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| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 08/19/1982 |
| From: | CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
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' Volume.1, Number 39 August 19, 1982 Operating License IIearing Contentions Established The h3C's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board last week established additional contentions it will hear this fall during the Midland Plant Operating License Hearings. In addition to questions regarding rc=edial soils work, issues to be considered include: accident analysis, fogging and icing, quality
- assurance allegations, synergistic effect of radiation and temperature on polymer cable insulation, ef fects of permanent dcwatering on risk assessments, cost benefit analysis concerning decommissioning costs and Unit I reactor vessel welds, and independent design verification. These contentions were brought by citizen intervenors.
Several other intervenors' contentions were rejected by the ASLB.
Turbine Lube _ Oil Flush Complete .
Test engineers completed flushing of the Unit 1 turbine lube oil system last week. By the end of the month they expect to finish flushing turbine seal oil system piping. Flushing the lube oil piping to the turbine bearings is essential prior to placing the turbine on its turning gear. The project is a major milestone in activities leading to commercial -
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Technical Support Center Shaping Up .
Work crews this week completed metal siding enclosing the TSC penthouse. Building service equipment including HVAC air handling unit, condenser, charcoal filter, uninterrupted power supply and transformer were installed last week. In other activities, the built-up roof is now complete, all steel studs for interior partitions are in place and domestic water and sanitary system piping have been roughed in.
The TSC is an emergency response facility.
Underpinning Update All instruments required to monitor building movement during the Auxiliary Building Foundation Support Program are now installed and tested. Last week; remedial soils engineers used the instruments to accumulate baseline data - a prerequisite for resuming access shaft excavation.
Auxiliary Boiler Feedwater Flush in Progress Flushing of the feedwater line to the plant auxiliary boilers is under way. Completion of the electrical and instrumentation system checkout program will pave the way for initial firing, boilout and testing by mid-September. The auxiliary boilers will be usid to provide plant heat this vinter.
3 Critical _ System Turnover Packages in Review Technical Department engineers are reviewing turnover pa'ckages for portions of the decay heet removal and component cooling water systems. Both are needed to support RCS, hydr g in Dtccmber.
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MODLAND REVHEW Volume 1, Number 40 Aucust 27, 1982 i Following Procedures Prcperly - Goal fer All Workers Meeting construction, testing and pre-operational commitments for the Midland tbclear Plant requires that all workers folicw procedures properly when performing their job.
his reminder from Donald B. Miller, site manager, places emphasis on individual per-formance. We Company's q,ommitment is to meet Unit 2 fuel load in July 1983. "To do this, " Miller said, "everyone must continue their ccamitment to do the job properly.
Following the well defined project procedures is the best assurance that we will sue:-
ceed in meeting our milestene goals. The shortest path to fuel load is to do our job right the first time."
Waterbox Fix in Progress Federal Industrial Services, Detroit, MI, mobilized this week to repair the Unit 2 con-denser waterbox. h e contractor will drill approximately 1,900 holes through the water-box to the shell flange and inject a two-part urethane sealant to make the waterbox leak-tight. The operation is expected to take 6 weeks.
EDC Financing Procram Procressing Consumers Power financial analysts and bond counsel met Wednesday with members of the Midland County Economic Developnent Commission to seek the board's approval for selling up to $25 million of nonradioactive water pollution control bonds to help finance the Midland Plant. he EDC approved the project plan and passed the proposal along to the Midland City Council and County Commissioners for their evaluation and concurrence. -
Re Company expects to receive final project approval in late September.
Primary Water System Flush Under Way' Test engineers have begun flushing primary water system lines from the storage tank to the borated water storage header. Wey expect to complete the activity next week. Op-eration of the primary water system is required to support reactor coolant system hydro.
Electrical Checkout Activities Systems presently undergoing electrical checkout include: decay heat removal, evapo=-
rator feedwater, auxiliary boilers, Unit 2 station, transformer, borated water storage.
and transfer and alterex governors for the turbine generators.
