ML20128P092
| ML20128P092 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 02/18/1993 |
| From: | Milhoan J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | William Cahill TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9302240104 | |
| Download: ML20128P092 (5) | |
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01 INVESTIGATION 4-90-007 1
This is to inTorm you that the NRC's Office of Investigations (01)icomp_leted _.
an_ investigation into_ allegations made in 1988 thatL" hush money" had been paid; to prevent individuals from presenting safetyzinformation to an NRC. licensing board and that TU Electric officials made material false statements to the, licensing board to conceal.significant. safety flaws-in pipe-support designs.n
-The investigation did not produce sufficient evidence to. substantiate thel allegations.. The synopsis from the investigat_ ion report is attached. The NRC -
has completed its review of this matter and_ plans no further action.
-In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a: copy _ of:
this letter and its attachment will be placed in the NRC's/ Public Document Room.
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TV Electric Bethesda Licensing 3 Metro Center, Suite 610 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Jorden, Schulte, and Burchette ATTN: William A. Burchette, Esq.
Counsel for Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas 1025 Thomas Jefferson St., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
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ATTN: Jack R. Newman, Esq.
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20036 Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation ATTN:
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P.O. Box 12157, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 Honorable Dale McPherson County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Texas Radiation Control Program Director 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756 Owen L. Thero, President Quality Technology Company Lakeview Mobile Home Park, Lot 35 4793 E. Loop 820 South Fort Worth, Texas 76119
SYNOPSIS On April 3, 1990, the Executive Director for Operations, Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC), requested that an investigation be initiated after an alleger filed a pleading with the NRC on July 6, 1988, claiming (GAP) had that his former legal counsel and the Government Accountability Project entered into c secret settlement that would have required the alleger to forego his rights to raise concerns and/or appear as a witness in the Comanche Peak Steam Electric (CPSES) Atomic Safety Licensing Board (ASLB) hearings.
On July 10, 1988, this same individual sent a letter to the NRC alleging that "certain managers and engineers still employed on site by Texas Utilities" had presented " perjured testimony" or had made deliberate misstatements to the NRC and the ASLB. Similar concerns were related in a 10 CFR 2.206 petition filed on July 30, 1991, by the alleger's attorneys.
The alleger filed a discrimination complaint with the Department of Labor (00L), and it was determined he was not discriminated against by Texas Utilities (TV). An appeal was made to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and subsequently to the Secretary of Labor with a final ruling against the alleger.
The Office of Investigations (01) made numerous attempts to interview the alleger without success.
Counsel for the alleger told OI that the alleger had presented all of his concerns and speaking with him would be a " rehash" of previously identified information. Based on a review of available documentation and the NRC staff's determination that the alleger's stated concerns had been previously resolved by the NRC, this investigation failed to substantiate allegations that the TU settlement constituted " hush money" and prevented the alleger from presenting safety information to the ASLB, and that TU officials made material false statements to the ASLB in order to conceal significant safety flaws in the design of the CPSES pipe support system.
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