ML20207L326
| ML20207L326 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/04/1985 |
| From: | Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Hind J, Norelius C, Spessard R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20207L315 | List: |
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| FOIA-85-213 NUDOCS 8701120088 | |
| Download: ML20207L326 (1) | |
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April 4,1985 MEMORANDUM FOR:
J. A. Hind, Director, Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards C. E. Norelius, Director, Division of Reactor Projects R. L. Spessard, Director, Division of Resource Management and Administration
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A. Bert Davis, Deputy Regional Administrator
SUBJECT:
INSPECTOR CONC' JCT DURING INSPECTIONS As discussed in our April 1, 1985, 8:15 a.m. meeting, there were several issues identified concerning our inspection practices and the handling of allegations.
It was agreed that you will address the following topics in Division meetings with your staffs.
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The inappropriateness of relying on licensee personnel making independent observations or measurements for an NRC inspector unless the inspector directly observes such observations or measurements.
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Our policy on unannounced inspections.
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Varying motels in which inspectors stay to guard against violating the concept of unannounced inspections.
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Our policy on protecting the confidentiality of allegers.
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Our policy on when allegations may be referred to. licensees / applicants for resolution.
If you have any questions on these matters, please contact me.
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$C0 AW A. Bert Davis Deputy Regional Administrator cc: James G. Keppler
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GOVEKNMENT ACCOUNTABluTY PROJECT 1555 Connecticut Avenue, N.W Suite 202 Washington, D.C. '20036 (202)232-8550 March 25, 1985 Freedom of Information Act Request Director FREEDOM OF INFORMAIl0N office of Administration ACT REQUESI U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission hM g 2 / 3 Washington, D.C.
20555 To Whom It May Concern:
gsd k2 Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.
Section 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, inter-view reports, procedures, instructions, engineering analyses, drawings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, agreements, handwritten notes, studies, data sheets, notebooks, books, tele-phone messages, computations, voice' recordings, computer runoffs, any other data compilations, interim and/or final reports,,, status reports, and any and all other records relevant to and/orgener-ated in connection with the Brookhaven thitional Laboratory (BNL) investigation of the allegations of Mr. E. Earl Kent, and all drafts, materials, etc., developed by Brookhaven.
This request includes all correspondence (of any type) between BNL and the Bechtel Corporation,. Consumers Power Company, Southern California Edison, and any representatives or staff members of the profes-sional societies (i.e., AWS, ASME, ANSI, etc.).
This request includes all agency records as defined in 10 C.F.R.
Section 9.3a(b) and the NRC Manual, Appendix 0211, Parts 1.A.2 and A.3 (approved October 8, 1900) whether they currently exist in the NRC official, " working", investigative or other files, or at any other location, including private residences.
If any records are defined in 10 C.F.R. Section 9.3aIb) 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 des-cription of the action (s) taken relevant to, generated in connee-tion with, and/or issued in order to implement the action (s).
GAP requests that fees be waived, because " finding the infor-mation can be considered as primarily benefitting the general pub-lic," 5 U.S.C. 552 (A) (4) ( A).
GAP is a non-profit, nonpartisan t
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a Freedom of Information Request March 25, 1985 Page Two 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 mid-Michigan area concerning the construction of the Midland plant.
We are requesting the above information as part of an ongoing monitoring project on the adequacy of the NRC's efforts to protect public safety and health at nuclear power plants.
For any documents or any 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 rele-vant 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 days.
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Dillie Pirner Garde Citizens Clinic Director l
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