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Partial Response to FOIA Request.App D Documents Available in Pdr.App E & F Documents Re Msivs,Encl & Available in Pdr. App F Documents Partially Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 6). App G Documents Completely Wihheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)
ML20235G040
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 09/24/1987
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To: Wetterhahn M
CONNER & WETTERHAHN
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ML20235G041 List:
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FOIA-87-438 NUDOCS 8709290411
Download: ML20235G040 (7)


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).EQUESTE.1 hk 4. Udidoh Ew, V PART 3.-RECOKDS RELEASED Oft leOT LOCATED (See checAed tones)

No agency records subject to the suspasos have been located.

No addrtional agency records outMect to to request have been located.

Agency recorde subpct to the request ther ye irtentded in Appendix b are streedy evenste for pubhc inspection and copying in the NRC Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washmgton, DC.

Agency records subject to the requent ther are identifed in Appendix bdb are being made ovatehte for public inspection and copying in the NRC Public Document X Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washrgeon. DC, in a folder under the FOlA number anc fequester narre.

The nonproprietary version of the propoemksi that you egreed to accept in a toesphcrie conversation with a mervter of my staff is now being made ava8able for public inspecten and coying at the NRC Pubhc Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washogton, DC, in a folder under the FOtA number and requester name.

Enclosed is information on how you mov etain access to and the charges for copyvig moords placed in tPo NRC PutAc Document Roorn,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

Agency records eu'> sect to the request are enclosed. Any applicable charge for copes cd the records prowded arid payment procedures are noted in the comments section.

Records subsect to the request haws beari referred to another Federal agencytes) for ruwww and direct response to you.

In view of NRC's respones to this r=9=, no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated PART ll.A-INFORMATION WITHtELD FROM PUBL8C DISCLOSURE Ctrtain inforrnation in the requested records is being withheld from public docsoews pursuant to the FOtA enerpoons described in and for the reasons stated in Part II, sec-tiorts B, C, and D. Any rolessed parsons of the documents for which only part of the socord is being wnhhold are be4ng made available for pubhc inspection and copying in the NRC Public Document Room, TT17 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a foeder under this FOIA rseveer and requester name.

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  • S A *I SEP 241987 PART ll 8- APPLICABLE FOtA EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendices are being withheld in their entrery or in part under FOIA E.nemptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9.5(a) of NRC Regulations.
t. The withheld information is property classifed pursuant to Executwo Oroe' 12356 (EXEMPTION 1)
2. The mthheld information relatcs solely to the intemal personnet rules arid procedures of NRC. liXEMPTION 2) l
3. The withhold information is specifically exempttd from public deciosure by statute irdcated; (EXEMPTION 3)

Section 141145 of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Restncted Data'or Formerty Restricted Data 142 U S C. 2t61-216.

Secthn 147 of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the declosure of Uncleassfod Safeguards information 142 U.S.C. 2167).

4. The withheld information is a trade secret or commercial or financial eisormation that is beirg uthheld for the reason (s) indicated. IEXEMPTtDN 41

- The information is considered to be confidennel business (propnetarv4 informatiort The informaton is considered to be proprietary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d)(1).

' The information was submitted and received in confidence from a forungn source pursuant ;o 10 CFR 2.790(d)(2).

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6. The withnold information corsets of interagency or intraagency socords that are not available through decovery dusLg trtigaton. Duciosure of predecisional information would tend to inhib 6t the open and frjnk exchange of ideas essential to the deliberstrve process. Where re ords are wwthheld in then entrety. the tacts are inextricably intertened with the predecisonal information. There eleo are no resa% segregable factual portions because the reinees of the facts maidst perusert en indirect inquiry into tne predecisonal process of the agency. (EXEMPTION b)
3. The vdthheld information is exempted from public disclosure because its declosure would result in a clearty unwarranted invasion of personal prwecy. (EXEMPTION 6) j
7. The withheld information consists of investigatory records corrpled for new enfoersment purposes and is being ethheld for the ressordst ru$cated. (EXEMPTION 7)

