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October 14, 1993 EDI:
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING OCTORrt> g, 1993 i
Contents Enclosure l
Nuclear Reactor Regulation A
l Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B
i Nuclear Regulatory Research C
Analysis and Evaluation cf Operational Data D
l General Counsel E*
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Administration F
Information Resources Management G
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5 al isadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights J*
Enforcement K
Consolidation L
State Programs M
l Policy Planning N*
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Public Affairs 0*
International Programs P*
i Congressional Affairs Q
Regional Offices R
Executive Director for Operations S*
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t Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 BWR Owners' Group (BWROG) Simulator Workshoo Robert M. Gallo, Chief of the Operator Licensing Branch, members 'of his staff, and operator licensing representatives from four of the regional offices participated in a workshop sponsored by the BWROG in King of Prussia, PA, from October 6-8, 1993. The purpose of the workshop was to review the BWROG's newly-developed simulator scenario development guidelines with BWR licensees and the NRC's operator licensing personnel.
Meetino w/BWROG on Elimination of Instrumentation Resoonse Time Testina On October 5, 1993, members from the Instrumentation and Controls Branch, Reactor Systems Branch, Technical Specifications Branch and others met with the BWROG to discuss the proposed elimination of instrumentation response time testing (RTT) for various components in the I&C systems. The BWROG described i
its proposed approach to respond to issues identified in the staff's safety evaluation report which rejected the BWROG's topical report. The staff and the BWROG agreed on a method for resolving the issues identified based on the safety significance of RTT and alternative means of detecting instrumentation degradation. Another meeting will be held in the near future to discuss the BWR0G's progress in making the case necessary to support the proposed RTT elimination.
Perrv On September 30, 1993, the Commission issued Memorandum and Order CLI-93-21, which overturned an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) decision (LBP-92-4) denying Ms. Susan Hiatt and the Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy (OCRE) the opportunity to intervene in the issuance of an amendment to i
the Perry, Unit 1, Techaical Specifications. The amendment in question removed the reactor vessel material surveillance program withdrawal schedule from the Technical Specifications, and was issued by the staff on December 18, 1992.
Ms. Hiatt and OCRE ha j contended that removal of the withdrawal schedule from the Technical Specifications would violate the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, by depriving the public of the right to notice and an opportunity for a hecring on any future changes to the schedule. The ASLB had denied the petition to intervene on the grounds that the petitioners had failed to allege sufficient interest in the proceeding, and therefore had failed to establish standing.
In their Order, the Commissioners overturned the ASLB's determination, and stated that the petitioners do have standing in regard to this issue. The petition has been remanded to the ASLB for resolution. NRR will monitor this issue, and will become involved if necessary.
OCTOBER 8, 1993 ENCLOSURE A
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Seouoyah Units 1 and [_ Restart Both Sequoyah units have been shut down since March 1993. The NRC Restart Panel met with TVA at Sequoyah on October 1, 1993, for what was to be the i
final meeting before Unit 2 restart. However, recent inspections.had i
identified a number of issues that TVA must address before restart of Unit 2.
Thus, the Restart Panel was not yet ready to make a recommendation to the I
Regional Administrator that he concur in TVA's decision to restart Unit 2.
By letter dated Octc5er 5,1993, TVA confirmed that all actions contained in the Confirmatory Action Letter of March 4,1993, have been completed and, therefore, TVA considers Unit 2 ready to restart.
In addition to the issues raised at the meeting on October 1, 1993, TVA recently observed a decrease in indicated Containment Spray flow.
Subsequent investigation determined that the decrease in indicated flow was caused by a 6-inch long piece of the Annubar probe that broke off inside the Containment Spray pipe. The probe provides indication and an interlock with the minimum flow valve.
It is also an important parameter in the Emergency Operating Procedure steps related to recirculation flow. The missing piece of the probe was located in the Refueling Water Storage Tank. The broken probe will be replaced with an upgraded probe from Unit 1.
A number of issues about TVA's I
analysis of this issue have been identified and will be resolved before restart.
Region II and NRR are working with TVA to resolve the remaining issues. TVA 1
currently estimates that the issues will be resolved, and Unit 2 will be ready to restart by early next week.
Restart of Unit 1 is scheduled for December 1993.
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OCTOBER 8, 1993 ENCLOSURE A
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 Interaaency Technical Suocort Coordination Comittee NMSS International Safeguards staff participated in the annual Te'chnical Support Coordination Comittee (TSCC) review meeting with Sandia and Los Alamos National laboratories. These meetings were for the purpose of learning the status of various funded actions these national laboratories perfom, at the TSCC's direction, to strengthen the safeguards function performed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Be> ides presentations on the currently funded actions, discussions on new IAEA requests for various non-destructive measurement techniques, for instance for use on UF cylinders, 6
were addressed.
&etina with Nuclear Fuel Services. Inc.. Erwin. TN On September 28, 1993, staff members from both Region II and Headquarters' Fuel Cycle Licensing Branch met with Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) personnel in Erwin, Tennessee. The purpose was to receive presentations by NFS concerning the status and future plans for the decomissioning projects l
ongoing at the site. Representatives from the State of Tennessee and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency also attended.
The NFS presentations focused on the decomissioning work on the several pond areas and the plutonium processing facility.
