ML19256E613
| ML19256E613 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 09/06/1979 |
| From: | White T AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911080147 | |
| Download: ML19256E613 (1) | |
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Jose:h Hendrie, Chairman 00gp Nuclear Regulatory Commission DOCKET NU.:EEg -
MOD. & 0% FAC. fd-@.L Lear Chairman Henc,rie :
A decision is to be made September 13 whether or not to re. oke the construction permit No. CPpR-1E7 for the Wolf Creek Unit No. i. As a petioner, I have several concerns I would like resolved.
Does the N.R.C. often change the specifications of something as critical as the base mat? This structure is a case study of corner-cutting, poor workmanship and failures:
Failure to follow mix design.
Failure to conduct some 3 day tests.
Failure to properly monitor temperatures in tne sample storare room.
Failure ~to submit a complete repor.t to the architect.
Failure to meet. design requirment by over 10%.
And in addition, the licensee would have us believe the testing was also done improperly. This is only the 90 day test; the other te ts were done perfectly-since they had scores that s
were anticipated.
dhy was there no core drilling required to test the in-situ strength of the base mat?There.are cuestions about suitability of :ne doarse and fine aggregate. I have reservations about the proper identification of the 90 day cylinder se:. They were crushed, discarded in a " bone pile", buried under a cement peur, recovered, retested, etc. The Army Corcs based their rep ort en a tiny fraction of one cylinder $ddr. While the concrete was projected to increase by 1000 psi between 28 and 90 days, in 30 of 66 se s, it went down! So I repeat, why no core drilling?
1?.y has the supervision of this21 month fiasco by Region 4 been so low-key? I have heard that Che: Oberg, Wolf Creek's inspector, did not make his July inspection. As it ic, I have grave doubts that being on-site a few days a =cnth can adequately moni;or a work force of 2000 people. Reports of worker sabotage during a concrete pourhave surfaced late this summer. The h.R.C.
is at the mercy of the licensee to even become aware of these incidents.
The N.R.C. has allowed the earthquake factor to be lowered.
Are you aware the licensee (and the ratepayer bears the risk) has only a one year warranty on design error from Bechtel?
Westinghouse has likewise only'a one year warranty on the rea:;or. All of this paj ats a picture of unacceptable risk-unacceptable even to one who might advocate the use of nuclear power. We don't want Wolf Creek, we don't need Wolf Creek and we need a poorly built plant less than anything. The N.R.C.
is to protect the public-I will know by your decision whether you accept the responsibility.
1295 134 00: S.J. Chilk
- Sincerly, Governor John Carlin pete Loux, KCC S
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