4-o ( MD b ~ ' ' , , ' . 9 July 6, 1988 For: The Comissioners From: T. A. Rehm Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 1, 1988 A suma'ry of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissioners who may prefer a condensed version of this report. * Contents Enclosure Admiaistration and Resources Management A Nuclear Reactor Regulation 8 Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C Nuclear Regulatory Research D* Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (CRGR Ac tvities) E . Governmental & Public Affairs F , General Counsel G* H Personnel Small & Disadvantaged Busir.ess Utilization & Civil Rights I* J* Special Projects - X Enforcement L ' Consolidation M Regional Offices Executive Director for Operations N* Items Addressed by the Comission 0 P Meeting Notices Proprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for Q external distribution) *No input this week. ~C . Rehm$ sciet for Operations . Office of the Executive Director for Operations Contact: T. A. Rehm. EDO pg/ 4// 492-7781 -8807150080 880706 PDR COMMS NRCC r WEEKLYINFOREPT PDC
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For: The Comissioners
From: T. A. Rehm Assistant for Operations, Office of the EDO-
Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JULY 1, 1988
A suma'ry of key events is included as a convenience to those Comissionerswho may prefer a condensed version of this report.*
Contents Enclosure
Admiaistration and Resources Management A
Nuclear Reactor Regulation 8
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C
Nuclear Regulatory Research D*
Analysis and Evaluation of Operational Data (CRGR Ac tvities) E
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Governmental & Public Affairs F,
General Counsel G*
HPersonnelSmall & Disadvantaged Busir.ess Utilization & Civil Rights I*
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ConsolidationMRegional Offices
Executive Director for Operations N*
Items Addressed by the Comission 0
PMeeting NoticesProprietary or Other Sensitive Information (Not for Q
The Philadelphia Electric Company announced on June 20 that it will implements'new drug policy, effective on July 1,1988. Elements of the policy include.
Random drug testing at least once during the next year for employees with-
unescorted access clearance.
Periodic testing, on advance notice that testing will be performed during a-
specified 3 month period.
Any employee dealing in drugs, on or off PECo premises, on or off duty,-
will be discharged.,
Any employee using, possessing, concealing or purchasing drugs on PECo-
premises will be discharged and considered for rehire only under specialcircumstances.
Contractors must remove'from PECo premises any of their employees-
: violating the PEco drug policy and preclude that employee from perfonningL further PEco-related work.
|Shoreham'
p On June 23, 1988, the staff received a copy of the New York State /LILCO! agreement, in the principle, for transfer of ownership of the Shoreham Station.
Based on this agreement, LILCO would transfer Shoreham to LIPA in exchange for| being returned to an investment-grade financial condition, termination of
Court litigation concerning Shoreham and other issues.
US/ Japan Agreement
The US/ Japan Agreement for Cooperation goes into effect on July 17, 1988. At| that time the US must determine that the description of the key elements for
concepts contained in the new Agreemant. This action is necessary because thenew PFPF, which began cold tests in September 1987 with depleted uranium,currently is conducting tests with US-orgin mixed oxide material, prior toceginning commercial operation this fall. The new Agreement requires that
| such new facilities must be listed under Annex 1 of the Agreement in order to|
process US-origin material. (Annex 1 of the Agreement list' those facilitiesin Japan which are authorized to possess and use US-ori; sterial under theAgreevnt.)
Drug Testing Program
Representatives from Policy and Labor Relations; Training, Benefits andEmployed Assistance; and Division of Security ARM, completed training on thedrug testing program at NRC in Regions II, III, and IV and at the TechnicalTraining Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Training for the remaining RegionalOffices and Headquarters are being scheduled.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM 0F INFORMATION ACT
STATUS OF REQUESTS - 1988
For 5-Day Period of June 24, 1988 - June 30, 1988
Initial Appeal ofRequest Initial Decision
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Received This Heek 4 3
Completed This Week 20 0Carryovers From 1987 157 33Received In 1988 351 36Granted In 1988 274 13*
Denied In 1988 123 34Pending 111 22
ACTIONS THIS WEEK
Received
(An individual Referral from the FBI of one record concerning himself.requestinginfonnation abouthimself) .
(88-348)
Joseph Felton, Requests copies of-the April 27, 1988 letter fromNuclear Licensing Congressman Gejdenso; regarding 01 r.1d the 27 01Reports policies.
(88-349)
Joseph Felton, Requests copies of records of meetings held on June 7,Nuclear Licensing 1988 and June 16, 1988 between NMSS staff and GA0Reports and ASNT representatives.
