ML20127K857

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Final Response to FOIA Request for Listed Documents.App H Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)
ML20127K857
Person / Time
Issue date: 09/30/1992
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Bradley Jones
AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD (FORMERLY AKIN
References
FOIA-92-88 NUDOCS 9301260240
Download: ML20127K857 (3)


Text

d wmmw

'#( [ 2 U.S. NUCL[ AH HIGUL A10HY COMMl!410N r.g sso, m w s 31 v.., e.%

FOIA 88

/,,, -,,,%

+r 3

@mm,n

['+')ey "x I m.^ t i I r^a t C RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF s,

INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST SEP 3 01992 QU{ e, \\ t tsVk*Bt R tQ tir gyrk gfde) lil QUI % ll R M r' ; S[d

.3(afif L PART t,- AGE NdY ftECORDS RE L T ASLD OR Ny LOCAT E D /Sev Med rJ turo No apocy ret ords sub;ett to the etquest have t+en Wated Jem y recort s sutyes t to the et quest ha.

  • been lot sted No addit onal a:

i e

Requested records a'e a,adatae through another pubhc d sintatan propam See Comer ent. secUon.

A ency re' O'dl SJb;rct to the requebt that are VJtentif ttd in Apnemi,.!et)_

re a;#tajv avadabic for pubhc inspectiori and copying at the 9

NHC Pubbc Document Room 2120 L St cet. N W., Wohingtr>n, DC.

Agency records sub;ect to the fraunt that are 'dentif e.d in Append >=tes).

are bemg rnade ava4ble for pubbe inspection and copying -

r at the NRC Pubhc Dccament Room,2120 L Street, N.W, u nhmgton, DC,in a feier under this FOI A number.

The nonpropnetary vemon of the rec 4 naust that you ayird to accept in a telephone c on ersation w>th a member of rny staf f en row tinng %fe avahble for bubhc mspest.on a,d c op,2ng at the N HC Pvtihc Document Room. 2120 L SUeel. N W, Washqton, DC, in a folder under this F O! A nur%er, Arpn: y recordi utyc(1 to t e request that are idenufied M Appe nd:s teO _,... mn be mon.tui and u.p+-.i at the N RC Lv at Puth Document h

Hwn edentihed n tN Comments sectron.

E m !osed as in o'natio, on how you rna, obta:n access in and the & crs for copymg recor J loca'ed at the N AC Pvt,lic Documee Ac.n,21' o L Street, i

i N W, Washmton DC Agency ret o'ds subjN t to the request are em aed.

Records sub nt to Ibe regaest hne been reft reed to another Federal ayn yf eO for revmW er d d int spome to you i

x ren You w m be la ed to t'.e NRC for 'n 5 totena $ ___2 b + 7 2 y

You wm rne ve a refund from the NRC in the amount of $ __ ___

in view of NRCi revow to th4 request, no further action is be,ng to en n appesi letter dated

.No PART ll. A-INF ORMAllON WITHHE LD i ROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certam treormato. - in the reqwenied records is being nitne'd f rom pub'ic d,scloiu e pursuant ta the esemptions ctes;ribed + and for the renons stated r

K in Part ll, B, C, aw D Arv released portion of the dacuments for w hich or'y part of the record a being withr+1d are betng made avahat-le tot putme WmiOn and m v ana in the NRC Pubhc Dcqument Rom 2 m L Streei, N W,., Washmgton, DC in a foider under this F OI A number.

COWLNTE Search

$ 370.80 Review 747.40

,1,118.20 Adv. Pyt.

-1,091.48 5

26.72 9301260240 920930 PDR FOIA PDR JONES 92-88 EGk i iRL, DIRE ClOR, Dt ISION g/M f DO*J OF INF ORMAll0N AND PUBLtCATIONS SERVICf S b4V T4s

... - ~ ~ -. - -

_- i.

HESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST FOIA -

92-88 SEP 3 01992 icomVAnom P' id H B APPLICABLE (XtMPilON$

= _- - - - -. -

HMords wtst to the request that are descrit.ed in the enclraed AppendixfesLR___are t>emg mthheld in their entaety or in part undet the hemption No W and for the reponh! g.ven tit 4* powant to 6 U S C %2M and 10 Cf R 91Hal of NHC repfat+ns

-~

t the mo vermeten. s twe, t wt.ed s.vme" to bech.e O'dr Ibempt+a H e

2 N nm.em entwmenon vetaies weiy to the eteere s.e<>9m.e# tvin and p'oceoses et NRC (( ae*puon 7)

3. the nahhew themat,on a sectoti, e.enteo_ tec.m puta ow u e t v uatuSE[cMt semptIon h i

fact oni 14 t.141, of the bom.c t f.e<gy Act. nNc6 p Atvti the oiirkiivre o' Heiintted De# 08 hamedv Reitwied Dee H P O $ C.2161 71661

~.