Declosure wouid interfere wtth an enforcement proceeding because a could reveal the scope, direction and focus of enforcement efforts. and ihus could poesitsy allow them to take acten to shield potential wrongdoing or a violation of NRC requirements from investigators. (EXEW' TION 7 tan N

Declosure would constitute an unwarranted invason of personal prsecy (EXEMPTION 7(CH The information conssts of names of individuals and other informatesn the declosure of which would reveal identities of confidential aosetas. EXEMPTION 7(DH PA.S.T a C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuent to 10 CFR 9.9 and/or 9.15 of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commemon mogulatons. It has been dete' mined that the information wtthrakiis amorres from producton or disclosure, and shat ils production or declosurs is contrary to the public interest. The persons responsible for the denial are those officials identified below as denring officiais and the Director, Dewsman of Rules and Records. Office of Administration, for any deruels that sney be appealed to the Executive Director for Opersoons moot DENYING OFFICIAL , , TITLE / OFFICE RECORDS DENIED APPELL. ATE OFFICIAL 0^ =*

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PART 110- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying official identified in Part II.C may be appealed to the Appellate Official identified in that section. Any such appeal must be in writing .nd must be made within 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed us appropriate to the Eascutive Dweetor for Operstions or to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commimoson, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearty state on the envetope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an initial FOIA Decision." l mac tomu ese tren 21 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION -

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APPENDIX D RECORDS MAINTAINED AMONG PDR FILES NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION

1. 12/17/86 W. Kane, NRC C. Mangan, Niagara Inspection 50-220/86-21 and Region I Mohawk Power Corp. 50-410/86-56(19 Pages)(PDR '

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Re: F0IA- 87-433 APPENDIX E RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUEST NUPEER NUMBER- DATE DESCRIPTION

1. 08/15/86 NRC, Region I File Telephone Report

Subject:

MSIVs Fail to Close Within 5 Seconds (1 Page)

2. 08/18/86 Morning Report - Region I (1 Page)
3. Undated CANATOM, INC. Monitoring Report No. 27 on Nine ,

Mile Point 2 - Nuclear Power Plant i to New York State Department of Public Service Covering Period September-October 1986(16Pages)

4. 09/09/86 NRC, Region I File Telephone Report

Subject:

MSIVs Fail Leakage Tests (1 Page)

5. 09/10/86 Morning Report - Region I (2 Pages) (Front and Back)
6. Undated Resident Office, NRC, Region I Long-Tern MSIV Program (4 Pages)

Nine Mile 2

7. 10/24 - Handwritten notes on MSIV's (2 Pages) 10/26/86 i
8. 10/30/86 NRC, Region I NRC, Region I Memo

Subject:

Nine Mile Point 2 Main Steam Isolation Valves (MSIV's) (1 Page)

9. 11/07/86 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Weekly Status Report-Nine Mile 2 (3 Pages)
10. 11/13/86 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Weekly Status Report-Nine Mile 2  !

(3 Pages)

11. 11/21/84 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Weekly Status Report-Nine Mile 2 (3 Pages)
12. 11/26/86 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Weekly Status Report #4-Nine Mile '

2 (3 Pages)

13. 12/05/86 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Weekly Status Report #5-Nine Mile 1 2 (3 Pages) l
14. 12/12/86 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Weekly Status Report #6-Nine Mile 2 (4 Pages)
15. 12/13/86 Handwritten notes on MSIV Actuator 011 (1 Page)

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Re: FOI A- 87-438 APPENDIX E RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUEST NUMBER l NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION

16. 12/24/86 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Weekly Status Report #7-Nhe Mile (4 Pages) a
17. 01/02/87 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Copy of Fax

Subject:

W4P-2 MSIV  !

