ML20058N406
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| Issue date: | 04/07/1982 |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION W ASHIN GTON. D. C. 20555 INFORMATION REPORT mor11 7, 1932 SECY-82-147 For:
The Commissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the ED0
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPOP.T - WEEK ENDING APRIL 2,1982 A surrary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners who nay prefer a condensed version of this rn
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Contents Enclosure Administration A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation S
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C
Inspection and Enforcenent D
Nuclear Regulatory Research E
Executive Legal Director F
International Programs G
State Programs H
Management and Program Analysis I
Controller J*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data K*
5 mall & Disadvantaged Eusiness Utili::stion & Civil Rights L
Regional Of# ices M
CRGR Monthly Report N*
Items Approved by the Cemission 0
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OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT Week Ending April 2,1982 Point Beach Unit 1 Wisconsin Electric Power Co. shut down Unit 1 to conduct a routine eddy cur-rent inspection of the steam generators. The purpose of the inspection is to ensure Unit l's operability will not be affected by steam-generator leak-age during the upcoming Unit 2 annual refueling outage scheduled to begin April 16,1982.
Indian Point Unit 3 On March 25,1982 Unit 3 was shut down due to a primary-to-secondary leak.
Cicser inspection indicated a 3/16-inch diameter hole in the steam generator shell at tne weld connecting the upper shell to the transition piece. The steam generator is being drained for inspection; PASMY has contacted Westing-house for assistance.
McGuire Units 1 and 2 On March 30, 1982, the Appeal Board issued its Decision (ALAB-669) in this OL proceeding concluding that there exists reasonable assurance that the nycrogen mitigation and control system at this facility can be operated without encangering the health and safety of the public, during the interim period in whicn applicant ano the Commission continue to explore the adequacy of the systen in place and possible long-term alternatives.
Erercency Precaredness Tne program goal of completing emergency preparedness appraisals at 54 sites by April 1,1952 has been accomplished. More than 50 exercises have also been observed over the last year.
Rar.cho Seco As a result of recent findings at other B&W-designed reactors and discussions with NRC, Rancho Seco is preparing to shut down for examination of its high-pressure injection nozzles ano associated thermal sleeves.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending April 2,1982 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS L
Initial Appeal of Reouest Initial Decision Received 200 6
Granted 143 0
Denied 16 5
Pending 41 1
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Peceived John Miglietta, Requests a copy of the "on-site" portion of the I
l New York Public Interest scenario for the exercise of the emergency plans at Research Group, Inc.
the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant on March 3,1982, (82-163) particularly the activity sequence which took place inside the Unit 3 reactor, including mechanical failures, releases and dose levels.
Edward L. Maier, Requests a cooy of two listed documents regarding Nuclear Power systems interactions.
Services, Inc.
(22-164)
Susan L. Hiatt, Requests a copy of the final report from the Office i
OCRE Interim of Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (AEOD),
Reoresentative
" Case Study on Service Water System Flow Blockages (82-lCS) by Bivalve Fb.usks at Arkansas Nuclear One and Brunswick."
l Gene H. Hansen, Reouests all documents from January 1,1971 to Keck, Mahin A Cate December 31, 1975 regarding the decision of the AEC (82-166) to lift the embargo on enrichment of foreign uranium in the United States.
1 Richard A. Udell, Requests SECY-82-72, "Overall Steam Generator Critical Mass Program"; memorandum for Commissioner Bradford from Energy Project W. J. Dircks " Status of Recommendations Made in (82-167)
NUREG-0651"; " Investigation of the Influence of Simulated Steam Generator Tube Ruptures During Loss-of-Coolant Experiments in Semiscale MOD-1 Systems";
" Steam Generator Tube Rupture Effects on a LOCA";
and all documents containing information on steam generator operating experience in countries other than the United States.
CONTACT:
J. P. Felton 492-7211 1
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2 Received, Cont'd Jan L. Kodner, Requests, on behalf of Citizens Against Nuclear Tutt and Kodner Power, Inc., 11 categories of documents regarding (82-168)
LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant.
John Ullmann, Referrals from the Department of Justice of two Investigative documents origirated by the NRC regarding the Reporters & Editors Department of Justice's study on the FOIA.
(82-169) and Jack H. Taylor, Jr.,
The Oklahoma q
Publishina Company (82-170}
Douglas E. Lee, Ph.D.
Requests four categories of information regarding (82-171) the Robert E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant.
Susan L. Hiatt, Requests seven categories of listed documents.
OCRE Interin Representative (82-172)
Granted Steven C. Sholly, In response to a request for three categories of Union of Concerned records pertaining to the TMI Action Plan Tracking Scientists System, made available 20 documents.
(82-103)
Anthony F. Earley, Jr.,
In response to a request, on behalf of the Utility Hunton & Williams Group on ATWS, for 11 categories of documents (82-107) regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking on ATWS, made available 21 documents.
(NRC employee)
In response to a request for the ages of the selectees (82-112) at the time of the selections for specific listed Vacancy Announcements, made available a scrembled list cf ages.
Stever C. Sholly, In response to a request for four categories of Union of Concerned records with regard to a memorandum dated July ll, Scientists 1950 from William Dircks to Office Directors Minogue, (82-118)
Stello, Denton and Budnitz about " Safety Rationale for Action Plan," made available 22 documents.
ENCLOSURE A I
3 Granted, Cont'd In response to a request for two categories of Joseph Halapatz.
information regarding vacancy Announcements 82-1129 NTEU Steward and R-82-ll29, made available four cocuments.
