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| Site: | 05000000, Diablo Canyon |
| Issue date: | 05/25/1966 |
| From: | Newell J US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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4ja p-Filee May 25,1%6 J. F. Newell, Chief, Site-Envireemental Drameh, DEL MEETIleG WITH l'ACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY REGARDING PROPOSLD MUCLEAR F0WER PLAlff SITES fo47V On May 23, 1966, representatives of PG5,E met with representatives of the Reguistory Staff te describe sites presently under considerstlen for onestreetles uselear power plants. The followlag individuals perttelpated in the moetiest M
S C. C. Whelehel R. L. Desa Corden Richards M. M. Mann P. A. Crane E. G. Case
- 5. W. Sheckelford Roger Boyd Dr. V. Kelly John Neue11 J. O. Schuyler 14 ster Korab11th W. Whatchet stated that PGEE has been considering several locattees steeg
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- the Ce118eente esset for essetreettaa of naaleer poner plant.seettittee instuding sites presomtly owned by the eempsey as well as sites obteh would have to be perehased. Tuo potential sites met presently eased (Dishle Comyou and Potat Arame) were described. Mr. Malebel stated that the Diable Canyou ette uns under consideretten for eenstreetten of an 800 Mw(e) water reester (either PWR er SWR) to be la operstles by Noveder 1,1971, to be followed by en addittemet unit of sistler capeetty to be is operettaa et a teter date. The Benet Arena site would be developed la the late 1970's.
No amtielpeted that an appliesties for constreetten at Diable Canyes som1d be filed la late 1966 to early 1967 with the vies of startlag eenstreetles la June 1968 la order to meet the regoirements for etag operatien la noved er 1971.
The sites at Diable Canyon and at Point Arena sites have been " reviewed" by Generet Electric and Westiegbesee.
la additten, Mr. Anotchel stated that NEE had ehtataed seelegteel optaiens em these sites from Mr. Meritave, a eenemittag geologist, and Dr. Jahms, Professor of Geology at Stamford i
University as well as from the PGbt geologist.
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Nearest reendense 1.5 miles san Luis 0blepe. papelatten 20.437, is 12 mitee from the ette. MMt eetlested these 1960 populetten f tseres eheeld be leeressed by appromi-metely 25 percent to represamt presset populatten la the area.
The land for thte site (appresimetely 400 seres) weeld not be purchased by FGEE but useld be loosed for 99 years with an option for i
reaeval for e seeend 99 year perled.
The 400 seres to be 1eemed'would represent sely a small portten of a treet of land under see senerehty whteh weste eersound the ette. This land to largely used for settle greeles. The 400 eeres to leested en an N
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vertes te width from 300 to 1.000 feet and is apprestastely one mile tems. The terrase medimenta are 20 to 30 feet deep underlata by bedreek l
ef Frenetesen (steeses) age. The terrase depeelts were stated to be 100.000 to 120,000 years old. No feelts have been feued la the terrace free eheervettens of the formatten along the coast 11as. The Meetamente end Sea Andreas famite are 20 attee and 50 miles, respeett' rely, from the ette. MER weeld emeerste the bettdies ette to an elevettee of 30 feet ebeve sea level.
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Met woeld purchase this site which is 1.5 miles lens and 0.5 mile wide.
The area around the ette is mostly seed for sheep sad cattle grastag.
The San Andreae fenit is approutestely 4 to 5 ulles f row the site.
The elevatten of the site is 50 to 75 feet above sea level.
Kat would excavate the bettding site to an elevation of 30 feet above sea level.
In discusates the relative merits of these sites they would both appear acceptable from the populattom standpoint for a suitably deslaned reactor factitty. N major safety problem for either atte wculd be associated with the e C;?e potential and the peseth111ty of f aults passtag through the atte. In this respect the Diablo Canyon site womid appear to be more feverehly situated since it is further removed from the known active earthqsake faults in the region.
PGkt ladleated their latent to procure heth sites and to proceed with plans for euhaittlag an applicottee for eematruction at the D1ahle yyvem Canyou ette in late 19M or marty 1967.
