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September 17, 1986 For: The Commissioners From: T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1986 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to these Commissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Administration A Nuclear Reactor Regulttion 5 Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C Inspection and Enforcement D Nuclear Regulatory Research E General Counsel F*
International Programs G State Programs H Resource Management I*
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' Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights K*
Regional Offices L*
CRGR Monthly Reports M*
Executive Director for Operations N*
Items Addressed by the Commission 0 Meeting Notices P Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for Q external distribution)
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i HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING SEPTEM3ER 12, 1986 Perry 1 At about 11:02 AM on Tuesday, September 2,1986, Perry I experienced its first reactor scram involving the insertion of control rods. At the time of the scram, the plant was in the early stages of the nuclear heat up tests.
Reactor power was at about 2% of rated power and reactor pressure was being maintained at about 80 psig by the plant operators.
The reactor scram occurred when the neut;on flux level exceeded the intermediate range monitor trip setpoint. The transient was initiated when a sudden step increase, in the output of the pressure transmitter providing a signal to the "B" pressure regulator, resulted in all seven (7) turbine bypass valves moving to the full open positien. Operating personnel successfully closed the turbine bypass valves by increasing the pressure regulator setpoint above the erroneously sensed pressure. When the valves closed, a slight reactor pressure spike was experienced resulting in a momentary increase in the neutron flux level scraming the reactor. All systems functioned normally fc11owing the scram. The reactor remains shut down pending completion of the licensee's investigation and correction of -
the root cause(s) of the turbine bypass system's malfunction, i
FBI Criminal History Rule The rule package has been revised and is in final approval cycle prior to formal transmittal to CRGR. A summary overview describing the approach, assumptions and impact on NRC cf implementing this program has been prepared i by NMSS, RM and SEC to accompany the rule package.
Access Authorization Policy Statement and Industry Guidelines On September 4,1986, representatives from NUMARC met with SG to review in detail the proposed Access Authorization Policy Statement and the Industry Guidelines. Another meeting was held on Thursday, September 11, 1986, con-tinuing the discussion on Appests, Temporary Clearances, and Grandfathering.
_ Grand Jury Indictment A Grand Jury indictment was handed down on Septebmer 10, 1986 to American Electric Power Service Corporation, Indiana & Michigan Electric Company, and an individual (currently employed by Consolidated Edison) relative to Appendix R is' sues at D.C. Cook.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending September 12, 1986 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS .
l Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Carryovers, 1985 181 15 .
Received, 1986 677 176 Granted 493 59 Denied 132 35 Pending 233 97 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received
. George Korkala Requests copies of eight specified records.
(86-661)
Anthony J. Welker Requests information on Project Gnome of the Plowshare (86-622) Program.
Bonnie Lerner, Requests a copy of SECY-86-184, " Emergency Planning GPU Nuclear Medical Services."
(86-633)
Laurence J. Lenski, Requests a copy of specified NRC contracts.
National Systems
& Research Co.
(86-664)
Nina M. Blecher, Requests a list of current data processing - related Signa Data contracts.
Services Corp.
- (86-665)
Jack deSimone, Requests all records maintained on former Congressman (86-666) Frederick Richmond.
1 Baaron Pittenger Requests results of inspections since 1974 and records (86-667) regarding violations at the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant.
Windle Turley, Requests a copy of the entire chronological file index Windle Turley, from 1980 on Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, Docket 40-8027.
P.C.
(86-668)
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- Received, Cont'd Thomas M. Burton, Requests four categories of records related to OIA and Chicago Tribune 01 investigations, and allegations brought to NRC's (86-669) attention, regarding nuclear power plants located in Illinois.
Gordon Rayner, Requests copies of the bidders lists for purchase order FSM Leasing, Inc. 86-1299 and ADM-87-172.
(86-670)
Barbara A. Zuras, Requests a cpoy of the investigation report on Hoberg, Finger, investigation report on allegations of QA violations at Brown, Cox & the Zimmer nuclear power plant.
& Molligan (86-671)
David L. Helling, Requests records regarding illegal drug use at the Wolf WDAF-TV Creek nuclear power plant.
(86-672)
Renee Cohen, Requests a copy of the technical proposal submitted in Franklin Research response to RFP NO. RS-0!E-86-156.
Center (86-673)
Phyllis B.-Krat'er, Requests records relating to contract No. NRC-33-86-236.
SMC Information Systems
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Renee Cohen, Requests a copy of the technical proposal submitted in Franklin Research response to RFP No. RS-01E-86-155.
Center (86-675)
Michael Jurinske Requests indexes of employees in RV.
(86-676)
- 0. W. Ward, Requests records relating to Met Lab Inc.'s license No.