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18. 01/12/87 Region I Morning Report Page 4 (1 Page) )
19. 01/12/87 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Status Report #8-Nine Mile 2 (4 Pages) l
20. 02/04/87 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Status Report #9-Nine Mile 2 (4 Pages) j
21. 02/10/87 NOP Resident Office NRC, Region I Handwritten note (1 Page) 22, 02/24/87 J. Linville, A. Shropshire Memo

Subject:

Closeout of NRC, Region I NRC, Region I Allegation No. RI-86-A-0125 at Nine Mile Point- Unit 2 (13 age)

23. 02/27/87 NMP Resident Office NRC, Region I Status Report #10-Nine Mile Z ,

(4 Pages)

24. 03/11/87 J. Linville, A. Shropshire Memo

Subject:

Closeout of NRC, Region I NRC, Region I Allegation No. RI-86-A-0143 at Nine Mile Point Unit 2 (1 Page)

25. 03/12/i? NRC, Region I See PMO PNO-I-87-20(1Page)

Distribution

26. 04/16/87 Plaintiffs' Attorney Defendants Summons with complaint attached (NMPCetal) Gulf & (32 Pages)

Western, Inc.,

Wickes Mfg. Co.,

Crosby Valve &

Gage Co.)

Re: F01A.87-438 APPENDlI F RECOROS PART!All.Y WITHHELD NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION

1. 10/24/86 Allegation Receipt Report (2 Pages) Exenotion 6 2* 10/27/86 Allegation Panel Decisions with Allegation Description attached (2Pages) Exemption 6
3. 11/17/86 J. Linville, NRC A11eger Region I Letter

Subject:

Adequacy of Main Isolation Valve Testing at Nine i Mile Point Unit 2 (1 Page) Exemotion 6

4. Undated " " "

Letter.

Subject:

Allegation Against Nine Mile Point Unit 2 (1Page)

Exenption 6

5. 12/08/86 P. Eddy, State of B. Cook, NY Dept. of Public Letter enclosing a 12/06/86 Senior letter from alleger to the NRC Service Resident Inspector (copy attached) (5 Pages) Exemption 6 Nine Mile 1&2
6. Date J. Linville, NRC A11eger Letter

Subject:

Concerns Illegible Region I Regarding Main Steam Isolation Valve Hydraulic Fluid (1 Page) Exemption 6

7. 12/11/86 Handwritten notes (1 Page) Exemption 6
8. 02/24/87~ J. Linville, NRC A11eger Letter in response to 12/06/86 Region I letter and phone conversation on i

12/11/86 (3 Pages) Exemption 6 I

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Re: FOI A- 87-438 APPENDIX G f'

RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD.

NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION & EXEMPTION I

'I. -02/18/87 NRC, Region I NRC, Region I Memo

Subject:

Inspector Concerns Regarding Nine Mile 2 Main Steam Isolation Valves, with enclosures (02/17/87 & 02/18/87 Menos) (6 Pages) (EXEMPTION (5))

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CABLE ADDRESS ATONLAW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST LRIEDOM OF INFORMATION Mrs. Patricia G. Norry ACT REQUEST O c f Administration United States Nuclear Regulatory

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Dear Mrs. Norry:

i Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. Part 9 and 5 U.S.C. 5552, I hereby request that the following categories of documents be provided to me on behalf of my firm's client, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation:

1) All documents relating to ball-type main steam isolation valves used in the construction of the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2.
2) All documents relating to other FOIA requests to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission relating to ball-type main steam isolation valves used in the construction of the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit 2.

I As used herein, " document" includes, but is not limited to, any draft or other form of any agency record other than the original or final version, whether edited or marked upon, and includes all documents within the custody or control of any agency officer or employee without regard to location, filing or generation of the document.

I agree to pay all reasonable fees necessary for the  ;

provision of these records pursuant to 10 C.F.R. $9.14.  !

i Sincerely, i Mark J. Wetterhahn i MJW:sdd

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