ML19275A967

Criticizes Poor Security at Nuclear Plants,Particularly at Subj Facilities.Cites Security Violations at Facilities in April 1975.Requests Investigation of Security at All Plants

ML19275A967
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Site:	Millstone, Crane
Issue date:	06/04/1975
From:	Nader R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Anders W NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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Recent events at the Millctone Point (Connecticut) nuclear plant indicate that the prcblemc at Three ".ile Inland atypical.

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are not Regu? atory Ccamiccion (?lRC) propcced that !!artheactKnuth of the ?.'uclear fined $11,500 for " failure to implement t.nd/or follow the site Mucicar be Securit: Plan for the Ilillctone Pojnt letter rcrerred to violationc.

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,t Record", chou th r.', t;uard nerge r n'c-mado pont chechs when in fact the cargeants diu nob 'make the chec',,

at the i;ines recorded Records chow tho.t certain automobilec vere inspected when those vehicles in fact were not in '> p e c t e d.

Guardo 'r.crely wrot.e'down the licence plate number on the incpactic ;

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by on his minibihe and cauced the they had ib fi::cdAfter the cc:apL ue were laid off, the gate did operate, it could bthe cate had not been repairedgate At the tima on the censor plate.

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in fo. ':. tion th n t-WI..,; correc tiv. action.

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Or ctatenent today in :;ot junt a.. result of the l t.:/ -o f Le,i. ro He have copio, of the s ta temen t:, ue I.. A da to manal;2 ment be fore ue ucru laid off.

Rathur cur ntatenent today in a utep ue believ n e c e.s t,a:cy t o air t h e truth about necurity at Tl1I and other plante Ue certainly do not regard cur experiences at TMI ac nn ino]ntud problen.

If lax accur.ity e.:into at Tll1, it probably ex..;

at other planto.

Uc hope that sc:r.e n! ency, r,overnr.1ent or otheruice, u111 an a result of our stater.cnt conduct a detailed inveutir;ation at all nuclear power planto.

He think that cecurit:,

rcr,ulatlan on paper are only na f;ood as the conpetence and conec:

of r.he nen who serve as y,uardc.

He would like to see atrict coeurity, enforced at nuclear planta.

Ue are not publicity ceckerc, our naln concern in to encourr<

profeccionalica in the r.uard forcec arcund nuclear pcuer planen.'

If cc.lled upon to tectify for a f.;overnr:nt inapection or Anventine. tion ve vill do ao read 13 y.

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