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July 6, 1986 For: The Comissioners From: T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 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
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Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C Inspection and Enforcement D Nuclear Regulatory Research E Executive Legal Director F*
International Programs G State Programs H*
Resource Management I*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational 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)
- No input this week.
. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations 860812C04 PDR COMMS h hh06 ffice of the Executive Director WEEMLyINFOREPT PDR for Operations l
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. HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT llEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 1986 <
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Millstone Unit 1 At 1905, July 23,1986, the Reactor Water Cleanup (RWCU) System experienced a pipe weld failure. Approximately 2200 gallons of reactor water were discharged to the Reactor Building. There was no offsite release. The failu're occurred at a weld connection to a 90 degree elbow on the 1" relief line for the "C" regenerative heat exchanger. There was complete separation of the relief valve from the pipe, but the relief valve remained attached to its support.
The first indication was a control room alarm indicating high temperature in the RWCU heat exchanger room. Upon investigation and report by a plant operator, the control room operator isolated the RWCU system. Analysis of the weld failure is in progress. Reactor power level, initially at 80% while investigating main condenser levels, continued unaffected'by the event. The RWCS remained isolated for about 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> while the area was cleaned up and the pipe repaired.
Power level is now at 100%.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station On July 25, 1986, Boston Edison announced that the current outage of Pilgrim '
Station will be extended into 1987 in order to complete the Appendix R fire protection modifications, to refuel the reactor, and to enhance its Mark I containment. This outage began on April 12 and the plant was expected to be ready for restart by September.
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station On July 26, 1986, at 6:45 PM PDT, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 closed to the grid and began power operation for the first time since the loss of power / water hammer event that occurred on November 21, 1985. The plant is currently at 30% power while doing flux mapping. The utility plans to increase power to about 90% by August 1, 1986.
Nuclear Fuel Services Inc.
On July 24, 1986, members of HMSS, SP, OGC, and IE met with Mr. Patrick Stevens, Nuclad, Inc., Denver, Colorado, to discuss what information would be Nuclad, needed for NRC approval to transfer ownership of a licensed facility.
l Inc., is interested in purchasing the NFS, Erwin facility.
l Federal Women's Program The Federal Women's Program (FWP) Manager held the annual FWP WorkingPrincipal Conference with the Regional FWP Coordinators July 21-22, 1986.
discussions focused on NRC's current EE0 initiatives to promote greater utilization of women, the identification of problems and recomendations for eliminating the problems, and the development of action items for inclusion in An after-conference i
the Regional Administrator's FY-1987 Operating Plan.
report detailing the meeting will be provided to the Director, OSDBU/CR and Regional Administrators. .
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O 0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending August 1, 1986 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS ,
Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Carryovers, 1985 181 15 Received, 1986 585 137 Granted 397 48 Denied 111 24 Pending 258 80 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Lyle Graber, Requests a copy of SECY-86-14, " Litigation Report as NUS Corporation of December 31, 1985."
(86-553)
(NRCemployee) Requests specified records.
(86-554)
Anthony L. Kimery Requests copies of the following records: (1) reports on (86-555) material unaccounted for regarding the Sequoyah facility, license SUB-1010; (2) all inspection reports and attachments since February 1982 for Allied Corporation's UF6 facility, license SUB-526; and (3) all status sheets kept by the Sequoyah facility on each loaaed container of UF6.
Cindee Virostek, Requests a copy of NRC Form 173.
Kiski Valley Coalition (86-556)
Rebecca Conroy, Requests five categories of records related to NUMEC, Valley News located in Apollo, Pennsylvania.
Dispatch (86-557)
Sherrie Baidoon, Requests copies of all records regarding Plasma Graphics, Burroughs licensed by the NRC or AEC, and the present Company, Corporation Burroughs Corporation, located at Plainfield, New Jersey.
(86-558)
CONTACT: Donnie H. Grimsley 492-7211 August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
2 Received, Cont'd J. Corcoran Requests a list of all current communication /ADP-(86-559) related contracts over $50,000 awarded to 8(a) small businesses.
Eric Zahler, Referral from the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
Fried, Frank, of a request for a copy of DCAA Audit Report, Harris, Shriver No. 3191-2A210093.
& Jacobson (86-560)
(NRCemployee) Requests a copy of the latest available SF 171 for a (86-561) named NRC employee.
(NRCemployee) Requests records regarding an 0IA investigation.
(86-562)
(NRCemployee) Requests records regarding an 0IA investigation.
(86-563)
Alan Fitzgibbon Requests copies of Annual Reports to Congress on the .
(86-564) F0IA.
(NRCemployee) Requests specified records.
(86-565)
Jane Parker, Requests a copy of the winning technical proposai under Boeing Research contract No. NRC-10-86-250.
Inc.
(86-566)
Rebecca Conroy, Requests copies of all records regarding the start of Valley News the Heart Pacemaker Division of NUMEC and the subsequent Dispatch transfer of the company to other owners.
(86-567)
Rebecca Conroy, Requests copies of all discard reports, MUF reports, 741 Valley News forms, and 742 forms related to NUMEC facilities, later Dispatch known as B&W facilities, in Apollo and Parks Township, (86-568) Pennsylvania.
Joseph Halapatz Requests copies of the SER and SSER inputs submitted by (86-569) the Materials Engineering Branch for section 6.2.7 for the Millstone Unit 3 plant.
L.J. Kirchdoerfer, Requests a list of licensed nuclear pharmacies in the U.S.
University of Nebraska Medical Center (86-570)
August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
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. Received, Cont'd Thomas Devine, Requests all records relevant to and/or generated in Government connection with the dumping of nuclear and/or radioactive Accountability waste in the Atlantic or Pacific oceans by the Department Project of Navy.
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Rebecca Conroy, Requests copies of all records pertaining to the type Valley News or number of contracts.NUMEC and/or B&W made with Dispatch foreign industries or foreign governments.
(86-572)
(NRCemployee) Requests records concerning himself.
(86-573)
Al Stern, Requests a copy of the list of those who attended the l Al Stern conference on July 24, 1986, on facilities maintenance, i Associates, Inc. Rackville, Maryland.
(86-574)
Diana Nieves, Requests a copy of the_ contract and all modifications Frost & Sullivan, for the contract currently in effect for " Operation and -
Inc. Maintenance of the NRC Document Control System."
(86-575)
Jeff Fowler, Requests a copy of inspection reports and/or violation KTVY 4 repcrts on Kerr-McGee's Cimarron facility near Crescent, (86-576) Oklahoma.
William Hagerty, Requests five categories of records regarding Arizona's Inventive regulation of radioactive waste materials within the Processing State of Arizona.
Company, USA (86-577)
(NRC employee) Requests a copy of a specified record.
(86-578)
(NRCemployee) Requests copies of specified records.
(86-579)
Catherine H. Madden, Requests three categories of information regarding the Information motor vehicle leasing operation in the NRC for FY 1985.
Handling Services (86-580)
Joan A. Estrada, Requests records regarding the tile installation by Family Professional Carpet Service, Inc., under purchase order number DR Carpet Service 0505.
- (86-581) i Nancy G. Chapman, Requests a copy of SECY-86-174.