(82-135)
In response to a request for four categories of William Fenton, information relating to teleconnunication services, Walter Hinchman made available copies of each month's billing to Associates, Inc.
(82-136) the NRC by the C&P Telephone Ccmpany for FY 1981.
Kathy O'Reilly, In response to a request for a copy of the non-Advanced Technology, Inc.
proprietary version of the proposal submitted to (82-137)
NRC by General Physics Corporation under Request for Proposal No. RS-RES-B1-204, made available a copy of the requested record.
Doris Falkenheiner, In response to a request for a copy of the final Public Law Utilities detailed analysis of the construction completion GrouD schedule for River Send Unit 1, made available the (82-139) requested information.
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Joseon Gallo, In response to a request for copies of all correspondenc4 Isnam, Lincoln & Beale from Alderson Reporting to NRC between November 1951 (82-143) and March 1982 relating to Invitation for Bid No.
RS-SECY-82-471, made available copies of the non-proprietary versions of two letters from Alderson Reporting to the NRC. Inf0-med the requester the NRC did not respond to these letters.
Fran Lazercw, In response to a request for a copy of the non-Koba Associates, Inc.
proprietary version of the winning proposal subnitted (E2-153) to NRC under Request for Proposal No. RS-RES-SI-200, made available a copy of the requested record.
(NE: ecoloyee)
In response to a request for six categories of (E2-156) information relating to his application for the 1922 Congressional Fellowship Program, made available two documents.
Denied
( An individual reouesting In response to a reouest for information in the NRC information about himself) on himsaif, made available 75 documnets. Denied (S2-89) portions of four documents, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
ENCLOSURE A f
4 Denied, Cont'd In response to a request for three categories of Nir.a Eell, Coalition for records regarding the treatment of Show Cause Safe Power petitions by the NRC, made available 31 documents.
(82-110)
Denied one document in its entirety, the release of which would tend to inhibit the frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
In response to a recuest for a copy of the Douglas E. Lee, Ph.D.
transcripts of two 1931 closed budget meetings and (S2-127) copies of the subsequent lawsuits, made available seven documents. Denied tne transcripts in their entirety pursuant to Exemption (3) of the FOIA and Exemptions (2), (6) and (9)(b) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.
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DIVISION OF SECUP.ITY Week Ending April 2, 1982 1.
Interagency study on implementation of GA0 recommendations - Federal Personnel Security Investication Program 0FM Director, Donald Devine met with security officials from selected federal acencies on March 29, 1982 to discuss the reactions to the above report. The Director of the Division of Security represented NRC at this meeting. The study was initiated to address problems and reconmendations contained in four GA0 reports on the government's personnel security investigation program.
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Executive Order 12356, " National Security Information" President Recan signed and issued Estutive Order 12356 which replaces Executive Order 12065. The new Order will require NRC to revise its security directives (e.g., NRCMC 2101), security rules and regulations (e.g., 10 CFR Part 95), etc. The Division of Security is assessine the security - classification implications of this Order. The Executive Orcer 12356 is effective on August 1,1982.
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OF" Acpraisal OPM conducted an appraisal of the NRC personnel security program. The OPM Director advised the NRC Chairman that the Conmission maintains a strong, efficient and well organized program and that the program as concucted insures fair, impartial and equitable treatment.
ENCLOSURE A I
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT April 2,1982 R,FP ISSUED RFP RS-ELD-82 40S TITLE: "NRC PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES DIGEST" DESCRIPTION: The contractor will be required to review all Commission.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Boards and Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards decisions for the purpose of identifying rulings affecting practice and procedure and indexing them under the various sections of the NRC's Rules of Practice, 10 CFR Part 2.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12 months with a 12 month option 500N50R: Office of the Executive Legal Director STATUS:
RFP issued April 2,1982, closing May 3,1922 PROD 05ALS UNDER EVALUATION 1.
RFP R5-RES-82-014 TITLE: "10TH WATER REACTOR RESEARCH MEETING" OESCRIPTION: To coordinate and administer the planning and arrange-ments for conducting the 10th Water Reatter Safety Information Meeting to be sponsored by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: From effective date of contract through November 29, 1982 SPON50R: Cffice of Nucleae Regulatory Research STATUS:
Technical propotal distributed March 30,1982 for evaluations be technical panel members.
CONTRACT AWARCS 1
NRC-10-82-373 TITLE: "5HUTT.E BUS SERVICE" CE'; CRI PTI ON - To provide all regularly scheduled and extra shuttle bus services required to transport passenger, intra-agency mail, and/or government-controlled materials /
equipment, between the various service points.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One year with one year option SPONSOR: Office of Administration STATUS:
Fixed Price (Requirements) contract awarded on Maren 31, 1982 to Beltway Limousine, Inc., in the amount of $404,565.84 2.
NRC-10-82-377 TITLE: " LEASE OF SEDAN 5" DESCRIPTION: To lease 10 mid-size sedans.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One year with one year option SPONSCR: Office of Administration STATUS:
Fixed Price contract awarded to We Try Harder, Inc., on April 2,1982 in the amount of $63,840.00.
ENCLOSURE A
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. WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - CONTRACTS CLOSED OUT FOR SUBMISSION WEEK OF APRIL 3,1982 NRC-03-79-151 NASA Ames Research Cntr.
3/25/82 NRC-03-79-153 NSWC 3/29/82 NRC-03-81 -124 Univ. of Maryland 3/26/82 NRC-05-79-257 Mobile Systems 4/1/82 NRC-05-76-381 State of Connecticut 3/31/82 ENCLOSURE A f
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING STAFF 0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 1.
