Appendix R is an appendix to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) regulations on the construction and operation of nuclear
power plants, 10 C.F.R. Part 50 (1992) dealing with fire
protection.
Bartlik v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 88-ERA-15
(Sec'y June 24, 1992), slip op. at 6 n.4.
The CAA seeks to prevent and control air pollution by regulating
emissions into the atmosphere.
A purpose of the CAA air quality and emission
limitations is "to protect and enhance the quality of
the Nation's air resources so as to promote the public
health and welfare and the productive capacity of its
population." 42 U.S.C. § 7401(b)(1)
(1988).
CAA regulations establish ambient
Ambient air is "that portion of the atmosphere,
external to buildings, to which the general public has
access." 40 C.F.R. § 50.1(e) (1991).
air quality standards for sulfur oxides, particulate matter,
carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and lead. 40 C.F.R.
Part 50 (1991). Hazardous air pollutants, including asbestos,
also are regulated. 40 C.F.R. part 61 (1991).
Scerbo v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York,
Inc., 89-CAA-2 (Sec'y Nov. 13, 1992).
A "Condition Adverse to Quality Report" (CAQR) is used
by some respondents to document any serious deficiencies in its
nuclear program that can impact safety.
Bartlik v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 88-ERA-15
(Sec'y June 24, 1992), slip op. at 5 n.3.
In Aurich v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York,
Inc., 86-CAA-2 (Sec'y Apr. 23, 1987) (remand order), the
Secretary permitted the Government Accountability Project (GAP),
a private, non-profit, public interest law organization, to file
an amicus curiae brief under the authority of 29 C.F.R. §
18.12.
A millirogentgen is a unit of measurement of radiation. 1,000
milliroentgens equals one rem or one roentgen. Colonello
v. Dick Corp., 80-ERA-2 (ALJ Aug. 1, 1980),
adopted (Sec'y Oct. 23, 1980) (in that case there was
testimony that an employee could safely receive up to 3 rems per
quarter and as much as 12 rems per year with permission from
RADCON experts depending on the age of the person exposed).
An nonconformance report (NCR) is a "routine internal
report" by which a field quality control inspector notes a
condition that either appears not to conform to applicable
construction specifications or to which specifications the fact
of degree of compliance is indeterminant. Brown &
Root, Inc. v. Donovan, 747 F.2d 1029 (5th Cir. 1984).
A scheduled outage at a nuclear power plant involving defueling
and refueling of the reactor. It is a time during which workers
make repairs and modifications to the plant, and is a period of
increased employment. Tritt v. Fluor Constructors,
Inc., 88-ERA-29 (Sec'y Aug. 25, 1993); to the same effect
Pillow v. Bechtel Construction, Inc., 87-ERA-35
(Sec'y July 19, 1993).
The FWPCA governs the discharge into water of pollutants,
including oil. See 33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(3).
Adams v. Coastal Production Operators, Inc., 89-
ERA-3 (Sec'y Aug. 5, 1992).
[Editor's note: Adams v. Coastal Production Operators,
Inc., 89-ERA-3, did not arise under the Energy
Reorganization Act, although the OALJ gave it an "ERA"
docket number. It was actually a Federal Water Pollution Control
Act case.]
The Resource Conservation Recovery Act is another name for the
Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6971 (1988). See
Helmstetter v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 91-TSC-
1 (Sec'y Jan. 13, 1993).
Acetone and xylene are hazardous due to their ignitability;
chromic acid is hazardous due to toxicity; methyl ethyl ketone
(MEK) is both ignitable and toxic. Williams v. TIW
Fabrication & Machining, Inc., 88-SWD-3 (Sec'y June
24, 1992).
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JUDICIAL NOTICE; HYDROGEN
In Jones v. EG & G Defense Materials,
Inc.,1995-CAA-3, slip op. at 13 (ARB Sept. 29, 1998), the ARB took judicial
notice that hydrogen is a highly flammable gas.
XV K Definition of PCBs
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are nonflammable liquids that
are highly resistent to electrical current. These related
chlorinated hydrocarbon chemicals are used to fill electrical
devices such as transformers to aid in the storage of electrical
charge. PCBs are extremely toxic to humans and wildlife, posing
carcinogenic and other health risks to humans. [citations
omitted].
Johnson v. Old Dominion Security, 86-CAA-3, 4 and 5
(Sec'y May 29, 1991).