of the Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, CommitteeonAppro)riations,theGeneralAccountingOffice(GA0)isconducting an expanded compre1ensive study.of drug testing in the Federal. Government. The GA0 is reviewing the-drug testing programs of several agencies and on May 2, 1990, met with NRC representatives to initiate.GA0's review of-NRC's GAO's study will focus on oversight of the Federal program, possible' program. inconsistencies among agency programs and the potential for cost savings. Significant F0IA Requests Received by the NRC for 5-day Period April 27 - May 3, 1990 Request for all letters from the Welt Group and named individuals from June 1989 regarding Docket 30-07022 and NRC responses. (Paul Shapiro, RTI Inc., F014-90-190) Request for records made available at the EPA Mixed Waste Workshop on March 5-8, 1990, andnotesofthemeeting.(JosephFelton,NuclearLicensing Reports,F01A-90-191) Request for records made avr.ilable at the DOE Transportation Roundtable on March 22, 1990, and notes of the meeting. (Joseph Felton, Nuclear Licensing Reports,F01A-90-193) .MAY 0 4 1990 ENCLOSURE G

P 3 l a Request for records comparing amounts of licensee fees charged by NRC and Agreement States for the same category of licensee. (Joseph Felton, Nuclear _i -LicensingReports,F01A-90-194) Request for records showing the amount'of SES bonus awards or Fresidential rank awards given to SES employees for work 1done in 1989. (Joseph Felton, Nuclear LicensingReports,F01A-90-195)- Request for-a nonproprietary (version of the successful proposa1'under NRC contract No. NRR-03-90-031. Richard Lofy, Parameter, Inc., F01 A-90-196) Request for iiiformation pertaining to nuclear waste dumping sites in the. State of Connecticut.- (Mary O'Loughlin, F01A-90-199) Request for a complete _ copy of the February 1,1990 record identified in NRC's April 9, 1990 response to F01A-90-29 relating to Radiation Sterilizers. (Linda Gilbert of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, F01A-90-200) 3 Request for a copy of Investigation Report 4-89-008.(VernonJohnsonofJackson- ~& Campbell, P.C., F01A-90-201) Request for records relating ~to licenses issued to companies in five' boroughs inNewYork.(DouglasKight,BrownstonePublishers,Inc.,FOIA-90-202) I F i \\ ENCLOSURE G MAY 0 41990

.. s. 'C .} Office of Information Resources fianagement Items of Interest Week Ending May 4, 1990 h 1.. " Total-Quality Management" Planning for Information Resources Management-The Office of Information Resources Menagement conducted a four-day " Total Quality Management" planning meeting.o identify ways to improve the management of information support and services at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Office of the Secretary, Office of Administration and the Office of. Consolidation participated in the process by providing the " customer's" perspective. h I 't i I ENCLOSURE H MAY 01 Jacq

m s Y Office of Personnel items of Interest Week of May 4,1990 n. Commission Briefed on Eaual Emolovment Oooortunity (EEO) On May 3,1990, the Commission received its semiannual EE0 briefing at which a variety of EE0 and management issues were discussed. Presentations were made by the FD0; William Kerr, Director, OSDBU/CR; and the Advisory Committees. In addition, Paul Bird, Director, Office of Personnel, responded to the Staff Requirements Memorandum dated September 5,1989, by discussing employment statuses, the intern program, rotational assignments, performance appraisals, the employee survey, and recruitment and retention trends. CPR/First Aid Trainina Offered-Henry Rubin, Training, Development and Employee Assistance staff, OP, conducted e a 3-day CPR/First Aid course on May 3, 1990. During this session, twelve NRC employees were certifiEJ as CPR rescuers, and eight were certified as First Aid rescuers. Labor Relations Trainina Conducted l _ Labor Relations, OP, continued its training covering such areas of personnel management as performance appraisals, conduct of employees, and the development of elements and standards. Sue Dickerson, Labor Relations, OP,' and-Jim l Craddock, 0GC. oresented training to the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation - on May 2 Cam Harris, Labor Relations, and Marvin Itzkowitz, 0GC, presented ' training to the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards on May_2. Melody Fopma, Labor Relations, and Dennis Dambly, 0GC, presented training to the Office of the General Counsel on May 2. Arrivals Clark Musgrove, Leasing. Inspector (PFT), ADM L Riley Walker, Utility Systems Repair Operator (PFT), ADM 1 Robert Younkins, Utility Systems Repair Operator (PFT), ADM Sandra Franklin, Secretary (PFT), NRR Mary Cahill, Health Physicist (PFT), R1 l John O'Neill, NDE Technician (PFT), RI Gururaj Ragarar, Reactor Engineer (PFT), RI Retirements Frank Skopec, Health Physicist (PFT),-NRR Robert Warnick, A/D for Commanche Peak Inspection R. Wayne Houston, Special Assistant to Director (PFT), RES Departures Cindy Fleenor, Contract Administrator (PFT), ADM Virletta Johnson, Procurement Assistant (PFT), ADM Daniel Guzy, Section Leader (PFT), RES Pradyot Niyogi, Sr. Risk Assessment Engineer (PFT), RES [ s a MAY. 0 4 1993 ENCLOSURE J

