ML19331B935
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August 7,1980 For:
The Comissioners From:
T..A. Rehm, Assistant for Ope,ations, Office of the EDO
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WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1,1980 A summary of key events is included as a convenience to those Commissioners sho may prefer a condensed version of this report.
Contents Enclosure Administration A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation B
Standards Development C
Nuclear Material Safety ar.d Safeguards D
Inspection and Enforcement E
Nuclear Regulatory Research F*
Executive Legal Director C
International Programs H
State Programs I
Management and Program Analysis J
Controller K
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data L
Items Approved by the Commission M **
Calendar of Speaking Engagements N
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.T; A. Rehm, 27781 THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS POOR QUAllTY PAGES 800813064N j
c Sumary of Weekly Information Report Week Ending August 1, 1980
_Emeroency Comunications Telecomunications Branch, in conjunction with representatives of SD, NRR, HMSS, and IE, is. reviewing emergency comunications requirements for the NRC Oper-ations Center, the Regions, and the licensees. The branch is arranging a series of briefings by communications service and equipment vendors on latest state-of-the-art methods for satisfying these requirements.
Strike at Salem Nuclear _ Generatina Station An anticipated strike took place at Salem Nuclear Generating Station last wee'K by non-supervisory personnel.
Salem-1 was operating at 100% power by supervisory personnel and Salem-2 was in cold shutdown. The licensee advised NRC that sufficient personnel were available to operate Unit 1 in a safe mode.
United Nuclear Corooration, Wood River Junction On July 30, 1980, a followup meeting was held in Providence, Rhode Island, at the request of the Governor, to discuss the decontaminatien and decemaissioning i
of the United Nuclear Corporation plant at Wood River Junction.
Topics dis-cussed were the mechanism for State and public participation in the decommission-ing process, and more extensive monitoring to evaluate the contamination in the aquifer below the plant site and in the Pawcatuck River into which the aquifer flows.
Questions were also raised concerning the source of strontium-90 and cesium-137 detected in this aquifer and the confirmatory surveys that will be performed by NRC prior to taking licensing action on any requests from United Nuclear Corporation to terminate the license and release the property for unre-stricted use. The agenda items and appropriate portions of the discussion will be documented in a letter from Governor Garahy to the Comission.
AE00 Case Study on Browns Ferry 3 Partial Failure to Scram The AEOD case study on the June 28,1980 Browns Ferry 3 partial failure to scram was completed. The report indicates that:
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There are several credible ways which water can accumulate undetected in the scram discharge volume providing a potential for unreliable scram capacility.
- 2. 'There are scram events that can result in an unisolatable reactor cociant blowdown outside of primary containment if the single isolation valve should fall.
Specific recomendations regarding system modifications to reduce the risk posed by these deficiencies are identified in the report.
FY 1982-FY 1983 The Commission's final mark on NRC's FY 1982-FY 1983 budget was distributed to'the staff.
.FY 1981 Budget.
The Subcomittee on. Energy and Water Development, House Comittee on Appropriations, approved the TMI reprogramming actions.
0FFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Week Ending August 1,1980 ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT STATUS OF REQUESTS Initial Appeal of Request Initial Decision Received 471 35 Granted 351 10 Denied 80-15 Pending 40 10 ACTIONS THIS WEEK Received Scott A. Powell, Requests a copy of Long Island Nuclear Service Attorney-At-Law Corporation's application for transporting nuclear wastes (80-387)
Stephanie J. Nocella, Requests,a copy of the winning technical proposal and Advanced Technology, Inc.
contract awarded to Essex Corporation entitled " Human
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Factors Evaluation at TMI."
fl. Duncan Grant, Requests a copy of a letter dated January 4,1973 from Attorney-At-Law M. J. Reaves to Robert D. Nininger and a copy of the (80-389) letter referred to in the first paragraph of the January 4,1973 letter regarding commercial purchases of natural uranium.
Debra D. Mcdonald, Requests copies of all material license applications and Nuclear Pharmacy, Inc.
amendments issued to NuPharm.
(80-390)
Victor M. Agrait-Defillo, Requests all documents regarding the 1966 nuclear Mision Industrial accident that occurred in Rincon, Puerto Rico.
De Puerto Rico, Inc.
(80 '391)
(An individual requesting Requests all records regarding her deceased father.
information)
(80-392).
CONTACT:
J. M. Felton "492-7211 ENCLOSURE A
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' Received, Cont'd
- R. F. Audette, Requests a list by name of candidates considered by the
.NTEU Steward GS-15 Qualification Panel for 16 vacant positions, a (80-393) list of those candidates interviewed by the panel and the rotings forwarded by the panel.
J. C. Snell,'
Requests, on behalf of an NRC employee, information NTEU Steward concerning the processing of an NRC disability (80-394) retirement or fitness for duty review.
Thomas Knudson, Requests the Annual Environmental Operating Reports for Des Moines Register 1975-1979 and the Radioactive Effluent Release Reports and Tribune for 1975-1979 for Duane Arnold, Cooper, Fort Calhoun, (80-395) and Quad-Cities nuclear power plants.
(An individual requesting Requests information on his Senior Reactor Operator information about himself) license exam results.
(80-396)
Granted Rick Trombetta In response to a request for information on what was (80-345) modified and what modifications were done on the alarm system at the Three Mile Island-2 reactor building venting sys;em, made available one document.
Robert' Goldsmith.
