ML20042D685

Ack Receipt of Congressman Kostmayer Re Conflict in 891018 Memo to Commissioners & 890619 Affidavit to Us District Court of Commonwealth of Ma in Proceeding Seeking Enforcement of Subpoena Issued to SB Comley

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NUCLE AR nEGUL AT ORY coMMitSION WA4,81Wo10lv c. C. TEN OFFICIAL USE CWIM k.....

December 14, 1989 MEMonANDUM FoR:

Chairman carr ll flans.Rosenthal FRQM:

SUBJECT:

CONGSt.SSNhN K0819thYER'S DSCRMBER 13, i

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l I am in receipt of a copy _of-congressman Rostasyer's l ~,

December 12, 1989 letter to you, to that letter, Mr.

Kostmayor points to what he deems to be an apparent eenflict between a statement in my October it,1989 memoraadea to the Commissioners and a certain representation 'in the June 19, 1989 af fidavit that I supplied to the United States Dietrict i

Court for the District of Massachusetts in the presseding seeking enforeement of the subpoone issued to Stephen S.

Cemley.

In actuality, he steh conflict existe.. Indeed, the only possible conflict diseleoed in the Deteber 18 memorandum relates to the testimony given by neper A.

Fortuna during his formal interview by se en Marsh 22,1pS9

-- en interview enhjeet to 18 U.s.c.1001 (the prorietam of the Federal criminal code eencarned with, among other i

things, the making of falso statements or ropeseestatsoas 64 connection with any matter within the jurisdiction of at agency of the United states).

My reasons for these conclusions are as follows:

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My October it memorandum to the cassissioners was prompted by an article in the Deteber 13, 1999 edition of the New York Times, written under the by-line of Matthew Wald.

Addressed to the hearing the previous day eenducted by Mr. Kostmayer's subcommittee, the article revealed that, an an interview (presumably with Mr. Wald), Mr. Fortune het stated that "Mr. Comisy had provided important safety information and that he (Fortunal was cultivating the aan se a tource.'

I had found that portion of the article se be meet troublesome.

It was my impression then, and it osatiease to he my impression today, that Mr. Wald is a reputable reporter who would not misrepresent what he was told in as interview.

I thus had to assume that, in fact, the aseeeet in the Wald article accurately reflected what Mr. Fortuna had Stated in an interview following the subcommittee 9004040253 900316

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hearing, tut, as I went on to explain in the October le memorandum, it was difficult to square the statement with Mr. Fortuna's testimony during the March 22 interview of h:

-- at leact if (as seems quite likely) Mr. Fortuna intehdet to be understood by Mr. Wald as asserting that hg was the recipient of Mr. Conley's 'important safety information".

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For, o I noted in the October 18 memorandum, during the March 22 interview Mr. Fortuna had disclaimed the obtainint of any worthwhile information from Mr. Camley and my investigation to date has not disclosed the receipt of any such information by other persons within the Commission.

I must ad6 on this score that, although not alluded te in my October 18 memorandum, my concern regarding the Fortuna statement reported by Mr. Wald was heightened by an incident occurring on the day of the subcommittee hearing.

Before the hearing commenced, I had occasion to review Mr.

Fortuna's Prepared testimony.

That review disclosed the entirely inaccurate statement in that prepared testinneny that I had sent a 1096 tax form to Mr. Ellison an connectic with the consultant payment he had received from the smc an that I had taken that step 'only after [2] received press and congressional inquiry.'

I brought the inaccuracy to Mr Portuna s attention, believing at the titne' that it was inadvertent on his part and that he would therefore welcome the opportur.it Unfortunately,y to correct his prepared testinomy.

I was totally wrong in that belief.

Far fro eerrecting the error,' Mr. Fortuna repeated it in the coarse of reading his prepared testimony once he took the witnese stand.

In calling this to the attention of Mr. Restatyer i my own oral testimony later in the day, : was ocapelled to note my opinion that there was substantial-doubt that Mr.

Fortuna was interested in putting the truth before the subcommittee, when I read Mr. Wald's article the following day, a similar doubt arose respecting Mr. Portuna's testimony within the agency.

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Against this background. I now turn to the' cleiR of an apparent conflict between the October 18 memorandum i

and my June 19 atfidavit.

That conflict la said by Mr.

Kost.mmyer to stem trom the statement at the conclusion of the memoranduan that During the ecurse of my investigation. no person (Mr. Fortuna included) has averred that Mr. Conley has given the commission worthwhile intermation and, once again, '

it appears that the elata-to that ef fect contained in his organisation's press release is not accurate.

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The, June 19 affidavit does not contain a eenO!4ry representation.

Nowhere in that affidavit did 1 imply, let alone etste explieltly, that I had in ny possession the aversent of Mr. Fortuna er any other interviewed preen that Mr. Cooley had given the Commission worthwhile Larossation.

Wer have ! made such a claim in any other doeveent prepared by me.

In ny September 21 interia report, for estaple, I explicitly observed (at page $4) that 'there is insufficient evidence in the amistine record to mandate a findies that Festune improperly provtses coeley with eonfidential official information or improperly failed to paes on to others in the Whc information supplied by Cooley' (emphasis in original).

hil that I stated in my affidavit of present relevance is (et pages 2-3) that I had *1istened to the recording of the January 14, 1987 conversations (between Mosers. Portuna and Conley) and thad) reviewed a transcript of that reeordiay.

