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Final Response to FOIA Request.App a Records Available in Pdr.App B Records Encl & Available in Pdr.App C Records Partially Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 4)
ML20247Q878
Person / Time
Issue date: 07/28/1989
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Okutsu S
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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FOIA-89-143 NUDOCS 8908070279
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.sa r FOIA 89-143 RESPONSE TYPE 2

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INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST

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JUL 2 81989 RL out S1L R Shigeki Okutsu PART l.- AGENCY RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED ISee checked bones)

No spency records subject to the request have been located.

No additional egency records subsect to the request have been located Requested records are available through another pubhc distnbution progrom See Comments Section.

A* ere already available for public inspection and copymg m the XX Agency records sublect to the request that are identified on Appendantes}

NRC Pubhc Document Room 2120 L Street. N W , Washington. DC 20555 Agency records sutyect to the request that are #dentified on Appendiales) 8* are being enedte available for pubhc inspection and copyeng an the gy NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, N W., Washengton, DC, en a folder under this FOIA number and requesier name.

The nonproprietary version of the proposaHal that you agreed to accept en a telephone conversation with a rnember of mi staff is now bemg made available for pubhc mspection and copymg at the NRC Pubhc Document Room 2120 L Street, N We Weshington, DC m a folder undes this FOiA number and reauester name.

Agency records subsect to the request that are identrfied on Appendiates) may be inspected and copied at the NRC Local Publc Document Room sdentified en the Comenents Section, yy Enclosed as information on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying records placed m the NRC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L Street. N W-Washmgton. DC.

V yy Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.

Records subsect to the request have been referred to another Federal agencybes) for review and direct response to you.

yy You wdlbe billed by the NRC for fees totahng $2$dQ_($20,.OO-Computer time, $5.00 duplication)

In view of NRC's response to this request. no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated . No.

PART 11. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certam mformation m the requested records is bemg withheld from pubhc disclosure pursuant to the exemptions described m and for the reasons stated in Part 11 sections B C. Ond D Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record is being withheld are bemg made available for pubhc mspection and copyeng in the NRC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L Street. N W., Washington. DC. m a folder under this FOIA number and requester name COMMENTS With regard to your request for a "Itst of recycling pumps related mishaps," please note the description of the computer printouts identified on Appendix B, items 14 and 15.

With regard to your request for "all information about the mishaps," please note that these printouts are abstracts only of Licensee Event Reports (LERs), which are publicly available in their entirety in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) located at 2120 L Street, NW, Washingtons DC 20555. In the event these abstracts do not satisfy your interest in certairi matters, you may order copies of the entire LERs from the PDR. Other records related to tht LERs such as NRC Inspection Reports and Preliminary Notification of Unusual Occurrences (PNOW  ;

are also available in the PDR. After reviewing the enclosed records and obtaining from the i PDR and reviewing any specific LERs, you may wish to submit another F0IA request for records i related to any additional specific related records in which you are interested.

SIG RE, DIRECTOR. IVISI N F FHEEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICATIONS SERVICES

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8900070279 890728 PDR FOIA OKUTSUB9-143 PDR i l

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT RESPON;E FOIA NUMBER (S)

PART 11.8- APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS FOIA -b b DATE. W 2 8 test Rscords subject to the request that are described on the enclosed Appendixtes) are being withheld sn their entirety or an part under the Easmptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U S C. 5521b) and 10 CFR 917(a) of NRC Regulations.

1. The wrthheld information is properly classified pursuant to Executive Order (EXEMPTION 11
2. The withheld information relates solely to the antemal personnel rules and procedures of NRC (EXEMPTION 2)
3. The withheld mformation is specifically exempted from publ#C disclosure by statute mdcated' (EXEMPTION 31 Sections 141 145 of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Restncted Date or Formerly Restncted Data 142 U S C 21612165)

Section 147 of the Atome Energy Act whch prohabits the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards information 142 U S.C. 2167)

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M 4. The withheld enformatson es a trade secret or commercial or fmancial mformation that is being withheld for the reasonis) indicated. (EXEMPTION 46 The mformation is considered to be confidential business (propnetary) information.

The information is considered to be propnetary mformat.on pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790idH11.

The inforer stion was submitted and received in confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790 ldh 2) 5 'The withheld information consists of mteragency or mtraagency records that are not available through discovery dunng litigation (EXEMPTION 51 Applest9e Pnvilege:

Dehberative Process: Disclosure of predecisional information would tend to inhabit the open and frank enchange of edees essentsal to the deliberative process.

Where records are withheld in their entsrety, the f acts are snexttcably entertained with the predecisional mf ormation. There also are nc, ressonably segregable f actual portions because the reiease of the facts would permit an indirect mquiry mio the predecisional process of the agency.

