ML17317B246

Requests NRC Hold Public Hearings Re Util Application to Increase Nuclear Waste Storage Capacity

ML17317B246
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Issue date:	05/09/1979
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CARLLEVINt$fCHIOAN)Rl.'nHebWf~feeWenrdeWASHINGTON,D.C.20510May9,1979Mr.JosephM.HendrieNuclearRegulatoryCorrnissionWashington,D.C.20555

DearMr.Hendrie:

IwanttoencouragetheNuclearRegulatoxyComnissiontoholdapublichearingonIndianaandMichiganPowerCo~y'sapplicationtoincreasenuclearwastestoragecapacityatitsCookplantinwesternMichigan.OurnationisinaperiodinwhichmanypeoplehavelostfaithintheirgovexnIrent'sresolvetodotherightthing,particularlyregardingnuclearpower.Andweshoulddoanyt1~gwecantohelprestorepublicconfidenceingovernmentandgivepeopletheopportunitytovoicetheiropinions.BecausepersonswithobjectionstotheCookplansinadvertentlywerenotnotifiedbytheNRC,theydidnothavetheopportunitytocallfor.ahearingatanearlierstage.Iamtold,however,thatpersonswithspecificobjectionscanaskforapublichearingwithin45daysaftertheplansarereviewedandapprovedbytheNRC.Ithinkyoushouldextendtheopportunitythatwasmissedearlierandmakeevexyefforttohearandconsiderallsidesinthisdecision.Nooneshouldbeabletofairlysaythattheregulatoryprocesswasashaminthiscase.Asyoumayknur,Ihavecalledforaoratoriumonnuclearpowerplantconstructionnotalreadyunderway.Iamconcernedaboutnuclearpowerplantaccidents,lmr-levelradiationandwaste.Ihaveseriousdoubtaboutourlong-termabilitytodealwiththedangerouswastegeneratedbythenuclearpowerplants.ButIhavenotca1ledforashutdownofoperatingnuclearpower-plantsorplantsunderconstruction,andIrealizewehavetostorethewastebeinggeneratedbytheseplants.Iunderstandtheneedtoexpandwastefacilities.Theonlyalternativewouldseemtobetransportationofthewastetoanotherstoragesite,andthatwouldbedangerousforanumberofreasons.Itdoesseemtomethatrequestsformarestoragespaceoonfixmmydoubtsaboutthenuclearpcmerplantindustxy'sabilitytosolvethewasteproblem.ConsumersPower,forexample,isaskingformrewastestoragespaceforitsMidland,Michigan,pcwerplantthatisstillunderconstruction.Mydoubtsaside,IthinktheCooksituationcallsforanextraeffort,bythegovernmenttoberesponsivetoitscitizens.Sincerely,Ogp~CarlLevinU.S.Senator IP4Qo~f IC'ARLLEVINMICNIOAN~JPnifebWfnfee&enableWASHINGTON.D.C.205I0May9,1979Mr.JosephM.HendrieNI.uclearRegulatoryComissionWashington,D.C.20555C9qcP~+V0ggoepo"0.

DearMr.Hendrie:

IwanttoencouragetheNuclearRegulatoryCoamissiantoholdapublichearingonIndianaandMichiganPoorerCoIopany'sapplicationtoincreasenuclearwastestoragecapacityatitsCookplantinwesternMichigan.Ournationisinaperiodinwhichmanypeoplehavelostfaithintheirgovernment'sresolvetodotherightthing,p-Irticularlyregardingnuclearpower.Andweshoulddoanytt~gwecantohelprestorepublicconfidenceingovernmentandgivepeopletheopportunitytovoicetheiropinions.BecausepersonswithobjectionstotheCookplansinadvertentlywerenotnotifiedbytheNRC,theydidnothavetheopportIzu.tytocallforahearingatanearlierstage.Iamtold,however,thatpersonswith.specificobjectionscanMkforapublichearingwithin45daysaftertheplansarereviewedandapprovedbytheNRC.Ithinkyoushouldextendtheopportunitythatwasmissedearlierandmakeeveryefforttohearandconsiderallsidesinthisdecision.Nooneshouldbeabletofairlysaythattheregulatoryprocesswasashaminthiscase+Asyoumayknow,.IhavecalledforaIInratoriumonnuclearpcarer'lantconstructionnotalreadyunderway.Iamconcernedaboutnuclearpcs~plantaccidents,lmr-levelradiationandwaste.Ihaveseriousdoubtaboutourlong-termabilitytodealwiththedangerouswastegeneratedbythenuclearpowerplants.ButIhavenotcalledforashutdownof'peratingnuclearpowerplantsorplantsunderconstruction,andI~zewehavetostorethewastebeinggeneratedbytheseplants.Iunderstandtheneedtoexpandwastefacilities.Theonlyalternativewouldseemtobetransportationofthewastetoanotherstoragesite,andthatwouldbedangerousforanumLmrofreasons.Itdoesseemtoaethatrequestsformrestoragespaceconfirmnpdoubtsaboutthenuclearpowerplantindustry'sabilitytosolvethewasteproblem..ConsumersPmer~forexample,isaskingfora+rewastestoragespaceforitsMidland,Michigan,powerplantthatisstillunderconstruction.Mydoubtsaside,IthinktheCooksituationcallsforanextraeffort,bythegovernmenttoberesponsivetoitscitizens.Sincerely,CarlLevinU.S.Senator OCT041S78TheHonorableRobertP.GriffinUnitedStatesSenateWashington,D.C.20510

DearSenatorGriffin:

AsrequestedbyyourreferralofSeptember15,1978,enclosedisacopyofalettertoMr.JamesC.HcGaheyrespondingtohisletterofSeptember8.1978toDr.CliffordY.Smith,DirectoroftheOfficeofNuclearMaterialSafetyandSafeguardsatt(RC.Sincerely,(signed)iVilliamS.DirclNDctIV!,l.xccutivcDirector(o011"rn!inns

Enclosure:

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Dearter.HcGahey:

InyourletterofSeptember8,1978toDr.CliffordV.Smith,DirectoroftheOfficeofNuclearMaterialSafetyandSafeguards,youraisedseveralquestionsabouttheemploymentofsec'urityguardsattheDonaldC.CooknuclearpowerplantinBridgman,tlichigan.Ofparticularconcerntoyouisthefactthattheutilityisobtaininganewsecurityforcecontractorbybidding.YousuggestNRCcanthroughsomeapplica-tionof"federalpolicynpreventthechange.Iknowthisanswerwilldisappointyou,butthetruthisthatasageneralmatterNRChasnoauthoritytointerveneinthehiringpracticesofautilityforguards.NRChasrecently.throughrulemaking,estab-lishedsomeguardqualification,training,andequipmentrequirementsbuttheserequirementsmaybemetbyeitherproprietaryorcontractguardforce.(Thenet]regulationwaspublishedintheFederalRegisteronAugust23,1978andwillbeeffectiveonOctober23,1978-acopyisenclosed).Accordingly,NRCisinnopositiontoinstitute"remedialaction"asrequestedinyourletter.Mewouldbehappytodiscussthissubjectwithyoufurther,ifyouthinkthiswouldbeuseful.Mecertainlywouldbeconcernedif,f'rexample,itappearedthataswitchfromaproprietarytoacontractguardforcedid,contrarytoourexpectations,impactsignificantlyontheeffec-tivenessoftheguardforce.Sincerely,(StgncIi)qVnttamJ.birchgcputyi,Tccutiv~cDjTccto'cfpTOpcTationa

Enclosure:

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DearMr.McGahey:

InyouletterofSeptember8,1978tDr.CliffordV.Smith,DirectoroftheOfficeofNuclearMaterialSafeandSafeguards,youraisedseveralquestionsabouttheemploentofsecurityguardsattheDonaldC.Cook'nuclearpowerplainBridgman,Michigan.Ofparticularconcerntoyouisthefactthatheutilityisobtaininganewsecurityforcecontractorbybidding.usuggestNRCcanthroughsomeapplica-tionof"federalpolicy"prevtthechange.Iknowthisanswerwilldisppointyou,-butthetruthisthatNRChasnoauthoritytointervenenthehiringpracticesofautilityforguards.NRChasrecently.througrulemaking,establishedsomeguardqualification,training,andequipmentequirementsbuttheserequirementsmaybemetbyeitherproprietarycontractguardforce.(ThenewregulationwaspublishedintheFede1RegisteronAugust23,1978andwillbeeffectiveonOctober23,1978acopyisenclosed).,Ourattorneysadviseme,however,thatwhileIRCmayundertheAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended.prescribeguardqualification,training,andequipmentforthephysicalproctionofalicensedfacility.theActgivesNRCnoauthorityinthareaofutility-unionrelationships.Accordingly,NRCisinnopsitiontoinstitute"remedialaction"asrequestedinyourletter.Sincerelyyours,EnosureDISTRIBUTIONM.MalschR.FormerOELDOELDReadingC.SmithG.McCorkleLgQOrEICE~SIIIINAMEWIIATE~ELD~IPIII-------Form6:h9/78EDONRCPOR1If318(9-76)NRCM02406UeSoOOVEIINMENTPRIN?INOOSEICEII074424424

<<Vltl,l<<rh.4ll~~I.r<<I4C'It4CtF~4IFhI~lI4.rI','Ur"l'I4l<<lrr.444\I4l444'hItiI~~4h4III44~<<,cr'Iht'I44P44hrtfn<<'4fFV4r44.r'4,llI'l4t4~,4*44<<l.f4'n4ll",cII'"~"$4I44HIS<<IC t4:14+jt~iI~%tfULATIONSRULESANDREG3V421Iitself.ThesamereasoabaronsuchfiUngswsionalsosupportaprfiUngswiththesubortorybodiesintheCCommissionhasdecidregulationsaccordinglEFFECTIVEDATE:AFORFURTHERICONTACT:StephenS.Ostrach,theGeneralCounsRegulatoryCommton,D.C.20555.202-SUPPLEMENTARYIBecausethisamendmattersoffnternalgeneralnoticeof.propfsunnecessary.PursuanttosecttoAtomicEnergyActof2201andto5U.S.C.U.S.C.553,thenextto10CFR9.103lsamendthatsupportththeCommis-ltbtttonagainstinateadjudica-mmission.Thedtoamendits)gust23,1978.FORMATIONEsq..Officeof,U.S.Nuclearion,Washing-34-3224.FORMATION:entrelatestoencypractice,sedrulemakfng161ofthe1954,42U.S.C.552b(g)and5lastsentenceofdtoread:$9.103iGeneralprovisiouchstatemepleaded,cited,orreUtheCommtssfonorinunderpart2oftheseCFRpart2)exceptasmaydirect.DatedatWashing17thdayofAugust19rFortheCommfssion.SAbrSccrctar71ofth(FRoc.'18-23588FiledS.tsmaynotbeduponbeforeanyproceedingregulations(10heCommissionn,D.C.,thts81.J.CHIu(,Commission.-22-78:8:45am]'P50-01jPART35-HUMAIIYPRODUCTMUSESOFTERIALApplicationFormPLicense-MdrMaterialsicalarRegulatoryendingitsreg-ofanewformonsforMatcri-Thenewformntheoneitre-asfs,hasresult-dencebotwcentsregardingde-catfons.November6,"ulatoryCommis.ulctothcComp.ccvicwasrllaybceralReportsAct,512.Thedrltconcordkecpfng)re.lccomcseffective,AGENCY:U.S.Nuc)Commission(NRC).ACTION:Finalrule.SUMMARY:NRCfsulatfonstorequireusNRC-313M,"AppUcatalsLfccnse-Medical"fseasiertoffftoutthplaces,and,onatrialedfnreducedcorrespNRCandtheapplicficfcncfesintheirapplEFFECTIVEDATE:1978.NoTr.-ThcNuc)csrRsionhassubmittedthistrollerGeneralforsuchappropriateundertheFasamended,44V.S.C.whichthereporting(qulrcmcntotthisruleunless'hdviscdtothecoreflectsinclusionofthc4thatstatuteallowsforVD.C.3512(cX2)).FORFURTHERtrary.accordingly~dayperiodwhichsuchreview(44FORMATIONCONTACT:EdwardPodolak,ardsDevelopment,ulatoryCommissioD.C.20555,phone30SUPPLEMENTARYIficeofStand-S.NuclearReg-Washington,-443-5946.0RMATION:forthemedicalialarefiledonPresently,applicatiouseofbyproductmatthegeneralappUcatfowiththeaidofaguide(NUREG-0338,questsinformationnspecifictothemedFormAEC-313doesspaceanddoesnotspmuchofthefnformatthemedicalUcensinformNRC-313Mhasspecificallyforthetion.FormNRC-3changethesubstantithatmustbcmetbmedicallicenses.ThequiredonthenewfothatcurrentlyidentffcalUcensingguide.thenewformNRC-31themedicallicensingforthelicenseetousbasis,hasresultedindencebetweenNRCcantsregardingdefiapplications.FormNRC-313ManformAEC-313edicalUcensingev.1)whichre-essaryforandalappUcation.othaveenough(tiffealtyaddressonrequestedinguide.AnewbeendevelopededicalappUca-3Mdoesnot0requirementsapplicantsforinformationre-isthesameasedInthemedi-wever,because)MfstaUoredtouide,itiseasierand,onatriallesscorrespon-andtheappU-enciesfntheirthemedicalU-fablefromthegBranch,Divi-andMaterialclearMaterial,U.S.Nuclearn,Washington,censingguideareavRadfotsotopesLfcensirsionofFuelCycleSafety,OfQceofNLISafetyandSafeguardRegulatoryCommtssfD.C.20555.'ecausethisnoticetersofagencymanagdure,generalnoticeomakingandpublicprareunnecessaryandcanbeeffective75darelatestomatentandproce-proposedrufe-cedurethereonheamendmentsafterpublica-tfon.PursuanttotheAof1954,asamended,t1gamfzattonActof19)tIcEnergyActeEnergyRcor-4,asamended53oftitle5ofe,thefoUowfng10,ChapterI,iations,Part35mentsubjecttoandsections552andtheUnitedStatesCoamendmcntstoTitleCodeofFederalRearepublishedasadocreadsasfollows:g33.4Applicationforrlccnscs.AppUcationsforspehumanuscunderH35.13shallbefiled313M,"AppUcattonfcense-Medical."forspecificli-ificlicensesfor5.11,35.12,andnformNRC-rMaterialsLi-codification.Anewsectionf35.Isaddedwhich(Secs.81.161b,Pub.L.868Stat.035,948(42U.S.201,Pub.L93-438,as.1242(42U.S.C.5841).)DatedatBethesda,ofAugust1978.FortheNuclearRmission.=LzgExecu[oc.78-23340Filed703.asamended..2111,2201);sec.ncnded.88Stat.d.,this8thdaygulatoryCom-Gosslct(,iveDirectorrOperations.-22-78:8:45am)590-01]ART73-PHYSICALPROTECTIONOFPLANTSAND'ATERIALSSecurityPersonnelQualificationTrainingandEquipmontRequirementsAGENCY:U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission.ACTION:Finalrule.SUMMARY:OnJuly5,1977,theCommissionpublishedforpubliccom-mentproposedamendmentstotheCommission'sregulationstoimposeupgradedguardquattffcatton,training,andequippingrequirementsforsccuri-typersonnelprotectingagainsttheftofspecialnuclearmaterialsandindus-trialsabotageofnuclearfaciUtiesornuclearshipmentsInresponsetopubUccomments,thetrainingandquaUficatlonssectionofthcproposedamendmentshasbeenextensivelyrevisedtospecifyperform-anceorientedrequirementsinsteadofthedetailedtrainingrequirementsasoriginallyproposedonJuly5,1977.Theperformanceorientedrequire-mentsgivelicenseesflexlbiUtyfnse-lectinganddevelopingthcmostcost-effectivetrainingprogramstomeetsitespecificneeds.TheNuclearRegu-latoryCommissionnowfspublishingtheserevisedamendmentsinfinalform.Concurrentwithpublicationoftheseamendments,theNRCisissuingforpubUccommentguidancedocumentstoassistthelicenseeinthedevelop-mentofsecuritypersonneltrainingandquaUffcationsplansrequiredbytheamendments.TheeffectivedateoftherevisedrequirementshasbeensettopermitpubUccommentontheguid-anceanditsissuanceinfinalformatthetimetherequirementsbecomeef-fective..EFFECTIVEDATE:October23;1978.'Rom.-TheNuclearRggu)atory'ommis-sionhassubmittedthisruletotheComp.(rogerGeneralforreviewofitsreportingrcquircmcntsundertheFcdcraiReportsAct.asamended.44U.S.C.3512.Thedateonwhichthcreportingrequfrcmcrltoftherulebccomcsc(fcctivc.untcssadvisedIothecontrary.includesa45*dayperiodwhichFEDERALREGISTER,VOL43,t(O.154-WKDt(ESDAY,AUGUST23,)978e

