ML20206G343
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| Issue date: | 04/14/1999 |
| From: | Blaha J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| SECY-99-112, SECY-99-112-R, WIR-990409-01, WIR-990409-1, NUDOCS 9905070178 | |
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j uN:TsD TATES RELEASED TO THE DDR NUCLEAR RESULATURY COMMISSIOq
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April 14.1999 SECY 99-112 Eor:
The Commissioners From:
James L. Blaha, Assista,nt for Operations, Office of the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING APRIL 9,1999 Contents Enclosure Nuclear Reactor Regulation A
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards B
Nuclear Regulatory Research C
Incident Response Operations D
General Counsel E*
Administration F
Chief Information Officer G
Chief FinancialOfficer H*
Human Resources i
Small Business & Civil Rights J*
Enforcement K*
State Program L*
Public Affairs M
International Program N
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Region i P*
Region 11 P*
Region lli P
Region IV P*
Executive Director for Operations O*
Congressional Affairs R
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j Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation items of Interest Week Ending April 9,1999 t
l South Texas Proiect (S) and Staff Continue Discussion on Soecial Treatment Reauirements and Risk-informed Graded Quality Assurance (GOA) Proaram implementation On April 6,1999, the staff had a conference call with STP. The call was the latest in a series of discussions between STP and the staff regarding possible solutions to difficulties encountered by STP in implementing GOA because of special treatment requirements in regulations other than in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B. By letter dated March 1,1999, STP submitted a draft,
" Request for Exemption from Special Treatment Requirements for Components that are Low Safety Significance or Non-Risk Significant." During a March 15,1999, meeting at the NRC, STP discussed structures, systems, and components (SSCs) currently classified as safety-related but which STP's detailed functional analyses performed in support of their GOA program showed as having no significance to safety. The staff questioned why STP could not re-classify many of these SSCs as non-safety-related within the current regulatory framework.
During the April 6,1999, call, STP discussed a process which would enable them to reclassify many of these SSCs as non-safety-related without an exemption request. STP will provide the staff a letter discussing their process and the staff agreed to seek management and OGC input on the appropriateness of the proposed process.
Oconee Nuclear Station Units 1. 2. and 3 Duke Energy Corporation has informed the staff that the improved Technical Specifications (ITS) have been implemented at Oconee. This represents a major effort by the licensee and the NRC staff because the ITS replaced a set of technical specifications that had been in effect since the units were licensed in 1973. In addition, the electrical section was significantly revised based on submittals and supplements that started in 1993 and a major evaluation of the emergency electrical distribution system (with comprehensive reports prepared by the Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data and NRR) that started in 1995.
I Connecticut Yankee On April 5,1999, Connecticut Yankee (CY) announced its selection of Bechtel Power Corporation (Bechtel) as a Decommissioning Operations Contractor (DOC) to decommission the Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Plant and return the site to a green field condition.
Bechtel will provide its services on a fixed price, tumkey basis, and will assume the financial and scheduling risks of the decommissioning project. The contract provides incentives for good performance and adherence to health and safety standards.
Bechtel will also implement a dry storage option at CY, and prepare a plan for repowering the site with a gas-fired electric generation plant.
Bechtel will begin mobilization of its personnel the week of April 12,1999. CY personnel
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displaced due to the use of a DOC will be considered for positions elsewhere at CY and at April 9,1999 ENCLOSURE A I
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O Bechtel. Transition of decommissioning and site activities to Bechtel is expected to be complete by October,1999.
Yankee Rowe The Citizens Awareness Network and the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, both located near Yankee Rowe, have joined together in challenging the licensee's proposed License Termination Plan (LTP) and have been granted a hearing on their concerns. The Franklin Regional Council of Govemments has been admitted as an interested govemmental entity. The ASLB in a Prehearing Conference Order dated March 17,1999 LPB-99-14, admitted four contentions, in abridged form, below:
- 1. Adequacy of determination of background radiation.
