ML20058N361
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| Issue date: | 01/14/1981 |
| From: | Rehm T NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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f UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 2o555 INFORMATION REPORT 4
January 14, 1981 stCy.8,_3, E;
For:
The Comissioners s
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T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 9,1981 l
l A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure l
Administration A
1 Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Standards Development C
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards D
Inspection and Enforcement E
Nuclear Regulatory Research F*
Executive Legal Director G*
International Programs H
State Programs I
Management and Program Analysis J
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Controller K
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data L
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization M*
Items Approved by the Comission N
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_ Sumary of Weekly Information Report l
I Week Ending January 9,1981 Cateoorv II Material Physical Protection Final Rule The EDO signed a Federal Recister Notice on the Category II Material Physical Protection Final Rule. A public announcement is being prepared and the notice l
will be submitted for publication shortly.
FY 1982 Budoet The' President's FY 1982 budget will be submitted to Congress on January 15, 1981.
NRC will submit its FY 1982 budget to Congress on the same day. An NRC press briefing on the budget will be held the afternoon of January 15.
i Beaver Valley i
It was discovered that the replacement of 6" shims with 14" shims in portions of the main steam line supports had not been completed as previously believed and reported in response to IEB 79-14. The plant will remain in Mode 4 with the main steam stop valves shut until a QC audit of all seismic modifications reported as complete is conducted.
Millstone 1 The Millstone 1 Refueling Outage. originally scheduled for completion by December 23, 1980, has been extended to mid-February 1981.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 1
Week Ending January 9,1981 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received 49*
O Granted 5
0 Denied 0
0 Pending 44 0
- Includes 42 requests pending completion at the end of 1980.
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Michael Schuman Requests a listing of all publicly available materials (81-1) dealing with areas of nuclear science such as reactor design, construction and security.
Victor Schonfeld, Requests all documents regarding the use of burros in Slick Pics radiation research in the 1950's funded by the Atomic International Inc.
Energy Commission and conducted at the University of (81-2)
Tennessee and documents regarding NRC funded research using aninals.
Sam Maddis, Requests records pertaining to the disposal of nuclear The Courier-News wastes off the New Jersey coast by the Navy in (81-3)
October 1947.
S. Gannis Requests the text, authors and dates of NRC's findings l
(81-4) in regard to the Federal Register Notice on October 27, 1980.
Lilias Jones, Requests a copy of 15 listed documents.
Black Hills Alliance (81-5)
John F. Doherty Requests a copy of 24 listed documents.
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CONTACT:
J. M. Felton 492-7211 ENCLOSURE A
2 Received, Cent'd i
i Allan Mazur, Requests a copy of the list titled " Threats to Syracuse University Licensed Nuclear Facilities" updated from March 30 (81-7) 1979.
Granted W. T. Crawford, In response to a request for data on individual General Electric shipments of uranium between 1976 and 1980, made (80-576) available a computer printout containing this data.
(NRC employee)
In response to a request for copies of specific (80-627) documentation pertaining to her step-three grievance.
made available 34 documents.
Raymond P. Miller, In response to a request for a copy of the non-Shannon & Wilson, Inc.
proprietary version of the winning proposal submitted (80-632) under NRC Request for Proposal RS-OSD-80-019, informed l
the requester this document is already available 1'
at the PDR.
Lynn Connor, In response to a request for a copy of the " Draft of Doc-Search Associates the Five Year Plan for the NRC Research Program" l
(80-633) discussed at the December 5,1980 ACRS meeting, infomed the requester that this document will be issued in final form late in January,1981.
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Joseph Halapatz, In response to a request, on behalf of an NRC employee, (Representing an for a listing of the employees by name and grade in NRC employee) the Property Management Section, Property and Supply (80-636)
Branch, Division of Facilities and Operations Support as of September 18, 1980, made available this information.
Denied None ENCLOSURE A
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DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending January 9,1981 IFB'S ISSUED 1.
