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October 9, 1986 For: The Commissioners From: T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the ED0

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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING OCTOBER-3, 1986 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 A Nuclear Reactor Regulation B 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*

Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data J*

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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Contact:

T. A. Rehm, ED0 492-7781

, HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 3, 1985 1 Clinton Power Station On September 29, 1986 Illinois Power Company (IP) received a low power license for Clinton Power Station. -Clinton is the fourth General Electric BWR 6 reactor with a Mark III containment to receive an operating license. The facility is located in Harp Township, DeWitt County, approximately six miles east of Clinton in east-central Illinois.

The licensee has comenced loading of fuel; about an hour after receipt of the license (2:00 PM CST), the first fuel bundle was loaded into the core.

After the fuel assemblies have been loaded into the core, IP plans to stop plant operations to conduct additional operator refresher training on the simulator in preparation for initial criticality and low power testing.

Initial criticality is scheduled for November 20, 1986 and the licensee expects to be ready for a full power license December 16, 1986.

Fort St. Vrain The Board of Directors of Public Service Company of Colorado (PSC) met September 23, 1986 and voted to take a third-quarter write down of $75 million to $100 million on the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station (FSV). The PSC Board also approved a tentative settlement with the Colorade Public Utilities Comission, which effectively takes FSV out of the PSC rate base. PSC will undertake an extensive study to consider alternatives for the plant's future.

Proposed FBI Criminal History Rule Draft comments from CRGR were received on Tuesday, September 30, 1986. Staff incorporated appropriate changes on Wednesday, October 1, 1986. After office concurrence, the package will be submitted to the EDO for transmittal to the Commission. The OMB clearance package for the FBI fingerprint cards was completed and delivered to ADM on Monday, September 29, 1986. Once the Commission has approved the proposed rule for publication, ADM will submit the clearance request to OMB.

Sequoyah Fuels The Director, IE issued an Order Modifying License, Effective Imme-diately, to Sequoyah Fuels Corporation based on NRC's findings 6 regarding the January 4, 1986 accident. In addition to the need l

for significant improvement in the licensee's control and supervision of licensed activities, especially those regarding the filling and

preparation for shipment of UF6 cylinders, other areas requiring corrective action had been identified: training and supervision, adequacy of plant staffing, and followup of health impacts on licen-see personnel exposed to uranium from the accident. The NRC had i

determined that additional oversight of facility operations is necessary to provide reasonable assurance that the licensee will be in compliance with Commission requirements if the facility is permit-ted to resume operations. The Order does not authorize restart.

t 0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

- Week Ending October 3,1986 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Carryovers,1985 181 15 Received, 1986 715 193 Granted 541 76 Denied 157 52 Pending 198 80 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Blair P. Bremberg, Requests 17 categories of records regarding the Uranium University of Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) of 1978.

Utah College of Law (86-705)

Ophelia Williams, Requests four categories of records pertaining to the J/R/A Associates COBRA-TF and TRAC-PF1 Mod 1 computer codes.

(86-706)

Patrick J. Seitz, Requests records showing safety violations at the Quad The Daily Dispatch Cities nuclear power plant.

(86-707)

Steven J. Aron, Requests a copy of NRC's report dealing with an incident The Cleveland at the University of Wisconsin related to the use of Clinic Foundation iridium-192 radiation sources implanted in pigs at the (85-708) University.

Ronald Rose, Requests a copy of a proposal submitted in response to F01 Services, Inc. RFP No. RS-NRR-81-136.

(86-709)

Michael Howman, Requests a copy of F01A-86-510 by E. T. Faber and NRC's NUS Corporation response to Mr. Faber's request.

(86-710)

CONTACT: Donnie H. Grimsley 492-7211 OCTOBER 3, 1986 ENCLOSURE A

2 Received, Cont'd Dale Shidemantle, Requests records related to a site inspection at the

.New Castle News Pessess Company's METC0A site in Pulaski, Lawrence (86-711) County, Pennsylvania.

Linda Bauman, Requests all records regarding Atlantic Nuclear Services, Government Inc., and the firm's compliance record with federal Accountability regulations.

Project (86-712)

Kathleen Maloney, Requests copies of SECY-84-124A and a December 12, 1985 Public Utilities letter to Congress from Chairman Palladino regarding Commission, State NUREG-1055.

of California (86-713)

(NRCemployee) Requests regarding related to Vacancy Announcement No.

(86-714) 86-1960-8.

Brooks L. Porch Requests all records pertaining to the procedures followed (86-715) by the NRC for the periodic and systematic review of all outstanding consent decrees, consent agreements, or consent orders that are issued by the NRC.

Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the release of one record Government in its entirety and portions of one record denied in NRC's Accountability response dated August 21, 1986, regarding a request for Project records regarding SECY-85-404, " Unauthorized Disclosures (86-A-193-86-40) of Sensitive Information - Availability of Administrative Sanctions Against NRC Employees and Special Government Employees," dated December 23, 1985.

Granted Lynn Connor, In response to a request for a copy of the Region II Doc-Search request to NRR for assistance related to a proposed Associates violation for the shutdown cooling system and component (86-368) cooling water system at the Turkey Point nuclear power plant, informed the requester that the NRC has no records subject to this request.

(An individual In response to a request for copies of NRC's requirements of PG&E regarding security records on access of employees requesting) information to restricted areas and any records on his employment at (86-652) the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, made available five records.