._m

.m_m

)

1,ecton 147 of the Attar (nepy Act. wh.ch pn.,h "ti the d sciosure of Uroets t+1 %+tegon as intvernanon i42 U.S C 7160.

t

~ -. _. _ _. _ _. -.. -

ite..thhea etmmeton +n a irece setetty c reme<cisi u <* am ia'.nfmmce shat et rens anhheid fu the er emonisi um.ated. It nemption 4) 4 t,4 symaie.. wu,oo 4 t, www um u 3....

,,m..sc e,..

__-.m.-.

the ewmaton,. r v.s ac ed to u ww. eta,, t 9.m ot~n m,saa to io a #4 y nica,o i >

~

. _ - - - -. -.~.

..n.

The etermeen

  • es sut,m.neo end m en,ea m com.a.~. p.awm a t o o n / mo od b

16 the.awd aw+.ie e i ets ut eme,egne, n. eenen, cu.nw eno,e nei m.#,

e a, %, o,m.9 u.p%n it e mpoon t Arv setne Pr%,ge _._ _

Deiht4tW9 I'f Di f &t bi&t @lnie DI $"edt*Ql@ d' 6hb Udhi* AWJM INd t u ' Nid! lbf Ult! A9d UP4 e afhd"@ ed Medtf5%Pf'{yli ip th Ni tW'el ye p8(d. MI ihne ano sie no eevente nyeptde f F.IM e

r y Whee ret vos are wehekt v. tte entset, tN f at ti ce e e svu avi m'-1wed w ar W p.eewv en mmete rei o.uu,e o e,e.em a me t.m.< -, wma." + i m.,

.m m r.

,-..s w m e %,,m Anune,nu,icm u tp,

",g.,

% -u ew, a t,

,o m,

di,e new amt h i '+ nent j

Anennyent pi,ser 4Co Ateni c comme.co.um t ew - an e n 1

It Then96+dredomsbms.ee*PTeo V Wl.-aw't e re.i _ w e is t

-ee awe 9%

ie4iayy 17 A sw"te.1,*-e au o M g4a tu d' er.a g t r u e+p*-M 6.i

- - - + -

7 the weem intmmate. c ons,ste t.t m wt, wmpaca w v a von eet evemn c.<$ a tm

  • ted M o eesiow nu aied R memption H

_..Dwnee cowd sesonat< e t.e eitmed to eme,te e n e en Nmtement vos een r<g t.et ame a s out.ne,' the i< one <h.ecian. end loco, of

. _.. _ _ =._

i enti.r' Cement eti Pil. GN1 (NJS CQw i po6419y ADO

  • rFL p e% 1018h 9 E 14H it, gh pd pf enty 6 f omy'c +g pa g gqpon pf N RC,,pggmpgg U

fr om m.e.i. t.44t.ri _a.t te.mpe on ?.T u _ - -

,m

=

Dwo u.e w c o, ot.at an easovien u nen et r%na posasy the w onMcu T he w seas.m weis t e m sa.o no no e n e4r-e t

rae w o. i e eim u 1 o e. a s ae, t4 s wWte sou os it semptwn 7 (DH r

OMh

_P AR_T H CO.- _( N_ H_NG OFilC. I AL S. _

Pwwsne in to tr n 9 : nan) and m 9 25tci e o, i;i %n a f%pm, Rmm u un <ent w a e.4, been orie.mmeo the the ofrmee w i+ mea.i e. cant ham p o sW int m piorie w. u"we a <pe:y in the gW mtnto. he pce 6ms imms (de for the den at see ibo e of f.c 4 s MenOf ed besi* as t.cov mg s

detoneHsch.ve ottic1a s a,d the Dem, D--,a m of Mip et IMer or cut Putu m uni"ew m OH ce et Adm:n C>swt 6 a,e dre@ e d me be arp e'*4 to W hnme D emm tw Otranom It 00)

I OtNnNG of f tCIAL l

tif t f W FICf H(COADS Ot Nil APF(M A?! DiflCiAL

.--..-.-.D- -.-.... (W.. _3 pegny,_ _ io

_E m L..lotdan. _ _Dh octor. AE0D_

% Appendix 1._.. _LL_

i i

i 1

--q_.-

-~

A-~+

~4

.. _ _. -. -, _ ~ -,... -. - -. _ - -. _. - ~ - _

i

___ p _

t

)

I PART 11. D-APPE AL RIGHTS TW domst by each denvirst offeel ident t ed m Part ll.C ma, be oppeated to the Apociate Ott.cist icientif.ed tiers. Any such appesi must t:e made in wnting withm 30 days of receipt of ttus moonse. Appets must be ed'essed. *: sporopnate.to the E **cubve 0+ rector for One,att.no. to it e Secretary of the Comimisiori, or to the inspector Gwest, V $ % dear byteory Commmion.*sihmaton, DC 200%. and should c!m!v stre on the envelope and m the letter trat it iun "Appiat from en kot st Fot A Decmon?

i

, NRC FORM 464 (Part 2) 491)

U S. NUCLEAR FRGULATORY COMMIS$10N '

I

Hot F01A-92-88 APPENDIX 11 RFS_0RDS. 'LolALLY., TDIJUiLD RIIMHim DATE DrScHIPrLQlL& EXEllPPION 1.