Service for Evaluating Regulatory Changes (86-582)
August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
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. Received, Cont'd Theodore A. Adler, Requests copies of current licenses and related pertinent Widoff Reager records regarding LTV Steel Co., Inc., in Ohio and Selkowitz & Pennsylvania and J&L Specialty Products Corp., in
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(86-583) i James H. Schwartz, Requests eight categories of records regarding the The Washington nuclear reactors at the Savannah River in South Carolina Post and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in the State of 4
(86-584) Washington.
Steven C. Sholly, Requests four categories of records regarding specified MHB Technical inspections at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant and Associates inspection guidance.
(86-585)
Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the release of the denied Government records in NRC's final response dated June 30,1986, to a .
Accountability request for records related to the NRC Comanche Peak Task l Project Force established in March 1984. -
(86-A-130-85-59)
Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of the denied records j Government in NRC's response dated June 24, 1986, regarding a request Accountability for records related to the NRC Comanche Peak Task Force Project established in March 1984.
(86-A-131-85-59)
- Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of the denied records
- Government in NRC's response dated June 25, 1986, regarding a request i Accountability for records related to the NRC Comanche Peak Task Force Project established in March 1984.
! (86-A-132-85-59)
Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE EDO for the release of the denied records Government in NRC's response dated June 17, 1986, regarding a request Accountability for records related to the NRC Comanche Peak Task Force Project established in March 1984.
(86-A-133-85-59)
Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION AND THE ED0 for the release of l Government the denied records in NRC's response dated June 30, 1986, l
Accountability regarding a request for records related to the NRC Comanche Project Peak Task Force established in March 1984.
- (86-A-134-85-59)
Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of the denied records l Government in NRC's response dated June 23, 1986, regarding a request
- Accountability for records related to the NRC Comanche Peak Task Force Project established in March 1984.
-(86-A-135-85-59)
August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
5 Received, Cont'd Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the release of the denied Government portion of a list of allegations on the Comanche Peak Accountability nuclear power plant.
Project (86-A-136-85-299)
Robert A. Traylor, APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION, on behalf of Thomas Bassett, Scaccia Law Firm for the release of the denied portions of an 01 report (86-A-137-86-334) and exhibits regarding the Nine Mile Point Unit 2 nuclear power plant.
Granted Steven Aftergood, In response to a referral from the DOE for records Connittee to pertaining to tests performed by DOE, made available Bridge the Gap two records.
(86-294)
Christine Herbert, In response to a request for records and/or drawings Madi+ Physics,-Inc. on specified Gadolinium-153 sealed source models for .
(86-351) the following licensees: Amersham Corp., New England Nuclear; Bio-Sources Ltd., Gulf Nuclear Inc., and Isotope Products Laboratories, made available four records. Informed the requester that the NRC has nc records subject to this request on Isotope Products Laboratories, Bio-Sources and Gulf Nuclear. Informed the requester that records regarding Amersham and New England Nuclear were previously made available under F01A-86-207.
Billie P. Garde, In response to a request for records generated in Government connection with the June 29, 1984, meeting between TUEC Accountability officials and the NRC staff regarding the investigations Project of illegal drug use at the Comanche Peak, informed the (86-384) requester that the NRC has no records subject to this request.
Patricia B. Hough, In response to a request for two categories of records Science related to meetings bete en AEC/NRC staff and USGS staff Applications between January 1, 1971. and December 31, 1985, regarding International geology and seismolog) :iuring the review of the operating Corporation license apolication for the Diablo Canyon nuclear power (86-391) plant, made available 156 records.
Gilbert J. Rooth, In response to a request for records pertaining to the (86-417) accident which occurred at the Crystal River nuclear power plant on January 10, 1986, which resulted in the death of two divers, made available nine records.
Informed the requester that one record originated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been referred to OSHA for a disclosure determination and direct response to him.
August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
6 Granted, Cont'd Josephine D'0ttavio, In response to a request for the names of other Supreme bidders and the costs quoted in response to NRC Automation solicitation number DR-86-0214, " Maintenance Service on Corporation Automated Storage and Retrieval System," made available (86-426) the requested information.
Billie P. Garde. In response to a request for records regarding sabotage Government or malicious acts at the Comanche Peak nuclear power Accountability plant from March 1984 to the present, made available Project one record.
(86-435)
Lynn Connor, In response to a request for printouts, with interpretive Doc-Search keys, of the computerized steam generator status Associates information, made available one record. Informed the (86-445) requester that two additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Billie P. Garde, In response to a request for records regarding enforcement action 86-63/86-29 dated May 2, 1986, concerning the Government Accountability Comanche Feak nuclear power plant, made available one Project record. Informed the requester that two records subject (86-453) to this request are already available at the PDR.
Maggie Eshelman, In response to a request for records referring to an Calbom & Schwab, occurrence on December 2, 1976, involving nine named P.S.C. individuals at the Hanford nuclear plant in Richland, (86-481) Washington, made available one record. Informed the requester that one additional record subject to this request is already available at the PDR.
Zinovy V. Reytblatt, In response to a request for a list of records in the Illinois NRC's possession rrelated to a rulemaking action in Institute of October 1985 which modified 10 CFR 9.4, made available Technolog a copy of the requested list.
(86-482 (NRCemployee) In response to a request for six categories of records (86-492) related to Vacancy Announcement No. 86-1396-3, made available three records.
(NRC employee) In response to a request for records regarding Vacancy (86-494) Announcement No. 86-1544-6, made available two records.
Steven C. Sholly, In response to a request for four categories of records MHB Technical regarding loss of containment isolation, made available Associates two records. Informed the requester that two additional (86-504) records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
l Cindee Virostek, In response to a request for copies of all nuclear Kiski Valley ... terial discard reports pertaining to the B&W Coalition facilities in Apollo and Parks Township, Pennsylvania, (86-526) informed the requester that the reports were never submitted to the NRC by the licensee.
August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
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Granted, Cont'd Cindee Virostek, In response to a request for copies of forms AEC-101 j Kiski Valley and AEC-388, informed the requester that the NRC does not Coalition have the requested forms. Informed her that. DOE may (86-527) maintain the requested forms.
4 Richard Rammacher, In response to a request for a list of NRC and Agreement Biosaurces, Ltd. State licensees who are authorized to possess sealed (86-534) sources of byproduct material Gadolinium-153, made available a copy of the requested list.
Hart Seely, In response to a request for copies of all correspondence Syracuse Herald- or inquiries to NRC from Congressman George Wortley, Journal informed the requester that the NRC has no records (86-536) subject to this request.
Franklin Goldman In response to a request for a list of names and addresses (86-537) of certified soil technicians in southern California, informed the requester that the NRC has no list Of certified soils technicians. Informed him that he may obtain the information from the Department of Health ~
Services of California.
Matt Haapala, In response to a request for a list of the recipients of Sorrento IE Information Notice 86-30, made available a copy of
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Electronics the requested list.
-(86-538)
Doris Bryan, In response to a request for copies of records disclosed Texas Nuclear pursuant to F01A-86-288, F01A-86-424, F0IA-86-389 and (86-543) ,
AE0D/N601, made availat,le a copy of the requested report and informed the requester that th0 remaining requested records are already available at the PDR.
Jim Pedro, In response to a request for a copy of WCAP-7821, NUS Corporation Supplement #4, informed the requester that this record (86-549) is already available at the PDR.
l Cindee Virostek, In response to a request for a copy of NRC Form 173, Kiski Valley made available a copy of the requested record.