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JewmarK's review of tne seismic design of tne Diaolo Canyon facility.
Sicco tnen we nave revised our evaluation somewhat, recogni::ing tnat,
on tne surface, tnere is an appearance of a conflict of interest dua to Dr. Hew:narg's consulting worg for Bechtel. Nevertneless, we have evaluated tne facts of the situation and concluced tilat, since tne worg that Or. Jew.:: ark will be doing for the staff is different frem the were ne is doing for cecntel, tnere is no significant, actusi conflict of interest, and tne appearance of conflict is acceptabla considerin; tne remoteness of the relationships and tne preeminent stature of Dr. seew;aarx wnien.nas:e3 bis efforts on behalf of the staff in tne puolic's cast interest.
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l Ef.CLOStlHE Dr. Newmark has been a staff consultant for many years. He performed tne principal review of the Diablo Canyon seismic design at tne con-struction permit stage of review.
In the past he reviewed the seismic design of many plants. This practice was discontinued in 1973 as the worxload increased and tne staff's capabilities were expanded. Since that time, however, Dr. Newmark has continued consulting to the staff on a variety of matters.
Tne staff nas now retained Dr. Newmark as a consultant on the seismic h
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Tne plant's owner, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, is performing Dr. Newmark has never,I k[
the design and construction of Diablo Canyon.
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consulted to Pacific Gas and Electric.
At the present time, Dr. Newmark is consulting to Bechtel Power Corporation as well as tne tdC staff, for this reason the staff's current practice is to employ him only on plant cases or problems which are not related to Bechtel jobs.
Bechtel is performing structural design work for Pacific as and MW Electric on the Humboldt Bay facilities (which include ossil fueled plants and one nuclear unit).
In Dr. Newmark's work for Beentel he j
discusses problems and questions concerning various Bechtel jobs witn t$echtel personnel.
In this context he has performed consulting worg for bechtel on generic matters; some of these matters apply to Bechtel's dumboldt Bay work.
Bechtel is not in. any way participating on tne Diaolo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
de have reviewed tnis situation in order to determine whether Dr. Newmark's consulting to Bechtel raises any conflict of interest whien could tend to bias his recommendations or advice to the staff due to any possible interest which he could have in supporting recommendations or advice which he has provided to Beentel.
We recognize that, on the surface, there is an appearance of a conflict of interest. P thic type. Never-tneless, we nave evaluated the situation and determined that there is not a significant, actual conflict of interest.
Therefore, due to Dr.
Hewmark's unique qualifications (description attached) we have concluded that tne staff's employment of Dr. Newmark's consulting services in resolving the difficult question involved at Diablo Canyon is clearly in tne public interest.
@ kg, M Dr. Newmark is a world renowned authorit on, spismic de n.
He h Qs publianed over 200 papers on the subject 4 It Ig r% sona e
- expect, therefore, that tne standarp methods of seismic design of nuclear power plants contain many aspects which are results of Dr. Newmark's contribu-tions to the field.
Accordingly, any applicant for a nuclear power plant license will likely be utilizing the results of Dr. Newmark's p
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They are used to some extent by all applicants.
Althougn tne standard methods described above rest to some extent on Dr.
Newmark's contributions to the field, there is no actual conflict of interest in nis reviewing a proposal to use such standard methods since they have already been defined as acceptaole by the Commission and these findings are publicly documented.
Witn regard to Diablo Canyon, Dr. Newmark's work for the staff involves considerations wnich are unique.
The staff has for some time been fin-ished witn its review of Diablo Canyon's original design which was based upon four postulated earthquakes originally proposed during the construction permit review.
The staff is presently considering the effects on tne plant of another earthquake which is more severe than those for wnich the plant was originally designed.
Dr. Newmark is addressing tne question of how to represent, for design purposes, the ground motion due to a certain type of earthquake of magnitude 7.5 at a distance of 'about 3 1/2 miles from the Diablo Canyon site. There is general agreement that the standard methods for specifying a ground motion may not be appropriate at this distance from such a large eartnquake.
