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July 6, 1988 For: The Comissioners From: T. A. Rehm Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 1, 1988 A suma'ry of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners
- who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Admiaistration and Resources Management A Nuclear Reactor Regulation 8 Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C Nuclear Regulatory Research D*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (CRGR Ac tvities) E F
Governmental & Public Affairs ,
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General Counsel H
Personnel Small & Disadvantaged Busir.ess Utilization & Civil Rights I*
Special Projects - J*
X Enforcement L
Consolidation M
Regional Offices Executive Director for Operations N*
Items Addressed by the Comission 0 P
Meeting Notices Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for Q external distribution)
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PDR COMMS NRCC r WEEKLYINFOREPT PDC
HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING JULY 1, 1988 Peach Bottom The Philadelphia Electric Company announced on June 20 that it will implement s'new drug policy, effective on July 1,1988. Elements of the policy include.
- Random drug testing at least once during the next year for employees with unescorted access clearance.
- Periodic testing, on advance notice that testing will be performed during a specified 3 month period.
- Any employee dealing in drugs, on or off PECo premises, on or off duty, will be discharged.
- Any employee using, possessing, concealing or purchasing drugs on PECo premises will be discharged and considered for rehire only under special circumstances.
- Contractors must remove'from PECo premises any of their employees
- violating the PEco drug policy and preclude that employee from perfonning L further PEco-related work.
l Shoreham p On June 23, 1988, the staff received a copy of the New York State /LILCO
! agreement, in the principle, for transfer of ownership of the Shoreham Station.
Based on this agreement, LILCO would transfer Shoreham to LIPA in exchange for l being returned to an investment-grade financial condition, termination of Court litigation concerning Shoreham and other issues.
US/ Japan Agreement The US/ Japan Agreement for Cooperation goes into effect on July 17, 1988. At l that time the US must determine that the description of the key elements for i thenewplutoniumfuelproductionfacility(PFPF)satisfiesthesafeguards concepts contained in the new Agreemant. This action is necessary because the new PFPF, which began cold tests in September 1987 with depleted uranium, currently is conducting tests with US-orgin mixed oxide material, prior to ceginning commercial operation this fall. The new Agreement requires that l such new facilities must be listed under Annex 1 of the Agreement in order to process US-origin material. (Annex 1 of the Agreement list' those facilities l in Japan which are authorized to possess and use US-ori; sterial under the Agreevnt.)
Drug Testing Program Representatives from Policy and Labor Relations; Training, Benefits and Employed Assistance; and Division of Security ARM, completed training on the drug testing program at NRC in Regions II, III, and IV and at the Technical Training Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Training for the remaining Regional Offices and Headquarters are being scheduled.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS - 1988 For 5-Day Period of June 24, 1988 - June 30, 1988 Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision I
Received This Heek 4 3 Completed This Week 20 0 Carryovers From 1987 157 33 Received In 1988 351 36 Granted In 1988 274 13 Denied In 1988 123 34 Pending 111 22 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received (An individual Referral from the FBI of one record concerning himself.
requesting infonnation about himself) .
(88-348)
Joseph Felton, Requests copies of-the April 27, 1988 letter from Nuclear Licensing Congressman Gejdenso; regarding 01 r.1d the 27 01 Reports policies.
(88-349)
Joseph Felton, Requests copies of records of meetings held on June 7, Nuclear Licensing 1988 and June 16, 1988 between NMSS staff and GA0 Reports and ASNT representatives.
(88-350)
Debrah Potter, Requests three categories of records regarding bidding Procurement for NRC procurements.
Technology International, Inc.
(88-351)
Robert Belair, APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION AND TiiE EDO for the release of Kirkpat*ick & the denied record 3 in NRC's April 8 and May 26, 1988 Lockhart responses to a request for records relating to the (88-A-34-88-63) Shoreham nuclear power plant.
CONTACT: Donnie H. Grimsley 492-7211 JULY 1, 1988 ENCLOSURE A
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Received, Cont'd Joseph Felton, APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of the denied portions
' Nuclear Licensing of the OI list of cases referred to D0J.
Reports (88-A-35-88-271)
Janice Nickerson APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of the denied portions (88-A-36-88-84) of one record relating to a request for records relating to the dumping of wastes on property owned by Boston Edison in the towns of Plymouth and Kingston, Massachusetts.
