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UNITED STATES'
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 INFORMATION REPORT Acril 21, 1982 SECY-82-169 For:
The Commissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING APRIL 16, 1982 A sum ary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comiissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Administration A
i Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C
Inspection and Enforcement D
Nuclear Regulatory Research E
Executive Legal Director F
International Programs G
State Programs H
Management and Program Analysis I*
Centro 11er J*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data K*
Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights L*
M Regional Offices
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CRGR Menthly Report N*
Items Approved by the Comission T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director g
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1 T. A. Rehm, EDO 4g2-77El DISTRI3tlTION : --
FOR INTERNAL NRC
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'No input this week.
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SUMMARY
OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT Week Ending April 16, 1982 Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 A hydrogen explosion occurred at. Unit 1 while it was shut down for inspection and repairs to the HPI and make up nozzles and other main-tenance. The source of the explosion appears to be from hydrogen released from the water in the makeup line and trapped in the piping run upstream from the no::le repair location; the makeup tank is normally under a hydrogen overpressure. The licensee has informed SMUD about the event since SMUD is in a similar activity at Rancho Seco. SMUD has reported explosive concentrations in Rancho Seco HPI lines and is taking appro-priate action.
Soent Fuel Storace - G.E. Morris ELD notified the Fuel Cycle staff of NMSS that it could proceed with issuance of a renewal license for the spent fuel storage activities conducted by G.E. at its Morris operation. A Licensing Board agreed with the applicant and the staff that none of the nine contentions raised by the intervenor (the State of Illinois) raised a genuine issue of material fact and granted summary disposition. The license will be renewed for a twenty-year term as specified by 10 CFR Part 72.
Lacrosse BWR Dairyland Power Coop (DFC), owner of the Lacrosse BWR, notified NRC t
of an error found in the seismic and stress analysis of the high pressure core spray piping. The utility and its contractor are perfoming further analysis to detemine the significance of the error. The plant is currently in cold shutdown for refueling which is scheduled to last for six weeks.
i H. E. Robinson Unit 2 H. B. Robinson Uriit 2 is shut down for refueling and a 10-year Inservice Inspection. Thus far the ultrasonic test portion of the examination has included a 100% examination of the reactor vessel beltline weld regions.
The inside surface examinations of the welds ravealed no significant indications. However, several outside surface reflections appeared.
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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION I
Week Ending April 16, 1982 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal Reouest Initial Decision Received 222 6
Granted 163 0
Denied 16 5
Pending 43 1
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received (NRC employees')
Request eight categories of information regarding l
(82-185,82-186 Vacancy Announcement 82-0570.
& 82-187)
David W. Meyer, Requests a copy of SECY-82-86, " Nuclear Power Plant Lowenstein, Newman, Staff Working Hours", and a memo to Dircks from Reis & Axelrad SECY dated February 26, 1982.
(82-188)
Douglas E. Lee, Ph.D.
Requests a copy of the staff report dated February 1982 (82-189) pertaining to tube problems.
Jonn W. Sullivan Requests information on companies, individuals, (82-190) institutions and government agencies which have been issued licenses for the ocean disi.osal of radioactive wastes.
Lindsay Audin Reauests three categories of documents regardinc (82-191) the shipment of irradiated nuclear fuel to foreign countries.
Dwayne Barnes Requests information on breeder reactors.
(82-192)
Bill Lodge, Requests documents regarding the Hayward Tyler The Dallas Morning Pump Company; all documents referring to Marcus News Rowden since June 1977; and copies of I&E Reports l
(82-193) 81-12 and 81-20 for Comanche Peak.
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CONTACT:
J. M. Felton 492-7211 ENCLOSURE A I
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Received, Cont'd Requests all documents between the NRC and listed Susan L. Hiatt, companies regarding a planned or hypothetical nuclear Ohio Citizens for fuel reprocessing plant and/or waste storage facility Responsible Energy (S2-1 94) to be located in Northern Ohio or Western Pennsylvania.
i Granted In response to a request for all Office of Inspector Tom Devine, Government Accountability and Auditor investigative reports on any issues investigated during 1981 at the Zimmer Nuclear Power (82-157)
Plant other tnan Mr. Applegate's original charges l
Project I
against Mr. Phillips, and all spin-off reports of issues that arose out of Mr. Applegate's whistle-j i
blowing, informed the requester the NRC has no 1
" reports" since the investigation has not yet l
been concluded.
Edward L. Maier, In response to a request for copies of a memorandum Nuclear Power to Paul Shewmon from William Dircks dated February 12, Services, Inc.
1982 and a memorandum to Raymond Fraley from Harold
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(S2-164)
Denton dated November 20, 1981, made available copies of the requested documents.
