ML19254E290

Responds to Subcommittee on Environ,Energy & Natural Resources 790919 Request for Info Re Companies W/Reactors Operating or Under Const

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Issue date:	10/12/1979
From:	Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	Moffett T HOUSE OF REP., GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
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$4 c o /2 A tM October 12, 1979 CHAIRMAN The Honorable Toby Moffett, Chairman Subcommittee on Environinent, Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Government Operations United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.

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Dear Mr. Chairman:

Enclosed are the responses to your letter of September 19, 1979 in which you requested information on the involvement of certain companies with nuclear reactors that are now operating or under construction.

The information represents the best data obtainable in the time given to respond. Since not all dates requested were readily available, various dates are provided to help establish when the firms were likely to have been involved with the plants.

The following terms are used with dates provided.

CP - Construction Permit P0A - Preliminary Operating Authority POL - Provisional Operating License OL - Operating License As guidance, a firm's involvement usually begins at least one to two years before a construction permit date and five to seven years before any oper-ating license date.

If we can be of further assistance, please let us know.

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uestion (a) The name of each licensed U.S. comercial nuclear power plant in which Gust K. Newberg Construction Company or Gust K. Newberg, Inc. has been involved in any aspect of the cei.struction, the nature of the work in which they were involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was performed.

• nswer 1,. DRESDEN NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT UNITS 2 & 3 Commonwealth Edison. Company Newberg Construction did all civil construction for the units, beginning in 1966, and ending in 1970 (OLs issued 12/69 & 1/71).

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QUAD CITIES PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Commonwealth Edison Company Newberg Construction did all civil construction for the units, beginning in 1967, with completion in 1970 (0Ls issued 10/71 & 3/72).

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Newberg has had modification contracts on both of these facilities since initial. construction.

The work has related to spray ponds, the off-gas building and the filter building.

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'udstion (b) The name of each U.S. canmercial nuclear power plant now under construction in which Gust K. Newberg. Construction Company or Gust K. Newberg, Inc. has been involved, is currently involved, or is expected to be involved in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which they were or will be involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was or will be performed.

Inswer 1.

BRAIDWOCD NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Commonwealth Edison Company Newberg is performing all civil construction for the units.

Construction began in November 1975, and is still in progress (cps issued for both-12/75).

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MARBLE HILL NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Public Service of Indiana Newberg is under contract to do the concrete construction and has other subcontractors working for them in some civil engineerina aspects of the job. Work on the project by Newberg began in August 1977 and continued until the Order Confi_rming Stop Work was issued on 8/15/79 (cps issued for both-4/78).

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Question (c) The name of each licer. sed U.S. comercial nuclear power plant in which Sargent and Lundy has been involved in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which it was involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was perfomed.

Answer 1.

LACROSSE NUCLEAR PLANT Dairyland Power Cooperative Provided architectural-engineering services for the facility (P0A 7/67, P0A 10/69, and POL 8/73).

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DRESDEN NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT UNITS 2 & 3 Comonwealth Edison Company Provided architectural-engineering services for the station (~ Unit 2 POL-12/69; Unit 3 OL-l/71).

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QUAD CITIES PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Comonwealth Edison Company Provided architectural-engineering services for the plant (0Ls-10/71

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ZION NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Comonwealth Edison Company Provided architectural-engineering servi'es for the plant (0Ls-4/73 and 11/73).

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FT. ST. VRAIN NUCLEAR PLANT Public Service Company of Colorado Provided architect-engineering services for the plant (0L-12/73).

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cestion (d) The name of each U S. comercial nuclear power plant now under construction in which Sargent und Lundy has been' involved, is currently involved, or is expected to be involved in any aspect of the construction, the r.ature of the work in which it was or will be involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was or will be perforTned.

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1..ENRICO FERMI UNIT 2 Detroit Edison Company Architect-erigineering services for those portions of the facility not being designed by the licensee (CP 9/72).

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WM. H. ZIMMER NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 1 Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company Architect-engineering services for the facility (CP-10/72).

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LASALLE NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Comonwealth Edison Company

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Arcnitect-engineering services for the plant (cps issued for both-9/73).

