ML20004D130
| ML20004D130 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Marble Hill |
| Issue date: | 04/21/1981 |
| From: | Schwartz M SCHWARTZ, M.H. |
| To: | Snyder G HOUSE OF REP. |
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| NUDOCS 8106080441 | |
| Download: ML20004D130 (4) | |
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M AX H. SCHWARTZ ATTORNEY AT LAT M
LOUI5VILLE. KY.
POST OFFICI BOX 12 BEDFORD. KY.
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This letter is written in memorandum of our conversation of this date (April 21, 1981) regarding my concerns about the recent developments relative to Public Service Indiana's receiv-ing NRC approval to resume safety-related work at the Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant site.
Enclosed are copies of two articles which appeared in the
" Madison-Courier."
In the article dated March 28, 1981, wherein it is reported that PSI has been given approval by the NRC to resume safety-related work, it is ctated that two independent consultants retained by the NRC to review existing concrete work have made initial determinations that the existing concrete work is structurally sound; however, it is stated that the report of these two consultants has yet to be completed.
As far as I know, the NRC has yet to receive *.he completed reports.
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is said within the article regarding the findings of a third independent consultant which was selected by Save the Valley, Dr. Michael Cassaro, of the University of Louisville.
The en-closed article of March 25, 1981, seems to indicate that Dr.
Cassaro's initial determination on the matter is that existing concrete work is not structurally sound.
It is my understanding that when the NRC agreed to allow independent engineers to inspect the plant site and make reports concerning the structural soundness of critical concrete work, the NRC agreed to not allcw PSI to resume safety-related work until such reports had been reviewed.
The enclosed articles seemed to indicate that the NRC allowed safety-related work to be resumed prior to reviewing the final reports of the indepen-dent inspectors.
From what I can glean from these articles, it appears that the two California independent inspector's initial determination are that existing concete.w On the Y
other hand, Dr. Cassaro's initial findin'g,ork is sound.
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Mr. Gene Snyder April 21, 1981 Page Two It appears to me that the NRC has not kept its word on these matters in that it has allowed safety-related word to resume prior to reviewing the final reports by the independent inspectors and to add insult to injury, the NRC has allowed safety-related work to be resumed in the face of conflicting reports regarding the construction of critical areas.
I Tould very much. appreciate it if your office would contact th e NRC ud try to obtain an explanation regarding these matters.
I would very much like to believe that the NRC has the situation at Marble Hill under control and that I can rest assurred that the NRC is making every effort to insure that the Marble Hill facility will be safe.
However, if the NRC continues to go back on its word and displays every appearance that it is trying to
" cover up" the independent inspectors' reports, I cannot help but lose faith with the NRC.
Your attention to this matter will be greatly appreciated and I'm sure that your continued interest in the matter is of value to all concerned.
With warm personal regards, I on Sincerely yours',, /
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The independent engmeer selected by concrete and their echoes measured to find construction would be " fairly immment."
Sa ve The Valley to study the concrete tests atr pockets.
ht Public Sernce Indiana'sTruelear power Save ne Valley President Robert Gray Barton Grabow, PSI vice president-plant at Marble Hill claims the tests were said Cassaro told him that 700 conc ete public relations, told ne Madison Courier inadequate.
tests would guarantee at least 95 percent today that "the NRC his expressed ful!
' Dr. MichaelCassaro of the University of. accuracy.
confidence in the reliability of the
.!eutsville said tha tests need to be ex-Two independent California engineers evaluation of in-place concrete at Marble wp panded in ensure the concrete work meets hired by the NRC to student the concrete Hill, based en findings of two independent Geor-federal safety standards.
test findings are expected to corrnlete
' concrete specialists retamed by the NRC.
3,c, He said m two reports sent to the their reports soon. The N RC said that their Public Service Indiana shares that con-
,gg Nuclear Regulatory Commission that too study is expected to support test findings fidence.
h f ew ultrasound tests were done to assure at that the concreteis safe.
In a March 20 letter to Cassaro,
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least a 95 percent chance of accuracy. as Gaston Fiorelli. NRC branch cnief of professor of civil engmeering at the emer requireB by the NRC.
project mspection in Chicago, said he had University of lautsville, from James G.
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Sixty tests, each mvolving about a etzbac already received a verbal report that the Keppler, director of Region 3 or the NRC, chair yard of concrete. were done at the plant. two California engineers have concluded said that based on four separate came The safety related structures have about they have no problems with the quality of evaluation methods used by the con-unust 90 noo cubic yards of concrete, according the concrete.
sultants. "The NRC has concluded that the ' gjig gg to Cassaro's reports.
