ML20195H214
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| Issue date: | 11/22/1988 |
| From: | Blaha J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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i November 22, 1988 For:
The Comissioners From:
James L. Blaha, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 18, 1988 A sumary of key evants 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
huclear' Material Safety and Safeguards C
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Nuclear Regulatory Research D
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data E
Governmental & Public Affairs F
General Counsel G*
Personnel H
Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights I*
Special Projects J*
Enforcement X
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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'fice of the Executive Director for Operations
Contact:
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I HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT l
WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 18, 1988 P!LGAIM At about 9 a.m. November 16, 1988, the licensee spilled approximately 2300 gallons of contaminated water on the process building floor. The spill occurred during the dewatering of a diatomaceous earth liner when an inlet valve was left can and unattended by a contractor employee. Approximately 100 gallons of tie contaminated water flowed outside the process building and toward the inner of two fences at the site boundary, in the direction of Cape Cod Bay. Samples at the inner fence were 2 E-3uci/mi and one foot beyond the inner famce were 6 E-4uci/mi.
Other samples beyond the fence showed negative results. Activity of the spilled water in the process building was 7.5 E-3uct/mi and radiation levels in the area of the spill (inside the building)wereabout1.5 mrem /hr.
By the morning of November 17, 1988, all areas outside the process bJilding were cleaned up except for two small areas. About 1000 cubic feet of earth and gravel were excavated. One individual received slight contamination to his clothing during the cleanup.
There has been local press interest and the licensee issued a press release.
Pilgrim had a similar spill about one year ago.
Low-level Waste Disposal Recu14 tory Issues Meeting SLITP hosted a low-level waste regulatory issues meeting with selected States on November 15-16, 1988 in Rockville, Maryland. The objective of the meeting was to create a dialogue between NRC and selected States on current LLW regu-i latory issues.
Representatives from States which have an operating comercial l
LLW facility--Washington, South Carolina and Nevada--and representatives from States which are presently involved in the site development process--Texas, California, New York, Colorado, North Carolina, Michigan, Utah, Pennsylvania and Illinois--participated in the meeting. Kentucky, Nebraska and Massachusetts were invited, but could not participate because of other commit-ments. Among the issues discussed were: technical assistance to the States; license application review process; site selection and characterization; alternative technology; and the policy statement on guidelines for review of an Agreement Sttte Program regulating LLW.
Pennsylvania Senate Legislative Hearing William Russell, Region ! Administrator, appeared at a hearing before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Comittee on November 16, 1988 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the hearing was to receive testimony on Senate Resolution 218, a resolution which proposes to appoint a bipartisan comittee to hold hearings on the actions of the l
Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) with regard to the restart of the Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Facility. The Comittee received testimony from representatives from PECO, the Governor's Office of General Counsel, the Pennsylvania Public Uti11tiss Comission, labor unions and local public interest groups. Chainnan Clarence Bell urged PECO to cooperate with the Comonwealth and to make documents which the Comonwealth had requested available. Mr. Joseph Paquette, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PECO, stated that PECO would renew its efforts to negotiate an agreement with the e
Comonwealth on this matter. Mr. Russell stated that any Comonwealth concerns be coordinated with the Governor's Task Force on Peach Bottom and be brought to the attention of Region I.
The Comittee indicated that it will be reviewing the testimony given at the hearing.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT j
ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT l
l STATUS OF REQUESTS - 1988 For 5-Day Period of November 10, 1988 - November 17, 1988 Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received This Week 14 0
Completed This Week 14 2
Carryovers From 1987 157 33 Received In 1988 572 49 Granted In 1988 451 23 Denied In 1988 194 50 Pending 84 9
ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Kenneth Boley, Requests a copy of SECY-88-281, Amended Commission Critical Mass Policy Statement on Training and Qualification of Nuclear (88-559)
Power Plant Personnel."
Tricia Radzus Requests information on the effects of microwave ovens (88-560) on the human body.
Arlene Wadsworth, Requests a copy of the contract, modifications and task Booz, Allen &
orders for contract No. NRC-05-86-154.
Hamilton, Inc.
(88-561)
Janet Parker, Requests copies of pages 5-9 of the June 3, 1985 transcript Morgan Associates, on the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant.
Chartered (88-562)
Janice Wheelock, Requests a list of persons in the Office of Nuclear Federal Messaging Regulatory Research responsible for the procurement and Services contract awards for the purchase and/or rental of paging (88-563) equipment, pagers and the applicable airtime in the technical and telecommunications area.
Mary Ann Kraus.
Requests a copy of contract No. NRC-03-87-119-02.
Parameter, Inc.
(88-564)
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Received, Cont'd Eugene Pickett, Requests a copy of SECY-86-323, "Approaches to Licensing Newman &
a Geologic Repository for the Disposal of High Level Holtzinger, P.C.
Waste."
(88-565)
Elizabeth Len, Requests records discussing the issue of nuclear power Bishop, Cook, plant fire brigade responses to receipt of a fire alarm Purcell & Reynolds in the control room.
(88-566)
James Keeley, Requests three categories of records regarding bilateral The University of civilian interstate nuclear energy agreements.
Calgary (88-567)
Debra Samson Requests a listing of computerized databases produced (88-568) and searchable, free of charge, or on a cost recovery basis, by other federal agencies, NRC's contractors, or private individuals.
Richard Chiu Requests information regarding the physiological effects (88-569) of exposure to high levels of ionizing radiation, in particular the radiation injuries suffered by victims of Chernobyl.
David DeKok, Requests records pertaining to the licensing of TMI-2.
The Patriot News (88-570)
David DeKok, Requests three categories of records relating to the The Patriot News Chernobyl accident.
(88-571)
Robert Belair, Requests records relating to a decision made of a Kirkpatrick &
November 9,1988 meeting at which the NRC determined to Lockhart certify to the Commission the appeal of the OL-3 Licensing (88-572)
Board's decision to dismiss the Governments in the Shoreham licensing proceeding.
Granted Linda Bauman, In response to a request for records related to the Government July-August inspection by H. Livermore and others Accountability (Reports Nos. 50-445/88-51 and 50-446/88-47) and to the Project discussions of the findings with Mr. Counsil and others (88-472) at the conclusion of the inspection, made available 15 records.
