ML20236B032
| ML20236B032 | |
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| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 10/20/1987 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| To: | Gordon J Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project |
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| ML20236B036 | List: |
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| FOIA-87-465 NUDOCS 8710230302 | |
| Download: ML20236B032 (7) | |
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A.ESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF l ,,rm lJG Paarm I j S ,,,, g **"* / INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST - OCT 2 01981 l oocnit wuusemsm emew i AtoL4 sign M PART 1.-RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checked boxes) No agency reconts subject to the request have been located. No additional agency records subrect to the request have been located. Agorcy records sabpect to the request that are identified in Appendix are already available for public inspection and copyeg in the NRC Public Document Room. 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, OC, ,
.1 Agency records subrect to the request that are identified in Appendix .Y d are being made available for public inspection and copying are the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC. In a folder under the FdtA number and requester name.
l The nonpropnetary version of the proposalls) that you agreed to accept m a tenophone conversation with a member of my staff is now being made avadable for public inspection arvi coying et the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N W , Washegton, DC , in a folder under this FOIA number and requester name. 1 Encbsed is information on how you may obtain access to and the chargeson r copying records placed in the NRC Pubhc Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washington, DC. l Agency records subpect to the request are enclosed. Any applicable charge for copes of the records provided and payment procedures are noted in the comments section, j Records subsect to the request have been referred to another Federal agercy0es) foi review and direct response to you. M wow of NRC's response to this request, no further action is being takse on appealletter dated l PART ll.A-INFORMATION WITMHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE q "r Certam informaton in the requested records is being withheld from public diecksure pursuant to the fos n exemptions described in and for the reasons stated in Part ti, sec- l nons 8. C, and D. Any released portions of the documents for which orW part of the record is being wrrhheld are being made available for public inspection and copying in l the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, m a folder under this FOIA number and requester name. Comments l l i 1 i l l l l i l l l l A
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Records subject to the f9 quest that are described in the enclosed Appendices' are being withheld in their entirety or in part under FOIA.-
- Exemptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9.5(a) of NRC Regulations. ,
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- 1. The withheld information is precen, classified pursuant to Executive Order 12356 (EXEMPTION 1) .
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- 2. The withheld information relates sedefy to the intamal personnel rules and procedures of NRC.'(EXEMPTION t
- 3. The withheld Information a speedcacy exempted from public declosure by statt to indicated.J (EXEMPTION 3
- Section 141145 of the Atoresc Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data'or Formesty Restncted Cata (42 U.S.C. 2i612106L )
hh l$$ Section 147 of the Atomic Erurgy Act wNch prehibits the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards infornsten 142 U.S.C. 2167).
- 4. The'withhald information is a sado secret or commercial or financial information that is being withheld for the *eesonW indicated: (EXEMPTION 4)
The information is considered to be confidential business (proprietary) information.. . The information le considered so be proprietary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d)(1). i The information was submmed and received in confidence from o foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.7904(2), j
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- 6. The withheld information connets of interagency or intraagency records that are .not available through discovery dunng litigation, Declosure of predecisional latformation . 1 would tend to inhibit the open arus frank exchange of k$ees essential to the deliberative process. Where recorus are vethheld ln their entirety, the facts are inextricatify intertwmed with the oredecisiorut informet<m. There sieo are no reasonably segregable factual portions w= the reisses of the facts would permit en -
indirect inquiry into the predocusonal process of the agency. (EXEMPTlON 51
- 6. The withheld information is emermied from public disclosure because its disclosure would result in e' cleady unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. (EXEMPTION 6) 7, The withheld information conents of investigatory records compted for law enforcement purposes and is berg witMeld for the reason [s) indicated. (EXEMPTION 7)
Drsclosure would interfere weh an enforcement proceedmg because it could reveal the scope, direct <m, and focus of enforcement efforts, and thus could ~ fj sje possebly allow them to take acton to sheid potential wrongdomg or a violation of NRC requirements from evesteetora. (EXEMirTION 7(All l
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\ The information consists of names of individuals and other information the disclosure of which would revest identines of confidential sources. (EXEMPTION 740))',
PART ll.C-DENylNG OFFICIALS Pursuont to 10 CFR 9.9 and/or 9.15 of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations, it has been determined that the mformotion withheld le exempt from production or dieciosure,- and that its ion or disclosure is coeurary to the public interest. The persone responsible for the denial are thces officiais identified below as denying officiele and the Drector, Division of utes and Records, Office of Administration, for any denials that mey be appealed to the Executive Drs:nor for Operations (tool. - DENylNG OFFICIAL TITLE / OFFICE RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL I l ba4Whaa ; %% 09^% q L_ seen m nv roo l Tk , I/- [ , Gk&suL %Aa a u L r '
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PART 11 D- APPEAL RIOMT8 ; The denial by enh denying official identified in Part li.C may be appealed to the Appellate Official identified in that section. Any such appeal must be in I)D writing and mus t be made within 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretary raf the Commincion, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20566, and should clearfy state on the envelope and in the letter thet it is an *%opeal from an initud FOIA Decision." ' NIC FOIM see (Pert 21 - U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION "R tem - FOlA RESPONSE CONTINUATION a _ ._--_L.i
x i Re: F01A-87-465-1 APPENDIX K'- RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE AB0VE REQUEST NUMBER- j
- 1. 2/13/84 Memo from Richard .C. DeYoung to C.J. Heltemes,. subject:
NPRD System Data Callution For Reactor Protection System i and Engineered Safety Features Actuation System i Instrumentation. (2 pages)- . 4
- 2. 2/3/87 Memo from Harold Denton to C.J. Heltemes, subject: AE00 l Request for Comments on List of Key Component Applications for the NPRDS. (11 pages) -
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- APPENDIX L' RECORDS PARTIALLY WITHHELD
- 1. 4/16/87 Memo from Gregory S. Cwalina to William T. Russell, subject: Review of Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System.' -
(NPRDS) (5 pages) Exemption 4. .
