ML20058A358
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UNITED STATES
- g NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20655 July 2,1980 INFORMATION REPORT SECY-80-320 For:
The Comissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 27, 1980 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Administration A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Standards Development C
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D
Inspection and Enforcement E
Nuclear Regulatory Research F*
Executive Legal Director G
International Programs H
State Programs I
Management and Program Analysis J
Controller K*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data L
Items Approved by the Comission M**
/ T. A. Rehm, n22.s uint for Operations Office of Executive Director for m h / M S. P. Operations DISTRIBUTION
- No' input this week.
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Comissioners Comission Staff Offices
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SUMMARY
OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT Week Ending June 27, 1980 l
Palo Verde, Units 1, 2 and 3 Palo Verde's License Application was tendered on October 5,1979, and is now about 90% complete. The application was found to be acceptable for docketing on June 18, 1980, the first since TMI.
North Anna, Unit 1 A reactor trip occurred on June 18 when a loss of feed flow caused a mismatch and a low level in steam generator A.
The licensee corrected the loose connection and committed to check wiring-connections on all ESF cords during normal surveillance in the next two months. The plant has been returned to normal operations.
MC&A Systems A method for assessing the performance of the material control and accounting system at an operating facility is in the formal stage of development. A report on the project will be completed in July, and field evaluations will commente in FY81.
Termination of U.S. Nuclear License j
On June 19 Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-1315 was terminated and the buildings and grounds were released for unrestricted use. The license was issued in 1973 to U.S. Nuclear Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, authorizing them to possess and use SNM enriched to greater than 90% in the U-235 isotope.
HEU to France The staff has recently received favorable Executive Branch views on a proposed license to export lieu to CERCA in France for fabrication of fuel elements for the Sterling Forest reactor in Tuxedo New York.
Annual Report Copies of the NRC 1979 Annual Report were release to the staff.
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l 0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending June 27, 1980 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received 406 28 Granted 298 6
Denied 69 14 Pending 39 8
t ACTIONS ~THIS WEEK Received i
Lana Cobb, Requests, on behalf of an NRC employee, information on NTEU Steward her desk audit conducted by OPM.
(80-321)
Lane Krause Requests access to documents relating to three (80-322) violations in March,1980 at the River Bend Nuclear Power Plant.
Nancy Burks, Requests a copy of five listed documents.
Black Hills Alliance (80-323)
Karl Grossman, Requests a copy of a specific document from the WASH-74 Island Closeup News update.
Service l
(80-324)
Anthony Goncalves, Requests a copy of the NRC's Telephone Directory.
National Employee Benefit Associates (80-325)
Jay Mileham, Requests the quarterly reports for 1979 for 3M NRD Company's Po-210 static elimination devices.
(80-326)
Leon C. Askew, Requests a listing of the names and grades for Askew and Associates, Inc.
employees in Region II.
(80-327) l CONTACT:
J. M. Felton i
492-7211 l
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2 Received, Cont'd l
Bill Wagner, Requests, on behalf of his client, information on the Attorney-At-Law material used in the clothing in the reactor room at (80-328)
Crystal River, the cleaning procedures for reuse of the clothing and masks and information concerning the nature of the chemicals used in the washing procedures.
Lana Cobb, Requests, on behalf of an NRC employee, a copy of NTEU Steward NRC-181 forms for three named employees.
(80-329)
(An individual requesting Requests all documents pertaining to his employment information about himself) at the University of California Lawrence Radiation (80-330)
Laboratory.
Thomas B. Cochran, Requests a copy of the Report on Potential Threat to Natural Resources Nuclear Activities from Insiders and the DOE Study Defense Council, Inc.
on Effectiveness of Security Clearances and supporting (80-331) documents used at the briefing on these reports on June 19,1980.
Granted J. C. Snell, In response to
- a. request for.the vacancy announcement NTEU Vice-President for the positf:.
vplied for, and the position acceptec (80-258) or now filled b
> total of five listed individuals in the Offict cf 5 clear Reactor Regulation, made available this information.
Marion P. Johnston, In response to a request for documents pertaining to Center for Law in Dr. Joseph M. Hendrie's participation in the Diablo the Public Interest Canyon licensing proceeding, the Hosgri fault or (80-269) offshore faulting around Diablo Canyon, USGS studies of the Hosgri fault, and applicable seismic regulations and regulatory guides, made available eight documents and informed the requester other records pertaining to this request are already available at the PDR.
Eugene R. Fidell, In response to a request for written connunications Attorney-At-Law between NRC personnel and any person in either House of (80-274)
Congress since March 22, 1980 concerning the Three Mile Island facility, made available 67 documents.
Jim Robey In response to a request for information on nuclear (80-278) power plant locations, a list of accidents occurring at the locations, results of environmental impacts, any radiation leaks, and reasons for and the results of the findings, made available five documents.
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3 Granted, Cont'd Ellyn R. Weiss, In response to a request for official comunications Sheldon, Harcon from Dr. Joseph M. Hendrie to members of Congress and and Weiss Congressional Comittees during his tenure as Chairman (80-291) and Comissioner of the NRC, made available four documents and informed the requester other records pertaining to this request are already available at the PDR.
Kay Treakle, In response to a request for documents regarding U.S.
Greenpeace Seattle radiation monitoring or related activities of French l
(80-295)
Nuclear Weapons Testing since 1966 by the Wheeling T AGM U.S. Instruments Ship or any other vessel, informed the requester we have referred two documents, originated by the CIA to that agency, for direct response to him, l
R. Warren Kearney In response to a request for copies of all indemnity (80-296) agreements relating to Three Mile Island Units 1 and l
2 and copies of the insurance policies pursuant to I
the Price Anderson Act on Three Mile Island Units 1 anc i
l 2, made available 112 documents.
Rodney D. Ice.
In response to a request for information on medical University of Oklahoma radiation exposure data that led the NRC to adopt "as (80-297) low as reasonably achievable" as 0.1 the maximum permissable dose, made available six documents.
Renee Parsons.
In response to a request for documents from April,1975 Friends of the to May 30,1980 relating to the boron water to maintair Earth the suberiticality of the core at Three Mile Island, (80-301)
Unit 2, made available 26 documents.
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Adam Paul Banner In response to a request for a copy of NUREG-0646 and (80-302)
NUREG-0648, made available a copy of these reports.
John Alan Bernard In response to a request for all files relating to (80-304) mail opening and/or surveillance of an anti-nuclear organization known as Kudzu Alliance, informed the requester the NRC has no documents subject to his reque (An individual requesting In response to a request for all documents and files informatio*: about herself) indexed or maintained under her name, informed the (80-305) requester the NRC has no infomation pertaining to her l
in its personnel, security, or radiation exposure records.
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4 Granted, Cont'd In response to a request for a copy of a mailing list John Forster, The Initiative News entitled "NRC Distribution Category Code #CL - State Report Legislation and Activities Report", made available a (80-306) copy of this list.