John Ullman, In response to a referral from the Department of l
Investigative Reporters Justice of one NRC document concerning the Department
& Editors of Justice's FOIA study, made available a copy of (82-169) this document.
Jack H. Taylor, Jr.,
In response to a referral from the Department of The Daily Oklahoman-Justice of NRC documents concerning the Department i
Oklahoma City Times of Justice's FOIA study, made available a copy of (82-170) three documents.
David M. Rosenbaum, In response to a reouest for a copy of the Trip Technical Analysis Report, dated March 15. 1982 of Dr. Denwood Ross Corporation which covered Dr. Ross' trip to China and Japan, I
(82-174) made available a copy of the requested document.
(NRC employee)
In response to a request for documents relating to (82-183) the cancellation of Vacancy Announcement 82-0400, informed the requester there are no records giving the reason for the cancellation of the Vacancy or the individual (s) who authorized the cancellation.
Denied None ENCLOSURE A
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ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending April 16, 1982 i
PENDING COMPETITIVE REOUIREMENTS 1.
IFB No.: RS-ADM-82-388
Title:
" CAMERA-READY COPY OF THE MONTHLY ISSUANCES AND QUARTERLY AND SEMI-ANNUAL INDEXES TO THE ISSUANCES OF THE COMMISSION:
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Description:==
The objective of this procurement is to provide timely and complete preparation of camera-ready copy of the monthly issuances and quarterly and semi-annual indexes to the monthly issuances of the Connission, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Boards, the Administrative Law Judges, Directors' Decisions and Denials of Petitions for Rulemaking. This contract requires one year of issuances and two quarterly and two cumulative semi-ant.ual indexes with an option for an additional year of issuances and indexes.
Period of Performance: One year from date of contract award i
i Sponsor: Office of Administration I
Status: CBD reissued on March 13, 1982 IFB ISSUED l
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IFB No.: RS-RGl-82-716
Title:
" PURCHASE OF INTRINSIC GERMANIUM GAMMA-RAY DETECTOR"
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Description:==
The Contractor shall furnish one (1) Intrinsic Germanium Gamma-Ray Detector in accordance with furnished specifications.
i Period of Performance: 90 days from date of contract award Sponsor: Region I Status: Copies of the IFB to be issued April 19, 1982 PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION 1.
RFP No.
RS-NMS-82-030
Title:
" TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR DESIGN REVIEW"
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Description:==
Provide technical assistance to the NRC by performing tasks related to the review, evaluation, and corcent on the safety aspects of the design of a geologic repository, Period of Performance: 2 years Sponsor: NMSS Status: Best and Final Offers due April 20, 1982 CONTRACT AWARDS 1.
Contract No.-
NRC-10-82-403
Title:
" CLASSIFIED WASTE PAPER DESTRUCTION PROJECT:
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Description:==
The Contractor will make their facilities available to NRC for destruction of classified waste paper.
Period of Performance: 12 months from date of contract award Soonsor: Office of Administration Status: Awarded on April 7, 1982 to Simpkins Industries. The Contractor will reimburse the U.S. Treasury for waste paper collected.
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Contract No.: NRC-25-82-311
Title:
" MAINTENANCE OF DATA GENERAL COMPUTERS AND ASSOCIATED PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT" Des cription : The Contractor will provide personnel specifically experienced in the maintenance of Data General Corporation computers and l
associated peripheral equipment as may be required for monthly l
preventive and remedial maintenance.
Period of Performance: 12 months from date of contract award Sponsor: Office of Administration Status: Fixed-price contract was awarded to Data Consultants, Inc., on April 15,1982 in the amount of $60,060.00.
CONTRACTS CLOSED-0UT NRC-02-065 Ertec Western, Inc.
4/12/82 NRC-04-77-123 Univ. of Florida 4/14/82 NRC-04-81 -218 Stanley A. Szawlewicz 4/15/82 CONTRACT POLICY Draft bulletin 5101-3, " Advance Procurement Planning, Lead-Time and Cut-Off Dates, and Review of Year-End Procurement Actions," has been forwarded for comment and/or concurrence. The bulletin provides procedures for the development of an annual advance procurement plan (APP). The bulletin also provides typical processing times for various types of contract actions as an aid to program office personnel in planning the submission of their contract requirements.
Finally, the bulletin cites a number of potential problem areas for management scrutiny in processing year-end actions.
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0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST l
Week Ending April 16', 1982 I
Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No.1 ( AND-1)
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A hydrogen explosion occurred at ANO-1 at approximately 12:50 p.m.
