ML20154N146

Weekly Info Rept for Wk Ending 880520

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May 26, 1988 For: The Comissioners From: T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the ED0 Subjec_t: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MAY 20, 1988 A sumary of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.

Contents Enclosure Administration and Resources Management A Nuclear Reactor Regulation B Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C Nuclear Regulatory Research D*

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*

Special Projects J*

Enforcement K*

Consolidation L Regional Offices M Executive Director for Operations N*

Items Addressed by the Comission 0 Meeting Notices P Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for Q external distribution) t

• No input this week.

kgg602g 26 /T. A. Rehm, Ass nt f erations Office of the Execut ye Director WEEKLYINFOREPT PDR for Operations

Contact:

T. A. Rehm, EDO 492-7781

4 HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING MAY 20, 1988 State of Michigan Low-Level Waste Disposal The staff responded to a request from the State of Michigan concerning the feasibility of disposing of low-level radioactive waste at existing nuclear

. power plant generating facility sites. Michigan law requires that the i Michigan Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority prepare and submit a report to S the governor and the legislature that addresses the above issue. The NRC staff response to Michigan indicated that its position on this matter is that disposal of waste must (1) be in accordance with the provisions of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 and (2) comply with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 61. Staff also indicated the appropriate regulatory guides and NUREG d.cuments that should be considered in preparing a license applicetion for a low-level waste disposal facility.

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'. Sequoyah Fuels Corporation Groundwater Review Meeting On May 16 and 17, 1988, staff members of the Fuel Cycle Safety Branch and Region IV's Uranium Recovery Field Office (URFO) met with representatives of Sequoyah Fuels Corporation at the Seqt 'ah Facility. The topic of discussion was the geohydrologic setting in the area of the ammonium nitrate solution storage ponds. The licensee agreed to further evaluate the origin of anomalous nitrate concentrations in three of the area monitoring wells. URF0 staff also took the opportunity to become acquainted with the facility process areas since they have recently assumed the Region IV inspection responsibilities for Sequoyah Fuels Corporation.

Edgecombe County, North Carolina Volunteers to Host Low-level Waste Disposal Site for the Southeastern Compact We have been informed by representatives of the State of North Carolina that Edgecombe County, North Carolina, has volunteered to host the State's low-level waste disposal site. County representatives also volunteered to provide disposal facilities for other hazardous materials.

A number of citizens of Edgecombe County are scheduled to visit the Barnwell facility in South Carolina.

Hearing on Second White Flint Building Another step in the process of obtaining Montgomery County's approval for a second NRC building at White Flint was taken this week when a hearing examiner heard testimony in response to objections by neighboring civic associations to the revised site plan. Among those who testified were GSA, NRC, the Montgomery County Departments of Transportation and Economic Development, and various consultants and experts retained by the developer. The hearing examiner must file his report and recomendation with the County Council within 30 days.

O OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS - 1988 For Period May 13 - May 18, 1988 Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received This Week 4 0 Completed This Week 5 0 Carryovers From 1987 157 33 Received In 1988 266 29 Granted In 1988 219 10 Denied In 1988 96 32 Pending 108 20 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Stephen Leermakers, Requests records that identify those that have Ashland Chemical experienced contamination incidents involving static Company eliminators manufactured by the 3M Company.

(88-263)

(NRCemployee) Requests copies of the OIA investigation report and (88-264) related records pertaining to himself.

Val Dolcini, Requests records dated on or before April 11, 1988, Winthrop, Stimson, created by the NRC related to a CRGR review of a proposed Putnam & Roberts amendmentto10CFR50.47(d).

(88-265)

Bruce Maxwell, Requests records concerning suspect piping from Piping WTOL-TV Toledo Supplies, Inc., and West Jersey Manufacturing Company (88-266) used in the Davis Besse nuclear power plant.

Granted Ophelia Williams, In response to a request for copies of 21 specified J/R/A Associates inspection reports and related records regarding the (87-669) Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, made available six records. Informed the requester that additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR. Informed the requester that four items listed in her request do not exist.

CONTACT: Donnie H. Grimsley 492-7211 MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE A

Granted, Cont'd Lynn Connor, In response to a request for a printout of the Doc-Search constitution / reconstitution history of ASLBs, categorized Associates by plant, informed the requester that the database is (88-231) no longer maintained by the ASLBP. Made available pages from an old printout of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Board Assignments and Historical Data.

Frank Vumbaco, In response to a request for records containing Nuclear Metals, infonnation pertaining to the waste handling process Inc. change at the Westinghouse Blairsville facility in (88-239) Columbia, South Carolina, Docket No. 70-1151, informed ,

the requester that six records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.

