ML20125A603

Recommends That Region III Conduct Investigation Into Apparent False Statements by Applicant at Facility ACRS Subcommittee meeting.790410 Memo by Keppler & Statement of Facts Re Erroneous Info Given by Applicant Encl

ML20125A603
Person / Time
Site:	Zimmer
Issue date:	05/02/1979
From:	Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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. i MEMORANDUM FOR: James G. Keppler Director. RIII ,.

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FROM: Dudley Thompson, Executive Officer for Operations Support. IE i

SUBJECT:

APPARENT FALSE STATEMENTS BY APPLICANT AT ZIMMER '

l ACRSSU8 COMMITTEE (EETING(AITSF30488H6) y In your memorandum of April 10,1973, (enclosed) you advised IE:HQ that the Zimer station superintendent had apparently provided false I'

or erroneous information to the NRC - initially to an ACR5 Subcommittee -

meeting on February 27, 1979, and subsequently to an ACRS Full Com- I mittee meeting on March 9, 1979. We understand that an NRC inspector

• was present during both ACRS meetings and that transcripts of both ,

proceedings are available to you. We also understand that the station .

superintendent Zimer Nuclear Power Station, when interviewed during -

an inspection in early March 1979, admitted that the information provided the ACRS Subcomittee was untrue, indicated that it would ,

i be corrected at the Full Comittee meeting, but failed to do so, t

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The foregoing was discussed with Mr. Charles A. Barth Attorney, i Hearing Division, ELD on April 30, 1979 who has been involved with ,

the licensing hearings regarding Zimer. Mr. Barth feels that an .

investigation of this matter is clearly warranted. Barth pointed -

out that not only does it raise some question regarding the accuracy i of information provided NRC by the applicant, but that the issue r involved - the general topic of operator qualification - is of .r particular interest to the NRC. He further recomended that ASLS, .-

ACR$ and NRR be advised bo,th of the content of your memorandum and . l.

receive copies of your report of investi ation. This e,atter was also discussed with Mr. Roger Fortuna, 0 A, on April 30, 1979, who .

indicated that his Office would review your report for possible -

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,,, evidence of criminality such as violation of 18 USC 1001. f f We share Mr. Barth's opinion and recomend that RI!! conduct a full h investigation of this matter. Si ned statements should be obtained a from the NRC inspectors who atten ed the ACR5 meetings and those t who interviewed the station superintendent during the inspection where his ACR5 testimony was discussed. The interview of the station

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i superintendent should, if possible, result in a written statement p from hinrdescribing both his reason and motivation for making the ,!

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James C. Keppler

• statacent. Upon completion of your investigation, we will take l .- care of providing copies of your report to interested offices at l Headquarters.

The above information was discussed with Chuck Norelius on May 1

• 1979. Please fed free to contact either Bill Ward or Pete Bact .

of my staff if you need any additional information.

ud e s..pson Eiecu ve Officer for

,. Operations Support, IE

Enclosure:

l Memo JGXeppler to DThompson -

dtd 4/10/79 l cc w/ enclosure:

• I C. A. Barth. ELD * '

R. A. Fortuna. 01A G. R. Klingler, ROI -

N. C. Moseley. ROI .

H. D. Thornburg. RCI J. R. Yore, ASLB  ;

M. W. Carbon. ACR5 H. R. Denton,. NRR .

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