ML20125E425
| ML20125E425 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/03/1966 |
| From: | Okrent O Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| To: | Seaborg G US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| References | |
| ACRS-R-0317A, ACRS-R-317A, NUDOCS 8002120746 | |
| Download: ML20125E425 (2) | |
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AUG 1966 Bonorable' Clean T. Seaborg k".
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Subjects. N89-487, AMENDING SECTICH 3 CF THE ACHINISTRATIVE pBOCEDURE ACT e
Dear Dr. Seaborg The Advisory Committee on Rasetor Safoguards requests the Commission 1
to advise if it sees in the recent enactment of & 89-487, a=aading section 3 of the Administrative procedure Act respecting public in-formation, any effect upon the mode of operation of the Camnittee or the:need for any changes.
i As you know, the Committee'aonduets all of its discussions, affecting
-both civilian ~and military applications of atomie energy, in privata or executive session, including meetings with applicants ~for reaster licenses and with members of the ABC Regulatory 8taff as well as its own deliberations. The only aspeet of these discussions and delibera-tions which are made public is the Committee's reports to the Commis-sion (usually letter reports of conclusions) on specifie reactor pro.
~jects which become part of the public record under Section 182b. of-the Atomic-Energy Ast. - All other reports to the Commission by the-Committee become publia caly as they are mediso by the Ommaission.
-lathecourseof.itsmeetings'anddiscussiosothbCommitteehasre-
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garded the anchange of ideas and views, inually oral but ocessionally written and any record of what transpired, ~as intended-for Committee e
use only. Esseples of documents considered in the category of non-
'public information would be minutes' or file maneranda of Committee or Subeoanittee meetings, drafts.of letters or reports, reports to the committee by its own consultants or individual aanbers of the Committee, Committee gende,- and statenants.of unresolved agenda questions.
The' Comunittee believes that in performing its fuestions of tarestigations, the' mode ~of operation, uhteh allove for full and frank discussten of re-actor safety' questions, is inportant to fulfilling its responsibilities.
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F The possibility of disclosure of the eachange of views and discussions that have preceded issuanes of natured and completed reports to the commission would have an inhibiting effect on such interchange and dis.
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public safety.
Therefore, if it should appear to the coassission that the Committee's view of the privileged nature of its discussions and papers must under.
go change in the. light of p L. 89 487, we would appresiste your further advice on appropriate steps that might be taken respecting Committee l-meetings and documents which will continue the effective as well as l
Lawful functioning of the Committee.
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