ML20235K751
| ML20235K751 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 09/30/1987 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| To: | Edwards J GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20235K755 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-87-500 NUDOCS 8710050219 | |
| Download: ML20235K751 (5) | |
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AN ETS N. EDW hR.b5 PART l.-RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checked boxesi 3 too agency records subpect tu the request have been located.
too edtfrtonal ager:cy records subpect to the request have been located.
Agency records subsect to the request that are identified in Appendur are already available for pubhc inspection and copying m the NRC Pub 6c Docurnent Room, D17 H Street, N.W., Washir.gton, DC.
Agency records subject to the request that are identrhed in Appendix are being made availabio for public inspecten and copyhg h h NRC PubHc Neument Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under the FOIA number and requester name.
The nonpropnetary version of the proposal (s) that you agreed to accept m a telephone conversation with a member of my staff is now being rnede a=maaham ferr public inspecton )
and coymg at the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washington, DC, m a folder onder this FOIA number and requester name.
Enclosed is informaton on how you may obtam access to and the charges for copying records placed in the NRC Public Document Room.1717 H Street N.W., Washmgton, DC.
Agency records subject to the request are enclosed. Any applicable cha go for copies of the records provided and payment procedures are noted h es comments secton.
Records subsect to the request have been referred to another Federal egencybes) for review and direct response to you.
en view of NRC's response to the request, no further action is bearig taken on appeal letter dated PART ll.A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSuftE I
\ Certain informaton in the requested records is bemg withheld from pubhc danciosure pursuant to the FotA enemptions described in and for the ressors stated in Part if, esc- l tons 8, C, and D. Any released portons of the documents for whach only part of the record a being withheld are be ng rnade evailable for pub 6c napocton and copyng in j me NRC Pubhc Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, e a folder under this FOIA number and requester name. j l
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i FJEEDOM CF INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE FOiA NUMBER (Sh h~ DATEI PA%T 11.B- APPLICABLE FOIA EXEMFDOWS Records subject to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendices are being withheld in their entirety or iL part under FOIA l Enmptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9.5(a) of NRC Regulations.
l 1 The w6thheld information a properly classified pursuant to Executrve Order 12356 (EXEMPTION 11 j
- 2. The ethheld informaton relates solely to the intemal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 2)
- 3. The w6thheld information e epocifically enempted from public declosure by statute indicated: (EXEMPTION 3)
Secton 141146 of thei Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the declosure of Restncted Data or Former$y Restncted Data (42 U.S.C. 21612166).
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Sect 60n 147 of the Atome Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Unclasssfed Safeguards inforweten 142 U.S.C. 2167).
- 4. The withheld information s e trude secret or comrnormal or financial informetoon that is bemg withhad for the reason (s) indicated: (EXEMPTION 4)
The information is conadered to be confidential business (proprietary) information.
The information is conadored to be propretary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d)(1).
The information was submrrted and received in confidence from a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d)(2).
- 3. The withheld information conomis of interagency or intraagency records that are not available througn discovery dunng litigation. Declosure of predecesonal informaton would tono to inhibit the open and innk cachange of ideas essential to the deliberative process. Where records are withheid in their entirety, the facts are inextncably intertwined wtth the D edecennel informaton. There also are no teasonab6v esgregable factual porters because the reisene of the facts would permit an indirect inquiry into the r. --.al processi of the egency. (EXEMPTION M ,
- 6. The withheld information a exempted from public dedosure because its deciosure would reeutt in a cieerfy unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. (f.XEMPTION 6)
L The withheld informaton conessts of investigatory records compted for law enforcement purposes and a being withheld for the reas:n(s) indicated. ; EXEMPTION 7)
Onclosure would interture with an enforcemer t proceeding becauts it couid reveal the scope, detect on, and focus of enforcement efforts, and thus could j posesbiy albw them to teke action to shes4d potental wrongdoing cr a violation of NRC requirements from investigators. (EXEMPTION 7(All Disclosure would constnute an unwarranted invuson of persona! privacy f(XEMPTION 7(C))
l The information consees of nemos of indiv6 duals and other informaton the declosure of which would reveal identmos of confidential sources. IEXEMPTION 7101)
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hirsuant to 10 CFR 9.9 and/or 9.15 of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commiemion regulatons, it has been determined that the information withheld is exempt from production or deciosure.
and that its production or dec60 ewe is contrary to the pubiic interest. The pe sons responsible for the denial are those officals identifed below as denying officials and the Director, i Devision of Rulee and Records, Office of Adminstraten, for any denials that may be appealed to the Execueve Director for Operatens (EDoi. {
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PART ll 0- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying official identifed in Part II.C may be appealed to the Appeliste Officiel identrfied in that sectir>n. Any such appeal must be in writing and must be made setnin 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Exocutive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commesson, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20666, and should clearty state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from ass inrtial FOLA Decision."