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On October 4, 1993, the Storage and Transport Systems Branch briefed a l
delegation of representatives, from towns near the Fort Mcdermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe's Reservation in Oregon, on the Nuclear Regulatory Comission's role in licensing spent fuel storage and transportation as it relates to a monitored retrievable storage (MRS) facility. The group was on a fact finding trip to learn about spent fuel storage and the Department of Energy's (DOE) plans for an MRS. While on this trip they also visited the Calvert Cliffs Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation and met with DOE, the Nuclear Waste Negotiators Office, and Congressional representatives. Their interest in spent fuel storage and transportation originates from the fact that in February 1993, their neighbors, the Fort Mcdermitt Tribe, applied to DOE for a
$200,000 grant to consider the feasibility of becoming a host site for an MRS.
Nebraska Withdraws Intent to Deny License Aeolication for low-level Radioactive Waste Disoosal Facility In July 1990, U.S. Ecology (USE) submitted a license application to construct and operate a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility in the State of Nebraska. On January 22, 1993, the Directors of the Nebraska Departments of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Health (DOH) announced their intent to deny USE's license application based on State regulations that prohibit wetlands at the site of the facility. A public hearing was held on March 17, 1993, and a contested case hearing was scheduled for October 4,1993.
However, in correspondence with DEQ and DOH, dated August 27, 1993, USE submitted i
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revisions to its application. The changes were intended to eliminate from the site all wetlands shown in the original application. On October 4, 1993, DEQ and DOH announced that they are withdrawing their intent to deny the license application. USE will submit a completely revised Safety Analysis Report and amendments to the Environmental report, a process that has been estimated to require an additional six months.
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OCTOBER 8, 1993 ENCLOSURE B
t Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 Physical Fitness Proarams for Security Force Personnel at Cateaory I Licensee Facilities - Proposed Amendments to 10 CFR Part 73 On October 1, 1993, proposed amendments to 10 CFR Part 73 were transmitted to the Office of the Federal Register for publication for a 75-day coment i
period. The amendments will require that Tactical Response Team members, amed response personnel, and guards at Category I licensee facilities i
participate in a continuing physical fitness program and pass an annual performance test. Alternatively, licensees may develop site specific content-based physical fitness tests to be administered quarterly. These amendments will provide greater assurance that these security force members will be able to protect the facility in the event of a strenuous hostile engagement.
These amendments were originally published for public coment in December 1991 (56 FR 65024). As a result of public coments, the Comission reexamined its position on performance based tests vs. content-based tests and directed the staff to republish the modified rulemaking as a proposed rule and solicit additional public coment.
Pacer on Corrosion Research at Toronto INC Heetina On October 6,1993, Dr. Michael McNeil delivered a paper, " Mineralogical and Corrosion Problems Underlying the Choice of Materials for High Level Waste Disposal," written by him in collaboration with Professor Woods of East Carolina University, to the International Nuclear Congress in Toronto, l
Ontario. This paper, which was the lead paper in the Nuclear Waste symposium, i
led to useful discussions with several experts, especially those from the Canadian program.
Draft Reaulatory Guides On Reactor Vessels:
Issuance And Availability I
i Two Draft Regulatory guides dealing with nuclear reactor vessels have been published for coment. The draft guides are identified as DG-1023,
" Evaluation of Reactor Pressure Vessels With Charpy Upper-Shelf Energy less Than 50 Ft-Lb," and DG-1025, " Calculational and Dosimetry Methods for Detemining Pressure Vessel Fluence." The draft guides are intended for Division 1, " Power Reactors."
DG-1023 is being developed to provide guidance on methods acceptable to the NRC staff for evaluating reactor pressure vessels when the Charpy upper-shelf energy falls below the 50 ft-lb limit specified in NRC's regulations. DG-1025 is being developed to describe methods and assumptions acceptable to the NRC staff for determining the reactor pressure vessel neutron fluence.
Public coments are being solicited on the guides.
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4 Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 Diaanostic Evaluation and Incident Investication Branch (DEIIB)
The Quad Cities Diagnostic Evaluation (DE) Team has completed its on-site evaluation and is back in the Bethesda, Maryland, offices evaluating the data collected. A formal exit meeting has been scheduled with the licensee for November 8 at 1:00 p.m. at the Quad Cities site. The meeting will be open to the public for observation purposes.
Incident Response Branch (IRB)
On October 6,1993, IRB participated, in a limited capacity as part of AE00's State Outreach Program, in the pre-operational exercise for the Watts Bar power plant. The licensee, the State of Tennessee, and the Region II Base and Site Teams also participated.
On October 6, the Response Section Chief participated in an Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) workshop that was attended by EPA Headquarters and regional response personnel. The principal topic of discussion was lessons learned during the recent activations of the Federal Response Plan (FRP) during the mid-west flooding. The arrangements for NRC's interface with EPA during a radiological accident were discussed.
Preliminary Notifications a.
PNO-II-93-052, Florida Power & Light Co. (Turkey Point 3), Turkey Point Unit 3 Shutdown Due To Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Leakage.
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PN0-II-93-053, Duke Power Co. (McGuire 1), Shutdown Due To Steam Generator Tube Leak.
