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July 28, 1988 For:
The Connissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the ED0
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 22, 1988 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Conter.ts Enclosure Administration and Resources Management A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C
D*
Nuclear Regulatory Research Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (CRGR Activities)
E Governmental & Public Affairs F
General Counsel G*
Personnel H
Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights I*
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Special Projects K
Enforcement Consolidation L
M Regional Offices Executive Director for Operations N*
Items Addressed by the Commission 0
P Meeting Notices l
Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for Q
external distribution)
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. HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING JULY 22, 1988 Minnesota Hining and Manufacturing Company (3H) Response to Section V of MRC Order Dated February 18. 1988 (53 FR 5666).
Earlier this year, the NRC staff with the assistance of the staffs of Agreement and non-Agreement States, the Food and Drug Administration, and other agencies investigated the widespread failures of polonium-210 static elimination devices NRC issued several Orders to 3M, the last manufactured and distributed by 3M.
dated February 18, 1988.
In addition to other provisionsSection V of that 22-000-32G(authorizes 3Mto Order required 3M to show cause why License No.
distributePo-210staticeliminatorstogenerallicensees)shouldnotberevoked on its entirety and why License No. 22-00057-06 should not be revoked to the extent that it authorizes manufacture of Po-210 static eliminators.
3M's response to this Section of the Order was originally due on April 18, 1988.
18, 1988.
However, 3H requested, and NRC granted, an extension to July On July 18, 1988, the staff received 3M's response.
In that document, 3M reported on its investigation of the failures of its Po-210 devices, requested that the -06 license be continued to allow manufacture of Po-210 static eliminators for research and development but not distribution, and asked that the -32G license remain suspended until such time as research and test data confirm that continued distribution is appropriate. The staff is evaluating 3M's response.
Second Building The Office of Consolidation has held a series of meetings with the developers of White Flint North, Tower Construction Company, Dewberry
& Davis (the architects for Two White Flint North), and GSA, to discuss broad issues involved in getting started on NRC's second building.
and Topics covered included such matters as scheduling, financing, ding Resolution of outstan overall and special space requirements.
issues for the first building was also discussed with the developer.
The developer predicts that if Montgomery County approves the subdivision plan shortly, groundbreaking could take place early in 1989, and theThis would me building could be completed within two years.
could occupy Two White Flint North by mid-1991.
Technical Training Center (TTC)
The Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) simulator, recently installed at the TTC through a contract with PowerSafety International, was dedicated in a ceremony on July 19, 1988.
Rogers l was attended by the AEOD Director, DOA Divisio l
Following the ceremony, Commissioner Rogers answered local news media questions The B&W simulator is fully operational for NRC during a press conference.
I training and has already been used for one simulator course, i
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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS - 1988 For 4-Day Period of July 15, 1988 - July 20, 1988 Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received This Week 4
1 Completed This Week 6
0 Carryovers From 1987 157 33 Received In 1988 373 38 Granted In 1988 290 14 Denied In 1988 135 34 Pending 105 23 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received J. A. Knox, Request copies of the technical and cost proposals Bell Atlantic and the contract under RFP PER-88-364.
(88-370)
William Florian, Requests a list of material licensees located in Region I.
ORFI Systems, Inc.
(88-371)
T. Ferry-Cirillo, Requests a copy of the application dated March 24, 1986, MPI Professional for Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, Service Centers New Jersey.
(88-372)
Alan Kuperman, Requests copies of (1) SECY-86-101A and accompanying Nuclear Control notationalvotesheets,(2)SECY-88-127andaccompanying Institute notational vote sheets, and (3) joint intelligence (88-373) comunity assessment of the domestic vehicle-bomb treat to nuclear reactors, which was requested by the Commission in a July 31, 1985 letter.
Blair Bremberg APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of nine records denied (88-A-38-88-222) in their entirety and portions of one record relating to the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.
ENCLOSURE A JULY 22, 1988 i
Granted Jonathan Goldman, In response to a request for a computer listing of National licensees authorized to use four specified radioactive Diagnostics materials, made available one record.
(88-365)
T. Ferry-Cirillo, In response to a request for a copy of the application MPI Professional dated March 24, 1986, for Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Service Centers Center, Camden, New Jersey, made available one record.
(88-372)
Denied Ellyn Weiss, In response to a request for three categories of Harmon & Weiss records relating to NRC's proposed rule on emergency (87-813) planning which was published at 52 Fed. Reg. 42,078, made available 12 records.
Informec the requester that additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR. Denied one record in its entirety, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
(NRCemployee)
In response to a request for copies of the Form NRC-178, (88-276) a record identifying the rating panel, and any panel notes, made available one record. Denied portions of one record, disclosure of which would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Kenneth Boley, In response to a request for records that provide INP0 Critical Mass rankings between 1986 and the present of nuclear power (88-329) reactors and the basis upon which the rankings have been made, denied one record in its entirety, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
(Anindividual In response to a request for copies of records requesting concerning his job interview, made available one record, infonnation about Denied portions of two records, disclosure of which would himself) result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal (88-338) privacy.
JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE A
DIVISION OF CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING JULY 22, 1988 PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION RFP No.:
RES-88-094
Title:
"Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) - Research and Development on Issues Related to Reduction of Uncertainties in Radiation Health Effect Risk Coefficients - Planning and Management"
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Description:==
Offerors compete on the basis of their own unique ideas in the area of radiation health.