Michael K. Sweig, In response to a request for a list of NRC licensed nuclear Altheimer & Gray pharmacies, made available a copy of the requested record.

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. Denied John McKendree, In response to a request for a copy of all records 011, Chemical & pertaining to the proposed acquisition of Nuclear Atomic Workers Services, Inc., by Nuclear Assurance Corporation, made International available two records. Denied three records in their Union entirety containing confidential business (proprietary) information. Denied one record in its entirety containing 1 (86-72) l confidential business (proprietary) information and predecisional advice, opinions and recommendations of the staff.

Billie P. Garde. In response to a request for records related to an Government inspection at the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant Accountability conducted August 26-29', 1985, and a November 5, 1985, Project discussion of the inspection findings, made available (86-132) 12 records. Denied portions of one record, release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Billie P. Garde. In response to a request for records regarding Inspection Government Report Nos. 50-445/85-07 and 50-446/85-05 conducted during Accountability the period April 1, 1985, through June 21, 1985, for the Project Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, made available one (86-192) record. Denied three records in their entirety, disclosure of which would inhibit the candid and frank exchange of comunications in future deliberations. Denied one record in its entirety containing confidential business (proprietary) information.

Billie P. Garde. In response to requests for records related to the evaluation Government of ISAP's regarding the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, Accountability made available 156 records. Informed the requester that Project additional records subject to this request are already (86-272) available at the PDR. Denied 22 records in their entirety, (86-454) release of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.

Billie P. Garde, In response to a request for records related to NRC Government reviews, inspections and evaluations of the Fermi 2 Health Accountability Physics Department, from January 1984 to the present, made Project available 75 records. Informed the requester that additional (86-373) records subject to this request are already available at the PDR. Denied three records in their entirety, release of which would tend to inhibit the frank and candid exchange of information in future deliberations. Denied one record in its entirety, release of which would interfere with an ongoing enforcement proceeding. Denied portions of three records, release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Denied portions of one record, release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and would interfere with an ongoing enforcement proceeding.

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Denied, Cont'd j Billie P. Garde, In response to a request for records generated in i Government connection with 01 Investigation 4-84-030, " Alleged

' Accountability Intimidation of QC Inspector," noticed in BN 86-14,

Project April 4, 1986, informed the requester that records

! (86-379) subject to this request are already available in the I PDR folder for a previous request, F01A-86-180. Denied j portions of four records, release of which would 4

constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 4 privacy.

[ Billie P. Garde. In response to a request for records generated in

, Government connection with all NRC data on drug investigations at-

! Accountability the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, made available Project .four records. Denied portions of nine records, release (86-383) of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion

of personal privacy and would disclose the identity of confidential sources.

(NRCemployee) In response to a request for Region V records concerning (86-573) an inspection that he conducted, denied six records in their entirety, disclosure of which would interfere with an ongoing enforcement proceeding.

1 Billie P. Garde, In response to an APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of Government- three denied records and portions of one record regarding Accountability a request for records developed subsequent to the issuance Project of the August 30, 1985, 01A report about the T-shirt 4

(86-A-99-86-84) incident at the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, continued to deny these records containing the predecisional advice, opinions, and recommendations of members of the 1,

Enforcement Staff.

Jennifer Puntenney, In response to an APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the f Safe Energy release of six denied records'in NRC's July 16, 1986 i Coalition of response regarding a request for three categories of i

Michigan records related to the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant, i (86-A-149-86-244) continued to deny these records, disclosure of which would be likely to stifle honest and frank communications I

within the agency.

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Billie P. Garde. In response to an APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for the release Government of the denied portions of four records in NRC's August 12, Accountability 1986 response regarding a request for records generated or l

i Project prepared by Victor Stello since his appointment as Acting l

(86-A-160-86-53, Executive Director for Operations, made available the 86-54,86-55) withheld portions of one record and portions of two records. Continued to deny the remaining portions of 2

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, Denied, Cont'd Billie P. Garde, In response to APPEALS TO THE COMMISSION for the release

. Government of the denied portions of two records in NRC's August 12, Accountability 1986 response regarding requests for records generated Project or prepared by Victor Stello since his appointment as 86-A-161-86-80) Acting Executive Director for Operations, continued to 86-A-162-86-82) deny the portions of these records containing the 86-A-163-86-126 predecisional legal analysis, opinions and recommendations 86-A-164-86-127 of the staff.

86-A-165-86-131 Billie P. Garde. In response to APPEALS TO THE COMMISSION for the release Government of eight denied records and portions of one record in Accountability NRC's August 25, 1986 response regarding requests for Project records generated or prepared by Victor Stello since his 86-A-181-86-80) appointment as Acting Executive Director for Operations, 86-A-182-86-82) denied seven records in their entirety, release of which 86-A-183-86-201) would tend to inhibit the frank and candid exchange of (86-A-184-86-209) information and release of which would interfere with an (86-A-185-86-263) ongoing enforcement proceeding. Denied one record in its entirety and portions of one record, release of which would tend to inhibit the frank and candid exchange of information in future deliberations.

