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Final Response to FOIA Request for Info.Record in App a Is Copyrighted & Available in Pdr.App B & Releasable Portion of App C Records Encl.Apps D & E Records Withheld in Entirety (Ref FOIA Exemptions 4 & 5)
ML20044C246
Person / Time
Issue date: 02/03/1993
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Horton K
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
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ML20044C247 List:
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FOIA-92-552 NUDOCS 9303190320
Download: ML20044C246 (8)


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No agency records subject to the request have been located.

No additional agency records subject to the request have been located.

Requested records are available through another pubhc distributton program. See Comments section,

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Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Append:mes) b are alread available for public inspection and copying at the l

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Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendidesh ANO C are being made avai able for pubhc inspection and copying ;

l l-at the NRC Pubbe Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washa.gton. DC, m a foldct under this FOt A number, The nonproptictory version of the praposal(s) that you agreed to accept in a telephone conversation with a mernber of my staff is now being made available for public inspection and copying at the N RC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under this FO! A number.

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Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendixfes) may be inspected and copied at the NRC Local Public Document -

Room identified in the Comments section.

Enclosed is mforrnation on how you may obtain access to and the t-hargas for copying records located at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street.

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Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.

, Records subect to the requast have been referred to another F ederat asneyhd for review and direct response to you.

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In view of N RC's response to this request, no further action is being taken on appeat letter dated

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PART 11. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE -

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Certain information in the reauested records is being withhcid from public disclosure pursuant to the exemptions described in and for the reasons stated

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'in Part II, B, C, and D. Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record is being withheld are being made availabte for pubhc j

inspection and copying in the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC in a folder under this FOI A number, l

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l The enclosed records are identified on-the enclosed Appendices B l

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The record identified on Appendix A-is a copyrighted l

record which is available for inspection at the PDR. -You may review this record at the.PDR by referring to the' file FOIA {

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PART ll.B-APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the request that are decribed in the enclosed Appendix (esh D b are be3g withheld in their entirety or in part under the Extrnption No.(s) and for the reason (s) given below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(bfand10 CF R 9.17(a) of NRC regulations.

l1. The withheid mformation es properly clawfeed pu suant to Enocutive Order. (Exempt,on 1)

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2. The wethheld mformation velates solely to the mternal personnet rules and procedures of NRC. (Exemption 2) i
3. The wahheld mformation is specificeUy enempted Sciosure by statute indicated. lE nemption 3}

Sections 141-145 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohtbits the dsclosure of Restricted Dats or Formerly Restricted Data (42 U.S C,2161-2105).

Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the declosu;e of Unclassif ed Safeguards information (42 U.S.C. 2167),

4 The withheld information is a trade sec'et o' t ommercial or fmancial mformahon that is beusg wethheld for the reasonts) mdscated. (E xemption 4)

The mformation is consideved to be conhoential buser.ess (propnetary) informanon The mformation is consideeed to be propnetary mtormet on pursuani to 10 CF R 2 790td>0 )

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The enformat.pn was subm<tted and recen ed m ccnf edence pursuari' to 10 CFR 2 790td!i2)

,q K.b The withhela informantm consists d mte* agency or maaagency recoros that n'e not au tatac "vtogh duner, dur'ng hn anon (Ememption 5). Apphcable Prnnlege:

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Dehberative Proc ess D$clusure of peedecisional information would tenti to mhilst the open and t'ar4 e at barige of edeos essentiat to the riebbevatwe process Where fecords ave *sthheld in their ent'rety, the f acts are mcatr(ably v;tertvuned witu the predet v..onal enforenahon T here atso are no reasoriably segregatde ' actual-

/N portions because the release of the f acts would peem,t an mdiret.: myv jnto ine predeosionai n'nr ess cf the agencv Attomey anr6 product pr+.ietr.Dwoments peep +cd s an,tiomn e in e n on,n e i.1,y.,um.

Attorney chent privilege. (Confidentiat commencat<on between an attorney and hevher chent.)