Period of Performance:
One Year Sponsor:
Office of Nuclear Regulatory P,esearch Status:
BAA closed on July 18, 1988. Froposals forwarded to the Peer Review Group for evaluation on July 19, 1988.
RFP No.:
RS-RES-88-072
Title:
"Irradiation Embrittlement of Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels"
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Description:==
The contractor shall provide 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 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Sponsor:
Best and final offers received on July 18, Status:
1988 and forwarded to the Source Evaluation Panel for review on July 18, 1988.
RECEIPT OF TWO CONTRACT PROTESTS 1.
On July 14, 1988, Automation Management Consultants, Inc. (AMC) filed a protest with the General Accounting Office under solicitation RS-PER-88-364 for "Operation and Maintenance of the Information Technology Services Training Laboratory." AMC protests the award to the USDA Graduate School alleging that the Since this contract has AMC proposal was more favorable to NRC.
l been in effect for more than 10 calendar days, the NRC may
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continue performance pending the GA0 decision on the protest.
14, 1988, Microlog Corporation filed a protest with the On July l
2.
General Accounting Office under solicitation RS-ARM-88-234 for "Alert Notification System."
Microlog disputes the NRC's decision that the Microlog proposal was technically unacceptable.
l Award is being withheld pending disposition of the protest.
ENCLOSURE A JULY 22, 1988
WEEKLY STAFF REPORT DIVISION OF CONTRACTS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (DCPM)
WEEK ENDING JULY 22, 1988 EMPLOYEERELOCATIONSERVICES(ERS)
DCPM (Sharon Mearse) has reviewed several agencies' ERS contracts and is considering whether the Department of the Army's contract terms are more favorable to employees. The Army has indicated a willingness to allow NRC to ride their contract. Sharon Mearse is meeting with Cecelia Johnson and Ina Schwartz on July 27, 1988 to review the details of the Army's contract to decide if NRC should pursue this option.
JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE A
0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending July 22, 1988 SEABROOK UNIT 1 On July 13, 1988, Northeast Utilities (NU) announced an agreement under which NU will provide short-term funding for a portion of the Seabrook project that was subject to default.
Under the agreement, the NU system is advancing approximately $2 million, an amount which will provide funding of the 11.6 percent share in Seabrook owned by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) through August 31, 1988. MMWEC's Board of Directors is continuing on a course, decided upon last month, not to provide additional support payments to the Seabrook project.
Announcing the agreement, NU President and Chief Operating Officer Bernard M. Fox emphasized NU is not acquiring any additional ownership in Seabrook beyond the 4.1 percent share held by its Connecticut Light and Power Company (CL&P) subsidiary.
NU's President considers that this interim funding will assure the Seabrook project's financial viability until September 1,1988 by which time longer term arrangements could be in place.
D. C. COOK D.C. COOK THIMBLE TUBE THINNING Eddy current testing of incore neutron monitoring system thimble tubes in D.C.
Cook Unit 2 has found possibly 8 tubes with greater than 90% thinning. Eddy current testing is not an exact science; the company that did the testing said 8 tubes have greater than 90% thinning, while a second company interpreted the same data as indicating none greater than 70%. Both companies agree that 19 out of the 58 "flux thimbles," as they are called, have thinning greater than 60%.
Flux thimbles at Cook are 0.201 inches in diameter, have walls 0.05 inches thick, and are 120 feet long. They are sealed at one end and open at the other.
Installed, they have reactor pressure on the outside (2250f) and atmospheric pressure on the inside. They are threaded (sealed end first) through high pressure conduit from a "seal table" outside the RCS pressure boundary, up through the bottom of the reactor vessel, anti on up to the top of the fuel through fuel assembly guide tubes. Their purpose is to provide access pathways for neut'ron detectors that are inserted and moved to provide monthly flux maps of the core.
In the event of reactor coolant leaking through a penetration in a flux thimble, a manual valve at the seal table can be used to isolate the leak l
if a detector is not in the thimble tube.
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JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE B
FERMI-2 An Emergency Operating Procedure (E0P) inspection was conducted at Fenni-2 from July 5 through July 14, 1988 by an NRC team composed of contractors, Headquarters, and Regional personnel. The team termed the Fermi-2 E0Ps as "above average" as compared with other plants and when implemented, the E0Ps will contribute significantly to the safety of Fermi. There were several findings by the inspection team. These findings ranged from nomenclature difficulties, missing or incorrect references to technical shortcomings. One such technical shortcoming was the consideration of only large diameter hard-piped lines for containment venting. Detroit Edison Company (DECO) was enccuraged to expand their E0Ps to include consideration of diverse vent paths.
The inspection team strongly encouraged the DECO to implement the new E0Ps as soon as possible, cor6 % ring the significant safety enhancement that the new procedures provide over the existing E0PS. DECO indicated that they will not hold up implementation of the new E0Ps and have targeted implementation in two weeks. DECO believes, however, that they can correct the identified deficiencies inn this two week period.
Peach Bottom The Philadelphia Electric Company announced on July 18 that it has awarded a security contract for its Peach Bottom and Limerick plants to Protection Technology, Inc. of Philadelphia.
The new contract will take effect on September 1 at Peach Bottom and on October 1 at Limerick, PTl has held the contract at Limerick during a period when the SALP rating for security improved from a rating of 3 to a rating of 1.
A meeting was held with the licensee in Region I offices on July 20 to discuss the licensee's transition plans for the new contractor.
JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE B
r CFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending July 22, 1988 SAFEGUARDS Domestic Review of HEU Part 74 MC&A Plans The initial reviews of the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plans (FHMCP) submitted by the three active Category I fuel cycle facilities (NFS, B&W-Navy, and UNC Naval Products), as required by the Category'I MC&A Reform Rule, were completed during May 1988.
Review coments and questions were transmitted to each of the three licensees, and they were requested to submit revised FNMCPs by the end of July.
In the interim, a second independent review (by a different reviewer) was performed on each Plan. Coments will be incorporated into the second round review coments.
General Electric Physical Inventory General Electrics' fuel fabrication facility (Wilmington, NC) will be conducting their first annual physical inventory under the LEU Reform Rule (10 CFR 74.31) regulation during the week of July 25th.
It will also be G.E.'s first physical inventory to be subject to IAEA (international safeguards) verification.
Approval of South Texas Unit II Fresh Fuel Plan The physical protection plan for fresh fuel storage submitted by Houston Lighting and Power Company for the South Texas Electric Generating Station, Unit II was approved on July 19, 1988. The plan was reviewed under 10 CFR 73.67 for fixed site protection of special nuclear material of low strategic significance.
Transportation Meeting with DOE on MH-1A Shipping Cask The Transportation Branch met with DOE, Westinghouse and Nuclear Packaging on July 20, 1988, to discuss the design of the MH-1A shipping cask. NRC completed its initial review of the MH-1A in June. The meeting was held to discuss DOE's approach to performing additional analyses of the package design. The proposed use of the cask is for shipment of irradiated research fuel from universities.
JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE C 1
2 JNDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL NUCLEAR SAFETY Materials Licensing Minnesota flining and Manufacturing Company (3tt) Response to Section V of NRC Order Dated February 18, 1988 (53 FR 5666).
Earlier this year, the NRC staff with the assistance of the staffs of Agreement and non-Agreement States, the Food and Drug Administration, and other agencies investigated the widespread failures of polonium-210 static elimination devices manufactured and distributed by 3M.
NRC issued several Orders to 3M, the last dated February 18, 1988.
In addition to other provisions,Section V of that Order required 3M to show cause why License No. 22-000-32G (authorizes 3M to distribute Po-210 static eliminators to general licensees) should not be revoked on its entirety and why License No. 22-00057-06 should not be revoked to the extent that it authorizes ranufacture of Po-210 static eliminators.
3M's response to this Section of the Order was originally due on April 18, 1988.
However, 3M requested, and HRC granted, an extension to July 18, 1988.
On July 18,1.;88, the staff received 3M's response.
In that document, 3M reported on its investigation of the failures of its Po-210 devices, requested that the -06 license be continued to allow manufacture of Po-210 static eliminators for research and development but not distribution, and asked tha+.
the -32G license remain suspended until such time as research and test data confirm that continued distribution is appropriate. The staff is evaluating 3M's response.
Fuel Cycle Safety West Valley Demonstration Project IMHS staff visited the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Plant to discuss potential melter accidents, melter off-gas treatment, and other technical topics related to the NRC's safety oversight role for the West Valley Demonstration Project.
The DWPF and its support facilities will be used to solidify approximately 50 tanks of high-level waste generated by reprocessing activities at Savannah River. Most of the technologies to be employed by the DWPF are similar to those at West Valley. The DWPF is about two years ahead in their projected vitrifica-tion startup date, and should be able to provide an experience data base useful to the West Valley Project from both the operational and safety standpoints.
GE Morris Operation HMSS staff met with General Electric Company on July 19, 1988 to discuss staff changes at tre GE tiorris Operation in Illinois.
By the end of 1988, GE expects to be receiving no further shipments of spent fuel. The pool at Morris will be about 99 percent full.
Therefore, GE is proposing staff changes to reflect JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE C
3 reduced operations. -The organizational changes being considered will rdquire NRC review and approval through amendment of the technical specification incorporated in the Part 72 license for the Morris facility.
GE also plans early termination of its Part 30 license that authorized demonstration testing of a process for dewatering and solidification of reactor resin waste. GE has never processed any waste under this license and does not plan to do so.
HIGH LEVEL WASTE NRC/ DOE Meeting on Exploratory Shaft Facility 18-19, 1988, HLWM staff met with representatives of the Department of On July (DOE) to discuss the DOE responses to NRC concerns related to the Energy exploratory shaf t f acility (ESF). HLWM staff has concluded that DOE has considerable work to do before it can obtain NRC agreement to begin shaft construction.
Also, it does not appear that DOE has a design process in place that effectively incorporates 10 CFR Part 60 requirements into the design or that provides verification of such incorporation. There is an additional question of whether a design process is in place that assures items or activities related to safety or waste isolation are quality level 1.
Final design for the ESF is due to be completed in March 1989. DOE anticipates obtaining NRC comments on the ESF in March 1989 and beginning construction in June 1989.
If NRC is to provide DOE with shaf t-related consnents on the SCP in March 1989, we must have the final design details related to safety or waste isolation for review two to three months prior to the release of the SCP (currently scheduled for Decenter 1988).
Also, DOE has yet to complete the analyses supporting the viability of the currently proposed shaft location.
This concerns demonstrating that the shaft will not affect the integrity of the site.
Because of the outstanding concerns and issues related to the ESF, it is not clear that DOE will be able to maintain its schedule for the start of shaft construction.
HLWM staff is currently working with DOE management to schedule one or more meetings in the near future to discuss resolution of these issues.
