ML20083A571
| ML20083A571 | |
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| Site: | 05000142 |
| Issue date: | 12/13/1983 |
| From: | Cormier W CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, LOS ANGELES, CA |
| To: | Bright G, Frye J, Luebke E Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
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| NUDOCS 8312200327 | |
| Download: ML20083A571 (2) | |
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a h t r 00C W g f " December 13, 1983 John H. Frye, III, Chairman Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
20555 Glenn 0. Bright Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Washington, D.C.
20555 In the Matter of THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UCLA Research Reactor)
Docket No. 50-142 (Proposed Renewal of Facility License)
Re: November 29, 1983 Letter of Mr. Jerome Davidson
Dear Administrative Judges:
I I have just received from the Commission's Docketing and Service Branch a copy of a letter from a Mr. Jerome Davidson to Judge Frye (apparently),
which enclosed a copy of an article on the UCLA reactor proceeding:; that appeared in the student newspaper at UCLA, the " Daily Bruin."
I do not know Mr. Davidson.
I do not know what his motivation may be, nor the groups with which he may be affiliated.
However, in his comment he has incorrectly inferred that I was critical of the " staff of the N.R.C." for not fully understanding the technical issues in the UCLA reactor case.
He bases his comment on certain remarks attributed to me in the article.
I wish to inform the Board that no such criticism of the NRC Staff nor the Board was intended in my conversation with the student reporter who wrote the article.
University's rebuttal testimony was not understood by the Board because of our failure to make it in all respects comprehensible and clear in response to the specific question that had been raised by the Board.
I certainly recognize a responsibility to present testimony that is understood by the Board and Staff.
We attempt to draft testimony that can be understood by the "well-informed layman."
We have been mindful of the Board's earlier 4
admonition to " teach" it the basic principles that underlie the analysis.
0bviously, we are not* always successful.
He frequently re-write technical material that at first draft could reasonably be understood only by engineers
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e John H. Frye, III, Chairman December 13, 1983 page 2 who had participated in the analysis.
It has been our frustration that as we delve deeper into the excursion phenomena it has become increasingly more difficult to express this complex subject matter clearly and simply.
University notes again that the particular fast transient accident scenario that the Board and parties are considering is regarded as non-credible for the UCLA Qcility by the UCLA staff and has not been previously analyzed by the staff.
University's representatives quoted in the " Daily Bruin" article were responding to charges made by CBG's representatives to the media, which were communicated by the student reporter, that the UCLA staff had refused to provide information requested by the Board and had otherwise submitted inappropriate testimony and that, as a result, the Board would consider shutting down the reactor.
I attempted to provide a full explar<ation of the circumstances to the reporter and it was she, of course, who selected the excerpts and paraphrases to be included in her article.
Mr Davidson has errored in inferring our intent based on the few remarks that appear in the article and without knowing the context in which they were made.
Mr. Davidson's inference is unfairly drawn and incorrect.
I regret that the article has suggested a criticism of the Board that was not intended.
Sincerely, An &
William H. Cormier Itepresenting UCLA cc: Service List
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