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Expresses Concern About a King Misleading Media & Public by Repeatedly Making False Statements Re Recent Independent SA of Myaps
ML20134K786
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Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 12/28/1996
From: Christine K
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To: Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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1 December 28,1996 Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, Chairwoman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington,DC 20555 RE: GOVERNOR ANGUSKING/ MAINE YANKEE l

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Dear Dr. Jackson:

j Governor Angus King has misled the media and the public by repeatedly making false statements as to the recent Independent Safety Assessment (ISA) ofMaine Yankee.

Announcing the inspection, Governor King described it, and the media reported it, as a

" nuts and bolts review from top to bottom" which would thoroughly review every system ,

at the plant to " cover all the bases." His falsely reassured Maine residents and has led to  !

alarm at the growing list ofnew problems being identiSed at the plant.

David Lochbaum of the Union of Concerned Scientists was the first to publicly dispel this myth by pointing out that the ISA only reviewed 4 of 40 systems at Maine Yankee -- with 3,200 deficiencies noted. Immediately following a briefing by ISA team '

leadens Edward Jordan and Ellis Merschoff, Govemor King went on television declaring i the pl?.nt was safe and that it hadjust undergone the most comprehensive inspection ever performed on any nuclear power plant in the world. Rose ofus following the issue knew i this inspection didn't even come close to the U.S. inspection ofMillstone, which covered 39 systems.

He question arose, why is the Governor making these false statements? Is he misinformed by his staff or the NRC7 Recently it came to my attention that the NRC fully briefed Govemor King on the ISA inspection from the start -- informing him it would target 4 key systems. At no time was he told this review would cover all 40 systems or ,

that it would be the most comprehensive inspection ever done on any nuclear power plant in the world.

Is it correct that the NRC fully informed Governor King that the ISA would cover only 4 key systems -- not all-- at Maine Yankee and at no time led him to believe this to be the most comprehensive review conducted on any nuclear power plant in the world? j Hank you for your time, Dr. Jackson.

Sincerely, _

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fisw h Kris L. Christine P.O. Box 12 Alna, ME 04535 r

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