ENCLOSURE C JULY 22, 1988
Items of Interest Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Week Ending July 22, 1988 Diagnostic Evaluation and Incident Investigation Branch (DEIIB)
A schedule and team composition for the Fermi 2 Diagnostic Evaluation has been developed and the letter was dispatched to the licensee on July 22, 1988. The Diagnostic Evaluation is scheduled to begin August 22, 1988. The Team Manager attended the Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) meeting with Detroit Edison July 22.
Ron Lloyd particiated in the Brunswick 1 Augmented Investigation Team (AIT) begining July 16.
Incident Response Branch (IRB)
On July 20, IRB staff conducted the first semiannual comunications drill with Korean agencies. Each Korean agency sent a telefax to the Operations Center and placed a confirmatory call. The drill was successful. The next comunications drill is scheduled for November 1988.
On July 20, Director AEOD, Director D0A, and Chief IRB participated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in a briefing for Comissioner Carr on the Continuity of Government (C0G) programs.
On July 20-21, an IRB staff merrber attended a meeting of about 80 individuals from DOE, D0D, and EPA at the DOE Nevada Operations Office (NV00) to discuss the implementation of a recent DOE policy c.hange which designated NV00 as the primary DOE office responsible for planning and response to any major radio-logical incident, including nuclear plant accidents.
IRB staff provided NRC views on the DOE program change and the interim operating plan. NRC has been invited to serve on a oversight management panel and several working groups to implement this program in the next year.
Technical Training Center (TTC)
The Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) simulator, recently installed at the TTC through a contract with PowerSafety International, was dedicated in a ceremony on July 19, 1988. This ceremony, which featured remarks by Comissioner Kenneth Rogers, was attended by the AE0D Director, DOA Division Director, students attending TTC courses at the time, and the Chattanooga area local news media.
Following the ceremony, Comissioner Rogers answered local news media questions during a press conference. The B&W simulator is fully operational for NRC training and has already been used for one simulator course.
JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE E
Preliminary Notifications The following Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week, a.
PNO-I-88-72, General Public Utilities (0yster Creek), Shutdown in Excess of 48 Hours, b.
PNO-I-88-74, Radiation Technology, Incorporated (Docket Number 30-07022),
Former President of Radiation Technology, Incorporated, Convicted in U.S.
District Court.
c.
PNO-I-88-75, GPU Nuclear Corporation (Three Mile Island, Unit 2), Management Actions as a Result of Licensee Investigation of Operator Sleeping Issue.
d.
PNO-II-88-43, Carolina Power & Light Company (Brunswick Unit 3), Augmented Inspection Team Dispatched, e.
PNO-II-88-43A, Carolina Power & Light Company (Brunswick Units 1 and 2),
Augmented Inspection Team at Brunswick, f.
PNO-II-88-44, Duke Power Company (Catawba Unit 2) Shutdown Exceeding 48
- Hours, g.
PNO-III-88-64, Detroit Edison Company (Fermi 2), Leak From Reactor Water Cleanup System.
h.
PNO-V-88-05, (Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station) Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Discovery of Substance Suspected To Be Cocaine.
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PNO-V-88-48, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (Diablo Canyon Unit 2), Shutdown on Natural Circulation.
JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE E
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l ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WEEK ENDING JULY 22, 1988 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Foreign Visitors On Wednesday Dr. Jiri Zdarek, the Czechoslovakian Embassy's Science Counselor, visited GPA/IP to introduce his replacement, Mr. Petr Bednarik. Mr. Bednarik brought instructions from his government to inform NRC that, in response to previous discussions begun by former Comissioner Bernthal, the Czechs are going ahead with planning a late fall 1988 or early 1989 nuclear safety delegation visit to the U.S., led by Czech Atomic Energy Comission Chairman Havel.
In preparation for the trip, the Czechs will draw on an NRC-prepared list of possible discussion topics to select 2-3 high priority areas. GPA/IP tentatively agreed to receive the delegation and help plan its activities.
International Vacancy Announcements The following vacancy notices from the International Atomic Energy Agency located in Vienna, Austria have been posted on NRC bulletin boards:
D-1 Director, Division of Personnel, Department of Administration P-2 Management Analyst, Operations Section, Division of Budget and Finance, Department of Administration P-4 Food Irradiation Specialist, Food Preservation Section, Joint FA0/IAEA Division of Isotope and Radiation Applications of Atomic Energy for Food and Agricultural Development, Department of Research and Isotopes.
P-2 Financial Officer, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Department of Research and Isotopes P-3 Nuclear Safeguards Inspector, Division of Operations, Department of Safeguards (several positions)
P-4 Nuclear Safeguards Inspector, Division of Operations, Department of Safeguards (several positions)
STATE, LOCAL AND INDIAN TRIBE PROGRAMS Illinois Comerce Comission Braidwood-2 Prudency Review Representatives from the Illinois Comerce Comission (ICC) were at Region III on July 17, 1988 to interview regional staff in conjunction with the ICC prudency review of the Braidwood-2 nuclear plant.
Meeting with Local Public Officials at McGuire Robert Trojanowski, Director of Region II State and Government Affairs Staff, William Orders, Senior Resident inspector, and other Region II staff met with ENCLOSURE F JULY 22, 1988
local public officials from the area around the McGuire nuclear power plant on July 17, 1988. Discussion and questions focused on the NRC regulatory program, emergency planning and a variety of issues of interest to the local officials.
