ML20092H746

News,Reviews & Comment.Volume 8,Number 9

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- - ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. _. TGko Noto Comings and Goings inside NR&C i Recently hired eniployees who have tr-sarne gethi included the following pet. ALWR Conference. .....4 ported for duty at licadquarters and in the sotts: Ask the Chainnan......... 3 Regions, according to the Office of Pet. Cale ndar...................... 2 Laban Coblentz............ 7 mmm 1, include

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Na'tE"rillEt7."'.~.j Omee of the Controllers Charlotte l Couructine Tapes...... .. 25 Turner, senk>r budget analyst. Omcc of Adminktration: Williatu Per-i Crossword Purzle............. 28 son, bindcry wotLer (retired). Crossword Solution......... 31 Omce of Perumrech Pstricia Whitten, Die t Program...................... 2 6 secretary (typing). Omce of the Controlicr Kin Jackson, Erup oyce Assistance Prograrn.25 secretary. Fore gn Assignees........... 2 3 Hegion b Stephen llohnes, heahh physi. lloliday Schedule................. 2 Omcc of Nuclear Materlah Sdely and .i - l Imotmg Bac k............... 11 Sdeguar ds: Everett Wick. senior tnateri. Don tmsely llonored........10 htVCP Savm .26 als engineer (retired), i NRR Pany. gs....... ..... 20 DepaffurOS Puzzler............. .32 Region Ilh faith !!athje, voucher exam. Region l Picnic..... ... 21 1 hose who L the Agency during the inct (rctired). Region V Picnic.... .. 22 Reten wrRing. -.. .........9 Eina"C"ies ".." ".." ". $ r - - - - - - - "" a d s= - - - - - - - - - - Swappet, Comer................. 29 I I Tax Seminar Sci............... i0 - l 1992 Federal Holiday Sehedule i Travel Bar ains............. 2 7 l l Walking C ub........... . 24 l Newt. car,a Day.... ............ %,ednesday, January 1 l L;zrrr1nr

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l htartin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday.............. hionday, January 20 g Plan Ahead I washingion a ninhday....... . htonaay, February 17 l January 7. Diet Workshop ! Mernarlal Day......... ..... Monday, May 25 classes legin. Noon to 12:45 pm. I White Flint. Call 492 7098 for l Independence Day... -,..... ........... Friday, J uly 3 l infonnation. l l La bor Da y................................ . Monday, Septemler 7 g January 16. Tax Seminar. Noon until 1 pin. 2F17 21.Sportsore d by 1 Colutnbla Day. ................ Monday, October 12 l EWRA and ETCU. l l ) Veterans' Day...... .............. Wedneslay, Novernbcr 11 ) January 17 19. SLI Trip to the Poconos. Sponsned by EWRA. I 1hanksgiving.... m ..m ihurxlay, Novernber 26 l Call SN.1732 for reservations. l l l Christrnas. ............ Friday, December 25 l February 13. Trip to london. g___,,,,,____,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,___,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,___,_,,,,,,,,,,,_,a Spormred by EWRA. Call $N. 1732 for infortnation. May 21. Shear Madne.w. At the /% \\ NUREG/BR.0066 Kennedy Center. Sportsored by [ ,1 Ann Thomas, }Mitor EWRA. Call 504-1732 for infor. 5 matkm. ( lbris Day,IMitorial Aalstant June. Tri to Walt Disne World. 4 S u nsore by EWRA. all $N. N#4 C is your nenkuer, de signed to pubbsh infortnathm of intereu to all NRC employees end ~ l 32 for infomtation. reuren Meaw $cnd ymt nt ws.saggesuora.and corninenta to Arin Thoman, NRA C 0LDO,17021, tv call $04 1732. he deaJhne fw submitung rnatcrialis the 13th of the month for the ncat regular luuc. De start re!.crves the rig he to edrt all anaterial siubmitted F.stra copics or exh tvue of A Rd C L,uming. MEU Saigon, are w.uady avadable upon reyed, Messe cau SN W2 or $%I719 4 2

I -4, i Ask the Chairman!! by isan Slin i Your questions continue to corne in,and I'm happy to te able to continue answering them ilme received quite a few, so it snay take a while for borne of the answers to appear here. Ilut le patient. 'lhey willle coming. Questlout What esuctly ls the role of the imp < tor Gcntral? (Ibis question spgwured in mraldifferent w up in sescral different letters, Thk smwer opph to them mil.) Answert Several years ago, Congress decided L' needet rmue objective awlindriendent inforruation aluut what was going on imide governtnent operations, so it t stablished, by law, the position of Imlector Orneral at virtually every governrnent agency, including the NRC.1hc inspecterA neral are apluinted by the President, sub}cet to confinnation by the Senate.They regurt to the heads of their respectiw agencies ( the NRC Insiccior General, David Williams, triurts to ine) but und their findings to the Congtes as well at: to their a gency head. As at other agencirs, the Olnce of the Im;ector General here looks into rnattern,juwlble wastc, fraud, and abuw within NRC; we take a broad dennition,lo includc *cinciency" and *cifectiveness aa ntonyms to"wnstr * % : yrar the lG preparcs a tr[ ort on the work it has donc - imjuthms and audita conductcJ and ;t.c Gndings. and suluults that triurt to C<mptru. ( At the sarne time,I submit a ergurt, prepared by the staff,detailit g w hat the A gency has donc in trapmse to concerns raised liy the 010.) Congress wanted to rnake the IG5 independer t of the organitations they overser, and they arc. Ilowcver, there 15 a group that overwes the overwers. The IGs scrse on the Presider's Council on integrity and lifGelency in Government, and that organization handles any cornplaints that are in.de aluut the IOs themselvra. Question: The N RC's organir silonel gwrformance frequently has twen criticised by the nuclear pmer Ind ustry (mmt particularly in the cuent regulatory impact Surse3 h an ludustry whlch the NRC uggresshely rcWo base strive low urd excellence. Further, e Spring 1991 article in Tonunt maguilne (u summary of u hich w us prmided in laddr NRC,..) thling the "mmt res;wcted" and"least :espected" gm ernment agencies rated the NRC as e 3.0 on a scale of 0.0 to 5.0, While thh performance ruling 16 heller than mmt gm crnment agencies, it h NOTTill; 111N11 That rankinglof mmt re*gwcted agencies) hasbeen lachirsed b l the l'ederal Reserse 3 lloard, Nill, and several other egencies lthat hadl un m erell ruling of 3.N lor higher l, Now that y ou has c had time to evaluate our morall performance as un agency, how do 3ou think ue do? More importadin he do you thinh we can get twlter? Answer 1here's nothing that rd like better than to have the NRC rankcl - n t f!be anost trqweted agencies in the country. I think we deserve it, and inaybe the oc st time Tonune thrs a ranking, we willie on top. Ilowever, the Commission's first goalis to e nsure that we do our job well so that the United States continues to havc the world's safest nuclear lower plants and the safest use of all hernsed nuclear inatcriah. Right after that comes the goal of making sure that the American propic gain conndence in what we are doing. As I have said twfore, doing a good job isn't enough. The people have to huow and understand what we do and how we do it so that they will have conGdence in our decisiom. 'that's the only way nuclear power will continue to le a viable option in our country's energy inis. After six tuonths here, I continue ta le impressed with out overall performance, but there are some ways w e can get better. For one thing,with the work facing us, wc*rc going to havc to t e prepared to do more work with essentially no more people. Regulating ogerating plants is going to continue to be our nurnier one job, and we expect that we are going to te looking at requests for renewals of opetuting hernsc3 and reviewing advanced reactor deslyns for certificatmn.Wr*ve already made mune sninor organliationalchanges,and their will be a few anorr,that I think i will help improve our clGelency. lie and that, we'll have to tighten up on how we do out work within the organizational structure. That's strict internal, in our caternal dealings, we have to inake sure that we're corntnunicating well with the people an( org anliations we rrgulate. Our tegulathms have to be ricar and out actions consistent. We can't setn! mised signals and then le surprised when [wople can't follow thetn. As much as we have to be goal regulaton, - and we are that - we have to be gomi comnmnicators, too. Doyou have a questionfor the Chatrman ? Sendit, signed or umigned, to A sk fh e Chairrna tt, bfailStop iOGl5, USNRC, Washington, DC 20555. There 's no sperific hmst on topics. althong h st is e tpec ted thar rhme submstring queries wille n en ise gwdjudgement and good tmre. =._ ~ [ E l t {

