ML20132G331

Requests Attached Memo Be Served on Parties in Shoreham Proceeding.Served on 850710

ML20132G331
Person / Time
Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	07/10/1985
From:	Davis P NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	Clements W NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
References
CON-#385-760 OL, NUDOCS 8507190276
Download: ML20132G331 (1)

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l MEMO T0: William L. Clements, Chief Docketing and Service Branch M R 10 P3.'25 FROM: Patricia R. Davis, legal Assistant ~? D C" - -

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Please serve the attached memo on the parties to the Shoreham proceeding.

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SUBJECT:

BOARD NOTIFICATION 85-063: TDI DIESEL GENERATOR AIR START CHECK VALVE CRACKS AT SHOREHAM This is in response to your memorandum of June 20, 1985, in which you asked why it took essentially two rionths to issue the subject Board Notification.

When the TDI Project Group was formed in January 1984, the staff intended to

) provide the Comission and the Boards with copies of all information relating to TDI problems. (See for example BN-84-020, dtd 2/13/84; BN-84-051, dtd 3/12/04; BN-84-053, dtd 3/12/84; and BN-85-G18, dtd 2/22/85.) However, it soon became apparent that this practice would literally deluge the Comission and the i

Boards with large amounts of technical information that would not necessarily be relevant to issues before the Comission or the Boards. It was, therefore, l decided to carefully consider TDI issues as they arose, and to more carefully screen the material for relevance.

The Project Group was aware of the problems with the Williams-Gauge check valves before PNO-I-85-22 was issued, and was discussing this concern with the TDI Owners Group. It was not until May 15, 1985, however, that the Project Group determined that the issue of the valves should be brought to the attention of the Comission and the Boards. Because new information was arriving and being saluteri while the Board Notification was being prepared, it was updated several i times. This updating process, in an attempt to provide the latest and niost useful l

information in reality caused the delay in issuing the Board Notification.

1 j The staff policy is to issue Board Notifications as soon as possible, without

Waiting for final resolution of an issue. In this case, however, the resolution i of the technical issues was proceeding so quickly and in parallel with the prep-i aration of the Board Notification that our efforts to prevent the dissemination of stale infomation caused the delays. The staff has reviewed the process that was followed in the case and will be taking steps to improve its performance in keeping the Comission and the Boards apprised of significant infomation in a timely fashion. -

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William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations cc: Chairman Pallacino Comissioner Bernthal Comissioner Zech OGC OPE SECY A. Rosen;hal M. Cutch'n

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