ML20058L014
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| Issue date: | 08/01/1990 |
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The Commissioners From:
James L. Blaha, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 27, 1990 1
A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners
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who inay prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure j
Nuclear Reactor Regulation A
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B
1 Nuclear-Regulatory Research C
Analysis and Evaluatie Sf Operational Data D
Governmental & Public Affairs E
j General Counsel F*
Administration G
Information Resources Management H
Controller 1*
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 Commission P
Meeting Notices Q
Proprietary or Other Sensitive Infecmation (Not for R
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HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING JULY 27, 1990 Seabrook On July 19, 1990, at 9:52 pm, Seabrook Station Unit I reached 100% power operation, producinc 1,150 megawatts of electricity, for the first time in its history. However, shortly after reaching full-power operation, operators had to lower reactor power to 90% because of steam generator level oscillations.
The oscillations were caused by inaccuracies in the heater drain tank level system. The system was fine-tuned and the plant was returned to 100% power on Sunday, July 23, 1990. The plant will remain at 100% power this week for continued power ascension testing.
Environmental Protection Rulemaking for License Renewal On July 23, 1990 an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the coverage of environmental protection regulations for the renewal of nuclear power plant operating licenses was published in the Federal Register. A companion notice of intent to prepare a generic environmental impact statement was also published.
NRC's environmental protection regulations are in 10 CFR Part $1. The rulemaking will address, on a generic basis, the types of environmental impacts which may occur due to renewal of an individual nuclear power plant operating license and continued operation of the plant. The objective of the rulemaking is to generically dispense of as many environmental impacts as possible thereby narrowing the scope of impacts which must be treated during an individual nuclear power plant I
licensing proceeding. The public comment period closes on October 22, 1990. A proposed rule and draft generic environmental impact statement are scheduled j
for publication in May 1991.
All Chemical Isotope Enrichment, Inc. (A1ChemlE) 10, 1989, A1ChemlE was issued construction permits for two i
On February facilities in which enrichment of stable isotopes was to be performed, using gas centrifuges which the U. S. Department of Energy had developed i
A1ChemlE subsequently failed to obtain the for enriching uranium.
centrifuge equipment, and in August 1989, the NRC issued A1 Chem!E an Order Modifying License and Order to Show Cause Why Licenses Should Not Be Revoked.
A1ChemlE requested a hearing in which to challenge the order, but has not pursued the matter.
In response to a motion by the NRC staff, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board on July 24, 1990, granted summary dispositi:
and directed that the construction permits be revoked.
URENCO MEETING NRC staff including the Division of Security (SEC), employees from the Customs Service, DOE and Department of State (DOS) met with representatives 24-26, 1990, from the UK, FRG and Netherlands during the period of July regarding various aspects of the commercial enrichment of uranium by Louisiana On July 24, 1990, SEC hosted a meeting of security and Energy Services.
classification experts including UK, FRG and Netherlands representatives which On July 25, 1990, focused on a security classification handbook.
representatives from NRC/SEC, DOE, DOS and the Tripartite Governments (UK, FRGandNetherlands)metatDOSforanegotiationsessiononthePhase111
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On Agreement focusing on the transfer of classified enrichment technology.
the security and classification experts met again to discuss a July 26, 1990, Progress was made in all areas of the required security classification guide.The security classification har m 'nd discussions and negotiations.
guide will be addressed again at the next series of meetings s d W for late
. September in Geneva.
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation items of Interest Week Ending July 27, 1990 Comanche peak Unit 1 Comanche Peak Unit i reached 100% power for the first time on July 1.3, 1990.
The licensee successfully conducted its 100-hour warranty run from July 17, 1990 to July 22, 1990. A 50% load rejection was performed on July 24, 1990 and the last major test, a full trip from 100% power, occurred on July 26, 1990.
The plant was then shutdown for a one-week maintenance and repair outage.
Commercial operation is expected to begin about August 3, 1990.
Seabrook On July 19,1990, at 9:52 pm, Seabrook Station Unit I reached 100% power operation, producing 1,150 megawatts of electricity, for the first time in its history. However, shortly after reaching full-power operation, operators had to lower reactor power to 90% because of steam generator level oscillations.
The oscillations were caused by inaccuracies in the heater drain tank level system. The system was fine-tuned and the plant was returned to 100% power on Sunday, July 23, 1990. The plant will remain at 100% power this week for continued power ascension testing.
Sequoyah, Units 1 and 2 A meeting was held in Rockville with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on Monday, July 23, 1990, to discuss the errors in the 1987 calculation which determined the 15 " worse case" conduits. This meeting was postponed from Thursday, July 19, 1990, at the request of TVA.
The acceptable testing of these 15 conduits was part of the staff's basis to approve the restart of both units in 1988 from the extended shutdown in 1985. TVAdiscussed(1)the errors in the 1987 conduit selection calculation, (2) the corrective action programs to resolve the issue, (3) the QA program to explain why the 1987 calculation was not approved by TVA, and (4) the justification for continued operation (JCO) of the two Sequoyah units. The staff requested in the meeting and TVA committed and submitted a revised JC0 on Friday, July 27, 1990, based on the staff comments in the meeting.
Wolf Creek Gene ating Station On Monday July 23, 1990 Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) made an unsolicited $875 million bid to purchase all outstanding shares of each class of common and preferred stock of Kansas Gas and Electric Company (KG&E).
This action follows a number of previous merger proposals that have been made since 1983. The offer is scheduled to expire at midnight on August 20, 1990.
KG&E has not made any formal comment on the takeover bid and is evaluating the offer.
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l Both KCP&L and KG&E separately own 47% of the Wolf Creek Generating Station with the remaining 6% belonging to Kansas Electric Power Cooperative. The operation of the facility is managed by the Wolf Creek Nuclear 0)erating j
Corporation (WCN00). WCNOC is independent of both KCP&L and KG&E.
On Tuesday, July 24, 1990, J. Michael Evans, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of KCP&L met with senior NRR management and OGC personnel.
During this meeting he provided a copy of the SEC and FERC filings along with a letter to both Chairman Carr and Dr. Murley stating KCP&L's intention to maintain the operation of Wolf Creek in the status quo without changes to WCNOC or WCNOC management.
Interagency Working Group Meeting Several members of NRR's Vendor Inspection Branch attended the third meeting of the interagency working group on " Problem Parts and Suppliers" at the Department of Defense facilities in Arlington, Virginia, on July 20, 1990. The purpose of the meeting was to obtain an update of the activities of the various govern-ment agencies in the area of problem parts and suppliers since the last meeting in April, and to continue the discussions on the method to be established for rapidly communicating such information to other potentially affected Federal agencies. The discussions indicated that the other agencies are developing their internal policies and procedures for the identification and dissemination of this type of information, and GIDEP, the vehicle selected for informing other agencies, has made progress in establishing the system and procedures to be used. A subcommittee, which includes an NRC representative, was appointed to develop the special guidelines for the member agencies to provide vendor-related information to GIDEP, facilitate its distribution, and limit access to the mem'oer agencies in view of the sensitive investigatory nature of the information. The next meeting for the working group is planned for mid-October.
