ML20154S356

Final Response to FOIA Request for 35 Specified Documents. Forwards App a Documents.Documents Also Placed in Pdr.App B Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 4).App C Provides Addl Comments Ref in

ML20154S356
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Issue date:	02/10/1986
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Ratner M RATNER, M.G.
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ML20154S359	List: IA-85-158, Final Response to FOIA Request for 35 Specified Documents. Forwards App a Documents.Documents Also Placed in Pdr.App B Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 4).App C Provides Addl Comments Ref in 850627 Ltr ML20154S356 ML20154S361
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. MB 10 W Mozart G. Ratner, Esquire 1900 M Street, NW, Suite 610 IN RESPONSE REFER Washington, DC 20036 TO F01A-85-158

Dear Mr. Ratner:

This is the final response to your letter dated March 7, 1985, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (F0IA), copies of 35 specified documents. This also responds to your June 27, 1985, letter regarding your request.

The records identified on the enclosed Appendix A are being made available for pt.blic inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR),

1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555, in PDR file F0IA-85-158 under your nam?.

The records identified on the enclosed Appendix B are being withheld in their entirety because they contain information which identifies procedures for safeguarding licensed special nuclear material at a licensed facility. This information is considered commercial or financial (proprietary) information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d) and is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption (4) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4) of the Commission's regulations.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.9 of the NRC's regulations, it has been determined that the information withheld is exenpt from production or disclosure, and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest. The persons responsible for this denial are the undersigned and Mr. John G. Davis, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

This denial may be appealed to the NRC's Executive Director for Operatior.s within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. As provided in 10 CFR 9.11, any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision."

The enclosed Appendix C provides additional comments regarding other specific records referanced in your June 27, 1985, letter.

This completes NRC's action on your request.

Sincerely, M

8604010006 860210 Donnie H. Grimsley, Director PDR FOIA Division of Rules and Records RATIER85-150 PDR Office of Administration

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APPENDIX A Records Being Placed in the PDR

1. 06/15/84 Letter from Vaughan, General Electric, to O'Reilly,

Subject:

Revisions to Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan.

(1 page) (Document 4 of your request)

2. 12/28/84 Letter from Vaughan to Director, NMSS,

Subject:

Discrepant U-Factor Investigation. (1page) (Document 17 of your request) l i

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1. 06/15/84 Attachments I and 2,

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, NOTE: The documents are numbered to correspond with those listed in your letter-of June 27, 1985.

DOCUMENT NUMBER:

2 We have been informed by the NRC staff, they cannot identify j the record as described.

9 We have been informed by the staff that they cannot identify any such record dated 9/17/84. However, there is a record dated 9/14/84 in the PDR under Accession Number 8409250078 which may be the record in which you are interested.

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{ 31 We have been informed by the staff that the nonproprietary 1 copies of the June 1, 1984, submittal were returned to the

licensee at the licensee's request prior to receipt of your j request.

33 The record identified as number 33 was placed in the PDR in accordance with Mr. Felton's response letter to you dated 6/21/85.

11, 21-30, 32 The NRC is not in possession of these records.

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NRC License SNM-1097, Docket #70-1113

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REVISIONS TO FUNDAMENTAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTROL PLAN General Electric Company hereby submits the latest revisions (dated 6/15/84) to the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control (FNMC)

Plan for the fuel fabrication facility in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Attachment 1 contains a descriptive listing of the changes made which do not require NRC approval prior to implementation and Attachment 2 contains the revised pages with applicable index pages.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d), General Electric requests that this information be withheld from public disclosure as this material identifies General Electric procedures for safeguarding licensed special nuclear material.

General Electric Company would be pleased to discuss this matter further with you or your staff as you deem necessary.

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