ML20198K262

Partial Response to FOIA Request for Access to Encl 1 of CE Norelius Re Allegations About Improper Work Done by Metalweld Co & Addl Info Obtained Since 851018.App a Documents Being Placed in PDR

ML20198K262
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	05/05/1986
From:	Lawless J PLAIN DEALER, CLEVELAND, OH
To:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
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ML20198K265	List: IR 05000440/1985084 ML20198K262 ML20198K278 ML20198K286
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FOIA-86-254 NUDOCS 8606030382
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'% . . . . . $ gIAY 5 11NE Mr. James T. Lawless The Plain Dealer 1801 Superior Avenue IN RESPONSE REFER Cleveland, OH 44114 TO FOIA-86-254 Dscr Mr. Lawless:

This is in regard to your request, pursuant to the Freedom of information Act, to which the NRC assigned the above number.

_K__ This is a partial response to your request. We will notify you upon completion of search for and review of any additional records subject to your request.

____ The staff has completed the search for and review of records subject to your request, and this is the final response to your request.

____ The NRC has no records subject to your request.

_K__ Recoros subject to your request are available for public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room C

(PDR), 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555, as noted on the enclosure (s). The PDR accession number is identified beside each record description.

_K__ Records subject to your request are being made available for public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555, in the PDR file folder under the above number and your name. These records are listed on the enclosure (s).

____ We are enclosing a notice that provides information about charges and procedures for obtaining records from the PDR.

Sincerely, SW Y Donnie H. Grimsley, Dir ctor Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration Enclosure (s): As stated kok60 82 860505 LAWLESS86-254 PDR

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1 F01A-86-254 Appendix A

1. 11/21/85 Newspaper article by J. Lawless re: NRC Investigating Charges at Perry Over Safety Paint (1 pg.)

2. 02/19/86 Letter to J. H. Keppler from A. Kaplan re: Response to Western Reserve Alliance (57 pgs.)

3. 03/17/86 Memo to E. P. Pawlik from C. H. Weil, re: Perry Coatings Allegation (50-440; 50-441) (16 pgs.)

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F01A-86-25' Appendix 8

1. 02/04/86 Petition Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 re: Perry 1 and Perry 2.

Acc. No. 8602060154.

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THE PLAIX DEALER OHIO *S LARGEST NEWSPAPER 1801 SUPERIOR AVE.

216-344 4500 OHIO TOLL FREE CLEVELAND. OHl0 44I14 800-362-0727 April 1, 1986 Mr. J.M. Felton Division of Rules and Records FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 0ffice of Administr4 tion ACT REQUEST U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission gg g Washington, D.C. 20555 7 62wd 4-716

Dear Mr. FeIton:

Urkd e r the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. I am requesting access to Enclosure 1 of the November 4, 1985 letter from Charles E. Norelius, NRC, to Murray R. Edelman, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., concerning allegations hbout improper work done by Metalweld Inc. at the Perry nuclear power plant. I am also requesting any additional information concerning these allegations which may have been obtained since I last requested the above informations on Nov. 18, 1985.

If there are any fees f o r searching for, or copying, the records I have requested, please inform me before you fill the request.

As you know, the Act permits you to reduce or waive the fees when the release of the information is considered as isprimarily beneiftting the public.it I believe that this request fits that category and I therefore ask that you waive any fees.

If all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemptions which you think Justifies your refusal to release the information and inform me of your agency's administrative appeal procedures available to me under the law.

I would appreciate your handling this request as quickly as possible, and I look forward to hearing from you within 10 working days, as the law stipulates.

You sincerely.

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MRC investigating charges at Perry over safety paint .

