ML20055G889
| ML20055G889 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 07/19/1990 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Leventhal P NUCLEAR CONTROL INSTITUTE |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20055G890 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-90-84, REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 9007240294 | |
| Download: ML20055G889 (5) | |
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No additenai eency records Pub ect to the request I see teen located.
t hoovested reco'ds eet eveniable through emothet publ< distribution prog'am See Comments Section.
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Mecorde subject t) the reque6t that are described on the enclosed Appendistes) are being withheld in their enter'ty or en gart under the
[sernptions and for t,he reasons set forth below pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 652(b) and 10 CFR 9.17(s) of NFIC Rpgulations.
- 1. The wEhheld eformeteun le property clesolfed pursuant to tasevteve Order (EKtMPT60N tl
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- 2. The withheld information relates solely to the internal personnel vues and procedures of NRC. (!XEMPTION 21
- 3. The withheld informatch a erecifcalty esempted from public disclosure by statute mdcated: ItxtMPTION 31
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Sections 141146 of the Atomec trerry Act which prohibits the declosure of Restected Date or Formerly Restrcled Date 142 U S C. 21612166L Secten 147 t4 tte Atom < trergy Act which prohitnts the declosure of Unclassited Safeguards information 142 U $ C. 2167L
- 4. The withheid enformatenys a trade secret or commercesi or fmanciat 6nformaten that is bemg withheld for the reasontal moicoted' ttxtMPTION 41 The informaten es considwed to be confidentist busmess (proprietaevi mfoemat.on.
The 6nformation es conside<ed to be peopnetary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790tdull.
The mformation was submetted and received in confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790 ldh 21.
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6 The withheid mformaten consests of interagency o' mtreagene, records that e<e not avaastae through discovvy dunne htiget.on it AtMPTION 6t Appicable Privdege-Delibeestive Process: Disclosure of predecisional tntormation would tend to inhitat the open and frenk enchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process Where records are withheld m then entwety, the tacts are enestreably intertweed with the predecisional mf ormation. There also see no reasonably seg'egable tectual portions because the release of the fects would permet en mdirect enoutry into the predecisional process of the spency.
Attorney wors.peoduct privilege (Documents prope'ed by an attorney in contempleton of hugation i Attoeney-chent pnvilege IConhdential commurmatens teetween an attomey and he hee client t
- 6. The withheld irisormaten as enempted from pubhc disclosu'e tocause its disclosure would result m a cleativ unnenanted mvesson of personal privacy ItXEMPTION 66 7, The withheld infoemetton consists of recofds compded for low enforcement purposes and a being withhead foe the reeson(s) mdicated, itXEMPTION 76 Disclosure could reasonably t'e espected to eterfeee with an enfoecement proceed.ng because 61 could reveal the scope. direchon, and focus of en forcement of totta ano thus could possibly allow them to tese action to shield potentsat wrongdoing or a violation of NRC reouvements from mvestigatoes t xt MPTION 7 4 All Declosu's would constitute en unwerranted mveseon of personal privecy dExtMPTION 71Cil The informateun consists of names of mdividuais and other information the declosure of which could reasonably be emoccted to revealidentibes of confidential sources (E REMPitON 7 (Dit Other PART N. C-DENYING OFFICIALS
. Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 254td and/or 9 26 tcl of the U $ Nuciev Regulatory Commissen regulations. it has been determmed that the information withheld is enempt team production or desclosuee and that eis peoductiori ce dtsclosues is contra'y to the pubic interest The persons responsib6e f oe the denial are those otheimis identif ed below as denymg othe+als and the Duectoe. Divisen of Freedom of Infoemahon and Publicebons Se'veces. Othce of Admitustraten and Resoueces Management. for ant deniais that may be appepied to the taecutive Duectoe for Operations atDOi DENilNO OFFictAL TITLE /OF FICE RtCORDS DENIED APPtLLATE OFFICIAL
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' tus made withm 30 days of receipt of this response Appeata must be addeessed as appropnate to the Esecutive Ovector for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commissen.