The recording led me to eenelude that the employee ti.e., Mr. Portuaa) li".i to Mr. Conley end gg be ap have disetosed sensitive and eenfidential WRC informat failed to dioelete to other Whc officials relevant information that be had received frca Mr. Ccaley' (emphasis supplied).

I fully staat by that representation, wkteh was made[aimerinhisMareh22 interview.of oontse, with full awareness of disc That dise14&mer West of course, wholly self-serving.

(As noted La ey Oeenber is assoranden, had Mr. Fortuna acknooledged that be had received significant information frea Mr. Ocaley, the east westion would have sought to determine whether that information was passed on to other NRc officials (and. if so, when and to whos).1 As such, the disclaimer oculd not have the effeet of negating the impression left by the January 1981 Portuna/ Cooley telephone conversations.

Those conversations are anal September 2* interim report and, ysed in detail in my because both the commission and Mr. Rostmayer have copies of that report, need not be rehearsed here.

I would simply refer Mr. Rastasyer to the discussion at pages 56-62 ef the report, which empletas why I ceneluded (at page 59) that, notwithstanding Mr. Portuna's disclaimer (noted at pages 4148 et the report), 'the Cealey/yortuna enchanges raise the possibility that F0ttuna nay have unjustifiably withheld from others withia ehe WRC information that had been sul lied to him by Conley.'

la that connection, I went on 1

) ta observe that while the l/anuary 1987 telephone convi ions fell short 'et converting the peasibility of withheld information into a j

reasonable _c3rtainty tnat such occurred, they do to inquire further (through the Conley subpoena).give eause Oase ii

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4 again, I have been given ne cause to pull back from that observatten -- which, to repeat, rested on the sentent of the January 1987 telephone eenversations and not en what any witness (includity Mr. Portuna) might have told ma in the course of an anterview.

In these sireumstagees, the purported conflict between my June 19 affidavit and the Deteber at noperandua (which did met even meatsot any reeerted F9ttuna/Conley telephone conversations) simply does not entst 3.

It enviously would be inappropriate for as to ecoment on Mr. Restasyer's attoupt to 1Aak to the gggggggh proceeding my ' determination to keep the Fortuna tavestigation open until the Canley-subpeona is answered.'

Suffice it to say,,,2 have ne apologies to efter respeeting my eenviction that the investigation should not be closed until that matter is resolved.

It Well hay be t. hat Mr.

Portuna (and find this eenviction to be distrensing. perhaps others)

If se, t.here to only Mr. Cemley to blame.

Two federal courts have rejected outright his atteek en the validity of the subpeona.

Yet Mr. Cesley coatisese his lawless disregard of the mandates of these oeurts.

I find it both surprising and regrettable that the sonesta over the treatment of Mr. rertuna nas het been asee p 4&ed by a aosdennatton ef Mr. comier's eenduet.

If I can supply any further inforastion in response to Mr. Kostasyer'a letter, please let me know.

I My referente in the cetober 18 memorandum to the inaecuracy of the claim in the press release issued by Mr.

comley's organisation was in the sentent of that spee&fte clain and did not sentain the suggestion that I h48 establishet that Mr. comley had never pepplied Mr. Portuna with significant information.

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We The People i

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THURSDAY, OCTOSER 12, 1989 f!NE:

9:30 A.M.

LOCATIONt 1324 LONGWORTH HOUSE OFFICE SUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C.

PRESS CONTACT STEPHEN 8. CONLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WE THE PEOPLE, INC. OF THE UNITED STATES 508-948-7959 OR 2553 on Thursday, October 12, 1989, Stephen 35 Conley, Executive Director of

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We The People, Inc. an anti-nuclear, f act-finding

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attend the oversight Hear.ing by Congressman Kostmayor on the Actions of

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NRC Of ficials in the Agency's Of fice of Inspector and Auditor (0!A') in t

i its Investigation of Mr. Roger Fortuna, Deputy Director of NRC's of fice j

l of Investigations (01).

e Congressman Rostmayor has~ealled on M'/. Roger Fortuna, Deputy Director of the Office of Investigations, NRC; Ms. Sharon Connelly, former j

Director, Office of Inspector and Auditor, NRCI Kr. Victot Stelle, Appointee Assistant Secretary of Def ense Programs, Department of Energy, !

Esecutive Director f or Operations, NRC; Judge Alan Rosenthal, former i!

Administrative Law Judge of the NRC as well as others to testify and

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answer questions.

i Cooley recently sont letters to Congreseman Restmayor (see emeleoed j

l espy) as well as to Congressoas sharp and seerstery of Baergy Janos t

I Natkins in which he outlines his reasons of opposition to the i

appointment of Victor Stello.

l 3 The People, Inc. headed by Comley, forced Victor Stello to finally admit in May, 1984 that there are tens of thousands of counterfeit i

g substandard components in 59 U. 8. auclear plants in the United States

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j including seabrook.

This was noted again recently in New York Times I

g article 8/4/89 (copy enclosed).

