ML20062J211

Board Notification 93-007:notifies of Submittal of Addl Info Re Open Discovery Matters on Investigation Concerning Diesel Generator Misrepresentations

ML20062J211
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	04/14/1993
From:	Varga S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Rogers, Selin, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
CON-#394-13907 OLA-3, NUDOCS 9304200018
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/ April 14,1993 Docket Nos. 50-424-OLA-3 Board Notification'93-07 50-425-OLA-3 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Chairman Comissioner Rogers Comissioner Curtiss Comissioner Remick 4

Comissioner de Planque Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and All Parties s

FROM: Steven A. Varga, Director '

Division of Reactor Projects - I/II '

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

NEW INFORMATION POTENTIALLY RELEVANT AND MATERIAL TO BOARD '

PROCEEDING IN THE MATTER OF V0GTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING _

PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 l

In conformance with the Comission's policy on notification of the Comission j and the Licensing Boards of new, relevant, and material information, this ,

memorandum calls attention to the document-discussed below.

In the matter of Georgia Power Company (GPC), et al., Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2, regarding the License Amendment (transfer to Southern Nuclear), Mr. Michael D. Kohn, Counsel to Petitioner, submitted .

" Additional Information Relevant to Open Discovery Matters" to the Licensing Board on April 1, 1993. The April 1 letter forwarded a March 30, 1993, letter. <

from the Department of Justice closing, at this time, the criminal investigation of GPC concerning misrepresentations made to the NRC regarding the Plant Vogtle diesel generator.

This information is being brought to the attention of the Commission, the Licensing Board, and All Parties as information which may be relevant and material to issues pending before the Comission and Licensing' Board.

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Enclosure:

Letter from Michael D. Kohn cc w/ enclosure:

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SA7ETV AND LICENSING BOARD Befo:;e Administrative Judges:

Peter B. Bloch, Chair Dr. James H. _ Carpenter Thomas D. Murphy

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO OPEN DISCOVERY MATTERS ,

Allen Mosbaugh hereby submits to the Atomic Safety and-Licensing Board the letter issued from the United States-Attorney, Northern District of Georgia, concerning the' status of-the Department of Justice's. criminal investigatien into_

risrepresentations made to the NRC.concerning the; Plant Vogtle diesel generator. Mr. Mosbaugh's counsel' believes that this letter may assist the Board when considering upcoming discovery matters. ]

9301493 Rpspectfully submitted,

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Michael D.-Kohn KOHN, KOHN & COLAPINTO, P.C. 1 517 Florida Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 234-4663 l

Dated: April 1, 1993 - i 054\ notice -M  !

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! As per our conversation yesterday afternoon this will oonfirs 1 that at this time, we have closed the srimina1 investigation of Seorgia Power concerning misrepresentations regarding the Plant Vogtle diesel generator and have reocamended that the matter be pursued administratively by the NRc. As ! indicated to ,

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yasterday,however,whileweareelesingtheseesatthistime[you is certainly possible that we might shoose to reopen the invest sa-it i tion should sufficient facts develop in the administrative

proceeding or otherwise that lead us-to believe that it would be j appropriate to reopen the criminal investigation.

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Mr. J. A. Bailey -Harold Reheis, Director -

Manager - Licensing Department of Natural Resources- .

Georgia Power Company 205 Butler Street, SE. Suite 1252 P. O. Box 1295 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 l Attorney General Mr. W. B. Shipman Law Department General Manager, Vogtle Electric 132 Judicial Building t

Generating Plant Atlanta, Georgia 30334 P. O. Box 1600 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Mr. Alan R. Herdt Project Branch'#3 l Regional Administrator, Region II U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission-l U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 101 Marietta Street, NW. Suite 2900 101 Marietta Street, NW., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia .30323 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 i Mr. Dan H. Smith, Vice President-Office of Planning and Budget Power Supply Operations Room 615B Oglethorpe Power Corporation 270 Washington Street, SW. 2100 East Exchange Place Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Tucker, Georgia 30085-1349 ,

Mr. C. K. McCoy Charles A. Patrizia, Esquire  ;

Vice President - Nuclear Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Vogtle Project 12th Floor >

Georgia Power Company 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW. l P. O. Box 1295' Washington, DC 20036 1 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Art Domby, Esquire .

Mr. R. P. Mcdonald Troutman, Sanders +

Executive Vice President - 600'Peachtree Street Nuclear Operations NationsBank Plaza q Georgia Power Company Suite 5200 l P. O. Box 1295 '

Atlanta, Georgia' 30308-2210  ;

'irmingham, Alabama 35201 Resident inspector Office of the County Commissioner U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Burke County Commission P. O. Box 572 ,

Waynesborc, Georgia 30830 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 '

Mr. W. G. Hairston, III Senior Vice President -

Nuclear Operations Georgia Power Company .

P. O. Box 1295 Dirmingham, Alabama 35201 4

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BOARD NOTIFICATION l

GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, et al.

(Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)

License Amendment, Transfer to Southern Nuclear Docket Nos. 50-424-OLA-3,50-425-OLA-3 Peter B. Bloch, Chairman Michael D. Kohn, Esq.

Administrative Judge Stephen M. Kohn, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Kohn, Kohn and Calapinto, P.C.

Mail Stop: EW-439 _517 Florida Avenue, N. W.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20001 Washington, D. C. 20555 Office of Commission Appellate ,

James H. Carpenter Adjudication Administrative Judge Mail Stop: OWFN-16/G15 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: EW-439 Washington, D. C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Adjudicatory File (2)

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Thomas D. Murphy Panel  ;

Administrative Judge Mail Stop: EW-439 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: EW-439 Washington, D. C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel John Lamberski, Esq. Mail Stop: EW-439 Arthur H. Domby, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Trautman Sanders Washington, D. C. 20555 i Nationsbank Building, Suite 5200 l 600 Peachtree Street, N. E. Office of the Secretary (2)

Atlanta, Georgia 30308 , Attn: Docketing and Service Mail Stop: OWFN-16/G15 David R. Lewis, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Washington, D. C. 20555 l 2300 N Street, N. W. i Washington, D. C. 20037 l I

Director, Environmental Protection Division Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler Street, SE Suite 1252 Atlanta, GA 30334