ML20195J751
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| Issue date: | 11/30/1988 |
| From: | Blaha J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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h fbR November 30, 1988 For:
The Comissioners From:
James L. Blaha, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 25, 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 an9 Resources Management A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Nuclear Maternal Safety and Safeguards C
Nuclear Reguiatory 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*
4 Enforcemer t X
Cons 01ida tion L
Regional iffices M
Executive Oirector for Operations N*
Items Addrested by the Comission 0
P Meeting Notices Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for Q
external distribution)
- No input this week.
J mes L. Blaha, Assistant for Operations ffice of the Executive Director for Operations
Contact:
1 James L. Blaha, OEDO Yt hhh$ r$hk WEEKLYINFOREPT PDC
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HIGHLfGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 25, 1988 SHOREHtJi On November 21, 1988 theEmergencyPlanningLicensingBoard(OL-3)issueda Memorandum and an Order with one dissenting opinion which found:
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LILCO's motion for authorization to operate at 25% power is granted since the motion is unopposed (LBP-88-24).
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The Director of NRR is authorized to issue a license for 25 percent of full-rated power operation.
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This decision was referred to the Commission through the Appoal Board for prompt consideration.
A1Chg The mandatory hearing on the Part 50 Construction Permit (CP) for A1ChemIE's two proposed gas centrifuge facilities for stable isotope enrichment has been set for December 21, 1988 by the ASLB. The State of Tennessee has withdrawn from the hearing, leaving only AlchemlE and the staff to appear before the AlchemIE and DOE are in the process of negotiating a contract extension board.
to the date b;' which A1ChemIE must have a CP allowing them to take possession of centrifuge machines.
LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT Workshop on Public Participation in the Development and Siting of LLW Disposal Facilities On November 17-18, 1988 a representative of LLWM attended a Workshop on Public Participation in the Development and Siting of LLW Disposal Facilities. The workshop was 1,01d in Washington, DC by the LLW Forum and included representatives of States and Regional Compacts charged with developing and implementing public participation and education programs on LLW disposal.
Resource persons from outside the LLW area led discussions on new and different approaches l
to public involvement in siting controversial facilities.
State and Compact representatives led sessions on programs at the state and local level, types of informatic'n materials, and management considerations in program development.
A variety of approaches to public participaticn were explored during the two day session, with the consensus being that no one approach will work in all parts of the country and that state and local considerations are critical to the development of such programs.
l Workshop on Organization and Management Research On November 17-18, 1988 Brookhaven National Laboratory conducted a workshop for the Human Factors Branch in Bethesda to develop a research agenda in the l
area of organization and managawant. More than thirty-five (35) people participated in the workshop.
Participants included management and l
organization science experts from academia, private consulting firms, and representatives from the Comission, RES NRR and AE00 who are cognizant of organization and management related work.
BNL will submit a final letter report covering the results of the workshop by December 19, 1988. The results will be used to guide further development of the organization and management element of the Human Factors Research Program Plan, t
0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS - 1988 For 3-Day Period of November 18, 1988 - November 22, 1988 Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received This Week 6
2 Completed This Week 7
0 Carryovers From 1987 157 33 Received In 1988 578 51 Granted In 1988 456 24 Denied In 1988 196 49 Pending 83 11 ACTIO!15 THIS WEEK Received Sharon Rutten, Requests a copy of contract No. NRC-33-85-324.
System Automation Corporation (88-573)
Mark Wetterhahn, Requests three categories of records regarding technical Conner &
specifications on snubber surveillance.
Wetterhahn, P.C.
(88-574)
Robert Belair, Requests records relating to a FEMA /NRC meeting on Kirk)atrick &
May 2-3, 1988.
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(88-575)
Doris Bryan, Requests copies of FOIA-88-312 from Joseph Felton of Texas Nuclear Nuclear Licensing Reports and NRC's responses to this (88-576) request.
Stephen Jonas, Requests records regarding the proposed and final rules The Comonwealth on emergency planning and preparedness requirements for of Massachusetts nuclear power plant fuel loading and low-power testing (88-577) concerning the Seabrook nuclear power plant.
NOVEMBER 25, 1988 ENCLOSURE A
Received, Cont'd Steven Brammer, Requests records relating to interpretations or guidance Newman &
on reporting obligations of licensees pursuant to Holtzinger, P.C.
10 CFR 50.72 and/or 50.73.
(88-578)
Granted Joseph Rees, In response to a request for records since 1980 related University of to INP0's annual "Chief Executive Officers Workshop,"
North Carolina made e.vailable six records.