Conley also asked publicly for the i

l resignation of Victor Stello in February, 1987 at which time Stelle

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confrented comley and they exchanged heated words.

The NRC sentends in i i

their letter to comley dated August 15, 1988 that they first learned of j this troubling information on' January 17, 1984.

Conley contends this i

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was a lie.

They actually knew about this earlier as Cemley gave this f

p ;j iniornation to President Reagan on October 26, 1987.

Stello has been involved in a six-month Congressional investigation of l

slush fund he used to pay former nuclear worker Deus E111oen for l

incriminating evidence against an NRC inspector.

Ellisen was paid i

86,000.00 in cash by Ste11o's staff for testimony which implied that NR j l

Inspector Roger Fortuna suppressed evidence of problems at a nuclear i

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be 217. Romk), M A 01 tot. ($00 M 7969

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In a court case related to this matter, stello has f orced a subpoena on Comley, as Ellison has stated that Conley allegedly possesses tapes of conversations with Roger Fortuna.

Stello wants the alleged tapes and because Comley refuses to comply with the subpoena, has been fined thousands of dollars (865,500.00 as of 10/11/89) and faces sail.

Federal District Court Judge Keeton ruled against Comley's argument that the NRC lacks the authority to issue this subpoena.

Comley has appealet this decision and oral arguments will be heard on November 9, 1989 in the US Court of Appeals for the First,.. circuit in Massachusetts.

Stello's handling of the administrative investigation including Comley's subpoena has cast a cloud over his White House appointment to a Department of Energy position where he would oversee cleanup of radioactive contamination at nuclear weapons plants.

Conley has charged that the NRC protects nuclear industry profits at th' esponse of public health and safety.

The agency lowered safety standards at nuclear power plants when it discovered that at least half the plants in this country have been built with counterfeit substandard valves, circuit breakers, piping materials and f astomers.

Under nucles industry pressure the WRC withdrew its order that auslear utilities fin and replace the counterfeit substandard defective materials.

Cooley said, "In its arroganee, the NRC is not only endangering the safety of the American people, it is bu11 dosing my rights as an America citisen.

In conscience I cannot comply with the agency's unconstitutional order.

It is like me heing ordered by the eeurt to,

work with the Mafia after I have witnessed one of their murders.

If th MRC gets away with intimidating me, then it will see it can stifle othe opponents of its deadly policies."

Through Ste11o's actions, he has proven the avanues which whistleblower. groups like We The People, Inc.

must provide must remain open and not closed off by the WRC or the courts.

"Now my Constitutional right to due process has also been violated,"

comley said.

"I'm discovering sust how thin our Constitutional protections run when the might of the nuclear industry and its federal bedf ellows are challenged," Conley stated.

Comley has joined with many other organisations concerned with nuclear power plant safety to oppose Mr. 8ts11o's appointment to the Department of Energy.

"Mr. Stello has shorn himself to be a great danger to the American people.

His appointmen is irresponsible," Conley eencluded.

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PRESS CONTACT STEPHEN B. CONLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 617-948-7959 l

THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC), IN COLLUSION WITH THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY, HAS DELIBERATELY ENDANGERED THE PUBLic'1 l

M_E ALTM AND EAFETY.

THE AGENCY HAS CONSISTENTLY IGNORED OR FUFFRESSED EVIDENCE FROM WE THE PEOPLE AND OTHER souncRR MWfcM r

PROVES UNSAFE CONDITIONS CXIST AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS FROM MEW l

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GIULIANI IS SEST MNOWN FOR HIS INVESTIGATION AND l

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IL: "ili PEOPLE MAS CONVEYED SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATIOM TO GIDLIANI l

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NE THE 4!N NORE PEOPLE IS MBETING WITH GIULIANI NEXT WEEM TC 3 INFORMATION ON NRC AND NUCLEAR INDUSTRY CRIM1.

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STEPHEN S. CONLEY, DIRECTOR OF WB THE PEOPLE SAID TODAY, *NE ARE j

PLEASED THERE IS FINALLY SOME ACTION BEING TAREN To REVBAL TNB NRC's COVERUPS.

WE ARE HOPEFUL THIS WILL LEAD TO AN INDEPENDENT i

l INVESTIGAT!0N OF THE NRC.

THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY, THE NRC AND YES, SOME POLITICIANS STILL REMAIN DEAF AND BLIND,10 THE NEEDS OF THL' AMERICAN PEOPLE.

WE THE PEOPLE BELIEVE GIDLIANI HAS THE ASILITY, THE SENSE AND THE RELENTLESS DETERMINATION IT WILL TARE TO PROVE THE NRC AND THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY HAVE DELIBERATELY i

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WE THE PEOPLE, INC. OF THE UNITED STATES WILL MEEP THE AMERICAN f

l PEOPLE ABREAST OF THE FACTS DURING THE INVESTIGATION THROUGH OUR l

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, asseen, speakmg on the conditvin they est be resented how quickly and at what cost.