(NRCemployee)
In response to a request for records concerning a (88-486) specified investigation, made available 15 records.
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,i Granted, Cont'd Richard Zahnleuter, In response to a request for four categories of State of New York records regarding the ASLBP Panel for the June 1988 (88-511) emergency exercise for the Shoreham nuclear power plant, informed the requester that five records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Anne Koester, In response to a request for three categories of records Fuller & Henry regarding concerns of former Commissioner Gilinsky about (88-516) his October 5, 1983 visit to the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant, made available two records.
George Johnson, In response to a referral fron FEMA of two records relating Swidler & Berlin the Pilgrim nuclear power plant, made available copies of (88-523) the two records.
Joseph Felton, In response to a request for records showing the amount of Nuclear Licensing each SES bonus and Presidential awards bonus to each NRC SES employee for 1984 to the present, made available Rep (orts88-528) six records.
Thomas Root, In response to a request for three categories of records Bradley, Campbell relating to licenses issued to Kerr-McGee located in Colorado and blank source materials license application
& Carney )
fonns, made available two records. Suggested that the (88-541 requester contact the State of Colorado for further information regarding the licenses.
Michael Vala, In response to a request for copies of licenses issued Teledyne Isotopes to Nuclear Support Services of Pennsylvania, informed (88-545) the requester that the NRC located no agency records subject to this request.
Phillip Henzler, In response to a request for a list of licensees Resource Technical authorized to manufacture, produce, possess or use Services, Inc.
radioisotopes or radiopharmaceuticals for medical (88-556) purposes, made available one record.
Denied Phillip Hamilton, In response to a request for copies of SECY-88-51 and The American SECY-88-238, made available a copy of SECY-88-238.
Society of Denied portions of SECY-88-51, disclosure of which would Mechanical tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas Engineers essential to the deliberative process.
(88-487)
NOVEMBER 18, 1988 ENCLOSURE A
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Denied, Cont'd Linda Bauman, In response to an APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the Government release of 17 records denied in their entirety and Accountability portions of nine records relating to a request for Project six categories of records relating to an April 14 (88-A-5-87-596) 1986 memorandum from Victor Stello to Chairman Zech on the establisnment of the CPRRG, made available six records. Infonned the requester that one record is already available at the PDR.
Denied portions of six records, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process, result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, interfere with an enforcement proceeding and reveal identities of confidential sources.
Continued to deny 12 records in their entirety and portions of one record, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
Linda Bauman, In response to an APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION AND THE EDO Law Offices of for the release of 14 records denied in their entirety Billie Garde and portions of six records relating to a request for (88-A-45-88-224) records concerning inspections and/or investigations into Ht,G Inspection Company and its operations conducted under federal nuclear regulations, continued to deny these records, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process and result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
NOVEMBER 18, 1988 ENCLOSURE A
i DIVISION OF CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 18, 1988
. SOLICITATION ISSUED:
RFP No.:
RS-ARM-69-140
Title:
"Archival Record Storage and Related Services"
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Description:==
Provide archival record storage and related services which includes environmentally protected storage area, environmentally controlled storage, environmentally controlled storage (classified),
pickup and delivery services and miscellaneous related services.
Period of Performance:
2 years with 1 one-year Option Sponsor:
Office of Administration and Resources Management Status:
The RFP was issued on November 16.
Proposals due on December 16.
PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION:
BAA No.:
BAA-88-093
Title:
"Broad Agency Announcement: Research and Development in the Area of Safety Performance Monitoring at Nuclear Power Plants"
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Description:==
In response to this announcement, offerors will compete on the basis of their own unique ideas, in the area of perfomance indicators of nuclear power plant safety.
Period of Performance:
N/A Sponsor:
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status:
BAA closed on November 15. The proposals were forwarded to the Peer Review Group for review on November 16.
ENCLOSURE A NOVEMBER 18, 1988
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i CONTRACT AWARDED:
j RFP No.:
RS-ARM-89-131
Title:
"Mail and Messenger Support Services"
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Description:==
The contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, management and supervisory cupport, and designated equipment necessary for the timely processing of all incoming and outgoing communications processed througn NRC's Do:nment Control Center.
Period of Performance:
One year with one 12-month option Sponsor:
Office of Administration and Resources Management Sta tus:
A firm-fixed-price type Contract No. NRC-39-89-131 was awarded to SBA/ Dynamic Concepts, Inc., in the amount of $148,870, with a $164,102 fixed-price option, effective October 3,1988. This noncompetitive award was made under the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program.
RFP No.:
RS-ARM-89-129
Title:
"Office Moving Services"
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Description:==
Inter and intra building moving services.
Period of Performance:
November 1, 1988 through October 31, 1990 Sponsor:
Office of Administration and Resources Management Status:
A firm-fixed-price-requirements Contract No. 39-89-129 was awarded to SBA/ Alliance Moving and Storage, Inc.,
Herndon, Virginia, in the amount of $140,194.81, effective November 1, 1988. This noncompetitive award was made under the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS On July 14, 1988, Automation Management Consultants, Inc. (AMCI) filed a protest with the General Accounting Ofhce (GAO) under solicitation RS-PER-88-364 for "Operation and Maintenance of the Infomation Technology Services Training Laboratory." AMCI protested the award to the USDA Graduate School alleging that the AMCI proposal was more favorable.
On November 8,1988, GAO denied ANCI's protest and ruled in favor of the NRC.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending November 18, 1988 OCONEE UNITS 1, 2 & 3; CATAWBA UNITS 1 & 2; and MCGUIRE UNITS 1 & 2 On November 9, 1988, Duke Power Company implemented a 1200 man reduction (presently in progress) and reorganization. A letter tn NRC with details is being prepared to be issued in December 1988. A meeting in Atlanta is also proposed.
The 1200 people represent an overall reduction of 5.8% in Duke employees.
The Nuclear Production Department is reduced 5.2%.
