ML20126F162

Budget Estimates for U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fiscal Year 1977.APPROPRIATION:SALARIES and Expenses

ML20126F162
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Issue date:	01/21/1976
From:	Cooper B NRC OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLER
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NUREG-0039, NUREG-39, PB-249-327, NUDOCS 8103090446
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t I, i, I SUDCET l'5TIMAfr.S FOR U.S. Ntit. LIAR RFCUIATORY COMMIS$10N FIMCAL YEAR 4977 6.. .i e i JNDEX ) I. t Cencrat Statement.............. ........................................... Pance I-9 l %ir ien r Reac t or Regula t i on......... Pagem 10 - 1) i Stnmlards ticvelopment.... ............................................... Papen 14 - 19 i Inns es t ion. inst l~nforcennent.. Papen 20 - 22 Nuc l ea r Pt.s t r a l.6 l e. 5.s f e t y anel 5.1 f rp,u t r J a................................. Pagen 21 - 27 Nuc l e.t r H e ru l a t o r y Re s.c.i r cle................................... PJfca 28 - 43 Prorram T.chniral Support..... Pagen 44 - 46 Procram Direction an<l Administration......................................... Pages 47 - 49 Spcr ia l Suppor t t rig Tal l en.......... Papca 50 - 52 LC

1 ,e I J' .g I j CENERAL STATDfENT U. S. NUCIIAR RECUl.ATORT OTfllSS10N FY 1977 Budget Estimates CDfERAL STAttMNT FOR SAtJLRTES AND FIPl383E5 (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrative meterts!) rstIm.ete of Appropriation The summaries which address obliget tone include the ERC's The bulgat e*itta.itee for Salaries and Expenses for TY 1977 Retabursable program. It should be noted that the obligations provtJe for total obligations of $249.430.000 to be funded in total by a new appropriation. relsteo to this program are not financed by NRC's appropriated .'-nda, but solely through reimbursable agreements with other Federal appucles. T=t tentes of Obt lptions and Out inym E5s Octotwr 10 117% the office of Manazeteent and Budget The NRC will deposit revenues derived from the license fee t a pproved N k".* w request to permit bestification of the ImJget program an.t indemnification fees to Miscellaneous Receipt of ( on en obligation basis. This section provides for the nummary the Treasury. The revenues are therefore not deducted fros g of obilg.itions bv program on par.c 2; the summary of financing tot-1 obilgations. these obligat ion,s on page 1; the analysts of outlays on page 4; chligations ha object class on page $; the proposed appro. The following table surmaartres the total obligations for NRC's priation I ar.uage un page 6; anJ the narrative summary of t'RC Direct and Reimbursable Programs for Fiscal Years 1975, 1976 -{. progr.sms on pJgeN I through 9. the transttion quarter ansi ItsCal Tear 1977. The detatled l Justift ations for direct program activities are presented in the same order as they appear in this susumary table. j i e i e f l t I I I 1 1 1 1 .a

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1. Dollars in thousands. except whole dollars in narrative material) ob11 cations by Activity:

Eatinate Direct Prograns Actual Estimate Transition Estimate 4 1 FY 1975 TT 1976 Quarter FY 1977 Nuclear Reactor Regulation.................................... $ 29.737 $ 34,250 $ 8,690 $ 38,885 I standards Development.......................................... 6,805 10.145 2,605 11.425 j Inspection and Enforcement..................................... 16,634 21,415 5.525 26,290 Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards........................ 3,654 13,075 2.395 17,950 Nu c l e:. r Re gu l a t o ry R e sea r c h.................................... 67,193 110,640 25,440 122,390 i l Progran Technical Support...................................... 7.522 10,145 2.380 10.160 Frogram Direction and Administration........................... 11,584 20.535 5.130 22.310 Mefunds to 1.tecusecs......... 5.000 2.000 0 0 Total Obitr.attoun - Direct Pror. ram............ 148,129 222.205 32,375 249,430 Reimbursable Program..... 118 125 40 100 Total obligations........................................ $144,247 $222.3N 052,215 $249.510 t'nublicated B.slince carried Forward............................ 4,615 -4,615 0 0 Reimbursements Feceived from other Federal Agencies............ -133 -175 -40 -100 Revenues Rece ls M f rom nonredera l Sources...................... -17.564 0 gf 0 g/ 0 Bud ge t Au t isu r 1 t y.......................................... $ 13 5.16 5 $217.%90 - $52.175 - $249.430 -T/-Includes $2,167,000 for FY 1976 and $750,000 for the TQ for the proposed EY 1976 pay raise supplemental. 'l 1 La

,e 5 s = p*,w. ( 4 (D011ers in thousands. except whole dollars in narrative material) I t j Finar.cing of Obilgations The financing of the estimated tecaF obilgations of $249.530.000 proposed in the budget estimate for FY 1977 is summartred in the following table: ( SUM!tARY OF FINANCING I I + Eatinate { Actual Estimate Transition Estiaste t FY 1975 FY 1976 Quarter FY 1977 Sources of Funda Available for Obligatfor.s tinot.t igated balance, beginning of year......................... 0 $ 4.615 0 0 Appropriated to AEC............................................ 31.891 0 0 0 A p p t.'e n t e n ed t o NR C............................................ 45.94n 217.590,7 52,175 gf 24n.430 Transt.r f i um oi l.c r n e coun t s................................... 55.114 0 0 0 Ret =birnraent acceived from Federal sources.................... 111 125 40 100 Heven: ca receiv.J from non-Federal muurces..................... 17.564 0 0 ___$241.510 0 intal Funds Available for obligations 31'52.862 $222.330 $52.215 l leum: l'unb l i ga t ed ba l anc e, red o f y ea r........................ 4.615 0 0 0 Total Obligations $1,4R 247 $272.130 $ 52.215 $249.530 g l l includes $2.167.000 for FY 1976 and $750.000 for the TQ for the proponed FY 1976 pay ratae supplemental. I I l l 3 i I 6

= -e M ..,s 3 e ,s I (Dollera in thousanda, eacept whole do11 era in narrative material) Dut).nys for Salaries and Expenses Durlays for 7977 are cettmated at $236.430.000. The estimated quarter and the remaining unerpended balances nor each year are amounts available for outlay in 1975. 1976, and tranattion shown in the following table OUTLAY ANALYSTS f Estimate [ Actual Ea:Imate Tranaltion Eatinate Funds Available for Dutleys FY 1975 ,fLIE6_ . Quarter FY 19 '?, ru.apended balance, beginning of year obligated................................................. 0 $ 44,53s $ 66.474 $ 66.859 Unot1Irated...................... 0 4.615 0 0 Approp r l.t t l ost il to AEC........................ Apptopriation to NRC........................ 33.891 0 n 45.940 217,590 yf 52.175 1# o Transfrr Isam ott.cr accounte................................ 249.430 55.334 0 1otal l'unds Available for Outleya 0 0 5135.165' T266.7J8 $118,649 $316.289 i Unexpended balance, end of year I Ob!!gated................................................. -44,533 -66.474 -66,859 -79,859 Uneb1tgated............................................... Total t$u;1mys ,y,4.615_ o 0 0 S 86.017 $200,,264 $ 51.790 $236.430 -1/ Includes $2.167.000 for FY 1976 and $750,000 for the TQ for the proposed FY 1976 pay raise suppleme t n al. 4 4

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OF BUDCET 7 4 i OBLICATI0ftS BY OBJECT Cl_ ASS 1 3 Estimate Actual Estimate Transition Estimate FY 1975 FY 1976 Quartwr PY 1977 ? $ 42.6% $ 57.439 $ 15.230 $ 65.750 4.060 5.146 1.362 5.920 Personnel Servlees........................................ Pe r sonne l tiene f i t s........................................ 81.382 128,877 29.702 146.995 Program Support....................................... 8.140 14.485 3.675 17.300 AJainistrative Support.................................. Travel and Transportation of Persons...................... 2.751 4.168 996 4.755 3.140 5.990 1.210 8.710. Fquipment................................................ 1.000 4.100 0 0 5.000 2,000 0 0 Cen s t r u c t i on............................................. Refunds to 1.tcensees..................................... Totst obligations - Direct Program................... $148,129 $222.205 $ 52.175 $249.430 118 125 40 100 Ralsbursable Program TOTAt. UDL10AT10:4S $148.247 $222.330 1 52.215 $249.530 { s. K l. 1. 4 <g t Y v 3 5 i i d__ 4 6 "="=^--=A-

~ N ._...,...._--4 - -. - aw e --r.=a e i m { 6 U. S. N11 CLEAR RECUIATORY COHNISSION FROPOSED 1ANGUACE - SA1 ARTES AND EIPENSES (Dollars in thousands, except whole dellers in narrative material) The proposed language is as follows: Salaries and Erpenses For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the passenger setor vehicles and aircraf t; $249,430,000 to remain purposts of tha Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, including available until expended. Provided, that from this sppro-the enployuent of aliens; services authortred by 5 U.S.C. 3109; publication and dissemination of atomic information; purrhase, priation, transfers of suma may be made to other agencies of repair, and cicaning of uniform *; of ficist entertainment expen-the coverunent for the performance of the work for which this ses (not to exceed $12,000); reimbursement of the General appropriation is made, and in such cases the suas so transferred Servires AJainistration for security guard services; hire of may be merged with the appropriation to which transferred. 4 ( l .f. O 6 i

P 1 .l : 5 5 -i s t t i i ) tt. S. N.pri l:AR Ki rt'I A. TORY 4:-- --Otpf l 5'il0N { j f ~t 1 i< PROGRAPt STATFMENT I 5' ic Nuclear Ecgulatory Cormiinston (NRC) waae established in those concerncJ with overall poltry, direttiva. resource snu.it - 19.' % pursu. int to the Energy Reorgantration Act of m.inag.i ment effielency, and administrative and logistic support. m i 114. lauring its int t lit year the first priorities were lhts rategory incluJc s the staf f of flee of the Commissioners a t it. I l sh ing, erg en t r ing.. staffing. and resolving major pollry and the Executive Director for Operations as i hown below 3 b uues. these areas are now essent tally complete. The i nniu ten's program fer 1977 ts designcJ to provide a res, son-The Offlee of the Commington The Office of the i f tvi. and effteicot nuclear regulatory protean to achieve Executive Dttector 1 o Jer n at ion al polle tr e an.1 nerJs relat ing to the e6upply l'or Operattoun (EDO) iJ co.t ot encr o. AJJittousl trst$ons!bilttti.n are npectitcJ j isittly in t he Ar.wil. 1nergy Act of 1954. as amended and rucestunionern EDO ne National Environnent policy Art of 1969 (Ni~pA). Secretary Administration l f c:eneral Counsel Controller gant.isten - the kcorganir.ition Art of 1974 Jef tncJ thrre 1%Ilev I:caluat ion finnager ent Information 3 3 tc oe g inir.it tonal inatt s wit hlo U.* G mminulon: the Otttre inspector AuJttor and Fre&gr us Cont rol L Ns.Ivan Re is t or ke r.nlat lon g the 47tfire el Nuc lear Hat er l.nla Congrenas ton.nl Af f airm pl.innin anJ-An.alyslu e efvt y and.S.if rgu-a:Js; and the tif f ice of Nur i c.it Itrgulatorv pubite Atlatra Equal Opportunity s ..-a ri h. t he Corrit ulon has est ablished two addit ion.nl flica at tho 4 me ergants.itional level. the Office et The NRC 1977 Itudnet - the NRC budget ent ttante ret terts the .in lar.!,. i eve l opment an.1 the offtcc of In=pect lori an.1 l'nforce-exten ton of apprNed 1976 programs. The nuclear indnutry 4 nt. t he ot r. uit r.si l.m.i t st ruct us e of t he Commins ton. Ino cent inues to gri w wit h t he immber of corneretal power reactor ec l u.lc two..ther.ategortei of stenagement.ind staf f run it le" const e oct ion permit s or operat ing Ilcennes expected to X s t e ne 1 t o upport the e v n. hse t of NRC*n regulatory respon-luct.a.ie f rom IIH In I 97% t o.ippron tmately IMI In 1977. There 7 ,li t I e i t c 4. n.1 e - pc e e on a those etlict t.inetlon nosmal to the g g g p.,.iin increase in oper.iting fuel fariiitten in 1977. NRC .n.tu. t ..t any 6 n.t. p. n.t. ut a s.. nc e. t hi tir=t cat egorv rnt It icJ i.hout.l revelve the anit tal applic.it ions for a ganrous J tit ua to9 A ege ini Ir.hulc.it support invin,tes st af f ol f tcen that ps ovide plant a ns. a lawer e nrichme nt R I D f acility in the latter part n r. t prog.n an suppor t. Ihce are the sillite ut t he l'xecut Ive of 1976 anJ three.iJJition.nl applications for centrifuge ^ ral tale reton, t he tit l ice-if International an.I Stato program ** Jes.onstration pl.ints in 1977 In 1977. material licensing should kr.netor Safeguard.i. the Atomic av N.. s wi v Cormi t t e. on .t et v.in.I I trrns ing Ito in d and I.treers ts.g Appeal panels. The on.1. ar e, vi v vat i t tr.1 pr egram bitert ton and AJainist r.it ion _=_ .t l f t( s the indtrret uppoit teilutrements ol' the CommInsion. T 7 7 a i, k--

' ~ ' / L 7, 9, i a 4' L 2 ~A~- I . - ~. - = ~ 3 j ~ l 1 ~. ~ i ~, r~ ( i. i i (Dollars in Thousands, except whole do11ere la narrative asterial) l NUCLEAR R17UIMORY Curet!! 1T04 - continued a f l remain ess entially constes.: at 8 J00 licensing actions. While the areas of nuclear fuel cycle facilities and esteguards. h NRC ellt euntinue t.. expe A it, activities in fulfillment of its vendor quality coeurance program will reania at essentially the, i; basic raspensibilitice und=2 the Fnergy Reorganiz'ation Act, the some level as 1970. 5 protected growth of the nucta ar industry 41977 will require { inc* m ed efforts. Incrowed procedurus will be undertaken to nuclear safeguards and safety - URC's 1977 budget estimate ass.re LSe public that i:uetear pow. r is keing ef fectively gives high priority to safeguards. His increased ef fort is re-i l reguiageJ. New in!ttatives in the a.*eas of safety, safeguards, flected in the increased resourcer requested to establish an j and envir inmental protectaon will be vigorously pursued. effective safeguards organisatis.a and to accelerate studies to g develop integrated and effective safeguarde systems consisting of W elcar rt ctor rerulation - Tia objectives contfnue to bes upgraded esoterial control and accounting amasuree and physical c i {. the i u aan. ot reactor sicenses with adequate safety safeguarde protection seasureo. Safeguarde research will be expanded to and environe utal conside,tions; to work toward masimizing the develop a more systematic and comprehensive criteria for NRC j htsbl**ty and predistability of the review process and minimit. esfeguards policy and programs, and to improve procedures for g a ng the licen.-tar. time for new reaaors; and to continue pro. licensing review and inspection. The Commission's decleton on y,reen toward i..ensics of standard plants. Construction app 11-the wideocale use of mixed c. aide fuel is scheduled for mid-1977. l cat f ore revieva in:1ude custon plant appitentions, reference Itesoueces are required for teetteuey for heerings and rulemsking. I 4 alm s for t standard plant application, and referencing pre + vacusly approved erandardized designs. Standardization offers Bencarch feonfirmatory assessment) - The efforte la reacter 1 4 I promise of savings in time and costs to utilities particularly safety research dedicated to regulatica over the past 2 years fn reducing onstruction and design costs. It should also offer. conticue in 1977. 3RC will Jewelop independent asoceement improved tredictability of design and couponent part capability of the oefety and environmental impact of activittee reliability. comprising the nuclear foci cycle. In the past the biological' and environmental programe of AEC had a much brodnder motivation f Standards development - NRC will develop quality soeurence than specifically servtag regulatory needs. They rensed from -[ stanJards directly applicable to nuclear component manufac-very basic research to applied research. All these programs I turers. This will minimize conflicting requiremente and will remained in ERDA after the diviolon of the AEC. In developing [ provide for improved component quality. By the end of 1976 Its own mieston-oriented progree to supply the confirestory most of the standards for light-water reactors and the current assessment needs in these areas. MRC has started with the exten. a i J l system or safeguards will essentially be completed. In 1977, sive data base developed by AEC and 1s-coordinating its efforte [ j emphasis will be on programs related to development of new safe-with the large ongoing program la ERDA. lattial NRC efforte 1 guards systems for the nuclear fuel cycle of the future. There cover four principal areas (1) health mal c rironmentet impactg will be a substantial increase in effort on improved material (2) fuel cycle assesseest researchi (3) waste management; and ? control systems to include the physical protection of special (4) transportation. Confireetery aseosoment pleoned for 1977 I nuclear caterial inn transit. will continue and empend on the 1976 program at a modest rate. ~ i Innrection and enforcement - 1977 will see increase in the Auaber of its saf ety inspections to secommodate the increase Dollar summary - The 1977 budget request for new obliptional authority le $249.430.000. It reflects tha president e dects, tee i in operatins power plante and new construction of power to see nuclesr energy as part of the seluties to solve the p l an t es. 'lliers will also be en increased inspection effort la 8 + 1 e i I 1 i