t N RC F osts Acvancec Lig1t-Water Reactor i NRC Senior Managers, Industry Leaders Share Perspectives on Design Certi ication Reviews and Process or Addressing i Advanced Reactor '/ \\ Technical Sa ety Issues q\\ \\ Contributed by the Ofnee of Nucicar Reactor Regulation A B Cil AlRM AN SEl.IN at the conferrnee ogening l At the NRC Conference on Advanced Light Senior NRC rnanagernent has been routinely involved in ALWR review schedule Water Reactors, NRC senior rnanagers oversight and has initiated organliational changes that will provide dedicattd described for the nuclear industry and the perumnel fot ALWR reviews, a rnove that is expected to facilitate timely snanagerial public the NRC process for perionning deslyn decisions. L certification reviews and the NRC pnwess for addressing the technical rufety issues At the conference, senior NRC managers pointed out that the ability to maintain i concendng advanced reactors. ALWR review r,chedules will depend on the timeliness and quality of the material l submitted by the applicants and on an NRC/ industry cornmitment to rna te decisions. In tum, those attending the conference were given the opportunity to provide feedback to Mr. S. Sinith and Mr. M. Wallace froin the Nuclear Managernent amt Resources the NRC on policies and pnicesses that they Council (NUM ARC) and Mr. II. Lee, Jr., and Mr. W. Rasin frorn the Nuclear power believe could impact or irnpede design Oversight Commluce (NpOC) presented industry views on design certification cernfication schedules. Issues. Dese industry representativex emphasir.ed the urgent need for the creation and implernentation of a licerning systern that will snake new nuclear plant orders he conference was held in early November possible, at the Mayflower flotel in Washington, D. C. One industry representative concluded that, without new plants, it will lie Arnong those welcorning those attending the increasingly difficult to retain the talented, exgerienced, highly trained persotmel conference were Chainnan Ivan Sella and needed in inanagernent and in all other phases of nuclear operations. Executive Director for Operations Jarnes Taylor. Concerning the 10 CDt part 52 process and design certification issues, Mr. Rasin cited three key design certification issues: the ins;rction, test, analysca, and During the two41ay session, Dr. nomas acceptance criteria (ITA AC); the final design a and the approaches taken to issue resolution. pproval(FDA)/ITAACrclationsh Murley, Director of the Office of Nuclear I Reactor Regulalion,and William Russell, A/ l D for Inspection and Technical Assessrnent, NUMARC rr resentatives prope,ed an issue resolution process that stresses staff-level interacu[ons, involves senior industry and NRC management, involv gave pre 3cntations on ALWR techrdcal ufety issues and on licensing process issues Commission on policy issues, and utiliics the *agrecinent-in principle" approach. concerning design certification and the ney said the industry goal is effective issue resolution based on detennined combined operatmg license. interaction and cornmon understanding of the 10 CH( part 52 process. 4

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TO. ~ ~ we.n.,;d, 0:. 41 .4: E/ h?. h2w ' h uf[, W y s i-t i EXECUTIVE IliRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS JAMES TAYlDR udderwe, the Mayflower sculon. Mr. E. E. Kintner, Chairman of the AIMR Utility Stecting specinchasis.'Ihe reviewof thclivolutionary andPassive Utility Cornmittee, discussed the goals and objectives of the Electric Requirernents Document should be completed in accordance Power Rewatch Institute (EPRI) ALWR Program. lie stsessed with the review schedule outlined in SECY-91-161. that the Utility Requirements Docurnent provides a clear, cornplete statement of utility interests for future plants, with an Mr.D.Wilkins, General Managerof the Nuclear Services 1%icci objective of establishing a stable regulatory basis for future Departrnent for General Electric (GE) Company, discuswd the standard designs in which there can be strong investor GE Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (AllWR). confidence. 'Ihe EPRI list of top-tier requirements includes, arnong others, longer design life, prester engineering inargins, After providing a brief historical perspective on the development higher availabilitics, and increased containment perfortnance, of the GE ABWR, his discussion focused on the key AllWR design and perfortuance characteristics, the status of the design Mr, Kintner concluded that EPRI design criteria will lead to application, and the NRC evaluation proecss. 'Ihe discussion - simpler, more forgiving, more reliable, and safer designs, highlighted significant progress, which could lead to resolution of several issues involvmp piping-design level of detail, human Dennis Crutchfield, Director of the Division of Advanced factors engineering, and mstnnnentation and control lie also Reactors and Special Projects, discussed the objectives of the noted that progress had been made in the areas of probabilistic NRC Utility Requirement Ibcurnent review. lle said the prirnary risk awevanent and ITA AC. Mr. Wilkins concluded that if the objective of the review is to identify and resolve selected issue resolution momenturn continues, the ABWR design i. technical and polley issues and to determine whether the certiGcation culd be completed sin rnanths ahead of schedule. document is consistent with current NRC regulations and regulatory guidance. Mr. Crutchfield gave a surnmary of the NRC staff's AllWR revicw progress lie noted that the draft safety evaluation report l The EPRI Utility Requirernents Document has limited regulatory (DSER) stage of the review had just been cornpleted and the stature and represents an agrectnent between the NRC staff and wventh ABWR DSER had beenissued. Currently,the NRCstaff j industry on an appropriate approach to reuking issues. 'lhe is focusing on the resolution of tuote than three hundred open i doeurnent is not intended to replace the NRC staff's review of design certincation applicatioro. Some issues identified during these reviews will rernain open and will be resolved on a vendor-con %a o, pg 1 l 5 l i

i l i i ALWR Conference / I / comuned in.m hp $ issues that have been docurnented in the Mr. J Crutchneld noted that delays in the cornplfiublished DSERs. tion and submission of I 9 ITA ACs could impact the l'inal Design Approval (l'DA) decision date, / l lie said that the recent review and twuc remlution rnornenturn rnust continue throughout the final safety evahiation phase to ensure that the / approved certification schedule will be ruet or bettered. '4 s I Mr.S. Drewer.Vice President NuclearQuality,for ABBCombustion , O c i Engineering (CE) discuned the design certification status for the CE i l Systern 80* Standard Plant Design. lie said that CE rnanagernent was mm encouraged by the increased ace of NRC review methities. Mr. t j Brewer also stated that the Systern 80+ was based on proven -[ l technology, had a high degree of compliance with the EPRI UtiF*y A Requirernents Docurnent, and had an improved reactor coolant system kS l and improved safeguards. lie then discussed three process /polky j twues: level of detail, ITAAC, and schedules. lie concluded that success of the Systern 80+ design certification depends on an open j dialogue with the NRC staff, appropriate and infonned judgernents, I I and mutual detenninntion to rewive issues end meet whedules COMMISSIONER FORR151' REMICK and hk l Technical Aulstant, Jack Guttmann Williarn Travers, NRC Deputy Director of Advanced Reactors and Special Projects, noted that the prelirninary review of the CE Systern 80+ submittals was cornplete and that requests for additional Mr. Travers roted that the NRC staff continues to assess infonnation had been transmitted to CE. lie said timely, high quality SBWR researc h areas and to identify iwues that will require l resportses to the requests for additional infonnation were essential to early resolution. lie said that the NRC staffis developing support the CE Systern 80+ design certification schedule. Ile aim a 1usition paper to address wrne of dicsc research areas and discussed several technical issues that could require signincant issues, and that technical lnfonnation c achanges with 0E I additional effort to rem!ve. continue. lie also said that the staff expects to receive the GE SBWR Standard Safety Analysis Regurt and desi n F Mr. II. Bruschi, Director, Nuclear Plant Programs, for Westinghouse certification application by August 1992. l Electric Corporation, discussed the Westinghouse AP600 (Advanced Passive 000 MWe) design, the AP600 technicalissues, and the AP600 ne closing panel discussions emphastred renewed design cenification schedule, lie said that the AP600 design is a optirnism and inutual resolve. Most panel rnernbens simplilled design based on proven technology, and he discussed reasserted the accessity for timely, high quality applicant .several key design certification process and technical issues. lie said subrnittals; for timely NRC and industry decision-making: Westinghouse considers resolution of ITAAC issues essential for for effective two-way cominunication; and for rnutual timely design certincation. With regard to technical issues, he said detenninathm to rewive emergent hsues and maintain Westinghouse management believes that the EPRI Utility projected review schedules. One panel mernber Requirernents Document is a valuable vehicle for resolution of recornrnended that a sirnitar conference be held in six technical issues. months. Mr. Trave rs and Brian Sheron, Director, Division of Systerns Rese arch, .. ; 7 y w g v3, g 3 p m{ ,c _: - g '. g Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, said that the NRC staff has .,...'W* <yi been actively involved in the A P600 desigo certincation. They luinted f. . }y f *; il out that a full-time pmject manager has been assigned, that the NRC y staff has participated in approxirnately twenty five technical fe ~[ infonnation rnectmgs, and the technical infonnation changes are i' ? C, tl continuing. hey also noted that Westinghouse asked staff to curtail ) - g n 4 ti e additional formal reviews of AP600 subrnittal doeurnents. J , J.;. 3 A g n Mr. Wilkins also discussed the GE Sirnplified Boiling Water Reactor (SBWR). lie said the GE SBWR is an mternational tearn effort with F~j'! $ }E;j, four rnajor objectives: a srnaller plant slic, the rnitigation of hiss assoelated with economics of scale, simplified operation and pg, Y 1 rnaintenance activities,and the use of existing ABWR technology. lie Titogrg My compared the SBWR*s features and potential perfonnance capabilities MURI.EY - n1 to GE operating BWRs and to the GE ABWR design. lie also said addrewing Li [N SBWR concept design his been comp!cted aint developmental testing is in progress. conferenee 6._' %,.. M 'M thei; .%ij i A 6 .. ~ ~ ~