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BAILLY NUCLEAR STATION UNIT 1 Northern Indiana Public Service Company Architect-engineering services for the station (CP 5/74).

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BYRON NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Commonwealth Edison Lompany Architect-engineering services for the station (cps issued for both-12/75).

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BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Commonwealth Edison Company Architect-engineering services for the station (cps issued for both-12/75).

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CLINT0fi NUCLEAR GEf;ERATING STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Illinois Power Company Architect-engineering services for the station '(cps issued for both-2/76).

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MARBLE HILL NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Public Service of Indiana Architect-engineering services for the station (cps issued for both-4/78).

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WOLF CREEK fiUCLEAR PLANT Kansas Gas and Electric Company Architect-engineering for the site-related balance of_ plant not.part ef the A/E work co pleted by Bechtel as designer of c standardized unit.

The CP was issued 5/77.

10. CARROL C0'JNTY NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Commonwealth Edison Company Architect-engineering services for the facility (both units have been deferred as of this date).

No CP has been issued.

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This listing does not provide the names of facilities where Sargent and Lundy may be providing modification engineering.

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Nestion (e) The name of each licenseo U.S. commercial nuclear pcwer plant in which U.S. Testing has been invnived in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which it was involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was performed.

• nswer 1.

SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION Public Service Electric and Gas Company United States Testing Co. served as Operations Phase Quality Assurance advisor to the PSE&G Manager of Nuclear Operations including resident staffing (0L-for Unit 1-8/76).

2.

CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Baltimore Gas and Electric Company United States Testing Co. provided a completely equipped on-site laboratory and personnel to serve as quality control arm on this nuclear construction project under the Bechtel Corporation.

Responsibilities included on-site testing of soils, concrete, Cadweld splices, welder coupons, and special materials.

Off-site backup testing provided for special materials and problems.

The United States Testin; Co. is serving as the initial Operations Quality Con +.rol Grcup for this nuclear fueled power plant, assisting in the develcpmelt and implementation of the Operations Quality Assurance Prcgram and training utility personnel to take over this function (OL Unit 1 - 7/74, OL Unit 2 - 8/76).

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JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Power Authority of the State of New York U.S. Testinc Co., Inc. provided radiogr=phic examination and magnetic particle examination for Pcwer Authority of the State of New York during their first refueling and maintenance ou' cage.

Examinatic' was performed on newly constructed reboiler sys.;em and various in-service components.

United States Testing Co. as signed a representative to Power Authority of the State of New York to be responsible for final acceptance of raciooraohs (0L-10/74).

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INDIAN POINT - UNITS 1, 2, & 3 Consolidated Edison Co. of New York United States Testino Co. provided the concrete cuality. control. function on Unit 1, and was assioned the role of quality control surveillance agent on Units 2 and 3.

Under direct assignment to con Ed, the company inspected concretino, and Caldweld splicing,. and reviewed contractors' quality control procedures for materials and fabrication methods. Under the direction of a senior project engineer, specialists are assigned to witness and inspect quality control tests tnd procedures at manufacturing plants.

Reports of each visit, with recommendations, are issued to the utility client.

The United States Testing Co. performed in-plant Qual'ty Control during modification of nuclear steam generators, including eddy-current testing of tubing for quality verification on Unit 3.

U.S. Testing Co., Inc. was under contract with Consolidated Edison Co.

of New York to perform ultrasonic examination of structural support bolts on-site (Unit 1 POL issued 3/62; now on long-term shutdown but not decommissioned. Unit 2 OL-10/71, Unit 3 OL-12/75).

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PALISADES NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Consumers Poser Corporation The United States Testing Co. performed in-plant Quality Control kring the tube-plugging operation on the nuclear steam generators (0L 3. 'l).

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MILLSTONE UNIT 1 Northeast Utilities Company United States Testing Co. performed verifiction activities on major piping modifications during refueling outage (POL-10/70).

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OYSTER CREEK Jersey Central Power & Light Company The testing and ipspection assignment on this nuclear generating station project was under Burns & Roe and. covered concrete and soils control.

Field and batch plant inspection was provided from a mobile job-site laboratory developed specifically for materials control on nuclear construction.

Off-site testing of materials, including concrete mix designs, was also provided (POL-4/69).

