ML20199E706

Partially Deleted Memo Re Investigation Concerning Allegations That Util Deliberately Withheld Quadrex Rept from Nrc.No Regulation Exists Requiring Util to Provide Rept to Nrc.W/O Rept

ML20199E706
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	02/19/1986
From:	Fortuna R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	Jamarl Cummings NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTOR & AUDITOR (OIA)
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ML20199E696	List: IA-85-519, Further Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re Quadrex Corp Analysis of Facility.Forwards App B Documents.Portions of App B Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 7).App C Document Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5).Documents in PDR IR 05000498/1982002 ML20199E690 ML20199E706 ML20199E740 ML20199E747 ML20199E780 ML20199E796 ML20199E829 ML20199E847
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FOIA-85-519 NUDOCS 8603270414
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%.~....f MEMORANDUM FOR: James J. Cummings, Director Office of Inspector and Auditor FROM: Roger Fortuna, Acting Director Investigations Staff

SUBJECT:

INVESTIGATION CONCERNING THE QUADREX REPORT Enclosed for your infonnation/ action is a recently received report of investi-gation (ROI) into allegations that the Houston Lighting and Power Company (HL&P) deliberately withheld the QUADREX REPORT from the NRC (Enclosure). 'The allegation, which was made by Mr. Lanny SINKIN, Citizens Concerned About Nuclear Power, was investigated by NRC Region IV.

Region IV (through Section Chiefh. A. Cross ) has stated that no regulation exists whish wou equire HL&P to have provided th UADREX REPORT to the NRC. According toKR05 the only regulation requiring a licensee to report infonnation to the NRCis 10 R Part 50.55 (e), a provision with which HL&P thus far appears to be in compliance. It should be.noted that the investigation focused on the narrow issue of whether HL&P deliberately withheld the QUADREX REPORT from the NRC. The broader question, i. e., the significance of the report itself, is the subject of an evaluation currently underway in Region IV and is scheduled for completion in September 1982. Thus far, Region IV has identified no reportable items (under 10 CFR Part 50.55 (e)) beyond those already reported to the NRC on May 8,1981.

Your attention is drawn to one a rent area of conflic viz the contradiction between the statements and for the South Texas Project .

aims that sed the report durin a meeting they had during e wee of Ha 13, 198 states that did not have a copy of the report wit at the meeting and thatEwas not offered the opportunity to review it.

For your information, Mr. SINKIN's correspondence concerning '

the QUADREX REPORT is also included as an enclosure.

L A og Fortuna, Acting Director Investigations Staff IE

Enclosures:

As stated c.c.: w/o encl. ,

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