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Further response to FOIA requests for documents re Dow Chemical Co of Midland,MI.Forwards Apps H,I,J & K documents. Documents also available in PDR.Document I-10 partially withheld (ref FOIA Exemption 6).

Accession Number: ML20136D183

Date Released: Saturday, May 30, 2020

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• ML20137G997 - Advises of mods to physical security sys resulting in change to security plan. (1 page(s), 3/20/1985)
• ML20137H357 - Forwards matl for assistance in conducting safeguards program,including summary of FBI bomb data program,bomb threat call checklists & matl re free svc for checking sensitivity of explosive vapor detectors. (13 page(s), 7/15/1976)
• ML20137H217 - Forwards IE Circular 77-10, "Vacuum Conditions Resulting in Damage to Liquid Process Tanks." (1 page(s), 7/18/1977)
• ML20137G750 - Requests listed info re annual levels of radioactivity in effluents released to unrestricted areas for developing general guidance on applying "as low as practicable" criterion for research & test reactors per 10CFR20. (2 page(s), 10/5/1971)
• ML20137G446 - RO:on 770621,radioactive source containing 200 mCi Cs-137 recovered from Brine Well 33.Incident described in 770419 ltr. (1 page(s), 6/23/1977)
• ML20137H116 - Ack receipt of 770623 ltr informing of recovery of 200-mCi Cs-137 sealed source from brine well on 770621. (1 page(s), 7/22/1977)
• ML20137G983 - Notifies of 840111 meeting in Shiller Park,IL to discuss scheduling problems re exam process & examiner stds, (NUREG-1021).Attendee names & addl discussion subjs should be submitted by 831219.Preliminary agenda encl. (2 page(s), 12/9/1983)
• ML20137G888 - Forwards IE Info Notice 81-26, "Compilation of Health Physics Related Info Items." Five items of info that generally have impact on areas normally under responsibility of health physics group listed. (3 page(s), 8/28/1981)
• ML20137G903 - Informs that CW Kocher will replace OU Anders as reactor supervisor.CW Kocher resume encl. (3 page(s), 12/11/1981)
• ML20137G933 - Insp Rept 50-264/77-02 on 770719-22,26 & 27.No noncompliance noted.Major areas inspected:reactor startup & routine operation. (3 page(s), 8/17/1977)
• ML20137H258 - Confirms that listed actions taken at facility,per 760913 IE Circular 76-03.All areas associated w/facility reviewed to identify continuous & transient high radiation areas per 10CFR20.202(b). (3 page(s), 1/11/1977)
• ML20137H410 - Requests that encl form be completed & submitted by 760915 & facility emergency plan & implementing procedures by 761007 in order for NRC to prepare info packets for use in responding to incidents or emergencies. (2 page(s), 9/1/1976)
• ML20137G460 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/67-02 on 670630.All required prestartup items satisfactorily resolved.License signed on 670703,per inspector recommendation. (1 page(s), 7/19/1967)
• ML20137H022 - Forwards IE Bulletin 78-08, "Radiation Levels From Fuel Element Transfer Tubes." (1 page(s), 6/12/1978)
• ML20137G951 - Notifies that CW Kocher reinstated as reactor supervisor, effective 820607 & FJ Knoll replaced JM Macki as research manager of Bldg 1602 & chairman of reactor operations committee,effective 820624. (1 page(s), 7/13/1982)
• ML20137G524 - Advises that licensee conducts carefully administered & limited sample activation program that presents very low order of risk.Radiation exposure experience in 1969 & 1970 minimal. (1 page(s), 6/22/1971)
• ML20137G432 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/67-02 on 670630 & G Fiorelli 670719 memo.No items of noncompliance or safety significance noted.Issuance of OL recommended on 670630.Criticality reached on 670706 w/72 elements loaded. (1 page(s), 7/19/1967)
• ML20137G653 - Forwards supplemented emergency plan for facility,per 770314 request. (1 page(s), 4/15/1977)
• ML20137G916 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/67-03 on 671024-25.No safety items or items of noncompliance noted.Inspector identified util failure to repair malfunctioning control rod actuating switch as poor judgement. (1 page(s), 11/15/1967)
• ML20137G908 - Insp Rept 50-264/68-01 on 680926.No noncompliance noted. Major areas inspected:visual insp of fuel elements & control. (6 page(s), 10/17/1968)
• ML20137G972 - Advises that Region III telephone number will be changed effective 830822.New number listed.Notice of change will appear in FR prior to 830822. (1 page(s), 7/22/1983)
• ML20137H398 - Documents that appropriate corrective actions taken by Dow Chemical Co in response to 780113 immediate action ltr,per 780207 enforcement conference at facility. (2 page(s), 3/3/1978)
