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July 27,1981
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HEMORANDUM FOR:
J. E. Gagliardo, Director, Investigation & Enforcement Staff l
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W. C. Seidle, Chief, Engineering Inspection Branch j
R. E. Hall, Acting Chief, Systems & Materials Section FROM:
J. I. Tapia, Reactor Inspector, Systems & Materials Section J
SUBJECT:
RECEIPT OF ALLEGATION FROM MEMBER OF PUBLIC AT THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT HEARING Upon adjournment of the STP hearing on July 24, 1981, at exactly 2:00 p.m.,
a member of the public (Individual A) approached the Chaiman of the ASLB with a concern which the Chairman felt should be directed to the staff.
Individual A then spoke to NRC attorney J. Guttierez, Esq., who in turn referred Individual A to me.
Individual A expressed a strong feeling of fear for personal safety as a result of organizations out to quiet him.
As holder of U.S. Patent No. 3,686,811, " Spaced Multi-Wall Construction i
Unit," he felt that the designers of the STP Containment Building had j
infringed on his patent and were committed to silence him.
I explained to l
Individual A that matters of patent law wem not within the jurisdiction of the NRC, and that only concerns mlated to safety could be addressed.
He then stated that he did have a safety concem in that he had left out certain critical elements in the patent application which, if not included by himself, would render the containment wall unsafe.
Individual A then handed me a manila envelop which he said contained a letter and supporting i
docunentation which he had previously submitted to a well known Houston based investigative reporter, Mr. Marvin Zindler, and which would serve to substantiate his concern.
I explained that I would transmit the package and express his concern to the regional NRC investigative staff.
Having reviewed the documentation on the flight back from Houston, I offer you the following observations.
From a safety standpoint, the concern is i
unfounded in that there is no relationship between the design of the STP Containment Building and Individual A's patent. The design of the contain-ment is based upon well established principles of pmstressed concrete at-1 have been around a long time prior to the issuance of the patent (Aug
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If I can be of any help in resolving this item or in fomulating an in-house i
investigative report, don't hesitate to request my services.
Sincerely.
. b.I J. I. Tapia, Reactor Inspector Systems & Materials Section 4
Attachment:
' Letter dated April 28, 1980, Individual A to Marvin Zindler
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ock0ts: 50-498 gg t'7 lq11 Houston Lighting and Power Company ATTN: Mr. G. W. Oprea, Jr.
Executive Vice President P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 Gentlemen:
Thank you for y'our letter of July 6,1981, related to pour review of FSAR Section 2.5.4, " Stability of Subsurface Material," in response to Show CauseOrderItemVA(10). We have no further questions at this time and will review your update and implementation of Section 2.5.4 during future NRC inspections.
Sincerely, Karl V. Seyfrit Director bec's w/ltr 7/8/81, G. W. Oprea, Jr. (HL&P) to K. V. Seyfrit (NRC)
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