ML20127H256

Further Response to FOIA Request for All Documents Re Resolution of Ucs 840120 Petition to Show Cause on TMI-1 Emergency Feedwater Sys.Forwards App a Documents.App B Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20127H256
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	10/15/1984
From:	Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Weiss E UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
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ML20127H260	List: IA-84-339, Requests That SECY-84-92 Re Ucs 2.206 Petition on TMI-1 Emergency Feedwater Sys Be Converted from Negative Consent to Notation Vote ML20127H256 ML20127H301 ML20127H335 ML20127H351 ML20127H381
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FOIA-84-339 NUDOCS 8505210259
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OCTis1ll84 Ellyn R. Weiss, Esquire '

Union of Concerned Scientists 1346 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 1101 IN RESPONSE REFER Washington, DC 20036 TO F01A-84-339

Dear Ms. Weiss:

i This is in further response to your letter dated May 2,1984, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Infomation Act (F0IA), all letters, memoranda, inputs to the SER, drafts of the Director's decision, telephone logs, project manager's notebook, technical analyses, and any-other documents related to the resolution of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Petition for Show Cause concerning TMI-l Emergency Feedwater System, January 20, 1984. ,

Appendix A identifies docur.:ents which are being made available for your inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555. Appendix B identifies eight draft documents containing advice, opinions, and recommendations to the Consnission and one final document containing legal advice to one Comissioner concerning the subject of your request. Because the documents reflect the predecisional

. process of the Comission, the infomation is exempt from mandatory disclosure pursuant to Exemption 5 of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(5) of the Commission's regulations. Release of the documents would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process. The documents do not contain any reasonably segregable factual portions.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.15 of the Comission's regulations, it has been detemined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest. The person responsible for this denial is Mr. John C.

Hoyle, Assistant Secretary of the Commission.

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-Ellyn' R. Weiss, Esquire- This denial may be appealed to the Commission 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 Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

' Nuclear . Regulatory Commission,' Washington, DC 20555, cr.d should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision".

This completes NRC's action on your request.

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APPENDIX A

.l . 3/11/84 Palladino~ vote sheet for SECY-84-92

2. 3/13/84 ' Bernthal vote sheet for SECY-84-92

3. .3/8/84 Roberts vote sheet for SECY-84 4. 13/22/84. Gilinsky vote sheet for SECY-84-92

5. 2/29/84 Asselstine vote sheet for SECY-84-92 '

6. _4/24/84 Memo from Chilk to Plaine

7. 2/29/84 Memo from Asselstine to Chilk

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1. . ' Draft #1 letter to Ellyn Weiss- from'S. J. Chilk, in response to her 2/13/84 letter on petition for show cause concerning TMI-1 emergency feedwater system, undated. (2 pages)

2. Draft. #2 letter to Ellyn Weiss from S. J. Chilk, in response to her 2/13/84 letter on petition for show cause concerning TMI-1 emergency feedwater system, dated April 17. (3 pages)

3. Draft #1 memo from Chilk to Dircks, subject, January 23, 1984 UCS Petition for Show Cause concerning TMI-1 Emergency Feedwater

~ System, undated. (1 page)

4. Draft #2 memo from Chilk to Dircks, subject, January 23, 1984 UCS Petition for Show Cause concerning THI-1 Emergency Feedwater System, dated April 17. (2 pages)

5. Draft #1 memo from Chilk to Plaine re: SECY-84-92, dated April 17. (1 page)

-6. Draft #2 memo from Chilk to Plaine re: SECY-84-92 dated April 24..(1 page)

7. Draft #1 memo from Chilk to Heads of NRC offices, subject, NRC Staff Evaluation of Petitions to the Commission, dated 4/17. (1 page)

8. Draft #2 memo from Chilk to Heads of NRC offices, subject, Evaluation of Petitions to the Commission, dated April 17. (1 page)

9. Memo from Steve Schinki, Legal Assistant, to Commissioner .

Bernthal, subject, SECY-84-92, dated March 5, 1984. (1 page) i i

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Dear Mr. Felton:

Pursuant to the federal Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request all letters, memoranda, inputs to the SER, drafts of the Directors decision, telephone logs, project manager's notebook, technical analyses and any other documents related to the resolution of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Petition for Show Cause Concerning TMI-l Emergency Feedwater System, January 20, 1984.

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Reg. 39573 (August 4, 1981) (health impacts of the nuclear fuel cycle).

The Commission does not believe the plant specific challenges raised in the UCS petition warrant direct Commission action in the first instance. The NRC staff has both the resources and the relevant expertise to assess the UCS arguments, and will provide a reasoned assessment of whether further action is warranted. The Commission will then have the opportunity sua sconte to review that determination. 10 CFR 2.206 (c) .

That the staff has previously taken the position that no addi-tional actions are required prior to any restart does not,mean that staff will be unable or unwilling to give the UCS, petition a fair evaluation. See Porter County Charter v. NRC, 606 F.2d r ,. , ' ML,~~

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will not reflect the treatment given the UCS petition. i The Commission has accordingly decided to centinue to have staff respond to the UCS petition under 10 CFR 2.206.. The Commission is also directing staff in its c.26ecision

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categories of information set forth in your February 13 letter.

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. - FROM: Samuel J. Chilk Secretary of the Commission SUEJECT: 'UANUARY ~ 23, 1984 UCS PETITION FOR SHOW CAUSE CONCERNING T"I-l EMERGENCY FEEDWATER SYSTEM On January 23, 1984 the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCs}

petitioned the Commission to suspend the operating license for

' 7'iI-1 because of concerns about the emergency . feedwater tem. That petition was referred to staff for response under 10 CFR 2.206.*

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On. February 13, 1983, UCS requested the Commission to . ,

reconsider having staff respond to its petition. The Co: J.ssio'n has decided to deny that request. UCS in that letter also requested the Commission to direct staff to provide three categories of information regarding the TMI-l er.ergency feedwater system. The response to the January 23 UCS petition should address those three categories of information. .

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SUEJECT: STAFF .REQUIRIMENTS - AFFIRMATION /EISCUSSION AND' .VOTI , 4:30 P.M., THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 19 8 4, COMMISSIONERS ' CONFERENCE.ECOM, D.C.

OFFICE _(OPEN TO PUELIC ATTENDASCE)- -

I. 'SECY-83-406/406A - Review of ALA3-729 -- In the Matter

.of lietropoltian Edison Company and Review of ALA3-7 4 4

• (Denying Recuest.to Reconsider Knetner Issue of Environmental Qualification of Electrical Eculement is-Within Restart Proceedine)

The Cc= mission, by a vote of 4-l'(Commissioner Roberts disapproving), approved an Order taking review of ALA3s

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' Order.) --

Additionally, the Commission ~subsecuently agreed tc direct staff to complete action on a January 22, 1984 2.206 petition

' filed.by UCS as seen.as.possible (60-days as an outside

. limit). :The. Commission also requested tht: staff include the issues' raised by UCS when staff brieft.the Ccmmission prior to TM1-1 restart.

J3y copy of..this memcrandum, EDO staff is directed te ecmplete

- the above action.

(EDO) (SECY Suspense: 3/23/E4) cc: ~ Chairman Palladino .

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