ML20129A866
| ML20129A866 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 07/01/1985 |
| From: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Asselstine, Palladino, Roberts NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20127B114 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-85-351 NUDOCS 8507270286 | |
| Download: ML20129A866 (2) | |
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HEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman Palladino l
Conunissioner Roberts Commissioner Asselstine' Commissioner Bernthal Comissioner Zech FROM:
William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations SUBJECT; ISSUAFCE OF SUBPOENA FOR'7ESTIHUNY OF AN ALI.EGER (COMARCHE PEAK)
John T. Collins.. Regional: Administrator : Region IV, his' requested my cuchorization to issue: a subpoena for'. testimony and documents held by an i clieger at the Comanche. Peak. Steam Electric Station.
Thit r.aterial. concerns-tha construction adequacy ofrehe Comanche-Peak facility.'+
The' circumstances concerning the issuance of the subpoenas are:as folloWs. -
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Sinca July 8, 1984 the NRC has had an extantive staff of personnel et the Comanche Peak : site to evaluate various technical issues, sliegations,.and-concerns regarding the construction of this, facility.:. As part.of this t
evaluation, the staf f.has interviewkd d.edividuals teho have. raised. allegations regarding Cranche Peak.
Ir. the course of chase intervievs, addition' l a
.These additional allegations or concerns vera, in some -cases,2 revealed.
catters have beenfinciluded in the onsite. staf f review..
On August 2, 1984, the scaf f interviewed Mr. Charles Atchison.: a former Comanche Peak employee,.to clarify technical aspects.of allegations he previously: had provided to the NRC. ' In the course of that intervinw ToI4-85-351
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> 7....- i 2-l Mr. : Atchison provided. a list of approximate'ly 80 concerns.
Also, he stated.
that he had approximately 1000 additional concerns regarding the construction of Comanche Peak.which had not previously been revealed to the l
Mr.. Atchison declined to provide the substance of these. concerns, but.
staff.,
i stated he held documents and logs regarding the concerns.
The staff has repeatedly sought the release of this material frem Mr. Atchison, but he has continued.to decline. to provide the. material.
.It is believed that the material may have.the potential to identify new concerns i
os well as be relevant to other. allegations being~ evalueted at Cccanche.
The staf f. desires to complete its avaluacion of the Comanche Peak.
Peak.
allegations (currently numbering about.500) in a timely hanner to support a.
licensing dicision on the f actlity. and to avoid the potential. situation of additional allegetionn surf acing aA che Last minute. ! The' applichnts. state that i chey would be ready. to load fuel in early October 1984.
Therefore, unles's otherwise directed by the.Co==ission, the proposed -
subpoema v11.1.be issued by Er. Collins on Septembar,12,1984.:
William J. Dircksr Executive Dirhetc; for Operatiens ec:
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