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Provides Schedule for Warmup Re Udall Committee Hearing. Subjs to Be Discussed Include Legal Issues,Status of Plant & Reviews,Commission Testimony & Decision to Grant Full Power Authorization.Questions for Staff Encl
ML20125D863
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Site: Diablo Canyon  Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 06/11/1984
From: Palladino N
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:
NRC COMMISSION (OCM), NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI), NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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FOIA-84-740 NUDOCS 8506120490
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FROM: Nunzio J. Palladino /

i SUB' JECT: WARMUP FOR DIABLO CANYON HEARING WITH UDALL COMMITTEE 2 ', O O P IS //

I intend that my Diablo Canyon warmup, scheduled for' tomorrow morning at 10:00, be conducted as follows:

i l Part 1: I first want to have OGC discuss what we can and cannot discuss durihg this warmup, and any legal issues related to the Udall hearing. After.that, EDO staff and OI staff should be prepared to describe the status of actions they are taking, the status of the plant itself,'the status of seismic reviews, the status of review and investigation of' allegations, and the general status of ongoing or.

pending litigation. I would then like to-have'OCA describe changes needed in the Commission testimony. ~Mr. Denton would then describe any' proposed changes in his testimony.

4 For Part 1 I will have SECY arrange to make a transcript.

Co'mmissioner assistants are invited and OGC, OPE, and OIA

should also~be in attendance.

! Part 2: EDO and OI staff will be dismissed. Then I.would i like OIA to address the status and nature of any of its

ongoing a'ctivities that may be related to Diablo Canyon. '

! OIA would then be dismissed. 'I would then like'to discuss-

. with OPE #and_OGC the types of' items the Commission may need i

to have information on or to make decisions on'before it is

  • ready to decide whether or not to grant a full power authorization. A transcript of.Part 2 of the meeting will not be made. Commissioner assistants are invited.

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. . r-CUESTI0t!S FOR STAFF'0N DIAELO CANYOU HATTERS

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1. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF PLANT READINESS TO EXCEED 5%

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2. WHAT OPEN ITEMS FROM THE IDVP NEED RESOLUTION BEFORE FULL POWER IS AUTHORIZED? WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE FOR RESOLUTION?
3. WHAT IS THE TOTAL INVENTORY OF ALLEGATIONS? HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE THEM?
4. HOW DOES THE STAFF PROPOSE TO DEAL WITH ALLEGATIONS AT THE FULL POWER STAGE? [THI.S. QUESTION MAY CROSS THE BORDERLINE INTO MATTERS THAT SHOULD NOT BE DISCUSSED,1
5. WHAT, IF ANY, OTHER ACTIONS DOES THE STAFF NEED RESOLUTION ON PRIOR T0 RECOMMENDING FULL POWER?
6. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE ACRS REVIEW OF THE RECENT SEISMIC INFORMATION? WHAT HAPPENED T THE MAY ,

SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING? , , ,

7. WHAT IS THE STATUS.0F APPEALS OR MOTIONS CURRENTLY PENDING?

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ON P.17 0F'THE STAFF RESPONSES TO HENRY MEYERS QUESTI0flS, IT IS STATED THAT AN INSPECTION WAS DONE OF PRE-1974 DOCUMENTATION .(INSPECTION REPORT 84-16h COULD YOU

- ELABORATE' ON WHAT DOCUMENTS WERE LOOKED AT, WHAT INFORMATION THEY CONTAINED, AND WHAT CONCLUSIONS WERE DRAWN?

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MR. CHAIRMAN, WE ARE PLCASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO ADDRESS THE MATTERS STATED IN YOUR LETTER OF MAY 23 REGARDING THE DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS. I AM ACCOMPANIED BY MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. AS YOU REQUESTED, WE

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ALSO HAVE PRESENT OUR PRINCIPAL STAFF INVOLVE 5'IN THE SAFETY REVIEW AND LICENSING DECISIONS ON THE DIABLO-CANYO,N PLANT.

1 WILL BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE EVENTS AND -A. CTIONS SINCE WE LAST MET-WITH

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YOU ON THIS TOPIC IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AND THEN ASK HAROLD DENTON, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE-OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION 4 TO COMMENT MORE FULLY.

1 AS YOU WILL RECALL, ON NOVEMBER 8, 1983 THE COMMISSION 4 REINSTATED THE PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC'S AUTHORITY TO LOAD FUEL AND CONDUCT COLD SYSTEM TESTING. ON JANUARY 25 0F THIS YEAR WE i

AUTHORIZED HOT SYSTEM TESTING. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY COMMISSION l

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n i 2 d d l ,r!ETINGS ON MAPCH 26 AND 27 TO HEAP FROM THE STA:F ON THE STATUS M

2 0F DIABLO CANYON UNIT 1 AND, IN PARTICULAR, TC DECIDE WHETHER TO M

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REINSTATE THE LOW-POWER LICENSE TO ALLOW CRITICALITY AND TESTING -

M AT LEVELS UP TO 5 PERCENT OF RATED POWER.

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-S AT THAT TIME, A MEMBER OF THE NRC STAFF, MR. ISA YIN, INFORMED 4

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THE COMMISSION THAT, BASED ON HIS FINDINGS FPOM HIS INSPECTION 3

ACTIVITIES, HE COULD NOT RECOMMEND TO US THAT THE LOW POWER M

LlCENSE BE REINSTATED. AFTER A THOROUGH EVALUATION OF THESE M CONCERNS BY A SPECI ALLY ASSIGNED REVIEW GROUP (APPOINTED BY THE 3 E V A u u A- n a 1) py 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS) AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON A -

REACTOR SAFEGUARDS, THE COMMISSION REINSTATED THE LOW-POWER L FCENSE ON APRIL 13, 1984, WITH SOME ADDITIONAL LICENSE n m

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. - 3 ESSENTIALLY SUMMARIZES EVENTS UNTIL THE RECEIPT OF YOUR MAY 23 LETTER OF INVITATION. ON JUNE 8, PG8E INFORMED US THAT THE PLANT WOULD BE READY FOR POWER ASCENSION ON JUNE 19. A NUMBER OF ISSUES REMAIN TO BE ADDRESSED AND ALL MATTERS OF SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE NEED TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE ANY COMMISSION DECISION ON WHETHER TO . PERMIT FULL POWER OPERATION OF THE DI ABLO CANYON PLANI. BECAUSE FULL POWER OPERATION IS A MATTER WHICH THE COMMISSION MUST REVIEW IN ITS ADJUDICATORY CAPACITY AND SHOULD

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, , NOT PREJUDGE OR APPEAR TO PREJUDGE IN ANY WAY, I HAVE ASKED MR.

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DENTON ON BEHALF OF YHE STAFF TO REPORT.BRIEFLY ON THE STATUS OF THESE REMAINING ISSUES. FOLLOWING HIS PRESENTATION, THE COMMISSION, OR THE STAFF WHERE . APPROPPI ATE, WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

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