The government-wide / private sector Training Officers' Conference presented Peter J. Goldman, Director, and Richard A. Allen, Deputy Director, MDTS their Distinguished Award for Training Design at its Annual Institute held at George Washington University on April 2, 1982.
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The Management Development and Training Staff has recently pilot tested tne Managing Management Time course and found it to have been well received by the 17 NRC managers attending. Among the dimensions of time management that are examined are (a) analysis of how managers use time; (b) identification of personal strengths and weaknesses in the use of time; (c) time discipline (emphasizing time-savers over time-wasters) on the job; ar.d (d) delegation as the key to gaining the freedom to work at the proper managerial level. All Headpuarters managers and supervisors are eligible to attend. In the future, this course will be brought to tne Regional Offices. The next session will be held Apri' 27-28, 1982.
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The Personnel Management Practices Seminar, which had been given to over 400 NRC employees, has undergone a thorough updated and reflects tne labor-management agreement between NRC and NTEU. The new Seminar has been given to acproximately 75 Headquarters managers and is scheduled for Region V at tne end of April.
4 As of April 1,1982, the Management Development and Training Staff has processed 875 individual training requests fer courses in both government and non-government facilities.
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0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WEEK ENDING APRIL 2,1982 q
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Wisconsin Electric Power Company voluntarily shut down Point Beach Nuclear Plant Unit 1 in order to conduct a routine eddy current
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An 800 psid secondary to primary hydrostatic test was conducted on the A and B steam generators. Initial results show 2 leaking tubes in the A steam generator and 3 leaking tubes in the B steam generator. The leakage is very low volume, on the order of 5-30 drops per minute per tube. Four of the indications are on the hot leg side of the generator and are from plugged tubes.
One of the incications is on the cold leg side of the A steam generator and is-leaking 20-30 drops per minute. This tube was previously sleeved on the hot leg side during the 1981 annual refueling outage. Explosive plugs were removed from the tube prior to sleeving.
It is suspected that the defect causing the leakage may have occurred during the removal of the explosive plug. The licensee's preliminary intention is to plug and remove this tube from serv 3ce following the inspection. The eddy current inspection should commence today.
Indian point Unit 3 On March 25, 1982 Indian Point-3 shutdown due to a primary to secondary leak of approximately 1.4 gpm in steam generator number 33. The refueling outage commenced on that date also. At 4:00 PM on March 27, 1932, excessive water was found on the lagging of steam generator number 32. Closer inspection indicated a 3/16 inch diameter hole in the steam generator shell at the weld connecting the upper shell to the transition piece. The hole is located about 90" to the feed nozzle penetration and close to another penetration for level instrumentation. During power operation the leak was mask 2d by a valve with a known packing leak in the same area. The steam generator is being drained for inspection..PASNY has contacted Westinghouse for assistance.
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ARrRISAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNIT 13. ^1 '(A31)
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A'iG-1 shut dun late March 26,1902 'for a scheduled reintenance shutdown. A'iD21 has been operating without interruption since Atigust~37, 1931 (208 days). This is the longest uninterrupted operating period in the history of the plant. ;1he unit is scheduled to' restart Aprili23,1982.
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- 1.. Inservice inspection of the reactor coolant system.nake'up and irdection nozzles 2.-
Replacement of main feed,<ater nozzles in Steam Generator "# (OTSG "A")
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Orifice adjustnent of OTSG "A" 4.
Replace reactor ccolant pu p seals for RCP "A", "S".& "D" with rodified seal now in place for RCP "C"
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High point vent design changes 6.
Design change in Diesel Generator differential generator relays 7.
Replace containment high range radiation monitors 'and calibrate new detectors C.
Calibrate low range radiation monitor detectors in containne. t.
n PL*NNED MEETIN35 1.
Subject:
Clinch River Breeder Reactor TMBDB Review Meeting Date/ Time:
April 16, 19S2 at 8:30 a.m.
Location:
Air Rights Building, Room 2242, Bethesda, Md.
Attendees:
J.'Longenecker, D. Goeser, et. al. (DGE); R. Gasser (BNL);
D. powers (Sandia), J. Long, T. Walker, T. Butler (LANL),
R. Stark, et. al. (NRR)
SUvv 3,Y DF CRE? MEETING A meeting was held en January 28, 1982 in Bethesda, Maryland to discuss the structural response of CRSR scale models to a simulated hypothetical core disruptive accident.
In attendance were Messrs. Clare, Christie.
Goeser, and Strawbridge of the applicants and Messrs. Holz, Long, Allen and Stark of the NRC. The applicants discussed the test programs for five scale models, designated SM-1 through SM-5.
The applicants explained the scaling materials properties evaluation, input calibrations, the scaling consicerations and the conclusions from the experimental program.
Since each test had a slightly different model and a different objective considerable time was spent on explaining each test objective and test result. The applicants' concluded that result inaccuracies due to scaling are small. The applicants felt that the test objectives were met and the reacter vessel, intervals and closure head model did accomodate the simulated HCOA leading.
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NRC TMI FROGRAM OFFICE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT March 28,1982 - April 3,1982 Plant Status Heat transfer from the reactor coolant system (RCS)
Core Cooling Mode:
loops to reactor building ambient.
Available Core Cooling Modes : Decay heat removal systems. Long term cooling "B" (once through steam generator-B).
RCS Pressure Control Mode: Standby pressure control (SPC) system.
Backup Pressure Control Modes: Mini decay heat removal (MDHR) system.
Decay heat removal (DHR) system.
