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{{#Wiki_filter:Clifford, James From: Screnci, Diane Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:33 PM To: Clifford, James | {{#Wiki_filter:Clifford, James From: Screnci, Diane Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:33 PM To: Clifford, James | ||
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RE: TMI INES Rating OPA has weighed in on this. I didn't feel I knew enough about the process to comment.DIANE SCRENCI SR. PURUC AFFAIRS OFFICER USNRC, RI 610/337-75330 From: Clifford, James Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:29 PM To: Screnci, Diane; McNamara, Nancy; Tifft, Doug Cc: Lew, David; Roberts, Darrell; Wilson, Peter; Brown, Frederick | RE: TMI INES Rating OPA has weighed in on this. I didn't feel I knew enough about the process to comment. | ||
DIANE SCRENCI SR. PURUC AFFAIRS OFFICER USNRC, RI 610/337-75330 From: Clifford, James Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:29 PM To: Screnci, Diane; McNamara, Nancy; Tifft, Doug Cc: Lew, David; Roberts, Darrell; Wilson, Peter; Brown, Frederick | |||
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FW: TMI INES Rating Importance: | FW: TMI INES Rating Importance: High Would be interested in your thoughts on the question below.... I think the fundamental issue is whether or not we "send" the TMI event to IAEA for posting on their web site as a way of putting t e event in context, especially given the'current media coverage? | ||
High Would be interested in your thoughts on the question below.... | Thanks. | ||
I think the fundamental issue is whether or not we "send" the TMI event to IAEA for posting on their web site as a way of putting t e event in context, especially given the'current media coverage?Thanks.Jim From: Brown, Frederick Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:24 PM To: Roberts, Darrell; Lew, David Cc: Clifford, James; Wilson, Peter; Boger, Bruce; Cheok, Michael; Leach, Melvyn; McDermott, Brian; Morris, Scott; Guitter, Joseph; Howe, Allen; Nelson, Robert; Thomas, Eric; Sigmon, Rebecca | Jim From: Brown, Frederick Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:24 PM To: Roberts, Darrell; Lew, David Cc: Clifford, James; Wilson, Peter; Boger, Bruce; Cheok, Michael; Leach, Melvyn; McDermott, Brian; Morris, Scott; Guitter, Joseph; Howe, Allen; Nelson, Robert; Thomas, Eric; Sigmon, Rebecca | ||
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FW: TMI INES Rating Importance: | FW: TMI INES Rating Importance: High Dave, Darrell: | ||
High Dave, Darrell: Let us know whether you think that the INES rating would help or'hurt our communication efforts.thanks, Fred From: Sigmon, Rebecca Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:01 PM To: Couret, Ivonne; Burnell, Scott; Screnci, Diane Cc: Brown, Frederick; Cheok, Michael; Thorp, John; Thomas, Eric; Bamford, Peter; Jones, Cynthia | Let us know whether you think that the INES rating would help or'hurt our communication efforts. | ||
: thanks, Fred From: Sigmon, Rebecca Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:01 PM To: Couret, Ivonne; Burnell, Scott; Screnci, Diane Cc: Brown, Frederick; Cheok, Michael; Thorp, John; Thomas, Eric; Bamford, Peter; Jones, Cynthia | |||
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TMI INES Rating 34 In accordance with MD 5.12 and as noted in IN 2009-27 and RIS 2002-01, the NRC will submit events to the IAEA International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) publicly available NEWS website if they are determined to have.a rating of Level 2 or higher, or if the rating is specifically requested by the IAEA or another INES member state. The high activity over the weekend reported by TMI-1 in EN 45514 generated sufficient media interest that the IAEA and at least three other countries have requested more information. | TMI INES Rating 34 | ||
This event as.currently reported is a Level 0, that is, "Below Scale." The IAEA would like to see the INES scale used not just for significant events, but also to demonstrate the low safety significance of other highly publicized events, a category which would include what happened 11/21 at TMI. Given the usual nature of the postings to the website though, it would not necessarily be seen in that light, and posting it to the IAEA website could instead serve to amplify coverage of an event that has already been covered in detail in the media. We would only want to post this event if, in the opinion of OPA, Region I, and NRR management, the posting would serve to emphasize the low safety significance of an event which has received substantial coverage. | |||