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707 767 192 810 'i Equipment................................................. 269 0 0 0 i Total Program....................................... $29,737 $34.250 $8,690 $38,885 1 4 4 reruoane1................................................. (582) (605) (605) (613) 1 l The Nuclear Reactor Regulation Program consists of six major taske detailed as follows: i 4 Actunt FY 1975 Estimate FY 1976 Estimate FY 1977 Dollars People Dollars People _ Dollars pod Operating Reactors........................................ $ 1,657 109 $ 1,495 130 $ 1,800 14 0 4 3 OL Reviews................................................ 401 53 440 57 - 525 51 J j CP Revievn................................................ 6,745 237 6.565 228 '8,?00 .!9 1 Technical Projects........................................ 2,028 104 2,220 105 3,500 81 1 3 ] standards................................................. 0 35 0 38 0 22 l l Cenein1........... 0 ,j(( 250 47 300 40 i 1 i Total............................................... $10,331 582 510,970 605 $14,325 613 'I , ' i b i i i i e 1R 4' 1 1 4 4 -m a 1-m ,4. .e <a w m. ..e +, - - - -3

_.._..._.._---..a '[ i i I (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrative material) tmrtJAR RFCUtATORY COMMISSION - continued The Of fice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) is co.aposcJ of 1. Provide namimue assurance that operating reactors are kept several groups which perf orm the licensing aspects of nuclear in safe operation. I power plants. This Office is charged with the responsibt!!ty { for reviewing applications for construction permits (CP). 2. Assure tho' reactors under construction as e brougtst into operating licenavn (OL), and changes to operating licenses, operation with minimum unnecessary interference from the j and for the Itcensing of research reactors and critical licensing process and continue to strive tt.words our goal } facilities. Functionally, the Itcensing effort is divided of Performing staff safety reviews for custou construction between four major divisions. One J1violon reviews the applications in 14 moaths (with staff environmental i design and operational changea in o,erating reactors. reviews conducted in 8 months). Based ce FT 1975 experi-i Another division carries out the project management functions ence, typical safety reviews are espected to require about j for reactor safety reviews of CP and OL appI! cations. A 17 months (wifa staff enviror. mental reviews conducted to I third divicion is responsible for the detailed safety reviews 11 months 5 t of reactor app 1tcations through the operating license stage. The review an1 evaluation of all safety and environmental 3. Continur toward the goal of expedited review for stand-a.ipects of reactor ef tes is the responsibility of the fourth ardizei' appitcations. 1his includes review of reference division. NRR is also responsible for the antitrust and designs Dr a standard application, reviews of plant util-indemnification aspects of nuclear facilities. fring previousay..froved completa standarised packages, NRR's priorities have been set consistent with the broad and review of replicate and duplicate plants. natten.nl energy goals which include (1) striving for energy 4. Conduct Early Site Reviews (FSR). Limited Early Site independence by 1985. (2) achieving a balance between popula. Reviews (LESR) and Designated Site Reviews (DSR) to tion and use of resources to permit high standards of living ensure that site acceptable for nuclear plants are avail-and a wide sharing of life's amenities. (3) balancing of able and site related questions are kept off the critical i resource utilization against costs. (4) preserving the path towards construction decisions. qualit y of the environment, and (5) minimizing costs of re gul.st ion. In allocating its resourres. NRR has set, the 5. Carry out Technical Projects to provide new and != proved folivulng general priorities: (1) protecting public health information and techniques required in connection with the and safety and the environment, (2) permitting mantonom near. licensing of plants with priority given to resolution of 3 term energy production. (3) permitting and encouraging acute problems with maximum short term pay-off. Next intermediate term *sprovements by utilities in nuclear l' technology and (4) fostering long-term nuclear prospects priority will be given to developing improved methods for evaluating technology for future needs. (e.g.. IEFBR). Improved outnancment practices and procedures 1 are bcIng implemented to bring increased stability and pre-ellcrability to the licensing proccus, To meet thess objectives. NRR will largely make use of judicious internal teallocation of resources and therefore, requests ont f a small increase in resources. These action will permit prog-Specific objectives that wili %e used to accomplish the ress towards attair.ing the goals while at the the same time proposed program are: assuring that those nuclear power plants now operating and those due to come into operation will produce electricity in a safe 4,

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l l I 1 l-1 (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrative material) 3 Nt!CI FAR RFCULATORY CTt4ISSION - continued - l l [ i hreaswhereresourceallocationwillbeadjustedwillcause FY 1977 projections include rea11oestion cf manpower necessary l reduction or deferral of work including participatton in the .to be responsive to the increasing number of operating reactors. g preparation of standards and guides and work on generic n e projected increase in operating reactors is from 53 at the I t -chnical projects that could greatly assist in licensing end of FY 1975 to 75 at the eed of FY 1977. l reviews and potent ially espedite construction reviews. Tank 2 - Operatina Licenses ne requested personnel cetting of 613 for FY 1977, repre-h e operating license is the second step in the llRC licensing .l sents an increase of eight above the FY 1976 level, nis trview process. Staff review commences approsteately 2 years j relatively neutl increase should be adequate to handle all before the espected fuel load date. Emperience to date indi-cuential work activities when additional ef ficiencies are cates that the operating license.as been reedy for issuance 1 taken into consideration. neue ef ficiem ies include tl.e use prior to readiness for fuel Itading. !t is anticipated that of Standard Review Plans (SRP) to improve responsiveness by operating license effort in FY 197T wtEl be approximately equal applicants through tie use of Standard Foreat and Content for to NRR's FY 1976 level of effort. lihen improved efficiencies ppitcations. Both of these key elements will be major in the review process are considered, no additional resources f actors in attaining additional ef ficiency in the review are required for this task. process. Task 3 - Conentruction permits in aJJition, in order to improve all aspects of the licensing ne construction permit review is an is. tensive evaluettim by process, (he conduct of explicit impact-value assessments the NRR staff to determine whetder the site and plant J.elen will continue to provide the basis for assuring that Jafety selected by the applicant will provide adequate protection of requirements are met with mini:=um regulation. the public health and safety and meet the NEpA requiremetate. n e following is a summary of the tasks necessary to accom-he resources requested w!!1 enable IIRR to continue to approach plisti the stated goals: the 14-month safety review goal and conduct, on the average, a 17-month safety review and an 11-uonth environmental review. Yask 1 - Operating Reactnra % e estiastes are based on experience gained in FY 1975. %e 11rensing ami reg.al.atory activities for operating reactors consist of (1) rev.cw of requests for amendments to operating Task 4 - Technical projects licenses, and the condt= t of operator Itcense exsistnation. Technical projects are analyses and studies conducted in - (2) evaluation of events to assess adequacy of designs and direct support of the isRR licensing effort and in most cases can be considered as belonging to effort directly related to j t he need for changens la allow.ible operating conditions, and ~ (1) coordination of Itcensing activities with the of fice of a specific plant urder review. The balance of the effort is inspection and Enforcement. Operating reactors contribute associated with decision features common to multiple plants. directly to the energy supply sitisaston and thus receive lih11e it is not pos s%14 tc' identify all such ef fort for FY j highest priority. 1977, one of the results of reallocating personnel to higher e 12 +

1 I t f l' - - -... ~. _... _ _, _ _ /*' s s \\ EB j (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in nstrative material) NUCI EAR RErt'IATORT CWNISSION (continued) priority taats will be to cause efforts in this category to Tank 6 - Cencral 5'pport u be alntmf red, stopped, or postponed. A mitght increase in General support activities consist of the more routine activ!- contractual support is necessary to mintelse adverse lepacts ties needed for the orderly and efficient operetton of the i in this crea. Office. These activities include both technically-related f Tash 5 - Standards work and management-related activities. ~ 5 i i Stand.irds develop =Let for Itrenntnn nucicar power renetors is Speelf te activities in thin Task include technical directiou ] a major effort to improve the senht!!ty and predictabiltty of of contracts, training of employees, review of research per-the licensing revt w process. This requires NRK coordination formed by industry and by the Office of Reactor Regulatory 1 within NRC as well as with glee Industry. Development of Research, hand!!ng of correspondence, participation in 3 standards and guldet for the internal NRC program will con-international programs (IAEA), sad other activities required ]4 tinue. External standards ef forts will decrease as the by Regulatinne (Freedom of InfcJonstion Act). rerutt of reallocat' ion of resource-a. A major effort in FY (9FT will be the implementation of Standard Rovirw Plans for Environs: ental Reviews where development began in FY 1976. [ .? 4 s + 1 i 4 5 8 t-13 I l 4

'l t 8 ( J ) i, i s 1 b STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT i: (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrar.tva metettal) NIIrl FAR RI't:ltlATORY (WtMIS$10N - cont toucil Stanitar.lsDevelopmen!......................................................................................................811.425 i b Summary of Standards Development Estimates by Object Class Estimate t Actus! Estimate Transttion Estimate et 1975 FY 1976 Quarter FY,1977 Persennel Cowpensation................................... $ 2,670 $ 3.141 860 $ 4,170 Personnel Benellts........................................ 240 301 80 380 l'rogram Support... 3.204 5,438 1.397 5.598 A.iministrative Support.................................... 528 609 204 1,042 Travel and Transportation of Persons............... 127 256 64 235 Equipment...................... 36 0 0 0 Construction........................ 0 0 0 0 To t a l P r o c r a m........................................ S 6.805 $10.145 $ 2.605 $11.425 Personnel................................................. (112) (135) (135) (153) 1he Stac.dards Development Program consist-f seven major efforts detailed as followst Actual FY 1975 Entimate FY 1976 Estimate FY 1977 Dollars People Dollars People Dollars People Site Standards.................... $1,072 19 $1.786 30 $1.768 31 Nuclear Power Plant Standards....... 712 33 974 40 991 48 Fuct Cycle Fac111ty Standards....... 702 12 761 11 817 12 Safegaards Standards........ 418 12 1,430 14 1.555 14 Transportation and Product = Standards.... 223 6 350 9 311 13 Radiation Standards............................ 117 7 137 8 153 10 t Management Direction and Program Support....... 10 23 0 23 0 25 Total $3,204 112 $5,438 135 $5,598 153 } 6 W n i 1 2' .ww w

~~ (Dollars in Thousands, except whole dollars in narratise material) WCtJAR RECUIATORY COMMISSION - continued objectives Improved coverage of fuel cycle and transportation The overall Standards Development (SD) objective is to develep Maintenance of engineering standards the standards which NRC needs to regulate nuclear facilities Standards to provide a basis for standardization and commerciel uses of nuclear materials. These standards pertiin to safety. materials and plant protection (safeguarJs). Cost / benefit analysis in support of stendards development has en.f ronmental protection, and radiation protection. In meeting in the past been directed primarily toward the development of this objective. NRC works closely with the professional socie-NRC regulations which affect the environment. A greatly ties in the national standards program to make use of data 11ed standards on good industry practices. increased effort to analyze the value and impact of each new NRC guide has been inittsted during FY 1976 and further improve-ments in this impact assessment are espected. NRC is entering a new phase of standards development. NRC i regulations and related NRC guides and concensus standards In order te increase effort on value impact analysis, the are in place to define the basic engineering requirements for number of guides produced will be reduced, but the quality will nuclear power plant (Lk'R) safety as well as for present be increased. In order to meet these increased needs with (interim) requirements for materiata safeguards. Approx 1-mately 200 concensus standards are endorsed or referenced in minimum Covernment funded work, increased emphasis is placed on obtaining value-impact information from industry and other NRC regulations and guides. In addition industry has pro-affected parties. For ezample. SD is considering additional duced about 1500 more standards which, although not necessary in the regulatory process, do provide a basis for standardi-procedunes such as mailing directly to organizations or indivi-ration of industry methods for design, procurement, construc-duals a copy of new guides issued for coseent with a letter outlining specific questions in which MRC has a porticular tion, and operation of nuclear facilities. However, initial interest. SD is also considering requesting comments on our experience using these standards both in industry and in impact assessment to obtain feedback on this information. I NRC has indicated the need for redirected efforts int Three types of standards era used by NRC: NRC regulations; NRC Evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency of guides; and concensus standards which are developed by the existing regulatory requirements national standards progree. Regulations are statements of Value/ Impact assessment of new regulatory public policy; they establish acceptable levels of performance requirements and form the basis for enforcement actions. Regulations are Impruved predictability of regulatory requirements implemented by detailed engineering or other technical stand-l Additional effort to obtain input from all sectors of the public ards which describe in detail acceptable methods of achieving the required levels of performance. Some of these detailed More attention to enforceability of standards standards such as accident assumptions, are developed within l Improvtd standards for resolving siting NRC by the staff and are issued as guides. Others, such as questions good engineering practice to accomplish a particular task, are t c 1 15 d n ..~a 1 t

= 4 (tiollars in Thounands, except whole dollars in narrative material) sert r3R RITri ATORY CYl' TIS 9 30N - cont inuel developed by t he nat lonal htandard4 progt a with partici ation the lY 1977 work on alte designation standards IJ directed o by th* NHC ntaff. These consennus stanJards, if foun.1 accept-toward separating nuclear power plant site certification and able after a thorough, indepenJent review by the NRC ntaff, tirensing of the nuclear power plants. Within this program I are endorse.l In renulations or regulatory gulden. lies the responsibil!ty for stanJatds development to laplement the "carly site review" and " designated miting" concepts of the h'?md!J. ?! !d?.r, kesyimstbilit ten Nkt. 1hc principal work tn be addressed during this period witt be to IJentify and resolve, on a regional scale. selected a. Site st andardu are needed fort alte design.it ion cr it erl.a. terimiral and procedural sitina Innues of concern to local, site safet y requi rement %..md environmental r.nllolostral regional. and rederal levels of government. an.1 nonradiological effects. The effnrts of the site nafety standards program during this h. Nuclear power plant standards are needed to define 4 fet y period will be aimed principally at resolution of the Interface v.quirement4 an.I nereptable penettrea for denign. rrocure-between e.trurtural denign stanJarilm and altina criteria related

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.q.er.inton, and decomn b*loning of an man-made and natural events which rnold affect the mafe l i r t.: wates t e. t..r = and.id v.in. ed m e. ort orn. eperation of nuclear facillttent o.g., carthquakes, floods, off-ntte explantons, and air crashes. A systematie exaelnation e c. St an la Js are neede.1 to defin. safet y requirements for of the existing regulatory base will be contleued to annure fuel-cycle facillelen includins: wac'_ neorage and that a balanced degree of conseivatise and a positive value/ disposal. Import ratto culatn. J. Hefer.uisd .tanlas.l are necdo.1 for physic.nl prote.tlon 1he work of the environriental atendards program during this and ritterial control. l period will be directed primarily toward entablinh'ng a simetars equivalent for population exponures for the rule-c. Transportation and product staistarl* are nee. led to entab-making rrilutred by part 50 Apperdix 1. Insuance of topical lish transportation nafety requirementa in conjunction trportu elecribing the state of technology of ef fluent treat-wit h tot..out rule

