ML20149M831

Partial Response to FOIA Request.Forwards Apps J & K Documents.Apps I,J & K Documents Also Available in Pdr. App K Documents Partially Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemptions 5 & 6.)App L Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5.)

ML20149M831
Person / Time
Site:	Pilgrim, Columbia
Issue date:	02/23/1988
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To:	Boley K Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project
Shared Package
ML20147A821	List: ML20147A816 ML20149M831 ML20149M855 ML20149M861
References
FOIA-87-787 SECY-87-121, NUDOCS 8802290124
Download: ML20149M831 (7)

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Enclosed e eformation on how yow may obta.n access to and the charges for copyeg records placed e tre NRC f%blic Document Room.1717 H Street. N W., Washengton. DC.

Agency records subrect to the reest are enclosed. Any appl. cable charge for copies c* the 'ecords prowded and payerer t procedures are noted in tre commeats secton.

Records sobrect to the roovest have been re'erre.1 to another Federal agencytest for rewa and daect respor se to you in www of NRC's response to the roovest. no tva ther acton a beeg taken on appead uraer dated PART 11 A-INFORM ATION WITHHELD FROM PUBUC DISCLOSURE Certa n eformaton e the recasted records e teeg uthhew from pube c disciosare ment to the Foi A esemptens descnted e aN for the reasono stated in Part it, sec-tons 8. C. and D. Any released portons of the documents for what onN part of t*e 'Nord e beeg ethhW re be+rq made avadatde for outec swecton and cooveg as the NRC Pub 6c Docurnent Room.1717 H Street. N W, Wash ngton. DC. e a folder a es FotA numter ard requester name i

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FREEDOM OF INFOQMATION ACT RESPONSE FOiA NUMBEOSI F o I A - V'7- 7 F/ om FE8 2 3 man PART 11 B- APPLICAPLE FOtA EXEMPTIONS Records subrect to the request that are descnbed in the enclosed Appendices Nk are being withheid in their entirety or in part under FOIA Esemptons and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9.5(al of NRC Regulatons.

1. The wthhead informaton e propedy class.fsod pursuant to Enocutive Order 12356 (EXEMPTION 11

3. The wthheed informaton relates solch to the intamal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 21

3. The wthheld informate e specifcaey enormted from public dectosure by statute edcated. (EXEMPTION 3)

Section 141-145 of the AtomeC Energy ACt which prohbis the deciosure of Restncted Date or Formedy Restncted Osta (42 U S C. 21612185).

Secten 147 of the Atomic Energy Act whch proh6ts the osciosu er of Unciassfied Safeguards information (42 U S.C. 2167)

4. The wthheld enformabon e a trade secret or commercW or financel riformation that a being ethheid for the reasonis) and. rated IEXEMPTION di The eformation e cons 4ered to be corsfdental buscess (proonetaryt eformaten The eformaton e consdored to be propnetary snformaton pursuam to 10 CFR 2 790(dHIL The information was subrewtted and recee r ed e Lonrdence from a foregn source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790tdrI2).

5. The wthheid eformaten cons.sts of eteragency or etraagency records that are not avadable through discovery dunne i*tegation. Docscoute of predececnal ntormaton would tend to ir+itzt the open and trank eschange of sc$eas essente to the deliberstrve process. Where records are wthheid in teir entrety, the facts are mentncatd/

mtertwned wth the predececeal eformatca. Thers ais) are no reaso^at#y segregable factual portions because the release of the facts would permet an mdwect mouery ritu tna prMececnas process of $e egency. IEXIVPTION 5)

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7. The wthheld ' r formaten coese's c? cvestgatory records comp #ed for Law enforcement purposes and e being ethhekt for the ressorus) and.cated IEXEMPTION 71 Oscioeure would eterfere wth en enforcement proceedeg because et could reveal the scope, direction, and focus of enforcement eNorts, and thus could possoy snow them to take octon to sNeid poteats wongdo ng or a uotaten of NRC requirements from entestgators. (EXEMPTION 7d All Dectosure would constitute an unwanarited ir*vas.on of personal pnvacy EEEEMPTION 74CH The riformaton consets of names of mdorduais and other information the declosur e of which would reveal dentit>es of corifideetal sources IEXEMPTION 7tDil PART 18 C-DENYING OFFICIALS Cbrsuant to 10 CFR 9 9 andior 915 of the U S Nuclear Regulatory Commasen regu!atons. it has been determined that the eformaton ethheid a emergt from producten or desclosure, and that rts producten or declosure e contrary to the pube.c mterest. The persons responsene for the den.at are those offcans adentefed beiow as denyrg offatists and the Drector, Oms.on o* Rules and Records, Office of Admsnetraton, for any denia!s thet may to appealed to the Executree Dwector for Operatons if ooi DENYtNG OFFsCIAL TITLE /OF' ICE RECORDS DENIED APPELL. ATE OFFICIAL QMg 4 sic.*E t aa? EDO