April 10, 1982. ANO-1 was shutdown for inspection and repairs to the HPI and make up nozzlas and other maintenance. The event occurred during a grinding operation on the pipe of the "B" HPI line where the pipe will be welded to the safe end of the "B" nozzle on the cold leg of the RCS. The nozzle had been inspected, the safe end/ pipe weld had been cut and the workmen were preparing to reroll the thermal sleeve and reweld the HPI line to the nozzle. No one was injured but one worker was propelled backwards on the scaffolding. The source of the explosien appears to be from the hydrogen released from the water in the make up line and trapped in the piping run upstream from the no: le repair location; the make up tank is normally under a hydrogen overpressure. No damage to equipment has been identified. The licensee has purged the line and will continue to nonitor the lines for explosive gases. The licensee plans to perform future operation of this sort under an argon atmosphere.
The licensee nas informed SMUD about the event since SMUD is in a similar activity at Rancho Seco. SMUD has reported explosive concentrations in Rancho Seco HPI lines and are taking appropriate action.
La Crosse Boilin; Water Reactor Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC), owner of the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, has notified the NRC of an error found in the seismic and stress analysis of the high pressure core spray piping. The analysis entitled
" Seismic and Stress Analysis of LACEWR High Pressure Core Spray Discharge Line Piping System, NES 81 A0091", was submitted to the NRC on September 26.-
1978 in support of DPC's application for an FTOL. The error apparently resulted when a contractor performed stress analysis on two couplings in the discharge piping which differ from the as built configuration. The utility and its contractor are performing further analysis to determine the significance of the error. The plant is currently in the cold shut-down condition for refueling which is scheduled to last for six weeks.,
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1 North Anna Power Station, Unit No. 2 (NA-2)
NA-2 is presently engaged in its 1st refueling outage and, as part of l
the outage, is conducting the inservice inspection of the steam generators.
I The licensee has reported that eddy current testing has identified minor tube denting in the region between the first and fourth tube support plates of No. C steam generator.
No details of the extent or magnitude of the tube denting are available at this time. The licensee and Westinghouse are presently evaluating test data and continuing the inservice inspection tests.
H. B. Robinson Unit 2 H. B. Robinson Unit 2 is shut down for refueling and a 10 year Inservice Inspection (ISI). This far the ultrasonic test (UT) portion of the examination has included a 100% examination of the reactor vessel belt-line weld regions. The inside surface examinations of the welds revealed no significant indications. However, several outside surface reflections t
appeared. The reflections (indications) were located about 6 inches below l
the lowest circumferential beltline weld separated azimuthally by approxi-l mately 120'.
The length of one indication is about 2-3 inches and the other is about 5-7 inches and about 0.3 inches in depth.
The licensee is continuing its investigation and expects to have more complete information by April 17, 1982.
Planned Meetino 1.
Subject:
Clinch River Breeder Licensee Qualification Meeting l
1 Date/ Time:
May 6, 1982, at 9:00 a.m.
Location:
Air Rights Building, Room 5035, Bethesda, Md.
Attendees:
J. Longenecker (DOE); P. Dickson, W. Purcell, A. Cocoros (Westinghouse); F. A11enspach, R. Stark, et. al. (NRC)
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NRC El PROGRAM OFFICE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT April 11,1982 - April 17,1982 F
Plant Status l
Core Cooling Mode: Heat transfer from the reactor coolant system (RCS) 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.
l Major Parameters (as of 0500, April 16,1982) (approximate values)
Average Incore Thermocouples: 101*F Maximum Incore Thermocouple:
128"F RCS Loop Temperatures:
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B Hot Leg 96*F 99'F Cold Leg (1) 81
- F 83*F (2) 85*F 87*F RCS Pressure: 96 psig i
i Reactor Building:
Temperature:
65*F j
l Water level:
Elevation 283.2 ft. (0.5 f t, from floor) l Pressure:
.74 psig Airborne Radionuclide Concent. rations :
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l 2.0 E-7 uCi/cc H3 (sample taken 3/31/82) j 4.1 E-6 uCi/cc Kr83 (sample taken 3/30/82) p Effluent and Environmental (Radioloeical) Information 1.
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 dated February 27, 1980.
During the period April 9,1982, through April 15, 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 I
The EPA Middletown Office has not received the environmental Kr-85 analytical resuits for the samples which were taken March 12,1982, through April 2,1982, from the EPA's Counting Laboratory at Las Vegas, Nevada. When these results become available, they will be included in a subsequent report.
No radiation above normally occurring background levels was l
detected in any of the samples collected from the EPA's air and gamma rate networks during the period from April 7,1982 through April 15, 1982.
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NRC Environmental Data l
Results from NRC monitoring of the environment around the TMI site were as follows:
The following are the NRC air sample analytical results for I
the onsite continuous air sampler:
1-1 31 Cs-137 Samol e Period _
(uCi/cc)
(uCi/cc) l HP-315 April 7,1982 - April 14,1982
<6.3 E-14 <6.3 E-14 L
4 Licensee Padioactive Material and Radweste Shipments On Thursday, April 15, 1982, 45 drums containing Unit 1 and Unit 2 contaminated laundry were shipped to Tri-State Industrial Laundries, Utica, New Jork.