Lana Cobb, In response to a request for information relating to th NTEU Steward pay adjustment for NRC interns, made available five (80-308) docurents.
Paul M. Skorohod, In response to a request for information on the dates fr scheduled and non-scheduled outages for each individual BRIGGS (80-311) plant located within the U.S., made available a copy of one document.
A11etta d'A. Belin, In response to a request for all docunents relating to Center for Law in or mentioning the organization People Generating the Public Interest Energy, informed the requester the NRC has no documents (80-316) relating to this organization.
John Martin Bemis In response to a request for information regarding (80-320) redical-psychic projects, informed the requester the NRC has no records subject to his request.
Karl Grossman, In response to a request for a copy of a document from Island Closeup News the WASH-740 update, made available this record.
Service (80-324) j Denied
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i Margaret Troy In response to a request for documents pertaining to (80-120)
Rockwell International Energy Systems Group and their l
handling and use of radioactive materials. Made available 90 documents. Denied portions of eight documents, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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DIVISION OF RULES AND RECORDS 0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION t
The Acting Executive Director for Operations has issued a minor amendment I
to Parts 25 and 95 of the Commission's regulations. The amendment postpones the effective date of these parts from May 19, 1980 to October 1, 1980. The delay is necessary in order to furnish necessary administrative guidance to affected licensees, and for the licensees to be able to achieve compliance with the regulations. The amendment becomes effective immediately 4
upon publication in the FEDEPAL REGISTER.
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-l DIVISION OF SECURITY l
ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JUNE 27, 1980 Security Support of ASLBP Hearings During the week of June 23, 1980, Facilities and Systems Security Branch j
(FSSB) personnel coordinated with local law enforcement agencies and provided security support activity for the Atomic Safety and Licensing l
Board Panel hearings in Peoria, Illinois.
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DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending June 27, 1980 i
RFP'S ISSUED 1.
RFP RS-RES-80-196 l
Title - Seismicity of the Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon)
Description - A study to monitor the seismicity of the Pacific Northwest to provide background seismological information necessary to evaluate the potential seismic hazard to nuclear power-plants.
Period of Performance - Estimated at 5 years i
Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - RFP issued June 6, 1980. Proposals are due July 8, 1980.
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RFP RS-NMS-80-067 Title - Evaluation of Trench Subsidence and Stabilization at Sheiffeld Low-Level Waste Disposal Facility Description - Provide detailed information on trench subsidence and stabilization at the Sheffield Low-Level Waste Disposal l
Facility in Illinois to aid the NRC in evaluating the i
long-term performance of the Sheffield facility. Note:
This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business participation.
Period of Performance - Five months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status - Solicitation issued to qualified Basic Ordering Agreement J
i contractors on June 17, 1980.
Closes July 16, 1980.
PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION 1.
RFP RS-RES-80-182 Title - Definition of Bounding Physical Tests Representative of Transport l
Accidents - Rail and Truck Description - Based on an investigation and assessment of extremely severe transport accident events, define a set (s) of radioactive material shipping package performance tests which bound the environments experienced in such accidents.
l Period of Performance - Eighteen months Sponsor. Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research i
Status - Negotiations being conducted June 17 thru June 30, 1980.
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RFP RS-RES-80-224 Title - Wabash Valley Seismic Profile Description - A study to develop and conduct a seismic reflection research program in southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana to search for evidence of the possible extension of the New.
Madrid tectonic structure in the vicinity of the Wabash River Valley fault system as far north as 39'N, and to delineate subsurface structural elements that may be related to earth-quake activity along the possible northeast extension of the New Madrid seismic zone.
Period of Performance - Two years Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - Evaluation completed.
Competitive range report received June
- 20. Negotiations scheduled for week of June 23, 1980.
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RFP RS-RES-80-180 t
Title - Source Term Characterization Resulting from Explosively Caused, Secondary Violations of Spent Fuel Shipping Casks Description - A study to establish the magnitude and characteristics of potential radiological source terms associated with specified explosive attacks on spent fuel casks and release through violations away from the point of explosive attack.
Period of Perfarnance - Fifteen months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - Evaluation completed June 7, competitive range established June 25, 1980. Negotiations are scheduled July 2 thru July 8,,1980.
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RFP RS-RES-80-192 Title - Effective Peak Acceleration for Nuclear Power Plants Description - The objective of this project is to develop recommendations for methods to be used in selecting design response spectra or time histories to be used to characterize motion at the l
foundation level of nuclear power plants.
l Period of Performance - Two years and four months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - Cost proposals being evaluated.
CONTRACT AWARDS NRC-02-80-024 Title - Development of an Advanced Material Accounting System Simulation Model Description - Develop a model which will be used by NRC to evaluate current material accounting practices at licensed nuclear fuel cycle facilities and which will serve as an input for studying advance data analysis techniques.
Period of Performance - One year Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Material. Safety and Safeguards Status - A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract in the amount of $87,520.00 was awarded to NUSAC, Inc., on June 18, 1980.
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CONTRACTS CLOSED OUT (All administrative action completed and final payment made)
Contract No.
Contractor Close-Out Date j
AT(49-24)-0091 Allan J. Schultz 6/10/80 l
AT(49-24)-0298 Lance Lessler 6/19/80 f
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WEEKLY ITEMS OF INTEREST (Week Ending June 27,1980)
Palo Verde Nuclear Generatina Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 A review of the tendered License Application Final Safety Analysis Report.
The Environmental Report and antitrust information has been completed.
i application is considered to be about 90 percent complete and was found to be acceptable for docketing on June 18, 1980. This is the first applica-tion accepted for docketing since the accident at TMI-2. The application j
was tendered on October 5, 1979.
. orth Anna, Unit No. 1 l
N A reactor trip occurred at 9.05 am, Wednesday, June 18, 1980. The trip was the result of a feedflow-steam flow mismatch.
The mismatch was actuated by an instrument technician slaming the door on instrument cabinet No. 6 which jarred a loose connection in a relay card for the steam generator A (SG-A) feed regulating valve controller thereby I
causing the feed flow to SG-A to be secured. The resultant loss of feed flow caused the mismatch and a low level in SG-A.
There were no radioactive releases. The trip has been evaluated by the resident I&E inspectors and the licensee's onsite Safety Engineering Staff Group.
The licensee has corrected the loose connection and comitted to check wiring
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The plant has since then been returned to power operations.
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Ccre Ccolin; Mode:
Cyclic natural circulation in the "A" reactor conl6nt t.ystoct (i?CS) loop via the "A" once through steem
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generatur (tit 5G), ste6tning to the main condenser, j
and P.CS loop-A end D cyclic natural circulatinn to renctor building ambient.