(88-350)
Debrah Potter, Requests three categories of records regarding biddingProcurement for NRC procurements.TechnologyInternational, Inc.
(88-351)
Robert Belair, APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION AND TiiE EDO for the release ofKirkpat*ick & the denied record 3 in NRC's April 8 and May 26, 1988Lockhart responses to a request for records relating to the
(88-A-34-88-63) Shoreham nuclear power plant.
CONTACT: Donnie H. Grimsley492-7211
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Received, Cont'd"
Joseph Felton, APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of the denied portions' Nuclear Licensing of the OI list of cases referred to D0J.Reports
(88-A-35-88-271)
Janice Nickerson APPEAL TO THE ED0 for the release of the denied portions(88-A-36-88-84) of one record relating to a request for records relating
to the dumping of wastes on property owned by BostonEdison in the towns of Plymouth and Kingston, Massachusetts.
Granted
Lynn Connor, In response to requests for records to and from the NRC*
Doc-Search and Henry Myers during the time periods of 1984, 1985,Associates 1986 and 1987 and records associated with correspondence
(GG-59and between the NRC and Messrs. Peter Stockton and Bruce Chafin. -
88-60) made available four records. Informed the requester that14 records subject to this request are already availableat the PDR.
(An individual In response to a request for a copy of the file regardingrequesting her security clearance, made available 15 records.information aboutherself) .
(88-210)
Louise Ponce In response to a request for records regarding chemical,(88-272) radioactive, or other contamination of properties located
on West Central Avenue, Maywood, New Jersey, that weretested in 1987 and 1988, and allegedly contaminated in the1946-1970 period, informed the requester that the NRClocated no agency records subject to this request.Suggested that she contact the D0E.
Alan Bernstein, In response to a request for copies of NRC's communicationsHouston Chronicle with the Houston Police Department's Criminal Intelligence
(88-308) Division about public demonstrations and other publicevents, made available one record.
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Joseph Felton, In response to a request for a copy of the June issue of,
Nuclear Licensing the Status of Rulemakings underway in RES or the last:
Reports monthly issue that was distributed, made available a copy(88-313) of the requested June issue.
ICharles Gentile, In response to a request for records containing four
Princeton categories of information regarding Region I licensees*
| University authorized to use or store tritium, made available two
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Fred Christen In response to a request for a list of addresses of(88-319) nuclear power piants in the United States, informed the
requester that one record subject to this request isalready available at the PDR.
T. Ferry-Cirillo, In response to a request for a copy of the most recentMPI Professional license application submitted by Our Lady of LourdesService Centers Medical Center, license No. 29-06431-01, made available
(88-324) two records.
Linda Bauman. In response to a request for records related to NRC'sGovernment inspection of the Beaver Valley nuclear power plant in
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Accountability report Nos. 50-334/88-16 and 50-412/88-11, informed theProject requester that the NRC located no agency records subject
(88-334) to this request other than the inspection report, which isalready available at the PDR.
Denied
C. Coleman Bird, In response to a request for three categories of recordsPepper, Hamilton since June 30, 1986 relating to contracts for reporting& Scheetz services awarded to either ACME or Heritage, made available
(87-514) 64 records. Informed the requester that additionalrecords subject to this request are already available atthe PDR. Informed the requester that records subject tothis request have been referred to other Federal agenciesfor review and direct response to him. Denied five records intheir entirety containing confidential business (proprietary)information. Denied one record in its entirety and portionsof one record, disclosure of which would tend to inhibit theopen and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberativeprocess.
Linda Bauman, In response to a request for records regarding complaintsGovernment by a named individual against Brown and Root since January 1,Accountability 1984, made availab 4 18 records. Infomed the requesterProject that additional reurds subject to this request are
(87-717) already available at the PDR. Deried portions of fourrecords, disclosure of which could reasonably be expectedto constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Linda Bauman, In response to a request for records related to Inspectiong
Government Report No. 99900403/87-03 relating to GE, made availableAccountability 12 records. Infomed the requester that additionalProject records subject to this request are already available at
(87-836) the PDR. Denied portions of one record, disclosure ofwhich would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion ofpersonal privacy.
