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s; fW June 8, 1988 For:
The Conunissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Of fice of the ED0
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 3, 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 8
Nuclear Material Safety and Safa-is C
Nuclear Regulatory Research 0
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (CRGR Activities)
E Governmental & Public Affairs F
General Counsel G*
Personnel H
Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights 1*
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)
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Contact:
T. A. Rehm, E00 492-7781
W HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING JUNE 3,1988 SEABROOK UNIT I Since the bankruptcy filing by Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH),
the staff has been informed on a periodic basis of recent financial happenings pertaining to Seabrook.
On June 2, 1988, Edward Brown, President of New Hampshire Yankee Division of PSNH, infonned the staff that Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), a Seabrook joint owner had decided to withhold further payments to the project. WiWEC owns 11.6 percent of the project, the fourth largest share. The three largest shares are owned by PSNH (35.6 percent),
United Illuminating (17.5 percent), and EUA Power Corporation (12.1 percent).
The remainder of the project is owned by eight other utilities.
Mr. Brown stated that MMWEC indicated that there was too much uncertainty as to the project's future for it to continue makirg payments. He also stated that New Hampshire Yankee had enough cash currer,tly on hand to cover the next eight to ten weeks of Seabrook operation.
NRC/ DOE Safeguards Liaison Meeting Robert F. Burnett, Director, SGTR, and members of his staff met with 0. B.
Johnson, Acting Director, Office of Safeguards and Security, DOE, and staff on June 1, 1988 to discuss safeguards matters of mutual interest. Discussion topics included transport protection comparability, shipments of HEU from Oak Ridge, status of deadly force issue, DOE craining of licensee guards, foreign
. and NRC participation in DOE threat statement review. Cooperative
- visits, approaches on several of these matters were agreed upon. Also, it was decided to hold similar liaison meetings on a quarterly basis.
Application to Establish NARM and LLW Disposal Site in Colorado Colorado received an application on May 31, 1988 from UMETCO Minerals Corporation to establish a NARM and LLW disposal site at Uravan, Colorado. The site would be developed in two phases.
Phase one would provide for trench disposal of radium contaminated soils and residues from several locations in the Denver area. Phase two would provide for LLW disposal in mined cavities.
Colorado is the next host State for the Rocky Mountain Compact. Environmental studies have previously taen done in the Uravan area in connection with the reclamation of the Urann mill site and tailings.
Incident Response On June 2, the Director, AE00 and Chief, IRB, gave a tour and briefing of the Operations Center to Mr. Tim Smith, a member of Senator Breaux's staff.
The briefing included a discussion of the impending Emergency Response Data System (ERDS) legislation.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS - 1988 For 4-Day Period of May 27, 1988 - June 2, 1988 Initial Appeal of l
Request Initial Decision Received This Week 9
0 Completed This Week 12 0
Carryovers From 1987 157 33 i
Received In 1988 297 30 Granted In 1988 236 11 Denied In 1988 99 32 Pending 11 9 20 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received John Perkins, Requests copies of ARM budgets for FY 1988 and 1989.
The Maxima Corporation (88-289)
Douglas Carrey-Beaver, Requests copies of all records related to a The Comonwealth November 24, 1986 management meeting between NRC and of Massachusetts the utility regarding the Pilgrim nuclear power plant.
(88-290)
(NRC employee)
Requests copies of all records on himself held by a (88-291) named individual.
(Anindividual Requests records maintained on himself in the NRC and information on parole and pardons, requesting) information (88-292)
McKay Mattingly, Requests a copy of contract No. NRC-39-88-187.
Executive Coach (88-293)
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2 Received, Cont'd Eric Brazil, Requests records relating to the effect of the San Francisco grounding of the U.S. Navy carrier Enterprise on 1
Examirer April 23,1983, on the ship's nuclear reactors.
(88-294)
Steven Aftergood, Requests five categories of records related to the Committee to rule requiring licensees to convert facilities from Bridge the Gap HEU to LEV fuel.
(88-295)
Lynn Connor, Requests records providing 17 categories of statistical Doc-Search information on allegations of deficiencies in nuclear Associates power plants and investigations conducted by 01 or its (88-296) predecessors from 1973 to the present.