.vc led '. *.'cre 'onii no Moder.:
Of SG "B" to tree nain conden:,cr; inns tenn i
cooline U" (UT5r,-R). decey heat renioval.
l C !?r,-u sr.' Lontrui Mone:
blendhy Dressure f.ontrol (SPC) Systein.
r:aci p ve c:,3.:re f.nntrol Mude:
F.ar. cur. system in t.oryonction wi Lh letdown flow (tr.Crgency use only due to suspected leaks in the t
cal injection syste.'n).
t c.iur Paracw:ers ( A:, nt uh.1u.
une 27, ISUG) (approximate values)
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Aver 69c Incore Thermucouples; lb3"F Maxiraurr. Incore Thennucouple:
197"F l
dCS I ncp 'lcs::pera turee.:
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B Hot Ley 148"f 151*T Cold ivg {l) 89*F t.2
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$tCS Prexr. ore: U2 p:,ig, (H?i'f) 93 pr.iq (DVii controlling) dre;>arizer Te.r.perature:
40"F Fes:ter 8suil :inc:
icapera ture:
bt F Peer.sure:
-C.4 psig (fleise)
Water level: Flevation 790.3 ft. (7.8 ft. from floor) via penetration 401 manometer l
Er.virctuuen t.: 1 /. F#fi.,cnt inscrmation 1.ir,uid ef fi:.cnts from 1:41 1 relt-ased to the Sur.quehanna River, dier l'e ut.essing, were witnin the limits specified in Technical huec ficatinne..
ho liadic cit to-nts were ui:,characd Irnm TMI-2.
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2 EPA environmental stations registered background levels for air particulate and water s.imples. Camma scan results for all sampling locations were negative.
Cas/ Air (Kr-Ub) sample results during the period gone 13 through Jane 20.1980 were: fjoldsboro - 2b pCi/m, THI3 and Ohtervation Center - 37 pCi/m5. Niddletown - 27 pct /m Bcinbridge - 2b pCi/m.
Instanteneous direct radiation readings shewed an average level ut 0.013 mrem /hr at the 18 monitorine stations.
The nessurement are all attributed to naturalIy occurring racio-activity.
4 T4RC Environmental Data The followine are the NRC air sample analytical results
+ur the orn.ite continuous air sampler:
1-131 Cs-137 5,8mp_1e Period (UC,iLc.c.)
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HP-721 lune IB - Junc 25. 1980
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<5.2E-14 an reactor rAlated radioactivity was detected.
The licersee provided the following monthly inventory cf gr.85 celeases for 190.0:.lanuary-80 Ci, February-80 ti,
. March-63 Li, April-69 Ci, May-85 Ci, and June (to midnight of June 2b) 58 Cl. lutal 43t Ci.
p.esults of the environriental TI D measurvere.cnts for the period Anril 30 T.o May 29,1080, indicate no gamna levels above natural background.
Fifty-eight TLD's registered doses ranging frnm 0.11 mR/ day tn 0.20 mR/ day. Average dose was O.lb mR/ day, these dose rates are consistent witn natural background radiation in the IMI area.
On Thurr. day,.1une 26,1980 at 10:00 a.m. a neeting was held with the licensee. Messrs. William Riethie (CPU) and Keith Woodard (Pickard. ! nwe. and carrick). anc Messrs. M. Shanbaky.
R. Conte, T. Moslek, G. kalman and T. Poindexter (NRC).
The purpose of the meeting was to review the licensee's methods and equipment to be used to calculate dose assessment during the reactor building purge. The tollowing intornwtiori was nresented:
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Procedure for beta-skin dose calculations in each sector.
7 Norma! TI.D locations and f requency of readout.
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P.adi,nactive Material and Radwaste Shipments Offe.ite were as follows:
j On Monday, June 73,1980, 250 ml reactor coolant bleed tank, Unit 2, i
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wes shipped to Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Oak Ridge, Tennessee for analysis.
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sample war. shipped to Bahtock and Wilcox, Lynchburg, Virginia for analysis.
4 On Monday. June 23. 1980, a liniL 2 shipnent of one hundred and 3
j e.ix (106) drinr. af laundry was sent to Tri-State industrial j
j Laur. dries, Utice, New York.
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0.1 Thursday. Junc Zb 1980. on Epicor I dewatered resin linur.
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LPICOR 11 Procc$sinfl Status:
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Amnunt processed this week:
16.000 gallons Amount processed to date:
347.000 gallons s
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176,000 gallons i
Maior Activitics This Week 1.
Reactor Building Pur,ge.
Tinal preparations for the removal of Kr-85 from tne TM1-2 reactor building by controlled purging to the atmuspherv 3
were completed this week. This included the funct.ional test cf the j
modificd "R" train of the normal reactor building ventilation exhaust system (fast purge system) and a dry run using the purge procedure which uscs both the modirica hydrogeri control exhaust system (for sinw rate pu,ge) and the fast purge system.
Amen &cnt No. 11 dated.iune 74, 1980 war. issued resniving the acchnicel soecificatfor., addressed last week, on defeating the interlock j
herween the exhaust monitor and the associated **B" train dampers. By.
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precedure, the e.ubject monitor will he hacked up by periodic grah samples, i
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1980, purgion of t.he TMT-7 i
ructor buildinc etr:ciph tre c.tr.mcoced with ar inillol flow rate of 6pnecxir.ately itL c fri {. f.i/'.:i.-) in the fiodified Hydrogen Contrul i
dyb..y.(MM.).
Hornxinotely 4 minutes into the purging. the system wet. shut.dawr due tn p.irticulete radiation monitor high aldrms nn it c 'GC sy% ten: O P-R-779) and the plent ventil.ition Stack (HP-R-719).
Subsequent licensee analysis nt the anonitor sar':ple system filters J
revealed nu usrticulele activity.
It was then concluded that the D6 r:4culate. cc:cctors were rcL0onding to the noble gas (Kr-HL) contentra tion ir. tne -sye. tam.
FPA and NU.C independent anelysis rae.#'irmec this tur;clusion.
I c id 10:00 p.m. nr.. lune Ell.1980. the licensee i
.%+waen 5:0; p.r e
. ec...me.5 e.ne cur,ie under ter.t caridi-inns to further evaluate systeri ar d usoci; tad r.onitor responte
- din a very slog approach in achieving n.. inus **K wt?*T finw rates.
Prine to this test, the 219 monitor es c.ndified t.; elimir.6te the interference due in noble gas.
During the test, additir:r:a1 filter samples were taken with subsequent analyses l
l connucted to reaffirm that no pa.-ticulate ectivity concentrations l
vere present.
I hu;mliori of the reactor buildina atrnosphers purge started at 2:00 p.m.
I on June 2t',19ff., with sy:,tt.-n end a%ociated mnnitor response as acer te:'.
reeAnwhile in en ettempt to increase the c.ensitivity of the r..aci moniter-iE19) for particulates. edditional instrumentation was f or prelirninary date evaluation.
insin11ed and ws e. eda operatinru-
!.ince 2:00 p.m... tune 49. ii200. *he System was operated as metenrningical conditions pernitted.