5.
TMI 0::voational Exposure Licensee TLD (Thermoluminescent Dosimeter) records indicate the following Unit 2 total occupational radiation exposure for 1982:
l March 1982 55 man-rem
- Total 1982 (January-March) 101 man-rem
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group of 1,000 people were to receive a dose of 0.001 rem (1 millirem),
f or if two people were to receive a dose of 0.5 rem (500 millirem) each, the total man-rem dose in each case would be one man-rem.
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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 I
water to be processed.
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Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Water Processing.
The NRC TMI/PO site l
office nas receiveo for review approximately 85% of the procedures needed to commence RCS water processing. Approximately 75% of l
these have been approved, approximately 15% have been returned.to l
the licensee for comment resolution and approximately 10% are in the process of being reviewed.
I The NRC TMI/PO has received a request by the licensee to revise the l
Recovery Operations Plan to incorporate changes to accomodate RCS l
processing.
2 Reactor Buildinp Entries.
The reactor building entry scheduled for Wecnescay, April 14, 1952, was aborted when the first person to l
enter the building, a health physics technician, experienced problems l
with the airlock door mechanisms while exiting the building. The l
technician first attempted to open the doors in the normally used j
personnel airlock, and then the doors in the equipment hatch airlock.
r The equipment hatch airlock is designated as the alternate reactor building egress route. Both airlocks appeared inoperable.
The technician eventually exited the reactor building through the normally used airlock by manually defeating a differential pressure interlock which malfunctioned and disabled the door opening sequence.
The technician stayed in the reactor building for a total of 63 minutes and accumulated 89 mR of exposure.
Following tne entry, a leak test of the airlock door seals indicated that the equipment hatch door seals were leaking excessively (the leak path is into the reactor building since the reactor building is j
maintained at a negative pressure).
A second entry was made 'at i
11 :55 FM on April 14, 1982, to repair the equipment hatch airlock j
s eal s.
An NRC staff member was present to monitor the entry. The coor mechanisms in both airlocks are being repaired and it is expected that-the next scheduled entry into the reactor building will take place on Thursday, April 22, 1982. The entry tasks on Thursday will be the same as those scheduled for the aborted entry.
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Croundwater Monitoring Program. The licensee is continuing a program of increasec surveillance frequency of the on-site test bo ri ng s. An objective of this systematic program is to identify the source of tritium in test boring numbers 2, 3, and 17.
In addition to samples taken by the licensee, the NRC has also taken j
independent samples.
The NRC's samples were taken on April 8,1982 and sent to the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Energy, Idaho Falls, Idaho, and to the US NRC Region I Laboratory, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The analytical results of these samples are expected shortly.
The NRC has also requested that the Environmental Protection Agency obtain samples from the test borings for further independent analysis.
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Past Meetings j
14, 1982, between members of the NRC A meeting was held on April staff and members of Three Mile Island Alert and Newberry Tow.nship 1.
The NRC staff and their consultants for TMI Steering Committee.
the Unit 1 Psychological Stress study received input useful for scoping the Psychological Stress study related to the TMI-l Restart.
A meeting was held on April 15, 1982, between members of the NRC The NRC staff ~and 2.
staff and members of TMI Friends and Family.
their consultants for the Unit 1 Psychological Stress study received input useful for scoping the Psychological Stress study related to the TMI-l Restart, On Wednesday, April 14, 1982, Lake Barrett addressed the Southern f
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Topics of discussion were radiation health effects, emergency i
planning and the TMI Unit 2 cleanup progress.
Future Meetings 22, 1982, the TMI Advisory Panel for the decon-i On Thursday, April l
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tamination of TMI Unit 2 will hold a meeting in Harrisburg at the j
Holiday Inn located at Second and Chestnut Street, to discuss the
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l On Tuesday, April 27, 1982, Lake Barrett will meet with a group of f
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Middletown mo_hers to discuss issues and concerns related to the 2
cleanup program at TMI Unit 2, the status of Unic 1, and the financial status of GPU Nuclear.