(88-546)
Denied Michael Murphy In response to a request for four categories of records (88-344) related to the Byron and Braidsvood nuclear power plants, made available 88 records.
In' armed the requester that additional records subject to this request are already available at the POR.
Denied one record in its entirety, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process. Denied portions of four records, disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Joseph Rhodes, In response to a request for records regarding the Pennsylvania March 23, 1988 meeting concerning the Peach Bottom nuclear Public Utility power plant, denied four records in their entirety, Commission disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and (88-542) frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
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DIVISION OF CONTRACTS AND OROPERTY MANAGEMENT WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 25, 1988 SOLICITATION ISSUED:
RFP No.:
RS-SEC-89-116
Title:
"Verbatim Reporting and Transcript Services"
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Description:==
Stenographic reporting and transcription services for Connission meetings which are conducted in the Washington D.C. area.
Period of Performance:
Two years Sponsor:
Office of the Secretary Status:
IFB issued on November 22, 1988. Bids due on December 21, 1988.
RFP No.:
AED-89-289
Title:
"Diagnostic Evaluations"
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Description:==
The contractor shall provide technical expertise to assist NRC staff in perfoming diagnostic evaluations particularly in the areas of engineering design and management analysis.
Period of Performance:
Three years Sponsor:
Office of the Analysis & Evaluation of Operational Data Status:
RFP issued on November 25, 1980. Proposals due on January 3, 1989.
PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION:
RFP No.:
AED-89-286
Title:
"Radiotherapy Course"
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Description:==
Services to develop and present a training course for NRC Inspectors and Licensing Reviewers.
Period of Perfomance:
Five years Sponsor:
Office of the Analysis & Evaluation of Operational Data Status:
The competitive range has been established and negotiations are scheduled for the week of November PS, 1988.
NOVEMBER 25, 1988 ENCLOSURE A
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending November 25, 1988 HATCH, UNIT 1 The Unit 1 torus is supported by inner and outer columns at each of the 16 miter joints, plus intermedi.ie supports batween the miter joint supports. As part of the Mark 1 containment long term program, each of these support columns was anchored to its concrete support pad by 6 rock bolts. A later fix included welding heavy steel support pieces to the columns.
Recently, a Region !! inspector observed that one of the rock bolts was bent.
Upon examination, the licensee found that many of the miter joint support colun bolts (192 total) are bent, with deflections ranging up to about 3/4 inch.
The licensee believes that the bolts were bent as a result of thermal stress resulting from the welaing that took place after the columns were anchored.
However, an engineering evaluation is underway and the licensee plans to meet with the staff about November 30, 1988, to present the results of the evaluation.
Unit 1 presently is shutdown for a maintenance / refueling outage, with restart scheduled for early December. Several bent bolts also have been observed on Unit 2 which has a different design for the torus support.
SHOREHAM On November 21, 1988 the Emergency Planning Licensing Board (OL-3) issued a Memorandum and an Order with one dissenting opinion which found:
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LILCO's motion for authoritation to operate at 25% powet is granted sincethemotionisunopposed(LBP-88-24).
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The Director of NRR is authorized to issue a li' m.
' ' 25 percent of full-rated power operation.
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This decision was referred to the Comission through the Appeal Board for prompt consideration.
NOVEMBER 25, 1988 ENCLOSURE B
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS 4
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Week Ending November 25, 1988 INDUSTRIAL AND HEDICAL NUCLEAR SAFETY Fuel Cycle Safety
_C_hemetron Corporation Chemetron Corporation, 'esponsiole under a Part 40 license for decontaminating and decor:inissioning two ites in Newburgh Heights, Ohio, has responded to NRC's letter of November ?,1968 with a commitment to proceed to complete the cleanup of the Harvard Avenue site. Chemetron still must submit an acceptable plan for cleanu) of the Bert Avenue site. Chemetron had earlier indicated that the Chapter 11 jankruptcy of its 3arent, A11egeny International, Inc., might prevent it from proceeding with tie cleanup work.
AlChemIE.
The mandatory hearing on the Part 50 Construction Pertnit (CF) for A1ChemIE's two proposed gas centrifuge facilities for stable isotope enrichment has been set fo* December 21, 1988 by the ASLB. The State of Tennessee has withdrawn fr6m tne hearinS leaving only AlchemIE and the staff to appear before the
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board. Alch W w 00E are in the process of negotiating a contract extension to the date by e.h slChemIE must bsve a CP allowir.g them to take possession of centrifuge mar..