Met Lab 45-09963-01.
Incorporated (86'-677)
Stephen M. Kchn, APPEAL TO THE EDO, on behalf of an individual, for the i
Government 12.ck of response to a request for records relating to
! Accountability a co:nplaint against the Arizona Public Service Company Project regarding the Palo Verde nuclear power plant.
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Stephen M. Kohn, APPEAL T0 THE COMMISSION, on behalf of an individual, Government for the lack of response to a request for records Accountability regarding the Palo Verde nuclear power plant.
Project (86-A-176-86-363)
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- Granted (Anindividual In response to a request for records indicating whether i a felony conviction prohibits an individual from requesting information ) employment in nuclear u.eas, made available eight records.
(86-4) Informed the requester that four records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
i Al Sterr, In response to a request for a' list of companies and/or Al Stern individuals who requested solicitation materials for
. Associates, Inc. the FY1986 Small Business Innovative Research Program,
( (86-74) made available a copy of the requested record.
f Joseph Gallo, In response to a request for a copy of the nonproprietary Isham, Lincoln version of the proposal submitted by AACOR, Ltd., in
& Beale response to RFP-RS-SEC-86-201, made available a copy of (86-306) the requested record.
Jack Taylor, In response to a request for two categories of records Dallas Times regarding the Soviet Union's nuclear industry and the l Herald Chernobyl accident, made available 42 records. Informed (86-336) the requester that three records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Billie P. Garde, In response to a request for records regarding Inspection Government Report 85-037, dated November 9, 1985, regarding Accountability SAFETEAM information concerning the Fermi nuclear power l
Project plant, informed the requester that three records subject (86-372) to this request are already available at the PDR.
Tim R. Taylor. In response to a request for the names and addresses of Julien J. Studley, all contractors and subcontractors who are currently Inc. Under contract with the NRC, made available a copy of (86-612) the requested record.
4 Maurice Frankel, In response to a request for records relating to an FOIA The Campaign request made to the NRC on October 20, 1983, relating in for Freedom of part to the Sizewell B nuclear power plant in the United Information Kingdom, made available four records. Informed the (86-614) requester that the remaining records are already available in a previous F0IA request file.
Homi Minwalla, In response to a request for the names of the top 30 PARS Associates, contractors who have provided consulting and technical l Inc. services under contract with the NRC during the past three (86-631) years, made available a copy of the requested record.
Paul Shapiro, In response to a request for copies of all inspection Radiation reports for 1985 relating to Radiation Technology, Inc.,
Technology, Inc. located in Rockaway, New Jersey, informed the requester (86-646) that the NRC has no records subject to this request.
Anthony J. Welker In response to a request for information on Project Gnome (86-622) of the Plowshare Program, informed the requester that the NRC has no records subject to this request. Suggested that he contact the D0E.
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Granted, Cont'd Jill C. Grice In response-to an APPEAL TO THE EDO for the release of (86-A-139-86-476) one' denied record regarding a request for records pertaining to Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, made available a copy of the record.
Denied Lynne Bernabei, In response to referral from the D0J of four NRC records-Government regarding a request for records pertaining to an Accountability investigation conducted by the FBI regarding allegations Project of dumping and destruction of new and usable materials (85-482) and equipment and any other potentially criminal activities of the Bechtel Power Company and Arizona ;
Public Service Company employees or managers regarding the Palo Verde nuclear power plant, informed the requester that three of the records the NRC provided to the her in response to an earlier FOIA request, F01A-83-161. Denied portions of one record, release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and disclosure of which would reveal the identities of confidential sources. 6 Ophelia G. Williams, In response to a request for (1) SECY-85-306A, SECY J/R/A Associates 306B. and any other revisions to SECY-85-306; (2) SECY-(86-496)85-279; (3) SECY-85-298; (4) SECY-86-97; (5) NUREG-313, Revision 2; and (6) Fort Calhoun Outage Inspection Report 50-285/85-22, informed the requester that we addressed the records subject to item (1) in previous F0IA requests.
Made available a copies of items (4) and (6). Informed the requester that item (5) is already available at the POR. Denieditem(2)initsentiretyandportionsof item (3),releaseofwhichwouldtendtoinhibittheopen and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
(Anindividual In response to a request for a copy of an OIA report, denied portions of this record, release of which would requesting) information constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal (86-598) privacy.
Lyle Graber, In response to a request for a copy of SECY-86-153, NUS Corporation denied portions of this record, release of which would (86-606) tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
Billie P. Garde, In response to an APPEAL TO THE EDO for the release of i
Government five denied records regarding a request for records i Accountability relating to Inspection Report 50-445/84-32 and 50-446/
Project 84-11 concerning the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, f
I (86-A-102-86-214) continued to deny these records in their entirety in order to preserve the free and candid internal dialogue necessary for the careful formulation of agency decisions.
