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r October 15, 1986 For:
The Commissioners From:
T. A. Rehm, Assistant for Operations, Office of the E00
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING CCTOBER 10, 1986 A summary of key events is ircluded as a convenience to those Commitsioners 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 Repcrts M*
Executive Director for Operations N
Items Addressed by the Commission 0
Meeting Notices P
Proprietary or Other Sensitive Informaticn (Not for Q
external distribution)
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Contact:
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1' HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1986 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generatino Station On October 1,1986, GPU Nuclear (the licensee) issued a press release stating 2
that Oyster Creek has become only the fourth unit in the United States to have ten specific training programs accredited by the National Nuclear Accrediting Board. The Accrediting Board is an independent group comprised of scholars and executives from utilities, post-secondary schools, non-nuclear training-institutes and individuals nominated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Its activities support the National Academy for Nuclear Training.
The ten training programs accredited are: senior reactor operator, reactor operator, non-licensed operator, shift technical advisor, instrument and control technicians, electrical main-tenance, mechanical maintenance, chemistry technician, radiological protection technicians and technical training of technical staff and managers. With accreditation, Oyster Creek also becomes
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a-training branch of the National Academy for Nuclear Training which is administered by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.
V. C. Sumer The plant shut down this morning, October 7, 1986, in accordance with technical specifications due to unknown reactor coolant system leakage just exceeding 1.0 gpm. An unusual event has been declared. The licensee is looking for the leakage source and the NRC staff is following their progress.
1 Erwin Tennessee Water Treatment Plant The Tennessee Department of Health and Environment informed Region II of elevated readings of total uranium' activity in a sewage sludge sample from the j
Erwin Tennessee Water Treatment Plant.
State of Tennessee representatives reported values of 700 to 800 pCi/gm in sludge collected during August 1986.
(This corresponds to about 0.12 percent of uranium which is licensable.) Gross i
alpha values from first quarter samples were reported as 300 pCi/gm.
The State indicated that the range in sludge from other areas of the State was 10 to 30 pCi/gm.
Region II and NMSS are reviewing the findings.
The sludge will 4
be reanalyzed to confirm the findings, this includes analysis of uranium isotopes and its daughter products to determine if enriched uranium is found in the sludge.
Pending the findings, an appropriate agency course of action i
will be taken.
NFS has been notified of these findings.
Babcock & Wilcox Informal Hearing - Apollo. PA i
The public hearing on the Volume Reduction Services Facility proposed by B&W for commercial incineration and compaction of low-level waste at its Parks l
Township site was held on September 30 through October 2 in Apollo, PA, by
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Administrative Judge Oscar H. Paris of the ASLBP. While the staff is not a party to this informal proceeding, members of FC and OGC were present to respond to questions by Judge Paris.
Proposed findings are to be submitted by i
the applicant, B&W, to Judge Paris by October 23, 1986, and by the petitioners by October 30, 1986.
Replies to the proposed findings are to be submitted one week later.
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t 0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending October 10, 1986 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request initial Decision Carryovers,1985 181 15 Received, 1986 730 196 Granted 551 77 Denied 164 57 Pending 196 77 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Jeff Light, Requests copies of all correspondence to and from Syracuse Herald-Representative George Wortley for the years 1984 to the Journal present.
(86-716)
(NRCemployee)
Requests records regarding an 0IA investigation.
4 (86-717)
Linda Bauman, Requests copies of all records related to non-compliance Government of an NRC fire protection rule issued in Novenier 1980 Accountability at the D.C. Cook nuclear power plant.
Project (86-718)
Al Stern, Requests a list of those who requested SBIR Pre-Al Stern-Solicitation information from the September 1986 Pre-Associates Solicitation Announcement.
(86-719)
Dale Hollar, Requests copies of all records related to allegations l
Carolina Power by a named individual concerning the Shearon Harris
& Light Company nuclear power plant and NRC's investigation of such (86-720) allegations.
Richard Dyer, Requests specific information on the F01A.
University of Arizona (86-721)
CONTACT: Donnie H. Grimsley 492-7211 l
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OCTOBER 10. 1986 ENCLOSURE A
2 Received, Cont'd Charlotte Burandt, Requests a list of persons, organizations, countries, and Pennies from federal or state agencies that have unclaimed or abandoned Heaven property or assets held or controlled by the NRC.
(86-722)
Charles Barnes Requests copies of three specified records cited on (86-723) page 42 of NUREG-1198.
Linda Bauman, Requests copies of records related to the release of Governnient radioactive gas at the Kewaunee nuclear power plant.
Accountability Project (86-724)
Linda Bauman, Requests copies of all records related to the June 16-18, Government June 24, and July 7-17,1986, inspection of TERA's QA Accountability Program for the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, Project inspection report Nos. 50-445/86-17,50-446/86-14.
