ML20096H444
| ML20096H444 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 09/01/1984 |
| From: | Parks R AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| OL, NUDOCS 8409110402 | |
| Download: ML20096H444 (2) | |
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San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 September 1, 1984 Honorable Lando Zech DX KEIEI Commissioner UN#~
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1717 H Street, NW
'84 SEP 11 A8:06 Washington, D.C.
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Dear Commissioner Zech:
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I attended the August 30, 1984 C6iigtessional hearing here in San Luis Obispo.
As a result, I am writing to request your leadership in the Diablo case.
At the hearing, I sat for hours listening to all sides of the issues, including Commissioner Asselstine's.
Commissioner Asselstine's testimony makes it ap-parent that the NRC staff's performance at Diablo Canyon to date has been less than satisfactory.
This type of negative im-pression can only serve to further alienate the general public against the NRC, and therefore the nuclear industry.
I know, from our common background, that a lot of the practices identi-fled during the hearing would never be tolerated by a man pos-sessing your respect for the safety-first attitude of the Navy nuclear program.
I know as a boat commat.dcr and a Naval Nuclear Officer you would have keelhauled any man in your crew guilty of these acts of negligence.
I know the NRC has lost respect in the San Luis Obispo area.
This loss extends even to the workers at the plant.
They make this apparent by searching me out and requesting that I be their em-issary to the NRC.
They don't trust the NRC.
There is not a week that goes by that I'm not approached by a concerned and sometimes frightened worker.
I continue to endorse their deal-ing with the Office of Investigations (Ron Meeks in particular) and normally am successful in eventually convincing the indivi-dual to contact Mr. Meeks.
In my opinion, the reasons for this problem are as follows:
- 1. ) Region five (RV) has sacrificed its allegation management Poor communications with the alleger often results in a mis program.
conception of the individual's concerns.
To make matters worse, they almost never follow-up with the alleger to keep him informed, or to gain new information.
I know this, be-cause the allegers and I stay in continuous contact.
RV normally takes their statement, writes their interpretation of the allegations and than publishes a report on the alle-gation without ever seeing or talking to the individual again.
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In the process of pursuing the allegations as they in-terpret them, RV consistently discloses the alleger's iden-tity after they promise confidentiality. They do it by turning 8409110402 840901 C
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Although the names are whited-out the details often lead right back to the alleger who had raised-the same problems on-site.
Since the NRC staff won't even process allegations without all the identifying details, this leaves would-be witnesses with an unacceptable choice--be ignored or be identified.
~WLth most allegers, being identified is their single greatest fear.
The staff's policies have resulted in intense prossure and heightened paranoia on the part of al-legers.
I cannot stress to you how callous R V staff is in
' handling allegers' identities and their concerns.
.These are not the only problems that exist out here, but are the two that need be addressed as.soon as possible.- When I accompanied _you;on.the.; plant. tour at Diablo you stated you would give my suggestions on allegation management serious thought.
I hope and trust you have.
It is only because of concern for the industry that I have made what I feel are suggestions to help alleviate a bad situation.
I feel you could improve the situation by requesting that Mr. Yin be assigned as a technical liason to work with Ron Meeks of OI on the Diablo Investigation.
Ron has a lot of respect in this area, and I have confidence in his character and competence.
By teaming Mr. Yin with Ron Meeks, no one could challenge the team's report or results.
There could finally be the definitive "ex-haustive" investigation about which PG&E continues to boast and in which no one believes.
Sir, I hope you consider my suggestions seriously.
I feel that if something is not done soon the morass will only worsen.
Neither the NRC nor the industry can suffer much more, and the mess at Diablo Canyon worsens with each passing day.
Again, Admiral, I wish to thank you for the credence you bring to the NRC.
I know your record is one of running a tight, safe ship.
Respectfully, h
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