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5 Denied, Cont'd Jennifer Puntenney, In response to an APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the Safe Energy release of five denied records in NRC's response dated Coalition of July 21, 1986, regarding a request for records concerning Michigan the Fermi nuclear power plant, denied two records in (86-A-150-86-362) their entirety and portions of three records, disclosure of which would likely stifle honest and frank, communicatations within the agency.
Susan Hiatt, In response to an APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the release OCRE Representative of 15 denied records and portions of two records regarding (86-A-152-86-297) a request for records since January 1986 concerning the licensing of the Perry nuclear power plant, made available one record. Continued to deny the remaining records, disclosure of which would likely stifle honest and frank communications within the agency.
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT DIVISI0il 0F CONTRACTS WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1986 PROPOSAL 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 Performance: One year with two one-year options.
Sponsor: Office of Resource Management Status: Best and Final offers received and forwarded to Source Evaluation Panel for review on September 11, 1986.
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l 0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION :
ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending September 12, 1986 Limerick On August 28, 1986 the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board issued its decision, ALAB-845, in response to appeals from the Licensing Board's Fourth Partial Initial Decision. The fourth PID, issued on July 22, 1985, concerned the adequacy of the emergency plan for the State Correctional Institute at Graterford (SCIG), Pennsylvania which is within the Limerick EPZ.
The Appeal Board affirmed the Licensing Board's decisions in all but one respect; that concerning the mobilization of the work force at SCIG in the event of a nuclear emergency at Limerick. The Appeal Board remanded this issue to the Licensing Board for further consideration. The Licensing Board has scheduled a hearing for September 25, 1986 on this issue. -The Appeal Board also concluded that this issue does not warrant license suspension pending remedial action.
Perry 1 At about 11:02 AM on Tuesday, September 2,1986, Perry 1 experienced its first reactor scram involving the insertion of control rods. At the time of the scram, the plant was in the early stages of the nuclear heat up tests.
Reactor power was at about 2% of rated power and reactor pressure was being maintained at about 80 psig by the plant operators.
The reactor scram occurred when the neutron flux level exceeded the intermediate range monitor trip setpoint. The transient was initiated when a sudden step increase, in the output of the pressure transmitter a signal to the "B" pressure regulator, resulted in all seven (7) providing turbine bypass valves moving to the full open position. Operating personnel successfully closed the turbine bypass valves by increasing the pressure regulator setpoint above the erroneously sensed pressure. When the valves closed, a slight reactor pressure spike was experienced resulting in a momentary increase in the neutron flux level scraming the reactor. All systems functioned normally following the scram. The reactor remains shut down pending completion of the licensee's investigation and correction of
- the root cause(s) of the turbine bypass system's malfunction.
Diablo Canyon Reinstallation of Original Spent Fuel Racks under 10 CFR 50.59 On September 5, 1986 Region V requested NRR to review the PG&E safety evaluation perfonned according to 10 CFR 50.59 for the reinstallation of the original fuel racks into the Unit I spent fuel pool. NRR staff will discuss
, with PG&E details of the installation in a meeting on Wednesday, September 10, 1986. Originally the racks had been bolted to the spent fuel pool floor using
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4 anchors. The bolts had been cut off and the liner surface prepared for the new, high density racks which would be freestanding. The original racks are being reinstalled by welding the feet to embed plates which are welded to the liner.
PG&E started the welding process on September 5,1986 and all original racks are expected to be fully reinstalled by September 19, 1986. As of September 8,1986 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had not issued a final decision regarding intervenors request for a stay of our license amendment authorizing use of the high density racks, pending a hearing on this matter.
Arkansas Nuclear One - Reduction of Work Force as a Result of a Work Force Analysis On September 5,1986' Arkansas Power and Light Company announced that it is reducing its total work force by about 600 positions, an 11% reduction in its current authorized staffing. To date the licensee has identified four nuclear related positions to be eliminated from the plant site (AN0-1&2). These are first level supervisory positions. It is expected that there will be more nuclear related staff and perhaps supervisory positions identified to be eliminated in the near future. This planned reduction is a result of an extensive work force analysis study which considered the completion of the company's long term power plant construction programs, reduced growth rate, new information management tools that have improved productivity and perfonnance, and other internal consolidations and phase-outs. The reductions will include about 15% in supervisory personnel,13% of the general office staff and 11%
in field personnel. We have discussed the planned reductions with the licensee who indicates that the reductions will have no adverse impact on the safe operation of the nuclear plants and will not affect planned improvements.