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Weekly Information Report Division of Contracts i CONTRACTS AWARDED (cont'd)

.i RFP No.: RS-RES-86-116

Title:

" Test Methods for Identifying Shaft Cracks"

Description:

This project provides a testing method which can be applied

to identify the presence, size and location of shaft cracks

in a vertical reactor coolant pump shaft system.

Period of Performance: September 30, 1986 - March 30, 1987 Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status: A fixed price type Contract No. NRC-04-86-130 was awarded to i REM Technologies, Inc., under Phase I of the Small Business i Innovation Research Program in the amount of $49,500.00

! effective September 30, 1986.

RFP No.: RS-RES-86-116

Title:

" Extending a High Confidence of a Low Probability of Failure (HCLPF) Based Seismic Margin Review to Analyze Plant Damage States and the Role of Human Factors and Nonseismic Failures"

Description:

To further develop the HCLPF-based method. Demonstrate

the feasibility of performing three types of further analysis on the key accident sequences identified in the i' HCLPF-based margin review.

Period of Performance: September 30, 1986 - March 30, 1987 Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status: A fixed price type Contract No. NRC-04-86-131 was awarded to Future Resources Associates Inc., under Phase I of the Small l

! Business Innovation Research Program in the amount of $50,000.00 effective September 30, 1986.

l I RFP No.: RS-RES-86-116

Title:

" Development of a Radioactive Waste Accountability System Based on Heat Release Monitoring: A Demonstration Program" l

Description:

Consists of the development of a technique and a system i to measure the radioactive decay of radwaste contained in storage canisters, casks and vaults. The system being considered deals with the direct measurement of the afterheat i being generated in the radwaste volumes. '

i Period of Performance: September 30, 1986 - March 30, 1987 j Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status: A fixed price type Contract No. NRC-04-86-132 was awarded to Geoscience, Ltd., under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation :

Research Program in the amount of $49,825.00 effective i September 30, 1986.

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Develop and test a technique to determine the functionality of solenoid-operated valves in a nuclear power plant based on the measurement and analysis of in-rush current.

Period of Performance: September 30, 1986 - March 30, 1987 Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status: A fixed price type Contract No. NRC-04-86-135 was awarded to

, Pentek, Inc., under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation

! Research Program in the amount of $50,000.00 effective i September 30, 1986.

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. Weekly Information Report Division of Contracts ,

CONTRACTS AWARDED (cont'd) p RFP No.: RS-RES-86-116

" Degradation of Nuclear Plant-Temperature Sensors"

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Description:

This project will provide a comprehensive approach to i temperature sensor aging assessment. This will lead to improved plant safety and will provide sensor manufactures

[ with useful data for better design of temperature sensors.

Period of Performance: September 30, 1986 - March 30, 1967 i Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Status: A fixed price type Contract No. NRC-04-86-186 was awarded to Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research Program in the amount of $49,087.00 effective September 30, 1986.

RFP No.: RS-RES-86-116 l

Title:

" Integrating Fiber Optic Radiation Dosimeter" l

Description:

The objective of this project is to demonstrate the feasibility i of employing electron trapping (ET) materials with fiber optic filaments for use as microprobe radiation dosimeters.

1 Period of Performance: September 30, 1986 - March 30, 1987

Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

! Status: A fixed price type Contract No. NRC-04-86-137 was awarded to 4 Quantex Corporation under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research Program in the amount of $49,637.00 effective September 30,

1986.

! RFP No.: RS-RES-86-118

Title:

" Application of Methodology to Evaluate Aging Service Effects

on Plant Performance"

Description:

Apply systems interaction model procedures to selected safety systems and make recommendations for maintenance of the systems to alleviate aging concerns.

[ Period of Performance: September 26, 1986 - March 25, 1988 Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status: A cost-plus-fixed-fee type Contract No. NRC-04-86-125 was awarded

l. to SEA Consultants, Inc., under Phase II of the Small Business l Innovation Research Program in the amount of $264,281 effective l September 26, 1986.

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.: analysis of recent PBF, NRU and LOFT-EP2 test data in terms of processes affecting hydrogen generation.

- Period of Performance: September 30, 1986 - March 30, 1987

, Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Status: A cost-plus-fixed-fee type Contract No. NRC-04-86-126 was awarded to ESA, Inc., under Phase II of the Small Business Innovation Research Program in the amount of $184,380 effective September 30, 1986.

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0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION :

ITEMS OF INTEREST .

Week Ending October 3, 1986 Fort St. Vrain

. The Board of Directors of Public Service Company of Colorado (PSC) met i

tember 23, 1986 and voted to take a third-quarter write down of $75 million Sep$100 to million on the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station The (FSV).

PSC Board also approved a tentative settlement with the Colorado Public Utilities

! Connission, which effectively takes FSV out of the PSC rate base. PSC will undertake an extensive study to consider alternatives for the plant's future.

Issuance of Amendment No. 2 to the FDA for Gessar II On September 22, 1986, the staff issued Amendment No. 2 to FDA-1 for General

. Electric Company's BWR/6 Nuclear Island Design, GESSAR II. Issuance of

Amendment No. 2 represents the completion of the staff and ACRS reviews of GESSAR II in accordance with the Cunmission's guidance identified in the Severe Accident Policy Statement. Amendment No. 2 also removes the constraints on issuing construction permits and operating licenses to applicants who reference the GESSAR II design.

