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. For7bR October 22, 1986 For: The Comissioners From: T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the ED0
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 1986 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 A Nuclear Reactor Regulation B Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C*
Inspection and Enforcement D Nuclear Regulatory Research E General Counsel F*
International Programs G State Programs H Resource Management I Analysis and Evaluation of Ooerational Data J*
Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights K*
Regional Offices L*
CRGR Monthly Reports M Executive Director for Operations N Items Addressed by the Comission 0 Meeting Notices P Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for Q external distribution)
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Contact:
T. A. Rehm, EDO 492-7781
HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT a
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 1986 Perry 1 The U.S. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit in Cincinnati) has lifted the Stay which prevented the Comission from voting on authorizing Perry 1 full power licensing, and dismissed the intervenor's Petition for review. The intervenor's Petition sought to introduce the January 1986 Ohio earthquake for litigation in the Perry proceeding, a petition previously denied by the Comission (CLI-86-07). Until the Court's opinion is received, it cannot be ascertained whether the Court's action finally settles the matter. It is possible that once the Comission votes, the intervenor will refile its Petition with the Court requesting to have the earthquake issue litigated at a hearing.
The licensee has revised his' schedule for Perry 1 readiness for full power licensing. It is now estimated that nuclear heatup testing will not be com-pleted until October 24, 1986, and that after a 10 day main-tenance outage, Perry 1 will be ready to exceed 5% of rated thermal power on/or about November 10, 1986.
Cooper Alert and Notification On October 10, 1986, FEMA provided findings to the NRC on the ade-quacy of the Alert and Notification System (ANS) for Ccoper Nuclear
, Station FEMA statire that it cannot make a statement of reasonable assurance that the Ccoper ANS is adequate to provide prompt alerting and notification to the public in the event of an emergency at the site. The issue basically involves notification of transients in a wildlife refuge, a state park, and river traffic.
Based on its finding, FEMA intends to withdraw its 44 CFR 350 finding of adequacy for the States of Nebraska and Missouri if after four
! months the states have not either corrected the deficiencies or submitted an acceptable plan for corrective action. NRC Headquarters and Region IV staff are evaluating the FEMA submittal.
Sequoyah Fuels Corpcration (SFC)
The findings of NRC inspections subsequent to the January 4,1986 accident demonstrate that SFC procedures were flagrantly violated, that the physical equipment and facilities used for filling and weighing UF cylinders were inadequate for safe use with 14-ton cylinders, gThat management failed to ensure that operating proce-dures important to safety were properly implemented, and that management failed to ensure that its personnel received adequate training in order to perform their duties. These findings demon-strate a najor breakdown in SFC's menagement control and oversight of ifcensed activities. The NRC finds that this failure of manage-ment was a contributing factor to the accident. The accident resulted in the death of an individual and demonstrates the need
- for major inprovement in SFC's control and implementation cf its radiation safety program to ensure strict adherence to NRC require-ments and the safe performance of licensed activities.
To emphasize the seriousness with which the NRC views these viola-
, tions and the need for SFC to maintain an effective and aggressive managerent system to prevent such violations and their adverse l consequences to public health and safety, a Notice of Violation and
- Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of Three Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($310,000) was issued to SFC.
In a separate action, the Director of the Office of Inspection and Enforcement rendered a Decision on four Petitions for action under 10 CFR Part 2.206. The Director determined that actions necessary to protect the public health and safety already have been taken and that additional actions requested by the Petitiers are not warranted.
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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending October 17, 1986 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Carryovers, 1985 181 15 Received, 1986 746 197 Granted 560 78 Denied 172 57 Pending 195 77 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Walter Meixner Requests a list of names and addresses of all' certified '
(86-731) users of radioactive materials in the State of Michigan.
Kay Inaba, Requests a copy of a two-volume report entitled, XYZYX Information " Maintenance Performance Data Base by NRC Region." ,
Corporation (86-732)
Vivian Matkivich, Requests a list of licensees located within the Lewiston-Lewiston-Auburn Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority in Maine.
Water Pollution Control Authority (86-733)
Ronald Rose, Requests copies of the following records regarding F01 Services, Contract No. NRC-03-81-130; (1) invoices submitted by the Inc. contractor, (2) the contract, and (3) all modifications (86-734) to the contract.
M. Travis Payne, Requests, on behalf of his client, copies of all records Edelstein and concerning the investigation of safety concerns raised by Payne his client regarding the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant.