The Vendor Inspection Branch volunteered to host the next interagency meeting.
Salem Main Steam Isolation Valves Closure The design basis for the Salem main steam isolation valves (MSIVs) is that the valves will close within the Technical Specifications required fast closure time with main st9am pressure above 100 psig. The licensee's calculation indicated that actually a minimum main steam pressure of 250 psig is necessary s
to achieve the required fast closure of the MSIVs.
However, the calculated main steam pressure following a main steam line break (MSLB) before the required MSIV closure is less than 250 psig. The licensee's preliminary conclusion is that the MSIVs at Salem Units 1 and 2 could not satisfy their designed safety function and meet the requirements specified in the Salem Technical Specifica-tions.
Motor-Operated Valve Action Plan On April 18, 1990, the NRC staff held a public meeting to discuss the results of motor-operated valve (MOV) tests conducted as part of the resolution of GenericIssue87,"FailureofHPCI(HighPressureCoolantInjection) Steam Line Without Isolat1on." The testing program included blowdown tests of typical MOVs used for containment isolation in the steam lines of the HPCI and Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC) systems, and in the supply line of ENCLOSURE A JULY 27, 1990
the Reactor Water Cleanup (RWCV) system at BWR plants.
Following a staff survey of 6 BWR units to determine the capability of the MOVs installed in those lines, the BWROG agreed at a May 24, 1990, meeting to survey the remaining BWR plants to obtain information on the applicable MOVs in the HPCI, RCIC, and RWCV systems.
From our evaluation of the BWROG-supplied MOV data, the staff has determined that a concern exists regarding the capability of certain MOVs to perform their design function to isolate a downstream pipe break.
Senior NRR management met on Ju'y 19. 1990, to discuss the need for regulatory actions to be taken in response to the staff's evaluation of the MOV data. As a result of that meeting, the staff developed an action plan to address the MOV operability concerns. On July 20, 1990, the staff briefed the NRR Executive Team regarding the action plan, j
Group (RRG)pproval of the plan, the staff activated the BWR Regulatory Respon Following a assessment on mitigating factors regarding potential MOV deficiencies.
- Further, the staff is performing a sensitivity analysis on the NUREG-1150 models based on the MOV deficiencies to gain insights on this problem and will determine the need for more detailed modeling. The staff is currently preparing a draft 50.54(f) letter which will be discussed with the BWR RRG on August 1.
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Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards ltems of Interest I
Week Ending July 27, 1990-l SAFEGUARDS AND-TRANSPORTATION International Safeguards Agreement Working Group (SAWG) Meeting l
On Tuesday, July 24, 1990, International Safeguards Branch staff members i
participated in an interagency SAWG meeting to discuss issues related to j
implementation of the Safeguards Agreement between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The principal topics of j
discussion were the status of IAEA's implementation of short notice random
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inspections at the General T hctri: Fuel Fabrication Plant in Wilmington,-
North Carolina, and the upwmg IAEA physical inventory verification at-j
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Inspection designation, reporting of accounting data to the IAEA and the U.S. Eligible Facility List were also discussed.
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Plutonium Air Shipment On July 20, 1990, SGTR staff met with representatives of the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) to discuss the Plutonium i
Air Transport Program.- The discussion focused on a feasibility study of the technird approach for conducting a test program. A draft report on controlle6 test criteria is to be completed by September 30, 1990.
l INDU5IRIAI. AND-MEDICAL NUCLEAR SAFETY Fuel Cycle Safety 1
All Chemical Isotope Enrichment, Inc. (AlChemIE)
On February 10, 1989, A1ChemIE was issued construction permits for two facilities in which enrichment of stable isotopes was to be performed,
-using gas centrifuges which the U. S. Department of Energy had developed-for enriching uranium.
A1ChemIE subsequently failed to obtain the centrifuge equipment, and in August 1989, the NRC issued AlChemIE an Order Modifying License and Order to Show Cause Why Licenses should Not Be Revoked. A1ChemIE requested a hearing in which to challenge the order,:but has not pursued the matter.
In response to a motion by the NRC staff, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board on July 24, 1990, granted summary disposition and directed that the construction peraits be revoked.
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8 HIGH-LEVEL WASTE mat!AGEMENT NRC/ DOE Meeting on' Quality Assurance (QA)
StafffromtheDivisionofHigh-LevelWasteManagement(HLWM)metwith
- representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the State of Nevada, Nye County, Nevada, and Clark County, Nevada, on July 19, 1990, to discuss items of mutual concern regarding QA. Among the topics discussed was progress DOE has made in the implementation of trending analysis for QA program deficiencies recorded during audits or surveillances.
LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DECOMMISSIONING Fedeial Low-level Waste Disposal Facility In the July 24, 1990, meeting of the Low-Level Waste Forum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a Department of Army representative discussed plans for consolidation of federal waste management responsibilities through a program to be administered by the Army.
Included in this plan is consideration for establishment of a federal low-level waste disposal facility separate from those currently)being developed by the States. All federal low-level waste (except DOE waste,
including some now planned by States for disposal in their facilities, could be disposed of in the federal facility. There are no firm plans at this time for such a facility, but it is one option being investigated by the Army. The Army is also negotiating an interagency agreement with DOE for their acceptance of federal wastes in the event commercial capability is unavailable.
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Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Items of Interest Week Ending July 27, 1990 Recently Issued Publication The NRC has issued a new guide in its Regulatory Guide Series. This series has been developed to describe and make available to the public such information as methods acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the Commission's regulations, techniques used by the staff in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and data needed by the staff in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
Regulatory Guide 3.66, " Standard Format and Content of Financial Assurance Mechanisms Required for Decommissioning Under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, and 72," provides guidance acceptable to the NRC staff on the information to be provided for establishing financial assurance for decommissioning facilities licensed under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 70, end 72.
This guide also establishes a standard format for presenting the information.
Division of Engineering Regulatory Guide (DG-1009), " Standard Format and Content of Technical Information for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses" The regulatory guide (DG-1009) on, " Standard Format and Content of Technical Information for Applications to Renew Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses" was submitted for office level concurrence on 07/23/90. This W ets the schedule date stated in SECY-90-160, " Proposed Rule on Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal." The development of this R.G. has been closely coordinated with the RES staff involved in the license renewal rulemaking and the NRR staff involved in the development of the Standard Review Plan - Plant Life Extension (SRP-PLEX).
In fact, the issuance of the Draft Regulatory Guide was delayed to accommodate last minute changes in the SRP-PLEX. The draft R.G.
(RES) and the SRP-PLEX (NRR) are planned to be submitted as a packags to.
the CRGR by the f,:nd of August.
