ML20083L456
| ML20083L456 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 05/08/1978 |
| From: | Whitman B JUSTICE, DEPT. OF |
| To: | Mctiernan T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTOR & AUDITOR (OIA) |
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| ML20083L446 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-83-130 ZECH, NUDOCS 8105060018 | |
| Download: ML20083L456 (1) | |
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.ia.i..a na AM:BFW 90-5-1-7-601 T'iomas McTiernan, Esquire U!. rector, Office of Inspector and Auditor Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
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Pacific Gas & Electric Company (Diablo Canyon Plant)
Dear Tom:
Our investigation in the referenced matt'er has raised the possibility, although unsubstantiated, thet a meeting or meetings may have been held in late-1972 attended by representatives of the Atomic Energy Commission and/or the United States Geological Survey at which the initial evidence of the "Hosgri Fault" may have been discussed.
I have not seen any suggestion of such a meeting in the documents you earlier forwarded to me; to the contrary, it is my impression that AEC did' ot know of offshore faulting n
within five (5) miles of the pra'nt site until the filing in July, 1973 of the geology data by PG&E in the FSAR.
I would appreciate it if you would ask the knowledgeable staff personnel whether such a meeting or meetings were held, and if they were, what was disclosed as to the Hosgri Fault.
In view of the statute of limitations, I ask you to expedite this matter.
Since this correspondence relates to a pending criminal investigation, I ask you to refrain from inserting it in the public document file.
Sincerely, Assis ant Attorney General Land a N tural esources Division Y
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Bradf F. Whitman XA Copy Has Been Sent to PDR Assistant Chief, Po ution Control Section a
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Dear Tom:
Our investigation in the referenced matter has raised the possibility, although unsubstantiated, that a meeting or meetings may have been held in late-1972 attended by representatives of the Atomic Energy Commission and/or the United States Geological Survey at which the initial evidence of the "Hosgri Fault" may have been discussed.
I have not seen any suggestion of such a meeting in the documents you earlier forwarded to me; to the contrary, it is my impression that AEC did not know of offshore faulting within five (5) miles of the plant site until the filing in July, 1973 of the geology data by PG&E in the FSAR.
I would appreciate it if you would ask the knowledgeable staff personnel whether such a meeting or meetings were held, and if they were, what was d'sclosed as to the Hosgri Fault.
In view of the statute of limitations, I ask you to expedite this matter.
Since this correspondence relates to a pending criminal investigation, I ask you to refrain from inserting it in the public document file.
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Mr. Brad Whitman, Assistant Chief Pollution Control Section U. S. Department of Justice Room 2625 Washington, D.
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NRC Dockets 50-275, 50-323
Dear Mr. Whitman:
Counsel for the NRC Staff have advised us that the Justice Department is investigating a request from an unnamed citizen concerning our disclosure of the existence of the H.oscri gFt.
On March 8, 1978.we received a copy of a letter to yo-=u=
dated December 12, 1977 from Thomas J. McTiernan, Director of the NRC's Office of Inspector and Auditor, together with a list of documents supplied by.various offices of the NRC.
Although so far as I know we have received no request for information pertinent to your inquiry, it occurred to me that your investi-gation would be assisted by examination of the following two documents, copics of which are enclosed:
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Statement of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company before the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environ-ment of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, June 30, 1977.
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A response we made in July 1977 to a data request from the Calirnrnia Public Utilities Commission concerning{iablo Canyong A transcript of the proceeding before the House Sub-committee i available as is a printed copy of the Subcommittee Report.
Very truly yours, Philip A. Crane, Jr.
Enclosures CC w/encs.:
Mr. Thomas J. McTiernan
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