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Kevin Ellis, In response to a request for records related to foreignGannett News and domestic travels on official business of Harold DentonService in the last two years, made available 18 records. Denied
(88-220) one record in its entirety, disclosure of which wouldtend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideasessential to the deliberative process. Denied portions of40 records, disclosure of which would result in a clearlyunwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Blair Bremberg In response to a request for three categories of records(88-222) related to the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control
Act of 1978, made available four records. Denied 12. records ivi their entirety and portions of one record,
disclosure of which would tend to inhibit the open andfrank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberativeprocess.
Bruce Maxwell, In response to a request for records related to a breakdownWTOL-TV Toledo in the security system at the Fermi nuclear power plant,
(88-227) made available 19 records. Denied portions of two recordscontaining Unclassified Safeguards Information. Deniedrecords in the Office of Investigations, disclosure ofwhich could reasonably be expected to interfere with anenforcement proceeding. -
Jeffrey Julius, In response to a request for 14 categories of recordsGallon, Kalniz, regarding storage of radioactive materials at the University& Iorio Co., of Toledo, made available seven records. Infomed theL.P.A. requester that one additional record subject to this
(88-248) request is already available at the PDR. Denied portions ofone record, disclosure of which could reasonably be expectedto constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Mark Phillis, In response to a request for copies of SECY-87-309 and anyBishop Cook, attachments and the related March 2, 1988 staffPurcell & requirements memo, made available.two records. Infonned
Reynolds the requester that one record subject to this request is(88-274) alre6dy available at the PDR. Denied six records in their
entirety and portions of one record, disclosure of whichwould tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideasessential to the deliberative process.
(NRC employee) In response to a request for records concerning Vacancy(88-307) Announcement No. 88-0791-3, denied portions of three
records, disclosure of which would result in a clearlyunwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
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DIVISION OF CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENTWEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT*
WEEK ENDING JULY 1, 1988
UNDER EVALUATION
RFP No.: RS-PER-88-363Title: "Effective Ccmmunication: Media Training
Workshop"Description: The contractor shall conduct a series of
one-day programs to train NRC staff to meetand deal with the news media.
Period of Performance: 2 yearsSponsor: Office of PersonnelStatus: RFP closed on June 24, 1988. Proposals
forwarded to Source Evaluation Panel forreview on June 27, 1988.
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RFP No.: RS-RES-88-072Title: "Irradiation Embrittlement of Reactor
Pressure Vessel Steels"Description: The contractor shall provide NRC analytical
and experimental methods and data that arenecessary to ensure the structural safety andreliability of pressure boundary components inlight water reactor systems.
Period of Performance: 4 yearsSponsor: Office of Nuclear. Reactor RegulationStatus: Negotiations completed on June 24, 1988. Best
and Final Offers are due on July 18, 1988.
CONTRACTS AWARDED
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RFP No: RS-ARM-88-230Title: "ITS End User Support Services"Description: The contractor shall assist end-users of
microcomputers and NRC users of the NationalInstitutes of Health Computer Facility toresolve application problems, develop,
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specifically defined end-user tools andi systems, and assist end-users in making| effective use of ADP equipment and services.j These services are performed on-site at NRC
facilities in Bethesda/Rockville, Marylandarea.
Period of Performance: 2 years! Sponsor: Office of Administration and Resources|
Managementi Status: A cost-plus-fixed-fee type contract
No. NRC-39-88-230 was awarded to AutomationConsultants, Inc. in the amount of $232,384.00effective July 5, 1988.
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RFP No.: RS-PER-88-365'
Title: "Regulatory Process Training"*~ Description: The "Regulatory Process Training" course is
taught to improve NRC employees' understanding*.
of the role-they play in assuring the public'ssafety and health.
Period of Performance: 2 years with a one-year option.Sponsor: Office of PersonnelStatus: A FP Indefinite Quantity type Contract
No. NRC-38-88-365 was awarded to The RegulatoryGroup, Inc. in the amount of $78,246.00effective June 24, 1988.
0FFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATIONITEMS OF INTEREST
Week Ending July 1, 1988
Peach Bottom
The Philadelphia Electric Company announced on June 20 that it will implementa new drug policy, effective on July 1,1988. Elements of the policy include.
Random drug testing at least once during the next year for employees with-
unescorted access clearance.
Periodic testing, on advance notice that testing will be performed during a-
specified 3 month period..
Any employee dealing in drugs, on or off PECo premises, on or off duty,-
will be discharged.
Any employee using, possessing, concealing or purchasing drugs on PECo-
premises will be discharged and considered for rehire only under specialcircumstances.
Contractors must remove from PECo premises any of their employees-
violating the PECo drug policy and preclude that employee from performingfurther PECo-related work.