IFB RS-ADM-81-369 Title - Electrostatic Copying Services Description - Electrostatic copying shall consist of copying, collating, drilling, stapling, and/or thermal binding from one to three inches in thickness.
Period of Performance - One year Sponsor - Office of Administration Status - Bid under evaluation i
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IFB RS-ADM-81-387 i
Title - Photographic Services Description - The work consists of processing and printing of negatives and production of slides.,
j Period of Performance - One year i
Sponsor - Office of Administration Status - IFB scheduled to be issued on January 23, 1981.
PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION 1.
RFP RS-ADM-80-714
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Title - Understanding the Regulatory Process Description - To design a course of instruction to provide an understanding of the regulatory process. This effort will require a person (s) with expertise in the regulatory process, philosophy and knowledge of administrative laws and applications.
Period of Performance - Four and one-half months Spont.or - Office of Administration Status - Revised proposals under evaluation 2.
RFP RS-RES-81-168 (formerly RS-RES-81-235)
Title - Seismic History of the Eastern Seaboard from New York to Norfolk, Virginia Description - The work to be accomplished under this contract comprises a comprehensive search of all available records in major respositories throughout the northeastern United States for the purpose of discovering new information on earthquake occurrence ENCLOSURE A t
I I and effects. The region to be surveyed extends from New York City to Norfolk, Virginia and includes the Appalachian Mountains within its western boundary.
The historical period to be covered extends from the earliest records available up to 1930. The results l
of this search is to be published in a catalogue, l
suitable for interfiling with existing catalogues.
Period of Performance - One year Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - RFP closed January 5, 1981. Proposals under evaluation January 6, 1981.
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NRC-04-80-188 Title - Foreign Research and Licensing Practice Coordinator for General Reactor Safety Research Description - The review, description, analysis, and comparison of foreign research and licensing practices and the j
exploration of ways and areas in which NRC and foreign government can conduct joint venture research.
Period of Performance - Seventeen months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status - Cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded to Structural Mechanics Associates in the amount of $248,410.00, and is effective December 29, 1980.
CONTRACTS CLOSED OUT (All administrative action completed and final payment made)
Contract No.
Contractor Close-Out Date AT(49-24)-0056 NUSAC, Inc.
12/29/80 NRC-10-79-381 SBA/ Social Research Appli-cations Corp.
12/22/80 ENCLOSURE A
DIVISION OF SECURITY WEEK ENDING JANUARY 10, 1981 Stomic Safety and Licensino Board Panel (ASLBP) Hearinos During the week of January 5,1981, the Facilities and Systems Security Branch coordinated with local law enforcement agencies in Houston and Wallis, Texas, to provide support for the ASLBP Evidentiary Hearings on Allen's Creek Nuclear Power Plant.
Information Security Oversicht Office (1500)
Mr. Fred Brewer, the new 1500 program analyst for the NRC was briefed on January 7,1981, on the NRC and its information security program.
U.S. Nuclear Reculatory Commission (U.S.-NRC) FRG Minister of Interior (FRG-BMI)
Aareement Division of Security representatives met with a representative of the Office of International Programs (OIP) to reach agreement on language changes proposed by the BMI to a classified information exchange agreement. developed by the Division of Security. Proposed NRC language modifications were transmitted to the BMI by OIP and, if accepted, the agreerent can be submitted to the Executive Director for Operations for approval on behalf of the NRC.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION Items of Interest Week Ending January 9,1981 1
Seaver Valley On January 7,1980. it was discovered that the replacement of 6" shims with 14" shims in portions of the main steam line supports had not been completed as previously believed and reported in response to IEB 79-14 The plant is currently in Mode 4 with the main steam stop valves shut and will remain in that condition until a QC audit of all seismic The Resident Inspector modifications reported as complete is conducted.
and Region 1 Office are investigating further action.
Millstone 1 The Millstone 1 Refueling Outage originally scheduled for completion by Deceeer 23, 1980 has been extended to mid February 1981. The outage extension is necessary to allow sufficient time for re-analysis of feed-water piping and support stresses because this piping inside containment -
(drywell) sprang out of position when the feedwater check valves inside containment, scheduled for rep 1acement during the outage, were cut out.