Granted Lynn Connor, In response to requests for records to and from the NRC Doc-Search and Henry Myers during the time periods of 1984, 1985, Associates 1986 and 1987 and records associated with correspondence (GG-59and between the NRC and Messrs. Peter Stockton and Bruce Chafin. -
88-60) made available four records. Informed the requester that 14 records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
(An individual In response to a request for a copy of the file regarding requesting her security clearance, made available 15 records.
information about herself) .
(88-210)
Louise Ponce In response to a request for records regarding chemical, (88-272) radioactive, or other contamination of properties located on West Central Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey, that were tested in 1987 and 1988, and allegedly contaminated in the 1946-1970 period, informed the requester that the NRC located no agency records subject to this request.
Suggested that she contact the D0E.
Alan Bernstein, In response to a request for copies of NRC's communications Houston Chronicle with the Houston Police Department's Criminal Intelligence (88-308) Division about public demonstrations and other public i
events, made available one record.
Joseph Felton, In response to a request for a copy of the June issue of Nuclear Licensing the Status of Rulemakings underway in RES or the last Reports monthly issue that was distributed, made available a copy (88-313) of the requested June issue.
I Charles Gentile, In response to a request for records containing four Princeton categories of information regarding Region I licensees l University authorized to use or store tritium, made available two (88-316) records.
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3 Granted, Cont'd Fred Christen In response to a request for a list of addresses of (88-319) nuclear power piants in the United States, informed the requester that one record subject to this request is already available at the PDR.
T. Ferry-Cirillo, In response to a request for a copy of the most recent MPI Professional license application submitted by Our Lady of Lourdes Service Centers Medical Center, license No. 29-06431-01, made available (88-324) two records.
Linda Bauman. In response to a request for records related to NRC's
. Government inspection of the Beaver Valley nuclear power plant in Accountability report Nos. 50-334/88-16 and 50-412/88-11, informed the Project requester that the NRC located no agency records subject (88-334) to this request other than the inspection report, which is already available at the PDR.
Denied C. Coleman Bird, In response to a request for three categories of records Pepper, Hamilton since June 30, 1986 relating to contracts for reporting
& Scheetz services awarded to either ACME or Heritage, made available (87-514) 64 records. Informed the requester that additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR. Informed the requester that records subject to this request have been referred to other Federal agencies for review and direct response to him. Denied five records in their entirety containing confidential business (proprietary) information. Denied one record in its entirety and portions of one record, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
Linda Bauman, In response to a request for records regarding complaints Government by a named individual against Brown and Root since January 1, Accountability 1984, made availab 4 18 records. Infomed the requester Project that additional reurds subject to this request are (87-717) already available at the PDR. Deried portions of four records, disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
g Linda Bauman, In response to a request for records related to Inspection Government Report No. 99900403/87-03 relating to GE, made available Accountability 12 records. Infomed the requester that additional Project records subject to this request are already available at (87-836) the PDR. Denied portions of one record, disclosure of which would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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4 Denied, Cont'd Kevin Ellis, In response to a request for records related to foreign Gannett News and domestic travels on official business of Harold Denton Service in the last two years, made available 18 records. Denied (88-220) one record in its entirety, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process. Denied portions of 40 records, disclosure of which would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Blair Bremberg In response to a request for three categories of records (88-222) related to the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, made available four records. Denied 12 records ivi their entirety and portions of one record, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
Bruce Maxwell, In response to a request for records related to a breakdown WTOL-TV Toledo in the security system at the Fermi nuclear power plant, (88-227) made available 19 records. Denied portions of two records containing Unclassified Safeguards Information. Denied records in the Office of Investigations, disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with an enforcement proceeding. -
Jeffrey Julius, In response to a request for 14 categories of records Gallon, Kalniz, regarding storage of radioactive materials at the University
& Iorio Co., of Toledo, made available seven records. Infomed the L.P.A. requester that one additional record subject to this (88-248) request is already available at the PDR. Denied portions of one record, disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Mark Phillis, In response to a request for copies of SECY-87-309 and any Bishop Cook, attachments and the related March 2, 1988 staff requirements memo, made available.two records. Infonned Purcell &
Reynolds the requester that one record subject to this request is (88-274) alre6dy available at the PDR. Denied six records in their entirety and portions of one record, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
(NRC employee) In response to a request for records concerning Vacancy (88-307) Announcement No. 88-0791-3, denied portions of three records, disclosure of which would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
JULY 1, 1988 ENCLOSURE A
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DIVISION OF CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING JULY 1, 1988 UNDER EVALUATION RFP No.: RS-PER-88-363
Title:
"Effective Ccmmunication: Media Training Workshop"
Description:
The contractor shall conduct a series of one-day programs to train NRC staff to meet and deal with the news media.
