ML20214M493

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Partial Response to FOIA Request Re Formation of NRC-DOE Team to Study Safeguards for Category I Fuel Facilities.App a Document PDR-available.App B Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemptions 1,4 & 5)
ML20214M493
Person / Time
Issue date: 09/08/1986
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Aftergood S
COMMITTEE TO BRIDGE THE GAP
References
FOIA-86-518 NUDOCS 8609110140
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SEP 0 81986 Mr. Steven Aftergood Executive Director Committee to Bridge the Gap 1637 Butler Avenue #203 IN RESPONSE REFER Los Angeles, CA 90025 TO F0IA-86-518

Dear Mr. Aftergood:

This is in partial response to your letter dated July 8,1986, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (F0IA), three categories of documents relating to the formation of an NRC-DOE team to study the comparability of safeguards for Category I fuel facilities.

The document listed on the enclosed Appendix A is already available in the NRC Public Document Roem, 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555. This part of NRC's regulations may also be inspected at your local public library.

The documents listed on the enclosed Appendix B are being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption (5) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(5) of the Comission's regulations. These documents contain information which is predecisional.

In addition, documents 1 and 2 contain information which is properly classified pursuant to Executive Order 12356.

This information is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption (1) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(1) of the Commission's regulations.

In addition, documents 3 and 4 contain information which is considered commercial or financial (proprietary) information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d) and is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption (4) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4) of the Commission's regulations.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.9 of the Commission's regulations, it has been determined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest. The persons responsible for this denial are the undersigned and Mr. John G. Davis, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

This denial may be appealed to the NRC's Executive Director for Operations within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. As provided in 10 CFR 9.11, any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an

" Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision."

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l Mr. Aftergood The review of additional information subject to your request is continuing.

As' soon as the review is completed, we will notify you.

Sincerely, p -}' S c"W d Donnie H. Grimsley, Director Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration

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F01A-86-518 APPENDIX A 1.

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F01A-86-518 APPENDIX B 1.

Undated Characteristics of Four NRC Fuel Cycle Facilities (2 pages) 2.

Undated Differences in NRC and DOE Threat Statements (1 page) 3.

6/10/85-NRC Category I Facilities HEU (1 page) 4.

Undated Types of Current Activities at NRC Category I Facilities (1 page) 5.

6/10/86 Physical Security Measures Subjects for Review (5 pages) 6.

Undated Data Gathering Form (10 pages) 7.

12/19/85 Letter to J. S. Herrington (DOE) from N. J. Palladino (NRC) re: Comparability Study (2 pages) 8.

6/11/86 Letter to E.V. Badolato (DOE) from R. F. Burnett (NRC) re: Comparability Study (2 pages)

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