Meeting with Public Utility Commission of Texas Representatives Region IV staff met with Chester Oberg of the Public Utility Commission of Texas staff on July 20, 1988 in Arlington, Texas. Discussions focused on general nuclear power plants issues, including expected life of plant and decommissioning costs, and methods of obtaining NRC reports.
Briefing of Advisory Connittee on Nuclear Waste Don Nussbaumer, Assistant Director for State Agreements, and Richard Woodruff, Region II State Agreements Officer, briefed the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste on the Agreement State program on July 22, 1988. Heyward Shealy, Chief of the South Carolina Bureau of Radiological Health, described the State's regulatory program for the Barnwell low-level radioactive disposal site.
EPA Mixed Waste Conference Kathleen Schneider, SLITP, made a presentation on the Agreement State program in Denver on July 19, 1988 at the EPA'a Mixed Waste Conference. There were approximately 150 State and Federal participants whose major responsibility is implementing the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA).
SLITP plans to continue a dialogue with EPA's State Programs on the various aspects of our relations with the States.
Presentatinn on Radiation Sterilizers Inc.
On July 22, 1988, Richard Woodruff, State Agreements Representative, Region II, presented a briefing to headquarters staff on the cesium contamination recovery activity at the Radiation Sterilizers, Inc. (RSI) facility in Georgia. Mr.
Woodruff has been working closely with the State of Georgia during the incident.
Meetings Scheduled for the Week of July 24-29, 1988 July 24-26 National Association of Regulatory Utility (Commissioners Summer Committee Meetings - San Diego, CA Droggitis) 25-27 LLW Forum Quarterly Meeting - Toronto, Canada (Salomon) 28-29 Central Interstate LLW Compact Commission Meeting -
New Orleans, LA (Hackney)
ENCLOSURE F JULY 22, 1988
0FFICE OF PERSONNEL ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending July 22, 1988 Arrivals and Departures Lindner Curtis, Mechanical Recent new hires were all in Headquarters.
Roberta Engineer and Kevin Ramsey, Nuclear Safety Engineer, joined NMSS.The followin Gordan, Secretary, started work for RES.Jo Ann Warren, Secretary, and Beverly Jo joined the staff:
Charlotte Moses, Accounting Clerk in ARM.
Alan Duncan, Project Manager, Phillip Robinson, Three employees left HMSS:
International Safeguards Analyst, and Ann-Britt Crosby, Secretary.
NRC was saddened by the death of Roy Weddington, Senior Radiation Specialist in Region II.
ENCLOSURE H JULY 22, 1988
Office of Enforcement Items of Interest Week Ending July 22, 1988 The following Significant Enforcement Action was taken the week of July 18, 1988.
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $1,125 was issued to Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut on July 20, 1988. This action was based on a violation involving two examples of improper disposal of radioactive material to a local municipal landfill.
(EN88-60)
Civil Penalties Paid 1.
Virginia Electric and Power Company (Surry Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2) paid the proposed civil penalty in the amount of $50,000. The action was based on failure to verify operability of required boric acid piping heat tracing circuits on a monthly basis as required by the Plant Technical Specifications and the fact that this problem existed since December 1984 for Unit 1 and since May 1985 for Unit 2.
(EA 88-74) 2.
Virginia Electric and Power Company, Surry Power Station Units 1 and 2, paid the proposed civil penalty in the amount of $100,000. The action was based on a number of violations including:
(1) failure to adequately evaluate the radiation hazards present during work on an incore detector, those involved in the work, and (3) g the incore detector and for briefing (2) inadequate procedures for freeinfailure to conduct operations in accordance with approved procedures.
(EA88-114) 3.
Hospital Metropolitano, San Juan, Puerto Rico, paid the proposed penalty in the amount of $2,500. The action was based on a number of violations involving a breakdown of management oversight of the radiation safety program for the nuclear medicine department.
(EA 88-63) 4.
Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford, Delaware, paid the proposed penalty in the amount of $27,500. The action was based on (1) the falsification of records of constancy checks of the isotope dose calibrator by two technologists from approximately May 6, 1986 to December 17, 1986, (2) the initial deliberate denial of that falsification by a nuclear medicine technologist during the inspection, (3) the falsification of the Radiation Safety Comittee (RSC) meeting (minutes for several years by the fomer4) th Radiation Safety Officer, and minutes to the NRC for review during several inspections, and in support of license renewai on one occasion.
(EA 87-189) 5.
UNC Naval Products, Inc., Uncasville, Connecticut, paid the proposed penalty in the amount of $12,500. The action was based on several violation including (1) failure, on a number of occasions, to adequately measure airborne activity and adequately survey the radiological conditions; (2) failure to adequately control the amount and direction of ventilation flow, (3) a lack of adequate procedures for implementing the radiation safety program, and (4) failure to perform adequate audits of the radiation safety program.
(EA 88-94)
ENCLOSURE K Jul.Y 22,1988
OFFICE OF CONSOLIDATION Items of Interest Week Ending July 22, 1988 Second Building The Office of Consolidation has held a series of meetings with the developers of White Flint North, Tower Construction Company, Dewberry
& Davis (the architects for Two White Flint North), and GSA, to discuss broad issues involved in getting started on NRC's second building.
Topics covered included such matters as scheduling, financing, and overall and special space requirements. Resolution of outstanding issues for the first building was also discussed with the developer.
