ML20128Q560

Third Partial Response to FOIA Request for Three Categories of Documents.Documents 1 & 2 in App Available in Pdr. Portions of Documents 3-5 Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemptions 6 & 7)

ML20128Q560
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	06/10/1985
From:	Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Brosius E NUCLEAR AWARENESS NETWORK
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ML20128Q564	List: ML20128Q560 ML20128Q577 ML20128Q582 ML20128Q599
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FOIA-84-291 NUDOCS 8507270009
Download: ML20128Q560 (3)

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Docket No. 50-482 Ms.' Elizabeth Brosius Nuclear Awareness Network 1347-} Massachusetts IN RESPONSE REFER Lawrence, KS 66044 TO F0IA-84-291

Dear Ms. Brosius:

This is the third partial response to your letter of April 13, 1984, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (F0IA), copies of documents which pertain to three separate categories of information regarding the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant.

At this time, we are addressing one of the investigation reports which are subject to your request. ,

Documents 1 and 2 on the enclosed appendix are being released in their ,

entirety. Copies of the released documents are being made available at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Public Document Room (PDR), 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555, and at the following NRC Local Public Document Rooms (LPDR):

William Allan White Library Emporia State University 1200 Connercial Street Emporia, KS 66801 (316)343-1200, extension 205 Attention: Ms. Sue Hatfield, Head Government Documents Section Washburn University School of Law Topeka, KS 66621 (913) 295-6688 Attention: Ms. Jan Brown, Librarian NRC Documents Collection If you visit either LPDR and you have any questions, you may telephone the NRC's LPDR Branch toll free on (800) 638-8081.

There is no charge for inspecting records at the PDR and LPDR's. However, enclosed is a notice which explains charges and procedures for obtaining documents from the PDR. Copying equipment is available at the LPDR's for copying records at nominal charges. ,

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Portions of documents 3, 4 and 5 on the enclosed appendix are being withheld pursuant to the F0IA exemptions cited on the appendix.

Infomation being withheld pursuant to Exemptions (6) and (7)(C) consists of names and telephone numbers, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. This information is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemptions (6) and (7)(C)~.of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6) and (7)(C)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(6) and (7)(111) of the NRC's regulations.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.15 of the NRC's regulations, it has been determined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure and that its production or disc.losure is contrary to the public interest. The person responsible for Inis denial is Mr. Ben B. Hayes, Director, Office of Investigations.

This denial may be appealed to the NRC within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. Any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Secretary of the Commission, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision."

The review of additional documents subject to your request has not been completed. As soon as the review it completed, we will advise you of our disclosure detemination.

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. . Felton, Director Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration

Enclosure:

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Re: FOIA-84-291 (Third Response)

APPENDIX -

Documents re Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station 01 Report No. 4-82-016 DATE DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION WITHHOLDING EXEMPTION N0.

1. 10/29/82 Investigation Status Report -

through (2 pages) 9/30/83

2. 09/08/83 Memorandum from Director, -

01: HQS to Regional Adminis-trator, Region IV w/ attached routing slip dated 9/8/83 to Herr from Fortuna (E pages)

3. 10/20/82 Memorandum (handwritten) 6 & 7C regarding Allegation from Confidential Source (2 pages)

4. Undated Investigator's Handwritten 6 & 7C Notes, 12/2/82 and 3/16/83 (10pages)

5. 09/08/83 Report of Investigation 6 & 7C (140 pages) t e

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To whom it may concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, U.S.C. 522, as amended, the Nuclear Awareness Network requests the following documents regarding the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant. Please consider " documents" to inclitde reports, studies, test results, correspondence, memoranda, meeting notes, meeting minutes, working papers, graphs, charts, diagrams, notes and summaries of conversations and interviews, computer records, and any other forms of written communication, including internal NRC Staff memoranda. The documents are specifically requested from, but not limited to, the following offices of the NRC Of fice of tite Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (AEOD): Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR); Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (Research); Office of Inspection and Enforcement (I&E);

Generic Issues Branch of the Division of Safety Technology, and the Operating Reactors Branches of the division of Licensing.

In your response, please identify which documents correspond to which requests below.

Pursuant to this request, please provide all documents pre-pared or utilized by, in the possession of, or routed through the NRC related tot

1. Any and all Office of Investigation (OI) investigations, completed and ongoing.

2. Any and all OI Auditor reports concerning Wolf Creek or licensees.

3. Any and all " Systems Turnover", completed and ongoing.

If any of the material covered by this request has been destroyed and/or removed, please provide all surrounding docu-mentation, including but not limited to a description of the action (s) taken, relevant date(s), and justification (s) for the actions.

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.. In our opinion, it is appropriate in this case for you to waive copying and search charges, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552 (a)

(4)(A) "because furnishing the information'can be considered as primarily benefiting the general public." The Nuclear Aware-ness Network is a non-profit organization serving and providing information to the general public.

For any documents or portions that you deny due to'a specific FOIA exemption, please provide an index itemizing and describinb the documents or portions of documents withheld. The index should provide a detailed justification of your grounds for claiming each exemption, explaining why each exemption is rele-vant to the document or portion of the document withheld. This index is required under Vauchn v. Rosen (I), 484 F.2d 820 (D.C.

Cir. 1973), cert. denied, 415 U.S. 977 (1974).

We look forward to your response to this request within ten days.

Sincerely, Elizabeth Brosius t

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