Final 'Ibuches Added to Dike Walls Fisher Contracting Company is adding the finishing touches to walls on the east side .
of the pond. We company is grading the slope as designed, raking rocks, and adding rip-rap in two areas. When this work is complete, large armorstone rock will be placed on the east wall of the dike. We armorstone absorbs energy created by wave action on the pond.
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MIDLAND REVHEW Volume 1, Number 41 September 2,1982 Saginaw/ Bay Counties Fbving Towani Full Siren System Approval Saginaw and Bay Counties are moving toward full approval of plans for installation of the prompt public notification system inside the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone. The Saginaw Courthouse and Criminal Justice Committee this week endorsed the siren system proposed by Consumer,s Power and is expected to recommend installation to the Saginaw Board of Commissioners contingent on approval by the Road Commission. In Bay County plans for installing the sirens have been approved and installation of power distri-bution lines to support the system is scheduled to begin in about two weeks. Approxi-mately 20 sirens will be installed in both Saginaw and Bay Counties inside the 10-mile EPZ around the Midland Plant.
F Turnover Status
- Consumers Power accepted 23 complete and 5 partial system turnovers in August. Borated water storage piping and the service water system were among the important complete systems turned over. Partial turnover of the component cooling water and decay heat j
removal systems will enable start of testing in these critical areas. CPCo has accepted, 53% of the total plant systems (457 out of 850).
In area turnovers, the company accepted the Oily Waste Building, Evaporator Building
( battery room and the spare start-up transformer area in August.
Security Operations Buildino Nearing Completion Forrester is completing miscellaneous work inside the Security Operations Building.
Remaining items include hookup of permaaent power, turnstile installation and painting.
Walkdown of the hailding is scheduled this week.
Major Coatinos Effort Complete Recoating is complete of all concrete surfaces which experienced delamination of System 9 coatings in the Containments. he effort involved removal of the coating previously ap-plied and reapplication of the decontaminable epoxy surfacer system. W e work has been ongoing for over 18 months.
Turbine Building Penthouse Construction Under Way Construction of metal siding for the Turbine Building penthouse has begun. 'Ihe penthouse will house electrical equipment serving the Turbine Building.
_ Installation of Watertight / Airtight Daors in Procress Installation of watertight and airtight doors weighing from one to five tons (door and frame) is in progress in the lower elevations of the Auxiliary Building. All of the l doors should be delivered to the site by the end of Cetober.
Reactor Coolant Pump Motor Package Subnitted l{
Ee first turnover package associated with the Unit 2 reactor coolant pump motor was subnitted this week to test engineers for review. We reactor coolant pumps and motors are required to support hydrotest of the reacter coolant system schedul 3 in Dacember. .
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Wilcox Construction Company , _.. h _ _ _ (B&WCC). Bechtel and other sub- Using this specially designed machine, Boilermakers Harold Greenleaf and Bill Yates contractors will perform the work. drilled holes through the steam generator shell for the auxiliary feedwater header The modifications include: modifk.ation.
- Addition of an external auxili- pl m.ed why each change is bem.g ary feedwater header for each of ,
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-Modification of the reactor.ves-made and benefits to be derived Bay Council y Steam Generator Backs P1 ant sel core support assembly
- Addition of a hotleg monitoring Auxiliary Feedwater Header system
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-Modification of the out-of-c' ore month joined the Saginaw Labor neutron detector boxes ers located inside the steam generator ,
shell have shown header distortion Council m endors,mg construction
- Addition of an inspection cam- and operation of the Midland Nu-era for reactor vessel anchor caused by normal operating pressure and temperature differentials. The clear Plant.