Possible Joint Research Exchange Program RES staff led by Mel Silberberg, Chief, WMB met with Dr. Steven Ragone, Acting Assistant Director for Research, USGS, Drs. Newell Trask, Chief, and Peter Stevens, Nuclear Waste Hydrology Branch, Water Resource Division, USGS, and Dr. David Russ, Geologic Division, USGS, on July 24, 1990 in Reston, Virginia to discuss the possibility of a joint research exchange program. The discussions involved review of existing NRC-USGS research interactions in hydrology, outlining of mutual research interests and specific projects, and establishment of a formal arrangement (i.e., MOV) for sharing information from the mutual researen progrems. One possible mechanism to be included in the MOU may involve the establishment of an annual technical workshop in the areas of hydrology, hydrogeology, geochemistry and some areas of geology.
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list of topics of interest 'And attendees for the workshop.
The research exchange agreement would also allow NRC/RES contractors to meet directly with USGS research investigators to discuss timely research results and technical review of the mutual programs and pro'ects.
Division of Safety' Issue Resolution Environmental Protection Rulemaking for License Renewal On July'23,1990.an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the coverage of environmental protection regulations for the renewal of nuclear power plant q
operating licenses was published in the Federal Register.
A companion notice of intent to prepare a generic environmental impact statement was also published.
NRC's environmental protection regulations are in 10 CFR Part 51.
The rulemaking will address, on a generic basis, the types of environmental impacts which may 1
occur due to renewal of an individual nuclear power plant operating license and continued operation of the plant. The objective of the rulemaking is to generically I
dispense of as many environmental impacts as possible thereby narrowing the scope of impacts which must be treated during an individual nuclear power pl e licensing proceeding. The public comment period closes on October 22, 1990.
A proposed rule and draft generic environmental impact statement are scheduled for publication in May 1991.
Individual plant Examination t ternal Every On July 25, 1990 a notice was published in the Federal Register regarding the availability of a draft generic letter and NUREG which address requirements and guidance for the external event portion of the individual plant examination.
The documents are being issued for a 90 day public comment period and a workshop is scheduled for September 11-13, 1990 in Pittsbergh, PA to facilitate discussion and comment on the documents.
Division of Systems Research Open Peer Review Workshop on NUREG/CR-4523, "The Probability of Liner Failure in a Mark-I Containment" 3
The NRC has supported research on the Mark-I containment drywell shell meltthrough issue for several years. As part of these efforts, the staff recently issued draft NUREG/CR-4523, (T. G. Theofanous et. al.) entitled, "The Probability of Liner Failure in a Mark-I Containment." On July 23-24, 1990, the NRC conducted an open peer review workshop in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia to discuss comments from the peer review group.
The meeting was generally considered a success.
Even the strongest critics felt that significant progress had been made in closing the issue.
Favorable opinions by most reviewers confirmed the strength of the methodology. Although the peer review group assessed the methodology favorably, there were questions concerning assigned probability distributions for components of the analysis.
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Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Items of Interest Week Ending July 27, 1990 Division of Operational Assessment (DOA)
On July 26, the AEOD Director, ARM Director, Division of Computer and -
- Telecommunication Services Director, and DOA Acting Director met with the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory'(INEL) to discuss the status of the Emergency Telecommunications System (ETS) contract and INEL's progress toward delivery of an ETS Statement of Work.
On July 28, IRB staff met with Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Frotection Agen
.As the development of an Advisory Group is being considered for incorporation on the Environment, Food and r u
into the Federal Radiological C.nergency Rv.,ponse Plan.
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for August 7, Exit meeting wi ethe licensee is sche..ed for August 14 Division of Safety Programs (DSP)
An AE00 Engineering Evaluation Report, AE00/E90-06, " Potential for RHR Pump Damage," was issued on July 13, 1990. This study was initiated based on an event at Sequoyah which involved an RHR pump running deadheaded during a surveillance. low test.
In the test, both RHR pumps were in minimum flow, parallel operation when the discharge check valve _ of the weaker pump was. forced closed by the pressure of the stronger pump. The condition resulted in no flow through the weaker pump.
The review indicates that although Bulletin 88-04 had addressed the pump-to-pump interaction problem during miniflow operations, the loss of miniflow path due to closure of the pump discharge check valve had not been specifically addressed.
The potential for the adverse pump-to-pump interactions, which can cause the discharge check valve to close, may not be recognized during a surveillance test in which one pump is tested at a time.
Based on the results of this review, AE0D has suggested that NRR issue an Information Notice to inform the licensees of the above concern.
AE0D has issued-an Engineering Evaluation Report,'AE0D/E90-07, "Effect of Internal Flooding of Nuclear Power Plants on Safety-Related Equipment." This report documents the results of a review of internal flooding events during the period 1980 to 1989. These events have caused a loss of essential equipment of safety-related systems that are needed for decay head removal, plant shutdown and cool down and should be recognized as meaningful precursors to core damage accidents.
Results of evaluation of the operational events identify errors by maintenance personnel, procedural deficiencies, and inadequate design as the key elements causing internal flooding, to reduce the likelihood of events such es those ENCLOSURE D JULY 27, 1990
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t described in'the report. The report suggests that the licensees will need.to (a) re-evaluate existing flood protection to address the potential for unisolable flooding and comon-mode flooding; and (b) review maintenance procedures and d
. personnel training to minim ze risk of unanalyzed internal flooding events cause i
by single component' failure or personnel error.
This report may be of use to provide relevant operational' experience to licensees performing flooding analyses is part of the Individual Plant Examination program.
Further, sevet=4 significant
,oding events occurred during cold shutdown or refueling outage. This lendi support to NRC efforts to strengthen maintenance' planning and administrative control during shutdown modes.
Preliminary Notification The following Preliminary Notifications were issued during.'the past week.
PHO-1-90-55, Seabrook Nuclear Station (Docket No. 50-443), Fitness for a;
Duty (FFD) Suspension from Work.
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PN0-1-90-56, PublicServiceElectric& Gas (SalemNuclearGenerating Station Units 1 & 2), Potential Design Deficiency in the Main Steam
.lsolation System.
PN0-Ill-90-51, Consumers-Power Company (Big Rock Point Unit 1), Shutdown c.
to-Repair Gland Seal, Weld Leak.
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PNO-III-90-52, Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Point Beach Unit 1),
Control Rod Drive Mechanism Leak.
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c Office of Governmental and Public Affairs Items of Interest Week Ending July 27, 1990 State Programs Low-Level Waste Forum Roland Lickus, Director, Region 111 State and Government Affairs, attended the Low-Level Waste Forum quarterly meeting on July 23-24, 1990 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Forum participants were briefed on the status of legal challences to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act and Amendments Act, on cha N nges to North Carolina, Texas and Michigan siting efforts and on the Alabama hazardous waste case. The Department of Energy provided an update on technical assistance tasks for fiscal year 1991 and'there was discussion of the impact of new Department of Transportation regulations on LLW transportation. Paul Lohaus, LLOB, briefed the Forum on the status of NRC activities on database rulemaking, BRC, Agreement State guidelines, on-site disposal and NRC's storage policy. There were discussions on waste form and packaging, working with local communities, mixed waste, material vs. waste, financial assurances, Congressional update and State plans for environmental-assessments.