(Anindividual Requests records maintained in the NRC on himself.
requesting information abouthimself)
(88-297) l Granted Marvin Resnikoff, in response to a request for correspondence and Radioactive Waste minutes of meetings with New York State officials Campaign for years 1987 and 1988 regarding disposal of low-(88-135) level waste, primarily records regarding mixed cavity disposal of low level waste in New York, made available 16 records.
Joseph Felton, In response to a request for a copy of the May report Nuclear Licensing on the status of rulemakings underway in RES, informed Reports the requester that no May report was issued.
It is (88-250) anticipated that a June report will be issued.
Art Gray, In response to a request for information concerning Gray & Company fonts required for the submission of a grant / loan (88-278) request and a copy of a successfully completed and awarded grant / loan request submitted to the NRC, informed the requester that records subje::t to this request are already available at the PDR in file F0IA-86-845.
Tab Wilkins, In response to a request for a listing of SBIR Phase I New York State awards from FY 1987, informed the requester that Science Technology records subject to this request are already available Foundation at the PDR in file F0!A-87-721.
(88-288)
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In response to a request for copies of the OIA (88-264) investigation report and related records pertaining to himself, denied the entire OIA investigation file, disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to interfere with an enforcement proceeding.
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0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending June 3, 1988 Shoreham LILC0'sManagerofLicencing(L.Britt)informedtheNRC'sbackupProject Manager for Shoreham (George Rivenbark) that LILC0 and New York State reached an agreement in principle on Shoreham and jointly released the following statement at 1:30 AM today (5/26/88).
Negotiators for New York State and LILC0 announced today that they have reached an agreeement in principal for the settlement of the Shoreham controversy.
Principle terms of the agreement call for transferring the Shoreham Nuclear facility to the Long Island Power Authority or other state agency, to provide measures for adequate and affordable energy for the people of Long Island, the issuance of investment grade ratings by idependent rating agencies for LILC0 securities, and approsal of the definitive agreement by the New York State Public Service Commission.
Negotiators for both sides have agreed to begin immediately to draft formal documents containing the full terms of this historic agreement.
LILC0 noted that it will continue its efforts to resolve material outstanding litigation with the parties which it believes may effect its prospective investment grade ratings.
LILC0's Manager of Licensing also informed us that LILCO is continuing to pursue licensing approvals for Shoreham in parallel with these negotiations with New York State.
(South Texas Project, Unit 1_)
During the loss of Offsite Power Test from 20% power on May 25, 1988, the unit sustained a failure of the No.11 steam generator feedwater pump. Of the three 50% capacity feedwater pumps this was the only pump in operation at the time. While the cause of the failure in terms of mechanism and precursors l
I are not known, the turbine shaft was found sheared in the area of the turbine casing. The end of the turbine shaft up to the coupling flange was thrown free and landed in the station yard. The pump shaft is intact but defonned. The turbine driver also appears to have sustained internal damage as indicated by signs of deformation (dimpling) visible on the external surface of the turbine casing. Due to the extent and nature of the damage, tha exact cause of failure may not be fully known. After the reactor trip during the test sequence, the feedwater pump turbine speed was observed to initially slow. This was then followed by a speed increase through 6000 rpm.
The operator attempted to manually. trip the turbine. There is some conjecture at this time that the shaft sheared at the time of the observed speed increase or that the turbine throttle and trip valve may not have properly operated. The highest speed sustained is not known at this time.
Prior to the damage, there was no evidence of excessive vibration of the turbine and pump. The failed pump was also the one with the lowest vibration.
The licensee had difficulty aligning the pump to driver for all three pumps due to thermal expansions on the pump suction lines.
However, the pumps were finally properly aligned.
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The Loss of Offsite Power Test was otherwise successfully completed. There were several circuit breaker problems that did not affect this outcome that are being reviewed. Westinghouse is shipping another feedwater pump and turbine to the plant site.
If necessary also, a pump from Unit 2 could be used as a replacement.
The licensee will be at the Region IV office today for other reasons and may be able to provide more information on this event.
SEABROOK UNIT I Since the bankruptcy filing by Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH),
the staff has been informed on a periodic basis of recent financial happenings pertaining to Seabrook.
On June 2,1988, Edward Brown, President of New Hampshire Yankee Division of PSNH, infonned the staff that Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC), a Seabrook joint owner had decided to withhold further 4
payments to the project. MMWEC owns 11.6 percent of the project, the fourth largest share. The three largest shares are owned by PSNH (35.6 percent),
United Illuminating (17.5 percent), and EUA Power Corporation (12.1 percent).