The license further will formally inform us of their plans.
DIABLO CANYON COURT ORDER CONCERNING SPENT FUEL POOL EXPANSION On September 11, 1986 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an Order which concludes:
"The NRC failed to comply with its own regulations in denying petitioners a hearing prior to making the Diablo Canyon reracking license amendments effective. Accordingly, the existing stay of those amendments is continued. PG&E shall not deposit any spent fuel rods in the pool for Unit 1 and shall not rerack the pool for Unit 2 until hearings have been held in compliance with the requirements of the Atemic Energy Act."
The Court further stated that PG&E may elect to return the original racks to the pool in accordance with the existing operating licenses and may use the pools prior to completion of the hearing. PG&E is in the process of
!o. reinstalling the original racks into the Unit 1 pool. The first spent fuel element is expected to be unloaded into the Unit 1 pool on about September 20, 1986. The staff is currently reviewing the PG&E safety evalua-tion performed in accordance with 10 CFR 50.49. No changes have been made to the Unit 2 pool (i.e. original racks remain in place). Unit 2 is expected to enter its first refueling outage in March / April 1987. The ASLB hearing on the spent fuel pool expansion has been scheduled to consnence in March 1987.
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NRC TMI-2 CLEANUP PROJECT DIRECTORATE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 1986
- 1. DEFUELING
- Defueling activities are currently directed towards removing end fittings from the top of the rubble bed. This will allow more efficient use of the core drilling equipment to perforate the hard crust when it is reinstalled. The end fittings will be temporarily stored in shielded 55 gallon drums in the reactor building until the end fittings can be sized to fit in fuel canisters. The first end fitting was placed into a shielded 55 gallon drum on Saturday evening September 13, 1986.
- In-vessel operations continued to proceed slowly due to poor visibility.
- 2. 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, average air temperature of 57 F. The average reactor incore thermocouple reading is 78"F.
- The airborne radioactivity on the defueling platform above the reactor-vessel is about 1.7 E-7 uCi/cc tritium and-1.6 E-11 uCi/cc particulates, predominately cesium-137 and strontium-90. About 15 feet of water over the core region and 6 feet over the carousel holding the defueling canisters provide shielding.
- 3. 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 l Agreement.
l - The Lancaster water sample taken at the water works river intake and analyzed by EPA consisted of a seven day composite sample taken August 24 - 30, 1986. A gamma scan detected no reactor related activity.
l - 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 August 24 - 30, 1986. A gamma scan detected no
< reactor related activity.
- The EPA analyses of the NRC outdoor air sample for the period September 4 - 11, 1986 showed that concentrations of Cs-137 and I-131 were below the lower limit of quantitative detection (LLD) for the system. The LLD varies around a value of IE-13 uCi/cc.
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- 4. AUXILIARY AND FUEL HANDLING BUILDING ACTIVITIES
- Start-up testing of the sludge transfer system continues.
- Hands-on decontamination has begun in the annulus area between the reactor building and fuel handling building.
- Hands-on decontamination of the "A" Bleed Tank Room and flushing of the Seal Injection Valve Room continues.
- 5. NRC EVALUATIONS IN PROGRESS
- Technical Specification Change Request numbers 49, 51, 52, and 54.
- Recovery Operations Plan Change numbers 31 and 33 - Change Request No. 39 was approved September 11, 1986. ,
- Solid Waste Facility Technical Evaluatica Report.
- Reactor Building Sump Criticality Safety Evaluation Report was approved September 11, 1986.
- Heavy Load Safety Evaluation Report, Revision 3.
- Disposal of Processed Water Report.
- Sediment Transfer and Processing System SER.
- End Fitting Storage SER - Partial approval was given on September 11, 1986.
- SER for Use of Plasma Arc Cutting Torch.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending September 12, 1986 Mixed Waste Members of NRC/ EPA management met with Texas State officials concerning their progress towards establishing a LLW facility with a special consideration of the mixed LLW issue. This allowed NRC and EPA to gain an insight as to how a state attempting to develop a new disposal facility views dual regulation of mixed LLW. The State of Texas observed that the dual regulation is workable but it would cause expensive facility design and complex permitting / operation procedures. The absence of EPA's location standards was not a roadblock in siting efforts because the Texas siting guidelines are perceived equal to or more restrictive than EPA's anticipated location standards. EPA committed to provide guidance and consultation to any state or the compact wishing to submit permit application for a new LLW disposal facility.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Trip Division of Waste Management staff met with Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection staff on 9/5/86 to discuss LLRWPAA implementation, NRC approach to development of guidance on requirements for alternative disposal technologies, storage vs. disposal, the Pennsylvania design criteria document. The state expressed interest in early visibility of the NRC review plans. The Bureau staff was generally supportive of the NRC proposal to develop guidance for only two basic alternatives, below grade bunkers and earth mounded concrete bunkers. They support the concept of standardization, and also the continued restriction of storage licenses to 5 year (renewable) periods with added financial and institutional requirements to ensure ultimate disposal.