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atilhty to withstand an earthquake.13 sts sult, the county chargies that Lince and the stone & 4ebster Engmeering.',

r Corporation. Lileo s construction man-ager for Shoreham, had altered a study and filed the report with the nut. lear '

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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555

/ 1 Dear tir. 8t'e11o l

I'm writing to you with regard to NRC Sullettin No. 90-05, dated

'May 6i 1988, concerning the " nonconforming satsrials' supplied by certain. piping supply companies.

6 Although the NRC has identified a potential problem in at least 38 plants, it appears that this matter is still under investigation

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Obviously, it would' he premature for me to esament en the Agency's investigatten until such time as it has made some f

4 4 er all of its findings public.

Given the NRC's eenelusion that i

' potential generia safety implications

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identified', and possibly others, it is hoped that the Agamer eill i

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l 80 05 raise a serious guestion that need met assit the esteems of i

l IY the Ateney's investigation te warrant a respence.

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regards when knowledge of these potential safety probleme ese first brought to the attentica of the NRC and what settens were t

taken as a result and, finally, when these actions were taken.

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less than 100 percent confidence in the NRC.

I believe that you are now provided with a unique opportunity to reinstill publie l

l confidence in the wake of these revelations.

First, that confidence say be restored by conducting a thorough investigation of the situation and promptly taking any and all necessary l

l rerrective actions.

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publie when these concerne first came to your attention and what, i

actions you took with regard to the information.

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Dear Mr. Comley:

Youn letter of July 1B,1988, requested information concerning NRC Bulletin,

• ho.'86 05, ' Nonconforming Materia 1s' Supplied by Pip.ing. Supplies *Inc.' (PSI) at

• Folsom, New Jersey, and West Jersey Manufacturing Company (WJM),.at Williamsto You sskee when knowladge of these potential safety problems was how Jersey.'

first brought to tne attention of the NRCahat actions were taken as 4, result, j

t and when those actions were takan.

The issue was first brou ht to the NRC's attention during the week of snuarv 17 by a telephone cal from a material supplier, later that week, personnet-

' ;,3l,,NRC's Yvncor Inspection Branch concucted an inspection at Piping Supplies,.

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On February 24, 1968, NRC subpoenaed documents from PSI.and WJN and began

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' an intensive record review. On May 6,1988, NRC issued Bulletin No. 48 05 and on June 15, 1988 NRC issued Supplement 1. to.the. bull.etin. Sulletin 88,05 required' t licensees to review their recores for procurements fren PS! and WJN and to conduct tests of any 'precured materials.

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• nuclear power plants, during the record review and testing period becesse components i

designed to the ASME-cose and AN5!.831.1 standard have inherent margins of 3 to' 4 times design loads. Also, piping systems in whi.ch nonconforming materials i

• may.have been installed.are required to be.hydrettatically tested at 1.25 to

- t 1.50, times design pressures which previces additiene61. assurance of the,.

structural integr.ity of these. systems.' frsliainary safety analyses of awailable j

data indicates no isuadiate safety concerns.

.d So far licensees have conducted in situ hardness tests on over 1300 pieces of f

t the suspect material and destructive tests of about 60 samples.

Engineering analyses have been perfomed to demonstrate that material that does not meet 1

t certain hardness values is still acceptable.for its application in nuclear.

power plants. All these activities by the incustry are being coordinated by i

the Nuclear Managerent and Resources Council (NUMARC). In a letter cated.

j July 25, 1983, hvMARC stated that the results of these activities demonstrate that there is no public health and safety Concern. On August 3, 1988 NR0 l

issued Supplement 2 to Bulletin 86 05, temporarily suspencing the requirements i

' cf Bulletin 66-05 and Supplement i for operating plants while the available '

After completing the review, hRC will decide whether l

data is being assessed.

j the requirements should be reinstated or whether other actions are warrented.

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August it, 1980 President Ronald Reagan i

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I as writing to you as a lifetime neeber of the Presidential Task l

l Force and Inner circle. I have written to,you in the past on the matter ;

of nuclear power in this country, and have sent you informatten on d

safety probless in the industry.

I have alse-eent you information on i

l the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's inability to regulate nuclear power i j

plants adequately.

A recent General Accounting Office report (enclosed) substantiates the belief of the people of the Town of l

l Rowley, Massachusetts, that the NRO does not always properly 1

investigate problems with nuclear plants and poor practices within the i

agency itself.

Two years ago, 80% of Rowley signed a petition l

i (enclosed) asking you to undertake an investigatten of the NRC's practices.

The people of Rowley are still waiting for an l

acknowledgment of their request.,

I as the owner and administrator of Sea View Nursing Home,in Rowley, Massachusetts which lies just outside the Emergency Preparedness tone for the Seabrook, New Hampshire, Nuclear Power., Plant.

I fully agree with the ftate of Massachusetts' conclusion that the population could rot be evacuated in the event of a serious nuclear assident at the plant.

I as alas the Esecutive D1 rester of We The j

People Inc. of the United States which is a non-profit organisati'en' established to educate the American publie about nuclear power.

Several years ago, regarding the Shorehao, New York, nuclear plant, you said you would not interfere with the state's powers to

.4 decide if evacuatten is possible in case of a nuclear accident.

