ML20207U123

FOIA Request for All Documents Re 861203 Spill from Plant Spent Fuel Pool

ML20207U123
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	02/02/1987
From:	Murphy S NUCLEAR INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICE
To:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-87-76 TAC-64455, TAC-64456, NUDOCS 8703240637
Download: ML20207U123 (2)

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e 3 y n se_ s Nuclear Information and Resource Service 1616 P Street, N.W., Suite 160, Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 328-0002 February 2, 1987 DEEDOM OF INFORMATION Donnle Grimsley E DIII Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration h[f ., p ,

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REOUEST

Dear Mr. Grimsley,

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 522, as amended, and 10 CFR 9.8 of the Commission 's regulations, the Nuclear Information and Pesource Service requests the following documents pertaining to the December 3, 1986 spill from the Hatch nuclear power plant spent fuel pool.

Please consider " documents" to include reports, studies, test results, correspondence, graphs, charts, diagrams, notes and summaries of conversations and interviews, computer records, and any other forms of written communication, including internal NRC Staff memoranda.

Pursuant to this request, please provide all documents prepared or utilized related to :

by, in the possession of, or routed through the NRC

1. the precise cause of the spill, including the name and location of any equipment which failed to work as designed, and the extent to which human error was the causer

2. exactly how much water spilled over what period of time from the pool and how much radiation was released. Please include a breakdown of the amount and kind of radionuclides released;

3. the number of fuel rods in the pool at the time of the acc id en t . If possible include a breakdown or timeline of when each set of rods was put in the pool starting from the first refueling outage to the present;

4. the impact of the spill on the wetlands surrounding the plant, 8703240637 870202 PDR FOIA MURPHYB7-76 PDR

y include any environmental assays before and/or after the accident, any follow-up currently underway or planned by the NRC or any other federal, state, or local body; 1

5. the design of the fuel pool. How many others of the same or similar design are there in the United States? Does the pool have a liner? If so, what is the liner made of?;

6. the nature and cause of any other fuel pool accident at any other US nuclear reactor and its impact on the environment.

In your response, please provide a list of offices to which this request was forwarded.

In our opinion, it is appropriate in this case for you to waive search charges, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 522 (a) (4) (A) "because furnishing the information can be considered as primarily benefiting the general public." The Nuclear Information and Resource Service is a non-profit organization serving local organizations concerned about nuclear power and provides information to the general public, members of Congress, State and local officials.

If you have any questions about the nature of this request, please contact me by phone at 328-0002. We look forward to your prompt reply.

Sincerely,

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