ML20063C417

Resolution Authorizing County Executive to Enter Into Agreement for Physical Insp of Critical Safety Sys at Facility

ML20063C417
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Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	03/22/1982
From:	SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY
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. Rau. N3. 1# Laid on T blo 3/22/82 uced by Legiclator(o) Procpect. Blacs .

! RESOLUTION NO. -1982, AUTHORIZING TNE COUNTY

_., EXECUTIVE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREDiENT(S) FOR A ~ ' ~~

PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE SHOREHAM NUCLEAR POWER .

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.WHEREAS, in Res. No. 598-1981, the Suffolk County Legislature requested Lilco .

to hire an independent engineering firm in order to conduct a complste physical inspection of all of the critical safety systems of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, and kHEREAS, Lilco has to date refused to undertake such'a physical inspection, and WHEREAS, various investigative reports have brought into question the structural integrity of the Shoreham Nuclear facility, and kTEREAS..the county's consultants have identified dozens of violations of NRC Quality Assurance-Quality Control criteria over the last several years , demonstrating that there has been a systematic breakdown of Quality Assurance-Quality Control procedures of Lilco's Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, and WHEREAS, a complete physical inspection of all of the critical safety systems.of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant is essential in order to protect the health and safety of the 1.3 million residents of Suffolk County, and kHEREAS, it will be necessary to appropriate $3 million dollars in order to begin a complete physical inspection of all critical . safety systems of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, therefore, be it .

RESOLVED, that the County Executive is authorized to enter into all necessary contracts and take such other actions as maybe necessary in order to achieve a complete physical inspection of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, and be it further RESOLVED, that Minor, Hubbard & Bridenbaugh Technical Associates (MHB) is hereby designated as lead contr' actor and consultant and is hereby authorized to write bid specifications, evaluate bid proposals and sele'et the engineering firms necessary to

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inspect all 'of the critical safety systems of Lilco's Shoreham Nuclear Power ' Plant, and l

l will prepare a report detailing the findings and conclusions thereof, and be it further RESOLVED, that the County Executive is also authorized to pursue all necessary legal cetions to recover from Lilco all expenses incurred to Suffolk County by this resolution.

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• rate member of the SufTolk community, owen its neigh. Nuclear Regulatory Comminaion. She said the county, -

Claiming that SulTolk residents have " lost confi- bora the duty to respond forthrightly to their concerns. Innt year " threw away" a stipulated agreement to get d: nee" in LILCO*n ability to run the Shoreham nuclear We want to do everything possible to prevent a recur- , the equivalent of the inspection it now seeks.

j pitnt safely, County Executive Peter F. Cohalan yes- rence of TM1 'Three Mile Island) in SuKolk County. Cohalan, however, said the inspection .he now ,

, terday called on the utility to have a private consultant "Any lesser course . . . would be timid and indeed wanta is"far more extensive"than the one turned down da a complete inspection of the controveraint project. unresponnive to the public's need," he nid. . last fall by the county legislature. LILCO had agreed at .

Cchalan said he wants nn inspection of nil 32 safety - Jan Hickman, a LlLCO epokeswomnn, chided the that time to allow consultants to inspect two critical systems by an independent consultant. Such a review, county for its lant minute concern shout the plant, now safety systema.

. DeputyCounty ExecutiveFrankJonesenid willcostS3' almost complete, claiming that"LILCO has been con- Iqis. Wayne Prospect (D-Dix IIills), a leading op-million to 55 million and take 6 to if, months to com. cerned about safety eince it started desirnmg the plant ponent of the utility, naid he supports Cohalan's effort .

, phte. Jones said the inspection should be done before an in the late IDG0s." She said the plant nircady has un. ..but said the county should be ready to finance an in-operating license is grantad."LILCO han to come out of ; dergone thousands ofinnpections by rtovernment agen- spection itecir.if LILCO refuses. ~

itabunkermentality,"Cohalanpaid."Thisisonewayto cies, private contractors and LILCO personnel. ,

Earlier in the day, the legislature's public safety ' -

show people they aren't the enemy." "We'd be willing to discuss the proposal ifit is pre- committee approved 4-0-1 a Prospect resolution autho-In a letter to Charles Pierce, board chnirman and sented in that form, as a proposal . . . ifnot. the county rizing $3 million to pay for such an inspection. The .

l chief crecutive officer, Cohalan urged the long Island .can then' wend its way through the federal channeln," measure could be voted on by the fulllegislature at its . -