The developer predicts that if Montgomery County approves the subdivision plan shortly, groundbreaking could take place early in 1989, and the building could be completed within two years. This would mean that NRC could occupy Two White Flint North by mid-1991.
Preliminary Office Space Planning As a first step in planning the layout of office space at Two White Flint North, Mike Springer is scheduling meetings to discuss individual office space requirements with directors of offices to be located in that building.
Each director has also been asked to identify a key individual who will serve as a point of contact with the Office of Consolidation during all future planning activities.
JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE L r
Region IV Items of Interest Week Ending July 22, 1988 1.
The Regional Administrator, accompanied by the Public Affairs Officer, met on July 19 in Kansas City with members of the editorial board of the Kansas City Star and Kansas City Times. Regulatory matters concerning the Wolf Creek plant were the main topic of discussion.
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Department of the Army An enforcement conference was held on July 19 in Region IV offices with the Army Engineer District, Departrnent of the Anny, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The conference was a result of an NRC inspection conducted on June 22, 1988, that identified six apparent violations. The inspection found that the licensee was unaware that it had lost a moisture density gauge containing sealed sources, which has subsequently been located. The inspection also found that RSO activities were being conducted by an individual other that that specified by the NRC license.
3.
Midwest Wireline Logging & Perforating, Inc.
Region IV staff conduct an enforcement conference on July 19 with the President of Midwest Wireline Logging & Perforating, Inc. The licensee conducts oil / gas well logging. During an initial NRC inspection on June 8,1988, the NRC inspector identified 23 apparent violations. At the close of the inspection, the licensee agreed to suspend the use of radioactive material until NRC concurs on the resumption of licensed operations.
4.
Public Utility Comission of Texas Members of the Region IV staff met on July 20 with a representative from the Public Utility Comission of Texas. The meeting was held at the request of the Public Utility Comission of Texas. Subjects for a discussion were submitted to Regional management for review and approval prior to the meeting.
Discussions centered around life of plant, decommissioning costs, methods for obtaining copies of published NRC reports, and 40-year life of plant.
. olf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC)
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The Regional Administrator and members of the regional staff met on July 20 with representatives of WCNOC to review the report on Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) for the Wolf Creek plant for the. period March 31, 1987 through March 31, 1988.
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Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality The URF0 management and key staff met with counterpart personnel of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to review the status of licensed uranium recovery facilities in Wyoming. These meetings are held for the purpose of coordination in areas of co-jurisdiction. The meeting occured in Cheyenne WY at the state office on July 20, 1988.
JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE M
ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMISSION - Week Ending July 22, 1988 A.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON HUMAN FACTORS PROGRAM AND NRC VIEWS OF NAS RECCi4dNDATION5, 2:00 P.M., TUE5 DAY, MAY 31, 1988 COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY TO V. Stello, Jr., EDO dated 7/21/88 4
The Conunission was briefed by the staff on NRC's human factors programs and staff comuments on the National Academy of' Sciences' recommendations for short and long term human factor research needs.
Chairman Zech-requested the staff to:
Orient the human factors research activities to help reactor operators and other plant personnel (e.g., mainte-nance, surveillance, testing, etc.) from making mistakes.
4 He requested the staff to concentrate on procedural measures which would assist plant operators.
Encourage industry participation in pilot programs to improve human performance.
t Involve operators, maintenance and other plant personnel in the human factors research activities, i
Apply human factors and operational personnel experiences in the review of the advanced reactor designs.
Investigate the use of procedures flow charts as a simpli-fied technique to the more bulky emergency operating procedures.
For plants implementing procedures flow charts, inspect consistency of the charts with the emergency operating procedures.
Commissioner Carr emphasized the need for peer review of the human factors research programs and supported access for university researchers at NRC reactor simulators.
He observed that the objectives and tasks described in SECY-88-141 do not support the budget expenditure.
He found the program objec-tives lacking integration, difficult to identify, and incomplete, particularly in the area of organization and management.
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emphasized the need for clear documentation of goals and results.
Commissioner Rogers requested the staff to review its proposed "Man / Machine Interface" research programs in light of the NAS l
recommendations and in light of the wealth of knowledge already available.
The staff should not "retread" ground already well established.
He also recommended that the staff explore avenues to encourage industry to apply existing human factor knowledge in daily plant operations.
He recommended as a first step to inform the industry of human factors improvements which l
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Subsequent to the meeting, the Commission reemphasized its commitment to human factors improvements at nuclear power reactors.
Specifically, the Commission requested the staff tot j
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Consider organizational improvements within the agency in order to implement the CommissP.. 's desire to increase NRC's emphasis on and commitmen; ?.o the human factors aspect of nuclear safety.
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Actively encourage industry participation and the involve-ment of operational personnel in all phases of human factors activities.
3.
Keep the Commission informed of progress in identifying sources of operational errors, root causes, and suggest ways to improve plant safety through reduction of human related errors.
4.
Improve researchers access to reactor simulators for enhancement of the basic understanding of human factors at nuclear power plants.
The Commission also requested the staff to place greater emphasis on:
1.
Application of the lessons learned and reaching timely closure of human factors licensing issues (e.g., control room design reviews, safety parameter display systems, emergency operating procedures, stc.).
2.
Applied research that will address existing human factors problems and anticipated future issues, particularly understanding the nature and causes of human error.
3.
Identifying the human factors issues related to materials and waste management.
The staff should submit an information paper which updates the human factors initiatives and which addresses the above items and provides a clear definition of problems and issues to be addressed by the research programs.