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! Linda Bauman, Requests copies of all records and investigations regarding Government the concerns of a named individual about the Fermi nuclear Accountability power plant.
Project l (86-736)
, CONTACT: Donnie H. Grimsley l 492-7211 OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE A
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- Received, Cont'd Kath Buffington, Requests copies of all records regarding the Curti:s-The Bradford Era Wright research reactor operated under License No. R-36.
(86-737)
Paul Lafyatis, Requests a list of reported iodine releases in Region II Nuclear from non-nuclear reactor sources from 1975 to the present Consulting and a listing of licensees for radioactive iodine.
Services, Inc.
(86-738)
Gladys Stein Requests copies of all current licenses for radioactive (86-739) materials for four listed firms: (1) Rockwell, (2) Litton, (3)Lockheed,and(4)OceanTechnology.
Todd Glickman, Requests a copy of the proposal submitted by Accu-Weather, WSI Corporation Inc., in response to RFP RS-0RM-86-281.
(86-740)
Paul Lafyatis, Requests a list of reported iodine releases in Region I Nuclear from non-nuclear reactor sources from 1975 to the present Consulting and a listing of licensees for radioactive iodine.
Services, Inc.
(86-741)
Paul Lafyatis, Requests a list of reported iodine releases in Region III Nuclear from non-nuclear reactor sources from 1975 to the present Consulting and a listing of licensees for radioactive iodine.
Services, Inc.
(86-742)
Deborah Swink, Requests five categories of records and information National Equipment regarding ADP equipment and acquisition.
Corporation (86-743)
Gregory Holmes, Requests copies of all NRC " Daily Highlight" memoranda MHB Technical for NRC Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323, Diablo Canyon Associates Units 1 and 2, from June 1, 1981, through October 1, 1986.
(86-744)
(NRCemployee) Requests a copy of a specified 01A investigation report.
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Ronald Rose, Requests copies of the technical proposal and best and f01 Services, final offer submitted by Science Engineering and Inc. Associates in response to RFP RS-0RM-86-261.
(86-746)
Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE E00 for the release of two denied records Government regarding a request for records concerning Enforcement Accountability Action 86-09 dated May 3, 1986, on the Comanche Peak Project nuclear power plant.
(86-A-197-86-386)
OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE A
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. Granted (Anindividual In response to a request for records pertaining to requesting himself that are maintained by the NRC, informed the information on requester that the NRC has no records pertaining to himself) him in its document control or security systems of (86-694) records.
Charles Pace In response to a request for a copy of the Sacramento (86-702) Municipal Utility District Nuclear Insurance Policy, made available a copy of the requested record.
Brooks L. Porch In response to a request for records which pertain to the (86-715) procedures that deal with NRC's periodic review of all outstanding consent orders or agreements collectively, informed the requester that the NRC has no records subject to this request.
Charlotte Burandt, In response to a request for a list of persons, Pennies from organizations, countries, and federal or state agencies Heaven that have unclaimed or abandoned property or assets (86-722) held or controlled by the NRC, informed the requester that the NRC has no records subject to this request.
Denied Billie P. Garde, In response to a request for all records concerning the Government reports listed in Board Notification 84-149 and records Accountability relating to the release of the reports regarding the Project Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, made available 115 (84-779) records. Informed the requester that one additional record subject to this request is already available at the PDR. Denied 16 records in their entirety, release of which would tend to inhibit the frank and candid exchange of information in future deliberations. Denied two records in their entirety, release of which could cause an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and reveal the identities of confidential sources. Denied portions of 20 records, disclosure of which would cause a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Denied portions of three records, disclosure of which could reveal the identities of confidential sources.
Robert Guild, In response to a request for records regarding an Attorney-At-Law October 6, 1984 affidavit of an individual concerning the (85-173) Shearon Harris nuclear power plant, including records pertaining to the related investigation and the basis for inspection reports 50-400/84-43 and 84-45, made available 156 records. Informed the requester that two additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR. Denied 14 records in their entirety and portions of 12 records, disclosure of which would cause a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Denied portions of one record, disclosure of which would identify confidential sources. Denied portions of one record, disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and identify confidential sources.
OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE A-
4 Denied, Cont'd Billie P. Garde, in response to a request for records related to Government information developed since January 1, 1985, regarding Accountability fire protection systems, Appendix R, and any proposed Project or contemplated changes in NRC's regulations or (86-274) operating policies about fire protection, including all differing professional opinions and any memoranda evaluating the DP0s, made available 73 records.