In response to a request for five categories of Citizens for a information relating to the decontamination of Dresden 1; Better Environment made available fourteen documents.
Informed the (80-347) requester other documents subject to this request are available at the LPDR in Morris, Illinois.
Joe Farnan, In response to a request for information regarding the Attorney-At-Law industrial use of radioactive Magnesium-Thorium alloy (80-355) and any work-related problems associated with its use, made available nine documents.
James Acoin, In response to a request for a final investigation Lincoln Evening Journal report in 1965 and supporting documents concerning the (80-356)
Consumers Public Power District's facility located at Hallam, Nebraska, informed the requester the NRC has no documents subject to this request and referred his request to the Department of Energy for direct response..
(NRCemployee)
In response to a request for sanitized copies of the 198 (80-358) appraisals for six named individuals, made available this information.
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Granted, Cont'd Anne Rapkin, In response to a request for all statements of policy State of Illinois and interpretations of the Uranium Mill Tailings (80-361)
Radiation Control Act not published in the Federal Register and all documents relating to Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation's West Chicago facility, made available one document.
Informed the requester other records subject to this request are available at the PDR for Region III.
Margot liyers, In response to a request, on behalf of a constituent, Office of Dennis DeConcini, information concerning radiation exposure to her United States Senate family re::ulting from the 1971 nuclear testing at the (80-370)
Nevada Test Site, informed the requester the NRC has no records subject to this request and referred the request to the Department of Energy for their response.
(NRC employee)
In response to a request for all documents from (80-375)
February 15, 1980 pertaining to a grievance filed regarding Vacancy Announcement 79-551, made available four documents.
(An individual requesting In response to a request for records of any radiation informationabouthimself) exposure to him, informed the requester the NRC has (80-382) no records subject to this request and referred the request to the Department of Energy for direct response.
Stephanie J. Nocella, Informed the requester a copy of the non-proprietary Advanced Technology, Inc.
version of the technical proposal and contract in (80-388) response to NRC-04-79-209 entitled " Human Factors Evaluation at TMI" is available at the PDR.
L M. Duncan Grant, In response to a request for a copy of a letter dated Attorney-At-Law January 4, 1973 from M. J. Reaves to Robert D. Nininger (80-389) and a copy of the letter referred to in the first paragraph of the January 4,1973 letter regarding commercial purchases of natural uranium, informed the requester the NRC has no records subject to the request and referred the request to the Department of Energy for direct response.
Debra D. Mcdonald, In response to a request for copies of material license Nuclear Pharmacy, Inc.
applications and amendments issued to NuPharm, informed (80-390) the requester the NRC has no records subject to the request.
Denied Debra D. Mcdonald, In response to a request for NRC inspection letters or Nuclear Pharmacy, Inc.
reports and responses thereto for Pharmatopes, Inc.,
(80-354) and Pharmaco Nuclear, Inc., facilities, made available 33 documents.
Denied portions of one document, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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DIVISION OF CONTRACTS Week Ending August 1, 1980 PROPOSALS UNDER EVALUATION RFP RS-NMS-80-022 Title - Management Control System for Sealed Source and Device Review Description - The pr,esent sealed source and device review and cataloging system requires upgrading and improvement to provide for accurate document control, 5tandardized review procedures and rapid and accurate retrieval of catalog information.
Period of Performance - Seven months Sponsor - Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Status-- Negotiations were conducted with those offerors in the competitive range during the week of July 28, 1980.
Best and finals are due August 8, 1980.
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NP,C-06-80-302 Title - Medical Use of Radionuclides for State Regulatory Personnel Description - The training course will acquaint the student with both the routine and special uses of radionuclides in medical diagnosis, therapy ar.d research.
Period of Performance - One year 7
Sponsor - Office of State Programs Status - A fixed-price contract in the amount of $8,218.00 was awarded to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center on July 28, 1980.
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NRC-06-80-304 Title - Safety Aspects of Industrial Radiography for State Regulatory Personnel Description - The training course will acquaint the student with industrial radiography operations and the importance of radiation safety as it relates to those operations.
Period of' Performance - One year
- Sponsor - Office of State Programs Status - A fixed-price contract in the amount of $8,716.00 was awarded to Gamma Industries Division of NSI on June 27, 1980.
CONTRACTS CLOSED OUT
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(All administrative action completed and final payment made)
Contract No.
Contractor Close-Out Date NRC-02-77-200-6 General Research Corp.
7/28/80.
NRC-02-77-200-7 Nuclear Services Corp.
7/28/80 ENCLOSURE A
DIVISION OF SECURITY ITEMS OF INTEREST-WEEK ENDING JULY 28, 1980
- During,the week of' July 25,-1980, Facilities and Systems Security Branch (FSSB) personnel coordinated with local law enforcement
. agencies and provided security support services for the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel hearings in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
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t DIVISION OF FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT Week Ending August 1,1980 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications-Branch, in conjunction with representatives of SD, NRR, NMSS, and IE,-is reviewing emergency communications re-quirements for the fiRC Operations Center, the Regions, and the licensees. As a collateral effort, the branch is arranging a series
. of briefings by communications service and equipment vendors on latest state of the art methods.for satisfying these reouirements.
The first such briefing was presented by COMSAT. Within the next two months, briefings will be given on the proposed Satellite Business System and recent developments in telemetry technology.
Details of the arrange-ments for each briefing will be announced well in advance.
