ML20248F703
| ML20248F703 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 04/08/1996 |
| From: | Brian Holian NRC |
| To: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| ML20248F498 | List: |
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| FOIA-COR98-114 NUDOCS 9806040389 | |
| Download: ML20248F703 (3) | |
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Note To:
Chairman Jackson From:
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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.
TAB B has more extensive notes on the Whistleblower paper.
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TAB A has significant correspondence in the last 5 months.
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- 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 been completed at "every" plant regarding instrumentation j
questions (condensing pots).
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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 Industry to Raise Safety Concerns Without Fear of Retaliation.
l Their conclusion was that a policy statement is not necessary; i
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
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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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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 t00PM 2:30PM Chairman's Morning Meeting
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[00PM 3:30PM Commissioner Rogers
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