~~/3V422thatstatuteallov:storComptro)lcrGeneralreview<44U.S.C.3512(c)(2)).FORFURTHERINFORMATIONCONTACT:Mr.R.J.Jones,ChiefMaterialsPro-tectionStandardsBranch,DivisionofSiting,HealthandSafeguardsStandards,OfficeofStandardsDe-velopment,U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,D.C.20555,301-443-5907.SUPPLZMENTARYINFORMATION:In1975;thesecurityagencystudy(NUREG-0015,ES)concludedthai,"CreationofaFederalguardforceformaintainingsecurftyinthenuclearin-dustrywouldnotresultinahigherdegreeofguardforceeffectivenessthancanbeachievedbytheuseofpri-vateguardsproperlyqualified,trainedandcertified(bytheNRC)."In19V6.aJointERDA-NRCtaskforcewasformedtoproposeaplanofactionforimprovingthecontrolsandprotectionofnuclearIflaterfafsatNRClfcensedfuelcyclefacilftfes.Thetaskforcead.dressedthecurrentstatusandfuturedirectionofphysicalsecurityprotec-tionatNRClicensedfuelcyclefacilf-tfesnowfnpossessionofcertainquan-'titiesofspecialnuclearmaterials.ThetaskforcereportissuedinJuly1976includedconclusionsandrccommenda-tlonswhichprovideabasisforrule-.making.TheNuclearRegulatoryCom-missionhasdetermined,asaresultofthesecurityagencystudyconclusions,thcJointtaskforcefindingsandothersubsequentdellberatlons,thatsecuritypersonnelqualificationandtrainingrequfrementsshouldbeupgradedthroughpublicrulemaking.OnJuly5,1977,theNuclearRegulatoryCommis-*sionpublishedintheFRDLslaLRsors-xRR(42FR34321)proposedamend-mentsto10CFRpartV3ofitsregula-tions.Interested'personswereinvitedtosubmitwrittencommentsandsug-gestionsontheproposedamendmentswithin45daysafterpublicationfntheFEDERALRFAISTFR.Thecommentperiodwassubsequentlyextended30days.Basedonthepubliccommentsandotherconsiderations,theCommis-sionhasadoptedtheproposedamend-ments,withmodificationsassetforthbelow.'InadoptingtheseamendmentstheCommfssiondecidedthatthercqulre-mcntsshouldnotbemade.effectiveuntilgufdancchadbeen'publishedtoassistthe)fcensccsIndevelopingtheirsecuritypersonneltrainingandquail.ficationsplans.Concurrentwiththepublicationoftheseamendments,'hreeguidancedocumentsarebeingpublishedforpubliccomment.Theseare:1.NUREG-0464~"SILeSccurltyPcr.sonnclTrainingManual,"IIULBSANI)REGULATiONS't2.NUREG-0465,"TransportationSecurityPersonnelTrainingManual,"arid3.RegulatoryGufde5.52,"StandardFormatandContentforthePhysicalProtectfonSectionofaIfcenseAppli-cation<ForFacilitiesOtherThanNu-clearPowerPlants),"RevisedChapter4."SecurityOrganization,"andChap-ter18,"SecurityPersonnel."Copiesofthesethreeguidancedocu-mentsarebeingsenttopersonswhohaveexpressedaninterestInthismatter.CommentsarebeingrequestedbySeptember22,1978sothatfinalguidancecanbepublishedbythetimetherulcbecomeseffectiveOctober23,19V8.Afourthdocumentspecificfornu-dearpowerplants,"NuclearSecurityPersonelforPowerPlants,NUREG-0219,Draft2,"waspublishedforcom-mentfnApril1978.Thisdocumenthasbeenrevisedandpublishedinfinalform.CopiesofthesedoucmcntsalsowillbeplacedintheCommission'sPublicDocumentRoomat,1717HStreetNW.,Washfngton,D.C.Singlecopiesofthesefourguidancedocu-mentsmaybeobtainedbywritingtotheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommis-sion.Attention:BernadineScharf.Dis-tributionServicesBranch,Washing-ton.D.C.20555.Significantdffferenccsfromthepro-posedrulepublishedforcomment;onJuly5,19VVare:(1)titlesanddeffnf-tionsusedfnappendixBhavebeenclarfffedandmovedto10CFRV3;2tobeconsolidatedwithotherdefinitionsapplicableto10CFRpart73;(2)em-ploymentsuitablitycriteriahavebeenrevisedLobelessrestrictiveonthehiringofunarmedsecuritypersonnel,andmorespecificonthehiringofarmedsecuritypersonnel;(3)physicalqualificationcriteriahavebeenrevisedtorequirephysicalexaminationsforcentralalarmstationoperatorsand-armedsecuritypersonnel;(4)thecrite-riaforvisionandhearingcapabilityhavebeenrevisedforclarificationpur-poses,andtopermittheuseofhear-ingaidstoqualiftytothehearingcri-.teria;(5)mentalqualfficationscriteriahavebeenrevisedtodeletethere-quirementforpsychologicaltestingofunarmedsecuritypersonnel,except,forcentralalarmstationoperators,andtoallowforsomeflexfbflftyinthelicenseepsychologicalevaluationpro-gram;(6)physicalfitnessqualificat-.ionsscriteriahavebeenrevisedtopermiteachIfcenscetodevelopphysi-calfitnessrequirementstomeetsitespecificneeds;(7)contractsecuritypersonnelcriterionhasbeenrevisedtobejobrelated;(8)trainingandqualifi-cationscrfte@ahavebeencompletelyrevisedtodeletespecifiedtrainingcoursesandInsteadrewrittentore-quirethelicenseetodevelopaplanthathewilluscLDmeettheproposed0fEDERALREGISTER,VOL43,NO.164-WEDNESDAY,AUGUcriteria,inordertoassurethat,securi-typersonnelpossesstherequiredskill,knowledgeandabilitytoperformas-signedsecurityJobduties;(9)thccri-teriawhichspecifycertainrequire-mentsforsecuritymanagement.andsecuritysupervisorshavebeendeleted;(10)thecriteriaforweaponstraining)lavebeenrevisedandthenumberoftraininghourshasbeendeleted;(11)weaponsqualificationcriteriahavebeensimplifiedandclarified;(12)thephrases"otlimitedto",and"sappropriate"havebeendeleted;(13)theperiodoftime'llottedforsubmittalofalicenseeplantoimplementtheseproposedre.quirementshasbeenlengthenedfrom30to120daysforfuelcyclefacilitiesandtranportationand300daysfor:powerreactors;and(14)fuelcyclefa-~cilityandtransportationlicenseesplanswouldbefollowedby180daysaftertheeffectivedateoftheruleor60daysafterNRCapprovaloftheplan,whicheverfs)ater,andpowerre-actorlicenseesplanswouldbefollowed,by500daysaftertheeffectivedateoftheruleor60daysaftertheapprovaloftheplan,whicheverfslater.ThefollowingdiscussionpertainstoItems(1)through(14)above.(1)Titlesanddef(nitions.Com-,mentersstatedthattitlesanddefini-tionscontainedfnappendixBshouldbeIlmitedandclarifiedandsuggested.thatalldcfinilfonsappHcableto10CFRpart73andappendixBshouldbelocatedin10CFR73.2.InresponsetothesecommentstheCommissionhasdecidedtolimit,thenumberoftitlesused,toclarifysuchtitles.andtoremovetitlesanddefinf.tionsfromappendixB.Accordingly,titlesanddefinitionsoffobdutfes,es.sentfaltotheeffectiveoperationofalicenseesecuritysystem,havebeenclarified,theterm"armedescort"hasbeenaddedanddefined,andtitlesanddefinitionshavebeenincludedin10CFR73.2.(2)SuitabQitycritcri<LSomecom-mentersrccommendegthat,criteriaforsuitabilityandphysicalqualifica-tionbedeleted.SomecommentersstatedthatinviewofthefactthatLheageofma]orityforvoting.Joiningthearmedservicesandenteringintolegaltransactionsis18years,aminimumageof21years'forhiringsecurityper-sonnelwouldpresentlegalproblelnsifchallengedunderequalemployment,laws.Othercommentersstatedthatthecriteriaforahighschooldiploma.orequiva)entandthe~prohibitionagafnstfelonyconvictionsshouldbeclarifiedtoavoidanycomplicationsthatmightarisebecauseofemploy-mentopportunitylaws.Inresponsetothesecomme)ItsLheCommissionhasdecided:<a)Lopermitlicenseestoemployunarmedsecuritvpersonnelunder21yearsofage;(b)toST23,1978 relaborateonthemeaningofhighschoolequivalent:and(c)tobemoreexplicitregardingtypesoffelonycon-victionstobcconsidered.Therulehasbeenchangedtrrclarifythemeaning.ofhighschoolequivalent,fntermsofJobconnection,andinrequiringnofelonyconvictionstoshowadirectre-latfonshipbetweenafelonyconvictionandthespecificJobassignmentbeingsought.However,theCommissionbe-lievesthatbecauseofthehighlevelofresponsibilityassocfatedwiththeJobdutiesofarmedpersonnel,suitabilitycrfteriaarenecessary.Accordfngfy,theminimumagerequirementof21yearshasbeenretainedforarmedsecuritypersonnel.(3)Physfcalqualificatfonscrfterfa.Somecommentersstatedthattheri-gidityofphysicalqualificationswouldseverelylimitthenumberofcandi-datesavailabletofillsecurityjobfunctionsandthatthe.criteriaspeci-fiedwouldresultinaviolationofFed-eralageandsexdiscriminationlaws.InresponsetothesecommentstheCommissionhasdecidedtodeletethecriteriarequiringaphysicalexamina-tionforunarmedsecuritypersonnelexceptforcentralalarmstationopera-torsandinsteadwillrequiresuchper-sonneltobephysicallycapableofper-formfngassignedsecurityjobduties.Thecriteriaspecifyingtherequire-mentforphysicalexaminationshavebeenrevisedtoapplyonlytoarmedse-curitypersonnelandcentralalarmsta-tionoperators.(4)Visforrandhearfngcrfterfa.Commentersmadethefollowingstate-mentsabouttheproposedvisionandhearingcriteria;(a)theyareoverlyre-strictive;(b)unarmedsecurityperson-nelshouldnotberequiredtomeetthecriteria;(c)therequirementforrecog-nizingbasiccolorsshouldbeclarified;(d)theuseofahearingaidshouldbeallowedtocorrecthearingimpairm-entt;(e)thatadditionalclarificationoftheserequirementsIsessential;and(f)thatftwouldbepreferableto.speci-fyminimumrequirementsIntermsofthebetterear.InresponsetothesecommentstheCommfsslonhasdecidedthat:(a)un.armedsecuritypersonnelshouldbeexemptfromvisionandhearingre-quirementsunlessrequiredbyas-signedsecurityrelatedtaskidentifiedIn.thelicensee'splan;(b)thecriterianeedtobcclarified;and(c)ahearingaidtocorrecthearingimpairmentshouldbcpermitted..Accordingly,thecriteriawhichspecifyvisionandhear-ingrequirementshavebeenrevisedto:(a)Applyexplfcitiytoarmedperson-nel;(b)clarifythercquirernents;and(c)permit,theuseofahearingaidtomeet.hearingrequirements.(6)Mentalqualificationscriteri.Somecommentersstatedthatthere-qulremcntforeachsecurityforceRULESANDREGULATIONSmembertobcexaminedbyalicensedclinicalpsychologistorpsychiatristisunnecessaryandoverlyrestrictive.andthatadequatepsychologicalscreeningiswithinthecapabilitiesofagcncralphysfcianwhohasexperienceInsuchmatters.Othercommentersstatedthatanoptiontothementalcxamlna-tionshouldbcavailable,andsuggestthatIndividualsemployedbythesamefirmformorethan2yearswithnosignofemotionalinstabilityshouldbeexcusedfromtakingthcmentalexam-ination.InresponsetothesecommentstheCommissionhasdeterminedthat:(a)psychologicalevaluationsshouldbeadministeredbyalicensedpsycholo-gist,orpsychiatrist,orphysicianorotherpersonprofessionallytrainedtoidentifyemotionalinstability;(b)per-sonsotherthanarmedpersonnelandcentralalarmstationoperatorsneednotundergopsychologicalevaluation;and(c)thegrantingogexemptionsorexceptionstoNRCrequirements,properlysupportedanddocume'nted,willcontinuetobealicensingrespon-sibility.Accordingly,mentalqualifica-tionscriteriahavebeenrevisedtore-quireonlyarmedpersonnelandcen.tralstationoperatorstoundergopsy-chologicalexamination,andtopermitsubsequentidentificationofpossibleemotionalinstabilityfortheseandallothersecuritypersonelbynormalsu-pervisorypersonnel,subjecttoveriff-cationbyan'ppropriatelylfcensedandtrainedperson.(6)ContractsecuritypersonneLCommentersstatedthatrequirementsforcontractsecuritypersonnelshouldbe'obdutyrelated.InresponsetothesecommentstheCommissionagrccdthatcontractsecu-ritypersonnelshouldberequiredtomeetthesamecriteriaforspecificse-curityjobtasksanddutiesthatwouldberequiredforalicenseeproprietaryguardfor'ce.Accordingly,contractse-curitypersonnelcriteriahavebeenre-visedtobeJobrelated,Justasforin-housesccurltypersonnel.(7)Trafnfngandqualfficatfons.Somecommentersstatedthatthepro-posedtrainingandqualificationscrite-riaattempttobetoobroadandallIn-clusiveinscopewhilesacrificingqual-ity,indeptheducatfonandtraining.Mostcommentersstatedthattheover-allconceptofspecifyinginfinedetaileachcourseofinstruction,thenumberofhoursofinstructionforeachcourse,theindividualswhowouldberequiredtoattendeachcourse,thedo.cumentingofnamesofinstructorsandplacesofinstructionforeachcourse,specifictrainingrequirementsforli-censeemanagementandsecurity'su-pervisorypersonnel,etc.,wouldnotneccessarilyachievethedesiredobJcc-tiveofuniformlyupgradingthequal-It,vofsecuritypersonnelatlicensedfa-37423cilitiesandintransportationbecausetraininginitselfwouldnotmeasureanindividual'scapabilitytoperformas-signedsecurityjobduties.Inaddition,commentersstatedthatthereap-pearedtobemuchduplicationamongtheproposedtrainingprograms,andthattrainingprogramsandfacilitieswouldmoreproperlybedesignedandfmplementedonasitespecificbasis.InresponsetothesecommentstheCommissionhasdecidedthat,becauseofsitespecificrequirementsastheyrelatetosecurityhardware,physicalbarriers,materialaccessandvitalareas,alarmsystems,andproceduresrequiredtoimplementalicensee'sphysicalsecurityandcontingencyplans,thetrainingandqualificationscriteriashouldberevisedtogivetheli-censeegreaterlatitudetodesignanddevelopsitespecifictrainingrequire-mentsandprogramstomeetsitespe-cificneeds.Inordertoaccomplishthis,thetrainingandqualificationscriteriahavebeenrevisedtorequireeach1!censeetosubmit.atrainingandqualificationsplanwhichoutlinestheprocessesbywhichguards,watchmen,armedresponsepersons,armedescortsandothermembersofthesecurityor-ganizationwillbeselected,trained,equipped,tested,andqualifiedtoassuretheseindividualsmeetthere-quirements.(8)Securitymanagement.Com.mentersstatedthatthecriterionwhichspecifiesatrainingprogramandhoursofInstructionformanagersdoesnotclearlydefoeuptowhatlevelofmanagementwouldberequiredtore-ceive,suchtrainfng.OnecommenterstatedtBatratherthanrequiringspe-cifictrainingformanagement,theNRCshouldspecifyminimumqualifi-cationsforthevariousfunctionswithinmanagementandthattheNRCshouldprovideanyadditionalsecuritytrainingthattheNRCdeemsneces-sary.InresponsetothesecommentstheCommissionhasdecidedtodeletetherequirementforsecuritymanagementtraining.Therevisedcriteriafortrain-ingandqualificationsdescribedin(7)abovewillassuretheCommissionthattheproperlevelofmanagementwillbeInvolvedinthedecisionmakingandImplementationprocessfnthequalifi-cationandtrainingofguards.(9)1Veaponstraining.Mostcom-me>>tersstatedthatweaponstrainingrequirements:(a)wereexcessivewithrespecttonumberofhoursofinstruc-tionrequired;(b)werenotclearastowhoshouldundergothetraining:(c)specifiedunnecessarytrainingtime,sinceperformancerequirementsarelaterspecifiedinsectionIVofappen-dix13;and(d)didnot,takeintoac.countindividualswit,hpreviousweap-onsexperience.FEDERAL'EGISTER,VOL43,NO.164-WEDNESDAY,AUGUSZ23,1970 IIn,responsetothesecommentstheCommissionhasdecidedthattheweaponstrainingcriteriashouldbestatedintermsthatwouldpermitflexibilitywithrespecttohoursofin-structionrequiredbasedonanindivid;ual'sexperienceandtopermit'theli-censeetoidentifybysecurityrelatedjobtasksorduties,whichindividuals~wouldberequiredtoqualifywithweaponsandtheweaponwithwhich~theywouldqualify.Toeffectthischangetheweaponstrainingcriteriahavebeenrevisedtodeletethenumberofhoursoftrainingrequiredtogivethelicenseetherequisite.flexi-bilityindeterminingbyjon.assign-mentwhowillreceivetrainingandtheextentoftrainingrequiredtoqualifywiththeassignedweapon.(10)Weaponsqualijication.Com-mentersstatedthat:(a)It,wouldbedifficulttoestablishandoperatethefiringrangesneededforweaponsqualificationbecauseoftrainingfacili-tylimitations;(b)therequirementsforbothdayandnightrangefiringisnotnecessarytoachieveandmaintainffrfngproficiency;(c)lightingpresent-lyrequiredatnuclearfacilitieswouldpreemptanyneedfornightfiring;and(d)firingrangesarenotequippedtoduplicatelightingatnuclearfacilities.Thiscanonlybedoneusingmilitarytypebattlefieldilluminationsourceswhicharebeyondthescopeofprivatelicensees.InresponsetothesecommentstheCommissionhasdecided:(a)Thatweaponsqualificationrequirementsshouldberelaxedtogivethelicensees~flexibilityindesigningtheirweaponsqualificationsprogramsandtopermitlicenseearmedpersonneltoeitherfirethecoursespecifiedortoselectanequivalentcourseoffire;and(b)thatitfsnecessaryto'requirearmedindi-avidualstoperformnighttimeorsimu-latednighttimefiringforfamiliariza-tiononly,becauseofthevaryingpsy-chologicaleffectson'personsnotac-customedtonightfiring.Accordingly,weaponsqualificationcriteriahavebeenrevisedtopermitthelicenseetoeitherselectthecourseoffirespeci-fiedortochooseanequivalentcourseoffiretoqualify.armedpersonnel.Inaddition,thecriteriarequiresindivid-ualstoqualifyonlywithassignedweaponsasidentifiedinthelicensee'splan.(1'1)Suggestivephrases.Commeritersnotedthat,phrasessuchas"'.'butnotlimitedto',"and"sap.propriate,"weresuggestive,notdefinitive,andimplicitlyrequiremore.tobedone.Thccriteriain,appendix"Bhavebeenchangedtocliminatcthesephrases.Asrevised,therequirementsarestatedbroadlyintermsofcapabili-tyandperformancetopermitflexibil-,ityinthedesignoftrainingandquall-RULESANORMGULATIOMSficationsprograms.TheCommissionbelievesthattherevisedrulewillassuretheupgradedqualityoflicens-eesecuritypersonnelsothatopcn-cnded,suggestivewordingisunneces-sary.(12)and(13)Licenseeplansubinit-talandimplementation.CommentersstatedthattheCommissiondidnotprovideforadequatetimetodevelopaplaninresponsetotheproposedre.quirements,orprovidesufficienttimetoimplementtheplanafterithasbeenapproved.TheCommissionagreesthatade;'quatetimemustbeallowedforproperplanningandimplementationtoassureeffectiveprograms.Therulehasbeenchangedtoallowmoretimeforplanningandimplementation.Inadditiontothecommentsthatre-sultedinchanges,intheproposedamendments,anumberofotherissueswerecommentedonwhichdidnotresultinchangestotheproposedamendments,butwhichwarrantdis-cussionandexplanation.'1)SecuritypersonneltrainingmanuaLOnecommenterstatedthatthetrainingmanualshouldnotbepublishedasaNUREGdocumentifthemanualisintendedtodemonstrateoneacceptableapproachtosatisfyingtherequirementsoftheproposedreg-ulation.TheCommissionhadintended~forthetrainingmanualtorepresentageneralcourseoutlinefortrainingse-curitypersonnelandnottoprovidespecificparallelguidancetomeeteachoftherequirementsofappendixB.Itwasnotintendedasaregulatoryguide.Thcutility~ofthetrainingmanualwillboenhanced,asageneraldocument,inlightoftherevisedamendments.(2)Environmentalimpactstate-ment.Afewcommentersstatedthatasapracticalmatterthedrasticin-creaseinsecuritypersonneltrainingrequirementsproposedbytheamend-mentswouldundoubtedlyrequiread-ditionalsecurity,administrative,andrecordkeepingstaff,thereforeaffectingotherpersonsratherthandealingonlywithf,hetrainingofexistingsecu-ritypersonnel;involvethepotentialemploymentrightsandopportunitiesofnumerousexistingandfuturesecu-ritypersonnel;andfnvolvethepoten-tialLssuanceofadvancedweaponrytoprivatesecurityforces.TheybelievedthattheCommissionhastoonarrowlyconstruedtheterm"environment"contrarytoCommiss'ionpolicyasstatedin10CFR51.1(a),concludingthatanenvironmentalimpactstate-mentisrequiredtosatisfyNRC'sobli-gationsunderNEPAandCEQguide-lines.TheCommissionhasreviewedthecriteriaprovidedin10CFRPart,51,theCouncilonE>>vironmcntalQuality(CEQ)andNationalEn'vironmentalPolicyAct(NEPA)guidelinesinlight.of.thecommentsrcceivcdandcontin-uestobelievethatanenvironmentalimpactstatementfortheproposedamendmentsto10CFRPart'l3isnotrequired.Them'aineffectoftheruleistorequiretrainingandqualificationofsecuritypersonnelandisbasicallyprocedural,withnoenvironmentaleffeetworthnoting.(3)Guardupgrading.Onecom-menterstatedthattheentireupgrad.ingofguardqualification,trainingandequippingwasunwarrantedbe-causehisfacilitymaintainsliaisonwithlocallawenforcementauthoritiesandthatthelocalauthoritieshavesu-periormanpower,trainingandequip.mentt,odealwithsecuritycontingen-ciesbeyondthecontrol.ofthesitese-curityorganization.BasedontheJointERDA-NRCTaskForceon.SafeguardsandtheSe-curityAgencyStudy(SAS)reports,theCommissiondecidedthattheup-gradingoflfcenseeguardqualitywasnecessary.Insupportofthisdecision,theCommissionalsocomparedthecontentandscopeoftrainingpro-gramssubmittedbyeachlicenseetomeetthepresentrequirementswiththeguidancetheNRCprovidedthroughregulatoryguide5.20.There-sultsofthiscomparisonrevealedthatpresenttrainingprogramsfornelvguardswouldnotproducethequalityneededtoassuretheeffectiveprotec-tionofspecialnuclearmaterials,facili-ties,orshipments.~Thefact,thatli-censeesmaintainliaisonwithlocallawenforcementauthoritieswasconsid-eredinthedecisiontorequireup-gradedguardquality,acceptingthatproximityto,responsetimeby,andthenumberofrespondinglocalau-thoritiescouldbearonthedegreeofupgradingthatwouldberequiredinonsiteresponseforcenumbersandtac-ticaltrainingrequirements.(4)Teargasormace.Numerouscom-mentsweremadethatthe,useoftear,,gasormacewouldviolatecertainStatelawswhichprohibitthcuseofsuclisubstancesbyprivatecitizens.Teargasorothernonlethalgaseswillcontinuetoberequired,andwhereState,lawprohibitssuchpossessionand.usebyprivatecitizens,adequatelysupportedrequestsforexemptionmaybegrantedor*equivalentalternativeprofectfonmeasures'maybeproposed.Inconjunctfonwitharequestforex-ceptionfromthespecificrequirement.(5)Costs.Therewercafewcom-mentsmade"relativetocoststoimple-menttheproposedrcqulrements.Onecommenterdidprovide.acostestimatefortraininghisexistingguardforceplusannualcostfor'rafningnewhires.Nobasiswasgiventosupport,theseortheotherestlmatcs.ThccostefSect,ivenessofalternativetrainingFKDSMAtffCGISTN,VOL43,NO.Id4-V/EDHESDAY,AUGUST23,197S gN~I IIRULESANDREGULATIONS.3'7425Ipr(IgramswlIIbeinvestigatedaspart.ofthelogist,icalmanagcmcntst,udyIdentifiedInparagraph1.Staffhaspreparedavalue.impactassessmentwhichhasbccnplacedinthepublicdocumentroomwhichprovidesabreakdownofthecostestimatesin-cludingstatementsofbenefitwhen-everpossible.TheImportantaspectoftheproposedregulation,asnowwritten,Isthatthejobrelatedperform-anceorientationwillgivethelicenseegreaterfiexlbIIItyIndevelopingthemostcost-effectivetrainingprogramforhisplantandtransportsystem.(6)AfewcommentswerereceivedinresponsetotheCommission'srequestforcomments,recommendations,andcosttradeoffsonthealternateap-proachesavailablefortrainingperson-nel,andthealternativeofcertifyingtrainingprogramsvs.certifyingofin-dividuals,toassisttheCommissioninarrivingataconsensusastothemostcost-effectiveapproachforconductingsecuritypersonneltraining.Thesecommentscanbecategorizedgenerallyasfollows:(I)Centralandregionaltrainingversuslocaltraining.(Ii)Certificationoftrainingpro-gramsversuscertificationofindivid-uals.(lii)Trainingcosts.'hefollowingdiscussionpertainstoitems(I)through(Ili)above.(I)Commentsreceivedwerebothinfavorofandopposedtotheneedforestablishingcentralorregionaltrain-ingfacIIItics.Personsfavoringthees-tablishmentofcentralorregionaltrainingfacilitiesstatedthatsuchfa-cilitiescouldbeestablishedbyorundercontracttotheNRC,possiblyusingexistingFederalinstallations.Sincetherewouldbeonlyafewin-structorsavailablewiththeexpcrtiscncccssarytoteachsomeofthecoursesrequired,thestaffingofcentralorre-gionalfacilitieswouldnotbedifficult,whildthesimultaneousstaffingoflo-calizedtrainingfacilitiesmaynotbeachievable.Suchcommentersalsostatedthatwithcentralorregionaltrainingfacilities,changesintheCom-mission'sregulationscouldbeImple-menteddirectly;andthattheskilllevelsofgraduateswouldbeconsistentthroughouttheindustry.Nocostfig-ureswercprovidedbycommentersad'-vocatingthe'establishmentofcentralorregionalfacilitics.Commentersopposingcentralorre-gionaltrainingfacillticsstatedthattheexpensesfortransporting,fccding,andhousingindividualsatacentralorregionalfacilitieswouldadd,substan-tiallytothecostfortraining.Undercltherofthcsctrainingarrangcmcnts,lt;wouldbcdifficulttoprovidesitespecifictrainingsufficienttomeettheneedsofeachlicensee.Additionally,regionalcentersoracentralfacilitywouldnecessitatepoolingofsecuritypersonnelfromvariouslicenseesforeachclass"ofstudents,whichwouldin-creasetheprobabilityofunauthorized.'disclosureofsensitiveandproprietarylicenseephysicalsecuritysystemin-formation.Nocostcomparisonesti-mateswereprovidedtosupportthepositionofcommentersopposedtocentralorregionaltrainingofsecuritypersonnel.(Ii)Commentersstatedthattheal-ternativeofcertifyingtrainingpro-gramsforaspecifictrainingcenterversuscertificationofsecurityperson-nelwouldonlybeacceptablefromacosteffectivestandpointifeachlicens-eeortheemployerofthepersonnelcouldoperateitsowncertifiedtrainingcenters.Onecommenterstatedthattherequirementsshouldbedefined,methodsforcertificationidentified,andactualtrainingprogramsbemadeavailablepriorto.implementationoftheproposedrule.(ill)Afewcommentersprovidedgen-eralizedandunsupportedcostsforim-plementingtheproposedamendments.Theyalsoexpressedconcernthattheywerelimitedinattractingyoungerper-sonnelwhomightmeettherequire-ments,andhistorically,theyhaveex-periencedahighturnoverrateinsecu-ritypersonnelwhichwoulddrivethecostsfortrainingandretrainingevenhigher.TheCommissionagreesthatthereareeconomicadvantagesanddisad-vantagesandotherproblemsassociat-edwiththealternativemeansavaila-blefortraininglicenseesecuritypcr-sonel.TherevisedamendmcntstaheintoconsiderationtheCommission'sobjectivetoassurethatsecurityper-sonnelqualitybeuniformlyupgradedatlicenseefacilitiesandintransporta-tion.Thiscanbeachievedbyeitherclosecoordinationwithalltrainingprograms,orbyameansforassuringthateach>ersonassignedtoperformsecuritytasksisproperlyequippedandqualifiedtodoso.Therevisedamendmentsfollowthelatterap-proachanddonotspecificallyaddresstraining.details.Nevertheless,theCommissionisstillconcernedthatsomelevelofuniformityofperform-anceshouldbeestablishedforallaf-fectedlicensees.AsstatedinJuly1977,theCommissionwillstudyalter-nativeapproachestotrainingperson-nelandthealternativeofcertifyingtrainingprogramsorindividuals.Therelsunderwayalogisticalmanage-mentstudywhichshouldassisttheCommissionIndecidingonthemostcost-effectiveapproachavailableforcertification,andwillprovidetheli-censeesinformationonthecosteffec-tivenessofeachofthetrainingaltcr-nativcstomeetNRCrequirements.Inaddition,theresultsofthestudyshouldprovideinformationontheavailabilityofinstructorswiththeex-pertisenecessarytotrainsecurityper-sonnel.TheresultsofthisstudyshouldbcavailablearoundNovember-15,1978.Theseresults,alongwiththeexperiencegainedfromimplementa-tionoftheeffectiverule,willbeusedinthedecisionmakingprocessbythcCommissiontodeterminewhetheramorestructuredsystemoftrainingofsecuritypersonnelshouldberecom-mendedtolicensees.TheCommissionhasdeterminedunderCouncilofEnvironmentalQual-ityguidelinesandthecriteriain10CFRPart51.5(d)(3),thatneitheranenvironmentalimpactstatementnorenvironmentalimpactappraisaltosupportanegativedeclarationfortheproposedamendmcntsto10CFRPart73isrequiredbecausetheamend-mentsdealprimarilywiththequalifi-cationandtrainingofexistingsecuritypersonnelanddonotdirectlyorIndi-rectlyaffecttheenvironment.PursuanttotheAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended.theEnergyReor-ganizationActof1974,asamended,andsections552and553oftitle5oftheUnitedStatesCode,noticeIsherebygiventhatthefollowingamendmentstoTitle10,Chapter1,CodeofFederalRegulations,Part73arepublishedasadocumentsubjecttocodification.1.Section73.2of10CFRPart73isam'endedtoadd-paragraphs(t)through(w).g73.2Deiinltlons.Asusedlnthispart:~~(t)"Armedresponsepersonnel"meanspersons,notnecessarilyuni-formed,whoseprimarydutyintheeventofattemptedtheftofspecialnu-clearmaterialorindustrialsabotageshallbetorespond,armedandequipped,topreventordelaysuchac.tions.(u)"Armedescort"meansanarmedpersonnotnecessarilyuniformed,whoseprimarydutyIstoaccompanyshipmentsofspecialnuclearmaterialfor'theprotectionofsuchshipmentsagainsttheftorindustrialsabotage.,(v)"Securitymanagement"meanspersonsresponsibleforsccurltyatthepolicyandgeneralmanagementlevel.(w)"Securitysupervision"meanspersons,notnecessarilyuniformedorarmed.whoseprimaryduties'aresu-pervisionanddirectionofsecurity.attheday-todayoperatinglevel.2,Paragraphs73.30(d)and73.30(e)of10CFRPart,73arcrevisedtoreadasfollows:g73.30Generalrequirements.FEDERALREGISTER,Vol.43,NO.164-WEDNESDAY,AUGUST23,'l918 rI'Ira3'l~i2G(d)Whenarmedescortsareuse.pursuanttoH73.31(c)(1),73.31(c)(273.33,and73.35,thelicensccshallnpermitanindividualtoactasaarmedescortunlesssuchindividuhasbeentrained.equipped,andqualfiedtoperformeachassignedsecurityjobdutyinaccordancewithAppendixB,"GeneralCriteriaforSecurityPer-sonnel,"ofthispart.UpontherequestofanauthorizedrepresentativeoftheCommissionthelicenseeshalldemon-stratetheabilityofthephysicalsecu-ritypersonneltocarryouttheiras-signed.dutiesandresponsibilities.Armedescortsshallrequalifyinac-cordancewithappendixBofthispartatleastevery12months.Suchrequali-'icatloIIshallbedocumented.(e)Priortotransportingspecialnu-clearmaterialsubjecttothephysicalprotectionrequirementsofthispart,eachlicenseeshallsubmitaplanout-liningtheproceduresthatwillbeusedtomeettherequirementsof073.30through73.36and73.70(g).By(120:daysaftertherulebecomeseffective)eachlicenseeshallsubmitatrainingandqualificationsplanoutliningtheprocessesbywhicharmedescortswillbeselected,trained,equipped,tested,andqualifiedtoassuretheseindivid-ualsmeet,therequirementsofpara-graph(d)ofthissection.Thetrainingandqualificationsplanshallincludeascheduletoshowhowallarmedescortswillbequalifiedby(within2yearsaftertherulebecomeseffective)orwithin2yearsafterthesubmittedplanisapproved.whicheverislater.Thetrainingandqualifica-tions.planshallbefollowedbytheli-censeeafter(180daysaftertherulebecomeseffective)or60daysafterthesubmittedplanisapprovedbytheNRC,whicheverIslater.