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OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WEEKLY ITEMS OF INTEREST (Week Ending August 1, 1980)
Strike at Salem Nuclear Generating Station The Project Manager for Salem-1 was notified by I AE Region 1, at 9 a.m.
that the non-supervisory personnel at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station had gone on strike as of midnight last night.
Salem-1 is being operated at 100% power by supervisory personnel and Salem-2 is in cold shutdown.
The physical security personnel are not striking All telephone communi-cation with the Salem and Hope Creek Stations was disrupted at 12:15 a.m.
as the result of telephone lines being cut at the site boundary.
The licensee, PSEAG, har, two radio freguencies for outside contact and is flying in four additional radiotelephones.
The back-up NRC Resident Inspector returned to his site office before the strike began and remains on site. The strike was anticipated and the licensee has advised the NRC that sufficient personnel are available to operate Unit 1 in a safe mode.
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p NRC T*!! P?.0 GRAM OFFICC WEEKLY'5TATUS REPORT Weck of July 2'/-August 2, r/SO Plant Status Core Cooling Mode:
r.yclic naturai circulation in the *'t." reactor toolant system (RCS) loop via tha
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generator (OTSG), steaming to the main condense'r',
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Available Core. Cooline Modes:
OTSG "B" to the main concenscr; 'long' term cooling "B." (UTSC-B); decay heat removal.
P.C$ Prc55Ure Control Pode:
5tandhy Pressure Control (SPC) hydtem.
Ear.kup Pressure Control fiode:
fiakeup system in conjunction with 1+tdown f'lh (Fmergency use only due to suspected larks to the seal injection system).
Major Paraneters -( As et C600, August 1.1980) (approximate values)
Averac^ incore Thermocouples: 141"F
?cxime; Incore Thermocoupie:
187"F 4CS-Loop emp4ratures:
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Hot Leg 140"F 143*F Cold Leg (1) 104'F S2'T (2) lib *F 84'F ncs Pressure: 94psig(Heise) 97 psig (DVM-controlling) brcssuri2er Temeerature:
91"F Raactor Building:
iceperature:
68"T Water level:
Elevation 290.3 ft. (7.0 ft. founflone) via cenetration 401 manomotor
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-0.5 psig (Heise) fioble Gas Concentra tion: 3.43 x 10-3 uC1/cc (Kr-85)
Envi,rcynental 5 Ef fluent Information 1.
~ l lyuid effluent: fecm T!iT-1 released te the Susquehenna River.
after prccessing, were within the limitt specified in Technical l
Sr.ecifica tions.
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fiu lijoid effluents wre discherced from Thl-?.
'Husults from [PA my:'tcrih of the enviroriracnt around the TNT site 3.
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LPA environmntal st.attuns revistered backnround ic<cis for air particulate and-water samples.
Cam a scan results fer all senpling Ir.r-tione. were negative.
instentaneous direct radiation readings showed an avsrage icvel of 0.012 rnF.em/hr at the 17 monitoring staticns.
An' apparent in rease in garna radiation was noted from h 00 - 4:00 p.m. on Moncay, July 28, 1980, at the TMI North
. gate monitoring 7.tation.
The maximum resding was approximately 10 times the norm 1 readinos for that station.
4e air sample that was t.:Len et the hume location end time was examined by
[Maa specicor. opy and show ed no evidence of reactor ro1ated red 10 active material. This ga ne rcdiation recorder in ase at that sietion failed during the naxt s?mpiing period.
Invest-ir;ation into ti.e cease of the elevated <eading is cont' m ng 2
but et thie. time EPA believe:, t7et the.r.ost nrotvible cause ir ins ttumcret malfunction.
Ihc TII Prograr, Offit.e staff has inspacted the licensee's efflucnt recoris and cocration locs ann found nn correintien t:etween the licensee *s avelut' ens and the cittated reading.
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U C.Inv_ iron ental Data Tha following are the NRC air sample analytical rcsults for the onsite continuoun air,wpier:
I -1 31 Cs.- 157 5,cyple
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The 1icen,ec provided the folicwing monthly inventory of Kr-85 rc1 cases for 1930:
Jaruary.20 ct, February-80 Ci, March-6? Ci, April-69 Ci, May-85 Ci, Junn.:47 Ci, and July (to midnicht July 10) 42.615 Ci.
This results in a total Kr-85 release of G,439 ti,.cs of midnight July 10. 1980.
The licensae e.tated that tFe uncertsinty for r.r-85 released during the purge is ^ 10".
Er.v;rontaentel TLD r.casurencnts for the period May 29. to July 2.1380, indicrte gent.a radiation to be et the natural background leveis.
iWty-nine T1.D's registered doses ranging fron 0.10 iR/ day to 0.20 mK/de'..
Averag= dme was 0.13 nR! day.
These dese-rates are.cr.nsiste.,t with r.atural tackground radiation in the TKI area, g
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Radioactive' Materini and fadeas te,_shi.gments were. as follows:
On Menday, July 28.1930, a 40 sel Unite reactor coolant sanple was shipped to Rabcock & Wilcox (B&W) L;'achburg. Virginia.
On Thursday. July 31, 1960, en EPI OR I cewatered resin lir.ee
-(017) was shipped to Nuclear Engineering Company (NECO). -
Richland, Washington.
Or Friday, August 1,1980, an iPTCOR 1 dewatered resin liner (D-14) _was shipped to Nuclezr Ingineering company (fCCO),
Richland, Washington.
