ML19241B525

Requests Assistance in Obtaining Responses to to JW Moorman & to NRC Re False Statements Dealing W/Abnormal Settlement of Plant

ML19241B525
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	11/01/1978
From:	Allen J NORTH ANNA ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION
To:	Byrd H SENATE
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ML19241B520	List: ML19241B519 ML19241B521 ML19241B522 ML19241B523 ML19241B524 ML19241B525
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NUDOCS 7907180827
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4 ' 2 Chrena Dr iv e Oe: c?: er 1, 1976 L'-..t s T illo, 11:.5:=a 25 sol (203) 5N.-0578

':'he Honorable Harry F. Byrd, Jr.

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stcr 3rris 11ay we,mrevail pen you to use ycur good offices to get a swers for the Coe.11 tion to the two letters e= closed:

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-letter of Septe:ber 2,1978 rega-ding request cade to the J:.stice De etne t -

in letter of ing:st 25, 1978; e= closed letter is aidres sed to 1ssis tart Atto. ey Ceteral Ja:es i. I'cor=an

-letter of Keve=ber 1,197S res?rding rat erie.1 f alse state ests deal'ng with abro::al settle =ent at Fo rth L.na ::cl e c

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en:1cs ed letter is ad d: = t s ei t o the U. S. Nele ar 7.egula:c ry Cc= is ic:ers Te v/:1 d b c =c s t ap pr ec i at iv e c f y ou.r he lp is t hi s r e gr_rd.

Ls y c= c e =o d e b t artr e, the Ccalitic: h2.s devoted

= c h c' t he l as t s ix y e ar s t o th e s tu dy c f =: cl e e prcbi c_- s in Tirgiria a=:i 0: sir res:1stic. U:fert:.:ately, it was c:17 effcrte c the pet of the Ccai ition that =a: e ;:blic the fact o f the fz=1t be:eath the K:rth 1:.=a reacters e=d lei lti=Etely to the false state =ent ec:victic: Eni fine as:L:st suCO.

It is c - bcpe that seen actic:s s:ch as thes e alluded

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4 72 Cus=a Drive E :tsville, 1.1 rh a :s 35601 S c er.t a r 1, 1378 (205 )~ 52 6- 0678 Ch air :an J s eph ?. Eendrie Cc=:issioner John ahearne Een 1977 L'at erial Fals e St at e r - s t a Co::issioner Victor Gilinsky ~

Dochet Nos. 50-338 Cc = issicner Richr.rd Zensedy and 50- 33 9 OL Cc=:issiemer Peter 3radford U. S.1.JCLIla EIOULA20EY C01"_IlSS105 Ts. shin gto =, D. C.

20$55 Gs:tlasen J s the Cc==is-lonere ' ere surely aware, Criteria for Det er-Action and Categories of Nonco=plia=:e wit.h

=1=ing I: force =ent ERO Reg:latory Require =ents (Modificatic::s, December 31, 1974) cl e s.-ly s t at e (page _ 6 ) :

1: crder is ordica.-ily issued to revoke a licens e whe :

an enf o rc e-2 Civil penalty proves to be 1:sf rective e.s cent actic : cr 6.

1.y =ater ial f als e et at esent is =ade in the application or in s. y s t at e:e nt of fact recuired under Sectio = 162 of the Act.

{tese Criteria were f :ther clarified by the Cc :issiosers'

1ing of Ecrerober 12, 1976 which f c=1 that c=is sions of e ig-

!ricant saf ety infer:atic: did i dee.1 ccnstitute ":st r r ial f t.l s e e t at er e st s. "

Iecaus e cf actic i:itiated by the North 1 :a 2=rirc = ental C e alitic

( ELIO ), 7I?00 was uiti:stely fined $32,500 f0r 'ra.:ir.g sub:itted s eve

sterial f als e stat e:ents tc the itccie Iner,-

e C-- ' = * -- - a ga-ding f c=iat ic: cc:ditic:s at its Ec r

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C fcrt r.tely, the need f or this res:1 story actic ras criginally denied by the regels.tcry staff a:d is cred be the 1:iviso ry Cc=-

zittee c: Reactor Saf er;.sris when approached by K120 i= 1974 Once again. in 1979, it would appear frc: inic. -.at ic: are.il-sble to 51.I0 that s ig.ifics.:t es;ett 1.f c.