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Shoreham
On June 23, 1988, the staff received a copy of the New York State /LILCOagreenent, in the principle, for transfer of ownership of the Shoreham Station.Based on this agreement, LILCO would transfer Shoreham to LIPA in exchange forbeing returned to an investment-grade financial condition, termination ofCourt litigation concerning Shoreham and other issues.
Key points of the agreement:
1. LILCO will transfer Shoreham assets to LIPA at settlement. LIPA willthen close Shoreham and contract with NYPA for its decommissioning.
2. LILC0 will be guaranteed rate increases of 5% for three years, potential5% per year rate increases for the next seven years and stock holderswill receive $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 annual dividends per share for threeyears, respectively.
3. LILC0 agrees to provide the PSC within 45 days of filing of the agreementadequate assurance that effectuation of the agreement will restore LILCO'sGeneral and Refunding Debt to an investment-grade rating. If such rating
cannot be achieved, the agreement can be deemed withdrawn from the PSC'sconsideration.
4. NYPA will build additional power generation on Long Island.
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5. In the event these agreements do not become effective according to theirterms within 90 days of submission to the PSC, each party is free towithdraw from the settlement agreement without prejudice.
Nuclear Fuel Services, INC. (NFS) Decommissioning Holding Pondsand Plutonium Facility
On June 23, 1988, NRC representatives (NMSS and Region II) met with State ofTennessee officials and NFS representatives. The NFS representatives provided a*
status of their ongoing characterization study of the liquid holding ponds andthe decommissioning of the inactive plutonium facilities. The major issue forpond closure is to determine whether the pond sludge must be considered mixedwaste. Analytical results of Sond sludge will be available in July 1988. NFShas completed the preliminary lazards evaluation for Building 234 for decomis-sioning. The evaluation for Building 110 is in process. The major issue in theplutonium facility decommissioning is to obtain approval from the State of SouthCarolina for the disposal of material contaminated with TRV.
Dry Spent Fuel Storage-
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reviews and approvals of topical safety analysis reports for 5 designs (3 metalcasks, I concrete module, and 1 concrete vault) were discussed in context withdry storage now licensed at Virginia Power's Surry and CP&L's Robinson 2 sites
! and under review at Duke Power's Oconee site,i
Dry Spent Fuel Storage Rulemakingr
On June 28, 1988, HMSS and RES representatives briefed the ACNW on draft proposedrulemaking to amend 10 CFR Part 72. This rule would provide for certified
jspent fuel storage casks which would be used under a general license by reactorl
licensees. Part 50 operating licensees could register to use approved casks,under the conditions of the storage cask certificate of compliance, for storage,
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US/ Japan Agreement
The US/ Japan Agreement for Cooperation goes into effect on July 17, 1988. Atthat time, the US must determine that the description of the key elements forthe new plutonium fuel production facility (PFPF) satisfies the safeguardsconcepts contained in the new Agreement. This action is necessary because thenew PFPF, which began cold tests in September 1987 with depleted uranium,currently is conducting tests with US-orgin mixed oxide material, prior tobeginning commercial operation this fall. The new Agreement requires thatsuch new facilities must be listed under Annex 1 of the Agreement in order to*
process US-origin material. (Annex 1 of the Agreement lists those facilitiesin Japan which are authorized to possess and use US-origin material under theAgreement.)
During the week of June 20 and on June 28, staff from HMSS and IP participatedin detailed technical discussions concerning a draft Japanese document whichaddressed the key safeguards elements for the PFPF. Agreement on wording andnecessary detail was reached between the two parties on June 20. The USinteragency connittee (Action Plan Working Group - APWG) met on June 30. TheAPWG is responsible for reviewing the key elements document for the PFPF andmaking a recommendation to the Inter-agency Steering Group (ISG). It is expec-
ted that the APWG will recomend approval to the ISG and that the Department of~
State will execute tiie formal exchange of notes in time to meet the July 17deadline,
It should be noted that this action involving the PFPF sets the precedent forall new facilities, including the large reprocessing plant in the late1990's. In this regard, the US was successful in assuring that the properlevel of technical detail is included in the key elements description.Further, the US negotiating team was also successful in obtaining a comitmentfrom the Japanese team members to provide a formal statement to the USregarding the expected quantitative safeguards performance levels for the PFPFbased on theif preliminary calculations. This action will directly' address akey aspect of the Commission's concerns regarding the ' ability to determine theadequacy of safeguards in Japan under the Agreement.
