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Further Response to FOIA Request for Records Re Sealed Well Logging Source Encapsulation Breaching.App a & Portions of App B Documents Available in Pdr.App B Documents Partially & Completely Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemptions 4,5 & 6)
ML20215N517
Person / Time
Issue date: 10/31/1986
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Smith F
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR & PEASE
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ML20215N518 List:
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FOIA-86-501 NUDOCS 8611060170
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.o OCT 311986 Mr. Frederick T. Smith, Paralegal Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease 52 East Gay Street IN RESPONSE REFER Columbus, OH 43216-100F TO F01A-86-501

Dear Mr. Smith:

This is in further response to your letter dated July 3, 1986, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (F0IA), specified records concerning the breaching of the encapsulation of sealed well logging sources.

The additional records listed on the_ enclosed Appendix A (continued), and the released portions of records listed on.the enciased Appendix _B are being made available for public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555, in PDR file F01A-86-501 under your name.

The staff also identified the 1982 Edition of the _ Suggested State Regulations for Control of Radiation, Volume I, Ionizing Radiation prepared by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc., the NRC, EPA, and HHS, which is available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal' Road, Springfield, VA 22161. The identification number for this document is PB83252569, and the price is $34.95 plus $3.00 handling fee. This document is~out of print and is not available from the Government Printing Office.

Portions of records II-B1, IV-81, and VI-B1 through VI-B36 listed on Appendix B have been deleted in order to withhold the names, home addresses and home telephone numbers of individuals. Because disclosure of this information would

, constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, it is being l withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption (6) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C.

552(b)(6)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(6) of the Commission's regulations.

l Portions of record V-B1 and record VI-Br/ listed on Appendix B contain information which is confidential business (proprietary) information. This information is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption (4) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4) of the Commission's regulations.

The entire record IV-838 listed on Appendix B contains information which constitutes predecisional advice, opinions and recommendations of the staff.

This information is being~ withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption l (5) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(5) of the Commission's i r_egulations .

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c-Mr. Smith Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.9 of the Commission's regulations, it has been determined 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 this denial are the undersigned and (1) with respect to record 11-B1 Dr. Thomas E. Murley, Regional Administrator, Region I; (2) with respect to records VI-B1 through VI-837 Mr. James G. Keppler, Regional Administrator, Region III; (3) with respect to records IV-Bl.and V-B1 Mr. Robert D. Martin, Regional Administrator, Region IV;.and (4) with respect to record.VI-B38 Mr. James M. Taylor, Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement.

This denial may be appealed to the NRC's Executive Director for Operations within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. As provided in 10 CFR'9.11, any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Coninission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an

" Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision."

This completes action on your request.

Sincerely, if Donnie H. Grimsley, Director Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration

Enclosures:

As stated

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. Re: F0!A-86-501 Appendix A (Continued)

Category I AE00 Case Study

26. 09/21/84- Memo to Kerr from Heltemes Subject; AE0D Case Study Report: Breachin Logging Sources2 (g of the Encapsulation of Sealed Well pages) i

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l Re: F01A-86-501 Appendix A (continued)

Category VI - Shelwell Services, Inc. - Incident Dated 9/13/83

  • 83. 9/16/83 PN0 III-83-85A (2 pages) Acc. No. 8309210399/PDR/IE
  • 84. 9/20/83 EN 83-59 Subj: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND ORDER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDING LICENSE (1 page) Acc. No. 8309220025 PDR/IE
  • SS. 11/7/83 Ea 84-59A Subj: Rescission of Suspension and Order Modifying License (1 page) Acc. No. 8311090070 PDR/IE
  • 66. 9/20/83 PN0 III 83-85C Subj: Damaged Cesium 137 Well Logging Source Update (3rd) (2 pages) Acc. No. 8309230482/PDR/IE

=87. 9/22/83 PN0 III 83-85D Subj: Damaged Cesium 137 Well Logging Source Fourth Update (3rd) (2 pages) Acc. No. 8309270286 PDR/IE

  • 88. Undated News Announcement 83-81 (1 page)'
  • 89. 9/20/83 Order to Show Cause sent to Shelwell Services. Inc. (6 pages)

Acc. No. 8309270528 PDR/F0IA/Gardner 83-663

  • 90. 9/20/83 Letter to Shelwell Services, Inc. from R. C. DeYoung, Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement (9 pages)

Acc. No. 8309270525 PDR/F0IA/Gardner 83-663

  • 91. 10/17/83 Licensee's Answer to NRC Order to Show Cause and Order Temporarily Suspending License (49 pages) Acc. No. 8310200133 PDR F0IA/Gardner 83-663
92. 10/17/83 (Deleted) - (See' record B37 listed on Appendix B Category VI.)
  • 93. 10/17/83 Letter to R. C. DeYoung, Director, IE from Morey Shelton, Shelwell Services, Inc. Re: Answer of Shelwell Services to NRC's 9/20/83 Order to Show Cause l

