ML20237L117

Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re Plant. Forwards App B Documents.Documents Also Available in Pdr.App C Documents Totally Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20237L117
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/01/1987
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To:	Connor L DOC-SEARCH ASSOCIATES
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FOIA-87-346 NUDOCS 8709080220
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INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST SEP 1 1987

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e ssee oocm ~vuote sm.-,-i REQUESTER Ms. Lynn Connor, Doc-Search Associates PART 1.-RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checked bonest No agency records subject to the request have been located No additaonal agency records subpect to the request have been located.

Agency rec)rds aubrect to the request that are identdied m Apperds are already available for public inspecten and copying in the NRC Pshe Document Room 1717 H Street. N.W., Washington DC Agency records subject to the request that are scientifed m Appendra R

a,, being made availabie for puedoc inspecton and copying in the NRC PuMr Document y

Room,1717 H Street N W, Washington, DC, m a folder undar the FOiA number and requester na ne.

The nonproprietary version of the proposel(s) that you agreed to accept in a teiephone conversation with a rnamber of my staff a now being inade avalabie for public repection and coying at the NRC Pubhc Document Room.1717 H Street. N W, Washington, DC, in a fokser under this FOIA number end rower name.

Enclosed is information on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying records g saced in t,. NRC Pabhc Document Room.1717 H Str At. N.W., Washirvon. DC Agency records subsect to tie request are enclosed. Ang applicabse cha ge for copies c' the rec,rds provided at J payment orocedu es are noted m the comments section.

r Records subsect to the reauest have been referred to another Federal agencyhesl for reven and itirect response to you.

In vow of NRC s respons.: to the request, no further action a t>aing taken on appeal letter dated PART ll.A-INFORMATION WTTHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certam informaton in the requested records is being withheld from pubhc declosure pursuant to tr e FOIA enemptions described in ed for the reasons stated in Par II. eac-X tsons 8, C. and D. Any etdaased portions of the documents for which only part of the record a br cp withheld are being made avadaNo for pubhc inspecten and copyrv in the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N W. Washington, DC. in a folder under this F 11 number and requarter name Comments In telaphone conversations with Natalie Brown of my staff on 6/18/87 and 6/23/87, you clarified the scope of your request as follows:

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Identify documats dated within the last three years, and 2) Eliminate from the scope those documelts that are already available in the Public Document Room, s

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE FOLA NUMBERISt F01A-87-346 DATE:

1 h PART 11 B-APPLICABLE FOIA EXEMPTIONS I

C Arcords subsect to the request that are desenbed in the enclosed Appendices are being withheld in their entirety or in part under FOIA Emsmptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9 54a) of NRC Regulations.

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1. The withheed inNmation a propedy classifed pursuant to Executive Order 12356 (EXEMPTION 11

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2. The wrthhe6C reformation relates solely to the internal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 21 I

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3. The wrthhead e1 formation is specifically enempted from pubhc disclosure by statute irdaled (EXEMPTION 3)

Section 1411a5 of the Atomic Energy Act whicti prohibits the declosure of Restrcted Data'or Forrrerty Restncted Data 142 U.S C. 21614166L i

l Sectson 147 of the Atorruc frergy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Unclasse ad Safeguards information 142 U.S C. 2167).

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4. The wrthheed information is a trade secret or commercial or financial informaton that a teng withhekt for the reason (s) indicated: (EXEMPTION 4)

I The informatm a considered to be conf &ntial business (propnetary) information l

The information a considered to be propnetary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790icN1L The informanon was submitted and received in confidence from a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790 ldh 21.

S. The wrthheld reformation conosts of interagency or intraegency records that are not availatde through discovery during litigation. Declosure of predecisenal information X

would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberatrw process. Where records are withheld in their entirety the facts are inextncably intertwmad enth the predecmonalinformaton. There also are no reasonably segregatAe factual portions tscause the release of the facts would permet an indirect enoury rao the predecmonal process of the egency (EXEMPTION 51 l

6. The withheid information is exempted from public disclosure t>ecause its disclosure would result in a clearfy unwarranted invason of personal privacy. (EXEMPTION 61

7. The withheld adormation consista of investigatory records compiled for law r,eforcement pu poses and is being withheld for the reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION 7) r Declosure would interfere wrth an enforcement proceeding because it could reveal the scope, derwtion, and focus of enforcement efforts, and thus could possibiy abw them to take actiori to shie6d potential wrongdoing or a violation of 6.RC requirer %.its from investigators. (EXEMPTION 7t AI) i Dec60sure would constitute an unwarranted invasun of personal pnvacy (EXEMPTION 7tCil The informate conssts of names of individuals and other informaton

.e disclosure of which would rwealidentrties of confidential sources. (EXEMPTION 7(DI) l l

PART 11 C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursucnt to 10 CFR 9.9 and 'or 9.15 of the U S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations. It has teen deterrraned that theinformation withheld is exempt from productm or disdosure, and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the pubhc interest. The persons responsib6e for the denial are those officials identifed below as denying officials and the Drector, Dusion of Rules and Records, Office of Adnunstration, for any deruals tt'at may be appea6ed to the Executrve Director for Operatens (Er'OI DENYING OHICIAL TITLE / OFFICE RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL Deputy General Counsel S'c e r

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PART 11 D-APPEAL RIGHTS The denial t,y each denying official identified in Part II.C may be appealed to the Appenatt, OGcial identified in that section. Any such appeal must be in writing and must be made within 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addresw as appropriate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20556, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an initial FOIA Decision."

mIc sonM asa trert a U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION mesi FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

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Re: F01A-87-346 APPENDIX B DOCUMENTS BEING PLACED IN THE PDR I

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12/3/85 Memo from C. Gordon, subject: Seabrook Station, Unit 1 Engineering Preparedness Implementation Appraisal. (2 pages) 2.

