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Forwards 790719 Washington Post Article Re B&W Employees Attempts to Alert Customers to Transient in 770924 Accident. Requests Available Info on Matter
ML19322C818
Person / Time
Site: Crane, Davis Besse  
Issue date: 07/20/1979
From: Deyoung R
NRC - NRC THREE MILE ISLAND TASK FORCE
To: Gossick L
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
References
TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8001240634
Download: ML19322C818 (1)


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STAFF KNOWLEDGE OF B&W EMPLOYEES' Alivrs> TO RAISE SAFETY CONCERRS

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.n, The Washington PosEof" July 19, 1979, contained"an article entitled.

  • Engineers say Reactor. Builder. Ignored Warnings",i. (copy enclosed) in which it was reported that ' Joseph J. Kelly and Bert M. Donn, tabcock & Wilcox engineers.attagted to have saw customers alerted to a transient which:

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It has been alleged that 'tMs transient is similar"in'many ways to the transient at TMI-2 on

?, arch 28,'1979..- According to ts WasMagton Post article. B&W supervisors refused to-send customers the netfficatten recommended by its engineers.

Wewouldappreciateknowingwhetherths'NRCifs'looEingintothisfromthe standpoint of 10 CFR Part 21. Also, please provide any information which NRC already has developed or is developing en this matter.

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