! GESSAR II is the first design for which an applicant has successfully complied with the four licensing requirements for future plants identified in the i Consnission's Severe Accident Policy Statement. l i

Ano-2 On September 24, 1986, the reactor tripped on high pressurizer pressure follow-ing a turbine trip. The turbine trip was caused by moisture separator reheater high level. All systems except the two pressurizer code safety valves functioned nonnally during the trip. The licensee reported that there were indications.

that these valves lifted prematurely. Preliminary infonnation indicates that the peak primary pressure during the event was 2395 psia. The required safety valve lift setpoint is 2500 psia. The licensee is testing to detennine their lift setting pressure. The staff has approved a 24-hour waiver of the applicable technical specification in order that the aforementioned test can be performed in Mode 4.

Calvert Cliffs Units 1 and 2 Emergency Amendment to the Diesel Generator Technical Specifications On September 18, 1986, the licensee discovered a crack in the No. 12 cylinder liner of No. 12 Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG). This crack was found during licensee troubleshooting conducted to determine the cause of exhaust gas leakage into the jacket water cooling system of No. 12 EDG. At the time the crack was found, the licensee was in the eighth day of an exigent, one time only, LC0 which permitted 10 days of single EDG inoperability. This exigent ,

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the cause of the exhaust gas intrusion. The troubleshooting techniques recom- i mended by the vendor were inadequate for determining if a cracked cylinder )

liner existed. As a result, much more effort and time were required to adequately trouble-shoot the EDG than initially anticipated.

The licensee submitted an emergency request to extend the LCO by an additional 10 days to provide adequate time to replace the cracked cylinder liner, verify that no other liners had cracks, perform any post-maintenance tests required, and restore No. 12 EDG to operability. The licensee mitigated the safety significance of an additional 10 days of EDG inoperability by providing a 1000 kW portable diesel generator onsite as an additional emergency power supply.

On September 19, 1986, a waiver of the shutdown requirements of the LC0 was granted by the staff to provide adequate time for processing of the emergency amendment request.

On September 23, 1986, the staff granted the emergency amendment that permits continued No.12 EDG in operability until 0600 hours0.00694 days <br />0.167 hours <br />9.920635e-4 weeks <br />2.283e-4 months <br /> on September 30, 1986.

Turkey Point Plant Units 3 and 4 By memorandum and Order dated August 25, 1986, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ordered Sunnary IITsposition {LBP-86-27) of Ms. Joette Lorion's and the Center for Nuclear Responsibility, Inc., contention relating to license amend-ments which allowed the use and storage of fuel with a higher enrichment.

By memorandum and Order dated September 25, 1986, the Atomic Safety and Licens-ing Appeal Board indicated that their customary sua sponte review found no reasonable basis for overturning the Licensing Board's decision and ordered that LBP-86-27 is affirmed.

Clinton Power Station On September 29, 1986, Illinois Power Company (IP) received a low power license for Clinton Power Station. Clinton is the fourth General Electric BWR 6 reactor with a Mark III containment to receive an operating license. The facility is located in Harp Township, DeWitt County, approximately six miles east of Clinton in east-central Illinois.

The licensee has commenced loading of fuel; about an hour after receipt of the license (2:00 PM CST), the first fuel bundle was loaded into the core.

After the fuel assemblies have been loaded into the core, IP plans to stop plant operations to conduct additional operator refresher training on the simulator in preparation for initial criticality and low power testing.

Initial criticality is scheduled for November 20, 1986 and the licensee expects to be ready for a full power license December 16, 1986.

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Limerick On September 25, 1986, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that a Federal Grand Jury had returned indictments charging YOH Security, Inc., two of its former managers, and the operator of a Security Officers Training School with conspiracy, false statements and cover-up in connection with training records for the security force at the Limerick Generating Station. The indictments relate to activities preceding the licensing of the Limerick Generating Station, Unit 1, for which the ,

licensee has already taken corrective action. The former managers were the YOH Site Manager and the YOH Security Force Captain, at the time. The operator of the training school was being utilized by Y0H Security, Inc. to provide certifications under the Pennsylvania Lethal Weapons Training Act. The case was referred to the U.S. Attorney's Office by the NRC's Office of Investigations

! that investigated the case jointly with the FBI.

I Northeast Utilities Senior Management Reorganization Re: Haddam Neck and Millstone Units 1, 2 and 3 On September 29, 1986, Northeast Utilities announced that, effective December 1,1986, Mr. Walter Fee will retire from the position of Executive Vice-President of Engineering and Operations. Mr. John F. Opeka, currently the Senior Vice President of Nuclear Enginering and Operations, has been named to replace Mr.

Fee upon his retirement. Resulting management changes include the promotion of Mr. Ed Mroczka to Senior Vice President of Nuclear Engineering and Operations and Mr. Wayne Romberg to Vice President of Nuclear Engineering and Operations.

A new Millstone Station Superintendent to replace Mr. Romberg will be named at a future date.

Duke Shuts Down All Oconee Units Duke Power Company started to shutdown Oconee Unit 1 and 3 at 9:00 am on October 2,1986. Oconee Unit 2 was already shutdown for refueling. Duke decided to shutdown the units after experiencing problems when perfonning a load shed test on Unit 2.

On October 1,1986 in the afternoon, Duke was running a load shed test for emergency power switching logic required to be done ever refueling outage.