B.
ANNUAL BRIEFING BY INPO, 10:00 A.M., TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE kOOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to Memorandum for the Record - dated 7/21/88 The Commission act with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) to discuss selected initiatives to improve operational performance and safety at nuclear power plants, i
ENCLOSURE 0 JULY 22, 1988
Presentations by INPO executives were made by the following:
- Zack Pate President and Chief Executive Officer for INPO
- Stan Anderson, Vice President International and Suppliar Division
- Terry Sullivan, Group Vice President Analysis and Engineering
- Walter Coahley, Group Vice President Training and Education There were no requirements placed on the staff at this meeting.
C.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - INITIAL BRIEFING BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR WASTE, 10:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1988, COMMI5SIONER5' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT h0RTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to Dr. D. W. Moeller, Chairman, G iQ and W. Parler, GC dated 7/22/88
'Ihe Commission
- was briefed by the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste on pricritization of issues and administrative matters.
The Commission made the following requests:
1.
The first item of business for the Committee should be to meet with the staff and develop procedures for getting timely closure of issues.
To the extent that conserva-tisms can bound the uncertainties of an issue and can be practicably accommodated, the issue should be closed.
2.
Review the staff's tentative U.S. position on "below regulatory concern," prior to the meeting with the Commis-sion on this subject.
Provide comments to the Commission on the staff's proposed tentative position and discuss how differences were resolved.
The Commission's intention is to work towards a consensus U.S. position for discussion at the October international meeting on the subject.
3.
Work with OGC to develop a legislative package for making the ACNW a atatutory committee.
4.
The Committee should assess the adequacy esf NRC resou vcs to regulate nuclear waste and materials.
- Commissioner Rogers was not present.
JULY 22, 1988 ENCLOSURE O
4 The Committee should make every effort to communicate with 5.
staff on an ongoing basis on priority issues, reviewing issues at an early stage and in a timely fashion so that the Commission is advised of any concerns as early as possible.
6.
A mechanism should be established for communication with the commissioners' assistants to provide timely feedback to the Commission on the Committee's activities and relative priority of issues.
Such information is valuable to the Commission at an early date of a process so that its input can be effective.
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During the coming year, the Committee shoald meet with the Commission at frequent intervals, e.g., every 3-4 months.
The Committee's highest priority activitu should be the 8.
review and oversight of NRC's licensing activities of DOF's high level waste repository.
Other near term priorities of the Commission were communicated to the 27, 1988.
The Committee Committee in a letter of June should also raise other issues which should come to the Commission's attention.
The Committee should advise the Commission if it finds itself overburdened with issues under its charter.
Whenever differences of opinion occur, both sides of the l
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problem should be presented to the Commission.
D.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON POLICY PAPER FOR PLANT LIFE EXTENSION, 2:00 P.M., TUESDAY, JUY 13, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) -
l SECY to W. Parler, GC and V. Stello, Jr., EDO dated 7/22/C8 The commission was briefed by the staff and th( office of the General Counsel on a recommendation to publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on license renewal for nuclear power plants (see SECY-88-180, made publicly available at time of the meeting).
The Commission requested a staff paper on the resources required to develop, on a concurrent schedule, a rule on license renewal and accompanying regulatory guide and standard review plans, together with the ad Intages and disadvantages to this course of action.
ENCLOSURE 0 JULY 22, 1988 1
Chairwan Zech requasted the staff to work closely with the nuclear industry and convey the Commission's expectation that industry take a lead role in conducting the necessary technical research required for responsible and technically justifiable license renewal submittals.
Commissioner Car requested the staff to report the age of the oldest fossil fueled power plant in the country.
The General Counsel inforued the Commission that an analysis of the major legal questions on plant life extension will be completed by the and of September, 1988.
E.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON FINAL RULE ON 10 CFR PART 50.46 -
ECCS ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA (APPENDIX K), 10:00 A.M., THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLlNT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) (SECY-88-162) - SECY to V. Stello, Jr.,
E00 dated 7/22/88 The Commission was briefed by the staff on final rulemaking amendments to the Commission's acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems for light water nuclear power reactore (10 CFR 50.46 and Appendix K to Part 50).
Commissioner Rogers recommended that the staff use this rule-making opportunity to clarify the meaning of conservatism as it is applied to this activity.
Commissioner Rogers also cautioned the staff to proceed slowly when implementing this rule, if approved.
The consequence of any approved change should be assessed in areas outside the loss of coolant accident arena.
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NRR MEETING NOTICES
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 7/25/88 50-346 White Flint Bldg.
Management Meeting w/ Toledo NRC/TE A. De Agazio 1:00-3:00 Room 10-B-13 Edison (Davis-Besse)
Meeting w/-lorida Power and NRC/FP&L G. Edison 7/25/88 50-250/
FP&L Offices I
1:30-4:30 251 Juno Beach, FL Light Co. to discuss status of licensing actions (Turkey Point 3/4) 7/27/88 50-261 White Flint Bldg.
Meeting w/ Carolina Power &
NRC/CP&L R. Lo 10:00-2:00 Room 14-B-13 Light Co. to discuss RTD Bypass (H.B. Robinson 2) 7/27/88 White Flint Bldg.
Moeting w/ Westinghouse Owners NRC/WOG L. Cunningham 1:00-5:00 Room 12-B-9 Greap to discuss WOG plans to eva lua's SGTR - TOP Rupture With
'Jre Uncovered 7/28/88 50-416 White Flint Bldg.
