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.Y February 18, 1987 For: The Commissioners From: T. A. Rehm Assistant for Operations, Office cf the EDO
Subject:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING FEBRIJARY 13, 1987 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Administration A Nuclear Reactor Regulation B Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C Inspection and Enforcement D Nuclear Regulatory research E General Counsel F*
International Programs G*
State Programs H
' Resource Management I*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data J Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization & Civil Rights K*
Regional Offices L*
CRGR Monthly Reports M Executive Director for Operations N*
Items Addressed by the Commission 0*
Meeting Notices P Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for Q externaldistribution)
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HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT
' WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 13, 1987 Palo Verde Palo Verde, Unit 2 declared an unusual event at 20:30 hours February 8, 1987, due to a fire apparently caused by oil leaking from a diesel The engine oil infection line and ignited by a hot cylinder head.The diesel was operating unusual event was teminated at 21:05.
a planned surveillance test.
The Unit 2 is currently in Mode 5 for a 55 day surveillance testing period.
RCS is currently in the mode for steam generator tube eddy current testing.
The licensee is organizing a recovery program including a root cause investigation.
17ed for smoke inhalation. He has since been released.
National Governors' Association Meetina on the Role of States in Title III Implementation Mindy Landau, OSP, attended a meeting on February 10, given by NGA, on basic issues surrounding the role of States in the implementation of Title III under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986(SARA).
Title III of SARA is also known as the " Emergency Planning and Comunity Right-To-Xnow Act of 1986." The Act requires a complicated and extensive information sharing program among State and local governments regarding emergency preparedness at facilities having threshold quantities of any of several hundred listed chemicals with potential hazardous releases.
Approximately 60 NRC licensees would be affected by the Act, which would also be a matter of compatibility for Agreement States. Attendees included Federal representatives from EPA, FEMA and the U. S. Coast Guard's National Response Team, as well as State representatives from emergency management, environment, and Governors' offices.
Meetino With EPA On February 2, 1987, NMSS staff members met with EPA representatives A to1985 discuss the recently enacted amendments to CERCLA (Pub. L.99-499).
EPA letter to NRC strongly supported the need for NRC's rulemaking on financial responsibility for cleanup of accidental releases by NMSS licensees. NRC staff contacted EPA to determine if that agency's previous position would change due to the recent passage of the amendments to CERCLA.
EPA technical and policy staff indicated that the legislation would not change their earlier position supporting the NRC rulemaking. They also agreed to discuss this point with their legal counsel and provide results to NRC staff in late February.
FEDRUARY 13, 1987
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0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending February 13, 1987
- ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Carryovers, 1986 170 53 Received, 1987 102 10 Granted 66 3 Denied 22 3 Pending 184 57 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Nicholas Rooriguez, Referral from the FBI of one record for NRC's review.
Carlson,* Palmer, Moreno & Rodriguez l (87-80)
(Anindivi~oual Requests inspection report and findings and all AhPP 1 , reports concerning ANPP Security Office Misconduct /
requesting) information Management actions regarding the Palo Verde nuclear (87-81) power plant.
(An individual Requests NRC security investigation results of November 10,
! 1986, through November 13, 1986, regarding the Palo requesting information ) Verde nuclear power plant.
(87-82)
, David Wendell Requests answers to five questions regarding the Pilgrim
- (87-83) nuclear power plant.
Susan Hiatt, Requestscopiesof(1)thereportentitled," Revitalizing OCRE Representative Nuclear Safety Research by the Committee on Nuclear j (87-84) Safety Research of the National Research Council," (2)
! SECY-86-369, and (3) records mace avt.ilable under i request F01A-86-649 and F01A-86-865.
Frank Constontino, Requests a computer tape contoining information on benerel Electric uranium shipraents for the period January through Deceit.ber (87-85) 1986.
l CONTACT: Donnte H. Grimsley 491-7211 FEBRUARY 13, 1987 ENCLOSURE A
2 Received, Cont'd Linda Bauman, Requests records related to NRC Announcement No. 197, Government dated December 12, 1986, regarding Reorganization.
Accountability Project (87-86)
Linda Bauman, Requests records related to the work of the Management Government Review Committee on OIA Report No. 86-10 on the Comanche Accountability Peak nuclear power plant.
Project (87-87)
Linda Baumon, Requests records related to five specified inspection Government reports related to GE's facility in Wilmington, North Accountability Carolina.
Project (87-88)
Linda Bauman, Requests records related to NRC's review and audit of the Government CPRT Program Plan - App. E, 0QT, and TRT-ISAP audits, Accountability January 13, 1987.
Project (87-89)
Linda Bauman, Requests recoros related to inspection report 50-424/86-91, Government datec November 13, 1986, regarding drug abuse at the Accountability Vogtle nuclear power plant.
