ML20195C413
| ML20195C413 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 05/21/1986 |
| From: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Hayes B NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20195C402 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-85-614, FOIA-86-A-38 860521, NUDOCS 8605300286 | |
| Download: ML20195C413 (1) | |
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9i MEMORANDUM FOR: Ben Hayes, Of rector Office of Investigations FROM:
William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations P0'SSIBLE MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENT CONCERNING U-B
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By memorandum dated November 26, 1984, the Of rector, Comanche Peak Task Force, requested the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement (IE), to consider whether Texas Utilities Electric Company (" Applicants") had made a " material fal'se statement" warranting enforcement action. Applicants made the~ statement, _
j which concerned U-bolt supports at the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, to the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. A summary of the circumstances concerning this matter was provided to you by copy of the November 26, 1984 Director, Comanche Peak Task Force memorandum. The staff has determined that, although the question is a close one, the statement could be viewed as a material false statement.
The statement in question is, "To determine the range of torques which exists in the field, applicants inspected the torqu ms randomly nched down U-bolt s ts."
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i' IE,needs 01's expert views on the issues of deliberateness, willfulness, and l
l intent to determine what enforcement ai: tion ^is "ap'propriate.
Therefore, I request that you conduct an investigation 'of This matter. When you provide your views onithese; issues, plebe include supporting refer'ences to appropriate sections ~
in any investigation reports or other materials.
i If'you have any questions concerning this request, please contact me or Jane A.
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'G'OVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT 1555 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 202 (202)232-8550 Washington, D.C. 20036 August 29, 1985 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST FREE 00tf OF iNFORMATION
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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 agency records and information, including but not limited to notes, letters, memoranda, drafts, minutes, diaries, logs, calendars, tapes, transcripts, summaries, interview reports, procedures, instructions, engineering
, analyses, drawings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, agreements, handwritten notes, studies, data sheets, notebooks, books, telephone messages, computations, voice recordings,-
computer runoffs, any other data compilntions, interim and/or F
final reports, status reports, and any and all other records relevant to and/or generated in connection with the Staff's determination of Applicant's potential material false statement on U-Bolt sample '(BN 85-077 ),
issued August 20, 1985.
Include in the response any and all OI investigations of the issue.
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 8, 1980) whether they currently ex.ist in the NRC official, " working", investigative or other files, or at any other location, including private residences.
If any records as defined in 10 C.F.R. 59.3a(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 connection with, and/or issued in order to implement the action (s).
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- GAP requests that fees be waived, because " finding the information can be considered as primarily benefitting the general public," 5 U.S.C. $552(a)(4)(a).
GAP is a non-profit, non-partisan public interest organization concerned with honest
.and open government.
Through public outreach, the Project promotes whistleblowers as agents of government accountability.
Through its Citizens Clinic, GAP' offers assistance to local public interest and citizens groups seeking to ensure the health and safety of their communities.
The Citizens Clinic is currently assisting several citizens groups, local governments and intervenors in the central Texas area concerning the construction of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant.
We are requesting the above information as part of an ongoing monitoring project on the adequacy of Region IV and the NRC's efforts to protect public safety and health at nuclear '
power plants.
For any documents or portions that you deny due to a specific FOIA exemption, please provide an index itemizing and describing the documents or portions of documents withheld.
The index should provide a detailed justification of your grounds for claiming each exemption, explaining why each exemption is relevant to the document or portion of the document withheld.
This index is required under Vaughn v.
Rosen (I), 484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973), cert. denied,, 415 U.S. 977 (1974).
We look forward to your response to this request within ten Sincerely, MO m~
Billie Pirner Garde Director, Citizens Clinic a
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