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Clemens J. Heltemes, Jr., AEOD Phillip F. McKee, IE Samuel J. Collins, Reg. I Dennis Crutchfield, NRR Richard Hartfield, IRM FROM:
Guy Arlotto, Chairman Comanche Peak Report Review Group (CPRRG)
SUBJECT:
FOIA 87-87 On January 29, 1987, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the agency for all NRC-records relevant to the CPRRG.
A copy of the request is attached. This FOIA request captures all records in the possession of the NRC related to the CPRRG effort which had been collected or prepared as of January 29, 1987.
Due to the time constraints under which the CPRRG is operating, the agency can, at this time, inform the requestor that the CPRRG is involved in an on-going deliberative process to produce a final report by early April,1987.
For the CPRRG to stop work now and process the subject records for release would severely interfere with our work and schedule.
Therefore, the agency will broadly deny the subject record request pursuant to Exemption 5 of the FOIA.
However, to be covered legally on this procedure, it is necessary for the agency to preserve the integrity of the records being denied.
This will be achieved by archiving all records which fall within the request. NRC records are broadly defined (See 10 C.F.R. 9 9.3a(b)) but do not include personal notes not shared with' agency personnel and not included in agency files.
Bob Erickson has catalogued the records which the CPRRG has gener-ated or received as a result of its requests for information.
A copy of the catalog is attached listing those records which have been collected or pre-pared up to and including January 29, 1987. These records are being photo-copied and are being stored separately to permit a future response to the FOIA request.
Please review your files and direct those working for you to review their files and identify, photocopy, and archive those agency records which are not listed on the attached catalog but which have been collected or prepared by you as a result of your efforts with the CPRRG through January 29, 1987.
Records which are already in the PDR need not be copied but a notation should be made that they are in your files.
s3 cords which are on the catalog but have been marked up or annotated by you should be ' considered separate agency records and should be archived if they have been shared with others or are in an agency file.
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Guy A\\ lotto, Chairman Comanc e Peak Report Review Group
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3 Granted, Cont'd Schuyler Mitchell, '
In response to a request for a copy of Sargent and Lundy's Computerized Project Instruction No. PI-BB-27 Revision 4 dated j
Interference March 18,1985, for the Byron nuclear power plant, Elimination, Inc.
informed the requester that the NRC could not locate the (87-131) record subject to this request.
Janet Fenn, In response to a request for a list of Reactor and Selection Senior Reactor Operators, made available a copy of the, Resoutce Inc.
requested record.
(87-139)
James Sturdivant, In response to a request for copies of two specified Gable & Gotwals records regarding the Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, (87-141) informed the requester that the requested records are already available at the PDR.
1 Doris Bryan, In response to a request for a copy of device registry Texas Nuclear sheet No. NR-412-D-133-B issued to Kay-Ray, Inc., of (87-142)
Arlington Heights, Illinois, made available a copy of the record.
Denied Billie Garde.
In response to a request for copies of all completed 01 Government investigations of the Waterford nuclear power plant, Accountability specifically reports into harassment and intimidation, Project record falsification, and material false statements made (86-211) by Waterford officials, made available three records.
Denied one record in its entirety and one record in part, release of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Denied records in the Office of Investigations, disclosure of which would interfere with an enforcement proceeding.
Ophelia Williams, In response to a request for copies of SECY-85-220, J/R/A Associates SECY-86-122, and three categories of records regarding (86-810) environmental qualification, made available eight records.
Informed the requester that additional records subject to this r' quest are already available at the PDR. Denied e
five records in their entirety und portions of five records, disclosure of which would tend to ir.hitit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
Tina Lam, In response to a request for copies of correspondence The Ann Arbor News between architects and/or engineers retained by the (87-13) utility regarding completing engineering calculations prior to the utility obtaining its operating license for the Fermi 11 nuclear power plant, made available eight records.
Denied seven records in their entirety containing confidential business (proprietary) information.
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4 M M t'd Jane Wicher, In response to a request for copies of SECY-86-292, Roger Baldwin SECY-86-292A, and orders approved by the Comission Foundation on November 7, 1986, pertaining to the Braidwood nuclear (87-21) power plant, made available one record.
Inforstod the requester that two records are already available at the PDR.
Denied 10 records in their entirety, disclosure of which.would tend to inhibit the open anJ frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process, interfere with an enforcement proceeding, constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and reveal identities of confidential sources.
Steven Aftergood, In response to a request for copies of (1) SECY-86-369 Committee to and (2) a December 10, 1986 memo from J. Fitzgeralc
'.o Bridge the Gap V. Stello concerning expert review of. source term (87-33) research plans, made available a copy of item 1.
Denied item I in its entirety, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
Lindsay Audin In response to a request for nine categories of records (87-46) relating to shipping casks and related subjects and specified docket files, made available 15 records.
Informed the requester that additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR. Denied two records in their entirety, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
'4 na auman, In response.to a request for copies of all records related Government to the work of the Kanagement Review Committee on OIA i
i Accountability Report No. 86-10 on the Comanche Peak nuclear power 1
Project plant, denied all records under review and created by the
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CPRRG, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
Lynne erna e' onse o a request for records that relate to Newman, Sobol, allegations by two named individuals, informed the requester Trister & Owens that the NRC will neither confirm nor deny the existence of (87-112) records.
John Mason, In response to a request for records filed with the hRC Ropes & Gray by a named individual regarding the Comanche Peak nuclear (87-134) power plant, informed the requester that the NRC will j
neither confirm nor deny the existence of records.
Billie Garde, In response to APPEALS TO THE ED0 for the release of
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Government four records denied in their entirety regarding requests Accountability for records related to the evaluation of ISAP's Project concerning the Comanche Peak nuclear, power plant, j
(86-A-194-86-272) denied three records in their entirety and portions of l
(86-A-195-86-454) one record, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process.
MARCH 13, 1987 ENCLOSURE A