Lyle Graber, In response to a request for records that provide NUS Corporation (1) number of inspection hours for Region IV plants for (88-242) CY 87 and (2) number of violations for Region IV plants for CY 87, made available a computer printout, j F. A. Spangenberg, In response to a request for 10 copies of the high Illinois Power altitude EG&G photograph of the Clinton nuclear power Company plant, made available the requested photographs.

(88-258)

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE A

DIVISION OF CONTRACTS WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING MAY 20, 1988 PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION 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

• systems, and assist end-users in making effective use of ADP equipment and services.

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 Status: The competitive range has been established and negotiations are scheduled for the week of May 23, 1988.

RFP No.: RS-ARM-88-179

Title:

"Purchase of Modems"

Description:

V.22 bis modems to support NRC personal computers will be purchased as required under a requirements contract.

Period of Performance: Date of award through September 30, 1990.

Sponsor: Office or Administration and Resources Management Status: Negotiations have been completed. Best and Final offers are due on May 26, 1988.

RFP No.: RS-PER-88-365 Title- "Regulatory Process Training"

Description:

The "Regulatory Process Training" course is 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: Best and Final offers received on May 18, 1988 and forwarded to Source Evaluation Panel for review on May 18, 1988.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE A

DIVISION OF CONTRACTS WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING MAY 20, 1988 RFP: RS-PER-88-364

Title:

"Operation and Maintenance of the Information Technology Services Training Laboratory."

Description:

Contractor will be required to provide ADP training to managers and other technical and non-technical end-users.

Period of Performance: 3 year period Sponsor: Office of Personnel Status: The competitive range has been established and negotiations are scheduled for the week of May 16, 1988.

RFP: RS-NMS-89-001

Title:

"Technical Assistance to Strengthen IAEA Safeguards"

Description:

The Contractor shall investigate and systematically document the feasibility of better attaining IAEA's timeliness and sensitivity goals for detecting abrupt and protracted diversions at large reprocessing facilities through the use of a running book inventory (R81) approach to augment conventional material accountancy.

Period of Performance: One year with 1 year optior.

Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status: RFP issued on May 16, 1988. Proposals due on June 16, 1988.

CONTRACT AWARDED IFB: RS-ARM-88-173

Title:

"Coaxial and Twinaxial Cable Installation in NRC Occupied Space"

Description:

The contractor shall be required to furnish and install twinaxial and coaxial signal cable complete with all connectors in support of the Agency's Word Processing Systems.

Period of Performance: 1 year with one-year option Sponsor: Office of Administration and Resources Management Status: A fixed-price requirements type contract was awarded to Business Comunication Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $41,170.80 effective May 18, 1988.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE A

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending May 20, 1988 Cooper Nuclear Station Cooper Nuclear Station is presently in its Cycle 11 refueling outage. On May 9,1988, Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) advised the NRC via telecon that it has been determined that High Pressure Coolant Injection (piping HPCI) system would supports yield underin the Cooper seismic Nuclear S loading. This discovery was made in conjunction with a plant modification to install a 1-inch drain line on the 14-inch High Pressure Coolant Injection pump discharge line. NPPD stated that further analysis indicates that the stresses in the supported piping would be within allowable stress limits.

NPPD further advised that the investigation is being expanded to determine if operability of other systems might be affected. The licensee plans to prepare an LFR.

On May 13, 1988, the staff received information copies of the licensee's reports. The reports described the analyses performed, and concluded that all safety systems would be operable (as defined in the Technical Specifications) under OBE and SSE conditions. The conclusion is based on a statistical extrapolation of the HPCI system analyses. Because of the findings that safety system supports do not meet ASME Code allowable stress limits, and in view of the licensee's iminent plants to restart, the staff requested an imediate meeting with the licensee.

l A meeting was held at One White Flint North on Wednesday, May 18, 1988. The licensee described its analyses. The staff suggested that a review team visit the facility as soon as practicable to review the Cooper piping seismic design.

l The Cooper FSAR states that a 1/3 increase in allowable stresses is permitted for selected components. However, the licensee's architect / engineer is unable to produce original seismic design calculations. The licensee is thus unable to make root cause detennination.

NRR, with contractor support, will visit Cooper next week.

Farley, Hatch, and Vogtle On May 18, 1988, the Southern Company board of directors approved the fonnation of a new subsidiary--Southern Nuclear Operating Company--to provide management i

and technical services for the nuclear power plants in the Southern electric system.

Formation of Southern Nuclear Operating Company is subject to approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A formal filing with the SEC will be made in the next few days. Approval could be granted in two to three months.

