ML20031D257
| ML20031D257 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Zimmer |
| Issue date: | 08/20/1981 |
| From: | Udall M HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8110130186 | |
| Download: ML20031D257 (2) | |
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Dear Mr. Chaa..rman:
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I have been informed that the C innissiop s conducting an inquiry into allegations concerning f'ahureli to comply with NRC regulations at the William H. Zimmer Nuclear Power Station.
I believe it essential that the Commission take steps to insure
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that any inquiry into this matter be concluded in a manner such It is im-that there be minimal doubt concerning its adequacy.
for example, to avoid doubts such as the GAO recently
- portant, raised-with regard to the adequacy of the NRC's South Texas in-quiry:
For example, beginning in mid-1979, CIA started an investigation of alleged harassment of quality con-trol.inspe-tors by workers during the construction of of the Sot h Texas Nuclear Project.
In its October 10, OIA found that the allegations of harass-1980, repert, ment were, in fact, old allegations that the NRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement had been aware of since 1977.
More importantly, OIA stated that despite an on-going NRC inspection and the recurring nature of many of the allegations, the Office of Inspection and Enforce-substantiated any of the allegations or ment had not identified any items of noncompliance until a special investigative team visited the South Texas project in 3
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At that time the Office of ;Enspection and Enforce-MD 5
ment issued 22 notices of violations, a Sl..,,000 civil cenalty, and an order to show cause whv construction of
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sions about the adequacy of the Inspection and Enforcement orogram or whv it cermitted the situation at South Texas
'o continue f'r 3 years before corrective action was taken.
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o Further, OIA did not address the safety of the South Texas' g4 alant considering the seriousness of the allegations.
-m5So 'For instance, one of the substantiated allegations involved The OIA re-the alteration and falsification of records.
2-port states that "it is CIA's opinion that a concerted effort by a tela of investigators'would uncover even more examples of records alteration / falsification."
OIA's report, however, does not reach any conclusions or make any recommendations about this problem or what effect it might have on the reliability or the safety of the South Texas plant.
/GAO, EMD-81-72, p.15._7 In its consideration of the Zimmer case, I believe the Commission should prepare a statement addressing, among other things:
(A) the nature and disposition of allegations concerning the falsification of inspection records; (B) the nature and dis-position of any allegations regarding emplacement of markings indicating that certain welds had been inspected when the inspec-tions had not in fact been performed in accordance with NRC regu-lations; and (C) whether reports prepared by NRC staff were ini-tially written and/or revised in a manner such that documents sent to NRC headquarters or the Commission conveyed the impression that any infractions were less serious than was in fact the case.
Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely, 0
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