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;Re: F01A-87-465 APPENDIX M .
j RECORDS RELEASED / WITHHELD INDICATED.
- 1. 8/3/84 Memo from R.L. Simard to S.L. Rosen IMPO, subject: NPRDS Data Processing Monthly Report for. July 1984. (2 pages):
1 Released; w/ attached subject report, (20 pages) Withheld. Exemption 4.
- 2. Undated EGG EA 6790 Quality assurance and Data' Review'of the-Nuclear PlantQuarter through Third Reliability Data System,)
1984.(238 Third Quarter'1983-pages . Withheld Exemption 4.
- 3. Undated EGG EA 6761-Quality. assurance and Data Review of the -
Nuclear Plant through First Reliability Data System,) Third Quarter 1983 With Quarter:1985.(174.pages
- 4. 10/9/85 Letter from P.E. MacDonald .to F.L. Sims, subjest:
Requested Nuclear Plant Reliability Data-System 4 -iforms MacD-163-85.(1 page), Released;subjectreport'(31pages). Withheld. ExemptionL4. 5. Undated : EGG-REQ-7156 Quality Assurance and Data ReviewLof. the:..198 Nuclear PlantQuarter through Third Reliability Data System,)Second 1985.-(177 pages QuarterWithheld E
- 6. Undated Draft memo from Thomas M. Hovak to multiple addresseesl(8 pages) w/ enclosure: July 1987, Trends.1. Patterns Program - U Report Operational Experience Feedback on Main Feedwater of low control & main feedwater Flow bypass valves _ and?
valve operators. .(71 pages). Withheld Ex. 4 & 5. .
- 7. Dec.1985 Report EGG-REQ-7115,~ Preliminary Failure Time Analysis of, a Selected Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System. Components.-
Phase two. (80 pages) Withheld Exemption.4;
- 8. 4/5/86 Memo from R.L. Simard to S.L. Rosen,' INPO, subject: MpRDS Status Report.For March 1986. (1 pages) Released; w/ subject'-
report,(7pages)- Withheld; Exemption 4.
- 9. 4/1986 Report EGG-RE(-7238. Failure Time Analysis of Feedwater-
. Flow Control Yalve and Valve Operator Components Within the Nuclear Plant ReliabilityLData System.-(69 pages)-
Withheld Exemption 4.:
- 10. July 1986 Report EGG-REQ-7310. Failure Time' Analysis. of Feedwater Flow Control' Bypasss Valve & Valve' Operator Camponents:
Within~ the Nuclear. Plant Reliability; Data System.- (109
- p. ages) Withheld Exemption .4.?
- 11. 11/7/86 Letter from Teresa Meachum to B.M. Brady.. subject:L NPRDS.-
Engineering Records" Data '-~ TRM-4-86. (3 pages) . Released; - w/ subject report (46 pages) Withheld, Exemption 4. q l l
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- 12. .Dec.1986 Report. EGG-REQ-7480, Resolutions'of.'Feedwater Flow _ ,
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. . Control Valve andLFeedwater: Bypass; Valve Issues Identifiedi i in NPRDS Trendstand= Pattern Analyses. (45.pages). Withheld' 3 R
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- 13. 1/27/87 MemofromEugeniaBoyletolBennettBrady, subject:iReview x
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of Palisades Maintenance Work,0rdersJfor NPRDS Report-
-ability.?(2 pages) Withheld Exemptioni4.:
- 14. Undated NotefromB.Bradyto%.i.JPlumleepartiallyfreleased.(1page):
l Exemption 6; w/ report: Component Failure-Sample From Source: Other Than LER's. .(13 pages). Withheld; Exemption 4 ,
'15. Undated EGG-REQ-7540, Quality Assurance'and Data Review of thel l Nuclear Plant. Reliability; Data System ThirdLQuarter 1985
'c through Third Quarter 1986.;(182pages)1WithheldExemption'4.
