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Weekly Info Rept for Wk Ending 901102
ML20058G970
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Issue date: 11/07/1990
From: Blaha J
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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SECY-90-378, WIR-901102, NUDOCS 9011140149
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK.ENDING NOVEMBER 2, 1990-A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners who may prefer a condensed version ofsthis report. Contents - Enclosure A Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1 Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. B' ' Nuclear Regulatory Research ~ C Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data; D-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 Consolidation M Regional Offices N Executive Director for Operations 0* Items Addressed by the Comission P Meeting Notices Q Proprietary or Other Sens'itive Information (Not' for-R externaldistribution)

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e HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT Week Ending November 2,1990 Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Grand Gulf Unit 1 is presently in the fourth refueling outage. On October 24, ~ 1990, while lowering a fuel assembly to a new position within the core, the. g-fuel assembly was dropped about 15 feet when the fuel hoist brake failed. The. assembly had been positioned properly at the new location, and the assembly dropped into new position. After brake failure, the hoist free wheeled such that the assembly drop was essentially free falling. There was> no radiation detected after the drop and samples of water taken from^the vicinity:of the assembly indicated no increase in radioactivityi Visual inspection of the assembly from the top indicated no damage to the dropped assembly or adjacent I assemblies. After the hoist is repaired and tested, and reloading of.all fuel assemblies is completed, the dropped fuel assembly will..be more thoroughly examined for damage. The resident inspector is following the inspection for-damage. Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation, West Chicago Rare Earths Facility [ On October 17, 1990, the Nuclear-Regulatory Commission approved an amendment to the Agreement with the State of Illinois under which.the State will' assume-regulatory authority over uranium. and thorium mills and mill tailings. The amended Agreement, signed by Chairman Carr and Governor Thompson of Illinois; on October 18, 1990, became effective on November 1, 1990. The Illinois _ Department of Nuclear Safety is the State agency responsible for. administering the regulatory program. On October 31, 1990, the Division-of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety, Fuel Cycle Safety Branch, sent a letter to Kerr-McGee Chukal Corporation, informing them of the transfer of regulatory authority. Of~i ial docket file, No. 40-2061, has been sent to the Illinois' Department of Nuclear Safety. Post-Trial Period Workshops - Pilot Program for Part 35 Proposed-Amendment on Medical Use Quality Assurance As of October 26, 1990,. the staff completed the last of five post-trial period workshops related to the pilot program for the proposed amendment to Part 35 on medical use quality assurance (QA). The purpose:of the workshops was to learn about the volunteers' experience from their 60-day trial use of the proposed' regulation and the draft regulatory guide'under the pilot program,'and obtain c their comment., on the proposed QA rule, draft guide, and reporting requirements. Twenty-four NRC and 48 Agreement State licensees were volunteers for the pilot program. The feedback from the-volunteers obtained during the workshops indicated that most hospital QA programs already contain most elements of the proposed rule and, therefore, the rule.would not have-a: major economic impact on licensees. The staff-is pleased with the many helpful suggestions for. modifications of the. rule and accompanying regulatory guide provided during these workshops. Members of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of m Isotopes (ACMUI) attended as observers at four of the workshops (Philadelphia, b

j O 2.. Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas; the fifth workshop was held in Rockville). The staff plans to meet with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the applicable medical professional societies (e.g., American College of Radiology, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology) to obtain further connents and suggestions on the proposed QA rule and draft guide. Following'these meetings, the staff will prepare the final amendment which will be provided to the Commission for approval in March 1991. For further details contact John Telford, RDB, on ext. 23796. i i (

I i -l Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation items of-Interest Week Ending November 2, 1990 l Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Grand Gulf Unit 1 is presently in the fourth refueling outage. On.0ctober 24', j 1990, while lowering a fuel assembly to a.new position within the core, the fuel assembly was dropped about 15 feet when the fuel hoist' brake failed. The assembly had been positioned properly at the new location, and the assembly-dropped into new position.. After brake. failure, the hoist free wheeled such that the assembly drop was essentially free falling. There was no radiation detected after the drop and samples of water taken from the vicinity of the assembly indicated no increase in radioactivity. Visual' inspection of the assembly from the to) indicated no damage to the dropped assembly or adjacent assemblies. After tie hoist is repaired and tested, and reloading of all fuel assemblies is completed, the dropped fuel assembly will be more thoroughly examined for damage.- The resident inspector'is following'the inspection for damage. Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 Unit 1 achieved criticality and was paralleled to the grid'on October 4, 1990. Unit 1 is currently operating at 100% power. The maintenance outage continues at Unit 2. Critical pathsitems'for the outage include S$1t Water System repair / modification and Priority l' work orders. As a result of newly identified work'on the Salt Water System, the licensee's-re-start schedule was recently extended an-additional two-weeks. Unit'2's current i schedule calls for: commencing core reload on 11/13/90, reactor coolant _ system heatup on 01/03/91, and paralleling to the grid on 01/13/91. 1 The Calvert Cliffs Assessment Panel (CCAP) is continuing its review of the licensee'sPerformanceImprovementPlan(PIP). -Selected Task Action Plans (TAPS) are being inspected to assist the CCAP in determining the effectiveness of the PIP in im) roving overall performance at the facility.! To:date, four-TAP inspections lave been completed - all with satisfactory results. These TAP inspections include: the Procedure Upgrade Program; Post Maintenance Testing; Plant Operations and Safety Review-Comittee; and Off-Site ~ Safety Review Committee. Two additional TAPS (Commitment Tracking System and Regu-latory Commitment Management Process) are. scheduled for inspection by a joint NRR/RI team on 11/05-07/90. Four meetings between NRC and BG&E occur during the week of 10/29/90. On 10/28/90, the. Manager of the CC-1/2 Nuclear Engineering Department briefed NRR and Region I personnel on the status of engineering' issues and programs _at the site. On-10/29/90, BG&E briefed Region l'and NRR on the results'of~its.self. assessment programs. On 11/01/90,'BG8E will meet with NRR to discuss-the acceptability of CC-1/2's 4-hour coping time associated with Station Blackout. An Enforcement Conference is: scheduled for 11/2/90 in Region I regarding an apparent violation of security access controls. l NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE A 1 t