Period of Performance: 2 years Sponsor: Office of Personnel Status: RFP closed on June 24, 1988. Proposals forwarded to Source Evaluation Panel for review on June 27, 1988.
RFP No.: RS-RES-88-072
Title:
"Irradiation Embrittlement of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels"
Description:
The contractor shall provide NRC analytical and experimental methods and data that are necessary to ensure the structural safety and reliability of pressure boundary components in light water reactor systems.
Period of Performance: 4 years Sponsor: Office of Nuclear. Reactor Regulation Status: Negotiations completed on June 24, 1988. Best and Final Offers are due on July 18, 1988.
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RFP No: RS-ARM-88-230
Title:
"ITS End User Support Services"
Description:
The contractor shall assist end-users of microcomputers and NRC users of the National Institutes of Health Computer Facility to resolve application problems, develop specifically defined end-user tools and i
systems, and assist end-users in making l effective use of ADP equipment and services.
j These services are performed on-site at NRC facilities in Bethesda/Rockville, Maryland area.
Period of Performance: 2 years
! Sponsor: Office of Administration and Resources Management l
i Status: A cost-plus-fixed-fee type contract No. NRC-39-88-230 was awarded to Automation Consultants, Inc. in the amount of $232,384.00 effective July 5, 1988.
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RS-PER-88-365 RFP No.:
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"Regulatory Process Training"
Description:
The "Regulatory Process Training" course is
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- taught to improve NRC employees' understanding of the role-they play in assuring the public's safety and health.
Period of Performance: 2 years with a one-year option.
Sponsor: Office of Personnel Status: A FP Indefinite Quantity type Contract No. NRC-38-88-365 was awarded to The Regulatory Group, Inc. in the amount of $78,246.00 effective June 24, 1988.
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k 0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending July 1, 1988 Peach Bottom The Philadelphia Electric Company announced on June 20 that it will implement a new drug policy, effective on July 1,1988. Elements of the policy include.
- Random drug testing at least once during the next year for employees with unescorted access clearance.
- Periodic testing, on advance notice that testing will be performed during a specified 3 month period.
- Any employee dealing in drugs, on or off PECo premises, on or off duty, will be discharged.
- Any employee using, possessing, concealing or purchasing drugs on PECo premises will be discharged and considered for rehire only under special circumstances.
- Contractors must remove from PECo premises any of their employees violating the PECo drug policy and preclude that employee from performing further PECo-related work.
Shoreham On June 23, 1988, the staff received a copy of the New York State /LILCO agreenent, in the principle, for transfer of ownership of the Shoreham Station.
Based on this agreement, LILCO would transfer Shoreham to LIPA in exchange for being returned to an investment-grade financial condition, termination of Court litigation concerning Shoreham and other issues.
Key points of the agreement:
- 1. LILCO will transfer Shoreham assets to LIPA at settlement. LIPA will then close Shoreham and contract with NYPA for its decommissioning.
- 2. LILC0 will be guaranteed rate increases of 5% for three years, potential 5% per year rate increases for the next seven years and stock holders will receive $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 annual dividends per share for three years, respectively.
- 3. LILC0 agrees to provide the PSC within 45 days of filing of the agreement adequate assurance that effectuation of the agreement will restore LILCO's General and Refunding Debt to an investment-grade rating. If such rating cannot be achieved, the agreement can be deemed withdrawn from the PSC's consideration.
- 4. NYPA will build additional power generation on Long Island.
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- 5. In the event these agreements do not become effective according to their terms within 90 days of submission to the PSC, each party is free to withdraw from the settlement agreement without prejudice.