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ENCLOSURE B I
0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending April 16, 1982 Spent Fuel Storage - GE Morris Operation The FC staff received notification from ELD that it could proceed with issuance of a renewal license, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 72, for the spent fuel storage activities conducted by General Electric (GE) at its Morris Operation. This action results from the Decision and Order dated March 2,1982 by the Licensing Board in General Electric Company (GE Morris Operation Spent Fuel Storage Facility), Docket Nos. 70-1308 and 72-1, granting the applicant's motion for summary disposition of all contentions, as supported by the staff. The Board agreed with the applicant and staff that none of the nine contentions of the intervenor (the State of Illinois) raised a genuine issue of material fact and granted summary dispcstion. The period for appealing the Board's Order expired on March 22, 1982 without any appeals having been filed. The license will be renewed for a twenty-year term as specified by 10 CFR Part 72. Under the condi-tions of the license, the Morris pool is racked for storage of about 700 metric tons of spent fuel. About 315 metric tons are presently stored (a mixture of PWR and BWR fuel) with contractual commitments for receipt of about 243 metric tons (San Onofre and Cooper fuel), leaving a reserve space for 142 tonr. A c====
press release will be issued at the time of renewal.
Plateau Resources, Ltd., Shootaring Canyon Uranium Mill Proiect, Utah Financial surety arrangements to cover the costs of mill decommissioning and tailings reclamation have been estaolished in the form of an irrevocable Letter of Credit for Plateau Resources, Ltd.'s Shootaring Canyon Uranium Mill project. The mill started operation on April 13, 1982. The operating life of the mill project is estimated to be 15 years. The mill is licensed to over any calendar year.
produce a maximum of 500 tons of U 03g ENCLOSURE C f
l Meetings - Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety 1.
Subject:
Meeting of the Interoffice Working Group on Regulation of of Fuel Cycle and Materials Activities Date/ Time:
April 20,1982,1:45 pm Location:
Roc, S25,'Aillste Building Attendees:
Representatives of NMSS, RES, IE, AEOD, SP and the Regions 2.
Subject:
NUS Licensing Infomation Service Meeting Date/ Time:
April 21-22, 1982 Location:
. Clearwater Florida Attendees:
P. Loysen (NMSS), J. Tourtellotte (ELD) and NUS staff 3.
Subject:
Site visit to licensee facilities prior to Contingency Plan i
Review Date/ Time:
April 25 - May 1,1982 Location:
San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles, California Attendee:
T. R. Decker (NMSS) 4
Subject:
Meeting to discuss waste fom selection with Messrs.
Lawrence and Kauffman of DOE Date/ Time:
April 27,1982,10:0D am j
Locaticn:
9th Floor Conference Room. Wiliste Building Attencees:
Messrs. Davis, Cunningham, Rouse and Clark (NMSS) and Representatives from DOE i
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Subject:
Environmental review and site visit at Kawecki Berylco plant i
Date/ Time:
April 27-29,1982 Locati on:
Boyertown, Pennsylvania Attendee:
E. Y. Shum (NMSS) f 1
Peetinas - Di vision of Safeguards 1.
Subject:
Meeting to discuss bias corrections and miscellaneous F.C&A issues.
Date:
April 19-22, 1982 Location:
Heamtite, Missouri Attendees:
C. N. Smith and R. L. Jackson 2.
Subject:
Meeting to discuss changes to Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan Date:
April 21-23,1982 location:
Lynchburg, Virginia Attendee:
D. Huff l
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Subject:
Site orientation visit to AGNS Date:
April 21-23, 1982 Locati on:
Barnwell, South Carolina i
Attendees:
R. Eurnett, L. Wirfs, G. Gardes, R. Rentschler, J. Siarrantana, D. Joy, M. Miller ENCLOSURE C
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Subject:
Meeting with Sandia Labs on Geochemistry Modeling Proposal Date:
April 21,1982 Location:
Willste Building Attendees:
Philip Justus, WMKT; Tony Miller, Nester Ortiz, Sandia 2.
Subject:
Meeting with DOE on High-Level Waste Site Characterization Strategy and Schedules, and Detailes on Underground Testing Plans and Shaft Ccnstruction Date:
April 22,1982 Location:
Willste Building, 5th Floor Conference Room Attendees :
Hubert Miller, John Greeves, WMHT; W. Ballard, R. Stein, DOE 3.
Subject:
Geological Factors in Siting High-Level Waste Repository:
The NRC Prospective Date:
April 27,1982 Location:
Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Attendees :
Philip Justus, WMHT l
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OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending April 16, 1982 1.
The following Sionificant Enforcement Actions were taken during the past week:
a.
EN-82-10, Consolidated X-Ray Service Corporation, Dallas, Texas - A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of
$4,000 was issued on April 12, 1982. This action was based on violations involving the loss of a radiographic exposare device.
b.
EN-82-11 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan - A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $2,000 was issued on April 12, 1982. This action was based on a violation involving the failure to adequately evaluate the discharge of iodine-131 in excess of pemissible limits.
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EN-82-12, Phamatopes. Incorporated Toledo, Ohio - A Notice of Violation aad Pmposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $4,000 was issued on April 15, 1982. This action was based on alleged violations I
involving a failure to perfom an adequate survey and a radiation exposure j
to an employee in excess of NRC limits.
2.