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PN39357, Commonwealth Edison Company (Braidwood 2), Reactor Trip Due To failure Of Feedwater Regulating Valve.
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PNO-IV-93-027, Alpha-Omega Geotech, Inc., Kansas City, Kansas, Stolen Gauge.
OCTOBER 8, 1993 ENCLOSURE D
Office of Administration Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 NRC's Secure Communications Center (ComCenter)
NRC's ComCenter is the focal point for world-wide secure (encrypted) communications, as well as secure communications with other Federal agencies.
New methods and procedures for distributing encryption keying material are programed for the future.
On October 6, 1993, members of SEC and IRM were briefed by a National Security Agency representative on the planned Electronic Keying Management System, its impact on future operations in NRC's ComCenter, and the required components necessary to implement this program.
Automated Teller Machine On September 29, 1993, the Energy Federal Credit Union (EFCU) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) was installed on the first floor of One White Flint North.
All auxiliary initialization procedures will be completed during the week of October 4.
According to EFCU representatives, the ATM will be operational by October 12, 1993.
Sionificant FOIA Reouests Received by the NRC For 5-Day Period of October 1 -
October 7. 1993 Request for records regarding Federal pay vstems and pay schedules.
(Timothy Clark, Government Executive, F01A-93-539)
Request for information on nuclear energy used in war equipment.
(Daniel Fitzpatrick, F0IA-93-533)
Request for four categories of records regarding the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant.
(Kathy Weber of Hallios & Associates, F01A-93-534)
Request for copies of the Agency Procurement Requests which correspond to DPA Case numbers, KMA-93-0080(B) and KMA-90-0426(D).
(Linda Haineman, Federal Sources, Inc., F01A-93-535) i N
OCTOBER 8, 1993 ENCLOSURE F
Office of Information Resources Management Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 Microcomputer Sucoort Services Growth Microcomputer hardware and software and end-user support services' continued to show significant growth during FY 1993. During FY 1992, there was a 48% growth in the volume of requests compared to FY 1991. This year showed an 18% growth in i
the volume of support requests compared to FY 1992.
Maintenance Hardware Software Hotline Requests Installations Work Orders Calls l
FY 92 Totals 2277 4010 4541 9126 FY 93 Totals 2518 4404 4867 13165 Increase 10.6%
2181 Z121 44.3%
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Implementation of an upgraded file server for the Events Tracking System (ETS) was completed over the weekend.
Initial feedback frors the Office of Nuclear 3
Reactor Regulation users indicates the ETS application runs significantly faster on the new server. The server upgrade will also support planned ETS upgrades and expanded access by other users in the agency.
Uninterruotible Power Supoly (UPS)
A UPS will be installed to service the Phillips Building Computer Center over the weekend of October 9.
Electric power in the Computer Center will be shut off on Saturday afternoon from approximately 2 pm until 6 pm.
l Voice Mail There are 1,296 user mailboxes on the new system.
Of these, 911 have been initialized (70.3%) by staff members. Voice Mail training on the new system has been provided to 424 staff members.
Computer Security The Codes and Standards Section completed the Region III risk assessment project and a completion letter with security measure recommendations was sent to the Region III Director of Resource Management and Administration.
OCTOBER 8, 1993 ENCLOSURE G
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Week Ending October 8, 1993 NRC Suoervisory Develooment Proaram Commences i
The NRC Supervisory Development Program began on September 27 with a residential orientation session from September 27 to October 1 in Hagerstown, 3
Maryland. Twenty-seven employees were competitively selected to participate in the 18-month developmental program. The orientation session consisted of a variety of training and management assessment activities.
Participants were provided with program requirements and given an opportunity to develop their Individual Development Plans.
Combined Federal Camoaion Trainina i
On October 4, a training session was conducted for CFC office coordinators and keyworkers by RIB staff and the CFC Loaned Executive, George Pratt.
Approximately 120 coordinators and keyworkers attended the two training sessions.
t Arrivals LUCAS, Gladys SECRETARY (OPFT)
OP MARTIN, Joyce SECRETARY (0PFT)
OP Retirements MUSGROVE, Clark BUILDING MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (PFT)
ADM Z0LLIC0FFER, Joan COMPUTER PROGRAMMER (PFT)
RV Departures None
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Office of Enforcement Items Of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 Sionificant Enforcement Action A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in' the amount of $5,000 was issued on October 7,1993, to Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, for a Severity Level III violation involving a substantial failure of the quality management program to ensure that a written directive contained the total dose, dose per fraction, treatment site, and the overall treatment period as required by 10 CFR 35.2.
Additionally, the quality management program did not have a procedure to verify dose calculations in cases where the prescribed dose is three fractions or fewer.
The base civil penalty for a Severity Level III violation is $2,500. The penalty was escalated by 50 percent for NRC identification, mitigated 50 percent for good corrective action, and was escalated 100 percent for poor past performance.
(EN 93-099)
Civil Penalties Paid Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, West Virginia, paid the civil penalty in the amount of $5000. The action was based on two Severity Level III violations that involved the failure to secure radiopharmaceuticals and sealed sources against unauthorized removal and the failure to prepare written directives for patient dose administrations of iodine-131 greater than 30 microcuries. The base civil penalty for each of the Severity Level III violations is $2,500.