(86-725)
Linda Bauman, Requests copies of all records related to the May 30, 1986 Government letter from Thomas Westerman to the Texas Utilities Accountability Generating Company regarding 4-86-A-019.
Project (86-726)
(Anindividual Requests to be advised of the date of any report concerning allegation No. R1 84-A-0086 regarding the harassment of requesting)
Nine Mile Point Unit 2 quality assurance auditors.
information (86-727)
Don Weinstein, Requests copies of the applications and any accompanying World Time attachments for licenses 31-12593-02E, Seiko Time Corp.,
Corpuration of and 04-19004-02E, Citizen Watch Co. of America Inc.
America (86-728)
David Repka, Requests copies of all records interpreting or establishing Bishop, Liberman, policy regarding the notification requirement of 10 CFR Cook, Purcell &
50.72 and 50.73, specifically NRC guidance on the issue Reynolds of timing of required reports.
(86-729)
Kristine Albrecht, Requests a list of all licensees in Status 4.
Food Irradiation
Response
(86-730)
Billie P. Garde, APPEAL TO THE EDO for the release of four denied records Government in NRC's September 4, 1986 response to requests for Accountability records related to the evaluation of ISAP's concerning Project the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant.
86-A-194-86-272 86-A-195-86-454 OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE A
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Received Cont'd Stevi Stephens, APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION for. records related to Kansas Nuclear Awareness Gas and Electric's Corrective Action Report #7 j
i Network regarding the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant.
(86-A-196-85-595)
Granted Michael Nolan, In response to a request for copies of a MemorandtT of 1
Concerned Citizens Understanding between the NRC and EPA and EPA and NRC Communications inspection reports regarding control of certain areas (86-650) contaminated with radioactive materials, informed the requester that the NRC and EPA never entered into a i
memorandum of understanding regarding the above subject.
Informed the requester that seven inspection reports 4
subject to this request t.re already available at the PDR.
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Thomas W. Bishop, In response to a request for records concerning NRC 0'Brien-Kreitzberg evaluation of the damage, repair, and design adequacy of
& Associates, Inc.
the Diablo Canyon breakwater system occurring in January 4
(86-679) 1981, made available 10 records.
Informed the requester that three records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
4 Homi Minwalla, In response to a request for records relating to NRC PARS Associates, contract No. 03-85-055, made available one record.
(86-697) l Raymond J. Mayer In response to a request-for records regarding the (86-700) regulation of low-level radioactive material storage, l
made available one record.
Informed the requester that nine records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
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Jeff Light, In response to a request for copies of all correspondence Syracuse Herald-to and from Representative George Wortley for the years l
Journal 1984 to the present, informed the requester that the NRC (86-716) has no records subject to this request.
Denied j
Robert Guild, In response to a request fur records related to Inspection Business and Report Nos. 50-456/85-21 and 50-457/85-22 regarding the l
Professional Braidwood nuclear power plant, made available 16 records.
People for the Informed the requester that one record subject to this i
Public Interest request is already available at the POR. Denied three (85-777) records in their entirety and portions of 47 records, disclosure of which would inhibit the exchange of j
information during the agency's deliberative process, j
j would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, disclose the identity of confidential sources, or interfere with an enforcement proceeding.
OCTOBER 10, 1986 EtlCLOSURE A' i
4 Denied, Cont'd Charles Barnes In response to a request for copies of the entire (86-118) docket files for dockets 40-7251, 40-7484, and 40-2038 and records dated from December 1, 1983, through March 31, 1984, for docket number 40-8760, made available 110 records.
Informed the requester that additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Denied one record in its entirety containing predecisional advice, opinions and recommendations of the staff. Denied portions of six records, disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Stephanie Murphy, In response to a request for records generated since Nuclear F01A-85-358 or records not addressed in NRC's response to Information and F01A-85-358 which contain (1) allegations made by a named Resource Service individual regarding construction defects, improper (86-167) procedures, poor quality assurance or other complaints against the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant and (2) instances or allegations of water leakage and other specified subjects regarding the Shearon Harris site, denied records maintained by the Office of Investigations in their entirety, disclosure of which would interfere with an ongoing enforcement proceeding.
Lynn Connor, In response to a request for copies of (1) SECY-85-386 Doc-Search and (2) EQ Audit for the Clinton Power Station (EGG-EA-Associates 6829), made available a copy of item 2.
Denied portions (86-367) of item 1, release of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process and would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Ellyn R. Weiss, In response to an APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of Rene Heilman, 23 denied records regarding a request for three categories Union of of records related to equipment qualification at TMI and Concerned the subjects discussed at a meeting held April 18, 1986, Scientists at the TMI site, made available three records. Continued (86-A-138-86-293) to deny the remaining 20 records, release of which would adversely affect the agency's deliberative process.