bolts Similar to a resolution adopted by ! The work must be completed prior See NSSS Cont. on Page 4 the Saginaw Labor Council m July. to reactor coolant system hydro in the Bay County. endorsement cites December to avoid impact on the 1 ek of realistic alternatives to nu-Unit 2 test schedule. Identical modf- WWTNW'4"/kg -" - Cle I Power and positive impact of ficctions will be made in Unit 1. ?p!lnSide W S the plant on the local economy. The Terry Walton, Consumers Power ,ti lNew:
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Photo Bay County Labor Council is com-represcatative responsible for '?;.'Micilgrid'NucIcar. Plant . prised of 25 local unions affiliated monitoring NSSS work, briefly ex- WCW ?=M2d with the AFL-CIO. - + -
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( will supply high quality demin- tank to the Unit z r eralized water to several important condenser hotwell. I -Od6M $ 2 ~ ~' " d componentsincluding the condenser hotwell, auxiliary feedwater pumps, , /' EMCVh secondary plant chemical feed sys-tem and auxiliary boilers. It plays a @ f~ - 4%. .. *. ., major role in the test program be- c. ... 7 ,. m . .-
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g the condenser prior to hot functional ,. . , e ' testing. y a _ y* .p _ _ _ _ The CSTS acts as a reservoir. It An important system design crite- water system. If required, the auxili-supplies (or receives) water in re- ria is maintaining a minimum inven- ary feedwater system.would pump sponse to the demands of the compo- tory of145,000 gal, of condensate as a water to the steam generators to re-nents it serves. __ backup,or auxiliary to the main feed- move decay heat and maintain the x =- plant in a hot shutdown condition. (See related story on modifications to i the steam generator auxiliary feed-
. PROJECT STATUS FOR MONTH OF JULY l water header.)
The 300,000. gal. capacity of each DESIGN COMPLETION 90% stainless steel condensate stQrage ENGINEERING COMPLET10N 82% ,, CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION 83% See CSTS on Page 8 Percent complete are based en Pselect Forecast # 7 Oseatities are besed es Project Forecast #7 and cover the period from 6/28/82 thresgh 7/2s/82 THIS MONTH TO.DATE TOTAL (FIC #7) Large Process Piping (lineal feet) 986 276,755 282,300 MIDLAND REACTOR Sma!I Process Piping (lineal feet) 3,564 291,384 307,550 P.O. Box 2167 Midland.MI 48640 Conduit (lineal feet) 6,675 535,792 554,000 Jan Hamann .... Editor / Photographer-l ll Wire & Cable (lineal feet) 69,758 9,575 9,390,650 261,464 10,300,000 385,000 ' l Connections (each) Katie Buechler .... Editorial Assistant Large Pipe Hangers 102 14,264 15,350 ( Small Pipe Hangers 426 12,914 17,740 p of the Midiond Pmiect and theirfamilies l - ._ i
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. 1 Work Integrated with Test Schedule 1 Cont. from page 4 measurement to indicate formation are presently modifying two of the I the thermal shield to the core support of gas. four out-of-core detector boxes lo- )
, assembly. After the core support assembly is cated around the outside of the ves-The modification was necessitated removed from the core, B&WCC will sel.The new detector assemblies will ( when loose, and in some cases bro- begin drilling the instrument taps. be installed in the boxes after hot ken, bolts were discovered in 10-year The instrument tap at the base of the functional test and before initial fuel outage inspections at other B&W op- hot leg will be drilled from inside the load. Shielded coaxial cables will erating plants. In these facilitics, pipingclose to the reactor vessel out- conduct the signal from the detectors bolts had to be replaced remotely let. Work will be accomplished in a through electrical p 'netrations in the usinglong handled tools under water clean room environment. Containment to the computer and to protect workers from high radia- control room display panel, tion levels. Out-of-Core Deiectors , At hiidland, the change is being hiodification of the out-of-core de. Inspection Camera performed in a dry work < place.fol- tector boxes will allow addition of a The anchorbolt inspection camera, lowing completion of dry indexing, new group of ultra-sensitive designed for use during outages, is a the core support assembly was detectors. new addition to the hiidland Plant moved to the internals storage stand Pete