For each violation, escalation of 50 percent was applied for the factor of identification because the violation was identified by the NRC and mitigation of 50 percent was warranted for corrective action.
No further adjustments were warranted.
Eight other violations were cited, which were categorized at either Severity Level IV or V and involved various administrative requirements related to the radiation safety program.
(EA 93-212)
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (Perry Unit 1) paid the civil penalty in the amount of $200,000. The action was based on the licensee's failure to correct cleanliness problems in the suppression pool and drywell which resulted in the clogging of the RHR system suction strainers a: well as on the licensee's inadequate corrective actionc once those problems were initially identified. The resulting corrective action violation which inciudes three examples has been classified at Severity Level III. The base civil penalty of
$50,000 has been escalated a total of 300 percent. Escalation of 50 percent was warranted for NRC identification, 50 percent mitigation was warranted for the licensee's ultimate corrective actions,100 percent escalation was warranted for the licensee's past poor perfonnance,100 percent escalation was I
warranted for the prior opportunity to identify the problem earlier provided by an NRC information notice, and an additional 100 percent escalation was warranted for the duration of the problem which extends back to 1987.
(EA 93-176)
OCTOBER 8, 1993 ENCLOSURE K
Civil Penalties Paid Consumers Power Company (Palisades Nuclear Plant) paid the civil penalty in the amount of $50,000. The action was based on a June 15, 1993, event in which the licensee failed to uncouple one control rod prior to removal of the reactor vessel head. The violation is reflected in (1) the failure of a Shift Supervisor to prebrief the auxiliary operators involved in the control rod uncoupling evolution; (2) failure of the auxiliary operators to conduct a dry run on a mock-up prior to the evolution as required by procedures; (3) the failure to notify the control room after each control rod drive mechanism was
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uncoupled, as required by procedures; (4) a failure to retain the working copy of the rod uncoupling procedure; and (5) an inadequate procedure for verifying that the rods were uncoupled during removal of the reactor vessel head.
Collectively, these failures represent a breakdown in the controls that are essential for the safe conduct of the vessel head removal activities.
In this case, the base Severity Level III civil penalty of $50,000 could have been mitigated by 50 percent (to $25,000) in recognition of the licensee's comprehensive corrective actions following this event. However, to reflect i
the level of concern with which the staff viewed the licensee's failure to instill in individuals a proper regard for compliance with procedures and to emphasize the need for careful attention to the control and conduct of the l
licensed activities involved here, the staff decided to exercise discretion, pursuant to Section VII.A.1 of the Enforcement Policy, and to propose a civil penalty in the amount of the base civil penalty, notwithstanding the application of the mitigation factors.
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t Office of Consolidation Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 Second Buildina Status As of October 8, the developer and OMNI Construction were still a' waiting issuance of interior construction permits for floors 2 and 3 and the auditorium complex on the P2 and P1 levels. Although the issues causing the delay were resolved several weeks ago, the additional time required to revise, resubmit and obtain County approval of the drawings has adversely affected the project completion schedule.
On October 5, the Office of Consolidation placed the' first orders with Haworth Incorporated for systems furniture for TWFN. Estimated delivery dates for furniture for floors 4 and 5 are December 15 and 29, respectively.
On October 7, the Director and the Project Manager met with Dr. Andrew Persily and Mr. Stuart Dols of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building Environment Division to discuss the air quality criteria and measurement techniques that will be used to evaluate TWFN indoor air quality under interagency agreement NRC 10-93-136.
On October 8, Transwall Corporation submitted quantity takeoff and pricing information for demountable walls for floor 4.
Transoortation Manaaement Status On October 6, the Director chaired a monthly meeting of the Transportation Action Partnership in the absence of the President. The Partnership received a briefing from Heidi van Luven of the State Highway Administration on the opening of the two and one-half mile High Occupancy Vehicle (H0V) lane on the east spur of Interstate Route 270 (I-270). This first H0V lane in Maryland is designed exclusively for bus, van and car pool use. Ms. van Luven also discussed the schedule for additions to the HOV lanes along I-270 from the intersection of the Beltway (I-495) and I-270 north to the intersection of I-270 and Maryland Route 121 at Clarksburg. The five phases of the project are scheduled over a four year period.
OCTOBER 8, 1993 ENCLOSURE L
Office of State Programs Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 Private Enterorise-Government Interaction Meetina
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Maria Lopez-Otin, Federal Liaison, attended a meeting of the Private Enterprise-Government Interaction (PEGI) on October 7, 1993 in Washington, DC.
PEGI discussed the final details for the November 3 and 4, 1993, Roundtable i
Conference:
" Economic Growth Through Research and Technology Partnerships".
Members were requested to provide the names and addresses of any company or organization they would like to receive a registration package. (Registration is atnocost.) PEGI received a detailed response from the Vice-President offering i
his regrets due to his travel schedule. Therefore, the keynote speaker is yet to be determined.
PEGI also received a briefing from Mr. William Robertson, President of the Global Environment & Technology Foundation (GETF), who spoke of the GETF's mission and services.
Of interest to the NRC was Mr. Robertson's discussion of their involvement with the Western Governor's Association and the Department of Energy in developing a one-step certification process for cleanup technologies, which would then receive reciprocity among the western States.