There une, n'ie system shutduwn between approximately i
2:00 a.m. to 4:Oc 4.m. cn June 35 1980 fnr reasons other than rnetworological.
the icit exhaust fan mntor tripped on overload. No overheetinc occurred but it appetred that the trip was due to operator error.
Hettfor Buildinn Entry. T:rillir.g equipment has been set up at the ir.nce coor nT~pYrsonnel cirlock ;!o. 2.
Diens are to drill up to 3 nn!ss into the inner ilnit ? Personnel Airinck door. The procedure for this work wos approved by the Nar/TMT Program Office this week.
..ine crnrecure enteile. the drilling nt one hole tn allrw an attempt l
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- n.ed ek.eaf ety interlock solenoid pin.
Jf this s ils, the procedure ellows f or tw additional holes to be drilled c
to feeilitata the irecing of the interlock mechanism.
Drilling is scheduled to start Ponnay, June 30, 1980.
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I tiee unschr.duled vulace. for this Lpicor TI system iv itc.r T i i tAtn.
Tnc Ericor 11 ir. haing used to was t o ;.IR.sd Esr.Ay,.1'ane 24. 1900.in the fuel 9001 WA%te Storbge systein r.rt,nn:,:, water. hat was st nret'the foal pool waste storage systern was huilt as a J 5 ').
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recovery system for additional stur69* capacity of auxiliary building was e anc was filled as :,enn as it buccine operational in the sumner ut ih'.L yenr.
ibe intest tritium analyses on the (MI Cruund teatee Monitorinc.
'.wpie:,15 ken un Pay 2.1980 show tne following respits:
crnand water-Cuncentration W.1 No.
130 - 70 uti/cc
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490 - 80 uCi/cc 1090 90 uti/cc M. - 3
~J60 J 70 uti/cc it.! - 4 350 : 70 uti/cc t.*/
5 410 : 80 uti/cc vi; f.
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/10 ? 100 uti/cc tu - T, ne analysis result *. beve noen fluctuating without any discernable trend.
"Trown ine so.cles are pr**.antiy e.oiles:Lc.1 and ennly ed on a weekly basis.
1.tl en ircen r.:nr.itorine well tin. 3 has been analyzed by Princeton i
Jn te r" e.wini a tulltsin;; conclur.icus have been reached:
i.*nuretor,. and L na
. nne of Fi%':, prinri ty pnllutante, were fnund in the water.
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Nitenvy cietr.1 concentratione. are well below toxic levels.
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Drger.i: c.onstituerits are natural degradation products nf 3
1 eave;, woud fibers, turmt;s. etc.
l Inorganis con'.titucptr. nre naturally occurring clements normally 4
pr.uci Ated with dust and soil particles.
l In it 1:. Apparent. bet there are nu inxir or potentially Lexic componer.tr.
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Or Triday.. lone 77.1950. al. f.n111ns participated in a site tour of the pro,7or.en purging operar. inn with representatives of the Department of Fnvironr%nte! C.esources of nennsylvania and selected members of the news media.
FeetInos to be held with Public Of ficials and interested Groups 1.
On Tuesday. July I 1080. J. Collins. A. Fasann and D. Haverkamp will attend a meeting to be held at the NRC Region i office in l'ing of
' russia, Pennsylvania, at 1:30 p.ra, to discuss planned near-term j
icensee anagement review appraisals, which will augnent the routine NTtt inspection Urugr.un et Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1.
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Meeting of the Working Group for the U.S. Radiation Policy Council: The interagency Working Group, which was established to develop the long-term agenda for the U.S. Radiation Policy Council (RPC), held its third meeting on June 24, 1980. The Working Group reviewed the work plan for the low-l level waste (LLW) disposal task force and discussed the RPC regional meetings which are scheduled to obtain public input for the RPC agenda.
Karl Goller, SD, attended the Working Group meeting as NRC's representative.
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special problem separate from other LLW.
The RPC regional meetings will be held in Boston, Tuesday, July 22; Denver, Tuesday, July 29; San Francisco, Thursday, July 31; and Atlanta, Tuesday, August 5,1980. Each member agency of the RPC was asked to notify their constituency of these meetings and to send representatives to the meetings. A notice is being mailed to all NRC licensees.
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Reculatory Guides to be Issued in the Near Future
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Personnel Selection and Training (R.G.1.8, Rev. 2)
Expected Issuance Date: September 1980
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Guide endorses with a number of exceptions the 12/6/79 draft l
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Meteorological measurements programs to provide data for determining meteorological co.'ditions in the vicinity of nuclear power plants in order to assess safety and environmental factors.
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L. Brown 443-5976 Publications Issued During the Week of June 23-27, 1980 Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement: Proposed Rev.1 to Regulatory Guide 10.6, Guide for the Preparation of Applications for Use of Sealed Sources and Devices for Performing Industrial Radiography
[ Issued for Content; Comments requested by August 29, 1980]
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Week Ending June 27, 1980 MC&A Systems A method for assessing the performance of the material control and accounting system at an operating facility is in the fomal stage of development. A report on the project will be completed in July, and field evaluations will commence in fiscal year 1981.
These field assessments are independent of both compliance inspections and licensing activities, and provide the assurance that the MC&A systems achieve and maintain an adequate level of protection.
U.S. Assistance to IAEA A meeting was held at State Department on June 24, 1980, to review new projects for which IAEA has requested U.S. funding and technical support. Members of the U.S. Technical Support Coordinating Committee which reviewed the proposed changes included representativet i
from State Department, ACDA, DOE, and NRC. In view of stringent funding, IAEA had j
been asked to identify previously approved U.S. support projects which may be deferred to make room for newly identified needs. The agency's reprioritized budget requests U.S. assistance to: (a) purchase additional safeguards equipment, (b) extend the cost-free expert program, (c) prepare a " records examination manual," and (d) hire an international consulting firm to review the IAEA safeguards management practices and provide management training. Tentative approval was given for 13 project additions; two were deferred.
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the performance of both conventional MC&A and a process monitoring technique for two plutonium reprocessing plants using AGNS and Tokai as models. The report concludes that conventional accounting cannot meet goals of detecting an 8-KG abrupt diversion in one to three weeks and detecting a one year 8-KG protracted diversion. Using a process monitoring scheme, both goals may be achieved for the smaller plant, but only the l
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l MC&A Upgrade Rule--Response to Potential Theft Staff comments on the response component of the MC&A Upgrade Rule have been received and reviewed. Proposed responses to the comments have been prepared and were discussed in part in a meeting with Standards Development on June 20, 1980. Further refinement of the rule will be made as a result of the comments and meeting.