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{ applications. lunart analysis of the annociated regulatory requirements. 1h'es program also inclu les coordinatiny NRC Interaction with f. Radiation standarJs are needcJ for occupational and the l it ernat ional Commlienf on on Madletion protection. the 3 radlohiologic.nl he-sit h ef f ect s. N<at ion il Council na Itadiat ion protert!ca and Measurement s, the I:nvirunnental protection Agrney, and the 30stional Academy of site st an tar.I< 111 ataf_f, Sl ? tat rronrap support], Sciencea in mattern concerning environmental protection and radiation standards. 1hc t. i t e ut.in.lan.In program in compo4cd of three remple-mentarv ef fort s: nite designation. site safety, and env i s oosnen t.e l ut.mda t d en. 16 l a

e = E o (Dollars in thousanJs. cxcept whole dullars in narrative material) Nt?CI FAR RFCt't.A10HY CO"PtISSION - cont inued ____ Nuclear Power Plant Standards (4R staff. $991 Program S!Trnet)_ There has been an' increasing musser of petitions for rulemaking resulting in an increased work load and a commensurate need for A prime portion of the standards for water reactors has been additional manpower. Examples of petit!6.s for rulemaking eh!ch have been received includet operational testing of pilot completed including both overall regulatory requirements mndcIn or prototypes of enclear power plants; integrity of and detailed engineerlag stanJards. This includes over 100 engineered safety featureg of operating units during construc-regulatory guides published that are applicable to water tion of moltluntt sites; and cr.ergency plans for all licensees. reactors. ruel Cycle Facility Standards (12 staff. $817 Program ConstJerable manpower is required to maintain these Epport) standards to keep them current and useful to reflect changes in technology and to respond to adynnces in industry and chances in the licensing procens. The principal effort in FY 1977 will be to cortinue development of broad base standards for fuet cycle facilities. Specif1-In FY 1977, the increasing number of standards which must cally, we will (1) lasue for public comment the general design be continually interpreted and updated to reflect current critecla for mixed oxide fuel fabrication facilities and issue necda an1 practices will result in an increased manpouer as cifective general design criteria for fuel reprocessing plants, and (2) Issue for public comment the standard format need. Thtr work includes t oc h maintaining NRC standar.is and content of IIcenac app!! rations for covunercial waste burial and also participatfon in updating industry standarda liko t grounds. We sill also (1) continue development of guidance on the noller & Pressure Vcuse! Code developed by the American Societ y of Mechanical Engineers. classification of structures, systems and components of fuel ~ reprocessing plants and mixed oxide fuel fabrication plants in In rY 1977. gre. iter ef forts will be directed to a more accordance with their importanco to safetyt (2) obtain the l conpichen*Ive approach in nolving problems by considerin3 bante Information required to establish decommissioning t We will initiate revicvs of exinting regula-criteria to be used in the design of fuel reprncessing plants whole areas. i and mixed oxide fuel fabrication plantst and (3) continue to l tory pract ices in selected areas to assure that improper balance, such as over conservatism or omission of important develop the engineering bases for establishing as-low-as-reasonabtv achievable limitu on release of radioactivity 'n considerations is identified and climinated by modifying effluents' iron light-water reactor fuel cycle planta. present standards or developing new standards. In addition [ this approach will identify important considerations that I gie will increase our efforts in the radioactive waste disposal may not have Icen adJrcased properly In the past. Examnles arca whleb will require additional manpower. Specifically, of arean to be investigated include: requirements for seismic design. quality assurance requirements, prevention we will develop gener$1 design criteria for inte, rim and ulti-mate waste disposal facilities. and protection against fire and other man-nade hazards. electric power requirements, brittle fracture requirements for ferritic stecin. and qualification testing of pumps and valves. 4 17 I r_ = m gs %% w 4 - - - - - - - - - -. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - ~ ^ ~ ~ ~

l c l V I ,,s I ? ? i-t. c-i (the!!ars in t hoossnds, except whole dollarm in narrative material) f M' Ell'M_ M!!L'.innin ctwitssitW - cont inued t M.a tf r l;s l u,;i,n( P_t an t Protection saferiards standards Transportation anL Product Standards (11 staff. $317 f i (l4 wtg e 5I'e% Program support ), Program haf port ) f 3 u T The saferuarda stand.irds program In compriset of the comple-In the transporation areas, our principal effort in Fiscal h mentarv efforts: physic.it protection measuren and material Year 1977 will be to develop comptchensive standards for the / control and.scrounting, thy the end of FY 1976 most of the design and quallt u surance of the packages used in trans-St.mJard* Development act ivities relat ed to the present syn-porting radioartt.. matettal with particular emphasis on ( i t em o f nafernarda will be rompleted. 1he emphasis of the packagre uscJ In air transport. IT 1977 program will be on programs which relate to the devel- [ opm.-n t of new s afeguards systems for the nuelcar fuel evele j o f t he future. We are presently developing an envircen nta! Impact statement pertaining to air shipment of plutonluct this statement will g 4 f orm the basis for rulemaking. As s result of this work, we i The program Inc ludes material accountahtlity and physical pro-will develop and upgrade standards to assere that plutnnium j tert ion terulat ion i for the mixed oxide fuel cycle both on an packaren are adequate particularly If the present work Indt-Ins crim hasis and for t he pos thle ulde uc.ile une of et wo raten that design changes may he necessar). Our overall u ostde fuelm. A.tdttlonally, cftortu to associate more rionely the innctions os process contral ai=I materials control In approart, for providing this assurance will be through a qualt-I f.artittten which process 5Mt will t.e undertaken. ficat ion testing program for packages combined with design and 9A abendards to anmure that the packsses coming off the line will t>e like thone being testeJ. Speelfteally, work for Fy ww v.yulations coverte-nuclear re.setor phvalcal protectton 1977 will relate to (1) developing packaging criteria for 4 ant!ripated in FY 1970 .ll require that regulatory guides lie att shipoent of plutonium. (2) defining acceptable level of tsaued in IT 1977 runs. aning urh t opica.se contingency plans, i tsk in trarsport of plutonium, and (3) standardization of q physical accurit y during non-rout ine plant operations, records and reports. nod phvstral protection hardware and quality package designs to provide Isiproved safety and stalmize app!!. cent and licensing safety analysts effor's. control. phys tral protect ima of SNM in ttansit will be addressed Another prime area of work relates to the problem of responut-hllity for radinactive material transport through various including owh arcan as sperilteation of protection systems, staten. clierating procedurea f or comenente.it ions nystems, design specifIcatton sor shipping aantainern and transportation vehicle =, and standards for planning response mechanisms and the increamed staff is required to respond to the fiscreased need proceduren. for transportation standards, particularly to assure adequate E + packages for transporting plutonium b) air, j j in the products area, our principal effort in FY 1977 will concentrate on (1) efficient handling of petitions for rule- ' 1 making. (2) development of criteria on which to dispose of their d i i' 18 i

. ~ ~ a l t I ( (pollars in thousands except whole dollars in narrative material) NUCI FAR RM:tt1 ATORY CO'Dt!SSION - cont inued petitions in a fair, consist ent, and t imely manner, an t (3) The occupational health standards program is a continuing development of a generic environmental impact statement di-cutt ing down on the need to submit pet itions for ef fort related to the protection of persons exposed to radia-rectcJ at tion and their employment in faellities or from materials rulemaking. These are present !y handled ad hoc based on licensed by the NRC. criteria that have evo!*sd. k'e will develop criteria against which t hey can be evaluated and developed a generic environ-mental Imp act statement that will form the basis far future A raJiobiology standards pregram will be initiated in FY 1977 rulenaking directed at climinating the need to file unneces. and 9111 be directed towards standardization of methods for specifying the health risk associated with radiation expo-sary petitions. An increase in staff is required as the former AEC sures. expertise in this area remained with ERDA when NRC was Radiation Standards (10 staff,_S150 Cnntract support) formed. This pregram is especially leportant as the nuclear The radiation standards progr a p:in for FY 1977 inclutes: fuct cycle expands anj increased populations of workers and guidance on facility design 'or making occupational exposures the public are exposed to the unique radionuclides in the low as reasonably achievenic; Instructions for workers effluents from new kinds of facilities. as and health physicists in fuct cycle fac!!Itics. l I i l i I 1 1 4 T e 19 i. ., ~.. ~ i t

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IriSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrative material) ,NUCJ tfR klCt!!ATORY OtellS$10N - continued Inspection and Enforcement.................................................................................... $26,290 This Of fice elevelops mod administers policies and programs for been met; (c) determination that the rquirements for the + (a) the inspection of materials and facilities licensees to issuance of an operating license have been met; (d) investi-determine whether operations are being conducted in compliance gation of accidents, incidents and allegations of improper with provisions of the license and the Cummission's rules; (b) action; (e) investigation of possible diversion o' special determination that requirements for the docketing of an nuclear material; and (f) enforcement actions. application and the issuance of a construction permit have Sunnary of Inspection and Enforcement Estimates by Object Class Estimate Actual Estieste Transition Estimate W 1975 FY 1976 Quarter n 1977 Personal Compensation................................. $ 10.557 $ 12,210 3.090 $ 15,180 i Persennel Benefits.................................... 1.150 1,100 285 1,370 Progrms Support 2,000 3.185 850 3,730 3 Administrative Support 1,732 3.100 789 3,920 Travel and Transportation of Persons.................. 1,082 1.7G0 461 1,770 Equipment 113 120 60 320 t Total Program....................................... $ 16,634 $ 21,415 5.535 3 26,290 Personnel............................................ (420) (498) (498) (592) i These programs are cer.cerned primarily with the inspection and the inspection process the NRC staff inwrects the Quality Assur-l 4 enforcement aspects of two categories of licensed activitteet ance programs of appitcants, licenses.and asjor vendors to see j (1) reactor facilities - nucicar power plants, test and that such programs meet NRC requirements. research reactors; and (2) nuclear materials licensees - fuel i fabrication, proccasing and reprocessing plants and users. As shown below, most of the requested 94 new positions for {, processors and handlers of byproduct source and special nuclear FY 1977 will be used in the nuclear power plant health and i t materials. Moreover, these programs are also concerned with safety inspection program. The teseining new positions will I the inspection and enforcement aspects of nuclear steam be used in the materials protection sad the plant,and ship-system suppliers, nuclear facility architect / engineers and ments security (safeguards) prograsa. About 90% of the new other sajor nuclear system component suppliers and the positions will be located in the field. The distribution of shipment of byproduct. source and special nuclear material. Inspection and Enforcement personnel by function is as follows: FY 1977 A stajor endeavor of the Regulator 3 programs is to insure high l FY 1975 FY 1976 FY 1977 Channe standards of quality in design, construction, installation and g,,c' tor liealth & Safety 268 292 362 +70 I operation of components, systems and facilities. Throughout Power Reactors (256) (280) (350) (+70) Nonpower Reactors ( 12) ( 12) ( 12) ( 0) 20 l $~ ... n. n h.

^ [. j e-1 9 il a I 1 Nt'Ct.I'AR FIATi'RI A1.S S.Wi;TY AND sal'i:GtfARDS I i (Dollars la thousands, except whole dollars in narrative material) Nt'CI FAR RFGUTATORY OeetiSSION - continued l 4 IT 1977 tools at its disposal - publicly avellable notices of violation. FY 1975 FY 1976 FT 1977 Change civil penalties orders, and cease and deutet, show cause and Nucicar mterials Ilealth other orders - to enforce compliance and assure the Itcensee's & Safety 81 96 96 +0 proper attitude towards health and safety issues. During l Fuel Facilities & SN'i IT 1975 there were about 1740 inspections and over 1800 separ-Haterials ( 23) ( 31) ( 31) (+ 0) ate finds of noncompliance. There w re no nuclear-related j syproduct Materials ( 58) ( 65) ( 65) (+ 0) II"'I'" to the public or to industry erployees and the f ew e sa t egu.irda 55 73 97 24 radioactivity releance were withis safety limits. f m terial Accountability g & F.scility Security ( 52) ( 68) ( 83) (+15) Iteviews of siost licensee event reports and abnormal occurrences j Shipments Security ( 3) ( 5) ( 14) (+ 9) are included within the scheduled rmutine inspection progre=- I Vendors 16 37 37 +0 - H!nor as wc!1 as major occurrences are required to be reported i To t.i t 420 493 592 +94 by licenaces. The majority of the 1950 abnormal occurrences I rernrted in EY 1975 were minor. The more serious occurrences I All of the $545,000 increase in program supt. ort reflects either and other events may result in separate and often entensive 8 inflationary increases, or increased Itcensee workload. 1here Investigations - there were 18 such investigations in IT 1975. are no new program efforts and some fY 1976 ef forts are being markedly reduced fram what was originally expected. The in order to assure public safety and maintain regulatory credi-requirements are for (1) concentracts whereby namples are bility, this Office's review and investigation of major abnor-l' analyzed to v:*rify licensee auterials tiiventories and related sont nceurrences is expectcJ to require an additional 41 of l nafeguarda attivitiss ($955,000); (2) 4e similar set of con-total effort in IT 1977 as compared to that expected during t rac t s ini licensee efttuent data ($%o,000); (3) pro--ision of UID* computer services for accumulating and evaluating informatioin on inspections, noncompliance.in.l enforcement actions Noncomp!!ance findings and abnormal occurrences may exhibit a ($500.000); (4) providing appropriate technical training for pattern or reveal a potentiality for generic appitcability. j inspection personni1 ($350,000); and (5) serial environmental Based on this operational experience, inspection coverage is monitortug and other special surveys ($370.000). Moreover, a broadened to include areas not presently included Intensified j l number of 8tuJtes are being funded to evaluato new inspection in areas having signiticant impact on the quality of plant concepts and technologies ($555,000). construction and operation, and narrowed or decreased in areas l vhere health and s.sfety compliance appears assured. i The nunher et p.wer reactors lie operation or in the more cru-ct.el stace-a os construction is expecte.1 to increase by about To further ensure high quality effort within the nuclear inJun-l W.1v t h. eni et lY 1977 as compared to the end of lY 1976. try, the inspect ion program was extended in FY 1976 to ** vendors": Inspect ton and Fut'orrem nt mi.ut.ancert. sin whether El:ese plants e r ste a mystem suppliers, power plant architect /enginects nu s arc built.ind operated in accordance w!!h licensee conditions and manufacturers of major components and nuclear-related and regulat ton i and rxet the required high stand.ards of system 4 We are continuing this progran to assure a consistent tu.il i t y a %urance. libere nJncoopil.ance witti these conj 1tions cnd high level of attention is provided equipment malfunction ead regulations in asparrut the Offico utiltres the enforcement Prohless and the quality of design. 21 t J .m.6==e*- E

4 l ! 4 i e r ...-..-..,..e e ( s j i i i (bollars in Thoucands, except whole dollars in narrative material) NUCIIAR RD;ULATORY COMMISSION - cantinued i

• 11 e numbers of f uel f acilit tes and byprvJuct material licensees NRC inspection And'snforcement activittee are shown, as i

are capected to increase by about 5% by the end of FY 1977 as follows: e ompared to the end of FY 1976. Inspection and Enforcement ef forts in the nuclear material health and safety program have Actsal Estimate Eatinate Esr Laste l a similar mission as tu the reactor health and safety program. FY 3'.75 FY 1976 FY 1976T FY 1977 The Office utilizes its inspections to routinely review licen-see coepliance with license conditions and regulations. Where Reactor Health & Safety l' necessary, the enforcement tools are utill:ed to assure public Inspections 1.845 1.945 580 2.190 and employec health and safety and the licensee's propet atti-Power Reactor (1.739) (1.835) (550) (2.070) aude tow 3rd safety. During FY 197s there were about 1590 Nonpower Reactor ( 106) ( 110) ( 30) ( 120). Inspections and over 2500 separate findings of noncomplisace. Nuclear haterials. Health About 30 investigations were required to esaluate the conse-and Safety Inspections 1.567 1.650 495 1.700 nue :ces of significant safety events and ellegations. Fuel facilities ( 148) ( lug) ( $0) ( 180) typroduct Materials Yhe increased numbers of operr ting power reactors having 1.teensees (1.439) (1.490) (445) (1.520)' requirsJ safeguards / physical security systems, fuel facilities SafeguarJe Inspections 401 465 140 540 having physical security and nateriel acccuntability/inver. tory Vend 3rs inspections 115 150 45 180 verification requirements, and shipments of special nuclear Incident Investigettons 55 60 20 70 i materials necessitate the requested 35% increase in the safe-inforcement Action 1.);G 2.090 630 2.340 i guards inspection staff. 1 + 1 i a f I 22 I l g.

