ML20205K353
| ML20205K353 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/06/1985 |
| From: | Gillespie F NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Minogue R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
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| FOIA-88-378 NUDOCS 8811010080 | |
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UNITED STATES
- @* %,k NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMiss10N W ASHINGTON, D. C. MS5
- September 6, 1985 i !
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Robert B. Minogue Director i 2 Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research FROM: Frank P. Gilles i Director DivisionofRiskbalysisandOperations !
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SUBJECT:
PEER REVIEW OF LLNL REPORT ON SHIPPING CONTAINER RESPONSE l l TO SEVERE HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD ACCIDENT CONDITIONS ;
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! j This memorandum is in response to your request for a history of the subject l i peer review. The NRC need for the peer review dates back to early 1984 and j was confirmed at the December 10, 1984 status report meeting with NMS$ which r i
both you and John Davis attended. Since the LLNL work is intended to form the !
basis of NRC efforts to demonstrate (in the public arena) the capabilities of licensed shioping casks to withstand severe accidents, the actual and perceived l 1 independence of any peer review was considered a major objective. Peer review [
by a university group not intimately involved with the safety issues associated ,
with radioactive material transportation was considered to meet this objective. j l The Denver Research Institute (ORI), University of Denver, had shown interest f
- in previous NRC RFPs dealing with transportation of radioactive materials, i
. The University of Washington in St. Louis was known to have done work in the !
hazardous material transportation field for DOT. Both were infomed of the ;
details of NRC's efforts with Lt.NL and the intent to issue a grant to l i accomplish a peer review. The grant method of funding was selected to r further ensure independence. NPiSS has been aware of this process since last i i year and the subject was discussed at the May 1985 information exchange meeting i j between NRC and DOE (R. Cunningham in attendance) which was arranged by NMSS. l
, Botn universities responded with requests for federal assistance and, at one !
l time, both were considered as possible grant recipients. The technical panel l
- selected to consider the merits of the proposals included J. Cook, NHSS, and l q C. Belote and W. Lahs of RES. The panel detemined that DR1 was the better j of the two proposals. This selection, and the grant process, was justified I i before the Federal Assistance Board, whose recommendation you hate been asked to f j approve.
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C@tTRACTCR: University of Denver Flh: G1090 TITLE: Peer Review of Report Entitled, "Shipping Container Response to Severe Highway and Railroad Accident Conditions" NEW D RtNtwAt 10 tat 1ERM: Three98 12/iS/86 h OTHER MODIFICATION DATES OF PERFORMANCE FOR THESE FUNDS 1 certify that funds are available for the above-referenced M[e t-in the amount of 5 for FY .
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- RFAA(RequestforAssistanceAction) 3l Assistance Contr,oi No.:
- 4. TYPE OF ACT10h REQUESTED: (Check and INSTRUCTIONS: This form is to be CompleteAsAppropriate) used for Federal Assistance Requests to include Grants and []ExecuteaGrant.
Cooperative Agreements.
[ ] Execute a Cooperative Agreement SUBMIT the Completed Form to: [X] Execute a Modification to a Grant:
Grant No.: Grantee:
Ofrector Division of Contracts NRC-G-04-85-015 Univ. of Denver Office of Administration []ExecuteaH.dificationtoaCooperative Agreement.
Cooperative Agreement i:
Cooperator:
- 5. Title and Brief Description o'f Work (50 Word Sumary)
Peer Review of Report Entitled, "Shipping Container Response to Severe Highway and Railroad Accident Conditions" i
- 6. Attachments (Specify)
- 1. Memo from W.R. Lahs to W. Forehand, dated 1/23/86 l
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- a. B&R Nurrber b. FIN c. APPNHumber(s) ,
601940 G1090 31X0200.606
- d. FUNDS AVAILABILITY: This certifies that funds in the amount of
$ are available for obligation in the current budget for the above described work.
- 8. DATE SIGNED SIGNATUREOFCERTff1NGOFFICAL
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Martin R. Hayes, ' Chief ."
Fiscal Plannino & Contro Branch, PF-' S. RES
- 9. PROJECT OFFICER'S NAME: Mall STOP: TELEPHONE NUMBER:
William Lahs 1130SS 37874
- 10. REMARKS:
o Please mke a no-cost extension to this grant until 12/15/86.
o The reason for this extension is contained in Attachment 1 to this RFAA.
- 11. SIGNATURE - Selec ion Official or Representative DATE SIGNED N AtiE:
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DIVISION: of Risk Analysis and Operations I 0FFICE: of Nuclear Reculatory Research 1
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