Corporate Design Engineering loses about 100 people (administrative and technical) and is reorganized to be station oriented. System Licensing, which was formerly headed by N. Rutherford and now by Bob Gill, is relocated from Technical Services (W. Haller) to Nuclear Safety Assurance (R. Futrell) and renamed Safety Assurance and Regulatory Compliance. Security is also relocated under Futrell.
N. Rutherford assumes a new position interfacing with industry.
PILGRIM At about 9 a.m. November 16, 1988, the licensee spilled approximately 2300 gallons of contaninated water on the process building floor. The spill occurred during the dewatering of a diatomaceous earth liner when an inlet valve was left open and unattended by a contractor employee. Approximately 100 gallons of the contaminated water flowed outside the process building and toward the inner of two fences at the site boundary, in the direction of Cape Cod Bay.
Samples at the inner fence were 2 E-3uci/mi r d one foot beyond the inner f(nce were 6 E-4uci/mi. Other samples beyond the fence showed negative results. Activity of the spilled water in the process building was 7.5 E-3uci/mi and radiation levels in the area of the spill (inside the building) were about 1.5 mrem /hr.
By the morning of November 17, 1988, all areas outside the process building were cleaned up except for two small areas. About 1000 cubic feet of earth and gravel were excavated. One individual received slight contamination to his clothing during the cleanup.
There has been local press interest and the licensee issued a press release.
Pilgrim had a similar spill about one year ago.
BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 On November 16, 1988 a reactor scram occurred on Unit 2 while operating at 100% power. The reactor trip was the result of a turbine trip caused by a feedwater transient, which was initiated by a failued power supply to the NOVEMBER 18, 1988 ENCLOSURE B
feedwater control system. HPCI/RCIC pumps auto started, however, HPCI injection valve (F006) did not auto open and was r;bsequently opened from the control board by the operator.
This F006 injection valve was the subject of muen attention during the recent AIT completed in August.
During the scram recovery a control rod bounced out 2 notchs and was successfully inserted by the operator. The HPCI and RCIC systems subsequently isolated on high reactor water level. An outboard MSIV valve remained in the intemediate position for approximately 5 minutes before fully closing.
It is required to go from fully opened to fully closed in 1.5 seconds to 5 seconds.
During plant recovery the feedwater startup level control valve failed, resulting in a reactor protection system reactor scram signal. Tne feedwater pump was pisced in service, but the startup feedwater control valve would not open. Reactor vessel water decreased to 162 inches, and was restored to 194 inches when the valve finally was opened.
The licensee is investigating the HPCI injection valve performance, as well as the MSIV valve delayed closure and startup level control valve's failure to open. All systems actuated have been returned to a nomal setup.
The reactor is currently in hot standby and proceeding to shutdown cooling to attempt to equalize recirculation loop and bottom head drain temperature.
Unit I has been shutdown for refueling since November 10, 1988. During performance of core spray logic system functional and logic power monitor channel functional tests, a start signal was generated for all four emergency diesel generators.
In addition, the normal supply breaker to emergency bus #2 unloaded to emergency bus #2, causing a 10 second loss of power. Emergency diesel generator #2 ran for 17 minutes before normal power was restored to the emergency bus.
In the course of this event RHR was out of service for 48 minutes, during which the plant temperature increased about 2 to 3 degrees.
All systems were returned to tha normal lineup. The licensee is investigating the root cause of the event.
The refueling outage is scheduled to end on January 15,1989.
JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 By letter dated November 14, 1988, AlabamaPowerCompany(APCo.thelicensee) responded to a Notice of Violation (NOV) and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty ($450,000) dated August 15, 1988, relating to equipment qualification.
In APCo's sumary of position, the licensee contends that the Comission's Modified Policy is legally deficient and fails to consider the safety signifi-cance of any allegated violation. APCo also states that any NOV based on the Modified Policy should be withdrawn. APCo seeks dismissal of the NOV or alternatively full mitigation of the civil penalty.
NOVEMBER 18, 1988 ENCLOSURE 8
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending November 18. 1988 INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL NUCLEAR SAFETY Fuel Cycle Safety Combustion Engineering (CE) - Windsor t
On November 10, 1988, representatives from NMSS, NRC Region I, and CE met at Region I to discuss the status and implementation of CE's Performance Improvement Program. Based on the discussion, CE plans to provide additional detail on certain aspects of the program and completion dates for all improvement activities.
Moly Corp Staff of the fuel Cycle Safety Brench, NMSS, met on November 16, 1988 with officials of Moly Corp to discuss the decomissioning of their York, PA, site.
Materials containing thorium have been processed at this site to recover rare earth elements.
LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT Decommissioning Workshop for Implementation of the Decomissioning Rule NHSS LLWM staff members have com)1eted regional workshops for materials licensees on implementation of tie decomissioning rule published in the Federal Register. This rule requires certain materials licensees to provide financial assurance for decontamination and decomissioning. At the workshops, information was presented on the new rule requirements and the guidance documents on acceptable financial assu.inct mechanisms.
These guidance documents include a Standard Review Plan and a Standard Format and Content Guide for financial assurance mechanisms.
NOVEMBER 18, 1988 ENCLOSURE C
2 SAFEGUARDS Domesth Possible Change In Status For General Atomics (Category I To Category II)
General Atomics (La Jolla, CA) is in the process of arranging for the shipment of feed and intermediate product materials, currently stored at their shutdown HTG1 fuel fabrication facility, to the Babcock & Wilcox-NNFD (Lynchburg, VA).
The shipment, tentatively scheduled for January 1989, will reduce General Atom!cs holdings of SSNM to a Category 11 level in terms of physical security requirements. GA will submit a plan, for NRC review and approval, covering both the security and MC&A aspects of the preparation activities for the shipment.
B&W-NNFD personnel met with NMCS SG Licensing Branch staff on November 15, 1988, to discuss the physical security protection measures they plan to implement to store the material after receipt.
TRANSPORTATION Transportation Safeguards Comparability Review The joint NRC/00E review of transportation safeguards comparability has been completed.
A staff analysis will now be conducted to determine what further action is necessary.