Project (87-90)
Linda Bauman, Requests records relateo to 01 investigation Ad-66-003 on Government the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, which is Accountability discussed in Board Notification 86-22.
Project (87-91)
Linda Bauman, Requests records related to 01's completed review of Governrient case No. 4-84-047 regarding alleged falsification of Accountability test results at the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant.
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Linda Bauman, Requests records related to the December 23, 1986 letter Government to Billie Garde from V. Stello regarding Rockbestos Accountability cable.
Project (87-93)
Linda Bauirian, Lequests recoros reluted to (1) the August 25-29, 1986 Government inspection of Stone & kcbster's CA program on cesign Accountabili ty requalification ut p ping suprorts of Comanche Peak Project Units 1 and 2, ar.c (2) the discussions of hRC's fincirgs (87-94) with Mr. Carl Watters ena r. embers of Stone & Websttr at the conclusion of that inspection.
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Received, Cont'd Doreen Gagnon, Requests a copy of F01A-87-40 by Simpson, Thacher &
Mayer, Brown'& Bartlett of New York and the records made available-Platt under the F0IA request.
(87-95)
Lynne Bernabei, Requests records related to the 01 ano 0IA
-Newman, Sobol, investigations .into allegations by a named individual Trister & Owens of intimidation, harassment, and safety problems at (87-96) TVA plants.
Phyllis Kramer, Requests five categories of records related to contract SMC Information NRC-33-87-224.
Systems (87-97)
Janice Knight, Requests a copy of the January 13, 1987 memo from V. Stello Quality Technology to B. Hayes regarding a' potential willful material false statement of March 20, 1986.
Company (87-96 )
Linda Bauman, Requests records regarding any complaints of a named Government individual regarding the South Texas nuclear power Accountability plant.
Project (87-99)
Robert Gonsky, Requests copies of (1) a current ADP list of haroware Businessland, Inc. contracts for four specified items, and (2) the current (87-100) ADP maintenance agreements naming the prime contractor.
Harry Hammitt, Referral from the OMB of one record regarding FOIA fees.
The Washington Monitor, Inc.
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Kay Gorman s Requests four specified letters from R.M. Harrington to (87-102) Thomas J. Walker of the NRC.
Billie Garde, APPEAL TO THE EDO for the lack of response to a request Gcvernment for a copy of the OIA report on the OIA investigation Accountability into NRC's Region IV office.
Project (87-A-9-86-838)
Dave Airozo, APPEAL TO THE EDO for the release of eight denied McGraw Hili records in HEC's February 2,1987 rciponse to a request (87-A-10-06-796) for seven categories of records regarding inspector training and GIA activities.
FEBRUARY 13, 1987 ENCLOSURE A
. 4 Granted J.W. Lowenstein, In response to a request for a copy of the proposal American Office for RFP #510257, made available a nonproprietary (86-825) version of the proposal.
Stuart Henry, In responte to a request for four categories of records Stuart N. Henry related to the definition of "b
& Associates defined at 42 U.S.C. 2104(e)(2)yproduct material"
, maoe available 12 as (86-896) records. Informed the requester that additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Scott Higham, In response to a request for records related to cases in The Morning Call which four specified utilities have been charged or are (87-22) being charged with violating federal whistle-blower statutes, specifically 10 CFR 50.7, between 1980 and the present, made available eight records. Informed the requester that additional records subject to this request are already available at the PDR.
Bob Dornan, In response to a request for copies of NRC's 43a and 43b Federal Sources, documents submitted in response to the OMB Circular A-il Inc. budget request, made available a copy of the requested (87-39) records.
David Barmak, In response to a referral from the CIA of a record Sherman, Fox, concerning his client, made available a copy of the Meehan & Curtin, record.
P.C.
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Eileen McDonough, In response to a request for records related to any Steptoe & investigation, study, or litigation by EPA concerning Johnson the Maxey Flats disposal site resulting in a (87-71) determination that a removal action is necessary, referred the requester to the U.S. Geological Survey and the State of Kentucky.
Denied Billie Garde, In response to an APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of Government one record denied in part regarding a request for Accountability records concerning the January 4, 1986 incident at Project the Kerr-McGee Sequoyah facility, continued to deny (87-A-5-86-190) this record to prevent an ur. warranted invasion of personal privacy.
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT-DIVISION OF CONTRACTS WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 13, 1987 RFP ISSUED RFP No.: RS-MMS-87-001
Title:
" Survey of State and Tribal Emergency Response Capabilities"
Description:
Conduct a survey of State and Tribal Emergency Response Capabilities in order to evaluate the nature and amount of Federal Assistance which may be required in the event of an emergency.
' Period of Performance: 18 months Sponsor: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status: RFP issued on February 12, 1987. Proposals due on March 17, 1987.
