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June 11, 1987 For:
The Commissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the ED0
Subject:
WEEKLY INF0PMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JUNE 5, 1987 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Administration and Resources Management A
i Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C
Nuclear Regulatory Research D
Governmental & Public Affairs E
General Counsel F*
Personnel G*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data H
Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights I
Special Projects J*
Regional Offices K*
CRGR Monthly Reports L*
Executive Director for Operations M
Items Addressed by the Commission N*
Meeting Notices 0
Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for P
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Contact:
T. A. Rehm, ED0 492-7781
HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEXLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING JUNE 5, 1987.-
e South Texas Project On June 1, 1987, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) submitted a motion and a petition related to the South Texas Project. The motion is related to the subpoena issued by the NRC staff to Ms._ Billie P. Garde, and requests the Commission to quash the subpoena.
The motion also requests the opportunity for an oral argument.
The petition purports to be pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206, and requests establishment of "an independent investigative unit or special projects review team to deal with the allegations concerning the STNP." However, the petition requests that the effort should not be in any way " reviewed or in control of Mr.~ Stello or i
his staff."
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Shoreham l
On May 31, 1987, the Long Island Lighting Company, licensee for Shoreham, declared a Stage 1 Power Alert because of the heat wave at Long Island (L.I.).
Stage 1 of the Alert consists of contacting the major contracted customers to t
request conservation and cutback. At 10:30 a.m., June 1, 1987. LILCO initiated the shutdown of Shoreham to conserve power (Shoreham was being operated at about 4.5% power for low-power testing: The reactor was subcritical at 2:00.p.m., June 1, 1987.
Because the actual temperature and humidity at L.I. were below the forecast, LILCO decided to terminate the shutdown of Shoreham at 3:00 p.m., June 1,1987 and the reactor was again critical. The Power Alert was lifted at 8 p.m...
June 1, 1987.
Grand Gulf, Unit 1 Grand Gulf Unit I surpassed the record of domestic GE BWRS On Mey 27, 1987, for continuous operations during the second fuel cycle. The previous record Grand Gulf has ' operated between of 138 days was held by Susquehanna Unit 1.
80% and 100% since January 9, 1987, depending on load demand.
NUREG-1150 Management Meeting RES staff responsible for the completion of NUREG-1150 met on May 26-27 with their principal contractors. The primary topic was an_ update on the Sandia detailed plans for completing their core damage frequency and risk analyses.
With the publication date of final NUREG-1150 set for July 31, 1988, it appeared that present schedules would permit completion of the present scopes of work. However, anticipating the possibility of slips in these schedules (e.g. due to staff loadings), alternatives were discussed for reducing the scope of work. Slippage of the LaSalle risk analysis (with publication as a
" draft for coment" in the same time frame as the publication of final NUREG-1150) was set as the first possible scope reduction.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREE 00M'0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS - 1987 For 5-Day Period of May 29, 1987 - June 4, 1987 Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received This Week 8
0 Completed This Week 12 2
Carryovers From 1986 170 53 Received In 1987 311 28 Granted In 1987 212 9
Denied In 1987 99 27 Pending 170 45 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Linda Bauman, Requests records related to concerns of a named individual Government regarding harassment, intimidation, and wrongdoing and Accountability all his concerns regarding HVAC at the South Texas Project nuclear power plant and Ebasco beginning in 1985.
(87-304)
William Bunch, Requests copies of DOE /NRC Form 741 and NUREG/BR-0006 on Henry & Kelly completing the form ano five categories of records (87-305) related to the Rhone-Poulenc Inc. and Conoco Inc.
facilities in Texas.
J Andrew Davidovits, Requests records relating to Shoreham nuclear power Pomerantz Levy plant and use of Transamerica Delaval generators at Haudek Block any other nuclear facility.
& Grossman (87-306)
(NRCemployee)
Requests records related to Vacancy Announcement No.
(87-307) 87-1345-7.
Jean Hays, Requestscopiesof(1) October 28, 1985 01 memorandum The Wichita Eagle-on evaluation for possible investigation into the Wolf Beacon Creek QI program or the integrity of the KG&E (87-308) management; (2) December 19, 1985 Region IV response; (3) meeting notes or phone conversations of a January 14, l
1986 discussion between V. Stello and B. Hayes concerning the above investigations and issues of harassment and intimidation.
CONTACT: Donnte H. Grimsley 492-7211 JUNE 5, 1987 EHCLOSURE A C
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Received, Cont'd Kay Gorman Requests copies of a March 19, 1987 memorandum that (87-309) details the status of the RESAR-SP/90 review and SERs which are referenced in that memorandum.
Jean Hays, Requests copies of specified records concerning the The Wichita Eagle-Wolf Creek nuclear power plant.
Beacon (87-310)
Mark Griffith, Requests lists of licensees under five specified S&G Enterprises, academic program numbers.
Inc.
(87-311)
Granted Lynn Connor.