Informed the requester that additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Denied 27 records in their entirety and portions of two records, release of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
Steven Bennish, In response to a request for all security inspection Columbia Daily reports for the University of Missouri reactor facility Tribune in Columbia, Missouri, made available one record.
(86-421) Denied portions of five records containing unclassified safeguards information. Denied portions of four records containing unclassfiied safeguards information and comercial or financial (proprietary) information.
Harry S. Bates, In response to a request, on behalf of his client, for Plunkett, Gibson reports of radiation misadministration from January 1977
& Allen through January 1983 by Wilford Hall Medical Center,
- (86-590) made available seven records. Denied portions of one record which constitutes advice, opinions and recommendations of the staff.
Billie P. Garde, In response to a request for records generated in Government connection with all investigations into concerns of a Accountability named individual regarding the Comanche Peak nuclear power Project plant, informed the requester that the NRC would (86-686) neither confirm nor deny the existence of records.
i OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE A
6 WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT DIVISION OF CONTRACTS WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 1986 RFP ISSUED RFP No.: RS-ADM-87-173
Title:
" Career Counseling"
Description:
Provide career counseling services to the NRC Headquarters and related support for the NRC Regional Offices.
Period of Performance: Revised to two years Sponsor: Office of Administration Status: RFP issued on September 26, 1986. Closing date has been extended to October 30, 1986.
PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION RFP No.: RS-ADM-87-171
Title:
" Commercial Facilities Management of One White Flint North"
Description:
The contractor shall provide all management, supervision, labor, materials, supplies and equipment for the operation of One White Flint North, a Government-owned building.
Period of Performance: One year with four one-year options to extend.
Sponsor: Office of Administration Status: Negotiations have been completed. Best and Final offers are due on October 17, 1986.
RFP No.: RS-NMS-87-002
Title:
" Assessment of NMSS Financial Assurance Regulation Framework"
Description:
The objective of this procurement is to assess NRC's Financial Assurance Program for NMSS licensees to determine the adequacy of the existing regulatory framework to assure that adequate financial assurance and sufficient coverage are in place and maintained at all times.
Period of Performance: 24 months Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
. Status: Best and Final offers received and forwarded to Source Evaluation Panel for review on October 16, 1986.
CONTRACT AWARDED RFP No.: RS-NMS-86-004
Title:
" Fuel Cycle Licensing Te hnical Assistance"
Description:
Provide technical assistance to the NRC, as requested by issuance of task orders, in conducting safety and/or environmental decommissioning of fuel cycle facilities.
Period of Performance: Three years Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status: A cost-plus-fixed-fee task order type Contract No. NRC-02-87-004 was awarded to Science Applications International Corporation in the estimated amount of $2,100,000 effective October 10, 1986.
OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURkA
f OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending October 17, 1986 Perry 1 The U.S. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit in Cincinnati) has lifted the Stay which prevented the Commission from voting on authorizing Perry 1 full power licensing, and dismissed the intervenor's Petition for review. The intervenor's Petition sought to introduce the January 1986 Ohio earthquake for litigation in the Perry proceeding, a petition previously denied by the Commission (CLI-86-07). Until the Court's opinion is received, it cannot be ascertained whether the Court's action finally settles the matter. It is possible that once the Commission votes, the intervenor will refile its Petition with the Court requesting to have the earthquake issue litigated at a hearing. l The licensee has revised his ' schedule for Perry 1 readiness for full power licensing. It is now estimated that nuclear heatup testing will not be com-pleted until October 24, 1986, and that after a 10 day main-tenance outage, Perry 1 will be ready to exceed 5% of rated thermal power on/or about November 10, 1986.
1 OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE B
NRC TMI-2 CLEANUP PROJECT DIRECTORATE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT FOR OCTOBER 11 - 19, 1986
- 1. DEFUELING
- The core drilling rig has been installed on the shielded work platform and the debris bed cleared of end fittings in preparation for drilling operations. The drilling operations are expected to begin on Monday, October 20, 1986.
- 2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sample analysis results show that TMI site liquid effluents are in accordance with regulatory limits, NRC requirements, and The City of Lancaster Agreement.