Lighting Co. to voluntarily undertake an inspection be- ehe said..Any inspection, che said, would have to be April 13 meeting. Cohalan said he has taken no posi-l , c;une "the public han lost contidence in the ability of the discussed as part of an agreement to withdraw some tion on the resolution but expressed concern that the '

p. plant to operate safely and because LILCO as a corpm issues at upcoming licensing hearingdo be held by the ' county could net, afford the cost.' . , , ,

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"T ) . _ competent." The East End representative said that if out of shareholders' pmfits rather than from the. ' E ,Y-the county's independent study finds inadequacles in ' ratepayers. Ilowever they gave no details on how the '-

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pa wma e th is subje'c t'to thefeterminations of the courts," noted.; ,, Blan and Prospect both said that they would seeli jj.

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. .;.to have the full County Legislature vote today to hire j S$ % the money could be recovered later from the Long - PROSPECE" CIIARGED TIIAT Lilco had attemp. . Babylon attorney Irving Lika 10. join in the , p legal Island Lighting Co. In the courts. .e i f'

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p,}$[,;. "* Legislator Gregory Blass (RJamesport) said the tions which the utility would be required to pay hearingsc ,,

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safety. . IIe said Lilco had attempted to confuse the issue by- fSUFFOLK HAD IIIRED the firm of Kirkpatrick,$ i ., ,

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hsystems exsmination since the NRC has'ccrtified . declaring that such an inspection would bethe a brick

,last month , Lockhart, Johnson after County &IIutchinson,of Executive Peter Cohalan Pittsburgh,Pa.,

- . e N #every operating plant in the nation, including Three-plant. Te do not..by-brick examination expect to dismantle of the construction of, said . rejected a resolution passed the plant.- - by th l

Mile Island and others that were later shut down due to operational mishaps. Legislator Wayne Prospect. Prospect. ,We are demanding aS eha an examination of the.: authorized the hiring of Like as chief counsel. ,

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ii (D-Dix 11111s) submitted a' resolution to hire the MIIB p . 17 to Og consulting firm of San Jose, Calif., to, direct the question the quality of work at Shoreham. Serious firm was hired a commitment was made by Cohalan's Inspection teams. .

design and construction defects areturning up daily office that Like would be retained,in' at ,least an .

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• - Blass said that since the NRC has accelerated the at dozens of U.S. nuclear plants." i , .

"The administration has so far reneged on that' '

.T schedule of, Shoreham lleensing hearings, time is of Both legislators contended that, when'the county e s

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Cohalan warns of evacuation problems '

.Suffolk . . County Decutive Peter Cohalan yesterday warn'ed that a potential hazard at the Shc reham nuclear generating plant would create an unsolvable eliacuation problem for local. residents. . -

Cohalan, after touring the $2.5 billion nuclear plant which has been under construction for 12 years, said yesterday that he is convinced teshnical experts should inspect the plant with regard to potential safety

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ecutave Howard DeMartini said. When ".

.' Hauppauge-To. he t che.ers of nudear asked what the county would do if .

LHf0 denied access for the ispech power opponents, the Suffolk Iegish- he said,"We're prepared to do anything .

ture voted unantmously yesterday to, to move ahead. I think we will exhaust '

hire independent experta to inspect the whatever legal rededies are'6ecessary." ~ 3 the Shoreham nuclear plant for safety . Yesterday's vote marked the first time- !

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spection of a nue! ear plant apart from I The controversial measure could lead beensing procedures, which, by law, S to a legal battle between the county and must be conducted by the federal Nucle s.

the plant's owner, the long Island Light- .ar Regulatory Commiuion. *! can't re.

1. Ing Co. The county claims it should in . member any case like this," Clare MUes,.,D'.

spect the plant to guarantee public an NRC spokeswoman, said.~; " , /

safety.LIIf0claimsithasthepowerto 1. The passage followed two houls of'.