The remainder of the project is owned by eight other utilities.
Mr. Brown stated that MMWEC indicated that there was too much uncertainty as to the project's future for it to continue making payments. He also stated that New Hampshire Yankee had enough cash currently on hand to cover the next eight to ten weeks of Seabrook operation.
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i Items of Interest Week Ending June 3, 1988 SAFEGUARDS International International Safeguards Seminar j
On May 24-26, 1988, two members of the Division of Safeguards staff participated in a seminar in Vienr.a, Austria on the physical inventory verification (PIV) activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the United States and Canada. The purpose of the seminar was to communicate the details of the highly successful PIVs performed by the Agency's Operations Division responsible for North America to the other Agency Operations and Support Division. Major topics addressed by industry, State and IAEA representatives included:
pre-inventory activities, inventory stratification, sampling plan development, verification methods, evaluation of results and cost impacts.
Domestic Part 74 Category I MC&A Plan Reviews The HEU MC&A Reform Rule required the three active Category I fusi facility licensees (UNC Naval Products, Babcock and Wilcox - Lynchburg and Nuclear Fuel Services - Erwin) to submit new Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plans.
The one other Category I facility, GA Technologies, was granted a time delay exemption to submit a plan, due to the still indefinite shut-doun status of their HGTR fuel fabrication operations. The initial review of the three plans was completed in May 1988, and consnents forwarded to the respective licensees.
The licensees' response, in the form of revised plan pages is due by the end of July 1988.
NRC/ DOE Safeguards Liaison Meeting Robert F. Burnett, Director, SGTR, and members of his staff met with 0. B.
Johnson, Acting Director, Office of Safeguards and Security, DOE, and staff on 1
June 1, 1988 to discuss safeguards matters of mutual interest. Discussion topics included transport protection comparability, shipments of HEU from Oak Ridge, status of deadly force issue, DOE training of licensee guards, foreign visits, and NRC participation in DOE threat statement review. Cooperative approaches on several of these matters were agreed upon. Also, it was decided to hold similar liaison meetings on a quarterly basis.
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Submittal of a revised application has been delayed because of the need to develop further information on the performance of the impact limiters and the performance of the seals at cold temperatures. 00E plans to submit revised applications for the TN-BRP and TN-REG shipping casks in September.
Meeting on NWPA Shipping Cask (Westinghouse)
The Transportation Branch met with Westinghouse and EG&G on May 24, 1988, to discuss Westinghouse's plans for a legal weight truck cask for NWPA shipments.
The TITAN cask would be designed to transport either four PWR or nine BWR as-semblies containing ten year old fuel. The design does not take credit for fuel burnup. The applicant is also considering possible use of titanium alloy as a structural material for the outer shell.
An application is expected by the end of 1990.
LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT Low-level Waste Approval of Topical Report on Dow Vinyl Ester Styrene LLTB staff has completed review of a topical report submitted by Dow Chemical Company on the Dow Vinyl Ester Styrene (VES) solidification medium for stabilization of Class B and C Low-Level Waste. The process is approved for selected waste streams and for waste forms up to 50 cu. ft.
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f 0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending June 3, 1988 PREVENTING DAMAGE TO THE REACTOR CORES Status of ECCS Rule Revision On March 3, 1987, the NRC published proposed amendments to 10 CFR 50.46 and Appendix K that would permit applicants and licensees to use realistic calculations of emergency core cooling system response to loss of coolant accidents when determining that the acceptance criteria in 10 CFR 50.46(b) are not exceeded. The rule requires licensees who avail themselves of the new provisions to provide assurance, with a high level of probability, that the plant is operating in such a manner that the acceptance criteria will be met.
Thirty-three coment letters were received and the comments were generally favorable to the approach taken. The staff has considered and resolved all of the public coments and has parpared a Comission Paper package recommending the issuance of the rule with no substantive changes from the proposed rule.
On April 19, 1988, the Comission Paper package was transmitted to NRR, 0GC, and ADM for office concurrence. The ACRS Subcomittee on Thermal Hydraulic Phenomena was briefed and had no objections to the rule. The ACRS full committee was briefed on May 5-6, 1988 and provided a favorable recomendation in its letter report from William Xerr to Chairman Zech.