2e Story or aaan Co<a entz e. o ,r Tr { ti d 3 5 Or, g what happens when an English teacher joins the Nuclear Navy L; Laban Coblentr is a rractor heahh physics inspector in Reg ion V, but, LAllAN ColllLNT4 became of his unique quallfications, he has a woond role awe 11 - that of helping his colleaguen turn their technical thoughts into well-Two years later,"You inight say on an irnpulse,' he says, he written reports, as a kind of resident costsultant in technical writing. left that world behind and enlisted in the Navy, lie began his second role by teaching two writing courses in Region "I was offered an opponunity to get a cornmission, but the V, and now he is wheduled to repeat the course 10 Region 111. delay would have been too long," he says, *w I went into the Navy's enlisted nuclear prograrn instead. Laban says it didn't take long after he carne to NRC two years ago 'l ent six years in the Navy, but I didn't like the systein. I for hirn to rrallic,*The writing shilis of engineers,in sorne cases, are M not as well-developed as their technical abilities.1 hat's unfortunate, was a perum wha disliked rules - one of the reasons I'd left because,in tenus of professionalism,you're rneasurc< by how well the Amish cornnamity -- and the Navy was like gotrig fiorn you write, the frying pan into the fire." "from rny point of view, the impector is one of the focal p>ints of flut there were sorne pisitive astects to his e altrience in the our organization. The inspection report is one of our inost hat.ic Navy. For one, the submarine to w hlch he was assigned went products and deserves a cornmensurate level of attenthm. When into the Marc Lsland Naval Shipyard for an overhaul, and he inspectors visit a plant, they have to be suse that the plant meets all was able to study at San Francisco State Univen.ity, the rules and regulations, but the quality of their ingrction is concentrating on literature, which he very much enjoys. frequently judged by the quality of the report they write. For the wcond, he acquired the technical background that "The tirne inspectors spend writing their reports and having them qualified hiin to be a radiation specialist /healtl, physleist at reviewed by their supervisors can te the rme.t dif0 cult and inost NRC. frustrating tirne they spend on the job." As mentioned earlier,it didn't take long after he came to NRC Laban'sbackgroundisindeed umisual for sitneonein his primaryjob for Laban to reallic there was a problern with report writing, of a health physics instructor - but it rnakes hirn well-qualified for and as son as trople learned ol his background in English, the addithmal role he has undertaken. a lot of thern started corning to him with questions. lie grew upin a quiet, traditional Amish Mennonite conununity in lie unn learned that inany supervisors wcre aware of the Ohio, earned a degree in English and psychology, and, in 1981, be gan teaching compisnion and world literature at a hxcal high school. Continued on pne 8 7

l i i ] i = henone Seemed To Be looking for a Sohnion r onuourd in,ai rm7 ~ ~ - - ~ ~ problern, and everyone serrned to be looking for a solution. Some diought sending trepectom to a gmd tedinical writing counc was the answet, but, he says, *l sat down with I' rank Weralawski (the !>puty !)irector of the Division of the Daision of Radiation Safety atd Safeguards) and told hirn why duit wasn't a g ut idea. l

• We have a very qiccific act of probierns in writing isolection reports, and a Feheral

(. business etunrnunication coun.e hn't going to addrew thern. People will get unne .O pod infonnation out of a course li c diat,but dwy'll alw grI a het of infonnathin they e don't need, and dwy'll be told a lot that differs frtun NRC-specific rnetlub. Review i cor; orate writing frorn an NRC gersicctive, and you'll see how governinent s%e organizations and tedinical organisatioris diffcr. That's why outside courses (km'r i do what we need. Inesidea, with a course like that you don't have rnach, if any, l followup when dw course is over." Laban then offered tode vtlop a coutw and serve as a wrt of resident tr( hnical writing j consultant, wor king widiloth iropectors and their supcts iwr> on die fine att of tr[urt writing. 4 t l

• With any background in loth English and nudcar tc< hnology, and any cxlrrience as a teacher,I feh I could help," he says. *loffered to put de coutw together and to a

i teach it. I also of fered to tutor diose who nced extra irtstruction. At Orst tlw idea was turned down, but dwn inanagernent decided to F ve it a shot.* i a factor in prtwnotion, so for sninorities this To expedite putting his plan into methm, Laban koked at exhting tec hnical writing can be an extrernely linportant prograrn, it coun,es and imk one offered by Shipley Asmciates, a Utah finn. Eventually he can le particularly effective for tine,e for Iccame a licensed instructor with the finn. Ile has revised the finn's courw to rnert whom English is a second language." NRC's needs, but his students uw enaterials provided by Shipley, including a style guide and workhok. Although Laban has found his tirne at NRC i interesting, le says he has a catter drearn i in addition to being able to give his students dw specific expertise he needs, Laban quite trinoved from the nuclear industry. says, he also saves money for NRC. i j Uventually, he says, he would like to go into

• My course costs ajout $RO a student (for anatcrials)," he says. *!f they tmk a sirnilar the theater, as an actor and as a writer. Ile was courv clsew here, the costs would probably te atout $1200 a student.*

an actor and associate director with a little J theater group in Ohio, and thc re he produc ed As an insgector hirnself, Laban knows that the job is catternely rewarding, but it can a play that he had written. also be dernanding. Techniques for irnproving cIficiency - such as proper planning and effective revision stilk - are vital to keeping de irtspector'ri workh ad realistic. Later, when he was in the Navy in Orlando, he was in one play, but, he says, "Since then, I

• Traching this tr(hnical writing course didn't triicvc ine f torn duties as a full-time haven't been chwe enough to a dwater to iro;cetor,* Laban cornments. 'An a result I quic Lly found the benefits of using time-really go involved. I know that as an rfficient writing habits. In the writing courx, rny challenge has been to make these inspector, with the travel schedule inspectors habits usable and effcetive for other insgectors have (typically they are on the road atout a third of the time), I siinply cannot act in a Although the cffon isjust teginning, Laban says he's teen seeing great results so far, play."

and he wants to expand his efforts to imlude su[rrvimrs as well as inspectors. Laban's prirnary assignrnent is to coordinate

• ! want to tr preference,y to teach supervbors to differentiate between rules, style, and personal inspections at the Trojan he !.ays. *llaving an establkhed style is a palidea because it can save visits other sites as well, and he was the first time. Ilowever, when it cornes toitems of permnal preference, superviers hase to Region V inspector to participate in an rnake sorne decisions. Is a certain written fonnat, for exarnple, of particular insgretioninCanada,although NKC has had importaner? If it is, then it's up to the supervier to corninunicate that fact to the an agreement with Canada for some tirne.

realites it's not that imgurtant,then the superviwr shou [ldn't insist that the iropcctors particip confonn to that preference

• l'aliwules plant in the United States, and Laban participated in an inspection at Desides all the u ry specific benefits that Laban's teaching elforts can bring to the Canada's Pickering plant, re] ort writing pnwess, he points out that the writing dasses aho are an equal employrnent opJuttunity initiative.

'the Ref on V representatise to the NRC liir allof his efforts,Laban recently received i Af firinative Acuon Advisory comrnittee, Laban cornrnents.

• Language skills can le a high quality perfonnance award.

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9 G r The Report Writing Process L 1 Laban Coblents has devised a very structured, atraight forward funnat for loth the courw and repirt writing that herrns to le very appealing to his technically oriented students. j.

• l spend the first Iwo days of the first courw tea < hing thern the gewes.s of writing," he says.

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• The third day - and it will te the third and fourth daba in the next hession - I take that writing gewenn and show thern how to apply it to the oirethm pnwess.*

Ilere are his regurt writing strpe Identify your pttrgw atid yottr readert ltip. Why are you writing this o relott, who are your readers, what do you want thern to do, and how do you want thern to feel?" I'last. What are you going to write? What will your rep >rt contain7 o Ilralltstoritt. Put your ideas randornly don on lwper. i o Organlic. put your ideas into a logical order, according to your plan. o n Write a draft. e o Revlw. Revising should be done in three stages. First you huk at the organisation: is your enessage clear 7 1 hen you huk at the syntat. Finally, you proofread. Applied to the writing of an impection repat, the pnwess starts with developing an inspection plan. Nex cornes conducting the insgection Itwlf. Writing the repirt is the final step. Proict deve hiprnent of the inspection plan is an irnportant part of the overall pnress,Iaban Says, *ll'a irnputant that the inspet tot get the supervisor to buy into the plan at this stage, lefore the inspection

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• the plaque he rn cis ed recently commenmrating his forty 3eun of l'ederal enice. With him are,left, llugh Thompi.on, ikputy Executige Dirutor for Nuclear hluterial Safety and Safeguards and Operations Sup[mrt, and right, Holiert Iternero, Director of the Office of Nuclear Meterial Surety und Suregumids, who funde the prewntation. Don is in the Program Analysis lirmach, Progrum Management,1%lley Dnelopment, und Analysis StafT, N M hS.