Coalition I (86-556)
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l Alan Fitzgibbon In response to a request for copies of the NRC's A'nual n
(06-564) Reports to Congress on the F0IA from 1974-1985, made available copies of the requested records.
j Denied
. Marvin S. Lieberman, In response to a request for copies of a qualification 1
Zuckert, Scoutt, report for incontainment radiation, or a similar Rasenberger & record and other records submitted by GA Technologies, Johnson or General Atomics concerning instrumentation that can (85-651) survive LOCA and qualification of equipment, instruments, or other devices under requirements of Reg. Guide 1.97, made available four records. Denied portions of three records containing confidential business (proprietary)
August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
8 Denied, Cont'd James T. Lawless, In response to a request for copies of enclosure one to The Plain Dealer the November 4, 1985, letter from the NRC to the Cleveland (86-254) Electric Illuminating Company regarding allegations of work being done improperly by Metalweld, Inc., at the Perry nuclear power plant and any additional related records pertaining to these allegations since November 18, 1985, made available five records. Informed'the requester that one record subject to this request is already available at the PDR. Denied one record in its entirety and portions of one record, release of which would interfere with an ongoing enforcement proceeding.
(Anindividual In response to a request for five categories of records requesting related to his application for employment, made available information about 17 records. Denied portions of one record in order to avoid himself) an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
(86-394)
(NRCemployee) In response to a request for a copy of a specified OIA (86-523) report, denied portions of this record, disclosure of ,
which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Billie P. Garde, In response to an APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the release Government of seven records and portions of one record in NRC's Accountability May 16, 1986 response regarding records concerning Project SECY-85-404, denied two records in their entirety and (86-A-97-86-40) portions of five records containing the predecisional legal analysis, opinions, and recomendations of the staff and Office of the General Counsel to the Commissioners. Continued to deny the withheld portions of one record containing the predecisional legal analysis, opinions, and recommendations of the staff and Office of the General Counsel to the Commissioners and information the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly j unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
l August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
E WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT DIVISION OF CONTRACTS WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 1986 ,
RFP ISSUED RFP No.: RS-0RM-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: Closing date has been extended to August 21, 1986.
PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION RFP No.: RS-0RM-86-281
Title:
" Comprehensive Current (Real-Time) Geophysical Data Storage and Retrieval System" -
Description:
The system must be able to retrieve, display and summarize geophysical information for user specified areas located anywhere within the United States. This information is needed in the' form of a data base depicting the applicable reporting station, forecasted conditions for specified areas and severe advisories or reports.
Period of Performanc?: One year with two one-year options.
Sponsor: Office of Fesource Management Status: RFP closed o.1 July 28,1986. Proposals forwarded to Source Evaluators for review on July 29, 1986. Competitive range to be established on August 5, 1986.
RFP No.: RS-RES-86-117
Title:
"Paleoliquefaction Features on the Atlantic Seaboard"
Description:
The objective of this project is to catalogue the characteristics of seismically induced liquefaction and paleoliquefaction features identified in the Charleston Earthquake area. Those characteristics will then be used to design and carry out an investigation program in selected areas of the Atlantic Coastal Plain and at least one area that is relatively aseismic.
Period of Performance: 24 months Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status: Negotiations completed on July 31, 1986. Best and Final offers are due on August 6, 1986.
RFP No.: RS-fMS-86-004
Title:
" Fuel Cycle Licensing Technical Assistance"
Description:
Provide technical assistance to the NRC, as requested by issuance of task orders, in conducting safety and/or environmental reviews of license applications for the construction, operation, or decommissioning of fuel cycle facilities.
Period of Performance: Three years Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status: Negotiations completed on July 25, 1986. Best and Final offers are due on August 8, 1986.
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. Weekly Information Report Division of Contracts PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION (cont'd)
RFP No.: RS-0IE-86-155
Title:
" Technical Assistance for Design Inspections"
Description:
The design inspections are intended to provide a close examination of the design process and design implementation for a limited sample of structures, systems or components for a specific facility and any of its associated design organizations.
Period of Performance: 3C months Sponsor: Office of Inspection & Enforcement Status: Revised Best and Final offers received and forwarded to the Source Evaluators for review on July 28, 1986.
CONTRACTS AWARDED RFP No.: RS-0IE-86-154
Title:
" Continuity of Government Programs"
Description:
The objective of this project is to identify and select a contractor to provide logistical and administrative support for the maintenance and functioning of the NRC Continuity of Government (C0G) Program.
The contractor will assist in the development of the essential documents and guidance necessary to establish the revised NRC COG Program at both Headquarters and the Regional Offices; and provide support to the NRC for the implementation of the revised COG Program and training of NRC staff.
Period of Performance: Three years Sponsor: Office of Inspection & Enforcement Status: A Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee type Contract No. NRC-05-86-154 was awarded to Systems Research & Applications Corporation, in the amount of $220,728 effective July 24, 1986.
RFP No.: RS-0RM-85-336
Title:
"ADP Information Technology Support Center"
Description:
End-user computing support service for users of NRC microcomputers and NRC users of the NIH Computer Facility.
Period of Performance: 24 months Sponsor: Office of Resource Management Status: A Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee type Contract No. NRC-33-86-289 was awarded to Network Solutions, Inc., in the amount of $619,463.21 effective August 4, 1986.
CANCELLATION RFP No.: RS-NMS-86-005
Title:
Technical Assistance in Geophysical Methods for Site Characterization"
Description:
The contractor shall assist the NRC on a task order basis, assessing the adequacy of currently available surveying methods and data analysis techniques applicable to site screening and site characterization investigations.
Period of Performance: Three years Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status: RFP cancelled on July 24, 1986.
August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
lleekly Information Report Division of Contracts ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS As reported in the Weekly Information Report for the week ending July 25, 1986, the Small Business Administration (SBA) determined that an offeror did not qualify as a small business under Solicitation No. RS-0RM-86-264, a competitive requirement set-aside exclusively for participation of small business. On July 28, 1986, the offeror filed a Notice of Appeal with SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals seeking a reversal of that decision. SBA has advised the Contracting Officer that a decision on this matter would be made in approximately thirty days.
In a separate action on July 28, 1986, the offeror filed a protest with the General Accounting Office (GA0) asserting that the Contracting Officer's (CO) decision to exclude its proposal from further consideration under this acquisition was improper. On July 29, 1986, GA0 advised the C0 that the protest had been dismissed and that written confirmation of this decision would be provided to the C0 shortly.
August 1, 1986 Enclosure A
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending August 1, 1986 Millstone Unit 1 At 1905, July 23,1986, the Reactor Water Cleanup (RWCU) System experienced a pipe weld failure. Approximately 2200 gallons of reactor water were discharged to the Reactor Building. There was no offsite relecse. The failure occurred at a weld connection to a 90 degree' elbow on the 1" relief line for the "C" regenerative heat exchanger. There was complete separation of the relief valve from the pipe, but the relief valve remained attached to its support.
The first indication was a control room alarm indicating high temperature in the RWCU heat exchanger room. Upon investigation and report by a plant operator, the control room operator isolated the RWCU system. Analysis of the weld failure is in progress. Reactor power level, initially at 80% while investigating main condenser levels, continued unaffected'by the event. The RWCS remained isolated for about 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> while the area was cleaned up and the pipe repaired.
