ML17276A420

Disputes That Util Has Been Unresponsive to Seismic Issues. Consultants Do Not Conclude That Seismic Design Basis Inadequate.Meeting Proposed to Resolve Dispute

ML17276A420
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Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	11/06/1981
From:	Ferguson R WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
To:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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