ML20091K499
| ML20091K499 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 04/19/1995 |
| From: | Stegink P SMITH, HAUGHEY, RICE & ROEGGE |
| To: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| References | |
| FOIA-95-190 NUDOCS 9508280037 | |
| Download: ML20091K499 (2) | |
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Russell, Director NRR Re:
David Dunmire v. Video-Tech-Tronics, Inc., et al.
Our File: 62012
Dear Mr. Russell:
On December 13, 1994, I submitted a letter requesting certain information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.
Your 1995 does office's response, number FOIA-94-536 dated February 14, not seem to be responsive to my entire request.
I have enclosed my December 13, 1994 letter and your office's response for your reference.
Please note that Appendix A of your response indicates that Section 5 of the Palisades Nuclear Plant Security Plan is withheld.
This security plan seems to respond only to my request number 3 of my December 13, 1994 letter.
Therefore, I am resubmitting my request stated in item numbers 1 and 2 of my December 13, 1994 letter:
Reports pertaining to the injury of David Dunmire at the 1.
Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, MI 49043 on March 1, 1991.
Documentation of all citations issued to Consumers Power 2
for non-compliance with NRC requirements Company pertaining to work place safety between 1981 and 1991.
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SMITII. IIAUGif EY, RICE & ROEGGE USNRC April 19, 1995 Page 2 I thank you for your assistance and urge you to contact me at (616) 458-8601 if you require further details.
Very truly yours, SMITH, HAUGHEY, RICE, & ROEGGE JDt L b
Pamela W.
Stegink Legal Assistant
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USNRC February 14, 1995 response number FOIA-94-536 1
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INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST DATE
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t.EQUESTEH Pamela W.
Stegink PART L-AGENCY RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checkedbones)
No agency records subject to the request have been located.
No additional agency records subject to the request have been located.
Requested records are available through another public distribution program. See Comments section, Ageracy records subject to the request that are identified in Appendia(es) are already available for public inspection and copying at th NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC.
Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendiales) are being made available for public inspection and copying et the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under this FOlA number, The nonproprietary version of the proposal (s) that you agreed to accept in a telephone conversation with a member of my staff is now being made available for public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under this FOI A number.
Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendix (es) may be inspected and copied at the NRC Local Public Document Room identified in the Comments section.
E nclosed is mformation on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying records located at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W, Washington, DC.
Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.
Records subject to the request have been referred to another Federal agancybes) for review and direct response to you.
X F"5 (fj0NE) you will be billed by the NRC for fees totahng 5 You will receive a refund from the NRC in the amount of $
in view of N RC's response to this request, no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated
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PART 11. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Cartain information in the requested records is being withheld from pubhc disclosure pursuant to the exemptions described in and for the reasons stated in Part 11,8, C, and D. Any released portion
- of the documents for which only paet of the record es being withheld are being made avaliable for public y
inspection and copying in the NRC Pubhc Document Room,2120 L Street, N W., Washington, DC m a folder under this FOI A n;mber.
COMME NTS eThe record identified on enclosed Appendix A is responsive to
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This record is being withheld in its entiret.y.
You are not being assessed fees for the processing of your FOIA request since the minimal fee limit has not been exceeded.
This completes NRC's action on your request.
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flocords subject to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendix (es) are being withheid in their entirety or in part under the Eremption No.(s) and for the reason (s) given below pursuant to 5 U.5 C. 552(b) and 10 CF R 9.17(a) of N RC regulations.