(enclosed)

New you are considering signing an esecutive order which would take that power away frem the state of Massachusetts for the communities near the Seabrock, New Hanpshire, nuclear plant.

str:ngly urge y:u to avoid signing such an order.

l Apart fren the fact that evacuation of those communities is impossible, there are serious safety natters at Seabrook Station still under investigation by the NRO and cthers. One is the strong possibility that substandard piping fistures were built into the plant (see enclosed docunentation.NRC bulletin No. 98-05, May 6, 1998), such l

Piping in the safety system conpromises the health and safety of the l

public.

These piping fixtures are currently failing testing and could l

result in a serious accident at any of the 30 plants involved.

Another prcblem under investigation at Seabrcok Station is the inspection of inportant safety systers by an unqualified inspector.

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Despite knowledge of the plant builders that this inspector did not have the proper credentaal: to perform the work, he was allcwo2 to act in an inspectors' capacity for a year.

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Another prebles, aise conson to attitary equipment, is substandard bolts which become nelleable or shear off under stress.

Although the

'NRC clains that the utilities' inspection proves that these ocounterfeit* beata are not built inte Seatreek Station, the inspection was very cursory and incosplete.

for reasons of safety, and also to uphold the idea that the federal government should not interfere in powers reserved to the states, ! urge you to fore,ge the executive order which would undermine Massachusetts' determination that evacuation around the Seatreek nuclear plant is impossible.

Last October 26, at the gala event for you hested by the Inner

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and asked you to rest with es.

I was trying to convey to you,

internatten we had attut outstandard eaterials, int:rnati n which was not vtdely known at the time.

I would still like to meet with you because there is additional information available other than what has now been provided, and nere will be fortheeming.

Like the problem of the substandard equipment, the NRC also has the information we have abou't nuclear plant problems, but is doing nothing about it, eseant

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perhaps to cover it up.

Lastiv, the NRC seesle that we have mean werkina with fer the east two years are W1111me to West with yeu matum+nic ta terarm wau af the earruation which has deliharately sammardized the safety of the Apertcan Deusta.

These Vio18t&One, I have been told, are Just the soft underteJ1y of the nuclear industry and the NRC.

I== auca veu nan understand the concern of these individuals ever tha emanamuaneen of eastne forward and. I as sure vou aan unearetane

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aa'y r------k'====ocamean that a full and fair investigatten vill ensue.

I strongly believe that a full and fate anvestagasten waas unsever one of the biggest vtclations of the public trust this country has j

experienced.

It is clear that, at this point in time, a large segeant, g

if net a vast essority, of the Amertcan people have test confidence in I

the ability of the Nuclear Regulatory Osamission to protect their anterest in health and safety ever the financial interests of the latte ut:11ty ::epantes.

An inpartial investigatten of *.he NRO will to a step t:vard restering the cenfidence of the public in its government.

1 knew y:u have to be ::ncerned about these watters, and I want to thank you fer your c:nsideration of them.

Please let we know when it v=uld be==nvenient for us to meet.

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Dear Mr. Comleyt s

Your le'tter of August 15, 1988, to President Ronald Reagan expressing your l

concerns regarding Seabrook Station has been referred to me for response.

I share your concern about the potential use'of" substandard piping fixtures s't nuclear power facilities. Therefore, NRC issued NRC Bulletin No. 88 05 and j

Supplements 1 and 2 thereto (copies enclosed) to info m applicants and licensees i

of this potential probles. The Seabrook Station licensee reviewed the Seabrook i

1 Station construction records in accordance with the requirements of the bulletin l

and supplements and detemined that 369 suspect fixtures were installed in the i

't Seabrook Unit 1 plant. A report of the licensee's review was submitted to NRC i

on August 25, 1988, and is currently being reviewed by the NRC staff.

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applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the NRC staff that all of

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A second concern expressed in your letter was that en vnqualified inspector

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An Authorized Nuclear Inspector (AN!)

I trainee was assigned to the Seabrook station from May to December 1985.

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NRC review determined that the AN! trainee perfomed assi with his assigned training program and that evalified AN!gnments in eteerdenses, s had evaluated and -

i monitored his training, progress, and inspection work.

The NRC concluded that there was neither a noncompliance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code nor evidence of wrongdoing.

I You also expressed a concern regardine the thoroughness of the licensee's inspection to detemine that ' counterfeit" bolts were not built into seebrook Stetion.

The licenste's fritial insoection, perfomed in response to NRC i

Bulletin No. 87 02 feopy etelesed), deterr.ined that the fasteners used in Seabrook Station were acceptable.

Af ter that initial inspection, NRC issued Supplements 1 and 2 (copies enclesed) to NRC Bulletin No. 87 02.

These supplements reouested and then clarified the request for addittenal infomation on the suop11ers and manufacturers from whom the subject fasteners may have f

been purchased.

The NRC reviewed the information submitted by the Seabrook station Itcensee in response to supplements 1 and i to NRC tulletin pe. 87-02 l

and concluded that the actions taken by the licensee were both complete and adequate and that the fasteners installed in Seabrook Station are acceptable j

for their intended uses.