In response to a request for copies of monthly reports, Doc-Search progress reports, and/or milestone reports for contracts Associates NRC-04-86-125 and RS-RES-86-128 and the final report for (87-232)
RS-RES-86-128, made available nine records.
Lawrence Sperling, In response to a request for copies of records pertaining McKenna, Conner to source materials licenses granted to Wah Chang Corporation,
& Cuneo including records related to License STB-665 and Docket 40-943, (87-253) made available 16 records.
Informed the requester that two additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Martin Hill.
In response to a request for copies of letters supporting San Diego or opposing the transfer of ownership and/or nuclear Magazine materials licenses of GA Technologies, La Jolla, California, (87-265) informed the requester that the NRC located no agency records subject to this request.
O. W. hard, In response to a request for records containing six categories Net Lab Inc.
of information regarding dissemination of information about (87-291) the Show Cause Order dated May 15, 1985 regarding Met Lab, Inc., made available two records.
Denied Christopher Sherry, In response to a request for records related to Kidder, Peabody Radiation Technology, Inc., informed the requester
& Co.
that records subject to this request are already (86-485) available at the PDR in the docket file and files for previous F0IA requests. Denied 0I records in their entirety, disclosure of which would interfere with an enforcement proceeding.
Steven Sholly, In response to a request for three categories of
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MHB Technical records related to the Chernobyl accident, made available Associates four recoras.
Denied five records in their entirety, (86-763) disclosure of which would inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
JUNE 5, 1987 ENCLOSURE A
3 Denied, Cont'd Cindee Virostek, In response to a request for copies of AEC Forms l
Kiski Valley AEC-742, " Material Status Reports" for the huMEC Coalition facility, denied all AEC-742 forms in their entirety l
(86-837) because they contain proprietary information..
i Stephanie Murphy, In response to a request for records related to the l
Nuclear relaxation of timing requirements for full participation Information and emergency preparedness exercises with regard to the Resource Service proposed amendment to NRC's regulations, made available (87-18) 10 records.
Informed the requester that additional j'
records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.. Informed the requester that one record subject to this request has been referred to another Federal agency for review and direct response to her.
Denied five records in their entirety and portions of j
five records, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
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Bruce Maxwell, In response to a request for records concerning an j
WTOL-TV Toledo alleged incident of intoxication of an employee of the j
(87-224)
Davis-Besse nuclear power plant on December 31, 1986, or January 1, 1987, made available three records. Denied l
portions of 11 records, disclosure of which would i
result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Helen Ishii, In response to a request for a list of the respondees i
Digital for four requests for proposals (RFPs): RS-01E-87-120, Engineering, Inc.
125, 126 and 127, denied the bid / proposal logs for the j
(87-249) requested RFPs in their entirety, to protect the i
procurement process.
l Jonathan Bennett, In response to an APPEAL TO THE EDO for the release of Guardian denied records regarding a request for four categories (86-A-68-86-9) of records regarding the Central Intelligence Agency, nade available six records. Denied one record in its entirety and portions of three records pursuant to F0IAexemptions(b)(1)and(b)(3).
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I STATUS REPORT ON F0IA ACTIONS THAT ARE PENDING IN NRC 0FFICES ON THE 170 FOIA REQUEST 5 THAT ARE PENDIhG A5 0F JUNE 5, 1987 Total l
Pending Initial l
Office Actions Search Consultation Sent Back Referral ARM DC 4
4 SEC 2
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EDO 1
1 GPA 9
5 1
3 NMSS 13 10 3
NRR 17 13 1
3 OE 1
1 OGC-B 5
5 OGC-H 7
6 1
01 41 26 3
1 11 OIA 4
4 OP 1
1 OSP 3
3 REGION I 9
8 1
i REGION 11 11 8
3 REGION III 1
1 REGION IV 12 8
1 3
REGION V 6
2 3
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RES 8
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SECY/0CM 16 5
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l DRR has priniary responsibility for actions on 35 F0IA requests.
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O WEEKLY INWRMATION REPORT DIVISION OF CONTRACTS WEEK ENDING JUNE 5,1987 RFP ISSUED RFP No.: RS-RES-87-085
Title:
"Cmprehensive Aging Assessment of Circuit Breakers and Relays"
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Description:==
Contractor shall conduct a study to identify aging and defect characterization and develop recammendations for inspection, surveillance and maintenance methods for safety-related l
circuit breakers and relays used in nuclear power plants.
l Period of Performance: Three years Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status: RFP issued on June 4, 1987. Proposals due on July 6,1987.
RFP No.: RS-ADM-87-212
Title:
"Ergonmic Chairs for hhite Flint Consolidation"
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Description:==
Purchase of 2800 ergonomic chairs (Executive, Management, Operator / Secretarial, and side chairs) for NRC's consolidation into One and 'IWo hhite Flint No +.h.
Period of Performance: Five years Sponsor: Office of Adninistration & Resources Management Status: Closing date has been extended to June 15, 1987.
l RFP No.: RS-AED-87-129
Title:
"Onergency Response Data Systm Inplementation"
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Description:==
Finalize a design; procure, install and test the hardware; and develop, install and test the software to produce a functional Dnergency Response Data Systs installed at NRC Bethesda, Maryland facilities.
