ML20151U888

PNO-77-068:on 770425,allegations of Records Falsification & Other Questionable Const Practices Occurred.Preliminary Review of Some of Documents Revealed Nothing of Safety Significance

ML20151U888
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	04/27/1977
From:	Gower G, Roy G, Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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References
PNO-77-068, PNO-77-68, NUDOCS 9809110218
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION l April 27, 1977 l

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-77-68 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information l

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and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

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Subject:

ALLEGATIONS OF RECORDS FALSIFICATION AND OTHER QUESTIONABLE l CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES On Monday morning, April 25, 1977, a man called the IE Headquarters staff in Bethesda and said that he wanted to give them information regarding questionable construction practices and falsification of records at North Anna. He stated that he could provide copies of documents attesting to his allegations. The alleger was told that he would be contacted by our Region II office in Atlanta.

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, At 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 1977, four members of the Region II I

staff met with the alleger at the allegerb home near Orange, Virginia.

The alleger furnished documents to support his claims. Preliminary l~i j ' review of some of the documents revealed nothing of safety significance.

A Region II investigation team is now at the site investigating the .

nd charges.

VEPCO has been informed of the allegations. An NRC news release is not planned at this time.

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Contact:

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[7 C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY H. H. Whiteside, SCNR Commissioner Gilinsky H. R. Myers, HCFJ Transmitted: MNBBl[,*h PBldgk)N SS Bldg Y[N L. V. Gossick, EDO E. G. Case, NRR C. V. Smith, NMSS S . H. Hanauer, EDO H. K. Shapar, ELD J. A. Harris, PA W. G. Mcdonald, MIPC Luge (MAIL) E. Vol enau, R. G. Ryan,'OSP T. J. McTiernan, OIA Region b f PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION -

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April 27, 1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE-PNO-77-68 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information

,presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

Facility: Virginia Electric and Power Company North Anna Facility

Subject:

ALLEGATIONS OF RECORDS FALSIFICATION AND OTHER QdESTIONABLE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES On Monday morning, April 25, 1977, a man called the IE Headquarters staff in Bethesda and said that he wanted to give them information regarding questionable construction practices and falsification of records at North Anna. He stated that he could provide copies of documents attesting to his allegations. The alleger was told that he would be contacted by our Region II office in Atlanta.

At 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 1977, four members of the Region II

{ staff met with the alleger at the allegeta 4home near Orange, Virginia.

The alleger furnished documents to support his claims. Preliminary

}i j review of some of the documents revealed nothing of safety significance.

A Region II investigation team is now at the site investigating the tid charges.

VEPCO has been informed of t.he allegations. An NRC news release is not planned at this time.

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Contact:

GCGover, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson, IE x27541 Distribution: Transmitted H St Chairman Rowden

[7 C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY H. H. Whiteside, SCNR

, Commissioner Gilinsky H. R. Myers, HCEE Transmitted: MNBB[*@ l PBldgY.'N SS Bldg YlN L. V. Gossick, EDO E. G. Case, NRR C. V. Smith, NMSS S . ' H. Hanauer, EDO H. K. Shapar, ELD J. A. Harris, PA W. G. Mcdonald, MIPC Luge (MAIL) E. Vol nau R. G. Ryan,'OSP T. J. McTiernan, OIA Region h, f PRELIMINARYNOTIFICA3 ION /,

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