RFP Nos.: RS-01E-87-120, 125, 126, and 127
Title:
" Specialized Technical Training"
Description:
Provide technical assistance to the NPC in the implementation of identified needs and/or further development of programs to meet future needs for specialized technical training of NRC inspectors in the areas of Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs),
Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs), Equipment or Systems, Inspection Techniques and Practical Engineering, and Radiation Protection.
Period of Performance: 36 months Sponsor: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Status: RFP issued on February 9, 1987. Proposals due on March 12, 1987.
RFP No.: RS-0RK-87-216
Title:
" Systems Management /Progran Support"
Description:
The contractor will provide, on a task order basis, systens programming support for all NRC in-house computers which presently censist of Data General (DG) and Hewelett-Packard (HP) 16 and 32 Bit CPU's and associated peripherals.
Period of Performance: Three years Sponsor: Office of Resource Management Status: Closing date has been extended to March 2, 1987.
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PROPOSAL UNDER EVALUATION RFP No.: RS-01E-87-121
Title:
" Training Course in Medical Uses of By-Product Material"
Description:
Provide NRC materials inspectors with hands-on experience and ,
classroom presentations in three general safety areas for the use of by-product material: radiological health and safety procedures, personnel training and experience, and facilities and equipment. '
Period of Performance: Four years Sponsor: Office of Inspection and Enforcement Status: Negotiations have been completed. Best and Final offers are due '
on February 18, 1987.
RFP No.: RS-0RM-87-223
Title:
" Cost Analyses of Proposed Changes in NRC Requirements Having Economic Impact"
Description:
The contractor shall provide services for cost analyses to identify, derive and analyze the economic impact of proposed changes in regulatory requirements and the costs to licensees of replacement power when a plant is shut down.
Period of Performance: 30 months Sponsor: Office of Resource Management Status: The competitive range has been established and negotiations are scheduled for the week of February 17, 1987.
RFP No.: RS-0GC-87-316
Title:
"NRC Practice and Procedure Digest"
Description:
Review, NRC, ASLAB and ASLB decisions to identify rulings affecting NRC practice and procedure. Also, prepare abstracts of rulings for purposes of updating the NRC Digest.
Period of Performance: 24 months Sponsor: Office of General Counsel Status: Best and Fiani offers received on February 6,1987, and forwarded to Source Evaluation Panel for review on February 9,1987.
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1 CONTRACT AWARDED RFP No.: RS-ADM-87-173
Title:
" Career Counseling"
Description:
Provide career counseling services to the NRC Headquarters and related support for the NRC Regional Offices.
Period of Performance: Two years Sponsor: Office of Administration Status: A fixed price requirements type Contract No. NPC-10-87-173 was awarded to Career Development Services in the amount of $83,552.84 effective March 5, 1987.
CANCELLATION IFB No.: RS-ADM-87-204
Title:
" Purchase of Electronic Telephone Instruments"
Description:
The contractor will provide electronic telephone instruments when ordered by NRC.
Period of ferformance: One year Sponsor: Office of Administration Status: Bids received in response to the solicitation were determined to be nonresponsive. A new solicitation will be issued.
FEBRUARY 13, 1987 ENCLOSURE A
.- 0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ITEMS OF INTEREST Week Ending February 13, 1987 Waterford Steam Electric Station Unit 3 Waterford Steam Electric Station Unit 3, owned and operated by Louisiana Power and Light Company, returned to criticality at 10:19 am on February 4, 1987 after having been shut down for 70 days for its first refuelino outage.
As of 11:00 on February 6, 90% of the physics testing had been completed, with the plant scheduled to go back on the grid early on February 7,1987.
Palo Verde Palo Verde. Unit 2 declared an unusual event at 20:30 hours February 8, 1987, due to a fire apparently caused by oil leaking from a diesel engine oil injection line and ignited by a hot cylinder head. The unusual event was terminated at 21:05. The diesel was operating under a planned surveillance test.
Unit 2 is currently in Mode 5 for a 55 day surveillance testing period. The RCS is currently in the mode for steam generator tube eddy current testing.
The licensee is organizing a recovery progran including a root cause investigation. One operator attempting to put out the fire was hospital-ired for smoke inhalation. He has since been released.
Hope Creek Generatino Station Late Friday afternoon, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) ruled that 455 million dollars of the 4.5 billion dollar cost of Hope Creek was imprudent. PSE&G does not plan to appeal this ruling. Hope Creek will be broucht into the rate base on February 16, 1987. Although the RPU has not officially declared Hope Creek commercial, it is expected that such a de-claration will be made within the next few weeks.
Hope Creek was declared by PSE&G mananerrent to be " ready for cenercial operation" on December 20, 1986. Since that time, the plant has been oper-dting Continuously at 100 percent pcwer.
