ML20246N698
| ML20246N698 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/21/1989 |
| From: | Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Delius L AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| Download: ML20246N698 (3) | |
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March 21, 1989 Mr. Lindel Delius 3611 Morton Drive Chattanooga, Tennessee 37415
Dear Mr. Delius:
This is in response to your letter to Victor Stello, postmarked February 8, 1989.
In your letter, a number of issues were raised regarding the conduct of licensee employees and the details of a particular TVA report.
In regard to your question concerning nuclear plant safety if the licensee inspectors lie to the NRC and escape detection, the NRC has a multi-level inspection program that reviews and evaluates information supplied by I
licensees. One of these reviews is performed at the plant level by the NRC resident inspectors who work at the nuclear power plant and who have access to licensee information frcm various different sources. Additional evaluations are performed by the NRC inspectors from the Regional and/or Headquarters Offices.
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engineers and specialized technical reviewers.
This multi-level program has been effective in detecting any misstatements by licensees.
In regard to your question concerning trusting NRC inspectors who participate in coverups, NRC management performs oversights and reviews of the activities of the inspectors. Much of the inspection efforts at a site are directed toward completing a prescribed inspection program. The findings of this inspection are documented in regular, routine reports that are reviewed by several other staff members before publication. The NRC has at least two resident inspectors at each active TVA site.
The residents part of the inspection program is divioed between the two of them.
In addition, there are inspections of the plant carried out by regional inspectors and inspections carried out by teams composed of residents from other sites, regional inspectors as well as headquarters inspectors.
The results of each of these inspections is documented in a reviewed and published report. The inspection program has built into it a variety of checks and balances to preclude loss of independence and objectivity. High ethical and moral standards are maintained and coverups are not and will not be tolerated.
Regarding your comment about Page 70 of the TVA Employee Concern Program Report ECP-07-SQ-510. " Heat Number Validation for QA Level Structural Steel Materials During the Construction Phase of Sequoyah Nuclear Plant," TVA identified several areas of potential wrongdoing which were referred to their Office of Inspector General. lhe NRC staff monitors the outcome of investigations such as these.
You were also concerned that the TVA report identified you as an employee.
The report identifies the person who brought the issues to their attention as a "CI," meaning a concerned individual.
The report does not reveal the identity of the concerned individual.
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