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n.re reNacem ON MAY 6.1955, TML ;tC Lttt/.StD A 1,rLLt;IN SAY1NO 36 hTOLEAR UTILITIES INCLUDISBG SEAliROOK ETA 7105 AND THE PILCRI!! NUCLEAR PLANT !*JST SELT-!NSPECT PIPING I Sil;CE 1976 TO SEE 1r ANY OT Tt;E tir1N IN THE SATETY SYS;E.':S IS SrBSTANDARD. (SEE PAGE 6 OT THl.C PACKti.) Tli!S MEM3 CONTitMS Ort ALLEGAT!0:3 RELEASED d,( MAROH 17. 1958.

($fE ESC 1DSED TREFS LTLrAfr. i'A0010 OT iPIS PACKET).

k'E THE PEOPLE gl g BELIEVE THAT THE OSLY LEASON Trt NEC LELEASED T111S MEMO 70 Titt IN BECAUSE Tl!EY KNEW Tl!E WORD Viss OUT.

TH1t 1S AN TTTORT 10 Mart THE NRC LOOK i

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"Hf Et:Y errfTION FC Tl!r. PrnPi r Af r.rP t'K. W:rt l.0 AND MR. 7.ECil 15 DID THEY FIP,51 1.1.ARS 01' flitsi A1.1.tcA1] oNg?

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was a law against freedom of ta this country." Osudey emed.

Comley was denied air spect, he ty distributett bumper euckers, and news retenses. He also said he a

"Stop l" sign durtrig Tusaday's convenuon rees by New Hampsheet I

Gov. John Sununu.

l Don't pass him by 5 As the delegates to the Republican Na-l tional Convention streamed out of the Su-I perdome Tuesday night they encoun.

' tered an energetic young man on a mis-ston. "Pleasel" Jeek Leek shouted to i

stunned delegates "Anybody who has passes for tonight! Gov. Sununu of New England ta asking for them for souve-I ntest" tack mand he is a volunteer from Ohio who had twen enked by the Itapubit.

can National Committee 1o assist the New England delegation. And after hununu delivered his addrev, to the convention, the governor anknl him to collect the (h

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1 Anti-Seaaroo< oanner grounded sinc 1 r.de ce; a.npace around the dome byl Here." He also put sWns beside the lh PAMElA GIASS At it*st uimley wat told the banner state Dags in the Superdome of New could only 0 fin miles from the Luper. Hampshirt and Indiana, home of vloe ot ev e, News Se, a 3

damt site of the convention Tha' was presidential nominee Daniel Quayle.

I unacceptabh Comley said !=ous "it Comley said " nuclear power is the l

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our leaders should start telling the truth his anti Snatin*>k tiartie v. in. H. put.l-abaut nuclear power."

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By Gregery Bergman

% :n ni.. thi ;Wement cf a 10 hmboard's unveilin;: eeremoties.

ott.!! Rerera r ta..M~a tuueard that can be Chris Peters. ewner ef the Hij l

S \\L15iWilY Mco. - W.Nn sten fmm tr.untete M. The s!gn Way Shop on Itoute 1. who pre.a S;cre Ce.;ey st:rtid hit pretert ;'re::a:mt the area to be a " Sea-vided the billboard spect to ComO

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eJett people before it is toolate."

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he learned bedridden elderly the Wrute llouse and the Nuthar "Many pert e gring to those nts we W powq ph a t

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ReCently, Steve put uP a billboard at the entrance Atent CA a billboard that to the Seabrook evsouation tone,ial than even he l

bal)wdea turned out to be more controverr i

^' '" C'd thought'(see enclosed article). Although

' E.Z,Ma Massachusetts tried to force down the sign last t

w, 6wun sconth, the state's Civil Liberties Union stepped in,

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D,y$pe and the sign is still standing today.

th we,n webiaste.DC Now Steve wants to do to the NRC what he's done to i

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Hvenin,>n Steve suggests the billboard sayt CONGRESS: Protect

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directly, at We the People, tox 277, Rowley, MA 1

Amm g,sg 01969, 508-948-7959; fax: 508-948-7377.

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slLLau AHu emGADE WANTS CONGRt9900NAL PRO 9E OF WRC gMoed600960 The Nuclea. Inform 4 tion A Rtsource $crvice-a tresernots,antinutica orpnintion-is askirg iu mt mb!M to help I risNt a carr.ps:gn to dot et (ount') mith bdlMu h (s lang on Congrtsi to inn ts-tigste alltgcd o roogdo:nt. t') the NRC.

O nie unbowd campa, son oo,mnorm anunucie.w stuvisi saren Comit,ususi pouisny stunt.Comley,e vocal tnut of the $tabrook mucitar plant and NRC policits,ruenity truttd a tu!!boud on prn att land th $alisbury, Mus..;ust punide the Seabrook tmerge.nty evotretion sone The billboud tends: " Danger, Sestrook nuclear eone; no e vacuauon possitde."

Arguing that se wilboud violate: regulauens. $t Massachutetts Outdoor Advarusing Soud W6ed to get the sign nmove4, but u hen the Masu:huutu Civil Liberues Union obittled, the advertising bowd decided to take anmher look to determine 3 hashar the sign -on pnvau land-is asempt. As of

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last wwk, the sign was 46il standing, in a twent letier to members, NIR $ t a ctutive director, Mlehael Manotte, und Comley s cold, it, es.

unce, sphi the coat of the #4tionwide billhoud campaign. "He's milling to pnnt the billbcerds, but ob.

viously be can't put them up tveryw here by himulf," Manotte said, " Arc there billbowd sites new you

, that you $1nk would be a good place for such a billboud? Would )our group bc silling to tent the billbowd space for a month or so,1f Suve supled $e sign?"

