ML20236K087
| ML20236K087 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 11/04/1987 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Bauman L GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT |
| References | |
| FOIA-87-429, FOIA-87-A-79 NUDOCS 8711090089 | |
| Download: ML20236K087 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000446/1987006
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DearMs.Bduman:
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This js in response to your letter dated September 16, 1987, in which
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your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). request for documents concerning
a June 25, 1987 letter te;Mr. W. G. Counsil from Mr. C. J. Grimes-
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regarding Inspection Report 50-445/87-07 and 50-446/87-06.
Actiag on your appeal, I have carefully reviewed the = record in this case
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and have determine 4 that the previously withheld documents will continue
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to be withheld from public. disclosure pursant to Exemption (5) of the
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FOIA-(5U.S.C.552(b)(5))and10CFR9.5(a)(5)oftheCossiission's
regulations. Yidr appeal is, therefore, denied.
Documen09 one, eight, and nine listed on the enclosed appendix contain
che advice,'opi,nions, and recommendations of the staff n
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shields from e))datory disclosure information generutthin the
deliberative procers,that precedes most decisions of; government agencies.
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The remaining 18 dc m ents listed on the enclosed ~appe %ip are drafts which
are clearly predecisional-because they were created prior to and in the-
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cource of reaching a final agency decision. These documents describe the
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preliminary Oaff thinking and, therefore, contain: preliminary advice.-
opinions,iand recommendations of the staff. Exemption (5)'wasintendedto
permit the agency's withholding of such documents to preserve the free and
candid internal diolque necessary for the cartful formulation of agency
decisions.
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This is a final agency decision. AssetforthIntheFOIA(5U.S.C.
552(a)(4)(B)) judicial, review of thfs decision is available in a
district court in the United States th the district in which you reside
or have your principal place of busiinss or irt the District of Columbia.
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.2/24/87
Handwritten note labeled Chronology. (1 page)
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Undated
Handwritten draft memo Grimes to Liebennan entitled -
" Proposed Enforcement Action - TU Electric, Comanche Peak
Steam Electric Station." (5 pages)
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Undated
Handwritten draft letter Keppler to Counsil entitled
" Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition.of Civil
50-446/87-06)."(4 pages) port No. ' 50-445/87-07,
Penalty (NRC Inspection Re
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Undated
Draft Notice of Violation. (7 pages)
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Undated
Draft Notice of Yiolation. (4 pages)
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Undated
Draft memo Grimes to Lieberman entitled " Proposed
Enforcement Action - TU Electric Comanche Peak Steam
Electric Station," (4 pages) with draft Notice of Violation
(5 pages), and draft ltr to licensee. (3 pages)
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7/17
Facsimile transmittal McKee to Waniick (1 page) with draft
ltr to licensee (2 pages), and draft Notice of Violation.
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Various
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Undated . Inspectors handwritten notes. (10 pages)
10. Undated
DraftNoticeofViolation(3pages)andexcerptsof=
draftinspectionreport.!(3pages)
11. Undated
Draft Notice of Violation. (3 pages)
12. Undated
Draft letter.to licensee (3 pages) w/ attached draft
inspections report 50-445/87-07, 50-446/87-06. (13 pages)
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Draft letter to licensee (5'pages) w/ attached draft
Notice of Violation (3 pages) and draft inspection report
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Excerpts of draft inspection report 50-445/87-07,
50-446/87-06. (18 pages)
15. Undated
Draft ltr to licensee (5 pages) w/ attached draft
inspection report 50-445/87-07,50-446/87-06.(25pages)
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16. Undated
Draft inspection report 50-445/87-07, 50-446/87-06.
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(25pages)
17. 4/29/87
Draft ltr to licensee (5 pages) w/ attached draft
inspection report 50-445/87-07, 50-446/87-06. . (21 pages)
18. 4/27/87
Draft ltr to licensee w/ attached draft inspection report
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Routing and Transmittal Slip from McKee to Axelrad (1 page)
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with attached undated memorandum from Grimes to Lieberman,
re: Proposed Enforcement Action TU Electric, Comanche Peak
Electric Station (4 pages).and undated draft ltr to
licensee (3 pages) and undated draft Notice of Violation.
(5pages)
20. Undated
Draft memoranden to Lieberman from Grimes, subject-
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Proposed Enforcement Action - TU Electric Comanche Peak
Steam Electric Station. (5 pages)
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Draft letter to licensee'(3 pages)'with . draft Notice of
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NRC letter from Grimes to Counsil transmitting IR
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attached inspection report. (18 pages) ANO 8707010084
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NRC letter from Johnson to Counsil transmitting
IR 50-445/8703, 50-446/8703, dated 5
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IICR-E85-2016465 R.6 (1 page).