HIGH LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT DOE Observation Audit of Fenix and Scisson 1988 the NRC staff participated as From November 7 through November 14,(DOE) quality assurance (QA) audit of observers on a Department of Energy FenixandScisson(F&S)inLasVegas, Nevada.
Fenix and Scisson is the architect-engineer for the exploratory shaf t f acility (ESF).
The audit was acceptable in that appropriate emphasis was placed on the F&S design control process and, as a result of this emphasis, QA program deficiencies were identified.
The packages which support the design were found acceptabic by the DOE team.
However, these DOE findings only relate to how F&S was implementing the design requirements developed by DOE. As discussed in the November 16 briefing to the Comission, the NRC staff has identified significant concerns with the overall DOE design and design require-ments. The NRC staff was initially concerned that an inadequate number of properly trained technical specialists were on the DOE audit team. After notifying DOE of this concern, an additional technical specialist was added, which enhanced the effectiveness of the audit in the design area. The NMSS staff will issue a report on the audit in the near future.
NOVEMBER 18, 1988 ENCLOSURE C
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending November 18, 1988 CONTAINMENT PERFORMANCE AND RADIATION RES Participation In PHEBUS Fission Product Program RES RES is participating in a limited way in an experiment being conducted jointly by the French CEA and the European CEC. The experiment is on the behavior and transport of fission products and is being performed in the CEA PHEBUS test reactor at Cadarache.
In an earlier comunication, RES agreed to provide sig-nificant technical assistance to the CEA during the 2-year planning phase now in progress.
During that period, RES will have an opportunity, as a participant, to influence final decisions regarding test conditions and measuremerts that will be made. A decision regarding continued participation during the actual experiment phase will be made at a later time. On October 10, 1988, Ralph Meyer conducted initial discussions with CEA and CEC personnel at Cadarache regarding the nature of the technical assistance to be provided by RES.
On November 15-17, 1988, Frank Costanzi and two contractors held detailed discussions on the RES assistance with the CEA staff at Cadarache. CEA and CEC officials have expressed an interest in fission product measurement instrumentation and fission product analytical codes developed by the NRC.
PREVENTING DAMAGE TO REACTOR CORES Minimizing Effect of Direct Containment Heating (DCH)
An accident management procedure is being investigated at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory using the RELAP5/SCDAP code to calculate depressurization of the reactor coolant system in order to minimize DCH in a severe accident. The concern is that high pressure melt ejection could compromise containment integrity. The proposed solution is to relieve pressure through opening or PORV's. The accident scenario being studied is characterized by a station blackout with loss of feedwater with failures of safety systems and the auxiliary feedwater system in a PWR. Calculations were perfonned by opening two PORVs when the secondarv side of the steam generators cried out.
Results show that as the coolant discharged from the PORVs, the pressure of the system decreased. As the transient progressed, the upper plenum of the reactor, the hot leg and particularly the pressurizer surge lice became very hot. Under the conditions calculated, the pressurizer surge line was predicted to rupture and melt.
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2 Since the temperature of hot gases and steam in the surge line depends on heat transfer characteristics of the damaged core (probably with formation of a rubble bed), there are some uncertainties in prediction of the failure.
Hence, two bounding sensitivity calculations were made with and without failure of the surge line.
Both calculations indicate that the pressure can be lowered to the point that DCH can perhaps be minimized or prevented.
In the first calculation (with the failure of the surge line), the pressure dropped rapidly; accumulators were discharged and fuel elements were cooled. However, after the depletion r,f the accumulator water, fuel elements would heat up.
Because of the pressure drop by the surge line failure, no DCH is expected in this case.
In the other calculation where the surge line is assumed to not fail, calculations proceeded until accumulators depleted. A system pressure of about 250 psia was reached. However, there were some uncertainties due to rapid cooling of hot fuel elements by the surge of accumulator water.
Rapid injection of the water would shatter hot fuel rods.
Subsequently, a debris bed would fonn; debris material would melt and molten material would relocate in the lower plenum. Sensitivity studies using ren onable bounds for rubble bed and relocation parameters were performed. These studies would maximize and minimize heat transfer from the damaged core to the coolant and show reasonable bounds for the uncertainty of pressure. Calculations indicated that lower and upper bounds of pressure are close to each other. Hence, an important conclusion reached from these calculations is that for the scenario investigated, the pressure is not significantly influenced by the progression of core damage prior to melt relocation to the lower plenum. Calculations will proceed to assess the effect of core relocation to the lowv plenum on the system pressure.
Review of Hatch Seismic Margins Walkdown On November 9 and 10, 1988, five members of RES and NRR and several NRC consultants visited Hatch Unit 1 to review the walkdown being performed as part of the EPRI/ Georgia Power Company (GPC)/Scuthern Company Service (SCS) seismic margins review.
The SCS seismic review team gave a status of their review.
They had completed almost all of their 4 week walkdown of the plant and had discovered a number of items that would either be upgraded or analyzed more rigorously later.
These included anchorages that failed to meet the screening guidelines and a number of potential system interaction effects (e.g., the consequences of falling ceiling light fixtures). There were also a few relays that could not be located, concerns about the support of the RHR service water pump casing, and several questions regarding the strength of the condensate storage tank.
The seismic review team felt that their walkdown generally went well. While they had discovered many things needing further attention, they felt that there were no major seismic problems with the plant.
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3 The NRC staff, tne Hatch Peer Review Group, and the other NRC-sponsored consultants spent a total of about 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> walking down the plant with the SCS seismic review team and GPC personnel.
Emphasis was placed on reviewing components considered in the success paths chosen for the margins analysis, but other components and areas were visited upon request. The staff and consultants held meetings both alone and with cognizant EPRI, GPC, and SCS personnel.
In general, Peer Review Group and the NRC staff felt that a good job had been done in the SCS walkdown.
However, there were several questions, particularly regarding the systems' aspects of the review, that may require additional input and review as the Hatch seismic margins review continues.
The Hatch Peer Review Group and those NRC staff who participated in the walkdown will fomalize their comeats and information requests in the next few weeks. The SCS seismic review team will begin the analysit, stage of the Hatch seismic margins review in January. The next NRC plant visit and/or i
review meeting will likely be held in March or April of 1989.