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4 Office of Enforcement j Items of Interest-Week Ending May 4,1990 Significant Enforcement Action 1. An Order Suspending Brachytherapy Activities and Modifying Licenses was issued on April 27, 1990 to St Mary's Medical Center, Hobart and Gary, l Indiana. The action supersedes two CAL's issued on April 2 and April 13,1990 and was based, among other things, on the lack of management control of the~ brachytherapy program; the admissions of the licensees' authorized users that they were not familiar with the misadministration reporting requirements of 10 CFR Part 35; and on the failure to follow the licensees' procedures to prevent or identify brachytherapy misadministra-tions. In addition, the licensee has identified that four brachytherapy misadministrations may have occurred which were not reported to the NRC. The Order required suspension of all brachytherapy activities at the two facilities and an audit of all records concerning brachytherpy implants of patients since the programs inception by an independent medical consultant or organization approved by the NRC. (EN90-051) 2. An Order Suspending Operations and Modifying License and a-Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $10,000 were issued on May 2,1990 to Consolidated NDE, Inc., Woodbridge, New Jersey. The Order, among other things, requires that the licensee prohibit l any individual from using radiography sources until the individual has been retrained, submits a signed statement to the licensee that he or she under- [ stands and couaits to implement NRC and~ Licensee requirements, modifies appropriate procedures to require use of rope barriers to establish l i l restricted areas, ano hires an independent consultant to assess the l Licensee's radiation protection program. p The Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty is based on a number of violations that represent a significant' lack of attention toward a system of NRC requirements intended to protect against exposure in. excess of 10 CFR Part 20-limits. The violations include failure to: (1) maintain direct surveillance of a high radiation area, (2) adequately post radiation area and high radiation area signs, (3) adequately perform required surveys of radiographic exposure devices after_ completing radio-graphic exposures, (4) lock the source in the shielded position upon i i completion of radiographic surveys, (5) properly establish a rcstricted area boundary, and (6) failure by a radiographer to wear required dosimetry / badges. Escalation of the civil penalty was considered appro-priate because NRC identified the violations, corrective actions were not effective, and the licensee had prior notice. Mitigation was considered appropriate because of the licensee's good performance during the period covered by the previous two inspections. (EN 90-053) MAY 0 41990 ENCLOSURE L