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Babcock & Wilcox IM ', Staff m(t with the General Maneger of Nuclear Operations of Administration l
of Babcock & Wilcox's Nuclear Power Division and their Pennsylvania management at NRC headquarters. The meeting was the second of the teries of planned l
semi-annual management reviews of activities related to B&W's Nuclear Service i
Operations at Apollo and Parks Township, Penrisylvania.
The principal topic of this meeting was the soil remediation efforts at the Apollo site.
MC. Incorporated - Wood River Junction, RI request of UNC, a meeting was held to discuss On hovember 17, 1988
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UNC plans to remaining issues to ship the remaining ir' z offsP:
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Par.icipants incluced UNC personnel and IrdB NOVE'tBER 2', 'c.
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2 SAFEGUARDS International IAEA Advisory Group Meeting Mr. Breskovic participated in the Advisory Group Meeting on Containment and Surveillance from October 31, 1938 to November 4, 1988 at the IAEA in Vienna, Austria.
Purpose of the meeting was to advise the IAEA on how to establish sufficient assurance of containment and surveillance (C/S) devices. Two papers were aroduced, one on the objective assurance characterization of C/S devices, and tie other on the evaluation of the in-field performance of in-situ verifi-able-seals.
Technical suoport coordination Committee Meetino Members of the Safeguards Licensing Branch staff participated in the Annual Meeting of the Technical Support Coordination Committee it. Vienna, Austria 2
The principal activities of the meeting were a during the week of November 14 review of the status of the active tasks funded by the U.S. Support Program and a discussion of tasks propcsed by the Agency for future funding by the U.S.
- Domestic, NRC/ DOE Physical Security Comparability Requirements Implementation Meeting With the Category I Fuel Facility Licensees At the request of NFS Erwin a meeting will be held on December 13, 1988 to arability requirements.
The other discuss the implementation of the new comp (B&W-Lynchburg, VA, UNC-Uncasville, three Category I fuel facility licensees CT, and GA-San Diego, CA) as well 6s the regions will be invited to attend this i
neeting. The licensees are expected to ".obmit specific questions to be discussed at this meeting.
lutomated Publication of SSEL The Division of Safeguards and Transportation, NMSS has begun development of a microcomputer database program to automate preparation of NUREG-CD25 the Safeguards Summary Events List (SSEL). This publication, which is updated and published yearly, is a compilation of threat-related licensee safeguards events.
The SSEL has, previously been prepared as a word processing document which necessitated tediou: ef f ort to accor.nodate minor changes. The new SSEL program, being developed by Dr. Lance Lessler, will treat the event data and text as database records, allowing for sophisticated data search, report preparation, and facilitation of trend analysis as well as automated preparation of the SSEL for publication. The program will result in expanded analysis focus for staff resources.
ENCLOSURE C NOVEMBER 25, 1988
3 TRANSPORTATION Status of Survey Being Conducted to Determine States / Tribes capabilities of Respcnding to Radiological Transportation Incidents On November 16, 1988, SGTB/NMSS met with indiana University (contractor) to review the status of the survey of the 50 states and 15 selected Indian Tribes beinD conducted to gather information with regard to their preparedness to respond to radiological transportation incidents. The project director reported that responses to a questionnaire designed to determine overall capability, e.g., training, equipment, procedures, etc., is issantially complete. The next step is to have participants in the survey verify the information provided.
It is expected that a final report will be completed by July 1989.
HIGH-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT NRC/ DOE Meeting on DOE Quality Assurance Program Description (OAPD)
On November 18, 1988 members of the Division of High-Level Waste Management (HLWM) staff met with representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE), and the State of Nevada.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the HLWM staff coments on the DOE Quality Assurance Program Description (OAPD) and proposed changes that DOE intends to make on the "Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations Quality Assurance Plan" (NNWSI/88-9). The HLWM staff coments on the QAPD were provided in a conference call with DOE on November 4, 1988.
The proposed changes to NNWSI/88-9, which have been reviewed and accepted by tii.-
HLWM staff, were to: (1) address six open items in the HLWH safety evaluation; and (2) make changes where DOE believed NNWS! was too restrictive. A summary of the meeting will be issued shortly.
LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT Workshop on Public Participation in the Development and Siting of LLW Disposal Tacilities On November 17-18, 1988 a representative of LLWM attended a Workshop en Public Participation in the Development and Siting of LLW Disposal Facilities. The workshop was held in Washington, DC by the LLW Forum and included representatives of States and Regional Compacts charged with develsping and implementing public participation and education programs on LLW disposal.