Such analysis is justified not only to confirm the adequacy of feedwater piping and support after replacement of the feedwater check valve but to assure that the integrity of the feedwater containment (drywell) penetra-tion is maintained.
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, fr-- l's:e-ber 31,191-The licensee requested four additier.31 days of oceration
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s :t -it more effective use of manpower duriag the end cf year holicay The plant is at the end of its operating cycle at a pavier level The basis for the four-cay extension is that
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f:RC TMI PROGRAM OFFICE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT Week of January 4 - 10, 1981 Plant Status Core Cooling Mode: Cyclic natural circulation in the reactor coolant system (RCS) loops with heat transfer to reactor building amotent.
Available Core Cooling Modes: Once Through Steam Generator (OTSG) "A" and/or "B" steaming to the main condenser; long-tem cooling "B" (OTSG-5); decay heat removal 1
sys tems.
Backup Pressure Control Mode: One decay host renovel pump to supply pressure in conjunction with variable recirculation back l
to the borated water storage tank (BWST).
l Major Parameters (As of 0500, January 9,1981) (approximate values) 0 Average Incore Thermocouples: 125 F l
0 Maximum Incore Thermocouple:
159 F RCS Loop Temperatures:
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0 Hot Leg 122 F 1250F 0
Cold Leg (1) 690F 69 F 0
(2) 680F 69 F RCS Pressure: 95 psig (DVM) 0 69 F Pressurizer Temperature:
0 Reactor Building:
Temperature: 64 F i
Water level: Elevation 290.6 ft. (8.1 ft. from floor) via penetration 401 manometer Pressure:
-0.4 psig (H ise)
Concentration: 1.2 x 10- uti/cc (Kr-85) (sample I
taken 1/7/81)
Effluent and EnvironmentallRadiological) Infomation 1.
Liquid effluents from TMI site released to the Susquehanna River After processing, were made within the regulatory limits and in
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accordance with NRC requirements and City of Lancaster Agreement dated February 27, 1980.
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EPA Environmental Data. Results from EPA monitoring of the environment
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around the im site were as follows:
The EPA measured Krypton-85 (Kr-85) concentrations (pC1/m3) og j
several environmental monitoring stations and reported the following results:
Location December 19 - December 29, 1980 i
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Bainbridge 19 Goldsboro 20 Observation Center 29 Middletown 27 l
t All of the above levels of Kr-85 are considered to be back-ground levels.
No radiation above nomally occurring background levels were detected in any of the samples collected from the EPA's air and gama rate networks during the period from December 30, 1980, through January 8,1981.
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NRC Environmen_tal Data. Results from IRC monitoring of the environment around the TML site were as follows:
1 The following are the NRC air sample analytical results for the onsite continuous air sampler:
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Period (uC1/cc) (UCf/ccl HP-249 December 30,1980-January 8,1981
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Licensee Radioactive Material and Radwaste Ship ~ments. The following IiiTjiiiient was maoe:
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Maior Activities 1.
Reactor Decay Heat Removal. On January 5,1981, the licensee stoppea steaming tne "A" VTSG by shutting a turbine bypass valve.
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This put the RCS in a " Loss to Ambient" mode of cooling which is l
heat transfer of reactor decay heat from both RCS loops to the reactor building ambient, l
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_ Reactor Building Purge / Entry. Reactor building entries with associated purging 1s scheouled to start on January 27, 1981. At that time two entries are scheduled to occur on two separate days, i
The onsite staff 'is reviewing the scheduled work items for these entries.
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Ground Water Monitoring Status. The licensee continued their well water monitoring program. Ihe licensee reported to the NRC that a sample taken from well No. 2 on October 1, 1980 contained trace -
Quantities of Cesium-137 (Cs-137) (34 + 6.3 pCif1) and Cs-134 i
(12.8 1 5.5 pCi/1). Subsequent analysis of well No. 2 water samples taken on Octr.ber 8,15, and November 5,1980, did not contain detectable levels of either Cs-134 or Cs-137.
