ML20213F383

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Requests Suspension of Low Power Testing at Facility Until Investigation of Accident Causing Hot Shutdown of Plant & Review of Training of Personnel & Condition of Equipment Complete
ML20213F383
Person / Time
Site: 05000000, Shoreham
Issue date: 07/15/1985
From: Kessel R
NEW YORK, STATE OF
To: Palladino N
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 8508080764
Download: ML20213F383 (1)


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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 1717 H ST NORTHWEST *

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.ht 4 I ONCE AGAIN CALL UPON THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS$10N To SUSPEND '

i LOW-POWER TESTING AT THE SHOREHAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNTIL THE NRC'.

HAS COMPLETED A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF LAST WEEK'S ACCIDENT, AS' nELL AS THE LATEST INCIDENT IN WHICH AN AIR LINE BROKEs' SHUTTING 00MH' 4

THE PLANT. THIS LATEST ACCIDENT MAKES IT AT LEAST 3 PROBLEHS $1NCC THE START OF LOW-POWER TESTING LAST SUNDAY, ONCE AGAIN, FUNDAMENTAL

.I QUESTIONS ABOUT LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY'S (LILCO'S) CCHPETENCE TO SAFELY OPERATE A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT HAVE AR!SEN. FURTHERHORE, THE CONDITION OF THE EQUIPMENT Al SHOREHAM MUST BE QUESTIONED IN LIGHT OF 4

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IN VIEW OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS, I URGE THAT THE NRC PROMPTLY UNDERTAKE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THIS PAST WEEKEND'S ACCIDENT nHICH CAUSED A " HOT SHUT 00WN" 0F THE PLANT. FURTHERHORE, ! ASK THAT THE NRC REVIEW BCTH LILCO'S TRAINING OF PERSONNEL ANO THE CON 0! TION.

OF EQUIPMENT AT SHOREHAH TO DETERM.'NE WHETHER THE PLANT IS SAFE 70

- TEST AT LO*= POWER. PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THIS REVIEW, LOW = POWER TESTING SHOULO BE SUSPENDE0. ' ~

RICHARD M KESSEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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12:33 EST MGMCOMP 7/17...To E00 for Appropriate Action...Cpys to: RF..85-570 1

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