Management for the firm and a site for the administrative offices will be selected at that time.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE B l

l In addition, Alabama Power's board of directors met on May 18, 1988 and announced several management changes in its Nuclear Generation Department.

Pat Mcdonald, former senior vice president, has been elected executive vice president. George Hairston, former vice president-nuclear generation, has been named senior vice president-nuclear operations at Georgia Power. Mcdonald was named executive vice president at Georgia Power last month.

Jack Woodard, former Farley Nuclear Plant general manager, was named vice president-nuclear generation. David Morey, fomer assistant manager at Plant Farley, will replace Woodard as plant manager.

Other management changes announced within the Southern electric system today include Bill Dahlberg being named president of Georgia Power and Allen Franklin being named president and chief executive officer of Southern Company Services.

Both appointments are effective June 1.

Also, Georgia Power's board of directors named Ken McCoy, formerly with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, as vice president of nuclear operations.

Haddam Neck As a result of valve failure identified during Inservice Testing, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company (CYAPCO) identified a single failure vulnerability in the charging system. This vulnerability had been previously identified but at that time, no corrective action was required because the charging system was not required for any accident mitigation. In December 1986, CYAPC0 identified the need for the charging system during the recirculation phase of a break in the core deluge line. However, the consequences of the single failure vulnerability in the charging system was not re-identified as a result of this design change.

The charging pumps normally suction from the volume control tank (VCT). On a l

Safety Injection Signal (SIS) the suction is automatically switched to the reactor water storage tank (RWST). The switchover requires the VCT outlet i

valve to close and the TWST outlet valve to open. Failure of either one of these valves could cause the failure of the charging pumps. On May 10, 1988 '

the staff met with CYAPC0 to discuss this issue. CYAPC0 agreed to perform a single failure analysis and to disposition any items identified before entering MODE 3. In addition, CYAPC0 has committed to correct the charging pump vulnerability by the end of the 1989 refueling outage.

In the interim, CYAPCO proposes to trip the charging pumps on SIS to protect them until they are needed in the recirculation phase. In the worst case break, CYAPC0 states the analysis demonstrates that the operators will have 20 minutes to assure valve lineup prior to starting the charging pumps. The staff has reviewed this change and has concluded that this change can be made under the provisions of 50.59. The staff has confimed that there is no accident for which the charging flow is needed in the injection phase. The only change will be a clarification of ECCS system operation in the BASES section of the technical specifications. The NRC staff met with CYAPC0 on May 17, 1988 to review their single failure analysis. The plant has been in a j maintenance outage since April 30, 1988.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE B

0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending May 20, 1988 LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT Low-Level Waste State of Michigan Low-Level Waste Disposal The staff responded to a request from the State of Michigan concerning the feasibility of disposing of low-level radioactive waste at existing nuclear power plant generating facility sites. Michigan law requires that the Michigan Low-Level Radioactive Waste Authority prepare and submit a report to the governor and the legislature that addresses the above issue. The NRC staff response to Michigan indicated that its position on this matter is that disposal of waste must (1) be in accordance with the provisions of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 and (2) comply with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 61. Staff also indicated the appropriate regulatory guides and NUREG documents that should be considered in preparing a license application for a low-level waste disposal facility.

SAFEGUARDS Transportation Meeting on SPEC-2T Package On May 13, 1988, SGTR staff met with the Department of Transportation (D0T) to discuss an accident involving a SPEC-2T shipping package (Type B). The accident resulted in the release of a 40-curie iridium source capsule. 00T indicated that the package user may have violated several DOT regulations. In addition, the design of the SPEC-2T package involved in the accident differed from the NRC certified design. DDT is considering enforcement action against the user.

INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL NUCLEAR SAFETY Fuel Cycle Safety Sequoyah Fuels Corporation Groundwater Review Meeting

. On May 16 and 17, 1988, staff members of the Fuel Cycle Safety Branch and

) Region IV's Uranium Recovery Field Office (URF0) met with representatives of Sequoyah Fuels Corporation at the Sequoyah Facility. The topic of discussion MAY 20, 1989 ENCLOSURE C t

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2 was the geohydrologic setting in the area of the ammonium nitrate solution storage ponds. The licensee agreed to further evaluate the origin of anomalous nitrate concentrations in three of the area monitoring wells. URF0 staff also took the opportunity to becoma acquainted with the facility process areas since they have recently assumed the Region IV inspection responsibilities for Sequoyah Fuels Corporation.

DOE Dry Cask Storage Report On May 13, 1988, NRC staff met with DOE representatives following an exchange of letters regarding NRC comment on the Congressionally-mandated DOE Dry Cask Storage Study. A final report is due to the Congress with NRC comment by October 1, 1988.