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,g PART H D- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying off.cial identfied in Part II.C may be appealus to tne Appenate Ott,cial identfied in that secton. Any such appeal must be in wertog and must be made within 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Esecutive Oroctor for Operations of to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commisson, Washington, OC 20566, and should clearty state on the envelope and in the letter that N is an "Appeal from an initial FOtA Oecision."

feaC PoRM ate (Part a U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION casi FOlA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

Re: F01A-87-787 APPENDIX I RECORDS MAINTAINED AMONG THE PDR FILES

1. 3/16/84 Ltr from J. H. Miller to Nunzio J. Palladino re: 3/12/84 (1 page) Accession 8511180076.

2. 4/12/84 Memo from S. Chilk to William Dircks, subject: Staff Requirements - Briefing By the Industry on Industry Initiatives In Non-Hardware Area. (2 page) Accession 8404250200.

3. 10/16/85 Ltr from Zack Pate to William Dircks, follow-up letter to 9/26/85. (3 pages) Accession 8512110222.

4. 10/21/85 Ltr from Zack Pate to Chairman Palladino. Accession 8512110216

5. 12/2/85 Ltr from Chairman Palladino to Zack Pate, in response to 10/21/85 letter. (1 page) Accession 8512110211.

Re: F0!A-87-787 APPENDIX J RECORDS IN THE PDR UNDER THE AB0VE REQUEST NUMBER

1. Undated INPO Accreditation objectives. (1 page)

2. Undated NUMARC Issues and Positions. (14 pages)

3. 3/12/84 INP0 memorandum, subject: Industry Action To Address The General Operating Criteria Questions and NRC Initiatives In the Personnel, Training and Staffing Areas. (8 pages) 4 4/9/84 Sumary and Conclusions Sections of The Presentation Made to the Comissioners. (9 pages)

5. 6/22/84 NUMARC Presentation to NRC Comissioners. (28 pages)

6. 8/20/84 Letter from X. A. Strahm to Hugh Thompson, referencing accreditation program. (1 page)

7. 11/20/84 Action Plan for Meeting Industry Comitments. (10 pages)

8. 6/26/84 Paper: Statement by Industry Representatives to Nuclear Regulatory Comission on Proposed Training Regulations.

(12 pages)

9. In The Nuclear Power Jan. 1985Industry, The Accreditation of Training (7 pages)

Executive Sumary.

10. May 1985 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Accrediting Board.

(2 pages)

11. 9/19/85 Ltr from Zack Pate to William Dircks, referencing discussion on NRC/INPO Coordination and Exchange of information. (1 page)

12. 9/24/85 Ltr from Zack Pate to William Dircks referencing National Academy for Nuclear Training. (2 pages)

13. 9/26/85 Ltr from Zack Pate to William Dircks referencing concerns for request on information. (3 pages)

14. 12/18/85 Ltr from INP0 on National Nuclear Accrediting Board Accreditations. (1 page)

15. 1/24/86 Memo from J. L. Crews to B. H. Faulkenberg, subject:

Observation of INPO Accreditation Team Visit at WNP-2.

(3 pages)

16. 4/17/86 Ltr from Zack Pate to Harold Denton response to April 3, 1986 letter. (1 page)

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17. 4/29/86 Ltr from Zack Pate to Victor Stello, referencing National Academy for Nuclear Training. (1 page) i

18. 9/24/86 Ltr from INPO On Awards on accreditation. (1 page)

19. 1/13/87 The National Nuclear Accreditating Board Biographical Information. (5 pages)

20. 1/30/87 Ltr from K. A. Strahm to William Russell, referencing post-accreditation audits. (7 pages)

21. 2/6/87 Memo from William Oliveira to addresses, subject:

Observation of INPO Accreditation Team Visit at Pilgrim.