Ma.ior Activities 1.
EpICOR 11 Sys ten.
A scheduled two rock outage for this system is to start on August 11. 1930.
Re mjor work effort on this system is'various maintenance items to improve personr.cl safety.
7 Recetor Buildine Fu,coe.
During the yeek the reBetor building cnncentration rerults continued to indicate of fgassing of Kr-85 from the reactor building sump eater.
On Friday, August 1,1980, a purge of the reactor building atmosphere was conducted for two hours and 72 minutes releasing approximately 57 Ci of Kr-85, based on HPR-219A monitor readings, Weekly carges on Friday afternocns are planned.
NP.C rc.10w cf data for prepurge. and postpurge 6nalyticci results or reactor building otensphera samples is being monitored.
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Peacter Guildino Entry.
The next scncduled entry into the reacter bdildiiii is during the week of August 15, 1980.
A data pachace on the previous entry is being prepared by the licensee.
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fiini Decay Heat [M.)H) System.
During the week the licensee sue =tted proposed Tech'riical Specifi~citions for cperation cf the MDH systen.
Associated surveillance reuui' e ents (Recovery Operating Plan) as yet vere not subtitted.
!!ajor outstehding items for system operation are:
Replace carbon steel filter housings with stainicss steel filter housing; perforG the functional test of the system; corplete operator training; and issue associated operatinu precedures: t?
address MDH system operation.
lhe system startup is expected late August 1050.
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Ground Pa ter Pnr.itorino Procra,rs.
A ::ap showing the 1ccations of tne Tb ground weter sacpling wells annotated with the latest, July: 7,1950, tr itiem e encent ations ir, picoeuries per liter is attachec.
the highes t tritium concentration was detected in 04-17.
This well is loccted acproximately 20 feet from the borated water storege -tank valve manifolds which are known to have leaked periodically.
'4cils MW-1 and GR-lb were drilled at each end of the island to serve as indicators of the normal background tritium activity..
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Radiation Policy Council Public Meetings in Denver and San Francisco: The second and third of the Radiation Policy Council regional public meetings on radiation issues were held in Denver on July 29 and in San Francisco on July 31 The purpose of the meetings is to obtain comments on issues that the RPC should address and on the topics it already has under study.
The audience at the Denver meeting varied between 15 to 30 people at various times of the day and 14 people made presentations. A film crew from TV Channel-4 in Denver filmed part of the meeting. The general area of most interest to the participants was mining and milling and associated radiological probl ems. Other topics discussed were radiological impact of the Rocky Flats plant-and problems associated with disposal of low-level waste from medical facilities. The need for better coordination among Federal agencies and between Federal agencies and State agencies was discussed, as was the need for better public education in radiation matters.
EPA was criticized for being so slow in developing needed regulations.
The audience at the San Francisco meeting varied between 30 to 60 people and 25 people made presentations. A delegation of 4 people from the State of California presented a coordinated, broad-ranging discussion of several radiation issues. The delegation was headed by Phillip A. Green-3rg, Special-Consultant to the Governor for Energy and Radiation.
The major theme throughout the State discussion was that there are major problems with the way Federal agencies are regulating radiation, that Federal preemption of State authority should be stopped, and that the State should play a bigger role in radiation regul ation.
Specific areas discussed by the State representatives were transprotation of radioactive materials, decommissioning of facilities, controlled, filtered venting of reactor containment, containments, waste disposal (both' high and low level), emergency response to accidents, over-utilization of X-rays, occupational radiation exposure limits, and the building-of facilities without adequate seismic protection.
Topics most discussed by the other speakers were low level waste disposal, radon levels in buildings, occupational exposure levels, and ocean disposal of radioactive wastes.
EPA was criticized for not publishing a 1977 report on ocean dumping of radioactive wastes off the coast of California.
NRC was criticized for not regulating research reactors properly.
[ Ray G.-Smith, 443-5938]
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On July 25, 1980, the Acting Executive Director for Operations approved for publication and signed a Federal Register notice of denial of petition for rulemaking PRM 30-56 proposing that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission be divided into two separate entities. As stated by the petitioner, "One area would cover power reactors, uranium mining, nuclear weapons manufacturing, nuclear fuel processors, and any area that deals with fissile materials. The other area would deal with byproduct materials."
On that same date, the petitioner, Walter P. Peeples, Jr., President Gulf Nuclear, Inc., was informed with a letter of the grounds of denial which stated: Given the structure of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, it is clear that Congress intended the newly created Nuclear Regulatory Commission to have licensing and related regulatory authority not only over nuclear reactors, uranium milling, nuclear fuel processing and reprocessing, and other areas dealing with fissile materials but also have this same authority over byproduct materials. The NRC itself cannot "... separate the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission into two separate entities...". Such a separation could only be accomplished in either of two ways: (1) enactment of legislation by the U.S. Congress, the method by which the existing NRC was created; or (2) through implementation of an Executive Reorganization-Plan pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 901 et seq.