(h)By(120daysaftertherulebe-comeseffective)eachlicenseeshallsubmitatrainingandqualificationsplanoutliningtheprocessesbywhichguards,watchmen.armedresponsepersonsandothermembersofthese-curityorganizationwillbeselected,trained,equipped,tested,andquali.fiedtoassuretheseMdividualsmeettherequirementsofparagraph(a)(4)ofthissection.Thetrainingandquali-ficationsplanshallincludeascheduletoshowhowallsecuritypersonnelwillbequalifiedby(within2yearsaftertherulebecomeseffective)orwithintwoyearsafterthesubmittedplanisapproved,whicheverislater.Thetrainingandqualificationsplanshallbefollowedbythelicenseeafter(180daysaftertherulebecomeseffective)or60daysafterthesubmittedplanisapprovedbytheNRC,whicheverislater.4.Paragraph73.55(b)(4)of10CFRPartV3lsrevisedtoreadasfollows:'73.65RequirementsI'orphysicalprotec-tionoflicensedactivitiesInnuclearpowerreactorsagztlIIstIndustrialsnbo.(age.~~'(b)(4)Thclicenseeshallnotpermitanindividualtoactasaguard,watch-man.armedresponseperson,orothermemberofthesecurityorganizationunlesssuchindividualhasbeentrained,equipped,andqualifiedtoperformeachassignedsecurityjobdutyinaccordancewithAppendixB,"GeneralCriteriaforSecurityPerson-3.Paragraph73.50(a)(4)and'V3.50(h)of10CFRPart73arerevisedtoreadasfollows:$73.60Requirementsforphysicalprotec-tIDIIoflicensedactivities.~~~(a)4)Thelicenseeshallnotpermitanindividualtoactasaguard,watchman,armedresponseperson,orothermemberofthesecurityorganiza-tionunlesssuchindividualhasbeen-trained,equipped.andqualifiedtoperform.eachassignedsecurityjobdutyinaccordancewithAppendixB,."GeneralCriteriaforSecurityPerson-nel,"ofthispart.UpontherequestofanauthorizedrepresentativeoftheCommissionthelicenseeshalldemon-stratetheabilityofthephysicalsecu-ritypersonneltocarryouttheiras-signeddutiesandresponsibilities.Eachguard,watchman,armedrc-nel,"ofthispart.Uponthcrequestofanauthorizedrepresentativeofthe.Commissionthelicenseeshalldemon-stratetheabilityofthcphysicalsecu-ritypersonneltocarryouttheiras-signeddutiesandresponsibuities.Eachguard,watchman,armedre-sponseperson,andothermemberofthesecurityorganizationshallrcqua-lifyinaccordancewithappendixBof'hispartatleastevery12months.Suchrequalificationshallbedocu-mented.By(300daysaftertherulebecomeseffective)eachlicenseeshallsubmitatrainingandqualificationsplanoutliningtheprocessesbywhichguards,watchmen,armedresponsepersons,andothermcmbcrsofthese-curityorganizationwillbcsclccted,trained,equipped,tested,andquail.fiedtoassuretheseIndividualsmcctRULEShNDREGULATIONS'"dsponseperson,andothermemberof),thesecurityorganizationshallrequa-otlifyinaccordancewithappendixBofnthispartatleastevery12months.alSuchrequalificationshallbedocu-I-mented.therequirementsofthisparagraph.Thetrainingandqualificationsplanshallincludeascheduletoshowhowallsecuritypersonnelwillbequalifiedby(within2yearsaftertherulebe-comeseffective)orwithin2yearsafterthesubmittedplanIsapproved,whicheverislater.Thetrainingandqualificationsplanshallbefollowedbythelicenseeafter(500daysaftertherulebecomeseffective)or60daysafterthesubmittedplanisapprovedbytheNRC,whicheverislater.5.AnewAppendixBentitled-Gen-eralCriteriaforSecurityPersonnel"isaddedto10CFRPart,V3toreadasfollows:APPENDIXBGENERALCRITERIAFORSECURITFPERSONNELTABLEOFCONTENTSIntroductIDILDefinitions.Criteria.LEmploymentsuitabilityandqualifica-tion.A.Suitability.B.Physicalandmentalqualifications.~C.Physicalfitnessqualifications.D.Contractsecuritypersonnel.E.Physicalrequalification.F.Documentation..~-II.TrainingandquallflcatloILs.A.Trainingrequirements.B.Qualificationrequirements.C.Contractpersonnel.D.Securityknowledge,skills,andabill.tICB.E.RequallficatioILIII.Weaponstrainingandqualification.IV.Weaponsqualificationandrequalifica.tionprogram.V.Guard,armedresponsepersonnel~andarmedescortequipment.A.FIxedsite.B.TransportatloILINTRDDUcrIoNPursuanttotheprovisionsof73.50and73.55of10CFRpart73,RequirementsforPhysicalProtectionofPlantsandMaterials,eachlicenseewhoIsauthorizedtoconductcertainactivitieswithspecI(lcdquMItltlesofspecialnuclearmaterialpursuantto10CFRPart70andeachIlccnsccwhoIsauthorizedtooperateaproductionorutlllzatlonfacill~typursuantto10CFRpart60,respectively,Isrequiredtoestablishasecurityorganiza.tion,.IncludingtrainedandequippedguardstophysicallyprotectBPCcialnuclearmateri.alintheirpossess/onBIIdtheirfacilitiesagainsttheftMIdIndustrialsabotage.Further,pursuanttotheprovisionsofV3.30throughV3:36of10CFRpart73,cer-talIIshipmentsofepeclalnuclearmaterialarercqulrcdtobcaccompaniedbyarmedes-corts.Securitypersonnelwhoareresponsiblefortheprotectionofspecialnuclearmateri~aloILslleaIIdIntransitandfortheprotec.tlonofthefacilityorshipmentvehicleagainstIndustrialsabotageshould,IlkCotherelementsofthebhyslcBI=securitysystem.berequiredtomeetminimumcrite.rlatoassurethILttheywIIIeffectivelyper.formIhe(rasslgIICdsecurityrelatedjobduties.InordertoassurethatthoseIndivld.uaIsresponsibleforsecurityareproperlyequippedandqualifiedtoexecu(ctheIobFEDNAEREOISTEII,Voto43,NO.164VVEDNESDAY,AUGUST23,1978 PUKSANOREGULATJONS3V42Vdutiesprescribedfofthem,l,heNRChasde.v9)opedgeneralcriteriawhichspecifiesse.curitypersonnelqua))fie>Lionrcqulremenl".Thesegeneralcriteriaestablishrequire.mentsforthcselection.training.equipping,testing,andqualificationofIndividualswhowillbcresponsibleforprotectingspecialnu.clearrnaterlals,nuclearfacll!ties,andnuclc.arshipments.DzrINrrloNSTermsdefinedInparts50,70,and')3ofthischapterhavethesamemeaningwhenusedinthisappendix.CRITERlhI.Emp!oymentsu!tab)Btyandqualification.A.Suitability:1.Priortoemployment,orassignmenttothesecurityorganization,anIndividualshallmeetthefollowingsu)tab)I.Itycriteria:a.Educationaldevelopment-Possessahighschooldiplomaorpassanequivalentperformanceexaminationdesignedtomeas-urebasicJobrelatedmathematical,lan.guagc,andreasoningskills,ability,andknowledge,requiredtoperformsecurityJobduties.b.Felonyconvictions-HavenofelonyconvictionsInvolvingtheuseofaweaponandnofelonyconvictionsthatreflectontheIndividual'sreliability.2.Priortoemploymentorass)gnmenttothesecurityorganizationlnanarmedcapac..Ity,thcIndividual,Inadditionto(a)and(b)above,mustbe21yearsofageorolder.B.Physicalandmentalqual)Bcations.1.Physicalqualifications:a.IndividualswhosesecuritytasksandJobdutiesaredirectlyassociatedwiththeeffec-tiveimplementationofthelicenseephysicalsccurltyandcont)ngcncyplansshallhavenophysicalweaknessesorabnorma))t)esthaLv:ouldadverselyaffecttheirperform.anceofassignedsecurityjobduties.b;Inadditiontoa.above,guards,armedresponsepcrsonncl,armedescorts,andccn.tralalarmstationoperatorsshallsuccessful-lypassaphysicalexaminationadministeredbyalicensedphysician.Thcexaminationshallbedesignedtomeasurethelndivld.ual'sphysicalabilitytope'rformassignedse-curityJobdutiesasidentifiedInthclicenseephysicalsecurityandcontingencyP)ans.Armedpersonnelshallmeetthefollowingadditionalphysicalrequirements:(I)Vision:(a)Foreach'ndividual.distant~visualacuityineachcycshallbccorrectableto20/30(Snellcnorequivalent)lnthebettereyeand20/40Intheothercycw'itheycglasscsorcontactlenses.Ifuncorrecteddistancevisionis'notatleast20/40Jnthcbettereyc,theindividualshallca>ryanextrapairofcorrccL)vc)cnses.Nearvtsua)acuity,correctedoruncorrected,shallbcat)cast20/40lnthebettereye.Fieldofvision.mustbeat)cast70'orizontalmeridianln~eachcyc.Thcabilitytodistinguishred.green,andyellowcolorsIsrequired.LossofvisionInonceyeIsdisqualifying.Glaucomashallbedisqualifying,unlesscontrol)cdbyacccptablcmedicalorsurgicalmeans,pro-videdsuchmedlcatlonsasmaybeusedforcontrol)lngglaucomadonotcauseundesira-blesideeffectsvrhlchadversely,affect,thcIndividual'sabilitytoperformassignedsu.curltyJobduties,andprovidedthevisualacuityandfieldofvisionrcqulrcmcntsstatedabovearemet.On.the-jobevaluationshallbcusedforindividualsv:hocxhlb)Lamildeo)orvisiondcfcct.(b)Wherecorrectiveeyeglassesarere.quired,theyshallbcofthesafetyglasstype.(c)Theuseofcorrectiveeyeglassesorcon.tactlensesshallnotIntcrfercwithanIndi.vidual'sabilitytoeffectivelyperformes.signedsecurityjobdutiesduringnormalorcmcrgencyoperations.(2)Hearing.(a)Individualsshallhavenohcarlru:lossInthcbettercargreaterthan30decibclsaverageat500hz,1.000Hz.and2.000EIz,withnolevelgreaterthan40decl.belsatanyonefrequency(byISO1964orANSI1969audiometry).(b)Ahearingaidisaccepablcprovidedsuitabletestingproceduresdemonstratehu.dltoryacuityequivalenttotheabovestatedrequirement.(c)Thcuscofahearingaidshallnotde.creasetheeffectiveperformanceoftheIndi-vidual'sassignedsecurityJobdutiesduringnormaloremergencyopcratlons.(3)Diseases-Individualsshallhavenoes-tablishedmedicalhistoryormedicaldiagno-sisofepilepsyordiabetes,or.wheresuchaconditionexists,theIndividualshallprovidemedicalevidencethattheconditioncanbccontrolledwithpropermedicationsothattheIndividualwillnotlapseIntoacomaorunconsciousstatewhileperformingassignedsecurityjobduties.(4)Addiction-Individualsshallhavenoes.tabllshedmedicalhistoryormedicaldiagno-'isofhabitualalcoholismordrugaddiction,or.wheresuchaconditionhasexisted,theindividualshallprovidecertifieddocumen-tationofhavingcompletedarehabilitationprogramwhichwouldgiveareasonabledegreeofconfidencethattheindividualwouldbecapableofperformingassignedse-curityJobduties.(5)Otherphysicalrequirements-AnIndi-vidualwhohasbeenincapacitatedduetoaseriousillness.injury,disease,oroperation,whichcouldInterferewiththeeffectiveper-formanceofassignedsecurityJobdutiesshall.priortoresumptionofsuchduties.providemedicalevidenceofrecoveryandabilitytoperformsuchsecurityJobdut)es.2.Ifenta)quaBficatlons:a.'IndividualswhosesecuritytasksandJobdutiesarcdi-rectlyassociatedwiththeeffectiveimplc-mcntatlonofthelicenseephysicalsecurityandcontingencyplansshalldemonstratementalalertnessandthecapabi)ILytocxcr-clsegoodJudgment.ImplementInstructions,assimilateassignedsecuritytasks,andpos.sessthcacuityofscnscsandabilityofex-pressionsufficienttopermitaccuratecom-municationbyv:ritten.spoken.audible,visi-ble,orothersignalsrequiredbyassignedJobduties.b.ArmedIndividuals,andcentralalarmstationoperators,inadditiontomeetingthcrequirementstatedinparagrapha.above,shall.havenoemotionalinstabilitythat.wouldInterferewiththeeffectiveperform.anceofassignedsecurityJobduties.Thede-terminationshallbemadebyalicensedpsy-chologisLorpsychiatrist.orphysician.orotherpersonprofessionallytrainedtoiden.tlfyemotionalinstability.c.Thelicenseeshallarrangeforcontinuedobservai,ionofsecuritypcrsonne)andforappropriatecorrectivemeasuresbyrespon-siblesupervisorsforindicationsofemotion:alInstabi)ILyofindividualsinLhecourseofperformingassignedsecurityJobduties.Identificationoi"emotionalinstabilitybyre.sponsiblesupervisorsshallbesubJcct,tover-ificationbyaliccnscd.trainedperson.C.Physicalfltncssqualifications-SubJect,toamedicalexaminationconductedv:ithlnthepreceding30daysandtoadetennlna-tlonandwrittencertificationbyalicensedphysicianthattherearenomedicalcontra-indlcaLnstoparticipationbytheIndividu-alasdisclosedbythemedicalexamination.guards.armedresponsepersonnelandarmedescortsshalldemonstratephysicalfitnessfrassignedsecurityJobdutiesbyperform)ngapracticalphysicalcxcrcisepro-gramwithinaspecifictimeperiod.Theex-erciseprogramperformanceobjectivesshallbcdescribedInthelicenseetrainingandqualificationsplan,andshallconsidersuchJobrelatedfunctionsasstrenuousactivity.physicalexertion,levelsofstress,andexpo-suretotheelementsastneypertaintoeachindividual'sassignedsecurityJobdutiesforbothnormalandemergencyoperations.Thephysicalfitnessqualificationofeachguard,armedresponseperson~andarmedescortshallbedocumentedandattested'yali-censeesecuritysupervisor.D.Contractsecuritypersonnel-Contractsecuritypersonnelshallbcrequiredtomeetthesuitability,physical,andmentalrequire.mentsasappropriatetotheirassignedsecu.rityJobdutiesinaccordancewithsectionIofthisappendix.E.Physicalrequallflcatlon-Atleastevery12months,centralalarmstationoperatorsshallberequiredtomeetthephysicalre-quirementsofB.l.bofthissectionandguards,armedresponsepersonnelandarmedescorts,shallbcrequiredtomeetthephysicalrequirementsofparagraphsB.l.b(1)and(2),andCofthissection.F.Documentation-Theresultsofsuitabll)Ly,physical,andmentalqualificationsdataandtestresultsshallbedocumentedbythclicenseeorhisagent.G.NothinghereinauthorizesorrequiresallcenscctoinvestigateIntoorJudgethereadinghabits,poll),icalorreligiousbeliefs.orattitudesonsocial.economic,orpolitica)Issuesofanyperson.ILTrainingandqualifications.A.Train)ngrequirements-Eachlndlvldu.alwhorequirestrainingtoperformassignedsecurityrelatedJobtasksorJobdutiesasIdentlflcdInthelicenseephysicalsecurityorcontingencyplans,shallpriortoassign-ment,bctrainedtoperformsuchtasksanddutiesInaccordancewiththelicenseeorh)sagent'sdocumentedtrainingandqualificat-ionssplan.'.Qua))flcatlonrequ)rements-EachpersonwhoperformssecurityrelatedJobtasksorJobduL)csrequiredtoImp)ementthclicenseephysicalsecurityorcontlngen.cyplanshall.priortobeingassignedtosuchtasksorduties,bcqualifiedinaccordancewiLhthclicensee'sNRCapprovedtrainingandqualificationsplan.ThequalificationsofeachIndividualshallbcdocumentedandattestedbyalicenseesecuritysupervisor.C.Contract,personnel-Contractpcrsnn-nclshallbctrained,equipped,andqualifiedasappropriatetotheirassignedsecurityre-latedJobtasksorJobduties,InaccordancetvithsectionsII,III,IV.andVofthisap.pcndlx.ThequalificationsofeachIndividu.alshallbcdocumentedandattestedbyali-censeesecuritysupervisor.D.Securityknowledge,skills.andabili-ties-EachIndividualassignedtoperformthesecurityrelatedteakIdentifiedIntheli-cense(physicalsecurityorcontingencyplansiva)idemonstratethcrequiredknowledge.skill.RndabilityInaccordancev;iththespecifiedstandardsforeachtaskasstatedFEDERALREGISTER,VOI43,NO.)64-WEDNESDAY,AUGUST23,1978 37498RULESANDREGUULTIONSlnthcNRCapprovedlicenseetrainingandqualiticationsplan.Theareasofknowledge,skills,andabilitiesthatshallbeconsideredInthellccnsec'straining'nndqualificationsplanarcasfollows:1.Protectionofnuclearfacilities.trans.portvehicles,andspecialnuclearmaterial.2.NRCrequirementsandguidanceforphysicalsecurityatnuclearfacilitiesandfortrallsportatlon.3.Theprivatesecurityguard'sroleinpro-vidingphysicalprotectionforthenuclearindustry.4.Theauthorityofprivateguards.5.Theuseofnonlethalweapons.B.Theuseofdeadlyforce.'I.Powerotarrestandauthoritytodetainindividuals.8.AuthoritytosearchIndividualsandseizeproperty.9.Adversarygroupoperations.10.Motlvatlonandobjectivesofadversarygroups.11.Tacticsandforcethatmightbeusedbyadversarygroupstoachievetheirobjec-tives.12.Recognltlonofsabotagerelatedde-vlccsandequipmentthatmightbeusedagahlstthelicensee'sfacilityorshipmentvehicle.13.Facilitysecurityorganizationandop-eration.14.Typesofphysicalbarriers.15.Weapons,lockandkeycontrolsystemoperation.16.LocattonofSNMand/orvitalareaswithtnafacility.17.Protcctcdaressecurityandvulnerabil.Ity.18.Typesofalarmsystemsused.19.Responsenndassessmenttoalarman-nunclationsandotherIndicationsofIntru-sion.20.Familiarizationwithtypesofspecialnuclearmaterialprocessed.21.Generalconceptsofflxcdsitesecuritysystem".22.Vulnerabllltlesnndconsequencesoftheftofspecialnuclearmaterialorindustri-.al'sabotageofafacility.23.Protection.ofsecuritysystemInfonna-tlon.24.Personalequipmentuscandoperationfornormalandcontingencyoperations.25:Surveillanceandasscssmcntsystemsandtechniques.26.Communicationssystemsoperation,fixedsite.27.Accesscontrolsystemsandoperationforindividuals,packages.nndvehicles.*28.Contrabanddetectionsystemsandtechniques.29.Barriersandother'elaysystemsaroundmaterialaccessorvitalareas.30.Fxtcriorandinterioralarmsystcnlsoperation.~31.Duressalarmoperation.32.Alarmstationsoperation.33.Responseforceorganization.34.Responseforcemission35.Responseforceoperation.30.Responseforcecngngcmcnt.37.Securitycommandnndcontrolsystem'uringnornntoperation.38.Securitycomnlandnndcontrolsystemduringcontingencyoperation.35.TransportationsystenlSseCurityorgn.nizatlonnndoperation.40.TypesofSNMtrnnsporCvehicles.41.'I'ypcsofSNMcscorLvehicles.42.ModesoftrnnsportnLionforSNM.43.Roadtransportsecuritysystemccm-mindandcontrolstructure.44.Uscofweapons.45.Communicationssystemsoperationfortransportation,shtpmenCtocontrolcenterandlntraconvoy.46.VulnerabllitlesandconsequencesoftheftofspecialnuclearmaterialorIndustrl.nlsabotageofatransportvehicle.47.Protectionoftransportsystemsecuri.tyinformation.48.Controlofareaaroundtransportvehi-cle.49.Normalconvoytechniquesandoper-,ations.50.Familiarizationwithtypesofspecialnuclearmaterialsshipped.51.Fixedpost,stationoperations.52.Accesscontrolsystemoperation.53.SearchtechniquesandsystemsforIn-dividuals,packagesandvehicles.54.Escortandpatrolresponsibilitiesandoperation.55.Contengencyrcsponsctoconfirmedin-trusionorattemptedIntrusion.56.Securitysystemoperationaftercom-ponentfailure.57.FixedsitesecurityInformationprotec-tion.58.Securitycoordinationwithlocallawenforcementagencies.59.Securityandsituationreporting,docu.mentationandrcportwriting.60.Contingencyduties.61.Seltdefense.82.UseofanddefensesagainstIncapaci-tatingagents.63.Securityequipmenttesting.84.Contingencyprocedures.65.Nightvtstondevicesandsystems.66.Mechanicsofdetention.67.Basicarmedandunarmeddefensivetactics.68.Responseforcedeployment.69.Securityalertprocedures.'10.Securii,ybrieflngprocedures.'ll.Responseforcetacticalmovement.-72.Responseforcewithdrawal.73.Rcponseforceuseofsupportfire.74.Responsetobombandattackthreats.75..Response.tocivildisturbances(e.g.,strikes,demonstrators).'lB.ResponsetoconfirmedattemptedthefCotspecialnuclearmaterialand/orIn-dustrialsabotageoftacilltles.77.Responsetohostagesituations.78.Sitespecificarmedtacticalproceduresandoperation.79.Securityresponsetoemergencysitua.tionsotherthansecurityincidents.80.Basictransportation.dctcnslvere-sponsetactics.81.Armedescortdcploymcnt.82.Armedescortadversaryengagement.83.Armedescortformations.84.Armedescortuseofweaponsfire(tac-t!catandcombat).85.Armedescortandshipmentmovementunderfire.86.Tacticalconvoyingtechniquesandop.crations.87,ArmedescorttacticalexcrcLses.88.Armedescortresponsetobombnndattackthreats.89.Verificationofshipmentdocumcnta.tionandcontents.90.Continuoussurveillanceofshtpmcntvehicle.91.NormalandcontingencyoperationforshtpmenLmodetransfer.52.Armedpersonnelproceduresandoper.ationduringtemporarystorage.betweenmodetransfersofshipments.93.Armedescortthreatassessmentandresponse.94.Systemforandoperationofshipmentvehiclelockandkeycontrol.95.TcchnlquesandproceduresforIsola-tlonofshipmentvehicleduringacontlngen.eysituation.96.Transportationcoordinationwithlocallawenforccmcntagencies.97.Proceduresforverificationofship.mentlocksandseals.98.Transportationsecurityandsituationrcportlng,documentation,andreport,writ-ing.99.Proceduresforshipmentdeliverynndpickup.100.Transportationsecuritysystemforescortbyroad,rail,atrandsca.E.Requallfication-Securitypersonnelshallberequalifiedatleastevery12monthstoperformassignedsecurityrelatedjobtasksanddutiesforbothnormalandcon-tingencyoperations.RequallficationshallbctnaccordancewiththeNRCapprovedli-censeetrainingandqualificationsplan.Theresultsofrcqualificationshallbedocument-edandattestedbyalicenseesecuritysuper-visor.III.Weaponstraining.A.Guards,armedresponsepersonneland.armedescortsrequiringweaponstrainingtoperformassignedsecurityrelatedjobtasks'orjobdutiesshallbetrainedInaccordancewiththclicensees'ocumentedweaponstralnlngprograms.EachIndividualshallbeproficientintheuseofhisassignedweapon(s)andshallmeetprescribedstand.ardsInthefollowingareas:I~Mechanicalassembly,dissasembly,rangepenetrationcapnbllltityofweapon,'ndbullseyefiring.2.Weaponscleaningandstorage.3.Combatfiring.dayandnight.4.Safeweaponshandling.5.Clearing,loading,unloading,andre-loading.6.Whentodrawandpointaweapon.7.Rapidfiretechniques.8.Closequarterfiring.10.Zeroingassignedwenpon(s).IV.Weaponsqualificationnndrequalifica.tlonprogram.QualificationfiringforthehandgunandthcrNcshallbefordayltghtfiring,andeachIndividualshall.performnightfiringforfamiliarizationwithassignedweapons(s).Theresultsofweaponsquallfi.cationandrequallficationshallbcdocu-mcntcdbythelicenseeorhisagent.A.Handgun-Guards,armedescortsandarmedresponsepersonnelshallqualifyv:I(h,arevolverorsdmlautomaticpistolfiringthenationalpolicecourse.oranequivalentnn.ttonnllyrecognizedcourse.QualifyingscoreshallbeariaccumulatedLotnlof'l0llcrcentofthemaximumobtainablescore.B.ScmtautomaticRifle-Guards.armedescortsandarmedresponsepcrsollnel.as-signedtousethcsemiautomaticriflebytheIlccnseetrainingandqualificationsplan,shallqualifywithascmLautomatlcriflebyfiringthc100-yardcourseoffirespecifiedinsection17.5(1)otthcNationalRifleAssoci.,nLlon,HighPowerItltlcRulesbook(effcc.tiveMarch15,1970).'ranationallyrccog.'Copiesofthe"NRAHighPowerRifleRules"maybeexaminedat,orobtainedfrom,thcNationalRifleAssociation,1600RhodeIslandAvenueNXV.,Washington.D.C.20036.TEDERALREGISTER/VOL43NOI54llVEDNESDAYiAUGUST23'978 RULESANDREGULATIOtlS3V429n7zedequivalentcourseo!fire.TargetsusedshallbeasstatedInsection17.5forthe100.,yardcourse.TimelimitsforIndividualsshallbeasspeci(ledInsection8.2ofthcNRArulcbook,regardlessofthecoursefired.Qualifyingscoreshallbcanaccurnu-latedtotalof80percentofthemaximumobtainablescore.C.Shotgun-Guards.armedescorts.andarmedresponsepersonnelassignedtousethe12gaugeshotgunbythelicenseetrain.Ingandqualificationsplanshallqualifywithafullchokeorimprovedmodifiedchoke12gaugeshotgunfiringthefollowingcourse:RangePosiuonNo.Rounds'arsct'5yds..HipCirepoint.ZSyds.Shoulder..~The4roundsshallbefiredat4separateiarseiswithinIOsecondsusinsm)gauze(9pellet)shotgunshells.~AsscL(orthbytheNationalRl(icAssociation(NRA)InIisoflicialrulesandrerrulanorrs.-NRATargetManufacturersIndex,"December197$.~To.qualifythcIndividualshallberequiredtoplace50percentofallpellets(36pellets)withintheblacksilhouette.D.Rcquallflcatlon-Individualsshallbcweaponsrequalifiedatleastevery12monthsInaccordancewiththeNRCap-provedliccnsectrainingandqualificationsplan,andInaccordancewiththerequire-mentsstatedInA,B,andCofthissection.V.Guard,armedresponsepersonnel,andarmedescortequipment.A.FixedSite-Fixedsiteguardsandarmedresponsepersonnelshalleitherbeequippedwithorhateavailablethcfollow-IngsecurityequipmentappropriatetotheIndividual'sassignedcontingencysecurityrclatcdtasksorjobdutiesasdescribedInthclicensccphysicalsecurityandcontin.gencyplans:1.Semiautomaticrifleswithfollowing.nominalmlnlmumspecifications:(a).223caliber.(b)Muzzlevelocity,1980ft/sec.(c)Mruzieenergy,955footpounds.(d)Magazineorcliploadof10rounds.(c)Magazinereload,010seconds.(f)operableInanyenvironmentInwhichItwDIbemused.2.12gaugeshotgunswiththefollowingcapabilities:(a)4roundpumporsemiautomatic.(b)OperableInanyenvironmentInwhichItwillbcused..(c)Fullormodifiedchoke.3.Semiautomaticpistolsorrevolvcrswiththefollowingnominalminimumspec!flea.(fons:(a).354caliber.(b)Muzzleenergy.250foot-pounds.(c)Fullmagazineorcylinderreloadcapa-bility06seconds.(d)Muzzlevelocity,850ft/sec.(c)Fullcylinderormagazinecapacity,6rourlds.(f)OperableInanyenvironmentInwhichItwillbeused.4.Ammunition:(a)Foreachassignedweaponasappropri~atctothcIndividual'sassignedcontingencysecurityJobdutiesandasreadilyavailableasthcweapon:(I)18roundsperhandgun.(2)100roundspcrsemiautomaticrifle.(3)12roundseachpershotgun(00gaugeandslur).(b)Ammunitionavailableonsite-two(2)timestheamountstatedIn(a)aboveforeachweapon.5.Personalequipmenttobereadilyavaila-bleforIndividualswhoseassignedcontin.gencysecurityjobduties.asdescribedInthelicenseephysicalsecurityandcontingencyplans,warrantsuchequipment:(a)Helmet,combat.(b)Gasmask,fullface.~(c)Bodyarmor(bullet.resistantvest).(d)Flashlightsandbatteries.(e)Baton.(f)Handcuffs.(g)Ai(lmunltlon/equipmentbelt.6.Binocula..7.Nightvisionaids,I.e.,handfiredllluml.nationflaresorequivalent.8.Teargasorothernonlethalgas.9.Duressalarms.10.Two.wayportableradios(handltallde)2channelsminimum,1operatingand1emergency.B.Transportation-ArmedescortsshalleitherbeequippedwithorhavercadllyavailablethefollowingsecurityequipmentappropriatetotheIndividual'sassignedcon.tlngencysecurityrelatedtasksorJobduties,asdescribedinthelicenseephysicalsecurityandcontingencyplans:1.Semiautomaticrifleswiththefollowingnominalminimumspecifications:(a).223caliber.(b)Muzzlevelocity,1.980ft/sec.(c)Muzzleenergy,955Cootpounds.(d)Magazineorclipof10rounds.(e)Reloadcapability10seconds.(f)OperableInanyenvironmentlnwhichItwillbeused.2.12gaugeshotguns.(a)4roundpumporsemiautomatic.(b)OperableInanyenvironmentInwhichItwillbeused.(c)Fullormodifiedchoke.3..Semiautomaticphtolsorrevolverswiththefollowingnominalminimumspec!flea.Lions:(a).354caliber.(b)Muzzleenergy,250foot-pounds.(c)Fullmagazineorcylinderreloadcapa-bilitys6seconds.(d)Muzzlevelocity,850ft/sec.(e)Fullcylinderormagazinecapacity,6rounds.(f)OperablelnanyenvironmentInwhichitwillbeused.4.Ammunitionforeachshipment.(a)Foreachassignedweaponasappropri-atetothcIndividual'sassignedcontingencysecurityJobdutiesandasreadilyavailableastheweapon:(1)36roundsperhandgun.(2)120roundspcrsemiautomaticrifie.(3)12roundseachpcrshotgun(00gaugeandslug).5.Escortvehicles,bulletresisting,equippedwithcommunicationssystems,rcdflares,firstaidkit,emcrgcncytoolkit,Lirechangingequipment,batterychargcrs,forradios(whereappropriate,forrccharglngportableradiobattcrlcs).6.Personalcqulpmcnttobereadilyavalla.bleforIndividualswhoseassignedcont(n.gcncysecurityJobduties,asdescribedlnthclicenseephysicalsecurityandcontingencyplans.warrantsuchequipment:(a)Hehnet.combat(b)Gasmask,fullface.(c)Bodyarmor(bulletresistantvesL).(d)Flaslillghtsandbatteries.[6750-01]Titlo16-CommorCHAPTER1-FEDCOMMIS[Docket8ialPracticesRALTRADEON20]PART13-PROHIBITETICES,ANDAfFITIVEACTIONSRotaiiCrAGENCY:FederalTrACTION:Finalorder.SUMMARY:'Thisorthings,reqtiiresanAttorandseilcrofconsmationtodivestIwithinIyear,oftheSaiein,Oreg.(CBWesCreditBureauofWsubjecttoCommissioprovidepurchaser,fcopiesofitscurrentthatwillpermitacqandsellcreditreportstionallybarsthefifromenteringintotractswithdivestedcfromacquiring,withosionsanction,anycolthebusinessofcolicingconsumercreditIDATES:Complaint1973.FinalorderissuFORFURTHERCONTACl".AlfredF.DougherBureauofComTradeCommission,PennsylvaniaAvenuton,D.C.20580,202SUPPLEMENTARYIInthematterofretaiTRADEPRAC-TIVECORREC-tCo.deCommission.r,amongothernta,Ga.collec-ercreditIrrfor-elfcompletely.reditBureauofCoast),andthehington,D.C.,)approval;and3years,with.filesinaform'rertoprepareTheorderaddi-;for10years,nagementcon-rporations.andtpriorContmis-ernengagediningandreport-ormation.ucdMarch9.July7,1978'FORMATION,Jr.,Director,tition,Federal6thStteetandNW.~Wosbing-23-3601.ORMATION:creditcompany,'CopiesofthccomplaiopinionandfinalorderInaldocument.it.Initialdecision,ledwithLheorigl-(e)Baton.(f)Ammunition/equipmentbelt.(g)Pager/duressalarms.7.Binoculars.8.Nightvisionaids,I.e.,"handfiredllluml.nationflaresorequivalent.9.Teargasorothernonlethalgas.Effectivedate:October23,1978.(Sec.161I,Pub.183-703,68Stat.948.Pub.L93-377,88Stat.475:Sec.201~Pub.L93-438,88Stat.1242-1243.Pub.L94-79.89Stat.413(42US.C.2201,5841).)DatedatWashington,D.C.,this16thdayofAugust1978.FortheNuclearRegulatoryCom-mission.SAMUELJ.CHILK,Secrcfar)/offhgCommission.[FRDoc.78-23605Flied8-22-'78;8:45am1FEDERALREGISTERrVOI4'O'54IYEDNESDAYeAUGUST23'910 qqikUNITED~ESNUCLEARREGULARLYCOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20555September29,1978NOTETO:MartyMalschMarty:McGaheysaidIinhis,'l,etter'thatheknewweweregoingtosaythatwedidnothaveauthoritytostepintothisproblemarea;buthealsowentonthesaythatweshouldbeconcernedabouttheissue.Shouldn'tweleavethedooropenabitforMcGaheytofeelfreetocomeinanddiscusstheproblemfurtherwithus?NiliamJ.DircksIII,II:gpypg+4Pjy+SVV4aft+octneo~clat<>)'0¹:tQyQIItY~~3 FROM:<<JII'1FM4+l)IIVIIJTO;ACTIONCONTROLCOMPLDEADLINEACKNOWLEDGMENTINTERIMREPLYFINALREPLYFILELOCATIONDATESO4555DATEOFDOCUMENTPREPAREFOSIGNATUREOF:QCHAIRMANPEXECUTIVEDIRECTOROTHER:DESCRIPTIONQLETTERQMEMOQREPORTQOTHERE',!'iZ'7'"":."SC,id'.~'IQ~~"(...;,;~7I'=~<HIIV'i!V<"'.'<<J-g..Ifh.'>14<<MiMCl.,'<<IFk'>yg'~~Br)4A44igP<<<<)w5'a".><<lII44~~SPECIALINSTRUCTIONSORREMARKSDOCUMENT/COPYNO.CLASSIFIEDDATACLASSIFIGATI0NNUMBEROFPAGESPOSTALREGISTRYNO.ASSIGNEDTO:DATECATEGORYQNSIQRDQFRDINFORMATIONROUTINGLEGALREVIEWQFINALQCOPYg~gI'SSIGNEDTO:DATENOLEGALOBJECTIONSNOTIFY:QEDOADMIN&CORRESBREXT.COMMENTS,NOTIFY:EXT.JCAENOTIFICATIONRECOMMENDED:GYES0NONRCFORM232I11-75IEXECUTIVEDIRECTORFOROPERATIONS"DONO7RE/IfOI/E7HISCOPYPRINCIPALCORRESPONDENCECONTROL J8-1353NRCSECRETARIATTO:CICommissionerXEtExec.Dir(OperCICong.LiaisonOPublicAffairsCILoggingDateDateCIGen.CounselCISolicitorQSecretaryIncoming:From:e0.GriffinUSSTQSubject...~5-7ldC.CooknuclearowerlantXK3Preparereplyforsign'atureof:CIChairmanCICommissionerX&EDO,GC,CL,SOL,PA,SECYCjSignatureblockomittedDatedueSept.,29CIReturnoriginalofincomingwithresponseCjFordirectreplyClForappropriateactionCIForinformationCIForrecommendationRemarks:CsCo:D&SSOCACoAcknowledeNRC$2FortheCommission:'Sendthree(3)copiesofreplytoSecyMailFacilityACTIONSLIP RespectfullyreferredtoCongressionalLiaisonNuclearRegulatoryCom.Pleasesendmeacopyofthereplytotheattachedletter.Thanks,RobertP.GriffinU.S.SenatorRPG:nfEormNo.3 0r~w~0~1v~4Ftl'(IIhCC7" JAMESC.McCAHEYIIICIIOINTFRANCISE.FITZPATRICK~RCIIEYANV71CAIUIIMTELEPHONE(3)3)772-7250~l'rSeptember8,l978+...'-UIITEIjPIjIlTBURHDWOHKEHSOtHmEHIlH(UPBWH)InternationalHeadquarIeis:25510KellyRood,Roseville,Michigan48066k~c~,c.+~ISOT1+~Dr.Clifford'V.SmithU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555