Jennifer Puntenney, In response to an APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of Safe Energy 14 denied records in NRC's July 16, 1986 response regarding Coalition of a request for records concerning the Fermi nuclear power Michigan plant, made available nine records. Denied five records (86-A-147-86-370) in their entirety in order to preserve the free and candid internal dialogue necessary for the careful formulation of agency decisions.
OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE A
5 Denied, Cont'd Billie P. Garde, In response to APPEALS TO THE COMMISSION for the release Government of 37 denied records and portions of one record regarding Accountability requests for records concerning the Farley nuclear power Project plant, made available 3 records. Denied 32 records in (86-A-155-85-490) their entirety and portions of two records, release of (86-A-156-85-548) which could allow those being investigated to learn the scope, direction, and focus of investigatory efforts, and thus could possibly allow them to take action to shield potential wrongdoing or a violation of NRC requirements from investigators. Continued to deny portions of one record, disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Billie P. Garde.
In response to an APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of Government one denied record regarding a request for records Accountability concerning the meeting between TUECO officials and the Project NRC staff regarding the investigations concerning illegal (86-A-157-86-179) use of drugs at the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, continued to deny this record in its entirety to preserve the free and candid internal dialogue necessary for the careful formulation of agency decisions.
OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE A
O' WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT DIVISION OF CONTRACTS WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1986 PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION RFP No.: RS-NMS-87-002
Title:
" Assessment of NMSS Financial Assurance Regulation Framework"
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Description:==
The objective of this procurement is to assess NRC's Financial Assurance Program for NMSS licensees to determine the adequacy of the existing regulatory framework to assure that adequate financial assurance and sufficient coverage are in place and maintained at all times.
Period of Performance: 24 months Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status: Negotiations have been completed. Best and Final offers are due on October 16, 1986.
RFP No.: RS-ADM-87-169
Title:
" Preparation and Delivery of NUREG-0750, Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances and Indexes"
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Description:==
Contractor shall prepare NRC monthly issuances, quarterly and semiannual indexes for camera-ready copy in the form of a database computer tape.
Period of Performance: 24 months with a one-year option Sponsor: Office of Administration Status:
Best and Final offers received and forwarded to Source Evaluation Panel for review on October 6, 1986.
OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE A
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending October 10, 1986 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant On September 30, 1986 PG&E commenced unloading spent fuel from Unit 1 into the original racks, reinstalled into the Unit 1 pool.
In the morning of October 1 a fuel assembly element in the reactor vessel tipped by approximately 2 feet, at the top, into the open space of 3 assemblies which already had been unloaded. The licensee stopped further refueling operations. The licensee informed us that no increase in airborne radio-activity had been measured and no fuel damage was apparent.
(AsimilarincidenthadoccurredatBeaver Valley).
On October 2,1986, the tipped assembly was successfully transferred to the spent fuel pool. The operation was perfonned using special procedures and under strict administrative controls.
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station On October 1,1986, GPU Nuclear (the licensee) issued a prer.s release stating that Oyster Creek has become only the fourth unit in the United States to have ten specific training programs accredited by the National Nuclear Accrediting Board. The Accrediting Board is an independent group comprised of scholars and executives from utilities, post-secondary schools, non-nuclear training institutes and individuals nominated by the Nuclear Regulatory Comission. Its activities support the National Academy for Nuclear Training.
The ten training programs accredited are:
senior reactor operator, reactor operator, non-licensed operator, shift technical advisor, instrument and control technicians, electrical main-tenance, mechanical maintenance, chemistry technician, radiological protection technicians and technical training of technical staff and managers. With accreditation, Oyster Creek also becomes a training branch of the National Academy for Nuclear Training which is administered by the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.
V. C. Sumer The plant shut down this morning, October 7, 1986, in accordance with technical specifications due to unknown reactor coolant system leakage just exceeding 1.0 gpm. An unusual event has been declared. The licensee is looking for the leakage source and the NRC staff is following their progress.
Catawba Unit 1 On October 7, 1986, with Unit 1 in Mode 6 (refueling), about 10,000-12,000 gallons of borated water from the RWST spilled through the detensioned reactor vessel head and the disconnected UHI piping. The cause is a procedural deficiency related to the alignment for a test of the "B" RHR pump. The spill has affected the area around the reactor vessel head (including the CRDMs) and portions of the lower containment. Lower containment contamination OCT0PER 10, 1986 EtlCLOSURE B
s level is about 400 mrad smearable. No airborne activity is detectable. No contamination of individuals has occurred.
This event will cause a delay of about 10-14 days to Duke Power Company's schedule for restart from the first refueling outage. NRR and Region II are following up.