EPRI and SCS plan to complete their study in June.
Earthquake - Western Maine On November 14, 1988, at 1:15 AM. EST, a magnitude 3.8 earthquake occurred in western Maine about 10 miles southeast of the town of Rumford. The event was felt in the general area of Rumford, Farmington and Livermore Falls, Maine; no damage was reported. The earthquake was not felt at Maine Yankee, which is about 40 miles away from the epicenter.
The event was recorded by NRC supported seismographic networks. A possible small aftershock with a magnitude of less than 1.8 was also recorded approximately 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> later. The epicenter location of these events roughly coincides with that of a magnitude 4.4 earthquake that happened in 1983.
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Items of Interest Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Week Ending November 18, 1988 Diagnostic Evaluation and Incident Investigation On November 15, the AE00 Director, DOA Director, and DE!!B Chief met with the EDO to review the planned presentation to the Comission on the "Effectiveness of the Diagnostic Evaluation Program.
The Comission briefing is scheduled for November 23, 1988.
On November 16, the Fermi Diagnostic Evaluation Team Report was transmitted to Detroit Edison.
On November 17-18, the D0A Director and DE!IB Chief participated in the Brookhaven National Laboratory sponsored workshop to develop potential research issues related to management and organizationa', influences on plant performance.
Incident Response On November 15, the IRB Chief and staff canducted training for members of the Executive Team in preparation for their oarticipation in the Trojan exercise.
An issue was raised on preconditioning cf the team to automatic evacuation.
On November 16, the IRB staff participated in a full-scale exercise with the Trojan nuclear facility and Region V.
Comissioner Rogers participated with other membs s of the Executive Team.
During the exercise, the IRB staff e
conducted an tssessment of the perfonnance of the Base Team in Region V and the Site Team at T mjan's Emergency Operations Facility.
Incidental to the exercise, personnel from COMEX Corporation and SAIC observed the Operations Center's activities as part of their initial effort in developing an engineering design study for the new Operations Center. The lessons learned report is planned to be issued by December 2, 1988.
On November 17, the IRB Chief and sta ff presented a briefing and tour of the Operations Center for the staff of the Office of Special Projects and the resident inspectors at each of the far.ilities under this office.
On November 17, an IRB staff member attei.ded a meeting of the National Response Team.
On November 17, the AEOD Director and an IRB staff member attended a FEMA meeting of 25 senior level managers to discuss the use of the Catastrophic Disaster Response Group (CDRG) in the Catastrophic Earthquake Plan.
This was the first meeting of the CDRG members and they provided direction to FEMA on the way in which this group should be organized and should function during a catastrophic earthquaNe, This meeting was a planning rrecting for an exercise in August 1989 involving a simulated earthquake in the San Francisco Bay area.
NRC is expected to play a very small support role consistent with the FRERP provisions.
NOVEMBER 18, 1988 ENCLOSURE E
Preliminary Notifications The following Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week.
a.
PNO-OSP-88-016. Tennessee Valley Authority (Sequoyah Units 1 and 2),
Sequoyah Unit 1 Enters Mode 2.
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PNO-OSP-88-117, Tennessee Valley Authority (Sequoyah Units 1 and 2),
Sequoyah Unit 1 Released From 30% Power Hold Point.
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PMO-I-88-112A, Sacred Heart Hospital (Agreement State Licensee),
Teletherapy Misadministrations, d.
PNO-I-88-114, Standford Mining Company (License No. o,-18226-01), Missing and Unaccountable Nuclear Density Gauges, e.
PNO-I-88-115, Public Service Electric & Gas Company (Hope Creek), Shutdown Expected to Exceed Two Days, f.
PNO-I-88-116. Boston Edison Company (Pilgrim Unit 1), State-Wide Referendum to Shutdown Pilgrim and Yankee Rowe Defeated.
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PN0-I-88-117 Combustion Engineering, Incorporated (License No.
06-00217-06), Receipt of Contaminated Package, h.
PNO-I-88-118, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (Millstone Unit 1),
Shutdown Due to High Unidentified leakage Into Primary Containment 1.
PNO-II-88-68, Ezra Meir, Associates (Agreement State Licensee), Two Stolen i
Troxler Moisture Density Gauges.
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PNO-II-88-89, Amoco 011 Company (Whiting Refinery), Level Gauges Damaged in Explosion and Fire.
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PN0-III-88-90, Comonwealth Edison Company (LaSalle Unit 1 and 2), 5000 Gallon Leak in Radwaste Building.
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PHO-III-88-91, Northern States Power (Prairie Island Unit 2), thutdown for Condenser Repairs.
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PN0-III-88-92, MQS Inspection, Incorporated (License No. 12-00622-07),
1 Radiation Overexposure to Radiographer.
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PNO-III-88-93, Illinois Power Company (Clinton Unit 1), Loss of Main Transfonner and Reserve Auxiliary Transfomer, o.
PNO-III-88-94, Comonwealth Edison Company (Braidwood Units 1 and 2), Dual Reactor Trips Caused by Loss of Instrument Air System.
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PNO-!!!-88-95, Iowa Electric Light & Power Company (Duane Arnold),
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PNO-IV-88-86, Arkansas Power & Light Company (Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1), Reported Personnel Radiation Overexposure.
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PNO-IV-88-87, National Flange (Non11censee Licensee), Contaminated Steel
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PNO-IV-88-87A National Flange (Nonlicensee), Contaminated Steel Flanges, t.
PN0-IV-88-88, B.P.B. Instruments, Incorporated (License No. 35-26895-01),
Lost Americium-241: Beryllium Source.
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PNO-V-88-60, Portland General Electric Company (Trojan Unit 1), ShutdNa.
for Greater Than 48 Hours.
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PNO-V-88-61, Arizona Nuclear Power Project (Palo Verde Unit 2), Controlled Shutdown and Reactor Trip - Low Steam Generator Water level.