Resource per,ons from outside the LLW area led discussions on new and different approaches to public involvement in siting controversial facilities.
State and Compact representatives led sessions on programs at the state and local level, types of informatiun materials, and management considerations in program development.
A variety of approaches to public participation were explored during tha two day session, with the consensus being that no one approach will work in all parts of the country and that state and local considerations are critical to the developnent of such programs.
NOVEMBER 25, 1988 ENCLOSURE C
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending November 25, 1988 PREVENTING DAMAGE TO REACTOR CORES Integrated Surveillance and Control System Workshop During November 15-16, 1988, Leo Beltracchi chaired the Integrated Surveil-lance and Control System Workshop (ISACS) in Halden Norway. The Halden Project, in which the NRC is a participating member, presents ISACS as a practical demonstration of a fully computerized control room. A prototype version of ISACS will be in operation at Halden during the early 1990's.
The purpose of the ISACS workshop was to conduct a critical design review of work to date and to provide guidance for future work. The workshop focused on three espects of the design. The first aspect is the design and specification of the man-machine interface. The structure and display of large quantities of information received special emphasis from workshop participants, which included power plant operations. A second aspect is the concept of an "Intel-ligent Coordinator." The Intelligent Coordinator serves as a sof tware super-visor of ISACS activities consisting of a process data monitor, manager of operator support systems, and a manager of the operator interface.
- Finally, the third aspect is the selection of hardware and software tools for ISACS, A sumary of the workshop's recomendations will appear in a Halden Report to be published in the near future.
Workshop on Organization and Management Research On November 17-18, 1988 Brookhaven National Laboratory conducted a workshop for the Human Factors Branch in Bethesda to develop a research agenda in the area of organization and maaagement. More than thirty-five (35) people participated in the workshop.
Participants included management and organization science experts from academia, private consulting finns, and representatives from the Commission, RES, NRR and AE00 who are cognizant of organization and management related work. BNL will submit a final letter report covering the results of the workshop by December 19, 1988. The results will be used to guide further development of the organization and management element of the Human Factors Research Program Plan.
NOVEMBER 25, 1988 ENCLOSURE D
2 REGULATORY ANALYSIS Recently Issued Publication Proposed Revision 3 to Regluatory Guide 1.9, "Selection, Design, Qualification, Testing, and Reliability of Diesel Generator Units Used as Onsite Electric Power Systems at Nuclear Power Plants "
A. W. Serkiz (301) quested by January Coments re 13, 1989.
Task R$ 802-5.
492-3923
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>S, 1988 ENCLOSURE D
EDO Items of Interest Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Week Ending November 25, 1988 Diagnostic Evaluation end Incident Investigation i
On November 23, the AE00 Director, DOA Director, and DEIIB Chief, accompanied l
by the Deputy Executive Director for Regional Operations and the NRR Director, made a presentation to the Commission on the Diagnostic Evaluation Program (DAP) and its effectiveness. The presentation provided an overview of the Diagnostic Evaluation program, process, and results to date.
On November 21, DEIIB staff began preliminary planning and preparations for a lessons-learned meeting on the diagnostic evaluation process. The meeting, which has been scheduled for December 9, is intended to develop proposed changes to the DEP process to further enhance its efficiency and effectiveness, i
Technical Training The initial written Examination Techniques enurse for operator license examiners was presented in Richland, Washington on November 14-18, by a contractor from Battelle. This is the first of three new courser which deal with the techniques associated with the different components of licensing examinations. The TTC Program Manager was the techni:a1 monitor for the course which was attended by contracted operator license examiners. The course was considered successful, although some improvements will be considered for its next presentation on January 9-13, 1989. The second of the new courses, the Simulator Examination Techniques Course for operator license examiners, is scheduled for presentation 1
at the TTC during the week of November 28.
2 The TTC hosted a workshop to review and revise the reactor health physics training curriculum on November 17-18. The workshop was attended by managers and/or supervisors from NRR, Region I-V and the TTC. This workshop achieved consensus on a revised list of Inspection Manual Chapter 1245 training require-l ments for reactor health physics inspectors, tonical outlines for the necessAry new courses and existing courses requiring revision, and a prioritized list J
for development of new and revision of existing courses. The current and future approaches to Site Access Training and Site Access Refresher Training j
were also discussed.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 25, 1988 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:
Foreign Visitors On Monday Robert de Mazancourt, French Service Central de Surete des Installations Nucleaires, met with representatives from AE00 and IP to discuss the NRC response (NRR, AEOD and PA) to the French Questionnaire on the methods used in keeping the public infenned about safety of nuclear installations.
