ML20128Q898

Expresses Appreciation for Meeting Re Plant.Description of Discovery of Structural Steel Weld Problem,Corrective Action Taken by Licensee & NRC Actions to Decide Acceptability Requested

ML20128Q898
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	02/01/1985
From:	Glickman D HOUSE OF REP.
To:	Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
Shared Package
ML20128Q732	List: ML20128Q725 ML20128Q775 ML20128Q806 ML20128Q834 ML20128Q849 ML20128Q874 ML20128Q898 ML20128Q924 ML20128Q948
References
FOIA-85-161 NUDOCS 8507270072
Download: ML20128Q898 (1)

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Thank you for arranging for your staff to brief my colleaques in the yansas Congressional delegation and me on the Wolf Creek situation. I was disappointed, however, that neither Mr. Dircks nor Mr. nesiton was present.

The 32eeting was helpful in providing us an understanding of the Wolf Creek issues. But some issues were not adequately addressed and other new cuestions were raised.

I listened carefully to descriptions of the *:RC staff's efforts leading i t to conclude that questions concerning construction quali ty hafbeen adecoately resolved. While there is no doubt as to the nature of the staf f's conclusions, it seemed to me that sone gaps axi sted in the staff's explar.ation as to how it arrived at its conclusions.

Because of my continuing concerns, I would appreciate your providing an explanation, including a chronology, describino ( A) the discovery of the problem of structural steel weld quality, (B) steps takan to assure its resolution by the licensee, and (C) actions taken by rac staff to determine whether the licensee's resolution was in accord with applicable regulations.

Please provide, in addition, a similar explanation with respect to proble es involving cable separation as described in Inspaction Peports Sn-842/R4-22 and 50-842/84-51.

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I am also confused about the status of items assioned to the NRC Of fice of Investigations (OI). Your letter to Chairnan Dingall indicated that several investigations were underway with resswet to missing, falsified, or erroneous records. I inferred from your staff, however, that little or no investigative work had actually been conducted on the records deficiences, please inform me as to the status of each inquiry including the date on which

'the inquiry began, the amount of effort applied since that date, and its )

estimated completion date.

I would appreciate this information as quickly as possi 'e.

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