Several Forum Members requested further written clarification as to whether NRC had changed its position on authorizing storage of waste for periods of time up to five years, or longer, and whether NRC would authorize storage beyond 1996 while States completed development of disposal capacity. At the meeting, NRC staff responded to these questions indicating that the Chairman's response to Cindy Monaco did not preclude storage of LLW beyond 1996.
NRC recognized the need for short term storage while disposal capacity was being developed and would respond-to applications and authorize storage beyond 1996 on a. case by case basis.
In response, staff also specifically highlighted tne Chairman's response noting NRC's position that storage of LLW as a substitute for the development of new disposal capacity is inconsistent with the LLRWPAA and that that position applied to long-term storage used as a means to avoid the clear intent of the law.
Several Forum representatives requested confirmation of the verbal statement that NRC would consider requests for and authorize storage of LLW beyond 1996. Other Forum representatives recognized the delicate balance required of HRC in this matter and need for NRC to not affect State actions to develop new disposal' capacity.
Staff is presently completing a Commission Paper on the 1993 and 1996 title transfer and possession provisions of the LLRWPAA which focuses on the issues vf short-term interim and long-term indefinite storage of LLW. Any subsequent clarification can be considered and provided following action on that paper.
Neotirg on Proposed ERDS MOV with Michigan Spir 05 Droggitis State Programs, participated in a meeting with representatives from the State of Michigan, the Michigan nuclear utilities, HUMARC and staff from the Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data on July 25, 1990 in Bethesda, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the proposed memorandum of understanding between the State of Michigan and the NRC regarding the emergency response data system.
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< July 26-27, 1990 in' Rockville, Maryland.. The purpose of the meeting was to 1
review and discuss State Agreements administrative and policy issues related to Agreement State program reviews and visits and-compatibility findings. There were also discussions on NRC activities such as the decommissioning. rule,
,. contingency plan ~ rule, Part 20, BRC, general license study, mixed waste and-
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During the week of July 23-27, IP and NRR 'staffiaccompanied personnel from.
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' power station in Clinton, Illinois, to observe' a nuclear emergency exercise.. In addition, the parties' held discussions on emergency procedures and practices j
with off.icials at the Clinton-Emergency Services and Disaster Agency,' the tate E0C'and REAC,.and the' Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety in Springfielo.
The group was warmly received by the town and was given a lunch' hosted by the imayor of_Clinton,
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CONGRESSIONAL' AFFAIRS CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS SCHEDULE (CA)
OCA ASSIGNMENT DATE TIME WITNESS' SUBJECT COMMITTEE Energy & Power (Sharp /Moorhead)'
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. Smith Barney. Uranium.
Enrichment Report House Energy & Commerce.
Energy & the Environment (Udall/Mansen)~
House Interior & Insular Affairs' Gerke 08/01/90 9:30 Non-NRC
. EEOL tc glaint Empl. Opportunities (Martinez /Gunderson)
Procest ng House Ed & Labor Civil Service (Sikorski/Morella)
House Post Office & Civil Service Keeling 08/1/90 9:30 Non-NRC U.S. Electricity
- Senators Graham /Simpson Demand'and the Role Nuclear Regulation Of Nuclear Power
- Senate Environment & Public Works Gerke 08/02/90 10:00 Non-NRC SES Improvement Act Reps. Sikorski/Morella Civil Service House Post Office & Civil. Service I
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u Office of Administration Items of Interest Week Ending July 27, 1990-URENC0 MEETING NRC staff including the Division of Security (SEC),: employees from the Customs Service, DOE and Department of State (DOS) met with representatives from the UK, FRG and Netherlands during the period of July 24-26, 1990, regarding various aspects of the commercial enrichment of uranium by Louisiana Energy Services. On July 24, 1990, SEC hosted a meeting of security and
-classification experts including UK, FRG and Netherlands representatives which focused on a security classification handbook.
On July 25, 1990, representativesfromNRC/SEC, DOE,DOSandtheTripartiteGovernments(UK, FRG and Netherlands) met at DOS for a negotiation session on the Phase III
' Agreement-focusing on the transfer of classified enrichment technology. On July 26, 1990, the security and classification experts met again to discuss a required security classification guide.
Progress was made in all areas of the discussions and negotiations. The security classification handbook and guide will be addressed again at the next series of meetings scheduled for late September in Geneva..
Significant F0IA Requests Received by the NRC for 3 Day Period July 20 - 26, 1990 Request for copies of stbif or Commission papers regarding NEPA requirements related to decommissioning of nuclear energy facilities that did not operate for the full term of their operating licenses, specifically papers that relate to the extent to which NEPA requirements would be applied to the decommissioning of such facilities, or that discuss what analysis would be required by NEPA fnr such facilities. (Ophelia Williams, J/R/A Associates, F01A-90-340)
Request for records regarding inspections of Building D at the GE plant, Cincinnati, Ohio, particularly air sampling done'in 1980 through 1986.
(EdwardUtz,F01A-90-341)
- Request for copies of the technical portions of the contractor's proposals dated April 3, 1990 and May.8, 1990 under contract No. NRC-33-90-206.
(Fred Herrmann, Microlog Corporation, F01A-90-342)
Request for seven categories of records related to incidents at the River Bend nuclear power plant from 1984-1988. (John Rarick of Rarick and Brumfield,F01A-90-343)
Request for copies of records reflecting the enforcement / inspection history and licensing, with back-up information, on Interstate Nuclear Services,
. Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. (D. Pierce and R. DiNitto, ABB Environmental Services,Inc.,F01A-90-344)
Request for copies of (1) decommissioning plan by the Omaha Public Utility
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Office of Information Resources Management items of Interest Week Ending July-27, 1990-1.
Emergency Notification System (ENS) Failure at Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant
-The intermittent line problem between the Vogtle Nuclear Power Plar,t and the Emergency Operations Center was repaired on July 25. _Three separate problems were identified and corrected by AT&T. A component problem that
'y could' affect other plants was identified during this outage, and AT&T has been instructed to replace the components at all nuclear power plants having the-same brand of equipment.
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UPS Service Suspended-The United Parcel-Service (UPS)'has notified the agency that UPS services may be interrupted on August 1, 1990.
During the past_several months UPS-and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have been engaged in negotiations.for a new three year contract.
The current contract expires at midnight on July 31, 1990 - UPS cannot guarantee.that service will continue uninterrupted af ter July 31, 1990.
Effective Thursday July 26, the.HRC will suspend the-use of UPS until the. agency is notified that services are back to normal.
In the interim, service will be continued by Roadway Package Systems and the United States-Postal Service.