The emergency power came on (i.e. the Keowee hydro plants). However, the low-power service water (LPSW) pumps started cavitating after about two hours.

LPSW provides cooling water for normal and emerger.cy services. Safety-related functions served by this system are: Reactor Building cooling units, decay heat removal coolers, HPI pump motor bearing coolers, EFW motor air coolers and (turbine driven) EFW bearing oil coolers.

Lake Keowee, the suction source for the LPSW, has been at an unusually low level due to drought and although Duke has run this test at every refueling outage, they have never performed it at low lake levels. The Technical OCTOBER 3, 1986 ENCLOSURE B

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NRC TMI-2 CLEANUP PROJECT DIRECTORATE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 1986

1. DEFUELING

- Removal of end fittings from the debris bed continued throughout the week and was completed during the weekend. Twenty-two end fittings were removed using a three point gripper. Three were placed in fuel canisters, the remaining 19 were stored in five erd fitting storage drums. Removal of the end fittings has cleared the bed for additional core bcring.

- Pick and place defueling is now in progress and will continue until the licensee begins installation of the core bore equipment in about one week.

- Water clarity has improved significantly as a result of Defueling Water Cleanup System (DWCS) operations. Long-term water clarity continues to be a problem and is compounded by the short operational lifetime of DWCS filters. Efforts continue to solve the clarity and filter plugging problems.

2. 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 Agreement.

- The Lancaster water sample taken at the water works river intake and analyzed by EPA consisted of a seven day composite sample taken September 14 - 20, 1986. A gamma scan detected no reactor related activity.

- 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 September 13 - 20, 1986. A gamma scan detected no reactor related activity except.

- The EPA analyses of the NRC outdoor air sample for the period September 25 - October 2, 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.

3. AUXILIARY AND FUEL HANDLING BUILDING ACTIVITIES

- Start-up testing of the sludge transfer system continues.

4. NRC EVALUATIONS IN PROGRESS 4 -

Technical Specification Change Request numbers 49, 51, 52, and 54.

- Recovery Operations Plan Change numbers 31 and 33.

Solid Waste Facility Technical Evaluation Report.

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- Heavy Load Safety Evaluation Report, Revision 3.

- Disposal of Processed Water Report.

- Sediment Transfer and Processing System SER.

- End Fitting Storage SER was approved on September 25, 1986.

- SER for Use of Plasma Arc Cutting Torch.

- CoreBoreOperations(asadefuelingmethod).

5. PUBLIC MEETING The next meeting of the Advisory Panel for the Decontamination of Three Mile Island Unit 2 will be held on October 8, 1986 at the Holiday Inn, Center City, Harrisburg, PA from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

At this meeting the licensee will brief the Panel on the progress of defueling and on the status of funding for the remainder of the cleanup.

The EPA will present the results of its recent review of the TMI offsite radiation monitoring program. Members of the public will be given the opportunity to address the panel.

Persons desiring to speak before the Advisory Panel are requested to contact Mr. Thomas Smithgall at 717-291-1042, or write him at 2133 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603.

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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending October 3, 1986 Delegation to Region IV On Friday, September 26, 1986, the EDO signed a final rule package which will delegate the licensing authority for the United States Air Force materials license to Region IV. This action is consistent with a similar delegation of authority for nearly all other Federal licensees in April 1985.

An announcement is expected to be published in the Federal Register on or about October 8, 1986.

Dry Spent Fuel Storage FW Energy Applications, Inc. , (a Foster-Wheeler Company), has submitted a topical report for the design of a modular vault for dry storage of light water reactor spent fuel. Storage of spent fuel would be either in an air or nitrogen atmosphere depending upon initial fuel clad temperature conditions.

The report is docketed under Project No. M-46.

N4C/00E Meeting on Transportation Packaging On September 23, 1986, representatives from NRC and DOE met pursuant to the NRC/00E Procedural Agreement on Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Transportation Packaging (48 FR 51875), to exchange information on the activities of each agency regarding transportation packaging. Representatives of DOT also attended. NRC presented the status of the Modal Study and packages currently on the certification docket. DOE presented an update of the Cask RFP, and discussed some technical issues associated with spent fuel and casks. DOT discussed plans for future regional nuclear workshops.

Safeguards Regulatory Effectiveness Review (RER) Scheduled for Big Rock Point The NMSS safeguards staff, assisted by U.S. Army Special Forces personnel, is scheduled to conduct an RER at the Big Rock Point nuclear plant from October 6-10, 1986.

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2 Proposed FBI Criminal History Rule Draft comments from CRGR were received on Tuesday, September 30, 1986. Staff incorporated appropriate changes on Wednesday, October 1, 1986. After office concurrence, the package will be submitted to the EDO for transmittal to the Commission. The OMB clearance package for the FBI fingerprint cards was completed and delivered to ADM on Monday, September 29, 1986. Once the Commission has approved the proposed rule for publication, ADM will submit the clearance request to OMB.

Visiting International Scholar Mr. Guo Zede, Hydrologist from the Peoples Republic of China will arrive in the Division of Waste Management in October for one year's work under the Hydrology Scholarship Program. Dr. Mike Fliegel, Hydrology Section Leader will direct Mr. Zede's work.