ENCLOSURE E NOVEMBER 18, 1988
,o ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 18, 1988 STATE, LOCAL AND INDIAN TRIBE PROGRAMS Low-level Waste Disposal Regulatory Issues Meeting SLITP hosted a low-level waste regulatory issues meeting with selected States on November 15-16, 1988 in Rockville, Maryland. The objective of the meeting was to create a dialogue between NRC and selected States on current LLW regu-latory issues.
Representatives from States which have an operating comercial LLW facility--Washington, South Carolina and Nevada--and representatives from States which are presently involved in the site development process--Texas, California, New York, Colorado, North Carolina, Michigan, Utah, Pennsylvania and Illinois--participated in the meeting.
Kentucky, Nebraska and Massachusetts were invited, but could not participate because of other commit-ments. Among the issues discussed were: technical assistance to the States; license application review process; site selection and characterization; alternative technology; and the policy statement on guidelines for review of an Agreement State Program regulating LLW.
Pennsylvania Senate Legislative Hearing William Russell, Region I Administrator, appeared at a hearing before the Pennsylvania Senate Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Comittee on November 16, 1988 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the hearing was to receive testimony on Senate Resolution 218, a resolution which proposes to appoint a bipartisan committee to hold hearings on the actions of the Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) with regard to the restart of the Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Facility. The Comittee received testimony from representatives from PECO, the Governor's Office of General Counsel, the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Comission, labor unions and local public irterest groups. Chairman Clarence Bell urged PECO to cooperate with the Comonwealth and to make documents which the Comonwealth had requested available. Mr. Joseph Paquette, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PECO, stated that PECO would renew its efforts to negotiate an agreement with the Comonwealth on this matter. Mr. Russell stated that any Comonwealth concerns be coordinated with the Governor's Task Force on Peach Bottom and be brought to the attention of Region I.
The Comittee indicated that it will be reviewing the testimony given at the hearing.
Trojan Emergency Planning Exercise Dean Kunihiro, Region V State Liaison Officer, participated in the Trojan emergency response exercise on November 16, 1988.
In response to a request from the Oregon Department of Energy, Region V assigned an NRC liaison representative to the Oregon State Emergency Operations Center in Salem during this exercise.
Favorable coments were received from State representatives regarding the flow of infortnation and NRC coordination with the States of Oregon and Washington.
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Lloyd Bolling and Joel Lubenau, SLITP, made several presentations on materials regulation at a course sponsored by the New England Radiological Health Committee on November 14-17, 1988 in Newport, Rhode Island. The Committee has met annually for the past 20 years to discuss radiological issues affecting the New England area.
Among the to)ics discussed were: updates on Federal agencies' activities (NRC, EPA and FDA); cey elements of a State radiation control program; the licensing of NARM; use of the sealed source and device registry system; inspection of radioactive materials facilities; the use of computers in a radiation control program; laboratory quality assurance; new radioactive material uses under development and updates to suggested State regulations.
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Arrivals and Departures Only one employee, Kay Ozturgut, Secretary for RES joined NRC this week.
Eight employees left the Agency, as follows: Artier Clark, Senior Chemical i
Engineer fror NMSS; Larry Parker, Reactor Engineer and Denise Goss, Secretary, both from NRR; Patricia Valez, Contract Administrator and William Barrett, Motor Vehicle Operator, both frcm ARM; Paul Sunderland, Reactor Engineer and Kathy Graden Health Physicist, both from Region !!!; and Comerleta Keys.
Secretary from OP Central Support.
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
As of November 18, 759 employees constituting 37% of staff, contributed
$128,708 to the CFC. This is almost 69% of the goal of $187,500.
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Office of Enfmement Items of Interest Week Ending November 19, 1988 The following Significant Enforcement Actions were taken the week of November 14, 1988.
4 A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $50,000 was issued on November 10, 1988 to Virginia Electric and Power l
Company (Surry, Units 1 and 2). The action was based on the failure of the l
licenses to adequately implement cleanliness and foreign material exclusion controls which allowed a substantial amount of debris to accumulate in the portion of the containment sumps which supply water to the safety related 1
inside recirculation pumps. (EN 88-96)
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $50,000 was issued on November 15, 1988 to Philadelphia Electric Company (Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station). The action was bawd on two Severity Level III violations involving numerous examples of failure to take appropriate compansatory measures for degraded vital area barriers, issuance of a vital area key to an unauthorized person, and failure to maintain adtauste assessment l
capability of two protected brea barriers. The civil penalty was mitigated by 50% because of the unusually prompt and extensive corrective actions and reporting by the licensee. (EN 88-96 and 88-96A)
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $5,000 was issued on November 15, 1988 to Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia. The action was based on the failures of management to assure that procedures were followed and to have adequate procedures for the conduct and control of experiments and radiological safety activities, and the failure to conduct adequate surveys to evaluate the extent of radiological hazards. The i~
base civil penalty was increased by 100% because of the licensee's prior poor perfomance and failure to take prompt corrective actions.
(EN 89-97)
An Order Imposing a Civil Penalty in the amount of $50,000 was issued 1
November 17, 1988 to Florida Power Corporation (Crystal River Facility). The action was based on several violations involving failure to (1) lock, post, barricade, and issue a Radiation Work Pemit to control access to a high radiation area, (2) provide adequate instruction and training to employees working in a restricted area, (3) establish adequate procedures for radiation protection and refueling operations. (4) provide a radiation monitoring device to an individual inside a p sted High Radiation Area as required by the licer.,ee's technical specifications, and (5) follow radiation control procedures.
The licensee responded to the Notice May 16, 1988. After reviewing the licensee's response, the staff withdrew one violation and the ore unal civil j
penalty was mitigated by 50%
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The PHS took 60 water samples at about the same time at NRC's request. The PHS results are not yet available to the NRC. NRC has conveyed its position to GSA that all the water fountains should be removed and replaced as soon as possible.
Representatives of the Lerner Companies have indicated a willingness to settle, but have not agreed to replace the fountains. Also, the issue of lead contamination existing in the pipes of OWFN remains to be resolved. CONS is waiting for GSA regional office legal staff to set Jp a meeting With the Lerner Companies' attorneys to resolve these issues.