FEBRUARY 13, 1987 EtiCLOSURE B
i NRC TMI-2 CLEANUP PROJECT DIRECT 0PATE WEEKLY STATUS REPORT FOR Week Ending February 13, 1987
- 1. DEFUELING
- The two-week outage for data acquisition continued. Resumption of defueling is scheduled for February 23, 1987. The data acquisition is scheduled to include video inspection of the "B" hot leg, decay heat drop line, all four reactor coolant pumps, core support assembly and the lower reactor vessel head. In addition, sampling of material in those areas will be attempted. A hydraulic displacement test to evaluate the consistency of the material in the lower head is also scheduled.
- 2. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sample analysis results show that TMI site liquid effluents are in accordance with regulatory limits, NRC requirements, and the City of Lancaster Agret 'nt.
- TMI water effluents are sampled from the station (Units I and 2) discharge and analyzed by EPA. Gama spectrum analyses of the seven daily composited samples for January 24 - 31, 1987 indicated no TMI-2 related radioactivity.
- EPA's gamma spectrum analysis of the NRC's TMI outdoor air sample for the period February 5 - 12, 1987 showed no reactor related radioactivity.
- The Lancaster water works intake composited seven daily samples January 25 - 31, 1987. The gamma spectrum analyzed by EPA showed no reactor related radioactivity.
- 3. DECONTAMINATION ACTIVITIES
- Desludging of the auxiliary building sump continued.
- Scabbling of the diesel generator basement was resumed during the week.
- - Scarifying of the reactor building baserent walls continued.
- 4. NRC EVAlllATIONS IN PP0GRESS
- Technical Specificatit.r. Change Request nun.bers 49 and 51 and the associated Recuvery Operationt Plan Change h. quests 31 and 33.
Technical Specification Change Request 52.
- Technical Specification Change Request 55.
- Solid Waste recility Technical Evaluation Report, FEBRUARY 13, 1987 ENCLOSURE B
- Heavy Load Safety Evaluation Report, Revision 3.
- Processed Water Disposition Proposal.
- Safety Evaluation Report for Use of Plasma Arc Cutting Torch.
- Temporary Reactor Vessel Filtration System Safety Evaluation Report, Revision 3.
- Pressurizer Defueling Safety Evaluation Report.
- Safety Evaluation Report for Defueling of the Core Support Assembly.
- Waste Handling and Packaging Facility Technical Evaluation Report, Revision 6.
- Containment Air Control Envelope Technical Evaluation Report, Revision 7.
- 5. MEETING
- The next meeting of the Advisory Panel for the Decontamination of Three Mile Island Unit 2 will be held on February 26, 1987, at the Lancaster Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 201 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA. The NRC and GPU Nuclear staffs will respond to the Panel's questions on the licensee's proposed disposition of the accident-generated water and on the NRC staff's Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the disposal of accident-generated water. There will be an opportunity for public comment.
The meeting is presently scheduled to begin at 3:30 PM and will continue into the evening.
Persons desiring to speak before the Panel are requested to contact Mr. Thomas Smithgall at 717-291-1042, or write to him at 2123 ffarietta Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603, so that they may be placed on the meeting agenda.
FEBRUARY 13, 1987 EllCLOSURE B
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending February 13, 1987 Meeting With EPA On February 2, 1987, NMSS staff members met with EPA representatives to discuss the recently enacted amendments to CERCLA (Pub. L.99-499). A 1985 EPA letter to NRC strongly supported the need for NRC's rulemaking on financial responsibility for cleanup of accidental releases by NMSS licensees. NRC staff contacted EPA to determine if that agency's previous position would change due to the recent passage of the amendments to CERCLA.
EPA technical and policy staff indicated that the legislation would not change their earlier position supporting the NRC rulemaking. They also agreed to discuss this point with their legal counsel and provide results to NRC staff in late February.
Maxey Flats Advisory Task Force Dr. Stanley Neuder was invited by the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet of the State of Kentucky to participate in the Naxey Flats Advisory Task Force for reviewing remedial plans and activities at the Maxey Flats waste disposal site. This will involve 1 or 2 days per month for approximately 5 months. We plan to support this request. Dr. Neuder was contacted personally because of his previous involvement with Maxey Flats.
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- Table S-3 Rulemaking, 10 CFR Part S1 The memorandum of December 11, 1986, from John G. Davis (NMSS) and Eric S.
Beckjord (RES) to Victor Stello, Jr. (ED0) expressed their agreement on 1
transferring rulemaking responsibility for the Table S-3 final rule to RES, maintaining the scope and schedule given in SECY 86-242. On February 6, 1987, William E. Thompson (NMSS) and William R. Pearson (RES) completed a series of meetings to review the extensive background of the proposed rulemaking and to plan a cooperative development of the final Table S-3 rule, with RES taking the lead responsibility in the formalized rulemaking process. RES has prepared a Task Control memorandum which is being circulated for concurrence.