Determining what is appropriate consists of original work based on novel considerations. The technical nature of this subject makes it different from the subjects on which Dr. Newmark has been consulting to Bechtel, different from the approaches used on other nuclear power plant applications and different from the standard methods of seismic design.
Furthermore, in Dr. Newmark's consulting work for Bechtel, his involve-ment witn Humboldt Bay nas been limited to listening to presentations by Bechtel personnel and then providing comments on their methods for demonstrating that a fossil fueled power plant at the site would not collapse into the nuclear plant. The design and design criteria for the fossil fueled plant at Humboldt Bay are significantly different than thosa of the nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon. This draws a further technical distinction between Dr. Nawmark's work for the staff on Diablo Canyon and his work for Bechtel as it relates to Humboldt Bay.
Dr. Newmark's qualifications are virtually unique, making him a preeminent expert in his field.
His efforts on behalf of the staff a,re considered to be in the Government's best interest AANW = k, therefore,
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i ZNCI.OSURE Dr. Newmark has been a staff consultant for many years. He performed the principal review of the Diablo Canyon seismic design at the con-struction permit stage of review.
In the past he reviewed the seismic design of many plants. This practice was discontinued in 1973 es the workload increased and toe staff's capabilities were expanded. Since that time, however, Dr. Newmark has continued consulting to the staff on a variety of matters.
Tne staff nas now retained Dr. Newmark as a consultant on the seismic design of Diablo Canyon and he is currently reviewing this matter.
Tne plant's ownar, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, is performing the design and construction of Diablo Canyon.
Dr. Newmark has never to our knowledge consulted to Pacific Gas and Electric.
At tne present time, Dr. Newmark is consulting to Bechtel Power Corporation as well as the NRC staff. For this reason the staff's current practice is to employ him only on plant cases or problems wnich are not related to dechtel jobs.
Bechtel is performing structural design worx for Pacific Gas and Electric on tne Hu boldt Bay facilities (which include two fossil EMNbON fueled plants and one nuclear unit).
In Dr. Newmarx's work for Bechtel ne discusses problems and questions concerning various Bechtel joos with sechtel personnel. In tais context he nas performed cenaulting orx for Leer.tel oa generie matteca; some of tnese matters apply to deentel's Humboldt day worx.
Bechtel is not in any way participating on the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
'de have reviewed this situation in order to detarmine whether Dr. Newmark's consulting to ceentel raises any conflict of interest wnien could tend to bias his reccamendations or advice to tne staff due to any possible interest which ne could have in supporting recommendations or advice which he has provided to Bechtel.
Je recognize tnat, on tne surface, there is an appearance of a conflict of interest. Nevertheless, we have evaluated tne situation and determined tnat there is not a significant, actual conflict of interest.
Inerefore, due to Dr.
Newmarx's unique qualifications (description attached) we have concluded tnat the staff's employment of Dr. NewmarK's consulting services in resolving the difficult questien involved at Diablo Canyon is clearly in the public interest.
Dr. Newmark is a world renowned authority on seisnie design.
He has published over 200 papers on tne subject.
It is reasonable to expect, therefore, that the standard methods of seismic design of nuclear power plants contain many aspects wnich are results of Dr. Newmark's centribu-tions to the field.
Accordingly, any applicant for a nuclear power plant license will likely be utilizing the results of Dr. Newmark's work (as well as tne worg of otners) to the degree that he employs standard methods of seismic design. However, such standard methods and Dr. Newmark's contributions to tnem nave been published, subjected k
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1 - to critical review by other workers in the field and independently reviewed and approved by the staff. Acceptable standard methods are publicly documented in regulations, regulatory guides, standard review plans or. staff positions. Tney are used to some extent by all applicants.
Although the standard methods described 'above rest to some extent on Dr.