Major Parameters (as of 0500, April 2,19E2) (approximate values)
Average Incore Thermocouples : 103*F Maximum Incore Thermocouple:
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Hot Leg 96*F 99"F Col d Le g (1 )
90*F S3*F (2) 84*F S2*F RCS Fressure: 95 psig Reactor Building: Terperature :
67"F Water level:
Elevation 2E3.2 ft. (0.5 ft. from floor)
Pressure:
-0.27 psig Airoorne Radionuclide Concentrations:
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2.0 E-7 uti/cc H3 (sample taken 3/31/82) 4.1 E-6 uti/cc Kr85
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(sample taken 3/30/B2) 1 Effluent and Environmental (Radiolocical) Information Liquid effluents from the TMI site released to the Susquehanna River after processing, were made within the regulatory limits and in accordance with NRC requirements and City of Lancaster Agreement datec Februar 27, 1980.
During the period March 26, 1982, through April 1,1982, the effluents contained no detectable radioactivity at the discharge point and individual effluent sources, which originated within Unit 2, contained no detectable radioactivity.
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Environmental Protection Acency (epa) Environmental Data.
Results from EPA monitoring of the environment around the TMI site were as follows:
The EPA measured Kr-85 concentrations (pCi/m3) at several environmental monitoring stations and reported the following resul ts :
Location February 26,1932 - March 12,1982 (pCi/m3) 25 Gol ds boro 29 00servation Center 29 Mi ddletown 29 Yorkhaven All of the above levels of Kr-85 are considered to be background l evel s.
No radiation above normally occurring background levels was detected in any of the samples collected from the EPA's air and gamma rate networks during the period from March 24, 1982 through April 1,1982.
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KRC Environmental Data Results from NRC monitoring of the environment around the TMI site were as follows :
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SamS e Period (uti/cc) (uti/cc) j HP-313 March 24,1932 - April 1,1982
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Licensee Radioactive Material and Radwaste Shioments On Tuesday, March 30, 1982, an internally contaminated piece of equipment from the Unit I waste gas system was shipped to the Babcock and Wilcox Research Center, Lynchburg, Virginia.
On Wednesday, March 31, 1982, 18 samples (smears) from the Unit 1 control drive lead screw were shipped to the Babcock and Wilcox Research Center, Lynchburg, Virginia.
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. On Wednesday, March 31, 1982, eight liquid samples from the Unit 2 submerged demineralizer system were shipped to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
On Thursday, April 1, 1982, 43 drums containing Unit i end Unit 2 contaminated laundry were shipped to Tri-State Industrial Laundries, Utica, New York.
Major Activities
, 1 Submerged Demineralizer System (SDS). The SDS is shutdown for minor maintenance.
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EPICOR II.
The EpICOR II System is shutdown because of lack of water to ce processed.
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Reactor Building Entries. A preliminary review of data gathered ouring tne gross cecontamination experiment indicates that based on swipe surveys for both beta and gamma, the decontamination factors (3p, pre-decon surveysPost-cecen surveys ) on floor surfaces averaged between 10 and 100.
The floor surface DF's based on contact beta measurements averaged between 2 and 10.
Tnese figures indicate that the techniques used during tne decontamination experiment were effective in removing loose surface contamination. Breathing zone air (BZA) samplers from entry team memoers inoicated Inst airborne activity decreased by a factor of approximately 5 following the decontamination experiment. Although this calculation is cased on a very limited number of BIA samples and therefore may be premature, it does support the conclusion that the gross decontamination experiment was effective in removing loose surface contamination. Tne area gamma dose rates, however, did not cecrease significantly following the decontamination experiment.
An average area gamma DF on the reactor building floor surfaces was aoproximately 1.3.
Tne disparity in the relatively high swipe / contact Oeta DF's and the relatively low area gamma DF's appears to indicate tnat tne gamma radiation fields in the reactor building are due to sources other nan loose surface contamination.
Tne comparison of pre and post decontamination collimated gamma spectrometer measurements and the analysis of surface bore samples have not been completed. When available, this information should provide indications of whether the gamma dose rates are coming from fixed surface contamination or from other sources.
The next reactor building entry is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7,1982.
During this entry, work will commente on the installation of a pump which will be used to pump the remaining water from the 282 ft.
elevation floor to the 505. It is expected that the pump will be ready for service later this month. There are still approximately 30,000 gallons (six inches) of water on the floor of the 282 ft, elevation.
It is believed that the radionuclides in the' water and/or on :ne surfaces of the 282 ft. elevation constitute a major source of radiation in all areas of the reactor building.
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4 Reactor Coolant System (RCS) processine. Engineering e: forts are still in progress for processing the RCS.
Fabrication and construction efforts are underway for needed hardware modifications.
The NRC TMI/PO site office has approved approximately 25 percent of the procedures needed for RCS processing. The remaining procedures are under review.
Tne NRC TMI/PO is awaiting receipt of a request by the licensee to revise the Recovery Operations plan to incorporate changes to accomodate RCS processing. RCS processing is scheduled to begin in June 1982.
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On Wednesday, April 14, 1982, Lake Barrett will be the keynote speaker for the Southern Pennsylvania Association of Occupational Health Nurses, to be held at the Holiday Inn in York.