- 2. Adequacy of determination of subsurface soil contamination.
- 3. Adequacy of detection of alpha emitters in Final Site Survey Plan.
4' Adequacy of applicable scenarios for calculation of final release doses.
The Board has issued a Memorandum and Order, ASLBP No. 99-754-01-LA-R, dated April 1, 1999, scheduling dates for discovery, pre-filed testimony and for the hearing, which is to start on September 27,1999. The licensee has filed a Notice of Appeal dated April 1,1999, challenging the four contentions admitted by the Board in their March 17,1999, Order. The Board has ordered the staff to respond to the Appeal by April 16,1999.
As required by 10 CFR 50.82, the staff is issuing its approval of the LTP as a license amendment which is now in concurrence. Since the LTP issues are involved in a hearing, the staff cannot issue this approval without prior notification of the Commission. A memo from the staff to the Commission providing this notification is also in concurrence, if the Commission has no objection to issuance of this license amendment, the staff plans to issue it before the end of July 1999. An Environmental Assessment of the LTP will be published in the Federal Register on April 12,1999.
Meetina on Millstone Emeroency Plannina Zone On April 5,1999, Thomas Essig, Chief, EP & HP Section, IOLB/DiPM, and Falk Kantor of the EP & HP Section, along with Robert Bores, NRC Region i State Liaison Officer, participated in a meeting on the Millstone plume exposure pathway Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) in Hartford, CT, at the State Emergency Operations Center. Participants in the meeting included representatives of the Connecticut Office of Emergency Management and Department of Environmental Protection, the New York State Emergency Management Office, and FEMA Regions I and ll. Representatives of the licensee's emergency preparedness group also attended. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss (1) the arrangements between the States of Connecticut and New York for protective actions for the New York areas within the 10-mile 1
- EPZ, (2) the decision-making process and communication links for expanding response efforts beyond the EPZ in the event that ever became necessary, (3) the emergency planning efforts i
of the State of New York and the licensee currently taking place on eastern Long Island, and (4) l April 9,1999 ENCLOSURE A j
the existing State and local emergency response capabilities for severe weather and other non-nuclear emergencies on eastern Long Island in addition, the status and implications of the 50-mile EPZ bills recently introduced into Congress and the New York legislature as well as the Suffolk County resolution were discussed. The staff reiterated that NRC and FEMA were not proposing any changes to the 10-mile plume and 50-mile ingestion pathway EPZ planning requirements. As a result of the meeting, it was concluded that there is an increased level of coordination and cooperation among the States of Connecticut and New York, the licensee, and the local govemments on Long Island for protective actions for the public in the event of an accident at Millstone.
NRC Meetina with NEI Reaardina Proposed 10 CFR 50.65(aM4) Rulemakina Activities On April 6,1999, Mr. Ted Quay and Mr. Rich Correia from the Quality Assurance, Vendor inspection, Maintenance and Allegations Branch (lOMB), along with other staff members, conducted a public meeting with NEl and industry representatives to discuss issues related to 10 CFR 50.65(a)(4) rule making activities. Discussions at this meeting continued the dialogue and interchange between NRC and NEl from similar meetings held previously (May 21,1998, and July 28,1998), to discuss guidance regarding the conduct of assessments prior to performing maintenance.
Mr. See-Meng Wong, SPSB, presented the overview of the draft regulatory guide, DG-1082,
~ " Assessing and Managing Risk of Maintenance Activities at Nuclear Power Plants."
Representatives of NEl expressed concem about the scope of the plant structures, systems and components (SSCs) covered by the rule and methods to evaluate licensees' implementation of the rule change. NEl expressed its continuing interest in risk informing the Maintenance Rule and were continuing their work on a revision to NUMARC 93-01, " Industry Guideline for Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants." However, NUMARC 93-01 would be revised using an NEl version of the rule.