Newmark's contributions to the field, there is no actual conflict of interest in his reviewing a proposal to use such standard methods since they have already been defined as acceptable by the Commission and these findings are publicly. documented.-
We have been informed that Dr. Newmark co-authored a book on seismic design of reinforced concrete structures with Dr. J. Blaae wno is now a consultant to Pacific Gas and Electric Company on the seismic design of Diablo Canyon.
The boog was published in 1961.
In 1961 Dr. 61ume had not yet done any censulting work for Pacific Gas an: diectric and the design of Diablo Canyon had not yet been startei.
Dr. Newmark also co-authored a paper in 1973 with Dr. Blume and Dr. K. Kapur of the NHC staff. The paper dealt with seismic design spactra fer nuclear power plants. It concerned the results of two separate research projects wnich had been carried out independently by Dr. Newmark and Dr. olume for the Commission.
We have concluded that WW9Wp the book and paper do not 61ve rise to an actual conflict er interest in light of tne nature of the efforts involved as well as tne considerations, discussed previously, which are generally applicable to Dr. Newmark's contributions to tne field of saismic desi;n.
With regard to Diablo Canyon, Dr. Newmark's work for tne staff involves considerations wnich are unique.
The staff nas for seme time been fin-ished with its review of Diaolo Canyon's original design wnich was based upon four postulated eartnquakes originally proposed during tne construction permit review. The staff is presently censidering tne effects on the plant of anotner earthquake which is more severe tnan those for which the plant was originally designed.
Dr. :.*er.r.arx is addressing the question of how to represent, for design purp?ses, tne ground motion due to a certain type of earthquaxe of r.asnitude 7.5 at a distance of about 3 U2 miles from the Diablo Canyen site. Inere is general agreement that the standard cethods for specifyin; a ground motion may not be appropriate at this distance from suen a large earthquake.
Determining what is appropriate consists of original work based on novel considerations. The technical nature of tnis subject makes it different from the subjects on which Dr. Newmarx has been consulting to Bechtel, different from the approacnes used on other nuclear power plant applications and different from the standard methods of seismic design.
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3-Furthermore, in Dr. Newmark's consulting work for Bechtel, his involve-ment with humboldt Bay has been limited to listening to presentations by Bechtel personnel and then providing comments on their methods for demonstrating that a fossil fueled power plant at the site would not collapse into the nuclear plant. The design and design criteria.for the fossil fueled plant at Humooldt Bay are significantly different than those of tne nuclear power plant at Diablo Canyon. Tnis draws a further technical distinction between Dr. Newmark's work for tne staf f on.Diablo Canyon and his work for Bechtel as it relates to Humboldt day.
Dr. Newmark's qualifications are virtually unique, making him 'a preeminent expert in his field.
His efforts on behalf of the staff are, tnerefore, considered to be in tne Government's best interest and in the puolic's best interest in assuring tnat the most capaole minds are brought to bear on problems of significant complexity.
In lignt of tne foregoing, we have concluded, as previously stated, that Dr. Newmark's work as a staff consultant in connection with Diaolo Canyon, does not create conflicting roles unicn might bias his recommendations ESPNB or advice nor give him an unfair competitive advantage and, therefore, does not create an actual conflict of interest.
'w'e have furtner concluded tnat the appearance of conflict of int'erest wnich exists because of nis relationsaip with Scentel is remete cad inconsequential and, therefore, is acceptabic, particularly considering tne overriding Government interest in retaining his services for tnis effort.
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j NATHAN M. NE'JMARK
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Nathan M. flewmark, Professor and former Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois has been a member of the faculty at Illinois since 1930.
He has been engaged in research and instruction in. structural engineering I
and structural dynamics for his entire career.
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in Plainfield, New Jersey.
He attended P,utgers University where he received the S.S. decree in Civil Engineering in June 1930.
He received the degree of
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and the degree of Ph.D. from the same institution in June 1934.
In 1955 Rutgers University conferred the Honcrary Degree of Doctor M
Science en hin.
In 1957 he was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Cause by the University of Liege in Belgium on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of tne fcunding of that University.