DearDr.Smith:

IwishtodirectyourattentiontoadevelopingsituationattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantinBridgman,Michigan.ThedetailsoftheproblemaresetforthinaletterdatedAugust24,l978,totheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy,acopyofwhichisenclosed.IntheeventthatR.R.S.Security,Inc.and/orIndianaMichiganPowerCompanydonotretainthecurrentsecurityforceofcompetentandexperi-encedemployees,theconsequencessetforthinmylettertotheDepart-mentofEnergywillberealized.Itisinconceivablethatafederalregulatoryagencyshoulddirectlyorindirectlyfoster,supportorcondoneanyactionwhichiscontraryto"federalpolicy"generally.Iwouldliketoassumethatgovernmentpoliciesintheareasoflaborrelations,fullemployment,equalrightsandothersarecoordinatedamongthefederalagencies.Itbegsthequestionforanyfederalagencytoassertthattheyhavenoauthoritytocorrectapendingproblemand/ortoreferthatproblemtoanotheragency.Whetherornotafederalagencyhasspecificstatutoryauthorityorjurisdictioninagivenarea,itisnonethelessinaposition'oinstituteremedialactionbythesheerapplicationof"federalpolicy".Thetimehascome,andtheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantillustratestheproblem,forthefederalgovernmenttobebothconcernedandinvolvedwhereprivatecompaniescontravenevariousfederalpolicieswhileoperatingunderfederalcontrolandapproval.Uncheckedbiddingonfederallyregulatedprojectshasnumerousadverseconsequences.First,thereisunnecessarycosttothetaxpayerintermsofnewsecurityclearances,recruitmentandtrainingofemployees,unem-ploymentandwelfarecosts,andoverallfinanciallosstoacommunityintaxandconsumerdollars.Second,thereisperiltothesecurityofafacilityinthatcontinuityofoperationsisbrokenandformeremployeeswhohaveanintimateknowledgeofthefacilitytendtoremaininthecommunity.Third,thesituationisproductiveoflaborunrestcontrarytothemandateoftheNationalLaborRelationsActtopromoteandpreserveindustrialstability.And,finally,thelossandhardshipsufferedbyemployeesandtheirfamiliesisincalculable.~~~o/

