ML20115E699

FOIA Request for Documents Re Allegations of Former Entergy Operations Inc Quality Assurance Employee R Backen Including Any proposed,planned,in-progress or Completed Insp,Audit,Surveillance,Notes & Ltrs

ML20115E699
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	04/01/1996
From:	Garde B GARDE, B.P.
To:	Reed C NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-96-155 NUDOCS 9607160185
Download: ML20115E699 (45)

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Ms. Carol Ann Reed (Fax 301-415-5130)

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Freedom ofInformation Act Reauest 1

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Dear Ms. Reed:

I have reviewed numerous documents related to allegations made by my client, Mr. Roger Backen against Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) the operator of Riverbend Nuclear Station.

These have included letters from the NRC to Mr. Backen. Contrary to the claims of the Region IV, NRC representatives I do not feel that office has been responsive to Mr. Backen concerning any allegation he has made since 1989.

To wit, pursuant to 5 U.S.C, (a)(4)(A), provide copies of any and all agency records and information, including but not limited to notes, letters, memoranda, drafts, minutes, diaries, logs, calendars, tapes, transcripts, summaries, interview reports, investigation reports, procedures, instructions, engineering analyses, drawings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, agreements, handwritten notes, studies, data sheets, notebooks, books, telephone messages, computations, interim and/or final reports, status reports, congressional correspondence, allegation summaries, allegation management system information reflecting, relevant to, referred to, reviewed in

. connection v,ith, or generated in connection with:

1 Any propowd, planned, in-progress or completed inspection, audit, surveillance and/or investigation of the Riverbend Nuclear Station that involves the allegations of former Entergy Operations Inc. (Entergy) Quality Assurance employee Mr.

Roger Backen including but not limited to the following specific reports, documents and related attachments:

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April 2-6,1990 NRC Inspection referred to in April 30,1990 letter to J. Deddens, Senior VP, GSU from S. Collins, NRC.

4 This request includes all agency records as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations and 4

the agency manual, whether they currently exist in the official " working" investigative or other j

files, or at any other location, including private residences.

l If any records covered by this request have been destroyed and/or re moved, after this request, please provide all surrounding records, including but not limited te a list of all records which have been or are destroyed and/or removed, a description of the actbn(s) taken, and those relevant to or generated in connection with implementing the action (s).

For any documents or portions of documents that you deny due to a specific I<01A exemption, please provide an index itemizing and describing the documents or portions of documents withheld. The index should provide a detailed justification of your grounds for claiming each exemption, explaining why each exemption is relevant to the document or portion of the document withheld. This index is required under Vaunhn v. Rosen (I),484 F.2d 820 (D.C.

Cir.1973), cert denied,415 U.S. 977 (1974).

l I request that any fees related to your compliance with this Freedom ofInformation Act request be waived, as the production of this information is i the public interest and will contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations and activities of government. 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552 (a)(4)(A).

l This firm has retained the services of Sandra L. Shepard to assist in gathering the requested information. Please send your response and direct all inquiries to her at the following address and phone number:

Sandra L. Shepard 1Pa^ L Simi, N."!., Sudc 1250-

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3 I anticipate a complete or partial response to this request within ten (10) working days, as required by FOIA. I hope to receive your full cooperation.

Sincerely, b

Billie Pirner Garde cc:

James Lieberman (Fax 301-415-3431)

Director of Enforcement J.E. Dyer (Fax 817-860-8278)

Director, Division of Reactor Projects NRC, Region IV i

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Dear Ms. Pool:

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Enclosed, as you requested, is a notarized copy of an Authorization, signed by our client, Roger J. Backen, authorizing you to release records responsive to the above-referenced FOIA directly to the NRC's Public Document Room in Washington, D.C.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about thi:3 request or if you need any additional information.

I can be reached at: Garde Law Office, One Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite j

800, Washington, D.C. 20001; (202) 289-8990; Fax (202) 289-8992.

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Shepherd of Garde Law Office, including but not limited to, those documents requested in FOIA No.95-155.

4 A copy of this authorization should be given the full force and effect of the original.

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