Seabrook Station Unit 1 On August 22, 1986, Seabrook Station Public Service Company of New Hampshire, filed a motion pursuant to 10 CFR 50.57(c), requesting the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) to authorize the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).to issue a license to load fuel and conduct certain precriticality testing of the Seabrook Station Unit 1.
On October 7,1986, the ASLB granted Public Service Company's request and authorized the Director of NRR to issue a license for the requested operation, subject to his findings required under 10 CFR 50.57(a).
Public Service Company estimates being ready to load fuel on or about October 16, 1986.
We are in the final stages of preparing our Safety Evaluation Report and the license (with appropriate conditions reflecting the ASLB Order) on a schedule to support the applicant's date.
^D Region I can support the October 16 fuel load date and will have completed the review of all preoperational tests required to support the license to' be issued. The. Region will ha m completed the review of all the preoperational tests required to support low power testing prior to issuance of a low power license.
1 OCTOBER 10, 1986 E'! CLOSURE E
0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending October 10, 1986 Babcock & Wilcox Informal Hearing - Apollo, PA The public hearing on the Volume Reduction Services Facility proposed by B&W for commercial incineration and compaction of low-level waste at its Parks Township site was held on September 30 through October 2 in Apollo, PA, by Administrative Judge Oscar H. Paris of the ASLBP.
While the staff is not a-party to this informal proceeding, members of FC and OGC were present to respond to questions by Judge Paris.
Proposed findings are to be submitted by the applicant, B&W, to Judge Paris by October 23, 1986, and by the petitioners by October 30, 1986.
Replies to the proposed findings are to be submitted one week later.
Erwin Tennessee Water Treatment Plant The Tennessee Department of Health and Environment informed Region II of elevated readings of total uranium activity in a sewage sludge sample from the Erwin Tennessee Water Treatment Plant.
State of Tennessee representatives reported values of 700 to 800 pCi/gm in sludge collected during August 1986.
(This corresponds to about 0.12 percent of uranium which is licensable.) Gross alphe values from first quarter samples were reported as 300 pCi/gm.
The State indicated that the range in sludge from other areas of the State was 10 to 30 pCi/gm.
Region II~and NMSS are reviewing the findings.
The sludge will be reanalyzed to confirm the findings, this includes analysis.of uranium isotopes and its daughter products to determine if enriched uranium is found in the sludge.
Pending the findings, an appropriate agency course of action will be taken.
NFS has been notified of these findings.
Communications on Nuclear Criticality Safety Issues On Friday, October 3, 1986, Region II notified NMSS that they were informed by the Babcock & Wilcox Lynchburg Research Center (LRC) that the latter had discovered errors in a Table in the Nuclear Safety Guide, TID-7016, Revision 2, dealing with the criticality of uraniurh-carbon-water mixtures.
Region II also notified personnel at other NRC Regional Offices of the errors.
NMSS knew of no licensee that based the nuclear criticality safety of its operations on the subject table, but discussed the problems of the Table with the LRC, Regions IV and V, GA Technologies, Inc., and personnel of the Fort St. Vrain Power Station, and confirmed that no licensed facility used the table in their nuclear criticality analyses.
The safety margins at all facilities met the licensed conditions.
OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE C
2 Illinois Fee on Transportation of Spent Fuel On September 3, 1986, DOE, a utility and utility group appealed to DOT's Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA) a June 4, 1986 decision of the Office of Hazardous Materials Transportation (OHMT).
The OHMT decision did not consider a State of Illinois fee of $1,000.00/ shipment on spent fuel transportation inconsistent with the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA) or Hazardous Materials Regulations.
Several arguments were raised in the appeal, including assertions that OHMT failed to examine and attribute appropriate importance to the consequences of such a fee on shipments of spent fuel.
On September 29, 1986, a public notice was issued (51 FR 34527) inviting the public to comment on whether the challenged transit fee is inconsistent with HMTA or the regulations issued.
Comments will be considered before an administrative ruling is issued by the RSPA Administrator.
FBI Criminal History Rule The proposed rule has been revised in response to CRGR suggestions and forwarded to the EDO for approval and transmittal to the Commission.
Access Authorization Policy Statement and Industry Guidelines The Access Authorization Policy Statement and the Industry Guidelines have been modified based on discussions with NUMARC. -The revised package is in review by cognizant offices for reaffirmation of previous concurrences.
Subsequent to office concurrence, the package will be forwarded to the CRGR.
OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE C
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Items of Interest Week Ending October 10, 1986 1.
Items of Interest a.
Advance Medical Systems Inc.
An Order Suspending License and Order to Show Cause, effective immediately, was issued today to Advanced Medical Systems, Inc.
In addition, Orders Modifying Licenses are being issued to six medical facilities. These actions are based on findings that since the spring of 1985 and as recently as September 1986, employees of Advanced Medical Systems, Inc. were directed to perform certain service and maintenance on teletherapy equipment at medical facili-ties notwithstanding their lack of NRC authorization, their lack of required training to perform the directed maintenance, their lack of appropriate radiation detection and monitoring equipment or required service manuals, and their express objections to per-forming such maintenance without proper training.