J r 3. A-Confirmatory Order Suspending Brachytherapy Activities and Modifying License was issued today to Porter Memorial Hospital, Valparaiso. Indiana. The action supersedes two CALs issued-on April 9 and April 13, 1990 and was based, among other things, on lack of management control of the brachytherapy program; an admission of the licensee's key authorized user 7 that he was not familiar with the misadministration reporting requirements of 10 CFR Part 35; and on lack of procedures to-prevent or identify-brachytherapy misadministrations. The Order requires suspension of all brachytherapy activities pending a determination by the licensee that full compliance with NRC requirements i is achievable and review of all records concerning brachytherapy implants of' patients since the program's ince) tion by an independent medical consultant or organization approved ay the NRC. (EN90-052) Civil Penalties Paid P 1. San Juan Cement Company, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico paid the civil penalty in the amount of $750. The action was based on the failures to: supervise activities involving licensed material, secure licensed material L from unauthorized removal, maintain radiation levels in unrestricted areas below regulatory limits, conduct surveys to evaluate the extent of radia-tion hazards present, and post NRC regulations. The violations are of concern, as in the. aggregate, they indicate a lack of communications between staff and management and lack of management involvement in the L radiation safety program and knowledge of HRC's requirements. (EA90-016) g L 2. Carolina Power and Light Company (Robinson) paid the civil penalty in the amount of $450,000. The action was based on-violation of equipment i qualification requirements of 10 CFR 50.49. l-The licensee responded to the Notice in a letter dated September 1, 1988. g L After careful consideration of the licensee's response, the staff has concluded that the violations did occur as set forth in the Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty. However, because of the complex nature of the requirements to ensure the accuracy of instru-mentation required to function during and following a design basis accident one of the violations was withdrawn as part of the enforcement action. L Withdrawal of the violaticn did not affect the categorization of the civil penalty under the " Modified Enforcement Policy Relating to 10 CFR 50.49." l The case was discussed ~in SECY-90-083. (EA87-166)' 3. Consolidated Edison Company (Indian Point Unit 2) paid the civil penalty in.the amount of $50,000. The action was based on a violation involving a revision to the licensee's emergency plan which would have lowered the Emergency Action Level classification of certain events from what they would have been classified under the licensee's approved emergency plan. The licensee responded to the Notice in a letter dated January 25, 1990. After careful consideration of the licensee's response, the staff has concluded that the violation did occur as set forth in the Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil penalty and the licensee did not provide an adequate basis for reduction cf the Severity Level or mitigation of the civil penalty. (EA89-200) MAY 0 4 1990 ENCLOSURE L

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t J -i> Office of Consolidation-Items of Interest Week Ending.May 5,1990 3 Second. Building Status ~ 0n'May-'4,- the' Director, Office of Consolidation (CONS), met with GSA's pro-ject manager, negotiator, and legal advisor on the Two White Flint North L -(TWFN) project to discuss issues. raised by the-developer's proposed " lease-addendum." 'In was agreed that the Government should propose its own version of the -lease addendum by May 21, given the number of changes. that were included in the-developer's version that'were not agreed-to by GSA in the negotiations. In a11etter to Chairman Carr dated April 25, Acting GSA Administrator Austin indicated that Tower Construction anticipated that construction of White n; Flint 11 would begin in July 1990. He indicated also that Tower's architect predicts a base building construction period of 24 months. However, these statements are not consistent with the developer's proposed lease addendum-dated' April-18, and construction is not likely to begin before November or December 1990, with a base building construction period of not less than 27 months. 1

OWFN Cafeteria On May 4,- the contractor received approval from GSA to proceed with completion.

of the cafeteria kitchen exhaust hood system following successful testing of-E f the kitchen exhaust duct. 1. The roof exhaust fan is scheduled for delivery around May 14. If,this delivery schedule is met, some of the time lost in negotiating the exhaust system changes can be made up and the cafeteria construction can be completed bylearlyl June. Handicap Ramp p -The subcontractor was directed to correct errors in the finishing of the south-side ramp after CONS' staff noted faulty workmanship and deviation from the-construction drawings. Corrections will delay completion by about a-week. Temporary rails will be installed so that the ramp can be used while awaiting <the permanent rails, u Transportation Management Workshop L' On May 4, _the Director, CONS, was a co-speaker with Montgomery County 4 Transportation Director, Robert S. McGarry, at a workshop for Federal Agencies in the National Capital Region sponsored by the National Capital Planning Commission and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Michael Springer described the NRC traffic mitigation program at White Flint which-is' considered a model in Montgomery County and an example for regional and national traffic planners, t ENCLOSURE M > MAY 0 411990 -