Period of Performance: Five years Sponsor: Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data Status: Closing date has been extended to June 22, 1987.
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PRONSALS UNDER EVALUATION RFP No.: RS-ADM-87-211
Title:
"Audicr/isual Equipnent, Purchase and Installation at One White Flint North"
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Description:==
Contractor shall provide all equipnent, labor and materials necessary for the installation and acceptance of the audiovisual systems at NRC's hearing and conference room facilities located at One White Flint North.
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18 nonths Sponsor Office of Adninistration & Resources Management Status: The empetitive range has been established and negotiations are scheduled for the week of June 8, 1987.
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l Weekly Information Report Division of Contracts '
4 PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION (cont'd)
RFP No.: RS-OIE-87-126
Title:
" Specialized Technical Training"
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Description:==
Provide technical assistance to the NRC in the impimentation of identified needs and/or further developnent of programs to meet future needs for specialized technical training of NRC inspectors in the area of Equipment or Systems, Inspection Techniques and Practical Engineering.
Period of Performance: 36 months Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Status: Negotiations have been empleted. Best and Final offers are due on June 10, 1987.
RFP No.: RS-RES-87-069
Title:
" Environmental Degradation of Overpack Materials"
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Description:==
The contractor shall conduct confirmatory research on the corrosion behavior of metallic containers. This research is important in determining if the licensee meets the containment requirements stipulated in 10 CFR 60.
Period of Performance: Five years Sponsor Office of Nuc1 car Regulatory Research Status: Negotiations have been cmpleted. Best and Final offers are due on June 19, 1987.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending June 5, 1987 1.
Grand Gulf, Unit 1 On May 27, 1987 Grand Gulf Unit 1 surpassed the record of domestic GE BWRS for continuous operations during the second fuel cycle. The previous record of 138 days was held by Susquehanna Unit 1.
Grand Gulf has operated between 80% and 100% since January 9, 1987, depending on load demand.
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Beaver Valley Unit 2 On May 28, 1987, the staff issued a low-power license (5% of full power) to Beaver Valley Unit 2.
The license contains an exemption to GDC 4 for certain piping connected to the primary coolant system. Using leak-before-break technology, the piping is exempted from the requirement to install pipe whip restraints.
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Vogtle Unit i Vogtle Unit I received a low power license on January 16, 1987, and a full power license on March 16, 1987. On May 31, 1987, the plant completed its 100 hour0.00116 days <br />0.0278 hours <br />1.653439e-4 weeks <br />3.805e-5 months <br /> warranty run, and was declared commercial the same day.
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South Texas 1 and 2 On May 29, 1987, a motion was submitted by Citizens Concerned About Nuclear Power, Inc., (CCANP) to reopen the record of the South Texas Project licensing hearings to determine whether there is reason to alter the conclusions reached by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) in this proceeding on the basis of evidence of undue influence exercised over NRC personnel by their management.
CCANP evidence is based on testimony presented in hearings before the Senate Committee on Government Affairs.
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Perry Unit 1 On May 29, 1987, the staff approved an emergency change to the Perry Technical Specifications to raise the steam tunnel and turbine building main steam line high termperature trip setpoints. The increased power levelt attained in the power ascension test program coupled with the unseasonably warm outside air ambient temperatures resulted in local temperatures which would exceed the trip setpoints.
Failure of temporary ventilation lineups the licensee had installed to mitigate the problem forced the Ifcensee to reduce power to 19% of rated power to avoid reaching the trip setpoints.
The staff provided verbal authorization for this change on Friday, May 29, 1987, after obtaining Region III concurrence and making 2
reasonable attempts to centact the State of Ohio. This is similar to an amendment issued in the summer of 1986 for the River Bend Nuclear Station.
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South Texas Project On June 1, 1987, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) submitted a motion and a petition related to the South Texas Project. The motion is related to the subpoena issued by the NRC staff to Ms. Billie P. Garde, and requests the Commission to quash the subpoena.
The motion also requests the opportunity for an oral argument.
The petition purports to be pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206, and requests establishment of "an independent investigative unit or special projects review team to deal with the allegations concerning the STNP." However, the petition requests that the effort should not be in any way " reviewed or in control of Mr. Stello or his staff."
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Shoreham On May 31, 1987, the Long Island Lighting Company, licensee for Shoreham, declared a Stage 1 Power Alert because of the heat wave at Long Island (L.I.).
Stage 1 of the Alert consists of contacting the major contracted customers to request conservation and cutback. At 10:30 a.m., June 1, 1987, LILC0 initiated the shutdown of Shoreham to conserve power (Shoreham was being operated at about 4.5% power for low-power testing:
The reactor was subcritical at 2:00 p.m., June 1, 1987.
Because the actual temperature and humidity at L.I. were below the forecast, LILCO decided to terminate the shutdown of Shoreham at 3:00 p.m., June 1,1987 and the reactor was again critical. The Power Alert was lifted at 8 p.m.,
June 1, 1987.