Meetino with Ouad Cities on Illinois Resident Inspector Proaram I
Region III staff met with representatives of Commonwealth Edison and the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety (IDNS) at the Quad Cities Station on October 8,1993 i
in Cordova, Illinois.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the IDNS l
resident inspector program and the memorandum of understanding between NRC and IDNS on the Illinois resident program.
IDNS intends to place a resident inspector at Quad Cities in the near future.
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Region I Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 1.
Shoreham to Limerick Fuel Shioments The second of 33 shipments of slightly irradiated fuel from the prematurely shut down Shoreham reactor arrived at Philadelphia Electric Company's (PECo) Limerick Nuclear Generating Station on the morning of October 5.
The shipping cask, containing 17 fuel assemblies, arrived by rail after being shipped by barge from Shoreham to PECo's Eddystone Generating Station on the Delaware River south of Philadelphia.
No problems were encountered during the shipment.
The third shipment is scheduled to begin on or about October 7.
In a related action, a Federal Court Judge in Trenton, New Jersey, on October 4 extended for 10 days his September 24 denial of New Jersey's request for a temporary restraining order to stop the shipments, thus allowing the shipments to continue while he considers a separate request from New Jersey to issue a temporary injunction that would stop the shipments. The defendants in the case, the NRC, the Coast Guard, PEco, and the Long Island Power Authority (the Shoreham licensee), have filed cross-motions to dismiss the suit.
The judge expects to rule on the requests by October 14.
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Peach Bottpm HOV Yoke Cracks Sixty-four Peach Bottom MOVs were inspected by PECO ranging in size from 4" through 24" in size. Cracks were found in five valves of Unit 2 and four valves of Unit 3.
All valves were manufactured by Walworth (now taken over by Crane) and are the pressure seal design. Other valve manufacturers were Anchor-Darling and Borg-Warner, but none of these had failed. The material is A216 WCB, a cast steel. The cracks ranged in size from 2 to 3 inches in length and are locateri at the upper edges of the openings in the yoke. Of the four upper edges of each yoke, the cracks show no preferential location, that is, in some valves, cracks have occurred at all four edges and in others, at only one location.
The depth of the cracks is not known.
On the basis of this event, PECO has a program to determine the root cause of the cracks in the MOV yokes. The program includes review of USA failure experience with MOV valves, stress analysis of the MOV yoke i
structure, failed material characterization, and sources of yoke manufacture.
To date, the root cause program has shown no correction between yoke fati-gue failure and MOV operation. The stress analysis indicated that bolt tightening had a protound affect on yoke flange stress in the area of cracking.
Examination of the material indicated casting defects were present, but the failure characterization is at present not complete.
OCTOBER 8, 1993 ENCLOSURE R
The cracks are being ground out and repair welded with conventional carbon steel welding repair procedures. Unit 2 is scheduled for restart October 8, 1993, pending satisfaction of an issue related to the reactor pressure vessel core barrel shroud cracking on Unit 3 and its relation to Unit 2.
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Peach Bottom Reactor Vessel Unit 3 Core Shroud Crackina During the refueling outage, two areas on the reactor vessel core shroud were identified as having cracks related to weld H4 (mid-core height).
Further examination of this shroud area indicated that in Cell 18-03, a 10" circumferential crack with some axial crack components was found, and in Cell 58-19, two axial cracks were found in the plate, stopping at the toe of weld, typical of inter-granular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) flaws, which initiate preferentially in the heat affected zone (HAZ) of the weld.
The welding process used has not been determined.
Cracks are similar to those found at the Brunswick plant.
Peach Bottom (PB) is working with GE San Jose to calculate the critical l
flaw length using fracture mechanics techniques, from which they will assess the size crack which would be of a critical nature.
GE has performed a similar analysis at Brunswick.
If the actual crack length is less than critical flaw length, PB won't characterize the problem i
further.
If the actual length is greater than critical, PB will pursue depth characterization, possibly with a boat sample.
Peach Bottom is evaluating the design, manufacturing methods, and materials used, comparing those of Brunswick and Peach Bottom.
Peach Bottom believes the possible causes of cracking are IGSCC (Inter-granular Stress Corrosion Cracking) due to material sensitization, IASCC (Irradiation Assisted Stress Corrosion Cracking), or manufacturing / design.
Peach Bottom will update investigation results on October 12, 1993.
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Region II Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 1.
Tennessee Valley Authority - Watts Bar An Emergency Exercise at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant was held o'n October 6 i
and 7. NRC Headquarters and Region II participated in the exercise. The exercise on October 6 involved the utility, the NRC, the State of Tennessee and the counties within the 10 mile plume exposure emergency planning zone. The October 7 exercise primarily involved the State of Tennessee and the counties within the 50 mile ingestion emergency planning zone. The NRC and the utility participated on October 7 but in a reduced role. The Federal Emergency Management Agency evaluated the participation of the offsite agencies and a separate NRC inspection team evaluated the utility performance.
The new Region II Incident Response Center was successfully used by the Region II Base Team during the exercise.
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Tennessee Valley Authority - Seouoyah As of October 8, Region II has initiated a twenty-four hour coverage at
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the Sequoyah site in anticipation of Unit 2 exiting cold shutdown. Unit 2 has been shut down since March 1993 as a result of a steam extraction line rupture.