) l Palisades l Steam Generator Replacemont Project Both steam generators hiive been removed from containment and have been moved to the interim steam generator storage facility. The new steam generators are being moved into containment this week. Primary coolant system hot and cold leg piping preparations continue. Effort made in reducing radiation dose is' evident. Radiation levels _in close l proximity to the exposed hot leg nozzles are approximately 25 mrem /hr. l Radiation dose for the project continues to accumulate at the rate of i approximately 4 man-rem per day. Total dose to date is approximately 50 man-rem below projected dose. Project milestones to be reached in November include: i Narrow gap welding on the primary coolant system pip _ing Removal of gantry cranes Weld liner plate in place Re-pour the concrete opening GL 89-19 Safety Implications of Control Systems CE Plants through.the Owners Group have responded that they do not want to l provide Steam Generator Overfill Protection Systems (SGOPS). as recommended 'in GL 89-19. The CE licensees have concluded that the modifications discussed in GL 89-19 are not necessary based upon inherent plant-specific differences from the generic plant in the Regulatory Analysis and that the SGOPS may increase the probability of loss of feedwater events due' to inadvertent SGOPS actuations. Also, the CE licensees state that the appropriate framework to evaluate SG overfill events and the safety impact of implementing SGOPS are the Individual PlantExaminations(IPEs). The staff reviewed this position and concluded that an IPE evaluation would not add significant information for this issue and potential negative impacts of inadvertent isolation of feedwater could be made insignificant through adequate design. Recent developments in this issue are that SONGS 2 & 3 have now provided a commitment (letter 10/22/90) to install a SG0PS. On the other hand, the CE Owners Group has requested a meeting on November 20, 1990 at Rockville, Maryland to discuss their findings about the regulatory analysis and low consequences of an over-fill event. Results Of Tests Of Parallel Disk Gate' Valves in Europe During the week of October 15, 1990, the Director, DET, NRR, a member of his staff and a member of AE0D met with Nuclear Regulatory Authorities in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Federal Republic of Drmany (FRG) to discuss issues relatedtotheperformanceofmotor-operatedvalves(MOVs)atnuclearpower plants. (The staff also discussed equipment qualification and reactor vessel embrittlement with the UK representatives.). In the MOV discussions, the UK and FRG representatives indicated that they had found from research tests that some gate valves with parallel disks required significantly more thrust to close under high differential pressure and flow conditions than had been predicated using typical calculations and friction factors. The cause of the NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE A

1 l excessive thrust requirements was determined to be internal damage to the valve as a consequence of the blowdown loads. The results of these parallel disk gate valve tests are similar to the results of NRC-sponsored tests where certain flexible-wedge gate valves exhibited excessive thrust requirements under high differential pressure and flow conditions. The FRG representatives. reported the development of an improved parallel disk design that allows the valve to operate predictably. Even with the design improvement, however, FRG researchers have determined that the friction factor for these valves is higher than expected and, therefore, the thrust requirements are. greater than assumed by some U.S. licensees. Because some licensees may be considering replacement of flexible-wedge disk with parallel disks, the staff is preparing an information notice to alert licensees to these results of the parallel disk gate valve tests in Europe, j ACRS - Turkey Point The ACRS has recently reversed its decision to not consider the ASLB (the Licensing Board) request to review issues raised.during a proceeding related to the incorporation of ::tandard technical specifications at Turkey Point. The issues involve several contentions that were originally admitted by the Licensing Board related to the relaxation allowed by STS relative to Turkey Pointcustomtechnicalspecifications-(CTS). After the petitioner was dis-l missed for lack of standing, the Licensing Board requested the staff to provide information to support whether the issues it had already admitted should be-treated as sua sponte (i.e., on their own merit). In their response to the Licensing Board the staff submitted that none-of the issues represented a serious safety issue warranting treatment by the Licensing Board as a sua sponte issue. Based on input from the staff and applicant the Licensing Board declined to adopt the admitted contentions as sua sponte issues.- However, the l Licensing Board expressed concern about the thoroughness of the staff's review and requested the ACRS to consider these issues. The ACRS (via Fraley) re0 cently sent a letter to the Licensing Board stating that they would not con-sider the issues raised by the Licensing Board. However, during subsequent discussions between ACRS and the Licensing Board iepresentatives, the decision was made to take up the issues at a future subcommittee meeting. RESTART SCHEDULE 11/2/90 COMMISSION PLANT SHUTDOWN BRIEFING PLANT RESTART BROWNS FERRY 2 9/15/840 3/91 3/91*

  • Commission decision prior to restart authorization.

NOVEMBER 2,.1990 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest. Week Ending November 2,1990-Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation, West Chicago Rare Earths Facility On October 17, 1990, the Nuclear Regulatory Comission approved an amendment to the Agreement with the State of Illinois under which the State will assume regulatory authority over uranium and thorium mills and mill tailings. The amended Agreement, signed by Chairman Carr and Governor Thompson of Illinois on October 18, 1990, became effective on November 1, 1990. The Illinois-Department of Nuclear Safety is the State agency responsible for administering the regulatory program. On October 31, 1990; the Division of Industrial-and Medical Nuclear Safety,. Fuel Cycle Safety Branch, sent a letter to Kerr-McGee-Chemical Corporation, informing them of the transfer of-regulatory authority. Official docket file, No. 40-2061, has been sent to the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Columbia, South Carolina-On October 30, 1990, NRC staff.from Region II and the Office of Nuclear' Material Safety and Safeguards visited the Westinghouse fuel fabrication _ facility near Columbia, South Carolina, to observe an exercise-of tha licensee's emergency response capability. Offsite organizations' participating in the exercise-included the local fire department, emergency medical services and comunity hospital. The exercise scenario included an uranium hexafluoride release, a contaminated, injured worker,-and a nonradiological warehouse fire. Subsequent to the exercise, NRC staff attended the licensee's critione and provided' informal coments. Representatives from the State.of South Carolina observed the exercise and attended the critique. Babcock and Wilcox Physical Security Upgrade Division of Safeguards and Transportation staff recently visited Babcock and Wilcox Naval Nuclear Fuel Division.at Lynchburg, Virginia, to review progress on the physical security upgrades scheduled to be. completed by January 31, 1991. The licensee is currently completing the-final installation of new exterior perimeter barriers and vehicle denial systems, a security data transmission and power distribution network, and an intrusion detection-assessment system, consisting of solid state cameras. coupled with fiber o) tic video transmission lines to the Central.and Secondary Alarm Stations. A ligh mast-illumination system will be added to augment'the assessment, intrusion detection, and armed response effectiveness. Nuclear Material Categorization Tables for Physical protection Repre'sentativesoftheDepartmentofState(DOS),DepartmentofDefenseand Nuclear Regulatory Comission met on October 29, 1990, to review and comment' on a'second iteration of a draft contractor's report which provides recomen-- dations for increasing the consistency among the categorization tables presented ir INFCIRC/225/ Revision 2, INFCIRC/254 and.INFCIRC/274/ Revision 1. Based on coments received, a' revised draft will be issued, and a third J NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE B I

1 2-i meeting on this topic will be scheduled in the next few weeks at DOS. A I preparatory conference is scheduled at the IAEA in Vienna in June 1991 to review possible modifications to the Convention on-the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, including the material categorization table. This is in preparation for a review conference on the Convention to be held at the IAEA in June 1992, i Meeting on NAC-STC Cask i On October 24, 1990, Transportation Branch staff met with representatives of Nuclear Assurance Corporation (NAC) to discuss scale-model testing of the NAC-STC cask. NAC presented the results of previous drop tests, described design changes that have been made, and presented their plans for additional scale.model testing. NAC plans to submit a supplement to the transportation application in December 1990 or January 1991 The NAC-STC is the first dual purpose cask for long-term storage and transport of spent reactor fuel. The 125-ton rail cask is designed to hold.26 pressurized water reactor fuel assemblies. Meeting on Fuel Burnup Credit NMSS staff met with representatives from the Department On October of Energy (DOE 25,)1990,and Sandia National Laboratory (SNL) to discuss credit for spent fuel burnup in the criticality analyses for. transport casks. DOE and SNL described the general approach that will be taken to support credit for spent fuel burnup. In addition, some preliminary results were presented. Copies of future reports will be provided as they become'available. Additional meetings will be held to discuss specific technical areas. The first application requesting burnup credit is expected ear.ly in 1992. NRC Observation of OCRWM/YMP0 QA Audit Division of High-Level Waste Management (HLWM) quality assurance (QA) staff observed an internal audit of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of CivilianRadioactiveWasteManagement(OCRWM)HeadquartersandtheYucca-Mountain Project Office (YMPO) from October 15-19 and October 22-26, 1990. PersonnelrepresentingtheEdisonElectricInstitute(EEI),theStateof Nevada, and Clark and Hye Counties, Nevada, also-observed the audit., The audit team was composed of DOE and DOE contractor personnel. At both OCRWM and YMPO, the implementation of their QA program is not extensive in a number of the areas audited, and these areas were generally found indeterminate by the audit team. The audit team presented at the exit meeting a listing of program areas at both OCRWM and YMPO which require corrective action and verification by surveillance prior to the start of new site characterization activities. Although a number of the areas audited are indeterminate; no findings were identified that would preclude DOE from' accomplishing the work required to start site characterization activities in specific, lhited areas in January 1991. NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE B

s Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research j ltems of Interest Week Ending November 2, 1990 j 'I I Post-Trial Period Workshops - Pilot Program for Part 35 Proposed Amendment on Medical Use Quality Assurance As of October 26,-1990, the staff completed the last_-of five post-tria1 period; W 1 workshops related to the pilot program for the: proposed amendment-to Part 35 on~- medical use quality assurance _(QA). The purpose of the workshops was to learn' L about the volunteers' experience from their 60_-day trial use'of the proposed-regulation and the draft regulatory-guide under the pilot program,.and obtain their-coments on the proposed QA rule, draft guide, and reporting requirements. Twenty-four NRC and 48-Agreement State _ licensees were volunteers for:the pilot program. The feedback from the volunteers obtained during the workshops' indicated that most hospital QA programs already contain most elements of the proposed rule and, therefore, the rule would not have a major economic = impact on licensees. The staff is pleased with the many~ helpful suggestions'for j modifications of the rule and accompanying regulatory guide:provided during 1 these workshops. Members of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses'of Isotopes (ACMUI) attended as observers at four of.the workshops -(Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas; the fifth workshop was held in Rockville).-.-The. staff plans to meet with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the applicable medical professional societiesa(e.g...American College of Radiology, American Association of Physicists in Medicine,- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology) to obtain further comments and: suggestions on the proposed QA rule and draft guide.- Following-these mt:etings, i the staff will prepare the final amendment which will be provided to the Comission for approval in March 1991. For further details contact John Telford, RDB, on ext. 23796. International Code Assessment Program (ICAP) The Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) assessed RELAP5/ MOD 2 and MOD 3 against ROSA-IV test. data. JAERI reported at the 10/17-19/90 ROSA-IV and BETHSY coordination meeting'that both RELAPS/M002 and MOD 3-over predicted-core heat-up by about 100 K-in the course of a 5% small-break LOCA. At'the'same meeting, INEL staff reported that BETHSY natural circulation test data was used to assess the NRC thermal-hydraulic code RELAPS/ MOD 3. The code _ reasonably predicted the data when an adequate number of. nodes was used for~the steam generator; 11 nodes in the axial direction were found to be sufficient. The small-break LOCA test data will also be used to assess the code.when adequate funding is secured in FY91. The French representatives showed'that.their thermal-hydraulic code CATHARE also predicted-the BETHSY natural circulation test data reasonably well. BWR Stability An international workshop on Boiling Water Reactor Stability was held on October 17-19, 1990, at a hotel near Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The workshop was sponsored by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency in cooperation with the NRC and BNL. Over 100 participants heard 35 papers presented on 3 NOVEMBER 2, 1990 . ENCLOSURE C

1 2 subjects ranging from details of observed-BWR instabilities, including tests, to theoretical and sensitivity studies of instability. Papers also addressed validation and application of computer codes. At a summary session, a question was raised as to the risk significance of the BWR stability issue. RES staff and others stated that the issue is not risk significant but noted there is another important aspect, i.e., public perception regarding our understanding of BWR core behavior. Several European participants stated that avoiding fuel failures, and consequent radiation exposure during cleanup, were also important. Visit of USSR Scientists During the visit of USSR scientists to the 18th Water Reactor Safety Meeting, a tour was made of the thermal-hydraulic test facility at the University of Maryland. On Tuesday, October 23, 1990, two members of Working Group 6, Dr. Suslov and Dr. Novikov were escorted by RES staff on a tour of the facility. The facility models a Babcock and Wilcox reactor coolant system with once through steam generators at a reduced scale. Professors Almenas and Dimarzo described the scaling rationale for the facility including aspects of the reduced-pressure design. Dr. Suslov was also interested in UMD experience using a workstation to perform RELAPS calculations. The visitors were provided with copies of several engineering journal papers and a NUREG/CR report regarding the test facility. NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE C

~ - - _ Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Items of Interest Week Ending November 2, 1990 Oyster Creek .{ During the period October. 29 to November 2, the Oyr,ter Creek Diagnostic 1 Evaluation Team completed its preparation. activities.. The team is-scheduled to spend its first initial 2 weeks of onsite evaluation activities at the Oyster Creek Station, November 5-November 16. The-entrance meeting is 1:30 p;m. on'. November 5. Quad Cities Unit 2 Trip - Human Factors Study i .I On October 27, 1990, Quad Cities Unit 2 had a reactor trip from about'1% power-f on a spike on two'IRM' channels. The high neutron flux spike occurred because a? station operator had quickly inserted rods to reduce reactor pressure to below i 800 psig, causing the reactor -to-go subcritical, and then 'quickly withdrew. rods 'to increase pressure. As part of the:AE00 program to study the-human factors aspects of operational events, a team was sent to the site on October 31. The team stayed at the site-for one and one-half. days, and gathered data from plant logs, strip chart recordings and interviews of operators. A preliminary-analysis of the data indicates that the areas of task awareness," command and control, communications, and procedures were factors that contributed to this-occurrence. Preliminary Notification f The following Preliminary Notifications were issued during the:past week, a. PN0-II-90-67,InterstateNuclearServices(INS),Inc.(AnAgreementState .i Licensee),TruckAccidentInvolvinga Shipment of-Radioactive Material. b. PN0-III-90-73, Quad Cities Unit 2, Reactor Scram Due:to Rod Movement 1

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PNO-III-90-74, Greenfield Engineering Associates, Inc., Stolen Moisture /Denisty Gauges. l t ( -) l NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLO'SURE'D N