y -8 '? Region I Items of Interest Week Ending May 4, 1990 1 1 ~. - Consolidated NDE, Inc. On April 25, 1990, Region I conducted an inspection of a field site in East Vineland, New Jersey, where radiography was being performed by Consolidated NDE, Inc. personnel. Numerous violations of NRC requirements were identified. The licensee was already under a Confirmatory Action Letter from a previous inspection conducted in Lacey Township, New Jersey, on March 20, 1990'during which the NRC had observed similar violations. ^ Because of the ineffectiveness of-licensee corrective actions to prevent recurrence of these violations, Region I issued.a second Confirmatory Action Letter on April 26, 1990, documenting the licensee's commitments to remove the two individuals responsible for the April 25 violations from radiography activities' and to meet with the NRC on April 27, 1990 to-discuss the April 25, 1990 inspection findings, their causes, and planned corrective actions. As'a result of the meeting with the licensee NRC issued an immediately' effective order to suspend operations until certain short term actions are completed and to modify the license pursuant to the development and implementation of certain long term actions. The short ' term actions-include prohibiting any individual from using radiography sources until the individual has been retrained and instructed (1) on-existing procedures and~NRC requirements, (2) on the findings and L corrective actions concerned with the March 20, 1990 and April'25, 1990 events, and (3) on the licensee's specific disciplinary. program for individuals who do not adhere to requirements. 'The long term actions include the licensee obtaining an independent consultant to conduct an assessment of the licensee's. radiography program and developing and im)1ementing corrective action pursuant to the assessment findings to j en1ance the effectiveness of the licensee's field operations and oversight h program. L .2.- Swedish Foreign-National Government Visit l Jan H. Nistad, Director, Office of Inspection, SKI, and Per E. Bystedt, Head of Division of Systems Technology, SKI, visited Region I on May 3 and 4. They. expressed an interest in our inspection process and wished to-visit a nearby plant. A tour of Limerick was scheduled for the l morning of May 4. MAY 0 4 1990 ENCLOSURE N

?-c .o )* .) Region 11 Items of Interest Week Ending May 4,1990 1.: Carolina' Power and Light Company h i On April 30, the Regional Administrator and other staff from Region _11 and NRR met in Headquarters with representatives of the Carolina Power and Light Company. 2. Georgia Power Company On April 30, the Regional Administrator and Region 11 staff in conjunction with NRR-met with the Executive Vice President, Georgia Power Company, to discuss recent events and concerns at Plant Vogtle, 3. Regulatory Information Conference i On May 1-2, the Regional Administrator participated in the Regulatory Information Conference being held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, ~D.C. 4. Duke Power Ccmpany On May 1, a DRP Branch Chief, the McGuire Resident Inspectors, the Public Affairs Officer, and the State Liaison Officer met in Charlotte, North Carolina with McGuire Nuclear Station local officials. On May 3, the Regional Administrator was at the Oconee Nuclear Power Station to.present certificates to newly licensed operators. 5. Enforcement Conference - University of Puerto'Rico L On May 3, the Director, Enforcement and Coordination Staff; the Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards, and a member of his staff, conducted an Enforcement Conference at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico regarding the findings of the NRC inspection con-ducted on April 2-3, 1990. 6. Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) Navy Nuclear Fuel Division (NNFD) l On April'30, the Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards attended a briefing given by B&W NNFD management for.H. Thomason and HMSS management in Headquarters. B&W presented their plans for tie-transition of Navy nuclear fuel production from UNC, Montville, Connecticut, to B&W's Lynchburg facility. 7. Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Station Region II has' received a request from the County Board of Supervisors, Claiborne County, Port Gibson, Mississippi, for a meeting to discuss the MAY 0 41973 ENCLOSURE N 4

s k 2 F responsibilities of Claiborne County and the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. The meeting will be held on May 24, 1990 at 1:00 p.m. The Regional Administrator will attend. 8. Florida Power and Light Company - Mr. Jim Cross, Plant Manager, Turkey Point Nuclear Power Station, has submitted his-resignation effective May 25. He has accepted a Vice President position with-the utility that operates the Trojan Nuclear facility in Oregon. Mr. Cross had been with Florida Power and Light Company for the past two years. A replacement has not been named. g' \\ r v (

