ML20082N351

Forwards News Article in Support of 831125 Motion to Reopen Record on Comstock Issues.Allegations Similar to Allegations Prompting Investigation 81-19 & Contrast W/ Applicant Testimony.Related Correspondence

ML20082N351
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	11/30/1983
From:	Hiatt S OHIO CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY
To:	Bloch P, Bright G, Kline J Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 8312070135
Download: ML20082N351 (2)

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0 Peter B. Bloch, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 83 DEC -5 P3:26 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 CFF u.;, s .t y GCCKLittiG i. 5E(;vic.

ERANCH Dr. Jerry R. Kline Atomic Safety and-Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Mr. Glenn O. Bright e Atomic Safety and Licensing Board  !

. 'U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i- Washington, D.C. 20555 Re: Cleveland Electric Illum.

Dear Administrative Judges:

-Co., et al. (Perry < Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and

2) Docket Nos. 50-440/441 Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy ("OCRE") hereby submits the attached news article in support of its " Motion to Reopen the Record on Comstock Issues" filed November 25. OCRE would note that the allegations.: raised by yet another former Comstock QC inspector are similar to. the allegations which prompted the 81-19 Investigation and contrast markedly with the testimony o f.~ Staff and Applicant presented at the May hearing. OCRE feels that the issues raised by this and the other two inspectors who have made public their concerns are of sufficient gravity as to demand the reopening of the Comstock-issue.

Sincerely, i

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Susan L. Hiatt l

OCRE Representative 8275 Munson Rd, l

! Mentor, OH "44060 (216) 255-3158 Encl ~: Plain Dealer article cc: Service List 1

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,THE PLAIN DEALER. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1983 atPerry

. By James Lawless ' 'n -

A' former elect'ical r ~ quality Comstock officials, contacted M

. control inspector at.the $5.2.bil- about previous firings, either have ,

lion Perry nuclear power plant , failed to . return, telephone calls 1

' will tell federal . officials this or refused to answer. questions. .

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morning that electrical. parts of by phone, saying they must be ;

s. the plant are not safe. submitted in writing.

- Steve E. Balazs,34, of Madison, Balazs said politics 'or. money -

[.said he quit his job Sept. 28 after interfere with quality control /

. two years because serious elec-Continued on Page 8-A -

[ trical problems have not been re-

4. paired and because he was pre-. -

vented from writing . reports on

"' the deficiencies. '

b Balazs.said quality control ivorkers at Perry have been

!; complaining to the Nuclear '

RegulatoryCommission(NRC)for more than 17 months. He said. . ~

p., , ,

dine"at'aMa's 4X-In8Pector Is critical

u. the m NRC

- ,. arrange to meet with orP3erry m electrical work Balazs.said he found exposed

• wires in the motor control cabi. , E FROM FIRST PAGE alone.' I l nets, plus a maze of unidentified ., }vork and cause inspectors to be NRC inspectors found the :

w:rmg -from the reactor to the intimidated or confused.

problem three months ago and p control. room and hundreds of ' As an example,- Balazs said Balazs was blamed for having

. Improperly installed lugs in elec- -

early this year he discovered approved it in the first place.

trical panels in the diesel gener- ' hundreds of lugs were installed u told my boss and he sa.d, i

, ator rooms. 5 improperlyin the dieselgenerator . .

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I C In addition, Balazs said he was -l

. prevented from writing non-con-areas. He said they all should be replaced because they could cause s an ei s ]tn'B s)'i a fire or cause equipment to Balazs said he is worried NRC

! ! formance reports on problems by will get these mechanical prob-l . his bosses at the L.K. Comstock j malfunction.

lems fixed but not deal with the Co., the primary electrical con. Balazs said it was five months tractor at Perry. The reports before this was written as a non. broader issue. "If CEI is as con-t would have to' be sent to the conformance report and then only , cerned about quality control as

}. NRC. after the problem was found by they say, I wonder if they would an official working for CEI. hire me and others who got pushed i Two other Comstockinspectors,. out because we tried to do their fired from the. site, complained In another, Balazs said he ap- ,

' j bs right, he asked.

of !ow- morale and interference Proved a motor control cabinet

. from supervisors. Balazs esti. and later discovered bare wires "We need nuclear power,"

mated 16 inspectors have been and other wires cut. He wanted Balazs said. "It can't be built fired, quit or transferred in the to write a report about the prob- cheaply but it can be built Iem and was told to leave it

! last two manths. '. safely."

l . The twin-nucl' ear-unit plant is - . . . . - - - -

i being built by 'the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. and is-i jointly owned by four other utili-

! ties. A CEI spokesman said the company would investigate the l _

Balazs charges. j