ML20235S636

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Provides Description of Conflict of Interest Re Bradford & Roberts Concerning Participation in Matters on Proceedings. Roberts Granted Exemption from 18 U.S.C 208 Prohibition as to Southern Boiler & Tank Works,Inc.List of Facilities Encl
ML20235S636
Person / Time
Site: Browns Ferry, Oconee, Palo Verde, Grand Gulf, Sequoyah, Arkansas Nuclear, Midland, 05000000
Issue date: 08/11/1981
From: Moe M
NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
To: Chilk S
NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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FOIA-87-372 NUDOCS 8707210727
Download: ML20235S636 (3)


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CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONS REGARDING COMMISSIONERS BRADFORD AND ROBERTS l

. You asked =e to review some of the conflict of interes:

regarding Cot =issioner Bradford and Commissioner Rober concerns memorandun describes the areas where questions are costs.

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leaving the NRC nex:Cc==issioner 3radford has recen:1y' announced tha: 'he March to work for the State of Maine.

Since Maine is an intervenor in the Maine Yankee spent pool expansion proceeding, Coc=issicner Bradford has indicated fuel q-that he will no If Maine is a par:icipantpar:icipate in any decisions related to j

proceeding.

Coc=issioner Bradford would also be prohibi:ed froc~ participat-in any ing in a decision on that mat:er by the restrictions of 18 U S C 208 and 10 CFR 0.735-22.

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aware of any other proceeding I

I: has been past prac: ice that a Coc=issioner who is no par:icipa:ing-in a particular matter does not receive the documents concerning that l

ca::er.

All Coc=ission employees, including Commissioner Roberts, are prohibited fr = participating in any ma::ers in which they have a financial interest.

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0.735-21.)

Although Corraissicner Roberts has a continuin because his interests are notfinancial relationship with Southern Boile Inc.

the integri:y of his services to the governcent,so substantial as to b affect been granted an exemption from the 13 U.S.C.

he has 208(a) prohibition as to Southern Boiler.

Apart from the res trictions of 13 U.S.C. 208(a),

Boiler has performed work for a nutber of nuclear companies andbecause Sout suppliers, in certain circumstances there could be the propriety of Mr. Roberts rev a question of performed by his former cccpany.iewing matters involving work Thus, where in his role as Com:.is sioner Mr. Rober:s is in a position to act a

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OGC will advise Mr. Roberts and your vill come up in the future,

office as to whether his par:icipacion is permissible on a case-vould be helpful fj To that end, 1:

l to notify OGC whenever issues which may involve Southern Boi er by-case basis.

I as a:: aching a list of plants foi which Southern has perfor=ed work in the past and what the work relatedonly w arise.

Soile:I wish to e=phasize, however, that perfor=ed by Sou:hern Soiler during Ccemissioner Roberts' tenure to.

Thus it issue vill he be advised to recuse hi=self.

necessary to screen each document relating to one of the-(generally l

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