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(~~,Dr.~CliffordV.Smith(NRC)Page-2-9-8-78TheproblemIhavedescribedisnotlimitedto'theCookNuclearPlantatBridgman,Michigan.ItismushroomingthroughouttheCountry.Securityguardswhohavegivenmanyyearsofdedicatedandcompetentservicetoafederallyownedand/orprivatelyownedbutfederallyregulatedfacilityaresuddenlyadvisedthattheiremploymentisterminated.Theyneitherinfluencenorcontrolthatdecisionandarepowerlesstoreverseit.Theyaresimplyvictimsofabiddingsystemwhichvariousfederalagencieshave"failedtoregulateinthebestinterestofasecurityperformance,employeejobsecurityandtaxpayerwelfare.Onlythecontractorandsub-contractorbenefitbysystemwhichabrogatescollectivebargainingagreementsandemployeejob'security,andperpetuatessub-standardwagesandbenefits.Itisnowonderthatguardagencyoperationsaremarkedbyhighemployeeturnoverandreducedsecurityperformance.Yetwhenemployeesthroughcollectiveactionraisetheirwages',benefits,andjobsecuritytoadecentlevel,theprincipalcontractorreletsthebidtoanunorganizedguardagency.Unfortunately,theServiceContractActandotherlegislationisnotadequatetocorrectthesituation.Thereisbothacompellingneedforspecificlegislationand,mostparticularly,foranewattitudeandmeansofcommunicationandcooperationamongfederalregulatoryagencies.FormanyyearsourUnionhadsimilarproblemsatNASAfacilitiesthroughouttheCountry.InlargemeasuretheseproblemsweresolvedbytheServiceContractActandthecooperationofNASAadministrators.Suchaprogramandattitudeisnowurgentlyneededatbothfederallyownedandprivatelyowned,butfederallyregulated,nuclearpowerplants.ThefutureofonehundredsecurityguardsandtheirfamiliesandthefortunesofasmallcommunityinWesternMichiganareatstakeinthismatter.ThesituationdemandscorrectiveactionwhichcanbeoffutureapplicationtoemergingsituationsatnuclearplantsthroughouttheCountry.SOnbehalfoftheInternationalUnion(UPGWA),anditsmembersthroughOuttheCountry,Iurgentlyrequestthatyougivethismatteryourimmediateattention.ItisimperativethateveryconcernedlegislatorandagencyofficialcoordinatetheireffortsandbecomeinvolvedtotheextentpossibletocorrecttheeverrecurringproblemthathasnowarisenattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlant.Verytrulyyours,SC.McHEY,PrstudentnternationalUnion-UPGWAJCM/gfopeiu42Encl.'c:PresidentJimmyCarterSecretaryofLabor,F.RayMarshallSenatorHarrisonA.WilliamsCongressmanFrankThompson,Jr.StuartBroad,DepartmentofEnergySEG-IRrTACh'~ptiStot-HL7DITZod+L-

~)IJIC UNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20555OFFICEOFNUCLEARMATERIALSAFETYANDSAFEGUARDS JAMESC.McGAHEYPR44IOCNTFRANCISE.FITZPATRICK44CRCTARTTRCA4URKR'=-'...,..'='llTEDPLHllTGUHHDWORHEHSOfHmEHGH(UPGWH)InternationalHeadquarters:25510KellyRoad,Roseville,Michigan48066+0%>A>Ce~s0Fis~'ELEPHONE(313)772-7250~lTSeptember8,l978Dr.CliffordV.Smith.U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555

DearDr.Smith:

Iwishtodirectyourattentiontoadev'elopingsituationatthe'onaldC.CookNuclearPlantinBridgman,Mich';gan.Thedetailsoftheproblemareset.'orthinaletterdatedAugust24,l978,totheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy,acopyofwhi'ch'isenclosed.IntheeventthatR.R.S.Sec'urity.,Inc.and/orIndianaMichiganPowerCompanydonotretainthe'urrentsecurityforceofcompetentandexperi-encedemployees,the'consequences'etforth'inmyletter'othe'Depart-ment,ofEnergywillbe'ea'lized.It'isinconcei'vable'thatafederalregulatoryagencyshoulddirectlyorindirectlyfoster,support,orcondoneanyactionwhi'ch'iscontraryto"federalpolicy"gen'er'ally.Iwouldliketoassumethat,governmentpolicies'nthe'areasoflaborrelations,fullemploymen't,equalrightsandothersarecoordinatedamongthefederalagencies.Itbegsthequestionforanyfederalagencytoassertthattheyhavenoauthoritytocortapendingprobl'emand/ortoreferthatproblemtoanotheragency.Whether'rnotafederalagencyhasspecificstatutoryauthorityorjurz.sictioninagivenarea,itisnonethelessinapositiontoinstituteremedialactionby'heshh'er'pplicationof"federalpolicy".'he'imehascome,andtheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantillustratestheproblem,,for'the'federalgovernmenttoPeboth'cpncer'nedandinvolvedwhereprivate,companiescontravene'various'feder'alpolicieswhi'leoperatingunderfederalcontrolandapproval.Uncheckedbiddingonfederallyregulatedprojectshasnumerousadverseconsequences.First,ther'e'isunnec'es'sarycosttothe'taxpayerintermsofnewsecurityclea'rances',recruitmentandtrainingofemployees,unem-ploymentandwel'farecosts,andoverallfinanciallosstoacommunityintaxandconsumerdollars.'econd,there'isperiltothesecurityofafacilityinthat.continuityofoperationsisbroken'ndformer'mployeeswhohaveanintimatekn'owledgeofthefacilitytendtoremaininthecommunity.Thi'rd,thesituationisproductiveoflaborunrestcontrarytothemandateoftheNationalLaborRel'ationsActtopromoteandpreserveindustrialstability.And,finally,the'lossandhardshipsufferedbyemployeesandtheirfamiliesisincalculable.~~~o/

'~~~~444Jkteg'4")Vf e~P'0I~~:Dr.CliffordV.Smith(NRC)Page-2;l9-8-7ghTheproblemIhavedesciibedisnotlimitedtotheCookNuclearPlantatBridgman,Michigan.Itismushr'oomingthr'oughouttheCountry.Securityguardswhohavegivenmanyyearsofdedicatedandcompetentservicetoafederallyownedand/orprivatelyowned.butfederallyregulatedfacilityaresuddenlyadvisedthattheiremploymentisterminated.Theyneitherinfluencenorcontrolthatdecisionandarepowerlesstoreverseit.They'aresimplyvictimsofabiddingsystemwh'ichvariousfederalagencieshavefailedtoregulateinthebestinterestof,asecurityperformance,employeejobsecurityandtaxpayerwelfare.Onlythecontractorandsub-contractorbenefitbysystemwhi'chabrogates'ollec'tivebargainingagreementsandemployeejobsecurity,andperpetuatessub-standardwagesandbenefits.Itisnowonder'thatguardagencyoperationsaremarkedbyhighemployeeturnoverandreduced.securityperformance.Yetwhenemployeesthroughcollectiveactionraisetheirwages,benefits,andjobsecuritytoadecentlevel,theprincipalcontractorreletsthebidtoanunorganizedguardagency.Unfortunately,theServiceContractActandotherlegislationisnotadequatetocorrect,the'situation.Ther'eisboth'acompellingneedforspecificlegislationand,mostparticularly,foranew,attitudeandmeansofcommunicationandcooperationamongfederalregulatoryagencies.FormanyyearsourUnion'adsimilarproblemsatNASAfacilitiesthroughouttheCountry.'InlargemeasuretheseproblemsweresolvedbytheServiceContractActandthecooperationofNASAadministrators.Suchaprogramandattitudeisnowurgentlyneededatboth'federallyownedandprivatelyowned,butfederallyregulated,nuclearpowerplants.ThefutureofonehundredsecurityguardsandtheirfamiliesandthefortunesofasmallcommunityinWesternMichiganareatstakeinthismatter.ThesituationdemandscorrectiveactionwhichcanbeoffutureapplicationtoemergingsituationsatnuclearplantsthroughouttheCountry.OnbehalfoftheInternationalUnion(UPGWA),andits.membersthrough5uttheCountry,Iurgentlyrecjuestthatyougivethismatteryourimmediateattention.Itisimperativethateveryconcernedlegislatorandagencyofficialcoordinatetheireffortsandbecomeinvolvedtotheextentpossibletocorrecttheeverrecurringproblemthathas'nowarisenattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlant.Verytrulyyours,SC.McHEY,PrstudentnternationalUnion-UPGWAJCM/gfopeiu42Encl.cc:PresidentJimmyCarterSecretaryofLabor,'.RayMarshallSenatorHarrisonA.WilliamsCongressmanFrankThompson,Jr.StuartBroad,DepartmentofEner'gy

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'~gttUf/Pg~4ROANICR4QoRSQOFOOR~O~+0+I>MI4+~Ispr%4~TELEPHONE(313)772-7250~l7InternationalHeadquarters:25510KellyRoad,Roseville,Michigan480660JAMESC.McGAHEYIRCSIOCRTFRANCISE.FITZPATRICKSCCRCTARTTRCASURCRAugust24,l978UllTEDPLHElTGUHRDWOHIItHSOfHmfflGH(UPGWH)Mr.StewartBroad,DirectorOfficeofContractor'sIndustrialRelationsU.S.DepartmentofEnergyMailStationAl-4025washington,D.C.20545

DearMr.BroadsREtDONALDCDCOOKNUCLEARPLANTSRIDGMAN,

MICHIGANSinoetheinceptionoftheOonaldC.CookNuolearplantinBridgman,Michigan,securityservioeshavebeenprovidedbytheNaokenhutCorporationunderaontraotwiththeIndianaMiohiganPowerCompany.XnJanuary1972,theXnternationalUnion,UnitedPlantGuardWorkersofAmerica(UPGWA)wascertifiedastheexclusivebargainingrepresentativeofallguardsandsecurityofficers.OurUnionhasenteredintosuccessivecollectivebax'gainingagreementswithNackenhut,thelastofwhichwillnotexpixountilHay18,1979.Recently,theXndianaMichiganPowerCompanyletbidsforsecurityservices.ItissignificanttonotethatthebidwasletapproximatelysixweeksaftertheUP%%hadnegotiatedincreasedwagesandbenefitsforsecurityoHVXcersunderawagereopenex.ThebidwasawardedtoR.R.S.,XncorpoxatedofSouthSend>Indiana,anon-unionguardagency.'odatehasbeensetforR.R.S.totake-oversecurityservicesfromHackenhut.OnAugust23,1978,IsentacertifiedlettextoR.R.S.requestingthatitretaintheseourityfox'ceandhonortheexistentcollectivebargainingagreement.Aoopyofthatlettex'senclosed.XamwritingtoenlistyoursupportinpreventingasituationatDonaldC.Cookwhichaouldbedetrimentaltoemployeesandtheirfamilies,contrary-tofederallaborpolicy,inconsistentwithnuclectrpowerplantsecurity,andcostlytothetaxpayer.Whatrules,rogulahionsandpoliciesdoestheDepartmentofEnergyhavetoregulatethetransferofsubaontractsandtopreventtheunfairanddiscriminatorydislocationofemployees7ItmustbepxesumedthatindividualemployeesofMackenhuthaveperfonnadeffioientlyandwell.Otherwisetheywouldhavebeensub)ectedtopx'iordischargeordiscipline.Thustheentployoesshouldnotbepawnsinacontractinggameoverwhichtheyhavenovoiceorcontrol.~~~~I/

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f,hlr.StewartBroadU.S.DepartmentofEnergyPage-2-.8/24/78ShouldR.R.S.attempttoavoiditsobligationtoincumbentemployeesandtheirchosenbargainingrepresentative,severaladverseresultswilloccurasfollows:l.TheUPGWAwill,ofcourse,takeappropriateactionunderfederallaborlawtoprotecttheemployeesandthecollec"tivebargainingagreement.2.Displacedemployeeswouldjointheswellingranksoftheunemployedandthereforeincreaseunemploymentandwelfarecosts.'.Anynewemployeeswouldhavetobesecurityclearedtrainedandotherwiseprocessedatgreatandunnecessaryexpensetothetaxpayer.4.DisplacedemployeeswouldremaininthesmallcommunityofBridgmanandthereforeposeanadditionalandunnecessaryproblemtositesecurity.Iunderstandthatthereisacurrentconcernwithnighemployeeturnoverandthethreatitposestosecurity.5.Xtisimpossibletomeasurethehumanmiseryandhardshipcausedtoincumbentemployees,theirfamilies,andthecommunity.Thisisanurgent.problemwhichItrustwillreceivetheimmediateatten-tionoftheDepartmentofEnergy.XtisinconceivablethattheU.S.Governmentwouldstandidlybywhilefederalpolicyisviolatedatafederallyregulatednuclearsite.By"federalpolicy"Ihavereferencetofullemployment,savingcosts,encouragingstabilityinlaborrelations,preventingage,sex,raceandhandicapdiscrimination,andahostofotQers.'heproblematDonaldC.Cookepitomizestheoftenadverseconsequencesofunregulatedbiddingforfederalservices.NayIpleasehearfromyouimmediately.Sincerelyyours,JCH/gfopeiu42Encl.cc:Indianal~lichiganPowerCompanyThettlackenhutCorporationhenryE.ApplenCharlesE.LambGordonGregoryJAMESC.McGAHEY,PresidentInternationalUnionU.P.G.N.A.

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~4'NFMOROUTESLIPFormERDh-93(1-75)ERDhM0240Seemeaboutthis.Noteandreturn.ForconcurroncForsfanature.ForactionForInlormatlon..$0(Nemoandunit)"Dr.CliffordV.SmitDirector,Ofc.ofNuclearMaterialsSafety8SafeguardTO(Nemoandunit)IHITIALS,NRCIRITIALSRESIARKSTO(Nameandunit)IKITIALSFRONameanItuaro,DsOfc.ofContractor.IndustrialRelatioDOEPHONEHO..DATE353-50848/30/78USEOTHERSIDEFORADDITIONALRES)ARKSAAU~6.6~P~0~I9777E6666174ERENARKSIamforwardintheattachedsinceyourofficemighthaveaninterestinthesecurityaspectsofthiscomplaint.

