ML20215H423

Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re Plant Feedwater Line Failure.Forwards App H Documents.App G & H Documents Available in Pdr.Document Listed in App I Completely Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20215H423
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom, Arkansas Nuclear, Surry, 05000000
Issue date:	06/19/1987
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To:	Zwelling J CITIZENS ACTION FOR SAFE ENVIRONMENT
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ML20215H426	List: ML20215H423 ML20215H509 ML20215H606 ML20215H640 ML20215H698 ML20215H885 ML20215H962
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FOIA-87-20 NUDOCS 8706240098
Download: ML20215H423 (5)

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No agency records subiect to the request have been located.

No additional agency records subsect to the request have been located.

Agency records subpoet to the request that are identsfed in Appendix b are already available for public mapection and copymg in the NRC Public Occument Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, OC .

Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendia are being made available for pubhc inspection and copying in the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washmgton, DC, in a folder under this FOIA number and requester name.

The nonproptwtary version of the proposalls) that you agreed to accept in a telephone conversation with a member of my staff is now being made avadable for public inspection and coying at the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N W , Washmgton. OC , in a folder under this FOIA number and requester narne.

Enclosed is information on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying records placed in the NRC Pubhc Document Room,1717 H Street, N3V., Washmgton, DC, 4 I

Agency records subsect to the request are enclosed Any appbcable charge for copies of the records provided and payment procedures are noted in the comments sectioit Rxords subset to the request have been referred to another Fede11 agencytiesi for review and direct response to you.

In view of NRC's response to this request, no further acton is being taken on appeal letter dated PART ll.A-INFORMATION WITHHELO FROM PUBLIC OlSCLOSURE Certam information in the requested records is being withheld from public disclusure pursuant to the FOIA exemptions descnbed m and for the reasons stated in Part it, sec-tions 8, C, and O Any re4 eased portens of the documents for which only part of the record is being withheld are being made available for public inspection and copying in the NRC Pubhc Occument Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washington, DC. in a folder under this FOIA number and requester name Comments HL& MWM

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1. The wthheld iriformahon 68 properly ctassehed pursuant to Executive Order 12366 IEXEMPTION 11

2. The wthheld informanon relates solely to the eternal personnel rules and procedures of N AC. IEXEMPTION 21 i

3. The withheld informauon is specr6cally exempted from public disclosure by statute mdecated (EXEMPTION 31 Secten 14114$ of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data or Formerly Restncted Data (42 U S.C 2161-2165).

Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Unclassif ed Safeguards 6nformanon (42 U.S C. 21671.

4. The wthheld informanon is a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is bemg withheld for the reasords) indicated; (EXEMPTION 4)

The information is considered to be confidential business (proprietary) informaton, The information is considered to be proprietary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(dH11.

The information was submitted and received in confidence from a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(dH2).

5. The withheld information consses of interagency or inuaagency records that are not awadable through discovery during htiganon. Disclosure of predecisional information would tend to inhibst the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the dehberanse process. Where records are wthheld in ther entrety, the facts are mextricably intertwined wth the credecisional informaton. There also are no reasonably segregable factual portions because the release of the facts would permit en induect inquvy mto the predecisional process of the agency. (EXEMPTION 51

6. The wthheld information is esempted from public disclosure because its disclosure would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. (EXEMPTION 61

7. The withheid enformahon conssts of investigatory records comoded for law enforcement purposes and is being withheld for the reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION 7)

Disclosure would interfere with an enforcement proceeding because it could reveal the scope, directen, and focus of enforcement efforts. and thus could possibly allow them to take action to shield potent al wrongdomg or a violation of NRC requvements from investigators. (EXEMPTION 7(AH Disclosure would const tute an unwarranted invaseon of personal onvecy (EXEMPTION 7tCH J

The information consssts of names of individuals and other mformanon the 6sclosure of which would revealidentities of confidental sources. (EXEMPTION 7(Dil PART ll.C-DENYINO OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 9 and/or 9.t$ of the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commiss on regulabons, it has been determmed that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure, and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest. The persons responsible for the denial are those officiais identified below as denying officials and the Owector, Oevision of Rules and Records. Office of Administrat on, for any denials that may be appealed to the Executive Director for Operations (fool OENYING OFFICIAL TjTLE, OFFICE RECORDS OENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL y C . H -o .