The following Preliminary Notifications were dispatched during the past week:
a.
PNO-I-82-27A, Power Authority of the State of New York (Indian Point Unit 3) -
Leak In The Steam Generator-Secondary Shell, Update.
b.
PNO-I-82-32, Philadelphia Electric Company (Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3) -
Potential Overexposure.
c.
PNS-I-82-1, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and
- 2) - Bomb Threat.
d.
PNO-II-82-36 and 36A, Carolina Power and Light Company (Robinson Unit 2) -
Reactor Vessel In-Service Testing Indications.
e.
PNG-II-82-37, Florida Power ar.d Light Company (Turkey Points Units 3 and 4) -
Injury to Security Guard, f.
PNO-II-82-38, Tennessee Valley Authority (Browns Ferry Unit 3) - Shutdown in Excess of Two Days.
g.
PNO-II-82-39, Tennessee Valley Authority (Sequoyah Units 1 and 2) -
Inadvertent Activation of Sirens.
h.
PNO-III-82-36, Northern States Power Company (Monticello) - Slow Closure of Primary System Relief Valve Following a Reactor Trip.
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FNO-III-82-37, 'Comonwealth Edison Company (Zion Unit 2) - Reactor Shutdown Due to Hign Steam Generator Conductivity.
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i j. PNO-III-82-38, Toledo Edison Company (Davis-Besse) - Damage to Auxiliary Feedwater Header Inside No. 2 Steam Generator.
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PNO-III-82-39. Toledo Edison Company (Davis-Besse) - 700 Workers Refuse to Cross Picket Lines at Davis-Besse.
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PNO-V-82-14B and 14C, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Rancho Seco) -
High Pressure Injectjg Thermal Sleeve Degradation.
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PNO-V-82-16, Portland General Electric Company (Pebble Springs) - Withdrawal i
of Request for State Site Certificate.
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PNO-TMI-82-08, GPU Nuclear Corporation (Three Mile Island Unit 2) - Onsite Groundwater Monitoring Program Update.
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PNO-TMI-82-09, GPU Nuclear Corporation (Three Mile Island Unit 2) - Postpone-ment of Reactor Building Entry Due to Door Interlock Mechanism Failures.
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IE Infor-nation Notice IE Information Notice Number 82-11, Potential Inaccuracies in Wide Range Pressure Instruments Used In Westinghouse Designed Plants was issued on April 9,1982 to all nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or a construction permit.
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Other Activities Office of the Director l
On Friday April 16, 1982, the Deputy Director, IE, and staff will meet with l
GA0 representatives to discuss the planned GAO survey of the status of NRC's resident inspection program.
l Division of Reactor procrams 1.
A special team inspection of the backfit requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix R began on April 12, 1982, at D. C. Cook. The Inspection Team consists of a team leader from Region III, two operations-oriented members from the Division of Reactor Programs, one Fire Protection Engineer from NRR and one engineer involved in safe shutdown requirements from NRR. This is a pilot inspection effort using the procedure that will be used for the subsequent inspection at other nuclear power plants.
J. M. Taylor will attend the exit meeting at the plant 4/16.
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A 3-week performance appraisal inspection will begin at plant Hatch on Monday, April 19,1982.
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Staff of the Division of Reactor Programs will visit the Region II office and the Browns Ferry and St. Lucie plant sites during the week of April 19-23.
The visit is part of an effort that includes trips to all the Regions and selected sites to review the Inspection Program area covering routine inspections conducted by Resident Inspectors at operating sites.
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l Division of Fuels, Materials, and Safecuards On Wednesday, April 14, A. W. Grella attended a meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Transportation of Radioactive Materials, and provided a briefing on the NRC Inspection Program for Nuclear Transportation, as well as a summary of accident /
incident experience in nuclear transportation.
R. Greger and P. Lovendale from Region III also participated and provided a briefing on their regional inspection program, procedures and findings involving nuclear transportation. This was the Fifth meeting of the subcommittee which is currently examining the procedures of the Transportation Certification Branch of NMSS.
Division of Emercency Preparedness 1.
EPLB staff member participated in the Emergency Preparedness Implementation Appraisal for Susquehanna which began on April 12, 1982.
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EPLB staff member participated in a pre-hearing conference on Shoreham -
relating to emergency preparedness matters on April 14, 1982.
Enforcement Staff 1.
On April 9, 1982, the NRC received a check for $6,000.00 from RAD-IRID, Washington, D. C. in payment of a Civil Penalty imposed on March 30, 1982.
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On April 13, 1982, IE issued a letter to Pacific Gas and Electric Company i
(Diablo Canyon) in response to their denial that a material false statement was made during the November 3,1981 meeting between NRC and licensee staff.