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Region III gf Items of Interest p Week Ending May 4,1990 1. Perry Nuclear Power Plant / Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant i The following Centerior Energy management changes were effective on April 30, 1990. a. Mr. Murray Edelman was elected Executive Vice President for Power Generation. b. Mr. Michael Lyster, was named Vice President-Nuclear for Perry. Mr. Al Kaplan, formerly Perry Vice President-Nuclear, was named Vice c. President System Engineering and Control. g d. Mr. Don Shelton will continue as Davis-Besse Vice President-Nuclear, e. Mr. Robert Stratman, formerly the Nuclear Engineering Department manager, will be the new Perry Plant General Manager, replacing Michael Lyster. The effective date of this change has not been determined. Mr. Lyster, Mr. Kaplan, and Mr. Shelton will report to Mr. Murray Edelman. Other senior Centerior officers were re-elected. 2. Kettering Medical Center On May 1,1990, W. L. Axelson, Deputy Division Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards, and selected regional staff conducted an Enforcement Conference with licensee management to discuss the NRC findings of a recent NRC inspection, the licensee's corrective action, and NRC enforcement options. l 3. St. Mary Medical Center I l_ On April 23,1990, A. Bert Davis, Regional Administrator, J. Lieberman, Director of OE, and representatives from NMSS, 000, and selected regional staff conde:ted an Enforcement Conference to discuss the findings of a recent special inspection of the licensee's brachytherapy program and NRC enforcement options. On April 27, 1990, ar Order suspending brachytherapy L activit:es and modifying licenses was issuea. 4 Porter Memorial Hospital _ On April 25, 1990, A. Bert Davis, Regional Administrator, OE staff (telephonically) and selected regional staff conducted an Enforcement Conference to discuss the findings of a recent special inspection of the licensee's brachytherapy program and NRC enforcement options. On May 2, 1990, a Confirmatory Order suspending brachytherapy activities and modifying license was issued. MAY 0 41990 ENCLOSURE N

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_g, 5. Syncor Corporation On April 27, 1990, C. J. Paperiello, Deputy Regional Administrator, and selected regional staff conducted an Enforcement Conference to discuss violations that led to diagnostic misadministrations, results of an O! investigation, and NRC enforcement options. 6. Cleveland Clinic On May 2,1990, C. J. Paperiello, Deputy Regional Administrator, and selected regional staff conducted an Enforcement Conference to discuss the findings of a recent inspection relating to the licensee's failure to make a timely report of a therapeutic misadministration, the licensee's corrective action and NRC enforcement options. O t MAY 0 4 100 ENCL 0SURE N

t 4- ? C e Region IV Items of Interest Week Ending May 4, 1990 1. Malapai Resources On April 30, 1990, URF0 representatives met with environmental consultants from the purchasers of Malapai Resources to discuss compliante history and current licensing issues. The data will be utilized by the prospective buyers to determine the compliance liability that exists _ at the site. 2. Barnett Industrial X-Ray Oak Ridge Associated Universities reported on April 30, 1990, it's l' initial results of cytogenetic studies conducted on blood samples obtained from a radiographer and radiographer's assistant exposed as a result of a radiography incident at Ardmore, Oklahoma, on April 6,1990. Oak Ridge reported whole body equivalent expasures of 17 rads (8 to 27 rads with 95 + percent confidence) for the radiographer and 24 rads (13 to 34 rads with 95percentconfidence)fortheassistant. Region IV is continuing its inspection and review of the overexposure event and is planning to interview tia radiographer and the assistant again next week. These i individuals were removed by Order from the Barnett Industrial X-ray

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Management Meeting with Omaha Public Power District The Senior Vice President, OPPD, and other members of his staff met in the Region IV offices on May 3, 1990, to brief regional management on the results of a recent self-assessment of performance at Fort Calhoun i Station. 4. Tru-Tag Systems. Inc. 1 A meeting was conducted in the Region IV Office in Arlington, Texas, on May 4, 1990. The meeting addressed the applicant's pending license l application and reciprocity operations conducted in the State of Oklahoma in calendar years 1989 and 1990. t k l + s MAY 0 4 1990 ENCLOSURE N

e -g ,,.p. Region Y Items of Interest Week Ending May 4, 1990 f 1. Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station On May 2, 1990, the licensec submitted to the NRC an amendment request to modify their operating license to a possession 091y license. The request was dated April 26, 1990. In addition, separate submittals were made to emergency plan and security plan for a long amend their operating license, licensee plans to make further submittals 'In a e term defueled condition. The the near future for th(ir training program and preliminary decommissioning plan. 2. Mr. Dentons* Visit 4-On May 1-1990, Harold R. Denton, Director, Office of Governmental and 0-PublicAffairsvisitedtheRegionaloffice. He met with members of the staff and gave a presentation regarding risk communications. 3. Portland General Electric Compay a, On May 1 1990, Portland General Electric announced that Mr. James Cross, former Piant Manager of the florida Power and 1.ight Turkey Point Nuclear 6 Station, has teen selected as the new Vice President, Nuclear. Mr. Cross will assume his new position on May 26, 1990, relieving Mr. T. D. Walt who has been acting since the resignation of Mr. D. W. Cockfield. Mr. Walt will return full time to his. permanent position as General Manager, i Technical functions. b. The Oregon Elections Division has announced that tha initiative to shut down Trojan has qualified for the November general election ballot. l 1 l l ENCLOSURE N py 0 4 1MO