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Maine Yankee On May 29, 1987, #1 tion at approximately 6:20 a.m. using an emergency feedwater pumpsteam genera At approximately 8:30 a.m., the licensee discovered that the pressure transmitters on steam generator #1 were isolated. When the pressure trans-mitters were unisolated they read 565 psig. The preliminary estimate for the peak pressure was approximately 750 psig. The water temperature at the shell was estimated to be close to ambient-(80 degrees F).
Technical Specifications require that when steam generator temperature is below the minimum pressurization temperature of 100 degrees F, the maximum i
secondary side pressure is 230 psig. The basis for this limitation is nil ductility transition of the steam generator outer shell material.
On the morning of June 2,1987, Maine Yankee personnel informed P. Sears (Maine Yankee Project Manager) that an engineering evaluation was done by Maine Yankee, Yankee Atomic, and Combustion Engineering. That evaluation, accodring to Maine Yankee personnel, shows that the steam generator and associated piping could withstand full design pressure at 70 degrees F and up to design temperature.
Main Yankee has just finished refueling and is scheduled to go critical June 5,1987 and be back on line June 12, 1987.
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Millstone Unit 2 On June 2, 1987, the staff amended the operating license for Millstone Unit 2, to permit a demonstration of spent fuel consolidation. During the demonstration, ten (10) spent fuel assemblies will be consolidated into five (5) canisters which will be placed in the spent fuel storage racks. The staff is still considering the licensee's request for unrestricted use of the spent fuel consolidation process.
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l OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest i
Week Ending June 5, 1987 Transnuclear, Inc.
On June 2, 1987, a representative of the Fuel Cycle Safety Branch visited the Transnuclear, Inc., site in Aiken, South Carolina, to discuss additional infor-mation needed for the licensing review.
Transnuclear, Inc., has a new license application pending for storage of UF cylinders containing SNM heels.
6 West Valley Supernatant Treatment Systems The Supernatant Treatment System at the West Valley Demonstration Project is 99 percent completed.
This system will process the liquid high-level wastes stored in tanks at West Valley in preparation for vitrification.
The system start-up is scheduled for November 1987.
West Valley tawsuit The Department of Ener0y (00E) and the Coalition on West Valley Nuclear Wastes have reached an out-of-court settlement on their lawsuit.
One condition in the settlement is that DOE will seek a determination from the NRC as to whether wastes containing transuranic radionuclides in concentrations greater than 10 nanocuries per gram, but less than or equal to 100 nanocuries per gram, are transuranic or low-level wastes.
00E also will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that addresses the disposal of Class B and C wastes, and pos-sibly Class A wastes.
The settlement stipulates that in lieu of undertaking preparation of an EIS for Class A wastes, 00E has the right to:
dispose of Class A wastes at a site other than West Valley; or seek and obtain NRC review and approval of any proposed disposal method for disposal of Class A wastes at West Valley.
Wellhead Protection Programs On June 1, 1987, LLWM staff participated in a meeting of the Environmental Pro-tection Agency's (EPA) Interagency Groundwater Protection Committee to dis. cuss guidance on Wellhead Protection Programs.
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986, States are required to develop and submit to EPA, by June 1989, a program designed to protect public water supply we11 head areas from l
contaminants that may have any adverse effect on the health of persons.
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guidance directs States to " work with Federal agencies that manage public water supplies or land in a wellhead protection area or are responsible for regulating, managing, or providing advice on potential sources of contamination..." Thus, l
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Wellhead Protection Programs (cont'd)
NRC Regional Offices may anticipate questions from EPA, State and local entities about NRC-licensed facilities as they develop Wellhead Protection Programs.
The meeting participants concluded that EPA's guidance responded to concerns previously expressed by Federal agencies and States in workshops and meetings on Wellhead Protection Programs.
1 Joint Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Data for Public use and the Interagency Advisory Committee on Water Data On May 19-21, LLWM staff participated in the Joint Meeting of the Advisory i
Committee on Water Data for Public Use (non-Federal committee) and the Inter-agency Advisory Committee on Water Data (Federal committee). Mr. Dallas Peck, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, chaired the meeting of representatives j
from Federal agencies involved in water data acquisition and use, as well as representatives from States, universities, professional societies, and trade organizations.
The meeting focused on assessing the effectiveness of existing State and Federal programs for water quality monitoring.
Participants pro-vided status reports on current water quality monitoring programs and developed detailed recommendations for improving water quality information.
BNL Computer Code for Analysis of High Integrity Containers LLWM has funded BNL to develop a computer code to be used by NRC in performing structural analysis of high integrity container (HIC) designs.
This code is l
presently loaded into the VAX system located in BNL, and can be used to identify instabilities that exist in proposed container designs and designs that are currently being used by the industry.
However, as of June 3, 1987, the NRC i
no longer has direct access to the code due to transfer of the computer link-up from BNL to INEL and NIH.