PSI is currently watting for word from quality of in place concrete at Marble Hill
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has bean adequately assessed...to this ex.
g, Not even 500 tests, the tests said, would ne utility has already received per.
tent NRC requirements have been met."
phati-guarantee with 95 percent accuracy that mission tn do some safety-related work.
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Greensburg Area Chamber of Commerce 30 states and Canada and owns a farm in chased the Red & White Food Store on Community Service Award this month.
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founded Ranch Supermarkets. Inc., in Haston is a member of the board of it's ti The store, which was also formerly Pica 1965. De corporation now includes five directors of the Decatur County Bank and negle N Pack IGA No. 2. became the Rar.ch such stores as well as Sunnyerest the Bible Baptist Church.
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Distributors. Bo-Ka Shop, Circle Pnnt mg.
He and his wife, the former Betty Jo the se Hasinn purenased the grocery from E.
Ohio River Realty, and Multi Rand.
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twms. His parents, Smith and Ethel Anderson; Mare.:7. prmter at Circle Prm< the U Haston.now residein Anderson.
ting in Greensburg; Greg. 06, manager of day He graduated from White County High the Bo Ka Flonst Shop m Greensburg and stude:
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Marble Hill safety-related work Public Servict Indiana has recesved ap-2i proval from the Nuclear Regulatory Com-that all safety-related work could now mission to resume safety-related work at progresa except that which would cover has concluded that the existing concrete
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workisstructurauysound.-
.t concrete areas not yet adequately
, PSI expects to resume work on safety-evaluater. sad repaired to ths satisfaction Two independent consultants retained related constructsoc at the Marble Hill site of inspectors f.om the NRC's Chicagoby the NRC in July 1980 to review existing withm a week. Work was halted some 13 regionaloffice.
concrete work have also made an imtial months ago because of quality assurance Althmgh Shields didn't determmation the existing concrete werk
,F i and construction mana gement problema.ployment expect em-is structurally sound. De report of two levels to make immediate.
g "De resumption of safety related con-dramatic jumps, a gradual increase will California consultants - Rolland C.
struction has been a deliberate pain-be noted. De company now employs 550 Hamm and Alfred I Parme -is not ex.
stakmg process but we're very confidentworkers at the plant and will see a peak pected to be completed for at least several that the nuclear experience we've addedlevelof t.cou 3,000 workers.
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over the last year and a half and the ne safety-related areas where PSI will The company projecta the first unit of changes we've made will assure r.afe con-re-start work are those which apply to the the $3 4 billion power plant will_go ints -
struction at Marble HUI," said S.W.
nuclear part of the plant such as the con-commercial operation in late 1986 and a Shirids, senior vice president-nuclear for tainment buildmg which holds the nuclearsecondunit dueinlate1987.
PSI. "None of the conditions which remain reactor,said PSlofficials.
Shields also said current cost estimatas should eresteunexpecteddelays."
PSI was allowed tu continue its con-for the project will result in at least a :5 Yesterday's authoruation for resump-struction schedule for nonsafety related percet savings over the life of the nuclear' THE S tion of safety-related work at the plant as a turbine generating plant when compared to other alter
- areas such provides for close scrutiny by NRC in-building, cooling towers and a switchyard natives, including natural gas generation, oli students spectors to determine the adequacy of the after the 1779 order. And. the NRC had pet.
which was suggested in recent Save nestudents of work.
mitted some safety-related work such as Valleyletters to theutility.
Clark, Brior:
Unrestrteted authority to continue the piping and electrical insulation to begm inThe cost of extending the proposea Sommes. PF work will not be granted until the utility December 1980.
Alaskan natural gas pipeline from Chicago ' Dottilo demonstrates its quality assurance and The latest authorization also includes to Madison, the cost of building a naturaldper'g construction management programa are removal and replacement of all patches gas-fired power pla nt ( which is not curren-being adequately implemented 'the NRC previously made to repair surface defects tly permitted by federallaw), the potential c;w r.e w
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effect of decontrol of natural gas prices K V' i
Victor Stello Jr., director of the NRC's An NRC investiga tion in 1979 determmedand the cost of scrapptng most the Marble %
Office of Inspection and Enforcement, saidthat many pa tches were made improperly.
Hill equipment all would make the idea in-4,,,
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