I have attached a draft copy of the Event Rating Form (ERF) that would be submitted, which primarily contains information from the licensee's Event Notification, for your review, and would appreciate your opinions on the matter.Thanks, Rebecca Sigmon Reactor Systems Engineer NRR/DIRS/IOEB Operating Experience Branch (301) 415-4018 Rebecca.Sigmon(anrc.gov 35}} | In accordance with MD 5.12 and as noted in IN 2009-27 and RIS 2002-01, the NRC will submit events to the IAEA International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) publicly available NEWS website if they are determined to have.a rating of Level 2 or higher, or if the rating is specifically requested by the IAEA or another INES member state. The high activity over the weekend reported by TMI-1 in EN 45514 generated sufficient media interest that the IAEA and at least three other countries have requested more information. This event as. | ||
currently reported is a Level 0, that is, "Below Scale." | |||
The IAEA would like to see the INES scale used not just for significant events, but also to demonstrate the low safety significance of other highly publicized events, a category which would include what happened 11/21 at TMI. Given the usual nature of the postings to the website though, it would not necessarily be seen in that light, and posting it to the IAEA website could instead serve to amplify coverage of an event that has already been covered in detail in the media. We would only want to post this event if, in the opinion of OPA, Region I, and NRR management, the posting would serve to emphasize the low safety significance of an event which has received substantial coverage. I have attached a draft copy of the Event Rating Form (ERF) that would be submitted, which primarily contains information from the licensee's Event Notification, for your review, and would appreciate your opinions on the matter. | |||
: Thanks, Rebecca Sigmon Reactor Systems Engineer NRR/DIRS/IOEB Operating Experience Branch (301) 415-4018 Rebecca.Sigmon(anrc.gov 35}} | |||
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| Site: | Three Mile Island  |
| Issue date: | 11/23/2009 |
| From: | Frederick Brown Division of Inspection and Regional Support |
| To: | David Lew, Darrell Roberts Division of Reactor Safety I |
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Clifford, James From: Screnci, Diane Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:33 PM To: Clifford, James
Subject:
RE: TMI INES Rating OPA has weighed in on this. I didn't feel I knew enough about the process to comment.
DIANE SCRENCI SR. PURUC AFFAIRS OFFICER USNRC, RI 610/337-75330 From: Clifford, James Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:29 PM To: Screnci, Diane; McNamara, Nancy; Tifft, Doug Cc: Lew, David; Roberts, Darrell; Wilson, Peter; Brown, Frederick
Subject:
FW: TMI INES Rating Importance: High Would be interested in your thoughts on the question below.... I think the fundamental issue is whether or not we "send" the TMI event to IAEA for posting on their web site as a way of putting t e event in context, especially given the'current media coverage?
Thanks.
Jim From: Brown, Frederick Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:24 PM To: Roberts, Darrell; Lew, David Cc: Clifford, James; Wilson, Peter; Boger, Bruce; Cheok, Michael; Leach, Melvyn; McDermott, Brian; Morris, Scott; Guitter, Joseph; Howe, Allen; Nelson, Robert; Thomas, Eric; Sigmon, Rebecca
Subject:
FW: TMI INES Rating Importance: High Dave, Darrell:
Let us know whether you think that the INES rating would help or'hurt our communication efforts.
- thanks, Fred From: Sigmon, Rebecca Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 12:01 PM To: Couret, Ivonne; Burnell, Scott; Screnci, Diane Cc: Brown, Frederick; Cheok, Michael; Thorp, John; Thomas, Eric; Bamford, Peter; Jones, Cynthia
Subject:
In accordance with MD 5.12 and as noted in IN 2009-27 and RIS 2002-01, the NRC will submit events to the IAEA International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) publicly available NEWS website if they are determined to have.a rating of Level 2 or higher, or if the rating is specifically requested by the IAEA or another INES member state. The high activity over the weekend reported by TMI-1 in EN 45514 generated sufficient media interest that the IAEA and at least three other countries have requested more information. This event as.
currently reported is a Level 0, that is, "Below Scale."
The IAEA would like to see the INES scale used not just for significant events, but also to demonstrate the low safety significance of other highly publicized events, a category which would include what happened 11/21 at TMI. Given the usual nature of the postings to the website though, it would not necessarily be seen in that light, and posting it to the IAEA website could instead serve to amplify coverage of an event that has already been covered in detail in the media. We would only want to post this event if, in the opinion of OPA, Region I, and NRR management, the posting would serve to emphasize the low safety significance of an event which has received substantial coverage. I have attached a draft copy of the Event Rating Form (ERF) that would be submitted, which primarily contains information from the licensee's Event Notification, for your review, and would appreciate your opinions on the matter.
- Thanks, Rebecca Sigmon Reactor Systems Engineer NRR/DIRS/IOEB Operating Experience Branch (301) 415-4018 Rebecca.Sigmon(anrc.gov 35