As a result, LLWM will not have the capability of identifying instabilities and deficiencies in these container designs for at least one to two months - the minimum time required to transfer the code from BNL to the new systems.
In addition, any future modifications made to the code by BNL will require significant effort to transfer to the new systems.
This situation will have an adverse impact on our ability to complete the review of topical reports submitted on high density polyethylene HICs.
Hanford Facility LLWM staff, as well as representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Washington, attended a presentation on the Closure and Perpetual Care and Maintenance of the Hanford LLW disposal facility.
The presentation was made by A.T. Kearney, Inc., who have been contracted by the State of Washington to conduct a study of the technical requirements, design elements, and necessary activities required for adequate closure, post-closure, and long-term care of the Hanford facility.
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Items of Interest Week Ending June 5, 1987 i
l NUREG-1150 Management Meeting RES staff responsible for the completion of NUREG-1150 met on May 26-27 with i
their principal contractors.
The primary topic was an update on the Sandia detailed plans for completing their core damage frequency and risk analyses.
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With the publication date of final NUREG-1150 set for July 31, 1988, it j
appeared that present schedules would permit completion of the present scopes j
of work. However, anticipating the possibility of slips in these schedules l
(e.g. due to staff loadings), alternatives were discussed for reducing the j
scope of work. Slippage of the LaSalle risk analysis (with pubitcation as a i
" draft for coment" in the same time frame as the publication of final l
NUREG-1150)wassetasthefirstpossiblescopereduction.
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j Draft Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement: Environmental i
Qualification of Connection Assemblies for Nuclear Power Plants.
Task EE 404-4. Coments requested by August 7,1987.
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S.K.Aggarwal(301)443-7840
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y ITEMS OFINTEREST OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WEEK ENDING JUNE 5, 1987 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:
International Agency Vacancy Notices The following vacancy notices for positions at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria have been posted on NRC bulletin boards:
P-1 Development Programmer, Section for Data Processing Services, Division of Safeguards Information Treatment, Department of Safeguards P-3 Translator, English Translation Section Division of Languages, Department of Administration P-4 Data Base Analyst Data Base Coordination Unit, Division of Safeguards Information Treatment, Department of Safeguards P-4 Research Reactor Safety Officer, Safety of Nuclear Installations Section, Division of Nuclear Safety, Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety P-5 Section Head, Section for Effectiveness Evaluation, Division of Safeguards Evaluation, Department of Safeguards P-4 Senior Translator Spanish Translation Section, Division of Languages, Department of Administration P-5 Senior Safety Assessment Officer, Safety of Nuclear Installations Section Division of Nuclear Safety, Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety P-4 Safety Assessment Officer, Safety of Nuclear Installations Section.
Division of Nuclear Safety Department of Nuclear Energy and Safety P-3 Translator, English Translation Section, Division of Languages.
Department of Administration Foreign Visitors On Friday Mr. M. Kadota, Chairman of the Japan Electric Power InformationCenter,Inc.(JEPIC)andaMemberoftheJapanAtomicEnergy Comission, accompanied by six other Japanese officials, met with Chairman Zech, Comissioners Bernthal and Carr, and H. Denton and H. Faulkner of GPA.
JUllE 5, 1987 EllCLOSURE E D
State, local and Indian Tribe programs Weekly Highlights - June 5, 1987 IAEA Advisory Group Meeting On May 25-29, 1987 Sheldon Schwartz, Deputy Director, SLITP participated in an Advisory Group at the IAEA. The purpose of the Advisory Group was to provide recommendations to the IAEA on how to implement their responsibilities detailed in the Conventions on Early Notification and Mutual Assistance. Nine countries i
and four international organizations participated. The group prepared a draf t report which will be circulated among the participants prior to publication and submittal to the Board of Governors for action.
Mill Tailings Workshop John F. Kendig. SLITP participated in the Mill Tailings Workshop on reclamation and stabilization held by URF0 in Denver, June 2, and 3, 1987.
SLITP sponsored the attendance of representatives from agreement and non agreement States involved in regulating reclamation. NRC and agreement State licensees also attended.
i Annual All Agreement State Meeting Arrangements have been made to hold the annual all agreement State meeting in Louisville Kentucky October 7, 8, and 9, 1987, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first agreement State-Kentucky. The State is assisting in the arrangements.
Hazardous and Nuclear Materials Transportation Meeting Gary Sanborn, Region IV State Liaison Officer participated in a meeting on May 29, 1987, in Salt Lake City, Utah, concerning iazardous and nuclear materials transportation. The meeting was sponsored by Mayor Palmer DePaulis and highlighted a spent fuel shipment accident requiring emergency response and regulatory programs at the Federal and State levels for spent fuel shipment.
The meeting was attended by Federal State and local officials.
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JUNE 5, 1987 ENCLOSURE E
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EM 25, 1987 y CA HIGEIGHTS FOR JUE 8 through JM
$Fcy 06/09/87 10:00 A.M.