DOE Low-Level Waste Participants Meeting Representatives of NRC attended the DOE LLW Participants Meeting on September 25, 1986 and presented papers concerning mixed waste alternatives to shallow land burial and low-level waste disposal site records. State and Compacts appear to be beginning to make progress toward addressing the Low-Level Waste Policy Amendments Act.

DOE Meeting Robert Browning and John Linehan, Division of Waste Management, had a meeting with Messrs. Isaacs and Kale, DOE OCRWM Management on October 1. The purpose of the session was to discuss the prelicensing interface between NRC/ DOE and mechanisms to make the interface more effective and better focused on resolution of issues. Agreements were reached on future interactions prior to issuance of site characterization plans, particularly in the area of QA, where it was agreed that NRC would conduct mini-audits of discrete areas of OCRWM's program in the near future, and brief DOE's new management on lessons learned from reactor QA experience.

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O Office of Inspection and Enforcement Items of Interest Week Ending October 3, 1986

1. Items of Interest

a. Congressional Hearing The Director, IE and other senior NRC management presented testimony and responded to interrogotories before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Comittee on Energy and Commerce. The hearing focussed on the status of activities and NRC oversight at the Browns Ferry, Sequoyah, and Watts Bar TVA facilities.

b. Sequoyah Fuels The Director, IE issued an Order Modifying License, Effective Imme-diately, to Sequoyah Fuels Corporation based on NRC's findings regarding the January 4,1986 accident. In addition to the need for significant improvement in the licensee's control and supervision of licensed activities, especially those regarding the filling and preparation for shipment of UFg cylinders, other areas requiring corrective action had been identified: training and supervision, adequacy of plant staffing, and followup of health impacts on licen-see personnel exposed to uranium from the accident. The NRC had determined that additional oversight of facility operations is necessary to provide reasonable assurance that the licensee will be in compliance with Commission requirements if the facility is permit-ted to resume operations. The Order does not authorize restart.

c. Civil Penalties Paid (1) Florida Power Corporation (Crystal River) in the amount of

$50,000 based on a violation involving a breached vital area barrier. (EA 86-22)

(2) Southern California Edison (SONGS) in the amount of $25,000 based on the failure to implement Safeguards Contingency Plan and failure to report. (EA 86-108)

2. The following Significant Enforcement Actions were taken during the past l

week:

a. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties was issued to NOW Logging, Perforating, Inc. (Enid, OK) in the amount of

$800. This action was based on numerous health physics which, in the aggregate, indicated a careless disregard for NRC requirements.

(EN 86-71) b, A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties was issued to Professional Consultants, Inc. (Missoula, MT) in the amount of $1,000. This action was based on multiple violations including repeat violations involving the failure to conduct inventories and failure to perform leak tests. (EN 86-72)

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c. A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty was issued to General Public Utilities Nuclear Corporation (TMI 2) in the amount of $40,000. This action was based on a modification made to the Reactor Building Polar Crane without proper engineering review and documentation. (EN 86-73)

d. An Order Modifying Licensee (Effectively Immediately) was issued to Sequoyah Fuels Corporation (Gore, OK). This action is an outgrowth of the NRC's findings which demonstrates the need for significant improvenent in the licensee's control and supervision of licensed activities. The NRC had determined that additional oversight of facility operations is necessary to provide reasonable assurance that the licensee will be in compliance with Commission requirements if the facility is permitted to resume operations. The Order does not authorize restart. (EN86-75)

3. The following IE Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week:

a. PNS-I-86-16, Public Service of New Hampshire (Seabrook), Bomb Threat.

b. PN0-I-86-79, Duquesne Light Company (Beaver Valley 2), Bomb Threat.

c. PN0-III-86-106, Detroit Edison Company (Fermi 2), Suspicious Device Invesitgated.

d. PNO-III-86-107, LIXI, Inc. (Downers Grove, IL), Uptake of Radioactive Iodine.

e. PN0-III-86-108, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (Kewaunee),

Gaseous Release,

f. PN0-III-86-109, Illinois Power Company (Clinton 1), Clinton Receives Operating License.

g. PN0-III-86-110, Commonwealth Edison Company (Zion), Flooding in North-eastern Illinois.

h. PN0-IV-86-31, Dresser Industries (Houston, TX), Failure to Find Sealed Source During Routine Inventory Check.

l i. PN0-V-86-66, Southern California Edison Company (SONGS-3), Shutdown Greater Than 48 Hours.

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j. PNO-V-86-67, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Diablo Canyon 1), ,

Tilted Fuel Assembly in Vessel During Refueling.

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4. The following IE Information Notices and Bulletins were issued during the past week:

a. IE Information Notice No. 86-84, Rupture of a Nominal 40-Millicurie Iodine-125 Brachytherapy Seed Causing Significant Spread of Radio-contamination was issued to all NRC medical institution licensees.

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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending October 3, 1986 International Workshop on Reactor Vessel Dosimetry An international workshop on reactor vessel dosimetry was held at the Shearon Harris Energy and Environmental Center in Raleigh, N.C. sponsored by the LWR-Pressure Vessel-Dosimetry Improvement Program of RES. Benchmark experiments and dosirretry tests were discussed which are being conducted (1) by the UKAEA at Winfrith on cavity dosimetry and shielding. (2) by the CEN/SCK at Mol, Belgium, on fission density predictions in low leakage cores, and (3) cavity dosimetry testing in H.B. Robinson and Davis Besse reactors.