1 4 i Office of Governmental and Public Affairs Items of, Interest Week Ending Nover.ber 2,1990 g Vermont State Nuclear Advisory Panel Meeting Malcolm Knapp, Director, Region I Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards, -i and Marie Miller, Region I-State Liaison-Officer, appeared before'the Vermont -) State Nuclear Advisory Panel on October 30, 1990 in Montpelier, Ver ont.; ~ Ms. Miller presented a statement on the NRC BRC policy. Dr. Knapp'and Ms. Miller responded to-questions on the implementation of-the policy. The': ?y Panel also discussed Vermont Yankee activities. 1990 All Agreement States Meeting The 1990 All Agreement States Meeting was-held on October 30 - November 1, 1990-in Reno, Nevada..This year's meeting included panel discussions on low-level-waste management, materials licensing, compliance,. regulations,-and operational events. The panels ~ consisted of NRC and State participants. Vandy Miller, .j Assistant Director, State Agreements Program,. spoke on training and operations.- Sheldon Schwartz, Deputy Director Office of Governmental and Public Affairs, lead a discussion on compatibility. Greta Dicus, Chairperson of the Agreement States Organization presented a report from the: Agreement States. International Visitors i On Tuesday and Wednesday, Mr. Giovanni Naschi, Director for Nuclear Safetyiand Health Protection (DISP), Italian National Organization for Nuclear and Alternative Energy Sources (ENEA), accompanied by'Mr.-Claudio Sennis, Associate Director and Mr. Raffaele di Menza, Director-of the Washington Office and ENEA ~y Representative in North America, met'with Cha_irman Carr, Commissioners Rogers l and Remick, and members of the staff from GPA, NRR and RES to discuss j i. certification of future reactors, advanced designs, containment, emergency planning and NRC-ENEA/ DISP cooperation.- IAEA Vacancy Notice The following vacancy notices from the International Atomic EnergyiAgency have-been posted on NRC bulletin boards: l P-5 Section Head, Section 002, Division'of OperationssC, Department of. Safeguards l P-2 Circulation Librarian, Reader Services Unit, VIC Library,: Division of Scientific and Technical-Information, Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety P-2 Engineer / Geologist, Isotope Hydrology Section, Division of-Physical and Chemical Sciences, Department of Research and: ? Isotopes-t .[ 1 NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE E 3 1

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h [ Office of Administration Items of Interest l Week Ending November 3,1990 t L { Review of Gilinsky Papers The review of selected papers of former Comissioner Victor Gilinsky at the 4 Hoover Institution (approximately 11% of.the total' collection), was completed i on October 26, 1990. The review disclosed several issues which need-to be resol _ved both by NRC staff (e.g., transcripts of closed Commission meetings),. 4 and by Hoover staff directly with Mr. Gilinsky. A meeting has beenLscheduled with interested NRC staff to discuss future courses of action, y Proposed Interagency Agreement with FBI- { The Division of Security (SEC) has received an FBI, proposed Interagency-Agreement (IAG) to reimburse them for the cost of conducting applicant i fingerprint and name checks requested by NRC.. This IAG' reflects 1990. 3 legislation that allows the FBI to recover these costs'in security clearance: 1 related cases as well as in other non-criminal: cases. SEC has forwarded a copy to the. Controller's office for review and comment. Significant FOIA Requests Received by the NRC for 5-Day 2 Period October 26 - November 1, 1990 J Requestforrecordsregarding(1)durationofhearingsfor'constructionpermit andoperatinglicense.stagesforeachlicensednuclearpower. plant'and:(2) _ calendar time associated with each hearing. (Ophelia Williams,.J/R/A Associates,F01A-90-482) Request for information on new reactor technology and standardization plans for the future. (David Bungard, F01A-90-483) [ j 1 l Request for records regarding the-nuclear power plant constructed'at Hallam, Nebraska in the 1960s. (Milton McFarren, F01A-90-485) 2 Request for records regarding the incident at-the Point Beach nuclear power plant that resulted in four employees being exposed to a: leak of radioactive-material.(LindaBauman,F01A-90-487) Request for records relating to a. September 7, 1990 meeting between RIII and 4 i the _ Illinois Depart;:'ent of Nuclear Safety..(Karen Unnerstall of Newman & i Holtzinger,P.C.,F01A-90-488) Request.for.four categories of records relating to' contract No. NRC-33-90-178. (Catherine Joyce, APCOT Corporation, F01A-90-490)- Request for two categories cf records.regarding the property owned and operated by Rockwell International Corporation at Canoga Park, California. (Douglas McClure of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, F01A'90-491) 4 NOVEMBER 2, 1990' ENCLOSURE G~~ -.. =..

2.- i s Request for records showing all payments made to Allstar-Carpet' and Bedding since January 1990, showing amount paid, date paid, and vendor's invoice number, (Joan Estrada, Professional Carpet Service, F01A-90-492) i i l .i 4 t .I NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE G

+ s s 4 Office of:Information Resources Management-Items of Interest' i Week Ending November 2,1990- - l 1 1. NRC Records for Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation's West { Chicago Rare Earths Facility Transferred to the State of Illinois At the request of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety (and Safeguards-IRM) transferred (NMSS),theOffice.of-InformationResourcesManagement' the official docket file _for the Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporations West-Chicago Rare Earths Facility (Docket No. 40-2061) to the State of Illinois. The records transfer resulted from an amendment to the agreement with-the-State of Illinois under which the State assumed regulatory authority over-uranium and thorium mills-and mill tailings.=-The~ docket-file, consisting i of 11 boxes, was inventoried and shipped to 1111nois on October 30, 1990.. j A letter will be sent to the State of Illinois' Department of Nuclear Safety that will identify the-records transferred and request Illinois' acknowledgement of receipt of the. records. 2. Procurement Authority Granted for. Emergency Telecomunications Systems I On October 26, 1990, the General Services Administration granted NRC a Delegation of Procurement _ Authority (DPA) for the Emergency Telecommuni-cations Systems procurement. The DPA gives NRC:the authority to acquire the satellite portion of the~ETS. 3. Response to Planning-Call for FY 1992 - 1995 IRM Services In response to the Office of Information Resources Management's request to identify services required by.the offices in the near future, IRM has issued a document identifying services to be provided in FY 1991 on an-office-by-office basis. Services identified include allocation of micro-computer resources and current AUTOS' implementation schedules, planned systems applications development and support - telecomunications require-ments, document control and management requirements,'information and records management requirements, and information technology services. IRM will now begin work on issuance of the Planning Call _ for FY 1993 - 1996 services, j l t l NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE H ~

i Office of' Personnel 3 Items of. Interest Week Ending November 2, 1990-t Career Develooment Initiative Pilot Pro.iect j The Individual Development Plan (IDP) is ~ an essential part of the' career l development process. Henry Rubin and August Spector, OP, and.Ed Tucker, OSDBU/CR, met with NMSS employees and supervisors who are participating in the Career Development Initiative'(CDI) Pilot Project to critique. their. draft :lDPs, l i i Recruitment Initiative ) University of Michigan, October 25: Frank Elizondo, OP, conducted.16-1 interviews with 7' individuals being recommended for further interviews. j 1 Arrivals I -I NMSS ADAMS, Mary Civil Engineer (PFT) RI BUCKLEY, Michael Reactor Engineer (PFT) GABOSSY, Andrea Secretary;(PFT) NRR MALUR, Sampath Operations Engineer (PFT) 'NRR MANN, Rosemary ContractAdminstrator(PFT)' ADM ] Deoartures P LANCASTER, William Emergency Preparedness: Specialist (PFT). RI' SHEPARD, Robert Sr. Research Program Coordinator (PFT). .RES 1 Retirements CONLON, Thomas Section Chief (PFT) Ril-CUMMINS, James Reactor Inspector (PFT) RIV 1 RANDALL, Pryor Sr. Materials' Engineer;(PFT) RES I j i o i 4