- The Lancaster water semple taken at the water works river intake and analyzed by EPA consisted of a seven day ccmposite sample taken September 28 - October 4, 1986. A gamma scan detected no reactor related activity.
- TMI water samples taken by EPA at the plant discharge (includes Units 1 and 2) to the river consisted of seven daily composite samples taken from September 27 - October 4, 1986. A gamma scan detected no reactor related activity.
- The EPA analyses of the NRC outdoor air sample for the period October 9 - 16, 1986 showed that concentrations of Cs-137 and I-131 were below the lower limit of quantitative detection (LLD) for the system. The LLD varies around a value of IE-13 uCi/cc.
- 3. AUXILIARY AND FUEL HANDLING BUILDING ACTIVITIES
- Kelly vacuuming continues in the annulus area between the reactor building and fuel handling building. Work continues on the 281' and has been completed on the 305', 328', and 347' elevations.
- A two week campaign to flush the makeup and purification system piping was completed. The purpose of the flush was to reduce exterior dose rates around the piping.
- Scabbling has been started in the east corrider of the 328' elevation fuel handling building.
- 4. NRC EVALUATIONS IN PROGRESS
- Technical Specification Change Request numbers 49, 51, 52, and 54.
- Recovery Operations Plan Chr.nge numbers 31 and 33.
- Solid Waste Facility Technical Evaluation Report.
- Heavy Load Safety Evaluation Report, Revision 3.
- Disposal of Processed Water Report.
- SER for Use of Plasma Arc Cutting Torch.
OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE B
- 5. EVALUATIONS COMPLETED The NRC staff approved GPUN's Core Bore Operations Safety Evaluation Report (SER) on October 16, 1986. This permits expanded use of the core drilling rig as a defueling tool. The drill rig will be used to drill holes in the hard crust on top of the core. The drilling is limited to the area above the lower core grid and within a 48)" radius of core i center. Drilling operations are expected to last several weeks.
- 6. PUBLIC MEETING The next meeting of the Advisory Panel is tentatively scheduled for December 10, 1986. At that meeting the licensee will give a presentation on their licensing submittal for the Post Defueling Plant Status. That submittal is scheduled for issue to the NRC staff in November.
Persons desiring to speak before the Advisory Panel are requested to contact Mr. Thomas Smithga11 at 717-291-1042, or write him at 2122 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603.
OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Items of Interest Week Ending October 17, 1986
- 1. Items of Interest
- 1. Cooper Alert and Notification On October 10, 1986, FEMA provided findings to the NRC on the ade-quacy of the Alert and Notification System (ANS) for Cooper Nuclear Station FEMA statirr that it cannot make a statement of reasonable assurance that the Cenper ANS is adequate to provide prompt alerting and notification to the public in the event of an emergency at the site. The issue basically involves notification of transients in a wildlife refuge, a state park, and river traffic.
Based on its finding, FEMA intends to withdraw its 44 CFR 350 finding of adequacy for the States of Nebraska and Missouri if after four months the states have not either corrected the deficiencies or submitted an acceptable plan for corrective action. NRC Headquarters and Region IV staff are evaluating the FEMA submittal.
- 2. Oconee On October 1, 1986 while conducting tests on the Unit ? service water (LPSW) system, a new failure mode in the water supply was identified. The ultinate heat sink draws water via a siphon from the circulating water (CCW) intake structure. As a result of air inleakage, low lake level and the arrangement of the CCW water structure / piping, water could not be provided to the heat exchangers.
Subsequently, it has also been learned that the standy shutdown facility (SSF) also relies on the CCW system for its scurce of water. The loss of siphon also causes the SSF's auxiliary service water (ASW) pumps to fail. The SSF was installed to satisfy fire and I
security concerns and was intended to be independent of other l facility features.
- 3. Sequoyah Fuels Corpcration (SFC)
The findings of NRC inspections subsequent to the January 4, 1986 accident demonstrate that SFC procedures were flagrantly violated, that the physical equipment and facilities used for filling and I weighing UF g cylinders were inadequate for safe use with 14-ton "
cylinders, Yhat management failed to ensure that operating proce-dures important to safety were properly implemented, and that management failed to ensure that its personnel received adequate l training in order to perform their duties. These findings demon-l strate a major breakdown in SFC's management control and oversight l
of licensed activities. The NRC finds that this failure of manage-i ment was a contributing factor to the accident. The accident resulted in the. death of an individual and demonstrates the need i for major improvement in 5FC's control and implementation cf its radiation safety program to ensure strict adherence to NRC require-ments and the safe performance of licensed activities.
OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE D
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To emphasize the seriousness with which the NRC views these viola-tions and the need for SFC to maintain an effective and aggressive management system to prevent such violations and their adverse consequences to public health and safety, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of Three Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($310,000) was issued tc SFC.
In a separate action, the Director of the Office of Inspection and Enforcement rendered a Decision on four Petitions for action under 10 CFR Part 2.206. The Director determined that actions necessary to protect the public health and safety already have been taken and that additional actions requested by the Petitions are not warranted.
- 4. Civil Penalties Paid Union Electric (Callaway) in the amount of $25,000 based on the failure of licensee personnel to recognize the requirements for a limiting condition for operation (LCO). (EA 86-119)
- 2. The following Significant Enforcement Actions were taken during the past week:
- a. An Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty was issued to Nebraska P*lic Power District (Cooper Station) in the amount of $25,000.
Tnis action was based on a violation involving a degraded vital area barrier. (EN 86-24A)
- b. An Order Imposing a Civil Monetary Penalty was issued to Florida Power and Light Company (Turkey Point) in the amount of $25,000.
This action was based on an unauthorized entry of a plant worker into a locked high radiation area. As a consequence of the licensee's extensive corrective actions, sufficient basis existed for partial nitigation. (EN86-25A)
- c. An Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalties was issued to Arizona Nuclear Power Project (Palo Verde) in the amount of $100,000. This action involved multiple security violations including access control and degraded vital area barriers and a failure to report. (EN 86-28A)
- d. An Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalties was issued to Combustion Engineering (Windsor, CT) in the amount of $15,000. This action was based on two violations which involved the unauthorized transfer of licensed material and use of licensed material at an unauthorized location. (EN 86-47A.).
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- e. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty was issued to Portland General Electric Company (Trojan) in the amount of
$50,000. This action was based on two apparent violations of NRC requirements: failure to maintain operable flow paths for the RHR system for cold leg injection and incomplete inspection by a contract quality control inspector for the installation of a pressurizer safety valve. (EN 86-76)
- f. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties was issued to Sequoyah Fuels Corporation (Gore, OK). This action was based on the January 4,1986 accident in which an overfilled UF6 cylinder ruptured while it was being heated in a steam chest.
(EN 86-78)
- g. An Order Suspending License and Order to Show Cause (Effective Immediately) was issued to Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. (Geneva, OH). These actions were based on findings that employees were directed to perform certain service and maintenance on teletherapy equipment at medical facilities without NRC authorization, and without training, radiation detection and monitoring eouipment or required service manuals, and express objections to performing such maintenance without proper training (EA 86-155). In addition, Orders Modifying License (Fffective Imediately) were order to the following medical facilities:
Eastside Radiology Imaging and Theraphy Center (EA 86-156)
(llilloughby Hills, OH)
(Allen Park, MI)
Bali Memorial Hospital (EA 86-158)
(Muncie,IN)
(East Orange, NJ)
(Bronx,NY)
Munson Medical Center (EA 86-161)
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- 3. The following IE Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week:
- a. PNS-I 86-17, Public Service of New Hampshire (Seabrook 1), Bomb Threat.
- b. PNS-I-86-18, Philadelphia Electric Company (Limerick), Report of Threat Against the Station.
- c. PN0-I-86-82, Metcor, Inc. (Passaic, NJ), Package of Radiopharma-ceuticals Lost in Transit.
- d. PNO-II-86-73, Gulfport Memorial Hospital (Gulfport, MS), Nonradio-active Contamination of Technetium-99 Generator,
- e. PN0-II-86-74, Virginia Electric and Pcwer Company (Surry and North Anna), Media Interest in Dismissal of Employees for Alleged Drug Use Off-Si te.
- f. PNO-II-86-75, Tennessee Valley Authority (Browns Ferry), Loss of Special Nuclear Material (Fission Detectors).
- g. PNO-III-86-112, Detroit Edison Company (Fermi 2), Shutdown to Repair Power Supply Unit.
- h. PN0-III-86-114, Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. (Geneva, OH), Suspen-sion of Certain Licensed Activities.
- 1. PNO-I.II-86-115, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (Perry),
Lifting of Court Stay on Full Power License Vote.