Continued discussions on the state's design criteria are planned for early October in Silver Spring.
Meeting Concerning West Valley Study On September 4, 1986, FC staff met with a representative of the Aerospace Corporation to discuss comments on the revised draft report entitled, " Case Histories of West Valley Spent Fuel Shipments." Aerospace indicated its intent to complete the final revision of the draft report by September 30, 1986.
Babcock & Wilcox, Apollo, Pennsylvania On September 9,1986, NMSS members met with Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) representatives. Changes in the license to reflect a new organization, cleanup of the Apollo facility, and license renewal of the Apollo facility were discussed.
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2 FBI Criminal History Rule The rule package has been revised and is in final approval cycle prior to formal transmittal to CRGR. A summary overview describing the approach, assumptions and impact on NRC of implementing this program has been prepared by NMSS, RM and SEC to accompany the rule package.
Access Authorization Policy Statement and Industry Guidelines On September 4, 1986, representatives from NUMARC met with SG to review in detail the proposed Access Authorization Policy Statement and the Industry Guidelines. Another meeting was held on Thursday, September 11, 1986, con-tinuing the discussion on Appeals, Temporary Clearances, and Grandfathering.
SEPTEMBER 12, 1986 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Items of Interest Week Ending September 12, 1986
- 1. Items of Interest
- a. ANS Executive Workshop The Director, IE, two Regional Administrators, and several senior IE and regional managers will participate in the American Nuclear Society Executive Workshop on Utility /NRC Inspection Interface next week.
- b. Grand Jury Indictment A Grand Jury indictment was handed down on Septebmer 10, 1986 to American Electric Pcwer Service Corporation, Indiana & Michigan Electric Company, and an individual (currently employed by Consolidated Edison) relative to Appendix R issues at D.C. Cook.
- 2. The following Significant Enforcement Action was taken during the past week:
- a. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties was issued to the Tennessee Valley Authority (Browns Ferry) in the amount of $150,000. This action was based on multiple violations involving cable tray supports: inadequate design, inadequate corrective measures, and failures to accomplish activities in accordance with drawings and procedures. (EN86-67)
- b. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties was issued to Union Electric Company (Callaway) in the amount of $25,000.
This action was based on two violations; the first involved the inoperability of both trains of the Intermediate Head Safety Inspection while in hot standby and the second included operation in Mode 2 without autostart capability of AFW pumps after Main FW Pumps trip. (EN 86-68)
- c. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties had been issued to Pathfinder Mines Corporation (Shirley Basin, WY) in October 1985 in the amount of $8,000. This action was based on the apparent unauthorized construction of uranium heap leach piles.
After consideration of the licensee's response and additional informa-tion provided, the staff has decided to fully mitigate the civil penalty to avoid duplication of sanctions imposed by the state and licensee. The licensee has agreed to all other state settlement agreement requirements. (EN 85-73A).
- 3. The following IE Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week:
- a. PN0-I-86-72, GPU Nuclear Corporation (0yster Creek), Suspected Employee Controlled Substance Use.
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- b. PNO-II-86-64, Carolina Power and Light Company (Shearon Harris 1),
Telephoned Bomb Threat.
- c. PN0-III-86-91, St. Francis Hospital (Evanston, IL), Lost Iridium-192 Seeds.
- d. PNO-III-86-92, John C. Haynes (Newark, OH), Sentence for Unlawful Possession of Radioactive Material.
- e. PN0-III-86-93, Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, M0), Therapeutic Medical Misadministration 28 Percent Higher Than Prescribed.
Grand Jury Indictment.
- g. PNO-III-86-95, Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), Employee Contaminated in Radioactive Waste Spill.
h.. PNO-V-86-61, Southern California Edison Company (San Onofre 1),
Shutdown Greater Than 48 Hours.
- 4. The following IE Information Notices and Bulletins were issued during the past week:
- a. IE Information Notice 86-80, Unit Startup With Degraded High Pressure Safety Injection System was issued to all nuclear power reactor
~- facilities holding an operating license or a construction permit.