Sy JAMES LAWLESS they could ge'. extra work.

starr wanga An enramed Perry worker called Another possible obstacle to com. The P1$ Dealer months ago and pletion of the $6 billion Perry nuclear menta. that many workers were power plant is being investigatea by angry that CEI had reduced the the Noclear Regulatory f'amminion. amount of money paid for overtime, In a letter to the Cleveland Electric to b and e Illuminating Co., which is building Perry, NRC reported it had received The workersaid Metalveld employ-ees hd found a way to get the m anonymous allegations concerning back by =ahminan paint so it would improper work done by Metalweld -

Inc,a coatings contractwfwCEL gg,g,, ,,q,g,g,g the paint to be scraped off and the area to be Coatings are paints that protect repainted. He claimed paint was mAals inside the plant from corvasion already flaking in some parts of the and make surfaces easy to clean if plant.

they have been contaminated by Jan strasma, an NRC spokesman in radiabon, said Kerm Conr.anghton, a NRCresidentinspector at Perry.

Wo, said the agency Mved a e allegation in March from the NRC did not specify what the alle- Ohio Citizens for Responsible Energy, gations were in the letter to Murray an anti nuclear group that has R.Edelman,CEI vice president of the opposed Perryconstruction.

nuclear groe Norelius,NRg. Howr, hies E Investigations of portions of the directorof theDivision lant is September revealed some of Reactor Projects, wrote that the 'naking but no general lems with technical as is of the allegations the paint, Strasma He said the mest be ved before CEI would be report said flaking appears to be the aDowed toload neclearfeelat Perry. result of discrepant application" He Norelius said CEI must invesugate said those areas were scraped and the allegations and, if they are found repalated.

to be accurate,most correct the pd NRC investigators were unable to lesn-substantiate the broader allegation Cnatings are a sensitive issue for that paint was intentionally mis-the NRC because they are considered mixec.

a safety-related matter. This means Rachard Garrett,Metalweld project that NRC's toughest regulations manager,rdened y to answer apply. any W rderred them to this aDegation appears to be unre- CEL CEI's public relations staff was lated to a previous one in which a involvedin an emergency drill at the worker alleged Metalweld workers Perry plant and was unable to prtmde were intentiona!!y mienidas paint so answers.

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Mr. James C. Keppler Regional Anninistrator, Region III Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Ill. 60137 Perry Nuclear Power Plant Docket Nos. 50-440; 50-441 Response to Western Reserve Alliance 10 CFR 2.206 Petition

Dear Mr. Keppler:

Enclosed for your information is a copy of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company's February 18, 1986 response to the petition filed by Western Reserve Alliance (*WRA") with the NRC Commissioners on February 4, 1986, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206. WRA's petition raised issues relating to (1) the January 31, 1986 Ohio earthquake; (2) the integrity of the Perry Quality Assurance / Quality Control Program, based on allegations set forth in WRA's Petition; and (3)

CEI's compliance with 10 CFR Part 140 in light of the proposed affiliation of CEI and The Toledo Edison Company ("TE").

The enclosed response demonstrates that WRA's Petition fails to meet the applicable requirements of 10 CFR 2.206 and of the Commission's Statement of Policy: Handling of Late Allegations, 50 Fed. Reg. 11030 (1985). WRA's assertions regarding the January 31, 1986 earthquake are not supported by any technical justification, and are without merit, as discussed in'the attached response and in CEI's Seismic Event Evaluation (February 1986). Similarly, WRA raised no facts that would support its generalized assertions about CEI's ability to comply with 10 CFR Part 140. Finally, CEI has conducted detailed reviews of the 48 allegations set forth in WRA's Petition. As discussed in our response, the allegations are not timely, and fail to raise material or new safety issues requiring further review. -*

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James G. Esppler February 19, 1986 FY-CE1/OIE-0171 L To summarise, CEI has reviewed WRA's Petition in detail. The enclosed response demonstrates that WRA's Petition is without basis and does not raise safety issues. My staf f and I are available to discuss any aspect of this matter with you and your staff.

Very truly ours A. Kaplan Vice President Nuclear Operations Divisien Enclosures AK:nje cc: J. Grobe i

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r-James G. Reppler February 19, 1986 PY-CEI/01E-0171 L To summarise, CEI has reviewed WRA's Petition in detail. The enclosed response demonstrates that WRA's Petition is without basis and does not raise safety issues. My staff and I are available to discuss any aspect of this matter with you and your staff.

Very truly ours A. Kaplan Vice President Nuclear Operations Division Enclosures AK:njc cc: J. Grobe e

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