Comley su6gesu the new billbowds read: " Congress: protut U.S. Demeerne); investignie the NRC." NTR$ directed all interested prues to contEl Comley's We se People erganisation. Comley h

said last wwk that antinuclear groups in his wee and m Pcnnsylvania had shown interut in the tam.

pign, but "nothing has teen confirmed as )eL. It takes time."

Comley it also a central f.gure m NRC's year long prohe of Roger Fortuna. mc suspended deputy director of NRC's Office of Investigations (see retsad story elsewhere in this issue). Among his many publicity generating stunu, Comley hired a tiiplant to buss the Republican National Convention site in 1988. The plane ersited a giant. stand banner weing the public to "Stop Chemobyl Here" t>y joining the Asht against nuclew power. He has callad for the ousier of former NRC EsMutive DimcBr for Operations Victor Stello and once offered the NRC commissioners copics of the U.$. Constitution. "I w ant to give these to $c commission u a gif t." he asid, "I really sink you ought to read it becauw you apparendy haven't ever read it tefore."-Dart Airoso, WaWngton COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY MCKS TAYLOR FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POST James Ta> lor has hun remed NRC nwutis e darutar ior operauons, reptwing Weier Stello, who has moved on to DOE, Announcing the appointment Dwember 1 NRC Chairman Xenneth Care praised Taylot for the

" outstanding" w erk he has done "in every posipon he has held" at NRC, "He hu a broad teshalcal bxk ground, a thorough knowledge of the NRC and its responsibilises, shd the unanimous support of the commission,"Carr asid.

The day beiore the announcement Carr told inside N.R.C. he had not spehen with the other com.

missioners about the EDO post, and added that he had no umetable for making a decision. "We work in out own good ume over here," Cur uni. TM neit afttmoon, the commissioners chost Taylor (INRC,4 Doc., g).

Taylor pine 4 NRC in May 1960. Threc ) tars later he was temed deputy direttor of Ac Of6ce of in.

spetuon & Enforcement, and m 19D. director of Sat of 6ce. Since July, he had pubed double duty, serv.

ing u deputy darutor for regional operauons and wung EDO.

Stello-the Bush administration's embettled nominee to be DOE assisant secreta y for defense prof rams-was

• detailed" to DOE in late Jul) Just Aree dan after his nomitation y the DOE post was made offactal. let month, w ith his demil coming to an end and his conf rmuson for the DOE post stal.

led on Capitol Hill, $tello uttpied appointment to a lesser post, $c "pnneipal dersuty assistant secretvy" for DOE's defense programs, a pb that does not require Senaic conf rr ation.The move,at least temporanly, sidesteppe4 conpessional opposition to his appintment u DCI. assistant secretary for defenu programs.

The Senate Armed $ervices Committee will hold additioral heanngs on $tello's nomination later this month and is eipceted to ut capet.iuously on the nomination s hen Congress recontenes in

January, t

Poor to joining NRC, Taylor uncd with the Office of Naval Rextors as unociate danctor of the DOE's high spee4 suNnwine projects Beltve that, he sened 20 ) ears as an engineeririg duty of6cer in the nucicar Nav). Ta> tor graduated from the Naval Academy in 19.% and camed a master of science and engineennt depre from tv Mnwhaetts Institute of '!cchnotory m 1%1.

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, hann. where the sendones de 6 let of StesenCemley,emechy.

ha 6mg men trem Rowney, hover-poems and he+weiches He y

i Meae.. a herst of the Clerk has opent $13.000 to 814,000 and e Chtfor11 otheol of letdiyms. Suen he is poesy se spend more because ta's 'se est,. He herget mte goversawnt offree sehemed i didn't get tevolved hofere?

and noye."Why the had...P He does

'A let of people seg me e aut/ he met one estabhaheng fra sBy votessene se soienteers.

I o meneere of===== '1 ande hoe med N be e. he seuld esamely he som

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< esoneehr genoL menudsig He deels se brusevely with the press.

two Nobelleesseeen to edens hun i

When he :=l. i pemunde e reporiet to shout un many of toebrook. They i

avver one of he metatives, he asys, have esaured hun that a tersus of

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him 'hhe en unguided museale? e "What's he teihn' us? enerto Cemley.

friesed asye-he hoe been eherging "They have hymen ormt et Three Male i

i cheet la e solo effort to stop the leland med in Ruses. but they don't I

apening of Seebtme,. the nasclear pewer have et m New Henienhwer L that lese 12 miles from the nursing The 17 towsis to New Hemipohere esid we he owns and opereien m Rowley, the ses a Moenschusette wehm o First he ranged the town of 4,000

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petition to Gov. Mechsel E. Dueskas (D) thread of hsnery runs through them.

eemandme that Rowley be snelueed en Perenes are,ler snotence. untructed not f

everustaan plane hemg drewn up m the to try to retreeve theer children from I

event el e Seabrook accedent. Then he ' erheaf d the scene se off. Their young went to the State House in knetem to will be taken to enhet towns by inas.

heeger Dukens m person not to ahey Cesney's two eene ottood a regemel i

i the piens-a move that would lush scheel m poetiser that so within I

effectively keep Seabrook unopereuve.

the 10. aide redes and so would be While he yde runs See Vee, esseer the ordere of the Emiergency Comier darts e and out of Weehensten.