4 The following IE Information Notices and Bulletins were issued during the past week:
- a. IE Information Notice No. 86-05, Supplement 1, Main Steam Safety Valve Test Failures and Ring Setting Adjustment was issued to all nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or a construction permit.
- b. IE Infurmation Notice No. 86-25, Supplement 1, Traceability and Material Control of Material and Equipment, Particularly Fasteners was issued to all nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or a construction permit.
- c. IE Information Notice No. 86-88, Compensatory Measures for Prolonged Periods of Security System Failures was issued to all nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or a construction permit and all fuel fabrication and processing facilities using or possessing formula quantities of special nuclear material.
- d. IE Information Notice No. 86-89, Uncontrolled Rod Withdrawal Because of a Single Failure was issued to all boiling water reactor facili-ties holding an operating license or a construction permit.
OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE D
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending October 17, 1986 Nuclear Plant Analyzer A major feature of the Nuclear Plant Analyzer (NPA) is the ability to store and replay data from previously generated computer code calculations. As part of the NPA program at the INEL, a library of replays from reactor simulator code calculations has been assembled. The data from three key calculations were recently added to the NPA replay library. They are:
(a) A TRAC-PF1 calculation for a RESAR-3S reference plant undergoing a 4-inch cold leg break.
(b) A RELAP5/ MOD 2 calculation for Crystal River and Rancho Seco plants with upper head noncondensible gas venting.
(c) A RELAP5/ MOD 2 calculation of a main steam line break in the Arkansas Nuclear One - Unit Two (CE) plant.
The second issue of the NPA newsletter "NPA Update" featured the newly implemented replay files archiving procedures designed to reduce replay file storage costs significantly. Additional procedural changes will reduce NPA program storage costs on the order of $19 per day per user.
Based on informal records of analysis time required to perform accident studies with the use of the NPA features as compared to examination of raw computer cutput, experience has shown that a reduction of 8 to 25% of an analysts time is being realized with the NPA depending on the plant being modeled and the transient being analyzed. This improvement in analysts efficiency is attributed to the more direct medium of presentation of computed results through the NPA than was formerly available through static graphs and printouts.
Research on Effects of BWR Water Chemistry on Stress Corrosion Cracking l in Stainless Steel Piping A meeting was held on September 74 and 25 between representatives of NRC, NRC contractor, Argonne National Laboratory, and BWR Owners Group contractor, General Electric Co., to coordinate research on the effects of BWR water chemistry on stress corrosion cracking in stainless steel piping. Topics discussed included: water chemistry iripurity effects, hydrogen water OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE E
- 2 chemistry developments including tests in operating reactors, tests on replacement materials Type 316NG and Type 347 stainless steel, weld overlay protection and decontamination. Plans were developed to resolve discrepancies in the results of tests on the cracking response of Type 316NG in BWR water environments.
Coordination meetings such as this are held periodically between ANL and GE to share results and coordinate ongoing work. On several occasions in the past, results of the NRC-ANL work have caused changes in the conclusions and direction of the GE work. ,
Recently Issued Publications Reg. Guide 3.57: Administrative Practices for Nuclear Criticality Safety at Fuels and Materials Facilities Reg. Guide 3.58: Criticality Safety for Handling, Storing, and Transporting LWR Fuel at Fuels and Materials Facilities Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement: Proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 3.48: Standard Format and Content for the Safety Analysis Report for an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation or Monitored Retrievable Storage Installation (Dry Stora e). Comments requested by December 29, 1986.
Contact:
