ML20133G053
| ML20133G053 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/06/1983 |
| From: | Knight J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Rolonda Jackson Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| FOIA-85-363 NUDOCS 8508080543 | |
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% ***** / . JAN 6 1933 NOTE TO: Robert E. Jackson, Chief, GSB, DE James P. Knight, A/D for Components & Structures Engineering. OE FROM:
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COMMENTS ON CHARLESTON PLAN As we all know the two rough spots are going to be modification of Appendix A -
and the call for an industry wide study. If you can get AIF to participate in some meaningful way than the industry study problem moves from a negative to a strong positive facet of the program (politically that is). Without such advance agreement between the industry I think it would take us forever _
to get agreement to place another generic burden on the industry at this -
time. -
With regard to the Appendix A question, at a minimum, we need to " capture" .
Joe Scinto et al. long enough to either win him over to the need for some, modification or become satisfied ourselves that modification at this time -
isn't necessary.
Other than the above I feel your review is an outstanding synthesis 6f r '
existing programs and resources.
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EETING TO DISCUSS THE NRC CHARLESTON EARTHQUAKE IN THE CONTEXT OF EASTERN SEISMICITY
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CONFERENCE ROOMS 1 AND 2 - SHERATON INN, RESTON, VIRGINIA TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1982 08:30 - 09:00 WELCOME, PURPOSE OF MEETING .
-Walter Hays, (Moderator) USGS 09:00 - 10:00 RESPONSE TO' QUESTIONS
-Jim Devine, USGS
-Bob Hamilton, USGS .
-Bob Jackson, NRC
-Leon Beratan, NRC 10:00 - 10:30 BREAK (Deadline for purcha:;ing ticket for Buffet Luncheon) 10:30 - 12:00 ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION OF SITING AND TECHNICAL
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MEETING TO DISCUSS THE CHARLESTON RESEARCH PROGRAM AND OTHER RELATED TOPICS AGENDA CONFERENCE ROOMS 1 AND 2 - SHERATON INN, RESTON, VIRGINIA .
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1982 08:30 - 09:15 RESEARCH PRIORITIES IN THE CHARLESTON AREA FROM THE NRC PERSPECTIVE
--NRC Representative 09:15 - 10:00 DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH IN THE CHARLESTON AREA IN THE CONTEXT OF EASTERN SEISMICITY - AN OVERVIEW
--John Behrendt, USGS ,
l'):00 - 10:30 BREAK (Deadline for purchasing buffet luncheon ticket) 10:30 - 11:15 YOUNG FAULTS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES ~
-Greg Gohn, USGS .
11:15 - 12:00 CO M NTS ON THE PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENT OF
, . EARTHQUAKE, HAZARDS IN TliE_ CHARLESTON AREA REATIVE_ .
TO OTHER REGIONS IN THE EASTERN SEABOARD % --
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01:00 - 02:00 GEOLOGICAL AND SEISMICITY INVESTIGATIONS IN THE CHARLESTON AREA
-Charlie Langer, USGS
--Greg Gohn, USGS 02:00 - 02:30 DISCUSSIONS OF OTHER RELATED TOPICS
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-GRAVITY AND MAGNETICS--Kim K11tgord, USGS
-GILES COUNTY, VIRGINIA--Russ Wheeler, USGS
-RAMAPO FAULT ZONE--Nick Ratcliffe, USGS
--. STRESS MEASUREMEKIS Marir 7ahack rlKM -.
-SATELLITE IMAGERY--Howard Pohn, and Robert McDowell, USGS .
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. EARTHQUAKES / EAST ,
Despite industry. cbjections, most of the nation's nuclear powerplants would ,. .
have to be re-evaluated for seismic safety, under proposals now being put into' final form by the liuclear Rt.gulatory Cccmission staff. The plan follows. find-- .
ings by government geologists that much of the Eastern US could be subject to a ~
major earthquake, equal in intensity to that which struck San Francisco at the .
turn of the century. , , ..
trRC officials said their proposal would involve approximately 70 of the nation's 83 existing nuclear plants, focusing on. facilities-east of the Rocky-Mountains, with the possible exception of those in Florida and florth' orn llew Englalid'. - Offi-cials e=phasized that they knew of. no imminent risk, particularly for plants in
) central states,.which would serv,e.as a control group in the study.
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Since 1973, the U3 Geological Survey and flRC hava-studied seismic aspects of the Atlantic seaboard region, from the 11orthern Florida border to Southern 11ew ..