The CRGR was briefed on May 19, 1988 and advised RES to proceed with the rulemaking.
Coments were received from each of the cognizant offices and incorporated into the rule package. Final office concurrence was received on May 31, 1988. The Commission Paper package was transmitted by letter from Eric Beckjord to the.
o E00 by memorandum dated June 1, 1988, requesting EDO review and signature.
Human Factors Research Plan he Commission was briefed on May 31st on human factors activities throughout the agency. The Office of Research summarized the Human Factors Regulatory Research Plan and the NRC's use of the National Academy of Science's recomendations as described in SECY-88-141. The Commission emphasized the need for practical research products that clearly enhance safety during the entire life cycle of the plant. The Office of Reactor Regulation sumarized the status of its ongoing reviews and programs.
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2 Recently Issued Publications Proposed Rev. 2 to Regulatory Guide 8.12. "Criticality Accident Alarm Systems". Task CE 801-5. Coments requested by July 8,1988.
Contact:
K. G. Steyer, RES (301) 492-3824 Publication to be Issued in the Near Future
Title:
Quality Assurance Program Requirements (0peration)
(R. G. 1.33, Rev. 3)
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Description:==
This regulatory guide describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the Comission's regulations on overall quality assurance program requirements for the operation phase of nuclear power plants.
Contact:
Owen Gormley, RES 492-3743 r
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Items of Interest Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Week Ending June 3, 1988 Diagnostic Evaluation and Incident Investigation On May 31-June 3, the NRC Team evaluating the ENERCON Independent Management Appraisal (IMA) of Turkey Point and Florida Power and Light (FP&L) continued its preparation of the Team report on evaluation.
During the period preparations were initiated to brief FP&L and ENERCON on June 9 on the results of the NRC evaluation.
Incident Response On June 2, the Director, AE0D and Chief, IRB, gave a tour and briefing of the Operations Center to Mr. Tim Smith, a member of Senator Breaux's staff.
The briefing included a discussion of the impending Emergency Response Data System (ERDS) legislation.
Safety Programs The May 1988 issue of the quarterly Performance Indicator Report containing de.ta through March 1988 for 110 operating plants was distributed to the senior manage-ment on June 2, 1988.
The report will be placed in the PDR within a week after the Senior Management Meeting of June 28-29, 1988.
JUNE 3, 1988 ENCLOSURE E
ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WEEK ENDING JUNE 3, 1988 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Foreign Visitors On Tuesday Mr. Kap-Taek Kwon, Director General for Nuclear Safety and Cooperation of the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology (M0ST) met with Commissioner Rogers; GPA Director, Harold Denton; GPA/IP Director, Jim Shea; and other GPA/IP personnel. Discussions centered on NRC's training and advisory
.nssistance to Korea, especially help which has been requested by MOST in i
assessing the safety of Korea Nuclear Units 11 and 12. Mr. Kwon was accompanied by the Korean Embassy Science Attache Mr. Bak-Kwang Kang, and two MOST employees, Mr. You-Hyun Moon and Mr. Chang-Woo Kim.
On Wednesday J. Shea, met with Mr. Toshiaki Yashima, Director, and Mr. Takehiko j
Sugawara, General Manager, of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Japan. The purpose of the visit was to announce the opening of a Tohoku office in New York City and to invite NRC visitors to visit the Onagawa nuclear power plant.
On Friday Deputy EDO, James Taylor; Harold Denton; and other GPA/IP staff met with representatives of DOE and the Department of State to continue discussing 1
plans for the August trip to the USSR. State reported that a statement noting nur continuing cooperation in reactor safety was included in the Reagan-Gorbachev Summit communique. GPA/IP will report the actual statement l
when it is received, i
International Meeting in Lyon, France The French Nuclear Energy Society (SFEN) is organizing an international meeting "0PERA 89" on the operability of nuclear systems in nomal and adverse
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environments, to be held on September 18-22, 1989 in Lyon, France. The deadline for abstrat.+s is June 15, 1988. Anyone interested in additional information should contact Kevin Burke, GPA/IP, on x20317.
STATE, LOCAL AND INDIAN TRIBE PROGRAMS Regional State liaison Officer (RSLO) Counterpar( Meeting The RSLO's held a counterpart meeting with State, local and Indian Tribe Programs staff at One White Flint North on June 1-2, 1988.