d Office of Enforcement i Items of Interest Week Ending November _2, 1990 Significant Enforcement Actions 1. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $2,500 will be issued on or about October 29, 1990 to North i Detroit General Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. This-' action ~was based on I a lack of management control and supervisory oversight of the radiation-safety program as indicated by the following:- (1) There was a failure -j to provide dosimetry to an individual working in the nuclear medicine-i department. (2) Reference sources and radiopharmaceuticals, located in-1 an unrestricted area, were not under the constant surveillance and immediate control of the licensee. (3) Nuclear. medicine technologists i drank water and smoked within the area ~where' radioactive materials were used or stored. (4) Surveys were not performed at the end of the day. (5) The radiation safety officer was not notified and -the dose calibrator-was not replaced or repaired when the constancy error exceeded 10 percent. (6) Numerous NRC-required records were not maintained.- (7)Threeradiation a workers were not trained in appropriate radiation safety procedures, in-house work rules. applicable NRC regulations or the conditions of the-NRC license. (EN90-095) 2. An Order Imposing Civil Penalty in the amount of $2,500-was issued October 29, 1990 to High Mountain' Inspection Service, Inc. -Mills, Wyoming. This action was based on; observations by an NRC~ inspector of failures to aerform a required survey and conduct of' radiography by an individual w1o was not under the personal supervision of a radiographer. The licensee responded to the Notice in two letters dated August 22, 1990. After careful consideration of the licensee's response. the staff has concluded that the violation did occur as set forth in'the Notice. l (EN90-69A) 3. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty'in the amount of $16,000 was issued-on October 30, 1990 to Professional: Service Industries, Inc., Lombard, Illinois. This action is based'on violations including falsification of nine-quarterly audit reports; falsification, in part, of a radiographer's radiation. safety training-record and'the Assistant RSO deliberately providing information which was not-accurate in all material respects to an.NRC investigator. The violationsLare of very significant concern as they indicate a lack of candor and integrity by the licensee's Assistant RSO in statements and representations to the NRC. (EN90-096) 4. AnOrderModifyingLicense(EffectiveImmediately):wasissuedNovember2, 1990 to Fewell Geotechnical Engineering, Ltd.,-Pearl City Hawaii. This: action was based on observations by NRC personnel of one of the licensee's radiographers willfully violating NRC requirements during radiographic operations on October 23 and'25, 1990. When asked-how he performed-NOVEMBER 2,,1990 ENCLOSURE L

8 2 radiography, the individual subsequently: demonstrated his understanding ' of NRC requirements by correctly following the-step by-step -procedures, including performing the surveys required-in the presence of the NRC.. The radiographer then gave the NRC false,information, stating he' hadj i complied with the procedures contrary to1the observations'of the:twoLNRC 1 employees. As a result, the NRC does not'have reasonable assurance that-t.he Radiographer will comply with regulatory; requirements. Accordingly,, j an Order Modifying. License,. effective immediately which ' prohibits the licensee's utilization of.this indiviuoal in>1icensed activities 1for a-oeriod of three years from the date of.the Order, was-issued.t(EN 90-098)' l l f 1 f

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t + ? Office of Consolidation items of Interest Week Ending November 2, 1990 l Second Building Status On Tuesday, October 30, the Director, Office of Consolidation (CONS), met with-the~ developer and General Service Administration-(GSA) to discuss the results of a GSA re-appraisal and its impact on the lease agreement for Two White Flint North. GSA informed WFN Partnership that the a)praisal'did not' support the developer's previous offer and indicated that tie' Government would now offer. to pay a rent rate consistent with-theLre-appraised value, i'e., significantly-less than the developer's June 28, 1990 offer. On Friday, November 2, the Director, CONS, met privately'with the developer-at the developer's request, after conferring with GSA and NRC higher manage- ~ ment. In that meeting the developer made a:new offer. - The' Director, CONS, 'i conveyed the offer to GSA and GSA confirmed the offer by phone with the;. developer's counsel on the same day, indicating that GSA would respond to the offer on Monday, November 5.- The developer's request for a hearing.before the P.lanning. Board on the; deferral of construction of the apartment building.and related adjustments. has not been made formally. The Planning Board staff has suggested a-calendar opening in December if such a hearing-is held. If all other issues-are resolved in the interim, this hearing schedule would' delay the. start.of construction by at least three months. i. e NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURELM'

a l Region'I-l 1tems of Interest o Week Ending November 2c 1990 j 1. Public Service of New Hampshirei-Seabrook Between October 16 and 26,.1990, an evaluation was. conducted;of the requalification program and licensed personnel at the Seabrook facility.- Four crews, consisting ofL16 licensed operators, were examined. Of the sixteen operators examined, one senior reactor operator failed to pass all portions of the examination.= He was.immediately removed from licensed 1 duties and is to be placed in a remedial. training program following an 1 evaluation of identified weaknesses. Overall, the licensee's requalifi-1 cation training. program was evaluated as satisfactory based upon the: 1 evaluation criteria in the NRC Examiner Standards. 2. Three Mile Island i A three member Soviet delegation sponsored by RES wil_l met with Three Mile Island plant managers on 0ctober 26, 1990, to receive-briefs on TMI-2 clean-up, core and vessel' recovery and other engineering programs. 3. Pilgrim The Chairman, EDO, and other NRC managers attended a_ Congressional hearing on October 30, 1990 at Plymouth Memorial Hall, Plymorth, Massachusetts. This hearing)was requested.by Congressman ~Kostmayer to discuss-emergency, l planning (EP issues as they pertain to Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station and. 1 the surrounding communities. j 4. Deceased Brachytherapy Patient-at Bridgeport Hospital. On October 23, 1990, Region I Office staff'were. contacted-by the Radiation Safety Officer.(RS0) of Bridgeport Hospital,Lconcerning afpatient that had received brachytherapy treatment at Yale-New Haven Hospital. The brachy-j" therapy treatment consisted of 93 seeds:of iodine-125 with a_ total nominal activity of 45 mil 11 curies. The patient,was released by Yale-New-Haven-Hospital on October 12,1990,.in accordance with the. regulatory-requireme'nts of 10 CFR 35.75. The patient was: admitted to Bridgeport Hospital on October 18, 1990. The RSO requested information on any procedures necessary to' keep the radiation dose to:the general public As low-As Reasonably Achievable. The patient died at Bridgeport Hospital on October 25, 1990. Representatives of Yale-New Haven Hospital,'when informed-by the RSO of.. Bridgeport Hospital that the patient had died, stated that since the patient had been released in accordance with-the regulatory requirements ofL10 CFR-35.75, the only action that their radiological < safety staff'would take would be to instruct the mortician and his staff on radiological safety: procedures. The same day Region _I issued a Confirmatory Action Letter to 1 Bridgeport Hospital confirming the licensee's intended radiological safety precautions during the transport of the remains ^to the mortuary and pre. paration'of the body for burial. On October 29,:1990, the patient's; i ' NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ' ENCLOSURE N i

t remains were transferred to a mortuary to prepare the body for burial. The transport vehicle was monitored by the radiation safety personnel of Bridgeport Hospital. The radiation levels measured did not exceed back-ground radiation levels nor were any dislodged seeds from the remains i found in the transport vehicle. Instructions on radiological safety were given to the mortician and his i assistant by the radiation safety personnel from Bridgeport Hospital. The mortician and his assistant were provided with lead gloves as well as ring and whole body dosimeters. A radiological survey of the mortuary did not detect any radiation levels exceeding background radiation levels nor any dislodged seeds from the remains in the mortuary. Radiation levels measured outside of the. closed casket with the remains did not exceed background radiation levels. i NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE N