nac tonM ese (Port a U.S. NUCLEAR REGU'. ATOM COMMISSION too FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION
Re: FOIA-87-500 APPENDIX A RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUEST NUPEER
- 1. Undated Ltr US NRC to GA Technologies, Inc., re: gemstones (1page)
- 2. 04/30/86 Request for permit for handling / transportation of radioactive materials w/ license (8 pages)
- 3. 05/21/86 Ltr J. J. Carni to E. R. Schweibinz re: topaz data (5 pages)
- 4. 06/06/86 Memo R. M. Brugger to B. Axelson re: copy of license I releasing topaz in German (9 pages) l S. 06/25/86 Memo F. J. Miraglia to All Non-Power Reactor (NPR)
Project Managers and Regional NPR Inspectors re:
Transmittal of Generic Letter 86-11. " Distribution of Products Irradiated in Research Peactors" (5 pages)
-6 . 03/06/87 Copy of License No. 24-00513-32 issued to Curators of the University of Missouri (17 pages)
- 7. 06/18/87 Ltr R. Zajicek to E Axelson re: samples of reactor treated blue topaz (1 page)
- 8. 06/30/87 Newspaper /magazineadvertisements(2pages)
- 9. 07/01/87 Copy of receipt of gemstones being received by University i of Missouri (3 pages)
- 10. 07/02/87 Note re: stones bein Technologies (1 page)g sent to S. Lasuk from GA
- 11. 07/06/87 Ltr B. A. Berson to GA Technologies re: request for gemstones to be shipped to RIII (1 page)
- 12. 07/07/87 Shipping order for gemstones (2 pages) j
- 13. 07/15/87 Ltr V. Stello to Honorable A. C. Bailenson re: NTT (1page)
- 14. 07/16/87 Ltr S. R. Lasuk to GA Technologies. Inc., re: gemstones (1 page)
- 15. 7/21/87 Memo to Axelson from Bellamy, subject: TLD Results From The Topaz Gemstones w/ attachments (6 pages)
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Re: F01 A-87-500 APPENDIX B RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD Date Description Exemption
- 1. Undated University of Missouri: Issues 5, 7A (2pages)
- 2. Undated Overall dose conclusions (1 page) 5, 7A .
- 3. Undated Handwritten notes " Univ of Mo - Genstones" 5, 7A -
(2 pages)
- 4. Undated Draft Topaz TLD Exposures (2 pages) 5, 7A
- 5. Undated Various notes by S. Lasuk (16 pages) 5, 7A
- 6. Undated Ganna Dose Calculations for Irradiated 5, 7A Topaz (40pages)
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- 7. 05/15/86 Ltr R. M. Brugger to E. Schweibinz re: 4
'l MURR statement (7 pages) I
- 8. 06/13/86 Ltr R. M. Brugger to 8. Axelson re: answer 4 1 to questions asked June 4th and phone 1 conversations (5 pages)
- 9. 07/07/86 Memo J. A. Hind to R. Cunningham re: 5 l Research Reactor Irradiation of Gemstones j (4 Pages)
- 10. 05/13/87 Allegation Report Fom (1 page) 5, 7A
- 11. 05/20/87 Memo C. Weil to J. Hind re: Allegation 5, 7A Re: Irradiation of Gemstones at the University of Missouri - Columbia (50-186)
(AMS No. RIII-87-A-0070) (4 pages)
- 12. 05/28-29/87 Calculations, organizational chart and 5, 7A diagram of count < ng system (6 pages)
- 13. 05/28/87 Calculations (16pages) , 5, 7A
- 14. 05/29/87 Memo L. Manson to W. Axelson re: gemstones 5, 7A j (2pages)
- 15. 06/05/87 Caleviations (4 pages) 5, 7A
- 16. 06/17/87 Calculations (6pages) 5, 7A l
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Re: F01 A- 87-500 APPENDIK B RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELO Date Description Exemption
- 17. 06/25/87 Ltr W. Wittamore to G. Yuhas re: data on 5, 7A threesamples(2pages)
- 18. 07/01/87 Note to 5. Lasuk from W. Wittemore re: , 5, 7A calculations (3 pages)
- 19. 07/01/87 Regica 111 Laboratory Analysis Report 5,7A
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(5pages)
- 20. 07/02/87 Gamma Dose Calculations for Irradiated Topaz 5, 7A (6 pages)
- 11. 07/06/87 Memo J. A. Mind to R. E. Cunningham re: 5, 7A Radiation Dose Calculations for Irradiated Topar w/ attachment (corrected copy) Ganna i
Dose Calculations for Irradiated Topaz 1 (10pages) l
- 22. 07/08/87 Analysis of gemstones (15 pages) G, 7A
- 23. 07/08/87 Memo W. L. Axsison to J. W. N. Hickey 5,7A i
re: Irradiated Gemstones 1
Nissouri University Researc(Topar) h Reactor fran (Docket No. 05000186) w/ attachments til pages) 1
- 24. 07/09/87 Topa TLD Exposutts (2 pages) 5, 7A
- 25. 07/10/87 Analysis dtd 6/5/87 (1 page) 5, 7A
- 26. 05/14/87 Dreft Rome V. Stello Jr., to the 5 Consissioners re: Distribution by Reectors of Radioactive Gems to Unlicensed perseas (16 pages)
- 27. 06/10/87 Meme C. M. Ih11 to J. A. Hind re: 5 A11epation Ae: Irradiation of Geestones by the University of Missouri - Columbia (50-186) (AMS No. RIII-87-A-0070) (2 pages)
- 28. 07/09/87 Notes re: Saaple 25 (2 Pages) 5
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