ML19301C493

Responds to 830525 Request to Determine If Contributors to TMI-1 Restart SER or to Hearing Testimony Had Knowledge of Hartman Allegations Prior to 830524

ML19301C493
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	06/01/1983
From:	Silver H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Stolz J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Shared Package
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References
FOIA-86-234 NUDOCS 8306290167
Download: ML19301C493 (1)

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Harley Silver, Project Manager, Operating Reactors Assessment Branch, DL

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At your re:iuest on May 25,.1983, I attempted to determine if any contributors to

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any significant respect.in preparing SER input or testimony on this subject -

Larry Crocker, Fred Allenspach, Rick Keinig, Jim Allen, Tim Martin, and were:

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Crocker, Allenspach, and I, while involved to varying degrees in the preparation of the SER and supplements in this general area, had not been directly involved in preparing SER input en this specific matter.

None of the three were aware that any investigator had formed any opinion nor had we seen any written matter on'the subjecy cther than the SER itself.

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e Rick Keimig told me on May 25,1983, that F first learned of Mr. Martin's opinion on May 24th, even though Keimig, tien, and Martin had prepared or reviewed the SER input.

According to v imig, when DOJ became involved, effectively interrupting the IE investigation, hemas told to keep confidential all infor=atio i on the matter and not to discuss it with anyone.

Until May 24th, he apparently did so.

Jim Allen told me that he re'. alls being aware of early investigator opinions at the time, but since the investigation had not been completed, he attached no weight to coments on the matter.

I have not spoken to any for er NRC employees who might possibly have addjtiengl infory.ation.

In any event, none of the contributors to the SER on TMI-l manage ent in NUREG-0530 Supplements 1 and 2 are aware of any written input that indicates that at the time of the SER preparaticn the Hartman allecations were true.

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