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Members of the Regulatory Improvements Branch met with representatives of PNL on June 19 l
and 20. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss value/ impact analyses that PNL could I
provide in support of the MC&A Upgrade Draft Rule. PNL will perfom value/ impact l
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, I Visit to United Nuclear Corporation Facility A member of the Material Control and Accounting Licensing Branch visited two United i
Nuclear Corporation sites during the week of June 16, 1980 to discuss details of the j
decomissioning program for the Wood River Junction scrap recovery facility, and to review measurement systems and measurement control practices at the fuel fabrication facility.
Temination of U.S. Nuclear License On November 6,1973, Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-1315 was issued to U.S.
Nuclear, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which authorized them to possess and use special nuclear material enriched to greater than 90% in the U-235 isotope. The end use of this material was the fabrication of high-enriched uranium-aluminum fuel elements for research reactors in the United States and abroad.
On March 2,1977, U.S. Nuclear, Inc. (USN), infomed the Comission that it was phasing down its operations for financial reasons and that steps were being taken to decontaminate the facilities and equipment so that they could be released for un-restricted use. Based on information received from the licensee, it was determined that USN lacked the financial resources to complete proper decontamination of its facilities and equipme7t while maintaining required safeguards for the special nuclear material in its possession. Therefore, on April 27, 1977, the Commission, in accordance with 10 CFR 70.6(c) retook possession of all special nuclear material with the exception of that remaining in the form of contamination on facilities and equipment. At that time, the license was amended to reduce authorized possession limits and to require decontamination and decomissioning of the facilities and equipment.
By letter dated January 29, 1979, USN requested termination of its special nuclear material license and provided the Comission was a radiological survey to show that the contamination levels were below the criteria for release for unrestricted use.
The Commission performed a confimatory survey to verify the levels presented by USN.
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On June 19, 1980, Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-1315 was terminated and the buildings and grounds were released for unrestricted use.
Public Concern Over Groundwater Contamination A recent article in a local newspaper in the Wood River Junction Rhode Island area, has caused a considerable amount of public concern by quoting a U.S. Geological Survey report on groundwater contamination in monitoring wells adjacent to United Nuclear Corporation's recovery systems facility at Wood River Junction. The data reported in the article was 1977 data that the NRC staff had reviewed with the licensee and appropriate federal and state authorities. At that time, the contamination in the aquifer apparently came from a liquid effluent storage pond located on the United Nuclear property. When this was discovered United Nuclear ceased using this pond and fabricated new plastic-lined ponds to prevent any further seepage into the groundwater.
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Virginia Electric and Power Company (Surry Units 1 & 2) - Civil Penalty Action - On June 23, 1980, the Comission received a check in the amount l
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EN-80-06A University of Chicago, Chicago, IL - On June 25, 1980, an Order Imposing Civil Penalties in the amount of $2,100 was issued to i
the subject licensee. Previously, on March 3, 1980, a Notice of t
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issued. Based on the licensee's response, the NRC staff concluded that, with the exception of an item of noncompliance relating to the t
notification of an exposure to an individual, the items of noncom-pliance did occur and no adequate reasons were given for mitigation or remission of the proposed penalties.
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EN-80-26 Superior Industrial X-Ray Company, Blue Island, IL - On June 23, 1980, a Notice of Violation and a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $9,800 were issued to the subject licensee. This action is based on eight alleged items of noncompliance relating to radiographic activities.
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Notice of Violation and a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $5,700 were issued to the subject licensee.
This action was based on alleged items of noncompliance relating to an extremity exposure of 21.8 rems and other radiological safety matters.
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PNO-I-80-95 Fitzpatrick - Shipment of Radioactive Waste c.
PNO-II-80-113 Sequoyah Unit 1 - Inadvertent Safety Injection Actuation d.
PNO-II-80-114 Yellow Creek - Earth Fill Placement and Inspection for Unit 1, ERCW Spray Pond e.
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PNO-V-80-53 San Onofre Unit 1 - Personnel Exposure Exceeding Quarterly Limit of 3 Rem n.
PNO-V-80-54 San Onofre Unit 1 - Steam Generator Tube Degradation o.
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IE Bulletin 80-16, " Potential Misapplication of Rosemount Inc. Models 1151 and 1152 Pressure Transmitters With Either 'A" or 'D' Output Codes,"
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IE Circular 80-14. " Radioactive Contamination of Plant Demineralized Water System and Resultant Internal Contamination of Personnel " was issued on June 24, 1980 to all holders of power and research reactor licenses (operating and construction) and to fuel cycle licensees.
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IE Circular 80-15 " Loss of Reactor Coolant Pump Cooling and Natural Circulation Cooldown," was issued on June 20, 1980 to all power reactor facilities with an operating license or construction pemit.
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IE Circular 80-16, " Operational Deficiencies in Rosemount Model 510DU Trip Units and Model 1152 Pressure Transmitters," was issued on June 27, 1980 to all power reactors with an operating license or construction pemit.
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WEEK ENDING JUNE 27, 1980 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (OL)
On June 24,1980, -the Appeal Board issued a Decision (ALAB-598) in i
which it granted the joint intervenors motion to reopen the record on the matter of new data obtained from a major earthquake in California's Imperial Valley which occurred on October 15, 1979 -
three weeks after the partial initial decision of the Licensing Board which was the subject of the Appeal Board's review - which cast a doubt on the adequacy of the Licensing Board's seismic analysis. The Appeal Board clso' rejected the joint intervenors motion to reopen the record on two other seismic matters.
Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (SNM License)
On June 26,1980, the Commission issued a Memorandum and Order (CLI-80-27) in which the Commission granted a request of the Natural Resources Defense Council for a hearing on an order of the NRC staff proposing safeguards amendments of the license.
The Commission also ordered that the hearing be of a legislative type with the Commission itself presiding because of national defense policy considerations. Also on June 26,1980, the Commission ordered the promulgation of an immediately effective rule to include a new 10 CFR 12.700a. which permits excepting from adjudicatory hearings matters involved in the conduct of military or foreign affairs functions.
Commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford dissented from these orders.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING JUNE 27, 1980 EXp0RT/ IMPORT AND INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS HEU to France The staff has recently received favorable Executive Branch views on a proposed license (XStN01595) to export highly enriched uranium to CERCA in France for fabrication of fuel elements for the Sterling Forest reactor in Tuxedo, New York. This case has become urgent if adverse consequences to reactor operations are to be avoided. A Commission action paper is currently circulating for staff concurrence and is expected to be forwarded for Commissioner review in the near future.
Mixed Oxide Fuel to the United Kingdom The Executive Branch has forwarded views on a proposed license to export to the U.K. mixed oxide fuel pins containing 37 kilograms of plutonium, 35 kilograms of uranium enriched to 10% U-235, 7.5 kilograms of natural uranium, and 5.0 kilograms of depleted uranium. The Department of Energy has applied for this material in connection with the U.S. DOE /UK Atomic Energy Authority Joint Safety Program and has requested expeditious Conrnission review. A paper is currently being drafted.