EFCU, EWRA Will Offer F[ ~- T ~ ~ Free Tax-Planning Seminar L It 's a Matter lhe i.nergy Federal Credit Union and the innployees Welfare and Recreation Aswiation are joining forces topise ficadquanersemploy een a head start on preparing 7 their IW1 income tax returns.

ilO, The two organintions are co slunsoring a free tax seminar that will be held frorn noon I

a colutnn of hel "/ I-until 1 pm lhursday, January 16. It will be in the second ther conference voorn (;Fl? 2f0l) at One White Ilint Nonh. i ! 88.[Uf'Ndf/04 04 governtnent ethics, Representatises of Detron and Stang, Cenified Itblic Accountants, will provide prepared by the NRC infonnation on tax planning and updates on the latest tax laws.1 hey also will pro ide i l ()[fcc of the (7eneral !ree tax guides. (gy73pf, A question and an3wer period will follow the prewntation. will return nett tnanth No pre registration is required, and thov attending snay bring their lunches. j 10

The Environment Conserve! For the Winter and the Spring! Be Sure To Feed the Birds Build a Forest, Plant a Tree Now in the tirne that everyone concerned about the llorncowners who want to help generate tomorrow's forests ewiromnent can help uingbirth inale it through die cold can begin to do ui by ordcring tree seedlings at cost fnnn the winter inondis by putting up freders for wild birds, hiaryland Departancut of Natural llesources. Freders are vital to the birth' survival tecame bird 3 nw a great Several kinds of wedlings are available including coniferous deal of energy just keeping wann during the winter. wedlings and hardwinxi wedlings 1he wiectiom range fann loblolly and white pine, to blac k locust, red oak, and wveral Feeding thern can help replace that lost energy when theit giccies of dogwtuwl. other, usual f(=wh - like lictries, insects, and naturally growing seeds - are scarce, the ruinirnutn order for coniferous wedlings - including loblolly pine - is two hundred and fifty wedlings. ikir You can start to fred songbirth ruercly by purchasing a bird hardwood spetles, the ndalinuru order is one hundred fredce and unne sunflower weds,and finding the right hication wedlings. for the feeder. Illack oil sunflower seeth and inillet are the best seeds to buy; rnost wild birds wctn to prefer thew, and neither of thew is landowners alui inay ordct environtnental packets that expenshe. include nfty white pine or loblolly pine, twenty-Ove black locusts, and twenty 0ve cach of red oats, red mler dogwosuk, To attract chic kadees, titmice, and other small songbinh, put or flowering dogwnsh. (Choices inmt le Mecined when sunflower weds in a freder hung fnun a tree branch, houw orders are placed.) rave, or other high place. 1he cost of the environinental packet $ is $27 rach plus hiany birds - including ruourning doved, red-winged shipping. blackbirds, and juncos - prefer to Imk for faxt on or near the ground. Also available are wildlife packets that include two whi:e pines, two sawtooth oaks, two crabapples, and two bkolor To attract these birds, cornbine the sunflower weds and inillet lesirdens. the cost of the pa(Lets is 53, with corn and peanut pieces. 'lhen put the rulxture on a plationn feeder near the ground, if you add a few raisins or 1 hose who order the coniferom, hardwaxi, or environinental dried fruits, you inay also attract moc kingbirth, catbirds, and seedling packets enay onler frorn one to ten wildlif e pyketut pissibly wintering robim, the sarne dine they order the other seedlings. Without a wedling order, the minimurn order is ten wihilife packets. To attract wmsl cckers, put surt in a feeder. Fresh suet is i available in most meat departrnents, or slulal suct cakes can Scedlings and seedling packets may be ordered through DNil le purchawd at stores that feature wild bird food. Fresh surt project foresters in each of the Maryland counties. Consult the can be fuelted and mixed with sunflower seed, rnillet, peanuts, blue pages of the telephone luok under the State of Maryland or peanut butter for an extra wild bird treat. for the numler of the hical DNit project forester. Bird feeding shouhl continue during the spring and into early Scrdlings enay be onlcred now for spring delivery. summer when natural ftunh are still scatcc and wild birth are starting farnities. To ensure that your freding h helping not hurting'd not feed the birds, feeders should be kept clean, in addition,you shouI gg(Iy/ggj Q((gfg Cg[ggjgf birds bread or other table scraps. W hile tossing after dinner bread scraps onto the snow to attract birds sectm picturevlue, these scralm can becorne moldy or introduce salt and other A 1992 calendar that featurca thirteen of Maryland's rare and chemicals into the birds' delicate digesdve systems. cudangered species inny be ordered for only $$.75 per copy. iiir more information atout feeding wild birds and othcr ways lhe cost of the full-color calendar includes shipping,handlint, to hcip wildlife in your neighlorhawl, call lhe Maryland and sales tax. Departrnent of Natural l<esources Division of Wildlife at 410 9740195. To order, send a check payable to Natural lictitage program to " Calendar," itesource Conservation, Tawes State Ol6cc licsides helping songbirds rnake it through the winter, bird fluihling,ibl, Annapdis, MD 21401. feeding is a rewarding way to attract and obwrve wildlife. H

I 7adeup a ba/e Baele -- Some of the People and Happenings of the Past Twelve Months, as Seen by NR&C Tids was 19911 IWPAC asked readers to give their opinions on

• women *a issues ** at NRC, and ten e ruployeca were selected to take part lu Taking a look back through the pa ges of NRd C for the last twelve special development prograins.

inonths brings back a lot of memories. It was indeed a busy, and interesting year. Eve n though, thankfully, the War in the lYrsian Gulf was short. lived, the Agency wanted to rnake sure none of our colleagues As the year began, the cover of NRd C rshowed llenry Rubin of who wt te on rnilitary duty were forgotten. 'Ihe holklay tree that the Offlee of Perwxmel taking over the presidency of the had graced the lobby during Decernher was put up ogaln, and the Ernployees Welfare and Recreation Auociation from Sutic cover of the March luue showed the tree bedecked with yellow Blick of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Regulation. Other ribbons and American flags. highlights of the firs: of the year were photos of holiday parties at liradqua:s. and of Region l'a first Cultural EWRA ftmded the display and L.ynn Silvious and Lois Telford Enrichtnent Day, of Security and Camille Kirne of A DM did the actual decorating. Conservatkm efforts at licadquarters moved ahead with a big Two NRC people - a curtrat eruployee and a retirce - were push for recycling, and employee of Chinese descent welcorned honored in a Seniors in Action prograrn, and four licadquarters the year of the rarn. empksyces were pictured with the trophy they won in the Capital ' Motion Bike a.thon. 'lhere also was a special edition of NRd C that pictured the many activities of Black flistory Month. Dr. Franklin Jenifer, the 'Ihe precarious state of the world took over the front page of the President of Iloward University, sluke at the Black llistory libruary issue of NR& C. A riblen bedecked tree showed the Month Prograin at the Rockville Crowne Plata llotel, and the names of NRC's military reservists who had been called to duty NRC Chapter of Blacks in Governtnent celebrated the snonth for the War in the Persian Gulf. 'Ihe lead article in the s.ame issue with a special hmcheon at the Officers Club at Bethcuta Naval discussed the increawd security requirementsin place at Agency llospital. buildings. Three Agency executives - the Eucutive Director for No one was sure what to exlect, but we were getting prepared. Operations, Jarnes Tayh>r; Edward llalman, the Director of the H

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interest, Those included the Chairman signing a memorandum of understanding with the U. S. Nuclear Waste Negotiator, a report on the open house for all employees held on the 17th and 18 th floors (where the Chainnan and Conunissioners have their offices) a FWPAC seminar on career pmgrams, Commissioner Rogers talking to the two Ileadquarters Toastmasters Chibs, and visits to Ileadquarters by thirty-five youth governors from around the country and by forty educators from the Washington area.

We also saw pictures of the team from the NRC's URFO in Denver that participated in the Federal Cup Race in Denver, and of the successful health fair at IIcadquarters. September was another big news month, with the cover of NR& C featuring the official groundbreaking for Two White Flint North. County officials, the developers, and top Agency management all welcomed the long-awaited start of visible work on the project. NR& C also profiled the new head of the Office of Inforrnation Resources Management, Gerald Cranford, who came to NRC from the Bureau of the Census. Pat Kaplan, the rnanager of the A gency's Employee Assistance Program, e xplained to readers what services that program can provide, la