• s (Dollars in thousande, except whole dollars in narrative material) 1 NUC1. EAR REC fl.ATORY COPNISSION - cont inued Nuc l e a r Ma t e r ia l Sa f e t y a nd Sa fegua rd s................................................................................... $

i Estimate Actual Estimate Transition Estimate FY 1975 FY 1976 Duarter FY 1977 Personnel Compensation.................................... $ 1.211 $ 5,288 -$ 1,345 $ 6.700 Personnel Benefits........................................ 136 476 119 600 Program Fupport........................................... 1,827 5.871 566 8.400 i Admintatrative Support.................................... 419 1.191 303 1,720 l,- Travel.................................................. 42 249 62 530 Equipment................................................. 19 0 'O O Total Program........................................ $ 3,654 $13.075 $2.395 $17,950 P.rnonnet................................................. (152) (199) (199) (276) j The !;uclear Material Safety and Safeguards program consists of four major efforts detailed as follovet i Actual FY 1975 Estimate FY 1976 Estimate FY 1977 Dollars people Dollars People Dollars People Safeguards.................................. $ 167 27 $ 1110 61 $ 3650 106 Pbterials and Fuel Cycle Facility Licensing. 1660 103 3055 -110 4950 133 i special Studies & Analysis.................. 0 14 1706 13 0 22 Program Direction & Support................. O A 0 15 0 15 Total................................. $ 1827 152 S 5871 199 $ 8400 276 i I I 23 l . c

m I a e.. i w e' M "( i g i l (Dollars in thousanJs. except whole dollars in narrative meterial) NUCLEAR ttATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFECUARDS - continued ne Of fice of Nuclear itaterial Safety and Safeguards (NHSS) improved programs for the physical protection of nuclear facilities and materiale, and for the accounting and control was established by the Energy Reorganisation Act of 1974 of nuclear materials; developing contingency plans for dealing and is responsible for ensuring public health and safety and with threats thefts. and sabotage reisting to nuclear materi-the safety of the environnent in the licensing anJ regulation ele high-level radioactive wastes and nuclear facilities l of all facilities and materials licensed under the Atoalc reviewing physical security and material accountability Enerry Act of 1954 associated with the processing, transport, measutes proposed in license applicatione; developing and main-and handling of nuclear materials, including the review and tatning a nuclear safeguarde information systest and assisting assessment of the safeguard of such material against :sutential 4 other U.S. Covernment agencies, foreign governments, and I threats. thefts. and sabotage. international agencies in establishing effective international PN* IC *I **'"'III **d **I*"*

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hm s works closely with ett-r organizations within NRC in i tocedinating overall tiRC safrty and safeguards programs and A"II'III'* [ in reo.emiending rescarch, standarJs. and policy optione i necessary for their successful operation. In meeting these responsibilities the following activities are-l being carried outs analysis and evaluation of safeguarde i Saferuards Objective systems effectivenesa development of improved systems for physical protection and accountability of nuclear materials; Safeguards measures are designed to deter, prevent. or long-range planning andt identification of research require-reas.ond to (I) the unauthortacJ possession or use of sigstf-ments: development of contingency planes Ifcensing review of i fiant quant ities of nuclear materiale thrnunh thef t or diver-nuclear fuel plant physical security systems 5 licensing review ston; and (2) sahutage of nuclear facilittee. The safeguards of nuclear fuel plant material control and accountability prograis tus as its objective achieving a level of protection systese; development of a comprehensive safeguards information against such acts to insure against significant increase in systemt and interaction with other Federal agencies, foreign the overall risk of death, injury, or property damage to the governments and international agencies'to promote international public from causes beyond the control of the individual. The i standarde for physical security and accountability of nuclear l Implementation of this objective is accomplished through the meterials. principle of protection indepth. Protection includes measures Such as use of threat intelligence, armed guarde. alarmed fences and vaults, stringent material accountability, priority attention has been gives to the establishment of en ] electronic detection devices end organized rapid respoose re-effective safeguards organisation, and the acceleration of studies to develop alternative safeguarde measures and tech-sources. niques. In this connection, a comprehensive study is being carried out to develop alternative safeguards progress, Responsibilities including coet/ benefit analyses, to serve se a basis for a final decision on wide-scale adoptice of plutonism recycle.- Within the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, the Divistun of Safeguarde is responalble for developing. In addition, the preparation of contingency pleas has been initiated; research and development projects for taproved impicmenting and evaluating an overall nuclear safeguards i safeguards systems have been identified; assessments have program including: monitoring, testing and recosamending been made of forelan physical security programs; 24 v s a e a 'v v-a a

4 f 8 i { (Dollara in Thousanta, except whole dollarm in narrative material) - NUCil Alt 14ATr.ltlat. SArrTY AND SarWUARlW - cont inued and upraded outerial control and acrounting plans for licensed special nuclear materials have been reviewed. Additional safeguards work is required to examine advanced concepts and methodolostes, to develop safeguards systems Th, numbe of major safeguarda licensing case reviews in concepts and requirements for existing facilities apart' from the licensing effort, to develop safeguards contingency w>ceted to increase algnificantly In fY 1977 as compared to Other increases in caseload will occur in safeguards plana, and to upgrade information requirementa and test and FY 1976 transport plans, environmental impact statencias, export evaluate strategic nuclear materlat facilities and their license aprilcat tons, and npcetat safeguarda safeguards systems. An increase in staff of 28 people and licensing An increase in staff of 17 people nil an increase $1.940.000 in program support is required to carry out projects. In program support of $400.000 in required to valuate these responsibilities. f uel cycle facilities and the transportation ot' strategic cuclear material from a licensing standpotut t5 determine whet her an effective system cutsta for safenuarding of e trate-Ric nuclear materials. 'hrmyrnof_ Saferuards program Component s Actual Estimate Estimate c.msework Tr 1975 FY 1976 FY 1977 ccm ric and programmatic s 0 0 $ 400 l'rygram DircetIon (Supervinory) 167 1110 3050 Total 0 0_ 0 $ 167 $ 1110 $ 3450 M.iterials & l'uct f?vele racility I.icenninLohj ect Ive The blvinten of Matertala and Fuel cycle racility I.lcenslag has the ch)cet ive of an.1 responathility for protecting pubtle

h..elt h and nat. ty and the environment through the lic ensinn (2) the licensing of containers for shipment of opent fuel and rer.nlat ton of all f acillt ten and materists licensed under and other radioactive materials. (3) the licensing of weste the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. whir h are associate.1 with the disposal facilities, and (4) the administration of the program processing t ransport, and handling of nucIcar mterf al *-

for cooperation with Agreement Staten. AdJitional support is nc ponsthliftles etno directed towarda asseasment of evolving technology for tie improvement of safety and environmental protection; the To uromplish t his objective the plvleton of Materials and preparation of broad programmatic environs:ntal statements. Fuct Cycle racility 1.trensing la re=ponsible for safety and and the identiffration and coordinat ten of related standards i environmental reviews in conjunction withe '(1) the Itcensing and research requiraments. of all t ypes of non-reactor nucIcar fuel facilit ies. 25 I t

~., i i I i i i t i Ii (tiollars in thouuanda, except whole dollars in narrative material) -I NtTI EAA MATFRT AI. SAFETY AND SAFECt'ARDS - cont inued Activitien I The number of nijor safety and environmental cane revleva com-handling canework to assess the puttability of estating res s-d pleted should near ly double In FY 1977 an compared to FY 1976. latory material to provide guidance te industry and ttie - Revievn of applications for Itcensen for fuel fabric.ition Ittenning staff and to review for-sdequacy entsting policies. fac ti ttics comprlac t he great ent part of the in:rcaned output. regulations, standards, and guides. The increased focus of I.tcensc4 f or urantum mills. UFs production plants. enrichment hath industry and enyt.annental groups on the fuel cycle eres f;ie tit t ics, and reprocesning and f uel storage f actilt ien are han required increased stat f ele *crt to respond to Congressional also expected to aJJ to the casework. A 7 pcattton lucreane and other public inquiries and petitions. Generic issue's i j in staff and $665.000 increase in program support 1" associatcJ with the une of recycled plutonium, vaste management. reqisited to aJJteen the IncreancJ caseload and to attcupt to transportatten. enr!chment. ura'ntum mill tallings, and the ~ i work off the large backlog. Agreement staten program will be addren.ed. A 16 position increanc fa staff and $1.230.000 increase-In prenram 4 i Nuclear material and fuel cycle factitty tanuen must also be support is required to dwelle the increased workload associated addressed on a generic bants to improve the ef ficiency of with ger.cric Issues. i 9mmi. ry of H.itertain and Fuct Ovele Facti t ty_t.tcensing Prnaram romponents Actual Fatinate Est imat e FY 1975 FY 1976 FY 1977 casework $ 1602- $ 2625 $ 3290 j Cenerte and Program Development 58 430 1660 Program Direction (Supervisory) 0 0 0 Total Matertain 6 Fuct Cycle Factitty ..icennt.3g ?rogram $ 1660 $ 3055 $ 4950 i 4 i d i 26 4 I e 1 I t t e

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!j t l. OM11ars in thousands, except whole dollars in n.str.itive material) j pT,t[I t AR MATI: RIAL. SAFl.TY AND SAFt'CitARDS - continued Sp g tat Studies and Analysis Ohlectives i special st udins anJ analyses are performed on issue of parti-Also, until additional FY 1976 reso.arces became available. 6 cular importance. In FY 1976, the security agency study and ennentially no effort was possible in meeting the responsibili-safeguards study have been proceeding. In FY 1977, the ties of contingency planning nor in the development of a suit-i special.inalysis r.roup will perform cost /benctit analyses of able regulatory posture for either Safeguards or the commercial i all existing and proposed standards, ruides, criteria, rules. fuel cycle, particularly reprocessing, enrichment and waste .and regulations of this of fice to determine the ut t11ty of the disposal. The IT 1977 request provides resources to undertake 1 proposed regulations to the exi'cution of NRC responsthilit ies. i The objective is to aissure t hat the programs af this office are netivity in all areas of assigned responsibility. Therefore. j ef fect ive without imposing excessive or arbitrary burden on FY 1977 in a pivotal year in determinina whether the NRC can ') the Industry. Work performed in the standards analysis begin to satisfy the national interests in Safeguards and Fuei program is applicsble to bot h the materials safety and Cycle as expressed in the Reorganization Act. The caseload s.afeguards programs of the Of flec of Nuclear Material Safety projections have been discussed above in this susanary. i and Safeguards. An increase of nine personnel is requested Regulatory hase j to periorn the standards analysis funct lon. Sunairy of Special Studies and Analysis Program componentet Three motivations exist for a concerted effort to improve the I regulatory base: (1) the president's urging in this regardt (2) the lack of a quantitative basis for evaluating the ade-l'ot.i t Actual 1:s t a m.s t e istimate i q'rtcy of tha rafeguards postureg and (U the Shrence of a FY 1975 FY 1976 FY 197F suitable regulatory posture for waste management. t 0 $ 1704. S O l n e development of a regulatory base requires policy considera-tions program (technical) developments and cost / benefit analy- { acsource Sumery These three functions are supported by minimal tesources mem i in the FT 1977 request. It will not be possible to achieve a Pn.terlying the FY 1977 requent for NMSS are three fundamental g.ints: (a) staffing to meet the responnihilltics of the complete review cf the applicable regulatory codes and guides, 4 ori..airstion: (b) timely disposition of an increasing IIcensing but analyses can he accomplished on mejor regulatory issues and proposed new regulations. For example. the goal is to have an - caseload; (c) a thorough review and subsequent continuing imptoved approach to material control developed, analyzed, and analvsis of tha regulatory process toward meeting the Prest-ready for public. review by the end of PT 1977. The Safeguarda .[ dent 's ohjert ive of ef fect ive but eInimum federal regulation, and parts of the fuel cycle regulatory base are fertile areas j 1 j Because the IT 1976 budget was prepared prior tn passage of the for cost / benefit examination because the absence of operating

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experience los precluded deriving an effective regulatory pro- { Itrorganizat ion Act, an t because the magnitude of tanka envis-gram by evolution. Cost effective regulation will therefore be i loned un ter the Itenrganization Act was not foreseen. sufficient resourers were not r cquen t e.l. In FY 1975 and early IT 1976 a key chjective for providing the organiretion in FY 1977 with the ba ale funct f un of f uel cycle licensing van accomplished specific resources devoted to the deta!!ed an-lysis of proposed -I regulations and guides. by terrowing resources f rom other utaf f components of the NRC. f . t 27 . _...J - + 1 i 1 ~

l 4 1 1 f 4 I NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCil (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrstive material) NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION - continued 5 N u c l e a r R e gu la t o r y R e s ea r c h.............................................................................................. $122.390 p Summary of Nuclear Regulatory Research Estimates by Object Class t Estimate Actual Estimate Transition Estimate FY 1975 FY 1976 Quarter FY 1977 Pe r s onne l Co mpe n sa t i on.................................... S 2.386 $ 2,805 702 $ 3.660 Pe r sonne l Bene f i t s........................................ 211 251 63 330 P r og ra m Su p po r t.......................................... 61.233 97,074 23.370 109,255 Administrative Support.................................... 137 695 .180 840 Tr avel and Transpor tat ion o f Pe rsons...................... 188 5.500 1,080 8,000 215 45 305 Equipment................................................. 2.038 Construction.............................................. 1.000 4.100 0 0 Total Program........................................ $67.193 $110,640 $ 25.440 $122,390 Personne1................................................. (94) (106) (106) (135) 1he Nuclear Regulatory Research program consists of three major support efforts and associated Equipment and Construction as noted below: Actu.el FY 1975 Estimace FY 1976 Estimate FY 1977 Dollars People Dollars People Dollars People i Reactor Safety Research........................ $57.626 87 $78.700 77 $ 85.000 101 Environment al and Fuel Cycle................... 2.348 0 13.700 11 14.800-12 Sa fe gua rda Re searc h............................ 1.259 0 4.674 9 9.455 11 Management Direction and Program Support....... 0 7 0 9 0 11 Total Program Support..................... $61.233 94 - $97,074 106 $109.255 135 Equ i pment and Const ruct ion..................... $ 3.038 $ 9.600 $ 8,000 28 I h 4 w

1 wC. C~ ? MdA .-4 1 j[ w I PROGRAM TECitNICAL SUPPORT f (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollare in narrative material) tittfilAR _RITt)LAIORY CO*ptI5SION - cont inued a t t ne of fire af Nuclear Regulatory Research was established by NRC licensing and related regulatory functions. In conform-j. 5c. the tuerr.y Reorganization Act of 1974 in recognition of the inportance of research to the nuclear regulatory process. ance with this provision, a safeguards research program was IJuder the Act, the Reactor Safety Research (RSR) program Initiated in FY 1976 along with a research program on environ- } mental and fuel cycle questions which is designed to provide f ormerly carried out t y the AEC w a:s transferred to NRC. It is planned to increase the research in this program in FY necessary technic 1 information on health effgets associated 1977 the Act also prov1Jes for contracting for such other with the nuclear pwer cycle. the environmental impact of re cart h as is deemed necessary for the perfors6snce of nuclear power, criticality control, waste treatment and disposal and transpartation of radioactive materials. R e a c t o r Sa f e t y Re sea r c h.......................................... FY 1975 - $ 57.626 FY 1976 - $ 78.700 FY 1977 - $ 85.000 4 ne ob ject ive of the Reactor Saf ety Research program in develop-better determined, so that confidenc.t in the methods een be of analyt ical methoJu th.st can tie confidently used to mes.t raised and so unnecessary penalties imposed to compensate for assess sarcu y of nuclear power reartors. ne assured safety of inadequate data or i.ncertainties f. methods may be removed. thewe reactors is of highest importance to the national goal n e amount of work to be done is esbstantial. The rate of of prc=viding electricJI ener$y in the Coming years. progress up tlIl now has been gearsee to ipprovement starting late in the 1970's. Because nuclear.*ower is so important to ne analytical methmis of safety analyste must be established the Nation's economy and welfare, improved tanderstanding of on a good engineering base and must he e,ultably tested. The reactor safety shoisld be developed more rapidly. renditions that might

e. tar t a po:.t ulated reactor accident and t he s onJi t ion-a f t erwa rda. ire outside ordinary engineering exp. ten.c. a d not mm.h d.its exist relative to them in W e momentum of the research program has increased signifi-cantly in the past two years. Experimental data are now being norml ene.in. cring literat ure.