m _. O a a -{ RegionLII Items'of Interest 1_ Week Ending November 2,-1990-g i 1. NRR Assessment Team Visit On October 29 - November 2, an NRRiTeam was'in the Regional Office to conduct the FY 1991 NRR Assessment. l 2. Plant Status Briefing y s I l On October 30, the Regional Administrator,"the Projects Division Director,- and selected Region 11 staff members were in' Headquarters to brief the i Director of NRR-on Region-11 plants for the upcoming Senior Management Meeting. y 3. . Westinghouse l On 0ctober 30, the Westinghouse fuel facility in' Columbia',1 South Carolina conducted its-annual graded-emergency; exercise. _ Region II staff observed the exercise. The exercise was determined to be successful although findings were identified in the areas:of onsite personnel accountability, training of personnel on personal protection _ equipment, and fire protection. l l 1 l-4. Florida Power Corporation i I On October 31, representatives from the FloridaLPower Corporation were in - the Region II Office to attend an Enforcement-Conference regarding con-tainment integrity issues at their Crystal. River facility.. 5. Institute of Nuclear Power Operations-l l On November 2, the Regional Administrator attended an INPO meeting of t Chief Executive Officers being heldtat the Waverly' Hotel.. 1, ~ 6. Entergy Operations, Inc. - Grand Gulf j The licensee has prepared-an Incident Report on'the' fuel b'undle drop of 10/24/90. The licensee determined that it was' caused by two inde)endent failures; failure of the main hoist. motor brake, and-failure.of. tie safety 4 brake. -i Even though'the video camera disclosed no-damage to the dropped bundle, adjacent bundles.or the fuel support piect,.-the licensee removed the subject bundle to the spent fuel pit and raplaced it with a-similar .i bundle.' A new hoist motor / brake assembly was' installed,' and one. hoist cable replaced. The manualidisengage rod was removed from the' emergency brake-to avoid further binding and possible' inadvertent disengagement. ' Retests were performed, compensatory measures. taken, and reconsnencement of fue1~ j moves has begun with no further-problems. a f l NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE-N ) l [ f

Region 111 Items of Interest Week Ending November 2, 1990 1. Senate Governmental Affairs Comittee On November 2, 1990, C. E. Morelius,. Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards, Region 111. J. Glenn, Office of. Nuclear Materials-4 Safety and Safeguards, and B. Keeling, Office of Governmental and Public= L Affairs, met with representatives from the Senate Governmental Affairsi l Comittee to discuss regulatory problems at the University of Cincinnati-along with general issues related with the materials inspection program. l 2. Milwaukee County Medical Complex 1 On October 29, 1990, A. Bert Davis, Regional' Administrator,.and other regional staff conducted an enforcement conference:to discuss the numerous violations identified during a recent inspection. The violations were caused by inadequate management oversight of the' program and-lack of; 1 management control over licensed activities. The Region is considering_ the appropriate enforcement action. 3. Demand for Information Letters On November ?, 1990, Region 111 issued 240 Demand for Information letters I to selected materials-licensees that were identified es-needing a financial assurance decomissioning funding plan or a certificate-that financial' i assurance has been provided. These-licensees were required to submit this plan to the Comission by July 27, 1990,- asrequiredby(240)-licensees-did- -10.CFR 30.35 40.36 and 70.25. As of this date the above referenced not submit the-plan to the Comission, l 4. Quad Cities Nuclear Station On October 27, 1990, during a unit recovery from a Unit 2 turbine torsional response test, the Unit 2 reactor scrammed due to a hi'hi signal on s intermediate range monitors (IRMs) 13 and 16. The cause of the scram was-due to a personnel error by the unit Nuclear Station Operator. (NS0) and lack of control of control room activities by the Shift Control Room Engineer (SCRE). i The NSO was instructed to maintain reactor pressure at approximately 800 psi while trying to restore the electro hydraulic control system to its normal configuration. Prior to the scram,-the unit was at range 9'on the11RMs and had one and three-quarter bypass valves open. In an attempt to maintain reactor pressure at approximately 800 psi, the NS0 inserted a' number of - control rods which resulted in a pressure decrease to about 750: psi. The NSO ranged down the IRMs to range one and inserted the source-range monitors (SRMs). To return pressure, the NSO withdrew-4.' control rods from position 4 to 6 and did not see any reactivity change, then withdrew another rod from: the same group from position 6 to 8, waited and still did not notice any l l NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE;N; i

~ ~. t .i reactivity change.- As de NSO attempted to withdraw another rod, the scram, 'l occurred. The NSO was preoccupied with the2 idea of maintaining reactor pressure and failed to recognize that _the reactor. had gone-Mbcritical'. The NS0 should have stopped rod movements after the SRMs vare inserted.. acknowledged that the reactor was suberitical and inforrad the-SCRE that a normal approach to criticality was needed. :The SCRE M so was not aware that-the unit was suberitical;due to distractions caused by other activities in) progress. -Pulling the rods which were=1ocated in tSe center of the-corei while in the hot standby conditioni resulted.in a supercritical condition-a with about:a 20 second period and the resultant scram. A conference call 1 discussing the issue was conducted on October 28, 1990, with the licensee 1 and NRC management' personnel. .] Headquarters, regional and contractor personnel were dispatched to the_ site-1 to review the ' event. The licensee's corrective actions include' tailgate sessions discussing'the importance of: attention to. detail,' role'of the SCRE, a and review of the activities of the event.- Before taking_the reactori i critical, which occurred at 6:53 a.m. on October 29,L1990, the shift crew making the startup was required to participate in a special training: session'.. j 5. Interoffice Meeting Messrs. A. Bert Davis, Regional Administrator,: William Forney, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor-Projects, and other Region III Staff met with program offices on=0ctober 31, 1990, and_ November 1, 1990, to discuss Region III plant performance in preparation for the semi-annual Senior i Management Meeting to be heid in January 1991. 6. Clinton Nuclear Power Station On October 29, 1990,.the licensee discovered a stainless steel washer in the l reactor vessel, which was successfully removed on October 30. During further visual examination, additional foreign material was found.in the reactor ~ vessel. The underwater lights-were suspected and were removed. It was determined that they were the source of the foreign material-(6 nuts, 3 bolts, and 5 washers). The licensee has completed a; visual examination on top of the ^: core and the separator flange and did not locate any ofithe missing parts, other'than the washer that had already been removed; :The licensee intends to inspect the annulus region between the reactor vessel wall and.the core shroud. None of the missing ~1ight parts have been found to date; however, a-- piece of welding rod was found in the reactor annu".us area. 'The manufacturer ofthelightsisHydro-VisionInternational.(ModelNumberNQ-2000). The licensee will develop a retrieval plan after any> parts are located. In- - parallel, General Electric is performing a sloose parts analysis for_ those parts which cannot be found.'These-lights had never been used'before at Clinton and had.been under water less than 5 days. The licensee reports that the refueling contractor inspected the lights and-tightened the nuts before the lights were placed in the reactor = vessel. 7. Perry Nuclear Power Station Dr. Carl J. Paperiello, Deputy Regional Administrator, and members of the regional and headquarters staffs met on October 30, 1990, at the Perry NOVEMBER-2, 1990 ENCLOSURE'N-1