England, east of the Appalachians. Research has contered on the geologic net-
' ting for the great Charleston, SC earthquake of 1886, largest in the East, which caused extensive o m ga and cost dozens of lives. Most authorities believo small aftershocks are still being folt. 4 ,
Areas with a past 1.ictory of earthquakes are more likely to have earthquakes in the future. Iluelear officials have thereforo avoided siting plants in the.
Charleston area. But government geologists now say they can't find anything "nM g.te"- about . Char loston. =._any gec.logie- fantures that aif fer nignificantly from those found u > and down the East Coast. The concern, thor'ofore, is that a " Charleston" carthquake could be repeated, anywhere in the region.
"The seinmicity of the Eastern US in really the quantion hero," kebert jai:kson *
- of liEC told a 11ov. 30 meeting of roncarchern and nuclear induntry officials. :
"We keep calling thin a charicaton-type onrthquake, but we are really don 11ng .
with the probabilities, of larger than historical carthquakon in the Eastern U3 occurring." '
while USGS of ficinin nro no longer discounting the possibility that an East Coant carthquake could be as covero as those which struck Charleston or Can Trancisco, they are not now forecauting probability, beyond saying that it would be " low."
) Effects would depend upon population dannity, noil typon and other factorn.
Hu h of the damage from the San Francisco quake, for examplo, was caused by fire.
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- EARTHQUAKES / EAST (Continued) a much greater toll. In addition, eastern quakes are known to affect a much _,
wider area than those in the West -' the Charleston quake, for* example, was strongly felt as far away as Chicago. ,
S.J. Broccum, geology section leader for imC, believes that the proposed studies '
will show that "the great majority of plants" are adequataly designed for a Charleston-type earthquake." But industry officials are alarmed over the possi- -
bility that the Imc re-evaluation could mean more modifications to existing .
plants, delays in new powerplant licensing and construction, and mM11ons or bil-lions in additional costs. -
Speaking for the Atomic Industrial Forum, an industry group, Burr Randolph con * "
tended that "there's no evidence to suggest that the present design bases for. ..,
the nuclear powerplants that are in existence and now being built, and other - - -
critical features, are inad6quate." ,
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namely that any recuri:ence of' the 1886 Charleston earthquake would be confined to the Charleston area until there are valid new geological or seismological . ,,. .
bases for changing the expressed NRC position. ' We feel there's no justification. *.
for requiring consideration of Charleston-type earthquakes elsewhere." -
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Randolph and his a$sociates met with'imc officials to dish:uss e'arthquake planning cgain last week. "It looks like they are going' ahead with it, regardless of the position of industry," he declared. Heanwhiler IEC officials plan to prgsent - "
their proposals to the Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguants, the week of Feb.10. And they're also planning a conference to be co-sponsored by USGS to be held in South Carolina, in May. .
n(A cujor compliation of USGS findings o Studies Related to the Charleston, SC Earthquake of 1886 - Tectonics and Seismicityo is expected to be published by the agency in several conths. Preliminary collected abstracts of this report are available at $5.50 as open-Filo Report 82-134 from U C Open File Service Secc., Box 25425o Denveto CO 80225. Talophones 303/234-5889.)
>-(Tor infornution on the USGS " Position Paper" on the scismic potential of the .
Eastern US, contacto USGSr Attat J.F. Davineo Asst. ' Director for Engineering
- Geologyo Natl. Ctt.o Roston o VA 22092.)
~ ~~ >(ror information on the vicya_el the Advisory.Committaa.cn Reactor -safeguabdse contact tmco Attna ACRSo Wash.o DC 20555 regarding Quantification of Selsnic Design Margins, Jan. 11, 1993.)
>-(Tor further .infornation on a conforance on the Charleston quahooplannedIbr ,
Isle of Pains SCr o May 23-26o contact USGSo Atent W.W. Hays, 905 National Ctr.o *
- Rostono VA 22092.
Tolophone s 703/060-6473.) ,
>-(A conference on Scismic' Rink and Heavy Itlustrial Tacilitlos o which,will .in-clude the nuclear industs;y, is planned for San Trancisco May 11-13. Contact o Dwrence Livermore Natl. Uboratoriano Attna C.C. Cummings Conoral Chun.o Dox o 808o L-91o Livornaro, CA 94550.)
>.(tarthkuakn History of the Unitew! Staten includes an updated supplernent cover.ing the years 1971-1980.
Copics are available at $8.50 soft cover or $12 h1rd cover m.
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from Na ti . Ccophysical Nta Ctz.o NOAA, Code D02r 325 broadwayo Douldoro CO 90303.)
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