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h 0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AllD SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest
,W eek Ending July 1,1988 ,
INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL NUCLEAR SAFETY Fuel Cycle Safety _
Nuclear Fuel Services, INC. (NFS) Decommissioning Holding Ponds and Plutonium Facility On June 23, 1988, NRC representatives (NMSS and Region II) met with State of Tennessee officials and NFS representatives. The NFS representatives provided a status of their ongoing characterization study of the liquid holding ponds and the decommissioning of the inactive plutonium facilities. The major issue for pond closure is to determine whether the pond sludge must be considered mixed waste. Analytical results of Sond sludge will be available in July 1988. NFS has completed the preliminary lazards evaluation for Building 234 for decomis-sioning. The evaluation for Building 110 is in process. The major issue in the plutonium facility decommissioning is to obtain approval from the State of South Carolina for the disposal of material contaminated with TRV.
Dry Spent Fuel Storage
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On June HMSS staff briefed the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW27,)1988,on progress in dry spent fuel storageStaff safety licensing.
reviews and approvals of topical safety analysis reports for 5 designs (3 metal casks, I concrete module, and 1 concrete vault) were discussed in context with dry storage now licensed at Virginia Power's Surry and CP&L's Robinson 2 sites
! and under review at Duke Power's Oconee site, i
Dry Spent Fuel Storage Rulemaking r
On June 28, 1988, HMSS and RES representatives briefed the ACNW on draft proposed j rulemaking to amend 10 CFR Part 72. This rule would provide for certified l spent fuel storage casks which would be used under a general license by reactor licensees. Part 50 operating licensees could register to use approved casks,
' under the conditions of the storage cask certificate of compliance, for storage of spent fuel at reactor 5.ites. ACNW comments on the draft proposed rule were solicited by the staff.
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2 SAFEGUARDS International US/ Japan Agreement The US/ Japan Agreement for Cooperation goes into effect on July 17, 1988. At that time, the US must determine that the description of the key elements for the new plutonium fuel production facility (PFPF) satisfies the safeguards concepts contained in the new Agreement. This action is necessary because the new PFPF, which began cold tests in September 1987 with depleted uranium, currently is conducting tests with US-orgin mixed oxide material, prior to beginning commercial operation this fall. The new Agreement requires that such new facilities must be listed under Annex 1 of the Agreement in order to process US-origin material. (Annex 1 of the Agreement lists those facilities in Japan which are authorized to possess and use US-origin material under the Agreement.)
During the week of June 20 and on June 28, staff from HMSS and IP participated in detailed technical discussions concerning a draft Japanese document which addressed the key safeguards elements for the PFPF. Agreement on wording and necessary detail was reached between the two parties on June 20. The US interagency connittee (Action Plan Working Group - APWG) met on June 30. The APWG is responsible for reviewing the key elements document for the PFPF and making a recommendation to the Inter-agency Steering Group (ISG). It is expec-ted that the APWG will recomend approval to the ISG and that the Department of
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State will execute tiie formal exchange of notes in time to meet the July 17 deadline, It should be noted that this action involving the PFPF sets the precedent for all new facilities, including the large reprocessing plant in the late 1990's. In this regard, the US was successful in assuring that the proper level of technical detail is included in the key elements description.
Further, the US negotiating team was also successful in obtaining a comitment from the Japanese team members to provide a formal statement to the US regarding the expected quantitative safeguards performance levels for the PFPF based on theif preliminary calculations. This action will directly' address a key aspect of the Commission's concerns regarding the ' ability to determine the adequacy of safeguards in Japan under the Agreement.
- LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT Low-level Waste High Density Polyethylene HICS On June 28, 1988, Dr. Michael Tokar made a presentation to the Advisory l
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3 Comittee on Nuclear Waste. The presentation was entitled, "High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Regulatory Issues," and included a presentation by Dr.
' Stewart A. Silling, an NRC consultant, on review of the structural designs of polyethylene nich integrity containers (HICs). Dr. Silling stated that the design of poly: er structures for long-term service is a notoriously difficult probla . The longest-term applications of HDPE are for water and gas pipelines,
- d.ich are usually designed to last 50 years. Dr. Silling claimed that there is no evidence that the HDPE m1terials proposed for HIC designs can last for 300 years under the expected conditions, and there is considerable evidence that they may not.
West Valley TRU Evaluation On June 29, 1988, LLWM staff met with DOE and their contractor personnel to discuss DOE's planning process for submittal of their evaluations to justify a TRU limit and waste classification system specific to the West Valley Facility. DOE proposed to submit evaluations in a piecemeal manner that would allow them to make decisions af ter critical analyses were performed. LLWM staff indicated we would comment on the individual analyses provided an overall evaluation plan is furnished. This plan should show how the individual analyses would ultimately form the products needed by the NRC for a decision on acceptable waste classification limits.
