ML20236R808
| ML20236R808 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 10/16/1987 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS |
| To: | Garde B GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT |
| References | |
| CON-#487-4887 2.206, DD-87-17, NUDOCS 8711240044 | |
| Download: ML20236R808 (5) | |
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Dear Ms. Garde:
This is in response to your Petition, ~ filed pursuant.to 10 CFR 2.206 on March 19, 1984, en behalf of the Citizens Association for Sound Energy (CASE) and several.
1 nuclear workers at Comanche Peak. The Petition requested that the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) take certain actions with respect to alleged serious construction and documentation deficiencies at the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station of the Texas Utilities Electric Company'(TUEC). The. relief requested '
included immediate suspension of the construction and the construction permit for the Comanche Peak facility, a special NRC inspection at the facility, an independent design and construction verification program (IDCVP) to assess the integrity of the Comanche Peak Quality Assurance Program, and a comprehensive management audit of the TUEC officials by an independent management auditing firm. The NRC acknowledged receipt of the Petition by' letter dated May 24, 1984.
1 For the reasons set forth in the enclosed Director's Decision 'under 10 CFR 2.206, 00 17_, the relief requested in the Petition is granted in part and denied.in:
part. The request for special NRC inspections at the facility has been granted.
The requests to suspend construction activities and direct the applicants to initiate an independent design and construction verification program and manage-ment audits at Comanche Peak are denied.
This Decision was not completed sooner because of the pendency of related enforcement actions and the evolving nature of TUEC's corrective action programs.
i At this time, the related enforcement actions have been resolved and the TUEC programs are largely in place.
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1 Ps. Billie Pirner Garde October 16, 1937 A copy of the Decision will be filed with the Secretary of the Commission for its review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206(c) of the Commission's regulations.
As provided by this regulation, the Decision will constitute the final action of the Commissinn twenty-five days after the date of issuance of the Decision unless the Commission, on its own motion, institutes a review of the Decision within that time.
I have also enclosed for your information a copycof the 1
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notice that is being filed with the Office of the Federal Register for.
publication.
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Enclosures:
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Director's Decision 87-17 2.
Federal Register Notice cc w/ enclosures:
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Ms. ' Billie Pirner Garde October 16, 1987 j
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Asst. Director for Inspec. Progroms.
Thomas G. Dignan, Jr.
Do:es & Gray Comanche Peak Project Division n 5 Franklin Street U.S. huclear Regulatory Commission-Boston, Massachusetts 02110 P. 0. Box 1029 i
Granbury, Texas 76048 Rorert A. Wooldridge, Esq.
Regional Administrator, Region IV Wo' sham, Forsythe, Sampels &
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissinn Wooldridge 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000
- CC1 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Arlington, Texas 76011 Da;1as, Texas 75201 Lanny A.-Sinkin Mr. Homer C. Schmidt Christic Institute Director of Nuclear Services 1324 North Capitol Street Teos Utilities Electric Company Washington, 0.C.
20002 Skyway Tower 40C North Olive Street, L.B. 81 Deilas, Texas 75201 Mr. Robert E. Ballard, Jr.
Director of Projects Gibbs and Hill, Inc.
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New York, New York 10001 David R. Pigott, Esq.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe 600 Montgomery Street Mr. R. S. Howard San Francisco, California 94111 Westinghouse Electric Corporation P. O. Box 355 Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Suite 600 1401 hew York Avenue, NW Rered Hicks, Esq.
Washington. 0.C. 20005 Assistant Attorney General Environmental Protection Division Robert Jablon P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Bonnie S. Blair Austin, Texas 78711 Spiegel & McDiarmid 1350 New York Avenue, NW Mrs. Juanita Ellis, President Washington, D.C. 20005-4798 Citizens Association for Sound Energy 1426 South Polk tallas, Texas 75224 Ms. hericy H. Williams CY3NA Energy Services 2121 N. California Blvd., Suite 390 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 e
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Joseph F. Fulbright Fu? bright & Jaworski J 01 Mctinney Street Houston,' Texas 77010 I
Mr. Roger D. Walker, Manager' Nuclear Licensino Te.sas utilities Electric Ccmpany Skyway Tower 40C North Olive Street, L.B. 61 Dallas, Texas 75201 F,r. Jack Redding c/c Bethesda Licensing Texas Utilities Electric Company 3 hetro Center, Suite 610 Bethesda, Maryland 26814 William A', Burchette, Esq.
Cot.nsel for Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell Suite 700 1025 Thomas Jef ferson Street, NW Washington, D.C.
20007 Jer.es M. McGaughy G E.
Associates, Inc.
Suite 450 2525 Cumberland Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339 Ao inistrative Judge Peter Bloch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission Washington, D.C.
20555 Elizabeth B. Johnson Act inistrative Judge va. Ridge National Laboratory P. O. Box X, Building 3500 Gak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 3
Dr. Kenneth A. McCollom 1!07 West Knapp Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075 Dr. Walter H. Jordan 1
Actrinistrative Judoe 881 West Outer Drive 1
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 i
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.*1 Ms.. Billie Pirner Garde October 16, 1987 cc w/ enclosures (continued)
Mr. W. G. Counsil, Executive Vice President Texas Utilities Electric Company 400 florth Olive Street, L.D. 81 Dallas, Texas 75201 Mr. Paul Gosselink Attorney General's Office P. O. Bcx 12548, C6pitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 Bureau ~of Radiction Control State of Texas 1100 hest 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756 Office of the Governor ATTN: Darla Parker Office of Intergovernmental Relations P. O. Box 13561 Austin, Texas 78711 L
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County Judge Glen Rose. Texas 76043 Honorable Milton Meyer County Judge hocd County Courthouse Granbury, Texas 76048 o