ML20042D686
| ML20042D686 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 01/30/1990 |
| From: | David Williams NRC OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG) |
| To: | Nunn S SENATE |
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| NUDOCS 9004040278 | |
| Download: ML20042D686 (5) | |
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i NUCLE AR FttGULATORY COMMlbblON w AlHohCT04. D C. INN g
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omet or THE msescTom SENinAL The Honorable san Wunn Chairman, Consittee on Armed Services yl@nR United States Senate
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Dear Mr. Chairmant 26, 1990, regarding This will. confirm our discussion on January the ongoing office of the Inspector General investigation inte The investigation contains three tiers
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the noger Fortuna matter.Mr. Fortuna's 64alings y.ith Mr. Stephen Cemley; the...
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NRc's cor. duct.of the Fortuna investigation, and, statements mDde by HRC employees to Congress and to the federal court about the t
conduct of the investigation.
1 Thus far, our investigation has identified the issues to be exanined and resolved, beginning with Mr. Ellison's complaint in August 1988 and continuing through recent Congressional F
testimony.
Earlier NRC offerts to investigate the matter.will.be useful in resolving these issues.
These offorts inelude Judge Alan Rosenthal's investigation, former Inspector General J. Brien Myland's analysis of Mr. Fortuna's professional mondwet end X-p;,.
Acting MRC Inspector General Martin Malseh's analysis of evidemme gathered to date.
Additionally, Judge christine Xehl's decision en Mr. Fortuna's grievance will'aise be useful.
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is required to resolve all of the issues in this investigation. ~
That work is underway.
l one issue which will be addressed during our current effetts I
concerns Mr. Victor ste11o's involvement in the Fortuna matter l
and ststements made by him to Congress eencerning that involvement.
The investigative field work en that aspect should be completed within the next several months.
As requested, the Coanittee will be notified when the field i
investigation concerning Mr. Ste11o's activities is osaplete.
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understand that the new Inspector General at the ' Nuclear I
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( NAC). As continuing 'an' ongoing Regulatory investigation into allegations that have been made regarding certain events senserning Victor Steile._. No. facts have been
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part of the record befera your committee.
I have been informed that the NRC's 2nspector General will have concluded his field work on this subject by the end og As s' result, I have
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