Douglass, CPCo l&C test en- design. Bechtel crews will install the in the deep end of the refueling canal gineer, explained that the new "fis- system consisting of a camera where the bolt replacement operation sion chamber" detectors are de- mounted on a cart set to travel along is now under way. In addition to signed to indicate'the fission level tracks at the base of the reactor vessel being made of an alternate material inside the reactor. The fission cham- skirt. Following programmed in-the new bolts will be locked in place bers will be effective detecting low structions, the cart will stop to enable differently. levels of activity and are designed to photographs of each anchor bolt. The modification must be com- operate in post-accident conditions. Consumers Power will review the plete prior to hydrotest of the reactor Data from the new system will be photos for any signs of cracking or coolant system. Careful inspection transmitted to the main plant com- unusual occurrences, before and after hot functional testing puter and displayed on the post- The surveillance system, being de-will verify proper installation. accident monitoring panel in the signed by Southwest Research 'In-control room. Pete emphasized that stitute, is a protective measure the system has no control function. It initiated following discoveryof three Hot Leg Monitoring is strictly an mdicator. cracked rector vessel anchor bolts Terry described addition of the hot To gain access to the out-of-core several years ago. The reactor vessel leg monitoring system r.s a " design detector boxes, the seal plate around anchor bolts (96 per reactor) are */ ft upgrade." Under normal operatin8 the top of the reactor vessel must be long and embedded in concrete. conditions, hot leg piping from the in its storage position above the floor hiodifications will begin in early reactor vessel to the top of the steam of the refueling canal. Bechtel crews September. ' generator will be filled with hot water under pressure. This water (or ~9 57
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(AurphyHAudd IAaking (Ridland's Future John Murphy and Pegg hiudd are ~>& : ,.m A --P7F John is very conscious of his own two energetic Midlanders. Though M i, family commitments and time is a neither is directly involved in con- .
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John Murphy is a member atthe CPCo Personnel staff. Since joining
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t' one of John's favorite past times is racquetball. In fact, he met his wife s.ni the company in 1980, he has been primarily involved in recruiting. i gggk a y Connie while instructing racquetball at the Lansing YhiCA. Last year John "Getting the plant staffed in a timely e th s.
. WM . s camed the title of Midland Class "A" fashion with the best qualified peo- I MS" / Racquetball Champ.
pie is my Number 1 priority," he said. I. }Th 4 , John enjoys softball and music John said that approximately 750 per- 0.. i , J' . ' /:/ when the racquetball courts are oc-sons will be required to sustain round-the-clock operation of the
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Carmina Burana and hopes to be First impressions are often lasting. community and its schools," he said. among the baritone voices in this Recognizing that he is frequently a "We make every effort to ensure that year's Christmas production. new employees' first contact with our applicants have all the informa- John's wife is a nursing instructor Consumers Power Company, John tion they need to make decisions at Delta College.The couplebas a two takes his job very seriously."1 believe which affect their carects and their year old daughter and is awaiting in the Midland Plant, the Midland families." crrival of their second child. Pegg Mudd is a supervisor in Con- puterized indexing and microfilming g . 7-+ - , sumers Power Document Control- have been adopted. - Records group. Her tenure on the I e ' Midland site dates back101973 when Pegg explam.ed that one of the b.ig- K she started as a switchboard opera- E .st advantages of the system is that j ; ' it frees up space. ,At first, people tg4 3,j , torIreceptionist for Bechtel. Since 4 joining CPCo in 1976, she has held were reluctant' to turn over docu-m nts for microfihnmg, she said. , y g various positions with increasing ) 0".t n,ow that they re gaining experi. -.