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Briefing to the Advisory Comittee on Nuclear Waste by DOE On June 27, DOE briefed the Advisory Comittee on Nuclear Waste regarding a draf t Petition for Rulemaking DOE intends to submit to the NRC. This draft petition recommends that NP.C adopt a dose guideline of 5 rem for the permissible off-site consequences of an accidental release of radioactive materials from a HLW repository. The draf t petition also reconnends changes in the existing definition of the term "important to safety," which is used to identify items which must comply with particular design and QA criteria.
DOE plans to submit the petition in approximately 2 months.
On June 28, the Advisory Connittee on Nuclear Waste was briefed by DOE regarding alternative e.onceptual models of the Yucca Mountain, Nevada candidate repository site. DOE also described plans for site exploration to resolve uncertainties associated with those conceptual models. DOE will (1) provide improved descriptions of the uncertainties in conceptual models, including hypotheses regarding the validity of alternative models, and (2) develop specific tests to distinguish between alternative models. This presentation was designed to indicate how 00r is planning to respond to the NRC staff's CDSCP objection regarding the ' a of consideration of alternative conceptual models of the Yucca Mountain site in developing the site characterization program.
JULY 1, 1988 ENCLOSURE C
4 NRC Staff Observation Audit of DOE Nevada Waste Management Project Office Audit From June 8-24, 1988, the Division of High-level Waste Hanagement. staff.perforced an observation audit of the DOE Nevada Waste Management Project Office (WMPO) audit of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS is responsible for hydrological and geological characterization of the Yucca Mountain Site. The purpose of the staff observation audit was to assess whether DOE was conducting its audit so that the staff could gain confidence that the USGS QA 3rogram was being properly irplemented. The audit was limited to those areas w1ere the program development is complete, i.e., procedures are in place.
As a result of its observations, the HLWH staff believes that the 00E/WMP0 team did an effective compliance demonstration audit of those progre ' creas already in place. However, the staff will recomend that in the future DOE not only perform a compliance demonstration audit, but also audit the overall completeness of the program. A sumary report describing the staff findings will be issued after completion of the audit. The WMP0 audit team has prepared five Level reports I,)15 (SDRs . Level II, and two Level III preliminary standard deficiencyAn SDR implemented. Level I is the most important level assigned and it requires that imediate corrective actions be taken. In addition, the WMP0 team identified 16 observations and four recomendations on the USGS QA program. Based on these preliminary results, the audit team has recomended that DOE management consider stopping all ongoing USGS work. The decision to stop work will be made by DOE management sometime during the week of July 3,1988.
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P Items of Interest Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Week Ending July 1, 1988 Incident Response Staff members of the Incident Response Branch presented a protective measures technical training course at FEMA's Emmitsburg training facility on June 28-30, 1988. The course was attended by headquarters and regional staff as well as other federal agency officials.
IRB staff members conducted training for new emergency officers from both NRR and NMSS on June 30.
Technical Training The B&W simulator which beceme operational in June will be dedicated July 19, 1988 during a ceremony at the TTC in Chattanooga. Commissioner Rogers plans to participate in the dedication.
Safety Programs Two AE0D trends and patterns draft NUREGs were issued for peer review by the staff and industry. "Operational Experience Feedback Report - Progress in Scram Reduction," analyzes the trends and patterns in unplanned scrams and their causes for 1984 through 1987, and highlights in recommendations to owners groups the remaining areas where further scram reduction efforts appear to be appropriate. The second report, "Trends and Patterns Analysis of Engineered Safety Feature Event Sequences," maps the industry experience unplanned ESF actuations from 1984 through 1987. The report draws conclusions and makes recomendations regarding trends in ESF's and problem areas, consistency in the reporting of ESF's, and potential changes to the LER reporting practices.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WEEK ENDING JULY 1, 1988 STATE, LOCAL AND INDIAN TRIBE PROGRAMS Seabrook Emergency Planning Exercise Robert Trojanowski, Regional State Liaison Officer (RSLO), Region II and Charles Hackney, RSLO, Region IV participated in the June 27-29 Seabrook Emergency Planning Exercise.
LSS Advisory Committee Meeting
. Dean Kunihiro, RSLO, Region V, attended the June 29-30 LSS Advisory Committee meeting in Reno, Nevada.
