ML19322C413

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Submits Concerns Re Incorrect & Misleading Statements in Presidents Commission Rept on Accident at Tmi.Ie Is Able to Resolve Safety Issues Raised by Inspectors
ML19322C413
Person / Time
Site: Crane Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/08/1979
From: Streeter J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
Shared Package
ML19322C410 List:
References
TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8001170289
Download: ML19322C413 (4)


Text

.g gae y-4,

.g

.g tn..i. DS.T.s ic is c

(~.-)

NUCI E M F.EGU'_ ATOP.Y COM.;iSS:0.N

,.,., !O,. l,i.

r. :o t

y u.

-..'. '. T
  • 3. D r

1 c.,..

i,,.....,...,.-e

...,.s

)

......us e.. e, 1 c, c,

..c.

i L

h l

l

.4

...... - r..

7 0 2...

C..

s..'ll..

~..

~. =..-. o., n _= = '.. e

n....= >. -. i -

s-s r.s.:..,..-~..=.~4.

r

". O c. '. *.

.3

.. C

.No2.,.c.

ng s

u r c - O,.

.c a.

. "..?

r.

q

-.-r.-

s L.c. L p. q p r ( i.t.w T -.

-.. w-r r.m

...n., u c r.;.s3_7 a

..i..

a.-

Cr --

s..;.. r.. t " q T.

A.

~ * ".. *. '. 3 -~ q T..i ?.%.* ~ ?_. *. 5 b w t'.*

  • C..C T /.. ' b D. ~r.D (-- S..*. L..-

.._T Q-v

.. Lou

?.'-*.

a
  • 7 n...

.~

1 a.

1.w

.C....,

1.,.,...

a, L...n...

wL. L

..\\,

s

-w

-1 c,.

,CC,U

_4.3

. m. 3L

.na c...o,"%

.s c.,O, 3 C...

.J..,..

C

.c.._-

  • .c O--

e.

,,,,,. 4 e, C w ~

.w-..

w'.

c_L.

      • g-

.w

.t'

  • V

~. o. h :.., C o~ ~..~ g.e.,.p e.. = ~..n

.O-6.q a. t r uoc,....

e.i g e... a. c. ~. 5, c.e. v.. n,. ~.... c-

~.q=.

m. s....

z-w

c.pO _...n Cwn.g-,.

ciC _,

c.,:. i,e n

,.ep

.S3

...l.05 es.

..a

.,.4.. e

.:.2 t..c

...c.

ses..

+

5

., L, S u.

A o. 3 e..%. S,.... e r ' a, C v.., c. n, %....

,a.n:. n.4 e... o.... n <., c e w

w cc.

.. u

. t. y

..c.

.i = C ' L E. E '.. #.

C.. ' t 6.rO.o' D, O.c.: #_ b_ _' s l

.. 4.c _i ' # 4 ". ~

r. _" C " ~. 2 *. # s^ ^..

'a C.' a *. l.# ' a. #.

  • 1 e-3 p.

22eu O

.ncSc-.

.,.....e, c,,

. e. -. L s,.'.n...

t '.,. e.

7:.

L at

. c... e., :~. _..:

.~..

.c..

_n.

'. z. c. c p,.

-.4

.~.n C. e _=...1. _ ' >-

_>=..*~...'.~.v..,am.._'..~.

.. e C '... -c.. m=. o.. '.. ' '. '.. '... -. ' - '.....p e-

...e,.

-g _ a.

u w n o, r*. S - - -

1.* 1' t '.-'. O '

  • c"..'..

". c^ a.'- c. w * ~...M.

t 6' -"."..d_#'.' '.'..t' '..'2'.3' w -'. #.

$e

.w..

v_

2 3 COU'.ti Cf O*h6rE inV01'.'E d.

YOU.?ill rECEll tha;.r. FOSt=r a::3re55EO his s..:. l z

.O..

4 -

C.. e...,

2 a.4C.i u..: S.

"n 3-

..c,,.

(s,

z:

e., m...~s u.

u we...--

..,:use.

...c...

...s._w..

33.c c..~

}: c3,

.t 1 c,

0..
e..,. g.,,. :

i

=)

e u

.g

%...u

... ) 1.,. W Lw,. -

-s')J ETE S hep 3). e r e

v.

J DiraCtor

.-t..., s..

e. n..

.. u c. u 2

nS

_C. 0u J

.26

$8 8001170 2h

3

.s, U.... - n S a m..

s-

...scu

.s Je t r;UCLEM T;E 3'JL ATOPY CO.*.'.M!SSION r.

a,... l, l

.,..e e

-:..a 7.._.~.

s~_

s

,, =. e.....

......,.n-

.w.-, c. _. n o_. q

. o.. o.

e

54. '.~20 FC.:. :

James G. Keppler. Director

:.u. :

. ctreeter, C n..ier,.,uclear.qupport q

~ection,.