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L items of Interest Office of Personnel Week of July 27, 1990 Recruitment Effort Taraets Technical Ccnference Recruitment efforts continue to remain a top priority in the Office of Personnel. On July 27-28, Theresa Spearman, OP; B.J. Holt, Region III; Jeff Holmes,- Region III; and Floyd Deschamps, NMSS, attended the National Technical Association Annual Conference and Job _ Fair in Columbus, Ohio, where they interviewed 19 applicants.
Trainina on NRC/NTEU Aareement Beains The Labor Relations staff, OP, began its first series of training sessions in OP on the agreement reached between NRC and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) July 26-27. This training will familiarize OP staff with the contract provisions that will become effective on August 9,-1990.
In-House Trainino Courses Well Attended On July 23-24, twenty-three NRC employees participated in a two day Stress Management course. The Regulatory Process course was also well attended on July 25-26.
Arrivals Andrew Kugler, Reactor Engineer (PFT), NRR Yvonne Overton, Secretary (PFT), NRR Carolyn Miller, Staff Accountant (PFT), OC David Hurley, Personnel Management Specialist (PFT), OP Benita Morris, Personnel Management Specialist (PFT), OP Nancy Leslie, Secretary (PFT), RES Yvonne Davis, Office Resident Assistant (0PFT), Ril Peter Galon, Reactor Inspector (PFT), RV Frieda Taylor,' Radiation Specialist (PFT), RV Summer Hires Sabrina Hunter, Summer Aide (SIS) (0PFT), IRM Stefanie Roberts, Summer Aide (SIS) (0PFT), RES Lonnie Eckert, Summer Technical Intern (0PFT), Ril Qeoartures Julia Corrado, Project Manager (PFT), NMSS Drew Persinko, Project Manager (PFT), NRR Robert Farrell, Sr. Resident inspector (PFT), RIV Charles Ramsey, Reactor Inspector (PFT), RV Retirements Gloria Welch, Fiscal Accounting Clerk (0PFT), OC ENCLOSURE J JULY 27, 1990
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Office of !>all and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Civil Rights items of Interest e
Week Ending July 27, 1990 Federal Women's Program-Era Marshall, the NRC Federal Women's Program Manager, conducted the Annual Mid-Year Federal Women's Program (FWP) Meeting at the Holiday Inn, Riverwalk~
. Hotel in San Antonio,-Texas, on July 16 and 17, 1990 - The purpose of the Meeting was to conduct a mid-year review of the FWP activities with the regional FWP coordinators and the Chairperson of the headquarters FWP Advisory Committee, and to discuss plans for the Annual FWP Conference.
Attending the Meeting were: Annie Long, Region 1 FWP Coordinator; Toye Simmons, Region 111 FWP Coordinator; Cheryl Sudman, Region IV FWP Coordinator; Theresa McNally, Region V FWP Coordinator; Carolyn Stabler, Chairperson, Headquarters.
FWP Advisory Committee; and Deborah Johnson, Secretary to W. B. Kerr, OSDBU/CR, who acted as the Headquarters FWP Assistant.
1 It was decided that the theme for the Annual FWP Conference would be " Operation Readiness" and that this years Conference would begin with a forum which will be open to all NRC' employees.
The conference will be held in mid-October 1990 at a headquarters location.
'The annual Federally Employed Women's National Training Program was held the same week (July 18-21) in San Antonio.
Reportedly, over 3,000 employees from all over the Federal government attended this training conference which offered over 150 seminers and workshops. Several NRC employees, including the above attendees of the Mid-Year FWP meeting. attended.
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A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $50,000 was issued on July 23, 1990 to Northeast h iear Energy Company. This action was based on the shipment of : package containing Barnwell, South Carolina with free standing liquid-(water)posal Site at irradiated waste from Millstone to the Low level Waste Dis in the package in~ excess of the regulatory limit. The adjustment factors in the Enforcement Policy were considered in determining.the amount of this civil penalty and the base amount of the penalty was mitigated by 50% due t' the. licensee's corrective actions and escalated by 50% due to the
, ::ensee's poor past performance it' the area of transportation.
No other adjustmenttothe-civil'penaltywaswarranted.(EN90-070) 2.
.A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $2,500 was issued on July 23, 1990 to High Mountain Inspection Service, Inc., Mills, Wyoming. This action was based on observations by an NRC inspector of failures to perform a required survey and conduct of radiography by an individual who was not under the personal supervision of a radiographer. Other violations involved recharging of pocket dosimeters and maintenance of records of tests and transportation of
. radioactive material. The base civil penalty was mitigated 50% for the licensee's past performance. (EN 90-069) 3.
_A Notice of-Violation and Imposition of Civil Penalty in.the amount of
$10,000 was issued on July 24, 1990, to Davis Memorial Hospital, Elkins, West Virginia. The action was based on 24 violations including but not limited to failures to: conduct Radiation Safety Committee meetings 5 separate calendar quarters, perform annual reviews of the entire radiation safety-program, train individuals frequenting restricted areas, assay iodine-131 doses prior to administering to patients, mathematically-calculate activities of radiopharmaceutical doses that were administered to. patients, properly determine molybdenum-99 breakthrough contamination, decontaminate, and limit radiation levels in unrestricted areas. The violations are of very significant concern as they indicate a lack of management oversight brought about by the careless disregard of the Radiation Safety Officer (RS0) for his= duties and responsibilities as' RS0 and chair of the Radiation Safety Committee. The escalation and mitigation factors in the Enforcement Policy were considered ai d on balance, a 150%
escalation of the base civil penalty was deemed appiopriate (50% escalation for NRC identification, 50% mitigation for licensee s prompt and extensive corrective action, 50% escalation for prior notice, and 100% escalation forduration). Since this was an initial inspection, the pau performance factor was not applicable. The enforcement correspondence notes that consideration was given to issuance of a suspension order.
Such an order was not issued because of the licensee's voluntary action to shut down its facility and the corrective actions taken.
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A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $25,000 was issued on July 25, 1990 to Illinois Power Company (Clinton). The action was based on technical specification violations whereby licensed operators performed multiple control rod withdrawals j
during startup without the main turbine bypass valves closed, as required.
The proposed civil penalty was mitigated by 50% for the extensive correc-tive actions undertaken after senior management became aware of the event.
It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed '
of the enforcement action.
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A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $7,500 was issued on July _25, 1990, to University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. The action involves two Severity. Level III violations based on failures: to have trained o)erators present on two occasions j
whiletreatingpatientswiththeHigiDose-RateAfterloader(HDRUnit),
j to verify treatment time calculations on 35 occasions (one of which led to a therapy misadministration), to have a'second person check approximately 35 treatment plans to check for possible errors (one of which led to a therapy misadministration). The violations are of significant concern as i
~they indicate a need to assure compliance with NRC regulations and license-conditions. The escalation and mitigation factors in the Enforcement Policy were considered and on balance, a 100% escalation of the base civil penalty for the unqualified user violation was deemed appropriate (50% for NRC identification, 100% for multiple occurrences and 50% mitigation for the licen,ee's good past performance). Adjustment based on other factors was not deemed appropriate.