In addition, one medical facility at which such service and maintenance was performed has indicated its belief that the licensee's employees were unqualified to perform the maintenance on its teletherapy equipment.
b.
Civil Penalties Paid (1)
Florida Power and Light. Company (Turkey Point) in the amount of $300,000 based on violations involving inadequate main-tenance of the auxiliarly feed system and supporting backup nitrogen system.
(EA 86-20)
(2) Duke Power Company (McGuire 1) in the amount of $50,000 based on a viol ~ation involving restart without satisfying a tech spec requirement.
(EA86-52) 2.
The following Significant Enforcement Actions were taken during the past week:
1.
IE Compliance Bulletin No. 86-03, Potential Failure of Multiple ECCS Pumps Due to Single Failure to Air-0perated Valve in Minimum Flow Recirculation Line was issued to all nuclear power reactors holding an operating license or a construction permit.
2.
A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties was issued to the University of Utah in the amount of $3,000. This action is based on transportation, health physics, safeguards, and operation violations.
(EN 86-74) l l
l OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE D
2 3.
The following IE Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week:
a.
PN0-I-86-72A, GPU Nuclear Corpoation (0yster Creek) - Employee Centrolled Substance Use (Update).
b.
PNO-I-86-81, GPU Nuclear (0yster Creek), Alleged Improper Welder Qualification of Welders Involved in Nonsafety-Related Welds, c.~
PNO-II-86-70, Florida Steel (Tampa, FL), Radioactive Source Found in Scrap Metal.
d.
PN0-II-86-71, USDA-SCS (Fulton, MS), Stolen Troxler Moisture Gauge.
e.
PN0-II-86-72,USDA-CSC(Fulton,MS),StolenTroxlerMoistureGauge Found.
f.
PN0-III-86-111, Detroit Edison Company (Ferni 2), Manual-Reactor Scram (Shutdown).
g.
PNO-V-86-68, State of Oregon (Agreement State) - Radioactive Waste Drum on ~0regon Beach.
h.
PN0-V-86-69, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Rancho Seco) -
Brief Loss of Decay Heat Removal at Rancho Seco.
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PN0-V-86-70, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Diablo Canyon 1) -
Inoperable Boration Flowpath During Refueling.
4.
The following IE Information Notices and Bulletins were issued during the past week:
1.
IE Information Notice No. 86-85, Enforcement Action Against Medical Licensees for Willfull Failure to Report Misadministrations was issued to all NRC medical licensees.
2.
IE Information Notice 86-86, Clarification of Requirements for Fabri cations and Export of Certain Previously Approved Type B Packages was issued to all registered users of NRC certified packages.
3.
IE Information Notice 86-87, Loss of Offsite Power Upon an Automatic Bus Transfer was issued to all nuclear power reactor facilities holding an operating license or a construction permit.
OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE D
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending October 10, 1986 Nuclear Plant Analyzer / Nuclear Plant Data Bank (NPA/NPDB)
The Nuclear Plant Analyzer (NPA) is being developed at INEL to provide simultaneous graphics displays and user interactive control of on-going computations.
It has just been successfully demonstrated on the LANL CRAY-1 mainframe computer using the TRAC-PWR code. This now expands the NPA to include the 3-dimensional capability of the TRAC code as well as providing implementation of the NPA on an additional computer mainframe type. Use of the NPA on the CRAY-1 mainframe will expand use of the NPA to users requiring access to a high speed machine.
The Nuclear Plant Data Bank (NPDB) is under development at LANL to provide a source of plant design and operational data for the generation of computer models for the NPA. The software program used to generate Westinghouse 4-Loop PWR plant models for the TRAC code has been fully defined and programming is now in progress.
University of Maryland 2x4 B&W Simulation Loop The purpose of the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) 2x4 Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) Simulation Loop is to perform integral effects tests on thermal hydraulics phenomena relevant to post.small break loss-of-coolant (SBLOCA) transients in reactors of B&W design. The data will be used in conjunction with data from the larger-scale, full-pressure MIST facility to assess thermal hydraulic code capebility.
The UMCP 2x4 B&W loop is vclume scaled to the proportion of 1:500 with a maximum power output of 200 kW and pressure of 300 pounds per square inch. Since it is a low pressure test facility, the data will be also be used to address implications and distortions inherent in scaled experiments.