Indepeneent analysis of well No. 2 water is being performed by the r
NRC and EPA. The analytical results will be reported in the next weekly status report.
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briefing in Harrisburg, at the Forum, beginning at 7:30 p.m.,
sponsored by the Department of Environmental Resources concerning j
the status of decontamination at Three Mile Island. Following the l
presentation, the NRC, the EPA and Hetropolitan Edison will be l
available to answer questions.
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IMPORTANT EVENTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 9,1981 i
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" Proposed Ground-Water Protection Strategy" (45 FR 77514) for Federal l
agtacy representatives on December 18, 1980. Robert Samworth, NRR, attended as NRC's representative and Thomas J. Nicholson, SD, attended i
- as an observer. Victor Kimm, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Drinking i
Water, reviewed the development of the proposed strategy outlining the need for a national program for protecting ground-water aquifers to be implemented by the individual states. The program centers on a three-tiered classification i
scheme for aquifers that may allow different levels of protection based upon a number of factors. The proposed strategy appears to have an impact on NRC's regulations and licensing activities in the areas of uranium milling l
and mining, and high and low-level waste facilities. A public meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. January 29-30, 1981 to discuss EPA's proposed strategy. The public comment period ends February 18, 1981.
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Regulatory Guides to be Issued in the Near Future
Title:
Criticality and Other Interior Evacuation Signals (R.G. 8.5, Rev.1)
Expected Issuance Date: August 1981
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This guide defines the characteristics of an acceptable audible signal for use with criticality detection and alarm systems and other instances where prompt, complete evacuation is required to prevent serious injury from radiation exposure.
Contact:
Walter S. Cool 443-5970 Title : Standard Format and Content of License Applications for Uranium Mills (R.G. 3.5, Rev. 2)
Expected Issuance Date: March 1981
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The purpose of this guide is to provide specific guidance on the format and content of an application for an NRC Source Material License authorizing uranium milling.
Contact:
D. Harmon 443-5910
Title:
Standard Format and Content of Environmental Reports for Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal - Shallow and Intermediate Land Burial Expected Issuance Date: April 1981
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This guide provides the content and format for environmental reports to accompany an applicant's license application to receive and dispose of LLW by near surface disposal.
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S. Wastler 443-5981 Reculatory Guide to be Withdrawn
Title:
Guidance on License Application. Siting Design, and plant Protection for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (R.G. 3.24)
This guide has been replaced by four more current and comprehensive guides. ANS is also developing a standard concerning siting criteria.
The only subject not covered by a guide is plant protection. The Requirements for this protection are defined in 10 CFR Part 72 and a memo is being developed requesting SGSB to evaluate the need for j
specific guidance.
Contact:
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Publications Issued During the Period of December 22, 1980 - January 9,1981 Reg. Guide 1.84 Rev.17: Design and Fabrication Code Case Acceptability ASME Section III Division 1 (Issued to Reflect Consnents)
Reg. Guide 1.85, Rev.17: Materials Code Case Acceptability ASME Section III Division 1 (Issued to Reflect Comments)
Reg. Guide 1.97, Rev. 2: Instrumentation for Light-Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants to Assess Plant and Environs Conditions During and Following an Accident (Issued tn Reflect Comments)
Reg. Guide 10.5, Rev.1: Applications for Type A Licenses of Broad Scope (Issued to Reflect Comments)
Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement: Spent Fuel Heat Generation in an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Task FP-034-4, Division 3 (Comments requested by March 4,1981) 1 l
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Items of Interest Week Ending January 9,1981 l
Category II Material Physical Protection Final Rule A public announcement is being prepared and the Federal Register Notice has been signed by EDO on the Category 11 Material Physical Protection Final Rule.
i The notice will be submitted for publication shortly.