- 5. Civil Penalties Paid
- a. Kansas Gas and Electric (Wolf Creek) in the amount of $64,000 based on violations involving the employee protection provisions of the Energy Reorganization. (EA 84-87)
- b. Florida Power and Light (St. Lucie) in the amount of $25,000 based on security violations. (EA 86-99)
- c. Gulf States Utilities (River Bend) in the amount of $65,000 based on security violations. (EA 86-109)
- d. Donahue and Associates (Sheboygan, MI) in the amount of $250 based on the failure to maintain control over a moisture / density gauge.
(EA 86-129)
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending September 12, 1986 IAEA Technical Committee Meeting J. Vora, Division of Engineering Safety RES, represented the U.S. at the IAEA Technical Committee Meeting, held September 1-5, 1986, in Vienna, Austria. The subject of the meeting was " Safety Aspects of Nuclear Plant Aging." The member states who participated were Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Pakistan, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., U.S. A., and Yugoslavia. The Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organization for Economic Development (0 ECD) also participated.
4 l Presentations and discussions of technical issues included (a) genera'. afety
- aspects of NPP aging, (b) monitoring of aged equipment, (c) inservice inspection, (d) preventive maintenarce, and (d) data collection. Also, the various options for international ctoperation in managing plant aging and IAEA's role in coordinating such cooperation were discussed.
The committee continued its work, begun last year, in developing a state-of-the-art report on the safety aspects of NPP Aging. The revised draft has been scheduled for completion by June 1987. It will then be discussed at the International Symposium on Safety Aspects of the Aging and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, June 29-July 3, 1987, Vienna, Austria. ;
Recently Issued Publication l Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement: Guide for the Preparation of
[ Applications for Radiation Safety Evaluation and Registration of Devices Containing Byproduct Material, Task FC 601-4. Comments requested by November 7,1986.
Contact:
S. Baggett (301) 427-9005.
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RES RULEMAKING ACTIVITIES Consideration of Earthquakes in the Context of Emergency Preparedness (Part 50)
On December 8, 1981, the Commission ruled in a then-pending adjudication that its emergency planning regulations do not require consideration of potential earthquake effects on emergency plans for nuclear power reactors. In the Matter of Southern California Edison Com)any, et al. (San Onofre Nuclear GeneratingStation, Units 2and3),CLI-31-33,14NRC1091(1981). The Commission affirmed this position in the Diablo Canyon proceeding. In the Matter of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2). In this decision, the Commission stated that it would initiate a rulemaking "to address whether the potential for seismic impacts on emergency planning is a significant enough concern for large portions of the nation to warrant the amendment of the regulations to specifically consider those impacts."
A proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on December 21, 1984.
The proposed rule states that neither emergency response plans nor evacuation time analyses need consider the impact of earthquakes. On August 21, 1985, the EDO submitted for Commission consideration a final rule which would require limited consideration of earthquakes in emergency planning.
On April 25, 1986, the D.C. Court of Appeals agreed with~ the Commission's San Onofre finding that emergency plans need not consider the effects of i earthquakes. The Commission then approved an 0GC suggestion to withdraw the l proposed rule and let the court decision stand alone. 0GC has submitted to the Commission (9/10/86) for approval a Federal Register notice that would accomplish this.
l I Deletion of the Unusual Event Emergency Classification (Part 50)
In late 1984, the Office of Inspection and Enforcement requested the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research to initiate a rulemaking to delete the unusual event emergency classification. This request was made because: (1) unusual events are not emergencies; (2) they usually do not affect the public health and safety; and (3) they are usually handled and resolved by plant personnel.
Additionally, the notification of these events not only drains NRC resources but may tend to desensitize State and local governments. After a rulemaking l package was drafted, inquiries to FEMA and the AIF indicated that many State j governments were opposed to deleting the notification of these events.
As a result, IE submitted a memo to RES (E. Jordan to K. Goller, dated August 22,1986) requesting that this rulemaking be suspended pending the
! outcome of a complete review of emergency planning regulations. RES concurs i
and will recommend termination of this action.
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3 Rule to Amend the Transportation Provisions Pertaining to the Shipment of Low Specific Activity (LSA) Material (Part 71)
The concept of requiring lesser packaging for low specific activity (LSA) radioactive material has been expanded to the extent that a limit must be placed on package content to control external radiation levels in the event of loss of package shielding in a severe accident. IAEA has imposed such a limit and NRC staff proposes to adopt the same limit. The rulemaking to accomplish this has been complicated by the decision to concurrently impose another limit on LSA shipments, this one to control the economic aspects of LSA accidents, including the prolonged closing of major highways. In the absence of earlier standards development work regarding economic aspects, NMSS asked D0T to arrange for a study of both safety and economic aspects of LSA shipments.