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challenge. Over the next two years . c uld make Document Control's job < Pegg and her staff of 17 peopIe.wi11 easier, Pegg said,"Make sure that all microfilm nearly 7 milh,on pages of clerical people are trained well in use "' field turnover documents. of the computerized uniform file in- ! ~ By definition, Pegg ir a tr'ue ,, paper dex (UFI) system and ensure that all I1. - pusher, but she says the label documents are coded prior to send- M doesn't bother her a bit. Document ing them to Document Control." V ' control is responsible for maintam- . . , Pegg enjoys the problem-solving -~~ ing all current drawings and pro- cedures and filing all corre- aspects of her job. She is required to A graduate of Saginaw Business spondence. Without it, nothing interface with all departments on site Institute, Pegg enjoys the outdoors would be indexed and records re- and noted "There's always some- and likes to be on tbc go. Camping, trieval would be difficult." thing new -a new typc of document, swimming, skiiing, travel and rac - To ease the taskof putting thingsin new document handling procedures, quetball are among her favorite . their place, techniques such . s com- - or new filmirg equipment." activities. , , , .. ,_
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CSTS'1st Large Auxl/lary BMg Flush Cont. from Page 2 tank provides adequate surplus above minimum cooling require- i i ments.Cmssover piping installed for i the system makes it possible for one i, ! tank to supply the needs of auxiliary .- . feedwatersystems for Units 1 and 2 if ' 'iY ~ " . ..P. the other tank is out of service. M ' );; [_ 7.inovy Simanovsky, Bechtel me-chanical field engineer who followed K.;' . j , p. a . N. completion of the system, noted that ! - it " covers a lot of territory." Over .. - .c. 4 1 ~ , . %y 15,000 lineal it of CSTS piping tra- ' '-* arf.W' y ,s- y\ r 79 $; . g .-m-_ _,
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wrm. provide water for the auxiliary boiler Symbol of the condensate storage and tmnsfer system, these large tanks provide a test program. reservoir of condensate to supply various plant systems. Final Environmental Statement Recommends Operating License In its Fin'al Environmental State- posure are very low. gg , ment (FES)the NRC office of Nuclear The report cites two areas of en-Reactor Regulation this month rec- vironmental concern-potential y
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- subject to certain environmental quality or future downstream water The overallMidland Project in' jury monitoring. -
use of the Tittabawassee River. Con- frequency rate dropped in July from "After weighting the environmen- sumers Power is committed to taking 18 (June rate) to 8. Boilermakers, tal, economic, technical and other responsive action to minimize the bricklayers, carpenters, cement mas-benefits against environmental and - impact of both concerns. . ons, ironworkers (riggers, rebar and . economic costs and after considering Economic benefits of the plant in- structural), millwrights, operating evallable alternatives...the (NRC) ciudaducing the cost of generating e..gineers, laborers,* painters and sur- .
. staff concludes that the action called electricity, restoring the power re- veyors deserve special mention for-for...is issuance of operating li- serve margin and generating local achieving an injury'-free safety I censes," the report states, state ar.d federal taxes. record.
l Based on its analysis, the NRC ex- A milestone in the licensing pro- Injuries were reported by electri-i pects normal operation of the plant cess, the FES was produced after the clans, pipefitters, teamsters and non- ! will have very little impact on land, NRC considered all comments re- manuals. The target monthl.v injury' air and water quality. Also, risks asso- ceived on the Midland Draft Environ- frequency rate for Ann Arbor Divi - I ciated with accidental radiationsex . < ment Statement issued in March. sion projects is 53. - - . _ . l ' l
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< 1 %fHHH} i E _111 IVHDLAND REVIEW Wolume. 1, Ntnber 39 August 19, 1982 t Operating License Hearing Contentions Established The NRC's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board last week establ'shed additional contentions it will hear this f all during the Midland Plant Operating Licente Hearings. In addition to questions regarding remedial soils work, issues to be considered include: accident analysis, fogging and icing, quality. assurance allegations, synergistic effect of radiation and temperature on polymer cable insulation, ef fects of permanent dewatering on risk assessments, cost benefit analysis concerning deco =missioning costs and Unit I reactor vessel welds, and independent design verification. These contentions were brought by citizen intervenors.