U S. Nudeer Regulatory Commesseon Wash 6ngton. DC 20556, and should cleerty state on the envelope and in the lette that it is en " Appeat from aninit al FOIA Decisen."
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RECORDS BRING PIACED INTO THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUSST NUMB 33 i
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8/4/88 Letter to R. W. Reagan from D.
Bonker, et al~.
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9/20/88 Memo to commission from J. C.
Bradburne ret Briefing on Japanese 4
Subsequent Arrangement (1 page) 3.
1/17/89 Letter to K. M.
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APPENDIX D RECORDS PARTIALLY WITHHELD jfUMBER
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8/88 Slides, Plutonium Surface Transport (10 pages) EX. 1 2.
Undated Chart, Mihama Unit-1 MOX Fuel Transportation Experience (1 page) EX.- 1
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Undated Details of Alternative Security Measures for MOX Fuel Transport (2 pages) EX. 1 4.
7/21/88 SECY-88-209 (4 pages) EX. 1 5.
9/16/88 SECY-88-264, " Sea Shipment of Plutonium under the US/ JAPAN Agreement for Cooperation" with 2 enclosures (8 pages)
EX. 1&5 6.
12/28/89 SECY-89-384,1" Sea Shipment of Plutonium" (3 pages) EX. 1 7.
9/19/88 Commissioner Roberts' Notation Vote Sheet (1 page) EX. 1&5
"i NUCLEAR C0hTROL tNSTITUTI i6ioli5diMn sil@oihsmwisshi.A toiinw February 20, 1990 Mr. Donnie H. Grimsley Director Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services RffDOM Of INf0RMATl0lf U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission T RE
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Dear Mr. Grimsley:
The following is a request being made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552) on behalf of the Nuclear Control Institute.
NCI is a non-profit, public-interest, research institute that provides public education on the subject of nuclear proliferation.
We request a copy of SECY-89-384, " Subject; Sea Shipment of Plutonium," dated December 28, 1989.
In addition, I request all other documents, including memoranda', evaluations and reports, pertaining to prospective shipments of plutonium by sea, from Europe to Japan, subject to the' current U.S.-Japan Agreement for Nuclear Cooperation (and the subsequent arrangement for such shipments contained therein) and to other applicable U.S. law.
In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information. Act, we expect a response to this request within 10-working days.
As a non-profit, public-interest organization, we believe that furnishing the records requested can be considered as primarily educational and benefitting the public as opposed to the requestor.
Consequently, we feel that any applicable fees for the search for or reproduction of documents should be waived-as permitted under the Act.
NCI fulfills its public-education role in a number of ways.
In the past, NCI has testified before Congress; issued special reports that have been disseminated at no charge to government officials, public-policy experts, and the general public; written op-ed pieces and letters to the editor for publication in major newspapers to educate the general public on issues that generally are not reported in the press; run advertisements to educate the general public; and published books on preventing nuclear
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docQaents requested above in some or all of.the same ways.
This information is otherwise not available to the public and NCI extracts the substantive content of suh documents and,
presents it in a manner that is accessible to the general public.
Our staff has exrensive experience in public policy,. international affairs, nuclear issues, and-journalism,-which qualifies it to perform such tasks.
We educate not only public-policy experts, but also the general public through the disseminatien of our work in the press.
Our work is available free of charge no the general public.
NCI is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institute and, th-refore, has no commercial or private interest in the requested agency records. We believe that disclosure of the information in the requested agency records is in the public interest because it is
- likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the
- operations and activities of the government as it carries out its responsibilities under the Atomic Fnergy Act c" 1954, as amended, to promote, defend, and ocure "the common defense and security" j
and to protect "the public health and safety."
If you determine that some or all of the records requested are exempt from release, we would appreciate your stating which exemptions you believe cover the material you are not releasing.
Further, if you determine that some portions of the requested records are exempt, we ask that you make available the remainder of the records, to the extent that the records determined to be exempt are " reasonably segregable" as provided in the Act.
To expedite the-release of the listed documents, we ask' that you release them as they become available to you, without waiting
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until all the documents have been assembled.
Thank you.
Sin y,
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