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) Employee Assistance Program I Counseline Offers Help with Major Life Stresses llave a pmblern? Want some quick, briefinfonnation on the subject? Counseline is a free, confidential library of practical infonnation to help you understand and deal elfcctively with inajor life stresses and changes. Local mental health experts have prepared and reviewed more than eighly tapes on sensitive personal issues ranging from divorce and suicide to alcohol and drug abux. By calling 202-265 7200 you can anonymously ask to hear any of these tapes free of charge. Counseline is available to everyone in the rnetropolitan Washing, ton, D. C. area and is cornpletely confidential. You can call Cr>unseline anytime between 9 am and 9 prn Mondays through Fridays and frtxn 9 am to 5 prn on Saturdays. In addition to offering tapes in English, Courueline also offers twenty of its most requested tapes in Spanish as we11. Ghow are listed below with an 'S" preceding the tape number.) The tapes offered include the following: Assertiveness and Self-Confidence Marriage, Divorce, and Separation, continued 10 How to say no (SiO) A3 ilow to cope with a twoken relatimship (S83) 12 Re-examining values 295 Spee abuse 31 Seinshness 411 Relatkuuhip cmtracts N !!"$"# $$sI"*"'$ c ndence ($35) Interpersonal and Family Relationships ma i Fnend buildmg 36 The value and use of se"' talk 8 0'n thm 02 Se rt veness (5402 g 3 Common Emotional Prublems n emnung suas 6 Engessing negative thoughts and feelings 200 Discipime 7 Dealing with constructive criticism 203 Child abuse and neglect 8 Denhng with anger 212 internathmal famibes 9 Understandmg and co[4ng with hvedom 214 Runaways 25 Coping with shyne*5 Alcohol and Dnig Abuse ncUn m (532) [ a 160 Early signs of an alcohol problem (S160) 16i Respruuble decisions atxut drinkmg (516 I) 43l What is depression (5431) 162 Alcoholism - a mm)v heahh problem 432 How to deal with dei *ession (S432) 163 Drinking can become your f64) 'thie m Suicide is4 eving wah an wenhouc (S 49i Suicidal crisis (5491) 207 Dependence on nonprescription drugs 492 Recognizing suicidal potential in others 208 Narcouca addictum 493 Helpmg someone in a suicide crisis (S493) 215 Teenage alcohol and drug staae 479 Dealmg with alcoholie parents (S479) Sexuality 4 rhyacai nnumey Major Life Changes 20 Female homosexuality ($20) 17 Mahw changes in life 21 Male homonenuality (52 l) 27 Life plannmg for women 22 Dealms with frigidity 201 The stages of adolescence 23 Dealing with impmency 301 Retirement 24 Timing problems in male sexuahty 478 Decoming independent from parents (S478) 39 fral~ 5 '* - chaasa "ad 5"=ca OtherImpc tant Topics 40 The male sex role - changes and stresses 14 Mental henkh and nutrition .50 Homonexuality W Seaud mulW 211 Teenage pregnancy 206 Self-imadiscriminatione, the impact of employment "lenSlon 209 Racism / 30 Anxiety and possible ways to cope with it (S30) 57i AIDS (5571) 37 - Relaxation techniques geek [gg He]p 38 Coping with strm 11 When should I seek help for personal pnelena (51 !) Death and Dying 61 What therspy is and how to use is 84 Death and dying (S84) 90 Helping a friend 85 Understandmg grief (585) 202 Helping the child with learning disabihties Marriage, Divorce, and Separation s213 Mental health resources for the Hispanic community (avallable in 15 Career and/or marriage N""O ""I ) I 28 lemming from a troken relationship 29 Intimacy in marriage 70 Infatuation or love 7 71 Things to consider in looking for a ste 00 70u Want Help? 73 Porddve communications and sexual fulfilhnent in marriate Do you have a problem or concern? Perhaps the N $#Yn# ItaNfens and how to handle them (575) E. ram can help or reb you W "EUICO 8### a s0 Divorce someone or some organization that can. Call Pat Kaplan, si Dealing with the realides of divorce (S81) the EAP Manager, at 492-4639 32 The death of a marriage 23

EWRA News Retiree No:es A .A ^ %NN 6 by Marshall Grotenhuis, Retirec e/ Editor's Notet Retiree Notes is a regularfeature of NRkC, designed to help keep employees, retirees, and other NRC

• alumni ~ informed alaa theirformer colleagues. Anyone who has item ofinterest to contnlmte to Ihe column is asked to sul mit them to NR&C, Mail Stop 17G21.

We want to wish all our retirees and other alumni the very best for 1992. Keep your cards and letters coming, and we will be back with a regular column of news next rnonth. John Stang, NRR, is Elected MVCP Offers New President of EWRA savings On Car, Truck John Stang of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Refohntakesoverthe}ustasofJanuary r-Urchases ulation is the new President of the im Employees Welfare and Recreation Association. I from llenry Rubin of the Office of Personnel. The EWRA, the Motor Vehicle John has long been active in EWRA. His past year he sermi a Vice President / Certification Program continues to offer President Elect, and was in charge of the successful vendor sales operation at White etnployees a tocharge service that will Flint. help ensure that they get the best price on the purchase of a new car or truck. In addition, for a number of years John has been the chief organiter and motivator for the Spring and Fall EWRA-sponsored Golf Outings. lie also has assisted with the A call to MVCP at 1-80004$-0990 will EWRA-sponsored " Operation Needy." provide information on llenry will becorne the EWRA Vice President for Bethesda, and he will continue as o what the dealer paid for the the head of the EWRA's Bethesda Walking Club. vehicle The other officers elected for 1992 were Ed Oklesson, Office of Nuclear Regulatory o what the factory will give back Research, Vice President / President Elect; Jim Lyons, NRR, Vice President - Rockville; Data Gordon,0flice ofinformation Resources Management, secretary; and o what incentives the dealer is Polly Schofield, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, treasurer. getting from the factory He officers and executive board generally meet the first Wednesday of the month at o what your present vehicle is White Flint. Re meetings are open to all interested employees. wonh as a trade-in o which dealers will provide EWRA Will Sponsor Five-Week Diet Program TCBY Will Give For those who want to shed e xtra pounds, the EWRA will sponsor a five-week inhouse Discount to weight loss program beginning January 7. Employees Classes will be conducted from noon until 12:45 each Tuesday from January 7 to February 4 in IF7 at White Flint. TCBY Yogun, which is at the comer of Woodglen Road and Nicholson Lane, The program, which will be presented by instructors from ne Diet Workshop, will will give employees at 10 percent include discussions of healthy weight loss, nutrition news, thin beha vior, fitness focus, discount on purchases made in January. and lifestyle eating. He cost for the five-week prograrn is $39. (ne discount applies at this TCilY hwation only.) To get the discount, all To register for the rogram, contact lienry Rubin,492-7098. For more information, employees need tois show their NRC ID call The Diet Wor hop,468 3438. badge before the purchase. 26

EWRA News -- TravelBorgom.s Slow Economy Means LFRA Sponsors 12-Day Cruise Bargains Abound Trip to Kenya in June Probably in large part of the slow economy, cruise bargains ne League of Federal Recreation Assoelations is sponsoring a abound. liere are just a few, trip to Kenya June 5 through 17. O Regent Star, A one-week cruise that goes into the ne package offered includes roundtrip air from New York via Panarna Canal as far as Gatun Lake and then back out Virgm Atlantic to Umdort, and then a connecting flight to again. A good idea for those who(km*t have the usual Nairobi via Kenya Altways, arriving in Kenya the morning of two weeks for a canal Jtme 7. crossing. His cruise starts from Montego Bay and [" T-After spending that day and night in Nairobi, the tour will move on to visitsCartagena,Colornbia, g Aruba, and Curaco. On n g *,a -- Amtecli National Park bx!ge for a selected dates-February 2 three-night stay that will include and March 8, and others - my spectacular sightseeing and an early morning

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price and the second goes I chance to see elephants, lions for fifty percent. He price i buffalos, rhinoceroses, and for a very s leopards). %c next stop will be cabin is $pacious outside 2600 for two, 3 Maasal Mara, Kenya's most famous including port tax and _.Nl h. I game reserve, while the group will insurance. l ( l spend two nights before returning to l o Zenith. A brand new ship

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~ Nairobi to board an overnight i sleeper train to Mombasa for two that will be visiting Eastern 'i nights at the Nyali Beach flotel. He r~.. M' group then returns to London via and Western Caribbean on attemate weeks. Celebrity \\ i, / Kenya Airways and then to New . 1 '. 4. York via Virgm Atlantic. Cruises is offering a discount of $600 per cabin for reservationsmade carly. He cost of the trip is $3125 per person, based on a tour group of twenty-five persons. If only fifteen people are in the group, the o Rivirra. This newly refurbished Costa Cruise line rate will be $3175 per person. His includes round trip air from ship will be cruising from San Juan to Venezuela, New York, all admission feca and tours, breakfast daily, some visiting Martinique and Grenada. %c line ls offering lunches and dinners, local guides, hotel or safari twenty-seven percent discounts on most high-season accornmodations, hotel taxes, tips, and baggage handling. sailings. To reserve space in this tour, a $200 per person detwit is due by For more infonnation, call Else Daniels at 202-686-SillP, or January 31, payable by check or credit card. De balance rnust Ann Romas at 5041732. be paid by March 20. For more information. contact Dorothy Roome Associates,301 581-0156, or Ann Romas,5001732. Mardi Gras in New Orleans! nrough the League of Federal Recreation Associations, employees and thett guests can enjoy a seven-day motor coach excursion that will take them to this world-famed happening for only $539 per person. His rate is based on two people shanng Let,s Go See Mickey a double room. EWRA and the Magic Kingdom Club are planning ne seven-day trip is being offered by Caner Tours. It departs another trip to Disney World. He dates are June 18 to from Rockville February 28. 22, and the details will be announced in a few weeks. As with our past successful trips, employees will be able to The package price includes reserved seat tickets to selected purchase a complete package that includes round-trip Mardi Gras parades, a sightseeing tour of New Orleans, a airfare, or they may make their own travel Mississippi River cruise, and hotel accommodations in arrangements. The package will include Atlanta, Georgia; Biloxi, Mississippi; New Orleans, accommodations at Walt Disney World, admissions to Louisiana; and Chattanooga, Tennessee. all the Disney theme parks there, and many extras. Call 5041732 for more information. For rnore infonnation, contact Ann Romas,5001732. 27 s