In the month of September,1986, tests were conducted to simulate the Boiler-Condenser Mode (BCV) during SBLOCA. The tests were started with single-phase natural circulation. The secondary water levels in the steam generators were maintained at a constant level. Then the break was initiated. When the top of the hot leg U-bend was voided, the natural circulation was interrupted. After interruption, the liquid was found to remain essentially stagnant except for periodic oscillations until the OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE E
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2 primary side had lost so much inventory that the thermal. center in the hot leg side dropped below that of the coolant level in the secondary sides of the steam generators. Durine the interrupted period, the heat transfer was very poor and the primary pressure rose steadily. The vapor was removed either in a " burping" mode, if the hot leg nozzle was submerged, or in continuous flow if the nozzle was exposed. Once the thermal center in the hot leg dropped below the secondary side coolant level, two-phase natural circulation set-in and efficient cooling was again achieved. Several runs with power-control or pressure-control were conducted and essentially the same physical phenomena were observed. The preliminary conclusion from the tests is that during a SBLOCA, there is a range of primary coolant level (below the top of the hot leg U-bend and above the secondary-side coolant level) in which the primary to secondary heat transfer is poor.
In such situations, if the reactor operator were instructed to allow the primary inventory to drop below that of the secondary side _ coolant level, efficient heat transfer could resume.
Because of the small scale of the facility and differences in piping configurations, considerable analysis will have to be performed before these preliminary conclusions could be applied to a full scale nuclear plant.
Multi-Loop Integral System Test (MIST) Program The MIST facility is an integral test. facility designed to simulate thermal hydraulic aspects of transients in reactors of B&W design. The data will be used in assessing thermal-hydraulic code capability. MIST has already completed transient testing ranging from tests that were set up to study the effects of variation of boundary conditions on the initial post-SBLOCA transient interactions to tests that examined Feed and Bleed capability, and system response after a Steam Generator Tube Rupture. Currently, testing on the effects of venting and non-condensible gases on SBLOCA behavior is on-going. After the venting and non-condensible gas tests, the loop ~will be shutdown for modification in order to perform simulated Davis Besse continuous vent lire tests for Toledo Edison Company. These tests are scheduled to be completed in mid November, 1986. After the Davis Besse continuous vent line tests, the loop will be reconfigured to conduct tests on the effects of reactor coolant pump operation on SBLOCA. All currently planned testing will be completed by January, 1987.
OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE E
3 Symposium on " Seismic and Geologic Siting Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants A symposium on " Seismic and Geologic Siting Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants," Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 100, was held on October 7, 8, and 9, 1986. The meeting was held for the purpose of identifying issues in the application of Appendix A for the developing of an expanded basis.for the anticipated revision of the. regulation. There was broad representation from the Utility industry, EPRI, AIF, consultants, A&E firms, constructors, and other Federal agencies; e.g., USGS, DOE, NES, and National. Academy of Sciences. A complete transcript was made of the proceedings and will be available in about 10 days. Opening remarks which se.t the tone of the meeting were made by Mr. Eric Beckjord, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, and Mr. Richard Vollmer, Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Approximately 200 persons comprising staff speakers and interested parties attended.
Dr. Ross, Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, provided the closing remarks.
Recently Issued Publication Proposed Rev. I to Regulatory Guide 3.50, " Guidance on Preparing a License Application to Store Spent Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste", Task CE 402-4.
Comments requested by December 1, 1986.
Contact:
W. R. Pearson (301) 443-7682 OCTOBER 10, 1986 ENCLOSURE E
ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1986 Foreign Visitors On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the NRC staff met with representatives of the Japanese Agency of Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) for discussion of a wide range of regulatory and other technical issues.
The nine-member Japanese delegation was headed by Mr. Kunikazu Aisaka, Deputy Director General of ANRE, and their visit marked the third regular meeting between the NRC and the Japanese regulatory contact.
Members of the Japanese team toured the TMI and Diablo Canyon facilities on Thursday and Friday, following the formal sessions.
On Tuesday a delegation of Taiwanese officials representing the Atomic Energy Council of Taiwan and Taipower (a utility) visited NMSS to discuss waste management issues. Taiwan has a low-level waste storage site in operation which it is planning ~to enlarge to accommodate the nuclear waste generated by its various facilities.
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OFFICE CF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS Item Of Interest Week Ending October 10, 1986 Small and Disadvantgged Business Program In support of the President's proclamation designating the week of October 5 through 11, 1986, as Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, a commemorative program took place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill.
Featured speakers included Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldridge, Secretary of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole, Acting Administrator for the Small Business Administration, Charles L. Heatherly, and the Director, Minority Business Development Agency, James Richardson Gonzales. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission participated in the procurement marketplace. About 25 small and disadvantaged business firms picked up NRC literature and discussed their expertise and the opportunity to do business with NRC in the future. The major Federal agency corporate awards were_ presented at the White House on October 8,1986.
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1 0FFICE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1986 Proposed Rule Signed By EDO On October 6,
., 1986, the Executive Director for Operations approved a proposed rule that would amend 10 CFR Part 70, " Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material," and 10 CFR Part 74, " Material Control and Accounting of.
