ML20041D721
| ML20041D721 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Marble Hill |
| Issue date: | 11/06/1981 |
| From: | Hamilton L HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 8203090018 | |
| Download: ML20041D721 (1) | |
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lionorable Nunzio Palladino Chairman U.S. Nuclear Reculatcry Commission Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am writi'ng to inquire about the acknowledgement by the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that it used insufficient in-formation in deciding to allow safety-related construction to re-1 sume at the Marble liill nuclear facility in Madison, Indiana.
I would like to know, in detail and as promptly as possible, I
exactly what is wrong with the ultrasound tests which the NRC re-viewed prior to its decision to restart safety-related construction at the site.
Please include in your discussion a clear and concise explanation of both the testing procedures themselves and the math-ematical insufficiency described by Dr. Cassaro.
How is it that this insufficiency was not recognized immediately?
Who was re-sponsible for the failure to recognize it?
Was there any abuse of discretion in the decision which allowed safety-related con-struction to move forward?
What options are open to the NRC to rectify the problem?
Will more tests have to be performed to en-sure that the facility is safe?
Will different kinds of tests be ordered?
Will a declaration that the tests were sufficient address the objection that the facility is unsafe because prior standards were not met?
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I look forward to receiving your written replies to my requests for information.
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