Mr. Correia provided the audience with copies of the draft regulatory guide DG 1082. He advised those assembled that the draft regulatory guide and the summary of the meeting would be posted on the Maintenance Rule Web Site as soon as pocible. NEl stated that they wanted
' to have another Maintenance Rule workshop later in the year and invited the NRC staff to participate. NEl would advise the NRC of the date when finalized.
The meeting discussions were open and beneficial in ensuring the open communication with stakeholders.
AP600 Desian Certification The proposed design certification rule for the AP600 standard plant was submitted to the
' Commission for its review on March 31,1999 (SECY-99-101). This action was completed two months ahead of the projected schedule (CTM). The applicant for certification of the AP600 design, formerly Westinghouse Electric Corporation, was sold by CBS to British Nuclear Fuels,
' PLC (BNFL) and Morrison Knudsen Corporation on March 22,1999. The assets and operations of the commercial nuclear business were transferred on the closing date to Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is April 9,1999 ENCLOSURE A i
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j responsible for the overall design and certification of AP600 and was formed as an indirect subsidiary by BNFL through its U.S. subsidiaries.
Non-Power Reactor Staff Countercart Meetina
. The NRR staff and management for non-power reactors (NPRs) participated in their nnual counterpart meeting on April 5 and 6. The meeting covered a variety of topic areas, including:
- potential changes in the NPR regulatory program to further implement the NRCs comerstones; potential topics for NRC's seminar to the Organization of Test, Research and Training e
Reactors in September at the National Institute of Standards and Technology; potential changes in the NPR operator licensing, inspection, enforcement, and project e
management programs; and roles snd responsibilities within the new NRR organization.
e Plans to address these and other issue are being refined by the NPR staff.
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o Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending April 9,1999 Meetina with the Department of Enerav/ Savannah River Site Concernina Waste Classification Methodoloav for Tank Closure On April 1,1999, staff from the Division of Waste Management and the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses held a public meeting with staff from the Department of Energy.
Savannah River site (DOE-SR) and its contractors to discuss topics pertaining to DOE's methodology for incidental waste classification related to closure of high-level waste (HLW) tanks at the site. The DOE methodology, which is undergoing NRC review, will be used by DOE-SR in determining whether residual waste in HLW tanks following bulk waste removal can be considered incidental waste. The meeting helped to clarify DOE's response to an earlier NRC request for additional information. Key topics discussed in the meeting related to DOE-SR's performance assessment analyses, radionuclide detection systems, water table elevations, and intruder scenarios. DOE agreed to provide a written submission, containing additional information regarding its methodology, in follow-up to the meeting by April 22,1999, Deoartment of Enerav-Nuclear Reaulatorv Commission Technical Exchance on Pre-closure Desian issues On March 31,1999, staff from the Division of Waste Management (DWM) and the Department of Energy (DOE) held a technical exchange meeting which focused on the following items:
(1) Event Categorization; (2) Quality Assurance (QA) Classification and Grading; (3) Level of Detail in the License Application Design (LAD); and (4) Integrated Safety Assessment (ISA).
DWM and DOE made an effort to arrive at a common understanding on the level of detail to be presented by DOE in its LAD; the approach used by DOE to classify structures, systems, and components (SSC) important to safety; and the graded QA approach, whereby it is expected that QA applied to an SSC is commensurate with its importance.
DOE presented its approach to showing compliance with the proposed 10 CFR Part 63 pre-closure performance objective, namely 25 mrem /yr dose to real people (for Category-1 events),
2 and 5 rem / event to a hypothetical individual at the site boundary (for the Category-2 events).
With respect to QA, DOE proposes to adopt three quality levels based on risk criteria and existing staff guidance for other nuclear facilities. Simply stated, the three levels respectively correspond to: failures of SSCs that directly affect public health and safety (Q-1); failures of SSCs that indirect!y affect public health and safety (Q-2); and SSCs needed to limit occupational exposures (0-3). DOE also summarized a white paper still in preparat5n that will outline the criteria for developing the contents of the LAD. Finally, DOE presented a summary of how the ISA will be used in the LAD to demonstrate compliance with pre-closure i
performance objectives.