(6 pages)

22. 5/11/87 SECY-37-121, subject: The 2-year Evaluation on Inplementation of Consission Policy Statement on Training

& Qualification. (20 pages) j

23. June 1987 Status of Training Accreditation. (3 pages) l i

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Re: F0!A-87-787 APPENDIX K l

RECORDS WITHHELD IN PART

1. 3/17/84 Ltr from E. P. Wilkenson to Bill Dircks, enclosing material. (1 page) Exemption 6, w/ enclosures: l a) 3/13/84 Industry Initiatives Position Paper. (5 pages) b) 3/13/84 BackgroundManagementandOrganization.(4 pages)

2. 12/22/86 Memo from Carl Paperiello to William Russell, subject:

INPO Accreditation Board Meeting Dec. 10, 1986.

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Re: F01A-87-787 APPENDIX L RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD

1. 2/27/87 Memo from A. Bert Davis to Harold Denton, subject:

Regional Input to Report on Effectiveness of Training Under the Policy Statement on Training and Qualifications.

(2 pages) Exemption 5.

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PDBLIC CITIZEN Buyers Up O Congress Watch O Critical Mass O Health Researth Group O Litigation Group O Tax Group November 17, 1987 Don Grimsley, Director Division of Rules and Records UtEEDOM OF INFORMAD091 Nuclear Regulatory Commission ACI REQUESI MNBB 4210 Washington, D.C. 20555

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Attn: Freedom of Information Act Request

Dear Sir:

Pursuant to the federal Freedom of Information Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. S 552, Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project hereby l requests copies of any and all records that provide: l (1) Informction on worker training programs at all commercial nuclear power reactors, including security personnel training programs, which have been certified by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) as meeting all its criteria for satisfactory worker training programs. Also requested are records on the status of worker training programs, including security personnel training programs, at all commercial reactors which have not been certified in one or more of the ten areas being certified by INPO.

(2) Information on any reviews, evaluations, or analyses of the INPO program conducted to date or to be conducted by the NRC, INPO, NRC contractors, or any other party.

(3) Information describing any reservations, chortcomings, or other problems encountered by either INPO, the affected utilities, other agencies, or the NRC in the development, implementation or l evaluation of this program. This would include, but is not limited  ;

to, any documents which note slippage in INPO's or NRC's timetables I for this program, any documents which comment on the sufficiency of information provided by INPO to the NRC about this program, or any documents which comment on the quality of the program, the ef fectiver4ess of the training, and/or any other criteria NRC or INPO have used.

(4) Any other correspondence between the NRC and INPO and/or NUMARC regarding the development, implementation, or evaluation of this program.

This request pertains to all records in the possession of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, its contractors or licensees. In this request, "record" includes, but is not limited to, databases which contain the requested information or any other memoranda, 215 Pennsylvania Ave. SE O Washington, DC 20003 0 (202) 546 4996 i +

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reports, studies, reviews, letters, computer memories and printouts, audio and video tapes, movies and other forms of communication, in the possession of any individual or office in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, whether generated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, its contractors, or any other source.

Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project is a nationally known non-profit public interest organization founded in 1974. We will use these documents in a study we are presently researching and plan to issue on the adequacy of training programs presently in place for nuclear power plant workers. We plan to broadly disseminate the information contained therein to the press and the general public.

Our past publications have attracted attention in the local, national and trade media. Thousands of copies of the reports have been sold or distributed to members of the public, industry, and citizen groups. Since furnishing these documents "will significantly  ;

contribute to public understanding of government opinions or activities" we request a complete waiver of any processing or duplicating costs you might incur in providing these records to us.

If you rule otherwise, please notify us before filling the request.

Nothing in this request should be considered a request for the private records of any specific individual. Hence, no provisions of the Privacy Act should be deemed applicable.

If all or any parts of this request are denied, please cite the specific exemptions on which you rely in refusing to release the documents.

Further, since the Freedom of Information Act provides that the remainder of a file must be released if only portions are exempt from disclosure, we request that we be provided with all non-exempt portions which are reasonably segregable. Of course, we reserve our right to appeal the withholding or deletion of any information.

As provided in the Freedom of Information Act, we will expect to receive the requested records or a final determination within ten working days. If your office is unable to fully respond to this request in that time, please send us a written estimate of when the i request will be completed. l 1

If you have any questions about this request, please telephone me l at 202-546-4996.

Thank you for your attention to this request.

Sincerely, Kenn th B ey Energy Po icy Analyst Critical Mass Energy Project of Public Citizen 2