Newearch programs to provide t hem are t!-s et ore needed. The an.alytical sethods used to produced in nearly all areas of need for water reactor accident analyses. The Power Burst Facility (P8F) has become operative desceib. hvrethet ical accident s are also out' ide ordinary engineering methodology. We methods amat also be developuJ in providing data on fuel rod behavior unJet accident condi-tions. he Semiscale emperiment h.no achieved a production t ur t her, pecause the analyt ical met hods are complex, realistic status in that it is now providing date on a regular basis. testa.ine needed under the rendittsua anal >t:d. The IDFT (1.oss of Flutd Test) f acility will soon produce its first data from non-nuclear loss-of-coolant tests. The PWR .'tet hods of safet y assessment en tst now. and these are applied I (Pressurized Water Reactor) BlowJovn Heat Transfer Emperiment in t he esurse of licensing proceedings. Where data are is now operative. Construction of the plenum Fill I!mperiment d j min. sing. Inadequate, or discrepant, the a*sessment methods us** a )q (PFE) has been started. Basic understanding of If near elastic .ssaue:pt lens generally believed to I.e conservat ive. Where the fracture analysis of stools has been achieved, and attention tw.te i n..re %Implified nr h.sve not been tested anJegasately. the has shif ted to effects of plasticity, radiation, envir,onment, name principles. of conserv.itina are used. We degree of thermal shock, and welding conditions. ronsesv.itlum has a large margin of uncertainty. This sw t be 5 L i e e 29 i .. _ -a t .,m, ~

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A. start h.a 4 t.cen tuJe lor ront is tutorv n.if ety research required O) To provtJe an experimental and analytical basis for t o iupport ti..umina of soJ t iiec.=*le=1 1.na s breeder reartors rriteria.tiid procedures f or assessing the stafety of the i an.t L.o r.c li t s.H ' -a t it l e li.lesyc r.it ni e a:.in-t'co t r.1 Rear t orie l. Jo*ilgn. f.sh r t e.it t oit, and operettoa of the preneure j e s t :pt ovo.t.in alyt ical met ta he as e helnr. Jeveloped in.311 arran ven. net, ptring, and associated i:omponents of the ne Jed, primar.y system pressure boundary of Ilght water 8-reactors. I l'he gener.it reston.sIhIIitv Ior pioviJIng.a dependahte bswIn s er sat etv analvsis h.e4 h.cn myst em at ized as follows. Ib. (6) To develop further the methods of ren tability analysts piogr.m includes measures taken: required in the prob.abilistic.inalysis of the safety of -i nuclear reactors. t ( to levelop underst.indli g on ti.e b. sale phenomeou involved In hvrottu t ic.nl ace tdeutu. as needed f or their Jenci t p-(7) To refine the curtsnt ronclusions from probabillatic tton In an.stvtleal moJets. analysts of reactor safety. p 3 (2) To develop the b.i.s t e.t.it.: en these phenomena e.n that (ft) To apply probabilistic analysis of reactor safety to the.in.itytteil models will h.sve the appropriate realtan other his.Js of reactors and other situ.nsons than have { } or tonnervat ism over the den trcJ ranc.c ot' appiteatlen. been analyrcJ so far. 4 (1) to int errat e these lat.: anI aiodels into complete in sceordance with the l'restJent's request that the Cemets. analytie.it.tenertptions of the hy pothet te.it. ace tJent s. nion give further attention to the enst/ benefit analysis of I .secounting for those quantitles and parameters important current and proposcJ regulations, some early work has been I to r -view of saf ety. completed witti regard to the saus lear regulatory research on light water reactor safety wtiteit le.ide to the concluta t in (l. ) to provide int egrate.1 exper iment th.it are designed to that atitnificant national savings will Jertec from the program i s e:.t t he.idequ.acy of the analytteal Jemertptions lui by the early 1980's. t he i r pa cJ ie t t ou a of.irc ident scynencen and runacqnences and to ensure their aceutary and completeness. I 4 e5 '; i f 30 t t ..W P I s

i s i 1 l t t l (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrative material) NtfrI nk RECtrl.ATORY (WiMISSION - cont inued Summary of Reactor Safety Research Program Components: Actual Estimate Estimate FY 1975 FY 1976 FY 1977 a. Light W. ster Reactor (1.WR) Safety Research...................... $ 51.394 $ 69.400 $ 69.600 b. Fa t tireeder Reactor Safety Rencarch........................... 3.318 5.600 11.800 c. I t rGR S a f e t y R e s ea r c h........................................... 2.914 3.700 3.600 1 Total Reactor Safety Research Program....................... $ 57.626 $ 78.700 $ 85.000 a. Light Water Reactor Safety Research.................................................................... $ 69.600 (1) Primary System Integrity.................................. $ 3.527 $ 4.350 $ 5.400 (2) scatacale................................................. 3.145 3.700 5.100 (3) Sciarate Effecta.......................................... 13.382 16.950 29.500 (4) loss of Fluid Test.............................. 21.997 22.390 11.300 i (5) Power Burst Fac111ty...................................... 6.435 17.460 11.$00 (6) Code Development and Application.......................... 2.908 4.350 6.800 Total Light Water Reactor Sa~cty Research............... $ 51.394 $ 69.400 $ 69.600 The program, includes rencarch on primiry nystem integrity of complexity. e.g.. Semiscale. LOFT. PFE TIECHT-SETI the i (piping and vem.eln), mechanisms of fuel damage. thermal Two loop Test Assembly (PWR Blowdown liest Transfer Experiment): hyd r.nu t i cs, lu at transfer and computer code development. It and the stutt i-roJ crass-flow experiment. also incinJes integrated experiments ranging over a spectrum l (1) prl. mary _ Spe rm Integr_Ity........................................ FY 1975 - $ 3.527 FY 1976 - $ 4.350 FY 1977 - $ 5.400 Rr seare-h la primat y SyMtem Integrity 1:n directed at obtaining ensuring the integrity of thick steel pressure vessels under an a lequ.ite unJea nt an.fing of t he hypothet ical f ailuren that ronditiono of startup, operation, and cooldown. Tests have alght lufttate a loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA). so hat been started with 21-inch-tylinders to investigate possible the probability ot' unch an accident can be better kneva and crack srowth resulting from therari shock during ECCS injection. reduced. Linear el'astic fracture analysis for f ailure caused by cracks j St ud iers are ruchlurt ed t o des ca mine t he rondit isms that could luem been uhown to be conservative througle tests to failure of lead to crack initiattuu and crack growth in atainless steel small experimental pressure vessels. The empirical rate of piping. including the ef fects of environment and loading. crack growth under fatigue cycling has been determined as a function of crack size. Extensive programs are now being A major program la conductrd no Heavy Section Steel Technology conducted to improve the understanding of the effecta of i (ilSST). This progran in directed at understanding and j 31 l 1 i e I _..a a h

r 6 r" _t I i 4 1 (Dollars in TInmsands, except whole dollars in narrative material) i NtTI DR kWl'I ATOKY OttstIS5tnN - cos.* Inned i r r.id ia t imi, chemi ca l env i rimment..inJ velding in s tack Sonic mimitoring of fers to eliminate any concern as to initiation, track groi.th, failure init iat i.m. and crack vessel f.illure if it is practical in application. Improved arrest. The u..e of en-line sonic monitoring for crack metimde af flaw detection in stainless steel piping could growt h during welding and operat toes la being tested further eliminate concerns much as have recently been reviewed to estahllwh its utility. relat ive to INR (Balling l!ater Reactor) pipe cracking. The realistle theimal shock tests would confirm the view that An increase of $ttW.t)OO in FY 1977 will be needed for muste therm.it shock of the reactor vessel from an emergency core extenstte tenta et en-line monic monitoring of pressure cooling systems (ECCS) injection is not a concern. A long vessel int egr i t y, for development of improved methods of standing anal urgent request by the ACRS (Advisory Committee testing stainless steel piping for crarks..and for Initiating on Reactor S.sferuarJs) han prompted this work. theim.it 3. hock tent s with 39-Inch ryllnders, which will be more reall t ic wit h respert to actual prensure vessel rendi-t tion t han t hows wit h 21-inch cylindern. l t U) Seml3 st.e........................................................I'Y 197's - $ 1.14% FY 1976 - $ ).700 FY 1977 - S 5.100 'The Semswe.nle faellity is a non-nuclear, loop-ac.ile experiment f i rs.t I. OFT nuclear expetim-nts are conducted in 1977, l t hat is designed t o reproduce soan of t he aspectn of a important improvements aan now be made to best-estimate precurized water reactor which.sre important to support the computer rodes to be used in assessing the conservatism of licensinr review in the analynia of a hypottwt tral losw-of-the ev.ituatton moJet roden used for reactor licensing, toolant acrident. I The Seminrate program in FT 1977 will be used in staulating Th.- Semise.ile experiment s were de-vined to Rulde the design t h.. later high powered nuclear test s of IJ0FT. It will be and ey criment al program of ItWf. 1hc experiments ronducted used in tests to rulde emullfication of ECCS codes to enable over the past wear have inclu. led a number of blowdowns to their use in assessing alternate s:ethods of delivery of guide t he non-nuclear phase of the 1.0FT program and the emergency cooling wates. A I2-foot core w!!! be designed I t first I.0FT nucle.sr experiments. Tests have at

• heen performed

.md fabricat ion started. to provide direct assistance in improving mod. and enden used in analvsis of t he hypot her ical loss-of-roplaat accident, it in hoped that these long-rore tents can avert the need for Thr c have led to ailgni t leant new inalght s with rehpert to more empensive long-core tents of RAFT by showing that the sv t en f low during bimbwn. blow. lown heat transfer and romsmten modeln used for analynia describe both long and shert hvdeo.lsnamic l>chavior near the pipe break. I'ven befere the coren equally well. I i t 32 l l l +" t

(Dollars in thousands, escept whole dollars in narrative material) 4B W! !' W RIGt'4MMY OWitMION - cont inued The f on ting proposcJ f or FY 1977 exceeds that for the previous core tests in Seniscale are needed to assure that LOFT teste year by $1.400.thht. This aJJitional monev is needed to can be extrapolated to large PWR's. Tate question has arisen on several occasions--most recently in a review of reactor moJ1(y t he experiment to acconmoJate the 1 ternate ECCS tests, safety by an American Physical Society study group which drew a,J to ece.plete design and start fabricJtlen of 2 I2-fpot core attention to the necJ to addre.e the point. an.9 relateJ test loop moJifications. Protonals for niternate ItTS Jesigns at e aire. Jy being reviewed by the NRC, and t he expce te: ental badup f or review is urgently needed. The longa .......rt 1973 - $ 13.382 FY 1976 - 16.950 FY 1977 - S 79.500 ( 1) Separate rfferts........................................... importance starting from the inftlation of a break in the pr1-Evaluat ion of the matetv of large power reactors requires cary system and ending when the emergency core cooling (ECC) -n engineering unJetstanding of the phenomena occurring during postulatcJ accidents. Yhte understaeding must systens have reflooded the core. The testing includest oat-encompaas neutronte, thermat-hydraulic, t eat transfer, and of-pile blowdawn heat transfer tests with full-length fuel re t.it. J phenomen i of the plant, when the plant is subjected rods, large-scale experiments on steam-water sizing and core flow distribution. ECC 'aypass, and experimentation on et.eam to t he abnore.at rondit ions of the accident and under the binding as it affects the performance of emergency core influence of safety systems actnated to mitigate the conne-qucacas of an acclJent. The required understanding can only cooling systees under simulated loss-of-coolant accidents, and scaled non-nuclear tests of ECC system performaace for PsR's be c odit icJ in and made uweful through analytical models supported by data obt.nincJ f rom experiments. A major portion (bolling water reactors). The teste provide informationi essential for design of nuclear powered loss-of-tentent experi-of the esperiments needed are separate ef f ects tests, with ments and for developing the LOFT experimental program. The 8 related testing of the codes and models being developed. Th ne esperiment s have f und-mental tmportance be.ause all program th thus an essential part of achieving the LOFT frogram the aralyt ical procedures and results depend ultimately on objectives. The program includes the Plenum Fill 1*feriment (PFE) ( them. i 1he Se arate Ef fects program includes the generation of which is designed to provide data needet to guide improvements I in osalysis of the ef fect of ECC in?.ctten during the blow 3own t...ite engineering data to be incorporated in analytical rodels phase of a hypothetical loss-of-coolant accident. Present to be used in support of licensing reviess of the analyses of analytical models assume a total loss of ECC water injected l events during an accident. The principal part of the Separate during this period, thus the removal of unnecessarily haridi i 1:1 a cc t s pr ogram cons t. t s of parametric tests (conducted in non-nm lear systems) of portions or all of the codes and analytical aspects of this eonaerestism is a ujor objective of the { A Memorandum of Understanding bJing developed by 4 models. The ter t s are designed to provide further data regard-program. ERDA and NRC is expected to provide for ERDA respoesibility ing vastous feat ures of the pontulated acclJent as well as for the completion of pFE through preoperational testing end ' e info mat tim en the ef f rets of coupling of phenneena. verification, with NRC assuming responsthility for system j' A *ubst.ent ial part of the sep. irate Ef fect s program is concerned operation. Thus ERDA will be responsiblo for budgeting for e facility construction while NRC will be respansible fot bud-ff ' w i t h t he postulat ed loss-of-cielant accident. Separate effects test s. ire either unJeruay or planned to cover all phenemona of geting for the test specificattom preparation and analysis + 33 I t - ~--:_ n

in thousande, encept whole dollarm in narrettve material) (Doll.tre i tert rAR M cDIATORY C0*e115410 4 - continu.J a* ocInt eI wit h t he empes tment al program in FY 1977. The major larr.c pipen are used. Funde are also included for development I "I advanecil methoda of measuring two-phase mese density and const ein a t.m ph.iae of ITr. will orrur in lY 19FF and will ron-In such complem czperleente as IMT Sentecale, and emmas flod tinue tuto FT 1U 74 pFE because entsting methods require improvement. Teste are planned to better determine the effects of pumps and sican Ac r ompi l atimen t a have been utgnifIcant during the past year. Itenerators on the resermo and outcome of a IJDCA. Of particular An improvvJ analy*in of decay he.st should shortly lead to.sn Importance in this respect la testing to determine the inflaente abilit y to relax some conservat tnm in frCS anacessent andels. of steam generator tubes that may be broken duttnt a hypotheti-BWR blowdown heat transfer temen have been completed at CE. rd! IE nuJ pWR blow.hwn heat t tanister t rot e h.sve stas ted at HNI..ind I M l.. Heile*wl heat t t anaf er raper iment a have licen resumeil at The Fawl Itchawlor progras under "$cparate Ef fects" will be i Westinghouse.it low reflood rateg. A number of haste expert. increased ly $3.850.000 to pruvide for the funding of complex j 'r ment a hav. been t enJucted pert inent t o complex two-ph.ine flow smilti-rod burnt tents because of the central Importance of in the downcoact of a pWa during a hypothetical I.oCA. and these tents to coolant flow blockage as a result of fuel damage imptowed rorrelations have been Jewetoped for steam-water from a hypothettral W Ag lyradiated fuel to be acquired for la tng in II c downcomer. Data un fuel damage from hypothett. tests in IRFg arJ the inadequate rate of testing of fuel in PBF ll can reactor acclJvnta ate now being produced in emperiments ipwer Burst Facility) will be supplemented by test factittles at par, at llalJvn (Norway), as well an at several locatione destRned and built for the Engineertog Test Reactor (ETR) and ( In t he ti.5. 11 Jt reactors. 1.arger scale tests will be started on fission proJuct release from molten urantum oxide to determine to what Augmentataim ci the program In sieveral important ways is entent the small-scale tests of the past led to overestincting projected f or IT 1977. Funds of $1,000.000 are included for f ractional relcanese calculateit to occur obould a substantial on Jeulen and planning of an experiment im three. am ant of fuel melt in a postulated accident. This new work utart dimenatonal, two phane itow in a large almulatcJ ptJR core. will captore one of the conservattsas in rtok analyets of the capretw nia will use electrically heated simulated fuel so.ls and will re.pels e largu elec t r ical power upplies. 1he type included in the Rasmussen Iteport. the cape:Imenta one vit al to t he det erminat ion am to whether the funling for Separate Effects will also be increased by folT tents rte reprewentative of full-nized pWR ischavior in the apothetical cw nt of a 10CA. a point an no being Invest i. $1.400.000 tor the probabiltatic assessment of risk. The tannance of the revised Rannummen Report took place in October. rat rJ In t hi Semil wale pe ur.i.m. uurk Is now being undertaken to systemattee and tenue the fault trecs. lenprove thu health ef fects sendeln, and provide An a.llit loual ince rane of approximately $4. LOO.tNM under Syn. Input to Regulatory policy. Work will be started on asseeming I tem inginereIng in ertuired. Imperl=enta on containment re. the variability of rish f rom one reactor to another, to apply a I.tWA f or bot h INM'n and pWit's are necJed because the mettnwlology to other reactot s such as of fehore plante and nponse to el tuneet.itutica in the analyt ical ins tin >Jn now umed to calcu. l}tFBR's, and to improve the models. This work will continue Inte thl4 renconse. A large t est of blowdown from o pren ur. Into TY 1977 The fu'ure impact of rtak analyste on the firJ pipe in aim nee led becaune current an.nlyt ical siethod. Regulatory proccan and policy la espected to be profound. are all entr.wolations f rom smaller testa, and it in necennary t o runne r that nupertooled diecharge stoc.: not take place when 34 __..,,.4.___ G

t (polinrs in tinou:4.inJn. except whole Jollars in narrative material) Nt't:t DK ist's UtAIURY re*011SSION - comt inued f I N !.".M.".f. J I.". l d, J. j t,............................ FY 1975 - $21.997 FY 1976 - $22.390 IT 1977 - $11.300 e the 10t1 f.ec t i t t y will I.e u*cd to provide full sys. tem teuts Conut ruction of LotT le now under the direction of ERDA. as of t he.uut yt ical met hods used t o ansess t he et t'ert ivencata required by the Fnergy Heorganization Act of 1974. Construction ut emerrency rore cooling. ids I in.: naall prenwurized water is nearly compte c. The first non-nuclear experiments are s cac t or, whii h mo.le t s t he s cae uren of.a 1.arge pWR t h at would now scheduled early tints year. Non-nuclear tests will continus 1.c t -t.oi t.m o in a to e.-ot-coolant accident. IM I will I.c uutti the mumm r of 1976. when lu.sding of nuclear fuel to n=ed t o contuct a =crten on to. -ot-coolant expertacut. In crit icality will take place. Nuclear tests are expected to wl.i. h.i ripe I.reak t en a lmu lat ed b y t he wuJJen opening - lves

i. tart in 1977. The proJuetlan of usetut data vill begin with t o.e blowdown loop.

