IA-78-267, Responds to 781005 FOIA Request Re Access to Documents Used by Commission in Its Deliberation in Establishing Threat Level of 10CFR73.55(a).W/list of Released Portions of Documents Available in PDR
| ML20204D337 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/04/1978 |
| From: | Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Knuth D AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| FOIA-78-267 NUDOCS 7812140249 | |
| Download: ML20204D337 (3) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULAVORY COMMISslON WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555
% f# December 4,1978 Mr. Donald F. Knuth KMC, Inc.
1747 Pennslylvania Avenue, N.W. IN RESPONSE REFER Washington, DC 20006 TO F01A-78-267
Dear Mr. Knuth:
This is in further response to your letter dated October 5,1978, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, access to all documents used by the Commission in its deliberation in establishing the threat level of 10 CFR Part 73.55(a) or those subsequent documents which may be a basis for confirming or modifying this threat level.
Portions of documents 1 through 6,12 and 13 of Appendix A have been classified pursuant to Executive Order 11652 and are being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to exemption (1) of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(1) of the Commission's regula-tions. Copies of documents 1 through 6,12 and 13 with exempt portions deleted are already located in the PDR in the file locations indicated on Appendix A.
Portions of documents 7 through 11 of Appendix A contain advice, opinions and recommendations of the staff, and are being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to exemption (5) of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(5) of the Commission's regulations.
Copies of documents 7 through 11 of Appendix A with exempt portions deleted are already located in the PDR in the file locations indicated on Appendix A.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.11 and 9.15 of the Commission's regulations, it has been determined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure, and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest. The persons responsible for the denial of documents 1 through 5 and 7 through 12 of Appendix A are the undersigned and Dr.
Clifford V. Smith, Jr., Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and l Safeguards. The person responsible for the denial of the withheld portions of documents 6 and 13 is Mr. Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary of the Commission.
The denials by Dr. Smith and myself may be appealed to the Executive Director for Operations within 30 days from the receipt of this letter.
Any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Executive Director 781214024j
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for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision." The denial by Mr.
Chilk may be appealed within 30 days to the Commission and should be add.ressed to the Secretary of the Commission.
Sincerely, 1 / g J. . Felton, Director Division of Rules & Records Office of Administration l
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o APPENDIX A F01A-78-267
- 1. July 1976 Joint ERDA-NRC Task Force on Safe , <.
guards, Final Report unclassified version in PDR FOIA Folder 77-106. ,
- 2. September 1975 Analysis of the Terrorist Threat to the Commercial Nuclear Industry (Un-classified 77-14:D-8) portions in PDR F0IA Folder
- 3. December 1975 The Safeguards Design Threat, a draft -
working paper for the Safeguards Sup- ,
plement Report GESMO Study (Unclassified portions in PDR F0IA Folder 77:106:60)
- 4. November 1975 Threat definition, prepared by the Divi-sion of Safeguards staff (Unclassified portions in PDR Folder 77:106:62)
- 5. October 21, 1976 Memorandum to G. Page, T. Thayer, and T. Carter from H. Black, " Design Basis -
Threat Model" (Unclassified portions in PDR F0IA Folder 77:106:62)
- 6. January 26, 1977 Memorandum for Lee V. Gossick from Samuel J. Chilk (Un'lassified c version in the PDR F0IA Folder (77-239)
- 7.
- December 17, 1976 Memorandum for R. J. Mattson from G. W.
McCorkle.
- 8.
- December 21, 1976 Memorandum for R. B. Minogue from K. R.
Chapman.
- 9.
- January 18, 1977 Memorandum for K. R. Chapman from G. W.
McCorkle.
- 10.
- January 26, 1977 Memorandum for K. R. Chapman from G. W.
McCorkle.
- 11.
- August 13, 1976 Memorandum from J. A. Powers from G. W. g McCorkle.
- 12.
- March 1976 Safety & Security of Nuclear Power Reactors to Acts of Sabotage SAND 75-0504.
- 13. October 7,1976 Memorandum for the Comissinners from R. B. Minogue (Unclassified version in PDR F0IA Folder 77-239)
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