Operational Safety Assessment, Babcock & Wilcox (Commercial Nuclear Fuel Plant)
On February 2-6, 1987 a member of the NMSS staff participated on a team making an opera'.ional safety assessment of the Babcock & Wilcox Commercial Nuclear Fuel Plant in Lynchburg, Virginia. The team was led by personnel from Region II and also included a member of the Safeguards and Materials Program Branch, Division of Inspection Programs, Office of Inspection and Enforcement. The j team assessment report is being prepared.
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Staff Detail to IAEA PhilipRobinsonoftheSafeguardsMaterialLihensingandInternational Activities Branch is serving as a U.S. expert to the IAEA from February 9, 1987 through June 12, 1987. The purpose of Mr. Robinson's detail is to a develop a long range information systems plan for safeguards.
FBI Criminal History Rule The FBI Criminal History Rule package was signed by the E00 on February 10,s 1987 and forwarded to the Commission for affirmation vote. Commission approval by February 20, 1987 would enable publication in the Federal Register by the federally mandated date of February 27, 1987.
A draft generic letter to all power reactor licensees has been prepared for '
review by the CRGR. The letter temporarily waives requirements of the "
Criminal History Rule for temporary workers until the issue addressing requirements for granting temporary workers access has been resolved. '
Access Authorization Policy Statement and Guidelines NUMARC is preparing responses to questions submitted by NRC requesting additional information concerning the use of temporary workers and screening , '
requirements for unescorted access in situations other than cold shutdown.
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-1. lItems 'of Interest Davis-Besse Imposition of Civil Penalty - An order imposing Civil Penalty was issued to Toledo Edison Company (Davis-Besse) in the amount of
$450,000. This action was based on two violations which resulted in the failure of the auxiliary feedwater system on June 9,1985 to perform its f 7- function; on six violations involving failures in the licensee's mainte-nance,It esting, training, analysis, and corrective action programs leading
'to the ' June 9, 1985 event; and two violations involving generic problems e related to maintenance and trouble-shooting of pipe supports. This imposition reflects a 50 percent mitigation as a result of the licensee's signific6nt progress in its effort to identify and correct problems.
(EN-85-84A)
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- 2. Civil Penalties Paid
'None.
- 3. The following Significant Enforcement Actions were taken during the past weeki
.a.' A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty was f :p. - issued to Philadelphia Electric Company (Peach Bottom 3) in the amount of $50,000. This action was based on the termination of
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- f ',' b . A Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty was F- issued to Yellowstone County Surveyor's Office (Billings, MT) in the
, amount of $500. This action was based on multiple health physics
. program breakdowns. (EN 87-06) c.. A Notice of Violatten and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty was issued to Soils and Materials Engineers, Inc. (Livonia, MI) in the amount of $500. This action is based on multiple breakdowns in the health physics program. (EN 87-07) r d. An Order Imposing Civil Penalty was issued to Toledc Edison Ccmpany I (Davis-Besse) in the amount of $450,000. (See items of Interest).
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The following IE Information Notices and Gulletins were issued during the past week:
av IE Inforration Notice No. 87-10, Pctential for Water Harrer Durino Restart of Residual Heat Reroval Pumps w6s issued to all boiling
.r/ water reactor facilities holding an operating license or a construc-
/i tion permit.
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- 5. The following IE Preliminary Notifications were issued during the past week:
- a. PNS-I-87-01, Duquesne Light Company (Peaver Valley 2), Bomb Threat,
- b. PNO-I-87-08, GPU Nuclear Corporation (Oyster Creek), Offgas System Leak.
- c. PNO-I-87-09, Public Service of New Hampshire (Seabrook 1), Cooldown Required
, by Technical Specifications.
. d. PNO-I-87-10 New York Power Authority (Indian Point 3), Reactor Scram and ESF Actuations.
- e. PNG-II-87-11, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Surry 182), Prepara-tions for Restart.
- f. PN0-III-87-13A, Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc. (Columbia, SC), Public Interest in Waste Compactor at Illinois Site (Update).
- g. .PN0-III-87-14A, Kahn's and Company (Cincinnati, OH), Missing Gauge (Update).
- h. PNO-III-87-20, Commonwealth Edison Company (Braidwcod 1&2), Emergency Diesel Generator Failure. ;
- i. PNO-III-87-21, Ccamonwealth Edison Company (LaSalle 1), Shutdown to Repair Recirculation Control System.
J. PN0-V-87-10, U.S. Testing Company, Inc. (San Leandro, CA), Possible Overexposure of Two Radiographers,
- k. PN0-V-87-11,,$acramento Municipal Utility District (Rancho Seco),
Cable Routing Errors at Rancho Seco.
- 1. PNO-V-87-12, Arizona Nuclear Power Project (Palo Verde 2), Emergency Diesel Fire Ouring Outage.