Power level is now at 100%.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station On July 25, 1986, Boston Edison announced that the current outage of Pilgrim Station will be extended into 1987 in order to complete the Appendix R fire protection modifications, to refuel the reactor, and to enhance its Mark I containment. This outage began on April 12 and the plant was expected to be ready for restart by September.
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l San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station On July 26, 1986, at 6:45 PM PDT, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 closed to the grid and began power operation for the first time since the loss of power / water hammer event that occurred on November 21, 1985. The plant is currently at 30% power while doing flux mapping. The utility plans to increase power to about 90% by August 1, 1986.
Limerick Nuclear Power Station The Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board issued a decision (ALAB-840) on July 18,1986 denying Robert L. Anthony's June 25, 1986 petition to reopen the offsite emergency planning hearing record. Mr. Anthony petitioned on the basis that a paper authored by a member of the licensee's legal counsel and published by the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) was improperly provided to NRC officials. Mr. Anthony contended that this was on an ex parte communication, that it had prejudiced and discredited the NRC hearings on offsite emergency planning and that the licensee's counsel should be disqualified and the hearing record reopened.
The ASLAB denied the petition noting, among other things, that its most recent decision regarding Limerick, ALAB-836 dated May 7, 1986, was issued before any member of the ASLAB saw or was made aware of the WLF paper.
August 1, 1986 Enclosure B
River Bend Station On July 10, 1986, a financial prospectus supplement was issued on behalf of the River Bend Licensee, Gulf States Utilities (GSU) to support a $100 million first mortgage debt issue. The prospectus reviewed the financial situation of GSU including adverse rate developments in the States of Louisiana and !
Texas, retention of bankruptcy counsel by GSU and recently lowered financial l credit ratings by the major :ating services. The prospectus stated in part that "The circumstances referred to above could result in the company being rendered unable to pay dividends on its ... stocks, to meet its sinking fund ;
obligations on its preferred stock, to continue making capital expenditures l which are primarily in connection with River Bend Unit 1, ..." ;
The staff had earlier discussed the financial situation with the licensee and !
had been verbally assured that the licensee would continue to make all necessary expenditures to ensure safe operation of the plant. The Senior Vice President ,
of River Bend Nuclear Group is scheduled to meet with the Director, NRR on '
July 31, 1986, for the purpose of discussing this and other matters.
Ho;e Creek Generatina Station l
A license authorizing full power operation of Hope Creek was issued Friday, July 25, 1986, to Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G) and Atlantic 1 City Electric Company. PSE&G will operate the single-unit facility. Hope Creek is owned by PSE&G and the Atlantic City Electric Company (95 and 5 !
percent ownership, respectively). The facility is located adjacent to the i licensee's Salem Generating Station on Artificial Island in Lower Alloways '
Creek Township, Salem County, New hrsey. Hope Creek is the last BWR with a Mark I containment to be lice n in the United States.
South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 '
The Chairman of the ASLB on South Texas has written a letter dated July 25, 1986, to the attorneys for the Applicant requesting information on the Prompt l
Notification System related to Emergency Planning. The letter poses six questions to the Applicant predicated on "a prima facie basis for concluding 1 that the proposed Prompt Notification System may not comply with applicable l standards and hence constitutes a serious safety question sufficient to warrant l consideration under 10 CFR 2.760 a." The six questions deal with the following '
subjects:
l (1) Criteria for determination l
(2) Numbers of households in EPZ l
( (3) Numbers of tone-alert radios in the EPZ {
(4) Allowances made for seasonal residential population l (5) Provisions for maintenance of sirens (6) Provisions for maintenance of tone-alert radios 1
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August 1, 1986 Enclosure B
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Nine Mile Point 2 In a letter dated July 18, 1986, Mr. T. E. Lempges, Vice President for Nuclear Generation for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, stated that, on the basis of the current progress of its preoperational testing program and surveillance testing activities, the currently targeted fuel load date for Nine Mile Point Unit 2 is August 15, 1986. The staff believes a date of late August or September is more likely.
Ginna On July 29, 1986 at 0400, there was a rupture in an elbow in the drain line between the 2A moisture separator reheater and the 5B feedwater heater located in the turbine building basement. The sound was heard in the control room. The operators investigated and observed steam in the turbine building. They promptly initiated manual turbine and reactor trips, simultaneously, and closed the main steam isolation valves. There was no damage to safety related equipment, no release of activity, and no personnel '
injuries. The licensee has observed a 3 to 5 hole in the elbow. The plant is being brought to cold shutdown. The licensee plans to inspect all similar elbows prior to restart.
Limerick 4
On July 21, 1986 the ASLB scheduled a hearing for August 18 and, if needed, August 22, 1986 in Philadelphia, PA. The hearing will consider the offsite emergency planning issues remanded to the Board by the Appeal Board in ALAB-836, namely the availability of school bus drivers for two school districts.
- Maintenance and Surveillance Program The Division of Human Facttes Technology has completed Phase I of the Maintenance and Surveillance Program (MSP) as described in SECY-85-129.
The objective of Phase I was to survey current maintenance practices in the nuclear industry and evaluate their effectiveness. Principal findings are: 1) While overall measured industry perfkraance trends are positive, there is a need to improve performance of maintenance and i
surveillance in order to reduce challenges to safety systems and to improve safety systems availability, 2) There is a wide variability in plant maintenance programs and practices with many programs undergcing major changes, and 3) Both the NRC and industry, through NUMARC Working Group 4, have coordinated their activities more effectively and have achieved a better understanding of maintenance issues within the last i year. Results of Phase I have confirmed that the following problems exist: 1) It has not been demonstrated that objective and reliable measures of plant-specific maintenance performance have been identified within the U.S. nuclear industry, 2) A high percentage of failures result l August 1, 1986 Enclosure B i
l 4-from improper performance of maintenance, 3) Needed maintenance is often not being accomplished or performed effectively, and 4) Maintenance and !
surveillance activities and component failures are responsible for a :
significant number of challenges to safety systems.
The following NURLGs are being published as a result of work performed in Phase 1 of MSP:
NUREG-1212 Volumes 1 and 2, " Status of Maintenance in the U. S.
Nuclear Power Industry, 1985" NUREG-1192, "An Investi or Wrong Train Events" gation of the Contributors to Wrong Unit NUREG/CR-4600, " Human Factors Study Conducted in conjunction with a Mini Round Robin Assessment of Ultrasonic Technician Performance" NUREG/CR-4611, " Trends and Patterns in Maintenance Performance in the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry: 1980-1985" l
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NRC TMI-2 CLEANUP PROJECT DIRECTORATE WEEKLY STATUS '
REPORT FOR JULY 28 - AUGUST 3, 1986
- 1. PROPOSAL TO DISPOSE ACCIDENT GENERATED WATER The licensee (GPUN) has submitted its proposal for disposing of approximately 2.1 million gallons of water that has been contaminated as a result of the TMI-2 accident and the subsequent cleanup. The proposal requests NRC approval of the licensee's plan to force evaporate the water, including Tritium (approx.1000 C1), on the TMI site over a period of about two and one-half years. The resulting evaporator bottoms, including Cesium-137 (approx. 0.3 Ci), Strontium-90 (approx 0.9 Ci),
boric acid (approx. 150 tons), and sodium hydroxide (approx. 11 tons),
would be solidified and disposed of as low-level radioactive waste in accordance with applicable regulations.