[J. Henry, 443-5946]
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Visit by British Officials on Radiological Protection: On July 24, 1980, Mr. G. A. M. Webb and Dr. R. H. Clarke of the UK National Radiological Protection Board met with members of the NMSS, NRR and SD staff. The discussions covered: (a) emergency actions, including protection action guides and accident evaluation philosophy; (b) the ALARA principle, including use of several alternative analysis methods, and its application to the general public, workers, and waste management studies; and (c) occupational exposure, including standards, limits and levels. The discussions were very valuable to the NRC staff members as it appears that the UK is somewhat more advanced than we are in the consideration and implementation of some of these matters. Of particular interest were: (1) the UK official's views on optimization (a concept set forth in ICRP Publication 26 which involves minimizing the total cost for radiological protection taking account of both the cost of equipment and operational costs to alter the levels of exposures and the assumed cost of the biological effects assumed to result from the operations; a draft document, ICRP/80/C4-3/2, dealing in detail with optimization, has been made available to the staff for review and comment);
and (2) the fact that the UK has considered imposing additional constraints
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[ Walter S.. Cool, 443-5970]
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0FFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS Items of Interest Week Ending August 1, 1980 LLW Workshop on 10CFR61 On July 14 and 15 and July 17 and 18, representatives of the Division of Waste Management attended two low-level waste disposal workshops to review the draft Part 51 regulations for licensing low-level waste disposal sites. The July 14 and 15 workshop was held in Denver, Colorado, under an NRC contract with the Western Inter: tate Energy Board. The July 17 and 18 workshop was held in Chicago, Illinois, under a contract with the Midwestern Office of the Council of State Governments. Both workshops brought together representatives from all branches of government, public interest groups, industry, and the general public to discuss the technical, institutional, and organizational issues of the draft low-level waste regulation.
National Plan for Radioactive Waste Management On July 30, 1980, Waste Management Division perscnnel participated in a peer review meeting of the National Plan being prepared under the direction and leadership of the Department of Energy.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss low-level waste, remedial action programs, and the decontamination and decommissioning activities for the surplus DOE facilities.
The participants were informed by the DOE project manager that the time schedule had slipped approximately six months and that the final product would not be published until June or July 1981.
In addition, DOE now believes that the National Plan will not be considered a decision making document, but rather a compilation of the various agency plans on waste management over the two decades.
A number of the partici-pants suggested that this DOE activity was more a report of federal actions
-than a comprehensive national program plan.
It' appeared as if most partici-pants were concerned that the DOE structure and management of the National Plan fo-Radioactive Waste Management might not provide the public and Congress with any assurance that nuclear waste problems could be solved by the federal government.
NRC Staff Participation in Ontario, Canada, Hearings on Uranium Mill Tailings At the request of the Select Committee on Ontario Hydro Affairs, Messrr. Ross A. Scarano and Hubert J. Miller of the Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch, NMSS, will appear before the Committee on August 6,1980, in Toronto to discusi, current U. S. NRC mill tailings licensing requirements and the proposed mill tailings regulations issued for comment in August,1979. Currently, the Committee hearings are focused on the mining and milling of uranium are at Elliot Lake.
ENCLOSURE D
Items of Interest New Uranium Mill Application Conoco, Inc., has applied for an NRC source material license for a new 3000 ton per day uranium mill located in Campbell County, Wyoming.
The proposed method of tailings disposal is below grade in exhausted open mine pits with a clay liner and dewatering system for seepage control and a 10 feet minimum final cover.
DOE Hot Experimental Facility (HEF)
On July 30, 1980, personnel of the Safeguards Division and the Fuel Cycle Division, NMSS met with representatives of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and DOE to discuss the status and progress on the HEF work at ORNL.
In the next few months, ORNL intends to submit to NRC the physical security design for an informal Safeguards review and to meet with NRC personnel to review the MC&A approach adopted.
Incineration of Radioactive Waste, Albemarle County, Virginia The county of Albemarle, Virginia, on July 16, 1980, adopted an emergency ordinance forbidding the incineration of radioactive waste having a half-life greater than twelve years. The ordinance was passed as a response to a recent NRC authorization to the University of Virginia to dispose of low-level radioactive waste by incineration. The principal radioisotopes in the waste to be incinerated are tritium and carbon-14. The county will hold a public hearing on the ordinance within 60 days of July 16, 1980.
Meeting with Bureau of Radiological Health and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Members of NMSS met with reprsentatives of the Bureau of Radiological Health (BRH) and the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) on July 30,1980 to discuss additional failure modes which were discovered during design testing of the radiation field defining light systems on four models of teletherapy units manufactured by AECL, Connercial Products (AECL-CP). AECL is notifying teletherapy users of these potential failure modes, which could result in lower doses to patients than prescribed by the physician.
Their proposed design change will be retrofitted within an 18 month period beginning in February 1981.
In the interim, an inspection procedure is being formulated by AECL, for NRC and BRH approval, which will enable the operator to check
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l Items of Interest United Nuclear _ Corporation, Wood River Junction On July 30, 1980, a followup meeting was held in Providence, Rhode Island, at the request of the Governor, to discuss the decontamination and decommissioning of the United Nuclear Corporation plant at Wood River Junction.
The meeting was attended by state and local officials, press, as well as representatives of the Concerned Citizens of Rhode Island.
Topics discussed were the mechanism for state and public participation in the decommissioning process, and more extensive monitoring to evaluate the contamination in the aquifer below the plan site and in the Pawcatuck River into which the aquifer flows. Questions were also raised concerning the source of _ strontium-90 and cesium-137 detected in this aquifer and the confirmatory surveys that will be performed by NRC prior to taking licensing action on any requests from United Nuclear Corporation to terminate the license and release the property for unrestricted use. The staff informed the participants that two Local Public Document Rooms had been recently initiated and were being backfitted to the timely license renewal in 1976 and all future correspondence will also be transmitted to these LPDR's.