- 16. 3/9/87 Memo from C.J. Heltemes to T.E. 'Murl'ey, subject:s .
- j Reliability of non-safety Related Breakers ~ During an ATWS' (3 paces);w/4 enclosures: ,
g Enclosure 1 AKF-2-25 BreakerzSearch 2/20/87f (l'. age)> Enclosure 2 - AK-2 Breaker Search 2/20/87,(1page c Enclosure '3 - Review. of Scope andLAdequacy of NPRDS Data Bank . in light of reliability requirements of 10 CFR:50.62 (2 pages) ' 3 (d) Enclosure 4 . Memo' from' G.L. -Plumlee to Mark ' H.' Williams L 1 subject: January 29-30,- 1986 NPRDS. (3 pages), Withheld,- ; l Exemption 4. 4
- 17. Undated Summary of record matches for the main' steam isolation-valve component study.l(1 page) Released;~w/ report (7 pages), Withheld, Exemption 4.
a ( i 18. 5/6/87 Note from T.R. Meachum to G.L. Plumlee, subject: . Main Feedwater Pump. Data: Verification 'and Concerns.. (1 page),- y f Released; w/ report, .(11'pages),' Withheld,- Exemption 4 = 19.- 6/18/87 Memo- from Robert L. Dennigito C.W. Caldwell, s'ubject:- Systematic Assessment. of Licensee Performance (SALP)? Input' 0 for Washington Nuclear Plant No. 2. (Feb- 1,:1986 through-5/31/87).. (lipage) Released; w/ subject reportf(30 pages) Withheld,' Exemption 4.s '
- 20. Feb.1987 Report REQ-EGG-7544. Trend and Pattern Analysis: of: :l Failure Data For Main Feedwater Turbine - Driven Pumps.'and.'
their turbines and,Governops_. '(137lpages) Withheld Exemption '4 - 1 j q _-- iii-- --_ -_ __ - _- .---_-_2__------_--- -- 3
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RECORDS RELEASED / WITHHELD INDICATED 1
- 21. 6/24/87 Note from Teresa Meachum to Bennet Brady,~ 1 page, .
Released; w/Draf t Statistical: Write-up' for Combines TurbineandMotordrivenpumo. report; Withheld (92.pages)' Exemption 4 and- 5.-
- 22. 7/5/87 . Note from Bennet Brady, (2 pages) Released; w/ report Draft Statistical Analysis of Turbine and Motor Driven Pump Report.
(46 pages) Withheld; . Exemption 4 and 5. - j
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- 23. 7/29/87- Note from G.L. Plumlee' III,. to Bennet Brady, -(1; page)-
L . released; w/ report; Draft Trends and Patterns Program Report -- Operational Experience Feedback on PWR Main Feedwater Pumps and their associated-Components, (54 pages) Withheld, Exemption 4 & 5.
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. j j . *g ; PUBLIC CITIZEN Buyers Up D Congress Watch O Critfool Mass O Health Meenarch Group D!)tisation Group D Tax Croup July'20, 1987 Don Grimsley . Director, Division of Rules & Records FREEDOM 0F INFORMgj04 Nuclear Regulatory Comunission R[g[3r Washington, DC 20555 MNBB-4210 y y* b Attn. Freedom of Information Act Request
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Mr. Grimsleys l l Pursuant to the Freedom of Information'Act, as amended, . 1 5 U.S.C.-8 552, Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project hereby-requests copies of the following records:
- 1. A complete listing of all conditions, situations, mish'aps, cecidents, or any kind of event- included in the Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System'(NPRDS), including, but not limited'to-individual component failures and records of all' other events it collects. 'In addition, records explicitly defining what kind or type of-ovents are reported to the NPRDS.would also.be appreciated.
- 2. Any and all analyses of nuclear. power plant operating .
l oxperience which use the NPRDS' or any of the' information contained - 1 therein. Such analysea may ~ include, but are not limited to,: analyses of aging of P lant systems or components recurring problems'or deficiencies in plant systems or components; assessments of particular systems or components; precursors to major events r' or' any .other- type of analysis that may have been performed using the NPRDS.
- 3. Any and all assessments or evaluations of the performance of l the NPRDS system done since the system's inception. including, but not limited to, the criteria against which the performance of'the system is, i measured and the methodology used for assessment and evaluation,-the assessments or evaluations themselves, and correspondence related to or concerning the performance of the system.
This request pertains to all records in the posession of the Nuclear. Regulatory Comunission (NRC), its licensees, or in the possession cf contractors or subcontractors of the NRC or its licensees. In this request, " record" includes, but is not limited' to, any ' memoranda, formal or . informal correspondence, reports,: otudies, reviews, letters,. computer memories and printouts, .information transfer systems, audio and video' tapes, movies and any other form of comununication, in . the possession of any individual or office in the NRC, Lwhether generated by the ' NRC, its contractors, the nuclear industry or any other source. 215 Pennsylvania Ave. SE D Washington, DC 20003 D p02) 540 4998
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