Office of the Executive Director for Operations items of Interest ,~ Week Ending May 4,1990 ) Proposed Rule Signed by the EDO the Executive Director for Operations approved the proposed i 30, 1990, On April rules that would amend 10 CFR Part 20, " Standards for Protection Against Radiation" 10 CFR Part 30, " Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material," 10 CFR Part 40, " Domestic Licensing of Source Material," and 10 CFR Part 70, " Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material." The proposed, amendments would revise licensee reporting This constitutes notice to the requirements for notifications of incidents. Commission that, in accordance with the rulemaking authority delegated to the the EDO has received the proposed rules and proposes to forward them to EDO, Office of the Federal Register for publication. the r ,) i l 1 h ).- 4 l l 1' ENCLOSURE O i MAY 0 41990

I ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - WEEK ENDfNG MAY 4, 1990 A. STAFF REQUIREMENTS -' COLLEGIAL DISCUS $10N OF ITEMS OF COMMIS$10NER INTEREST, 8:30 A.M., TUESDAY, APRll 3, 1990, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to James M. Taylor, EDO dated 4/1/90 The Commission met to discuss collegially topics of individual commissioner interest. 1. White Flint Elevators chairman Carr requested n recheck of the programming to avoid unnecessary duplication of stops. 2. Deslan Certification Reviews The Commission discussed priorities for assigning resources for design reviews and noted that the staff was scheduled to brief 9 the Commission on evolutionary LWR certification issues on April 27, 1990. Commissioner Remick expressed concern about the current allocation of resources and suggested a review of the staff's capability for conducting thorough licensing . reviews in the future. Chairman Carr noted that the staff had performed a licensing resource review at the request of former Chairman Zech. The Commission requested: a) an early report from the staff on whether part 52 is sufficiently clear on defining what constitutes an essentially complete design; b) recommendations from the staff on how to approach inspections, tests, and analyses for new designs; and c) a report on how the staff views the licensing review basis document. 3. Princioles of Good Reaulation All Commissioners favored incorporation of Commissioner Rogers' l proposed statement of the principles of good regulation (COMKR-90-001) into the mission and regulatory philosophy section of the Five Year Plan. Chairman Carr suggested minor revisions. 4. NRC Role in Utility Manacement-falated Issues l This topic was discussed without final resolution. Commissioner Curtiss expressed the view that the NRC should inform licensees about what is wrong with their operations but NRC should not be drawn into advising licensees on how to correct their problems, how to manage their operations or who should be managing their activities. MAY 0 41990 ENCLOSURE P

F- 'i.. 2-p. 5. Commissioner Plant Visits Commissioner Curtiss suggested consideration of additional coordination among Commissioners' offices of visits by individual Commissioner's to nuclear power plants so that most plants get at least one Commissioner visit every year. 6. Recoonition of Good Performance by Nuclear Facility Personnel Commissioner Remick discussed his proposal (COMFR-90-002) to give appropriate recognition to certain good-performers among nuclear facility personnel. 7. Suquested Toolcs for Next SES Conference Chairman Carr invited the Commissioners to suggest topics to him for inclusion in the agenda for the next SES conference. g 8. Commission Meetinas The Commission agreed that the current level of meeting activity appeared appropriate but requested further improvemen in the quality of slide presentations (more meaningful slides are needed and the direct reading of slides at meetings should be eliminated.) Commissioner Remick suggested that consideration be given to increasing the interaction of less senior staff with the Commission at Commission meetings and briefings. B. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON CONTAINMENT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT Mt0 GRAM (OTHER THAN MARK I), 2:00 P.M., THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1990, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE R00H, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to Mamorandum for the Record dated 5/4/90 The Commission

  • was briefed by the NRC staff on the Containment Performance Improvement program (SECY-90-120).