In addition to requesting NRC approval of this proposal, the licensee is -
about groundto petition waste volumethe allocation Secretaryapprox.
(of Energy 40,000to -grant 80,000 thecubic additional burial feet) that would be required to implement this plan. In accordance with the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Amendments Act of 1985 the Secretary has authority, in unusual circumstances, to increase the standard waste volume allocations formulated for waste generators under the Act. The licensee, in its submittal to the NRC staff, has requested the
... support of the NRC in obtaining favorable DOE consideration of the additional allocation...".
In accordance with the Commission's Statement of Policy issued April 28, 1981, which provided for Commission review and approval of this issue, the NRC staff will provide an evaluation and a recommendation on the licensee's proposal for Commission consideration.
- 2. DEFUELING
- The licensee completed drilling, using solid faced bits, a series of holes in the hard crust layer of the damaged core. These perforations were made so that other defueling tools can be more effectively used in breaking up and removing the debris. Attempts at penetrating the crust were made at 48 locations. Of these, 28 resulted in penetrations ranging from a depth of 12 inches to 48 inches. The remaining 20 penetrations had depths less than 12 inches. The drilling rig is being disassembled and preparations are being made to commence bulk defueling.
- The major engineering, design, procurement, and installation tasks for the TMI-2 defueling are essentially complete. Projects remaining are operational in nature. In response to these changes the licensee has reorganized and consolidated some departments.
This plan places various sections of the Recovery Programs Department into the Defueling and Site Operations Departments and abolishes the Recovery Programs Department.
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- 3. PLANT STATUS
- The reactor remains in long term cold shutdown, vented to the atmosphere. Core cooling is by natural heat loss to ambient building atmosphere. The average incore thermocouple reading is 80*F.
- The airborne radioactivity on the defueling platform is about 8.8 E-7 uCi/cc Tritium and 3.3 E-11 uCi/cc particulates, predominately Cesium-137 and Strontium-90. The platform is mounted above the modified internals indexing fixture which is mounted over the reactor vessel. These provide about 15 feet of water over the core region and 6 feet over the carousel holding the defueling canisters.
- 4. WASTE MANAGEMENT
- The Submerged Demineralizer System (SDS) and EPICOR II remained in temporary shutdown this week.
- Total volume processed through SDS to date is 4,084,856 gallons, and -
the total volume processed EPICOR II to date is 3,055,238 gallons.
- 5. 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 sample taken at the water works river intake and analyzed by EPA consisted of a seven day composite sample taken July 13 - 19, 1986. A gamma scan detected no activity that could be attributed to TMI-2.
- 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 July 12 - 19, 1986. A gamma scan detected no activity that could be attributed to TMI-2.
- The EPA analysis of the NRC outdoor air sample for the period July 24 - August 1, 1986 showed that concentrations of Cs-137 and
. I-131 were below the lower limit of quantitative detectability for the system.
l 6. AUXILIARY AND FUEL HANDLING BUILDING ACTIVITIES
- Assembly of the desludging system continued.
1 7. NRC EVALUATIONS IN PROGRESS i
- Technical Specification Change Request number 49, and 51.
- Recovery Operations Plan Change number 31 and 36.
- Solid Waste Facility Technical Evaluation Report.
- Reactor Building Sump Criticality Safety Evaluation Report.
August 1, 1986 Enclosure B
- Defueling Canister Technical Evaluation Report, Revision 2.
Heavy Load Safety Evaluation Report, Revision 3.
- Defueling Safety Evaluation Report
- 8. PUBLIC MEETING .
The Advisory Panel for the Decontamination of Three Mile Island Unit 2 will meet on August 13, 1986 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the Lancaster Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 201 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA. At the meeting the panel will receive a status report on the progress of defueling from GPU Nuclear and a briefing on the licensee's plans for disposal of the processed water generated from the accident.
Persons desiring to speak before the Advisory Panel are requested to contact Mr. Thomas Smithgall at 717-291-1042, or write him at 2122 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending August 1, 1986 Near-Term NRC Actions Under the NWPA Section: 114(e): DOE final Project Decision Schedule (PDS)
Status: DOE issued the final PDS on April 3 ,1986.
Action: NRC staff is currently evaluating the final PDS for DOE's response to NRC comments on the draft PDS.
Section: 114(e)(2) of NWPA: Federal Agency Reporting Requirements Status: With the issuance of the DOE final PDS on April 3, 1986, the reporting requirements of Section 114(e)(2) are now effective. Any .
Federal agency that determines that it cannot comply with any deadline in the final PDS, or fails to so comply, is required to submit a report to the Secretary of Energy and' to Congress explaining the reason for such actual or potential noncompliance.
Action: NRC staff is currently evaluating the impact of this requirement on NRC's n ar-term deadlines in the final PDS.
Section: 141 of NWPA: Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS)
Status: DOE had planned on submitting the kRS proposal and NRC comments to Congress in early February,1986. Hovever, an injunction on behalf of the State of Tennessee has delayed the submittal of the proposal indefinitely.
Action: DOE has filed an appeal to expedite a decision on the injunction in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, and oral arguments were held on July 24, 1986. A decision is expected in 60-90 days.
Section: 306 of NWPA: Regulations for Training Power Plant Personnel Status: The final rulemaking on Part 55 and three associated regulatory guides concerning regulations for Training of Power Plant personnel was submitted to the Commission on April 18, 1986 (SECY-86-123) and is currently awaiting Commission approval, pending OGC analysis of the package.
August 1, 1986 Enclosure C
. 2 Near-Term DOE Actions of Interest August, 1986 - Issue final Transportation Insitutional Plan -
Application of International Safeguards at Exxon Although the Exxon LEU fuel fabrication facility at Richland, Washington is no longer under IAEA inspection, agreement has been reached between the IAEA, the Department of State, the NRC, the Taiwan Power Authority and Exxon to allow an IAEA inspector to visit the Exxon facility.
The IAEA inspector has permission to randomly select fuel assemblies for verification of nuclear content and attach IAEA seals to 112 shipping crates containing fuel bound for Taiwan. The seals will be removed by the IAEA when the fuel is loaded into a reactor.
This procedure allows the IAEA to meet a safeguards timeliness goal.
Safeguards Regulatory Effectiveness Review (RER) at Yankee-Rowe l
The NMSS Safeguards staff, assisted by U.S. Army Special Forces personnel, conducted an RER at the Yankee-Rowe nuclear power plant from July 28 to August 1, 1986.
West Valley Snipment Study FC has completed its review of the draft final report entitled " Case Histories of West Valley Spent Fuel Shipments" submitted by Aerospace Corporation.
Staff has forwarded a number of comments to the contractor, suggesting a redraft of the report. Staff anticipates completion of the final report in August 1986.
Nuclear Fuel Services Inc.
On July 24, 1986, members of NMSS, SP, OGC, and IE met with Mr. Patrick Stevens, Nuclad, Inc., Denver, Colorado, to discuss what information would be needed for NRC approval to transfer ownership of a licensed facility. Nuclad, Inc., is interested in purchasing the NFS, Erwin facility.