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~Vi~'4~~r'iDepartmentofEnergyWashington,D.C.20545g,UGgo3978Mr.JamesC.McGahey,PresidentUnitedPlantGuardWorkersofAmerica(UPGWA)25510KellyRoadRoseville,Michigan48066

DearMr.McGahey:

IamrespondingtoyourletterofAugust24,1978,regardingcertainguardunionproblemsattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantinBridgman,Michigan.Regretably,thisofficeisunabletorespondtoyourrequestsincetheDepartmentofEnergydoesnothaveindustrialrelationsresponsibilityatcommercialnuclearpowerplants.Inote,however,thatyouhaveindicatedconcernsregardingsecurityatthisplant.Accordingly,IhaveforwardedyourlettertotheNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC).IamsurethatNRCwillreviewthesecurityconcernsoutlinedinyourletter.Sincerely,gg(Stuart8~~4StuartBroadDirector,OfficeofContractorndustrialRelations'c:Dr.CliffordY.Smith,NRC

'~~I,PNllgi)f~ORDANIZRao1$4$$e~doliMIDc~+fItgPPgL~+TELEPHONE(313)772-7250~ITinternationalHeadquarters:25510KellyRoad,Roseville,Michigan48066JAMESC,McGAHEYPRESIDENTFRANC(SE.FIT?PATRtCKSCCRCTARYTRCARURCRAugust24,1978URTEDPLHRTGUHRDWOHHEHSOfHNEHCH(UPGWH)Mr.StewartBroad,DirectorOfficeofContractor'sIndustrialRelationsU.S.DepartmentofEnergyMailStationAl-4025Washington,D.C.20545

DearMr.Broad:

RE:DONALDC.COOKNUCLEARPLANTBRIDGMAN,MICHIGANSincetheinceptionoftheDonaldC.CookNuclearplantinBridgman,Michigan,securityserviceshavebeenprovidedbytheWackenhut.CorporationundercontractwiththeIndianaMichiganPowerCompany.InJanuary1972,theInternationalUnion,UnitedPlantGuardWorkersofAmerica{UPGWA)wascertifiedastheexclusivebargainingrepresentativeofall-guardsandsecurityofficers.OurUnionhasenteredintosuccessivecollectivebargainingagreementswithWackenhut,thelast.ofwhich'willnotexpireuntilMay18,1979.Recently,theIndianaMichiganPowerCompanyletbidsforsecurityservices.Itissignificanttonotethatthebidwasletapproximatelysixweeksafterthe'UPGWAhadnegotiatedincrea'sedwagesandbenefitsforsecurityofficersunderawagereopener.ThebidwasawardedtoR.R.S.,IncorporatedofSouthBend,Indiana,anon-unionguardagency.NodatehasbeensetforR.R.S.totake-oversecurityservicesfromWackenhut.OnAugust23,1978,IsentacertifiedlettertoR.R.S.requestingthatitretainthesecurityforceandhonortheexistentcollectivebargainingagreement.Acopyofthatletterisenclosed.IamwritingtoenlistyoursupportinpreventingasituationatDonaldC.Cookwhich'couldbedetrimentaltoemployeesandtheirfamilies,-contrarytofederallaborpolicy,inconsistentwith'nuclearpowerplantsecurity,andcostlytothetaxpayer.Whatrules,regulationsandpoliciesdoestheDepartmentofEnergyhavetoregulatethe'ransferofsubcontractsandtopreventtheunfairanddiscriminatorydislocationofemployees?ItmustbepresumedthatindividualemployeesofWackenhuthave.per'formedefficientlyandwell.Othe'rwise'theywouldhavebeensubjectedtopriordischargeordiscipline.Thustheemployeesshouldnotbepawnsinacontractinggameoverwhichtheyhavenovoiceorcontrol.6129~~~~o/

Mr.StewartBroadU.S.DepartmentofEnergyPage'-2-.8/24/78-Sho'uldR.R.S.attempttoavoiditsobligationtoincunbentemployee'sandtheirchosenbargainingrepresentative,severaladverseresultswilloccurasfollows:.1.TheUPGNAwill,ofcourse,takeappropriateactionunderfederallaborlawtoprotect,theemployees'ndthe'ollec-tivebargainingagreement.2..Displacedemployeeswouldjointheswellingranksofthe.unemployedandtherefore'increase'unemploymentandwel'farecosts'~'.Anynew.employeeswouldhave'tobe'securityclearedtrainedandotherwiseproces'sedat.'greatandunn'eces'saryexpen'se'tothetaxpayer.4.DisplacedemployeeswouldremaininthesmallcommunityofBridgman'andtherefore"pose-'anadditionalandunnec'essaryproblemtosite'security.Iunder'standthatthere'isacurrentconcernwith'highemployee'turnoverandthethreatitposes'osec'urity.S.Itis-impossibletomea'surethehumanmiseryandhardshipcausedtoincumbentemployees,'heirfamilies',andthecommunity.Thisisanurgentproblemwhich.I'trustwill.receivethe'mmediate'atten-tionoftheDepartment,ofEnergy..Itisinconceivablethat,the'U.S.Governmentwouldstandidlybywhilefederalpolicyisviolatedatafederallyregulatednuclearsite.By"federalpolicy"Ihave'referen'cetofullemployment,savingcosts,*encouragingstabilityinlaborrel'ations,.preventingage,sex,'ace'andnandicapdisciimination,andaheistofothers.TheproblematDonaldC.Cookepitomizestheoftenadverseconsequencesofunregulatedbiddingforfederalser'vices.'ayIpleasehea'rfromyouimmediatel'y.Si:ncerelyyours,JCM/gfopeiu42.Encl.cc:IndianaMichi:ganPowerCompanyTheElackenhutCorporationHenryE.Applen'harlesE.LambGordonGregoryKSC.NcGAHEY,,PrsidentnternationalUnion'.PEG.NA.

(14+)'I~(~bo4IIIINcOFOANCEDPS%.1'7p114~4C700Og'>M~gC~a+~Isorla~FELEPHON6(313)772-7250~<vJAMESC.McGAHEYIIACOIDCNZCERTIFIEDMAILFRANCISE.FITZPATRICKRETURNRECEIPTREQUESTEDIKCIIKTAIIYTACAIUAKIIAugust23,1978rQ.gP)j7%URTtDPLHRTBUHHDWOHtIfHSOfHIMCH(UPBWH)0'nternationalKeodquorIers:25510KellyRoad,Roseville,Michigan48066Mr.DonaldQuad,AreaManagerR.R.S.,Incorporated403DixieWayNorthSouthBend,Indiana46637

DearMr.Quad:

lthasbeenbroughttotheattentionofthisInternationalUnionthatyourCompanyisthesuccessfulbiddertoprovidesecurityservicesattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPowerSiteinBridgman,Michigan.ThisInternational,anditsAmalgamatedLocalNo.37,hasbeentheexclusivebargainingagentforallPatrolmenandSergeantsatthatsitesince1972.Currently,thereisaLaborAgreementineffectbetweentheWackenhutCorporationandtheInternationalUnion,UnitedPlantGuardWorkersofAmerica(UPGWA)anditsAmalgamatedLocalNo.37.ThatAgreementexpiresat0700hoursonMay1S,1979.PleaseacceptthisletterasourrequestforameetingwithyourCompanyforthepurposeofworkingoutasmoothtransitionwhere-inyourCompanyacceptstheemployeesandtheContractnowineffect.TheUnioniswillingtomakemodificationssuchasthechangeintheCompany'snameandinotherareasifnot-applicabletoyourCompany.Werequestyourimmediatereplybecausewefeelthatthistransi-tionisofaseriousnature;anditisimportantthatwegetitresolvedasearlyaspossible.Verytrulyyours,JAMEC.McGAHEYPresidentInternationalUnionU.P.G.W.A.JCM/esbopeiu42cc:JamesSix,R.R.S.,Inc.WilliamStewart,President,Local37-UPGWACharlesE.Lamb,Director,Region2-UPGWA 04hC.r~t/

)ffzp~~~o<DQSetember15~J978RespectfullyreferredtoCongressionalLiaisonNuclearRegulatoryCom..Pleasesendmeacopyofthereplytotheattachedletter.Thanks,RobertP.GriffinU.S.SenatorRPG:nfFOtZZ1ilOo3 f"i')IIrrrjffPgass1Vp1StdfC7~P~lesOFTEi.EF'.ONE(313)772-7250~l7lntornarionalHeadciuorrvra:25510lc:allyRoad,Roseville,Michigan48065JAMESC.McGAHEYI'IICIIOINrSeptember8,1978FRANCISE.FITZPATRICKICCIIC'rANV.VIICAIVIISAUllTELflllTBUflHDNOHHEOtflftlEHGflCUPBNH)Dr.Clifford'.SmithU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionNashington,D.C.20555cr.ggoc~gzao~y$0~0

DearDr.Smith:

4$IwishtodirectyourattentiontoadevelopingsituationattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantinBridgman,Michigan.Thedetailsofthe~problemaresetforthinaletterdatedAugust24,1978,totheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy,acopyofwhichisenclosed.IntheeventthatR.R.S.Security,Inc.and/orIndianaMichiganPowerCompanydonot,retainthecurrentsecurityforceofcompetentandexperi-encedemployees,theconsequencessetforthinmylettertotheDepart-mentofEnergywillberealized.Xtisinconceivablethatafederalregulatoryagencyshoulddirectlyorindirectlyfoster,supportorcondoneanyactionwhichiscontraryto"federalpolicy"generally.Iwouldliketoassumethatgovernmentpoliciesintheareasoflaborrelations,fullemployment,equalrightsandothersarecoordinatedamongthefederalagencies.Itbegsthequestionforanyfederalagencytoassertthattheyhavenoauthoritytocorrectapendingproblemand/ortoreferthatproblemtoanotheragency.whetherornotafederalagencyhasspecificstatutoryauthorityorjurisdictioninagivenarea,itisnonethelessinapositiontoinstituteremedialactionbythesheerapplicationof"federalpolicy".Thetimehascome,andtheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantillustratestheproblem,forthefederalgovernmenttobebothconcernedandinvolvedwhereprivatecompaniescontravenevariousfederalpolicieswhileoperatinunderfederalcontrolandapproval.Uncheckedbiddingonfederallyregulatedprojectshasnumerousadverseconsequences.First,thereisunnecessarycosttothetaxpayerintermsofnewsecurityclearances,recruitmentandtrainingofemployees,unem-ploymentandwelfarecosts,andoverallfinanciallosstoacommunityintaxandconsumerdollars.Second,thereisperiltothesecurityofafacilityinthatcontinuityofoperationsisbrokenandformeremployeeswhohaveanintimateknowledgeofthefacilitytendtoremaininthecommunity.Third,thesituationisproductiveoflaborunrestcontrarytothemandateoftheNationalLaborRelationsActtopromoteandpreservindustrialstability.And,finally,thelossandhardshipsufferedbyemployeesandtheirfamiliesisincalculable.

Dr.CliffordV.SmithNRC)Page-2-9-&-7&TheproblemIhavedescribedisnotlimitedtotheCookNuclearPlantatBridgman,Michigan.ItismushroomingthroughouttheCountry.Securityguardswhohavegivenmanyyearsofdedicatedandcompetentservicetoafederallyownedand/orprivatelyownedbutfederallyregulatedfacilityaresuddenlyadvisedthattheiremploymentisterminated.Theyneitherinfluencenorcontrolthatdecisionandarepowerlesstoreverseit.Theyaresimplyvictimsofabiddingsystemwhichvariousfederalagencieshave"failedtoregulateinthebestinterestofasecurityperformance,employeejobsecurityandtaxpayerwelfare.Onlythecontractorandsub-contractorbenefitbysystemwhichabrogatescollectivebargainingagreementsandempl,oyeejob'security,andperpetuatessub-standardwagesandbenefits.Itisnowonderthatguardagencyoperationsaremarkedbyhighemployeeturnoverandreducedsecurityperformance.Yetwhenemployeesthroughcollectiveactionraisetheirwages,benefits,andjobsecuritytoadecentlevel,theprincipalcontractorreletsthebidtoanunorganizedguardagency.Unfortunately,theServiceContractActandotherlegislationisnotadequatetocorrectthesituation.Thereisbothacompellingneedforspecificlegislationand,mostparticularly,foranewattitudeandmeansofcommunicationandcooperationamongfederalregulatoryagencies.Fox'anyyearsourUnionhadsimilarproblemsatNASAfacilitiesthroughouttheCountry.InlargemeasuretheseproblemsweresolvedbytheServiceContractActandthecooperationofNASAadministrators.Suchaprogramandattitudeisnowurgentlyneededatbothfederallyownedandprivatelyowned,butfederallyregulated,nuclearpowerplants.ThefutureofonehundredsecurityguaxdsandtheirfamiliesandthefortunesofasmallcommunityinWesternMichiganareatstakeinthismatter.ThesituationdemandscorrectiveactionwhichcanbeoffutureapplicationtoemergingsituationsatnuclearplantsthroughouttheCountry.OnbehalfoftheInternationalUnion(UPGWA),anditsmembersthroughduttheCountry,Iurgentlyrequestthatyougivethismatteryourimmediateattention.Itisimperativethatevery"concernedlegislatorandagencyofficialcoordinatetheireffortsandbecomeinvolvedtotheextentpossibletocorrecttheeverrecurringproblemthathasnowarisenattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlant.Verytrulyyours,SC.McHEY,PrstudentntexnationalUnion-UPGWAJCM/gfopeiu42Encl.cc:PresidentJimmyCarterSecretaryofLabor,F.RayMarshallSenatorHarrisonA.WilliamsCongressmanFrankThompson,Jr.StuartBroad,DepartmentofEnergySEE-RT~aeHapLis(gt-]qgg)yTyada(-~o(+~+>*

June14,1976TheHonorableEdwardHutchinsonUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesWashington,D.C.20515

DearCongressmanHutchinson:

ThisisinresponsetoyourletterofMay21,1976totheNRCOfficeofCongressionalAffairsrequestingareplytovariousconcernsofyourconstituent,MissMitziJohnston.MissJohnstonraisesseveralquestionsrelatedtothesafeoperationofnuclearpowerplants,andthesewillbediscussedbelow.Someofherquestionsare,asyouknow,addresseddirectlytoyou,andwewilltrytoprovidesomebackgroundonthesubjectsinvolved,whereappropriate.ThoughitisnotMissJohnston'sfirstquestion,itseemsbesttobeginbyidentifyingNRC.TheNuclearRegulatoryConmissioncameintobeingbyenactmentof-theEnergyReorganizationActof1974andbeganofficialoperationonJanuary19,1975.Priortothattime,theAtomicEnergyCommissionwasresponsibleforbothdevelopmentalandregulatoryactivitiesassociatedwithnuclearenergy,includingpowerplants,underthe-AtomicEnergyActof1954.TheAECwasdissolvedbytheEnergyReorganizationActof1974whichplaceditsregulatoryfunctionsundertheNRCanditsdevelopmentalfunctionsundertheEnergyResearchandDevelopmentAdministration.TheNRCisalsogovernedbyprovisionsoftheNationalEnvironmentalPolicyActof1969.Assetforthinthesestatutes,theprimarymissionoftheNRCistoassurethatciviliannuclearactivitiesareconductedinamannerwhichwillprotect-publichealthandsafety,nationalsecurityandenvironmentalquality.Thisisdonethroughasystemoflicensingandregulationwhichinvolvesstandardssetting,safetyreviewsandstudies,inspectionoflicensedoperationandenforcementofNRCrules,andconfirmatoryresearchtoverifytheadequacyofregulationsandrevealanyneedtoaugment,replaceorimprovethem.IamenclosingforMissJohnston'sinformationacopyofNRC's1975AnnualReportwhichcontainsacomprehensivepresentationofthisagency'sfunctionsandcurrentactivitiesinregulatingnuclearenergyuses,.includingnuclearpowerplants,onbehalfofthepublic..OFFICE~SURNAME~DATA~POnahEC.318(RST.9.$3)AECM02400U,1,OOVERHMENTRRINTIHO01PIPICEIIOTAS21I11 4~"7~Ir'4I4444,v4gsgsl'I4Cf~'1ICP'I7Il4~4'c(1('CIPEtl~444If)[44441-g44=44474IsEtIvI4CllII'4ffttl\444I'fs14E-444II74~,II4tllEgg*47-~4O'EE~st~~'44~7I~IP4IPIIPWII4~-4'I4~4414l~~*~Cv.pCf4~14Ir4t4ICI'4'l4'I4Il44.44I4-IIvIffIC4~I~Igvtf'4'4<<74~=~7I4I7r.>>4 TheKonorableEdwardKutchinson-2-TheparticularincidenttowhichtlissJohnstonreferswasaminoreventthatoccurredattheDonaldC.CooknuclearfacilityinBerrienCounty,Michigan.Thefacilityconsistsoftwoseparatereactorunits,oneinoperationandtheotherunderconstruction.Onthy10,1976.aslightincreaseabovevt;heverylowlevelofradioactivitynormallypresentintheairwasdetectedintheauxiliarybuildingforthefacility.'hisbuildingisseparatefromthereactorcontainmentbuildingsandhousessuchapparatusaswater-treatmentsystems,electricalsystems,andthe"EmergencyCoreCoolingSystem"(aback-upsystemtosupplycoolingwaterintheeventoflossofthenormalreactorcoolant).Thecauseoftheriseinradioactivitywasleakagefromavalvewhichhadnotbeencompletelyclosedfollowingascheduledshutdownofthereactorforroutineinspectionandmaintenance.Theofficialsatthe,plantthoughtitprudenttoevacuatetheauxiliarybuildingatonce,duetotlieincreaseinthelevelofairborneradioactivity.Constructionworkersfnthereactorbuildingunderconstructionheardthepublic-addressannouncementintendedtoapplyonlytothoseintheauxiliarybuilding.Theworkersevacuatedthereactorbuilding,someofthemleavingthegobsiteentirely.Itwasthataction,apparently.thatattractedmediaattentionandledtothenewspaperitemcitedbyMissJohnston.Plantpersonnelwereabletoentertheauxiliarybuildingrightaway,withprotectiveclothing,andthesituationwasresolvedinamatterofafewhours.Nopersonnelexposureinexcessofregulatorylimitsresultedfromtheincreaseinairborneradioactivity,andnooff-sitereleaseofradioactivityinexcessofregulatorylimitsoccurred.Thus,theincidentwasnotofthetypethatmustbereportedtotheNRC.Nevertheless,becauseofpublicinterestevokedbythemediacoverage,NRCwasnotified.OnHay11,thenextday,an-NRCinspectorandan5RCradiationprotectionspecialistvisitedtheauxiliarybuildingandconfirmedthatconditionswerenormalandthattherehadbeennodangertothepublic.Plantofficialshavetakenstepstoassurethatallvalveswillbesecuredandcheckedaftermaintenanceandtoimprovecommunicationwiththeconstructioncrewsatworkonthenewunit.Yourconstituentaskswhatistopreventanoccurrenceofgreaterconsequence,ifthesekindsofincidentsareallowedtooccur.Itis-anunderstandableandvalidquestion,ofcourse,thoughIwouldpointoutagainthat%hisparticularoccurrencewasactuallyofnoconsequencetosafetyandthelicenseewouldhavelikedtopreventitonthebasisofeconomicoperationalone.TheNRC'sprimaryconcernisprotectionofpublichealthandsafetyagainstseriousaccidents,anda"defnse-in-depth"coceptisrequiredandemployedintheOFFICE~4URHAM49P'ATEN'ormABC-518(ReT.9.55)hZCM0240QU,4,oovL'RHMCNTPRINTINPSPTIc2IIPTA424144WwJ~'a

'ha TheHonorableEdwardHutchinson-3-design,constructionandoperationofeachnuclearplant.Thisinvolvesthreesuccessiveandmutuallyreinforcingechelonsofdefense.Thefirstemphasizesaccidentpreventionbyrequiringsoundandconservativedesigninaccordwithstringentqualitystandardsandengineeringpractices,withahighdegreeoffreedomfromfaultsanderrors.Thesecondechelonofdefense-andthisisperhapsmostpe~tinenttoMissJohnston'sconcern--assumesthatfailuresoroperatingerrorsthatpotentiallycouldleadtosafetyproblemswilloccurduringtheservicelifeofanuclearpowerplantdespiteallthecaretakentopreventthem.Accordingly,NRCrequirestheprovisionofredundantsafetysystemstodetectoff-normalconditionsandpreventescalationofminorincidentsintomajorones.Thethirdechelonofdefensesupplementsthefirsttwothroughfeaturesthatprovideadditionalmarginsofsafetytoprotectthepublicagainstunlikelyaccidents.YourconstituentwillfinddetaileddescriptionsoftheNRC'ssafetymeasuresconcerningpowerreactorsinChapter2oftheenclosedAnnualReport.SincetheNRC'sfunctionsrelateprimarilytoprotectionofpublichealthandsafety,nationalsecurityandenvironmentalquality,wecanofferonlygeneralcommentconcerningHissJohnston'squestionsaboutthefutureofnuclearpowerandthecostofnuclearplants.TheEnergyResearchandDevelopmentAdministration,whibIIischargedwithdevelopingallpromisingmodesofenergytomeetnationalneeds.hasidentifiedcoalandnuclearenergyasthemostrealisticalternativestooilamongenergysourcespresentlyavailableandtechnicallyusable.NuclearenergyalsoisprominentinrecentforecastsoftheFederalEnergyAdministrationforthenexttwodecades.Detailsastotheexpenditureofpublicfundsondevelopmentofnuclearplantsandfore-castsforallformsofenergycanbeobtainedfromthesetwoagencies.Constructionofnuclearpowerplantshas,ofcourse,requiredbillionsofdollarsofinvestmentbyelectricutilities.Nevertheless,theirchoicesofgeneratingsourceshavebeendictatedbyeconomics,andtheyhaveindicatedthathighcapitalcostshavebeenoffsetbysavingsinnuclearfuelcosts.NoreinformationonfactorsinfluencingthisprivateinvestmentmaybeobtainedfromtheEdisonElectricInstitute,90ParkAvenue,NewYork,NewYork10016.Inconclusion,IwouldnotethattheNRCneitherpromotesnoropposesnuclearpowerperse,andthatwesharetheconcernoftheCongress,otherFederalagenciesandthevastmajorityofscientistsandengineersOhhICEWSUhHAMSWDATE&PdrfdAPA:-318(RST.'955)hECM02404U.S,OOVSSHMSNTPhlNTINCOFTICSIIS74~S2d1dd IR'IJII~RIa~*k.>>>>V'(~IIIRt1I'I~k-3IHI'IR'(>'I1VV-3tH\IPkill'RQ)tRkILI~~R'<<e-I'V~>~IIRf=-~'3~4<<IVk~IJ-V'ilk.>>>ARIRg~-I~'!IC~~~'V(likVEII>>.>~ke>VV'"~k'c~'>>CI>lhk~I>1ljIVIR4~I>>3II-~IYgky<<VCRIll>'vI'IeC>~'RilIk>IIIk<~'I>>-',~,'I3(4.'evt141ARI~I~~~>P"IIIRAHll-$t,'k~I*~II,hR4IPRRRfk>>"S,'RRlRI3IRe>>a>'I%>TQIRt<<EVRI1~~