The l Commission complimented the staff for the progress that has L been made to enable the staff to recommend closure of the L program. No staff requirements were identified at this meeting. l l l 1

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_] .c M NRR MEETING NOTICES e May 4, 1990 APPLICANT / .3 DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 4/30-5/31/90 50-250/ White Flint Bldg. Discuss the Emergency Power NRC/FP&L G. Edison (Series of 251 System Enhancement Project. Meetings) 4 I 5/7/90 50-206 White Flint Bldg. Discuss Licensee's Thermal NRC/SCEC/ J. Tatum 9:00-3:00 Room 14R-11 Shield Repair Plans as Westinghouse / described in amendment SDG&E/Bechtel application no. 181 dated & KWU Alliance April 20, 1990. SMC O'Donnell, Inc. 5/9/90 50-334/ White Flint Bldg. Discuss' plant-specific issues NRC/DLC P. Tam 9:00 412 Room 14B-11 in the Baaver Valley probabilistic risk assessment 4 {PRA) individual plant evaluation program (IPE). 5/9/90 50-346 White Flint Bldg. To discuss the differences NRC/ Toledo M. Lynch 1:00 Room 13B-9 between the fire protection Edison i measures described in the Fire Area Optimization Report, Revision 1 and those described in the prior fire protection reports (e.g., the Compliance Assessment Report and the Fire Hazards Analysis Report). mg Analyses of fire barrier de-g viations in accordance with vi E Generic Letter 86-10 will also be discussed. o

  • Copies of sunmaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective docket file (s) in the NRC and local public document rooms.

A listing of these meeting notices _can be obtained by_ calling 492-7424.

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^ NRR MEETING NOTICES 4 May 4, 1990 3 E APPLICANT / DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE A1TENDEES NRR CONTACT 5/9/90 50-029 White Flint Bldg. To discuss the licensee's NRC/ Yankee Rowe P. Sears 1:00 48-11 approach to reactor vessel evaluations including the following: 1) Results of sur-veillance data; 2) Capability to inspect the beltline; 3) Plans; (a) for complying with Appendix G,10 CFR 50, particularly a means for ves-sel inspection, and (b) for accurately detc. mining the reference tc-speratures for the beltline lower plate and circumferential weld. 5/10/90 50-382 White Flint Bldg. To discuss licensee basis for NRC/LP&L D. Wigginton 9:00 Room 148-13 use of common tap for level measurements while in half loop operation and in a shutdown cooling mode. 5/10/90 346 White Flint Bldg. HPI Nozzle Inspection Results NRC/ Toledo T. Wambach 2:00 Room 138-9 and Fracture Mechanics Analysis. Edison h! 5/16/90 50-443 White Flint Bldg. To discuss licensee's amendment NRC/MHY V. Nerses l ;; 9:30 Room 14B-11 to allow United Illuminating Company to enter into an arrange-

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May 4,1990 -{ NMSS Meeting Notices o-Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety .g Attendees / Docket Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant MRC Contact 5/7-10 Salt Lake City,.>t Presentation at 22nd NMSS R. E. Cunninghw G. Sjoblom Annual Meeting of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors 5/9 M-32 New York Meeting between DOE NMSS

0. Hurt Federal Plaza and EPA concerning DOE compliance of the West NY State Valley Demonstration EPA Project with EPA hazardous & mixed waste regulations 5/9 70-371 OWFN 10B-13 To review UNC's decom-NMSS S. Soong missioning plan RI 10:00 am UNC 5/14 OWFN 6B-13 To discuss air sampling NMSS E. Flack at fuel facilities RII 1:00 pm To discuss status of l#tSS S. Pennington 5/17 70-143 OWFN Nuclear Fuel Services RII Ponds Decomunissioning RES Plan NFS m

G 5/18 70-1100 OWFN 68-13 To discuss upcoming NMSS S. Soong M amendment application RI E with Cosbustion - CE M Engineering (CE)

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~ ' '. -= Attendees / .g - a; Docket ~8 'Date/ Time Number _ Location Purpose Applicant .PRC Contact J. Cook Hyatt Hotel-Technical Exchange on NMSS Arlington,VA Transportation Issues Nuclear Waste Technical 05/18/90 Review Board 06/05/90 71-9229 OWFN 6B-11 're-application meeting NRC E. Easton on Model Titan Shipping DOE 8:30-11:30 am Cask Westinghouse. 6/14 -15 Paris, France Technical discussion NRC C. Smith of State Systems for Accounting & Control i of Nuclear Materials 07/18/90 17-9230 OWFN 6B-11 BR-100 Cask NRC E. Easton DOE 8:30-1130 am Babcock 4 Wilcox - E, c n ,,.u.-._..