Also, the staff committed to keep the state informed of the progress of the decontamination of the facility and that prior to taking any licensing action, notice would be given to the state and public and to the Concerned Citizens of Rhode Island, what action NRC plans to take.
The state, in closing, indicated that the agenda items and the appropriate portions of the discussion would be documented in a letter from Governor Garahy to the Commission.
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. 4.. Public -Meeting on National Institute for Occupational Safety and. Health (NIOSH)
Respirator Testing and Certification Program: The NRC's regulations generally require the use of only NIOSH tested-and-certified respiratory protective
' equipment (respirators) in NRC. licensed activities. Accordingly, both the quality of:the NIOSH, testing and certification (TC) program and its continued existence are-important oc the NRC..0ver the past few years, NIOSH has
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' July 28-30,1980, NIOSH held a public meeting at NBS to solicit views from interested parties on the future conduct of the NIOSH TC program. SD staff members attended this' meeting and presented NRC staff views on the need for the continuation and strengthening of the NIOSH TC program.
NIOSH is currently considering a number of different courses of action with respect to the future of its TC program, ranging from increased efforts a
to continue to improve the program's effectiveness to abandoning the program.
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4 Publications' Issued -During the Week of-July 28-August 1,1980 Draft. Regulatory Guide and Value/ Impact Statement: Standard Format and Content of License Applications, Including Environmental Reports, for In Situ Uranium Solution Extraction, Task FP-818-4, Comments requested by September 30, 1980.
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po 0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Items of Interest Week Ending August 1, 1980
- 1. - Eastern Testing and Inspection, Inc., Pennsauken, NJ - Civil Penalty Action - On July 31, 1980, the Commission received a check in the amount of $575 from the subject licensee as the first of 12 payments for a civil penalty of $6,900 imposed by Order.
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Nuclear Pharmacy, Inc., Chicago, IL - Civil Penalty Action - On July 31, 1980, the Commission received a check in the amount of $4,200 from the subject licensee in payment of the proposed civil penalty of $5,700 issued on June 27, 1980. The licensee denied one item of alleged noncom-pliance for which a civil penalty of $1,000 was proposed and requested mitigation of the proposed penalty of $1,000 to $500 for another item.
The licensee's response is under review by the staff.
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The following Notifications of Significant Enforcement Action were dispatched during the past week:
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EN-80-32 Carolina Power and Light Company (Brunswick Units 1 and 2) -
On August 1,1980, a Notice of Violation and a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of S89,000 were issued to the subject licensee. This action is based on alleged items of noncom-pliance relating to improper disposition of licensed radioactive material and the sale of items contaminated with radioactive material to salvage dealers, b.
EN-80-33 Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant) - On August 1, 1980, a Notice of Violation and a Notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of $21,000 were issued to the subject licensee. This action is based on alleged items of noncompliance relating to the operation of Calvert Cliffs Unit 1 for about three hours in a condition exceeding the Limiting Condition for Operation which rendered both Auxiliary Feedwater Pumps unavailable for automatic start and supply of water to the steam gener-ators for decay heat removal or cooldown purposes. This action is also based on three alleged items of noncompliance relating to security.
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Preliminary Notifications relating to the following actions were dispatched during the past week:
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PN0-I-80-110 - Salem Units 1 & 2 - Strike of IBEW, Including Licensed Reactor Operators b.
PN0-I-80-110A Salem Units 1 & 2 - Update Concerning IBEW Strike c.
PNO-I-80-111 Peach Bottom Unit 2 - Contaminated Injury d.
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PNO-I-80-113= Indian Point Unit 3 - Unplanned Release.of Gaseous-Radioactive Material Not in Excess of Technical Specifications
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PN0-I-80-114 Nuclear Metals Inc., Concord, MA - Release of Molten Depleted Uranium From Reduction Furnace 9.
PNO-II-80-128 Hatch' Unit 2 - Failure of Scram Level Float; b.
PNO-II-80-129 Crystal River Unit 3 - Release of Contaminated Water 1.
PNO-II-80-130 Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., Erwin, TN - Minor Fire in Main _ Process Build'ng
- j. PN0-II-80-131 -Fitzpatrick - Suspension of Fitzpatrick NPS Burial Permit by South Carolina
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PNO-II-80-132 Farley Unit 1 - Turbine Oil Leak and Reactor Trip 1.
PNO-II-80-133 Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Columbia, SC -
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PN0-III-80-140 and_-140A Palisades - Incorrect Line-Up of Containment Sump Isolation Valve
- o. -PN0-III-80-141-Pharmatopes, Oak Park, MI - Lost 100 Millicurie Technetium-99m Source
- p..PN0-III-80-142 Davis-besse Unit 1 - Office Employees Union Strike q.
PNO-III-80-143 Carle Clinic Association, Urbana, IL - Apparent Overexposure of Four Nuclear Medicine Technicians i
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PNO-TMI-80-38J-Three Mile Island Unit 2 - Reactor Building Purge Status
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The following IE Bullitins were issued:
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IE Bulletin 80-19, " Failures of Mercury-Wetted Matrix Relays in Reactor
-Protective Systems for Operating Nuclear Power Plants Designed by Combustion. Engineering," was issued on July 31','1980 to all power 2 reactor _ facilities with an operating license or construction permit.