Transfer of Component Licensino Authority to Comerce On June 25 the Commerce Department implemented amendments to its export regulations which completed the process of formally transferring to Commerce from NRC the export licensing authority for " balance-of-plant" nuclear power plant components (e.g. snubbers, air-locks, hydrogen recombiners and other essentially health and safety related items). Components directly related to the operation of the nuclear reactor portion of a nuclear power plant (e.g. pressure vessels, in-core detectors, primary coolant pumps, etc.) will remain under NRC's export licensing authority.
The staff is preparing a letter' to prospective applicants on this change which will clarify the scope of the respective export licensing responsibilities of Commerce and NRC.
j FBI Terrorism Symposium A member of the IPEI staff attended the Third International Symposium on Terrorism, organized by the FBI at their academy in Quantico. The topics of discussion related to recent trends and developments in terrorist activities, and in counter terrorist tactics and organization.
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Proposed Arrangement With Mexico The Department of State has advised IP that it has no problem with our recasting the proposed NRC-Mexican National Committee for Safety and Safeguards information exchange Arrangement as an implementing agreement to the 1972 Agreement for Scien-tific and Technical Cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico. The CNSNS believes that this step will speed up the approval process. The staff has amended the proposal accordingly and will send it to State for official transmittal this week.
4 Foreign Assignees Mr. Michele Laraia, a permanent employee of the Italian Comitato Nazionale per l'Energia Nucleare (CNEN) and currently assigned to the Commission of the European Communities (EC),has been accepted for an initial period of six months to work with the NRR-TMI Program Office at the TMI site.
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Foreign Visitors to NRC On Monday, Mr. Ikuo Katayama, Deputy Manager of the Engineering Department of Janus, the Japanese affiliate of the NUS Corporation, met with J. Harbour of RES and L. Heller of NRR to discuss liquefaction potential and its effect on licensing.
On Tuesday, Mr. Jan-Balden Mennicken, Director-General of the EURATOM Supply Agency of the Commission of the European Communities, and Mr. Joseph Marchal, Secretary (Nuclear Supply) of the delegation of the European Communities, met with Chairman Ahearne, Commissioners Kennedy and Hendrie, W. J. Dircks, Acting EDO, J. R. Shea, IP Director, and J. B. Devine, Assistant Director (designate) of IP to discuss (1) the role of nuclear power in the U.S.,
(2) nuclear non-proliferation issues, (3) uranium supply questions, and (4) nuclear waste management.
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On Friday, Mr. Alistair S. Adamson, Senior Scientific Officer of the Nuclear Material Accounting Control Team of the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority Research Establishment at Harwell, met with R. F. Burnett, Director of the Division of Safeguards of NHSS, for safeguards discussions. Mr. Adamson is also being scheduled to tour a fuel f abrication facility on July 7 to discuss MC&A act.ivities and to meet with W. Martin of IE (Region I) on July 8.
On Friday, five representatives of the German vendor Kraftwerk Union (KWU) met with (1) P. Check of NRR and G. Edison of RES to discuss station blackouts, (2) W. Pasedag and H.E. Schierling of NRR to discuss safety philosophy and radiological consequences for secondary side systems.
Foreign Reports The following foreign reports were received at IP during the period of June 23-27.
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l AECB-1176 The Regulatory Control of Radioactive Emissions from Nuclear Facilities **
AECB - Press Release on AECB's Recent Decisions **
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Evaluation of Data on Incidents **
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l Using Transport Casks for the Dry-Storage of Spent Fuel Elements **
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j Atomic Waste Disposal Program in a Salt Mine in the FRG**
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Administration of Radioactive Waste Description. Method and Field of Employment of Safety Apparatus ASC and ASCT (Device signalling connections of detectors)
Problems of Sampling Airborne Radioactive Materials From Switzerland:
Regional Viewpoints for Above-Ground Nuclear Power Plant Sites in Switzerland From NEA:
Power Supply Failure at Mihans Unit No. 3 in Japan - January 1.1980**
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Michigan, to discuss the Michigan radiological emergency response plan.
On June 24 he observed an exercise of the Michigan plan at the State Emergency Operations Center in Lansing.
On June 25 he participated in a critique of the exercise in Petoskey, Michigan, where State, county, local, utility and press representatives were present.
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agreement among the parties, and that work is in progress on structuring an agreement for cooperation. It is expected that such an agreement would cover the development and maintenance of an operational experience evaluation data base and sharing of information throu5h periodic seminars.
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ITEMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION - RECEIVED WEEK ENDING JUNE 27, 1980 A.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON REPORT ON POTENTIAL THREAT TO NUCLEAR ACTIV INSIDERS, AND BRIEFING ON DOE STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF SECURITY CLEARANCES,10:05 A.M.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1980, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE)(SEE SECY-80-284)(Memo Chilk to Dircks dated 6-24-80)
The Comission was briefed by representatives of the Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards and by DOE officials on the subject studies, and requested that it be advised of any changes to current reouirements that may be contemplated by the NRC staff or DOE as these studies are further evaluated or as new data is developed.
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SECY-80-259 - THE FINAL GAO REPORT ENTITLED "THE PROBLEM OF DISPOSING OF NUCLEAR LOW LEVEL WASTE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE7" (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM) (Memo Chilk to Dircks dated 6-26-80)
This is to advise you that the Comission (with all Comissioners concurring) has approved the proposed response, subject to revision as noted below.
The response to GA0's question #2 should read:
"NRC Response: The Comission does not believe that the benefit resulting from a license-by-license determination of waste ceneration by thousands of licensees would offset the cost to the Commission and to the licensees to accumulate this information. This GAO recomendation will not result in meaningful additional data on LLW volumes and characteristics. There are approximately 8,000 NRC licensees and 12,000 Agreement State licensees ranging from individual physicians to fuel plants and reactors.
As part of the staff's ongoing efforts to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the LLW disposal regulation (10 CFR Part 61) the staff is analyzing the volumes and characteristics of different waste streams from different types of licensees. However, preliminary data indicates that the majority of the radioactivity (in excess of 90%) contained in LLW is generated by a relatively).
I small number of NRC and Agreement State licensees (approximately 100 licensees The NRC is presently in the process of identifying major individual generators and classes of major generators (e.g., the pharmaceutical industry), as well as the type and amounts of wastes that they generate."
First paragraph, second page, next to the last sentence should read:
"We believe these efforts plus ongoing work in analyzir.g the records at burial grounds will provide an adequate basis for NRC actions and will produce information which is much more useful for our regulatory program than the approach recomended by GAO."
Page 6, NRC Response to, Chapter 3, second paragraph, add:
"NRC has no low-level waste license applications under review. Under our normal review procedure, a license review for a new low-level waste facility site would take over a year to comolete. Thus, it is.not anticipated that any new licenses will be issued prior to 1981 and it is not likely to occur before DOE is scheduled to complete its national plans.