The current schedule is for heatup of Unit 2 over the weekend and startup next week. Unit I remains in a refueling outage.
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Enforcement Conference - Florida Power and Licht Comoany/BtOn.gl Construction On October 5,1993, Region II conducted an enforcement conference with both Florida Power and Light Company and Bechtel Construction to discuss two cases of discrimination involving former Bechtel Construction employees who were employed at FP&L's Turkey Point Nuclear Plant.
The Secretary of Labor issued final rulings on both cases finding that Bechtel Construction discriminated against the employees as a result of their raising safety concerns. During the enforcement conference both FP&L and Bechtel made presentations related to the two cases to include corrective actions and programs to prevent recurrence.
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i Region III Items of Interest Week Ending October 8,1993 1.
Radiation Protection Manaaers Workshoo On October 12 and 13, 1993, the Region III office of the U.'S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will participate in a licensee sponsored workshop of Radiation Protection Managers (RPMs) from the nuclear power 4
plants located in Region III. Region III's participation in the workshop is to provide an opportunity for Regional radiation protection inspection staff and management to respond to questions and discuss current issues of concern with the RPMs.
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LaSalle On October 5, 1993, an Enforcement Conference was conducted in the Region III Office with representatives of Commonwealth Edison Company and members of the Region III staff. The purpose of the Conference was to discuss circumstances surrounding an airborne contamination event that resulted in the contamination of 22 individuals,17 of which received measurable intakes of radioactive material.
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New CFR Part 20 Trainina On October 13 and 14, 1993, personnel from the Technical Training Center (TTC) will be in Region III to provide training on the new Part 20 to the Regional radiation protection staff. On October 15, 1993, personnel from the TTC will provide a one-hour overview session on the new Part 20 to Region III management.
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Chemetron On October 5, 1993, the Chief, Fuel Cycle and Decommissioning Branch, Region III, addressed the Newburgh Heights, Ohio Village Council. This was done at the request of the Vill &ge Mayor. The purpose was to address surveys conducted in a park near the Chemetron, Bert Avenue contaminated site and to convey to the Council that at this time there is no radiological basis to restrict access to the park. Low levels of depleted uranium contamination have been found in soil in the vicinity of this site. The Village Council had closed the park on September 29, 1993, due to concerns over radioactive contamination of the park.
Surveys conducted and soil samples taken in the park by the NRC during a May 1993 survey did not identify any radiation levels above background and no radioactive soil contamination above NRC unrestricted release guidelines.
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Items of Interest Week Ending October 9, 1993 1.
Houston Lichtina & Power Comoany Manaaement Meetina Houston Lighting & Power Company management representatives met with the Deputy Regional Administrator, the Director, Project Directorate IV-2, and other NRC staff members in the NRC Region IV office on October 5, 1993. The licensee discussed site progress in accomplishing improvements and resolving restart issues. This meeting is one of a series of approximately monthly meetings on the same general topic. The meeting was open for public observation.
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Enforcement Conference with Idaho State University C
An Enforcement Conference was held on October 8,1993, at Idaho State University to discuss violations identified regarding operation of their AGN-201 non-power reactor.
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Meetina with NPPD on Motor-operated Valve Procram Representatives of the Nebraska Public Power District (Cooper Nuclear Station) met October 8,1993, with regional management to discuss proposed initiatives in the motor-operated valve program in response to NRC Inspection Report No. 50-298/93-08.
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Region V Items of Interest Week Ending October 8, 1993 1.
General Electric Company On October 5 - 8, 1993, members of the Radiological Protection Br&nch, participated in a meeting between NMSS and General Electric Company at the Vallecitos Nuclear Center in Pleasanton, California.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss renewal of license SNM-960.
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ACRS Presentation On October 8,1993, the DRS&P Technical Assistant and the Chief Facilities Radiological Protection of DRSS presented to the ACRS, at NRC Headquarters, the sequence of events and AIT inspection associated with the March 1993 Palo Verde steam generator tube rupture event and technical aspects of the licensee's steam genertor leak detection program.
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October 8, 1993 lR NRR Meetina Notice N'
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Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Apolitant NRR Contact 6!
10/18/93 50-244 One White Flint North To discuss a graded approach to NRC/ COOPERATE M. Gamberoni' 1:00-2:30 50-263 Room 16-B-11 MOV testing.
EFFORTS GROUP (301) S0h3024 50-266 50-282 50-301 50-305 50-306 10/18/93 None One White Flint North To discuss results of Phase 1 of NRC/NUMARC C. McCracken 1:00-3:30 Room 10-B-11 NUMARC's Thermo-Lag test program (301) 504-:973 10/18/93 50-244 One White Flint North To discuss possible conversion NRC/RG&E A. Johnson 2:30-4:00 Room 16-B-11 and adoption of the new improved (301) f44-1497 Standard Technical Specifications for the Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. Other representatives of the CEG will be present for the discussion.
10/19/93 50-528 One White Flint North To discuss the methods used to NRC/ ARIZONA PUBLIC L. Tran 8:30-11:30 50-529 Room 6-B-11 calibrate the containment hi-SERVICE COMPANY (301) 9)hl361 50-530 range radiation monitors.
