ML19257B267
| ML19257B267 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 12/03/1979 |
| From: | Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Albosta D HOUSE OF REP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8001150441 | |
| Download: ML19257B267 (1) | |
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Dear Congressman Albosta:
I am pleased to respond to your letter of October 23, 1979 which requests a copy of the NRC's reply to your constituent, Mr. Wendell H. Marshall concerning the sinking of the Diesel Generator Building and cracks in this and other buildings at the site for the Midland Plant, Units 1 & 2.
Mr. H. Denton's reply of November 8,1979 is enclosed.
I am also enclosing an earlier reply of July 5,1979 to a related concern expressed by Mr. Marshall's telegram of June 9,1979.
From these replies, you will note that the backfill settlement and its effects are currently under review by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and the Office of Inspection and Enforcement. We have also acquired the additional review assistance of the U. S. Corps of Engineers in Detroit, Michigan, and of the Energy Technology Engineering Center in Canoga Park, California. The review is currently the subject of a 10 CFR 50.54(f) request and decisions relative to enforcement action as may be appropriate to this case are nearing completion. This matter has also been proposed and accepted as an issue for the hearing for operating licenses on Midland Plant, Units 1 & 2.
Mr. Marshall has been admitted as a hearing intervenor on the basis of this and other issues. For your information, the State of Michigan will also be participating in this hearing. The start date for the hearing has not yet been established.
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Lee V. Gossick Executive Director for Operations Enclosure :
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Dear bir. Denton:
On September 12, 1979 I received a copy of a letter from 51r. Wendell 11. h!arshall, a constituent of mine.
In this letter he lists 15 questions pertaining to the sinking of the diesel building and serious cracks in other buildings at the nucicar plant under construction in Midland, Michigan.
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liowever, I would appreciate a copy of any letter you may have sent him in response and an up to date summary of the situation to which he referred.
A copy of his letter is enclosed.
Thank you very much for your attention to this matter.
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Dear Mr. Denton:
Recent publicity concerning the sinking of the Diesel Building and serious cracks in other buildings at the nuclear plant being built at Midland, MI, indicate future troubles.
In view of this, what is HRC doing to properly safeguard the public health and safety from the following:
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Sinking buildings?
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Cracks in other buildings which implies sinking?
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Improper support to structures, as example, the service water intake building with foundations on backfill?
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Cracked walls in auxiliary building which contain important safety equipment?
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Why is it necessary to-install a pemanent de-watering system?
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Is a pemanent de-watering system installed at all other nuclear power plants?
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Has the large 8SO. acre artifical cooling pond caused excessive water which contributes to the building settlement thus causing the cracks?
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Why is it now necessary to build caisons under the auxiliary building? Are these caisons now being built under other buildings?
Are the caisons necessary(; if so, why were they not built before the auxiliary 9.
building was constructed I believe the foundations are put down before any buildingiserected)?
10.
Consumer's Power Company states that all problems can be corrected - but why did the problems occur in the first place?
- 11. Were these problems caused because of inadequate engineering? Were they caused because of inadequate quality assurance program?
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What is being done to prevent further sinking of the building at this nuclear power plant?
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How can the public be assured that proper geological studies were perfomed to detemine ground conditions before construction was started?
- 14. What studies, if any, were carried out to insure the non-settlement of buildings due to ground water seepage from the 880 acre artifical pond.
- 15. How was the pond s eled to prevent water seepage into the building area?
At meetings held on the 23rd of February,1979, and March 3,l979, at NRC Region 3 Office in Glen Ellyn, IL, the Die el Engine Building settlement was discussed. At these meetings what was done about the cracking, de-watering, other building settle-ments, and caisons problems?
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Mr. Harold R. Denton, Director September 4,1979 Page Two Since the AEC, your predecessor agency, violated the siting regulations by allowing the construction of the nuclear plant within the confines of Midland, MI, what action is being-taken by HRC to insure that this plant will not continue sinking which would damage the buildings? And, finally, what assurance does the public have that other buildings are not in jeopardy?
I await your answers to the questions posed.
Yours very truly, Wendell H. Marshall Mapleton Intervenors WfiM/jy cc: Senator Carl Levin Senator Donald Riegle, Jr.
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