NFS-Erwin ID Evaluation t
Staff members of NRC and NUSAC. Inc., will visit the NFS Erwin HEU fuel q/cle facility the week of January 12, 1981, to stucW NFS's reported ID performance over the past year. NUSAC has been contracted to provide assistance in i
this evaluation that will include both the neasuremeat 'as well as non-measurement contributions to 10. This evaluation will be the first operational facility application of the new AMASS material accounting sinulation nethodology developed by NUSAC under a parallel contractual effort.
Scheduled Speaking Engagements Kenneth E. Sanders will speak at the DOE / International Affairs in Washngton, D.C.,
on January 14, 1981, on " International Safeguards with an Example of Application to Light Water Reactors."
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Week Ending January 9,1981 1
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The following Notifications of Significant Enforcement Action were dispatched during the week.
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EN-80-58 Midland Nuclear Power Station (Consumers Power Company) - A Notice of Violation and a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $38,000 was issued to subject licensee on January 2,1981, based on 16 infractions relating to major deficiencies found in the Consumers Power Company quality assurance program related to the activities of a heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor, the Zack Company.
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PNG-I-81-01 Millstone Point 2 - Loss of 125 Volt Vital DC Bus and Reactor Trip f
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PNO-II-81-01 Brunswick Unit 1 - Malfunction cf Target Rock Safety Relief l
Valve c.
PNO-ll-81-02 Oconee 1, 2 and 3 - Ir. terr.ai Cortamination of Three Individuals.
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PNO-III-80-219A Point Beach 1 - Reactor Trips Caused by Closure of the Main Feedwater Regulating Valve e.
PHO-III-80-237A Zion 1 and 2 - Unplanned Gaseous Release f.
PNO-III-81-01 Dresden 2 - Minor Release of Contaminated Steam During Iso-l 1ation Condenser Testing g.
PNO-III-81-02 Industrial Inspection Industries, Inc. - Stolen Radiographic l
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PNO-III-81-03 Davis-Besse 1 - Reactor Shutcown Exceeding Two Days i
- i. PNO-III-81-04 Palisades Nuclear Power Plant - Loss of 125 V DC Battery i
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- j. PNO-III-81-05 Byron Nuclear Generating Station - Electrical Construction Problems Identified at the Byron Nuclear Station k.
PNO-III-81-06 D. C. Cook Unit 1 - Initiation of Safety Injection at 1007.
Power, Due to Turbine Control Valve Fluctuation 1.
PNO-IV-80-34C Houston Lighting and Power Company, South Texas Project. Units 1 and 2 - Update - Expansion of Previously Autnorized ASME Welding and Return to Nomal Production Welding m.
PNO-IV-81-02 Atlas Minerals Corporation Moab, Utah - Uranium Mill Fire n.
PNO-V-81-01 Nuclear Engineering Company, Richland Washington Burial Site -
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NRC Arrangement With Korea l
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i and Technology. The present arrangement between NRC and the Korean Atomic Energy Bureau (since renamed) is due to expire March 18, 1981.
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the proposed outline for restructuring of the Action Plan and reviewed the status of the implementation of the current work plans, including consideration of priorities. The next meeting is scheduled for February 3.
Meeting on the U.S. Voluntary Offer i
IP representatives attended a meeting at the State Department on January 9 l
with representatives from RMSS and the Executive Branch to discuss informally the preparation of facility attachments for U.S. nuclear installations under the U.S.-IAEA Safeguards Agreement with IAEA/U.S. Country Officer Gonzalez-Montes.
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Foreign Reports The following foreign reports were received at IP during the period of January 5 to 9.
The ** indicates the reports are in English. For further information contact Eva Szent-Ivany (49-27788) IP.
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s DSN 397 - French Procedures to Evaluate Atmospheric Pollution Potentially Connected to Nuclear Activities i
From Italy:
CNEN - Study of an Advanced Containment System for New LWR Power Plants **
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Monthly Operating Report of Chinshan Unit 1, November 19R0**
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JANUARY 9, 1981 l
On January 5, 1981, William B. Menczer, RSLO, Region III, and members of the Region III staff met with Michigan State officials in Lansing to discuss the velsicol Company's decontamination plan for the Breckenridge Burial Site.