Meeting with Local Officials On June 21, 1988, A. Bert Davis, Regional Administrator; Roland Lickus, Chief, State and Government Affairs; and other Region III officials met in Seneca, Illinois with local officials near the LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant. The meeting was held in conjunction with the LaSalle SALP meeting and was for the purpose of discussing NRC's program for regulating nuclear power plants and to encourage dialogue with local public officials.
Contaminated Sites On June 28, 1988, Region III, NMSS, and State officials toured the contaminated (thorium-magnesium slag) sites in Midland, Bay City, and Kawkawlin, Michigan.
In addition, a meeting was held with State officials in Lansing, Michigaa on June 29, 1988 to discuss the results of the tour and review the status of efforts to dispose of the waste.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 5-8, 1988 July 5 Meeting with Louisiana State Officials regarding emergency planning - Baton Rouge, LA (Hackney)
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0FFICE OF PERSONNEL ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending July 1, 1988 Drug Testing Program Representatives from Policy and Labor Relations; Training, Benefits and Employee Assistance; and Division of Security, ARM, completed training on the drug testing program at NRC in Regions II, III, and IV and at the Technical Training Center, Chattanooga, Ternessee. Training for the reinaining Regional Offices and Headquarters are being scheduled.
FER", Enrollment The Training, Benefits ano Employee Assistance group completed the FERS open season for employees who missed the opportunity during last year's open season that ended on December 31, 1987. Fifty-one Headquarters employees joined FERS in this enrollment period.
Arrivals and Departures New hires for the Agency were: Kathleen Audia, Secretary, Region III; Stephanie Brown, Records Clerk, ARM; Joyce Colbert, Payroll Clerk, ARM; Vicki Dempsey, Secretary, ARM; Douglas Dempsey, Reactor Engineer, Region I; Joseph Furia, Radiation Specialist, Region I; Linda Jahandari, Secretary, NRR; Joan Jones Secretary, NMSS; Robert J. Kirspel. Investigator, Region IV; Roy K.
Mathew, Reactor Engineer, Region I; Janice Queen, Payroll Clerk, ARM; and Joel Schwartz, Fiscal Clerk, ARM.
The Agency lost: Marlene I. Barbour, Administrative Assistant, RES; Jose Luis M. Cortez, Senior Research Program Coordinator, RES; Robert L. Ferguson, Senior Project Manager, NRR: Edward Gilbert, Senior Investigator (Operations Officer), 01; Warren S. Hazelton, Section Chief, NRR; Nancy Houston, Budget / Finance Assistant, Region V; Paul Leech Senior Project Manager, NRR; Mary McGrath, Reference Assistant, ARM; Donald Sullivan, Senior Nuclear Engineer, NRR; Glode Requa, Project Engineer, NRR; Phillip M. Wood, Senior Reactor Engineer, NRR; and Michael H. Young, Hydrogeologist (Groundwater),
NMSS.
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I Office of Enforcement Items of Interest Week Ending July 1, 1988 The following Civil Penalties Paid the week of June 27, 1988.
Cannonwealth Edison Company (Zion Units 1 and 2) paid the imposed civil penalty i in the amount of $100,000. The action was based on inadequacies in the licensee's program and controls for the testing of pressure isolation valves. The licensee responded to the Notice in February 1988. After considering the response, the staff concluded the violation had cccurred and an Order was issued May 26, 1988 imposing the civil penalty. (EA 87-211)
St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri paid the imposed civil penalty in the amount of $6,000. The action was based on: (1) permitting an individual to receive a whole body dose of at least 7.5 rems during the fourth calendar quarter of 1987, (2) failing to assess the radiation hazards or observe three separate warning lights which could have alerted the individuals, prior to entering the :
room, that the 8900 curie cobalt-60 teletherapy source was in an exposed position, and (3) failing to report to the NRC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> that an over- J exposure had occurred. The licensee responded to the Notice in February 1988.
After considering the response, the staff concluded the violation had occurred and an Order was issued May 3, 1988 imposing the civil penalty. (EA87-234) 1 JULY 1, 1988 ENCLOSURE K l
0FFICE OF CONSOLIDATION Items of Interest Week Endino July 1, 1988 Second Building At its meeting on July 12, the Montgorrary County Council will consider the report of its Hearing Examiner on whether or not to approve the developers' proposal to build a second office building on the White Flint North site. The report recomends approval, but specifies conditions with respect to the number of trips to be generated by all the buildings to be erected on the site.