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Date/ Time Number location Purpose Acolicant NRR Contact' 10/19/93 50-352 One White Flint North To discuss MOV testing program NRC/PECO F. Rinaldi 10:00-12:00 50-353 Room 10-B-11 (GL B9-10).
(301)504-1444-10/19/93 50-390 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant To discuss issues pertaining to NRC/TVA P. Tam 1:00 Training Center Room 9 licensing of Watts Bar that (301)504-1451 Spring City, Tennessee warrant senior management attention.
10/19/93 50-317 Bechtel Power Corporation To discuss a design audit of the NRC/BG&E D. Mcdonald 9:30-4:30 50-318 1801 Research Boulevard new Emergency Diesel Generator (301)504-1408
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Gaithersburg, Maryland building including selected Conference Room 3-B-6 drawings and calculations used in the design of anchor bolts and supports for beams and columns.
10/20/93 50-219 One White Flint North To discuss the status of NRC/GPUN A. Droserick 10:00-3:00 Room 6-B-13 1icensing activities for Oyster (301).504-3473 Creek.
10/20/93 50-346 One White Flint North To discuss Davis-Besse NRC/TECO J. Hopkins 10:30-12:30 Room 4-B-13 implementation of Regulatory (301)504-3027 i
Guide 1.97 for the steam generator pressure instruments.
4 10/21/93 52-002 ABB-Combustion To discuss coments of the staff NRC/ABB-CE T. Wambach l
10:00-5:00 Engineering, Inc.
and its contractor on the (301)504-1103-1000 Prospect Hill Road Software Program Manual for l
Windsor, Connecticut System 80+.
Some comments, 06095-0500 which will provide the basis for I
the meeting, were transmitted by letter dated October 1, 1993, on Docket No.52-002.
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10/22/93 52-002 ABB-Combustion To discuss commemts of the staff NRC/ABB-CE T. Wambach 62 9:00-5:00 Engineering, Inc.
and its contractors on the TS (Xil) 504-11El 1000 Prospect Hill Road for instrumentation proposed for Windsor, Connecticut System 80+ in Section 16.6 of 06095-0500 CESSAR-DC.
10/25/93 52-004 GE Nuclear Energy To discuss GE's proposed NRC/GE M. Malloy 1:30-4:30 175 Curtner Avenue responses to the staff's pol) S@b.ll78 and Building J, Room 1010 requests for additional 10/26/93 San Jose, CA 95125 information, Q900.2-Q900.26 8:30-5:30 (transmitted to GE on September 15, 1993), on the GIRAFFE testing program for the SBWR.
10/26/93 None One White Flint North To discuss Credit for Boron In NRC/ABB/CE L Kopp 1:00-4:00 Room 6-B-13 Spent Fuel Pools.
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g Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Apolicant NRC Contact 10/4-8 70-0754 GE-Vallecitos Quarterly visit to NRC C. Gaskin P.O. Box 460 GE-Vallecitos.
GE-Vallecitos Staff (301) 504-2649 Vallecitos Rd.
Pleasanton, CA 94566 10/12 M-48 One White Flint North Discussion of NRC W. Schwink Rockville Pike Regulatory Issues for USEC (301) 504-2381 Rockville, MD Gaseous Diffusion Plants Room 6-B-11 10/12-14 N/A 301 Rue Dauphen To participate in the NRC S. Baggett New Orleans, LA Nuclear Technical Advisory (301)504-2542 Group Meeting for U.S.
ANSI Experts to ISO Working Groups 10/13-14 N/A Los Alamos Inn Meeting Between NRC C. Abrams 2201 Trinity Street NRC/D0E Technical DOE (301) 504-3403 Los Alamos, NM Exchange on Radio-State of Nevada Nuclide Migration and local governments from the Engineered Barrier System 10/15 N/A Los Alamos. Inn Site Visit to los NRC C. Abrams 2201 Trinity Street Alamos National DOE (301) 504-3403 Los Alamos, NM Laboratory State of Nevada and local governments Ep 10/15 70-1151 Westinghouse Status meeting on NRC T. Wenck 8
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10/15 70-1151 Westinghouse Status meeting on NRC T. Wenck 23 Bluff Road licensee performance Westinghouse (301) 504-2404 Columbia, SC 29250 10/19 72-1000 One White Flint North To discuss the responses NRC F. Sturz 11555 Rockville Pike to NRC questions about GNSI (301) 504-2684 Rockville, MD their Quality Assurance Room 5B-15 program for storage casks 10/19 N/A Williamsburg Woodlands To attend LLW forum NRC R. Lewis Hotel Other Gov't Agencies (301) 504-3445 Colonial Williamsburg Licensees P. O. Box 1776 Interested General Public Williamsburg, VA 23187 States Private Industry 10/25-11/01 N/A Department of Energy To attend Mixed NRC N. Orlando Los Alamos Area Office Waste & Material DOE (301) 504-2566 Los Alamos National Management Work-EPA Laboratory group, and tour 528 35th Street Los Alamos National Los Alamos, NM 87544 Laboratory.
10/28 N/A Department of Energy Site Visit to NRC R. Carlson TBD Argonne National Lab.