m - - - Crossword Puzzle No. 49 Resolutions This specialpu~.:le is designed tofocusyourinterest on somepossible New Year's Resolutions. Payparticular attention to the clues that are ginn in a!! capitalleners, They're related -- somehow -- to our subject matter. This crosswordpu::le, like the other NR&C crosswordpsc:les to date, was created using Cnmord Magic software. $fyou wouldlike to try your hand at creating a crosswordpsc:le, contact NR&C,504-1732. Clues Aerm animal fluids number i a $6 An affinnative 118Sca bird p p 17-j u u u 4 s a i e o u h gr pr-2 NUMBER tepl in 119 A bone ONEFOR Mabid 120 Govt agey "f' W NN E i MANY 57 Powerful 121 First person l l J] { 2* l1 Penny explosive pronoun p-u u g-4 element 58 Tourist's u 15 Sharpen guide Clues Down g_ 16 Queen-in. 59 A dance in waiting Paris 1 Try C-fi- ~ u u 17 M. Jackson 60 Switch setting 3 Twice 117 m r-a u role 64 Nathan llale, Across 1E Notre Dame for one 4 Popular E_ g-y a L 19 liair style 67 Part of a 5 According to i4 a n -9 7 kicale 66 Ventilste exclamation "l 22 MIND-farewell 6 Strengthens _j p p y g EXPANDING 69 Per 7 Unusual or g ]- ]* W C IDEA 70 Biblical uneven 27 Nickname for brother 8 Battle stat n 7n u Dante's 73 Lmk at in a 9 Mo&rn ha- ,g teloved way 10 SEE AN-R m p"- -]'d- -{]" '" 29 Sound of 74 WilAT A NOUNCE- 'd hesitation PROCRAS-MENT OF m-n 30 Sealin in a TINATOR EWRA _j"' _j"'l Mj j_ way MIGilT JANUARY 7 113 ul l-dr-gHi 32 ANOTliER RESOLVE PROGRAM MIND-TO DO 11 Style Eur E-m ~ EXPANDING 78 Mr. Asner 12 Ships' IDEA 79 Some landing spit 38 Located whiskeys 13 Largest hving alliance 75 Aloud 105 Crime-0ghting 39 Lure for 80 Scot's deer 36 Law 76 Like aid consumers negative 14 The, to Pierre 37 Direction DC to 77 Press 106 Pre-college 40 Poetic 81 Sandy's cry 20 DO YOUR Norfolk 82 Descend, often exam contraction 83 Popular roe BIT IOR 39 River islands rapidly 107 At large 41 Former source 111E 43 Soft drinks 84 Start of Santa's lilliterary UVA spouse, for 87 Amphibian SONGSTERS 45 Repast greeting alum short 89 Morning time TIIIS 46 Meas. 85 Four to Brutus 113 A.ticle 42 lemon drink 91 BECAUSE WINTER 47 Midst 86 Popular auto. preceding a 43 Automobile LEISURE 21 Operated 48 Total access. vowel sound for.short TIME IS 23 Jackie's one-49 Nepative prefix 87 Visit the area 114 Negative 44 Addams' IMPORTANT time spouse 52 Gaithersburg 88 Latin plural response cousin 96 As a result 24 A kind of pen center 90 funny 115 Raise 46 Corn holder, 98 Calendar abbt 25 Us 53 MD colleague Valentine so to speak 99 Physical stat 26...AND 55 Uncommon 92 In toto 48 JR to Peter 100 Clancy setting KEEP Tile 61 Marsh 93 Wheat leard Pan,in real 104 School DOCTOR 62 Gala event 94 Chopping tool life sessions AWAY 63 Away frotn 95 Native of,sufrix 49 Bracelet type 108 Cry of 28 Erode-home % Oil source 50 With n, a pleasure 31 WHAT TO 65 Friends' 97 Different degree 109 Negative IX)IF YOU pronoun 101 Period of time 51 Tills ONE prefix DO 32 67 ADD SOME 102 Matures WILL MAKE 110 Srs group ACROSS FUN 103 Medicine The solution to YOU FEEL 112SEE 22 33 Resides in 68 Time oflife measure Crossword Pic:le BETTER ACROSS 34 St. Phillip 71 Sting 104 Tubby is a 48 can befound 54 Watery 117 A cardinal 35 World % ar 11 72 Yes to some famous one on Page 31. 28

SWAPPERS' CORNER \\ NR&C is always happy to include appwpriate class (fird adsfwm its readers. There is no chargefor this service. Ifyou have an adyou wlsh toplace, send the material, along with your name and triephone number, to NR&C, MailStop i 7G21 FOR SALE FOR SALE FOR SALE 1 Art, Treat younelf to that favaite fine art pint a automatic. Make offer. Call 301 869 i l t I aner 6 put. the hving. Ordy 33 hits available, ranging from p.maer that yovve tren wanung its no kmg. I have fl2/l) 15,000 to 20,000 attuare feet. Each km has lim own l access to manf imited ediuan graphies and posters. tuat dock m shp. Prices start at about $60,000. Call Charhe at 5041845 or 703-7424911 (11/1) Fueboll.11 red Boller far h+ water towixard heat-Cmtact Thierry Ross, 504 1474 or 294-0389. (1/l) ing systent 151 mth Internal h<t water heater. lkcket Authestic Persian Carpet. Mashad design. AP-burner. Includes mil pumpa, air vents, and air atmp. Stagne FeaHy Hotsic. Oorgems cornerresidence on T oximately Il by 13 feet. Untelievable value - Unit was u*d fa tely two seamma. 51000. %ill a la that*a more than 1/2-acre, whhin walking $2200. CallBrenda,504 2020.(12/1) dehver toyour home Call tim Myers,504 2328.(11/ distance of the White Fhnt North NRC buikling. 1) Bar Sttola. Two swivel arm bar stools. Wood with Completely renovated home in tresughms conunu-nity fiar tedrsanns, four batha, three fireplacca, steeltone. Call 301236-0132 (L2/1) Furakurs Marsam velvet sofs and lovewat, fkwal country khchen,in law suite,; sad Dualheating and wing chant, leather.kuik wing chair with ratoman, end air-condiuming systema. All e echanical systerna Baskets A' Go Go, Oift taskets for all occashms table,tv stand, and area rugs. Uke new. CallOmry as and appliances are new or near new except washer (showers, weddmgs, anniversaries, birthdays, holi-492 4057 (* 301-718-Olos.(t/l) and dryer. Reduced to $399.000. Day phme, 504-days). You give us