; LOW-LEVEL WASTE MANAGEMENT
Low-level Waste
High Density Polyethylene HICS
On June 28, 1988, Dr. Michael Tokar made a presentation to the Advisory
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Comittee on Nuclear Waste. The presentation was entitled, "High DensityPolyethylene (HDPE) Regulatory Issues," and included a presentation by Dr.' Stewart A. Silling, an NRC consultant, on review of the structural designs ofpolyethylene nich integrity containers (HICs). Dr. Silling stated that thedesign of poly: er structures for long-term service is a notoriously difficultprobla . The longest-term applications of HDPE are for water and gas pipelines,*d.ich are usually designed to last 50 years. Dr. Silling claimed that there is.
no evidence that the HDPE m1terials proposed for HIC designs can last for 300years under the expected conditions, and there is considerable evidence thatthey may not.
West Valley TRU Evaluation
On June 29, 1988, LLWM staff met with DOE and their contractor personnel to*
discuss DOE's planning process for submittal of their evaluations to justify aTRU limit and waste classification system specific to the West ValleyFacility. DOE proposed to submit evaluations in a piecemeal manner that wouldallow them to make decisions af ter critical analyses were performed. LLWMstaff indicated we would comment on the individual analyses provided anoverall evaluation plan is furnished. This plan should show how the individualanalyses would ultimately form the products needed by the NRC for a decisionon acceptable waste classification limits.
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Briefing to the Advisory Comittee on Nuclear Waste by DOE
On June 27, DOE briefed the Advisory Comittee on Nuclear Waste regarding adraf t Petition for Rulemaking DOE intends to submit to the NRC. This draftpetition recommends that NP.C adopt a dose guideline of 5 rem for thepermissible off-site consequences of an accidental release of radioactivematerials from a HLW repository. The draf t petition also reconnends changesin the existing definition of the term "important to safety," which is used toidentify items which must comply with particular design and QA criteria.DOE plans to submit the petition in approximately 2 months.
On June 28, the Advisory Connittee on Nuclear Waste was briefed by DOE regardingalternative e.onceptual models of the Yucca Mountain, Nevada candidaterepository site. DOE also described plans for site exploration to resolveuncertainties associated with those conceptual models. DOE will (1) provideimproved descriptions of the uncertainties in conceptual models, includinghypotheses regarding the validity of alternative models, and (2) developspecific tests to distinguish between alternative models. Thispresentation was designed to indicate how 00r is planning to respond to theNRC staff's CDSCP objection regarding the ' a of consideration of alternativeconceptual models of the Yucca Mountain site in developing the site characterizationprogram.
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NRC Staff Observation Audit of DOE Nevada Waste Management Project Office Audit
From June 8-24, 1988, the Division of High-level Waste Hanagement. staff.perforced anobservation audit of the DOE Nevada Waste Management Project Office (WMPO)audit of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS is responsible forhydrological and geological characterization of the Yucca Mountain Site. Thepurpose of the staff observation audit was to assess whether DOE was conductingits audit so that the staff could gain confidence that the USGS QA 3rogram wasbeing properly irplemented. The audit was limited to those areas w1ere theprogram development is complete, i.e., procedures are in place.
As a result of its observations, the HLWH staff believes that the 00E/WMP0team did an effective compliance demonstration audit of those progre ' creas
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already in place. However, the staff will recomend that in the future DOE notonly perform a compliance demonstration audit, but also audit the overallcompleteness of the program. A sumary report describing the staff findingswill be issued after completion of the audit. The WMP0 audit team has prepared
five Level I,)15 Level II, and two Level III preliminary standard deficiencyAn SDR is issued whenever the QA program is not being properlyreports (SDRs .implemented. Level I is the most important level assigned and it requires thatimediate corrective actions be taken. In addition, the WMP0 team identified16 observations and four recomendations on the USGS QA program. Based onthese preliminary results, the audit team has recomended that DOE managementconsider stopping all ongoing USGS work. The decision to stop work will bemade by DOE management sometime during the week of July 3,1988.
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of Operational Data
Week Ending July 1, 1988
Incident Response
Staff members of the Incident Response Branch presented a protective measurestechnical training course at FEMA's Emmitsburg training facility on June 28-30,1988. The course was attended by headquarters and regional staff as well asother federal agency officials.
IRB staff members conducted training for new emergency officers from both NRR*
and NMSS on June 30.
Technical Training
The B&W simulator which beceme operational in June will be dedicated July 19,1988 during a ceremony at the TTC in Chattanooga. Commissioner Rogers plans toparticipate in the dedication.