DOE gave a general outline of its approach to the study to NRC staff. A draft report is to be issued in July for public comment. The attendees agreed that DOE and NRC staff will meet in mid-June when DOE will provide a status briefing on its progress.

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MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE C

l Items of Interest Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Week Ending May 20, 1988 Diagnostic Evaluation and Incident Investigation On May 16-20, the NRC Team evaluating the Independent Management Appraisal (IMA) of Turkey Point and Florida Power and Light (FP&L), began preparation of the evaluation team report and for a briefing of the NRC Senior Managers on the results of the evaluation.

Incident Response On May 16, the Source Evaluation Panel for the Automated Notification System met to review the best and final offers. The Panel report will be submitted in the near future.

On May 16, an IRB staff member made a presentation at the request of Region II to the Atlanta Chapter of the Health Physics Scciety. The title of the talk was "NRC Perspectives on Protective Action Decisionmaking."

On May 18, IRB staff provided a tour and briefing of the Operations Center to a delegation of Chinese officials.

On May 18-19, an IRB staff member observed LILC0's Dry Run for the upcoming Shoreham Emergency Response Exercise.

On May 20, IRB staff assisted the EDO and Comissioner Carr in discussions with Congressman Sam Gejdenson on the NRC Incident Response Plan with emphasis on the forthcoming Emergency Response Data System (ERDS).

Preliminary Notifications The following Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week,

a. PNO-0SP-88-006, Tennessee Valley Authority (Sequoyah Unit 2), Sequoyah Unit 2 Restart.

b. PNO-I-88-51, Yankee Atomic Power Station, Potential Tampering with Plant Equipment,

c. PNO-I-88-52, Yale University, Unauthorized Disposal of 500 Microcuries of Phosphorus-32.

d. PNO-II-88-26A, Georgia Power Company (Hatch Units 1 and 2), Plant Shutdown for 30 Days to Evaluate INPO Findings and Correct Problems - Update,

e. PNO-II-88-26B, Georgia Power Company (Hatch Units 1 and 2), Plant Shutdown for 30 Days to Evaluate INPO Findings and Correct Problems - Second Update.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE E

f. PNO II-88-30A, Florida Power and Light Company (Turkey Point Units 3 and 4), Update on Exchange of Gunfire Involving Security Guard (PNO-II-88-30),

g. PNO-II-88-32, Watauga County High School, Radioactive Material Discovered at North Carolina High School,

h. PNO-II-88-33,AT&TConsulting(StateofFloridaLicensee),StolenSoil Moisture Density Gauge,

1. PNO-II-88-34, Virginia Electric & Power Company (Surry Unit 2), Outage Exceeding 48 Hours.

J. PNO-III-88-32A, Marquette General Hospital (License No. 21-04532-05),

Therapeutic Misadministration (Less Than Prescribed Dose) - Update.

k. PNO-III-88-44, Wright-Patterson AFB (License No. 34-00472-02), Indictment of Former Radiation Safety Officer.

1. PN0-III-88-45, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (Perry Unit 1),

Shutdown for Generator Repairs,

m. PNO-V 88-31, Portland General Electric Company (Trojan), Unexpected Pressurizer Surge Line Pipe Displacement.

n. PNO-V-88-32, Washington Public Power Supply System, WNP-2 (Docket No.

50-397), Radioactive Resin Spill,

o. PNO-V-88-33, Arizona Nuclear Power Project (Palo Verde Unit 1),

Criticality Outside of Estimated Critical Conditions and Unit Trip.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE E

ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WEEK ENDING MAY 20, 1988 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Foreign Visitors Mr. Jean-Claude Leny, Chairman of Framatome, met with Chairman Zech and Commissioner Carr on May 16. Mr. Leny informed NRC of Framatome's continuing interest in providing equipment and services to the US nuclear market. In April, Framatome entered into a market and support services agreement with the General Atomics International Services Corporation of the U.S.

On Wednesday Sr. Javier Rosales Arias, Executive Vice Secretary of the Cuban Executive Secretariate for Nuclear Safety, and Dr. Alejandro V.

Bilbao Alfonso, Director of the Secretariate's Center of Radiation Protection, visited NRC's Region II Office in Atlanta for a briefing on NRC's regulatory role and inspection programs. On Thursday and Friday, the visitors toured the Duke Power Company's McGuire Nuclear Station and its various technical support facilities and met with the NRC Senior Resident Inspector.