C. Nilsen (301 443-7917.
l OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE E
ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 1986 International Meeting Notices The following international meeting notices supplement those announced earlier:
IAEA Consultants' Meeting on Procedures for Assessing the Reliability of Radionuclide Environmental Transfer Model Predictions, November 3-4, 1986, Vie na, Austria IAEA International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors, November 3-6, 1986, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA IAEA Consultants' Meeting to Survey Training Material on the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials, November 10-14, 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA Research Coordination Meeting on Optimizing Reactor Pressure Vessel Surveillance Programs and Their Analysis, November 18-19, 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA Advisory Group Meeting on the Application of Exemption Principles to Wastes from Decommissioning and Recycle of Contaminated Materials from the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, December 1-5, 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA Advisory Group Meeting on the Education and Training of Technicians for Nuclear Power, December 1-5, 1986, Paluel, France IAEA Advisory Group Meeting on Guidelines for the Conduct of Probabilistic Safety Analysis of- Nuclear Power Plants, December 1-5, 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA Advisory Group Meeting on the Design and Operation of Off-Gas Cleaning and Ventilation Systems in Facilities Handling Low- and Intermediate-Level Radioactive Material, December 1-5, 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA Advisory Grcup Meeting on Nuclear Data for Fusion Reactor Technology, December 1-5, 1986, Dresden, German Democratic Republic IAEA Consultants' Meeting on Planning a Program on Fusion Reactor Design and Technology, December 8-9, 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA Consultants' Meeting to Draft a Document on the Methodologies for Prevention of Hydrological Dispersion in Case of Severe Releases, December 8-12, 1986, Vienna, Austria OCTOBER 17, 1986 ENCLOSURE G
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International Meetino Notices continued IAEA Consultants' Meeting on Assessment of Operational Safety from Performance Indicators in a Canadian Nuclear Power Plant, December 15-19, 1986, Ontario, Canada IAEA Meeting of the Technical Review Committee on Underground Disposal of Radioactive Waste, January 26-28, 1987, Vienna, Austria IAEA Technical Committee Meeting on Metallogenesis of Uranium Deposits, March 9-12, 1987, Vienna, Austria IAEA Specialists' Peeting on the Human Factor Information Feedback in Nuclear Power: Implications of Operating Experience on System Analysis, Design and Operation, May 26-28, 1987, Roskilde, Denmark Foreign Visitors On Wednesday Dr. Y. Weiler, Head of the Department of Site Licensing of the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission's Division of Licensing, met with NRR staff to discuss seismic attenuation.
On Friday Mr. N. Ikeda of the Japanese Ministry of Justice and three officials from the Embassy of Japan toured the Operations Center and met with K. Perkins, IE, to discuss NRC's role and organization with respect to emergency response. Mr. Ikeda also met with R. Hauber and H. Faulkner of IP for introductory discussions related to his planned work assignment with OGC over the next several weeks.
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- 0FFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 1986 State Program Review The New York State Department of Health radiation control program will be reviewed the week of October 27, 1986.
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Week Ending October 17, 1986 Regional Processing of Travel Vouchers The Division of Accounting and Finance staff has completed visits to the regional offices to provide travel training and to implement the Cash Payment of Travel Vouchers procedures. Regional personnel have been trained to examine travel vouchers and to make cash payments to travelers of up to $500 from the Region's Imprest Funds.
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REGIONAL OPERATIONS AND GENERIC REQUIREMENTE (DEDROGR) lleek Ending October 17, 1986 CRGR Attached is a summary of the CRGR activities for the period September 1 through September 30, 1986. Background material on topics reviewed by the Committee and the minutes of CRGR meetings are sent to the Commission. Copies are provided to the Public Document Room after the NRC has considered (in a public forum) or decided the matter addressed by the documents. Questions concerning this monthly report should be referred to Walt Schwink (492-8639).
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m 96 Review, Proposed Rule Complete CRGR reconsnended that the proposed Proposed rule signed by 9/17/86 " Criminal History Checks" rule be modified according to the EDO and forwarded CRGR recommendations, reviewed to the Comission.
by the DEDROGR staff, and then forwarded to the ED0 for approval.
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-Issue #144 Review, Proposed Revision Complete CRGR recomended that the proposed None required at this to SRP 3.6.2, Determination of SRP revision be issued for comment time.
Rupture locations and Dynamic and completed expeditiously after Effects Associated with the minor modifications (wording for Postulated Rupture of Piping. clarification).
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-Issue #145 Review, Proposed Generic Ltr, Complete CRGR recomended (1) Transmit No action required.
Boiling Water Reactor Main NUPEG-1169 via proposed Generic Isolation Valve Leakage and Letter, to BWR applicants and Leakage Treatment licensees, after modifications, (2) public NUREG-1169 for public m -Sponsoring Office - NRR comment, and (3) seek expeditious p -Category 2 Item closure of Generic Safety Issue C-8.
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OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 1986 On October 20, 1986, the Executive Director for Operations signed a Federal Register notice which announces the availability of two contractor reports and requests public comment. These reports resulted from initial efforts of an NRC program designed to identify existing regulatory requirements that, if deleted or appropriately modified, would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of NRC's regulatory program for nuclear power plants without adversely affecting public health and safety. A copy of the FR notice was attached to the Commis-sion information paper dated September 25, 1986 (SECY-86-284).