. The Council has taken no action on the widening of the I-270 spurs, nor has it increased the job ceiling for the North Bethesda sector in its annual growth plan review. This means that the moratorium on new subdivisions in the area, imposed to prevent any increase in traffic congastion, is still in force.
The White Flint North developers are taking the position that permission to build the second building should not be affected by these factors, inasmuch as approval had previously been granted for construction of a hotel-conference center which would generate a maximum of 640 rush-hour trips to and from the site. They claim that, as long as this limit can be achieved, the proposal to erect a different combination of buildings should not necessitate a new decision.
The hearing may provide an indication of the Council's thinking about NRC's need to consolidate, and whether the ultimate decision will be linked to the lifting of the general moratorium on new subdivisions.
l Installation of New pump Motors New water supply pump motors have been installed at OWFN, and they are now functioning. These should overcome any future problems resulting from low water pressure. The low pressure had previously affected water flow to upper floors in the building, and was a contributory factor in the air conditioning problems experienced earlier in the season.
r (Installation of the new motors is unrelated to the work which will be l done later this month to solve the lead contamination in the water l supply.)
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. e REGION II ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING JULY 1, 1988
- 1. Region 11 participated in the annual emergency preparedness exercise at the North Anna facility on June 28.
- 2. On June 30, the Regional Administrator and selected RII staff accompanied Chairman Zech and his Technical Assistant on a tour of the Summer Nuclear Power Station and in a meeting with representatives of the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company.
- 3. On July 1, the Regional Administrator met the Senior Executive Vice President, Power Supply and Engineering and Construction; and a member of his staff, to discuss matters of mutual interest.
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Region IV Items of Interest Week Ending July 1, 1988
- 1. The Deputy Regional Administrator met with Arkansas Power & Light Company management on June 28 in Russellville, Arkansas, to present certificates to candidates for R0 and SR0 licenses.
- 2. St rra Testing, Incorporated, a radiography company, was found to be operating in Tulsa, Oklahoma, without an NRC license. 0:tensibly, the company was operating under reciprocity from the state of Nebraska; however, contrary to 10 CFR 150.20, the company does not maintain an office in Nebraska. During an inspection on June 28, 1988, the company was
- asked and subsequently agreed to cease operations in NRC jurisdiction, pending resolution of questions about their lack of an office in Nebraska and the validity of their Nebraska license.
- 3. I 2 ment conference was held on June 30 with Computalog, Inc.
mai, it at the Region IV office to discuss the findings of an inspu; tion conducted May 26 and 27, 1988. The inspection, which examined the licensee's well logging operations, identified 14 apparent violations.
4 South Texas Project, Unit 1, has completed the 30 percent test plateau and has commenced testing at the 50 percent plateau. Testing at the 50 percent plateau is scheduled to be completed on July 6, 1988.
The Region IV Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects, and a team of Region IV and NRR staff members are performing an assessment of South Texas Project, Unit .1. at the 50 percent plateau.
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ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMM?SSION - Week Ending July _1. 1988 3 A. STAFF h20VIREMENTS - BRIEFING BY TVA ON TVA RE0RGANIZATION AND PLANT STATUS, 10:00 A.M., TUESDAY,' JUNE 21, 1988, COMMISSIONER $' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to V. Stello, Jr. EDO dated 6/29/88 The Commission was brisfed by representatives of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on the status of Sequoyah Units 1 and 2,
)^J Browns Ferry Unit 2 and the upcoming reorganization of TVA.
Presentations by the licensee were made by:
- V.arvin T. Runyon, Chairman Bosrd of Directors
- Charles H. Dean, Jr., Director Board of Directors
- John B. Waters, Director Board of Directors
- William F. Willis, General Manager
- Steven A. White, Manager Office of Nuclear Power Chairman Zech requested the staf f to submit to the Corrmission the staff's evaluation of TVA's technical specification changes on its propoced' reorganization. If at all possible, the Chairman requested the staff's evaluation prior to July 1, 1988.
B. BRIEFING ON ADVANCED LIGHT WATER REACTORS BY EPRI, 2:00 P.M., THURSDAY t JUNE 16, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to Memo for the Record dated 6/30/88 The Commission was briefed by representatives of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on the status of industry efforts to develop evolutionary and passive nuclear power stations.