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9 11/1, 8, 9, 15, 16 One White Flint North To obtain information NRC J. Higden G5 N/A Rockville Pike relevant to the develop-Industry (301) 504-2477 Rockville, MD ment of acceptance Public Room 1-F7 & 9 criteria to be included in the Standard Review Plan for fuel facility license application.
11/16 N/A One White Flint North NRC/ DOE Quality NRC P. Brooks 9:00-3:30 11555 Rockville Pike Assurance Meeting DOE (301) 504-3465-Rockville, MD State of Nevada Room 48-11 and local governments 11/17 N/A Forrestal Building Seismic Hazards NRC C. Abrams TBD Washington, DC Meeting DOE (301) 504-3403 State of Nevada and local governments I
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gj Date/ Time Number location Puroose Apolicant NRC Contact 10/18/93 N/A BNL CANDU Research Needs RES, NRR, B.Sheron contractor staffs 10/19/93 N/A BNL Organizational Factors RES, NRR B.Sheron
- AE00, contractor staffs 10/20-22/93 N/A Boston, MA Conference on Achievements of NRC, DECD/NEA, A. Rubin the THI-2 Vessel Investigation Utilities / Industry, Project, sponsored by OECD/NEA DECD members, and NRC Public 10/25-27, 29/93 N/A Pavilion JCCCNRS Working Group 3 Meeting NRC contractors, C.Serpan Hotel Russian and Ukrainian participants 10/28/93 N/A US Naval JCCCNRS WG-3 Same C.Serpan Academy Annapolis, MD 10/25-27/93 N/A Bethesda 21st Water Reactor Safety NRC, public A.Burda Marriott Hotel Information Meeting Bethesda, MD 10/27/93 N/A Bethesda Nuclear Safety Research Review NSRRC members, G.Sege 4:00-5:30 pm M&rriott Hotel Committee (NSRRC) telephone NRC staff, pubile Bethesda,MD conference meeting, with O'
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55 10/28-29/93 N/A Bethesda Cooperative Severe Accident NRC, foreign F.Eltawila
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Date/ Time Number location Purpose Applicant SP Contact 10/18-22/93 NA Atlanta, GA Georgia Radiation State R. Woodruff Control Program Review 10/19-20/93 50-369 Cornelius, NC McGuire Emergency EP Officials R. Trojanowski 50-370 Planning Exercise 10/19-21/93 50-275 San Luis Obispo, CA Diablo Canyon Emergency EP Officials D. Kunihiro 50-323 Preparedness Exercise 10/20-22/93 NA Williamsburg, VA LLW Forum LLW Officials S. Salomon 10/25/93 NA Albany, NY Joint Legislative NY Assembly M. Miller Hearings on New York Power Authority 10/25-27/93 NA Phoenix, AZ All Agreement States Agreement States L. Bolling Heeting 10/27/93 50-382 Taft, LA Waterford EP Exercise EP Officials C. Hackney 11/1/93 NA Columbus, OH Utility Radiological State Officials R. Lickus Safety Board of Ohio 11/1-5/93 NA Houston, TX Well Logging Course States R. Doda 11/2-5/93 NA Stowe, VT NE Conference of State Officials M. Hiller Radiation Control Program Directors 11/11/93 NA Albany, NY New York LLW Siting LLW Officials M. Mil'.!r y
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Date/ Time Number location Purpose Applicant NRC Contact 10/25/93 030-030-27 Region I Enforcement Conference Selected NRC Staff Johansen 1:30 p.m.
to discuss Violations Members and Licensee found in 09/20/93 Inspection 11/04/93 50-387 D -'~' 1 Evaluation & Root Selected NRC Staff White 10:00 a.m.
50-388 Cause Determination Members and Licensee of Unit 1 Turbine Blade Failure P
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10/12/93 50-395 Jenkinsville, SC Presentation of certi-DRA, RII Staff, Reyes co 6:30 p.m.
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licensed operators and Licensee at SCE&G's Summer facility 10/18/93 50-413 RII Office Management Meeting RA, RII Staff, Ebneter 10:00 &.m.
50-414 DPC - Catawba and Licensee 10/20/93 50-325 RII Office Mtg. w/CP&L to RA, RII Staff, Ebneter 1:00 p.m.
50-324 discuss NAD issues and Licensee at Brunswick site 10/21/93 50-269 RII Office Management Meeting RA, RII Staff, Ebneter 9:00 a.m.
50-270 DPC - Oconee and Licensee 50-287 10/25/93 50-325 Southport, NC Public Meeting at RA, RII Staff, Ebneter 1:30 p.m.
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NRC Sj Date/ Time Number Location Purpose Applicant Contact 10/18/93 40-6659 Denver, C0 Discuss Shirley Basin Mill's Petrotomics Co/
R. Hall 1:30 ground-water corrective Texaco Corporation action 10/19/93 40-6622 URF0 Office Discuss authorization issued Wyoming Department R. Hall 10:00 Pathfinder Shirley Basin Hill of Environmental to allow disposal of offsite Quality lle(2) waste.
10/19/93 40-8681 URF0 Office Technical Review of Facility US EPA R. Hall 2:30 Tailings Impoundment, Detection Monitioring Program, and Subsurface Geology 10/28/93 40-8857 URF0 Office Review NRC response and Highland Uranium C. Miller-12:30 questions to license Project Corbett renewal application P
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