Safety Programs
Two AE0D trends and patterns draft NUREGs were issued for peer review by thestaff and industry. "Operational Experience Feedback Report - Progress in ScramReduction," analyzes the trends and patterns in unplanned scrams and theircauses for 1984 through 1987, and highlights in recommendations to ownersgroups the remaining areas where further scram reduction efforts appear to beappropriate. The second report, "Trends and Patterns Analysis of EngineeredSafety Feature Event Sequences," maps the industry experience unplanned ESFactuations from 1984 through 1987. The report draws conclusions and makesrecomendations regarding trends in ESF's and problem areas, consistency inthe reporting of ESF's, and potential changes to the LER reporting practices.
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ITEMS OF INTERESTOFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
WEEK ENDING JULY 1, 1988
STATE, LOCAL AND INDIAN TRIBE PROGRAMS
Seabrook Emergency Planning Exercise
Robert Trojanowski, Regional State Liaison Officer (RSLO), Region II andCharles Hackney, RSLO, Region IV participated in the June 27-29 SeabrookEmergency Planning Exercise.
LSS Advisory Committee Meeting
Dean Kunihiro, RSLO, Region V, attended the June 29-30 LSS Advisory Committee.
meeting in Reno, Nevada.
Meeting with Local Officials
On June 21, 1988, A. Bert Davis, Regional Administrator; Roland Lickus, Chief,State and Government Affairs; and other Region III officials met in Seneca,Illinois with local officials near the LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant. Themeeting was held in conjunction with the LaSalle SALP meeting and was for thepurpose of discussing NRC's program for regulating nuclear power plants and toencourage dialogue with local public officials.
Contaminated Sites-
On June 28, 1988, Region III, NMSS, and State officials toured the contaminated(thorium-magnesium slag) sites in Midland, Bay City, and Kawkawlin, Michigan.In addition, a meeting was held with State officials in Lansing, Michigaaon June 29, 1988 to discuss the results of the tour and review the statusof efforts to dispose of the waste.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 5-8, 1988
July 5 Meeting with Louisiana State Officials regardingemergency planning - Baton Rouge, LA (Hackney)
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0FFICE OF PERSONNELITEMS OF INTEREST
Week Ending July 1, 1988
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Drug Testing Program
Representatives from Policy and Labor Relations; Training, Benefits andEmployee Assistance; and Division of Security, ARM, completed training on thedrug testing program at NRC in Regions II, III, and IV and at the TechnicalTraining Center, Chattanooga, Ternessee. Training for the reinaining RegionalOffices and Headquarters are being scheduled.
FER", Enrollment
The Training, Benefits ano Employee Assistance group completed the FERS openseason for employees who missed the opportunity during last year's open seasonthat ended on December 31, 1987. Fifty-one Headquarters employees joined FERSin this enrollment period.
- Arrivals and Departures
New hires for the Agency were: Kathleen Audia, Secretary, Region III;Stephanie Brown, Records Clerk, ARM; Joyce Colbert, Payroll Clerk, ARM; VickiDempsey, Secretary, ARM; Douglas Dempsey, Reactor Engineer, Region I; JosephFuria, Radiation Specialist, Region I; Linda Jahandari, Secretary, NRR; JoanJones Secretary, NMSS; Robert J. Kirspel. Investigator, Region IV; Roy K.Mathew, Reactor Engineer, Region I; Janice Queen, Payroll Clerk, ARM; and JoelSchwartz, Fiscal Clerk, ARM.
The Agency lost: Marlene I. Barbour, Administrative Assistant, RES; Jose LuisM. Cortez, Senior Research Program Coordinator, RES; Robert L. Ferguson,Senior Project Manager, NRR: Edward Gilbert, Senior Investigator (OperationsOfficer), 01; Warren S. Hazelton, Section Chief, NRR; Nancy Houston,Budget / Finance Assistant, Region V; Paul Leech Senior Project Manager, NRR;Mary McGrath, Reference Assistant, ARM; Donald Sullivan, Senior NuclearEngineer, NRR; Glode Requa, Project Engineer, NRR; Phillip M. Wood, SeniorReactor Engineer, NRR; and Michael H. Young, Hydrogeologist (Groundwater),NMSS.
The following Civil Penalties Paid the week of June 27, 1988.