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Garage Door Opener. $tardey, With two transmit. a ters.1/3 horse power. Excellent conditiort 575. he Sports Cards. Come to the Danctull,Fmthall,and tesutiful twt >bedrouai, two-rull-bath condo-addithmalinformation, call 301236-0132 after 5:30 Hockey Man for the best in tradins cards, autographs minium on Connecticus Avenue next to Wmaley pm. (12/l) and memorabilia. Call Ddl, 5%1239 or 774 5224. Pzrk Metro stop (Red Line). For amie or for rent. New I return all calls! (cont) building. Treetop view of Rock Caeck Park. Fire-Golf Chiba TayhvMade 9.5 degree driver, regular pbce,tmiconies, wisher / dryer garage parking. Su-flex, $39. Wilsm Ultra ll-degree driver, gralddte Tae 100 percent Cashmere lady's Drew Cont. prblocation and facilities. Asking $249,000. Rent thaA,159. Mizune MST 3,4,and 5 metalwmula,562 Sise 12. % sth me-bunen ekmure Never worn. Tags negotiable. Call Chris at 401-4214735. (t/l) - each-Call Steve at 504 1537 tw 301 844-8562. (12/ suit hanging $125 Call thenda at 5041215 or Beveled-Giman-Top Distag Room Table with six chair 1L Mmt condition. 5800/neg. Call 5ue after 6 Kraaier Pacer Deluxe Flectric Guitar, liot Toyota Tercel 1983. Five-speed. Twelow. pm,301236452l,(ll/l) Seymour Duncan Pic k-upa Fhiyd Rm.e Tre molo. Like flatchluck. AC, suntmf, excellent conditha Call new. With case. Ns4 ofter. Please callOrcs,301-816-Stacey, SN-1082, or 304-7368. (12/l) Boy's Chablag. $ltes 7 & 8. Includmg: black 0.195. (12/l) leather cowboy bmas, slie 12-1/2; snow suit, she 8 Two bedroom, two-bath condominium la the all weather coat whh bning; nults, r,westera, pants, ladica Nykna Cobr Bloc k 3ac Let. NEW, Purchawd Dutset Circle / Adams M,rgan a section of Washing-etc. All in e acellent cmatim. Used mly one acasm. from Sears. Nylm quitted lining. Size Small(6 - 8), ton, D. C. Great kwad(n Ten minute w,t!k to the Call 301236-0132. (12/l) $35 Jean Lee. 304 17,0.(11/l) Metro. On a quiet street armnd the corner from numerms shops, great restaurants,etc. CmJo unii Computer Photos. Your phouvra$ on a computer Iansel Train 027 Serica."S0ver Spi.e " Consists of has a privatt street entrance,hardwom! fluurn,a lenn-diskene, $5.lcantake abve Antoorcopy an emisting two kwomonves and three panwnger cars. Accesm-Aire grill,and many mhet features. Annoincluded in phot graph. Call Mike, 5041066. (5/l. cont) rica inchsded. Very smW con &dm. Train set is (mly the price is garage parking and an extra storage nica. two years old. The gnce is negouable. Call Jeff Asking gice ns $164,000. Call Jeff at 504 2996. (1/ Custom Rancher. Wheaton aret Walk to Metrorail. Wolman far more information at 492 3607 or 460-1) The main 1evel has a foyer,living room with fire. 9577.(11/l) place, dining romn, three bedrooms, two teths, Volvo 1973 station wagon. Model 145 Caraged thchen, and family rmm with woud-burning stove. left Red for dormhory rmm. Very sturdy and stable. since new. Original pamt. Always maintained in This level aiso has shop / storage space (20 by 24 fect) Adjustable height. Easily asembled with heavy-duty perfect running conditim.108K miles. This one that could be converted to a master tudrmm and teth. stecibohs. Non warpires woral. Original cost of wmd, should be saved for a Volvo kwer.12000. Bethesda. lower level has recreation room, bedrmm, bath, acrews, and bohs,5350, Will sell for $ 100. Call Mart, Cmtact C.Trammell at 504-3121 or 301229-4211. hving room, thchen, and office or bedroom. There 492-3794 or 301-983-0596. (t/l) (12/l) also ts a fireplace on this level. There is a detached oversized garage the has a second Ikur storage / shop Personal Con puter, Zenith dual 5-1/4-inch Doppy Yaataha Clunkel Atomtk Guitar. Uke new. (24 by 36 feet) $264,500. Must we to appectate the disk drives, color monhor,and Panasonic printer. All With case. $225 or twat offer. Pleas.e callGrrg at many upgrades. Cal 1942-2407. (ll/l) fw $550. Call Gary at 492-4057 or 301-718 0108. 301816-0.195. (L2/l) Duc k, North Carvline. nree-bedrmm. one -and-a - 1%yer Pleans Schaff Drm. Upright with clawfo a half-luth cottage. Short walk to the ocean and the stool, c.1919. Cabinet and player mechanism need p gv) })E{s(( a \\. anund. $126,500. 919 2614183, (8/l) restoradon. Call Peter leysen. 301-871 -6877. (12/l) hhamas/}rreport Resort. Beautiful oceanfroni Epmus Printer. FX 850. Never used. Retails for Red Wlater Week at Cobrs&iCondomtalum. Buy furnished, two twdrunm,Iwo. bath unit. Sleeps six. $460. $250 or best offer. 504-2780 days,4684789 a time-share ' floating week"(December - April) at Central air condiuming. Pml. Fully equipped evenings. (12/l) beautiful Christie lodge in Avon, Colwado. Unit is ckme to the Naver Cree k sk! area, and is only six miles kitchen. Saturday to Saturday. $ l20 per day,or unde Eserclae Equips ent. Exercise in the comfort of from Vall. This is a one-twdroom,me bath unit with RCI Red Tirne anywhere. Could assist in finding low. fare air tickets. Call Chrissy,703 938-7825. (11/l) your home all winter kmg with the DP Fitfor Life queen-slied sleeper in the living area and two bunk Gymac 2000 unit with bench. Includes a workout beds. Sleepa a total of sia perm The unit also han kautiful two-hedruoin, two-bil-hath con &i on booklet that contains e total of 6 t illustrated e nercises such amenities as a microwave, fireplace, color cable kr men, women, girls, and toys. In mint conditha tv,and a amalldect The knige kself Is fully equipped Cmnecticut Avenue, next to Womiley Park Metru (Red 1)ne) New Imilding. Trectop view of Rock $175. Call 301-251-1784. (11/l) with a swimming pool,jacurrls, restaurants. ski shop. Creek Part Fireplace,balemies, washer / dryer. Ga-and much more. Buy now and use the week in the rage parking. Superb locadm and facilides. Itent k Ither Wrwu! Stove. Twenty five in, deep, twenty-winter of '92. Call Jeff at 8 346 5074 or 215-269' nine in, wide, thirty.seven in. high Eight-in. flue. 2767.(1/l) negotiable. Call Chris at 401-421-4735. (1/) Steel with firebrick lining. $375. Will dehver toyour Besser Creek Sid Area Condo. Beautiful one-home. Call Jim Myers,504 2328. (i1/I) Riverskie lots - Merrht I,lmad, Horida. Exclusive bedroom,one.buth unit it at Christie 12=fge in Avon, waterfront property on the East Coast, near the Flah Attachment nad Standartilena. Fw Minolta Kennedy Space Center. Ideal for retirement or vaca-Coatlaued on Page 30 29

SWAPPERS' C@RNER FOR RENT FOR RENT SERVICES Coutletied from Puge 29 liis lastedjust off a State Road, ist it is alw very secluded % hen the leaves are m the trees,you can see Reallatate, Dhcamt realestate trokerage ser ice CO, The lodge has eve ang: swiraming Imt, no other hmse. Farmhmse is fully furnished. Rentals in Marvland and Virginia. Negadable rates. Call .)acuub restaurants,6k! op etc. Unitis equipped available im a weekend,for a,rek,cr by the mmth. 301490 8983. (c4mt) mith microwave, refrigerator, fireplace, and color Remumable rates, varying with seamm. Ikr htfaina-cable tv. Also has a queen sleeper m the living area thm, call Dob and Nancy Hale,70) 923 4798. (10/l) Self.Defcase 1ralaing Tomiko Aikido. Tuculay and twotunks. Sleep sis. Chse to Beaver Cres k ski and Thurmiay,t ;30 pm to 10 pm. Satmday,10.30 am - nan Judo Saturday nam - 1:30 put Very area, six miles from Vail. Call Jeff, t 346-5074 tr Two Bedruns high rbe c4mdominium locued near 215-269 2767 (1/l) the Shady Grove Metrostation. Asallable now.1800 reammable rates. De ginners, all belt levels w elcome, per month rent includes all utibtsca and swimating Taught in Colutnbia, MD,t'y a rum-profit organisa-F vileges. Call 301454-018. Please leave a tkut NRC contact John kandall,492 3873. Cmamma Valley, West Virgiata. Imge, three-bee Pool i room, two-tath house in Canaan Valley, near Tim-tnemage. (i i/t) terlme and Canaan Valley ski slopes. Rental by Tas Smken. Time to start planning f<r the 1991 tax week cm weekend. Call 30148l-8531.(12/l) Two-tuirmm twwtathcondorniniumin theDupmt fihns season. Tas planrung and Feparathm, retire-Circle / Adams M rgan sectum of Washingtm, D. C. ment cimiderati,ww 20 percent daeount to NkC Condomtalum. One-tr41rmm unit, in Rnckville/ Orcat huuin Uiut la mly a ten-a inute walk to the emplo)ecs. Call 301J84-0344. (thru 4/l) Dethesda area. % alking distance to Headquarters. Mrtnt it is kssted m a quiet streei around the carner New carpet and curtains, upgraded bathnum fis-fram numenma shop, great reuaurants, etc. Cmdo-ly gdag. Typing services available in any home. tures, spacious skw.et. Khehen with water / dryer. aninium unit has a gmvate street entrance, hardwmal Reasmable rates. Call Lir at 570-9542. (cmt) lieaung and air condiuming. Condo area includes ()ars, a Jenn Aire grill, and many other features. Also tennis courts, soimming pwl. Clor,e to shoppmi-included are yarage parking and an entra st' rage area. Rent of 5675 per month includes utihties. Avolable One-year lease preferred, but will cmsider a duwter M7A FET n immediately. Cmtact Susan Hopkins, 492-4276 termlease for N RC e mployees. Rent is only ll200 per YvM E assi (12/ 3 ) month, he more informatim, e allleff at 504 2996. (t/l) Car PuolMenibers. Finmthe vwinity of hhmigom-Deep Creek lake. % inter vacation home rental cry County Airpark m k wie 124 in Onithersburg to Paradise Point,near Whp downhill ski area and New White IM%cholwws La:A Buildmps. Ilours 7 am Germany and Harrington Manor cnw.s<nuntry skt o to 4 45 pet Call Joe Mate,392-3795. (cont) ,i,g areas. Three tedrooms, two baths. Sleeps anx. Fire-b{ 7,{ l g lace. Magnificent view. $350 [er weekend Call Car hul Rklers liom Germotown to Bethesda. Hours 7:30 mm m 4:15 pnt Call tusne Kidd,492-03 356-2589 weekends,(12/I) al hy N your vcial reaum (r occah Home la Kendagton, Two-trdroom rambler. Dm. Invitauau, signs, framed messages. Call 30191t4-4127-(cm0 3515 and leave message. (12/l) ing room,large rec nom in t=sement, air-condi-g g, uoned,large fenced yard. Washer / dryer included. sonably priced accomnwiation fa tw o to four wec ks Near Bethesda and %hite Fbut (ten aunutes) 1850 Computer hw IBWlBM pC clone, Atari ST's. twtween January and March 1992 Rental prolvny prr month plus utilities. Call 492 704 <r 946-M49 or Comm,o, dae systems repired ai reanable rate must be south of St. Peterstmrg and/or south of Vero w computer s ste ms to your spcifica. D'*'h PI'*h' 'all 3u l-3 84-48 86. (l lfi) (evenmgs),(ll/t) tions. Call Mike at 428-377 (cont) Custom Window Trentaients. % onderful % anJou s b,ood Hme, lmkinit fa a good home for a tw& Imely Furahlwd Room in large, quiet house within walking distance to NRC, 5375 includes -custom winkw treatnwnts st afhwdable prxes Call year old cmker spaniel Quiet temperarnent. Cham-utilities, full houw, and pool ptivileges. Parking off gne colored. Pure tred. Just want a lovmg home 301-489-7215. (cont) {a her. Call Sue after o pm at 301-236-4521.(ll/l) street, Shut or Img-term. No pets. Non-smoking female preferred Call 5%l732. day,4684789 eve-Framlag. Tired of staring at blank walh? I will Ithaca Deerslayer II, [2-guage shotgun with 20- or nmps (12/l) professionally frame your fine art, pmters, and photai, Occan Ctty Condo. Two bedrooms, two full baths, at twlow gallery inces Call Charbe at 5041845 or 25-inch rtfled barrel. % tth or without 70b7424911. (11/1) ClyJe Shiraki,5%3101. (1/l) Uvmg room, dming room, central air conditiorung, fully equipped kitchen, cable TV. Sleeps eight. 33rd Headyman % iil fix just atnat anything in your home. bominate for short-term lenw (sis mmths or so), street, ocean block. Public tenras courts nearby. M/F non smoker to share two bednum, me-bath Excellent golf course within five nunutes. Seemd Call Don,30 6 5900590. (cont) apartment in Gaithersburg. Large kitchen and bal-floor of three -story buildmg. Call W. Haas, 504-3219 or 301983-1297. (10/l) llume impresements. Kitchen, bathnunu. decks. 'NY.w/d inbuilding. Parking puineighboihood additi.ms. We do it all. Call Larry, 301-921 1077. Lasy commute to NRC. Must iolerate cats.1300 per inonth includes utibties Perfect far someone who Occus City Condo, large tw&bedrmm, fully fur- ('mt) nuds a plan to stay while Imking for a pennanent nhhed and equipped oceanfront condo. Sleem eight. Howlemalag. Hmrly rates Mmimum two hours. apartment. Call Heather at 504-34ti6. (1/l) la the Irvae,at i llth street and the mean. Daily and Call Chrisune,492-3610, evenings, $93-13 89. (cont) weekly rentals out of season. Discount rates for NRC E" ID "* S* """" 5"" P " C"IIt"' * ^"l* '" i emphryees. Call 8 81-0278 aher 6 pm. (10/I) landscaping Scrues. Will beauut e and maintain purchase club, aminuon, and tournament pins your lawn for a reasonable gue. Call for free est nutte Will tmy complete collections or single pins. Any One twdruom deluxe untt. For rent, $690. Or for quantity. % ill pay all Contact Gary Konwmski. 5270 S. Zmm,e s penses.a C1 IJilleton, CO 80127, sale. At thi Forum. Ptiol, sauna, tennts, secretarial taday for the months ahead. 202-574-2446 Please service. Near subway, White Rmt. Call everungs leave a enenage. (cont) 301-2994248. (12/l)* caH 30L979 7928 or 30F231-5807. (cont) Painting. Escellent painung at reasonable rates Call Table Saw, Lther 10- or 12-inch. Prefer one pow-Secluded Rherede Farmhmme.19th century farm-D' 30123648 to. (cmt) credby 110-volt household current.but willcormder house located m eight meres on a smallriver in the Blue Ridge faothills (Greene County, north of Plumtdng. Appliances and plumbing services. Water a 220 voit saw if the pnce is nght. Aho want ot Charh*tesville, VA), only a two-hour drive from heaters, heat pumps, gas and electric rar ges, air power and hand tmis that are essential for cabinet condoioners, etc. 24-hour-a-day service. Call 301 making. Call Clyde Sluraki,5%3101 (1/l) Roc k ville (less than 100 miles). Farmhouse slee ps sis (it has two double beds and two single beds). There 9904733 or 301-990-5458 (becper). f12/1) Talented and Mulvated floys (born aner July 3 t, ) is play equipment for children. Close to Shenandah Profmional Mitorial Awhtance. Fit professimal 1980) interested in tryouts for one of the top select Natvmal Park Foundations and millstones from old ncer teams in Maryland (Seneca Fury, Dis ision i of editonal asshtance with your writing <r advert sing water-powered inill on property. Property oilers a modern kitchen,and has a wastung machine. Other. needs, call 301-984 3515. Award-wmning wnter mith the National Capital Smcer League) C wise you step into the past. There is no TV, no VCR. ten yead npenence can make it sound great at rea. Manoly for detaih. SM 2765 (work) or 301-990-9444 (homel. (cmt) sonable rates (12/l) 30