The final result of the research, which will be reviewed in several more similar workshops both in the U.S. and abroad, will be reference benchmarks for use by licensees and the NRC to assure the accuracy of predictions of neutron fluence in reactor vessels. The ultimate application is to assure vessel safety under accidents such as PTS.

8th Annual DOE-Sponsored LLW Disposal Information Meeting Edward O'Donnell and Martin Weinstein of the Waste Management Branch /RES participated in the 8th Annual DOE sponsored LLW disposal information meeting in Denver on September 22-25, 1986. This annual meeting brings together the researchers and regulatory officials of states and Federal agencies to explore developments in LLW disposal over the preceding year. Three RES contractors reported on ongoing work on alternatives to shallow land burial, enhanced runoff covers for LLW, and a modeling experiment at Chalk River. Other discussions involved enhanced waste forms, prediction of facility performance, technology of alternatives to shallow land burial, treatment of mixed hazardous / radioactive waste, and the formation of state compacts for LLW disposal. There was a significant amount of discussion concerning the progress l in establishment of state compacts for LLW disposal. Economics favor a few i number of compacts where generation capacity is large but politics mitigate l towards a large number of smaller compacts.

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, 2 Continuing Experimental Capability (CEC)

A study evaluating the technical benefits and problem areas with six different scaling approaches to integral thennal hydraulic facility design is nearing completion. This study, performed at INEL, will form one basis for design of future integral facilities. In October, 1985 a group of experts from DOE laboratories, NSSS vendors, universities, DOE and NRC met to discuss the scaling approaches to be evaluated by INEL and the evaluation methodology.

This same group met again in September 24-25, 1986, to discuss the results of the study and to make recommendations for completion of the scaling study as well as further tasks needed in order to make valid decisions on the optimum scaling approach to future facility design. Perhaps the most important recomendation of the group was to stress multidimensional data needs in an integral experiment and the need to evaluate tradeoffs among system pressure, the core power level simulated (e.g. full power or decay heat levels) and the size of the facility, given a fixed budget for facility construction and support systems. A future report will develop and justify a specific recommendation for future facility design. The final scaling study report should be published in November - December 1986 and a facility design recomendation report completed in FY 1987.

ECCS Rule Revision (10 CFR 50.46 and Appendix K)

On September 30, 1986 NRR provided concurrence on the proposed ECCS rule as revised in accordance with CRGR coments. OGC concurrence is also expected shortly. It is expected that the rule package will be sent to CRGR for their final approval later this week.

Publication to be Issued in the Near Future

Title:

Guide for the Preparation of Applications for Radiation Safety Evaluation and Registration of Sealed Sources Containing Byproduct Material (Draft Regulatory Guide)

Description:

This guide will provide guidance on preparing and submitting requests for radiation safety evaluation and registration of sealed sources containing byproduct material.

Contact:

Steve Baggett, NMSS OCTOBER 3, 1986 ENCLOSURE E

3 Emergency Preparedness for Fuel Cycle and Other Radioactive Materials Licensees (Parts 30, 40, 70)

In 1981 the NRC issued orders to certain fuel cycle and other radioactive material licensees requiring them to submit comprehensive onsite radiological emergency plans. Subsequently, a rulemaking was initiated to place a requirement for emergency plans in the regulations.

Publication of the proposed rule is awaiting Commission action. Commissioner Asselstine has disapproved publishing the rule for comment.

Standards for Protection Against Radiation (Part 20)

Radiation protection philosophy and technology have changed markedly since the present Part 20 was promulgated nearly 30 years ago. A complete revision is necessary to provide better assurance of protection against radiation; establish a clear health protection basis for the limits; reflect current information on health risk, dosimetry, and radiation protection practices and experience; provide NRC with a health protection base from which it may consider other regulatory actions taken to protect public health; be consistent with recommendations of world authorities (ICRP); and apply to all licensees in a consistent manner.

The draft backfit analysis was published in the Federal Register for public comment on August 29, 1986. The comment period on the proposed revision to 10 CFR Part 20 was extended to October 31, 1986, in order to provide a concurrent 60-day comment period on both the draft backfit analysis and the Part 20 proposed revision. Analysis of more than 500 public comment letters received to date is in progress.

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0FFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 3, 1986 Meeting of the National Indian Nuclear Waste Committee f

Darrel Nash gave a talk on September 24, 1986, at a meeting of the National Indian Nuclear Waste Committee at the Annual Meeting of the National Congress of American Indians in Phoenix, Arizona. The topic was the background of and current status of renewal of the Price-Anderson Act. There was substantial interest in how high-level waste would be covered under Price-Anderson, particularly in transportation.

Agreement State Procram Review 4

The California radiation control program will receive a follow-up review the week of October 14, 1986.

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i ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMMISSION - WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 3, 1986 A. SRM - AFFIRMATION SESSION, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1986, 3:30 P.M., l f

COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM (PUBLIC MEETING) - Memo SECY to Parler dated 9/26/86 I. SECY-86-241 - Petitions for Review of ALAB-832 (Shoreham Decision on Non-Legal Authority Emergency Planning Issues)

The Commission, by a 4-1 vote, approved an Order responding to Petitions for Review of ALAB-832.

The Order takes review of three issues, (1) Contention 22B, (2) the ruling on planning for hospital evacuation in the EPZ, and (3) Contention 22C.

