ML16340A623
| ML16340A623 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 10/23/1979 |
| From: | Hassell D NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910310315 | |
| Download: ML16340A623 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMhllSSIGN WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN October Z3, 1979
'OTE TO FILES FROl1'UBJECT:
LegaI Assistant l".EETI(iG BE7AE=l'i CHA.R!%i< HEHOR E
AhlO OF= '-'LS ELECTR.C (PG5=(
CO('lC=R(liflG REFORTI.<<S(STATICS Q.'i RELATED TO LICEIlSI(lG -- DIABLO CAN'I'GH On Friday, October 19, 1979 at 10:~0 Al", Chairman Hendrie mei wi:;". o-.=.'= a'.s rom ?=~E, namel(v, Frederick:"('alke, C"a-'r(an af:.'.~
"-"=r-'residen P
- resideni, PGc E, and Gene Blanc, a represeniaiive of ?G~E.
Leonarc Bickwii and m(.yseif were also present.
."'.r.
rederick Hiel ke opened the meetinc by incicaiinc tha-the mee-i rg's pur ose was to convey PGaE' concerrs about th proceduraI and.i;.,inc aspects of ddressing THI issues, and recent HRC s i ffing changes.
Soe ificaIIy, he no ed ihat it aooeared ihat the Tt";I issues should be addressed cenerica'.Ic for ail PWR's including Westinghouse plan s.
He feii tha>>~RC shouId avoid any discriim(-
ination procedural Iy against 01ablo Canyon in the treatment of ill'ssues.
In shori he expressed he concern that Diablo Caryon no.
be sirgI d o ".
'.,", thi area.
With regard to staffing, h1r. l::ielke noted
.nat ze. tain organiz tional c anges in NRR had resulied in staf members
'lvrio were fa(
lia1 w'.h ablo anyon beina disbanded and assigned to work with ihe Lessons L ar,.ed group.
After her. tlieike comoleted his ooening remarks, Chairman Hendrie ooinied oui at Diablo Canyon is in adjudication and atien.ion had io be given -." ex par
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considerations.
Chairman Herdr'ie expressed his belier however, that he could discuss procedural and generic maiters.
The Chair'.an indic ted tha-h was concerned with how !lRC handles THI issues'.
He se-for"h certain aspec.s o-the Cor51ission's policy statement on in.e.im licersing.
The Chairman r ec thai s aff's shor -ierm T(h1I recommendations have gone cut and hai ihe lcng-term TllI recommenda ions were aboui to come oui.
"loting that the Kemeny Co..ission report was about to come out, the Chairman indicat d that he couI" not predict how (1RC w',11 go forward after'ompleting its analys.'s o
.hat re "-...
ter. thieike reiterated. his feeling that Th1II issues be
".. eated gener',ca',ly and thai Diablo Canyon should not be singled out.
Speaking again
.o the staffing question f1r. (1ielke believed that Jim Knight along with the "RC staf, members who were familiar with Diablo Canyon should be used to respond io ~."R r'.e felt that ACRS is ireaiing Oiab'lo Canyon di, (erentiy than lor h Anna or Salem.
Chairman Hendrie indicaied that he saw no reason io ireat Diablo Canyon di "Ter n ly as to generic THI issues.
He also indicated tha. where T(h11 issues are clear c "
and the Commission can mandate a position, tha R
- '.'ters would be given generic treatment.
- However, he said he
)l
~. issues would be taken up in the context of a specific plant.-
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Mr. Mielk noted tha" there was the question of uhe.her there shou',"'e a hearing and that a decision on that question shouldn' be taken lightly.
The Chairman responded by guessing that petitions to reooen miant be filed =or some oiants where there are proceedirgs pending and for o her jlants wnere proc edings are ro perding.
The Chairman also pointed ou-that one hac
-o re oani"e thai ihe Presidential Commission will be aiving a lot o" advice.
- Moreover, ihe."hairman expressed the feeling that, based on conversations with the inves-iaa.ors during nis deposition,
-he ?residentia!
Comliss'on sees a let cf c -,7erence oe>ueen snuttina down a plant in ooerat'.on as dist'.nc ".'shed fr"m a
.owinc a alan-. t" start operating for tne first time.
Gene Blanc noted that PG&E does all of its own ena ineeri na and their engineers nad submitted a lessons learned report of their own.
Furth rmore, he
'nc',c :ed tnat PG&E had been very responsive in that PG&E. had subm tied its res"onse io the 'lRC's staff's lessons
- learned, and also filed a response to
-".CRS aues:-Ions.
The Chairman said ne
= it reasonably certa n
ha-'he sa;.,e s- =-
xoerts wouia go back on the Diablo Canyon ca/2 to respon 0
wCRS cues
- ons, a~
nough he no d
that might not be the case "or Mr. Ynight in v-';ew c, h-s o".her C i;es.
Fina..v, he indica ed :ha-. if Diablo Canyon nad been very respons'.ve to staf=,
tn',s was aood for NRC since it creaies the maximum oppor:unity for resolution of ous: ncing issues.
Mr. Mielke indicated that the oower supply in California had become cr'.='.."
this past summer because twice they came close to turning off some powe
- Firaliy, he pointed out that one of the biaaes" siowdowns may be one ACRS. 't.n',s point the Chairman stood up and ended the meeting at 11:25 AM.
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50-323