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reactor. facilities with an operating license or construction permit.
- 6. IThe following.IE Information Notice was issued:
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Supplement to IE Information Notice 80-06, " Notification of Significant Events at Operating Power Reactor Facilities," was issued on July 29,
-1980 to all power reactor facilities with an operating license and to near term operating license applicants.
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WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 1980 St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2 (CP)
On July 30, 1980, the Appeal Board issued a Decision (ALAB-603) in which it found that 1) Unit 2 meets General Design Criteria 17 for diversity of electric power sources from the transmission network to the onsite distri-bution system; 2) a complete loss of AC power must be considered a design basis event for Unit 2; 3) in the event of loss of AC power plant can be maintained in safe condition for a number of hours; 4) there is a high likelihood that AC power, if lost, can be restored before a serious public health or safety problem develops; 5) behavior of Unit 2 during station blackout must be analyzed;and 6) there is a need to train operators for blackout operation and develop written procedures.
On the basis of the findirgs the ASLB ordered that the FSAR include an analysis demonstrating the ability of the plant, in its final design, to operate through a total loss of AC power.
The Applicant was also required to detail its training programs and procedures for station operation in a blackout and for restrict-ion of AC power.
The CP was ordered modified accordingly.
Haven Nuclear Plant On July 30, 1980, the presiding ASLB dismissed this proceeding upon request of the Applicants, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, et al.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST OFFICE OF INTERNATI0tJAL PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 1980 Pipe Cracking at Swedish Reactors The Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate has notified NRC that cracks have been found in the main feedwater piping at three Swedish operating BWRs.
(Feedwater piping is part of the primary reactor system boundary in a BWR.) The cracks varied in depth from 0.5 to 6 mm, the largest being roughly one-quarter of the pipe wall thickness. The piping material is reported to be equivalent to ASTM 304L material used in the U.S.
All three reactors were designed by the Swedish firm ASEA-Atom.
The reported information has been distributed to the cognizant staff offices for evaluation. An additional report describing the details of the cracking is expected, and will be forwarded to the staff promptly.
IAEA Technical Assistance Missions Jay Lee, NRR, will be traveling to Seoul, S. Kores on August 9 for a 4-week IAEA Technical Assistance Missio.1 to advise both the Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) and the Aorean Atomic Energy Bureau (KAEB) on nuclear safety activities.
Cordell Williams, Region III, will be traveling to Manila, The Philippines, in September on an IAEA Technical Assistance Mission to advise the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission on welding inspection techniques.
Foreign Visits to NRC On Tuesday, Dr. Heinz Riesenhuber, a Member of the German Federal Parliament, met with J. R. Shea, I? Director, J. D. Lafleur, IP Deputy Director, and Mr. Peterson, IP Acting A/D for Export / Imports and International Safeguards, to discuss nuclear safety issues.
On Tuesday, Dr. A. Alonso, Administrator of the NRC Bilateral Arrangement with the Spanish Junta de Energia Nuclear (JEN), met with J. D. Lafleur, IP
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Dr. Alonso also held a brief meeting with H. R. Denton, NRR Director.
On Tuesday, Srs. Carraminana and Villadongia of the Spanish Junta de Energia Nuclear (JEN) met with (1) V. Benaroya of CEB/NRR to discuss water hammer problems, (2) A. C. Thadani of GIB/NRR to discuss ATWS, and (3) W. LaVine of IP to discuss the acquisition of code manuals and tapes. The visitors also attended Dr. Alonso's discussions with H. R. Denton, NRR Director.
On Wednesday, Peter Haire of the U.K. Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB)
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This meeting was erranged as a follow-up to answer NRC questions raised following the June 3 visit of CEGB Chairman Mr. England to NRC.
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2 On Wednesday, Mr. Leif Persson, Barseback Plant Safety Officer of the Swedish utility Sydsvenka AB, and Mr. Lars Larsson, Attache (Science amd Technology),
met with H. E. Collins, Deputy Program Director, and J. Sears of the Emergency Preparedness Program Office of NRR, to discuss emergency planning for heavily populated areas, and with R. Blond of PAS /RES to discuss probability risk assessment.
On Wednesday, Mr. H. John Dunster, Deputy Director General of the U.K. Health 9
and Safety Executive, met with H. R. Denton, NRR Director, R. B. Minogue, SD Director, and J. D. Lafleur, IP Deputy Director, to discuss NRC siting policy.
On Thursday, Mr. Claude Blanchemaison, Counselor of the French Permanent Mission to the European Communities, met with G. Eysymontt of OPE to discuss the NRC perspective on (1) the need to balance energy and non-proliferation requirements, (2) assessment of the recently-completed INFCE program, and (3) plans to integrate nuclear power into an overall energy program in the U.S.
On Friday, IP arranged a conference call for Mr. George Vayssier of the Dutch Nuclear Inspectorate, and a representative of the Dutch Nuclear Research Estab-lishment to talk to F. Eltawila, C. Grimes, N. Su, and C. Anderson of NRR, for a discussion of (1) quencher loadings, (2) condensation oscillation and clogging, and (3) containment pressure response.
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OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS ITEMS OF INTEREST WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 1980 Andy'Dobrzeniecki, a summer technical intern from M.I.T.,
and Don Gibbons, a consultant from Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory,
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visited' Maryland and Florida, July 16-23, to assist with their transportation surveillance program.