Harold Denton, Director of the Office of Governmental and Public Affairs (GPA); Carlton Kammerer, Director of State, local and Indian Tribe Programs; Joseph Fouchard, Director. of Public Affairs; James Shea, Director of International Programs; and Joseph DelMedico, representing Congressional Affairs, participated in an update of regional activities and a general discussion of GPA activities and issues.
The counterpart meeting also served as an opportunity to review and discuss implementation of NRC's program and policies with State and local governments and Indian Tribes.
Issues discussed included: meetings with local officials; low-level radioactive waste matters of concern to States with Paul Lohaus of Low-Level Waste Management; transportation issues, including a discussion of JUNE 3, 1988 ENCLOSURE F
prenotification of spent fuel shipments to Indian Tribes with Chip Cameron of the Office of General Counsel (0GC); and a review of ex parte and separation of functions guidance with Paul Bollwerk of OGC.
The group also viewed a video on the implementation of the Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan and received a briefing by James Shea on NRC's international activities.
Application to Establish NARM and LlW Disposal Site in Colorado Colorado received an application on May 31, 1988 from UMETCO Minerals Corporation to establish a NARM and LLW disposal sita at Uravan, Colorado. The site would be developed in two phases.
Phase one would provide for trench disposal of radium contaminated soils and residues from several locations in the Denver area. Phase two would provide for LLW disposal in mined cavities.
Colorado is the next host State for the Rocky Mountain Compact. Environmental studies have previously been done in the Uravan area in connection with the reclamation of the Uravan mill site and tailings.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK 0F JUNE 6-10,1988 Meeting)with Local Public Officials on D.C. Cook - Bridgeman, MI June 6 (Lickus 6-8 Counting Statistics for HP's - Gaithersburg Holiday Inn (Kendig) 6-10 In g etion Procedures Course for State Personnel - FEMA Trainvig Facility, Emmitsburg, MD (Lubenau/ Woodruff /Kamerer) 6-10 Shoreham Emergency Planning Exercise - New York (Hackney) 7 CRCPD Budget Review and Visit with Kentucky Radiation Control Program - Frankfort, KY (Kammerer) 7-10 New York Department of Environmental Conservation Review (Maupin) 6 Site Visit to Maxey Flats, KY (Kammerer) 8-9 Semi-annual California Emergency Response Meeting -
San Diego, CA (Kunihiro) 10 Rocky Mountain LLW Board Meeting - Jackson, WY (Hackney)
JUNE 3, 1988 ENCLOSURE F
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending June 3, 1988
' Arrivals and Departures New hires for the Agency were:
Stephen Bergquist and Susan Fonner, Attorneys j
in 0GC; Theresa Mayberry, Secretary in 0GC; Janice Branch and Melissa Hunter, Co-op's in OP and Region III; Joseph Carrasco and Julio Lara, Reactor Engineers in Region I; Paul Martinson, Computer Analyst in Region I; and Stewart Long, an ACRS Fellow.
Departures included: Linda Besterfeldt, Resident Clerical Aide, Region II; John Hunter, Reactor Engineer, Thomas Madden, Physical Security Inspector, Ken Murphey, Technical Assiriant, all from Region I; Eva Johnson, a Resident Clerical Aide from Regio. V; and four individuals who have chosen to retire from federal service, Domenic Vassallo, Senior Executive, RES; Emanuel Licitra, Senior Project Manager from NRR, Marshall Grotenhuis, Senior Project Manager from NRR and Richard Cleveland, a Senior Reactor Systems Engineer, also from NRR.
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0FFICE OF CONSOLIDATION Items of Interest l
Week Ending June 3, 1988 Air Conditioning Problems A combination of problems that resulted in failure of one of the two main water supply pumps in the air conditioning system at One White Flint North led to an early dismissal of occupants of the building on Wednesday, June 1.
Low water pressure at the intake to the building, possible mechanical l
problems with the backflow preventer valve on the second penthouse level of the building, and a disabled pump motor combined to cause the failure of the system to maintain l
pressure sufficient to supply the water chillers and cooling towers on the hottest day of the year to date.
When the temperature in the building reached 85* with the humidity at 607 shortly before noon, employees were released.
By the next morning, the pump had been repaired and a backup punp had been brought in from New Jersey.