-..e. 2:. : -- -.

_c.. 0...

.T.v. n..a. r...:.- ' I S f.r. _-..'. u-

.c r..~..r.. _... '.. T '.-

.y..

p e

.o r.pe z. c.: T

.=.= : _c _, =_ -.. : - n..~.. _ _.... o..

. u..:

1. - e r r_ = v..
,c.

. t _.

u.

..1 T.:.:m:.:..sh L:.

_r _a._p-,-

w

~nis nemorand c is intended to brine

ycur attention what I consider to O

te substantive in:orrect and misleading statements in the " Report cf The Fresifent's Cs :ission en the Accident at Three Mile Island" and the

.suppcrting staff " Report cf the Office of Chief Counsel on the Nuclear negu.atory _cn=tssica.,

_.inese incorrect and mis 3_eacing statements are

. =..l a *. *. '. *

.74.-d'n-G.C..d.

(

=-a.

.t c.#

.h. a. r e p v- - *_

_- a y 3

."..d

  • .o ha

.e 4c-1 c:ntainec in Section VI.S. (pages 167-174) of the su.crcrtino staff report.

... i s ~. h ' A ' '. '3 t. ; a. s

'a'i t g_ it s apparent inaC11117 tC reso.)Ve Safety conctrns

..i i s e : wi-hin its staff. and is specificalli related tc 'ir.

~. ^res ell's testinony bef:re -he :-resident's Commissic; on August 22, 1979.

.' thcugh -he issue cf IE not being able to resolve safety issues -. sed by inspe::crs is discus sed in the Cverview and Findings sections of the report, i-is not apparent that any of the Reccmmendaticas were based uo.cn anv.

Fresident's C:: ission concerns in that area.

However, in a matter of such significance"as the evaluation of the Three Mile Island accident, it appears to me to be of uttost icportance that even the findings be based upon eccpletel) fa:tual information.

Even if overall cenclusions remain unchanged, I believe it o be vrcng to suoport ccaclusions with inforcatica which is incorrect.

Tne substantive inccrrect and misleading statements I want to bring to your attentica, al'.ng with my clarifyin,a ccaments, are as follows:

c.1.. _. _ r. T.

In

.-_<q one Ia,_n insreetcr raised the issue o., coeratcr termination cf H.I during the September ISie incident at Davis-Eesse.

For sore 5 ::nths, none of his efforts produced any action."

(Finding 3.9.d.) :An alcost identical statement is in the first paragraph of

,a-,

,:: c :.

..u _

e,w o, c.c r,-po..

.)

n 3_

A--

6 A

.y.

re..e+

.t,.

~-ag

.s-~.e.c:cc v.

u

. k. n s e, v

.. - e. =..b. t;.-

1.,4. n_ n e. -

.s

--u.

19.,.c, the inspector,s pcst:Icn was rev:ewec an:,. suppcrtec by te ( t.ne ir.=.rectcr's superviser) and this su.pport was conve. red to the licensee

. (Sap em'a.-

c. C

.c..'u - 15, 19 e s'.

2.. + ' _e.

_4 - a.

'. ', ' 2 '< S ) *-" a.

' 4 c o_..s c a.

tg a.

c s

c - - d

  • g a '

--La y..ld. *...

.h,

,<ene C :q u,. O, ' c a s 'J o ". o ~f r a"~w~ u '" I "

- -* ~~~

~.-"

r -

-y

.q w. _ g y :. a ta. 4'O T Le nn..., a d...:

_~

e n-

.bo C.ptew..Ac..

} c. 7 7 '. a."..t 4 " 7. *..

.A. s '

.. a g

u..a

. v.

...1..

c.

. k. t_

r i*,3 sn 's

.e.,:...

. b. s_

i.f c e.s n e u,.d D..c +..,a T T.T 63 22 1u w-.

e-4

..au w

3

--u

5. gym.b..

CC

.L.-.

. ' _ C.t.c.C'.

cC.4.,q e-i " y.

  • D A.'. 2.".d

.=. a n

..v...

u

.... :ne.O J. procedure on, crecaer ia, 13e.

to give 11:ensee cac1,1e:

L

~ : nn.n 2,

-o gu,-__.- - 3,_ f._e

..,r,

_o ye g,- s u.- c u.

r.v. e-a, a

p

~:- u,-

3 u-m

.s

-m.is.3- "as.rav' "a3 "_",

.'-a_

' ". s p a. s. e. a n m' r.. a v-a nace-w,.

o- _n,

3. c.. 3,

a t.,. ns :oun: to ce._nacecuate.

_.2ne 11censee agreed to cane :urtner revisions to the procedure an'.those revisions were cade January 6, 1v a.

n_,thcugh the inspector cid not reviev the revisiens during u.

als tast visits to avis aesse in a nua rv. an _: c o rua rv.