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. OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Items of Interest Week Ending February 13, 1987 International Code Assessment and Applications Procram (ICAP)
Tne Second ICAP Specialist Meeting was held on January 19-21, 1987 in Winfrith, England. The meeting was sponsored by the NRC as part of the ICAP, and it was hosted by the Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment of the United Kingdom.
The purpose of the ICAP is to provide an independent assessment of NRC's thennal hydraulic computer codes developed for analysis of postulated reactor transients and breaks. The assessment results will be used by the staff to quantify code uncertainty of predictions of reactor safety analysis. The ultimate goal of the ICAP is to use the codes with known accuracies for transient and loss of coolant accident analysis for full scaled nuclear power plants.
The NRC is obtaining assessment results through bilateral agreements with twelve European and Asian ccuntries. Five more countries are planning to join the ICAP.
At the Winfrith meeting, a total of 53 code users and engineers from twelve countries around the world were present. Technical presentations of code assessment results were made by representatives from Finland, ISPRA, Germany, ilapan, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom and United States. There were 28 presentations covering separate effects experiments, integral tests, and plant applications. Assessment matrix, code development and ICAP documentation activities were discussed by the NRC staff and representatives from INEL, LANL and SNL. The next ICAP meeting will be held on October 21-23, 1987 in Bethesda, Maryland.
Fulti-phase Research Program, on a Probabilistic Risk Assessment Tool, for Tracking Pertinent Generic Issues On February 10, 1987, Risk Analysis Branch staff, along with the Deputy Director, RES, met with consultants (EG8G. SAIC), and representatives of the EDO, NRR and RM. The treeting kicked-off a multi-phase research program, on a prob 6bilistic risk assessment tool, for tracking pertinent ceneric issues.
The meeting afforded attendees an opportunity to exchange information, ideas and ouestions concernino capabilities (e.g., calculetina, forecastino, FEBRUARY 13, 1987 ENCLOSURE E
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decision assistance) reouired of the final product; and concerning-resources, milestones, etc., involved in the research. Information acquired, and decisions taken, during the meeting, provided a basis for finalizing the scope of work. Research, on a risk assessment tool, has been requested by the E00's office to supplement other non-risk related tools, currently used by NRC, to remain coonizant of safety, on a plant by plant basis. Phase I, feasibility study, determining tool performance requirements, will be completed at the end of August, 1987. Subsequently, limited and full implementation phases will be accomplished, during FY 1988-1989.
Recently Issued Publication Regulatory Guide 1.154, " Format and Content of Plant-Specific Pressurized Thermal Shock Safety Analysis Reports for Pressurized Water Reactors" l
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 13, 1987 National Governors' Association Meeting on the Role of States in Title III Implementation Mindy Landau, OSP, attended a meeting on February 10, given by NGA, on basic issues surrounding the role of States in the implementation of Title III, under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986(SARA).
Title III of SARA is also known as the " Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986." The Act requires a complicated and extensive information sharing program among State and local governments regarding emergency preparedness at facilities having threshold quantities of any of several hundred listed chemicals with potential hazardous releases.
Approximately 60 NRC licensees would be affected by the Act, which would also be a matter of compatibility for Agreement States. Attendees included Federal representatives from EPA, FEMA and the U. S. Coast Guard's National Response Team, as well as State representatives from emergency management, environment, and Governors' offices.
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,-, 0FFICE FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA ITEMS OF INTEPEST Week Endino February 13, 1987 Regional workshops on the NRC Incident Investigation Program have now been held in Regions I, III and IV. The one-day workshop acquaints attendees with the NRC Incident Investigation Program and provides a status report on the Performance Indicator Program. The next workshop will be held on February 18, 1987 in Region II.
FEBRUARY 13, 1987 ENCLOSURE J
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Week Ending February 20, 1987 CRGR Attached is a summary of the CRGR activities for the period December 1 through December 31, 1986. Background material on topics reviewed by the Committee and the minutes of CRGR meetings are sent to the Commission.
Copies are provided to the Public Document Room after the NRC has considered (in a public forum) or decided the matter addressed by the documents.
Questions concerning this vonthly report should be referred to Walt Schwink (49?-8639).
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< SUMPARY OF CRGR ACTIVITIES g December 1 throuch December 31,1986) .
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Meeting Date C CRGR CRGR Recorrendation Status to EDO EDO Action j
[(Announcement Date) Agenda 104 Briefing, Proposed Generic Pending CRGR advised that CRGR would No action required at this time since
] 12/2?/86 Letter Concerning Improvements commence review upon receipt to PWR Mark I Containments of NRR package, sponsoring office agreed ,
with CPGR.
-Sponsoring Office - NRR
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! 103 Review, Proposed Reg. Guide, Pending The proposed package was withdrawn flo action required i
12/15/86 EE.404-4, Draft 2, Oual, of to complete evaluations required at this time.
