ML20084S132

FOIA Request for Info Concerning Several Specific Items Re IE Insp Rept 50-443/83-12

ML20084S132
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/22/1984
From:	Doughty J SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE
To:	Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-84-203 NUDOCS 8405240004
Download: ML20084S132 (2)

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g SAPL Seacoast Anti-Pollution League i b 5 Market St., Portsmouth, N.H. 03801 (603)431-5089 l

March 22, 1984 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION J. M. Felton, Director ACT REQUEST.

Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration AD VMo3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission EC. k E 2 4 _p 4 Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Felton:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act, as amended (5 U.s.c. a 552).

SAPL would like to obtain information related to a safety inspection conducted by Mr. E. H. Gray of the NRC Division of Engineering and Technical Programs at Seabrook Station on August 8 - 12, 1983 (see Inspection Report No. 50-443/83-12). Mr. Gray reported a Security Level IV violation bec'ause Pullman-Higgins, a contractor at the site, employed an ultrasonic examination procedure on certain welds, including all fillet welds, which is not qualified for fillet weld examination. The time period from July 18, 1983 to August 4, 1983 was cited as the time during which the violation occurred.

SAPL would like to be provided with material which will give us the answers to the following questions: In what area of the plant were the improperly inspected welds located? Were any safety-related systems involved? How many welds are estimated to have been improperly examined? What assurance has the NRC that the improper examinations have not occurred at time spans other than the July 18, 1983 to August 4, 1983 time frame cited? Has the NRC required that all of these welds be reinspected? If so, what evidence does NRC have that provides assurance that they have indeed been reinspected?

The FOIA provides that if only portions of a file are exempted from release, the remainder must be released. SAPL therefore requests l that it be provided with all non-exempt portions which are reasonably segregable. SAPL reserves its right to appeal the withholding or deletion of any of the material.

SAPL, though prepared to pay reasonable costs for 'the location and reproduction of the requested material, believes that this request is primarily of benefit to the public and therefore ought to be eligible i for a fee waiver or reduction. This information is relevant to the l issuance of an operating license for the plant and involves an issue l of public safety significance. Hence, it is in the public interest that the information be released. Should there be a ruling against a fee waiver or reduction, please inform me if the fees will exceed

$15 before proceeding to fill this request.

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If anything pertaining to this request requires clarification,

, please do not hesitate to contact me at the number on the letterhead.

As provided under the FOIA, I shall expect a reply within' ten working days. _ Thank you for the cooperation of your office in this matter.

Sincerely, Jane Doughty Field Director cc Robert A. Backus, Esq.

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