On Thursday Mr. Takashi Fujii, President of the Nuclear Power Engineering Test Center (NUPEC), in Japan, visited Chairman Zech and Commissioners Roberts and Rogers to report the successful completion of the joint nuclear piping vibration test, using the large seismic shaker table at the Tadotsu Engineering Laboratory. Mr. Fujii showed photographs of the results of the test. Also he highlighted the recent formation of the Nuclear Power General Safety Center at NUPEC, which will provide technical support to MITI in connection with regulatory activities.

STATE, LOCAL AND INDIAN TRIBE PROGRAMS Edgecombe County, North Carolina Volunteers to Host Low-level Waste Disposal Site for tr2 Southeastern Compact We have been informed by representatives of the State of North Carolina that Edgecombe County, North Carolina, has volunteered to host the State's low-level waste disposal site. County representatives also volunteered to provide disposal facilities for other hazardous materials.

A number of citizens of Edgecombe County are scheduled to visit the Barnwell facility in South Carolina.

Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) Annual Meeting The CRCPD held its 20th Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, from May 14-20. NRC representatives, including staff from State, Local and Indian Tribe Programs (SLITP), participated in the meetings. Carlton Kammerer, MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE F

2 Director, SLITP, presented an update of NRC activities and initiatives of importance to the States. Joel tubenau, State Agreements Program, SLITP, presented a paper on contaminated metals.

Counterpart Meeting of Regional State Agreement Representatives During the CRCPD Annual Meeting, Regional State Agreement Representatives and Headquarters State Agreements Program staff met to review policy guidance for the Agreement State programs. Issues included low-level waste, State reviews, and administrative matters.

Comonwealth of Pennsylvania Pre) ares to Implement Low-level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Subagreement with NRC On May 17, 1988 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dr. Walter Pasciak, Chief, Effluents Radiation Protection Section, and Marie Miller, Regional State Liaison Officer, met with William Dornsife, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, and his staff to discuss implementation of the LLRW Subagreement. The discussion focused on the limits of the subagreements and qualificction of the State inspectors. William Dornsife indicated that he would like to have two individuals qualified by July 1988 but that he had not completed the qualification program standards.

Meeting with Cuban Officials in Region II On May 17 and 18, 1988, Messrs. Javier Rosales Arias and Alejandro Bilbao Alfonz, Atomic Energy Comission, Cuba, met with J. Nelson Grace, Region II Administrator, and other members of the staff to exchange and discuss information regarding the regulation of nuclear power. On May 19 and 20, 1988, the Cuban delegation met with representatives of Duke Power Company in Charlotte, North Carolina, and toured the McGuire Nuclear Station.

National Conference of American Indians (NCAI) Conference on High-level Waste The NCAI Conference on High-Level Waste was held in Tonopah, Nevada, on May 19-20, 1988. Representatives from DOE, NRC Region V, and the State of Nevada briefed the Conference on high-level waste issues.

MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK 0F MAY 23-27, 1988 May 23-25 Large Irradiator Workshop - Arlington, TX (Lubenau) 23-27 IowaReview(Bolling / Adam) 24-25 Vogtle Emergency Planning Exercise - GeorPa .frojanowski) 25-27 FEMA Region VI Radiological Emergency Conference - Baton Rouge, LA (Sanborn)

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE F

l 0FFICE OF PERSONNEL ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending May 20, 1988 Arrivals and Departures This week, the Regions accounted for most hiring. At Region I, three new Reactor Engineers joined the staff: Nicola Conicella, Theodore Easlick and James Trapp. In addition, a RADIATION Specialist, Peter O'Connell started work. At Region II, Kevin Roughen began her cooperative education work tour as a Radiation Specialist Aide. At Region III, Liana Scharf, Word Processor Operator and Zian Swanson, Resident Clerical Aiue, joined the staff. In Headquarters, NRR gained Victor McCree, Operations Engineer.

Regional departures were: Herny Bicehouse, Radiation Specialist and Thomas Tuccinardi, Emergency Preparedness Specialist, both from Region I; and William Gulemond, Chief Reactor Project Branch #2 and Marlene Dougherty, Office Assistant, from Region III.

Headquarters departures were: Ronald Cook, Systems Engineer, who retired from NRR; Lewis Hulman, Chief, Severe Accident Issues Branch, and Lisa Mackell, Secretary, from Research; Mareen Gawler, Investigator, from OIA; Mary Jane Park, License Fee Assistant, from ARM; Rose Gerondakis and Jernee Martin, Secretaries from OGC and NMSS, respectively.