Cannonwealth Edison Company (Zion Units 1 and 2) paid the imposed civil penalty i
in the amount of $100,000. The action was based on inadequacies in the licensee's <
program and controls for the testing of pressure isolation valves. The licenseeresponded to the Notice in February 1988. After considering the response, thestaff concluded the violation had cccurred and an Order was issued May 26, 1988imposing the civil penalty. (EA 87-211)
St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri paid the imposed civil penalty in theamount of $6,000. The action was based on: (1) permitting an individual to,
receive a whole body dose of at least 7.5 rems during the fourth calendar quarterof 1987, (2) failing to assess the radiation hazards or observe three separatewarning lights which could have alerted the individuals, prior to entering the :
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room, that the 8900 curie cobalt-60 teletherapy source was in an exposedposition, and (3) failing to report to the NRC within 24 hours that an over- J
exposure had occurred. The licensee responded to the Notice in February 1988.After considering the response, the staff concluded the violation had occurredand an Order was issued May 3, 1988 imposing the civil penalty. (EA87-234)
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Items of Interest
Week Endino July 1, 1988
Second Building
At its meeting on July 12, the Montgorrary County Council will considerthe report of its Hearing Examiner on whether or not to approve thedevelopers' proposal to build a second office building on the WhiteFlint North site. The report recomends approval, but specifiesconditions with respect to the number of trips to be generated by allthe buildings to be erected on the site.
The Council has taken no action on the widening of the I-270 spurs, nor.
has it increased the job ceiling for the North Bethesda sector in itsannual growth plan review. This means that the moratorium on newsubdivisions in the area, imposed to prevent any increase in trafficcongastion, is still in force.
The White Flint North developers are taking the position that permissionto build the second building should not be affected by these factors,inasmuch as approval had previously been granted for construction of ahotel-conference center which would generate a maximum of 640 rush-hourtrips to and from the site. They claim that, as long as this limit canbe achieved, the proposal to erect a different combination of buildings
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The hearing may provide an indication of the Council's thinking aboutNRC's need to consolidate, and whether the ultimate decision will belinked to the lifting of the general moratorium on new subdivisions.
| Installation of New pump Motors
New water supply pump motors have been installed at OWFN, and they arenow functioning. These should overcome any future problems resultingfrom low water pressure. The low pressure had previously affected waterflow to upper floors in the building, and was a contributory factor inthe air conditioning problems experienced earlier in the season.(Installation of the new motors is unrelated to the work which will ber
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1. Region 11 participated in the annual emergency preparedness exercise atthe North Anna facility on June 28.
2. On June 30, the Regional Administrator and selected RII staff accompaniedChairman Zech and his Technical Assistant on a tour of the Summer NuclearPower Station and in a meeting with representatives of the South CarolinaElectric and Gas Company.
3. On July 1, the Regional Administrator met the Senior Executive Vice. President, Power Supply and Engineering and Construction; and a member
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Week Ending July 1, 1988
1. The Deputy Regional Administrator met with Arkansas Power & Light Companymanagement on June 28 in Russellville, Arkansas, to present certificatesto candidates for R0 and SR0 licenses.
2. St rra Testing, Incorporated, a radiography company, was found to beoperating in Tulsa, Oklahoma, without an NRC license. 0:tensibly, thecompany was operating under reciprocity from the state of Nebraska;however, contrary to 10 CFR 150.20, the company does not maintain anoffice in Nebraska. During an inspection on June 28, 1988, the company wasasked and subsequently agreed to cease operations in NRC jurisdiction,-
pending resolution of questions about their lack of an office in Nebraskaand the validity of their Nebraska license.
3. I 2 ment conference was held on June 30 with Computalog, Inc.it at the Region IV office to discuss the findings of anmai,
inspu; tion conducted May 26 and 27, 1988. The inspection, which examinedthe licensee's well logging operations, identified 14 apparent violations.
4 South Texas Project, Unit 1, has completed the 30 percent test plateauand has commenced testing at the 50 percent plateau. Testing at the50 percent plateau is scheduled to be completed on July 6, 1988.
The Region IV Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects, and a teamof Region IV and NRR staff members are performing an assessment of SouthTexas Project, Unit .1. at the 50 percent plateau.
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ITEMS ADDRESSED BY THE COMM?SSION - Week Ending July _1. 1988'
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3 A. STAFF h20VIREMENTS - BRIEFING BY TVA ON TVA RE0RGANIZATION AND PLANTSTATUS, 10:00 A.M., TUESDAY,' JUNE 21, 1988, COMMISSIONER $' CONFERENCEROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBICATTENDANCE) - SECY to V. Stello, Jr. EDO dated 6/29/88
The Commission was brisfed by representatives of the Tennessee)^J Valley Authority (TVA) on the status of Sequoyah Units 1 and 2,
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Presentations by the licensee were made by:
- V.arvin T. Runyon, ChairmanBosrd of Directors
- Charles H. Dean, Jr., DirectorBoard of Directors.