Delays in completing this study by the Department of Transportation have caused a delay in the development of the regulatory analysis and proposed rule. The D0T contractor had projected September 30, 1986, for task completion; but it is now apparent that the research will require another 6 months or more to complete. Consideration is being given to suspending this rulemaking until the D0T study is completed and agreement is reached on what the LSA rule should accomplish.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1986 Foreign Visitors On Monday and Wednesday Dr. Leopold Weil of the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (FRG BMU),
accompanied by Dr. Rudolf Goertz, consultant to BMU, visited NRC for discussions on plant decomissioning and nuclear electromagnetic pulse effects on plant operation. NRR, RES and IE staff participated in these discussions. On Friday the visitors traveled to TMI to speak with Bill Travers on the ongoing cleanup operations at TMI. Hans Schechter, IP, accompanied the visitors to TMI.
On Tuesday a six-member nuclear delegation from Argentina headed by Alberto Costantini, President of the Argentine National Atomic Energy Comission (CNEA), met with Commissioner Asselstine, J. Shea and K. Henderson of IP, D. Ross and J. Cortez of RES, and R. Cunningham of NMSS to discuss general nuclear safety topics, including a draft NRC/CNEA Technical Information Exchange and Cooperation Arrangement, which is in the final stages of negotiation. The delegation came to NRC following one and a half days of meetings with Ambassador Kennedy and other State Department officials. They met again on Friday with RES and IP to continue discussions on the proposed arrangement.
- On Thursday a delegation from the Japan Federation of Electric Power
. Companies made a courtesy call on Chairman Zech and met with E00 Stello and other NRC senior staff members. R. Hauber and H. Faulkner of IP also met with the group.
On Friday Mr. Georg von Klitzing, Director General of the Euratom Supply Agency, accompanied by Ms. Doris Dubois of the Washington Office of the l Delegation of the Comission of the European Communities, met with Conanissioners Roberts and Carr, D. Rathbun of OCM, and H. Faulkner of IP.
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1986 Hazardous Materials Transportation Steve Salomon, OSP, attended a workshop, " Towns at Risk: Hazardous liaterials Transportation," sponsored by the National Association of Towns and Townships, at its annual educational conference at the Sheraton Washington Hotel on September 5, 1986. Topics included accident prevention, emergency response, research and planning and the role of a local elected official. One of the main stumbling blocks to effective programs was identified as information dissemination to the local level of government in view of the vast amount of technical information available.
Southeast Low-Level Waste Compact The Board of the Southeast Low-Level Waste Compact met in Atlanta on September 10 and 11,1986. They considered additional technical information
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regarding selection of the next host State. The Board voted 14-2 to select North Carolina as the next host.
Agreement State Review
.- The New Mexico radiation control program will be reviewed the week of September 22, 1986.
Training Course During the week of September 22-26, 1986, twenty-one State radiation control personnel and one person each from the Navy and Air Force will attend the course entitled " Introduction to Licensing Practices and Procedures" in Bethesda.
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ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 12, 1986 A. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - DISCUSSION OF FULL POWER OPERATING LICENSE FOR PERRY-1, 10:00 A.M., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1986, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C.
- 0FFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to Stello dated 9/12/86 The Commission was briefed by the licensee and the staff on the readiness of Perry Unit 1 for a full power license. Tae Commission was also briefed by representatives from the State of Ohio and the Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy (OCRE),
intervenors in the granting of a full power license for Perry Unit 1.
The following persons participated in the meeting:
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
- R.M. Ginn, Chief Executive Officer
- R. Farling, President
- M. Edelman, Sr. Vice President, Nuclear
- M. Lyster, Plant Manager
- F. Stead, Manager Technical State of Ohio
- W. Denihan, Director of Highway Safety
- T. Chema, Director of PUC
- S. Sigler, Assistant Attorney General
, OCRE
- Susan Hiatt
- Dale Baich l _
- Staff j - V. Stello
- H. Denton
- J. Stefano
- R. Hermann
- C. Norelius
- W.R. Johnson
- W. Houston
- J. Keppler FEMA
- R. Wilkerson The Commission issued no requirements at this meeting.
Commissioner Asselstine will transmit some additional questions relating to the earthquake issue to the staff for their response.
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B. STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION / DISCUSSION AND VOTE, 3:30 P.M., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1986, COPtilSSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to Stello dated 12/12/86 I. SECY-86-195 - Denial of Petition for Rulemaking Concerning the Need and Safety of Shipments of Spent Nuclear Fuel (PRM-71-10)
The Commission, by a 5-0 vote, approved a response (as modified on the attached copy) denying a petition for rulemaking from the State of Wisconsin. The petitions requested that the NRC establish a regulatory process for the evaluation and approval of individual shipments of spent nuclear fuel proposed by licensees.