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On Thursday, April 22, 1982, the TMI Advisory Panel for the decontamination of TMI Unit 2 will hold a meeting in Harrisburg at the Holiday Inn located at Second and Chestnut Street, to discuss issues related to the status of the cleanup program, i
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS 6
Items of Interest a
j week Endino April 2, 1982 2,
Initial Inventory Recorts to the International Atomic Enercy Acency (IAEA) i
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The initial inventory reports for two facilities (Westinghouse low enriched fuel fabrication plant, Columbia, South Carolina, and Babcock and Wilcox 1
Commercial fuel fabrication (low enriched) facility, Lynchburg, Virginia) recently selected by the I AEA for the application of safeguards under the Protocol to the US/I AEA Agreement were completed and sent to the State Depart-ment on March 29, 1982.
f This initiates inventory reporting to the I AEA for these two facilities and subsequent Inventory Change Reports (ICR's) will be provided to the IAEA montnly.
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IAEA Design Information Questionnaires for these facilities have been prepared.
1 After a brief review by the NRC staff, they will be transmitted to the IAEA.
l W. R. Grace 4
l W. R. Grace formerly possessed a source material license which was terninated 1
in 1975. An aerial radiological survey of the area in May 1981 identified contamination botn on and off the W. R. Grace property that needs to be veri-4 fied by ground survey. On March 25, 1982, members of the NRC staff met with j
R. Grace eersonnel to discusr the planned radiological survey of the j
W. R. Grace prcperty and the adjacent private property in Pompton Plains, New Jers ey.
It was agreed that a press release would be made prior to surveying the offsite properties and that Region I public affairs would issue the release.
It was also agreed that Region I would contact any private citizen whose property may be affected, both by nail and in person, prior to perfcrming the radiological survey and that the appropriate W. R. Grace individual will be kept informed.
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Kress Creek in Du Page County, Illinois has been id2ntified as contaminated with thorium bearing residues which apparently originated from the Kerr-McGee (K-M) facility in West Chicago, Illinois. In December 1981 Kerr-McGee was j
requested to evaluate the contamination in Kress Creek and within 6 months of the date of the letter they were to provide their plan for decontaminating any areas tnat exceeced the staff's target criteria for unrestricted areas which I
was published as a Branch Technical Position. On March 26 the staff met with K-fi to discuss their progress in responding. At the meeting Kerr-McGee presentec :neir preliminary thinking with regard to cleanup of the creek.
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Meetina with Representatives of Congressman Rahall's Staff On March 30, members of the Commission staff met with representatives of Congressman Rahall's staff. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss our responses to the Congressman's letter to the Chairman dated March 12, 1982 regarding contaminated sites formerly licensed by NRC. Facilities at these sites processed radioactive materials for the Atomic Energy Commission or the Manhattan Engineering District. A list of the possible sites was provided.
Meetine with Department of Energy (DOE)
On March 31, members of the Fuel Cycle staff met with DOE to discuss a list of contaminated sites that NRC has developed. The list included (1) formerly licensed sites, (2) sites that were never licensed and, (3) currently licensed sites. DOE was mainly interested in which sites formerly processed material under contract to the Federal Government; however, NRC stressed that DOE may wish to consider other sites to be included in their Formerly 1
Utilized Site Remedial Action Program.
Meeting with United Nuclear Corporation (UNC) 1 1
Members of Fuel Cycle and Region I staffs' met with representatives of UNC's Wood River Junction, Rhode Island facility to discuss their radiological survey plan, which they intend to submit for approval in the near future. The results of this survey will be used in support of UNC's future request for termination of the SNM license and release of the facilities and grounds of unrestricted use.
Radiological Contingency Plan Reviews Completed On February 11, 1981, we issued an order to sixty-one fuel cycle and major materials licensees requiring tnem to prepare and submit radiological contin-gency plans or, alternatively, to reduce their possession limits for radioactive materials below specified threshold levels. On May 22, 1981, a similar order was sent to one other licensee. Of the sixty-two licensees receiving orders, twer.ty-four submitted radiological contingency plans as scheduled; two licensees submitted plans after the initially prescribed dates; four licensees who operate collocated test and research reactors along with NMSS case activities will file site-wide emergency preparedness plans later this year; and thirty-two licensees elected to reduce their possession limits. Reviews of the twenty-four plans which were timely submitted have been completed and appropriate license amendments issued on schedule. The two plans which were submitted later are scheduled for completion by June 6 and July 2, respectively. Recuests to reduce possession limits have all been processed and licenses amended accordingly.
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completion of the necessary environmental and safety evaluations, has anended Source and Byproduct Material Licenses, SUA-1371 and SUA-1353 authorizing i
expanded milling facilities and increased production of uranium concentrate.
Issuance of Draft Environmental Statement Related to Operation of the Conoco i
Inc. Sane P.ock ttill Pro _iect, Wyonino I
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The following Significant Enforcement Actions were taken during the past week:
ENSI-40A, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. - An Order imposing a civil penalty a.
in the amount of $30,000 was issued on March 29, 1982. The enforcement action was based on two alleged violations involving the failure to shutdown in accordance with Technical Specifications and failure to make a timely i
report to the NRC Operations Center of an event requiring initiation of a shutdown.
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EN82-05, Tennessee Valley Authority (Sequoyah Unit 2) - A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of 550,000 were issued on March 29, 1982. The enforcement action is based on violations involving (1) exceeding a Technical Specification limiting condition for operation, (2) not maintaining an adequate unit staff j
retraining program as required by Technical Specifications, and (3) failure to implement procedures as required by Technical Specifications, EN82-06, Georgia Power Company (Hatch Unit 1) - A Notice of Violation c.
and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $50,000 were issued on March 29, 1982. The enforcement action is based on violations involving failure to review proposed changes to unit systems that affect nuclear safety, failure to comply with requirements on reporting deviations, failure to make required reports to NRC, failure to make required internal reports, and failure to comply with requirements of Technical Specifications.
