ML20134E075

Forwards Copy of Ltr to Arrive by Mail to J Zwolinski

ML20134E075
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	09/15/1996
From:	Blanch P AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Zwolinski J NRC
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From: PAUL M. BLANCH <PMBLANCH@ix.netcom.com>

l To: JZ <JAZWOL0aol.com> ,

l Date: 9/15/96 5:28pm '

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CV-29 John:

l The following is a draft and a final copy will follow shortly by - snail mail.

This is absolutly incredible that this was knowingly - allowed to happen and that you allowed another dedicated engineer - ruin his career due to your intentional inactions.

Paul l 9/15/96 John A. Zwolinski, Deputy Director Division of Reactc? Frojects -1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington, DC 20555-0001 John:

I read with interest the most recent 0IG report on the Millstone Unit -

I containment isolation valve CU-29. Just from reading this report - it has l the appearance of extensive collusion between the NRC and ND, - again. Not at all dissimilar to the Millstone Spent Fuel Pool. The -

NRC knew about the problem for at least 20 years and conveniently - just looked the other way. When the NRC was forced to take some - action, Mr.

l Lieberman of your Office of Enforcement, imposed only tne - smallest level of violation possible. The collusion appears to be - all the way from the Resident Inspectors up to and possibly above the -

Director level of NRR.

Why is it that NRR failed to acknowledge the fact that not only was -

CU-29 defective, but its back-up valve CU-28 would have also failed - during a i

seismic event? Why is it that it takes a non-technical - organization such as OIG to point out such obvious issues such as the - fact that CU-28 was not

, environmentally qualified and had a break - occurred in any of the defective welds in the Reactor Water Clean-up =

l System, MP-1 would have had a LOCA outside the containment. I know - this is outside your =B3 Design Basis,-B2 but I would like to know the - consequences of this event. Would the doses be within the limits - specified by 10 CFR l Part 100 and has this been formally reported to - the NRC? Why did NRR allow MP-1 to restart after RF0 13 knowing the - plant was in violation of its l license?

l The next question is a bit more difficult. As I understand the - issue, it was identified to the Region, NRR and your own Office of -

l Investigation. All of these divisions chose to =B31ook the other - way,-B2 stick their head in the sand and somehow hope the issue would - go away. How i many other issues similar to this have been suppressed - by the NRC-B9s intimidation by inaction? Some high level positions from Region 1 were discussed in this most - recent report. While names are not mentioned, I suspect that some of - these very same people are involved in the restart decisions for -

Millstone Unit 3. How can we have any faith that these very same - people will now -B3see the light-82 and cease to cover-up major - safety issues such as this and the Spent Fuel Pool? Are these the - same people and organization that will make the final decision on the =

-B3 independence-B2 of the Millstone assessment team? I am sending a = copy of this note to Mr. Hub Miller (and others) and am asking to - respond to me directly on this issue.

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i John, the public has lost all confidence in your agency and it will - be a very long time before this confidence is restored. It is going - to take much  ;

more than just =B3 retiring-B2 Bill Russell as the - problem and giving NU a  !

hard time with the restart. You need to look = closely at your agency and i somehow change the culture as NU is about = to do.

Sincerely, Paul M. Blanch 135 Hyde Rd. West Hartford CT. 06117 860-236-0326 l

l Paul M. Blanch Energy Consultant l

135 Hyde Rd.

l l West Hartford CT 06117 l l Voice 860-236-0326 l Fax 860-232-9350 l

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