New, larger pump motors and new impe11ers and electrical controls have been orcered and will be installed over a weekend at the earliest porsible opportunity.
1 Transportation Survey As part of a continuing analysis of employee commuting habits, the Office of Consolidation asked occupants of the White Flint building to fill out a questionnaire prepared by Rivkin Associates, a contractor of the developers, l
concerning employees' modes of transportation to and from work.
The 875 replies received to date represent a response by approximately 65% of the occupants of the building.
Analysis of the data is not yet complete.
The information will be used to provide input for Montgomery County's subdivision review for the second building, as well as to help determine whether traffic mitigation efforts have been successful so far, to learn how to meet employees' transportation needs, and to fulfill NRC's commitment to the county in connection with receiving the discounted public transportation fare media.
The next step will be a survey on June 7 - 9, when a contractor hired by White Flint North Limited Partnership will conduct a head count of employees arriving and leaving during peak hours.
JUNE 3, 1988 ENCLOSURE L
Region IV Items of Interest Week Ending June 3, 1988 1.
An Enforcement Conference is being held today with Houston Lighting and Power Company management, at the Region IV offices to discuss several recent operational problems.
On May 26, 1988, during the transient following a scheduled loss of offsite power test a steam-driven main feedwater pump failed.
Both the pump shaft and the turbine shaft sheared.
Damage to the mainfeed pump turbine is evident.
No one was injured from the flying debris. The facility will remain in Mode 3 while evaluating the cause of the failure.
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An E0P inspection at Arkansas Nuclear One commenced on May 31, 1988. The E0P team leader is from Region II.
There are six team members.
The inspection will continue through June 10, 1988.
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RIVER BEND At midnight on Saturday, June 18, 1988, the labor contract between Gulf States Utilities (GSU) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union members at all GSU facilities will expire, including River Bend Station (RBS).
GSU is currently in negotiation with the union regarding a new contract.
In anticipation of a possible strike the Resident Inspector (RI) is reviewing the licensee's plans for coping with strikes using NRC inspection guidance.
Sufficient numbers of management level licensed operators (shift supervisors and control operating foremen) are available to fill licensed operator positions.
In addition, the licensee has identified the o
availability of a sufficient number of non-union personnel to ensure proper plant staffing for safe operation and maintenance. The licensee has also taken measures to assure that plant security will be appropriately maintained if a strike should occur notwithstanding the fact that the labor agreement with the security force contractor contains a no-strike provision. The RI is continuing his review of the licensee's strike contingency plans.
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On May 31 and June 2, 1988, an NRC inspector from Region IV re-inspected the overfilled 00E UF, container at the Sequoyah Fuels Facility. The inspector verified thXt the cylinder continues to be segregated from other UF cylinders and is being safely maintained by the licensee.
g Currently, the licensee is awaiting DOE efforts to secure an exemption from DOT that would allow shipment of the container to Paducah, Kentucky, JUNE 3, 1988 ENCLOSURE M
ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - WEEK ENDING JUNE 3, 1988 A.
STAFF REQUIRrMENTS - BRIEFING ON NAS HUMAN FACTORS RECOMMENDATIONS, 2:00 P.M.,
TL MSDAY, MAY 19, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT N0RTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE)-
SECY to V. Stello, Jr., E00 dated 5/31/88 The Commission was briefed by the National Academy of Sciences on recommendations for human factors research activities at NRC.
The National Academy of Sciences was represented by:
- Dr. Neville P. Moray, Panel Chairman
- Dr. P. Brett Hammond, Associated Executive Director
- Dr. Harold P. Van Cott, Committee Study Director Chairman Zech requested the staff to comment on all of the NAS recommendations and provide other views on the topic of human factors research, as appropriate, at its briefing with the Commission, scheduled for Tuesday, May 31, 1988.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION /POSSIBLE V0TE ON FULL POWER OPERATING LICENSE FOR BRAIDWOOD-2, 10:00 A.M., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to V. Stello, Jr., EDT dated 5/31/88 The Commission was briefed by the Commonwealth Edison Company (licensee) and the staff on the readiness of the licensee to receive a full power operating license for ite Braidwood Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2.
Representing the Commonwealth Edison Company were:
- James J. O' Conner, Chairman
- Cordell Reed, Senior Vice President
- Robert Querio, Braidwood-2 Station Manager The Commission, wi':h all Commissioners agreeing, authorized the staff to grant ComDonwealth Edison Company a full power operating license for its Bra.'dwood Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2 upon completion of any oucstanding prerequisites and administrative matters.