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PILGRIM fiUCLEAR STATION Boston Edir,on Company U. S. Testing Co.

staffed and operated an on-site mobile quality control laboratory to provide the continuous monitoring of concrete at the automatic batching plant and during field placement.

Also, an on-site soils testing laboratory supported the field soil compaction

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Other tests and services were provided such as reinforcement steel testing, Cal 6eeld splice proof testing, testing of welds during welder certification (0L-6/72).

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PPAIRIE ISLAND 1 & 2, MONTICELLO NUCLEAR PLANT Northern States Power C'ompany Under direct assignment with Northern States Power, United States Testing Co.

provided quality assurance surveillance on the nuclear steam supply system anc all components and structures associated with the engineered safeguards system.

Through a documentation system, complete records were made available of quality provisions for each component.

Recently, provided Vendor Qualification Surveys and Component Surveillance on replacement and spare parts procurement.

The program for Prairie Island and Monticello is designed to meet operations phase requirements at mininun cost to the utility (Monticeli] POL-9/70; Prairie Island Units 1 & 2 OL-8/73 & 10/74, res oective.y).

10. KEWAUNEE SUCLEAR STATION Wisconsin Public Service Company As a supporting am. to Pioneer Service & Engineering Company, the United States Testing Co. provided vendor plant cuality assurance surveillance on selected components within the nuclear steam supply system and other critical components.

Performed in conjunction with the Prairie Island assignment (0L-12/73).

11. MAINE YANKEE STATION Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Under assignment d,irectly to the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co., United States Testing Cc. proviced quality control services encompassing assistance

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in developing a concrete quality control program, Cadweld splice testing program, and on-site concrete testing and inspection.

A mobile job site laboratory was provided with an inspection team (0L-9/72).

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12. DONALD COOK UNITS 1 & 2 Indiana & Michigan Electric Company Under direct assignment with American Electric Power Service Corporation, Urited States Testing Co. provided quality assurance surveillance

_J services at vendor manufacturing _ plants covering 'Oth the r.uclear steam supply system and balance-of-plant components (0Ls issued 10/74 & 12/77).

13. THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Metropolitan Edison Company Jersey Central Power & Light Company The United States Testing Co. is charged with providing personnel to conduct total vendor surveillance activities under the direction of the client, General Public Utilities.

These services encompass balance-of-plant components and involve manufacturer's facilities surveys, development and maintenance of procurement contract files for use in vendor surveillance activities and by quality assurance engineers.

Surveillance is performed at vendor shops on purchased components.

These activities include evaluation of nondestructive tests, adherence to purchase order and specification requirements, and final acceptance (OLs issued-4/74 & 2/78).

14 TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 3 84 Florida Power and Light Company U. S. Testing Co. is currently providing OC Inspection and Outage Support at these units (OLs issued-7/72 6. 4/73).

15. R. E. GINNA NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

U. S. Testing Co. provided QC Inspection and Outage Support during September 1978 (POL-9/69).

16. NINE MILE POINT UNIT 1 Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

U. S. Testing Co. Provided QC Inspection and Outage Support during the period of May-June 1979 (POL-8/69, OL-12/74).

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RANCHO SEC0 NUCLEAR PLANT Sacramento Municipal Utility District It is plannti that U. S. Testing Co. will in January 1980 be providino QC Inspection and Outage Support at this facility (0L-8/74).

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estion (.' ' The name of each U.S. comercial nuclear pcwer plant now under construction in which U.S. Testing has been involved, is currently involved, or is expected to be involved in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which it was or will be involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was or will be perfonned.

Inswer 1.

ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2 Florida Pcwer & Light Company Assist the utility in perfonning construction phase Quality Control activities including civil, soils, concrete, mechanical, electrical, structural, instrumentation and receiving inspection fun ction program also includes operating a soils and concrete laboratory, performing non-destructive examinations (NDE), and calibration services.

Inc. is presently under contract to Florida Power U.S. Testing Co.,'to provide corporate Level III services consistino and Light Company of revising NDE training prosram for radiographic, ultrasonic, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle and visual examinations.

In addition, the services include revising procedures in accordance wi J ASME Sec. III on the above examination methods.