• ML20137G976 - Discusses licensee response to 780113 immediate action ltr, per NRC 780207 enforcement conference w/licensee at Dow Chemical research reactor facility.Tour of facility confirmed appropriate corrective action taken by licensee. (2 page(s), 3/3/1978)
• ML20137G390 - Agrees that insp findings at facility raised significant generic issues concerning NRC public health & safety & security requirements at nonpower reactors.Generic anomalies should be resolved as soon as possible. (7 page(s), 6/15/1978)
• ML20137G793 - RO:on 711022,during startup of reactor,period limiting signal unavailable for servo sys which continued to raise rod causing rapid rise of power.While reactor manually scrammed,reactor period less than min allowed in Tech Specs. (2 page(s), 11/22/1971)
• ML20137H098 - Advises that imposition of civil penalty on DOW Chemical Co for failure to properly protect facility on 780110, inappropriate.Noncompliance can be classified no higher than infraction based upon encl NRR position.W/o encl. (2 page(s), 5/19/1978)
• ML20137G816 - RO:on 730125,available excess reactivity of core exceeded Tech Specs limit.Caused by change in worth of control rods. Rearrangement of core configuration initiated to reduce available excess reactivity. (2 page(s), 2/16/1973)
• ML20137H394 - Forwards Amend 3 renewing License R-108 & incorporating security plan as license condition.Safety evaluation,EIA notice of issuance & negative declaration also encl.Security plan withheld (ref 10CFR2.790). (1 page(s), 11/21/1977)
• ML20137H404 - Amend 3 renewing License R-108 & incorporating security plan as license condition. (2 page(s), 11/21/1977)
• ML20137H092 - Clarifies that Wellman Dynamics Corp not same organization as Wellman Dynamics Corp existing at time asserted thorium dispositions occurred in Bay City,MI. (2 page(s), 2/15/1984)
• ML20137G450 - RO:during walk-through of operator training program, O-ring seal of filter holder found not seated properly causing partial bypass of filter for air sucked into instrument.Filter-in lock adjusted. (3 page(s), 3/24/1981)
• ML20137H103 - Comments on Security breakdown at facility in response to N Haller 780407 memo.Security plan developed & approved based on interim guidance provided by NRC in 1974 as means of implementing 10CFR50.34 & 73-40 requirements. (2 page(s), 5/15/1978)
• ML20137H026 - Announces signing of renegotiated contracts w/DOW Chemical Co for supply to DOW of steam from util plant & electricity from util electric sys. (3 page(s), 6/27/1978)
• ML20137G990 - Responds to NRC 780712 notice of violation based on noncompliance noted during insp on 780110-12.Corrective action withheld (ref 10CFR2.790). (1 page(s), 7/27/1978)
• ML20137G940 - Forwards Rev 1 to IE Info Notice 80-32, "Clarification of Certain Requirements for Exclusive Use Shipments of Radioactive Matls," clarifying & amending three paragraphs & apps. (2 page(s), 2/12/1982)
• ML20137H415 - Requests physical security plan be submitted by 740107,per 731106 amends to AEC regulations in 10CFR50.70 & 73. (1 page(s), 11/30/1973)
• ML20137H368 - Ack receipt of 731109 ltr informing NRC of steps taken to correct violation noted in 731025 ltr. (1 page(s), 11/26/1973)
• ML20137G614 - Insp Rept 50-264/71-01 on 710602.No deficiencies or unresolved items found.Major areas inspected:reporting requirements per 10CFR50.59 & Div of Compliance procedures for documentation,records,reactivity control & core physics. (3 page(s), 6/22/1971)
• ML20137G854 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/75-01 on 750922-24.No noncompliance noted. (2 page(s), 10/20/1975)
• ML20137G487 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/71-01 on 710602.No noncompliance noted.Reactor operated for production of short half-life activation samples. (1 page(s), 6/22/1971)
• ML20137G896 - Advises that Dow reactor has operated essentially problem-free since last insp.Mgt attitude cooperative. (1 page(s), 10/17/1968)
• ML20137H045 - Informs of personnel changes in reactor operations committee.H Gill replaced by J Macki as committee chairman, S Norwood replaced by T Prasons as health physicist & P North replaced by J Simpson as senior reactor operator. (1 page(s), 2/22/1980)
• ML20137H384 - RO:on 760106,operator left console key in switch so that reactor not secured per Tech Specs.Key withdrawn from console.Incident discussed w/operators & large red plastic tag attached to key to make it more visible. (3 page(s), 1/12/1976)
• ML20137H112 - Confirms 780202 telcon re meeting between NRC & Dow Chemical Co on 780207 at facility to discuss results of physical security insp on 780110-12. (1 page(s), 2/6/1978)
• ML20137G467 - Forwards Dow Chemical Co 810324 & 0420 ltrs re problem w/O-ring seals of AMS-3 continuous air monitor,for review to determine if info should be passed on to other users of equipment.W/o encls. (1 page(s), 5/14/1981)