Meeting with UK Officials Deputy Director, IP met with Dr. David Lumley, First Secretary (EnergyHarold D On November 22, 1988 and Mr. Jonathan Temple of the British Embassy. The discussions were wide ranging on all aspects of US-UK safety cooperation. Principal areas of interest to Dr. Lumley are current NRC activities in security, safety and safeguards.
Interest was expressed in having a UK assignee work at NRC and in conducting a fonnal US-UK technical exchange meeting sometime in 1989. Dr. Lumley will follow up with GPA on these initiatives in the coming months.
IAEA Yacancy Notices The following vacancy notices announcing positions at the International Atomic Energy Agency located in Vienna, Austria have been posted on NRC bulletin boards:
P-4 Nuclear Metallurgical / Chemical Engineer, Nuclear Materials and Fuel Cycle Technology Section, Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety P-4 Nuclear Physicist, Nuclear Date Section, Division of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Department of Re earch and Isotopes P-5 Group Leader, Research Reactors and Critical Assembliet Group.
0A1 Section, Division of Operations A. Department of Safeguards P-3 Nuclear Power Engineer, Nuclent Power Engineering Section.
Division of Nuclear Power, Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety P-3 Head Bibliographic Control Unit, IN!S Section, Division of Scientific and Technical Infomation, Departnent of Nuclear Energy and Safety.
P-3 Nuclear Power Engineer, Nuclear Power Engineering Section, Division of Nuclear Power Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety ()different position from previous position announced in same section NOVEMBER 25, 1998 ENCLOSURE F
2 P-5 Section Head, Liaison Section, Division of External Relations.
Department of Administration P-3 Systems Analyst / Programmer, Section for Data Processing Development, Division of Safeguards Information Treatment, Departrw.nt of Safeguards D-1 Director, Division of Operations C, Department of Sa'aguards EXPORT / IMPORT WEEKLY POINTS OF INTEREST During the two weeks ending November 25, 1988, applications for export licenses were received from:
1)MitsuiCo.(U.S.A.),Inc.fortwoexportsof 1)18,907kgs of enriched uranium dioxide and 2) 27,481 kgs of enriched i
uranium hexafluoride, both for use as routine reload fuel for Kashiwazakikariwa Unit I in Japan.
- 2) U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office for the export of six (6) irradiated FFTF fuel rods containing i
240g plutonium; 750g depleted uranium; and lg americium for performance of post-irradiation examination by the 0-Arai Engineering Center, PNC in Japan.
Licenses for export / import were issued to:
- 1) Reuter-Stokes for the export of nuclear reactor components to various countries for testing purposes; qualification; use as models or manufacture and returning to U.S.
- 2) General Electric Co. for import of 1,500,000 kilograms of uranium of South African origin.
7 STATE, LOCAL AND INDIAN TRIBE PROGRAMS, 1988 Annual Republican Governors Association Meetine l
Carlton Kamerer Director of State, local and Indian Tribe Programs, attended the Republican Governors Association annual meeting on November 21-22, 1988 in Point Clear, Alabama.
1 California Radiation Forum Dean Kunihiro, Region V State Liaison Officer, attended the California Radiation Forum meeting on November 21, 1988 in Los Angeles, California.
In a status report on sitta development U.S. Ecology reported that cost estimates for total site development of the low-level waste disposal
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and low-level waste generators continued to express concern about the dual jurisdiction of mixed waste, despite NRC/ EPA joint guidance on the
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Texas Emergency Planning Meeting Charles Hackney, Region IV State Liaison Officer, attended a r.eeting with NRC and FEMA Region VI officials, and representatives from the State of Taxas, the South Texas Project, and the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station in Austin, Texas on November 22, 1988. The purpose of the meeting was discuss offsite emergency planning exercise objectives and to plan a joint NRC/ FEMA emergency planning workshop tentatively scheduled for early June 1989.
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f 0FFICE OF PERSONNEL ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending November 25, 1988 j
4 Arrivals and Departures I
Two new employees joined NRC. John Jolicoeur, Reactor Safety Engineer started work for AEOD and Christine Bonsby, Secretary, joined Research.
Departuras were from Region !! - Roy Schepens Senior Resident Inspector and Carolyn Gilliam, Secretary, left NRC.
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The first Health Insurance Fair was held in Bethesda on November 22 with representatives of various health carriers describing their plans.
In addition, health brochures were available to help employees select carriers during the open season which ends December 9.