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Status of Hearings
- 1. Sequoyah Fuels, Gore, Oklahoma, UF6 to UF4 Administrative Judge Frye has scheduled a meeting of all parties to the informal hearing on August 1,1986, in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. The informal hearing has now been tentatively rescheduled for the week of August 11, 1986. However, by memorandum dated July 3,1986, Judge Frye recommended to the Commission the adoption of formal hearing procedures. Action by the Commission on these recommendations may impact the schedule for the hearing.
- 2. Sequoyah Fuels, Gore, Oklahoma, Comprehensive Waste Disposal Plan The hearing is being held in abeyance pending submittal of a new plan as part of the revision to the decommissioning plan required by Source Material License No. SUB-1010, Condition No. 21.
'3. Kerr-McGee, West Chicago, Illinois, Kress Creek Decontamination The ASLB decision dated June 19, 1986, dismissed the Order to Show Cause issued to Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation on March 2, 1984. On June 30, 1986, the staff filed a notice of appeal with ASLAB.
- 4. Kerr-McGee Rare Earths Facility, Decommissioning Plan, West Chicago, Illinois This hearing is being held in abeyance pending the staff's completion of the supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement. The current schedule calls for issuance of the Draft Supplement by October 1, 1986, and the Final by May 1, 1987. The Board has indicated that they may resume a portion of the Hearing after the Draft is issued.
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Office of Inspection and Enforcement Items of Interest Week Ending August 1, 1986 l
- 1. The following Significant Enforcement Action was taken during the past week:
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties was issued to Detroit Edison Company (Fermi-2) in the amount of $75,000. This action was based on multiple violations including those involving license conditions, primary containment integrity and removal from service of the room cooler serving ECCS (EN 86-58).
- 2. The following IE Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week:
- a. PNO-I-86-58, Rochester Gas and Electric Company (Ginna), Drain Line Break.
- b. PNO-II-86-52, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Surry) - Bomb Threat.
- c. PNO-III-86-73, Bee-Line (Comon Carrier), Minor Transportation Incident (Columbia,M0).
- d. PNO-V-86-46, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Diablo Canyon) and Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Rancho Seco) - Seismic Events in Mamoth Lakes Area.
- e. PN0-V-86-49, Southern California Edison Company (SONGS 1) - Unusual Event at San Onofre Unit 1 Due to Pressure Transmitter Failure.
- 3. The following IE Information Notice was issued during the past week:
IE Information Notice No. 86-62, Potential Problems in Westinghouse Molded Case Circuit Breakers Equipped with a Shunt Trip was issued to all nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or a construction permit.
- 4. Other Items l a. Senior Management Meetings The Director, IE participated in the Comanche Peak management meeting in Region IV this week.
- b. Civil Penalties Paid Duke Power Company (Catawba) in the amount of $20,000 based on violations involving employee discrimination (EA 84-93).
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- c. Operations Center Members of the Incident Response Branch, along with contractor staff, conducted ERDS survey trips to Duane Arnold, Zion and Farley during the week of July 28 - Auguust 1,1986.
- d. Vendor Program ,
The following Vendor Program Branch inspections were conducted this week:
(1) Duke Power Company, McGuire NPS, Charlotte and Cornelius, NC -
to review EQ program and its implementation to determine conformance to the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49.
(2) Cooper-Bessemer Reciprocating Co., Grove City, PA - to review corrective and preventive actions taken to prevent recurrence of rocker arm failure on several Cooper Standby Diesel Generators and follow-up on previous inspection.
(3) L. B. Foster Co., Commerce, CA - follow-up on an allegation .
pertaining to nuclear pipe supplied to Bechtel Power Corp., Los Angeles, CA.
(4) Solidstate Controls, Columbus, OH - to review implementation of ,
QA manual relative to 10 CFR 21 and 10 CFR 50, Appendix B.
- e. Quality Assurance (1) Representatives of the Quality Assurance Branch participated in a Beaver Valley Unit 2 inspection of the Engineering Assurance Program at the Stone and Webster Boston office with NRC consultants.
(2) Members of the Quality Assurance Branch participated in a 4 meeting with TUGC0 to discuss the CPRT Program Plan.
(3) Members of the Quality Assurance Branch attended a meeting with Region V and Washington Public Power Supply personnel to discuss i the WPPS-Unit 3 Readiness Review Program.
- f. Emergency Preparedness l (1) FEMA emergency preparedness exercise reports for Clinton, Grand
! Gulf, Arkansas, and Diablo Canyon were forwarded to the regions i for appropriate actions.
. (2) FEMA's report on the status of offsite preparedness for the -
Davis-Besse plant was forwarded to Region III for transmittal to
- the licensee. FEMA is being requested to provide another status l report prior to the scheduled restart date.
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- g. Incident Response (1) Incident Response Branch and NMSS staff provided a training session and discussion on Incident Response to Nuclear Safeguards Events to members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on July 23, 1986.
(2) IRB provided training to members of NMSS on Incident Response for Nuclear Safeguards Events on July 23, 1986.
(3) Members of the Incident Response Branch attended a critique conference of the REX-86 BRAVO exercise at FEMA headquarters on July 22 and 23, 1986.
(4) Members of the Incident Response Branch met with members of Systems Research and Application Corporation (SRA) to discuss a work plan for the NRC Continuity of Government program.
(5) Members t,f the Atomic Industrial Forum Subcommittee on Emergency Response toured the Operations Center and were briefed on the NRC's response role and procedures on July 30, 1986. The group '
included several industry representatives as well as a representative of INP0.
(6) Members of the Incident Response Branch will be attending a National Response Team meeting at which the National Response Team will consider the NRC request for membership.
- h. ACRS Briefings (1) IE/NRR/ Region V made a presentation on July 30, 1986 to ACRS Westinghouse Subcommittee on SONGS-1 restart.
(2) On August 4, 1986, members of IE and NRR staff will brief the ACRS Subcommittee on reactor operations regarding recent significant operating events at nuclear power plants.
(3) On August 8, 1986, members of IE and NRR staff will brief the full ACRS regarding recent significant operating events at nuclear power plants.
- i. Meetings -Conferences of Note (1) An EGCB/IE staff member participated in a meeting of the BWROG II utility NDE Steering Committee at the Northeast Utilities Offices, Hartford, Connecticut, on July 30-31, 1986.
(2) Representatives of the Quality Assurance Branch attended the joint ASME/ANS conference in Philadelphia, PA, July 21-23.
August 1, 1986 Enclosure D
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending August 1, 1986 American Statistical Society Conference on Radiation and Health.
During this conference, held July 20, 1986, the latest information on the reassessment of radiation doses received by atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki (SECY-86-95; 3/24/86) was presented. The new dosimetry system (DS-86) has been installed in the computer of the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF), and preliminary outputs indicate that the low-LET risk coefficients for leukemia and other cancers will increase y about a factor of two. A major perturbation introduced by DS-86 is a much smuller dose due to neutrons at Hiroshima than was previously estimated. As a result, it appears ,
that it will be impossible to determine the relative (to low LET radiation) effectiveness (in cancer inductions) of neutron radiation based on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki experience. The value selected for this effectiveness (which will have to be based on experimental work) will have considerable impact on low-LET risk coefficients. The Committee on Interagency Radiation Research and Policy Coordination (CIRRPC) is planning to fund a study of this and other radiation risk questions by the National Academy of Sciences (BEIR V Committee).