• ML20137G637 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/73-01 on 730920 & 21 notice of violation. (3 page(s), 10/25/1973)
• ML20137G417 - Insp Rept 50-264/67-01 on 670620 & 21.Deviations noted: manually operated louvres installed as backup to automatic louvres in ventilation intake & exhaust ducts & reactor room area monitor placed on east wall rather than CRD platform. (24 page(s), 6/26/1967)
• ML20137G478 - Insp Rept 50-264/67-02 on 670630.No safety items or noncompliance noted.Major areas inspected:completion of unresolved items listed in App B to Insp Rept 50-264/67-01. Initial criticality observed during 670705-06 visit. (14 page(s), 7/14/1967)
• ML20137G383 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/67-01 on 670620 & 21 & JG Condelos 670626 memo.Upon completion of outstanding items,facility can be operated w/o undue risk to public health & safety. Fuel loading scheduled for 670629. (1 page(s), 6/26/1967)
• ML20137G507 - Forwards IE Info Notice 81-22, "Section 235 & 236 Amends to Atomic Energy Act of 1954," which should be brought to attention of employees & others involved in NRC-licensed activities.No response required. (2 page(s), 7/31/1981)
• ML20137G402 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/67-01 on 670620 & 21.No items of safety significance noted.Final insp will be on 670628 & 29. (1 page(s), 6/26/1967)
• ML20137G860 - Insp Rept 50-264/75-01 on 750922-24.No noncompliance noted. Major areas inspected:reactor operations,maint, implementation of modified operator requalification program & corrective action on Noncompliance Item 73-01. (7 page(s), 10/15/1975)
• ML20137G875 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/68-01 on 680926.No items of noncompliance noted. (1 page(s), 10/17/1968)
• ML20137G424 - Summary of 780313 meeting w/EL Jordan,WP Ellis,TW Brockett, LL Bush,GL Constable & J Lieberman re recommended civil penalty for Dow Chemical Co. (1 page(s), 3/30/1978)
• ML20137G926 - Insp Rept 50-264/67-03 on 671025-26.No noncompliance noted. Major areas inspected:reviews of reactor post-critical performance data & appropriate log books,observation of startup & discussions w/personnel. (12 page(s), 11/7/1967)
• ML20137H040 - Forwards IE Info Notice 79-12A, "Attempted Damage to New Fuel Assemblies." No response requested. (1 page(s), 11/9/1979)
• ML20137G437 - Forwards,for comment, "Description of Nuclear Flux Controller 4,Nuclear Reactor Flux Regulator & Multirange Picoammeter Channel." Equipment being purchased to modernize control circuitry. (2 page(s), 4/30/1971)
• ML20137G921 - Advises that licensee did not challenge position that repair of stuck control rod switch should have been attempted before resuming reactor operation.General attitude of licensee cooperative. (1 page(s), 11/15/1967)
• ML20137H003 - Ack receipt of 780727 response to notice of violation. (1 page(s), 8/11/1978)
• ML20137G600 - Responds to NRC 731025 ltr re violations noted in insp of License R-108 on 730920 & 21.Corrective actions:installation of flux controller approved & startup procedure reviewed & modified on 711029. (3 page(s), 11/9/1973)
• ML20137G846 - Insp Rept 50-264/73-01 on 730920 & 21.Violations noted: reactor operated w/greater than 1.5% delta k/k excess reactivity on 730125 change to operating procedure inserted in operating log,w/o formal approval. (12 page(s), 10/24/1973)
• ML20137H034 - Submits new telephone number for Region III,effective 791022. (1 page(s), 10/17/1979)
• ML20137H351 - Forwards IE Circular 76-03, "Radiation Exposures in Reactor Cavities." Prompt reply requested.Original submittal forwarded on 760913 not received as noted on 761214. (1 page(s), 12/17/1976)
• ML20137G586 - Forwards description of 780110 breach of physical security sys as possible AO for review.Significantly weakened protection against sabotage cited. (3 page(s), 3/29/1978)
• ML20137H390 - Requests that encl notice re direct accessibility of IE to employees concerned about quality of work,radiological safety or safeguards at facility be posted. (3 page(s), 4/15/1977)
• ML20137G410 - Responds to request for addl info re insp of new reactor facility prior to loading fuel & issuance of OL.Mechanical component of reactor will be installed by 670602. (3 page(s), 5/29/1967)
• ML20137G406 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/79-03 on 791022-24 & notice of violation. (2 page(s), 12/5/1979)
• ML20137H363 - Requests matl status rept for period ending 730630,within 10 days of ltr receipt.Corrective steps taken in compliance w/10CFR70.53 reporting requirements hereafter should be submitted. (1 page(s), 11/15/1973)
• ML20137G931 - Forwards Insp Rept 50-264/77-02 on 770719-22,26 & 27.No noncompliance noted. (2 page(s), 8/18/1977)