ML20148G047
| ML20148G047 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/21/1988 |
| From: | Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Hipolito Gonzalez HOUSE OF REP. |
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| ML20148G050 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8803290022 | |
| Download: ML20148G047 (4) | |
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 VStello Raylor PKadambi March 21, 1988 BHayes PShea CHAIRMAN NRC PDR Local PDR ED0 3527 The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez PD4 R/f United States House of Representatives GPA/CA Washington, DC 20515 DMossburg PNoonan
Dear Congressman Gonzalez:
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Your concerns are specifically directed tmiard the manner in which the NRC has investigated allegations received through the Government Accountability Project (GAP).
I would like to assure you that the GAP allegations have been investigated extensively and in detail.
Following the Court decision denying enforcement of the subpoena for South Texas safety allegations, members of the NRC staff have worked cooperatively with representatives of the Government Accountability Project (GAP) to establish a means for obtaining as much information as possible on allegations made about construction deficiencies at the South Texas Project and to protect the identities of those individuals who wanted to remain anonymous. Once a framework for meeting these objectives was established, with GAP's full knowledge, the staff proceeded to obtain specific information regarding the allegations. Technical experts reviewed all of the infomation made available by GAP, including documents and tapes of interviews with individuals. GAP arranged, and NRC staff conducted, separate interviews to obtain more information from some of those who had made allegations.
Following this, the staff conducted an inspection at the South Texas site to detemine the safety significance of the allegations.
The site inspection was completed during the weck of January 18, 1988.
A copy of the report prepared by the site inspection team and published as NUREG-1306, on March 14, 1988, has been providd to your staff.
This report explains why staff believes its inspection has addressed all safety concerns raised in the GAP allegations.
The report concludes that "... the review of all the GAP allegations has identified no
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substantive safety issue that would warrant delay in the Comission's consideration of a full-power license for the South Texas Project, Unit 1."
In your March 17, 1988 letter, you specifically expressed concerns, based on your review of the site inspection report, that certain wrongdoing issues, j
which were referred to the Office of Investigations for complete evaluation, had not been adequately addressed to allow a licensing decision. The site inspection team did, however, review each of these allegations to determine their safety significance.
Any matter which had safety significance wu included within the allegations evaluated by the site inspection team.
Many of these wrongdoing allegations involved no safety content, however.
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Furthennore, in reviewing all of these allegations for safety significance, the inspection team identified no trends or patterns indica +.ive of management breakdown in ensuring the Quality of the South Texas installation.
The Comission has scheduled a public meeting to consider a full-power operating license for South Texas Unit 1 on March 21, 1988 at 2:00 p.m.
During the meeting, the staff will brief the Comission on its findings regarding 'the safety significance of the GAP allegations.
I hope this information will resolve your concerns about the safety of the South Texas Project.
Sincerely, N N' Lando W. Zech,
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EDO PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENCE CONTROL FROM DUE: 03/09/88 EDO CONTROL: 003527 DOC DT: 02/18/88 REP. HENRY B. GONZALEZ FINAL REPLY TO:
CHAIRMAN ZECH FOR S10 NATURE DF um PRIORITY wm SECY NO: 88-151 CHAIRMAN
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ST M 0 EXPRESSES CONCERN WITH THE SAFETY OF THE SOUTH TEXAS NUCLEAR PLANT AND REQUEST THAT NRC CONDUCT A SPECIAL TAYLOR INVESTIGATION OF THE SAFETY OF THE STNP BEFORE LICENSING y
HAYES VATE: 02/29/88 ASS 10NED TO: NRR CONTACT: MURLEY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR REMARKS:
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY CORRESPOMDENCE CONTROL TICKET PAPER NUMBER:
CRC-88-0151 LOGGING DATE: Feb 24 88 l
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ACTION OFFICE:
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AUTHOR:
H.B. Gonzalez AFFILIATION:
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LETTER DATE:
Feb 18 88 FILE CODE: ID&R-5 So Tx
SUBJECT:
Expressed concern with the safety of the South Texas Nuc Plant and req the Comm to conduct a i
special investigation of the safety of the STNP before licensing ACTION:
Signature of Chairman DISTRIBUTION:
RF, OCA to Ack, Docket SPECIAL MANDLING: None NOTES:
DATE DUE:
Mar 9 88 SIGNATURE:
DATE SIGNED:
AFFILIATION:
Rec'd off. EDO Date_
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