ML20206E790

Forwards Listed Documents Releasable to Public Re Investigation of Staff Actions on Plant for Commission Review

ML20206E790
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	08/07/1987
From:	Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:	Briggs W NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
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FOIA-88-322 NUDOCS 8811180196
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HEMORANDUM FOR: William Briggs, Solicitor OGC FROM: Victor Stello Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO COMANCHE PEAK Attached for Comission review are four documents releasable to the public related to the investigation of staff actions involving the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant.

1. A press release

2. ANovember1986reportofOIA(redactedversion)

3. A March 1987 report of the Comanche Peak Report Reviev Group (redacted version)

4. An April 14, 1987 memorandum from the E00 to the Comission on implementation of recommendations of the Comanche Peak Report Review Group.

Victor Stello, Jr.

Executive Director for Operations Fnclosures:

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D NRC RELEASED DOCUMENTS RELATED TO INVESTIGATION OF STAFF ACTIONS IN TEXAS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CASE The Nuclear Regulatory Comission is releasing documents related to an investigation of allegations of misconduct by members of its regional staff in connection with NRC activities involving the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Texas, Included in the material being made public are:

(1) A November 1986 report of the Commission's Office of Inspector and Auditor addressing allegations of wrongdoing by management of the NRC's regional office at Arlington, Texas, relating to inspection activities at Comanche Peak. The OIA report deals with allegations of harassment and intimidation of an NRC inspector in connection with the preparation of inspection reports and the consequent downgrading or deletion of violations; failure of the regional office to carry out required inspections of the licensee's quality assurance program; and deficiencies in reports prepared by inspectors to document inspection activities. A copy of this report with deletions was released by NRC in December 1986. The full report being made public today containsonlydeletionsofthenamesofpgsonswhorgquestedthat I this be done and p)h'er limited fo$ anion Niating-telrivacy reasons.

(2) A March 1987 report of the Comanche Peak Report Review Group, a group of senior NRC staff members appointed by the NRC's Executive Director for Operations to review five matters -- the safety significance of issues identified in the OIA report; whether the issues identified were appropriately handled in terms of procass and disposition; whether the current augmented review at Comanche Peak is sufficient '

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An April 14 memorandum from the Executive Director for Operations to the Comissioners on implementation of recomendations of the Comanche Peak Review Group, Letters proposed to be sent by the Executive Director to Region IV employees have been removed from this memoran since they involved proposed personnel actions.

The Comission has not reached conclusions on the informa being released in view of the fact that it has appointed David C. William Director of the Office of Special Investigations of the General Accounting Office, to conduct a special inquiry into several matters, including the adequacy of the Office of Inspector and Auditor investigation of the Comanche Peak matters.

Copies of the documents being released are available for public ins at the NRC's Public Document Room at 1717 H Street, NW, Washingt at the Region !Y office of the NRC in Arlington, Texas.

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