ML20023C837

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Requests That Responses to Commissioner Bradford Inquiries Re Newspaper Article Concerning Facility Insps Be Revised to Accommodate Listed Comments by Barber/Thompson
ML20023C837
Person / Time
Site: 05000000, South Texas
Issue date: 11/02/1979
From: Reinmuth G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To: Seidle W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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FOIA-82-603 NUDOCS 8305180083
Download: ML20023C837 (2)


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November 2, 1979 M960RANDTi FOR:

W. C. Seidle, Chief, Reactor Construction & Engineering Support Branch, RIV FROM:

G. W. Reinmuth, Assistant Director, Division of Reactor Construction Inspection, IE

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO COMMISSIONER BRADFORD - NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - S0llTH TEXAS PROJECT

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The following conments were returned by Barber / Thompson on your previously supplied response on the above topic.

"The article in question makes specific allegations amohg which are:

A licensee inspector was physically assualted (implies off site) and 1.

put in the hospital.

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A vote was taken by licensee inspector to do nothing but, ' fill paper

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out.'

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Thornburgh said that NRC found there was some truth to the allegations.

_~4. Thornburgh said that, 'we (NRC) went to Brown & Root and told them they had to do something about it and I believe things got a lot better.'

NON'E of the above specific are addressed in this lette.'. The letter speaks only in general tenns.

Barber'i

' Please revise your response accordingly to acconnodate the above connents.

Suggest that you refer to in your response and attach for reference thetwo pertinent investigation reports (77-08 and 79-14) and others as appropriate as references that address the Swayze allegations, i.e. the hospitalization of an inspector fmm an off site assault, the threats of assaults, the vote to stop inspections.

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