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Brown Soveri letter free Keasier to Stevens, dated 9/5/86, with
attached Results.of the Comanche Peak 5KY Switchgear Inspection
(3 pages).
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Brown' Soveri letter fras Detwiler to Hileman, dated '1/14/87
(1 page).
4.
TUE semo from Baker to Stevens (IE-4755) on 50AR-CP-87-03/5N-0220
(7 pages).
5.
Attendance list dated 7/6/87 for Enforcement Confermace (1 page).
6.
TUE handout entitled " Failure to Beport in a Timely planner' A'
Significant Deficiency in Construction of the 6.g KV Switchgear.'
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SCA 31437 Rev. 3 (10 pages).
10. NCR CE-87-8 R-1 (3 pages).
11. SCA 7982 Rev. 4 (4 pages).
12. TUE memo entitled "Comenche peak Steam Electric Staties Testing
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undated (3pages).
14. Page 3 of TUE procedure STA-606 (1"page).
15. TUE instructlen QAI-002, dated 2/27/87 (6 pages).
36. TUE procedure IED 3.05 Rev.1 (21 pages).
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' Handwritten NRC riote dated 2/24/87 labeled "Chronolce,y* (1 page),
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Nndwritten draft NRC seco (Grieres to Lietw.rman) entitled " Proposed
Enforcement Action - TV Electric. Comanche Peak Steam Electric
Station." undated (5 pages).
3.
Handwritten draft flRC letter (Kappler to Couns11) entitled " Notice
of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty )CNRC Inspection
Report no. 50-445/8707; 50-446/8706." undated (4 pages
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Handwritten draft 181C Notice of Violation, undated (7 pages).
5.
Draft istC llotice of Violation, medated (4 pages).
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Draft NRC memo (Grimes to Lieberman) entitled PrW Enforcement
Action - TU Electric, Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station." undated,
with enclosures (12 pages).
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Facsimile transmittal (fkKee to Warnick) dated 7/17 (5 pages).
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Inspectors handwritten notes (g pages).
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Inspectors handwritten notes undated. (10 pages).
10.
NRC draft Notice of Violation, undated (6 pages).
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NRC draft botice of Violation, undated (3 pages).
12.
NRC draft letter Grimes to Couns11 with attached draft IR
50-445/4M7. 50-446/8706 (16 pages).
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NRC oreft letter Warnick to Couns11 with attached Notice of Violation
and IR 50-445/6707. 50-446/8706 undated (32pages).
14.
NRC draft IR 50-445/8N7. 50-446/8706 (partial). undated (18 pages).
15.
NRC draft letter Grises to Comas 11 with attached IR 50-445/8707
50-446/326 undstad (30 pages).
16.
NRC draft IR 50-445/8N7. 50-446/8706 undated (25 pages).
17.
NRC draft letter Warnick to Coussil with attached IR 50-445/8707,
50-446/8106, ested 4/29/87 (26 pages).
18.
NRC draft letter Jelmsen to Coussil with attached IR 50-445/8707*
50-446/8796. dated 4/f7/87 (26 pages).
19.
Routing and Trossaittal slip from McKee to Axelred. dated 7/2/87,
with attached undsted assorandum from Grimes to Lieberman with
draft listice of Violetten (13 pages).
20.
Oraft asserande to J. Lieberman. 0E. from C. Grimes OSP Subj*
Proposed Enforcement Action - TU Electric, comanche bk Steam
Electric Station, edsted (5 pages)
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Draft letter to Texas stilities Com>any (ATTN: William Counsil).
with draft platice of Violation and 'roposed Imposition of Civil
Penalty. andated (9 pages)
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with reference to NRC Construction Inspection Report 50-445/87-07 and
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This request includes - all' open itemo closed therein and
all enf orcement ' actions ' identified therein.
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nuclear processing plants and radioactive waste facilities.
For any documents or.. portions thlat you deny due to a specific FOIA
cxemption, please provide an. index itemizing and describing the documents
or portions of documents withheld. -The index should provide a detailed
justification of your ggovads fog claiming each , exemption; explaining why
occh esemption is relevant to the document or portion of the document
withheld.
This index ig required,under Vaughn T.
Rosen (I), 484 F.2d 820
(D.C. Cir. 1973), certi henied,1415 U.S. 977 (1974).
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FOIA Coordinator
Midwest Office
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