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A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $5,000.was issued on July 25, 1990 to Newman Memorial Hospital, Shattuck, Oklahoma. The action was based on 10 violations demonstrating a l:
lack of attention to NRC requirements by the radiation safety officer and a lack _of management oversight by the Radiation Safety Comittee (RSC).
In summary, the licensee was found in violation of requirements related to:
(1) responsibilities of the RSO and RSC, (2) personnel dosimetry and ALARA,'(3) ensuring proper operation of the hospital's dose calibrator, (4) radiation surveys and (5) labeling and use of radiopharmaceuticals.
l The base civil penalty of $2,500 was escalated a total of 100 pe cent in this case because of NRC identification of the violations and a lack of L
prompt and comprehensive corrective actions subsequent to the initial NRC inspection in January 1990.
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio paid the civil penalty in the amount of $6,875. The action was based on a violation involving the failure to report a therapy misadministration within the required 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> time period. The violation was of significant concern as the licensee had l
on two previous occasions failed to recognize therapy misadministrations and report them to the Commission in a timely manner.
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Testmaster Inspection Company, Inc., Perrysburgh, Ohio ) aid the imposed civil penalty in the amount of $3,750. The action was )ased on the licensee's failure to make adequate surveys after each radiographic ENCLOSURE L L
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'A Notice of Violation wastissued' February 13',1990. The licensee responded in a letter dated March-7, 1990-admitting the violations'and requesting mitigation of'the civil. penalty.
After. consideration of-the licensee's response -the. staff concluded that' the violations occurred as stated and an Order Imposing Civil; Penalty was-Lissued June 20,;1990.
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Office of Consolidation items of Interest Week Ending July 27, 1990 Second Building Status On Friday, July 27, attorneys for GSA, the Montgomery County Planning Board, and the developer met to discuss traffic mitigation agreements the parties will sign to meet the conditions on approval of the site. plan for TWFN
. laid down by the Planning Board. The developer, who is responsible for various elements of the traffic mitigation program for a period of ten years following occupancy, is concerned about his liability for such elements if the Government exercises its option to buy the second building after five
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.h Region I Items of Interest Week Ending July 27, 1990 1.
Seminar On Reactor Operator Licensing l
On August 1,-1990, Region I will host a seminar on reactor operator licensing for management and training department representatives from Region I power reactors. The purpose of the seminar is to provide an industry /NRC forum for reviewing the experiences.of the past year with implemer. ting operator licensing program changes and to discuss the upcoming Revision 6 changes to NUREG-1021, (Operator Licensing Examiner Standreds).
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Vermont Yankee Annual Emergency Preparedness Exercise On July 18, 1990, NRC Region I participated in the annual emergency preparedness exercise at the Vermont Yankee Power Plant. The NRC response consisted of a Base Team and Site Team totalling approximately 50 regional. personnel... Involvement with the three states was minimal.
The NRC response was observed by representatives of Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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During the week, power ascension testing was conducted. Tests conducted at 100% included: completion of process effluent monitoring, thermal ex-pansion and piping vibration tests, nuclear instrumentation system align-ments, flux mapping, and partial calibration of steam ard feedwater flow instrumentation. Power ascension testing was suspended at midnight Tuesday, to prepare for the formal site dedication ceremony Wednesday.
. Testing resumed Thursday.. Additional tests conducted at 100% power in-cluded: power coefficient measurement data.which required three 40MW load swings; a 10% load swing and a 50% load reduction test. The plant re-sponded as designed to all transients and no equipment' malfunctions occurred. Plans are to conduct the reactor trip test from 100% power on Sunday, July 29, at 8:00 a.m., and the simulated loss of offsite power test from 20% power on Monday, July 30.
NRC inspectors will continue 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> site coverage'of these evolutions.
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Duke Power' Company-On July 23,_ the Regional Administrator met with Duke Power Company's-Vice' President - Nuclear Production to discuss current issues pertaining to the utility.
On July 24, representatives from Duke Power Company were in the Region 11 Office to' discuss their McGuire facility's security program.
On July 25, the Regional Administrator and Region 11 staff members met in the Charlotte, North Carolina Corporate Office with the Engineering Staff of Duke Power Company concerning the engineering interface for the opera '
ting stations.
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NRR Visit On July 24, the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation was in th'e, Region 11 Office to meet with the Regional Administrator and Deputy Regional Administrator.
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Enforcement Conference On July 24, representatives from the Potomac. Valley Hospital in Keyser, West irginia were-in the Region 11 Office to attend an Enforcement V
Confe'rence at the licensee discussed corrective actions and management' controls now in place to assure an understanding and compliance with requirements.- The licensee also addressed the Demand for Information sent.
to them on July 2,1990 and discussed their evaluation and corrective measures associated with the apparent falsification of radiation safety committee meetings.
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Florida Power and Light Company On July 26, representatives of the Florida Power and Light Company were in the Region 11 Office for a pre-SALP self assessment presentation.
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~0lG Visit On July 26, the Regional Administrator met with David Williams, Inspector.
General, Office of Inspector General.
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Tennessee Valley Authority On July 26, the Associate Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, and staff were in Region 11 to meet with the Regional Administrator end the NRC Watts Bar (WBN) and Browns Ferry (BFH) staff. Discussions cen-tered on the interface roles and responsibilities to be shared in regard to the WBN TVA Corrective Action Programs.
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On July 27, B. Wilson and-P. Kellogg accompanied J. P6rtlow, S. Varga, and G. Lainas on a tour of the Browns Ferry Facility. ~ A status meeting was conducted with the licensee.
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Georgia Power Company On July 23, 1990, Vogtle Unit 4 was manually tripped by the control room.
operator when the failure of a 4160V-480V nonsafety transformer resulted-in a runback of the main feedwater pumps. The transformer which failed is
-one of 72 such transformers in use within the plcnt (12-1E and 60 Non-1E applications). The failure was apparently caused by an electrical surge and can be prevented by the installation of a surge arrestor. Five transformers had been previously fitted with surge protection devices; repairs to-the failed transformer of this event included the installation of a surge arrestor, bringing the total number of surge protectors instal-led to six. The remaining 66 transformers will.have surge protection
.added during future schedule outages.
As of today, all transformer failures have occurred-in non-1E applications.
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Commonwealth Edison Company On July 25, 1990, Commonwealth Edison announced that_several management changes will be made in their Nuclear Operations Department with no 3
i effective date determined.
It is anticipated that these changes will take.
effect at the end of August. The changes include the retirement of James Johnson and the reassignment of. Thomas Mairen to Mr. Johnson's-position of Vice President, Engineering dealing with fossil facilities; the promotion of Michael Wallace to Vice President, Nuclear PWR Operations; the reassignment of Louis De1 George to Assistant Vice President, Nuclear-Engineering and Construction; and the promotion of Robert Querio to General Manager, Nuclecr Quality Programs and Assessment.