Meeting w/ Systems Energy NRC/SERI L. Kintner 10:00-5:00 Room 14-B-13 Resources, Inc. to discuss licensing acticns associated third reload for Grand Gulf 1 i
7/28/88 50-317/
White Flint Bldg.
Meeting w/ Baltimore Gas &
NRC/BG&E S. McNeil 8:30-10:00 318 Room 14-E-11 Electric Co. to discuss status of licensing issues (Calvert mg Cliffs) 5 E
Copies of summaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective docket file (s) o in the NRC and local public document rooms.
A listing of these meeting notices can be obtained by calling 492-7424.
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Catawba Site Meeting w/ Duke Power and SAIC NRC/SAIC/
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8:30-4:30 414 Lake Wylie, SC to discuss generic activity on Duke Power Reduces Survefilance Testing at Power (Catawba) 4 1
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DIVISION OF ' 0W-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DEC0Hf11SSIONING
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DATE NUMBER LOCATION
<URPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 7/21/88 Charlottc, NC Visit Catawba Nuclear Power HThompson MBell Plant MBell 7/21-22/88 H Street ACNW JGrimm JGrimm JSurmeier 7/24-27/88 Toronto, Canada LLU Forum Meeting and Visit PLohaus PLohaus to Hydro's Bruce Power Station 7/26/88 OWFN 6B11 EPA /NRC Interface Council MBell KDragonette 2:00 p.m.
Meeting RBernero MKnapp FCongel DNussbaumer JMakris (EPA)
RFonner BShackleford (EPA) KDragonette FGalpin (EPA)
GSjoblom FCameron 7/29 DOE Meeting with 00E on Greater MBell MBell Germantowm Than Class C Waste MKnapp 8/1 OWFN Discuss Options for Potential MBell MBell 2:00 p.m.
6B9 NLC Impementation of EPA's RBoyle Toxic Substances Control Act RFonner
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Standards for NARM KDragonette.
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7/25/88 70-1100 WF1, Rm 6B7 Meeting with Combustion GBidinger GBidinger 9:30 a. m.
Engineering (CE) to discuss DMcCaughey license air.andments Reps of CE 7/25/88 Charlottsville,VA Discuss continuing education NMcElroy NMcElroy policy and programs BCraf t, Society of Nuclear Medicine JRoberts, NMSS JRoberts Meeting w(ith Electric Power Reps of EPRI 7/27/88 Rockville, MD Research EPP.I)/ Central 9:30 a.m.
Rm 6-B-13 Research Institute of Electric Reps of CRIEPI Power Industry (CRIEPI)
RE: Spent Fuel Storage Reg.
7/27/88 70-371 WF1, Rm 6B7 Meeting with UNC to discuss GBidinger GBidinger 9:30 a.m.
radiation program ASoong Reps of UNC Reps of RI 7/28/88 WFN, Rm. 4B13 Meeting with Transnuclear to JRoberts, NMSS JRoberts discuss submittal of revised AHanse, TN topical report for the TN-24 dry spent fuel storage cask design m
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7/25-8/1/88 Vienna, Austria Consultants meeting to' revise IAEA staff DCool I AEA docunent "The Applica-DCool, NMSS 10:00 a. m.
tion of the Principles of Radiation to Sources of Potential Exposure" 7/28-29/88 Atlanta, CA To visit Region II office RCunningham RCunningham and tour some facilities HThompson Region II reps.
8/1-5/88 Vienna, Austria Advisory Group meeting to JHickey JHickey develop guidance on controlling radioactive consumer products.
(IAEA) 8/2/88 WFN Rm 6B11 Meeting with Withrop, Stimson, RProvencher RProvencher Putnam, & Roberts (WSPB) Law Reps of WSPB Firm RE GA/SFC LRouse JSwift M
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o' DOCKET DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES OSP CONTACT July 21 50-327/328 One White Flint North TVA will discuss TVA/NRC J. Donohew 8:30 - 12:00 Room 8-B-11 Phase II of the DBVP July 21 50-260 One White Flint North BF Electrical TVA/NRC D. Moran 1:00 - 4:30 Room 14-B-13 Cable Installation Working Level Discussion July 22 50-445/446 Region IV To discuss appli-TUElectric/NRC R. F. Warnick cable portions of CP "Agreement to Withdraw from Licensing Hearing" Copies of summaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective docket file (s) in the NRC and local public document rooms.
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E; DOCKET DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT n3 5!6/22/88 Pt. Gibson, MS SALP Meeting - MP&L Licensee, Deputy RA Ernst Grand Gulf Site and selected RII o'
staff members 7/26-27/88 RII Office Incident Response Incident Response Stohr Counterpart Meeting Staff from all Regions 7/27/88 Surry, VA VEPC0 SALP Meeting Licensee, Deputy RA, Ernst North Anna Site and selected RII staff 7/28/88 Mineral, VA VEPC0 SALP Meeting Same as above Ernst Surry Site 8/4/88 Jackson, MS Presentation to Grand Regional Administrator Grace Gulf Senior Executives and Grand Gulf Senior noon Executives 8/4/88 Miami, FL FP&L - Turkey Point Licensee, Selected RII Ernst Management Meeting staff members 9:00 am k
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APPLICANT DOCKET PURPOSE DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION A. B. Davis Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
SALP 08/02/88 50-440; Perry Site 1:00 p.m.
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