Auditorium On Monday, November 14 members of CONS and the Division of Security, the d
developer's project manager and members of the architectural firm met to review preliminary design dras.ings and a model of the entrance way to the auditorium.
Plans for the cafeteria on the plaza level, conference rooms accomodating 50 or more people and food preparation issues for the day care facility were also discussed.
Day Care Facility On Tuesday, November 15 CONS staff, in Eddition tn several members from OP, toured the GSA and HUD Creative Child Development Conter. The tour was conducted by the Center's diractor and was an information gathering mission for use in designing the day care facility planned for TWFN.
Telecomunications On Thursday, November 17. CONS met with members of the Telecomunications Granch, the architects and project personnel from INEL to discuss the impact of the telecor.nunications requirements on the base building design of TWFh.
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o REGION t Items of Interest Week Ending November 18, 1988 1.
On November 17, representatives of the Boston Edison Company were in the Region I Office to attend a Management Meeting to discuss licensee actions in response to deficiencies noted in containment penetration pipe supports at their Pilgrin, facility.
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On November 17, representatives of the Public Service Electric and Gas Company were in the Region I Office to attend a licensee requested Management Meeting to discuss design basis reconstitution at their Salem Units 1 and 2 facilities.
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On November 17, representatives of the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company were in the Region I Office to attend a Management Meeting to discuss the Physical Security Plan for their Maine Yankee facility.
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On November 17, representatives of the General Public Utilities Nuclear Corporation were in the Region I Office for an Enforcement Conference regarding operation with the "A" isolation condenser vent line isolated and the "B" isolation condenser inoperable for maintenance at their Oyster Creek facility.
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On November 18, representatives of the Consolidated Edison Company of Her York, Inc. were in the Region I Office to attend a Management Meeting to discuss requalification examinations at their Indian Point Unit 2 facility.
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On November 18, representatiles of the General Public Utilities Nuclear Corporation were in the Region I Office to attend a Manigement Meeting to discuss technical review of Oyster Creek isolation condenser issues.
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On November 18, representatives of the Philadelphia Electric Company were in the Region 1 Office to attend a technical discussion of configuration management at their Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3 and their Lirerick Unit 1 facilities.
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Region II Items of Interest Week Ending November 18, 1988 1.
On November 14, the Acting Regior<al Administrator and selected members of the Regional and NRR staffs were at the Turkey Point site to attend a management meeting and to conduct an enforcement conference on a security matter.
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On November 15, the Acting Regional Administrator authorized Georgia Tech to restart and resume experimental work on its 5 megawatt research reactor.
At the same time, a $5,000 civil penalty was imposed on Georgia Tech for past management control problems. The reactor had been shut down under two NRC Orders, issued because of the management problems, since January 1988. A news conference was held in the Regional Office after Georgia Tech was notified. The news conference was well attended.
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On November 16 and 17, the Acting Regional Administrator and other selected members nf the Regional and NRR staffs were at the Georgia Power Company's Vogtle Nuclear Power Station to review the construction status of Unit 2.
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On November 16, representatives of the Carolina Power and Light Company were in the Region II Office to attend a Management Meeting to discuss the refueling outage plans for their Robinson Nuclear Power Station.
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On November 17, selected members of the Region !! staff were at the Virginia Electric and Power Company's (VEPCO) Surry Nuclear Power Station to attend a meeting regarding the status of their Performance Improvement Program.
A+. the request of the Surry County Board of Supervisors, the DRP Section Chief and Senior Resident Inspector attended a Board meeting to hear VEPCO's presentation.
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o Region IV Items of Interest Week Ending November 18, 1988 1.
South Texas Project Chaiman Zech, accompanied by members of his staff and the Regional Administrator, visited the South Texas Proj L t (STP) Nuclear Plant near Bay City Texas, on November 14, 1988. The Chaiman's visit focused on STP, Unit, 2 which is essentially 100 percent complete with a projected fuel load date of late Deceniber 1988. STP, Unit 1, began commercial operation on August 25, 1988.
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Midwood Industries and Tube _-Line Corporation The former President of Midwood Industries and 'the fomer Directoi of Quality Assurance Tube-Line Corporation were sentenced in Philadelphia on November 10, 1988, in regard to guilty pleas to mail fraud and related charges.
The charges stemed from the identification that foreign, commercial quality fittings and flanges had been sold to utilities as ASME Section !!! Code nuclear grade materials for safety-related applications.
Both individuals were sentenced to 3 months detention in a halfway house, fined $11,000, and required to perfom 100 hours0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> of comunity service.
The corporations were fined a total of $109,000.
The former President of Tube-Line Corporation is scheduled to be sentenced on November 22, 1988, concerning a guilty plea to mail fraud charges.
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Talk at University of Dallas The director af the Division of Reactor Safety discussed selected technical issues and the NRC's regulatory program on November 14 during talks at the University of Dallas sponsored by the Department of Physics.
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Station An enforcement conference was held on Noveder 16 with Wolf Cre1k Nuclear Operating Corporation and Region IV management to discuss issues in the quality verifiestion functional inspection report.
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Cooper Nuclear Station The Regional Administrator and Region IV staff met on Novembe:- 17, 1988, with Nebraska Public Power District's Vice President, Production, in responte to a longstanding request from NPPD to discuss general irsues of interest to the licensee and NRC, Region IV. The current escalated enforcement issue involving environmental qualification of equipment of Cooper Nuclear Station will not be discussed.
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Arkansas Nuclear One Representatives from Arkansas Power and Light met with NRR and Region IV staff in White Flint on November 18, 1988. The purpose of the meeting j
was to discuss various safety system operability concerns relating to ArkansasNuclearOne(ANO), Unit 1.
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Office of the Executive Director for Operations Items of Interest Week Ending November 18, 1988 1.
Federal Register Notice Regarding a MOV Between the NRC and the Illinois Departnent of Nuclear Safety Signed by the EDO On November 15, 1988, the Executive Director for Operations signed a Federal Register Notice regarding Publication of Draft Subagreement No. 2 between NRC and the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety for concent.
In April of 1984, NRC and the State of Illinois signed an "umbrella" MOV providing principles of cooperation between the State and NRC in areas of concern to both.