A num.her of tente are pl. inned, la .ing the first nort-nuclear test. m maall pipe t.reaka. large pipe hieaks. and Jtt'ferent brt I locattous in each tcat meanurements will he maJe of 4 1he.ost of construction and operatiott has been budgeted for by nusaber on variables. auch as temperature, mass flow rate. ci.asu I'RDA in tT 1977. la is hoped th.at const ruction and nuclear Jenalt y, strema, etc. Compa r t emn on e.ic h on t hese test m.amure-rheckout will be complete bef ore the end of FY 1977 and that 6 menti wit h value. calcul.ited unlun a >.perlite ranculational nuclear tenta can then starts if this occurs. ERDA funds niodel will provlJe a tent of c.alculat ion.el matel. loft currently ni-a led to supg. ort construttlan and operation u will gen.iate % MW(t) un' ute.edy state power. Itn tuel 1 s thioughout 1977 w!ll he used to fund the nuclear test 5.5 feet i i Icunt h. 1he Jiameter ef the core In about 24 operation uring the remainder of the fiscal year, i nu.he s. Inc size in theretone about one sixth that of a large pie %urlse1 wates reactor, the ability of 1.0FT to The NRC huJget for 12f r for IT 1977 includes :.rovision for duplicate the behavtos of a large put h.u been quest ioned. fabricat ten of fuel for the second core, for advanced in pasticuiar..: st.ide group ot' the American Physical Sortety instrument.ation Jcvelopnent, for design and fabricattun of han r....-u t t y que t touv.I t he s a l ld it y ot ler for testing 17 m 17 fuel rod assembtles, and for planning the enferimental c a l en t.a t s on.i t co.len t o h u. J in e,.t imat ing the consequeneca program. Fundine, of t her.e 1.0FT expen tmental act ivities and at acc litent a to large reactue. l.ori la htt11 the largest improvements las an NRC responsibility. (cIl system IMs2 expen iment planned today..and current c.Icu-lastona i n.I n ca t e. It will in fact he useful in testing the velldit y of t oeputations f or larger reactor systems. Tests planned with Semi 6cale and a new proposcJ three-dimension.nl p llow expertment will t e usef ul In f urt h r studysng thin come .pu st l en. O) power Burst Facility.................................... ........fT 1975. $ 6.435 FY 1976 - $17.460 IT 19 77 - $11.' 00 1he power Iturst Facility (PDF) In a test reactor at the Idaho which la used In testing behavior of cogssercial nucle-ar fuel National Engineering 1.aboratory. Er is capable of 40 MW(t) under accident conditions. FBF has been designed for use steady state pin.er. ur of pulsed operation starting from any in determining the ef fect of a hypothetical accident on the poseer level up t o t he m.eximum. It contcine an in-pile tube, fuel and itu cladding. Studie* 1re made of fuel-coolant 35 T 4 I .a ,,m _m mu----- _m 6 m

1 i s P II i (Dollars in Thousands, except whole dollars in narrative material) WCf FAR RhTIA10Ri COtNISSinN - cont inued [f int e r ict ion. luct-fuel interaction, changes of fundamental Ec FY 1976 budget includes an $8.000.000 obligation for the quantitles au h.a1 fuel anJ gap conductance, fuel re. upgraded core in F8F. Excluding this one-time cost. the d i at r itmt ion, luel clad swelling. etc. espsrlmental program will increase in M 1977 by $1.040.000 to $11.500.000 to (1) pay the espanded operaties cost of the

.ince the con *quences of a hypothetical accident are facility. (2) provide a second in-pile tube for speedup of the ultimately determined by the effect on the fuel, the ability program. (3) augment the date-taking system to permit recordlag I

to cool the f uel, and the continued integrity of the fuct rod. all data generated by the detectors. (4) provide for some system measuremeuts of thin kind are imperatism. The PEF is at repair and improvemeet. (5) provide a test trale checkout psement thu only f act!!ty available for in-pile testing of facility and (6) p w ide for the procurement of irradiated thin bin.1 for INu's. No other facility has been proposed that fuel and the testing of fuel under 14CA conditions. Though a would pernit the range of tents provided by P8F. llovever the P8F is sn ERDA-owned facility. Its operating costs are borne a nte at whleli tests with rur can be run is quite snow and by NRC on a cost-rcimbursable basis. efforta are being made to speed the schedule and to provide some parattei capability to testing. (M Cate. th vr torment and_pppttration................................. FY 1975 - 3 2.908 FY 1976 - S 4.350 FY 1977 - $ 6.800 h is pror. tam in the une into which all emperimental programs A multi-directional strategy for improvement of the codes is funnel data. and it provides the ultimate tools of reactor now being pressed. A start is being made in rest.ructuring the safety assessment. It also provides analytical procedures RELAP-4 code to make it more flexible with respect to edJing used f or performing calculations by the current " bent estimate" asproved models and to reduce the required machine time. ( aw t hod i. a u these are requirsd for mulJance of mystem REtAr-4 in the only c%elete computer code system for the l emperimcuts and sur interpretation of these experiments. blowdown phase of the light water reactor safety analysis code in the public domain; and it is at present being used widely This confirmatory Code Development is therefore of central in licensing experiment planning and analysis, etc. At the j importance to the entire NRC licensing program, same time, an advanced system code has been attrted, and is l expected to be available in about a year. This code treats ne pro, tram includes the development of analytical models and steam and sater separately. with slip a!! owed between them. g somputer cod m u~cd to predict behavior of nuclear power sys-Hore advanced coJes are being developed. These will be used t res un ter postulated accident conditionn. Ircortant areas Partly for checking the validity of the assumptions made in to whic h t he prentat program is directed includet (1) devel-the sispler codes. The increase of $2.450.000 in FY 1977 upment of computer codes to be used in describing fuel behavior is Principally to support the enhanced effort. t under meldent condit tunu. (2) development of computer codes to describe system response to accident conditions. (3) develop-Codes are being developed to describe the containment response ment of computer codes to describe response of containment af ter a IDCA. Dese esdes are auch more sophisticated and rell-st ruct ures to arrident conditions, and (4) construction of able than older ones. Cedes to describe the behavior of fuel in cooputer roJes to dew ribe the events subsequent to a the steady state and under accident condit*ons have been devel-hypothrt ical core melt accident. oped during the past year. These codes will aow be refined and improved. l t

t t ..v e r e (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrative material) NWil A64 WEIATORY CMettSSION - cont inued b. Fa s_t Breeder Reictor Safety Research.............................. FY 1975 - $ 3.318 FY 1976 - $ 5.600 FY 1977 - $ 12.100 This program is designed to prow!Je the NRC with an independent establish benchmarks for reactivity calculatione related to capab!!Ity for safety assessment nod develop-ment of licensing damaged cores will be increased in FY 1977, as well as develop-of a comprehensive progtse to quantify the strength of l. standards for fant reactors. It is important tinat the pace ment of this reacarcle be sufficient to provide an adequate technical primary containment designe and the margin to failure under basis f or licensing decisions as applications are receivcJ. accident conditions and over a plant life of forty years. the first application for construction of a sodium-cooled other increases in FY 1977 are associated with. ongoing code ( j last breider has been received (Clinch River greeder Reactor development. increased computing needs, and development of (LHuu)) and the program must be conducted on a schedule new computational models. This level of activity is geared to pauviding for as%istance at the operating permit stage of CRBR providing a strong independent beste for licensing assessmente and the construction permit stage of subsequent fast breeders. In time for the input to be useful. A pro nas has been defined to furnish fundamental data methods to use t heme data. This program also defines the f acilities Basic analytic methods are being developed to study plant e l

n..sied f or t imely per f or mance of proof tests and other I.orge-evoponse to transients and the energetics of hypothetical core j

s..eli-saf rty t est s arquircJ f oe the !!ccusti.a of commers let disruptive accidents. 11:ese methods are designed to be l

plants. anJ provides for a close correlation with the develop-accurate enough to assess the adequacy of vendor's models. ment being car ried out by ERDA and the venJors in other countries. A program of small-scale tests both in-pile at the Annular The program in the previous years has been formative, and has Core Pulsed Reactor (ACPR) at Sandia and out-of-pite, using Relativistic Electron Beans to produce high heating rates, has i nou assumed a structure dictated by the evolving needs of l ic ens ing. Program planning has been guided by regulatory begun to produce basic date on the behavior of core materials under itCDA (Hypothetical Core Disruptive Accident) conditions. } reviews of last Flux Test Factitty and CRBR. A requested l Insrease of $6.700.000 tai FY 1977 will provide for support. The assurance of primary system integrity requires a broad of catensive esperimental research. both in-and out-of-pile. f Initial planning of experiments began in FY 197. and tooling aualytic program to establish long-term data needs. This up and init iation of emperiments have taken place in FY 1976, program is beln, started in FY 1976. Current theoretical lavestigatione show that high temperature elastic plastic 1hu FY 19?? program is to be increased with respect to: I finston product release and transport including benchmath creep-f atigue interaction cou!J 1eaJ to a conalderable test s of f uel-sadius aerosol production and plate-out, and degradation in piping strength over the period of reactor life. l tests involving prototypic amounts of plutonium; in-pile last Methods for inservice inspection and the reliability of these i reactor saf ety emperiments (SanJia) in the Annular Core Pulsed methods are not yet well established. Development of these 1 Reactor (AcrR); electron beam experiments to produce equation methnds is to be initiated in FY 1977. Studies of the response of heat transport cell linere to sudden sp!!!s of hot sodium { of state Jata; and operational support of the ACpR upgrade. show that buckling under thermal stress could aggravate the ef fects of leakage through small holes unless there are adequate r { A safaty tent facility review will develop detailed design and Conventional analysis and tests will improved cost estimates of major saf ety test fact 11 ties and venting and anchors. a g' relatcJ new data acquisition methods. Critical experimente to probably be suf ficient once the nature of the sodium-concrete reaction is established. 37 0 b a

i ,..--~+.,s r 4 4 1 (Dollars in the thousands, bxcept whole dollare in narrative material) i NUCll%R RFCt!!ATORY COMMISSION - continued Adequate undn aanding of failure of 1.1guld Metal Fast Breeder (with subsequent leakage to the environment) Se via'aerosole Reactor fuel under plant transients requires tests of proto. associated with sodium oxide particles produced la fires. typical pins in medium-sized bundles (47 pins). Because of Tests in san 11-ecale vessels and in the Nuclear Safety Pilot this reqaircJnent as well as the need to match enrichment, flux. Plant (NSPP) should be sufficient to demonstrate the utility fluence ratto, and fission gas release properties, large tests of analytic methode in describing these processes, though a in new safety test facilities are needed. Proof-tests of large scale proef test with fuel simulants may be necessary. computational models of HDCA's are also needed. Detailed Tests in the emelleet vessel (CRT-!!) of the WSPF have been design of exferiments and data acquisition systems will be initiated and other tests are pleened la FY 1976 for the conducted in FY 1977. To make effective use of such testa larger veneel (CRI-111). Reactivettom of the MSPF has begun and new facilitics. it is necessary to extract data from in FY 1976 and should be completed la FY 1977. Tests under the reactors via novel means. Several techniques including podium are scheduled for FY 1977 as are lattist tests with i the fast neutron hodoscope now in use in the Transient Prototypical caounts of plutonium. Reactor Test (TREAT) Facility appear feasible. h e basic method by which radioactive material would diffuse into the secondary containment after a hypothetical accident ) c. Einh Temperature can rooted Reactor (HTCR) Snict y Reacarch....... FY 1973 - $ 2.914 FY 1976 - $3,700 FY 1977 - $ 3,600 The program in researris on safety of gas-cooled reactors in Performance of proof tests and other ierge-scale oefety teste designed to provide the regulatory staf f with an independent needed to verify the adequacy of models and methods used la c.ipability for safety assessment and development of licensing safety analysis, stanJards for gan-cooled reactors. The currently unsettled conditions of the HTCR role in the nuclear marketplace have The current emphasis of the program is os safety research reduced the urgency but not the need for this capability. which is applicable to a varie M of gae-cooled reactor The pace of the program la dictated by the need to confirm concepts. Stress analyses u-der Jewetopment for prestressed basic data and methods in preparation for the licensing of concrete reactor vessels are also appitcable to containment - tecJ plants which wi1*. follow the near term decision of ERDA structures for other reactor types. High temperature concerniun 2he objercives and schedule of its cas Reactor materials research is broadly applicable to advanced reactore. Development Progrr.a. Instruments to monitor primary coolant purity can be used with all gas reactors, and some other reactors using cover The only methods now available to analyze plant behavior come gas systems. Work on primary coolant chemistry and graphite from the vendor. Because of the need for independent assess. oxidation will be continued, to emphaette probleme applicable of these acthods, a program has been defined to generate. to all HTCRs. Analysis and modeling useful for more than cent 2 confirmatory methods of asseessient, and also fundamental data one HTCR type are being continued. to one with thece methods. He long range program also provides for the scoping of facilities needed for the 1 { 1 I 38 k - + ~ -... i 4 .m___

= 1 4 e t 1 (pnllarn in thousanda, except whole dollars in narrative material) _M_rC_I.f3..M_ HI C.t'_t_.ATOR_Y _(.t P.t.>t.l_5_S_I O_N _c_on.t.i n.oed ~ 1 Fuct is.irticle fatture investigations. ire coupled with fisalon ERDA laboratories. High cycle fatigue tests of primary pr o.tuc t retc.ase and transport anatyacu to narrow the spread in system and high-temperature property investigations of metals prewent rete.a e estimates. At present. there exists a sub-and graphite will continue. Prtr2ary coolant monitors will be stanti.al difference between differcut cattmatea of radioactivity tested at Fort St. train and on test loops to deters;ine accuracy releas to the public f rom.an Irrt:n which has experienced a e and respon*e to lopurity conditions that could lead to safety complet. Io w of forced couting. lhls research is expected to problema. Small-scale finston product release. transport. and be appI tcable to all co.ated-part icle fuel syntema. deposition experiments will be coupled with the analysis and Tlie funding requested for FY 1977 will be used to continue the evaluatten of existing data. Shake table experiments will be development of an NRC structural code tlaat would provide a used to develop and verify models incorporated in the core seismic analysts codes now under development. A second more capahilltv en predict transient fallere and steady utate stress versatile coolant impurities toop will be completed and in all t ypes of concrete vessels. luc tuding cont tinment testing will begin to determine impurity effects on a wide structures. This development in underway at universities and variety of safety materials. livtrogmental ant Fuet cycle.................................... IT 1975.- $ 2. 3/*'t FY 1976.- $13.700 FY 1977 - $14.800 f n.nddi t ion to conduct ing confirm.st ory rencarch on t eactor (4) transportations, and (S) site safety. The objective of the r;atet). :f;C

• S s encarch program misus algo amness the imp.ar t a llcalth anil Environmental program is unJoratanding the impact on t he env i s ouv ent.ml the public sa.1 stue lcar in.luietry workern of ticenned nuclear f acilities and proJuct s on man and the trom the occul.ited portion at the auct rycle process.