(17 pages) Acc. No. 8310200130 PDR/F0IA/Gardner 83-663

94. 12/19/83 Letter to Don Sreniawski, RIII'from Shelwell (Paul D. Miller)

Re: Shelwell Services, Inc. Lic. No. 34-10445-01 ( 2 pages)

  • 95. 10/25/83 Letter to Shelwell from RIII Re: Review of Decontamination Plan (2 pages), Acc. No. 8310270431 PDR l

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Re: 86-501 AppendixA(continued)

  • 96. 10/28/83 Letter to R. C. DeYoung, NRC from Shelwell (Paul D. Miller)

Re: Shelwell (2 pages), Acc. No. 8402290164 PDR/F0IA/Gardner 83-63

  • 97. 10/28/83 Letter to Shelwell from R. C. DeYoung, IE Re: Response to 9/20/83 Order to Show Cause (2 pages), Acc. ho. 8402290152 PDR/F0IA/Gardner 83-663
  • 98. 10/28/83 Letter to R. C. DeYoung, NRC from Shelwell Re: seven items raised in 10/28/83 letter (3 pages) Acc. No. 8402290159 PDR/F0IA/Gardner 83-663
99. Undated Letter to Radiosotapes Branch from Shelton re: Storing

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Sealed-Sources (6 pages)

  • 100. 10/28/83 Letter to R.C. DeYoung, NRC from Morey Shelton, Shelwell, enclosing Appendices A, B, & D (total 161 pages) Acc. Nos.

8402290142 PDR/F0IA/Gardner 83-663; 8402290145; 8402290150 101. Undated Letter to J. G. Keppler, RIII from Morey Shelton Transmitting Proposed Decontamination Plan (76 pages)

=102. 11/3/83 IE Information Notice 83-74 (3 pages) Acc. No. 8308310063 PDR/IE

  • 103. 11/7/73 Letter to Shelwell from R.C. DeYoung, IE Subj. Decision on Order to Show Cause and Order Temporarily Suspending License (7 pages) Acc. No. 8402290181 PDR/F0IA/Gardner 83-663

. *104. 11/7/83 Letter to Edwin Flack, NRC from J. W. Hoberg of Vorys, l Sater, Seymour and Pease Re: EA83-96(2pages) l Acc. No. 8502130023 PDR/FOIA/Gardner 83-663; 8502130028 105. 10/19/83~ Memo to Keppler and DeYoung from Lieberman Subj: SHELWELL~

SERVICES, INC (1 page)

  • 106. 10/5/84 See: Appendix A-Category I - record 18

, Accession No. 8410230554 PDR/PR l

107. Undated Letter to Shelton from Volgenau re: Lost and Recovered

! Sealed Source, w/ attachments (10 pages) l 108. 3/8/84 Memo for Axelrad from Schultz, Subj: SHELWELL SERVICES, INC (1 page) l *THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE LOCATED AT THE NRJ PUBLIC DOCUMENT RODM (PDR) LOCATED AT 1717 H STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20555, UNDER THE ACCESSION NUMBER IDENTIFIED AS THE DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION.

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Re: 86-501 109. Undated Letter to Shelton from Keppler re: License No. 34-10445-01 (2pages) 110. Undated Memo for J. Axelrad from W. Schultz re: Shelwell Services, Inc., w/ enclosures (16 pages) 111. 7/10/78 Letter to Shelton from Volgenau re: License No. 35-10445-01 w/ enclosures

  • 112. Undated NUREG-1028, Ruptured Cesium-137 Well Logging Source at Shelwell Services, Inc., Hebron, Ohio (134 pages) 113. 02/07/84 Letter to'Loysen from Neimark, re: Examination of Defected Shelwell 137Cs Well-Logging Source (21 pages) 114. 03/27/67 Letter to Brinkman from Shelton re: ML:IB:RE8 (65855)

(1page) 115. 10/28/83 Memo for Heltemes from Keppler

Subject:

Abnormal Occurrence Report to Congress for Third Quarter CY 1983 (5pages) l

  • THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE LOCATED AT THE NRC PUBLIC DOCUMENT ROOM (PDR) LOCATED AT
1717 H STREET, NW, . WASHINGTON, DC 20555.

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Re: F0!A-86-501 APPENDIX B Category II - Consolidation Coal Co.- Incident Date August 9, 1982

1. Undated Resume information concerning:

David R. Stacy (1 pa Mark R. Farnsworth2pages); (ge)

    • John C. Courtney (12 pages)
    • Home address, home telephone number, and personal information deleted pursuant to Exemption (6) of the F0IA.