DWM staff raised questions related to deterministic versus prebilistic methods of dose calculations for the Category-1 design basis events, and questions pertaining to items important to site characterization and retrievability. Staff explained the distinction between " event" and
" event sequences" as applied to dose calculations for Category-2 events. Staff also clarified i
the intent of the proposed and attemative criteria in section 63.44 which had been April 9,1999 ENCLOSURE B
misunderstood by DOE. Staff offered to make the intent clearer in the final version of the rule while addressing the public comments. DOE committed to provide the final version of its white paper on the level of detail of LAD and procedures for classification of events and graded QA.
Meetina with BWX Technoloales Reaardina Shioment of Low Enriched Uranium Comoounds On April 7,1999, staff from the Spent Fuel Project Office met with BWX Technologies, Inc.
(BWX) regarding the shipment of low enriched uranium compounds. The uranium compounds are currently stored in approximately 750 shipping containers. The container design (Model BU-7) was previously certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, however, the containers have experienced significant corrosion. BWX Technologies plans to request an exemption to authorize a one time shipment of these containers. Prior to shipment, BWX stated that the containers will be refurbished, and the containment vessel closure bolts will be replaced. BWX also plans to perform physical te, sting of the refurbished containers to demonstrate that they meet the performance standards in 10 CFR Part 71.
Meetina with Arizona Public Service Company on Dry Cask Storaae Plans On April 7,1999, staff from the Spent Fuel Project Office (SFPO) met with the Arizona Public Service (APS) Company regarding plans to develop an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) at the Palo Verde reactor site. APS intends to utilize NAC International's j
(formerly called the Nuclear Assurance Corporation) Universal Multi-purpose System, a dual-purpose storage and transport cask design currently under review in SFPO. APS has selected l
and cleared an ISFSI site, and intends to commence construction of the storage pads in mid-2001. APS willlose full core off-load capability in the Spring of 2003, and thus intends to commence storage operations in late 2002. APS intends to load 56 casks over the first six years of ISFSI operation.
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Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research items of interest Week Ending April 9,1999 Presentation on Mixed-Oxide (MOX) Fuel by Nuclear Control Institute
' Edwin Lyman of the Nuclear Control Institute presented his paper, "Public Health Consequences of Substituting Mixed-Oxide for Uranium Fuelin Light-Water Reactors," to the
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NRC staff in a public meeting on April 7,1999. Plutonium-bearing MOX fuel is not normally used in commercial reactors in the United States, but it is being considered as one option for the disposal of excess weapons material. The main body of work that was reported addressed the higher content of transuranic elements in MOX fuel and the health consequences these might have in the event of beyond-design-basis severe accidents.. The study indicated there might be increases of about 32% in latent cancer fatalities with MOX cores in comparison with.
uranium-based cores. The NRC staff has not performed similar calculations and therefore was not in a position to comment on these results. However, statements about greater vulnerability to reactivity insertions and pressurized thermal shock of the reactor vessel were questioned by the staff. The staff is preparing a memorandum to inform the Commissioners of technical issues associated with using MOX fuel in commercial power reactors.
