ML20210T829
| ML20210T829 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Rancho Seco |
| Issue date: | 04/17/1986 |
| From: | Weiss E HARMON & WEISS |
| To: | Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| References | |
| FOIA-86-290 NUDOCS 8606020091 | |
| Download: ML20210T829 (2) | |
Text
~
e-e.
HArtMON & WEISS 2001 S ST R EET. N.W.
SUITE 430 WASIIINGTON, D.C. cocoo-ites Gall McGREEVY HARMON TELEPHONE ELLYN R. WEISS (202)328-3500 DIANE CURRAN DEAN R. TOUSLEY ANDREA C. FERSTER April 17, 1986 FREdiOOM QF INf0M4438()N Joseph Felton, Director ACT REQUEST Division of Rules and Records pgOab
=w F
United States Nuclear Tg.,,g A
Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 RE:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
Dear Mr. Felton:
Pursuant to the Federal Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request copies of the following:
1.
The draft action plan prepared by the NRC staff in Fe bruary, 1986, for re-evaluation of the safety of B&W plants.
?
2.
Tine NRC staff report (s) on plans to address each item outlined for review in the aftermath of the Rancho Seco accident of December 26, 1985.
Both of these documents are referred to in the attached "inside NRC" article.
Very Truly Yours, C
Ellyn R. Weiss 8606020091 860417 PDR FOIA PDR WElsS86-290 I
7
-~m_m
~ ' ~ ~ - - - - - _ _ _ _ '
r GROUP PROGRAM PLAN i
9' NRS ST AFF RESElWIN6 jdDGMENT ON B&W O k of the Babcock & Wilcox (B&W)
I P
i provement progruM, but they said it was too ll of NRCs concerns. The staff deve owners group's trip reouction and transient response m early to say whether the program plan addresses adraft a
' program plan that the staff thinks sues only implicitly addressed in the owners group sso h
and on what time schedule, all of which will notThe staffs dr i
fh d January 24 that NRC would conduct tor for Operations Victor Stello announcedesign basis require d to let the owners group take the le i
the re-evaluation, because Stello agreed nstea k on plans to address each of th f
program plan and to review it only after it was onnu a was due to report to Stello by the end of last wee review in the aftermath of the December 1985 overcoo d design comparison of B&W plants trict's Rancho Seco (INRC,17 March. 9).The owners group d b
i g the number of trips and improvi d
and other PWRs. Instead it is focusing on re uc n d improving operating economics. The group l i sponse. In addition to these areas, the group is deve op n i
m supply system and the balance of plant. In availability, ensuring regulatory compliance, an l ar instrumen-the integrated control system and the nonnuc e a broad look for problems in both the nuclear stea d
li bility, review secondary plant relie i
tion, srecific actions are planned to rev ew tation system, improve main feedwater re a review of abnormal transients, conduct operator n r wners group's plan, saying they fh i on to the staffs draft plan.Though staffers sa Staffers were reluctant to comment on the completeness o t e o dures.
n hink its evident that they've signi needed to review the overall framework in compar s h
they would have hoped for more details on t e p B&W h llenge," said Dennis Crutchfield, w ably satisfied" with the effort made so far. "I t ddi.
their priorities in order to meet Stello s c a Two issues cited by staffers as items t review. "But we need to go back and make our own tional issues may be suggested, he said.
d to take a broad look at events that have happe explicitly addressed in the owners group's plan were: t e ddrewd Mary Louse Wagner, Washington tory criteria for B&W plants, and the neeand determine whe DQUARTERS BUILDING l
GSA APPEARS CLOSE TO PURCHA (GSA) may be on the verge of t of NRCs widely disbursed headquarters White Flint subway station in suburban Wash cic, sing a deal to purchase a building to house at least par l is struck, about half of NRCs staff staff. The building, an 18-story tower located nea f d h
would be moved into the tower buildmg. Anot er ts (INRC,17 Feb., 5).d move, referring all questions meet the agency's substantial office space requiremen ii
" Mike Springer, an official in NRCs Office of A 4
to GSA. "GSA has to do whatever it's do ng.l i done." GSA offici i
d l
g tration said. "Only they know when the ea s S feguards(ACRS) said at an j
David Ward, chairman of the Advisory Committee on Reactor a calls.
id but another ACRS source cautioned April 10 ACRS meeting that NRC is " definitely going to likely to be housed in NRCs Ph with an option for a second building, Ward sa,
l "hasn't been anything official on it." The ACRS is b
b resignations and whether cab fare to and from a su wa vided. Dave Airoto, Washington NRC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR for Operat DO ll had served as.teting EDO since Jan AS EXPECTED, VICTOR STEl.l.O WAS APPOINTED effective April I (INRC,17 Feb.,3) Ste oWilliam Dircks retire h
II
.l INSIDf' N R.C.--4ent I A 19%
~
a