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ths Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20655, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter tMt it is an " Appeal from an Initial FOIA Decision.

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f Re: F01A-87-20 APPENDIX G RECORDS MAINTAINED AMONG PDR FILES 1, 1/9/87 Memo from Robert J. Bosnak to Themis P. Speis, subject:

Technical Meeting To Discuss Generic Implications of the Surry feedwater Line Failure Accession No. 8702060204.  ;

2. 1/30/87 Memo from Robert J. Bosnak to Themis P. Speics, subject:

Report on the Outcome of the NRR Technical Meeting Held on 1/15/87 To Consider the Generic Implications of the Surry i Feedwater Line Failure. Accession No. 8702060187. ]

3.- 2/4/87 Memo from Robert J. Bosnak to Themis P. Speis, subject:

Meeting Minutes of 1/15/87 Technical Panel Discussion On Surry-2 Pipe Failure Implications. Accession No. 8702120499, )

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I Re: FPIA-87-20 l APPENDIX H  ;

RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUEST NUMBER

1. Undated Environmental Assessment By The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Relating to the Change In Expiratipn Dates of License Nos. DPR-32 and DPP-37 VEPCO, Surry Facility 1 and 2 (Operatin 16 pages .

2. 8/16/72 Letter from Stanley Ragone to A. Giambusso (2 pages) i w/ enclosures:

(a)PressInquirey, dated 7/27/72(1page). ,

(b) Surry Power Station, Unit 1, operating Incident of July 27, 1972 (29 pages). .

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3. 10/11/72 Letter from R. C. DeYoung to M. Stanley Ragone, referencing  ;

report on " Operating Incident of July 27, 1972." (2pages) l

4. 11/16/72 Letter from Stanley Ragone to R. C. DeYoung referencing, I

" Operating Incident of July 27,1972."(2pages)

5. 12/9/86 Surry 2- Failure of Main Feedwater Pipe December 9, 1986 . 1 Rosenthal. (4 pages) j

6. 1/12/87 Letter from Bill Morris to David Sonners, subject: PRISIM -l System (1page), i

7. 2/5/87 NRR Staff Presentation to The ACRS, subject: Report on 1/15/87 Technical Meeting to Consider Generic Implications of Surry l Feedwater Line Failure (14 pages).

8. 4/ 17/87 Facsimile from Conmissioner Asseltine with EDO Principal  !

Correspondence control (2 pages) and 4/13/87 memo from Conmissionner Asseltine to Vic Stello (1 page). l l

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RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD l

, 1.- 3/16/85 Letter to Chairman'Zech from Phillip R. Sharp, U.S. House of Representatives (3 pages) attached Draft Questions and Answers j (6 pages) Ex. 5. I 4

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• January 7, 1987-Mr. Donnie Grimsley US NRC Maryland National Bank Building  ;

7735 Old Georgetown Road FREM OF INFORMATION Bethesda, Maryland 20555 ACI REQU Fors ESTr 7-ao c2.c d Ar-p 7

Dear Mr. Grimsley,

Citizen Action for a Safe Environment (CASE) in Williamsburg, Virginiaj requests, under the Freedom of Information Act, that you send us any reports or documents of any kind that the NRC has prepared or received from any party, including Virginia Power, on the December 9th accident at the Surry '

Nuclear Power Plant. This would include any information on the thinness of the pipes at the plant or on the welds. Secondly, we would like any reports concerning the NRC investigation on allegations regarding the falsification of welders' certification papers or on the condition of the welds. These allegations were made to Bruno Uryc of region 2 of the NRC on July 3, 1985.

We believe the subject number may be R 11-85-A-Oll2 We are a non-profit, public interest organization, and so request that l any copying or researching fees be waived. We would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible or within 10 business days, as is stated by law.

Please send the .information to:

Judith Zwelling  !

I Citizen Action for a Safe Environment (CASS) 121 Oak Road  ;

Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 Thank you.  !

Sincerely, i Judith Zwelling Citizen Action for a Safe Environmed i 121 Oak Road Williamsburg, Va. 23185 i

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