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Office of Enforcement Items of Interest Week Ending November 25, 1988 The following Sicnificant Enforcement Actions were taken the week of November 25, 1980.
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty and Order to Show Cause Why License Should Not be Modified in the amount of $1.950 was issued November 18, 1988 to E. L. Conwell and Company, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania.
i The action was based on violations including)(1) failure to secure or maintain constant surveillance of a nuclear gauge, (2 failure to secure the source lock on a gauge when not in use (3) transport of a gauge without the gauge being accompanied by adequate shipping papers, ed transmittal of inaccurate information to the NRC.
(EN88-99) l An Order Modifying License and a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $80,000 was issued November 21, 1988 to Toledo Edison Company (Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station). The Notice of Violation was based on the actions of a fomer supervisor who deliberately laid off a QC inspector for raising a safety issue. The Order Modifying iicense directs the licensee to notify the NRC should the former supervisor become involved in safety-related activities at the Davis-Besse Station.
(EN 88-100)
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Iuposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $6.250 was issued November 18, 1988 to Babcock and Wilcox Company, Lynchburg,
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Virginia. The action was based on several violations including the failure to control moderating materials, (3)y safety double-contingency policy. (2) care l
(1) follow the nuclear criticalit post certain areas with nuclear criticality safety limits. (4) conduct activities in accordance with operating procedures i
I and posted nuclear criticality safety limits (5) obtain required reviens and approvals by the Nuclear Licensing Board, (6) perform interpretations of nuclear safety limits and controls in accordance with license requirements, and (7) conduct activities in accordance with approved procedures.
(EN 88-98)
Civil Penalties Paid Comonwealth Edison Company (Braidwood Unit 1) paid the civil penalty in the amount of $50,000 imposed October 19, 1988. The action was based on three design control deficiencies which resulted in the Control Room Ventilation System being degraded.
(EA 88-91)
Illinois Power Company (Clinton) paid the civil penalty in the amount of $75,000 The action was based on a violation involving) imposed October 20, 1968.
environmental qualification of equipment important to safety.
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(EA 87-83) j Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania psid the proposed civil penalty in the amount of $2,500. The action was based on a violation involving the 1
failure to recover and recurn a nuclear pacemaker to the manufacturer upon the death of an individual.
(EA 88-188)
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Week Ending November 25, 1988 Parking Lot The developer, White Flint North limited Partnership, informed CONS that the surface parking lot behind OWFN will be operational on December 1.
Diplomat Parking Corporation will be responsible for the operation of this parking facility. Hours of operation will be 7:00 am until 6:00 pm Monday through Friday and parking will be available to tenants of OWFN only. Termits will be sold on a monthly basis by an on-site attendant during the last 2 business days of each month, i
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Enforcement Conference with Washita Valley Enterprises. Inc.
The NRC Pegion IV staff conducted a telephonic enforcement conference on November 22, 1988 Washita Valley Enterprises. Inc. The purpose of the enforcement conference was to discuss the 10 apparent violations identified during NkC's October 13, 1988, inspection of the Itcensee's Oklahoma City facility. The licensee utilizes sealed cesium-137 sources in tube wall calipers for the measurement of pipe wall thickness. NRC's special, unannounced inspection resulied from a Region IV materials program initiative involving telephonic inquiries of infrequently inspected gauge licensees. During the telephonic inquiry, NRC learned of the eneuthorized replacement of the radiation protection of ficeri consequently, a Region IV materials inspector was dispatched to asskss the licensee's licensed activities.
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Waterford 3 following)a 26-day outage Waterford 3 went critical on November 16, 1988, to resolve the noise problem in the B Steam Generator (SG and repair leaking reactor coolant pump (RCP) seals. On November 19, 1988, the unit achieved 100 percent power. No detectable noise is emanating from the B SG and all RCP seals are functioning properly.
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!TEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - Week ending November 25, 1988 A.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON STATUS OF LOCATION OF EXPLORATORY SHAFT AT I
YUCCA MOUNTAIN, 10:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16,1988 COP 9415510NER5' i
CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATILNDANCE) - SECY to V. 5tello, Jr. and H. Denton, GPA dated 11/28/88)
The Commission
- was briefed on the status of staff's review of the Department of Energys (DOE's) site characterization activities for the national repository of high level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.
The Commission requested the staff tot 1.