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ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 17, 1986 A. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION / DISCUSSION AND V0TE, 3:30 P.M., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1986, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to W. C. Parler dated 10/17/86 I. SECY-86-280 - Proposed Order Establishing Informal Hearings With Respect to Denials of Materials License Applications of Perf-Master, Inc. and Radiology Ultrasound Nuclear Consultants, P.A.
The Commission, by a 5-0 vote,* approved orders responding to requests for hearings from materials license applicants Perf-Master, Inc. and Radiology Ultrasound Nuclear Consultants, P.A.,
following the NRC staff's denial of their licensing requests.
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- Section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C. S 5841, provides that action of the Commissicn shall be determined by a " majority vote of the members present." Commissioner Carr was not present when this item was affirmed. Accordingly, the formal vote of the Commission was 4-0 in favor of the decision.
Commissioner Carr, however, had previously indicated that he wotild approve this paper and had he been present he would have affirmed his prior vote.
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Dothan, AL Alabane Power Company - Licensee, Deputy Ernst 10/21/86 C$ (Farley) SALP Meeting Regional Administrator, E$ and selected RII staff members RII Office Discuss Readiness Review Dick Conway, GPC, Grace 10/27/86 3:00 p.m. Program at Vogtle Regional and Deputy Regional Administrator 10/28/86 RII Office Enforcement Conference Licensee, Regional Zech 1:00 p.m. TVA - Sequoyah Administrator and selected RII staff members Waynesboro, GA Management Meeting with Licensee, Deputy Walker 10/29/06 9:00 a.m. Georgia Power Company Regional Administrator DRP Director and selected RII staff members RII Office SALP Board Meeting Selected RII and HQs Walker 11/6/86 Georgia Power Company - staff members Vogtle E
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cn DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 10/20-24/86 50-424 Room TBA Discuss the Vogtle Proof and NRC/Bechtel/ J. W. Thompson 8:00 a.m. 50-425 Phillips Building Review copy of the Technical Westinghouse /
Specifications (TS) before the Georgia Power Co.
final draft version of the TS is issued 6 10/21-24/86 50-275 PG&E Offices,17th Review status of Long Term NRC/PG&E/0thers H. Schierling 8:00 a.m. 50-323 Floor Conference Seismic Program, including '
77 Beale St. discussion of geological fea-i San Francisco, CA tures characterization of Hosgri Fault Zone and San Luis/
1 Pismo Region, etc.
10/22/86 50-309 Room P-412 Discuss the axial power shape NRC/ Maine Yankee P. M. Sears 9:00 a.m. Phillips Building used in Maine Yankee large Break LOCA Analysis 10/22/86 50-416/ Room P-118 Discuss (1) methods used to NRC/HC0G L. L. Kintner 9:00 a.m. 417/440 Phillips Building calculate heat transfer to 50-458/ equipment during hydrogen com-459/461 bustion and (2) hydrogen release l
history assumptions which serve as a basis for emergency proce-dure guidelines p"'10/22/86 50-373 Room P-904D Discuss La Salle's internal NRC/ CECO /Rgn. III A. Bournia 01:00 p.m. 50-374 Phillips Building scheduling practices of open c-issues in the forth coming year A at La Salle o
Copies of summaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective docket file (s) in the NRC and local public document rooms A summary of these meeting notices can be obtained by calling 492-7424
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@DATE/ TIME NbMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT cn 10/23/86 50-245 Room P-114 Discuss Two Additional Appendix NRC/NNEC0 J. J. Shea
, 9:00 a.m. Phillips Building Exemptions Concerning Drywell Polyurethane Foam and Instrument Racks l 10/23/86 50-313 Room P-422 Licensee will present findings NRC/ Licensee G. S. Vissing 9:00 a.m. Phillips Building of recent RCP shaft inspections on ANO-1 10/23/86 50-313 Room P-110 Licensee will present findings NRC/ Licensee G. S. Vissing 9:30 a.m. Phillips Building of recent RCP shaft inspections on ANO-1 10/27-29/86 50-315 Shutdown Procedure To walkdown and review proce- NRC/IMEC D. L. Wigginton 8:00 a.m. 50-316 D.C. Cook Plant dures to safely shutdown either 10/28/86 Tech Spec Upgrade Unit should a fire occur in the D.C. Cook Site control room or cable vault area 5
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