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NRC AUTHORIZATION Rep. Dingell/ Lent Com on Energy and Commerce Tentative
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DVERALL RW PROGRAM Rep. Sharp /Moorhead Sub on Energy and Power Com on Enrgy and Commerce Kent 06/11/87 9:15 A.M.
Commissioners EFFECTIVENESS /
Rep. Gejdenson/ Smith PERFORMANCE OF OIA Sub on Genersl Oversight & Investigations Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
& 01 Rep. Sharp /Moorhead TBA 06/11/87 10:00 A.M.
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MRS Sub on Energy and Power Com on Energy and Commerce Combs 06/16/87 9:30 A.M.
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PRICE-ANDERSON Sen. Breaux/Simpson Sub on Nuclear Regulation Tentative Com on Environment & Pubite Works Kent 06/16/87 TBA
((Treas. Dept.))
SOUTH AFRICA Rep. Wolpe/8urton Sub on Africa Com on Foreign Affairs Combs 06/17/87 TBA
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DOE PRICE-ANDERSON Rep. Lloyd/Morrison Sub on Energy Research & Development H.R.1414 (focus Com on Science Space, & Technology Tentative will be on contractor issues)
Sen. Breaux/Simpson Gorn 06/18/87 9:30 A.M.
V. Stello, EDO MRS Sub on Nuclear Regulation Committee on Environment & Ptsblic Works mgg Combs 06/18/87 9:45 A.M.
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Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Deta Items of Interest Keck Ending June 5,1987 Incident Response Branc_h_
l On June 1,1987, the Incident Response Branch (IRB) staff met with representa-tives of the State Department to discuss lessons learned from the Federal Field Exercise (FFE). Solutions were agreed to for improving coordination and information flow.
i Also on June 1,1987, the Director, AE00, Chief, IRB and IRB staff met with the l
Director of the Office of Administration and Resource Management to discuss administrative and logistical support and problem resolution for the Operations l
Center.
Progress is being made on the problem area identified.
f On June 2, 1987, the IRB staff met again with an Interagency Task Group to l
develop an Interagency Mail System for the FFE.
This system, developed by NRC staff, will be used by multiple agencies in the FFE.
On June 3,1987 Chief. IRB and staff participated in a meeting of the Federal Radiological Pre)aredness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) Subcomittee on Federal Response. The C1ernobyl report to the full committee was distributed for final review and comment.
On June 5,1987, the Director, AE00, Chief, IRB and staff met with a 4-member team from Taiwan headed by Mr. C. C. Tong, Head of the Division of Planning, Taiwan Atomic Energy Council and gave the team a briefing and tour of the Operations Center and discuss emergency preparedness. Other subjects that were discussed included: guidance to Taiwan on establishing offsite emergency preparedness programs, establishment of a schedule to test communication linkages
)ctween their Incident Response Center and NRC's, and reference material for NRC in the event that Taiwan were to call NRC Operations Center for assistance.
Diagnostic Evaluation and incident Investigation Branch The Chief, Diagnostic Evaluation and incident Investigation Branch and staff are at Cooper Station this week supporting NRR's Safety System Functional Inspection.
Preliminary Notifications The following Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week.
a.
PNO-18746,PhiladelphiaElectricCompany(PeachBottomUnit3), Watchman
- Asleep, b.
PNO-I-87-47. Heublein, Incorporated, Report of Missing Gauge, c.
PNO-!-87-48, Dutkin Precision Manufacturing, Incorporated. Trailer Fire Involving Magnesium-Thorium Chips.
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PNO-I-87-48A, Butkin Precision Manufacturing, Incorporated Update on l
Trailer Fire Involving Magnesium-Thorium Chips.
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PNO-I-87-49, GPU Nuclear Corporation (Three Mile Island, Unit 1) Drug Testing at TMI.
f.
PN0-I-87-49A GPU Nuclear Corporation (Three Mile Island, Unit 1), Drug TestingatTMI(Update).
g.
PNO-!-87-50,YankeeAtomicElectricCompany(YankeeNuclearPower Station),PotentialSkinOverexposureDuetoA"HotParticle."
h.
PNO-!!!-87-80,CommonwealthEdisonCompany(BraidwoodUnit1), Initial Criticality.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS l
UTILIZATION / CIVIL RIGHTS i
WEEK ENDING: 06/05/87 l
l The Fiscal Year 1985 Annual Federal Performance Report on Executive Agency l
Actions to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) was released by the Executive Director, White House Initiative on HBCUs.
l Twenty seven designated Federal agencies and departments obligated a total of $629.6 million in FY 1985, an increase of $84.7 million over the base t
l year 1981, and exceeded FY 1984 by $8.9 million. NRC was one of sixteen agencies that exceeded the amount of FY 1984 obligations to HBCUs. The top three agencies in support of the HBCU Program were AID. The 0 apartment of Agriculture, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which exceeded its FY 1984 obligations by 370.2%. Seven HBCU awards were made for recruitment purposes. They were Howard University, Tennessee State University, Southern University Florida A&M University, Tuskegee University, Prairie View A&M University, and Atlanta University. One of the NRCs largest contractors Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, agreed to assist HBCUs by providing sumer employment to students--four such students were so employed in 1985.