TheHonorableEdwardHutchinson-4-thatmembersofthepublic,suchasMissJohnston,begiventhemostcomprehensiveandaccurateinformationavailableastheymaketheirjudgmentsconcerningthefutureofnuclearenergy.Sincerely.Willi"rnJ,Dircksesistant;:ncutivoDirecfcgfforGpeLations

Enclosure:

NRC's1975AnnualReportDISTRIBUTIONW.J,Naher,EDO:SPBl<lG.Dooly,EDO:SPBJ.H.Cook,EDO:SPBEDOReadingFile(00428)E.Volgenau,IEB.Marnjck,IECA(3)EdwardL.Jordan,IE,RegionIII799RooseveltRoadGlenEllyn,Illinois60137DocketFiles(50-315and50-316)PDR',"':(50:315"and50-316)LocalPDR,,'('50-315.'an'd50-316$OPPICC9P'IIIINAMC9P'A'rc9P'DQSPELD~)...MGD...............-~..6//76EDO:SPB'NMaher.'..:.Pmk6/7/766Pi/76FormAEC-91$(Rex.9.55)hXCM02404V,4,OOVCIINMCNCPAINTINOOPPICCII474424l44 IIILLA'a gp,RAEONSc"ai.C)In(O~tp0Q~viice+yqP++*++UNITEDSTATESCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20555JUN141976TheHonorableEdwardHutchinsonUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesMashington,D.C.20515

Dear'ongressmanHutchinson;ThisisinresponsetoyourletterofMay21,

1976totheNRCOfficeofCongressionalAffairsrequestingareplytovariousconcernsofyourconstituent,MissMitziJohnston.Miss'ohnstonraisesseveralquestionsrelatedtothesafeoperationofnuclearpowerplants,andthesewillbediscussedbelow.Someofherquestionsare,asyouknow,addresseddirectlytoyou,andwewilltrytoprovidesomebackgroundonthesubjectsinvolved,whereappropriate.ThoughitisnotMissJohnstonsfirstquestion,itseemsbesttobeginbyidentifyingNRC.TheNuclearRegulatoryCOIImrissioncameintobeingbyenactmentoftheEnergyReorganizationActof1974andbeganofficialoperationonJanuary19,1975.Priortothattime,theAtomicEnergyCommissionwasresponsibleforbothdevelopmentalandregulatoryactivitiesassociatedwithnuclearenergy,includingpowerplants,undertheAtomicEnergyActof1954.TheAECwasdissolvedbytheEnergyReorganizationActof1974whichplaceditsregulatoryfunctionsunde'rtheNRCanditsdevelopmentalfunctionsunder,theEnergyResearchandDevelopmentAdministration.TheNRCisalsogovernedbyprovisionsoftheNationalEnvironmentalPolicyActof1969.Assetforthinthesestatutes,theprimarymissionoftheNRCistoassurethatcivilian-nuclearactivitiesareconductedinamannerwhichwillprotectpublichealthandsafety,nationalsecurityandenvironmentalquality.Thisisdonethroughasystemoflicensingandregulationwhichinvolvesstandardssetting,safetyreviewsandstudies,inspectionoflicensedoperationand.enforcementofNRCrules,andconfirmatoryresearchtoverifytheadequacyofregulationsandrevealanyneedtoaugment,replaceorimprovethem.IamenclosingforMissJohnston'sinformationacopyofNRC's1975AnnualReportwhichcontainsacomprehensivepresentationofthisagency'sfunctionsandcurrentactivitiesinregulatingnuclearenergyuses,includingnuclearpowerplants,onbehalfofthepublic.

1\TheHonorableEdwardHutchinson-2-e,TheparticularincidenttowhichMiss'JohnstonreferswasaminoreventthatoccurredattheDonaldC.CooknuclearfacilityinBerrienCounty,Michigan.Thefacilityconsistsoftwoseparatereactorunits,oneinoperationandtheotherunderconstruction.OnMay10,1976,aslightincreaseabovetheverylowlevelofradioactivitynormallypresentintheairwasdetectedintheauxiliarybuildingforthefacility.Thisbuildingisseparatefromthereactorcontainmentbuildingsandhousessuchapparatusaswater-treatmentsystems,electricalsystems,andthe"EmergencyCoreCoolingSystem"(aback-upsystemtosupplycoolingwaterintheeventoflossofthenormalreactorcoolant).Thecauseoftheriseinradioactivitywasleakagefromavalvewhichhadnotbeencompletelyclosedfollowingascheduledshutdownofthereactorforroutinereinspectionandmaintenance.Theofficialsattheplantthoughtitprudenttoevacuatetheauxiliarybuildingatonce,duetotheincreaseinthelevelofairborneradioactivity..Constructionworkersinthereactorbuildingunderconstructionheardthepublic-addressannouncementintendedtoapplyonlytothoseintheauxiliarybuilding.Theworkersevacuatedthereactorbuilding,someofthemleavingthejobsiteentirely.Itwasthataction,apparently,thatattractedmediaattentionandledto.thenewspaperitemcitedbyMissJohnston.Plantpersonnelwereabletoentertheauxiliarybuildingrightaway,withprotectiveclothing,andthesituationwasresolvedinamatterofa'fewhours.Nopersonnelexposure"inexcessofregulatorylimitsresultedfromtheincreaseinairborne.radioactivity,andnooff-sitereleaseofradioactivityinexcessofregulatorylimitsoccurred.Thus,theincidentwasnotofthetypethatmustbereportedtotheNRC.Nevertheless,becauseofpublicinterestevokedbythemediacoverage,NRCwasnotified.OnMayll,thenextday,anNRCinspectorandanNRCradiationprotectionspecialistvisitedtheauxiliarybuildingandconfirmedthatconditionswerenormalandthattherehadbeennodangertothepublic.Plantofficialshavetakenstepstoassurethatallvalveswillbesecuredandcheckedaftermaintenanceandtoimprovecommunicationwiththeconstructioncrewsatworkonthenewunit.Yourconstituentaskswhatistopreventanoccurrenceofgreaterconsequence,ifthesekindsofincidentsareallowedtooccur.Itisanunderstandableandvalidquestion,ofcourse,thoughIwouldpointoutagainthatthisparticularoccurrencewasactuallyofnoconsequencetosafetyandthelicenseewouldhavelikedtopreventitonthebasisofeconomicoperationalone.TheNRC'sprimaryconcernisprotectionofpublichealthandsafetyagainstseriousaccidents,anda"defense-in-depth"conceptisrequiredandemployedinthe 0TheHonorableEdwardHutchinson-3'-design,constructionandoperationof"eachnuclearplant.Thisinvolvesthreesuccessiveandmutuallyreinforcingechelonsofdefense.Thefirstemphasizesaccidentpreventionbyrequiringsoundandconservativedesigninaccordwithstringentqualitystandardsandengineeringpractices,withahighdegreeoffreedomfromfaultsanderrors.Thesecondechelonofdefense--andthisisperhapsmostpertinenttoHissJohnston'sconcern--assumesthatfailuresoroperatingerrorsthatpotentiallycouldleadtosafetyproblemswilloccurduringtheservicelifeofanuclearpowerplantdespiteallthecaretakentopreventthem.Accordingly,NRCrequirestheprovisionofredundantsafetysystemstodetectoff-normalconditionsandpreventescalationofminorincidentsintomajorones.Thethirdechelonofdefensesupplementsthefirsttwothroughfeaturesthatprovideadditionalmarginsofsafetytoprotectthepublicagainstunlikelyaccidents.YourconstituentwillfinddetaileddescriptionsoftheNRC'ssafetymeasuresconcerningpowerreactorsinChapter2oftheenclosedAnnualReport.SincetheNRC'sfunctionsrelateprimarilytoprotectionofpublichealthandsafety,nationalsecurityandenvironmentalquality,wecanofferonlygeneralcommentconcerningHissJohnston'squestionsaboutthefutureofnuclearpowerandthecostofnuclearplants.TheEnergyResearchandDevelopmentAdministration,whichischargedwithdevelopingallpromisingmodesofenergytomeetnationalneeds,hasidentifiedcoalandnuclearenergyasthemostrealisticalternativestooilamongenergysourcespresentlyavailableandtechnicallyusable.NuclearenergyalsoisprominentinrecentforecastsoftheFederalEnergyAdministrationforthenexttwodecades.Detailsastotheexpenditureofpublicfundsondevelopmentofnuclearplantsandfore-castsforallformsofenergycanbeobtainedfromthesetwoagencies.Constructionofnuclearpowerplantshas,ofcourse,requiredbillionsofdollarsofinvestmentbyelectricutilities.Nevertheless,theirchoicesofgeneratingsourceshavebeendictatedbyeconomics,andtheyhaveindicatedthathighcapitalcostshavebeenoffsetbysavingsinnuclearfuelcosts.MoreinformationonfactorsinfluencingthisprivateinvestmentmaybeobtainedfromtheEdisonElectricInstitute,90ParkAvenue,NewYork,NewYork10016.Inconclusion,IwouldnotethattheNRCneitherpromotesnoropposesnuclearpowerperse,andthatwesharetheconcernoftheCongress,otherFederalagenciesandthevastmajorityofscientistsandengineers sTheHonorableEdwardHutchinson-4-4",',thatmembersofthepublic,suchasHissJohnston,begiventhemostcomprehensiveandaccurateinformationavailableastheymaketheirJudgmentsconcerningthefutureofnuclearenergy.Sincerety,WilliamJDircksAssistantExecUtiveDiredot.'orOperations

Enclosure:

NRC's1975AnnualReportDISTRIBUTION:R.J.N1,EDO:SPBW.G.Dooly,EDO:SPBJ.H.Cook,EDO:SPBEDOReadingFile(00428)E.Volgenau,IEB.Warnick,IECA(3)EdwardL.Jordan,IE,RegionIII799RooseveltRoadGlenEllyn,Illinois60137DocketFiles(50-315and50-316)PDR'"'50-315and50-316)LocalPDR,(50-315and50-31(i)EDO:SPBEDOSPBELDEDOWJNahee.:.pmk...........MGDoo1y...6/7/767/j/7/6//764VIIHAMCWDATC~PormAEC-318(RCT.9fS)hXCM02406//766//764V,4,OOVCIIHMCHTPAIHTIHOOPPICCII4TA444I44 fk EDWARDAUTCHlNSONRctRECENTATIYEINCDNOR4444THDI4TRICT,MICNIDAN601(gl'ESSDfffJESHf(EbSt6(CS@nudentSeyt;edentntib~sKasfjtrtgtott,%).C.20515COMMIT1EESIRANKINOMINORITYMEMOER,COMMITTEEONTHCJUDIClhRY1STANDARDSOFOFFICIAICONDUCTMRS<AeO.SCHUITZADMINI4TRATIVEA44IATANl'336HOUSEOFFIC&BUILDINGPHONE;(202)225-3761Hay21,1976CongressionalLiaisonOfficeNuclearRegulatoryCommission1717HStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.20555Gentlemen:Promptedbythereportingofasmallradioactivele'akattheDonaldC.CooknuclearenergyplantatBridgman,Hichigan,IhavereceivedtheattachedletterfromHissHitziJohnstonofStevensville,IKchi-ganraisinganumberofquestionsaboutthefutureandsafetyofnuclearplants.IwouldappreciateasthorougharesponsetothequestionsshehasraisedasyoucangiveinaletterImayforwardherinreply.Thankyouforyourcooperation.Sincerely,Encl.~$1~~>~Sj,Ijr('Q.).iIDISTRICTOCFICESI201FCOCRALDOILOIND175TCRRIVORIALRO.'l07FcocRALDINLDIN0E~MAUMccANDORDADST,DCNTONHARRORgMICHIGANADRIAN~MICNIOANPIRRICs(616)0257462PINRICa(517)2631630MRS,LLOYDPHILLIPS,SCCRCTARYMRS.FAUNPLATT,SCCRCTARY NitziJohnston...,pp,2236PawneePathStevensville,NI49127Nay:"1'4,1976HonorableEdwardHutchinsonHouseofRepresentatives2336RayburnOfficeBuildingWashington,D.C.20515

DearSir:

Asaconcernedresidentof'Michigan,Iamwritingtoyouaboutanissuethathasrecentlybeengivenaconsiderableamountofadversepublicity.TheissueIamreferringtoisthatofnuclearpowerplantsafety.BecauseIamlivinginStevensville,IhaveaparticularinterestintheDonaldC.CookNuclearfacilitynearBridgman.Anarticlethatappearedinthe"Herald-Palladium"onTuesday,May11thindicatedtherehadbeenasmallradioactivereleaseinapartoftheCookPlant.Ifanincidentsuchasthisisallowedtohappen,whatistopreventanoccurrenceofgreaterconsequence?Arethereanyorganizationsorfederalcommissionssetuptomonitorandsafeguardagainstanypossiblenuclearaccidents?.Ifso,dotheystrictlyregulatetheactivitiesatnuclearplantsinvolvingsafetyrequirements?Doyoufavorstricterregulationsfornuclearplants?DoyoufeeltheoutcomeofthenuclearinitiativeduetogobeforeCaliforniavotersonJune8thwillhave,anyeffectonotherstates,inparticularourstateofMichigan?Also,hastherebeenanyrecentlegislationbeforecongressonnuclearpowerplants;andifso,whathasyourstandbeen?Doyouseeadefinitefutureforatomicpowerascomparedtoconventionaltypesofpower?Canyouseeanyjustificationforthebillionsofdollarsbeingspentonpresentplantsandthedevelopmentoffutureplants?Anyinformationyoucangivemeonthissubjectwouldbegreatlyappreciated.Sincerelyyours,.NitziJohnston II0t'fi',W 4FROM:Rey>>R8mc4gecebQeeeTO:ACTIONCONTROLDAESCOMPLDEADLINEACKNOWLEDGMENTINTERIMREPLYFINALREPi//FILELOCATICONTROLNOO0428'ATEOFDOCUMENTPREPAREFORSIGNATUREOF:~QCHAIRMANQEXECUTIVE,DIRECTOROTHERl'GLXCCQI2DESCRIPTIONLETTER.QMEMOQREPORTQOTHEREaeX'XteKa5ittiZehwateecixyxeaafageencer@ceycxtMialiocetiveiaaf'4RceeMC..6~eee~ootoq@eoCioesx'eCMeCeco5Safetyef'eueRentyamjhIateSPECIALINSTRUCTIONSORREhhARKSDOCUMENT/COPYhlO,NUMBEROFPAGESPOSTALREGISTRYNO.CLASSIFIEDDATACLASSIFICATIONCATEGORYQNSIQRD.QFRDASSIGNEDTO'ATEINFORMATIONROUTINGLEGALREVIEW0FINAl,'COPYASSIGNEDTO)DATENOLEGALOBJECTIONSNOTIFY:QEDOAOMIN&CORRESBREXT.COMMENTS,NOTIFY:EXT.JCAENOTIFICATIONRECOMMENDED:QYES0NO...NRCFORM232I11751EXECUTIVEDIRECTORFOROPERATIONSDONOTRE>I/IOI/ETHISCOPYPRINCIPALCORRESPONDENCECONTROL COMMITTEESIEDWARD,HUTCHINSONRepReseIITATIYEolCONORess4THDlsTRIET,MIERISAIICo)(geessoftfjeHt(itchStates@nudeofSeyt;edentatibes8faefjhrgtotf,5,C.205152336HOUSEOFFICEBUILDINGPHONEI(202)2253761May21,1976RANKINGMINORITYMEMBER,COMMITIEEONTHEJUDICIARYSTANDARDSOFOFFICIAICONDUCTMRS.A.O.SCHULT2ADMIRISTRATIVSASSISTAlrrCongressionalLiaisonOfficeNuclearRegulatoryCommission1717HStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.20555GentlementPromptedbythereportingofasmallradioactiveleakattheDonaldC.CooknuclearenergyplantatBridgman,Michigan,IhavereceivedtheattachedletterfromMissMitziJohnstonofStevensville,Michi-ganraisinganumberofquestionsaboutthefutureandsafetyofnuclearplants.IwouldappreciateasthorougharesponsetothequestionsshehasraisedasyoucangiveinaletterImayforwardherinreply.Thankyouforyourcooperation.Sincerely,Encl.I'f1wh())I>><<PII,)5~t-7(CC>>,~.DISTRICTOFFICES:201FEOERALBOILOIRO$75TERRITORIALBO.BEIITORHARSOR>>MICRIOAIIPI<<ORE<<(616)9257962MRSLLOYDPHILLIPS>>SCCRSTARY107FeoERALBUILDIRCE.MAUMSEANDBRoADST.ADRIAR,MICRICARPIRRIEI(517)26516SOMRS.FAUNPLATT>>SECRETARY 4sy~~4%e>,)cyp'gg,)>>/(f;<,'.'"'~uc:~i=a~pC~~iv>.TB+a'La~%~~pS>('<JMichigan'sFourthDistrictincludestheCoun-tiesofBerrien,Branch,Cass,Hi)lydatq$yxceptt.itchiieldCityandTovrnship),Lenaviee,rCSIf.Joseph'(e>cepf'keonid'a~s<'favI'rsshipI,"Vanpg~~~'l)ign)'g'g""'ga'I('sMt.>ton,'e<~(-~s~~i,(g,-Burlap,qrp(fthe(,Tqwpyh~pqof.gqtyndoq)5lnd~.~lVekat~shb:i~calhounouhty.~'t~':~<<=~!'.'aJU<I,JVANDUPRN~~llnl')'~llIIPARIANlCASSIl$T.40%L'PHllQA&wnswteIIIIILEHAVPK0<o'w'~I,fN.QHt0ie MitziJohnston2236PawneePathStevensvi11e,MI49127May14,1976HonorableEdwardHutchinsonHouseofRepresentatives2336RayburnOfficeBuildingWashington,D.C.20515

DearSir:

AsaconcernedresidentofMichigan,Iamwritingtoyouaboutanissuethathasrecentlybeengivenaconsiderableamountofadversepublicity.Theissue'Iamreferringtoisthatofnuclearpowerplantsafety.BecauseIamlivinginStevensville,IhaveaparticularinterestintheDonaldC.CookNuclearfacilitynearBridgman.Anarticlethatappearedinthe"Herald-Palladium"onTuesday,May11thindicatedtherehadbeenasmallradioactivereleaseinapartoftheCook,Plant.Ifanincidentsuchasthisisallowedtohappen,whatistopreventanoccurrenceofgreaterconsequence?Arethereanyorganizationsorfederalcommissionssetuptomonitorandsafeguardagainstanypossiblenuclearaccidents?Ifso,dotheystrictlyregulatetheactivitiesatnuclearplantsinvolvingsafetyrequirements?Doyoufavorstricterregulationsfornuclearplants?DoyoufeeltheoutcomeofthenuclearinitiativeduetogobeforeCaliforniavotersonJune8thwillhaveanyeffectonotherstates,inparticularourstateofMichigan?Also,hastherebeenanyrecentlegislationbeforecongressonnuclearpowerplants;andifso,whathasyourstandbeen?Doyouseeadefinitefutureforatomicpowerascomparedtoconventionaltypesofpower?Canyouseeanyjustificationforthebillionsofdollarsbeingspentonpresentplantsandthedevelopmentoffutureplants?Anyinformationyoucangivemeonthissubjectwouldbegreatlyappreciated.Sincerelyyours,MitziJohnston a~~14

~UNITEDSTATESNUCLEAWREGULATORYCOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,O.C.20555July1,1976OFFICEOFTHESECRETARYDirectorOfficeoftheFederalRegisterNationalArchivesandRecordsServiceWashington,D.C.20408

DearSir:

EnclosedforpublicationintheFederalRegisterareanoriginalandtwocertifiedcopiesofadocumententitled:INDIANAANDHICHIGANELECTRICCOHPANY,ETALDocketNo.50-3i5NOTICEOFISSUANCEOFAN"NDMENTTOFACILITYOPERATINGLICENSEPublicationoftheabovedocumentattheearliestpossibledatewouldbeappreciated.Sincerely,SamuelJ.ChilkSecretaryoftheCommission

Enclosures:

