ML20141L885

First Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents. Forwards Documents Listed in App a Being Made Available in Pdr.Records in App B Being Withheld in Entirety (Ref Exemption 4)

ML20141L885
Person / Time
Site:	05200003
Issue date:	05/29/1997
From:	Racquel Powell NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Williams O JRA ASSOCIATES
Shared Package
ML20141L887	List: ML20141L885 ML20141L949 ML20141L955 ML20141L970
References
FOIA-97-129 NUDOCS 9706030101
Download: ML20141L885 (5)

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[ ] L RESPONSE TO FREEDOM 'OF I FINAL lX l PARTIAL (lSt}

j N INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST o^'E MAY 2 91997 DOCK ET NUMBE R(S) (It apphesole)

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Ophelia Williams PART 1.-AGENCY RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED fSee checkedboxes) 4 No agency records subiact to the request have been located, i No additional agency records subject to the request have been located.

Requested records are available through another public distribution program. See Comments section.

Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Append;x(es) are already available for public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendix (es) A .are being made available for public inspection and copying X tt th2 NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC in a folder under tnis FOI A number, I

Th3 nonproprietary version of the proposal (s) that you agreed to accept in a telephone r,snversation with a member of my staff is now being made available for public inspection and copying at the N RC Public Document Room,2120 L Strea, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under this FOI A number.

Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendix (es) may be inspected and copied at the NRC Local Public Document Room identified in the Comments section.

Enclosed is information on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying records located at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street,  ;

N.W., Washington, DC. ]

J X Agency records subject to the request are enclosed. Appendi x A Records subject to the request have been referred to another Federal agency (ies) for review and direct response to you.

Fees You will be billed by the NRC for fees totaling $

You will receive a refund from the NRC in the amount of S in view of N RC's response to this request, no further action is being taken on appeal lette* dated , No.

PART 11. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSUf1E Certain information in the requested records is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to the exemptions described in and for the reasons stated in Part 11, B C, and D. Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record is being withheld are being made available for public X insp.ction and copying in the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC in a folder under this FOI A number.

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PART 11.B- APPtlCABLE EXEMPTIONS f Records subject to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendix (es) are being withheld in their entirety or in part under the Exemption No.(s) and for the reason (s) given below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 10 CF R 9.17(a) of NRC regulations.

f1 The withheid enformation is properly classified pursuant to Executive Order. (Exemption 1)

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2. T5e withheld mforranw w te*asolely to the anternal personnel rules and proceduret of NRC. (Exemption 21 l l3 The withheld enformation es specifically exempted from public disclosure by statute indicated. (Exemption 3)

Sections 141145 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data (42 U.S.C. 21612165).

Section 147 of the Atorme Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards information (42 U.S.C. 2167L

4. The withheld mformation is a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is bemg withheld for the reason (s) indicated. (Exemption 4)

The information is considered to be confidential business (propnetaryl mformation.

The enformation es considered to be propnetary information pursuant to 10 CFR 4 790ldHit The enformation was submitted end received in confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790tdH21 l5. The withheid mformation consists of mteragency or mtraagency records that are not availaNe through dist;overy dunno litigation (Exemption SL Apphcable Privilege.

Deltberative process. Disclosure of predecisional information would tend to mhibit 'he open and frank enchange o' arteas essential to the dehberative process Where records are withheld m their entirety, the facts are mentricably intertwined with the predecisional information There also are no reasonabiy segregable f actua:

portions because the release of the f acts would permit an indirect mouiry mio the predecisional process of the agency Attorney work-product privilege tDocuments prepared by an attornev en contemplation of htigation Attorney-client privilege. (Confidential communications between an attorney antf his/her client.)

6. The withheld informanen is enempted from public disclosure because its disclosure would resuit in a ceearly ur wa< ranted mvasion of personal pnvecy (Exemption 61 l

7. The withheld informotion consists of records compiled for law enforcement purposes and is being wethheld for the reasonib) mdicated (Exemption 7)

Disclosure could reasonably be expected to mterfere with an enforcement proceeding because it could reveal the scope, direction, and focus of 4 enforcement efforts, and thus could possibly allow recipients to take action to shield poteritial wrongdomg or a violation of NRC requirements  ;

from investigators. (Exemption 7 (A))

Disclosure would constitute an unwarranted mvesion of personal privacy. (Exemption 7(CD i l

The information consists of names of individuals and otner information the disclosure of which could reasonably be enoected to reveal identities of