, Connection Assemblies for by CRGP Charter. Package will be
- Nuclear Power Plants resubmitted.
-Sponsoring Office - PES
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! Priefing, Proposed Draft Complete The Committee was briefed on a No action reouired at NUREG-1150 Peactor Risk preliminary, partial draft of the this time since
- Deference Document document that the staff proposes sponsoring office agreed i to issue in early 87. CRER with CPGP. '
recommended issuing for public comment and further peer review; appeared suitable for use by staff.
m CRGR commented that, subject to
.5 minor changes in the format of pre-l E sentation of uncertainty ranges, the l E report appeared suitable to issue for A public comment.
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-Issue #155
Pagn ? of 2 Data: February 6, lob 7 StlMMARY OF CRGR ACTIVITIES December 1 through December 31,1986) .
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- CRGR CPGR Recommendation I"(Announcement Anenda Status to EDO EDO Action .
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Review, Proposed Policy Complete CRGR recommended that the proposal No action required at
!! 107 Statement Endorsing Industry be modified as discussed and then this time since 12/4/86 sponsoring office agreed Guidelines for Access approved by the EDO for Commission Authorization at Nuclear consideration, with CRGR.
Power Plants
-Sponsoring Office - NMSS
-Category ? Item
-Issue #152 Peview, Proposed Commission Pending CRGR recommended that the EDO not No action required at Policy Statement Concerning issue the proposed policy statement this time since Nuclear Power Plant Staff to the Comm. at this time, based on sponsoring office agreed Working Hours the comments / concerns discussed in with CRGR.
the CRGR meeting. NRR plans on revising the policy statement and resubmitting for CRGR review in 3/87.
-Sponsoring Office - NRP
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FOR WEEK ENDING: 2/13/87 E bivision of Fuel Cycle and Material Safety -.
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" 2/12/87 DOE, ANSI-N14 Management Comittee C. MacDonald (FC) MacDonald 8:30 am Germantown Meeting.
2/17-20/87 Las Vegas, To co-Chair the Radiography V. Miller (FC) Miller NV Workshop at the NDTMA Conference.
2/17/87 70-135 Willste Meeting to discuss SNM-145 G. Bidinger (FC) Bidinger renewal application for B&W, P. Loysen (FC) l Apollo. D. Sgarlata (B&W)
,2/18/8/ Willste, Pre-application meeting for C. MacDonald (FC) MacDonald i 1:30-2:30 Sth floor shipping cask.
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conf room C. Mauck (D0E) et al.
2/19/87 70-1100 Willste To discuss the control of mist N. Ketzlach (FC) Ketzlach 9:00 density from sprinkler systems in G. Bidinger (FC) the evaluation of nuclear criti- Reps fm CE cality safety (Combustion Engineering, Windsor, Connecticut).
2/24/87 Willste Pre-application meeting for C. MacDonald (FC) MacDonald 9:30-12:30 8th floor shipping cask. et al.
conf room C. Johnson (Nuclear Assurance Corp.)
3/2/87 Washington, Meeting at DOE re: Radiation R. Cunningham (FC) Cunningham g 1:00-3:00 D.C. Prutection Matters. R. Hauber (IP) p Reps of DOE, 8 State Dept.,
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m 3/4/87 Willste, To discuss NRC actions related to R. Cunningham (FC) Cunningham 2:00 Room 562 authorized reprocessing in the L. Rouse (FC)
'past. T. Rothschild (0GC)
Mr. Deuster ( AGNS, consultant in the AGNS B&W suit) .
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[ 2/24-26 Seattle, WA To attend International workshop on JLinehan JLibert y) uncertainty analysis for system JLibert
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2/27/87 Salt Lake City, UT To attend DOE 1987 Waste Management Meeting JStamer JStarmer Planning Session DOE 3/1/87 State of Nevada Presentation by NRC/ DOT on transportion JCook, FC NStill 3/1 '2/87 Tucson, Arizona E '87 meeting on HLW/LLW storage and disposal MKnapp JGreeves CPeterson JShaffner HThompson Division of Safeguards 3/2-6/87 50-369/370 McGuire - NC To discuss Duke Power C. Gaskin 50-269/270 Oconee - SC vital piping Company 3/3-6/87 N/A Washington, DC Mtg. of Credi- John Davidson John Davidson bility Assessment Roberta Warren Group.
3/13/87 N/A Silver Spring, MD To discuss Chuck Gaskin Chuck Gaskin general security RER Team, D. Kasun.
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'OATE/ TIME 2/17/87 50-3?5/ Room P-118 To discuss CP&L's App. J Contain- NRC/CP&L E. Sylvester 1:00 p.m. 324 Phillips Building ment Leak Rate Testing Program 2/18/87 -
Room AR-5033 To discuss the staff review of NRC/WOG E. J. Butcher 9:00 a.m. Air Richts North the WOG Technical Specification Building Improvement Program (MERITS)
Phase 1 submittal.