' Workshoo on Conceptual Models of Flow and Transoort in the Fractured Vadose Zone On March 18-19, the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) convened a workshop of invited scientists to discuss conceptual models of flow and transport in the fractured vadose zone. The NAS workshop, held in Irvine, California, was sponsored by RES and DOE's Yucca Mountain Project Office. The NAS/BESR panel, which organized and selected the invited speakers from DOE national laboratories, intemational research organizations, Federal agencies, and academia, was formed to assess the process through which conceptual models are developed, tested, refined, and reviewed. The workshop
' considered information from a wide range of expertise in hydrogeology, geochemistry, soil
- science, and related fields. The information and workshop discussions will form the technical basis for an NAS panel report. The 45 invited workshop attendees from the U.S., Canada, Israel, and Sweden are currently conducting research in unsaturated flow and transport through fractured geologic material. Several issues were raised during the workshop, including the need to understand and predict the rapid preferential flow that has been discovered recently in a number of field studies and experiments, as well as the need to evaluate and resolve hypotheses explaining processes goveming flow in these systems.
On March 26th, the NAS panel chair reported to the BESR in Washington, DC, on the workshop and provided a draft outline of their report. The NAS panel is presently compiling a series of individually authored papers presented at the workshop and preparing a consensus panel report. The NAS panel report will provide information on contemporary approaches and techniques for conceptual model building, guidance to regulatory agencies on the review of conceptual models for site licensing, and knowledge and experiences from the related earth science fields. The report will also identify future research opportunities and needs for developing and testing conceptual models.
Specific information on the NAS workshop background, speakers, presentations and attendees can be obtained on the NAS/BESR homepage at http://www4.nas.edu/caer/besr.nsf/.
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i Incident Response Operations i
Items of Interest Week Ending April 9,1999 National Radioloaical Emeraency Preoaredness Conference Staff members from IRO were presenters at the National Radiological Emergency Preparedness Conference in Baton Rouge, LA on March 28-31,1999. Over 300 emergency response and preparedness professionals were in attendance including representatives from j
industry, intemational, State, local, and Federal organizations. The IRO staff made presentations on new initiatives in IRO and reorganizations within the NRC, the agency, and Kl Core Group's progress on the question of use of Potassium lodine for the general public, and.
j the results from the Salem - 98 post-plume phase exercise conducted with the States of NJ and DE and representatives of many Federal agencies including the NRC. The final results were documented in NUREG-1670, Salem 98: A Post-Plume Phase, Federal Participation Exercise.
An IRO staff member conducted State Outreach training in Illinois along with reprasentatives from Region ill on April 6,1999, in Springfield. Attendees included representatives from the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety, Emergency Management, FEMA, FBI, and others.
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Topics included the objectives of the Outreach program, NRC, and Federal response 1
capabilities, the Price-Anderson /Stafford Act resources. The presentation was well received.
i The session was followed by a discussion with state officials on the upcoming Dresden Exercise and expected interactions between state, licensee, and NRC players.
This was followed by a similar sessions conducted in Burlington, CT., on April 7,1999.
Participants included representatives from the States of VT and NH and local organizations.
FEMA Region I, DOE /NV and others. This training was provided in anticipation of NRC and other Federal Play in the upcoming Vermont Yankee ingestion exercise which will be conducted April 27-29 in Waterbury, VT. The discussions and presentation were successful with all State supplied questions answered and issues resolved. These sessions are part of the IRO State
. Outreach program designed to foster relationships with States, licensees, and regional Federal organizations in incident response.
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATIONS:
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PNO-l-99-016, Northeast Utilities, PLANT COOLDOWN TO REPAIR SHUTDOWN COOLING SYSTEM ISOLATION VALVE 2.
PNO-l-99-016, Medi-Physics, Inc., CONTAMINATED PACKAGE 3.
PN-Ill-99-017, V.A. Edward Hines, Jr. Hospital, MEDICAL MISADMINISTRATION April 9,1999 ENCLOSURE D
Office of Administration items of Interest Week Ending April 9,1999 OWFN Front Entrance Extension Project The OWFN Front entrance extension project is continuing towards an April 19,1999 completion.
All plumbing work has been completed and tested and the contractor has begun the finish assembly and of the new doors and glass.