Special Nuclear Material," by adding the requirement to report the results of physical inventories in 970.53(b) and $74.17. This action codifies the previously voluntary submittal of such reports by fuel facility licensees.
This constitutes notice to the Commission that,-in accordance with the rulemaking authority delegated to the EDO, the EDO has signed this proposed rule for 4
publication in the Federal Register.
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ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COPEISSION - WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1986 A.
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON ADVANCED REACTOR DESIGNS, 10:00 A.M.,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1986, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to V. Stello dated 10/9/86 The Commission
The following persons participated in this meeting:
Dr. A. David Rossin, Department of Energy SAFR Design John S. Mcdonald, Rockwell International Robert T. Lancet, Rockwell International Charles L. Storrs, Combustion Engineering PRISM Design J.S. Armijo, General Electric Glenn Sherwood, General Electric HTGR Design T.E. Northrup, GA Technologies Warren Chernock, Combustion Engineering Daniel Mears, Gas Cooled Reactor Associates The Commission requested the staff to prepare a paper that identifies policy issues associated with its review of advanced reactors and outlines the approach and schedules to be used to review the advanced reactor designs.
The Commission will schedule a future briefing for the staff to present its recommendations and proposals for reviewing the advanced reactor designs.
The Commission will request that DOE and the industry make themselves available at the meeting to answer questions from the Commission.
- Commissioner Carr was not present.
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STAFF REQUIREMENTS - AFFIRMATION / DISCUSSION AND V0TE, 3:30 P.M., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1986, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC
. ATTENDANCE) - Memo SECY to W. Parler dated 10/10/86 I.
SECY-86-268 - Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Regarding Consideration of Earthquakes in Emergency Planning The Commission by a 5-0 vote,* approved a Federal Register Notice which withdraws the~ Commission's proposed rule amending 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E and sets forth the Commission's
. explanation for its decision.
i Commissioner Bernthal provided the attached modifications to his separate opinions to be included in the Federal Register Notice.
i Commissioner Bernthal's revised separate views should be incor-porated into the FRN, the FRN should be reviewed by Rules and Records for conformance with the requirements of the Federal Register, and forwarded for. signature and publication.
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SECY-86-271 - Options for Response to Presiding Officer's Recommendation that Formal Hearings be Convened for Sequoyah Fuels Corporation UF6 to UF4 Conversion Facility The Commission by a 3-2 vote,** approved an order in response to a memorandum dated July 3, 1986 from Judge Frye the presiding officer for the Sequoyah Fuels informal adjudicatory proceeding.
The memorandum suggested that the Commission convert the hearing into a' formal, trial-type adjudication under the procedures set j
forth in 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart G.
In the order.the Commission 1
declines again to exercise its discretion to apply its procedures governing formal adjudication to this particular licensing proceeding.
- Section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C.
- S5841, provides that action of the Commission shall be determined by a
" majority vote of the members present."
Chairman Zech was not present when this item was affirmed.
Accordingly, the formal vote of the Commission was 4-0 in favor of the decision.
Chairman Zech, however, had previously indicated that he would approve this paper and had he been present he would have affirmed his prior vote.
- Section 201 of the Energy Reorganization Act, 42 U.S.C. S5841, provides.that action of the Commission shall be determined by a
" majority vote of the members present."
Chairman Zech was not present when this item was affirmed.
In order to allow the will of the majority to prevail, Commissioner Asselstine did not participate in the formal vote on this paper.
Accordingly, the formal vote of the Commission was 2-1 in favor of the decision.
Chairman Zech, however, had previously indicated that he would approve this paper and had he been present he would have affirmed his prior vote.
Commissioner Asselstine had indicated his disapproval and had he participated he would have disapproved.
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Commissioner Asselstine disapproved the order, and would have applied formal adjudication procedures to the hearing.
Commissioner Bernthal approved in part and disapproved in part; he would have asked the intervenors to demonstrate that there are genuine issues of material fact regarding the relationship of the January 4 accident to the proposed conversion facility.
If they met that threshold he would have convened a formal hearing.
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o'DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 9/17-10/15/86 50-456 Phillips Building Determine what staff require-NRC Staff / CECO J. A. Stevens 50-457 ments remain to be met to re-solve Braidwood licensing issues 10/14/86 50-390 TVA Conference Room Discuss TVA's proposal to remove NRC/TVA T. J. Kenyon 1:00 p.m.
50-391 Bethesda, Maryland the RTD bypass system at Watts Bar and replace it with the Eagle 21 detector 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. Spec. before Company / Westinghouse /
the final draft version Georgia Power Co.
10/15/86 50-325 Room P-822A Discuss the fire barrier pene-NRC/CP&L E. Sylvester 10:00 a.m.