l 1 Puzzlerhswers Puzzkr In response to requests, we are happy I coattes tron 15ge 32 ut the answers to Puniers 46 and 47. e will continue to,ptovide Punier Mail your entries to NR& C, Punter No. 50,17G21. All entries rnust be received no answers as space pennits. later than the close of business March 1 R. In case of a tie, the winner will be drawn from among the correct entries received. Kris Shembarger of DRS, Region lit,is the winner of Punier No. 47 and may make The problem here was to decipher narnes arrangernents to receive the prire of an NRCcoffee rnug by calling 504-1732. For rnore of professional football tearns, infortnation on these or other Punjers, call 5041732, and for the correct answers to Puniers 46 and 47, see the colurun at the left. I Giants 2 Forty.niners l 11"" RideShare Report 5 a de coeu uns tro.i ivge 32 7 Browns get up on tirne, because you won't want to keep sorneonc else waiting. Acre also are R Bills countless car or van px>lers who would have been very late for work when their alann 9 Packers clocks failed to go off because of a middle of the night. power failure. But, that didn't 10 Dolphins happen, thanks to a knock on the front door by a memter of their car or van pool. I1 Falcons 12 Oilers As the workday draws to a close, many people dawdle, doing this, doing that, maybe 13 Vikings working an extra five or ten rninutes or so, nose who know they have to meet others 14 Rarns in their car or van col at a certain tirne know they have to plan their work so that they 15 Eagles can leave protnpt. Such planning leads to better production and more efficiency. 16 Cowboys There's nothing li e a deadline to make sure a job gets done. 17 Cardinals 18 Chargers o Make you a happier person. 19 Chiefs 20 Lions Especially over the winter months, life can get pretty depressing when so many of us 21 Bengals drive to and from work in the dark. (Many scientific studies have demonstrated that 22 Buccancers this loss of exposure to light does cause depression; winter blues aren't in the 23 Seahawks imagination.) llaving someone to talk to during those long drives in the dark is a 24 Redskins definite txuter for the spirits. 25 Saints 26 Broncos o In1 prove the environment. 27 Colts Missing: New England Patriots Be a good citizen of the world. Car pooling and van pooling reduce the number of vehicles on the road and hence cut down on air pollution. What a goal for the new year! Twins' names, birthdays, and weights. . el ala t aEa t e o w Oal ilI e u Crossword i e 1 mU A) C v wo e o Ja Mary and John Allen, born on Solut. tort E o i rci e t a a y o , g' 'g'. gq llalloween,8 pounds. ,, oTT aiy No. 48, Carol and Jason Barnes, born on New vears Day,7 pounds. December Days py'p'y'g" "ur ' '; David and Kevin ilollis, tx>rn on St. I "I"I h V J E " ' I' !" h e w oO A e o a v - E W r Patrick's Day,9-1/2 pounds. o e B elo g i i a a . E ul. " ^- "I" Independence Day, R.1/2 pounds. ,g,'[ b k-

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m Puzzkr Ha # 999 THE TTC e e e Submitted by Roy Voegele. OGC in the Kingdom of Mortanla, noblemen always speak the truth and peasants alwsys lie. ThatIs a - rule to which there are no exceptions, ever. With that rule as an absolute given, assume you are walking down a road In Mortanla and you meet three Mortanians. You ask the first one, "What are you, a nobleman or a peasant?' He answers, but you cannot hear his answer. So, you tum to the second Mc-tanian and ask, 'What did he say?' The second Mortanian says, 'He said he was a nobleman." The third Mortanian then looks at the second Mortanian and says, 'You liel' Based on their responses, what was the second Mortanian, a nobleman or a peasant, and what is the third? Continued on Page 3t ff/II.1/h r *t s RfDE$lli/M#lll/#lGREPORT o o Make Your New Driving Resolutions Now Jamtary is the time for making resolutions, so why not pick up insurance? That's about two thousand dollars a year! Car pol this popular labit and rnake one yourself that will with just one other person and you've saved your self a thousand dollars! Talk about easy money! Better yet, join a van pool where o Save you a lot of money. someone else does all the driving and you may be able to get rid of a second family car. Imagine doing away with one set of car o improve your work habits. payments. We're talking a lot of extra money in your pocket every month, enough in a year to take the kids to Disney World Make you a happier person during the dark winter or yourself and a friend (or spouse) to Paris, o 1 months. Improve your work habits. o IIelp preserve the a healthy environment for yourself, l o. your family, and your friends, in the morning, it's always very tenipting to roll over for another forty winks. And,it's a well-known fact of business life that work How can you do all that with one resolution? It's simple: resolve expands to fill the time allotted for it. Moreover,1f you don't have to join or form a car pool or a van pool. IIere's how it works: a deadline, you may dawdle and fritter away time. o Save money. Being in a car pol or van pool can climinate those problems. When you know you are responsible for picking up sorneone else. How much do you now spend to drive to work? Sixty dollars a or that sorncone else will be at your door in the morning, you will month for parking, a hundred for gas and oil? Even more for contlaued on rage 31 i N .)}}