Freauency of Reviews and Audits for Emeraency Preoaredness Proarams. Safeauards Continoency Plans. and Security Proarams for Nuclear Power Reactors (Parts 50 and 73)
A final rule that amends NRC's regulations to allow licensees the option to change the
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frequency of licensees' independent reviews and audits of their emergency preparedness programs, safeguards contingency plans, and security programs was published in the Federal Register on March 29,1999 (64 FR 14814). The final rule allows nuclear power reactor licensees to elect to conduct program reviews and audits either at intervals not to exceed 12 months or as necessary in response to program performance indicators and as soon as possible after a change in personnel, procedures, equipment, or facilities that could potentially affect safety. The final rule requires that in no case shall reviews be conducted less frequently than every 24 months. The final rule becomes effective April 28,1999.
Conformance to National Policies for Access to and Protection of Classified Information (Parts 2.10.11. 25 and 95)
A final rule that amends the Commission's regulations to conform with the requirements for the protection of and access to classified information to new national security policy documents was published in the Federal Register on April 1,1999 (64 FR 15636). The final rule becomes 1
effective May 3,1999.
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s Chief Information Officer items of Interest Week Ending April 9,1999 Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Reauests received durina the 5-Day Period of April 2.1999 throuah April 8.1999:
Technical specification time limits,7/24/87 C. E. Rossi memo re extension of specific technical specifications.- (FOIA/PA 99-174)
Self, welding certification. (FOlA/PA 99-175)
Project Managers Handbook. (FOINPA 99-176)
Nuclear Materials & Equipment Corp. (NUMEC), Leechburg, PA, all Health & Safety Laboratory (HASL) Technical Memoranda, AEC, New York Operations Office. (FOINPA 99-177)
Inspection results 1995 to present at PECO Energy or AmerGen Energy Corp owned facilities &
TMI-2. (FOINPA 99-178)
LCO's for ECCS Components, recommend interim revisions,12/1/75 memo, R.L. Baer to V.Stello. (FOINPA 99-179)
Safety evaluations related to licensee amendments, searchable via NRC's internal NRR web site. (FOINPA 99-180) i I
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b Office of Human Resources items of Interest Week Ending April 9,1999 Emolovee Assistance Proaram (EAP)Information Sessions Held During the week of April 5-9,1999, Office of Human Resources staff and representatives of Green Spring Health Services presented a series of information sessions for approximately 85 employees and supervisors to advise them of the counseling services available to them and immediate family ruombers through the agency's EAP. By calling a toll free number, an employee can speak to a counselor regarding personal, family and job issues; financial and legal problems; alcohol and drug addiction; and child and elder care concerns. Services are confidential and available on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis. There is no charge to the employee for these services.
Human Resources Develooment (HRD) Staff Member Attends Eastern Manaaement pevelooment Center (EMDC) Workshop On April 5-6,1999, Lillian van Santen, of the HRD staff, attended a National Sales Partnership Workshop at the Office of Personnel Management's EMDC in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
The purpose of the conference was to elicit comments from the EMDC attendees in an effort to improve the present EMDC program and meet the changing needs of agencies. These improvements will be reflected in the course offerings of the FY2000 leadership development program.
Arrivals COADY, James CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OlG COLPO, Sarah GENERAL ENGINEER NMSS PICCIRILLO, Darren CHEMICAL ENGINEER NMSS SMITH, April REACTOR ENGINEER RI TIMM, David CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OlG Departures HUBER, Marc SR RESIDENT INSPECTOR Rlli POLICH, Timothy PROJECT MANAGER NRR SUMMERS, Roxanne SR POLICY ANALYST ACRS/ACNW April 9,1999 ENCLOSUREI
Office of Public Affairs Items of Interest Week Ending April 9,1999 Media interest There was press interest in the meeting on Calvert Cliff's draft environmental impact statement at Solomon's Island, Maryland.
Ashok Thadani, RES, was interviewed by Cox Broadcasting at a Nuclear Control Institute meeting to hear their views on DOE's study regarding MOX fuel.
