ML20008D961
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| Site: | Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 08/12/1980 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Chong L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| NUDOCS 8010230720 | |
| Download: ML20008D961 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000322/1979024
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This is in response to your letter dated May 20, 1980 to Mr. James Allan,
Deputy Director of the USNRC Region I, to a similar letter dated May 27,
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1980 to Congressman Fuqua, and a third dated July 10, 1980 to Mr. Jerry
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Strickler of our Office of Inspector and Auditor. All three letters
documented your criticisms of the NRC's conduct of an investigation and
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the findings contained in IE Investigation Report No. 50-322/79-24 relative
to allegations of construction irregularities at the Shoreham Nuclear Power
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Station.
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As noted in Congressman Fuqua's response letter to you of June 12, 1980,
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Congressman Fuqua requested thf' Chairman of the NRC to initiate further
investigative action to " assure 'diat a thorough inquiry will have been made
into this matter".
In response to this request, the NRC's Office of Inspector
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and Atditor was directed to coaduct further inquiries. Our response to your
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lette . has been delayed until these additional inquiries were completed.
Prior to the involvement of the Office of Inspector and Auditor, the
Investigation Report was subjected to a technical review by the Headquarters
staff. This review identified five areas questioning the appropriaten.ess or
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accuracy of the conclusions. These have been documented in memoranda between
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Region I and the Headquarters' staff. Copies of these memoranda (Enclosures 1,
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2 and 3) are enclosed for your infonnation.
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issues have baen properly addressed and no substantive evidence was identified
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that would support the specific allegations.
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With respect to your charges relating to the conduct of the Office of Inspection
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and Enforcement's investigation, the Office of Inspector and Auditor failed to
find evidence to support such charges. Conclusions by that Office are documented
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in memoranda from James .i. Cumings to Dudley Thompson, dated July 8,1980 and
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from Roger Fortuna to Dudley Thompson, dated July 18, 1980.
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In sumary, we believe that the allegations received a responsible inves-
tigation. This is further supported by the findings of the Office of
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Inspector and Auditor. Since the investigation failed to identify specific or
substantive evidence to support the allegations, it is our judgment that there
is no threat to the public safety for the reasons alleged. Nevertheless I ~
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Enclosures:
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Memo, Thornburg to Thompson,
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dtd., 5/22/80
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Memo, Grier to Thompson,
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Memo, Cummings to Thompson
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Memo, Fortuna to Thompson
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cc w/ enclosures:
The Honorable Don Fuqua
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
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W. J. Dirce , EDO
G. W. Reinmuth, IE
E. K. Cornell, EDO
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R. E. Shewmaker, IE
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