Several other intervenors' contentions were rejected by the ASLB. Turbine Lube _ Oil Flush Complete , Test engineers completed flushing of the Unit 1 turbine lube oil system last week. By the end of the month they expect to finish flushing turbine seal oil system piping. Flushing the lube oil piping to the turbine bearings is essential prior to placing the turbine on its turning gear. The project is a major milestone in activities leading to commercial - operation. Technical Support Center Shaping U2 . Work crews this week completed metal siding enclosing the TSC penthouse. Building service equipment including HVAC air handling unit, condenser, charcoal filter, uninterrupted power supply and transformer were installed last week. In other activities, the built-up roof is now complete, all steel studs for interior pareitions are in place and domestic water and sanitary system piping have been roughed in. The TSC is an emergency response
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facility. Underpinning Update All instruments required to monitor building movement during the Auxiliary Building Foundation Support Program are now installed and tested. Last week, remedial soils engineers used the instruments to accumulate bcseline data - a prerequisite for resuming access shaf t excavation. Auxiliary Boiler Feedwater Flush in Progress Flushing of the feedwater line to the plant auxiliary boilers is under way. Completion of the electrical and instrumentation system checkout program will pave the way for initial firing, boilout and testing by mid-September. The auxiliary boilers will be used to provide plant heat this winter. Critical System Turnover Packages in Review Technical Department engineers are reviewing turnover patkages for portions of the decay heat removal and component cooling water systems. Both are needed to support RCS. hydr g in Dece=ber.
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'n'e have completed the enclosed EI-254 "Qaarterly Progress Reporf on Status of Reactor Ccnstruction" form for the Midland Naclear Plant, Units 1&2 for the period through June 30, 1982. Revised data iters have been enzted vith an -
asterisk. In respcase to your question regarding future cost escalation, ve have used
- the follo eing rates cc2 pounded annually in our present forecast:
Year Material labor Ecu in: + n t - ) 1982 9.07. 9.17. 8.57. 1983 9.0% 8.17. 8.67.
; 1984 8.87. 7.5% 8.7%
l If you have any questions, or need any clarifications, please call'either 4 y s e l f or Mr As h i sh Sark ar of my s,t a f f a t (517) 788-5S00. Yours very truly
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This prolicainsry rptificEtica constitutes EARLY notice of events of PDSSIBLE softzty or public interest signfficanco. Tha inforsstion is as initially seceived without veri- , fication or evaluation, and is basically all that is. knwn by the st af f on this date. ! Tacility: Consumers Power Company Licensee Emergency Classification: Hidland Nuclear Power Plant Notification of Unusual Event Docket Nos. 50-239 _ Alert 50-330 site Area Energencyt Nidland,MI 48640 'h [L General Energency '
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Sub, ject : CONSTRUCTION HALT REQUESTED PENDING NRC ItNESTIGATION Of At.t.EGATIONS The Government Accountability Project (GAP), a Washington, D.C., organization, is holding a news conference at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) in Lansing, MI to announce that it is requesting that the Nuc, lear Regulatory Cosaission halt construction at the Midland Nuclear Power Station, Midland, MI, pending an investigation of atteg&tions contained in offidavits collected by GAP from site personnel. GAP is also requesting that the allegations be investigated by the new office of Investigations. According to news nedia inquiries received by Region III (Chicago), the allegations are contained in seven affidavits being submitted by GAP. The allegations include improper cable substitution, welding and seld-related quality control problems, defective duct work, overloaded conduit supports, drug and alcohol abuse by workers, deception of OC inspectors, and cost and efficiency related natters. ,
!* Extensive news aedia interest is expected. Region III will respond to inquiries.
The State of Nichigan will be informed. Region III learned of the news announcement f rom a GAP representative on June 24 Additional infortr.stion was obtained frors GAP and the news media on June 28. This' information is current as of 4 p.m. (CDT), June 28, 1982. ,
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