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ENE2-07, New England Nuclear Corporation - A Notice of Violation and Proposed leposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $3,600 were issued on March 30, 19E2. The enforcement action is based on two violations involving failure to properly package radioactive material prior to shipment and failure to notify promptly the NRC of an incident involving leakage from radioactive material during shipment.
ENS 2-08 RAD / IRID Incorporated - A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition e.
of Civil Penalties in the amount of $6,000 were issued on March 30, 1982. The enforcement action is based on numerous violations of NRC requirements which f
were indicative of inadequate management control radiation safety.
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The following Preliminary Notifications were dispatched during the past week:
PNO-I-82-26. Power Authority of the State of New York (Indian Point Unit 3) -
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PNO-I-82-27, Power Authority of the State of New York (Indian Point Unit 3) -
Leak In The Steam Generator - Secondary Shell.
PNO-I-82-28 Duquesne Light Ccmpany (Beaver Valley Unit 1) - Domestic Gas c.
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PNO-I-82-29. Cardinal Cushing General Hospital - Loss of 6 Millicurie Capsule Containing I-131.
PNO-III-82-31, Commonwealth Edison Company (LaSalle) - Illinois Attorney e.
General Requests Show Cause Proceeding.
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PNO-III-82-32 Commonwealth Edison Company (Zion Unit 1) - Employee Overexposure.
PNO-III-82-33, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company - Quality Control g.
Electrical Inspector Fired.
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PNO-IV-82-12, Southwest X-Ray Corporation - Stolen Radiography Source.
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PNO-TMI-82-06, GPU Nuclear Corporation (Three Mile Island Unit 2) -
Unit 2 Make-Up and Purification System Filter Removal (Auxiliary Building).
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The following IE Bulletins and Information Notices were issued during the past week:
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IE Bulletin No. 82-01, Alteration of Radiographs Of Welds In Piping Subassemblies was issued on March 31, 1982 to all nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or construction permit. Action is required from only a selected set of reactor facilities.
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IE Information No. 82-08 Check Valve Failures On Diesel Generator Engine l
Cooling System was issued on March 26, 1982 to all nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or construction pemit, c.
IE Information No. 82-09. Cracking In Piping Of Makeup Coolant Lines at B&W Plants and IE Information No. 82-10, Following Up Symptomatic Repairs to Assure Resolution of the Problem were issued on March 31,1982 to all nuclear power reactors facilities holding an operating license or construction permit.
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Office of the Director 1.
The Director of IE, Acting Director of Enforcement, and a member of the Enforcement Staff met with the Administrator of Region III and the President of Consumers Power Co. on March 31, 1982 at the Palisades facility to review an enforcement matter and tour the facility.
ii. The Deputy Director. IE, gave a speech on " Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance,10 CFR Part 21" at the ANS meeting on March 30, 1982 in Charleston, South Carolina.
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at 54 sites by April 1,1982 has been accomplished. A team lef t the 54th site on March 26, 1982. More than 50 Exercises have also 1
been observed over the last year.
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were put into affect for trial use on March 28, 1982. Several briefing sessions for response team members have been held.
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and Regional offices for review and comment. The draft NUREG is based i
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The task force developing investigations policies for the Regions and i
Headcuarters had its initial meeting on April 1,1982. The target date l
for completion of the General Policy Statement is May 15, 1982.
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Severe Accident Assessrent Branch The first released version of the CONTAIN Code. CONTAIN-A, is now being dis-i tributed; tapes are being sent to a limited number of users with the understanding i
l that the program is not considered sufficiently debugged or documented for l
general release. It is understood by those accepting this version of CONTAIN that they will provide feedback, guidance and suggestions to the developers at Sandia. In addition to a number of national and private laboratories, such as i
BNL, HEDL, ORNL, BCL, and GE, Sunnyvale, tapes and draft manuals are also being sent to Japanese and General Laboratories.
The computer program CONTAIN, being developed at Sandia National Laboratories, is a generalized systers code to compute the thermal and physical loads imposed j
en reactor containment systems by severe accident conditions. The code structure i
and moceling is intended to be sufficiently flexible and generic to accommodate both LWR and LPFER containment systems. A substantial number of draft reports j
have been distributed over the past several months to other reactor-safety research groups and to potential users. An extensive review of the code was held at the Willste Building on January 28, 1962 and one consensus of the group was to expedite release of the code. Lip to this time, preliminary application has been limited to test runs by the developers and a few other concerned groups at Sandia.
Analytical Models Branch 1.
L. Shotkin visited LANL for a two day Program Review, attended an ACRS meeting in Albuquerque, and then returned to LANL with J. Laaksonen of NRR to review calculations being performed at LANL for NRR. During the program review, progress on development of TRAC PFl/MDD1 and the status of PTS calculations were discussed.
l Progress in both these areas appears to be on schedule. Preparations were also reviewed for the 2D/3D meeting to be held in Japan on April 2 - 7, 1982. LANL was asked to present plans at the midyear review for calculating the GINNA accident, as well as PWR stability behavior as requested by NRR. At the ACR5 meeting, the oroblem of l
gathering data for the LWR data bank was discussed and ACRS advice on including multi-dimensional neutron kinetics in computer codes was solicited.
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At the request of CSB/NRR, Tim Lee met with J. Kudrick and F. Eltawila of CSB on March 25, 1982 to discuss their request for SRV discharge test data from Kuosheng I, Taiwan. CSB/NRR has just. established a technical assistant program at BNL to evaluate such test data against Grand Gulf license application. BNL is seeking all raw data available from the test. Tim Lee contacted Taipower and Nutech imediately; both agreed to make the data available. CSB/NRR will follow up with a formal request to RES for those data.