In a May 20 memorandum to heads of departments and agencies from James T. McIn tyre, Jr.,
Director, OMB; Frank Press, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Jack Watson Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, NRC was asked to identify those R & D programs proposed in the FY 82 budget which will substantially benefit or impact State and local governments and to describe the processes by which those State and local governments were consulted in the formulation of those R & D programs.
Frank Young, Acting Assistant Director for Program Development attended a meeting of the Intergovernmental Science, Engineering and Technology Advisory Panel on Friday, July 25 in the Rayburn HOB.
It is intended that, starting with the FY 82 budget cycle, one of the budget cross-cuts will be the benefit to State and local government plus consultation with them in the development of the programs.
Although the May 20 memorandum limits the definition of R & D to narrow limits, se are asked informally to broaden it to include technical support.
William B. Menczer, Region III, RSLO, was in the State Emergency Operation Center in Des Moines, Iowa on July 29, 1980 to observe an exercise of Iowa's Radiological Emergency Response Plan.
He was interviewed concerning the exercise by Television personnel from Channel 13-WHO and Channel 8-KCCI both in Des Moines.
Excerpts from those interviews were broadcast on their news program at 12 noon and 6 PM on July 29, 1980.
Jim Montgomery, Region IV SLO, serving as the NRC representative on Regional Assistance Committee, observed Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant (Nebraska) annual emergency response exercises on July 29.
The exercises lasted all day with participation by State and county agencies.
Comments received during post exercise critique were favorable indicating licensee and off-site agencies had performed responsibilities well.
On July 31 Jim Montgomery met with Arkansas Governor Clinton and other State officials in Little Rock to discuss a variety of nuclear issues.
Participating with him were Jim Sniezek and Karl Seyfrit.
' Bob Troj anowski, Region II SLO, participated as member,of the
' Regional Advisory Committee on Emergency Preparedness, in a meeting with Alabama State officials in Montgomery, Alabama, on July 28-30, 1980.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Alabama emergency plan which is expected to be submitted for approval later this fall.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS Items of Interest WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 1980 f
f Accountability in FY 81 Provided ED0 with a draft plan to improve accountability mechanisms in NRC.
Plan is based on experience with the decision unit tracking system gained in FY 80 and takes into account comments and criticisms from the program offices.
Operating Unit Status Report Distributed June issue of Gray Book, NUREG-0020.
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Office of the Controlier Items of Interest LWeek Ending August 1, 1980 I'
- FY11982 - FY~1983 The Commission's final mark on NRC's. FY 1982 - FY 1983 budget was distributed to the staff.
-FY 1981 Budget The Succommittee on Energy and water Development, House Committee on Appropriations approved.the TMI reprogramming actions.
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0FFICE FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL DATA ITEMS OF INTEP.5ST WEEK ENDING AUGUST 1, 1980 The AE0D case study on the June 28, 1980 Browns Ferry 3 partial failure to scram was completed. A copy of the report and executive summary have been distributed, and NRR has been requested to initiate appropriate action based upon the report recommendations.
The report indicates that:
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There are several credible ways which water can accumulate undetected in the scram discharge volume providing a poten-tial for unreliable scram capability.
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There are scram events that can result in an unisolatable reactor coolant blowdown outside of primary containment if the single isolation valve should fail.
Specific recommendations regarding system modifications td reduce the risk posed by these deficiencies are identified in the report.
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SCHEDULED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Date-Organization / Location-Subject Soeaker
-8/14/80 Georgia Tech Radiation Protection at A.'.Gibson, R0'II Atlanta,'GA Nuclear Stations 8/14/80-
- Georgia.TechL Radiation Protection for-R. Woodruff, R0 18 1 Atlanta,- GAL Industrial and Medical Uses of Radioisotopes 8/14/80.
Georgia Tech Radiation Protection at A. Gibson, R0 II Atlanta, GA-Fuel 1 Facilities 9/_9/80 University of Chicago Personnel Dosimetry R. Alexander, HQ-Performance Testing 9/9/80 Nuclear. Records Mgmt Assn Inspection of QA Requiremente W. Ruhlman, R0 -II -
. Houston, TX for Records 9/18/80 Rotary Club' Cleanup at-TMI 2 T. Elsasser, R0 I
- Roseland, NJ-9/22/80 League of_ Women Voters Nuclear Energy in Calvert R. Architzel, R0 I Calvert County, MD County-(CalvertCliffs)
-10/5/80 Missouri Valley Nuclear NRC Inspection of Nuclear C. Paperiello, Medicine Society, St. Louis Medicine Programs R0 III 10/6/80
-School of Nuclear Medicine Requirements for NRC L. Friedman, R0 I J.F. Kennedy Medical Center-Inspection Process Edison, NJ-10/7/80 Univ. of Illinois Medical Waste. Handling & Disposal J. Pagliaro, R0 II Center, Chicago (Sponsored by Univ of Il and Dept of Public Health) 10/9/80 Society of American Military Overview of NRC K. Clark, R0 II-Engineers -~ Atlanta Post, GA
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American Society for Non-
. Industrial Radiography - An F. Costello, R0 I destructive Testing-NRC Perspective Roseland, NJ 10/24/80
- Regional Emergency Medical Transportation Emergencies M. Slobodien, R0 I Services Program,.Inc.
Involving Radioactive Materials
- Canandaigua, NY-
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Three Mile Island R. Martin, R0 II
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