.l Nuclear Power Station with representatives of Cleveland ~ ElectFic' 111uminating Company to review the Systematic Assessment of= Licensee-Performance (SALP)' report for the Perry plant. -t .l l i -} 1 \\ i 1 i A ^ ) , NOVEMBER 2,. 990 ENCLOSURE N 1

e s L! Region IV Items 00 Interest-Week Ending November 2,1990 l( l -i 1. URF0 Meeting with Western Nuclear and Energy Fuels The Director and Deputy Director.of.URF0, along:with Regional Counsel, met with' representatives of= Western Nuclear and Energy Fuels on October.30, 1990, to discuss their reclamation liability at the nonoperating Day; Loma heap leach site in Wyoming..NRC has requested that the: licensee: revisit their reclamation design to determineLif it meets current closure criteria. This site has been reclaimed in accordance with a: reclamation. plan approved prior to current reclamation requiremen s, and may not-satisfy the current 10 CFR 40 Appendix A,-regulations. 'i 2. Enforcement Conference with Arkansas Nuclear One ~ On October 30,-1990, an enforcement conference was held:in Region:IV j with' representatives.of ANO to: discuss problems. associated with;the. instrument air system used for operation of.the control room 1 ventilation 1 system isolation dampers.. 3. Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant q Kansas Gas and Electric Company (KG&E) - La:co-owner of Wolf-Creek Nuclear.- 1 Operating Corporation and the Wolf: Creek plant - :hasLentered into an - agreement to merge with Kansas Power and Light Company (KPL).- Boards'of-l both companies unanimously approved the arrangement on October 27. L Terms of the agreement call for KG&E to become a wholly owned subsidiary-of KPL, but for this arrangement to be re-evaluated in three years. The-merger is also subject to authorization by both corporations' shareholders and to approval by various regulatory bodies, including-NRC.. t i KPL, headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, sells fossil-fuel. generated elec-i ricity and natural gas throughout.its service area under the-name of KPL Gas Service. -KG&E is headquarteredLin Wichita and; deals exclusively in electric power sales. l KG&E has been resisting an acquisition attempt initiated earlier this year by Kansas City Power & Light,o another co-owner of Wolf' Creek. The Region IV administrator was informed October 28 of the-KG&E-KPL I' merger. 4 Inspection of Edwards Pipeline An inspection of Edwards Pipeline Testing, Inc., was conducted'on. October 23', 1990. The licensee was performing industrial radiography _ on a lay barge in the Gulf of Mexico approximately/70 miles off.the coast a of Louisiana. No violations were identified during the unannounced inspection. NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE H. i

.~ 5. Cooper Nuclear Station Outage On October 29, 1990, the reactor went critical. The licensee started tre reactor after a 12-day mini-outage. The licensee should synchronize to the grid on October 30. j 6. Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Unit 1 2 s Mr. William Cahill, Executive Vice President - Nuclear, and other members 1 of his staff attended an enforcement conference in the Region IV office i on October 31, 1990. The purpose of the conference was to discuss apparent violations of the Technical Specifications pertaining to containment air-lock operability. I l i 1 l l NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE N'

Region Y Items of Interest Week Ending November 2, 1990 1. Operational Safety Assessment Review Team (0SART) Mission The Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards will be assis-ting IAEA on an Operational Safety Review Team (0$ ART) Mission at Loviisa, Finland for the period of November 1 through November 25, 1990. 2. Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station On October 30, 1990, the Director of Reactor Safety and Projects and Region V staff met with Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station management to discuss the licensee organization, plant staffing, plant status and status of licensee programs, i i I ) i -i d NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE N i

ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 2, 1990 A. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - PERIODIC BRIEFING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GENERIC SAFETY 155UE5, 10:00 A.M., THUR50AY, OCTOBER 25, 1990 COMMISSIONER 5' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to James M. Taylor, EDO dated 11/2/90 The Commission

  • was briefed by the NRC staff on industry's implementation of Generic Safety Issues (GSI).

The Commission expressed some interest in combining the staff's. reports on GSI's and Unresolved safety Issues (USI) into a single report, possibly at a longer interval.. The staff should. provide the Commission a recommendation on this matter. The Commission urged the staff to continue efforts to close out the open items, to inform it of significant schedule slippages or implementation problems, and to seek Commission guidance as needed. B. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON NUMARC's PERSPECTIVE OF THE STATE OF THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY, 10:00 A.M., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1990 COMMISSIONERS'- (TIAT[RENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to Memorandum for the Record dated 11/2/90, I The Commission was briefed by NUMARC on the state ~of the nuclear i industry. NUMARC was represented by: 1 Mr. Eugene FCGrath, Chairman, Board of Directors, NUMARC Mr. John C. Brons, Executive Vice President, New York Power Authority 1 Mr. Philip R. Clark, President and CEO, GPU Nuclear Corporation l Mr. Byron Lee, Jr, President and CEO, NUMARC y Mr. Joseph Culvin, Executive VP, NUMARO There were no staff requirements generated at this meeting. l i 1 i l Chairman Carr was act present j 1 l NOVEMBER 6. 1990 ENCLOSURE.P

^ .g. 4 C. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION / DISCUSSION AND VOTE, 11:30 A.M., FRIDAY OCTOBER 26, 1990, COMMISSIONER 5' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT T ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND f 0 PEN T0 PUBLIC ATTENDANCE - SECY to William C. Parler, GC dated 11/2/90 I. SEcY-90-346 - Intervanor's Motion to Reenan the Record in Saabrook and to Shutdown the Reactor The Commission, by a 2-0 vote,* approved an order denying the motion to reopen the record in seabrook. commissioner curtiss did not participate in this action. Commissioner Remick abstained. The commission was asked to respond to a motion requesting that the Seabrook proceeding be reopened for further evidentiary hearings on allegedly inadequate staffing for the New Hampshire Radiological Emergency Response. Plan. The motion also sought an immediate shutdown of the reactor due to the alleged inadequacy, i 1 l \\ I i i Commissioner Remick abstained in this matter but was present at the meeting for the purpose of establishing a quorum required for commission action I NOVEMBER 2, 1990 ENCLOSURE P i

~ z MRR MEETING NOTICES .lS November 2, 1990 m APPLICANT / ~ DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 11/14/90 Mone One White Flint North Meeting NUMARC to discuss the NRC/NUMARC P. T. Kuo 8:30 Room 128-11 resolution of MRC staff comments on fatigue evaluation as they pertain to Industry Reports for use in license renewal applications. 11/14/90 50-219 Oyster Creek Nuclear Meeting with GPU Nuclear Corpora-NRC/GPUN A. Droserick -10:00-3:00 Generating Station tion to discuss the status of Building No. 12 - Licensing Activities for Oyster Training Conference Room Creek. Forked River, New Jersey '08231 11/14/90 50-155 One White Flint North Meeting with Consumers Power NRC/CPC A. Nasciantonio i 11:30-1:30 Room 138-9 Company to discuss details of -the Big Rock Point simulator facility.. '11/14/90-50-260 One White Flint'Nor'.h Meeting with Carolina Power & MRC/CP&L R. Lo It00-4:00 Room 108-11 Light Company to discuss l-Single Failure Criterion for Electrical Systems. r :. L