In FY 1985, the HBCU Program at NRC was administered by the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Civil Rights.
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l ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT Week Ending June 5, 1987 The following Significant Enforcement Actions were taken the week of June 1,1987.
An Order Imposing a Civil Penalty in the amount of $2,500 was issued June 1, 1987 to Mercy Hos71tal Port Huron, Michigan.
This action was based on health physics violations which included (1) failure to perforn, bioassays af ter administration of iodine-131 to patients (2) failure to perform constancy and linearity tests of instrumentation. (3) failure to measure air flow rates in rooms used for storage of xenon-133, and (4) failure to issue dosimetry to nurses involved with brachytherapy patients.
(EN86-16A)
An Order Imposing a Civil Penalty in the amount of $50,000 was issued June 1,1987 to Arkansas Power and Light Company (Arkansas Nuclear One. Unit 1).
This action was based on violations involving the implementation of a modification to the steam supply lines to the turbine driven Emergency Feedwater pump.
(EN86-83A)
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $50,000 was issued June 4,1987 to Portland General Electric Company (TrojanNuclearPowerPlant). The action was based on violations involving failure to establish and implement radiation protection procedures, train workers, perform radiation surveys and maintain records of radiation survey results.
(EN87-43)
Civil Penalty pai_d the week of June 1,1987.
Yellowstone County Surveyor's Office, Dillings, Montana paid the imposed civil penalty in the amount of $250.00. The action was based on violations involving the failure to (1) provide dosimetry to personnel using licensed material, maintaininventoryrecords,(5)y,(3)maintainpersonnelexposurerecords, adhere to store licensed materici properl performIcaktests.(EA86-198)
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DIVISION OF FUEL CYCLE, EDICAL. ACADDOIC AND COMERCIAL USE SAFETY U
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DATE/ TIME Nt#6ER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT 6/16/87 N/A Neutron Products.
Visit a teletherapy N. McElroy H. Karagiannis 13:00 a.m.
Inc. Dickerson,PG equipment repair facility P. Vacca J. Metzger H. Karagiannis D. MacKenzie i
6/18/87 Pro. M-46 Silver Spring MD To discuss topical report J. Roberts. MC J. Roberts review (Foster Wheeler J. Stokley, SAIC Energy Appifcation)
R. Barratt. FWA i
A. Agarwal FUEA D. Deacon GEC C. Ealy, GEC DIVISION OF LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEENT AND DECONtiSSIONING DOCKET ATTEMEES/
MtC DILTE/ TIE E9EER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT CONTACT 6/8-10/87 Ri fle and Slick (NETRA Project Site Visits.
J. Starmer (LLWt)
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Rock, C0; Green M. Young (LLWE)
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K. Westbrook (LLWt) g6/8/87 Wshington, D.C.
Attending and giving presentation at AIF M. Knapp (LLWE)
Knapp 98:00-12:00 Conference on Low-level Waste Organization
! S and Low-Level Maste Disposal Strategy.
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, 6/9/87 Willste, 9th Meeting with Praviro Susastro Suratno, H. Thompson (WISS)
Surmeier l
2:00-4:00 floor conf chief nuclear regulatory official in M. Knapp (LLWI) room Indonesia, to discuss NRC's regulatory R. Browning (HLWl) systems, licensing procedures and R. Cunningham (FCMA) inspection practices.
R. Burnett (SGTR) i i
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FOR WEEK EWING: 6/5/87 DIVISION OF LOW-LEVEL MASTE MMAGEENT AND DEC0petISSIONIS DOCKET ATTEWEES/
NRC DATE/ TIE miteER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT CONTACT 6/9/87 Washington, D.C.
Attending Technical Advisory Committee K. Dragonette (LList)
Dragonette 1:30 Meeting on EPRI studies to support 3 or 4
- 5. Neuder (RES) technical rulemaking petitions for below D. Nussbaumer (GPA) regulatory concern wastes.
.eeting with Willis Bixby (West Valley)
M. Yaapp (LLlet)
Lohaus M
6/9/37 Wi11ste, Room 4:00 736 to discuss low-level waste disposal.
P. Lohaus (LLift)
L. Rouse (FCMA) 6/11-12/87 Denver, CO Meeting with URF0 staff to receive J. Starmer (LLlet)
Starmer introduction to program and meeting M. Young (LLift) with State of Colorado to discuss hydrology coordination.
6/16-19/87 Traverse City, Attending and giving presentation at the M. Knapp (LLlet) raapp MI Third Annual Decisionmakers' Forum on
'l Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management.
6/29-7/1/87 Boston, MA Workshop / Seminar on low-level waste M. Tokar (LLift)
Tokar alternatives. Paper being presented J. Kane (LList) by M. Tokar. Will include evaluation of DOE /RAE report.