Undated PV DET Operations Section (11 pagos) EX.

5 2.

Undated Potential Root Causes for PV Performanco Problems (12 pagos) EX. 5 3.

Undated Evaluation Outlino (49 pagos) EX. 5 4.

11/10/89 PVNGS, Diagnostic Evaluation Observations, QP (18 pagos) EX. 5 5.

12/5/89 Summary of Observations (6 pagos) EX. 5 6.

12/7/89 PV Maintenanco Evaluation Plan-(19 pages) EX. 5 7.

Undated PV Diagnostic Evaluation Plan for Quality Programs-(25 pages) EX. 5 8.

Undatec 3.6 Engineering Design & Technical C"oport (46 pages) EX. 5 9.

1989 Notes by 4:'rty Virgilio (18 pages) EX. 5 and Outside Scopo u

w --

w' p.+._

-m.

e AKIN, GUMP, H AVER & FELD. L.L.P.

ATTORNEYS At LAW

,,,y y,

4:00 t isti est v CE N1t ge a h(Or$1L b( D L v1(D Li&D4tT t S ANth( D$RP Hi CONSA( $$ ay(Npg 1700 Parn ec a,t Nut

'NC 6 4t"NG P*Of ( 55 044 C O*08? CNS Av&92N tt aat 78704 pa ges itsas 7520beeis g333 ggw ggypggggg Aygqgg qw 85'2 499 6700

$Ulf E 400 1600 NatioNsaaNu pura

- 65 Avt Nut Lovitt P D NO 7 WA$HINGToN D C 20o36 3OO ccNvtut sintti 40$0 8mw66t66 ht L oiv ht S' NAN'ONiO ttA*&782O5 10iu 32 2 S35 29 0 i5:2t 270 0800 igoo ptN%yoitaucg. gouts tOwgn 4558 yn(Ov,.,aN., tc,

...,.. e.,c, e.s.,,

.,.,, w....

-ov. ion tron 77002 17i31220 E800 February 21, 1992 DY llAND DEI,IVERY FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Donnie 11. Grimsley, Director C REQUE9T hg fg gg Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Service U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission g p g g,, g 4 9 Washington, D.C.

20555

Dear Mr. Grimsley:

This is a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.

552, and 10 CFR Part 9 for documents relating to Palo Verde Units 1, 2& 3, and more particularly described below.

For the purpose of this request, the term " document" means all memoranda, letters, filings, testimony, exhibits, contracts, transcripts, minutes, notes, irafts, studies, analyses, reports, maps, diagrams, charts, books, articles, pictures, printouts, tapes, or other written, graphic, or computerized information-in any form which constitutes agency records under the Freedom of Information Act.

The documents we are requesting can more particularly be described as:

1 All documents, other than the NRC Augmented Inspection Team (AIT) report forwarded to Arizona Public Service (APS) on April 19, 1989 and the Diagnostic Evaluation Team (DET) Report forwarded to APS on March 16, 1990, which discuss, evaluate, analyze or otherwise address the causes of the 1989 outages-at-Palo Verde Units 1, 2, and 3; and the basis for the NRC Confirmation-of Action letters issued on March 3,E1989; March 7, 1989; March 28, 1989; June 28, 1989; and December 24, 1989_that addressed-the Palo Verde Units.

This request includes, but is not limited to, documents which address the causes of the shutdown resulting in the 1989 outages at all three Palo Verde Units and the causes of the 1989 outages exceeding the formally or informally scheduled or planned outage durations, ikkh h a' 1

.ww O s.ww.

. t;.www "

l i

AmN GuMP. HAutn & Fcto. L L.P l

Donnie 11. Grimsley February 21, 1992 Page 2 i

2.

All transcripts, tapes or other record of interviews conducted during or in support of the NRC Augmented Inspection Team's review of the March 3,1989 trip of Palo Verde Unit 3.

The AIT review was reported in an AIT report forwarded to APS on April 9, 1989.

3.

All transcripts, tapes or other record of interviews conducted during or in support of-the Diagnostic Evaluation Team's review of Palo Verde performance. The DET review was reported in a DET report transmitted to APS on March 16, 1990.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9552(a)(6), a response to this request is required in ten days.

We are willing to pay all necessary search and copy fees associated with this request.

Please notify the undersigned at (202) 887-4558 Af these fees are expected to exceed $450.00.

If any portion of this request is denied, please provide a detailed explanation of the reasons for the denial, as required by 5 U.S.C. S 552(a)(6).

Sincere,/sx Bradle -

d.

ie s

.t m.

,-.s.,.-_.,,,r-

_ ~,.,...,.

, _,. ~.. -..,,, -.... -, -

.