' confidential sources. (Exemption 7 (D))

l PART 11. C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CF R 9.25(b) and'or 9.25tc) of the U.S. Nuciear Re guiatory Commission regulations. it has been determined that the mformation withheld is exempt from pro-duction or disclosure, and that its produ-tion or drsclosure is contrary to the pubhc mterest The persons responsible for the deniai are those officials identif.ed below as denying officials and the Director, D, vision of Freedom of Information and Pubhcations Services, Of fice of Adrmnistration, for any demals that may be appealed to the Executive Director for Operations (EDOL i l DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE / OFFICE l RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL Director, Office of Nuclear EDo SAEWW IG IDr.DavisL.Morrison Regulatnry poeparch an r-hgno

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L l PART 11. D- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying official identified in Part it.C may be appealed to the Appellate Official identified there. Any such appeal must be made in writmg within 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be eddressed, as appropriate, to the Executive Director for Operations, to the Secretary of the Commission, or to the inspector General, U.S. Nucteer f.egulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an ** Appeal from an Initial FOI A Decision."

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FOIA-97-129

-APPENDIX A RECORDS BEING RE 2ASED IN THEIR F"PT".ETY NO. DATE DESCRIPTION /(PAGE COUNT)

1. 10/18/95 Letter to A. Malliakos from T Blanchat (4 pages) i l 2. 11/8/95 Letter to A Malliakos from R Gido (1 page) l

3. 11/22/95 Memorandum to C Berlinger from C Ader,

Subject:

Response to User Needs for Application of Passive

. Autocatlytic Recombiners to AP600 (2 pages) l

4. 11/22/95 Memorandum to C Berlinger from C Ader,

Subject:

l Status of the Passive Autocatalytic Recombiner Test Program (2 pages) ,

5. 12/11/95 Letter to A Malliakos from T Blanchat (16 pages)

6. 3/5/96 Letter to A Malliakos from R Gido (7 pages)

7. 10/8/96 Memorandum to C Berlinger from C Ader,

Subject:

Response to User Needs for Passive Autocatalytic Recombiner Testing and Additional Assistance Necessary for AP600 Certification (1 page)

8. 3/97 Draft, Future PAR-Testing Needs (2 pages)

9. Undated Test Matrix to Evaluate the Performance of PARS (1 page) l l

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h FOIA-97-129 APPENDIX B RECORDS BEING WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY NO. DATE DESCRIPTION /(PAGE COUNT)/ EXEMPTIONS

1. 11/22/95 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories,

Subject:

Description of the PAR Module that will be Purchased by SNL (7 pages) EX.'4

2. 5/2/96 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories,

Subject:

Preliminary Results of the PAR-1 Experiment (9 pages) EX. 4

3. 6/4/96 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories,

Subject:

Preliminary Depletion Rate Results for the PAR-4 and PAR-5 Experiments (8 pages) EX. 4 4, 6/13/96 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories,

Subject:

Preliminary Results of the PAR-6 Experiment and Depletion Rate Comparisons for the PAR-4, PAR-5, and PAR-6 Experiments (7 pages) EX. 4 i

5. 6/27/96 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories, Subject : Preliminary Results of the PAR-7 Experiment (8 pages) EX. 4

6. 7/7/96 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia 3 National Laboratories,

Subject:

Preliminary Results of the PAR-8 Experiment (7 pages) EX. 4

7. 7/10/96 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories,

Subject:

Preliminary Results of the PAR-9 Experiment (8 pages) EX. 4

8. 7/11/96 Letter to-A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories,

Subject:

Preliminary Results of the PAR-10 Experiment (15 pages) EX. 4

9. 8/6-7/96 NRC Review of Passive Autocatalytic Recombiner (PAR)

Experiments, Presented at Sandia National Laboratories (60 pages) EX. 4 4

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10. 1/7/97 SCSB Comments on the Draft Sandia Report

" Performance Testing of-Passive Autocatalytic Recombiners" (2 pages) EX. 4

11. 2/20/97 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories,

Subject:

Preliminary Results of the PAR-14 Experiment (8 pages) EX. 4

12. 2/20/97 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories,

Subject:

Preliminary Results of the PAR-16 Experiment (10 pages) EX. 4

13. Undated Draft Report, Performance Testing of Passive ,

Autocatalytic Recombiners (128 pages) EX. 4 )

14. 5/17/96 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories, Subject : Preliminary Results of the PAR-2 Experiment (with figures) (6 pages) ]

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15. 7/19/96 Letter to A Malliakos, NRC from T Blanchat, Sandia National Laboratories, Subject : Preliminary Results  !

of the PAR-12 Experiment (8 pages) EX. 4 1 1

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