ML20214A377
| ML20214A377 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 07/08/1986 |
| From: | Burton T CHICAGO TRIBUNE, CHICAGO, IL |
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| References | |
| OL-B-002, OL-B-2, NUDOCS 8705190427 | |
| Download: ML20214A377 (1) | |
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Safety inspectors at the Brandwood nu-I. control inspectors for companies that
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l the twt few weeks that safety concerns at ing the allegations, but not as actively as a the site are bems ignored, according to an it mi ht because the NRC inspector who 0
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hasis than qualit," according to a draft clamts by 24 quality control inspectors.
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memoran um obtained by The In that instance, the agency allowed Com-g EF monwealth Edison Co., the Chicago utili-n b e.
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. [ NRC documents and interviews with fed-Robert Dwyer, an Edison spokesmans, The control room for Braidwood's Reactor Number One: Are plant inspectors afritid to express concerns?'
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. eral officials, along with depositions in said that even though he wasn't familiae
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,y nave been raised for at least two years thorough insestigation. We take the time structure just cast of Int. Ilwy. 55. con-safe before the f.lant will be allowed to set out in the draft memo.
. j about the electrical quality control and to look at it. This is somethms that we sists of two reactors costing a projected open. A group o residents hving near the The NR'"s Struma confirmed the legit-j about how the N,RC responded.
and the NRC take seriously, total of $5.05 Inthon. about 33.5 odhon of piant has raised questions ahnut its safety-imacy of he memo, sayms it wis pre.
, Quality control inspectors hired by con-The disclosuye, of the renewed com-which has been spent. One reactor, al-Those hearin
. tractors on the job site are said to be nts by safety ms ors comes on the ready 95 percent budt, is scheduled for in Kankakee, bs, which have taken place hared ima r 'he assumption that it should arkham and Johet, have foiwarred to the complamants before afraid,to espress concerns to the NRC,*
Is of a vote by. Illinois Commerce completion in May.1987. wtule the other. focused on allegations that quality control the remtr*stenn hcensms board. Dut he according to the memo, prepared for Commission that raises an obstacle to the about 70 percent finished, is set for an inspectors for contractors at Braidwood NRC he d sa e aWs n o nin fB In a un ni October,1988. completion.
have been, harassed by supersisors into said that der an imtial inqUc is further
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' mission's division of ree tor projects at Edison 30 days to justify the costs of the Another challenge faced by Edison be-hurrymg mspection work to speed up investina mi As of now, he said. a final the a
. Gles flh.'s Midwest regionas office in nuclear plant or face possible revocation fore Braidwood can be finished is a set of construction.
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.t t:c draft memo has not been of the certificate approvmg construcuan hearings, focusms on safets issues, before Douglass Cassel Jr.. BPI's general coun-f,rwar teil as % ashington.
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