Monitor DOE's high turnover rate of key management in its i
high level waste program for adverse impacts on NRC's l
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Convey to DOE the commission's concerns expressed during the briefing (i.e., anticipated incomplete responses to the Commission's comments on the Draft Site Characteri-3 l
sation Plan, management turnover rate, schedules, etc.)
and the Commission's rcquest for DOE to address those concerns at the Commission briefing with DOE scheduled for December, 1988.
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Continue to apprise all affected parties (e.g., State of Nevada, affected Indian tribes, etc.) of NRC's activities l
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relative to licensing the high level waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
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Take the time needed to conduct a thorough review of DOE's I
submittals.
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Keep NRC's Center for Nuclear Faste Regulatory Analysis advised and involved in all site characterisation activities.
- Commissicner Roberts was not present.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS BRIEFING ON FINAL RULE ON STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST
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RADIATION - PART 20, 10:00 A.M.,
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CONFERENCE ROGM, ONE' WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE 0 (SECY 88-315) - 5ECY TO V, 5tello, Jr., W. Parler, OGC, and D. Moeller, Chairman, ACNW dated November 28, 1988 l
j The Commission was briefed by the staff, industry, and a public l
interest group on the proposed revision to 10 CFR Part 20, l
"Standards for Protection Against Radiation."
Representatives from the following non-NRC organisations briefed the Conaissiont
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON FINAL RULE ON STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION - PART 20, cont'd.
Allan C.B. Richardson, Chief Guides and Criteria Branch 2.
Nuclear Information and Resource Service Diane D'Arrigo 3.
General Electric Nuclear Energy Paul Stansbury 4.
Nuclear Management and Resources Council Joe F. Colvin Executive Vice President r.nd CEO Commissioner Roberts requested that the ACNW provide the Commission its position on the deletion of section 20.205 from the proposed revision to Part 20.
Commissioner Roberts requested OGC's position as to whether guid:nce to Federal agencies signed by the President is sufficient justification ngI 3.3 to preenpt the backfit requirements of 10 CTR 50. 109, as the staff argued in SECY-88-315.
On the same issue, Commissioner curtiss requested the General Counsel to review whether there is any benefit, given the limited nature of the waiver, in granting an exemption under 10 CTR Sec. 50.12 to the Commission's backfitt.ing regulations versus the approach suggented by the staff, which is to waive the backfit rule but not apply the 50.12 exemption.
(Subsequent to the briefing, the Gene d Counsal, by memorandum dated November 22, 1988, respondes io Commissioner Curtiss' request.)
Commissioner Carr requested the staff to inform the commission of HRC procedures for the controlling and accounting of radiation exposure to NRC employees and NRC contractors.
NOVEMBER 25. 1988 ENCLOSURE O
ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - Week Ending November 25, 1988 B.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON FINAL RULE ON STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAihST RADIATION - PART 20, cont'd.
Commissioner Curtiss requested the staff to report to the Commission whether the recent IAEA OSART review of the Calvort Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant included licensee's radiation
, protection program, and if so, whether the program was evaluated against the international guidance, and the conclusions reached, subsequent to the briefing, commissioner Curtiss requested the staff tot provide clarification from EPA as to whether the proposal a.
by General Electric to adopt a system using committed dose for design and daily control of the work placs and annual dose to assess and manage the actual dose to workers conforms with the President's Federal guidance.
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address if the revised estimate of risk expected to be reflected in the B'JIR V report is already included in the proposed final amendment to 10 CFR Part 20 rule.
If not, what is the likelihood that Part 20 may warrant further revision as a result of publication of BEIR V?
When does the staff expect the BEIR V to be isoned7 provide a list of the countries which have adopted the c.
ICRP recommendations on radiation protection.
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 11/29/88 50-302 White Flint B1dg.
To discuss ATUS concerns NRC/FFC H. Silver 8:15-12:00 Room 48-13 et Crystal River Unit 3.
11/29/88 White Flint Bldg.
To discuss results of the NRC/B&W/8NL L. Lois 9:00-1:00 Room 68-13 staff review of BAW-101559 i
with B8W personnel.
11/29/88 50-499 White Flint Bldg.
Discuss preparation for NRC/ Houston G. Dick 9:00 Room 88-11 lew-power operating ifcense Lighting &
to be issued to South Texas Power Co.
troject, Unit 2.
j 11/29/88 50-219 White Flint Bldg.
To discuss the Methodology MRC/GPUN/BNL A. Dromerick Room 168-11 to Develop New Seismic Floor Response Spectra for Dyster (CANCELLED TO BE RESCHEDULED)
Creek ik, clear Generating (CANCELLED TO BE RESCHEDULED) i Station.
l Copies of summeries of these meetings will be m&de peh!icly available no placed in the respective docket file (s)
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85 DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 11/29/88 50-338 White Flint 81dg.