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While Comissioner Bradford approved the proposed response he would have preferred that the response to the GAO recommendation on Chapter 3 be further modified. He comented as follows:
"While I agree with the ' objective of having additional low-level disposal capacity established on a regional. basis, I do not believe that the response should include a Commission position that...
' States, not the Federal Government, should assume the lead in establishing adequate capacity for low-level waste if private industry is inadequate' or an endorsement of the statement that
'The NRC staff does not feel that any potential future benefit of i
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the option for licensing.' Not only is specifying the role of the states in this area beyond the scope of NRC's responsibility, but i
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issues in order to take the proposed positions. A detailed evaluation on these issues would seem appropriate in light of the president's February 12, 1980 directive for DOE to develop a national low-level waste plan. Moreover, it is unnecessary to take this position in order to adequately address the concerns reflected in the GA0 recommendation.
By consulting with DOE when an application is received, NRC will have i
the specific facts concerning the proposed site and can evaluate the real impact which a proposed near-term licensing action could have on DOE's effort to develop a national low-level waste disposal plan."
As a separate matter the Comission requests that you establish a fonnal mechanism for responding to GAO reports, both draft and final, with the assistance of the Office of Inspector and Auditor. This procedure should include provision for NRC views to be provided to GAO for inclusion in the final report and ensure a timely response to Congress within the mandated 60-day time period for response. This formal procedure should include preparation of a written " point paper" which is prepared for submittal to the GAO team at its conference with the NRC staff and which summari n s the specific points about the draft report which the staff believes should be discussed. The Commission should be informed of this procedure when it is ready for implementation.
(SECY Suspense: 7/31/90)
The staff is requested to send a letter to DOE pointing out the GAO recomendation for a moratorium on the licensing of any new LLW shallow-land burial sites until DOE finishes developing a national LLW plan and stating that while.NRC opposes this recommendation, it does emphasize the desirability of DOE's completing l
its plan as soon as possible. The letter should also note that we will l
notify DOE promptly of the receipt of any LLW s'nliow-land burial site applications so that any specific impacts on DOE's effort can be identified.
(SECY Suspense: 7/7/80)
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The staff is requested to notify hospitals, universities, and other generators of LLW subject to NRC regulation, as explicitly as possible, just what we will permit regarding compaction, incineration, and other LLW disposal alternatives, with timely updates as NRC regulations and requirements change.
(SECY Suspense: 9/7/80)
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SECY-80-286 - PROPOSED LICENSE TO EXPORT COMPONENTS TO NORWAY (XCOM0357)
(COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM) (Hemo Chilk to Dircks dated 6-30-80)
This is to advise you that the Comission (with four Comission'ers concurring) has approved issuance of the subject license.
Comissioner Gilinsky did not participate in this action.
The staff is authorized to issue the proposed license to Teledyne Wah Chang Albany.
The Office of International Programs was informed of this action on June 39,1980.
D.. SECY-80-292 - APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED LICENSE TO EXPORT HEU TO SWEDEN (LICENSE APPLICATION NO. X5NM01494, SECY-79-258) (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM)(Memo Chilk to Dircks dated 6-30-80)
This is to advise you that the Comission (with three Comissioners concurring) has approved issuance of the subject license.
Comissioner Gilinsky did not participate in this action.
Co raissioner Bradford disapproved this action.
The staff is authorized to issue the proposed license to Transnuclear, Inc.
The Office of -International Programs was informed of this action on June 30, 1980.
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SECY-80-287 - APPROVAL OF A PROPOSED LICENSE TO EXPORT HEU TO FRANCE (LICENSE APPLICATION N0. XSNM01362) (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM) (Memo Chilk to Dircks dated 6-30-80)
This is to advise you that the Comission (with three Comissioners concurring) has approved issuance of the subject license. Comissioner Gilinsky did not participate in this action.
Comissioner Bradford disapproved this action.
The staff is authorized to issue the proposed license to Transnuclear Inc.
The Office of International Programs was informed of this action by telephone on June.30,1980.
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SECY-79-495A - UNIFIED INTERAGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO N EXPORTS (COMMISSION ACTION ITEM) (Memo Chilk to Dircks dated 6-30-80) 1 This is to advise you that the Comission (with three Comissioners concurring) provides the following guidance, as requested by the staff. Comissioner Gilinsky J
in his response indicated that he would prefer that the assessment also address the issue of spent fuel disposition and its impact on the global comons. Comissioner Padford did not participate.
The NRC environmental review should be based on generally available literature, generic impact statements prepared by the Commission and other federal agencies, information contained in environmental assessments prepared by the Executive Branch and calculations prepared by the NRC based on available analytical models.
The NRC analysis should address the potential radiological impacts from a serious accident on the global comons and should include the same topics covered in the recent Philippihe reactor case. That analysis included an assessment of the following as they relate to effects on the global comons:
(1) potential impacts from atmospheric releases; (2) potential whole body and thyroid radiation doses which could be received; (3) potential somatic and genetic radiological effects; and (4) potential effects of any liquid releases based on information contained in the Liquid Pathway Generic Study - NUREG-0440.
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SECY-80-304 - COMMISSION RESPONSE TO AMBASSADOR HARTMAN (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM)'
(Memo Chilk to Dircks dated 6-30-80) l This is to advise you that the Commission (with three Comissioners concurring) has disapproved the staff's recomendation to respond to Ambassador Hartman's cable. Comissioner Gilinsky felt that if a response was made, that it should be made through the Department of State. Commissioner Bradford approved the dispatch of a response by the Chaiman to either the Ambassador or the Department of. State.
i There are no further actions required by the Staff.
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SECY-80-185 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT FOR KOREAN N I
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(COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM) (Memo Chilk to Dircks dated 6-30-80) l Chairman Ahearne and Commissioners Gilinsky, Kennedy and Hendrie have disapproved the staff's recommendation not to coment on a Department of State environmental j
document for Korean nuclear units 7 and 8 and note that the staff has completed the environmental review of these plants and will be forwarding their report shortly. Comissioner Bradford has not responded to this subject.
The staff is advised that in future cases the NRC environmental review format 4
should be consistent with the guidance supplied in response to SECY-79-495A i
The Comission requests the staff to inform them of future requests for assistance from the Executive Branch, before a comitment is made to provide such assistance.