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Re: F01A-86-501 APPENDIX B Category IV - Professional Logging Services Incident dated 12/22/82' 1.. 7/15/79 Standard Operatin Logging Sources2(g Procedures for the Use of Radioactive Well pages) 4 l

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i Re: F01A-86-501 APPENDIX B Category V - Gulf Nuclear ~- Incident Date February 1983

1. 3/28/83 Letter'to Richard Ratliff from David A. Coppell'w/ attachments (13 pages).

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Re: F01A-86-501 APPENDIX B Category VI - Shelwell Services, Inc.-Incident Date 9/13/83

1. 10/19/64 Letter to Brinkman from Shelton (1 page)
2. Undated Handwritten Notes re: [ Deleted](3pages)
3. 09/17/83 [ Deleted]ResidenceSurvey-MRC(1page)
4. 09/17/83 Shelwell Services, Inc. various area wipes exhibiting removable Beta contamination Z 1000 dpm (2 pages)
5. 09/17/83 Contamination Survey 702 North Street Apartment B (6 pages)

~6. Undated [ Deleted] Interview (1 page)

7. 09/17/83 [ Deleted] Residence Basement MRC-Mound Team (4 pages)
8. 09/19/83 [ Deleted] " PROBLEMS WITH EMPLOYEES" (3 pages)
9. 09/21/83 [ Deleted] " AGENDA" (3 pages)
10. 09/21/83 Interview of [ Deleted] by [ Deleted] (3 pages)
11. 09/21/83 [ Deleted] interviewed [ Deleted](11pages) 1
12. 09/23/83 Confirmatory Survey (5 pages)
13. 09/25/83 PRM-7 Background (19 pages)
14. 09/28/83 Survey Rewipe-1882 DPM Air Vent Top Of Stairs (2 pages) l l
15. 09/28/83 Confirmatory Survey and Wipes (1 page)
16. 09/29/83 Interview with [ Deleted] (2 pages) l l

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17. 09/29/83 Confirmatory Survey wipes of VW pick-up (2 pages)
18. 09/30/83 Survey of Gut and Shoes Before Whole Body Surveys at Univ. of Cinn. (1 page)
19. 09/30/83 Confirmatory wipe of Stairway Leading to Basenent.
20. 09/31/83 Handwritten ltr by [ Deleted] (2 pages)
21. 09/31/83 Handwritten ltr by [ Deleted] w/ additional notations by D.J.S. (2 pages)
22. 10/01/83 Individual Survey (3 pages)
23. 10/01/83 [ Deleted] Interview w/ notations ~(1 page)
24. 10/01/83 [ Deleted] Interview (1page)
25. 10/03/83 Survey of [ Deleted] Auto (2 pages)
26. 10/03/83 Interview with [ Deleted] RSO at Shelwell (1 page) 27, 10/04/83 Sam Pettijohn Intervie'w of [ Deleted] (Later Joined by [ Deleted]) (1 page) 28, 10/13/83 Survey Apt. of [ Deleted] and Car and Truck He has been driving (8 pages)
29. 10/13/83 Wkly Followup on Contaminated Individuals (2 pages)
30. 10/26/83 ResurveyPostD-Conof[ Deleted](1page)
31. 02/7/84 Ltr to Mr. P. Loysen, from L.A. Neimark, " Examination of Defected Shelwell 137 Cs Well-logging Source (21 pages) ,
32. 04/12/84 Memorandum to C. J. Heltemes, from J. A. Hind,

" PRELIMINARY CASE STUDY REPORT - BREACHING 0F THE ENCAPSULATION OF WELL LOGGING SOURCES, MARCH 1984 (4 pages)

33. Undated " Handwritten Agenda" [ Deleted] (5 pages)
34. Undated " Typed Agenda" [ Deleted] (3 pages)
35. Undated [ Deleted] Questioner (1 page)
36. Undated Handwritten Statements (8 pages)
37. 10/17/83 Letter to DeYoung from Shea re: EA-83-96, Additional Financial Information Supports Answer to NRC Order to Showcause arrd Order Temporarily Suspending License (8 pages)
38. Undated Draft Letter to Shelton from Volgenau with attached Notice of Violation and Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties (10 pages)

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Dear Mr. Grimsley:

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Under the Freedom of Information Act, I respectfully request all background documents, records and other information used to compose the Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data case study on the breaching of the encapsulation of sealed well logging sources. The case study was commenced in late 1983 and refers specifically to the following companies and incident dates: Consolidated Coal Company - August 19, 1982; Dresser Atlas - November 25, 1982; Professional Logging Services ,

- December 22,.1982; Gulf Nuclear - February, 1983; and Shelwell Services, Inc. - September 13, 1983. This request also includes all documents, records and other information, ifused any,toin produce your possession regarding each specific incident not the case study.

Please contact me at your earliest convenience incurred to regarding photocopying costs and other expenses If there are any problems or questions, process my request.

please do-not hesitate to call me at the above number.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely, Mdlah T N W Frederick T. Smith Paralegal FTS/rc l

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