- 1. The wsthhold mformation es property classified pursuant to Executive Ordar. (Exemption 1)
- 2. The wethheid information relates solely to the eternal personnel rules and p uceoutes of NRC. (Exempton 2) y
- 3. The wethheld informatsrm es specifically esempted from pubiec disclosure by sta'ute mdecated. (Exemption 3)
Sections 141 14$ of the Atomre Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data or l'ormerty Restncted Data (42 U.S.C. 21612t65L Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the desclosure of Unclassified Safsguards Informaten (42 U.S.C. 2167L 1. The wethheld informatso 4
The mformaison es considered to be conhdential buseness lproprietaryl mformat on The eformation es considered to be proprietary mformation pursvarit to 10 CFR 2 790idif t p The mformation was s# mtted arid received en conhdence pursuar" tc 10 CF R 2 790idif 21 l6 The withheid mformahon consists of mteragency or miraegency records that a<e not availab6e through discovery durmg htigatiori (Exemption 6L Appiscable Prmlege:
Deleberative Prosess Desclosure of prede(isional mfvemation wouid tend to inhetut the open and frarik enthange of ideas essential to the dehberative process Where recceds are withhe6d in their er treety the f acts are enestricab% entertwined with the 3 decisional mformapon There also are no reasonab6v se;pregable f actual portices bec ause the release of the f acts would permit an send rec t eriou<rv irito the predmsional process of the agency Atto ney wor 6 produ< t privilege eDocuments prepaned tw an 4ttorne, <n ( oneernpi.phor of heig.,tinn i Attorney client prmiege tConfident.at communecations between an attorney and bes'her cl.ent )
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'the withhe<d mformahne is esempted hom puta du tosu*e tiecause ts tsrtonee mauid resu!r it' a (trar% unaa" anted invauon of personal privar y (Exemption 6) 7.
The withheld informahon consists of re(ords compised 80' law enhecement purposes and es being withhead for the reasonis) encicated (Exemption 7)
I Disclosure could reasonably be espected to interfere *,th an enton.emaht proueding because it could reveal the scope, direction and focus of enforcement efforts and thus could poss:bly allow recip ents to take arteon to shif td poteriteal wrongrioeng or a violation of NRC reqwrements from mvesticators (E memptron 7 I All Disclosvee wou4d constitute an unwarranterf evas.on of personas pnvacy (E memption 7(CD
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- et st-towre of which cou d reasonably be enoected to reveal edent.t es of The entc rmanon consists of names et ndive ua's and other o% mate.
e c onhdeni.e. sources IE nemption 7 (DH OTHEH PART 11 C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to to CF A 9 ?$8bl and o, 9 25tti of the U S Nurica Requisto v Commas on requiat-ons it has been determined that the information withheld es exempt from pro duct.on ne diciosure and that its produs t un os diciosu e e adorcised as appropnate tu the f met ut ve D rectoe N Opce st ons, to t6e Sevrtaw of the Commauort or to the inspector Generas. O S Nuctev Regulatory Comer. ins.on Wash ng on DC 20556. and should clearly state on the enve one and m the lettee thai t a en "Appeat from ao inatial FOI A Dec,seon."
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DOCUMENTS BEING WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY
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USNRC Mail Stop T6D8 Washington, DC.
20555 Re:
David Dunmire v. Video-Tech-Tronics, a.;., et al.
Our File: 62012 i
Dear Sir / Madame:
j I am assisting attorney Iverson of this office with the investigation of the above civil suit on behalf of defendant Video-Tech-Tronics, Inc.
Plaintiff David Dunmire has brought this suit l
against our client and other parties alleging that he fell from the hatch cover area of the track alley at the Palisades Nuclsar Power Plant, 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, MI 49043, on March 11, 1991 and received multiple personal injuries.
He alleges that these personal injuries are the result of negligence by the i
defendanto in the design and manufacture of the hingeless hatch cover system and the over-head crane system over the track alley where spent fuel is unloaded.
He further alleges that our client, i
Video-Tech-Tronics, Inc. was negligent in the installation and maintenance of the digital motion detection system for the hingeless hatch covers.
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I would liim to receive by January 27, 1995 copies of the following documentation.
1.
Reports pertaining to the injury of Davici 'Junmire at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, 27780 Blue Star Memorial j
Highway, Covert, MI 49043 on March 1, 1991.
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Documentation of all citations issued to Ct 'sumers Power Company for non-compliance with NRC rec,airementh, jertaining to i
work place safety between 1981 and 1991.
3.
NRC requirements in effect in 1991 for security systems in areas of nuclear power plants where spent fuel is loaded / unloaded.
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SMITil, IIAUGIIEY, RICE & ROEGGE USNRC December 13, 1994 Page 2 Thank you for your assistance and please feel free to contact me at (616) 458-8601 to obtain further information to assist you in responding to my request.
Very truly yours, SMITH, HAUGHEY, RICE, & ROEGGE 04( 0 h.
Pamela W Stdgink Legal Assistant
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