9, 1 3

r,..e a.w a_ d t' a - 'o'.i o".'

3 t ' a_

P...f.i c'

a_n_

c..da.

' s..a.2 na.d

  • b =_ ", w o u _' d 4

a hav^ been acceptable to te if I had examined ther prier to the T"I C...<,_,.

_w.

T. h,

4v.as

3e.2-
-

2

6.,. 3 3
3. 2.

p. I ',..., t.

-+- 05 c

1 v..,

.r

,_a-.

...b

->>'r-

..-.c gs*.o.

.aC

  • "2. C ' ' ' d.

m ";

'9 c '.h..

_b a.

b' 4..s p a - c o ".' _c. c ,D e. ". 4 s O.-

~ '

-s

. e s-c _~ m.'".a r

m

.4u,.3


a e p i

.n,.

T..u..t a s d:m.. cnu a

s a. is.c

..,. cm.un was

.....s c 'r.. a c e

, v _- * '.. s a #. '6 =. - d ' s c o s =.. y J#
e. ' a....r. a r.

c n c'.e. 1 C.u..~. 1

..o

h. 'D * #. - - '.. a.

w a

a

<.,,- m e r. o.. 3.2.

tto i.r. e 3.1 o, w.m.

c o n. 3 -,..,.i v *. tha-.T,C C c.... _' s s 1'.,.....e

.u.

. c Therefore, the report statement that none of the inspector's efforts pr:duced any action f:r 5 conths is in error.

c,nT c, sT linu,ing

,.e..:. g:ves :ye abcVe cescribed statement as an examp_.

v e o:

._: ins ectors avine cl,:1ct tv. havin s a.,e tv. issues L er raisec considerecewiny.in tne o:fice.

s e ricu s iv.

CO.' a'"~.'~i d The above described c =ments indicate that the catter received serious ccasideration vitain..egion I.

r. ne re. ore, it is 1_,.ogica3_ to use c

h a_ sa.esv l.e s t a.

c o _ - a... _4 _- ~.-=

. e...,. ". e s a c u.- ' -e o...i 3"m.ps as s inact.,3 y

_c an examp e o:. i c;

.. ity sericusly ac. dress safety issues.

b TM"A"~ '..'t'."* ~1 L _

_he _,ast sentence o., the second paragraph of pagt, i c, S c :. tn.e suc2ect t

staff report is worded se that one could reascnably ccnclude that :he NRR project nanager advised the inspector that the it.spector was actin 8 bev.ond the sec.ae of his resF.onsibility in.ursuine 'the.atter.

5 b

e

d

.s -.. s.

.l s-...

.gg.

2 a

s...

s -

s.....L.. :

.T. C,..

.c a...J.

-b, da.g.3.*.

nr t-

, e n

. ~.....

.?.,2. c. s ' 7 1 1.. o..c 1./.

e.t p o, d. 4G, wa.

oa 1

-. s.;, 1.2 tm...e me. r

-pg.-.a w ac.

.w s

. t. s.,

x.,..v: e.,.O j. -

o as 6-.

..wa.

a..

g.

.-w w.

gu.., 8 n..

e..g

..c.,... c...;.,....,

... e.,

. 2

...c

. ~ ~

., s - a c. t e r.. s 3 pg... c....n. y r,.n C. :w.

.e

.u:Cu. % :.. l Ce. s. n g.

L~.

,C:

v: e

..,' d U0fC '. I.

no

.~

6-Gbav'

-V

- l perf>ra.

.-__g.,,..

. a.,...G

/.:.,. 3

7 O.
r us.....
r. e,.. n.. a.- J (,, v. :.'ne q., c.f a

.....a..

.w.

e-

.,r...

4.:

. u -b-

.s,.

2.".

C *. '.* I. # h a.

.d a

"w.%'.'..t'.""'

'w O

.# '..# ". "w ' 'c '.

'w ' s- *sM.". S t..* l.lO s

.be.

.t

-. -... w m..: s e.r...T

. o..r

2..-.1 1 r. e.

r.

.e 3

c-aus s

a c...

u.

s te c..e.l..4 u

g w

.*5ste.

n

,,a..--

3....s...b i

s

%>..,3.. '3..

3. u ' l %

.t.,.:.71

.e. 3. s..; e,s

.s.2.

.-... p,.. _.. ;

M.

. C a.Sya'1

....g

. n...m...~.. t..e $4,3.

_~o=.

9..

1.

. 3n.

.m.........

  • .--e,.

..w-..3

.o e. a c...

3,. r.c. g..C

.'.*.C'.a..

_. ~....,. _

.4.,.

e.... u. g,.....=.

.u

.u,.1 f..,,,,n.

,,, o.c

.u,

...~

.. =.

-3.