Six of the departing employees listed above provided information about future employers. Three employees transferred to other Government agencies and three joined private industry.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE H

1 0FFICE OF CONSOLIDATION Items of Interest Week Ending May 20, 1988 Hearing on Second White Flint Building Another step in the process of obtaining Montgomery County's approval for a second NRC building at White Flint was taken this week when a hearing examiner heard testimony in response to objections by neighboring civic associations to the revised site plan. Among those who testified were GSA, NRC, the Montgomery County Departments of Transportation and Economic Development, and various consultants and experts retained by the developer. The hearing examiner must file his report and recommendation with the County Council within 30 days.

Elevators The Otis Elevator Company has assigned two of its best mechanics to One White Flint North to solve the problems of the two elevators which have been involved in most of the recent "stuck car" incidents. Otis's District Service Manager expects that modification of the detectors in the elevator door edges will solve the problems which have resulted from users' tendencies to hold the doors open manually when they don't want them to close.

Emergency Power Generation Test A test to determine the effectiveness of the emergency power system at the 0WFN building was held recently, and a list of suggested modifications to the system has been provided to NRC's maintenance contractor.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE L

ITEMS OF INTEREST REGION II WEEK ENDING MAv 20, 1988

1. Representatives of the Georgia Institute of Technology, Neely Nuclear Research Center (NNRC), were in the Region II Office on May 16 to attend a Management Meeting regarding the status of the 1988 NNRC Action Plan 5. On May 20, Region II conducted an Enforcement Conference with a Senior Reactor Operator, Georgia Institute of Technology, regarding operator errors which occurred at that facility.

2. On May 18, representatives of the Cuban Atomic Energy Cormiission were in the Region II Office to discuss mutual interests in assuring the safe use of nuclear power. Cuba expects to have four Soviet nuclear plants in operation in the next fifteen years. The representatives were guests of the Duke Power Company at the McGuire Nuclear Station on Thursday and Friday. During the McGuire visit, the McGuire Senior Resident 'nspector interfaced with the Cuban representatives.

3. On May 20, the Regional Administrator met with J. Cross, new Plant Manager for Florida Power and Light Company's Turkey Point facility, to discuss matters of mutual interest.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE M

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ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - Week Ending May 20, 1988 A. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON THE STATE OF THE % CLEAR INDUSTRY, 10:00 A.M.,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1988, COMMISSIONEFiS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to The Record, dated 5/18/88 The Commission

• met with the representatives of the Nuclear Power Oversight Committee on the industry's perspective of the state of the nuclear industry.

Representing the Committee were:

o Robert K. Campbell Chairman, President and CEO Pennsylvania Power and Light o James J. O'Connor Chairman and CEO Commonwealth Edison Company o Sherwood H. Smith Chairman, President and CEO Carolina Power and Light Company There were no requirements placed on the staff at this meeting.

B. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON NRC POINT PAPERS FOR DOE CONSULTATION DRAFT OF SITE CHARACTERIZATION PLAN FOR YUCCA MOUNIAIN, 2:00 P.M.,

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBILC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to V. Stello, Jr., ED0 dated S/18/88 The Commission

• was briefed by the staff on NRC's review of the Department of Energy's Consultation Draft Site Characterization plan for Yucca Mountain, the Congressional mandated candidate site for the repository of high-level radioactive waste.

The Commission emphasized the importance of the staff keeping the ACRS and, in particular, the new Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste fully informed on all staff pre-licensing activ-ities related to the high-level waste repository. The staff should schedule time for both the ACNW and the Commission to review staff comments on the statutory site characterization plan.

• Commissioner Roberts was not present.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE O

2-The Commission also recommended that the staff prioritize its 110 comments and 50 questions prior to transmitting them in final to DOE and take the initiative to request a Commission meeting as important issues are raised in the future. In addition, the Commission directed the staff to continue to work closely with the State of Nevada in reviewing the progress and results of DOE's site characterization plan.

Chairman Zech and Commissioner Carr cautioned the staff to expend the effort necessary to ensure that the NRC research efforts in support of licensing the high-level waste repository are completed in sufficient time to meet NRC's licensing needs.

Commissioner Rogers stressed that the staff should be mindful that the key management positions in DOE's high levelmanagers" "acting waste program office are filled with non-permanentand their commitments to by their successors.

C. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON NATURALLYTHURSDAY, OCCURRING MAY AND ACCELERATOR 5, 1988, PRODUCED RADIDACTIVE MATERIALS (NARM), 10:00 A.M.,

COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBIC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to V. Stello, Jr., ED0 and W. C. Parler, GC dated 5/20/88 The Commission

• was briefed by the staff, the Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination (CIREPC),

and the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors l

(CRCPD) on the staff's review and recommendations relating to I

naturally-occurring and accelerator-produced radioactive materials.