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NRC DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT CONTACT II 6/11/87 2:00 p.m.
hRC Offices Comunission Meeting - Briefing by NStill lith Floor Ben Rusche, DOE, on HLW Program hl "'
1717 H Street, W h shington, DC 6/16/87 2:00 p.m.
NRC Offices Casumission Meeting - HLW State / Tribal MJBell NStill IIth Floor (presentation by States / Tribes)
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1717 H Street, W JJLinehan W shington, DC MStill l
6/30 - 7/1 9:00-5 Embassy Square Suites Second Annual NRC Meeting with State /
REBrowning NStill 2000 N Street, W Tribal Representatives in HLW Program MJBell hshington, DC JJLinehan DtM staf f 1
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 6/9/87 50-302 Room, 6507 To discuss control room habit-MRC/ Licensee /
H. Silver 8:30 a.m.
Maryland Nat'l Bank ability at Crystal River Unit 3.
Building 6/9/87 50-275/
Conference Rm. 2L To audit selected calculations NRC/ Utility /BNL C. M. Trammell 9:00 a.m.
323 Bechtel Building and computer analyses of soil-45 Fremont Street structure interaction studies conducted by PGAE as part of LTSP.
6/9/87 50-368 Room 245 To discuss the ANO-2 EFWS NRC/AP8L R. S. Lee 2:00 p.m.
Phillips Building reliability.
i (3 story) 6/10/87 50-275/
Conference Fm. 2L To audit selected calculations NRC/ Utility /BNL C. M. Tramell 8:30 a.m.
323 Bechtel Building and computer analyses of soil-45 Fremont Street structure interaction studies conducted by PG&E as part of LTSP.
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 6/11/87 50-275/
Conference Rm. 2L To audit selected calculations NRC/ Utility /BNL C. M. Transnell 8:30 a.m.
323 Bechtel Building and computer analyses of soil-45 Fremont Street structure interaction studies conducted by PG8E as part of LTSP.
6/11/87 50-219 Room 6507 To discuss the status of the NRC/GPUN A. W. Dromerick 10:00 a.m.
MD Nat'l Bank Build. Systematic Evaluation Program and the status of the drywell shell corrosion program.
6/12/87 50-331 Room P-114 To discuss potential water hammer NRC/IE A. Cappucci.
9:00 a.m.
Phillips Building in ECCS discharge piping.
6/15/87 50-458 Room P-114 To review River Bend Station (RBS) NRC/GSU S. M. Stern 10:00 a.m.
Phillips Building plans to revise their emergency.
operating procedures.
6/17/87 50-250 Room P-110 Discuss proposed Technical NRC/FPL-D. G. Mcdonald-8:30 a.m.
251 Phillips Building Specifications relating to Special Test Exceptions and Refueling Operations.
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in:the NRC and local public document rooms
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 6/16/87 50-327 Room 550 The OSP staff to discuss, with NRC/TVA J. N. Donohew 1:00 p.m.
328 E-W Building TVA representatives, the guidelines West Tower for an independent design verification inspection (IDVI) at Sequoyah.
6/17/87 669 Room P-422 Briefing for NRC Reviewers NRC/EPRI P. H. Leech 8:30 a.m.
Phillips Building regarding EPRI's ALWR Program and_ performance of the review.
6/17/87 50-224 Room 528A and To Discuss NRR Reorgc.nization NRC/RGE C. Stahle-10:00 a.m.
108 and Technical Issues on GINNA Phillips Building (3 story) 6/18/87 50-413/
Room P-118 Duke Power Company requested NRC/DPC/B&W K. Jabbour 1:30 p.m.
414 Phillips Building this meeting to discuss with the 369 NRC staff a schedule for review 370 and approval of topical reports related to the use of B&W fuel for Catawba and McGuire reloads.
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 6/11/87 50-219 Room 6507 To discuss the status of the NRC/GPUN A. W. Dromerick 10:00 a.m.
MD Nat'l Bank Build. Systematic Evaluation Program and the status of the drywell shell corrosion program.
'6/15/87 50-458 Room P-114 To review River Bend Station-(RBS) NRC/GSU S. M. Stern 10:00 a.m.
Phillips Building plans to revise their emergency operating procedures.
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. A summary of these meeting notices can be obtained by calling 492-7424
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E3 06/08-09/87 Dallas, TX Speaking at the ANS Annual Regional Administrator Grace 2:00 p.m.
Meeting and M. Sinkule 6/10/87 Raleigh, NC Management Meeting with Selected RII Staff Reyes Carolina Power & Light Members and Licensee Company management 6/19/87 Charlotte, NC Duke Power Company luncheon Licensee and INP0 Grace noon in celebration of Company's representatives and becoming a corporate member Regional Administrator of the National Academy for Nuclear Training
'6/23-25/87 Kenosha, WI Zion Federal Field Exercise Regional Administrator Grace and Selected RII Staff Members 1
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT.
6/18/87 50-266 Region III Enforcement Conference Wisconsin Electric C.J. Paperiello.
10:30 a.m.
Power Company-l
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