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J. T. Han and F. Odar completed a one-week course on Fault Tree Analysis.
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ORNL presented the current status of the Correlation Eval ation Program at the mid-year review group meeting on March 23, 1982. Bundle heat transfer data and void fraction data has been obtained from a variety of sources and will be transferred (in a suitable form) to the ISEL data bank. Correlation evaluations will be performed using this data base later this year.
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Data Bank Six FSF tests (LOC 11B and C. LOC 3, LOC 5A, B and C) were added to the cate bad and refer to an investigation on the behavior of clad ballooning during blowdtwn and heat up phases of a 200 percent double-ended cold leg break. Also, two PBF Reactivity Initiated Accident Tests were added: RI A-1 and RI A-2.
Data from five tests performed at GE, Single Heat Bundle Test Facility were entered: 2314, 2319, 2329, 2330 and 2331. The temperature correction for the unregulated T/C junction has been rede to the stered data.
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Semiscale The recent RELAP5 programatic changes and progress were presented to the A RS in a subcomittee meeting to discuss NRR codes in Albu:ver:;ue on March 24,19S2. Operation of RELAPS in an interactive rcde with the computer in Idaho Falls, Idaho was also demonstrated.
SeM scale hardware redifications for the steamline/feedline break series are on schedule. The srallest feedline break, Test 5-SF-2, will be conducted first. This is a 20 percent break, set up to provide l
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Recently completed documentation includes the Westinghouse level device behavior during Test S-UT-6 and the Experimental Operating Specifications for the SF test series Flanning for further investigation of the unanticipated core voiding reported by Lyon (Varch 22, 1982) on S-UT-B and in calculations will be finalized the week of Farch 29, 1982. No inforration has been found that indicates core temperatures will reach significantly high values.
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LOFT Division of Accident Evaluation and Division of Engineering Technology staff members eet with EGLG and DOE /ID to review preparations for the L9-3 ATWS test scheduled for April 7.1982. Primary concerns were the uncertainties in the experimental prediction of peak system pressure and mechanical integrity. Sufficient alternative procedures have been developed to ensure system integrity should the peak pressure exceed the test prediction.
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Publication of Amendment of 10 CFR Part 35 to Add Disofenin to the Group Licensing for Certain Medical Uses On Karen 26, 1952 an amencment to 125.100 was published in the Federal Recister under the signature of the Executive Director for Operations.
Inis amenoment adds a new reagent kit, used to prepare the radio -
pnarmaceutical technetium-99: labeled disofenin, to its list of authorized racioactive drugs and reagent kits. This action has been taken to allow l
use of this FDA-approved product by Droup medical licensees. This amendment becare effective uoon publication.
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The the staf f for developing and conducting bionssay programs for tritium.
NUREG report provides background information for interpreting bionssay results and calculating internal doses from various tritiated compounds.
Contact-A. Srocsky 443-5970 purlications issued During the Week of March 29 Aoril 2, 19E2 Instrument Sensing Lines Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement:
Centact: 4. 5. Hintze (443-5956). Comments requested by May 28, 1982.
Installation of Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/lepact Statement:
Transducers.
Contact:
A. S. Hintze (443-5966). Comments requested by June 1, 1952.
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" Replacement of Provisions of Regulatory Guice 8.15 Incorocrated by Reference in 20.103" A ninor rule change amending 10 CFR 20.103 was signed by the EDO cn Maren 25,19E2, and is being published as a final rule, effective upon l
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protection repuirements currently incorporated-by-reference of and places them directly into 20.103 Regulatory Guide 8.15 in 520.103 in response to the Office of the Federal Register denial of continued i
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On March 30, 1982, the Appeal Board issued its Decision (ALAB-669) in this OL proceeding concluding that there exists. reasonable assurance that the l
nydrogen mitigation and control system at this facility can ce operated j
without endangering the health and safety of the public, during the interim i
period in which applicant and the Commission continue to explore the adequacy of the system in place and possible long-term alternatives.
Palisades Nuclear Power Facility On March 31, 1982, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board issued a Decison ( ALAB-670) in which it reversed a Licensing Board decision denying intervention to a labor union. The union sought a hearing and intervention on a confirmatory order issued by the Director of Inspection and Enforcement.
The Order restricted the amount of overtime which members of the union could accumulate. The Appeal Board granted the union's petition to intervene as a matter of discretion finding that the Connission's Order referring the petition to the Licensing Board did not prevent the Board from balancing the discretionary intervention factors and determining whether they indicated that a hearing should i
In a concurr ng opinion, the Appeal Board Chairman stated his doubt i
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Information Treatment Department of Safeguards j
P-3 Group Leader, Inspection Data, Section for Data Processing Operations Divisions, Division of Safeguards Information Treatment, Department of Safeguards t
i F4 Nuclear Electronic Physicist, Section for Development of Instruments, j
Methods and Techniques, Division of Development and Technical Support, j
Department of Safeguards P-5 Senior Safeguards Inspector, Division of Operations B, Department of Safeguards l
P-3 System Analyst, Data Processing Development Section, Division of Safeguards Information Treatment, Department of Safeguards i
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Foreign Visits to NPC i
l On Kednesday Mr. Francois Kosciusko-Morizet, Director General of Industrial Safety j
for the French Ministry of Industry, accompanied by Mr. Bertrand Barre, Nuclear Attache at the French Embassy, met with Chairman Palladino, EDO Dircks and IP Deputy Director Lafleur.