On January 6, 1981 Mr. Menezer met with Sheldon Mains of the Minnesota Planning Department in St. Paul to discuss areas of mutual interest and on January 7, 1981, he was at the State Emergency Operations Center in St. Paul to observe an exercise of the i
Minnesota Radiological Emergency Response Plan for the Monticello Nuclear Power Station.
Following the exercise, he toured the State i
radiological health laboratories and met with Dr. Roger DeRoos, to discuss the Division's Director, Division of Environmental Health, role in radiological emergency response.
On January 8, 1981, he was.in Monticello, Minnesota to attend a critique of the previously j
held emergency exercise and to represent the NRC at a public meeting l
in which the State plan was explained to local residents and public l
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l On January 7 and 8, Robert Trojanowski, RSLO, Region II, participated in a DOE-sponsored radiological emergency response planning and preparedness meeting at Savannah River.
The purpose of this meeting was to review and discuss the preparation of the Federal Radiological Monitoring Assessment Plan (FRMAP), formerly the Interagency Radiological Assistance Program (IRAP), for Standard Federal Region III.
Frank Young attended a meeting of the State Planning Council on l
Radioactive Waste Management, January 8 and 9, in Phoenix.
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State Planning Council was established by Executive Order on l
February 12, 1980, to provide advice and recommendations to the President and the Secretary of Energy on nuclear waste management, including interim management of spent fuel and transportation of radioactive waste.
On January 8 and 9, Dean Kunihiro, RSLO, Region V, met with the Region X Assistance Committee (RAC) in Seattle to review comments on the Washington State and Cowlitz county (Washington) emergency plans.
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I WEEK ENDING JANUARY 9.1981 Abnormal Occurrence Report i
Forwarded 3rd Quarter CY-80 Abnormal Occurrence Report to the Commission for approval Legislative Analysis for A0/EDO Identified tasks in recent Acts that will affect NRC, specifically I
those contained in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 and the l
Nuclear Safety Research Development and Demonstration Act of 1980.
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l Annual Report Completed first draft of Overview (Chapter 1) for Director's review.
Plans call for sending draft to Commission and other Directors next i
week for cmsnents.
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Office of the Controller Items of Interest I
Week Ending January 9, 1981 1
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1980 Wage and Tax Statement The Controller's Office expects to issue Form W-2 for Federal Income Tax requirements during the week ending January 23, 1981.
FY 1981 Budget i
j FY 1980 unobligated uncommitted funds are being reviewed for application to FY 1981 programs.
FY 1982 Budget The President's FY 1982 budget will be submitted to Congress on January 15, 1981.
NRC will submit its FY 1982 budget to Congress on the same day.
An NRC press briefing on the budget will be held the afternoon of January.'5.
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OFFICE FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JANUARY 9, 1981 An AEOD program plan and activities report was prepared and forwarded to the,EDO on December 29, 1980. This plan sumarizes a number of activities and studies underway within the office, and provides a current updating on the AEOD organization and procedures. This plan supersedes the interim AEOD work plan prepared last April.
i A three month trial program has been initiated by the Nuclear Safety Informa-tion Center at ORNL using the event Sequence Coding and Search (SCS) procedure.
This trial program will process approximately 1,000 LERs and will be used to further refine and validate the procedure and to develop realistic estimates of personnel and time requirements for routine implementation. A progress report documenting the work to date is in the final editing stage and will be widely distributed in the near future.
With Comission affirmation on December 22, 1980 of the Consent Calendar Paper l
on the Integrated Operational Experience Reporting (IDER) system, AEOD is pro-ceeding to develop the necessary cetailed guidance and to develop the appropriate formal and informal comunication channels with interested organizations, principally the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and the Nuclear Safety Information Center.