Thia environment. IncluJed in this activit y are projects related. in=ludes usanium milling, fuel fabric.ition, reprocessing. con-to defining and me: suring the biological.and ecological version and enrichment, t ransportat ion. and waste management. effects of the data and int ornit ion developed in these programs will radioactive, chemical, and thermal dischargest the development of predictive models on pathway >. dose conversion provide a princip I source of tichnicat information required and measurement, coat benefit, social value, and risk assess-in NRC for t he development of regul.itory gulden ant utan-methodologics; ar.d planning. siting, construction, ment da a d i. 1 he e d e t.: are. Ino needed in t he l icenninst rev is-w operation, and decommissioning proccJures. Because of the praxer.s where t here la a wnt inuing requirement through environment.al impact analysin to refine and confirm cuttmates nevness of the Comminalun, the programs are just getting started. of thr effret ne plant operation on man and the environment. The research undertaken in FY 1977 will continue The $ 1.100.tHm increa u-in FY 1977 is necessary to Initlate and catend the FY 1976 program in providis.s the basic informs-prorram. It recevgniren ti.e increasing import ance tion to be used for evaluating the adequacy of curren.. t.RC's b es.- of evalu.it ing t he imp. net of susclear f4er!!! tics on man and bla projected teelusology in regard to environmental impact. environment a a well as the impacts of the environment on such facilities. l A further program objective is the compilation and analysis of data on performance of facility safety and affluent control The planned program of Environmental and Fuel Cycle re, earth systems for comparison with predictions. The data are accumulating at a growing rate, and it is essential to begin 14 cumpriscJ of five principal areas: (t) health and ce2viron-making use of them. mental impact. (2) fuct cycle safety. (1) waste management. Such information will provide for more 39 + .. =

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s (Dollars in thousands, escept whole dollarr,in narrative material) ptJAR RfEUIATORY CON'flSSIO88 - centinued precise estimates of plant performance snel environmental impact The projected growth in the transport of radioactive materials in licvnsing and standard-setting activities. Planned studies requires R&D to asesre continued public protection. Work will to be rapanJcJ in fY 1977 include verification of the principal be expanded in FY 1977 to verify analytical models used to sources of radioactivity in og crating IEgs and determination of predict shipping container performance end to verify the - twrform.ance of related ef fluent control systems. Sintlar stu-relationaliip between required decage tests of containers and die, will be undertaken witti res.pect to fuct fabrications facil-actual conditions of transport. Studies on spent fuel element it te.. and critteility studies will be performed to support integrity in accident environments will be undertaken within th= s.if tt y of t ransportation and ston age and the processing of this activity. Investigations to confirm the potential post-nimet oxide fuel. In licensing =mclear facilities which gen- - accident dispersal of radioactive material, and the mitigating l er.it e ra.Iloart ive u.ast e product s. the roamission must provide effects of recovery techniques will also be continued. l rea.oe,abic a+.urance t hat these wasten remain isolated fine t he envi ronme-nt. A prop.rna objective under this activity is Continued research in site safety research will be strengthened. t o devr top an independrait b.rits for appraisal uf wante man-to assure a contimsed adequate basis for reactor siting guide- .e grinen t prep.me l as, tl+1r alternatives, relative costs, risks. lines. Investigations will cortinue to determine eartiquake and bvnefits. Rec.su.e of the interface between waste sterage/ characteristics and mechanisms in II.S. seographical areas disposal requirencnts and in-plant wa<te t reateent prorenaes. Important to reactor alting. Other investigations will evale-the prorram mes t also prowli'e the data ne.ensary to estabitsh ate (a) effects of tornsdoes, tsunsels. flooding and meteor-I l rens i n n trips t r emen t s on wa t e pr whar t characteristics and ological phenomenal (b) costs and safety benefits of siting pxkaging, and am onnit e w ente storage saystes,a for a wide rumrepts (understround and of fshore o!=ats) and (c) structural vas is t v of e.aJio u t ive w. int e prektuct s. Wrk will continue in response of facilitice and systems to earthquake end other IY 197t> - 1977 e n Jctine the cost associated with various environmental loads. These investigations are of central wute storage opt ions.and combinat ions and the potential con-Importance to the determination of acceptability of reactor. arquerreu of retsaacs tense waste dispos.nl sites. Ef fortes are s.Itco and designs. .stwo um!crway to describe the phys tral and chemical pr.*pe rties ci certain low-level wa ste-s shla h can.sifect the nafety e f atorage ond transportation. Sa f a r* a r d s R ese a r r h.............................................. fY 1975 - $ 1.259 FY 1976 - $ 4.674 fY 1977 - $ 9.455 A broad coeptrhensive *;RC safeguards research program is industry. The safeguards will be directed toward (a) reducing necessary f or tiewly development of improved safegrartb the likelihood of attempts to create nuclear events having measu-es which a w ure adequate nuclear materials and plant adverse societal consequences. (b) reducing the likelihood of protectfon. This improvernent v111 he respo.imive to the an attempt being successful, and (c) reducing the potential growing public concern with respect to potential malevole nt consequences of such attempts. Attention will be given to e artivitics that involve nuclear facilities and material, by sis +11fying requirements in ways that will not reduce their the prais-eted near-term une of large quantities of plutonium effectiveness. The research program is concerned with current and ot hen strategic special nuclear euterials in private and advanced fuel cycles and will provide information important to achieving the following: 40 E .m e, w, --e.= =m' ~ '

t r i ? (Dollars in thousands, ercept whole doll 6rs in narrative motorist) i g MYi LAR kl tTI ATORY t'0"f'llS'ilWt - cont inued (a) A more systematic basis and comprehenstre rationale for relating to the inttfation of longer tern research programs. f ut ure hRC safeguards paticy and progrnas. These special studies cover a broad spectrum of tasks and include the esfeguards work necessary as input to the Security Agency Study and the heleer Energy Center Site U.) f erreved rerulatimes and guljen to nasure effective Survey being done by NRC in accordance with the Energy u.afrgu.orits leptrerntation in lleensed factittles. Ecorganization Act of 19M. (c) Isproved nethods and procedures for lleensing review, Deveforment of an integrated Safeguards Information System inspection and enforcement, central information pro-will be undertaken to satisfy the IIRC p*ogram requirements ec aing, and NEC emergency resp msc. Inr collecting, storing, analyzing and communicating infor-mation relevant to safeguards. The system will provide a %e program chh s t ive of safeguards systems development is bants for safeguards emnarement decisions, inspection and an I s.p t orrrwn t in t he rwthoJology for systematic design anJ enforcement activities, and appropriate contingency plans. The ev.31uat i.m of t he wafeguards systen. It involves a comprc-Inforstation will include, but not be 1 tatted to that gen-henstre.aul detailed parametric.lescription of (a) potential crated by licensees in the implementation of safeguards regu-mlevolent events within the scope of KRC safeguards program, lations, including physical protection as well as nuclear (b) advers rv action aequences that could result in these materlat control and arcountability data. rvents, and (c) t t.e nat ure and ef fe-ct iveness of safeguards ncchanism that c.in be uscJ to protect against *uercasful Research and inspection and enforcement techniques will be adverwary action. Further orogram li.vestigations will be undertaken to provide taproved concepts, criteria, and .Il r cr t e.t a t synt r ut ic cl.ar.acterizat ion and analysts of procedures to assure compilance of licensees with regulations potential current, and future, sJversary t ypes. The analyses and previde effective safeguards teptementation. The work will L.w un the cotivation and resources of such elementa. A will involve the development of inspection procedures. bswis vill be w ucht f or ordering, or ranking, potential t argets instriementatloc, and acceptance criteria to determine the an t redes of.it t a. k in t erns that would be relevant to safe-effectiveness of physical protection and internal coctrols runds syster Jenign and evaluation, and accoun:3bility at licer. sed factittles. The applicability of Inspection concepts will be evaluated. including inspec-new S.elegu.irits ke scarch Jur tn/ FY 19 4 will previde an initial tion of psychological reliability testing and use of adversary . -: c secut of the sor t.nl. InJust rial and economic impact of testing as an inspection tool. gossthir safeguaras options as a l' amis fet determining the saf eguarJs st rategy to he leveloped in subsequent work. The Safeguards research in support of regulations and standards ot lect ive will be to provtJe a systems and tecimology base for will develop the technical basis necessary to ef fect NRC future rce,ulation.s. Full account will be taken of the results policy through itcensing and regulation and will essets the of the special safeguards studies being conducted by the effectiveness of systems and methods proposed as a basis for of f lee of NucIcar *taterials Safety and Safeguards which are the regulations. This work will involve the cost-benefit JIrrrted toward an assessnent of the poltry options ident ified evaluation of individual safeguards measures in terms of their in Neuvric lnvironmental Statement - Mixed Out le Fuel" ami contributton to overall safeguards system effectiveness. the development of early policy and program recommendatirna 41 t

.4 4 l j ~ t (Dollars in thoussads, except whole dollars in narrative material) We'I FAR RtEUIATORY ONMISSinN - centinued Occause the entire safeguards research pregram was developed accounting to protect against activities within a protected and InitiatcJ during the course of M 1976, the increase of area, vital area, or material access area that are directed 54.781.000 ullt be necess.try to maintain the level of ef fort toward sabotage or thef t of nuclear meterial. The work reached at the heginning of fT 1977. This will be directed involves the inventigation and assessment of a wide variety of towarJ the tw g.-neral categories of regulat t m: (a) physical systems and methods, including perimeter and area protection; protect lam ar..einst un.nuthor! zed access to, introduction of timely and sensitive methods includlag nuclear materials contrabanJ Into, or unauthorized removal of nuclear material accounting for detecting Illicit activities; internal controls from a protected arca, vital area, or material access area, or to deter and limit such activities; and messieres for appropriate unauths rlzed activlt les involving nuclear material during any reaction when illicit activities are detected. phase of t ransportat ioni and ib) Internal controls and 4 rqu i ps.-n e and e am s t r ne t l on...................................... FY 1975 - $3.038 W 1976 - S 9.600 . FY 1977 - $ O.000. S t r.n t i tcant lerns of equipment will be required for the Nuclear capacity facility for the pnetsmatic testiny,of latermediate-segulatory Rurarch program. In FY 1977 it will be necessary sized vessels. Instrumentation such as densitometers, an to procure c.e; Ital equi eent in unprort of the programs in fuel osr!!!oncope and a digital voltmeter are needed to leprove l 3* hihavior. primary systra integrity and nyateng enginecting. transient flow data obtained in the pWR bloudown heat transfer I Other e quipmert will be requircJ to support such major facill-me.asurements. liigh temperature furnace power supplies and tube I tic < as ine r. htF. PIT Semiscair, and thermal-bydraullr heat burnt apparatus are required to test zircalloy 'uel cladding-transfer e virinents. Capital equipment will also be sequired and ultrasonic thermoiseters are planned for the in-pile fuel l-f or re wars h.and development en support I.MFBR and r.am reactur text program. tete assem ment pror.rarci. environment.sl and fuel cycle. and naleguarJs rrw.irrh prorrs- >. Morrever. adJittanal equipment The IDFT experimental program will require significant amounts j 9111 he requirrd in support of new and increased functions of equipment for data measurement during nuclear testing. I necessitated hv the obtertiven of the nuclear regulatory research program.in entlined by inercases in operating funds. _ Other equipment is also required to support the IDFT operations. l. Major examples are such itema as a large. non-nuclear czperi-and facility modifications are needed to permit the conduct of t tents to simulate steam line breaks and primary-to m endary, nent on three-dimensional core flow during blowdown. system breakes. Capital equipment requirements for IDFT l-I Innstig.it ions of reflooding a full-length core (12'). fuel n 1977 also include the handling and post-test disassembly of handling and examin.stion systems for 1.0FT. and heat transpert IDCE fuel elements. This inctisdes equipment for remote hold:ng, f I systems caperiments. cutting. measuring, and enemination of radioactive fuel ela-j ments. Radioactive off-gas storage equipment will also be The technology programs for primary system integrity and fuct provided for the IDFT facility. { behavior will require equipment for the study of theraul shock. such a4 hirh-ps ehuure pumps and in strumentation and equipment t. Faulpment modiffrations in FY 19?? are also required to stspport n for evaluation of crack growth rate and for pneumatic testing Suproved pBF operation. A fully Instraunented high-temperature. j - of internedtate-sized vrancis. Specific items include an high-pressure loop ir planned for testing assembled test trains j 4 autoclave for the crack growth rate studies and a pumping prior to installatio-in the per la-p!!e tube. A fission t 1 i l ,_,,,_,,...,s w, ~ _a.m_.__.

i ..c m. ,,. 9.,. %..g ( - Y r t (Dollars in tho.' sands, except whole dollars in narrative materist) NUCLTAR RECUTATORY COMMISSION - continued prouuct monitorina system w!!! be provided, capable of transient 1he Environmental ard Fuel Cycle and Safeauerde pregne will t swasurement of fission product relcaae irna test fuel. The require nuclear meterial contatoers, equipment associate

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cxisting nystem for damping experimental burst pressure pulses the conduct of critical esperimente, laboratory bench equip-la PRF will be replaced with an improved system including a ment; data recording destces, and other items associated with steam generator to attenuate syntem pressure pulses. The plenue the handling of radiometive meterialog standard sources, Fill I'mp.ritwnt will require a d.ita acquisltion systre, a special test fixtures, and instrumentation for the development j signal conditioner, and an experiment control synten in-of inspection methods and to evaluate the effectiveness of cluding phntographic recording. The Semincale experiment safeguards measures implemented by licensees. requires such equipment as power supplies. gaarna density mes-suring nystems, and a blowdown loop pump. FQttipMt'It? - CONSTRt7CTlfMt I The liquid metal fast breeder reactor (iffFBR) safety program FY 1976 IT 1977 requires suels equipment ran test vessels, aerosol generation Equipment system components, and electrostatic samplers for the aerosol Water Reactors.. 4.................... $ 3,738 3 4,500 transport program; sophisticatcJ high-temperature measurement Advanced Reactors..................... 1,680 2,500 devices for the in-pile molten fuel experiments, and neutron Environmental-Fuel Cycle, holograpb r componed e for fuel motion diagnostica. Safeguards.......................... 82 l.000 The gas-cooled re setor safety program will require major units of equipment to simulase reactor accident conditions. Cocatruction txamples include a data acquisitions system, recorders, and Modifications tr 4 var:c.i Cure monitoring systms associated with ex.smination of primary pulse Reactr- $ 3,000 conlant Intyractions and servo hydraulle controls and instru-Modificatit..m Forer P ist mentat ion channels associated witti investigat ion of eclamic Faciteey. 1.100 r e t.pon se. In addition. material testing equipment is nesded. Tcts. S

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~~ i 4B i Okillars in Thousemis, except whole dollern in sarrative material) i 'Tal f.AR RFC1'I ATORY_ COM? tis 410M - cont inued [i Program Technical Support.................................................................................................... ~ i $10.18C I i Summary of Program Technical Support Est_imate by Object Clann I l Estimate Actual Estimate Transitfon Estimate FY 1975 rY 1976 Quarter FY 1977 Permornet Compensatton........................................ $ 3.823 $ 5.150 3 1.525 8 5.980 Personnel Benefits........................................... 333 462 131 540 i Contract Support 1.762 2.385 236 1,387 Administrative Support 970 1,430 360 1,538 Travel..................................................... 404 718 128 735 Equipment Total Prop. ram................................... . 230 0 0 0 $ 7.522 $ 10.145 $ 2.380 $10.180 Personnel.................................................... (199) (231) (231) (212) + ( This budget activity includes salaries and other conta for the t st.sff offices that provlJe direct program technical support. and materials, and the enforcement of Ifcense conditions '5 6 These are the of fice of the Executive Legal Director. the Office and NRC regulationst counseling with respect to safe-I' 3 of International and State Programs, the Advisory Committee on guards mat ters, contracts, security, patents, adelnistra-Reactor Safeguards. the Atomic Safety and I.icensing Board, t he tion, rene.srch, personnel, and the development of Licensing Appeal Panels, and the of fice of Special Studies. regulations to leptement applicable Federal statutes. The FY 1976 staf f totals 84 positions. An. increase of The of fice of the Executive legal tilrector is responsible 2 positions is requested to cccommodate the increased a. for providing legal advice and services to the I:mecutive workload in FY 1977 associated with the increase in Director for operations and the programmatic of fices and activities projected for various NRC progrees. activities reportinn to him. These weaponalbilities b. The Office of International and State Programs (ISP) include representat ion of the NRC Staf f in administrative proceedings involving the licensing of nuclear facilities provides direct progree support to the NRC staff for g international relations, state relations, and emergency ,g j = 44 lA 1 ~, m s