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du ic: cc:ditic:s.at the Forth L::a site was withheld frem T2C

ths a:d sev er supplied to the itemic Sc.fety and Li-fer ests:

cessing 3sard during Operating License deliberatic:s:

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-37 ing:.st c! 1977, aTerr.ce settle:ert b ene ath the Ecrth 1:ns purthems e for Unit s 1 a=d 2 h.ad alres.dy r eached 5.S S i::hes er 75% cf its al icy -

able li.it f e r the 4 0-y e

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(See p. cf 7-15 Ei :o repcrt & Fi g. 4 -0 c f 5 31 "..~000 r e. o r t )

-No re;crt ve s cade ::til 1:ril 25,1975 per K20 Zegie: 11.

{;crth 1 :s's Cperati:g :,1cens e was ;--art e d April 1, 1373,)

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-c-Although the Opere. ting License Seari=g was re-opened on "ec e:b er 29, 1978 for the consideration of other i=fo:.aticu at that ti== o f the O sw rithheld by T2'?CO, no =ention das =ade li its reached is abnor=al and dif ferential s ettle=ent 'at the site.

TIPCO had 2 mown the s e li nit s in 12;;;s t.

The Forthwest Cor=er had reached 8.42" of s e'ttle=ent four

=cuths prior to the hearing as =casured by vf rC0's ecnstructor Stone & 7ebater.

Although the averare s ettle=ent of 5.SS" ws.s

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significast and reportable is Anpas t o f 197 7, w e =est ic the KW =casure=ent because the pipes enter the north rall, and are at' risk from differential settle =ent.

This additienal risk from the rapid additional s ettle=ent

=eksured between l'ay ani lugust of 1977 wa.s reportable under the provision of 10 CFR 50.55(e) ere= bercre it fulfdl3 ed tha reporting recuire=ents of the Technical Specific atic=e o f the Lic ens e.

That 'rEO f ailed to timely repcrt t h e e e t t l e=t-= t i Au ras t of 1977 leads the Coalition c:ce again to ask the C--is s ioners to revcke v uCO's Fcrth 1==a Operating License on t % 6 on=ds that

--?r ev icus c ivil pese lt ies for inaccurate (2) false, or c=itted reperti:g have b een ir-effective as enfcrce e:t ac t ic:s ; e.n d

--?ailure to report the are:alens s e t t l e:c=t.

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=easured in lurce t of 1977 eces titut ed a

"=at e r '.a1 f e_ls e s is.t e_ s nt " i= ac e cr da c e w-ith the Cc=is s io='s : aling of EcTe=t er 12, I F76

?;rt h er, as the settle =ent picble: hs.s b e en dis cus sei' b efore the 1023, it he.s t ee: obvicus that ':ecaus e s ettle= ct =2c:s e s a=d s e pro-litic beharicr are so pocrly deretced, surv eilla=ce and t i=ely re,:crting were the onlv s af e ty = e s.s e e available.

.:_CC's fail =re, hsb !::a2, in this a ea gives the Cc=ie eic ers :o ch= ice cf integ-ity but to e=feree their est regulatic:s as:i reiche the Ierth 12.ne. li-ee:se.

7e urge ycu prc=pt actics agai:st this =ateriz.1 f als e s t a.te-

=e:t, and hope that i= this instance a bes-int a. d e nfere c= c=t will be in'tiated by the Cc==1ssierers rather tha= by a citizen g cup.

Tht:.2 yc fcr your professic:e_1 int er e s t.

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