Wire service reporters were interested in the electrical relay failure at Seabrook.
' Reporters called Region I and headquarters about the Millstone Independent Review Team report.
1 Press Releases Headquarters:
99 6G Note to Editors: ACRS Meetings 99-67 NRC to Hold Public Meeting in Washington, Pennsylvania on Molycorp Proposal 99-68 NRC Approves B&W's Request to Dismantle Building at Pennsylvania Site 99-69 NRC Deletes Reporting Requirement on Loading of Spent Nuclear FuerStorage Installations 99-70 NRC lssues Cleanup Criteria for Uranium Mills 99-71.
NRC Plans Public Meeting on Performance-Based Approaches to Regulation 99-72 Note to Editors: ACRS Meeting Regions:
l-99 NRC Announces Enforcement Actions for Discrimination at Millstone Based on Independent Review l-99-26 NRC lssues Notice of Violation to Haddam Neck Plant Operator l-99-27 NRC Chairman Shirley Ann Jackson to Hold News Briefing Following Visit to Salem Nuclear Generating Station ll-99-23 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at North Anna in Latest Review 11-99-24 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at Surry in Latest Review ll-99-25 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable'in Latest Review of Catawba April 9,1999 ENCLOSURE M
11-99 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at McGuire in Latest Review 11-99-27 NRC Finds Performance Acceptable, Areas Needing Improvement in Latest Review of Oconee lil-99-20 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at Kewaunee Nuclear Plant in Latest Review lll-99-21 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at Palisades Nuclear Plant in Latest Review 111-99-22 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at Fermi Nuclear Plant in Latest Review lll-99-23 NRC Finds " Steady Progress" in Work Leading to Restart at Clinton Nuclear Plant in Latest Review 111-99-24 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at Point Beach Nuclear Plant in Latest Review lll-99-25 NRC Finds D.C. Cook " Committed to Aggressively Evaluating" its Problems in Latest Review of Nuclear Plant Performance l
IV-99 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at Fort Calhoun in Latest Review IV-99-17 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at Grand Gulf in Latest Review IV-99-18 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at San Onofre in Latest Review IV-99-19 NRC Fir:ds Performance ' Acceptable' at River Bend in Latest Review IV-99-20 NRC Finds Performance ' Acceptable' at Diablo Canyon in Latest Review l
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Office of International Programs items of Interest Week Ending April 9,1999 Develooment of Y2K Early Warr.ina System (YEWS)
OIP is developing the international Y2K Early Warning System (YEWS).- YEWS will enable countries located in earlier time zones to quickly relay information on Y2K related events to countries in later time zones so nuclear facility operators in those countries can take action, if appropriate, against similar Y2K-related failures. YEWS will reside on the Intemet, using redundant servers located in different intemational time zones. The development of YEWS will be an international collaborative effort using the intemet for rapid input and prototyping.
- YEWS will be ready for the NRC's Y2K contingency plan exercise in October, which is being coordinated with the Nuclear Energy Agency and the Intemational Atomic Energy Agency.
Washinoton Visit of IAEA Deoutv Director General Zvamund Domaratzki Mr. Zygmund Domaratzki, Deputy Director General for the Department of Nuclear Safety, Intemational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), met with officials at the Departments of State and Energy and Congressional aides. He also met with Commissioners Diaz, McGaffigan and Merrifield, as well as EDO Williain Travera. Mr. Domaratzki was in Washington to promote the work of the Department of Nuclear Safety and urge continued U.S. support. In meetings, he noted some of his Department's priorites, including work on safety and security of radiation sources, safety of research reacus and revision of the safety standards documents. The timing of the visit was partly intcnded to coincide with the completion of the State Department reorganization so that Mr. Domaratzki could meet with newly-appointed officials to educate them on the work of his Department.
