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News Article Discussing Gap Suggestion That NRC Require Independent Review of Util Program to Correct Problems at Facility
ML20137X117
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Site: Waterford Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 07/27/1984
From: Liza Cunningham
TIMES-PICAYUNE, LA PLACE, LA
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RTR-NUREG-0787, RTR-NUREG-787 PR-840727, NUDOCS 8510040459
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asked the NRC director ni brenn.

Sy LYhN CUNNWOHAM But Unvernment Accountab;l-ing. Darrell Eisenhut, to 5..!d Stef/ wnt,,

ity Ptn.ert representative !.snn pubhr meetinn m New 8 ) r'c.m The Nue' ear llegulatum Com. Dernabii entrl I.P&I.'n plan t,o about Waterford We t ontbti..o.

misslun shnu!d require an ind,.

answer the tjRC questions is instead of the private meetine pendent review of Louisiana " barely deserving comment." She the federal agene) now h.uut w u h Power & Light Co.*a pro;; ram in naid LP&L's plan ta an example LP& L manarement.

Correct aenout problem 9 plaguing of the utility'ai failure to take the The organitaation beEnr. it=

lta Waterfurd 3 nuclear plant, a NRC's enncerna senousiv.

Invutirstlun of %aterford 3 4.t Washington. based investgative Bercabei also chjected in the the request of two local vitirens aroup said Thursday, people heading up the utihty's groups. Citizens for hafe Enern renew progrern, claiming at least and the hierra t lub-The Govemment Accountabib two of the members hase a cun.

l.Pkl. Wedne dat announred ity Project. a non.pmfit organi-thct of interest - une mernher a delnv m the commerelai opern.

tation that often interve nes in wne the hen.J of record keeping tion eif Waterforti.I - a ditt.1 nuclear plant lanning pniceed* during cons;ruction. the other re= ult, t he unlit y stod. of w ork inga said LP&L's plan in answer was the chairman of the Ni{C ortiered by the NHC.

the NRC's concerns abou t the while Waterf ird 3 weis under run.

Taft plant is "tretail, inadequate struction and defien.of NHC direethm."

Bernabei esild neither man can h,'i[' kin,I of talac loric." Fort The NRC last month out. lined 23 categoriet of deliciencies that "That an ngency task force discovered said,"could ' cad you to disqualify at %sterturd 3 dunng an bispec* any esput. anyone annotiated tion of the $2.65 hiihon plant last with the (NHCl or nuclear power spring. The intennive review was under that b'nd of logic ought to aparked bv allegations f. rom be disqualifod and that would be workets who built the plant, g;n g,3y uncertainty a bout cratka i:1 the Fort also..mid that !.PIL has plant a found niun, and qurs s tone had indicatioi that the NHC con.

about mistitig documer.tt 1het siders na hrogram ucreptable should indicate that the p nnt The S

(' has ordered third waa bulh to design epnifications.

prty res ee.a at other nuclear

't he NHC directet! LPA I. tu n! ants inc luding Midland in desile a program to u.trert the Michigan nr d Zimmer in Ohio.

deficieneir" Another soason for the organi.

That program includes the ration'4 reuue>t. llernahei said. in creation <<f a tvmmittee of cen.

that it claines the NRC soon will sultants hlteri by the utilit v to turn oser

'.o the l'.i. Justsee innk user the shnu!ders of the Depr'.me n: two cases of falsifi.

LP&l.'s empin)ees studying the ration of re:ords at Waterford J def nennes for possib!< criminal investiga.

f'ornparm spokuman James. E.

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Fort aald.'"LPAL alrudy lies "It wou:d be a mi take." Rer.

what in raaentiath a third pirty 'nabei ssid. ]*to a!!nw ninnarement review twith) outside consulumts teneversee t e safety of this com.

res1 ewing our responses both for mumty until we are aure thov are not guilty of any violations of the

. Atomic Ene riry Art."

NHC spokenmun Civde Wiener acid hc could neither contirm nor deny the nrg.anization's informn.

tion. A.16.stice Department g510040459 040727 spoke < man was not assilable for pN ADOCK 05000302 comment-E PDH in addvir.n to the third party review, tho organitation has

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