ML20235G882

Responds to Appeal Re Denial of FOIA Request for Documents Re Plant.Info Withheld Consists of Names of Individuals & Release Would Constitute Invasion of Personal Privacy. Documents Continue to Be Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 7)

ML20235G882
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	07/09/1987
From:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Bauman L GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
References
FOIA-84-21, FOIA-87-A-38 NUDOCS 8707140415
Download: ML20235G882 (2)

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JUL 9 1987 Ms. Linda Bauman Government Accountability Project Midwest Office IN RESPONSE REFER 104 E. Wisconsin Avenue TO F01A-87-A-38 Appleton, WI 54911-4897 (F01A-84-21)

Dear Ms. Bauman:

This is in response to your letter dated June 15, 1987, in which you appealed Mr. Donnie H. Grimsley's form response dateo May 14, 1987. Mr. Grimsley's form response denied portions of three documents subject to your Freedom of Information Act (F0IA) request for documents concerning the Safety Evaluation Report related to the operation of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

Units 1 and 2.

Acting on your appeal, I have carefully reviewed the record in this case and have determined that the previously withheld infomation will continue to be withheld from public disclosure p(crsuant to Exemptions (7)(C) and (D) of theD))

F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7)(C) and Commission's regulations. Your appeal is, therefore, denied.

The Exemption (7)(C) infomation withheld in document three listed on the enclosed appendix consists of names of individuals, the release of which could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. The Exemption (7)(D) information withheld in documents one and two listed on the enclosed appendix consists of the names and other identifying information of individuals, the release of which could reasonably be expected to disclose the identities of confidential sources.

I am unable to identify any legitimate public interest in this information.

This is a final agency action. As set forth in the F0IA (5 U.S.C.

552(a)(4)(B)), juoicial review of this decision is available in a district court of the United States in the district in which you reside or have your principal place of business or in the District of Columbia.

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F01A-87-A-38 APPENDIX.

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~1/17/84 Summary of Special Inspection-Related Infomation (1 page).

Exemption.7D 2.

.3/7/84 Memo from Kirsch to Allegation Tracking System File No.

RV-83-A-0046, re:

H. P. Foley - Resolution of These NCR's and Intimidation Issue-Portions deleted (2 pages) w/following attachments:

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Five Nonconformance Reports Denied in Entirety (6pages) Exemption 7D b.

10/20/83 Facsimile Transmittal Request-Release (1 page) c.

Memo from Bishop to Eisenhut, re: Recommendation for Dinblo Canyon Board Notification Regarding Allegations Received October 19, 1983-Release (1page) 3.

3/15/84 Problem Statement Allegation #20-RV-83-A-0018 (2 pages).

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7CiPT 109.6 PART la D-APPEAL RIGHTS The eenie' by sech denying officiel identifed in Part ll.C may be appealed to the Appellate Official ident5ed in that secten. Any such appeal must be in wettyng erid must be made within 30 deys of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as approcrate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secre.ary of the Co.,#

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FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

Re: F01A-84-21 (Seventh Partial)

APPENDIX E PORTIONS OF RECORDS WITHHELD DATE DESCRIPTION EXEMPTION 1.

1/17/84 Sunnary of Special Inspection -

Related Information (1 page) 7D 2.

3/7/84 Memo from Kirsch to Allegation Tracking 70 System File No. RV-83-A-0046 re:

H.P. r ley - Resolution of These NRC's o

and Intimidation Issue - Portions deleted (2 pages) w/following attachments:

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Five Nonconformance Reports Denied 7D in Entirety (6 pages) b.

10/20/83 - Facsimile Transmittal Request - Release (1 page) c.

Memo from Bishop to Eisenhut re:

Recommendation for Diablo Canyon Board Notification Regarding Allegations Received October 19, 1983 -

Release (1 page) 3.

3/15/84 Problem Statement Allegation 7C & 70

1. 20-RV-83-A-0018 (2 pages)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FO] A), 5 U.S.C. 5552, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) of the Institute for Folicy Studies, requests copies of any and all agency records and information, includin; but not limited to notes, letters, mem randa, craf ts, minutes, diaries, logs, calendars, tapes, transcripts, i

summaries, interview reports, procedures, instructions, engineering analyses, draw-ings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, agreemer.ts, handwritten notes, studies, data sheets, notebooks, books, telephone ressages, computations, voice recordings, and any other data compilations, interir anc/or final reports, status reports, and any and all other records relevant to and/or generated in connection with the Safety Evaluation Report related to the operation of the Diablo Canyon tiuclear Power Plant, Units I and 2, NUREG-0675, Supplement No. 21 (Dec embe r, 1953)

("55ER 21"). This includes, but is not limited to, any and all NRR regulations, calculations, and judgments used to evaluate any of the allegations referred to in SSER 21. We request that each responsive document be identified by the allege-tion number (s) to which it may relate.

If any of the material covered by this request has been destroyed and/or removed, please provide all surrounding documentation, including but not limited to a des-cription of the action (s) taken, relevant date(s), and justification (s) for the action (s).

GAP requests that fees be waived, because findino information can be considered as 1

primarily benefitting the general public," 5 U.52. 5552(a)(4)( A).

The Government Accountability Project is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest organization concerned with honest and open government.

Through legal representation, advice, national conferences, films, publications and public outreach, the Project promotes whistleblowers as agents of government accountability. Through its Citizens Clinic, GAP offers assistance to local public interest and citizens groups who seek to ensure the health and safety of their communities. The Citizens Clinic is currently assisting citizens groups in the California area concerning the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.

For any documents or portions that you deny due to a specific FOI A exemption, I

please provide an index itemizing and describing the documents or portions of I

documents withheld. The index should provide a detailed justification of your f

grounds for claiming each exemption, explainin; why each exetption is relevant to the document or portion of the docunent withheld.

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