Visit of Dr. John Lov. Actina CEO. Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Acency (ARPANFA)
Cr. Mcnday, Apr l 5, Dr. John Loy, Acting CEO, Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear i
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Safety Agency (ARPANSA), met with Commissioner McGaffigan and staff members of NMSS, NRR and OIP to discuss materials licensing, radiation protection, decommissioning of research reactors, low-level waste repository licensing and international cooperation.
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Office of the Secretary items of Interest Week Ending April 9,1999 i
Documents Released Date Subject to Public Decision Documents i
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SECY-99-049 2/12/99 Compatibility of Agreement State Programs that Prohibit the Disposal of Mixed Waste f
SRM on 99-049 4/6/99 (same)
Commission Voting 4/6/99 (same)
Record on 99-049 j
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COMSECY-99-007 3/12/99 Notice of Intent to Ship Low-Level Decommissioning Waste from the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant to Waste Control Specialists' Facility in Andrews, Texas
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SRM on 99-007 4/6/99 (same)
Chairman Jackson's 3/30/99 (same) comments on 99-007 Comm. Dicus' 3/18/99 (same) comments on 99-007 Comm. Diaz' comments 3/17/99 (same) on 99-007 Comm. McGaffigan's 3/17/99 (same) comments on 99-007 Comm. Merrifield's.
3/19/99 (same) comments on 99-007 Information Papers 1.
Report of Review 3/12/99 Millstone Units 1,2, and 3: Allegations of Discrimination in NRC Office of Investigations Case Nos. 1-96-002,1 007,1-97-007, and Associated Lessons Learned 2.
SECY-99-089 3/25/99 Weekly information Report - Week Ending March 19,1999 3.
SECY-99-091 3/24/99 NRC Participation in OECD Cooperative Project on Reactor Vessel Lower Head Failure April 9,1999 ENCLOSURE O
i Memoranda 1.
M990406 4/6/99 Staff Requirements - Affirmation Session, Tuesday, April 6,1999: 1. SECY-99-095 -
Hydro Resources, Inc. (HRI)- ENDAUM's and SRIC's Petition for Interlocutory Review of Presiding Officer's Order Conceming Radioactive Air Emissions (March 18, 1999)(LBP-99-15) 2.
Staff Requirements 4/6/99 in Response to EDO Memorandum dated i
January 27,1999 Regarding OlG Inquiry, Case No.99-01S and Remaining issues from SECY-98 292 3.
M990317A 4/2/99 Staff Requirements - Meeting with Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (SECY 074) 4.
Staff Requirements 4/6/99 Memorandum in Response to the Millstone Independent Review Team March 12,1999 Report on Allegations of Discrimination in NRC Office of Investigations Case Nos.1-96-002,1-96-007,1-97-007 and Associated Lessons Learned S.
Memorandum to 3/31/99 Clarification of Enforcement Discussion in Chairman Jackson fm March 19,1999 Millstone Independent G. Paul Bollworm Review Team Report April 9,1999 ENCLOSURE O
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Week Ending April 0,1999 Manaaement Meetina with Commonwealth Edison Comoany - LaSalle On April 6,1999, a management meeting was conducted in Mazon, Illinois, between
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staff. The meeting discussion focused on LaSalle Nuclear Power Station's Unit 1 performance and the status of LaSalle Unit's 2 restart activities. Also discussed was the recent Plant Performance Review of the LaSalle station. NRC Region lli Regional Administrator Jim Dyer 1
participated in the meeting.
American Power Conference ~
l On April 7,1999, NRC Region ill Regional Administrator Jim Dyer participated in Illinois Institute of Technology's "61*' Annual American Power Conference" held in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Dyer discussed " Region 111 Perspective of the Changing Regulatory Environment". He was a member of a panel that included: Michael Sellman, Senior Vice President & CNO, Wisconsin Electric Power Company; Steve Floyd, Director, Regulatory Reform, Nuclear Energy institute; and Michael Meisner, President, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company.
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