To discuss fuel and rod NRC/VEPCO L. Engle 10:00-12:00 Room 128-9 end-of-life high burnups.
11/29/88 50-395 30th Fir. Conference Rs.
To discuss the status of NRC/c'euth J. Hayes 10:30 Marietta b1dg.
Ifcensing activities.
Carolina Elec.
101 Marietta St.
& Gas Co.
Atlanta, GA 30323 12/1/88 50-498 White Flint Bldg.
Discuss schedule for BMI NRC/ Houston G. Dick 10:00 Room 148-11 thimble tube outage.
Lighting &
Power Co.
12/1/88 50-266 White Flint Bldg.
WEPCO meeting concerning NRC/WEPCO W. Swen. son 1:00-3:00 Room 128-9 Containment Liner Leak Chase Channel Venting.
12/2/8e 50-352/
White Flint Bldg.
Discuss status of Limerick NRC/
R. Clark 11:00-2:00 353 Room 148-11 Units 1 and 2 licensing Philadelphia actions.
Electric Co.
12/13/88 50-461 White Flint Bidg.
Discussion of Technical NRC/RIII/IPC J. Stevens I 00-4:00 Room 148-11 Specification Interpretation Regarding Inoperability of Systems Providing a Support g;
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M ite Flint 81dg.
To discuss matters related NRC/GPUN R. Hernan 10:00-5:00 219 Room 128-11 to licensing actions at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and TMI-1.
12/15/88 50-029 m ite Flint Bldg.
Routine monthly scheduling NRC/ Yankee M. Fairtile 8:15-10:15 Room 14D-10 and prioritization meeting.
Atomic Electric Co.
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DATE NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NFC CONTACT NONE DIVISION OF SAFEGUARDS AND TRANSPORTATION DOCKET ATTENDEES /
1 DATE NLECER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 12/2-10/88 vienna, Austria IAEA Tech Cosen Mtg on Modal DOT, DOE, Sandia, J. Cook Aspects of Safe Transport NRC & Member Countries i
12/7-9/88 Uncasville, CT Review licensee's physical P. Ting, C. Gaskin, P. Ting security plan and discuss G. Smith, RI temporary physical security Physical Security measures during site con-Management struction 12/13/88 Germantown, MD NRC/ DOE Liaison Meeting NRC & DOE Reps P. Baker Room E-301 P
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_,11/28-12/1/88 Erwin,TN Familiarization with plant A. Datta A. Datta for development of BTP on fire protection 11/29-12/1/88 Arlington, TK Executive Management G. Sjoblom G. Sjoblom Seminar R. Cunningham J. Hickey Reps from Regions J. Austin 11/29-30/88 Chicago, IL Meeting on Incineration P. Loysen P. Loysen Conference Oversight Committee 12/12-14/88 M-32 West Valley, NY Monitoring visit to West R. D. Hurt, NRC
- h. Hurt Valley Demonstration Project G. Comfort, NRC W. 8ixby, DOE DIVISION OF HIGH LEVEL MASTE MANAGEMENT DOCKET ATTENDEES /
DATE NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT WRC CONTACT i
l 12/8-9/88 Washington,D.C.
Technical Meeting on Explor-J. Holonich J. Holonich Location TBD atory Shaft Facility Design HLWM staff Control DOE staff States / tribes E
P 12/15-16/88 Washington, DC Meeting on the Content of K. Stablein K. Stablein i
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Point 2's Security System Upgrade 12/15/88 50-286 Buchanan, NY Systematic Assessment of Licensee NRC/PANY J. Johnson 1:30 p.m.
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E 12/7/88 Ct.arlotte. NC Chainnan Tech is Chairman, Tech. Asst., Reyes touring McGuire and selected RII 1 Facility staff i
i 1:30pm RII Office SERI Enforcement Licensee and selected Reyes Conference - Grand RII staff Gulf 12/8/88 Seneca, SC Chairman Zech is Chairman, Act. RA.
Ernst touring Oconee Site and selected RII staff 10:00am RII Office Enforcement Conference Licensee and selected Reyes Robinson Facility RII staff members 12/13/88 Waynesboro, GA Vogtle SALP Meeting Licensae, Act. Deputy Stohr Regional Administrator, and selected RII staff members 12/22/88 RII Office Enforcement Conference Licensee and selected Reyes 8:30am Surry facility R?I staff members
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