JUNE 3, 1988
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 6/8/88 50-601 White Flint Bldg.
Meeting w/ Westinghouse to discuss NRC/ Westinghouse T. Kenyon 8:30-1:00 Room 10-B-13 the QA Program for RESAR SP-90 6/8/88 50-305 White Flint Bldg.
Meeting w/ Wisconsin Public NRC/WPSC J. Giitter 8:30 Room 14-B-11 Service Corp. to discuss analysis of pipe support base plate designs using concrete expansion anchor bolts (Kewaunee) 6/9/8P 50-255/
White Flint Bldg.
Meeting w/ Consumers Power Co./
NRC/CPCo/
T. Wambach 10:00-12:00 334/412 Room 10-B-13 Duquesne Light Co./HAFA Inter-DLCo/HAFA P. Tam national to discuss results of testing using instrumented inspection techniques on Beaver Valley and possible use at Palisades 6/16/88 50-601 White Flint Bldg.
Meeting w/ Westinghouse on the NRC/ Westinghouse T. Kenyon 8:30-1:00 Room 10-B-13 QA Program for RESAR SP-90 4
Copies of summaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective docke
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DATE NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 6/23/88 U.S. NRC Technical Meeting on JLinehan JLinehan Rockville, MD Exploratory Shaft Facility 6/29-30/88 Reno, Nevada HLW Licensing Support System PAltomare PAltomare 1981 Terminal Way Advisory Comittee Meeting CCameron DIVISION OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DECOMMISSIONING DOCKET ATTENDEES /
DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 6/7/88 Albuquerque, NM Meeting with DOE on Title I S. Bahadur S. Bahadur State & Tribe meeting P. Lohaus 6/7/88 H Street Meeting with ACNW - Planning J. Surmeier J. Surmeier Meeting 6/12-17/88 San Diego, CA ANS Meeting M. Knapp M. Knapp m 6/7/88 Albuquerque, NM Title I State & Tribe Meeting P. Lohaus P. Lohaus 2
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gjDATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT oo NONE DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL NUCLEAR SAFETY DOCKET ATTENDEES /
DATE NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 6/7/88 WFN Briefing of preliminary V. Miller, NMSS V. Miller findings over the GA0 audit-GA0 reps.
of the materials program 6/8-9/88 M-32 West Valley, NY Review performance of super-D. Hurt, NMSS D. Hurt natant treatment system at DOE W. Valley Staff the West Valley Demonstration Project 6/10/88 Charleston, SC Invited speaker, American N. McElroy, NMSS N. McElroy College of Medical Physicists session on federal role in j
radiation medicine 6/12/88 San Francisco, CA Attend Society of Nuclear N. McElroy, NMSS N. McElroy j
Medicine Gov't Relations Society members Committee meeting 6/13/88 San Diego, CA Invited speaker, American N. McElroy N. McElroy Nuclear Society session on jj radiation therapy r_
i S'6/14/88 San Francisco, CA Invited speaker, Society of N. McElroy N. McElroy I 55 Nuclear Medicine regulations
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DATE NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT
$ 6/16/88 WFh 6-B-7 Discuss Certification of V. Miller V. Miller Radiographers (ASNT)
R. Cunningham, NMSS R. Beckley, ASNT D. Dewey, ASNT 3
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Same as above Grace FPL - Turkey Point i
6/14-17/88 RII Office Resident Inspector Senior and Resident Reyes Meeting Ir.spectors l
6/I4/88 10:00 am RII Offfce Meeting with CPL -
Licensee, Regional Grace Brenswick (AIT Findings) Administrator and seiected RII staff members 1:00 RII Office Enforceinent Conference Same as above Grace EE Duke Power Company -
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Carr Catawba facility for Asst. and Regional 1
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l 6/28-29/88 Mineral, VA Full Scale Emergency Licensee, Deputy RA Ernst Exercise - North Anna and selected RII i
staff members 6/30/88 Jenkinsville, SC Chairman Zech at Summer Chairman, Tech, Asst.
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6/15/88 50-263 Region III Office Enforcesperit Conference Northern States Power Co.
C. J. Paperiello 10:00 a.m.
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