,-3.,

1

, c.. s..a. a_ =. ' n' - w. u".i..,-.c V4. c..- c. =. '1 ' s. L. a.

2-...

.w

.r. -a. c a. D 4 e ~....-

.g

. s

,:=.

.v.. a. e.p.../.,=.,.. :.<

u

=,.:1,..... ;..

u.

s.

en,

-..,.r.a.u,n-c.-

n..:

2 3.

,s e u.,..

. e :.. ~. ~ ' a.

Il. =. o

4. ' e*..

.-e f. a

.r a. d

o. m
c apparently is the pressurizer level cff-scale ics problem described in..

..,.1.a s. n.._ _ -, c

..n.

co_...,,

u...

c t

pc.

.e.cta.

o

.c

,,,....t-7 a: Mr. Stelic actually stated was that the pressuri:er level nrc.blems t

3...

t en:cunterec curing tre N.crencer,s, ire,, Davls -esse translent uere s ' c - 4 # i a ~-.. '. a -

  • w.. a. - -
  • t s,w. 4za-

. e.t c.

b

.l a.. a. l 'o m h., *. -.

u'".1. 3 a

~ ~

  • n' a. ~ "41'

.e--.

s y...

v 6

c C ; ; a. ~-.

w.

. h.. y

....J.,..3..

..n

.4.. k. a.

..1.,.~-...A....

s.,n he.

2.

c.. _ _. r. :. w L..

c

.s..

t.s.e,. l D - uOC... ! n.,1 -

s..

a

.. a

. 6.%.

..a...a au e

,...k...

. 4.:.

.c..r.w..

cuw2....,

. c t t a....,.

e... '. u u :...,e.

4... 1..... ~ y,.

.J. u r,,,m,. t, l.

2 s.

.... s

..w 3

..... n; v

t t,

'1 1*y.

n C.+ a - v..i '.

.e

. e S. 4...e.e..

. n $ c,g. a....b c..

3. C.. o,

.T b t c ~.c.

a..

a

.da s

s

.u Concerned tha. the Fresident's cc:nissicn right draw incorrect conclusions

..,,. w

. 4.

,. c. c,m.

4c 4

-3

.. u. "..

u.e3 i1,c.. c. c, v-...,ue...

.,a

.v.

o..

n s a. r e e u.' *6,

I.had a telephone discussion with Mr. S. Eelfman of tae President's Cc..

.i s. s-.

..:.## anu" a *. c.,o t e d

  • o ^. x... a s s..". ". - '.. w U...#o r.u n _= w. l v,,

a 4

a..,s

.,,c....

.r........

.1..c..s...

~..

.. s. ; e

.e.,4

. t...

2 u.

c c.

s........

a.a.;u

....s....

...a...w e

.c-

-... u. ; _v.1 r. -

it. * /:c.

.(...~.'.c_e.....

~u 4

w

,.ect. g r.w C1 $ p c. A A.4 lu aga a

4 c

nn..

S.- te.a..,.-c c~? [. s.. a b e c..-

e c

u e

%. w. 4. e 4 4.

.T had be - d ;0See by-

+..

-x--

1 42..a

.4-w....-,w e.

O _,p.

O

-u-w L

w unceri".an,. h s t'nat rcup cou..ic critictre supervisor" invcivement in tre

)

.e' r

eaa L 4..

e. 3, 3 *s : 133u S.. ; t.g. n. *s ta. t..n 5.. ~

  • s b. ^ O "." * " t ".'1. *. ';

4

'n

  1. a "g C S e "..* T.'.'.) a.
  • e.

a ca. -, _. ~ _c.. 3.-

.c up e q.,..s. C "..

e

?

.c..;. A

  • k..,

. n,.

.q... n C o..

.. S S. C m.,,,. 2

n.. e n.2

.O

-..e.. e s- --. b., 4.,. g.i..S 0.-

-...... a

-ao.

o w

..r. e

.e o--

v.: ~ y.

.D e. n S. d a n u ' s ( O.w 15 510.n.

'c~ a_.f. v. a. w.n. e. e s.

4 s

C.-

n c dic6 ne...b a.n f.

g.

O e.2. 4.2.. *w

  • g 3. = #.: - k. 4.S g.a e t..

,. o c. - * :. 7..'..

w.

.. e c, o a.t --

  • p.,. +w you

.-4

.-_.)---.-

w-csg,..

. b. 23 a

C O *. ';'

v.

'. k'. #. S D e _-'.O " 2.". A ' '.*3 s' <

,.r C ~. * *- l ' ' 4."M "U..-

"O

'u'."."- '?= ~I c.

oC.. ~.' 5 31C ne rs,De:O re tr.el: 01SCUS51Cn.

s.-

%w ' x.

s Streeter, unter.

a. y

~.

';uclear Senport Section 1 e

(C..

n.

g e. g

. _ - a n.a

.e.

O w

.W 9

.