ML20248F703

Discusses Meeting W/P Blanch.Info Partially Withheld

ML20248F703
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	04/08/1996
From:	Brian Holian NRC
To:	Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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April 8, 1996 l Note To: Chairman Jackson From: Brian Holian Y Coordinated With: Kathry Anne e, M e I

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Meeting with Paul Blanch (4/9/96) l BACKGROUND:

• Previous visit - October 24, 1995 - cancelled.

TAB C has briefing notes prepared for that meeting.

e TAB B has more extensive notes on the Whistleblower paper.

e TAB A has significant correspondence in the last 5 months.

e Notes: 1) On the evening of April 8, a public meeting (was) held at Millstone to discuss 10 CFR 2.206 issues.

2) Mr. Blanch is attending the Reg. Info. Conf.

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Utilities problems (and cther whistleblower problems) are the direct result of the NRC's failure to enforce regulations.

e His 3/3/96 letter reiterates again his feeling that "every" MOV should be verified to satisfy acceptance that safety  ;

systems are capable of performing their functions. He also  !

desires to know if cert ai n operability determinations have l been completed at "every" plant regarding instrumentation j questions (condensing pots).

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1 l ) ' NRC's Whistleblower Protection Policy SE4 TAS B --

l e Mr. Blanch's 4/30/95 letter, sent on behalf of the National Nuclear Safety Network, concludes that if NRC would enforce the regulations - the number of H&I allegations would decrease significantly. This letter submitted comments on the Draft Policy Statement -

Freedom of Employees in the Nuclear l Industry to Raise Safety Concerns Without Fear of Retaliation.

i Their conclusion was that a policy statement is not necessary; rather, a change is required in the will of the NRC to enforce present regulations.

e The policy statement was faxed to Mr. Blanch.

Analysis: The staff believes that the policy statement and other improvements in the agency's response to allegations are j of value. The staff strives for consistent application of 1 enforcement, commensurate with safety significance.

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, i He also finds it illogical (as stated in the TIME article) that there is no " provision for rereview" after licensing.

e In the staff's 9/28/95 response to him on this issue, we stated that "the NRC staf f does use the guiddi7es of Part 100 as acceptance criteria in evaluating issues that may affect design basis accident dose consequences at operating reactors."

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W I Note: Following are several pages with highlighted information specifically on his Part 100 issue.

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$1RMAN JACKSON'S SCHEDULE

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!:30AM Depart via NRC car

30AM 9:15AM Opening Speech at the Regulatory Information Conference - Capital Hilton, 100116th Street, N.W.

Presidential Ballroom l (Contact: Anna May Haycraft,415-3075) l l

J15AM 9:45AM Meet with Anitti Vuorinen, Chairman of Finland's Nuclear Safety inspectorate, at the Capital Hilton - Agreement with Finland will be signed during the meeting

):30AM 12:15PM Meeting with Paul Blanch;M Q(p

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t00PM 2:30PM Chairman's Morning Meeting

[00PM 3:30PM Commissioner Rogers

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