In June of 1984. NRC and tht. tate signed Subagreement No. I which provided the basis for mutually agreeable procedures for the State to perform inspection functions for and on behalf of the Commission at certain reactor and materialt licensee's facilities which generate low-level radioactive waste.
Draft Subagreement No. 2 under this MOV provides the basis for mutually agreeable 7rocedures whereby the State Department of Nuclear Safety may perform i,:pection, audit and similar functions for nuclear power plants on behalf f the Consnission under a program created pursuant to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
This cer.stitutes notice to the Cornission that the EDO has signed this Federal Register Notice for publication in the Federal Register.
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ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - Week Ending November 18, 1988 A.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION / DISCUSSION AND VOTE, 3:30 P.M., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to W. Parler, GC dated 11/17/88 I.
SECY-88-291 - Shoreham Ootions The Commission, by a 4-0 vote * (with Chairman Zech and Commissioners Roberts, Carr, and Rogers agreeing) have approved an order which (pursuant to 10 CFR 2.785(d) and the Commission's inherent supervisory power over pending adjudicatory proceedings) directed that appeals from the Licensing Board's decision dismissing the Government from the Shoreham Licensing Proceeding be certified to the commission itself for decision.
The Commission will decide, on appeal, whether the Government's conduct was such as to warrant their dism!.ssal from the entire proceeding and whether, if diumissal from the entire proceeding is not warranted, what other sanction, if any, is appropriate, other matters decided in LBP-88-24 (role conflict of bus drivers, emergency broadcast system) remain before the Appeal Board.
Commissioner Curtiss did not participate in this matter.
- Section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5841, provides that action of the Commission shall be determined by a "majority vote of the members present."
Commissioner Rogers was not present when this item was affirmed.
Accordingly, the formal vote of the Commission was 3-0 in favor of the decision.
Commissioner Rogers, however, had previously indicated that he would approve this order and had he been present he would have affirmed his prior vote.
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- DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTEN0EES NRR CONTACT 11/22/88 50-272/
White Flint Bldg.
To discuss preparation NRC/Public J. Stone 10:00-2:00 311 Room 168-11 of the Biological Assessment Service pertaining to sea turtle Electric & Gas occurrences and operation Company impacts at Sales: Generating Station.
11/22/88 50-325/
White Flint Bldg.
To update NRR management on NRC/CP&L E. Adensam 2:00 324/261/
Room 148-11 on activities related to 400 CP&L nuclear programs.
11/29/88 White Flint Bldg.
To discuss results of the NRC/B&W/BNL L. Lois 9:00-1:00 Room 633-13 staff review of BAW-101559 i
with B&W personnel.
11/29/88 50-395 30th Fir. Conference Rm.
To discuss the status of MRC/ South J. Hayes 10:30 Marietta Bldg.
licensing activities.
Carolina Elec.
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& Gas Co.
Atlanta, GA 30323 Copies of summaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective docket file (s)
,,,g 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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" DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 12/13/88 50-461 White Fitnt Bldg.
Discussion of Technical NRC/RIII/IPC J. Stevens 1:00-4:00 Room 148-11 Specification Interpretation Regarding Inoperability of Systems Providing a Support Function.
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"DATE NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 11/21-22 5813 Design Events and Reg Guides P. Lohaus M. Fliegel for Mill Tailings Reclamation M. Fliegel T. Johnson E. Hawkins, URF0 R. Gonzales, URF0 DIVISION OF SAFEGUARDS AND TRANSPORTATION DOCKET ATTENDEES /
DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 11/28-12/2 70-1201 Lynchburg, VA To participate in joint R. Jackson R. Jackson Region II/ Headquarters SNM P. Ting Material Control and Accounting RII MC&A Inspectors I.1spection 11/28-30 Wilmington, NC Inspection of transportation RII Fuel Facilities A. Grella activities at General Electric Inspector Fuel Fabrication Facility A. Grella 11/29/88 Germantown, MD NRC/ DOE Liaison Meeting NRC & DOE Reps P. Baker 912/01/88 4-B-11, WFN Discuss 100 ton rail / barge NMSS, DOE &
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$12/2-10/88 Vienna, Austria IAEA Tech Comm Mtg on Modal DOT, DOE, Sandia, J. Cook Aspects of Safe Transport NRC & Member Countries
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_ 11/29-12/1/88 Arlington, TX Executive Management G. Sjoblom G. Sjchlom oE Seminar R. Cunningham J. Hickey Reps from Regions J. Austin 12/12-14/88 M-32 West Valley, NY Manitoring visit to West R..D. Hurt, NRC R. Hurt Valley Demonstration Project G. Comfort, MRC W. Bixby, DOE DIVISION OF HIGH LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT DOCKE' ATTENDEES /
DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 12/8-9/88 Washington,0.C.
Technical Meeting on Explor-J. Holonich J. Holonich atory Shaft Facility Design HLWM staff Control DOE staff States / tribes 12/15-16/88 Washington, DC Meeting on the Content of K. Stablein K. Stablein DOE's Site Characterization HLWM staff Study Plans DOE staff States / tribes m
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11/29/88 50-333 RI Office Enforcement Conference to Discuss NRC/PASNY J. Johnson ;
10:00 a.m.
Environmental Qualifications 11/29/88 50-245 RI Office Managenent Meeting to Discuss NRC/NNEco E. McCabe ;
1:00 p.m.
50-336 Mid Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) and Millstone Unit 2 SSFI 12/6/88 50-247 RI Office Closed Me,rting to discuss Indian NRC/COMEDCo P. Swetland 10:00 a.m.
Point 2's Security System Upgrade 12/7/88 50-286 Buchanan. NY Systematic Assessment of Licensee NRC/PANY J. Johnson 2:30 p.m.
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- Senior and Resident Reyes Meeting Inspectors, HQs and Regional Staff 12/1/88 RII Office Region RII Awards Regional Staff Ernst 1:00pm Ceremony 12/7/88 Charlotte, NC Chairman Zech is Chairman, Tech. Asst., Reyes touring McGuire and selected RII facility
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