. decide whether to allow outside inspec ' public statementa in support of the reso 1 tors on its construction site, company lution. When the measure passed, about spolceswoman Jan Hickman said. noon, dozens of those supporters rose and The i ion could also mean a cheered. The action marked the end of a yca/s dela in the opening of the plant- lobbying campaign that be now sched ed to bep'n commercial oper. Nora Breedesexecutive of St. James, co.j gin in 1979, ation in* March, Hickman said. 'Itat de . ordinator of the Shoreham Opponents' lay could add $40 million a month-or Coalition, said.- . . .f  :- .'

about $500 million-to Shoreham\ pre ' ."I'm delighted that the Suffolk Co'untyi ~ !

sent" $2.49. billion cost, IUchnan said. Legislature hasrecognized its responsi , .:

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bility in protecting the health and safety .lan took a two. hour tour of the Shore- state, of which LILCO Is part owner.

of the 1.3 million people of the county," . ham plant and repeated his earlier asking them'to chech pipe supplied by said Legis. Wayne Prospect (D. Dix Hills) ' call for a complete physical inspection. the same firm.Hickman said LIlf0 was coauthor of the measure. - . "We want to know all the answers be- reviewing the mattert ? . . _ -

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But Hickman criticized the county for fore the plant goes on line," Cohalan The measure passed by the legislaturi making the plant what she called "a po.' said. e  : authorizes Cobalan to enter into con litical football." She said the kind of m- e Fede~ral Judge Jacob Mishler in tracts for a' complete physicalinspectier spection the county wants is

• physically Uniondale reserved decision on a move of Shoreham. A companion resolution impossible," because construction is 90 to form a joint'LIlf0 management- authorized $100,000 to begin the study per cent complete. shareholder committee to oversee som

• which is expected to cost at least $3 mil She added,"We'd have to blow off the pletion of the Shoreham plant.  :.9 lion. Prospect said it could bep*n In threi concrete from the pipe and take a can e In a morning press conference, the : or four months and would take an .ad6 opener to get to the widgets and valves Shoreham Opponents Coalition charged : tional 1.4 montha to do.: ../

already installed. We Eave always cdm. ' that there were " dangerous defiEiencies"; . . Last month, the legislature hired at plied with every NRC safety regulation in the plant's construction. One of those : . torn'y e Iry'mg Like,a veteran LIlf0 op and have exceeded most of them." . charges involved alterations in " radio ' ponent,' and authorized him to sui Th'e legislature's move was one ofser- 'g' raphs". of welds in pipe supplied by a' LH40 as a way ofcompelling a phys ca

. eral actions yesterday involving LII; California firm--Associated Pipe and inspection of Shoreham. However, Cohn CO's nearly completed 809. megawatt : Engineering Corp. . - '

lan said yesterday he hoped LIIfi nuclear power plant: . , The alterations werd found last fall in would agree to the inspection voluntar e The NRC beld a hearinglo allow 7 nuclear plant being built near Olym. ily. "If the county wants tr, propose ar members of the public to speak aboutthe ' pia, Wash. The NRC said that the pipe inspection, we're always happy to talk,'

plant. A semnd session is scheduled for still met safety standards. However, it Hickma n said, but only as part of negoti the Suffolk County Center in Haup- sent bulletins to the owners of 14 other ~ 'ations titween LIILD and the' count) pauge at 7 PM this evening. plants under construction, including over all. Issues ir "1ving the plant.

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CCu allTEE ON THC CUDGET

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March 29,1982 ,

The Honorable Harold Denton Director of the Office of ,

Nuclear Reactor Regulation The. Nuclear Regulatory Comission **

1717 H Street, fM -

Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Deriton:

On March 15, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) thirty days to develop an independent audit program for Shoreham. Initially, LILCO refused to submit to an indeperdent audit. In the fall of last year, LILC0 proposed a small scale-audit of $150,000. An acceptable rate offered by other utilities for a minimum standard audit is $1 million. In view of the controversy surrounding the safety and soundness of Shoreham, LILCO's.~ actions do not inspire confidence.

Therefore, in the interest of both public safety and public peace of mind, an independent audit of a far greater magnitude than LILC0 has proposed should be required for Shoreham. To be effective, such an audit should be on the magnitude of.the multi-million dollar Diablo Canyon reactor audit. To be complete, such an audit must address several crucial needs. Among them, the*need for a' detailed review of "

Shoreham's design integrity and safety; the need for a detailed review of LILCO's qual ~ity assurance / quality control programs; and the need for-a penetrating review and inspection of Shoreham's critical safety systems.

An audit of this nature will best serve the public' interest and

.better protect the public safety. A mere surface review, on the other hand, runs counter to public. interest, and imperils pdblic safety.

Thus, I supp rt.an_exlanded, more extensive and better funded inde endent-audit..{..F also.syppyrt' the- SuffolMounty Legisliiture's"#

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~t fund itl own physicaFiTn'syectionMP1FimperatiWth'at hese actions necessary to the safety of all Long Islanders be taken as soon as possible.

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THOMAS'J. DOLNEY hh .p,p de.1i( M Q Member of Cor gress TJD:cb/s as y 1

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