Attorney work product pnvilege (Documents prepared by an attomey in contemplation of htiga* ion i Attomey - client pnvilege (Confidenbal communicar ons between an attorney and his her client I _

6. The withheld mformation is exempted from public mselosure because its disclosure would resutt m a clearly unwarranted mvasion of personal pnvacy (EXEMPTION 61
7. The withheed mformation consists of records compiled for few enforcement purposes and is bemg withheld for the reason (s) indicated IEXEMPTION 71 Disclosure could reasonably be espected to interfere with an enforcement proceedmg because it could reveal the scope, detection. and focus of en forcement ef forts. and thus could possibly alic w them to take action to shield potential wrongdoing or a s.olatsen cf NRC requirements f rom mvest<gators E XEMPTION 7 IAH Disclosure would constitute en unwarranted invasion of personal pnvecy (EXEMPTION 7tC))

The mformation consists of names of mdividuals and other information the disclosure of whch could reasonably be emoected to revealidentities of conf 4denual sources 1 EXEMPTION 7 IDil OtHER PART 11. C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 25tb) and or 9 25 ft) of the O S Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations. et has been determ.ned that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure, and that its producteon or disclosure is contrary to the public mterest The perms responsible for the denial are those officials identified below as deaymg othcials and the Director. Division of Freedom of information and Publicat ons Servces. Of fite of Administration and Resources Management, for any demals that may be appepted to the EneCutive Dieector for Operations tEDOI DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE / OFFICE RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL

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PART IL D- APPEAL RIGHTS l The denial by each denying offcialidentified in Part 11 C may be appealed to the Appetists Offmaat identified m that section. Any such appeat must be in writing and must be made wathm 30 days of receipt of this rasponse. Appests must be addressed as appropriate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commission, i U.S. feuclear Regulatory Commission, ye i siington. DC 20555 and should clearty state on the envelope and m the letter that it is an "Appeat from en initial FOIA Deciseon."

NRC FORM 464 (Part 2) U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

"' FOlA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

Re: F01A-89-143 APPENDIX A DOCUMENTS ALREADY IN THE PDR

1. 9/14/87 Letter from Kent A. Huber to NRC, subject: Technical Service' Bulletin 8707-80-008 " Reactor Recirculation Pump Cover Thermal.

Cracking. PDR Accession No.~8709250495

2. 8/29/88 Letter from R. Guidley, TVA, to NRC, subject: Browns Ferry i Nuclear Plant - Byron Jackson Company Recirculation Pump Shaft and Cover Cracking. PDR Accession No. 8809060224 i

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1 Re: F01A-89-143 APPENDIX B 00CuliENTS BEING PLACED IN THE PDR

1. 2/2/89 Fax message, re: Cracks on PLP Pump Bearing Ring. (3 pages)
2. 2/6/89 Nott from R. Hauber, subject: Additional Information on the i Japar cse BWR Recirculation Pump In-Water Bearing Ring Problem,.

with attachments. (15 pages)

3. 2/7/89 Draft with Handwritten notes. (1 page)
4. 2f7/89 Memo f rom M. Williams to T. Novak, re: U.S. Experience - RCP Bearing / Impeller Failures. (1 page) j
5. Undated Draft NRC Information Notice No. 89 : Weld Failures Reported in a Pump of Byron-Jackson Design. (2 pages)

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6. 2/24/89 NRC Information Notice 89-20: Weld failures In A Pump of Byron-Jackson Design.- (3 pages)
7. 3/1/89 Note from R. Haubar, subject: Additional Information on the Japanese BWR Recirculation Pump In-Water Bearing Ring Problem, with attachments. (3 pages)
8. Undated Draft NRC Information Notice No. 89- : Weld Failures' Reported in a Pump of Byron-Jackson Design. (2 pages)
9. 2/9/89 Draft NRC Information Notice flo. 89-: Weld failures Reported i in a Pump of Byron-Jackson Design. (2 pages) i
10. Undated Draf t NRC Information flotice No. 89-: Weld failures Reported in a Pump of Byron-Jackson Design. (4 pages)
11. Undated Typed and Handwritten notes. (1 page)

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12. Undated Diagrams. (2 pages)
13. Undated Information on Recirculation Pumps. (57 pages)
14. Various . Computer printout from the Sequence Coding and Search System Dates for Licensee Events Reports - 20 abstracts for events involving problems with BWR recirculating pumps.
15. Various Computer printout from the Sequence Coding and Search System i Dates for Licensee Events Reports - 204 abstracts which consists of'  !

events in which recirculating pumps are in some way related. i or affected.

Re: F01A-89-143

' APPENDIX C DOCUMENTS BEING WITHHELD IN PART'

1. 2/2/89 Handwritten notes, re: MITI release. (4 pages released)

Portions withheld pursuant to Exemption 4.

.2. Undated Handwritten notes. (3 pages released) Portions withheld pursuant to Exemption 4.

3. Jan/1989 Foreign Reactor Weld Failures In Recirculation Pumps. (3 pages released) Portions withheld pursuant to Exemption 4.
4. Undated Notes regarding recirculation pumps. (2'pages releasec)-

Portions withheld pursuant to Exemption 4.

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