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' Zion Nuclear Station On July 24, 1990, Chairman Carr toured the Zion site with Mr. Edward i
Greenman, Director, Division of Reactor Projects, Region Ill, and members-of the Region III staff.
1 Mr. H. J. Miller, Director, Division of Reactor Safety, members of his
'I staff, and representatives from the Division of Reactor Projects, AE0D, NRR Mechanical Systems, NRR Plant Systems and NRR Projects met with Mr. T. Maiman,. Commonwealth Edison Company, member of his staff and
. Zion Station management in the Region Ill office on July 25, 1990. This meeting discussed findings of the recent Diagnostic Evaluation Team evaluation at-Zion.- Specific items discussed included motor operated valvesf and service water system operability. Mr. Miller announced a Region 111 special inspection.would commence Monday, July'30, 1990, to follow up on the service water system issues.
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Dresden Nuclear Station On July 23, 1990, Chairman Carr toured the Dresden site with Mr. A. Bert Davis, Regional Administrator, Region 111, and members of the Region III staff.
On July 23, 1990, Dr. Carl Paperiello, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region-III, and members of the Region 111 staff, met with licensee management representatives at:the site to present the SALP 9 Report for the Dresden station. The licensee received Category 1 ratings in Plant Operations, Emergency Preparedness and Security, and Category 2 ratings in the other functional areas.
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Wisconsin Electric Power Company Mr. Bill Boston, Executive Vice President of Wisconsin Electric, met with Mr. A. Bert Davis, Regional Administrator, and members of his staff on July 24, 1990.
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Kansas Gas and Electric Com9any-Kansas City Power and Light Company (KCPL) announced, on July 24, 1990,-
that it has commenced a tender offer for all outstanding. shares of. Kansas.
Gas and Electric Company.
Each company now owns a 47-percent share of Wolf Creek Nuclear plant.
In a bulletin to employees, Bart Withers, president and chief executive officer of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation said he has been assured by the president of KCPL that the proposed merger would not impact operation of the Wolf Creek f acility.
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Fort Calhoun SALP Meeting On Thursday, July 26, 1990, the Regional Administrator, and other members of the Region IV staff, will be at the Fort Calhoun Station's Emergency Operations Facility in Omaha, Nebraska, to present the results of the most recent SALP revie,. to the Omaha Public Power District management and.
members of the public.
Following this meeting the Regional Administrator and members of the Region IV staff will meet with state and local' officials.
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Church Rock Mill Reclamation Plan Meeting On July 27,-1990, the Director and selected members of the URF0 staff met with the President and Manager of Environmental Affairs and other representatives of United Nuclear Corporation to discuss the staff's questions regarding the reclamation plan for the Church Rock Mill.-
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Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station in a letter dated July 24, 1990, the licensee provided a decommissioning financial plan and requested an: interim exemption from NRC requirements to-have full funding at the time of termination of operation. The licensee has proposed to base its financial' planning initially on the minimum L requirements of 10 CFR 50.75, which would be approximately $113 million.-
To accomplish this goal, the licensee plans an_ initial contribution of
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Original plans were to conduct this exercise in December 1990. The licensee proposes to perform communications drills instead of a full exercise. The licensee has previously submitted a revision to the emergency plan based on the defueled condition of.the plant which is under review by the NRC staff.
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Washington Public Power Supply System
'The Regional Administrator and members of the regional staff met with management representatives of WNP-2 on July 26, 1990, in the Regional
-Office to discuss several recent operational events and to update the-licensee's progress with regu/ds to their improvement programs in the areas of engineering, maintenance, and quality-assurance.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS-- BRIEFING BY NUMARC ON ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE DESIGN ISSUES FOR PART 52 SUBMITTALS, 2:00 P.M., MONDAY, JULY 16, 1990, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to Memorandum for the Record dated 7/23/90 j
The Commission was briefed by NUMARC on their recommendations for implementation of Part 52 with respect to an essentially.
complete design.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION / DISCUSSION AND VOTE, 3:30 P.M.,
UEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1990, COMMISSIONERS' ^0NFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKilLLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) --SECY to James M. Taylor, EDO, dated-7/25/90 I.
SECY-90-193 - Interim Final Rule to Amend 10 CFR Parts 30 and 35 The Commission (with all Commissione' agreeing) approved the interim final rule subject to the following:
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The retention period for records pertaining to the departures should be extended from 3. years to 5 years to-ensure NRC has sufficient time to assess the data
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Staff should advise the Commission at the end of~30 months on whether to make the interim provisions final or modify them in some way.
The SECY paper did not specify what issues in the petition-2) for rulemaking were not addressed in the interim rule nor did it indicate what the staff's p'.ans are for. dealing.
The Federal Re 3 ster Notice should 1
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note that the NRC is working on the resolution of the additional items.
The staff is requested to clarify for the Commission the scope of the additional matters and the schedule for their resolution.
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The FRN should be modified-in accordance with the above,.
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Copies of the documents referenced in the FRN should-be provided with the FRN for place). ant.in the Public Document ' Room.
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MRR MEETING NOTICES f-July 27,1990 APFLICANT/
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7/30/90 None One White Flint North Meeting with W fo a discussicn NRC/ W /BNL L. Lois 11:00-3:00 Room 88-11 of the Method and the Bench-i marking of SPNOVA-A Multi-l dimensional Static and Transient l
Program for PWR Core Analysis.
l 7/31/90 50-322 DRS Conference Room, Facility Proposal for Podifica-NRC/Long Island L. Doerflein
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1:00 Region I Office, tions to Operator Licenses and Lighting Company l
King of Prussia, Requalification Program to Pennsylvania Reflect Defueled Condition.
8/1/90 50-259/
One White Flint North Meeting with Tennessee Valley RRC/TVA T. Ross 10:30 260/
Room 138-11 Authority to discuss TVA's 296 approach in analyzing the potential impact of toxic j
chemical barge traffic upon control room habitability.
8/1/90 Mone One White Flint North Meeting with the Boiling Water NRC/BWROG A. Gody, Jr.
1:00-4:00 Room 16B-11 Reactor Owners Group to discuss h'PCI, RCIC, and RWCU Motor-Operated Containment Isolation Valve (MOV) issues.
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 8/2/90 390 & 391 One White Flint Morth Meeting with TVA to discuss the NRC/Duquesne P. Tag.
8:30 Room 108-13 status and proposed revision of Light Company scope of seven corrective action progri.ms: seismic analysis, hanger and analysis update, equipment seismic qualification, HVAC and supoorts, electrical conduit and conduit supports, cable tray and tray supports, and instrument lines.
8/7-8/90 50-390 One White Flint North The NRC staff will discuss with NRC/TVA P. Tam 8:00-5:00 Room 18-13 TY?. representatives the proposed Technical Specification for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1.
8/14/90 None One White Flint North Meeting with MUMARC to disciass NRC/NUMARC/EFRI R. Rothman 9:30 Room 88-11 the Seismic Individual Plan:
Examination for External Events Guidance document and workshop.
