ML19308B178

Discusses Radiological Incidents at Oconee & Tripped Monitors on one-third of Radiation Monitors Seen in Tour of Control Room

ML19308B178
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	12/20/1973
From:	Parrott C PIEDMONT ORGANIC MOVEMENT
To:	Moseley N NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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NUDOCS 7912130966
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7 714 S. Line Street

1. Greer, S. C. 29651 Eecenter 20,1973 93 V,

Xr. !ienan C. Xceeley -

! Dinctor, Eagica II Dirseterata cf Es'ulate:7 Operatters linitai Sts.tos Atcaic Ecsrgy Ccuission i 230 ?qachtree Street, Northwest .

Atlanta, Cecreia 30303 .

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Dear Mr. Moselsyi ,

I have received the r.aterial sect by your office this data. As I told Kr. Murphy'

when he advi

$1 :n earlier this week that the uterial had not been sent through over-I'. sight, thoss *.h!.us happen to an cf us feca time to time. I apursciate th.a effort :

ycur office his xie, espr'any Mr. Xuryny, to keep xe pested of your investigatica

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at Cconea Nnelear Statica.

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' I wish to r-vieJ the 302% ani 10 Et 20 ani the propesel Annax to Apper>_ix D, plu: 4 portions cf the acvircreantal statenant on Ccotee 5telear SbLtica before discussists these r,s.tten with Mr. Murphy, I vin review thess dccu2ee.ts first, ard not all the i

uterial seat in an effort to shave ti=o, a:d wish to nyiew the data,iled report on all the incilants we learned of tiat h:ui tr nspired at Ccense. Mr. Murph7 advised ne that

_[ such a repc-t was tei.g prsW.. As I nenticr.ed to Xr. Xtrphy, I do have sc.xe questions l

I wish to go over with hi: , but fael it wculd to in the test Luterest of all invalved

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if I rsview the sterial first.

As scan as I receive the report on the iccidents we learned of at Cecree, ard a go ovar this, I'll conhtet Mr. .hr;5p.) He aantiensd tri.t it :ay to pc:ssible for his I to neat with 29 to dischas these .stters. I would certainly app eciate such an ogged tunity, aci mil 1 like to pay an urannoueced visit to the control reca of units i 10

• in the cea;say of Mr. Eurph/. On my earlier visit, my guliss were a.t a Ices to explain

> the trippel nord. tors on at least one-thiri of the radiz.:len acnitors acuntad la tin lef t nll (fici.g the con +.rol cor.sola). ~ I was told these vere just scaethir.g thr.t had to te resat befers the .GC e-na around. I as refen ing to ths warning lighta ca the

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t I also lure sene sors ido:sation on Ceccee, cut wish to review the matarial first, ard discuss this in person with Mr. Murphy. Locki.g fc:warl to receiving tha rsport on the incidents we trought up, I remain, o

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, January 14, 1974 q-Honorable' James R. Mann .

Congress of the United Statcy ' N I lib House of Representatives ..

Washington, D. C. 20515

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Dear Mr. Mannt '

As you knew, I have called sc e problems at the Cconee Nuclear Station to the attention of tha AIC. Thanks to the efforts of yourself and Senator Ernest F. Hollingsg an inyestiga. tion ensued. I was contacted bf a Mr. C. E. Murphy of the Atlanta AEC office, via talephone, ard advised that all to the incidents that I had knowledg2 cf had boon confirmend...and that all had been investi6ated, and proper action taken.

Mr. Murphy fudhar stated that I would receive a detailed report of these incidents very shcrtly. In addi. tion, Mr. Murphy was quite cardid cver the phone, ard told me a I could accc=py his on subsequent investigations if I had infer =ation to reveal. {

At this time, I felt that the AIC was really doing its job of regulation.

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• fact, I felt Mr. Murphy and the AIC was genuine in their concern over the proble=s at Ocones. So, I wrote a quite frank and honest letter to Mr. No::an C. Moseley, Director, Directorate of Regulatory C;erations, Atlanta, Georgia. I did not make a copy cf this letter, ht told Mr. Mesaley that I would be willing to tour Ocones with' Mr. Mur-lhy, ard point cut. the trip;cd nonitors that I centioned to him ever the phone. And I than' ad his for the st: rial cent, ad told his I uas looking for-wa.'d to the report that I*r. Murphy said would be sent to me as soon as it was ces-

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Pleaso note that Mr. Murphy suggested that I tour Octnee with him, ard that he told na the report would be sent ns. I hve no desire to get any closer to Ocenca than 2ccescary...so you can imagine my surprise when I received the onclcsed letter frca Mr. Mcceley. ,

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. , I feel that the report en the incidents I .,rought cut concernin.g Cconce shculd

te sent ne, as presised. As far as visiting Cconee again, I wasn't the one suc esting

. it. . . it was Mr. Murphy. If my presence could assist the AIC, I'd be willing to make th.e trip. But Cconce is certainly not whers I would plan a picnic.

. .I can (and will, if neccessary) go to the Walhall.LIlirary to view tha repert, i " tut' this will :rcrk a hardship on =a, an ny time is quite li=itad, as I =ust ucrk to

, cupport ny fenily an:1 tho U. S. Gevorn=cnt. Sinca I t'cught the:e inci:icnts to tha attentien of tha AIC, I feel that tha sending of th3 roport to na is quito ciner.

I urga you to contact tha AIC and sur; cst they send so a ecpy of tha reperti as

'p:chiced. Ecst a :tred that I will study it quito carefully, and advica ycu cf'any discropcacies that I night find. Also, I am cur-antly studying the Environnantal

~Icapact Stato: ant of the 1.'estinghouco ?lutenium 21:nt, tha Earn::all Roprcccccing Plant, l and thi HC3's and EIS fcr Ccenco...co I'= quito busy . . . . . .

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