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On April 14, 1982, the Task Force on Investigation Policy met in Bethesda. A draft investigation policy is being developed and a draft should be completed by the end of April.
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l LOFT Wednesday, April 7, 1982, LOFT Test L9-3 was performed at 5:08 MST.
The test was an ATWS event initiated by a loss-of-feedwater transient.
Throughout the test the control rods were inhibited from inserting.
The reactor power was thereby allowed to be controlled by the moderator temperature coefficient.
The loss of feedwater resulted in an increase in primary coolant system pressure and temperature, which due to reactivity feecback, decreased the reactor power during the transient.
The sequence of events and equipment failures used in the L9-3 test j
corresponded with those for the most severe ATWS prediction for a commercial PWR. Similarly, the recovery procedures were also as defined I
for commercial plants. Thes test (scaled) pressurizer PORV and safety relief valves were allowed to cycle according to their set points. Ten minutes after test initiation auxiliary feedwater was delivered to the l
steam generator in small amounts so as to not gamage the tube sheet.
Af ter the hot leg temperature decreased to 590 F, the ECCS high pressure injection pump was started with a 7000 ppm bora.ted water supply. Although j
the reactor power was essentially decay heat at that time, the reactor boron level had to be increased to keep the reactor shutdown as the l
coolant temperature decreased.
The peak pressure reached during the test was approximately 100 psi below the predicted 2500 psia peak. The RELAP5 prediction for the test corresponded well with the test results both in event sequence and system response.
l Analysis of the test will continue at EG&G. The Quick Look Report is expected to be released ten working days after the test.
Test attendees included Chairman Palladino, Forest Remick, and representatives of the DEDO, NRR and RES.
l The next LOFT test will be a boron dilution test, L6-6, in approximately four weeks.
Semiscal e The first feed line break test was postponed due to a heater problem wnich occurred two minutes before test initiation. The test is now anticipated for Tuesday, April 13, 1982.
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Semiscale personnel were recently assigned as consultants to assist Westinghouse in the conduct of FLECHT SEASET natural circulation tests (at Westinghouse request). Early indications are that a successful test followed.
Data Bank Three NRU Tests (PTH 104, PTH 109 and PTH 110) were added to the data bank. These data describe relationships between reflood delay time of ECC and the reflood rate and resulting fuel rod peak clad temperatures.
PBF Last week the Thermal Fuels Behavior Program (TFBP) at INEL began its first of two OPTRAN test series. The first series (designated OPT l-1) simulates various low frequency (less than one/yr) operational transients (with scram) expected in SWR reactors yielding power peaks of approximately 100,160, 240, and 350 kw/m over a 2-second time span. Three of the four planned transients have been successfully completed with the fourth and final test bei T completed this week. Results so far have shown no indication of m rod failure (by radioactivity detectors).
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rods used in each test were obtained from GE and had accumulated burnups of 12030-23000 Nd/t. A quick look report on this test series will be available in approximately 1 month.
The second and final 0PTRAN test series will be performed in May 1982 and will investigate transients in which reactor scram fails.to occur.
Publications to be Issued in the Near Future
Title:
Standard Fomat and Content of License Applications for Storage Only of Unitradiated Reactor Fuel and Associated Radioactive Material (Reg. Guide 3.15 Rev. 1)(DRAFT) l
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Provides guidance as to the information that is to be provided I
in the license application.
Contact:
D. '4. Reisenweaver (443-5910)
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Applicability of Existing Regulatory Guides to the Design and Operation of an ISFSI
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Provides a listing of applicable existing guides which can de used curing the design and operation of an ISFSI.
Contact:
D. W. Reisenweaver (443-5910)
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. Publications Issued Durina the Week of April 12-16, 1982 i
Guide for the Preparation Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement:
of Applications for Licenses in Medical Teletherapy Programs, Task TM 608-4.
Contact:
D. E. Solberg (443-5825). Connents requested by June 15, 1982.
Standard Format and Draf t Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement:
Content of Environmental Reports for Near-Surface Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Task WM 013-4.
Contact:
S. Wastler (427-4638). Contents requested by June 21, 1982.
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0FFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING APRIL 16, 1982 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3 On April 16, 1982, the Commission issued an Order in this license amendment proceeding granting the petitions for review filed by the Staff and TVA from the January 6, 1982 Appeal Board Decision in ALAB-664 remanding for further action the Licensing Board's denial of the petitions to intervene and requests for a hearing. Specifically, the Commission determined to review the following two issues:
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Whether the Appeal Board correctly determined that a ruling on the petitions for intervention in this proceeding l
must await the filing by the NRC staff of its environmental assessment and the opportunity for petitioners and TVA to comment on the assessment.
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Whether the Appeal Board was justified in reinstating contention nine, despite petitioners' failure to address its dismissal by the Licensing Board in its brief to the Appeal Board.