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~M NRR MEETING NOTICES S November 2, 1990 APPLICANT / $ DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT o 11/15/90' 50-458 One White Flint North Meeting with Gulf States NRC/GSU C. Abbate 9:00 Room 148-13 Utilities to discuss the detailed data and benchmarh : sed in the steady state physics and transient reports with will be submitted by the licensee in support of performing their own reload analyses. 11/15/90 50-296 One White Flint North Senior Management from TVA will NRC/TVA T. Ross 1:00 Room 108-11 present to the NRC their integrated restart plan and schedule for Browns Ferry, Unit 3. 11/15/90 None One White Flint North Meeting with Cooper-Bessemer NRC/CBOG L. Marsh ~ 1:00' Room IF-22 Owner's Group to discuss Owner's Group structure and function, steering and technical commiittees and planned activities. 11/20/90 50-244 R. E. Ginna Training Meeting with Rochester Gas and NRC/RGEC E. McCabe 1:30 Center Electric Company for Ginna SALP Ontario, New York Management Meeting. i P S E m D . _ ~. - _ -

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^ l@ NMSS Meeting Notices l9 Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety }E Docket Attendees / Date/ Time Musber Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact 11/7 70-145 OWFN 68-11 To meet with Babcock NRC P. Loysen 9:00 a.m. 70-364 & Wilcox-PA Nuclear B&W Service Operations to review activities, l including decossaissioning 11/13 70-143 Ewrin, TN To attend Nuclear NRC

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Fuel Services, Inc. NFS quarterly meetings on status of Plutonium and pond. decomunissioning projects 6 11/15 Portland, OR Guest speaker at X-Ray NRC G. Sjoblem Products Corporation 11/16-17 Houston, TX Guest speaker at ASNT NRC G. Sjoblem Greater Houston Section 11/20 M-32 OWFN, Comunission Presentation by DOE NRC D. Hurt 9:00 a.m. Briefing Room on status & future DOE major activities of West Valley Demonstration Project .11/20 70-08~ OWFN 14B-11 To review the authority MRC P. Loysen

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. h Division of Safeguards and Transportation m-Attendees / E Docket 9 Date/ Time Mus6er Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact 11/4-9 Erwin,TN Inspect Nuclear Fuel NRC R. Castaneira m Services, Erwin, TN j. 11/5-8 Wilmington, NC Inspect GE Site NRC C. Haney o-11/15 OWFN 88-11 Licensing and NRC M. Williams Inspection NFS B&W Division of low-Level Waste Management and Decosarissioning Attendees / Docket Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact 11/15 Washington, DC Participate as a-NRC J. Austin Commercial Generators Panel Member, at the AMS Mixed Waste Workshop 11/27-29 Tallahassee, FL To present Mixed Waste NRC N. Orlando. Workshop to_the state, of Florida Division of High-Level Waste Management. . Attendees / Docket 'Date/ Time Number Location . Purpose Applicant NRC Contact 11/8 OWFN 6B-11 Discuss Quality' DOE / State of Nevada / W. Belke R Assurance with Affected Local Department of Energy Governments j and State of. Nevada g n w_=_

T 5 November 2, 1990 y Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data M x na Docket Attendees / ]. Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact E O 11/05-16 Oyster Creek Diagnostic Evaluation AEOD/DEIIB Staff Chris Grimes - 11/ % -08 ITS Training Workshop on Computer HQ and Regional Karen Jackson Lab & OPS Tools for Emergency response staff Center

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,f November 2,1990 [o Region I Meeting Notices g R Attendees / .x Docket .m. Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact G E 11/7/90 50-271 Region 1 Management Meeting Selected RI Staff Rogge. Members & Licensee-2:00 p.m. 11/19/90 50-271 Region I Mid-Cycle Performance Selected RI Sttff Rogge Review-Members & Licclisee 1:30 p.m. 11/20/90 50-244 Ontario, NY SALP Management Meeting Selected RI Staff McCabe Mem6ers & Licensee 1:30 p.m. This reflects a change of date for the Enforcement Conference for the VA Medical Center. Previous report indicated October 30, 1990. e P o D -.~. .-_:..L--.

November 2,1990 RII MEETING NOTICE E:- M DOCKET-ATTENDEES / E DATE/ TIME NtiMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT x 11/06/90 Hunterville, NC Chairman will be at Chairman, Tech. Asst. Milhoan . fu ~ G McGuire facility for and Dep. Regional Admin. E site familiarization 11/07/90 York, SC Chairman will be at Chairman, Tech. Asst. Milhoan Catawba facility for ano nep. Regional Admin. site familiarization 11/08-09/90 Macon, GA RII Management Retreat RA, DRA DDs, EICS Ebneter 11/13/90 RII Office Enforcement Conference Selected RII Staff Reyes 10:00 a.m. GPC - Vogtle and Licensee 11/14/90 Public Meeting - TVA Regional Administrator, Ebneter Watts Bar Facility Selected RII Staff 9:00 a.m. Pembers, and Licensee 11/15/90 Hartsville, SC Presentation of Certificates Dep. Regional Admin., Milhoan to newly licensed operators Licensee management, p.m. at Robinson and operators 11/20/90 Mineral, VA. Com. Curtiss at N. Anna Com. Curtiss, Tech Asst., Milhoan for site-familiarization and Deputy Regional Admin. 11/28-30/90 RII Office Regional Meeting for all Resident Inspectors Reyes Senior and Resident selected guest speakers, Inspectors and Regional management ,E. 8 C tv1 o

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[ Region III Meeting Notices c=9 Docket Attendees Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact. m x

8 11/15/90 50-255 Region III Consumers Power Co.,

Licensee, Director, Morelius 9:00 a.m. Palisades - Enforcement Division of Radiation Safety Conference and Safeguards and selected members of RIII Staff -11/19/90 50-266 Point Beach Wisconsin Electric Licensee, Regional Miller 50-301 Power Company, Point Administrator and selected Beach - Systematic members of RIII Staff Assessment of Licensee Performance Conference i 11/28/90 50-315 D. C. Cook American Electric Power, Licensee, Regional Miller 50-316 D. C. Cook - Systematic Administrator and selected Assessment of Licensee members of RIII Staff Performance Conference i 12/3/90 50-461 Region III Illinois Power Company,_ Licensee, Regional. Miller. Clinton - Management Administrator and selected 3:00 p.m. Meeting members of_RIII Staff 4

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z. Region IV Meeting Notice " oM November 2, '1990 ".. E9 Docket Attendees / p Date/ Time Number Location-Purpose Applicant MRC Contact .3.

8 11/6/90 50-482

.RIY Office Enforcement conference WCNOC W. Jones 1:00 p.m. pertaining to inoperable turine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump. '11/14/90 RIV Office Enforcement conference Hospital reps. C.Cain 10:30 a.m. with Newman Mem. Hospital t G 2 A o -~, ~

e z 5; November 2, 1990 -9. - g Region V Meeting Notice < y . Docket Attendees / s Date/ Time - Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact g i 11/28/90 50-397 Richland, WA SALP Management Meeting in J. Martin P. Johnson WNP-2 to discuss SALP K. Perkins Report. S. Richards D. Mazur A. Oxsen and appropriate Personnel . P S ~ E' . m [>- - 1 5+, --~r w-e w. v - + -. g-r mw- - ve i. ,,r. g-n, w-i ,,s -e-- p -}}

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