2/19/87 50-483 Room 6507 To discuss Union Electric's NRC/ Union Electric P. W. O'Connor 8:30 a.m. Maryland National October 17, 1986 submittal to Bank Building address the testing reouirements of IE Bullentin 85-03 associated with motor operated valves.
?/19/87 50-309 Room P-114 To discuss the progress of the NRC/Liecnsee P. J. Sears 9:00 a.m. Phillips Building Seismic Design Margins Program at Maine Yankee t
2/23/87 50-769/ Oconee Station To discuss implementation of NRC/ Duke Power Co. K. N. Jabbour 1:00 p.m. 270/287/ vital areas' barriers in accord-369/370/ ance with 10 CFR 73.55 at Oconee, 413/414 McGuire and Catawba Stations.
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E3DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 2/23/87 50-315/ American Electric To discuss preliminary findings NRC/AEP/SAI/Comex/ D. L. Wigginton 1:00 p.m. 316 Power Service Corp. on Detailed Control Room Design D.C. Cook /W/Essex Review and perform a pre-imple-mentation audit. Please note:
Portions of the meeting / audit may be held in restricted areas of the plant; arrangements for attend-ance should be made before hand.
For information, call 614-223-2040.
2/24/87 50-315/ American Electric To discuss preliminary findings NRC/AEP/SAI/Comex/ D. L. Wigginton 8:00 a.m. 316 Power Service Corp. on Detailed Control Room Design D.C. Cook /W/Essex Review and perform a pre-imple-mentation audit. Please note:
Portions of the meeting / audit may be held in restricted areas of the plant; ai rangements for attend-ance should be made before hand.
For information, call 614-223-2040.
2/24/87 50-269/ McGuire Station To discuss implementation of NRC/ Duke Power Co. K. N. Jabbour 1:00 p.m. 270/287/ vital areas' barriers in accord-369/370/ ance with 10 CFR 73.55 at Oconee, 413/414 McGuire and Catawba Stations.
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NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT EbATE/ TIME 50-315/ American Electric To discuss preliminary findings NRC/AEP/SAI/Comex/ D. L. Wigginton P/25/87 8:00 a.m. 316 Power Service Corp. on Detailed Control Room Design D.C. Cook /W/Essex Review and perform a pre-imple-mentation audit. Please note:
Portions of the meeting / audit may be held in restricted areas of-the plant; arrangements for attend-ance should be made before hand.
For information, call 614-223-2040.
2/25/87 50-269/ Catawba Station To discuss implementation of NRC/ Duke Power Co. K. N. Jabbour 1:00 p.m. 770/287/ vital areas' barriers in accord-369/370/ ance with 10 CFR 73.55 at Oconee, 413/414 McGuire and Catawba Stations.
2/26/87 50-315/ Donald C. Cook To discuss preliminary findings NRC/AEP/SAI/Comex/ D. L. Wigginton 8:00 a.m. 316 Nuclear Plant on Detailed Control Room Design D.C. Cook /W/Essex Review and perform a pre-imple-mentation audit. Please note:
Portions of the meeting / audit may
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NilMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT 23DATE/ TIME 2/26/87 50-269/ Duke Power To discuss implementation of NRC/ Duke Power Co. K. N. Jabbour 1:00 p.m. 270/287/ Company Offices vital areas' barriers in accord-369/370/ ance with 10 CFR 73.55 at Oconee, 413/d14 McGuire and Catawba Stations.
1 2/27/87 50-315/ Donald C. Cook To discuss preliminary findinos NRC/AEP/SAI/Comex/ D. L. Wigginton 8:00 a.m. 316 Nuclear Plant on Detailed Control Room Design D.C. Cook /W/Essex Review and perform a pre-imple-nentation audit. Please note:
Portions of the meeting / audit may be held in restricted areas of the plant; arrangements for attend-i ance should be made before hand.
For information, call 614-223-2040.
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- 02/18/87 Russell Bldg Incident Investigation Licensee Representatives, Reyes Atlanta, GA Workshop Selected RII and H0s ts staff members
$ Grace 02/19/87 RII Office Commissioner Carr and two Technical Assistants are visiting Region II Office 02/19/87 RII Office Turkey Point Prelicensing Same as above Reyes 8:30 a.m. Meeting 02/20/87 Daisy, TN Commissioner Carr and Selected RII Staff Trojanowski Technical Assistants are Members and Resident visiting with Commissioner Inspectors of Health for State of TN and touring Sequoyah Facility 02/23/E7 RII Office Enforcement Conference - Licensee Representatives, Ernst 10:00 a.m. Turkey Point Facility Deputy Regional Administra-tor, and Selected RII Staff Members 02/2E/87 Homestead, FL Enforcement Conference Same as above Ernst Crystal River, FL 0
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