-o e E 'W .e. d RES Meeting Motices. g. Docket Attendees / Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact. Director's Office ~ Nuclear Safety Research Review Committee (NSRRC) Neetings_ 6/4-5/90 Wash., DC area NSRRC Full Cossiittee Meeting R. Shepard 492-3723 Division of Regulatory Applications 5/15/90 NL/S-013 Discuss Industry RES, NRR, 0GC, AE00/NUMARC R. Riggs Maintenance Standard 2 p.m. E P S 55 m D .~. ,.-c-

4 ~~ r o-. .May 4, 1990' E Region I Meeting Notices .M Attendees / o Docket NRC Contact G Date/ Time Nuwber Location Purpose -' Applicant. 05/15/90 70-1100 RI Office SALP Board Meeting Selected RI. Staff. Members Joyner Combustion Engineering 9:30 am 05/22/90 50-247 RI Office SALP Board Meeting. Selected RI Staff Members Cowgill Con Ed - Indian Point 2 9:00 ar. ,m OG E A b

y May 4, 1990-RII MEETING MOTICE o-DOCKET ATTENDEES / a DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 05,W /90 Richmond, VA Com. Remick meeting Commissioner, Licensee Remick with VEPCO corporate and selected WII staff management members 05/08/90 Surry, VA Com. Remick is visiting Commissioner and Regional Remick the Surry facility for Administrator site familiarization 05/I6/90 Miami, FL Scheduling Meeting with Licensee, RA and selected Ebneter 9:00 a.m. FPL-Turkey Point site RII staff members 05/23/90 Crystal River, FL SALP Presentation Licensee, RA and selected Ebneter 9:30 a.m. FPC - Crystal River site 05/24/90 Hartsville, SC Com. Curtis is visiting Conaissioner and selected Hehl CPL - Robinson facility RII staff member for site familiarization 05/24/90 Pt. Gibson, MS Mtg with Claiborne County Board Members, RA Ebneter 1:00 p.m. County Board of Super-and selected RII staff visors regarding re-mes6ers lationship with Grand Gulf Nuclear Station 5/25/90 Southport, NC Com. Curtis is visiting Conmissioner and selected Hehl CPL - Brunswick facility RII staff member mM for site familiarization E$ 05/31/90 RII Office SALP Board - VEPC0 Selected RII and HQs Reyes M (Surry) staff men 6ers .c .m ,_. _ _ ~_

b. ',o 3 K Region III Meeting Notices -g.- ~ Docket Attendees o Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact .s B' 05/07/90 50-346 0; 4-Reese Site Visit Consiissioner Rogers, Greenaan Director, Division of Reactor Projects, and selected members of RIII Staff 05/08/90 50-341 Fermi Site Visit Conesissioner Rogers, Greenman Director, Division of Reactor Projects, and selected mekbers of RIII Staff 05/10/90 50-331 Duane Arnold Iowa Electric Light & Director, Givision of Greenman Energy Center Power Co. - Management Reactor Projects, and Meeting selected ment,cr of RIII Staff Greenman 05/16/90 50-454; Bryon Nuclear Power Salp Board 9:00 a.m. 50-455 Station 05/22/90-Region III Resident Inspector Cowenissioner Remick, Greenman 05/24/90 Seminar Regional Administrator, and members of RIII Staff 05/23/90 Illinois Department Site Visit Commissioner Remick, Lickus of Nuclear Safety Deputy Regional Administrator and Regional State liaison m Officer .P S !5 m t c l ~..

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~1 m _4 REGION IV MEETING NOTICES ~ May 4, 1990-G8 DOCKET APPLICANT /' DATE/ TIME NLMBER LOCATION PURPOSE-ATTENDEES RIY CONTACT-5/8/90 50-382 Region IV General discenssions concerning LP&L & RIY management TWesterman 1:00 Waterford-3. -5/11/90 50-458 Region IV River Bend - Service Water GSU & RIV management LConstable 10:30 5/18/90 50-458 Region IV River Bend - Security Program Upgrades LConstable 10:00 i E P o n . _ _ ~.., _~ ~,.. - -,. _. - ...=.. m. m .. - =.. a

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