6. The withheld infoemat.on s caempted from pubin +sclosure beause as estioss *vuld result m a e ten uri*ananied in as.on of persona: ov vacy (E xemption 6)
7. The withheld information consists of records comp'ied fo' ia* enf o*c ement.purpows and is teng mitnt ettf fo' the reasor isi mdecated (E semption 7)

Daciosure could reasonably be expected to Interiem with an enforcement oroceed ng because at could reveal the scope, docetio% and focus of enforcement efforts. and thus could pon bly aliow rectp.ents to take act.on to shield potentist wronpome or a vio' anon of NRC reavirements from investiostors. (E zempteon 7 ( Ap Disclosure we a constitute en unwananted enession of personal pnvecy (Ememption 7(Cl)

The intoematen coni,,sts of names of rr.cw deMs ans othe m'manon the om iown u t h" rist tw.omt 4 pe ratnied to reu at.r.tennt.cs of c onhdential sources. (E memption 7 (D))

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PART IL C-DENYlNG OF FICIALS Pursuant to 10 CF H 925(b) and or 9 25M of me U S Nuclea Reguwory Comm,ston regaietions.,i has been determ neri that the mfo<enat'on withheld.s exempt f rom p o-t duction or disclosure, and that ets producton ot d sctowe is contra,y to the pubbc inte est. The pe' sons respanobie fo' ttle denia are those off c s's ident fiert below as denvirig n

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The denial by each denymg offeat dentified in Part II.C may be appealed to the Appet:ste Of f 4 cia; identif.ed there. Any such appeal must be marie m wribng within 30 days of receipt i

of thu response.- Appeals must be atfdreswd. n appropriale, to the E mecutav Director for Operations to the Secretary of the Comm uion. or to the inspector Generet. U S. Nuclear Reputatot y Commission, Washington. DC 20%5. and should clearly state on the enveione and m the letter that it.s an " Appeal from an initial F OI A Decision."

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FOIA-92-552 APPENDIX A t

DOCUMENT BEING PLACED IN THE PDR COPYRIGHTED PUBLICATION i

NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION i

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10/1/92 Hucleonics Week, Volume 34

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FOIA-92-552 APPENDIX B 1

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NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION 1.

9/30/92 Press Release Information, PRI-216 (Rev. 1) with attachment (3 pages) 2.

9/30/92 Facsimile Cover Sheet from Office of International Programs with attachments (4 pages) i 3.

10/1/92 Facsimile Cover Sheet from Office of international Programs (1 page) with following attachments:

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9/29/92 Press Release Information, i

PRI-235 (1 page) b.

AP wire story of the japanese press conference (2 pages) i c.

Letter from Koga to Bruke.with-attached i

Press Release, PRI-216 (1 page) and Event Rating Form (2 pages) 4.

10/5/92 Newspaper Article (3 pages) 5.

11/6/92 Transcript - 391st General Meeting, ACRS, Cover page with attached Pages 332, 333, 334, and 335 6.

Undated Fax cover sheet.from Yasui to Kaufer (1 page) with attachments:

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10/5/92, Letter from Kaufer to Yasui (1 page) b.

10/6/92, Letter to Kaufer from Yasui (1 page) c.

Telecopy from Kaufer to Yasui (1 page) d 10/5/92, Letter from Kaufer to Yasui (1 page) 7.

Undated ACRS meeting Handout (1 page) 1 J

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FOIA-92-SS2 APPENDIX C DOCUMENTS PARTIALLY WITHHELD NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION

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Undated Brief Comparison of the Fukishima Daiichi 2 Loss of Feedwater Event with the Safety Analysis of a Similar U.

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Plant - Hatch (2 pages) with Attachment 1 and-2 Charts.

Portions Deleted - Exemption 4 - Proprietary Information from a foreign source 2.

11/2/92 Telefax from Nishimoto to Coe (1 page) -

Release Attachments a.

10/29/92, Automatci Shutdown of the Unit No. 2 of Fukishima Dalichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric power Company (6 pages) - Exemption 4 - Proprietary Information from a foreign source b.

Containment Vessel - 3 Diagrams -

Release (3 pages) i 2

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FOIA-92-552 APPENDIX D DOCUMENT BEING WITHiiELD IN ENTIRETY NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION 1.

Undated Summary of Operating Data - 2 Graphs -

Exemption 4 - Foreign Source 1

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FOIA-92-552 i

APPENDIX E DOCUMENTS BEING WITHHELD IN ENTIRETY-l NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION 1.

10/16/92 Memo from Coe to ACRS Members re:

AEOD Review of Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Event (1 page) - Exemption 4 - Proprietary - Foreign Source

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10/6/92 - Memo from Kaufer and Mauffman to Rosenthal re:

Followup of Fukishima I-2 Event of 9/29/92 (Loss of Feedwater, Reactor Scram, and HPCI Injection)

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Exemption 4 - Proprietary - Foreign Source

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