This contract also includes providing NDE examination on-site during construction and includes radiographic ultrasonic, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle and visual examination (CP-5/77).

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CLI!' TON P0h'ER STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Illinois Power Company Under direct assign ent to Illinois Power Company the United States Testing Co. provides resident inspection personnel, operating from a fully equipped on-site laboratory, for the quality control testing and inspection of soil fill material, concrete aggregates, designing, batching and mixing of concrete, testing of reinforcing steel and Cadweld spliced bars plus complete nondestructive testing and examination by radiography, magnetic particle, dye penetrant and ultrasonic techniques.

Additionally, the company provides, general Quality Assurance Consulting Services..

U.S. Testing Co., Inc. is presently under contract to Illinois Power Co. to perform all on-site NDE examinations, establish NDE procedures and perform training and certification of Illinois Power on-site NDE pe rs onnel. Radiography has been performed on dr.y well wall, weir wall, storage tank, radioactive waste tank and welders coupons.

In addition, magnetic particle and liquid penetrant techniques have been utilized on various components (cps issued for both units-2/76).

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PERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Under direct assignment to the utility, the United Stater Testing Co.

has the responsibility for equipping, staffing, and operating the on-site testing laboratory to serve as the utility's site organization Q.C. ann.

Responsibilities are for civil materiils, reinforcing steel and splices plus welder quaiffication samples.

Included in the program are materials qualification tests, concrete mix designs and all related off-site testing where necessary.

U.S. Testing Co., Inc. was under centract with Kaiser Engineering, Perry, Ohio, to establish and perform ultrasonic examinations in accordance with ASME Sec. III on imbedded plate located in reactor housing wali.

In addition, a United States Testing representative conducted classroom instruction on ultrasonics for on-site personnel from Kaiser, Gilbert!s, CEI and Newport News (cps issued for both units-5/77).

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LIMERICK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Philadelphia Electric Company United St3tes Testing Co. provided an on-site laboratory and field inspection personnel for quality control of soils, concrete, reinforcing steel and Cadweld splice testing.

U.S. Testing Co., Inc. was under contract with Bechtel Corporation, Sanatogo Branch for on-call NDE services, and performed services in the areas of radiogrLphic and ultrasonic examinations at Limerick (cps issued for both units-6/74).

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MARBLE HILL NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Public Service Company of Indiana The United States Testing Co., under contract to the utility, has the responsibility of providing and operating a fully equipped on-site laboratory.

Corporate project leaders develop quality control procedures for on-site and off-site testing of materiels, calibration of test equipment and material, and equipment receipt. inspection.

Resident inspection personnel provide the quality control testing and inspection of construction materials including soilfill, aggregates, batching and mixing of concrete, testing of reinforcing steel and Cadweld spliced bars (cps issued for both. units 4/78',.

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f:nswer to. Question (f) Continued) 6.

BAILLY tiUCLEAR GEfiEPT,1NG PLANT Northern Indiana Pu'lic Service Company Under direct assignment to the NIPSCO Quality Assurance Manager, United States Testing Co. assisted the utility in developing a complete Quality Assurance Program. This program consisted of quality assurance audit responsibilities for all on-site equipment and construction practices and all off-site manufactured equipment for the nuclear steam supply system (CP-5/74).

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SAN ON0FRE NUiLEAR P0h'ER PLANT UNITS 2 & 3 Southern California Edison Company The United Statt esting Co. has the responsibility for equipping, staffing, and operating the on-site laboratory for civil materials testing during construction of the plant.

The program includes testing and inspection of concrete materials, reinforcing steel and splices, and welder qualification samples.

Related off-site testing is also provided where necessary (cps issued for both units-10/73).

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MIDLAND NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Consumers Power Company The U. S. Testing Co. is under assignment by bechtel Power Corporation to provide an on-site laboratory and resident personnel for quality control testing and inspection of soil fill material, concrete, aggregates and reinforcing steel including Cadweld splices.

Off-site laboratory testing support is also provided for chemical analysis and special tests for properties of materials.

On-site Quality Assurance audit assistance is provided to the utility by the United States Testing Co. during the construction phase (cps issued for both units-12/72).