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SECY-80-153 - ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ON REACTOR SITING (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM (Memo Chilk to Ditcks dated 6-30-80)
In association with the advance notice of proposed rule:naking on reactor siting, and in recognition of the action of the Congress in the FY 80 Authorization Conference, it is necessary for the NRC to develop a transition policy to move from the old to the new siting criteria and a method of focusing i
on existing sites. Therefore, the staff is requested to do the following:
s (1)(a) For plants with applications for CP filed before October 1, 1979, but that do not have an LWA or a CP or for LWA plants with little construction completed, the staff is directed to determine for the purpose of this transitionary effort which of these would not be expected to meet the recommendations of the Siting Policy Task Force, NUREG-0625, as modified by OPE and ACRS coments as discussed with the Comission. This comparison, together with the other aspects of the safety evaluation, will be
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used to determine if any additional measures in plant design or operation should be recomended.
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staff Safety Evaluation Report or should be in the form of an addendum to the SER. The Comission will then review these matters when the LWA or CP cases reach us.
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(2)(a) For plants with CP applications filed before October 1,1979 and:
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with an OL, or; ii.
without an OL but with a CP, or; iii.
without a CP but with an LWA and more than a little construction completed; the staff is requested to continue to develop a priority list of those plants in the highest population areas for additional safety evaluation.
As the proposed siting criteria are developed, the staff should determine how far to extend the list based on those plants which might fail some significant aspect of the new criteria.
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(b) Following completion of those analyses currently underway, i.e.,
Indian Point, Zion, etc., the staff should continue safety reviews l
for the next plants on the list and recomend what if any additional measures are indicated.
i (c) These staff reviews should be in the fonn of SECY papers that are presented first to the ACRS and then, after appropriate revision, to the Comission.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF HEARING BOARD REPORT ON CLEARANCE RULE,10:05 A.M.,
TUE5 DAY, JUNE 24, 1980, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D. C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE / PORTION CLOSED) (Memo Chilk to Dircks and Bickwit dated 6-30-80) (Ref.
SECY 79-319 and 80-112)
The Comission discussed the report of the Hearing Board in the Clearance Rule proceeding.
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By a vote of 5-0, requested that staff prepare a proposed rule along the lines of the board's recomendation with respect to clearance procedures for power reactors. This proposed rule is to be published for public comment, and does not require further Comission review.
(SD) (SECY Suspense: 2/81)
Comissioners Gilinsky and Bradford would have preferred the deferral to June 25 of the vote on this item.
By a vote of 3-2 (Comissioners Gilinsky and Bradford dissenting), deferred 2.
the promulgation of clearance requirements for research reactors possessing i
formula quantities of SSNM, pending the completion of ongoing studies of the security requirements for these facilities.
(NMSS)
(SECY Suspense: 11/80)
Comissioners Gilinsky and Bradford stated in their dissents that these facilities should have the same clearance requirements as all other facilities possessing formula quantities of SSNM.
By a vote of 3-2 (Commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford cissenting) approved 3.
the recommendation of Enclosure B of the Hearing Board Report, relating to fuel cycle facilities and dedicated transportation. OGC is to prepare a rule for issuance using Enclosure B and making any minor editorial OGC will also prepare an Opinion on this changes deemed necessary.
decision. The Commission voted 3-2 (Commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford dissenting) to allow the Rule and Opinion to be published, subject to Comission disapproval by a majority vote.
(OGC)(SECYSuspense: 7/15/80)
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. t STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION SESSION 80-31, 10:40 A.M., THURSDAY. JUNE 26, K.
1980, COPHISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM. DC OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC AlltNDANCE)
(Memo Chilk to Dircks dated 6-30-80)
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SECY-80-153 - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Reactor Siting (Consent Calendar Item)
The Commission, by a vote of 3-1 (Commissioner Gilinsky.
aissenting and Commissioner Bradford not participating):
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Approved a staff requirements memorandum directing the staff to develop a transition policy to move from the old to the new siting criteria and a,
method of focusing on existing sites.
(The Secretary signed the memorandum on 6/30/80) 2.
Approved a revised draft Federal Register Notice requesting comments on seven of the nine recommendations contained in the " Report of the Siting Policy Task Force," NUREG-0625, August 1979 (attached).
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is directed to make the revisions indicated and transmit a final notice for the signature of the Secretary.
(SD) (SECY Suspense:
7/9/80)
The separate comments of-Commissioners Gilinsky j
and Bradford were included on page 7 of the notice.
In addition, Commissioner Gilinsky indicated that he would have preferred retaining Item K of the staff's proposed notice.
The Commission requested:
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that staff prepare, in final form, a letter to PIRG describing the current status of their petition on siting and the relationship of their petition to this rulemaking activity; (SD) (SECY Suspense:
7/2/80) 4.
that NUREG-0625 be made available at no charge to an appropriate mailing list and to any others indicating an interest in commenting.
(SD)
II.
SECY-A-80 Central Electric Power Cooperative's j
Petition for an Atomic Energy Act Section 105c(2)
"Significant Changes" Antitrust Determination (Consent Calendar Item) 1 The Commission, by a vote of 4-0:
Approved a revised Memorandum and Order in the Matter, which was circulated to the Commission on June 25.
(OGC)
(The Secretary signed the Memorandum and Order on 6/30/80) 1 Commissioner Gilinsky abstained from this Memorandum l
and Order.
Commissionar Bradford would have preferred 1
alternative language on page 15 of the Order.
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III. SECY-80-223 - Promulgation of Amendments Generally Extending Time for Commission Action (Consent Calendar Item)
The Commission, by a vote of 5-0:
Approved the revised Federal Register Notice circulated on June 25, amending 10 CFR 2.206(c) and 2.786 to allow additional time for the consideration of enforcement and adjudicatory decisions.
(OGC)
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SECY-A-80-82A - SECY-A-80-82, NRDC's Request for a Hearing in the Matter of NFS Erwin - Draft Federal Register Notice Proposing a Rule Change:
Revised Draft Incorporating Immediate Effactiveness (Consent Calendar Item)
The Commission, by a vote of 3-2 (Commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford dissenting):
i Approved a Federal Register Notice amending 10 CFR Part t
2 to provide an exception from the Commission's " Rules of General-Applicability" for adjudications involving 4
the conduct of military or foreign affairs functions.
i This amendment will become effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
(OGC)
I (The Secretary signed this Notice on 6/26/80)
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Commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford dissented from this action.
Their separate views were attached to the Notice.
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SECY-A-80-41A - SECY-A-80 NRDC's Request for a Hearing in the Matter of NFS Erwin:
Revised Commission Memorandum and Order and Notice of Hearing (Consent Calendar Item)
The Commission, by a vote of 3-2 (Commissioners Gilinsky l
and Bradford dissenting):
Approved a Memorandum and Order, as revised by the Chairman, granting a legislative type hearing pursuant to NRDC's request for a hearing in NFS Erwin.
The Commission also approved a Notice of Hearing in the Matter.
(OGC)
(The Secretary signed the Memorandum and Order on.
6/26/80, and the Notice of Hearing on 6/27/80).
Commissioners Gilinsky and Bradford dissented from these actions.
Their separate views were attached to the Memorandum and Order.
Attachment:
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