Preliminary reports at the Conference on several epidemiological studies (not sponsored by the NRC) of nuclear power plant workers in the U.S. and Canada were presented. Few conclusions can be drawn at this time. The conference participants, however, expressed their disappointment that the dose reporting requirements in the proposed revision to 10 CFR Part 20 do not improve the current status; i.e., determination of individual doses can be made only from termination reports but not from annual reports supplied to the NRC by the licensees. Such information is required for epidemiological studies, and the participants were urged by the speakers to send appropriate comments to the NRC.
Dr. S. S. Yaniv
, 37655 Publication to be Issued in the Near Future
Title:
Calculation of Radon Flux Attenuation b l Mill Tailings (Draft Regulatory Guide) y Earthen Covers of Uranium i
Description:
Provides methods used by the NRC staff for calculating the radon j flux attenuation provided by earthen covers on uranium mill tailings.
Contact:
G. F. Birchard August 1, 1986 Enclosure E
RES RULEMAKING ACTIVITIES Emergency Core Cooling Systems; Revisions to Acceptance Criteria (Part 50)
(Appendix K)
The proposed rule would amend regulations concerning acceptance criteria for emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) by changing the methods used to demonstrate that an ECCS would protect the nuclear reactor core during a loss-of-coolant accident. Because the proposed rule represents a significant change in a regulatory requirement, the staff is currently preparing a summary of ECCS research performed over the last 10 years which will serve as the technical basis for the proposed rule and a regulatory guide which will provide definition of what constitutes an acceptable best estimate model and acceptable .
methods of performing the uncertainty evaluation.
A meeting was held with the CRGR on July 23, 1986, to discuss the Commission paper, the proposed rulemaking, and the regulatory guide. The CRGR approved the rulemaking subject to comments provided by the CRGR at the meeting. The staff is to return to the CRGR on August 13, 1986, with a revised section on reporting requirements. A statement is also to be submitted by the Acting Director, RES, that provides his evaluation of the safety and cost impacts of the proposed rulemaking.
Standards for Protection Against Radiation (Part 20)
Radiation protection philosophy and technology have changed markedly since the present Part 20 was promulgated nearly 30 years ago. A complete revision is needed to reflect current information on radiation risk, dosimetry, and protection practices; to be consistent with recommendations of international authorities (ICRP); and to comply with anticipated Presidential guidance to Federal agencies as recently developed under EPA leadership.
A draft backfit analysis has been approved by the Commission for publication and will be forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication for public comment. The comment period on the proposed revision to 10 CFR Part 20 will be further extended to provide a joint 60-day comment period on both the draft backfit analysis and the Part 20 proposed revision.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 1986 International Meeting Notices The following announcements of international meetings supplement those announced previously:
IAEA Consultants Meeting to Review Completed Case Studies Within the Project to Develop a Series of Case Studies Demonstrating the Use of Probabilistic Safety Assessment for Safety Decisions, 8-12 September 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA International Working Group on Fast Reactor:: on LMFBR Cover Gas Purification, 24-26 September 1986, Richland, Washington, USA IAEA Advisory Group Meeting on Comparison of Nuclear Analytical Methods ~
with Competitive Methods, 3-7 October 1986, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, USA IAEA Consultants Meeting to Prepare a Scope and First Draft of a Manual on In-Service Inspection for Nuclear Power Plants,13-17 October 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA Technical Comittee Meeting on Gas-Cooled Reactors and Their Applications, 20-23 October 1986, Julich, FRG IAEA Specialists Meeting on Flow Induced Vibrations in Fast Breeder Reactors, 21-24 October 1986, Paris, France IAEA Technical Committee Meeting on Utilization of Nuclear Power Plant Operator Aids for Enhancing Safety in Developing Countries, 27-31 October 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA Technical Comittee Meeting on Guidance for the Safe Transport of Uranium Hexafluoride, 3-7 November 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA Consultants Meeting on Spent Fuel Storage Safety in at-Reactor Pools, 1-5 December 1986, Vienna, Austria IAEA International Symposium on Safety Aspects of the Ageing and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, 29 June-3 July 1987, Vienna, Austria IAEA International Conference on Nuclear Power Performance and Safety, 28 September-2 October, 1987, Vienna, Austria August 1, 1986 Enclosure G
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Foreign Visitors On Monday and Tuesday Mr. Andres Macho, Head of the. Civil Engineering Group of the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN), met representatives of the NRR Divisions of PWR and BWR Licensing to exchange infonnation on civil engineering organization, methodology and current technical issues.
Foreign Trip Reports Sarbes Acharya, SORR/NRR danuary 21-22, 1986; Visited France:
Mr. Acharya attended the OECD/CSNI Fifth Meeting Group of Experts on Accident Consequences (GRECA) in Paris, GRECA is a support group of accident consequence analysis professionals for the Principal Working Group 4 (PWG-4), Source Tenn and Environmental Consequences. This was probably GRECA's last meeting as the work is virtually completed.
Betty F. Maskewitz, D/ EPIC, ORNL April ll-May 6,1986; Visited China:
The purpose of this travel, a follow-on to a 1983 trip to China, was to collect information, analyze activity and ensure reciprocity in the exchange of infonnation.
Thomas J. Nicholson, Earth Science Branch, RES April 13-20,1986; Visited Sweden and the UK:
Attended the INTRAVAL Ad Hoc Meeting in Stockholm and visited the Atomic Energy Research Establishment's Harwell Laboratory in England.
Dr. Max Carbon, ACRS May 12-16, 1986; Visited the UK:
Mr. Carbon participated in the International Conference on the Science and Technology of Fast Reactor Safety held May 12-16, 1986 in Guernsey, UK.
R. T. Curtis, CSRBR/RES May 12-16, 1986; Visited France:
Mr. Curtis attended the CSNI Specialists Meeting on Core Debris / Concrete Interactions in Paris. The next meeting will be held in Vienna in November.
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Foreign Trip Reports continued B. R. Bass, ORNL May 25-June 3, 1986; Visited Japan:
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The purpose of the trip was to attend the International Conference on Computational Mechanics in Tokyo and to chair a technical session.
J. E. Smith, ORNL June 2-6, 1986; Visited the FRG:
Mr. Smith participated in a Specialists' Meeting on U.S.-supplied instrumentation at the Upper Plenum Test Facility (UPTF), Mannheim, FRG.
James Richardson, RES, and R. Senseney, IP June 23-27, 1986; Visited Japan:
The purpose of the trip was to discuss a proposed Safety Research ,
Agreement with MITI.
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OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED ~
BUSINESS UTILIZATION / CIVIL RIGHTS ITEM 0F INTEREST Week Ending August 1, 1986 Federal Women's Program The Federal Women's Program (FWP) Manager held the annual FWP Workir.g Conference with the Regional FWP Coordinators July 21-22, 1986. Principal discussions focused on NRC's current EE0 initiatives to promote greater utilization of women, the identification of problems and recommendations for eliminating the problems, and the development of action items for inclusion in
- the Regional Administrator's FY-1987 Operating Plan. An after-conference report detailing the meeting will be provided to the Director, OSDBU/CR and Regional Administrators.