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SUSQUEHANNA STEAM ELECTRIC STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Pennsylvania Power and Light Company The U. S. Testing Co. is under contract to Bechtel Power Corporation to provide an on-site laboratory and test equipment.

Resident inspection personnel provide the quality control testing and inspection of construction materials including soil, fill, aggregates, batching and mixing of concrete, and testing of reinforcing steel including Cadweld spliced bars (cps issuod for both units-ll/73).

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10. ATLANTIC GEtiERATIfi3 STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Public Service Electric and Gas Company The United States Testing Co. developed and assisted in the implementation of he design phase Quality Assurance Program for F. R. Harris, Inc., the architect-engineer for the offshore breakwater and mooring system to be used on this proposed floating nuclear sta' tion (Application for CP withdrawn 12/78).

11. WATTS BAR fiUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Tennessee Valley Authority U. S. Testing Co. provided non-destructive examinations (NDE) services to the NRC (both cps issued in 1/73).

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WM. H. ZIMMER fiUCLEAR STATION UNIT 1 Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.

U. S. Testing Co. is' providing on-going QC Inspection services at the facility (CP-10/72).

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BLACK FOX fiUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1 & 2 Public Service Com;any of Oklahoma U. S. Testing Co. is to provide concrete, soils and NDE testing at these units (cps not issued).

14. H0DE CREEK NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 Public Service Electric & Gas Company U. S. Testing is providing on-going QA/QC services (both cps i ss ue d-11/74).

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COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION WITS 1 & 2 Texas Utilities Generating Company U. S. Testing Co. beginning in January of 1977, is providing QA services for the units (both cps issued-12/74).

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FORKED RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT Jersey Central Power ad Light Company U. S. Testing Co. since 1977 has been providing QC Inspection and Testing services (CP-7/73).

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ENVIRONMENT. ENERGY. AND HATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS RAYIBURP4 HOUSE OFFICE CJILDING. ROOM 15471-85C WASHINGTON. DJl7. 32515 Sep tembe r 19, 1979 Honorable Joseph M. Hendrie Cl. airman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

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Dear Chairman Hendrie:

In connection with the Subcommittee's ongoing investigation of construction problems at Public Service of Indiana's Marble Hill nuclear facility, I request that you provide us with the following information:

(a)

The name of each licensed U.S. commercial nuclear power plant in which Gust K. Newberg Construction Company or Gust K. Newberg, Inc. has been involved in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which they were involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was performed.

(b)

The name of each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant now under construction in which Gust K.

Newberg Construction Company or Gust K. Newberg, Inc. has been involved, is currently involved, or is expected to be involved in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which they were or will be involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was or will be performed.

(c)

The name of each licensed U.S. commercial nuclear power plant in which Sargent and Lundy has been involved in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which it was involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was per-formed.

(d)

The name of each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant now under construction in which Sargent p'4 225

Honorable Joseph M. Hendrie September 19, 1979 Page Two and Lundy has been involved, is currently involved, or is expected to be involved in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which it

'was or will be involved, and the approximate dates on which the work was or will be performed.

(e)

The name of each licensed U.S. commercial nuclear power plant in which U.S. Testing has been involved in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which it was involved, and the approxi-mate dates on which the work was performed.

(f)

The name of each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant now under construction in which U.S. Testing has been involved, is currently involved, or is expected to be invo2Ved in any aspect of the construction, the nature of the work in which it was or will be involved, and the appre.:imate dates on which the work was or will be performed.

This request is made pursuant to the following legal authorities:

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Rules X End XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives; 2.

Section 303 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; and 3.

5 U.S.C. 2954.

Congressman Drinan, Maguire, Kostmayer, Synar, McCloskey and Deckard have authorized me to state that the above request is made, pursuant to this provision, on their, behalf.

This request is properly within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Government Operations, as granted it by Rule X of the House of Representatives, and of this Subcommittee, as delegated to it by Rule 8 of the Rules of the Committee on Government Operations and by the actions taken by the Committee on Government Operations at its organization meeting for the Ninety-Sixth Congress on February 1,1979.

The Subcommittee would appreciate receiving your response to this request by October 4, 1979.

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