Representing the Committee on Interagency Radiation Research I

and Policy Coordination (CIRRPC) was Chairman A. Young.

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3-Representing the Conference on Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) were

- T.R. Strong, Chairman of CRCPD and Director of the Office of Radiation Protection State of Washington

- Charles M. Hardin, Executive Secretary of CRCPD

- William P. Dornsife Chairman of CRCPD Ad Hoc Group on NARM and Chief of Division of Nuclear Safety Bureau of Radiation Protection Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The Commission requested and the staff committed to revise its recommendations to CIRRPC by redefining the scope of review (e.g. , not including the general subject of ionizing radiation) and defining the issues to be addressed in the recommendations expected from CIRRPC (e.g., any recommendations for legislative action, identifying agency responsibilities over all or some subset of NARM, etc.).

The Commission requested and the General Counsel committed to provide an analysis of the legal situation if EPA under its authority, such as TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) , directs that NARM material be disposed of in low-level burial grounds, whether in an Agreement State or in a non-Agreement State.

Commissioner Bernthal urged the staff to consider options for regulating only selected NARM materials.

D. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON STATUS OF OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM, 2:00 P.M., THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE  :

ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to V. Stello, Jr., ED0 dated 5/20/88 The Commission

• was briefed by the staff on the status of its reactor operator requalification examination program.

The Commission requested a status briefing after the five pilot programs have been completed and the staff has conducted a public meeting to discuss the experiences gained from the pilot programs.

• Commissioners Roberts and Bernthal were not present.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE O

The Commission requested an options paper on the following initiatives:

1. The staff's review and assessment of alternatives to further improve the operator requalification examination program. The alternatives need not be limited to the present regulations and should include the FAA testing concept, requalifying the site in lieu of each operator, and other concepts which could reduce tbo number of individual operator examinations administered by the NRC.

Resources required to implement each option should be discussed.

2. The staff's review and assessment of alternatives to further enhance the credibility of NRC's license examiners, including methods to obtain/ retain experienced NRC examiners (such as a more vigorous recruiting effort, enhanced pay scales for NRC examiners, etc.) and contracting NRC examiners from the cadre of recently retired SRO-licensed industry personnel, i E. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION /DISCUSSl0N AND VOTE, 3:30 P.M.,

THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBILC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to V. Stello, Jr., EDO dated 5/20/88 l I. SECY-88 Final Rule Amendments to 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, 50, 51, 70, and 72: General Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear Facilities (SECY-87-309)

The Commission, by a 5-0 vote,* approved final amendments to l

its regulations to set forth technical and financial criteria 1 for decommissioning licensed nuclear facilities. The amend-ments are intended to assure that decommissioning of all licensed facilities will be accomplished in a safe and timely manner and that adequate licensee funds will be available for this purpose.

The Federal Register Notice should be forwarded for signature and publication.

• Section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C.

55841, provides that action of the Commission shall be deter-mined by a "majority vote of the members present." Commissioner Carr was not present when this item was affirmed. Accordingly I the formal vote of the Commission was 4-0 in favor of the decision. Commissioner Carr, however, had previously indicated that he would approve this paper and had he been present he would have affirmed his prior vote.

l MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE O l --

. II. SECY-88 Final Station Blackout Rule, USI A-44 The Commission, by a 5-0 vote,* approved a final rule on station blackout (as attached). The objective of this rule is to reduce the risk of severe accidents associated with station blackout. The rule requires light water cooled nuclear power plants to maintain reactor core cooling during a specified period of loss of offsite and onsite emergency AC power systems.

In addition. the first page of the Regulatory Guide 1.155 should be revised as shown on the enclosed copy.

The Federal Register Notice should be forwarded for signature and publication.

• Section 201 cf the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C.

$5841, provides that action of the Commission shall be deter-mined by a "majority vote of the members present." Commissioner Carr was not present when this item was affirmed. Accordingly the formal vote of the Commission was 4-0 in favor of the decision. Commissioner Carr, however, had previously indicated that he would approve this paper and had he been present he would have affirmed his prior vote.

