ML20215M661

Insists That NRC Respond to 861014 Telcon Re Fraudulent Leak Rate Testing & Extent of NRC Involvement in Cover Up.Nrc Under Statutory Obligation to React to Cases of Crime W/ Safety Implications.Record of 861105 Telcon Encl

ML20215M661
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Issue date:	11/10/1986
From:	Reytblatt Z ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHICAGO, IL
To:	Zech L NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY lewis College of Science and Letters Department of Mathematics November 10, 1986 The Honorable Londo Zech, Chairman US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Honorable Sir:

I wrote to you in March, 1986, and requested that (1) the leak rate tests not be conducted on an exemption basis using the faulty methodolgies that had not been endorsed.

(2) that my Report prepared in partial fulfillment of my subcontract with NRC be responded to, (3) that cases of obvious fraud, and suspicious activities of some NRC staff members to cover up the fraud be investigated, and (4) that an adequate testing methodology be developed and implemented.

With regret, I must remark that none of these legitimate concerns have been adequatelyraddressed and resolved by your Office.

Similarly, I have not received a response from Messrs.

Zerbe - Mullins (Exh. A).

I tried to reach you by telephone but your secretary refused to connect me with you although the matter was indisputably out of the ambit of pending lawsuits and was about the ordinary fraud, evidense of which had been submitted to you personally (Exh. B).

I am enclosing the letter from Ms. Jourdan of NRC which purports that ~the issues in my letter to you of March, 1986 are either " indisputably within the scope" or " fall clearly within the ambit" of pending law suits (Exh. C). In absense of arguments in her letter she resorted to personal improper remarks and to distortion of truth.

For example, she purports that I gave an in.terview to OIA which is a lie.

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As another example, she purports that certain documents

("51,59,64,69,76") had responded to my concerns which "I did not like." I am enclosing Mr. Bernero's statement at the public meeting as late as October 17, 1985 where he concedes that these issues should be responded (Exh. D).

Several recent FOIA searches identified no technical Bernero's response. l Interestingly, the " list of contacts" of Ms. Jourdan does not contain Mr. Rehm's letter to the Honorable Asselstine and my reply to this letter, as well as a " discussion" presented by Bernero at the October 17, 1985,. meeting, and ay letter to Bernero of October 25, 1985.

A number of deficient and fraudulent tests (Zion) have been conducted on an exemption basis. Fraudulent computer

, programs were extensively used-in violation of Appendix J to 10 CFR, Part 50 (LaSalle, Byron, Zion). As the listing of

, these programs and scarce available data reveal, unlimited j amount of the data were " erased," " wiped out," and substituted by garbage. The calculated leak rates have been manipulated sometimes into becoming negative and such absurd and sometimes fraudulent results have been accepted by NRC.

A relief has been granted to the citizens of Illinois in the form of a cold shutdown of thb Zion Plant for repair and-retesting of its containment system in 1984 However, the -

test of 1984 was conducted with severe violations of Appendix J to 10 CFR. The same fraudulent computer program apparently was used.

A technical evidence of fraud was presented-to Bernero a year ago. I insist that the complete investination of,Mr.

Bernero's cover-up be initiated.

Many short tests have been allowed on an exemption basis (Palo Verde) although the so-called diurnal effects clearly

- indicate that such tests can not be justified with the present methodology.

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. In fact, ANY VALUE OF LEAK RATE CAN BE " DETERMINED" FOR  !

ANY CONTAINMENT SYSTEM USING THE PRESENT METHODOLOGY. This has been proven beyond any reasonable doubt theoretically, on worked examples and by the actual fraudulent tests.

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3-That the " calculated" leak rate can be 10 times smaller than a real leak rate has been admitted by NRC staff on June 4, 1985.

The leak rate test is the ultimate and only. test that ascertains the adequacy of a containment system. 10 CFR does not allow operation of nuclear facilities whose leak rate has not been determined in accordance with Appendix J thereto and plant technical specifications.

Several high-ranking NRC Staff Members have violated 10 CFR as explained in my letters of March, 1986. It appears that consistent violations of NRC regulations form a pattern which strongly indicates that there is a conspiracy to cover up bad tests, to prevent the d;velopment and implementation of a decent testing methodology, and to sabotage the investigation into activities of the conspirators.

Ms. Jou'rdan's letter is clearly another manifestation of the conspiracy.

It appears that the design of some containment systems is inherently poor. Examination of event logs indicate numerous failures even'to pressurize containments which sometimen have hundreds of penetrations.

Some utilities may have a vested interest in misrepresenting plants with faulty containment systems as adequate. Repairs and rehauling to make such systems adequate, is a costly undertaking.

Regrettably, such NRC officers as Messrs. Rehm, Bernero, Denton cover up bad tests, and other officers, as explained in my letter to Commissioners of March, 1986, apparantly conspire with them.

How else can be explained outrageous lies of Mr. Kammerer to U.S. Congressmen (Exh. E)? He referred to Ms. Wawzenski's orders not to communicate with me. However, she never spoke nor wrote to Mr. Kammerer (Exh. F)!

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_4-i Provide full response to my letter to the Commissioners of March, 1986. Grant me a 5-minute slide presentation before the Commission. Prepare a response to my criticism.

Set a meeting where the NRC Staff would respond to.the questions. Create a small ad hoc investigative group or invite a congressional investigation in to the activities of suspected conspirators.

,Your predecessor, the Honorable Palladino, publicly promised on April 12, 1986, at the American Power Conference Meeting in Chicago, to hold a discussion on the subject. It is believed that his retirement prevented him from initiating an investigation.

One of the issues raised in my letters was an ordinary crime committed by using fraudulent options of computer programs which fraudulently replace the real data by something else.

I insist that you return my telephone call to you of October 14, 1986, and inform me on the present situation with this matter.

You are under the statutory obligation to react to cases of crime which may have-serious safety implications. Your failure to react may leave no choice other than initiating an impeachment process. ,

Sincerely,

/'j Reytblatt Assoc. Professor Dept. of Mathematics

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