3/20/86 Letter from Jamison and Stuetzel to Hawxhurst, subject:

Seabrook Dose Assessment Scenarir;. (2pages) l l

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4/29/86 Memo from Lazarus to E. Thomas, subject: Clarification of l

Requirement for Ingestion Exposure Pathway Participation in Emergency Exercises.

(1 page) 4.

7/7/86 Letter from Congressman Robert C. Smith to Comm. Zech, re emergency planning at Seabrook. (2 pages) 5.

8/14/86 Memo from E. Jordan to Richard Krimm, subject:

Congressional Correspondence Related to Seabrook. (1 page) 6.

8/20/86 Letter from Stello to Cong. Smith, responding to 7/7/86 letter. (3 pages) 1 7.

11/14/86 Memo from S. Turk to E. Chirstenbury, subject:

Outstanding Offsite Contentions in Seabrook. (2 pages) 8.

1/7/87 Memo from E. Reis, subject: Seabrook Exemption Request.

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1/28/87 Memo from J. Murray to V. Stello, subject: Meeting with Sv.brookRepresentatives.(2pages)

10. Undated Handouts, re: Seabrook EPZ f

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Re: F01A-87-346 APPENDIX C DOCUMENTS BEING WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY (Pursuant to Exemption 5) 1.

6/4/86 Memo from S. Turks to E. Thomas, subject: Motion for Sunnary Disposition. (4 pages) 2.

6/6/86 Memo from Sherwin Turk to Ed Thomas, subject: Form of Affidavit. (1 page) 3.

6/10/86 Memo from S. Turk to H. Joseph Flynn, subject: FEMA Concurrence in Affidavits. (1 page) 4.

8/6/86 Memo from J. Scinto to E. Reis, subject: Seabrook EPZ.

(2 pages) 5.

1/12/87 S. Turk's handwritten notes on copy of viewgraphs of BNL Review of Seabrock Station Emergency Planning Sensitivity Study.(37pages) 6.

1/13/87 Memo from Bob Perlis to Joe Scinto, subject: Seabrook Waiver Schedule. (3 pages) 7.

2/9/87 Emergency Planning at the Seabrook CP Stage. (1 page) l 8.

2/13/87 Draft "Strawman" Answers to Perlis' Questions. (10 pages) 9.

2/15/87 Memo from Perlis to Matthews and Noonan, subject:

Seabrook EPZ Exemption Request. (3 pages) l

10. 3/9/87 Viewgraphs - Briefing for EDO Seabrook EPZ Reviews, with l

handwritten notes.

(5pages)

11. 4/6/87 Seabrook Motions for Summary Disposition. (4 pages) j

12. 5/6/87 Memo from S. Turk to W. Olmstead, subject: Potential Conflict of Interest. (2 pages)

13. 5/27/87 Telecopy from Bores to lurk, subject: Plant features and l

Considerations. (9 pages) l 1

14. Undated SeabrookLicensingSituation.(7pages)

15. Undated Memo from Perlis to Matthews, subject: Seabrook EPZ Exemptions Request. (2 pages)

16. Undated Inclusion of Risk-Based Arguments in Determining i

Acceptability of Site-Specific Emergency Planning Measures.

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Re: F01A-87-346 APPENDIX C DOCUMENTS BEING WIT 4PELD IN THEIR EhTIRETY (Pursuan? co Exemption 5)

17. Undated Memo from Marjorie Rothschild to Ed Reis, subject:

Research on 10 CFR52.758 (Seabrook)

(41pages)

18. Undated Seabrook Exemption Petition - Work Needed to Response.

(1page)

19. Undated Memo from Bob Perlis to Ed Reis, subject: Seabrook Onsite Emergency Planning / Safety Issues. (3 pages)

20. Undated Seabrook Matter for Discussion.

(1 page)

21. Undated Response to Questions.

(5pages)

22. Undated Update of issues in Seabrook case.

(8 pages)

23. Undated Memo from Bob Perlis to Bill Parler, subject: Procedural Status of Seabrook Proceeding.

(3pages)

24. Undated Memo from Bob Perlis to Joe Scinto, subject: Seabrook Waiver schedule. (3 pages) l 1

25. Undated Memo from Bob Perlis to Matthews/Noonan, subject:

Seabrook EPZ Exemption Request. (3 pages)

26. Undated Plant Featt.*es and Considerations. (3 pages)

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