(Dollare in Thousande, except whole dollare in narrative material) {t F.AR RttTI. AWRY COPff tSMION - cont inued preparednese programe. A number of bilateral regulatory c. Advloory Committee on teactee Safeauerde se required by InformatIon enchange arrangements were negotiated with statutes reviews and reports on oefety studies and foreign countries in FY 1976 including specifle foreign facility, license,applicatione referred to att a* vises the reactor data exchanges which will be implemented primarily Ocesks3 ton on tt e hasards of proposed or existing reactor in FY 1977 Additionally, in FY 1976, an NRL represent-stive of fice was established in Europe anJ !! censing fac!!! ties ard the adequacy of proper safety standardag activittee on all emporta and imports of all non-reactor and performe such other duties se the Cometselon may re-quent. The ACRS resteve each application for a construc-f acilitice end nource and special nuclear materlate were t ransferred to ISp. tion permit, an operating license for a facility. and any application fur an amendment to en operating !! cense. The Isr. In its State relatione program. manages a joint Committee's report on applications for fact!!ty licenees veillance program with selected States and the Department becomes a part of the record of the application and is sur-of Transportation to evaluate the ef fectiveness of trone-made available to the public, emetyt for security material. swirtat ion regulat ions for raJIoactivo materiais, conducts The FY 1976 staf f totale 36 and an increase of programs to strengthen the licenelng process through State-one position le requested to accommodate the FT 1977 work load. Federal cooperation. and supporte State activities in radt-at ton control, and werves as the central source of informa-d. tion on State IcginIntion and activities relating to the Atomic Safety and 1.leension Board panel conducts adjudi-NRC r,vulatory ente. The NRC e=ergency preparedness (EP) catory hearings through its hearing boards who issue in-program provides nupport for the training of Frate radio-termediate and final decletone according to authority j Ingical veengency-preparcJuces personnel. delegated by the Commienton with respect to grenting. i nunpending. revoking, or amending Ilcenses or autivori-f nations under proviolone of applicable reguistions of the In tY 1977 Isp will expand NRC's internatinnel regulatory { Commlnsion or laws. inform.ition enchanges; acreteratr joint NRC/ State planning Thle includes determinations relating ellorta, inclujing coordination of NHC/ State power plant to the construction or operation of nuclear power plante ulting recusettene to streamlino the !! censing. process! and separate hearings on entitrust leeues retaling to the coordlunte and develop NRC/ State polley to insure manimum cperation of such plante. Three-man Boards ippointed Integration cf safety and licenalng lasueng determine from the members of the panel are required to conduct State radlolegical emergency Instrumentation nerds; and hearings which review environmental Issues involved in carry out radf-slogtral emergency preparednese programs, any much proceeding as well as to separately consider ( is assigned by the Federal prepatedness Agency. General ionnes of health and safety, national defense, financial Services Administration, including the development of qualifications and economic conalderations that might be state guidance for emergency responec to transportation involved, and to resolve leeues related to these matters that may arlee from interventions by membero pf the public accidente involving radioactive materiale. The FY 1976 I d staff totals 26 and remains unchanged in FY 1977. l i l' 1 6 i 45 J .I L!. .1 d I 1 n ,+ ~

~ a n s L, l i (tiollars in Thousands, except whole dollars in narrative insterial) NtT117.It fil't:tfl ATimV t o'ett SSitiM - eset inued or.u.v ot her p art y. Arrordingly, tin Panel also has This panel is organizationally separate from the Atomic authority as deleg.ited bv t he Conntunion to appoint Safet y and Licensing Board Panel. The ASIAP is composed Boards to atute -m pet it ions for Intervention. The of members designatcJ by the Coimmission who are assigned p.ine l.ile.o ax> point s floards e n conduct rulemaking to appeal boards for operific IIcensing proceedings. The he. rings.ns designated by t he Commission. The Boards panelfs activities are supervised by a permanent Chairman are re quired by law to init iat s-most of the hearings and vice-Chairmin. h TT 1976 staf f totals 15 and an, in the vicinity of the plant nite. T he IT 19 7t> set a f f Increase of 2 p<.=ltions is requested to accommodate the tot.ils 40.unt an incre.ise sif 2 posit ions is reques:cd to work laad. acccmrmla t e t in' FY 1977 work loaJ. f. The offtre of J m lat studies will romplete the Congres-At onic, yat. ty ;ind.,1 f eyns,ing Appeal I*.iny,1, is delegsted slonally m.in late d Nuclear inergy Center Site Survey c. the authosity to twr t erm t h. review t anict ! ens that (NFCSS) In IT 1976. The Consission is tiot requesting any woubt otherwl.c he performed by the Comrla.ston in: (a) funds at this time for any NECSS follow-on study. Thus, procesdinrs on applicattons for licenses under 10 CFR the office of Special Studies which is stoffed at 26 in i part 50; (h) preccedings on applic.itfens for autt. ort-FY 1976 will be eliminated. zatIons under 10 CFR part !!5 and (r) such other licensing proceedings a*. the Cerrnission m*y specif y. i 1 i 1 ,I I' 46 _.. _ _ _....... _. _ _. -. _. -...,.. _ _ _ _ _. ~~ - d e

~ i l (Dollars in thousands, except,* d - dollars in narrative material) EUC1. EAR REtallATORY COMMISSION - continued Program Direction and Administration.........................................................................................$22.310 Sunnary of Proeram Direction and Administration Estimate by Chiect Class Estimate Actual Estimate Transition Estimate TY 1975 FY 1976 Quarter FY 1977 ORIECT CIASS i - Personnel Compensation...................................... $ 7.373 $11.715 $ 3.460 $12.360 i Personnel Benefits.......................................... 650 1.033 305 1.110 Prsgram support............................................. 1.025 3.954 441 4,300 Administrative Support................ Trave1...................................................... 1.900 3.200 810 3.780 201 263 44 370 Equipment................................................... 435 370 70 390 1otal Program...................................... $11.584 $20.535 5 5.130 $22.310 Personne1................................................... (447) (515) (515) (548) i Program Direction and Administrative Offices proside overall policy direction resource management effectiveness, admini-The Consnissioners - Are the governing body who smet s. i strative and logistic support. and includes the staff offices exercise the overall re.ponsibilities of the Energy Reor-of the Cecrissioners and the Executive Director for Operations genitation Act of 1974 and the Atomic Eh.orry Acts of 1946 as shown 1clow and 1954 es Amended. They provide the fundamental policy i guldence and the adwinistration and management direction l The Cornisalon EDO: siecessary to assure that the civilian use of nuclear I Co=usission energy is developed in a manner consistent with the public l EDO health and safety, environmental quality, national secu-g Secretary Administration rity and antitrust laws. The PT 1976 etaff totals 28 ar.d General Counsel Controller remains unchanged in FY 1977. Policy Evaluation Planning and Analysis inspector and AuJitor Management Information Congressional Affairs and Program Control Pubile Affstrs i Equal Employment Cpportunity i d 47 t I I l l e A& .J. ggpp6. 9

. - ~., ., e y-_ 4 1 1 v h (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollate in narrative materist) 'NWT FAR kit.UI A10EY Curt *tiSSION - runt inucJ z i h. The effice of t he Sc<tetary develops policies and prepr.ation and transatssion of statements of views i gir~udedu~rC 7'r~the provision of complete secretariat re< treated on proposed legislation. The FY 1976 staff ? n services reutro for the discharge of Cocesission totals 17 posittoaa and remains unchanged in FY 1977. y hustness and te+1cment.ation of Comunission decisions 2 advl es and assists the Commission Offices reporting d. Of fice of Policy Fveluntion advises the Cossalssion on a T direct ly to the Commission, the Executive Director for broad range of substantive policy matters to enhance the Optrations.and his subordinate offices on the scheduling information base on which Commission dectolons are made. and conduct of Commission business; records Cormaission The FY 1976 staff totals 18 positions. An increase of meetingn plann, directs and operates the NRC papera one position is requested in FY 1977 to accosusodate the p ety s: o. nopervises and administers the Cormaission's increased workload of the Conunission. s public Dr ument Room; directs and operates the Commission Correspondence and Records Facility; maintains the e. Office of the inspectnr & Auditor conducts investinations %Irshm's of fical docket; coordinates protocol and inspections to verif y the integrity of all a*MC opera-m s tivittro at nemission level; provides Itatson for tions; investigates allegations of NRC employee alston-ho.ords an I commit ters report ing directly to the Com. duct, and equal employment opportu ilty and civil rights e t - %: pe r f orrm services relating to the functions complaints; assluts the Coeunission in carrying out its of e.deral Advisory Committee Management Officer; financial management responsibilities administers the reproduct ton and distribution facility; Consnission's day-to-day audit activities; serves as the cper m e e = plans ' ditects the NRC llistorical Programs operates point of contact with the General Accounting Of fice on m the cla n iffed document control system for Cornissioners matters affecting the spency's financial and canagefent ( and officos reporting to the %tulon; and provides audit functions; and maintains Itatson with the Department f-general aIntnistrative and logistic.it support service of Justfre and other law enforecasent agencies, including to the Cmaissloa. The FY 197n staf f totals 30 and the coordination and handling of criminal referrals. The 3 remains unchanged in FY 1977. W 1976 staf f totals 25 and remains unchanged in FY 1977. 1 Of fice of the Ceneral Counsel is the chief Icgal of ficer f. _The Offlee of Congressional Affairs provides assistance to F c. and legal advisor to the Commission. The General Counsel the Commission and senior staf f on congressional matters, 7 provides legal opinion. dvice..and consultations to the coordinites interage-ey congressional relations activities, a ummi s s 'en in connection with the quasi-judicial respon-and I the principal Italso for the Conumission with con-y sihtittles of the Commission and in the development of aressional ecomittees and aeshers of Congress. The FT 1976 y subutantive policy matterw. It represents the Co==tssion

• .taf f totals 5 and reantna unchar ged in fY 1977.

C in mattert. relat !ng t o litigat ts,a. and. In cooperation L vl' h t he 15cpartment of Just ice, represents the Cos.alssion g. The Office of public Affaire plans and administers NRC's In rourt ;*roceeding af fecting t he NRC progratu. The coordinated and comprehensive program to inform the public /$ of fice also provides legal advice sitti respect to legis. of Come.tssion paticles, programs and activities, as appro-lat Ive :nat ters bf e oncern to NRC, including drafting of priate, and for Informing NRC management of public af fairs legislation, prs paration and review cf testimony, and activities of interest to the Commission. The FY 1976 y* N 48 7 'r i I E J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. . - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ ~

e .. o p E p -- U \\ t r h lI W (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrative material) NUCI FAR RECUtATORY, COMMI'*SIOft - cent inued Et 1 staff totals 17. and an increase of one position Im k. The Of fice of Itanagement infore.ation and prokres Control l i requested to accomodate the IT 1977 Cnmission's workload. (MipC) provides and integrated and comprehensive manage- { b ment it. formation and control system for prostaa planning h. The Executive Director For Operattons coordinates and and the reporttog and analysis of schedule and performance J i directs the Cemeission's operational and administrative of hdC programs accomp1tshed by the Offices of Ituelear ! ( activities an1 to respons!hle for coordinating and Regulatory Research. Standard Development, Inspection and developing pot *cv and prngram eptions generated by the Enforcescut, Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as well as Nuclear i E directors of e n-, pcogram of fices. The FT 197t> staff of Materials Safety and Safeauards. The FY 1976 staff totals 21 rentin e unchanged in IT 1977. 48 positions. An increase of 3 positions is requested to j l accommodate additional information system requirements i 1. office et Aaninistration provides the personnel admini-including those set forth in Section 208 of the Energy f 1 stration; scrurtry and classification; technical informa-Reorgantration Act of 1974 wherein NRC aust report all j 2 tion; facillt ten and materials lleenac frest contract ing lice see events and abnormal occurrences within 15 days j and procurenent; rules, proceeding and document screlces; of occurrence. This includes the technical assessment data pencessing; tmtiding management t print ing, reprpJuc-and evaluation of performance and fa!!vres of nuclear lI 3 tion. records management; a variety of other housekeepinA reactors and nuclear fue.1 cycle facilities. funct ion. and support for the local public document = 6 AdJtttonally, they are responsthle for directing 1. The offtre of planning and Analysis provides an overall l rocas. the activities of wanagement and administrative support independent analysis of prograss, issues, policy options programs, and for developing policy options for Cocatssion and alternatives. and enordinates and improves NRC's j con siderat ion. Tne IT 1976 staf f total 229. An increase cost-benefit policy. The TY 1976 staff totals 14 .,'y of 18 posit tens la requested primarily to assure that the ponttions. An increase of 2 positions is requested to i t NRC cfficca fo which pragramrutic growth is planned are accommodate the FY 1977 ef fort. adequat elv

• imported in such areas as rcrsonnel, repro-

^ i duction. scrurity. centracts, etc. The Of fice of3ual Employwent Opportunity plans and i m. administers the NRC Equal Employment Opporttinity program. J. Offire of tlic Controller provides hudget and financial The IT 1976 staf f totals & positions and remains unchanged '[ .t eanateoent errantiation. including development and sain-in IT 1977. tenance of a sn. ten of accountina an<* financial controls J whi6h confornas to the standards prescribed by the e k Coeptroller teneral: provides a resource planning and }E evaluation function to evaluate the critical relationship

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P l.s n. The n 1976 staf f totels 57 poattlons. An increase of R posittens in IT 1977 to required n bring the manning g le vel to clic minIn -m needed to meet the needs of sor t d financial ein gement. I i" 49 I h MT i ---k=ie h .a w1-.h. me, a mi k -.M Mf

1 e .,, e c' m ~~' \\ SPECIAL SUPPORT 1HG TABLES U. S. NUCLEAR RECUIATORY Cottil$SION + FY 1917 Budget Estirates (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars la narrative material) AI.L FROCRAMS - NRC Dl'tECT IMPLOYP'FMT Year-end strenathe and average employment for permanent full-Tlee heels for the incre seva in year-end strwnsthe projected ' 3 t== employees and total personal services comte of the v.er f oun progra== are ebown in the table tielow. discussed in the narrative justification of the respective a re: programa. Comparison of Employnent and Personnel Compenaatton Obligations Actonal FY 1975 Fattmate FY 1976 Estimate FY 1977 Fedoyment Fmptayeent EmpIoynwnt _End Av. Full End Av. Full End Av. Tull Tryrram 5,trength Time phltr_ationn Strength Time Obitaations St renatti Time Obliantions Welcar reartor Regulation... 582 52n $ 14,636 605 594 $ 16,930 613 609 8 17,700 'taidarda p.v lopment... 112 110 2,670 135 124 3,341 153 144 4.170 Inar.ctInn and Fnforeceent... 420 385 10,557 498 459 12,210 592 545 15,180 g Ericar Mesterials 59fety and safegu.ards............. 152 122 1.211 199 175 5,288 276 238 6,700 Nuclear Regulatory Researrh.. 94 74 2,386 106 100 2,805 135 121 3.660 rrogram Techatral support.... 199 170 1,823 231 215 5,150 212 221 5.980 l'uoge ne Istrert ton arul Stei n a ne r ai l..n..... 447 182 7.371 515_ 4R1 _11.715 548 531 12.360 101 AI. NtfCI. EAR RffUIATORY COMMISSION..... 2,005 1,772 $ 42.656 2,289 2.148 '$ 57,439 2,529 2,409 $ 65.750 4 l l l l 50 s e . 6.-

- gp 7 e e. ' q.;g. -.1_ J.. r 2 i f' I s U. S. NUCLEAR RECULATORY COMMISSION f FY 1977 Budget Estimates (Dollars in thousands, except whole dollars in narrative materist) NRC DIRECT TRAVEL Estimate Actual Eatinate Transition Estinste FY 1975 FY 1976 _ Quarter FY 1977 NucIcar Reactor Regulations.............................. $ 707 $ 767 192 $ 810 standards Development.................................... 127 265 64 235 Inspection and Enforcement............................... 1,082 1,700 461 1.770 Nuc lear Mat erials Sa 'et y and Sa f eguards.................. 42 249 62 5}0 Nuclear Regulatory Research.............................. 188 215 45 105 Program Technical support 4 04 718 128 735 Program Di rec t ion and AJatnis t rat ion..................... 201 263 44 370 Total............................................... $ 2.751 $ 4.168 8 996 $ 4.755 Tht.s eselmate covers etw cost of offtetal travel of covernment A significant position of the travet is required in connection employe ru while.tlsch.arr.Ing assigned NRC dut teg away from with the discharge of NRC's responsibilities associated with official date station *. The travel conta reflect the travel the health, safety, and the Itcensing and compliance functions of t hre. princip.it clangen of personnel: (1) NRC permanent full-time certo).rs. (2) NRC Interalt tent employees such as-under the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, the Atomic members cf.idvinery groups and individual consultants, and Safety and Licensing Board Panel, and Nuclear Reactor Regu-5 (3) NRC traineen, lation; inspection of Itcensed factittless shipment of nuclear materialet nuclear materials safeguards aCLivitiest mal. r tty of the planned travel is required to maintain international cooperation activities; environmental affairs; The and waste management activities. a sat t %f actory degree of technical and admintat rative super-vision over Commission offices and projects and Itaiston with contractors and to provide for attendance of technical and scientific personnel at important domestic and foreign conferences and araposta. 31 9 ~ " i

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