ML19323D105
| ML19323D105 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Marble Hill |
| Issue date: | 04/17/1980 |
| From: | William Ford SENATE |
| To: | Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8005210113 | |
| Download: ML19323D105 (2) | |
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on the Marble Hill nuclear facility, the work will be struct-N urally sound.
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torney.for Save the Valley, that an independent engineer be allowed to ins'pect.the. plant before construction begins anew
.ithi is a step in the right dire 1 tion.
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[:".y accepted it.
The public will thus have a little more con-WE fidence that repairs made by Public Service of Indiana to the gg previcusly shoddy construction and PSI's storage and mainten-
[jj ance of equipment are up to required standards.
W Es I would urge, however, that.in the event the N'RC should grant permission for building to start again, the designated
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if new construction is being performed properly and if manage-55 nent is indeed qualified and staffing at the site, adequate.
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You well know that the citizens' belief in the viability
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PSI's track record is deplorable and even the in-El tegrity of the NRC 10 suspect.
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corrections made and PSI's restart plan and new overall pro-
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access to the site on an on going basis, you would go far to i
calm public fears of continuing mismanagement and defective construction.
I also ask that safety-related work not be allowed to resume until.the results are known of the FBI's investigaticn of allegations of a cover up of concrete flaws by PSI's con-E=
tractor, Newberg Construction.
It is imperative that a ver-dict on this question be reached before PSI is permitted to
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impact any further on the public health and safety.
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Your immediate attention to this request will be ap-preciated.
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