ML19330A717

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Responds to from Lawson,Mo School Students to President Carter Re Adequacy of Qualifications of Personnel Designing Plant.Certain Design Activities Failed to Meet NRC Requirements.Util Corrective Actions Under Review
ML19330A717
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Site: Fermi, Callaway  DTE Energy icon.png
Issue date: 05/30/1980
From: Dircks W
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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NUDOCS 8007290085
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Ltwson School District R-/IV MAY 3 0._,0 a0 Cantral Micula Sc.:0; P1 0. 8cx 157-La.sson, Misscuri 54062

Dear Students:

(cur March 28, 1980 letter to P esident Ji==y Carter concerning the adequacy of the cualifications of the p3:ple designing ibe Callaway Nuclear Pcwer Plant us 5 2a n ':r'ei te'r2 f:r

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s pr: gram, 20 :0, t's ti /is'en ut.icrk presented its viewpoint on the c:aditions wnict ; hey : tif eved e, isted at the Fermi Nuclear' Station's construction site.

As a result of this TV presentation, several intereste'd citizens like yourselves, hice taker 'he tire t inquire into -

the NRC's knowledge of tne actual safety conoitions that existec at Fe mi nao cther nutizar stations under c ustruction.

Tha "RC i'.asti;at' a 10 t're 20/20 p ogram allegations did discics: that certain esign actieitias failea to meet MC requirstents; bewever, the specific allegation that design i. ark was parfctmed by personnel technically enqualified for that position could not be cor. firmed.

At the present time, the NRC is continuing its evaluation of Detroit Edison's

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!RC's investigation

' lith regard to your specific rsquest that the President provide his support in caking sure that the people designing the Callaway Nuclear Power Plant are properly qualified to do their jeb, I am enclosing a copy of a letter to Representative E. Themas Coleman that addre'sses this matter in detail.

By acw you may well have seen a ccpy of this letter to the Congress.r.an, since it was prepared in response to si.niliar concerns from icur secanth grade science class.

I trdst that the above inforr.ation has satisfied your concerns.

We are pi nsed to have had the apportunity to cespond to these concerns of yours, and utid be F2ppy if we can be of any further assistance.

Sincerely, William J. Dircks

-Acting Executive Director for C:erations D**

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