Presentations by the EPRI rapresentatives were made by the followings
- Edwin Kintner (GPU Nuclear)
Chairman, ALWR Steering Committee
- Jack DeVine, Jr.
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- Karl Stahlkopf, Director Materials & Systems Department, EPRI
- John Taylor, Vice President
- Nuclear Power Division, EPRI The Commission emphasized the following issues:
- Importance for senior operators' input / involvement in the development of the requirements document.
- Use of engineering simulators for plant dynamic response assessment.
- Quality, safety, conservatism, and human factors consid-
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Chairman Zech suggested that EPRI and the Utility Steering Committee keep the Commission informed on progress in this program.
There were no requirements placed on the staff at this briefing.
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 7/5/88 White Flint Bldg. To discuss licensee oversight NRC/NUMARC E. William 9:00 Room 14-B-11 audit of vendors.
7/6/88 50-424/ White Flint Bldg To discuss the Vogtle re:ponse NRC/ Georgia J. Hopkins 10:00 50-425 Room 14-B-11 to NRC Bulletin 88-05. Power Company 7/7/88 50-508 White Flint Bldg. Meeting w/ Washington Public NRC/WPPSS G. Vissing 8:30 Room 16 B-11 Power Supply System to discuss geoscience issues for WNP-3.
7/7/88 50-246 White Flint' Bldg. To discuss seismic / structural 9:00 Room 13-B-15 aspects of spent fuel pool rerack. NRC/NU M. Boyle 7/7/88 50-289 TMI Site Meeting w/GP9 Nuclear Corp. to NRC/GPUN R. Hernan 10:00 Middletown, PA discuss status of current licensing issues (TMI-1).
7/13/88 5C-219 White Fl.ing Bldg. To discuss the status of NRC/GPUN A. Dranerick 10:00 Room 12-B-09 Licensing Activities for Oyster Creek.
- Copics of summaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective d]cket file (s) jj in the NRC and local public document rooms.
Ek A listing of these =c: ting notices can be obtained by calling 492-7424.
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. White Fling Bldg. To dicr.uss compliance with NRC/GPU R. Hernan 7/14/88 50-289 10:00 14-B-13 Appendix R following loss of HVAC.
White Flint Bldg. To discuss NSP's (licensee's) 9C/ Utility D. DiIanni 7/19/88 50-282 9:00 14-B-11 plans for the installation of two additional diese.i generators that would provide an alternate AC power capability to meet NRC's station blackout requirements.
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LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT DATE/ TIME NUMBER Meeting to discuss DOE plans JKennedy JKennedy 7/7-8/88 USNRC HLWM staff IWFN and procedures for the OCRWM QA program and the scepe of open items in NRC review of the DOE QA program and DOE's plans for their resolution -
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' 85 7/5-7/88 Boston, MA To attend Annual Health VMiller VMiller Society Meeting Meeting Members 7/6/88 WF1, Rm 6-B-11 Meeting with B&W to discuss JToberts, HMSS JRoberts, submittal of a dry concrete EMcGuinn, B&W spent fuel storage cask design topical report 7/6/88 FDA, Rockville Meeting with Dr. Peck Dr. Peck, Director D. B. Howe to discuss FDA Center for H. Thompson, NMSS Drug Evaluation and Reseasrch Connunication - with NRC on radiopharam- 'icals radiopharmat als 7/7/88 WF1, Rm 6B-11 Meeting with Baltimore Gas & J. Robers., IMSB J. Roberts, Electric Co. (BG&E), to discuss BG&E reps.
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DOCKET NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES OSP CONTACT DATE/ TIME July 7 50-260 Browns Ferry To discuss BF Fuel TVA/NRC D. Moran 9:00 - 3:00 Site, Decatur, AL Loading licensirg issues and power ascension testing ,
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!d 6/18-22 IE Pt. Gibson, MS SALP Meeting - MP&L Licensee. Deputy RA Ernst 1 6/22/88 and selected RII Grand Gulf Site staff members
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES RIV CONTACT 7/14/88 50-285 Region IV Sunnary of FCS Requal Exams & Lessons OPPD: J. Gasper J. Pellet Learned, FCS Job Task Analysis, Exam J.Fluehr, J.Tesarek Item Development, Procedure Revision NRC: J.Milhoan, J.Jaudon, and Compliance J. Pellet, J.Gagliardo, T. Westerman, S.McCrory PO
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