Originaland2certifiedcopiesbcc:CentralFilesnoationServicesLegalDirectorOfficeofCongressionalAffairsOGCSECYFiles UNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONDOCKETNO.50-315INDIANAANDMICHIGANELECTRICCOMPANYNDIANAANDMICHIGANPOWERCOMPANYIDONALDC.COOKNUCLEARPLANTUNITINOTICEOFISSUANCEOFAMENDMENTTOCILITYPERATINGLICENSENoticeisherebygiventhattheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission(theCommission)hasissuedAmendmentNo.16toFacilityOperatingLicenseNo.DPR-58issuedtoIndianaandMichiganElectricCompanyandIndianaIOandMichiganPowerCompany.TheamendmentrevisestheTechnicalSpecifica-tionsforoperationoftheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnit1locatedinBerrienCounty,Michigan,andiseffectiveasofthedateofitsissuance.TheamendmentchangescertainTechnicalSpecificationstoextendthetimeintervalwithinwhichthefirstdemonstrationofdieselgeneratoroperabilityfollowinginitialcriticalitymaybeperformed.TheapplicationfortheamendmentcomplieswiththestandardsandrequirementsoftheAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended(theAct),andtheCommission'srulesandregulations.TheCommissionhasmadeappropriatefindingsrequiredbytheActandtheCoomission'srulesandregulationsin10CFRChapterI.Thesefindingsaresetforthinthelicenseamendment.Priorpublicnoticeofthisamendmentisnotrequiredbecausetheamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.TheCommissionhasdeterminedthattheissuanceofthisamendmentwillnotresultinanysignificantenvironmentalimpactandthat,pursuant

'>>~~~>>~to10CFR551.5(d)(4),anenvironmentalstatement,negativedeclarationorenvironmentalimpactappraisalneednotbepreparedinconnectionwithissuanceofthisamendment.Forfurtherdetailswithrespecttothisaction,see(1)theJune11;1976andJune24,1976lettersofapplicationforamendment,(2)AmendmentNo.16toLicense.No.DPR-58,(3)theCommission'slettertothelicenseedatedJune25,1976,and(4)theCommission'srelatedsafetyevaluation.Alloftheseitemsareavailablefor.publicinspectionattheComoission.'sPublicDocumentRoom,1717HStreet,NW,Washington,D.C.,andattheSt.JosephPublicLibrary,500MarketStreet,St.Joseph,Michigan49085.Acopyofitems(2),(3),and(4)maybeobtaineduponrequestaddressedtotheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,D.C.20555,Attention:Director,DivisionofProjectManagement.DatedatBethesda,Maryland,this25thdayofJune1976.FORTHENUCLEARREGULATORYOMMISSION:KarlKniel,ChiefLight'aterReactorsBranchNo.2DivisionofProjectManagement,

UNITEDSTATESNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONDOCKETNO.50-315INDIANAANDMICHIGANELECTRICCOMPANYINDIANAANDMICHIGANPOKIERCOMPANYIDONALDC.COOKNUCLEARPLANTUNITlNOTICEOFISSUANCEOFAMENDMENTTOCILITYOPERATINGLICENSENoticeisherebygiventhattheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommsssion(theCommission)hasissuedAmendmentNo.16toFacilityOperatingLicenseNo.DPR-58issuedtoIndianaandMichigan,ElectricCompanyandIndianaandMichiganPowerCompany.TheamendmentrevisestheTechnicalSpecifica-tionsforoperationoftheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnit1locatedinBerrienCounty,Michigan,andiseffectiveasofthedateofitsissuance.TheamendmentchangescertainTechnicalSpecificationstoextendthetimeintervalwithinwhichthefirstdemonstrationofdieselgeneratoroperabilityfollowinginitialcriticalitymaybeperformed.TheapplicationfortheamendmentcomplieswiththestandardsandrequirementsoftheAtomicEnergyActof1954,asamended(theAct),andtheCommission'srulesandregulations.TheCommissionhasmadeappropriatefindingsrequiredbytheActandtheComnission'srulesandregulationsin10CFRChapterI.Thesefindingsaresetforthinthelicenseamendment.Priorpublicnoticeofthisamendmentisnotrequiredbecausetheamendmentdoesnotinvolveasignificanthazardsconsideration.TheCommissionhasdeterminedthattheissuanceofthisamendmentwillC:notresultinanysignificantenvironmentalimpactandthat,pursuant

to10CFR551.5(d)(4),anenvironmentalstatement,negativedeclarationorenvironmentalimpactappraisalneednotbepreparedinconnectionwithissuance,ofthisamendment.Forfurtherdetailswithrespecttothisaction,see(1)theJune11;1976andJune24,1976lettersofapplicationforamendment,(2)AmendmentINo.16toLicenseNo.DPR-58,(3)theCommission'slettertothelicenseedatedJune25,1976,and(4)theCommission'srelatedsafetyevaluation.AlloftheseitemsareavailableforpublicinspectionattheComnission'sPublicDocumentRoom,1717HStreet,NW,Washington,D.C.,andattheSt.JosephPublicLibrary,500MarketStreet,St.Joseph,Michigan49085.Acopyofitems(2),(3),and(4)maybeobtaineduponrequestaddressed~totheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,D.C.20555,Attention:Director,D-'visionofProjectManagement.DatedatBethesda,Maryland,this25thdayofJune1976.FORTHENUCLEARREGULATORYOMMISSION:KarlKniel,ChiefLightWaterReactorsBranchNo.2DivisionofProjectManagement

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DocketHos.E50-316HonorableBirchEayhUnitedStatesSenate'

DearSenatorBayh:

IntheirletterofE'arch3,l975tothePresident,Coauaission,ThomasDavisandLindaSueJacobshave,ofwhyconstructionworkhasstoppedattheDonaldSridgman,Hichigan.Explanationoftheproblemistotheproblemisnot.whichyouforwardedtotheaskedforanexplanationC.CooknuclearPlantnearsimple,butthesolutionTheoperatoroftheD.C.CookPlant,IndianaandHichiganElectricCompany,hastoldusthatthecompanydoesnothaveenoughmoneynowtocontinueconstructionworkonthesecondunitatthesite.TheCookplantconsistsoftwonuclearunits.Unit1isnowinthelaterstagesofoperationaltestingand,ifthetestingcontinuesassmoothlyasithassofar,Unit1shouldbefullyoperationallaterthisspring.Con-structionofUnit2wasabout6OXcor1pletewhen.constructionworkwasstopped-inlate1974.Vedonotknowwhenconstructionvillberesumed.ThefinancialproblemsqftheCookplantarenotunique.Constructionofseveralothe"nuclearpowerplantshasbeendelayedbyotherelectricutilitycompaniesforthesamereason:lackoffunds.Highinterestratesonborrowedmoneyandhigherconstructioncostsdueto.inflationaretwoofthemajorfactorsthathaveaffectedutilities'bilitytoraisethemoneyneededtobuildnewplants.AlthoughtheHuclearPegulatoryCommissionisawareofthisproblem,itis,asyouknow,notinapositiontofosterasolution.Thefinancialproblemsoftheutilitiesareentwinedintheeconomicproblemsthatarenationalinscope.IIhopethatthisletterwillbehelpfultoyouinreplying'oHr.Davis'ndHs.Jacobs'nouiry.Sincerely,OriginalSignedBgA.GiambussoA.Ciambusso,Director(DivisionofReactorLicensingSeepreviousyellowforconcrepceOffi<<ofh<<le<<pect<<Li<<nsingOPPICC~SVRNAMRWOATC3P,L'llR,2;2RABenedic;as4/1/75C0":RL~~Aaiai%usso,4//75'CL4//75FormhRC-318(Rev.9.33)hECM0240AV,8,OOYCRNMRNTPRINTINOOPPICKIIOT4644144 I)4hItPl HonorableBirchBayh

Enclosure:

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,FROÃSea.slm4Ryk,'(xa8)CONTROLNUMBER8417FILELOCA,TIONDATEOFDOCUMENTACTIONCOMPLETIONDEADLINEcn8nte6.(cee40/27JM,41%$79TO~I.'RgAACTIONPROCESSINGDATESAcknowledgedInteriplyF;g5PREPAREFORSIGNATUREOF:ChairmonDirectorofRegulation~XCtaeboanaDESCRIPTION,g4g'OriginalQCopyDO~her,:,R@B;egXtrfa'iieet8.&VS6f%aASI4la4aeebaeeAe=Pmaidcec;4eqeLt4ugeeelatedelfWeQcmMC.Coch@lealREMARKSQQ~Q$$$gcewmeaegeeezewithxaplyVaxhemveXoyetoAbaca"Greg@1M~yoaXPMT'EFERREDTODATEISNOTIFICATIONTOTHEJCAERECOMMENDED?CysCateReebokNiaa)M-SiSF55,)$9-N6DIRECTOROFREGULATIONCOMMUNICATIONS'CONTROLFormHQ-32(1-73)USAEC Pleasenotetheatt'achedletterfromaconstituentwhichIamforwardingforyourconsideration.It.wouldbegreatlyappreciatedifyou.wouldcheckintothismatter.Uponcompletionofyourinvestigation,pleaseadvisemeofthestatusofthiscaseinduplicateandreturntheoriginalletterinanenvelopeThsnkyouforyourassistance.Sincerely,IBirchBayhUnitedStatesnator8417 4'O~lz~C V"~";'Pw.OFC6"'OdiNiSTAATOR16llWestClintonGoshen,TN,.4652$March3,lj~tjg@R2bNl908ThePresidentoftheUnitedStates1600PennsylvaniaAvenueWash1ngton,D.C.,Nr.President:Inordertobecomemoreinformedaboutoneofthe=stepsbe1ngtaken,tobringaboutanationalindependenceofenergy,we'-"wenttodgytothes1te0ftheCooki'uclearPoweiStat1GllGnLakeMichigan.Whenwearr1vedatthesitewewereinformedthattoursand,informationsessionswerenot;beinggivenand.thatallworkontheproJect;wasata'tandstill.rAsyoucanunderstand,wewereanzalled.Wehavebeenbombardedfromevervsourcewit)>theassuza-cethatwehadaproblemwithanenergyshortage,butthateveryoossiblestemwasbeingtakentoinsurethera~idtransitionof1nternationalsourcestonationalindependence.Wedo,notknowhowmuchmoneyhasbeenexpendedatthissitetodate,buttodrooitno'~isawaste.Eachmonthourlightbillrisest;.oaccountforincreasesinafueladJustment.Everveveningweread.newstatist;1csonunemployment.Itwouldseemthatthis>>astingproJect;couldbeasourceofcureforbothenergyandunemploymentproblems.MaywepleasehaveanexolanationastowhyworkhasbeenstoppedonthisoroJectand~hatwemayexpect1ntheoroJect'sfuture.PV,thi,c~'t~Sincerely,Thomasu.DavisEcLindaSueJacob.cc:VanceHartkeBirchHayhMJohnBradamas 4IL~V

'ROM'ea~~ch~find,)CONTROLNUMBERDATEOFDOCUMENTeFILELORATION1IACTIOMPLETIONDEADLINEPrTOACTIONPROCESSINGDATESAcknowledged3i&f7$'nterimReplyFinalDESCRIPTION@OriginalTpMQCopyQOtherBaaleyXte5aThreatC.RaViSIgcHmdaSeaJezebelCO@hePMSiCQQCifLQQiC4QSC'0SCSCCA%-OfWOCC82QMCeCCOk$487?CPREPAREFORSIGNATUREOF:ChairmanDirectarofRegulationXChmbesseREMARKS~%3@5RaLheavoXopeteShe:QxcggBcSKKN$REFERREDTOCSaebassof&cekcaDATEISNOTIFICATIONTOTHEJCAERECOMMENDED?Case~et.FS.'ee)50-N5SR)59M,6DONOTDETACHTHISCOPYDIRECTOROFREGULATIONCOMMUNIC+TlONS.CONTROL.,.~,FormHQ-32lI-73)USAEC

~kIIr~'~IP'q~IIr+~~errr~,yhVr~~I'I~1e>'r=~IL"I~~r~Lp'I~~"'IgrP~~rP~~r CVI~~>'lHttiteuStated&mateMEMORANDuMPleasenotetheattachedletterfromaconstituentwhichIamforwardingforyourconsidexati'on.Xt.wouldbegreatlyappxeciatedif'ou.vouldcheckintothisu"tter.Uponcompletionofyourinvestigation,pleaseadvisemeofthestatusofthiscaseinduplicateandreturntheoriginalletterinanenvelopeThankyouforyourassistance.Sincerely,/BirchEayhUnitedStatesnator lgU.S.tN:.RGYPWlwCIIYOFC,OFPiQIll,'ilS'iBATOR1611t1estClintonGoshen,IN,46526%parch3~ltd)g42eAfh9PS~C.*CThePresidentoftheUnitedStates1600PennsylvaniaAvenueWashington,D.C.,Nr.President:Inordertobecomemoreinformedaboutoneofthestepsbeingtakentobringaboutanationalindependenceofenergy,weeswenUtodaytoLhesiteoftheCookk~uclearPowerSvvi011oilLakeMichigan.Nhenwearrived.atthesitewewereinformed.thattoursand.informationsessionswerenotbeinggivenandthatallworkontheprospectwasatastandstill.Asyoucanunderstand.,wewereappalled.Vehavebeenbombardedfromevervsouce<<1ththeassuzat;cethatwehadaproblemw1thanenergyshortage,butthatevervpossiblestenwasbeingtakentoinsurethera~idtransitionofinternationalsourcestonational.independence.Vedonotknowhowmuchmoneyhasbeenexoendedatthissitetodate,buttodrooitno'sa<<aste.Eachmonthourlightbillrisestoaccountforincreasesinafuelad,)ustment.Everyeveningwereadnewstatist1csonunemployment.It.wouldseemthatthisi'astingprospectcouldbeasourceofcureforbothenergvandunemploymentproblems.NaywepleasehaveanexplanationastowhvworkhasbeenstoppedonthisoroJectand.'hatwemayexoectinthepro)ect'sfuture.Sincerelv,Thomas~.Davis&LindaSueJacobscc:VanceHartkeBirchBayhMJohnBradamas I\pag~r'ybi DocketNos.50-31550-316MAR251975.HonorableJohnBrademasHouseofRepresentatives

DearMr.'rademas:

IntheirletterofMarch3,1975tothePresident,whichyouforwardedtotheCommission,ThamesDavisandLindaSueJacobshaveaskedforanexpla-nat1onofwhyconstruct1onworkhasstoppedattheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantnearBridgman,Michigan.Explanationoftheproblemisa&pie,butthesolutiontotheproblemisnot.TheoperatoroftheD.C.CookPlant,IndianaandMichiganElectricCompany,hastoldusthatthecompanydoesn'thaveenoughmoneynowtocontinueconstructionworkanthesecondunitatthesite.TheCookplantconsistsoftwonuclearunits.Unit1isnowinthelaterstagesofoperationaltestingand,ifthe.testingprogramcontinuesassmoothlyasithassofar,Unit1shouldbefullyoperationallaterthisspring.ConstructionofUnit2wasabout60/completewhenconstructionworkwasstoppedinlate1974.Hedonotknowwhenconstructionwillberesumed.ThefinancialproblemsoftheCookplantare'notunique.Constructionofseveralothernuclearpowerplantshasbeendelayedbyotherelectricut1lityconpaniesforthesamereason:lackoffunds.Highinterestratesonborrawedmoneyandh1gherconstructioncostsduetoinflationaretwoofthema)orfactorsthathaveaffectedutilities'bilitytoraisethemoneyneededtobuildnewplants.AlthoughtheNuclearRegulatoryCommissionisawareofthisproblem;itis,asyouknow,notinapositiontofosterasolution.Thefinancialproblemsoftheutilitiesareentwined1ntheeconomicproblems'thatarenationalinscope.IhopethatthisletterwillbehelpfultoyouinreplyingtoMf.Dilvis'andMs.Jacobs'nqu1ry.Sincerely,OriginalSjgncdByA.GiRInbuSSOA.Giambusso,,DirectorDivisionofReactorLicensingOfficeofNucleareactp&RegulatianOPPICR~0URNAMK~OAT0~LMRenedi'ct:as3/21/75L2-2KKniel-.'3'@;j/7"5""3/jt/75DDRL.Qf3AGiambusso.3jgP/75POrmhEC-31S(R0T.9.55)hZCM0240AV,8,OOVRRNMRNTPRINTINOOPPICRIIOT4020I00 41~44J'II4)44IF11itI~II4'1-4FF)iitt'II,'g14JFW>'y)IJlIl+..44I',IP')L*'J-4'I/lI4.~,s)pfffgI'I DISTRIBUTION:D'ocketFileNRCPDRNRRREadingLWR2-2FileEGCaseELDOCLQ)G.Ertter(DR-8343)J.CookM.GroffE.HughesA.FergusonR.A.BenedictM.ServiceVAMooreIE(3)K.KnielJ.StolzA.SchwencerO.ParrW.ButlerD.VassalloP.CotaM.Slater'arr>cc9>-e>>>>>>AMC~DATC9s'onshKC.518(Rev.955)hECM02>0orocse>ee>see.>eso.eei

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~hIs1611WestClin'tonGoshen,IN46526March3,19'75ThePresidentoftheUnitedStates1600PennsylvaniaAvenueWashington,D.C.Mr.President:tInordertobecomemore1nformedaboutoneofthe',,s$eosbe1ngtakentobringaboutanationalindenendenceofenergy,wewenctodaytothesiteoftheCook."nuclearPowerStationonLakeM1chigan.Whenwearrivedatthes1tewewere'.1nformedthattoursandinformationsessionswerenotbeinggivenand.thatallworkontheproJectwasatastandst111.Asyoucanunderstand,wewerearvalled.Wehavebeenbombardedfromevervsourcewiththeassurancethatwehadaproblemwithanenergyshortage,butthatevery'ossiblesCenwasbe1ngtakentoinsurethera~idtransition,'ofinternationalsourcestonationalindependence.Wedonotknowhowmuchmoneyhasbeenexpendedatthissitetodate,buttodrovitno"isawaste.Eachmonthourlightbillrisestoaccountforincreases1nafueladJustment.Everyeveningwereadnewstatisticsonunemployment.ItwouldseemthatthiswastingproJectcouldbeasourceofcureforbothenergvandunemploymentproblems.MaywepleasehaveanexplanationastowhvworkhasbeenstoppedonthisoroJectand~hatwemayexpectintheoroJect'sfuture.VSincerely,Thomas~.DavisEcLindaSueJacobscc:VanceHartkeBirchBayhJohnBradamas~~)~/~/"~/<~~~ge~gLIt'wcmate~TIIA8~~--

'ItIt1 Congressoftfje'SnitchStateegooseofRepeedentntibes58asgnotoa,33.C.,l975NuclearRegulatoryCommLaionSir:Tneattachedcommunicationissentforyourconsideration.Pleaseinvestigatethestatementscontainedthereinandforward.methenecessaryinformationforre-ply,rere-Yourstruly,~JohnBrademas,~C.3rdD.,Ind.Attn:LindaHoffman C<<~~V'<<<<<<'<<:<<<<%'<<<<*4<<,<<<<1611WestClintonGoshen,IN4'526March3,1975.ThePresidentoftheUnitedSt;ates1600PennsylvaniaAvenueWashington,D.C.Mr.President;:Inordertobecomemoreinformdaboutoneofthesteasbe1ngtakentobringaboutanationalindependenceofenergy,wewe.~todaytothesiteoftheCoo'-N"cle"-PowerStationonZakeMichigan.When'earr1vedat;thesit;ewewere1nformedthattoursandinformationsessionswerenotbeinggivenandthatallworkontheproJectwasatastandst111.Asyoucanunderstand.wewerea.z.alled.Wehavebeentombardedfromevervsourcewiththeassu:a"cethatvehadaproblemwithanenergyshortage,butthatevervoossiolester.was,.beingtakentoinsurethera"idtransit'.onnfinternationalsourcestonationalindeoendence.Wedo'not;knowhowmuchmoneyhasbeenexoendedatthissitetodate,buttodroeitno'sawaste.>~chmonthourlightbillrisestoaccountforincreasesinafueladJustment.Everyeveningweread.newstatisticsonunemployment.Itwouldseem=thatthisrastingproJectcould.beasourceofcureforbothenergvandunem~loyzentrroblems.Maywepleasehaveanexplanationastovhvworkhasbeenst;oppedonthisaroJectand.~hatwemayexpect1ntheoroJect',sfuture.Sincerelv,'homas~.Dav1s&L,indaSueJacobscc:VanceHartkeBirchEayhJohnBradamas~

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1611WestClintonGoshen,IN46526Narch3,1975ThePresidento.theUnitedStates1600PennsylvaniaAvenueWashington,D.C.llr.President:Xnordertobecomemore1nformedaboutoneofthesteasbeingtakentobringaboutanationalindenendenceofenergy,wewenetodaytothesite'oftheCook"uclePowerSttioxlGl1LakeMichigan.Whenwearrivedatthesitewewereinformedthattoursandinformat1onsessionswerenotbeinggivenandthatallworkonthepro)ectwasatastandstill.Asyoucanunderstand,we~cerea.palled.Vehavebeer.Lombardedfromevervsourcewiththeassura",cethatvehadaproblemw1thanenergyshortage,butthatevervpossiblestenwasbeingtakentoinsurethera"idtransit!onnf1nternationalsourcestonationalindeoendence.Wedonotknowhowmuchmoneyhasbeenexoendedatthiss1tetodate,buttodrooitno'sawaste.Eachmonthour11ghtbillrisestoaccountforincreasesinafuelad,]ustment.Everveven1ngwereadnewstatist1csonunemployment.Itwouldseemthat'hisiastingpro)ectcouldbeasourceof.cureforbothenergvandunemoloyventproblems.Naywepleasehaveanexplanationastovhvworkhasbeenstoppedon'thisoro)ectand.~hatvemavexpect1ntheoroJect'sfuture.Sincerelv,cc:VanceHartkeBirchEayhJohnBradaaas~Thomas~.Dav1s4L1ndaSueJacobs*~I\