Indian Point, Units 2 and 3 In this Special Investigative Proceeding, the Commission has propounded seven questions to be considered by the Licensing Board relating to the risk of the operation of tl.e Indian Point facility. The Commission has i
directed that the Licensing Board conduct the proceeding and provide the Commission with a recommended decision by September 8,1982. On April 2, 1982, the Licensing Board issued a decision admitting to the proceeding eight organizations, one individual and nine representatives or agencies or interested states, counties or municipalities. Also admitted to the proceeding are the two Licensees, Consolidated Edison Company of New York and the Power Authority of the State of New York and the NRC Staff. The Licensing Board has not yet issued a final ruling admitting contentions in the proceeding, and no hearing schedule has been established to date.
Ho*nver, it is anticipated that the hearing will begin in late June 1982.
',hile the Staff is making every effort to meet all Licensing Board schedules, the large number of participants, a potentially large number of contentions and a voluminous probabilistic risk assessment recently submitted by the Applicant to the Staff for its review in the proceeding all raise a potentially serious question as to whether the Commission's September B,1982 deadline for completion of the proceeding can be met.
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J ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING APRIL 16, 1982 Foreien Visits to NRC On Monday and Tuesday an eight-member French delegation, with representatives from the Central Service for the Safety of Nuclear Installations (SCSIN), the 1
Ministry of Industry's Nuclear Construction Control Bureau (BCCN), the Atomic Energy Commission's Department of Nuclear Safety (CEA/DSN), Electricite de France (EdF), and FRAMATOME, met with technical staff of NRR, RES, ACRS, and IP to discuss regulatory experience and safety research related to pressurized i
I thermal shock, steam generator tube integrity, and requirements for in-service inspection of reactor coolant systems.
j On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Mr. Goran Mandeus, Director of Information Services of the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, met with technical repre-
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I On Friday Mr. Abdulla Juma Director of Electricity of the Ministry of Works, i
Power and Water of the State of Bahrain, met with R. Senseney of IP for an i
overview of NRC.
On Friday Brazilian Senator Milton Cabral, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Nuclear Energy, accompanied by Minister L. F. Lampreia and First Secretary Sergio Lima of the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, met with Chairman N. J.
Palladino, IP Director J. R. Shea, and the Chairman's Executive.Artistant N. Haller for a discussion of current U.S. nuclear regulatory issues.
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O Foreien Reports The following reports were received in IP April 12-16:
(For further information contact Eva Szent-Ivany, IP, X27788.)
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BLG 551 - Annual Report 1980**
From France:
EdF - Examination According to French Regulation of the Primary Circuits of 900 MW Plants During the First 10 Year Life of the Plant - PROPRIETARY (Sent for translation)
CEA -
The Management of the Radioactive Waste (Sent for translation)
From the FRG:
BMI - Measures for the Acceleration of the Licensing Process for Nuclear Power Plants (Sent for translation)
- Report of Unusual Events in Nuclear Power Plants of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1980 (Sent for translation)
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- Report of the Federal Government on the Waste Deposit of Nuclear Power Plants (Sent for translation)
BMWI - The Federal Government's Energy Program From Italy:
Physical Protection of Nuclear Plants and Materials: An Overview of the Situation in Italy-* - PROPRIETARY (Viewgraph)
From Japan:
Occupational Radiation Exposure at Nuclear Power Plants in Japan **
JAERI-M B590 Basic Tests on High-Temperature Weldable Strain Gages (Partially in English)
From Sweden:
Report on Safety Related Occurrences and Reactor Trips - July 1 -
December 31, 1981**
From Taiwan:
Monthly Operating Report of February 1982 for Kuosheng Unit 1**
Special Report (RO-03-013) for Kuosheng Unit 1 (Sent for translation)
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ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING APRIL 16, 1982 1
1 Low Level Waste Compact j
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Arlington, Virginia, June 16-17, 1982 and the second will take place in September, j
Meetina with NATaT Officials I
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National Association of Towns and Townships (NATaT) and discussed information for use in articles in their newsletter on LLW siting issues l
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9 REGION I ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending April 16, 1982 Regional State Liaison Officer Weekly Activities At the request of the staff of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection, a meeting was held in the Regional Office to discuss issues relative to the Agreement State Program, LLW disposal facility licensing, inspection of nuclear facilities, emergency response, and communication systems. Future meetings will be held to pursue specific issues.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST i
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William O. Miller, Chief, Fee Management Branch, HQ and James M. Allan,.
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region I, will be in Region III on April 19 to meet with the assistant to the administrator for special projects. They-
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will discuss regionalization of licensing fee functions.
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licensee representatives at O' Hare Airport to discuss an emergency prepared-i ness exercise schedule for the coming year.
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