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i WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT ENTRY REGION I ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending August 1, 1986
- 1. Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Meeting on Pilgrim The Pilgrim Senior Resident Inspector addressed a special meeting of the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce on July 23, 1986. Representatives from Boston Edison and a local public interest group, Plymouth County Nuclear Information Committee, participated in the meeting.
Region I Management Meeting with Boston Edison Company NRC Region I management met with senior BEco management on Wednesday, July 30, 1986, in the Region I office to discuss the status of improvement programs at Pilgrim and plans for the extended outage.
August 1, 1986 Enclosure L
l ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE C0094ISSION - WEEK ENDING' AUGUST 1.1986 A. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION /POSSIBLE V0TE ON FULL POWER OPERATING LICFNSE FOR HOPE CREEK. 10:00 A.M., MONDAY. JULY 21,1986. COP 99ISSIONERS' i
CONFERENCE ROOM. D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC AIItNDANCE) - Mama Chairman Zech for Stello dated 7/30/86
- The Commission, with all Commissioners agreeing, has approved authorizing the staff to issue a full power operating license to Public Service Electric and Gas Company for the operation of the
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Hope Creek generating station, subject to the final approval by the NRC staff of items to be completed by the licensee. .,
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j Commissioner Asselstine noted that the SER required the applicant to inspect the inner and outer body surfaces of the feedwater check valves at the first refueling outage and at each time the valves were disassembled for maintenance. This latter requirement was apparently deleted in Supplement No. 2.
Commissioner Asselstine with Chairman Zech agreeing requested
. the staff to detail the reasons for the deletion.
I The Commission urged the applicant and the starf to be mindful .
- of the uniqueness of the solid state logic modules and continue j to assess their reliability.
$ B. STAFF REQUIRE *1ENTS - AFFIRMATION / DISCUSSION AND VOTE.11:30 A.M. 110!iDAY, I kTEN NC Yfr0 a ed 7/ 0 86 j I. SECY-86-209 - Diablo Canyon Reracking License Amendment -
Court Injunction The Commission, by a 3-1 vote, approved an order responding to a request for a stay.of the immediate effectiveness of two license
- amendments issued by the NRC staff on May 30, 1986. The amend-l ments authorized the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to rerack i the spent fuel pools at~both units of its Diablo Canyon Nuclear i Power Plant.
- The order stayed, pending completion of the on-going license amendment hearing and initial decision, that portion of the
. amendments which authorized PG&E to store in excess of 270 fuel assemblies in either of the two pools at Diablo Canyon. In all other respects the order denied the petitioners request for a stay. Commissioner Asselstine disapproved and provided separate views. Chairman Zech and Commissioners Roberts and Bernthal also provided additional views in response to Commissioner Asselstine.
(Subsequently, on July 22, 1986 the Secretary signed the order.)
August 1, 1986 Enclosure 0
C. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON NEAR TERM OPERATING LICENSES (NTOLS),
2:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1986 COP 9tISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C.
OFFICE (PORTION OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY for Stello dated 7/31/66 .
The Commission met with the staff to be briefed on the status on near term operating license (NTOL) plants.
Commissioner Asselstine requested a copy of the staff's eval-uation report relating to the acceptability of the schedular exemption request for Nine Mile Point Unit 2 to delay the decision to install downcomer support braces.
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C' DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 8/4/86 50-400 Room P-422 Discuss the main steam line NRC/ CPL B. Buckley 10:00 a.m. Phillips Building break issue 8/4/86 50-327 Sequoyah Site Dicuss Sequoyah start-up NRC/0THER C. Stahle 1:00 p.m. 50-328 Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. schedule and performance plan 8/5/86 50-400 Room P-110 Discuss the ihservice testing NRC/ CPL B. Buckley 9:00 a.m. Phillips Building program 8/5/86 -
Room P-114 Technical information meeting NRC/ Industry L. G. Hulman 1:00 p.m. Phillips Building on the GEZIP process 8/6/86 50-395 Room 340 Discuss the status of ifcensing NRC/ South Carolina J. B. Hopkins 10:30 a.m. Phillips Building actions at V. C. Summer Electric & Gas Co.
8/7/86 - Raos P-110 Discuss proposed topical report NRC/ Utility Power R. L. Ench, Jr.
! 9:00 a.m. Phillips Building on steam generator replacement Corporation with Kraftwerk Union steam j generators 8/7/86 50-313 Room P-118 Discuss AP&L's DCRDR Program NRC/AP&L R. S. Lee 1 9:15 a.m. 50-368 Phillips Building and its implementation schedules i for ANO-1 and 2 EP -
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8/14/86 50-361 Room P-118 Discuss Diesel Generator NRC/SCE H. Rood 8:30 a.m. 50-362 Phillips Building Tech Specs l 8/14/86 50-312 Room P-110 Discuss the Rancho Seco NRC/IE/ Region V/ S. Miner
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.! Improvement i 8/15-16/86 50-275 Diablo Canyon Energy Visit significant geological NRC/PG&E H. Schierling 8:00 a.m. features in the field that 50-323 Center San Luis Obispo, CA were identified by MRC
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FOR WEEK ENDING: 8/1/86 3, Divisi*on of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety -
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8? '7/31/86 Lanham, MD Visit Syncor (a commercial nuclear Reps of Syncor Vacca
, 12:00-2:00p.m. pharmacy) as training for staff' C. Flynn (State of Maryland) ,
members. (Agreement State K. Smith, D. MacKenzie, I
licensee.) N. McElroy, P. Vacca, i .
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! 9:00-4:00 p.m. Sth floor submittal of a concrete dry spent Packaging,Inc.) .
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I 8/5-6/86 Sacramento, Attend meeting of Radiation Measure- A. L. Soong (FC) Soong CA ments Comunittee of the Conference
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t i 8/7/86 Willste Meeting to discuss TN-BRP. Reps fm EG&G. Odegaarden 9:00-12:00 Sth floor Transnuclear. DOE,
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APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 8/11-14 UNC-Montville, CT Evaluate MC&A Program D. Joy, NRC Joy T. Collopy, UNC 8/19-22 PNL-Richland, WA Contract review and L.Wirfs, NRC Sparks j
direction ESparks, NRC N. Harms, PNL G. Smith, PNL F. Roberts, PNL 8/20/86 Kirkland AFB Attend DOE's Safeguards R. Burnett, NRC Burnett Albuquerque, im & Security Steering DOE Reps Grocp j FBI Reps
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.~ August 11-14 Richland, Washington To participate in Appendix 7 TVerma PHildenbrand site assignment on Topics PHildenbrand g related to BWIP KCChang
- EAWick j Augus' 11-12 Syracuse, New York Attend Int'l Congress of Ecology WLilley WLilley on Toxic Materials l
August 10-15 Richland, WA To visit Hanford Disposal Site JVoglewede JKane MTokar JKane August 18-19 Chicago, Illinois To attend ASLB pre-hearing MDunkelman M0unkelman conference, closure of IDMS staff Sheffield facility M
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$ August 5, 1986 Springfield, Ill. Meeting with Illinois W. Kerr, OSP WKerr Staff on NRC/ State T. Lash, Ill.
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