8/15/90 50-443 DRS Conference Room, Meeting with Public Service MRC/PSCMH E. McCabe 8:30 Region I Office, Company of New Hampshire to King of Pi r sia, discuss requalificatier.
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Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact-8/2-10 General Electric IAEA Physical Inventory MRC-H. Zibulsky Wilmington, NC Verification GE IAEA 8/02 OWFM 2F-17/21 AYLIS Technology ~
MRC P. Ting and Uranium Enrichment DOE Plan Overview Briefing LLNL by LLhl Martin Marietta Energy Systems Division of High-level Waste Management Docket Attendees /
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'Date/ Time Number Location Purpose D. Martin 7/31 Phillip: Building Review of Pathfinder NRC 7/31-8/2 Buffalo, NY EPA /NRC Mixed NRC R. Boyle Waste Workshop Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear Safety f
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Division of Safety Issue Resolution 8/16/90 NLS-013 NUMARC/NRC Review Meeting on J. Chen N' MARC Prsposed Fire Methodology 492-3919 J
9:00 AM for IPEEE 9/11-13/90 Pittsburgh Hilton The NRC plans to conduct a J. Chen Pittsburgh, PA workshop to discuss the IPEEE 492-3919 objectives and solicit questions i
and points for clarification on the draft Supplement and on the draft guidance document, MUREG-1407,
" Procedural'and Submittal Guidance for Individual Plant Examination of External Events (IPEEE) for Severe Accident Vulnerabilities."
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The NRC will hold five public meetings in August and September to discuss its recently published Below Regulatory Concern (BRC) Policy Statement 8/28/90 Chicago, IL Charles Morelius 1:00 PM Holiday Inn - 0' Hare Airport Region III 708/790-5500 l
9/18/90 King of Prussia, PA Marie Miller 9:00 AM Sheraton Valley Forge Convention Center Region I 215/337-5000 9/20/90 Atlanta, GA J. Philip Stohr 1:00 PM Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel Region II 404/331-4503 9/25/90 Arlington, TX A. Bill Beach 1:00 PM Arlington Convention Center Region IV 817/960-8100 9/27/90 Dakland, CA Ross A. Scarano 9:00 AM Holiday Inn - Oakland Airport Region V 41!.l943-3700-Bp e
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Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact 07/31 Emmitsburg, MD Meeting of FRPCC Training AE00, FEMA T. McKenna Subcommitte 08/01 DOE Meeting, Standing Subcommittee AE00, DOE, other Federal R. Hogan on Energy, Coordinating Committee Agencies on Emergency Preparedness Mobilization Planning 08/06-07 RIV Moderators' Meeting for Ri urbend AE00, RIV, fella, Licensee E. Weinstein Exercise 08/08 Operations Materials Exercise in Conjunction AE00, RIII, NMSS, CE E. Weinstein Center with the Licensee 08/09 Operations Tour and Briefing of MRC Interns AE00 E. Weiss 10:00 a.m.
Center 08/14 Operations Meeting of FRPCC Subcommittee AE00, Other Federal R. Hogan Center to discuss revision of EPA PAGS 08/27-28 TTC NRC Inspection Manual Chapter NRR, AE00 and K. Raglin Chattanooga, 1245 (Inspector Qualifications)
Regions I-V E. Butcher (NRR) t TN Review Group Meeting 08/28 and Baton Rouge, Post-Emergency Table Top Exercise AE00, States E. Weinstein 09/18 LA at the River Bend Facility Local Parishes, Federal Agencies
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6 Date/ Time-Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact-08/29 TTC Training Advisory Group (TAG)
NRR, letSS, RES, GPA, AE00, K. Raglin-
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TN 09/06 Operations Exercise with CE Facility in AE00, RIII, Licensee E. Weinstein-Center, RII Hematite, MO EP S
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o 08/07/90 50-247 RI Office Enforcement Conference Selected RI Staff Suseners 1:00 p.m.
Coned - Indian Point 2 Members & Licensee 08/15/90 50-443 RI Office Requal. Examination Selected RI Staff McCabe 8:30 a.m.
PSMH - Seabrook Unit 1 Mewbers & Licensee E
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07/31/90 RII Office Enforcement Conference Licensee, RA, and Ebneter 10:00 am Duke Power Company -
selected PII staff McGuire Facility 08/01/90 Waynesboro, GA Full Scale Emergency Licensee and selected Stohr Exercise - Vogtle RII staff 08/02/90 Spring City, TN Meeting w/TVA Executives Licensee and Regional Ebneter 1:00 pm regarding Watts Bar Administrator 08/08-10/90 RII Office Resident Inspectors' Senior and Resident Reyes Meeting Inspectors, selected HQs and Licensee guest e
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19 Region III Meeting Notices Docket Attendees Date/ Time Number 1.ocation Purpose Applicant NRC' Contact 07/31/90 50-331 Region III Iowa Electric Co.,
Licensee, Regional-Davis Duane Arnold -
Administrator, and Management Meeting selected mew 6ers of Region III Staff 07/31/90 34-00398-10 Region III St. Luke's Hospital-Licensee, Director, Division Morelius 1:00 pm 030-17512 Enforcement Conference of Radiation Safety and Safeguards and selected members of Region III Staff 07/31/90 50-346 Region III Toledo Edison Company, Licensee, Regional Greenman 1:00 pm Davis-Besse -
Administrator and selected Management Meeting members of Region III Staff 08/C2/90 50-454 Region III Commonwealth Edison Licensee, Regional Davis 50-455 Co., Byron -
Administrator, and Enforcement Conference selected members of Region III Staff 08/07/90 50-440 Perry Site Visit Comissioner Rogers, Greenman 50-441 Director, Division of Reactor Projects and Licensee 08/09/90 50-263 Region III Northern States Power - Licensee, Regional Davis 10:00 am 50-282 Management Meeting Administrator, and selected 50-306 mewbers of RIII Staff 08/09/90 50-461 Region III Illinois Power Co. -
Licensee, Regional Davis 1:00 pm Management Meeting Administrator, and selected members of RIII Staff 08/10/90 50-10 Region III Commonwealth Edison Licensee, Regional Miller 10:00 am 50-237 Company. Dresden -
Administrator, and selected 50-249 Enforcement Conference members of RIII Staff
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'RIV Office General discussions.
Michael Evans, Kansas City RMartin (11:00)
Power & Light 8/9/90 50-267 RIV Office Fort St. Vrain status.
Clegg Crawford, PSCO RMartin (1:00) 8/29/90 Jackson, MS Meeting with Entergy Exec Staff W. Cavanaugh, Entergy RMartin-(9:00) ip
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Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact 8/16/90 030-Tripler Enforcement Conference related B. Faulkenberry R. Pate (9:00 a.m.)
03537 AMC to the violations identified F. Wenslawski Hawaii during an NRC inspection.
M. Blume J. Montgomery Girard Seitter III Commanding Officer, j
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