- John B. Waters, DirectorBoard of Directors
- William F. Willis, General Manager
- Steven A. White, ManagerOffice of Nuclear Power
Chairman Zech requested the staf f to submit to the Corrmissionthe staff's evaluation of TVA's technical specification changeson its propoced' reorganization. If at all possible, theChairman requested the staff's evaluation prior to July 1,1988.
B. BRIEFING ON ADVANCED LIGHT WATER REACTORS BY EPRI, 2:00 P.M., THURSDAY t
JUNE 16, 1988, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, ONE WHITE FLINT NORTH,ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE) - SECY to Memo for theRecord dated 6/30/88
The Commission was briefed by representatives of the ElectricPower Research Institute (EPRI) on the status of industryefforts to develop evolutionary and passive nuclear powerstations.
Presentations by the EPRI rapresentatives were made by thefollowings
DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE ATTENDEES NRR CONTACT
7/5/88 White Flint Bldg. To discuss licensee oversight NRC/NUMARC E. William9:00 Room 14-B-11 audit of vendors.
7/6/88 50-424/ White Flint Bldg To discuss the Vogtle re:ponse NRC/ Georgia J. Hopkins10:00 50-425 Room 14-B-11 to NRC Bulletin 88-05. Power Company
7/7/88 50-508 White Flint Bldg. Meeting w/ Washington Public NRC/WPPSS G. Vissing8:30 Room 16 B-11 Power Supply System to discuss
geoscience issues for WNP-3.
7/7/88 50-246 White Flint' Bldg. To discuss seismic / structural9:00 Room 13-B-15 aspects of spent fuel pool rerack. NRC/NU M. Boyle
7/7/88 50-289 TMI Site Meeting w/GP9 Nuclear Corp. to NRC/GPUN R. Hernan10:00 Middletown, PA discuss status of current
licensing issues (TMI-1).
7/13/88 5C-219 White Fl.ing Bldg. To discuss the status of NRC/GPUN A. Dranerick10:00 Room 12-B-09 Licensing Activities for
Oyster Creek.,
Copics of summaries of these meetings will be made publicly available and placed in the respective d]cket file (s)*
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7/14/88 50-289 . White Fling Bldg. To dicr.uss compliance with NRC/GPU R. Hernan
10:00 14-B-13 Appendix R following loss ofHVAC.,
7/19/88 50-282 White Flint Bldg. To discuss NSP's (licensee's) ''9C/ Utility D. DiIanni
9:00 14-B-11 plans for the installation of*
two additional diese.i generatorsthat would provide an alternateAC power capability to meetNRC's station blackout requirements.The meeting agenda is attached.
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DATE/ TIME NUMBER LOCATION PURPOSE APPLICANT NRC CONTACT
7/7-8/88 USNRC Meeting to discuss DOE plans JKennedy JKennedy
IWFN and procedures for the OCRWM HLWM staffQA program and the scepe ofopen items in NRC review of theDOE QA program and DOE's plans
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7/18/83 USNRC Technical Meeting on KStablein1WFN Exploratory Shaft Facility -
7/5-7/88 Boston, MA To attend Annual Health VMiller VMillerSociety Meeting Meeting Members
7/6/88 WF1, Rm 6-B-11 Meeting with B&W to discuss JToberts, HMSS JRoberts,submittal of a dry concrete EMcGuinn, B&Wspent fuel storage cask designtopical report
7/6/88 FDA, Rockville Meeting with Dr. Peck Dr. Peck, Director D. B. Howeto discuss FDA Center for H. Thompson, NMSSDrug Evaluation and ReseasrchConnunication - with NRC onradiopharam- 'icalsradiopharmat als
7/7/88 WF1, Rm 6B-11 Meeting with Baltimore Gas & J. Robers., IMSB J. Roberts,Electric Co. (BG&E), to discuss BG&E reps.submittal bf license applicationfor spent fuel storage under10 CFR Part 72 at BG&E's Calvert-
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July 7 50-260 Browns Ferry To discuss BF Fuel TVA/NRC D. Moran9:00 - 3:00 Site, Decatur, AL Loading licensirg
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