Operateene Cemeir whwh preeesty has He haunts the offices of the NRC esid se turethetsen in Rowley, I

propere the commessenere mth letters.

Tom Moughen, eter1hneter of tie had es mterview mth tte sewest Citment Waha the Ten Mile Redeus.

i escomtse. James K. Aseeltene.durmg pants out that esses drafts eeR for the

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somerusasen *ected more es the some a0 sulee ewey, to pech ver protector of the industry than the stragglers and people without eers.

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There a teak of hoves cetiese peop6e t

Like every other Weehogton put rittene en elew eserimets. But l

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• emet the besse-presteed one>gh precedent. A registered sneependent, he dervers ese he found to head mie the hee vosed for and contributed to Ronald tallout-will ply only tertem routes.

I Asagen. and he thinks that af he could recedente of side atteets will have to run i

est oown mth him, the preenlent would to the earner end. se Moughen eers, l

'have' to stop Seabrook.

• hope that the hue wou gM them before t

He's had no luck, so he's taking his the redeteen does?

p6ro eloft agem. Comley, e strydiver.

What keepe Cemley going et his y

I heleves in overfbshts. He has hired heedlong pote are the penne int moremg I

f net to Oy evet Booton t6 good home and heepuel potents. *which/ es and ever Concord. N.H to the Newheryport droit seye.*eeneet he i

l deparece Gee, John H. Sununu tR).

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i who a lesideg off a ngorous twierteem The Dermemen hatructens adene challenge from entt $eebrook elemente, shutting doore, omdows and outeute ser

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Vol. 5. No. 11 Tebruary 12. 1990 STELID NOMINATION ON HOLD AS 10 SAYS HE IS STILL INVESTICATING The controversial nomination of Victor Stallo, Jr. to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs has been placed on indefinite hold. According to a January 31 statement by j

Senato Armed Services committee Chairman Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) and ranking minority member John Warner (R-Va.), the committee learned in late January that stello, former executive director of the NRC, is still under investigation by the NRC's inspector general. The statement said no further action would be taken on the nomination until that investigation is complete.

According to a January 30 letter from David Williams, the NRC's inspector general, a three-tiered investigation is still underway into the Roger Fortuna matter. Fortuna var. formerly deputy director of the NRC's Office of Investigations. Stello had approved creation of a $10,000 " slush fund" to make cash payments to a controversial whistleblower from Nine Mile Point. Although Stallo has claimed he only sought safety information about the plant, others have charged that the real information Stallo was C

interested in was the whistleblower's allegations that Fortuna had had improper contact with anti-nuclear activist Steve Conley.

Other investigations have essentially cleared Fortuna of wrongdoing. Stallo had long been at war with the office of Investigations, and had at various times attempted to curtail its authority.

In his letter, Williams wrote that his investigation is focusing on "Mr. Fortuna's dealings with Mr. Stephen Conley; the NRC's conduct of the Fortuna investigation, and, statements made by NRC employees to Congress and to the federal court about the conduct of the investigation."

The letter specifically added, "One issue which will be addressed during our current ef forts concerns Mr. Victor Stallo's involvement in the Fortuna matter and statements made by him to Congress concerning that involvement." one likely area for the IG's investigation is Stello's testimony before a House

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subcommittee headed by Rep. Peter Kostmayer (D-penn.), which examined the Fortuna matter. Kostmayor has said he believes Stello' testimony was less than forthcoming.

Williar.3 said that "the investigative field work" on Stello "should be completed within the next several months."

Energy Secretary James Watkins reiterated his confidence in Stel10, saying, "no facts have brought to my attention at this time which are not already part,of the record before" the Armed Services committee. He added that Stello would continue serving

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in the department's number two defense programs spot, which does

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not require Senate confirmation. Stello, however, currently is recovering f rom a recent skiing accident. -

Watkins said he expects that consideration of the nomination could be renewed in April--a perhaps optimistic view of when the IG's investigation will be completed. Some observers believe,

- however, that Ste11o's nomination has now dragged on so long and become so tainted that it is only a matter.of time before it is formally withdrawn.

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of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined'it is "'"~

i secessary to continue an. investigation inte the WLC's handling ef.;

eartain matters which involve. activities of_ Victor Stello, Jr.',

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meeting on January 25, we were briefed by the NRC.!aspector General on January 26, 1990.

A copy of a letter we regnested from the NRC Inspector General, David Williams, on the scope of the investigation is' attached.

• The Committee discussed this matter and decided to take no action at this time on the stello' nomination pending receipt of 4I F

• b -further infornation iren the Inspector General.

Wedisomsp---.this matter with the Secretary of Energy, Admiral James D. WatU as, and ME' have attached a copy of his letter on this matter."

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