The Commission has also approved a modified letter of response to the petitioner indicating the Commission's denial of the i petition (copy attached).
The revised FRN and letter should be forwarded to SECY for signature and publication in the Federal Register.
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O h NRR MEETING NOTICES
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT l$
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- 9/16/86 50-498 Room 1309 Conduct discussions preparatory NRC/EGAG/HL&P N.P. Kadambi 8:30 a.m. 50-499 Landow Building to the audits
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Suite 208, Quatel Ofc. Review Connecticut Yankee NRC/CYAPC0 A. Wang
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- 30 a.m. Woodmont Building Atomic Power Company's proposed i
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Quadrex Energy Obtain, informal feedback.from NRC/Quadrex/ Donald Eng
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Room P-422 Discuss Fuel Rod Internal NRC/CE/PNL D. Fieno i 9:00 a.m. Phillips Building Pressure Criteria j 9/24/86 50-373 Room P-904D Discuss La Salle's internal NRC/ Ceco /RGN-III A. Bournia i 10:00 a.m. 50-374 Phillips Building scheduling practices are open l issues in the forth coning year at La Salle i
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.P.ES MEETING NOTICES M
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9/15-17/86 New York City Section III, ASME BPVC;Section II, Woolridge y ASME BPVC 9/15-18/86 Richland, WA Management review of PNL programs. Arlotto Arlotto 9/16-18/86 Raleigh, NC NESDIP/ VENUS /PWR Workshop UK, CEN/SCK,0RNL, Taboada NBS, HEDL, NRC 9/18/86 NL-263 Discuss work to be perfonned for Peter Soo, BNL Philip FIN A3291 Philip, RES/NRC 9/22-23/86 DOE-L' Enfant INTRAVAL DOE, USGS, EPA Nicholson Plaza (9/22)
NL (9/23) Briefing by SKI /K0MAKTA Consultants 9/23-24/86 Ottawa, Canada Negotiate IPIRG Agreement for AECB AECB, Battelle, Mayfield NRC-RES/0GC 9/23-26/86 Seattle, WA SGGP Meeting on SG ISI Model/ Criteria PWR Vendor:; U.S.,Muscara Europe Labs 9/25-26/86 SRI, Menlo Park Groundwater Modules Study Chcry/Nichol:an Chery Other invited _
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FOR WEEK ENDING: 9/12/86 Divisi'on of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety 5 DOCKET ATTENDEES /
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- 9/15/86 70-1257 Willste Meeting to discuss the organization Reps from Crow E
- '9:30am at Exxon Nuclear Co. Exxon Nuclear and NRC 9/18-19/86 Project Willste Meeting with URENC0 to discuss J. Bader and Clark enrichment licensing aspects.
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OGC and SG 9/23/86 Willste Transportation Activities Review R. Cunningham (FC) Cook 9:00am Meeting with DOE /00T. J. Cook (FC)
Reps of DOT and DOE 9/23/86 Willste Meeting with DOE to discuss R. Cunningham (FC) Clark 1:00pm enrichment. L. Rouse (FC)
G. Terry (FC)
T. Clark (FC)
Mr. Haberman (DOE)
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEliE!!T 9/15/86 DOE Coordinating Committee Meeting DOE, NRC, P. Altomare States, Tribes 10/2/86 RM, MN88 Pilot Project Status Meeting ASLB, PDR, IRM P. Altomare y RM, DwM, AoM r-E r,
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- APPLICANT y DATE/ TIME NUPBER LOCATION PURPOSE P. Robinson Robinson Columbia, SC IAEA inspection of Westinghou.se-transit P.Baird, m 9/21 Oak Ridge, TN matching . W.Matthews, M C. Sanders. West. ,
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Observe DOE guard- C.K.Nulsen C.K.Nulsen .e New Orleans, LA D. Gray, DOE 9/25-28 force exercise for M. Smith, DOE NRC guard training D.Ornick, DOE amendments
- G. McCorkle G. McCorkle ASIS Conference Discuss Access 9/22/86 New Orleans, LA Authorization Vienna, Austria US/IAEA SG Agreement E. Sparks Sparks
( 9/22-10/2 ~ R.Thiele, IAEA J.0akberg, IAEA J.Nardi, IAEA M.Ferraras,IAEA R.Thorstensen,IAEA m JCKessler, State P
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- DOCKET PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT t; DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION 50-263 Region III Enforcement Northern States Power A. B. Davis 10:00 a.m.
Conference Company 9/25/86 50-409 Region III SALP Dairyland Power Cooperative A. B. Davis
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