ML20150C744

Requests Legal Analysis of Facts in Case Re Whether Firing Atchison Constituted Violation of App B,Including Discussion Concerning Ability to Prove That Violation Occurred.Analysis Requested as Soon as Possible

ML20150C744
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	04/10/1986
From:	Axelrad J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	Lieberman J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
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ML20150C738	List: ML20150C734 ML20150C744
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FOIA-87-593 NUDOCS 8803210233
Download: ML20150C744 (1)

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1 MENJunuuh ' 0R: James Lieberman, Director and Chief Counsel Regional Operations and Enforcement 1 Office of the Executive Legal Director FROM: Jane A. Axelrad, Of rector Enforcement Staff

SUBJECT:

IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY IN COMANCHE PEAK (ATCHISON) CASE Over the past few weeks you have expressed reservations to me about proceeding with the Atchison case. To allow me to make a determination'on whether to recocinend imposition of the penalty, I would appreciate a legal analysis of ,

the facts in the case regarding whether the firing of Atchison constituted '

a violation of Appendix B, including a discussion of whether we would be likely to be able to prove in a hearing that a violation occurred. Please provide this analysis as soon as possible as we would like to resolve this remaining Comanche Peak enforcement action by the end of April.

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'30 D.Nl.'...iT ACCOUNTADIUTY PROJECT I'OS Cc' .e:r. cut Avenue N W. Sune 202 Wem og c- 2C. 20006 (202)232-0550 MIDWEST OFFICE 104 E. W:ECONSIN AVENUE APPLMON, WISCONSIN 54911-4897 September 3, 1987 FREEDOW 0F INFORMATION FREEDO:' C F INFORMATION ACT REQUEST gggy Direetcr Office of Administration [C/A --U -[M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission f Washington, D.C. 20210 /

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN .

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552,) the Government Accountability Project (GAP) requests copies of any and all ager.cy re:ords and inf ormation, including but not limited to notes, letters, memoranda, drafts, minutes, diaries, logs, calenders, tapes, t ra r.s crip t s , summaries, interview reports, procedures, instructions, engineering analyses, drawings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, agretmcnts, handwritten notes, studies, data sheets, notebooks, books, tele?hene mecsages, computations, voice recordings, computer runoffs, and c n y :.:~c.a c data compilations, interim and/or final reports, status reports, 0.nd rny ar.d all other records relevant to and or generated in cent ection with an NRC, August 25, 1987 letter from James G. Keppler, Director of Special Projects to Texas Utilities Generating Company, to the attention of Mr- William G. Counsil, Executive Vice President, regarding why Mr. Keppler "iotermined af ter consultation with the Deputy Executive Director for 1.igional Operations, that the violation set forth in EA 83-64 should be withurawn and that violations B & C of 86-63 occured as stated."

This request includes all agency records as defined in 10 C.F.R. 9.3a(b) and the NRC Manual, Appendix 0211, Parts 1.A.2 and A.3 (approved October 6,

1980) whether they currently exist in the NRC offical, "working" invsstigative or other files, or at any other location, including private '

residences.

If any records as defined in 10 C.F.R. 9.3a(b)'and the NRC Manual, supra, and covered by this request have been destroyed and/or removed after this request, please provide all surrounding records, including but not limited to a list of all records which have been or are destroyed and/or removed, a description of the action (s) taken relevant to,' generated in conn-ecticn with and/or issued in order to implement the action (s).

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GAP reques s thn ::SI t waived, because "findina the information can be con r : .ie r c as : - . r. . ; .senc i a t t ing L:.e general ._rlic, "3 U.S.C.

533 (_) (,; (n;. T.? is ; ion-profit, non partisan ,_clic interest organization concerned w;th honest and open governrent. Through public outreach, the Proft:t pr:retes whistleblowers as ag.. 2 of government a ccour.ta sility. . ; g .' it :nvi remen ta l '.;hi s t leblcws . Clinic, GAP offers ascistance to locc.^ pub 1:e interest and citizens grc.ps and intervenors

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-, at nuclear pcwer plants.

We are requesting this information as part of an ongcing monitoring project of the NRC's ef f orts to protect public health and saf ety at and near nuclear processing plants and radioactive waste facilities.

Fcr L: ;. documents :; Or-icns that you deny due to : specific FOIA e>.cmption, please ::: u c c ::- index item 1 zing and der.:ribing the documents or p rtions of d::_ ;.t: c i :- h r. l d . The indcx s':- . pre >ide a detailed justificction of yc;r grounds f or claiming each exemption, explaining why each exenption is relevant to the document or portion of the document withheld. This index is required under Vaughr. v. Rosen (I), 484 F..*d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973), cart. denied, 415 U.S. 977 (1974).

Se look forward to c ur response to this request within ten (10) working dcys.

Sincarely, Linda Baumar FOIA Ccordinator Midwest Office Response to this re uest should be mriled .to the Midwest Office:

104 E. Wisconsin Avenue -B Appleotn, Wisconsin 54911-4897

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