MAY 20, 1988 ENCLOSURE O

5 2 NRR MEETING NOTICES

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j 0 ATE / TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 5/23/88 White Flint Bldg. Meeting w/ bolt manufacturers NRC/Hilti, et al. C. Berlinger 1:00 Room 2-F-17 to discuss Hilti's 10 CFR Part 21 notification of 3/18/88 l 5/24/88 50-395 White Flint Bldg. Meeting w/SCE&G to discuss NRC/SCE&G J. Hayes 9:00 Room 14-B-13 containment structural integrity (Virgil C. Sumer)

] 5/24/88 White Flint Bldg. Meeting with A/Es to discuss NRC/Bechtel, et al. C. Berlinger 1:00 Room 2-F-17 Hilti's 10 CFR Part 21 notification of 3/18/88 5/25/88 50-193/ White Flint Bldg. HEU-LEU Conversions at Rhode NRC/ DOE /EG&G, et al. T. Michaels 11:00 199 Room 11-H-1 Island Nuclear Science Center and Manhattan College 5/25/88 50-219 White Flint Bldg. Meeting w/GPUN to discuss the NRC/GPUN A. Dromerick 10:00-5:00 Room 12-B-11 methodology to develop new seismic floor response spectra for Oyster Creek

• Copies of sumaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective docket file (s)

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,g ;m 5! DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT j 5/26/88 50-219 White Flint Bldg. Meeting w/GPUN to discuss GPUN's NRC/GPUN A. Dromerick 10:00-5:00 Room 4-8-13 inspection plans for stainless steel piping welds during the 12R outage (0yster Creek) 6/1/88 White Flint Bldg. To discuss CE Topical Report NRC/CE, et al. Y. Hsii 8:30-4:30 Room 14-B-13 CENPD-276-P, CE Upper Plenum Refill /Reflood Code i

6/1/88 50-348A/ White Flint Bldg. Meeting w/ Alabama Electric NRC/AEC E. Reeves 1

1:00 364A Room 12-B-7 Cooperative, Inc. (AEC) pursuant to outstanding antitrust 2.206 petition (Farley 1/2)

I 6/1/88 675 White Flint Bldg. Meeting w/CE to discuss proposed NRC/CE G. Vissing 9:30-1:00 Room 10-B-13 changes to the CESSAR-DC, System 80+ Quality Assurance Program 6/2/88 50-267 White Flint Bldg. Meeting w/Public Service Canpany NRC/PSC0C K. Heitner 8:30-11:30 Room 14-B-13 of Colorado to discuss Fort St. Vrain Emergency Procedures Upgrade and Detailed Control J. Room Design m

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Gs May 20, 1988 8$ DIVISION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT DOCKET ATTENDEES /

DATE NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 6/29-30/88 Reno, Nevada HLW Licensing Support System PAltomare PAltomare Advisory Committee Meeting CCameron DIVISION OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DECOMMISSIONING DOCKET ATTENDEES /

DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 5/23-5/24 Las Vegas, NV Pre-Meeting for NC/NJ/NY QA L. Pittiglio L. Pittiglio Workshop with EG&G T. Johnson 5/24 OWFN Meeting with DOE on the P. Lohaus P. Lohaus UMTRA Program D. Bangart J. Surmeier M. Fliegel J. Baublitz (DOE)

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-,DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT i o$

' '6/1/88 #6911/WFN To discuss comparability of NRC RBurnett PBaker requirements for shipments of ETen Eyck weapons useable material & OJohr.;on, DOE Re-establish NRC/ DOE Liaison Mtgs j 6/5-6/88 LANL/Sandia Review of Intn'l safeguards RBurnett, NMSS RBurnett Pgm & POTAS Pgm at LANL & MPeterson, IP discuss sgs & security at Sandia HDenton, GPA 6/8/88 Region V Safeguards Interface Meeting RBurnett, NMSS PBaker PBaker, NMSS RI-RV Reps

6/26-29/88 Las Vegas, NV INMM 29th Annual Meeting RBurnett, NMSS RBurnett

! RE: Safeguards & Security JCook, NMSS l International Safeguards, CEmeigh, NMSS Transportation Modal Study DKasun, NMSS

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5/18-19/88 70-1151 Columbia, SC Mtg with Westinghouse GBidinger, NMSS GBidinger Electric to discuss UF6 AClark, NMSS l handling and safety CVaughn, GE practices 5/19/88 70-135 Rm 6-B-13 Mtg with B&W RE

Management PLoysen, NMSS PLoysen

,70-364 OWFN Review - Pennsylvania RCunningham, NMSS Nuclear Services Operation LRouse, NMSS DCulberson, B&W Reps. of B&W JRoth, RI 5/20-6/4/88 London, England ICRP Interface and ICRP/NEA RCunningham RCunningham Paris, France Committee meeting

) 5/23-27/88 Oak Ridge, TN To attend Uranium Hexa- WPennington, NMSS WPennington fluoride-Safety Handling, WProvencher, NMSS

Processing and Transporting AClark, NMSS Conference 5/31-6/3/88 40-8027 Gore, OK Mtg with Sequoyah Fuels RProvencher, IMSB RProvencher Corporation to observe the Reps of SFC licensee conducting its annual emergency exercise as required i

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