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i ITEMS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 9,1981 A.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF SECY-80-403 - AMENDMENTS TO PART 140 -
CHANGES IN NUCLEAR ENERGY LI ABILITY INSURANCE POLICY,10:05 A.M., TUESDAY, JANUARY 6,1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO
-l PUBLIC ATTENDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 1/8/81.
l The Commission by a vote of 3-1 (Chairman Ahearne dissenting) approved for public comment proposed amendments to 10 CFR Part 140 to make minor changes in Facility Form of nuclear liability insurance policy furnished by licensees as evidence of financial protection.
The. proposed changes revise the
. definition of " insured shipment" and relieve insurers of certain potential liability in connection with inspectio'n activities.
1 Chairman Ahearne would have put out a notice which raised the general issue of whether the Commission should change its i
traditional approach but would not have included either the ANI endorsements or an alternative version.
l The Commission requested that staff revise the Federal Register Notice:
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to indicate that the Commission is reconsidering its traditional approach of including all endorsements j
to the nuclear liability insurance policies in its rules, and seeking comment on a proposed change to i
remove those portions not related to the protection-of the public provisions of the policy.
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to include for public comment the two endorsements proposed by ANI; and prepare an' alternative to the second endorsement, c.
as preferred by the Co:nmission, which would include extending the inspection rights of the insurance pools for books and records related to any property insurance afforded the insured but would not address the issue of insurers liability arising either out of damage to property at the insured facility or suspension of insurance.
(NRR) (SECY Suspense:
1/26/81)
The Commission also requested that representatives of the insurance pools be invited to a Commission meeting to discuss the policy and explain the principles of the insurance.
(EDO)
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SECY-80-535 - NFS ERWIN INVENTORY DIFFERENCES (COMMISSIONER ACTION ITEM).
Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 1/8/81.
This is to advise you that the subject paper is.being returned without action because the Comission did not agree on a l
majority position.
Comissioners Gilinsky and Bradford favored the actions i
planned by the staff.
Chairman Ahearne and Comissioner Eendrie did not agree.
Because a majority of the Comission does not favor proceeding with the staff's proposal, it fails.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION SESSION 81-1, 2:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, j
JANUARY 7,1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE R00M, D.C. OFFICE (PORTION 4
OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE; PORTION CLOSED) (EXTRACT) Memo SECY to Dircks, dtd 1/8/81.
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SECY-A-80-190B - Revisions in Draft Bailly Show Cause Order (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM)
The Comission deferred further consideration of the order pending receipt of responses to questions addressed to the staff by Comissioner i
Gilinsky in his memo dated January 6,1981.
The Comission by a vote of 3-1 (Chairman Ahearne dissenting) directed
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the Director, NRR, to hold action on the Section 2.206 requests of the i
State of Illinois and the City'of Gary, et al., until further direction is received from the Comission.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION SESSION 81-1, 2:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7,1981, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (PORTION OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE; PORTION CLOSED) (EXTRACT)* Memo SECY to Di rc ks / Bi c kwi t/ Fouc ha rd / Kannerer.
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SECY-A-80-188 - Petition for a Hearing in the Matter of the Proposed Decontamination of the Dresden Nuclear.
Power Station (CONSENT. CALENDAR. ITEM)
The comunission by a vote of 3-1 (Chairman Ahearne dis'senting) approved an Order, with modifications suggested by Consnissioner Gilinsky, to require that the applicant, NRC staff, and the petitioners address additional questions regarding other license amendments which may be. required.
Chairman Ahearne would have preferred to issue a notice offering an opportunity for hearing on the proposed decontamination; his dissenting views are attached to the Order.
(OGC)
(Subsequently, the Secretary signed the Order).
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SECY-80-533 - General Licensing of Carriers of Irradiated Fuel (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM)
The Commission'by a vote of 4-0 approved the publication of an effective amendment to 10 CFR 70 that would issue a.ganeral license'to carriers of irradiated reactor fuel.
The Coasaission:
approved the ainendments set forth -in Enclosure B a.
of the staff paper for publication in final form in the Federal Register, with the modification that the DOE exemption be made explicit; (SD) (SECY Suspense:
1/26/81)'
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requested that appropriate Congressional Committees be informed of this Commission action; (OCA/SD) (SECY Suspense:
1/26/81) requested that the value/ impact analysis (Enclosure E c.
of the staff paper) be placed in the Public Document Room; (SD) (SECY Suspense:
1/26/81) d.
requested that a public announcement such as Enclosure D of the staff paper be issued when the amendments are filed with the Office of the Federal Register.