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Institute executives met with Chairman Palladino and IP Director J. Shea on i
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On Thursday a 13-member Japanese delegation, headed by Dr. Shunsuke Kondo of 1
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to discuss the regulatory perspective on the use of mixed oxided fuel in LWRs and the status of GESMO.
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Foreign Reports The following foreien reports were received in IP March 29-April 2:
(For further information contact Eva Szent-Ivany, IP, X27768.)
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Technology for Future and Today**
Technical Center of Finland, Annual Review 1980**
Nuclear Engineering Laboratory **
From the FRG:
KFA - Safety Study for HTR Concepts Under German Site Conditions Main Volume f or Phase IB (English Summary)
From 5. Kcrea:
Monthly Operating Data (February 1982; for Ko-Ri Unit 1**
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ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING APRIL 2, 1982 TheNRCheldameetingwiththeStateLiaisonOfficersofRegionV,kn Walnut Creek, California, March 31 and April 1, 1982. All States attended except for Nevada, whose representative was prevented from attending due to inclement weather. Topics discussed included high and low level radioactive waste, transportation, the Agreement State Program, emergency preparedness, I
and regionalization.
Jim Montgomery, Regional State Liaison Officer, Region IV, and Frank Young, SP, visited officials in Louisiana, March 29, 1982 to discuss model State legislation for radiation control and other topics, such as regionalization.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has initiated public hearings on the financial options for Jersey Central Power and Light Company, an operating subsidiary of General Public Utilities Corporation. These hearings will explore financial options considered by a consultant's report issued last year which include a State tcieover of the utility and the creation of a State public power agency to supply bulk power to the company.
Rep. Allen Ertel (D-Pa.) recently introduced revised federal legislation (H.R. 5963) to require an industry shared approach in the funding of TMI-2 cleanup. This bill provides for 5225M as the electric utility industry's contributions as opposed to S190 million provided in Governor Thornburgh's cost sharing plan. This bill would also require all nuclear utilities to obtain and maintain additional on-site property damage insurance at a minimum of $1.5 billion by 1985 which could le increased by the NRC if it finds that more insurance is necessary.
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Publications Distributed Operating Reactors Licensing Actions Summary
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The OSDBU/CR and OLP represented NRC at the Seventh Annual National Conference on Blacks in Higher Education, serving as an exhibitor. The conference was spcnsored by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), and was held at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
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Conference speakers included such notable perscnalities as Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman from Gew York; Samuel Pierce, Secretary of HUD; Jesse Jackson, Operation PUSH; Walter Fountroy, Congressman for District of Columbia; Benjamin Hooks, NAACP; Dorothy Height, National Council of Negro Women; j
Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King for Center for Nonviolence; and many The NRC financial assistance (GRANT) program was discussed with others.
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The Regional State Liaison Officer and a representative from the Office of State Programs on March 30, 1982, were in Des Moines, Iowa meeting with Health Department personnel regarding NRC's Agreement State Program.
Iowa has expressed an interest in this program and the Health Department presently plans to pursue it.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION SESSION 82-10, 4:03 P.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1982, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE),
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SECY-82 Proposed Addition on 10 CFR 50.73 Establishine the Licensee Event Report (LER) Systep 1
The Comission, by a vote of 4-0, approved a notice of proposed rule-making wt.ich will m dify and codify the existing LER reporting requirements.
The Cc=ission requested that:
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the notice of proposed rulemaking (Enclosure 1 of the subject paper) be modified to include the attached comments in the statement of consideration and be published in the Federal Register; (AEOD) (SECY Suspense: 4/19/82) 2.
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration be informed that the Comission has certified that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities as required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)).
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the appropriate Congressional comittees be notified; (OCA/MS) (SECY Suspense: 4/19/82) kop 4
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approved an order that responds to a Court of Appeals request for a statement of the reasons for the Commission's determination that psychological health is not cognizable under the Atomic Energy Act.
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Monitors in Teletheracy Rooms and Fericoic Inspe: tion ano Servicing of Teletneracy Macnines The Co=ission, by a vote of 4-0, approved a no" ice of proposed rule-3 making which would require installation of radiation monitors and use l
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they be proviced with copies of any co=ent received on the proposed rul.e; (IEJ) (SECY Suspense: 7/12/82) g55 5.
the EDO publish the amendments in final form if no significant a:: verse coments or questions have been remived on the notice of proposed rulemaking and no substantial cha ges in text are indicated; and (RES) (SECY Suspense: 7/19/82) 6.
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SmaT1 Business Administration be informed that the Comission has certified that this final rule will not have a significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities as required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)).
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STAFF REOUIREMENTS (Cont'd) lSection 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C. 15841, provides that action of the Comission shall be detemined by a " majority vote of the members present." Comissioner Gilinsky was not present when this item was affirtned, but had previously indicated his approval. Had Comissioner Gilinsky been present, he would have affirmed his prior vote. Accordingly, the formal vote of the Comission + s 3-0 in favor of the decision.
2Section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act. 42 U.S.C.15841, provides that action of the Comission shall be determined by a " majority vote of the members present." Cornissioner Gilinsky was not present when this item was affimed, but had previously indicated his disapproval of the order. Had Cornissioner j
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SECY-82 PROCEDURES FOR CONTROLLING GENERIC REQUIREMENTS ON REACTOR LICENSEES. Memo Secy to Dircks. 4/2/82 This is to advise you of a clerical error in the memorandum to you on.". arch 26, 1982 on this subject.
Page 3 of the Charter attached to that memorandum should be corrected to not cross-out paragraph III.A.(iii).
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