Dr. itewmark's awards and. honors include election to cembership in the National Academ.y of Sciences in April 1955, election as a Felica of A. erican Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1952, and election as a Founding Member of tne National Acadery of Engineering when it was fortred in Decemoer 1964.
His todals include the Vincent Bendix Award for Encineerina Researcn from the i.e.erican Scciety for Engineering Ecucation in June 1951, the Norman Medal of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1953 and the Ernest E. Hcward Award of ASCE in the sare year.
He received also from ASCE the J. James R. Croes Medal in 1945, the Moisseiff Award in 1950, and the Theodore vcn Karman Medal in 1952.
In 1950 an awarc from the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute in recognition of his contributions to the field of reinforced concrete researen.
In 1955 Dr. Newmark was awarded the ~ Order of Lincoln of Achievement in the
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field of technology and engineering by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
Dr. Newmark was elected to Honorary Membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1966, and, to Honcrary Mer.bershio in the American Concrete Institute in 1967.
He is a Fellow of ASME, of the, AMS, and of the American Geopnysical Union.
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In liay 1958 the 43-story Latinc-Arericana Tower in Mexico City, I
for which Dr. flewmark was the seismic consultant, was awarded a special award by the sherican Institute of Steel Construction because of its successful resistance to tne major earthquake of A stainless steel placue was attached to the building July 1957.
indicating the part in its desigr. that was played by Dr. i!cwmark.
During !lorld War II Dr. flewmark was a consultant to the flational l
Defense Research Comittee and the Office of Field Service of l
For this service he was awarded the President's Certificate Following the war he has been a member of j
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of flerit in 1948.
numerous boards and ccamiittees, including the Scientific Advisory Coard of the U.S. Air Fcrce, from 1915-49, the "Gaither Committee" i
i in 1957, and various other groups including boards and panels for i
the Office of the Chief of Engir.cers, the Air Force Ucapons 3
Laboratory, the Defense Atomic Support A;ency, the Defense Intelli-gence Agency, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and other iiisWe groups.
400 Professor i'cweark is the author of over M. papers in the fields of 0
structural analyr,is and desicn, a: plied ".cchanics, aumerical motheds of stress analysis, and eff.ccts of inpact, shock, vibration, wave He has been a con-action, blast and carthcuakes on structures.
sultant to a great many industrial organizations and acencies, and has been associateo wita studies of the seismic design for tne San Francisco Day Area Rapid Transit System, various nuclear reactor projects, and Le Chateau Charolain, a multi-story hotel building for the Canadian Pacific Railways in Montreal.
I lie is a registered Illinois professional and structural engineer, Dr. Tiewmark is editor and a registered Civil Engineer in Cali#cenia.
of a series of texts in Civil Engineering and Engineering f*echanics for Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Dr. flewmark is active on a number of national cor.mittees and boards including: the Commission on Engineering Education, of which he has been a.merrber since its inception in 1962; the Cor erce Technical i
1963-54; Advisory Board of the U. S. Department of Cerrrerce, during the ibtional Science Foundation's Advisory Panel on University Com-puting facilities, from 1954 to 1965; and the flational Science Foundatiofs-Advisory Comittee for Engineering', f rom 1966 to 1969.
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In February 1965 Professor Newmark was selected to give the Fifth Rankine Lecture under the auspices of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Britain, in London.
In June 1968 he was selected as one of tEelve living engineering l
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In January 1969 Dr. Newmart was awarded the 1958 National Meda I
of Science by President L. B. Jchnson.
the 46th recipient of the Washington Award.
Also in January 1959'Dr. Newmark was elected an Hcnorary Fello t I
of the International Association of Earthquake Engineering,, and l
in Juhe 1959 he was awarced the Honorary Degrce of Doctor ofj Laws froa the University of ;;otre Dame.
I in August 1970, Dr. Newmark was made a Fel.lcw of the Arcentine i
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the Department of the Army.
Esiis In December of 1971 Professor Newmark was made an Honorary M b"
of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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