(OPA/SD) (SECY Suspense:
1/26/81)
- Item V of the Affirmation Session was included in Staff Requirements Memorandum dated 1/8/81.
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III. SECY-80-530 - Final Rule on the Protection of Transient
~j Shipments (CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM)
The Commission approved publication in final form of J
amendments to 10 CFR 70 and 73 to withdraw the existing exemption from licensing requirements for carriers who i
possess formula quantities of SSNM and require them to be responsible against theft and radiological sabotage in the course of transient shipments.
l The Commission:
approved by a vote of 4-0 the amendments set forth
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in Enclosure A, as modified, for publication in final form in the Federal Register to become effective I
240 days after publication in the Federal Register and that within this period draft guidance (Enclosure B of the staff paper) be published for public comment, revised as necessary in response to comments received, and published in final form as a regulatory guider (NMSS) (SECY Suspense:
1/26/81) b.
by a vote of 3-l' (Commissioner Gilinsky dissenting),
approved a modification suggested by Chairman Ahearne to incorporate the reasons stated on page 1 of the staff paper into the proposed final rule (Enclosure A, page 5, second paragraph) r (NMSS) unanimously approved the following modification by c.
Commissioner Bradford:
"The final rule and draft regulatory guide (for public comment) should require receipt of a description of the physical security system
( 7 0. 2 0b (d) ) at least seven days prior to the planned entry into the U.S."
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(underlined phrase provided subsequently by staff);
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requested that the appropriate Congressional Comittees be notified of this Commission actions (OCA/NMSS) (SECY Suspense:
1/26/81) requested that a public announcement be issued e.
when the amendments are filed with the Office of the Federal Registerr (OPA/NMSS) (SECY Suspense:
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I noted that necessary arrangements have been made f,
with the Department of Transportation for-them to 1
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inform transient shipment carriers that they must l
j comply with NRC regulations and to specify that NRC is responsible for inspection and enforcement l
i of compliance with such-regulations..
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i SECY-A-80-179F - Draft Indian Point Order IV.
The Commission unanimously approved a Memorandum and Order dealing with the issue of interim operation of 7
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the Indian Point unit during the adjudicatory hearing and providing instructions to the hearing board, including approval of Commissioner Hendrie's version of paragraph and the addition of 18A (page 9 of the draft order),
The Commission the following statement in the Order:
would like to receive the Board's recommendations no l
1ater than one year from this date."
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l (subsequently, the Secretary signed the order).
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF SECY-80-474 - FINAL RULE - 10 CFR 60, i
DISPOSAL OF HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN GEOLOGIC REPOSITORIES -
LICENSING PROCEDURES, 2:05 P.M., MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1980, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC AlltNDANCE). Memo SECY to Dircks/Bickwit, dtd 1/5/81.
The Commission (Commissioner Gilinsky was not present) continued its discussion of the subject paper and the 19 modifications proposed by Commissioner Bradford.
Chairman Ahearne noted that Commissioner Gilinsky's views would be required.
The views expressed by the Commissior.ers present at the meeting are outlined in the attachment.
(subsequently, a meettsg on this topic was scheduled for January 7, 1981).
Attachments:
Not included ENCLOSURE N I
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Date Organization location Subject Speaker I
3/26/81 22nd Annual Quality Clinic Knoxville, TN What the NRC Regulations W. Ruhlman, R0 11 s
Require from a QA Program l
3/31/81 American Chemical Society Atlanta, GA Regulatory Impilcations of H. Peterson, SD Radiation-Dose Effect Relationships 4/1/81 Spouses of Operating Staff Education Center Quality Assurance Requirements A. Cerne, R0 I at Seabrook Station Seabrook, NH and Licensing Procedures Related to Seabrook Station
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