ML20215E214

FOIA Request for Accident or Safety Repts Made to NRC by Univ of California Re Facility

ML20215E214
Person / Time
Site:	Berkeley Research Reactor
Issue date:	11/15/1986
From:	George P AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-86-811 NUDOCS 8612180326
Download: ML20215E214 (2)

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15 November 1986 E

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Dear Sir or Madam:

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This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act (5

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U.S.C. Section 552.)

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write to request copies of all

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reports made to the Nuclear Regulatory Commisssion by the Univer-

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sity of California, or any other interested party, which relate to the research nuclear reactor located in Etcheverry Hall. Universi-g ty of California.

Berkeley.

California.

Your response to my request should include all reports which have been submitted as a E

result o.f NRC policies requiring the reporting of accidents, i

exceptions to NRC policies, procedural errors at the referenced reactor and related incidents.

I If the requested records are not in the possession of your agency, I ask that you forward this request to any agency that you believe may have records that are responsive to this request.

In the alternative.

I ask that you inform me of other agencies that g

might have such records.

As you know, the Freedom of Information Act provides that I

even if some requested material is properly exempt from mandatory 5

disclosure, all segragable portions must be released

[5 U.S.C i

Section 552(b)].

If all material covered by this request is

withheld, please inform me of the specific exemptions that are N

being claimed.

E If the requested material is released with deletions, I

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that each deletion be marked to indicate the exemption (s) being E

claimed to authorize each particular withholding.

5 In addition, I ask that your agency exercise its discretion

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to release information that may be technically exempt but where E

withholding would serve no public interest.

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As you know, the Freedom of Information Act provides that E

agencies may reduce or waive fees if it would be "in the public E

interest because furnishing the information can be considered as l

primarily benefitting the public."

[5 U.S.C.

Section 552(a)(4)(A)].

I believe release of this insterial would be of g

benefit to the public because it is pertinent to the decisions p

which individuals must make regarding their choice of a place to

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live and any ha:ards which are inherent in that place.

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therefore ask that you waive any fees relating to this request.

If you have any questions regarding this

request, please

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telephone me at the above number.

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.in which this request -could be clarifted -or somewhat redesigned to-reflect the agency's filing system and speed :the

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As provided.under ~ the Freedom of Information Act.

I wall-e::pec t a reply within 10-(ten) workir.g days.

Sincerely-yours,

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Paul M. Geor

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