ML20136A780

Forwards Memo Which Contains Info Potentially Relevant to Issue of Sabotage of Spent Nuclear Fuel

ML20136A780
Person / Time
Site:	Perkins
Issue date:	04/05/1979
From:	Barth C NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
To:	Bowers E, Desylvia D, Jordan W AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED, MIAMI, UNIV. OF, CORAL GABLES, FL, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 7906040374
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[g NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 2 ' d ,.. [ 3 WA5mNGTON, D. C. 20555 If April 5,1979 Elizabeth S. Bowers, Esq., Chairman Dr. Donald P. deSylva Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Associate Professor of l'arine U.S. fluclear Regulatory Commission Science Washington, D.C. 20555 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Dr. Walter H. Jordan University of Miami 881 W. Outer Drive fliami, Florida 33149 Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 DISTRIBUTION Barth C. Moon in the Matter of S . Va rga Duke Power Company R. ert (Perkins Nuclear Station Units 1, 2 and 3)

Docket Nos. STN 50-588, STN 50-589 and STM 50-490 E.Reis W.Paton

Dear Members of the Board:

, H. Smith assaH pp The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff has recently become aware of a Engelhardt document which contains information potentially relevant to the issue Christenbury of sabotage of spent nuclear fuel. The document is classi fied as Scinto national security information and is in draf t form. It is uncertain FF (2) that a final version will ever be published. The sabotage issue was Re9 Cen: LPDRthe subject of an earlier letter to this Board which transmitted certain Commission reports and a copy of SAND 77-1927 entitled " Transport of Radionuclides in Urban Environs: Working Draf t Assessment."

A copy of the transmittal memorandum,N unclassified, is attached for the information of the Board and the parties.

A Staff assessment of the significance of this information is being conducted and will be forwarded to the Board and the parties as soon as it becomes available.

Sincerely, W$mf Charles A. Barth Counsel for NRC Staf f

Enclosure:

As Stated cc: (See Pa o 2)

Memorandum of January 22, 1979 from T. F. Carter, Jr. to Director and Chief Counsel, Hearing Division, OELD.

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Pursuant to the Ccrission Policy on 1:otification to. licensing ,

Teards, /gpcal Loards, er the . Con-ission of nc.7 relevant and l

m r:2tcrial 2nfourtion, the attached docuarit (C/i:51) is coa.sidered j p6tentin11y.rcicvant cad rutcri:1 to. the proceedin~s before tic s

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wi -the rcccrrmdation t'mt it be provided to the .Eoard. . (TM n rcoort is still in dr:ft forn. It is uncertain that a final version l Vill ever rfublished.) 1

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bec:tuse this ic the first urittaa report availabic to the staff conceminr, hi;si Icvel c:micsive attack.cra spent fuel shipping casl:c.

f As such, the data contained therein could influence or assa.stth of opent fuel Vaile in transit frce. the facility.

'Ihc infonmtion is also considered potentially relcE$nt and rutcrial to the follcr ing other proceedinyc:

- J:rcsport Biits 1 c,d 2 (PT' W-516/517)

- Pilgri'n Unit 2 (9-471) l

- Sterling (G: 50-405) t 1

- Tyrone (S'H: 50-/04)

' - Uolf Creek (50~'e2) .

In Ell of these proceedines, testi:xt:rf an salrt.ars of spe:1t fuel .

in transit uns considered by the lo:rds.

A staff assessment of the sim.ificance of the infor ation contained in this report is being, ccraductc>i and vill be for..nr?c:1 by Icbruary'16,'1979.

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Deputy Director Division of. Safeguards Offa.cc of Nuclear }hterial Safety and Safeguards Enciccare:

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