Commissioner Asselstine disapproved, indicating that he would not have taken review of any contentions.

(Subsequently, on September 19, 1986 the Secretary i signed the Order).

II. SECY-86-57B/C - Comanche Peak Construction Permit Extension The Commission, by a 5-0 vote, approved an Order responding to a question certified to it by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board regarding the admissibility of a contention into a construction permit extension proceeding.

The Order provides the Appeal Board with guicance for its determination on the admissibility of the consolidated intervenors contention. Commissioner Bernthal provided additional views.

(Subsequently, on September 19, 1986 the Secretary signed the Order).

III. Pacific Gas & Electric Company - Stay of Defuelding Request The Commission, by a 5-0 vote, approved an Order referring a stay request to the staff for its consideration as a request for enforcement action under 10 CFR $2.206. The staff was directed to act

, expeditiously on the matter. *

(Subsequently, on September 18, 1986 the Secretary signed the Order).

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ED0 Note - Petition withdrawn by attached Withdrawal of Motion OCTOBER 3, 1986 ENCLOSURE 0

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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 9/17-10/15/86 50-456 Phillips Building Detemine what staff require- NRC Staff / CECO J. A. Stevens i 50-457 ments remain to be met to re-solve Braidwood licensing

issues 10/6/86 50-213 Haddam Neck Plant Health Physics Training and NRC/NU F. M. Akstulewicz 7:15 a.m. East Haddam, Conn. Access Badging 10/7/86 50-277 Delta, PA. Discuss with site staff ongoing NRC/PEC0 G. E. Gears 9:30 a.m. 50-278 (Peach Bottom Atomic Appendix R review and related PowerStation) Appendix R Licensing Issues i

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Room P-422 Discuss content and schedule NRC/WOG/ F. Orr 9:00 a.m. Phillips Building for WOG ERGS Westinghouse l

10/8/86 50-456 Braidwood Station Pemit NRC management to assess NRC/ COMMONWEALTH J. A. Stevens

! 9:00 a.m. Joliet, Illinois the operational readiness of EDISON 10/8/86 50-219 Room P-114 Discuss the status of licensing NRC/GPUNC 9:30 a.m. Phillips Building actions for Oyster Creek 10/8/86 50-353 Room 6110 Licensee will make a presenta- NRC/PECo R. E. Martin 10:00 a.m. MNBB tion on the use of ASME Code m Cases N-411 " Alternative Damping g Values for Seismic Analysis of g Classes 1, 2 and 3 Piping Systems, g Section III, Division 1" w

[ Copies of sumaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective docket file (s) in the NRC and local public document rooms A sumary of these meeting notices can be obtained by calling 492-7424

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$ DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION . PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 10/8-9/86 50-424 Room: TBA Discuss the applicant's res- NRC/EG&G Idaho / J. W. Thompson 9:00 a.m. 50-425 Phillips Building ponse to staff questions on Georgia Power Co./

Inservice Testing of Pumps and Southern Company Valves Services 10/9/86 50-455 Byron Station Permit NRC management to assess NRC/COMONWEALTH L. N. Olshan 9:00 a.m. Byron, Illinois the operational readiness of EDIS0N Byron 2

, 10/14-17/86 50-424 Room TBA Discuss Vogtle Proof and Review NRC/Bechtel Power J. W. Thompson 8:00 a.m. 50-425 Phillips Building copy of the Tech. Soec. before Company / Westinghouse /

the final draft ve.ston Georgia Power Co.

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Room P-422 Quarterly Meeting of the ALWR NRR Staff /EPRI D. H. Moran 10:00 a.m. Phillips Building Utility Steering Comittee and i the NRC Policy Comittee to i Assess Progress and provide guidance for the EPRI Advanced LWR Program 10/15/86 50-247 Room P-114 Preliminary discussions on a NRC/PASNY J. D. Neighbors 1:00 p.m. Phillips Building proposed power increase for Indian Point 2 m 10/16-17/86 50-263/ Room P-118 Round table discussion of NRC/ Utilities J. A. Zwolinski i2l 8:30 a.m. 254/265/ Phillips Building issues affecting BWD1 operating 5 219/237/ reactors and the NRC E

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Copies of sumaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective docket file (s) in the NRC and local public document rooms A sumary of these meeting notices can be obtained by calling 492-7424

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I, '10/7/86 Project Livermore, To discuss submittal by General Roberts J. Roberts (FC) ,

tg (EARLIER DATE) M-37 CA Nuclear Systems, Inc. (GNSI) R. Anderson, et. al.

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g? related to design of a borated (GNSI) stainless steel basket for the CASTOR V/21 cask.

10/15/86 Willste To discuss submittal of a license J. Roberts (FC) Roberts application for a low-level waste Building N. Shirley, '

compactor at the G. E. Morris B. Judson, et. al.

Operation. (GE) 10/17/86 Willste Discuss development of mixed oxide C. MacDonald (FC) MacDonald 9:30-12:30 Building fuel rod package. R. Chappell (FC)

Reps fm Transnuclear 10/21/86 71-9202 Willste Discuss impact limiter tests. R. Odegaarden (FC) Odegaarden 9:30-1:00 Building Reps fm DOE, EG&G, Transnuclear, and NRC Division of Waste Management ,

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