50-324 Phillips Building tration seal program 10/15/86 Room P-422 Quarterly Meeting of the ALWR NRR Staff /EPRI D. H. Moran 10:00 a.m.
Phillips Building Utility Steering Committee and the NRC Policy Committee to Assess Progress and provide guidance for the EPRI Advanced LWR Program 02 5
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yDATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 10/15-16/86 50-498 Room 1309 Discuss new information pur-NRC/HL&P N. P. Kadambi 9:00 a.m.
50-499 Landow Building suant to a meeting on October 1,1986 and discuss referenced tests and proposed future tests to meet the criteria in the Regulatory Guide 10/15-17/86 50-443 Seabrook Station Trg.
Discuss several topics involved Members of the V. S. Noonan 8:00 a.m.
Center in the staff's review of the public Seabrook, NH and Seabrook Risk Management and 10/16-17/86 Brookhaven National Emergency Planning Study Laboratory /Upton, NY i
10/16/86 50-424 Room 445 Revise the negative pressure NRC/Bechtel/ Georgia J. W. Thompson 8:00 a.m.
50-425 Phillips Building specification pertaining to Power. Company /
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10/16/86 50-424 Room TBA Review the additional infoma-NRC/Bechtel/ Georgia J. Thompson 2:30 p.m.
50-425 Phillips Building tion requested by the staff on Power Company /
physical independence of elec-Southern Company trical systems at Vogtle Services 10/16-17/86 50-263/
Room P-118 Round' table discussion of NRC/ Utilities J. A. Zwolinski j 9 8:30 a.m.
254/?65/ Phillips Building issues affecting BWD1 operating jP 219/237/
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10/20-24/86 50-424 Room TBA Discuss the Vogtle Proof and Review NRC/Bechtel/
J. W. Thompson i
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50-425 Phillips Building copy of the Technical Specifica-Westinghouse /
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version nf the TS is issued 10/21-24/86 50-275 PG&E Offices, 17th Review status of Long Term Seismic NRC/PG&E/0thers H. Schierling l
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50-323 Floor Conference Program, including discussion of 77 Beale St.
of' geological features, charac-t San Francisco, CA terization of Hosgri Fault Zone and San Luis/Pismo Region; etc.
i 10/22/86 50-309 Room P-412 Discuss the axial power shape used NRC/ Maine Yankee P. M. Sears 1
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Phillips Building in Maine Yankee Large Break LOCA Analysis 10/22/86 50-416/
Room P-118 Discuss (1) methods used to cal-NRC/HCOG L. L. Kintner 9:00 a.m.
417/440 Phillips Building culate heat transfer to equipment 50-458/
during hydrogen combustion and (2) i 459/461 hydrogen release history assump-tions which serve as a basis for emergency procedure guidelines 10/23/86 50-245 Room P-114 Discuss Two Additional Appendix R NRC/NNEC0 J. J. Shea 9:00 a.m.
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m DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 10/23/86 50-313 Room P-110 Licensee will present findings of NRC/ Licensee G. S. Vissing 9:30 a.m.
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NMSS MEETING NOTICES FOR WEEK ENDING: 10/10/86 Division of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety d
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10/15/86 70-364 Willste Bldg.
Discuss consolidation of licenses L. C. Rouse, FC Loysen 9:00 am 70-135 Silver Spring with Babcock and Wilcox.
W. T. Crow, FC
,G P. Loysen, FC G. Bidinger, FC
- u. Culberson, B&W
'S. Sgarlata, B&W 10/17/86 Naval Hospital Present lecture on NRC's current P. Vacca, FC Vacca 9-11:00 am Bethesda, MD policies and procedures in Participants in the medical licensing.
Medical Officers' i
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tope Techniques 10/17/86 Willste Bldg.
Discuss development of mixed C. E. MacDonald, FC MacDonald 9:30-12:30 pm Silver Spring oxide fuel rod package.
C. R. Chappell, FC K. Goldman, et al, Transnuclear 10/21/86 71-9202 Willste Bldg.
Di'scuss impact liniter tests.
R. H. Odegaarden, FC Odegaarden 9:30-1:00 pm Silver Spring Representatives of DOE, EG8G, and Transnuclear 10/21/86 Aberdeen Present information on NRC P. Vacca, FC Vacca 10-12:00 Noon Proving Licensing and Revision of N. McElroy, FC Grounds, MD.
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10/14/86 RII Office Meeting with Georgia J. O'Reilly, Grace 3:00 pm Power Company management T. Beckham and gg to discuss improvements Regional Administrator at Plant Hatch o$
McGuire Emergency Drill Selected RII Staff Stohr Members 10/17/86 Arlington, TX Meeting with RIV Regional R. Martin and Regional Grace Administrator to discuss Administrator Regional issues 10/21/86 Dothan, AL Alabama Power Company -
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