ML20249A861
| ML20249A861 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 04/28/1977 |
| From: | Mccormick R, William Ward NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNS-77-019A, PNS-77-19A, NUDOCS 9806190018 | |
| Download: ML20249A861 (2) | |
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Apr!1 28, 1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF SAFEGUARDS EVENT--
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This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE national security or Dublic interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date.
Facility: Quad-Cities Units 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Edison Company (DNs50-254,50-265), Cordova, Illinois
Subject:
NEWS ARTICLE IN MOLINE DAILY DISPATCH APRIL 26,1977(See PNS-77-19 dated April 21,1977)
A front page article entitled " FBI Probing Cordova Security" appeared l
in the subject newspaper and outlined several allegations made by three ex-guards who were employed at the Ouad-Cities site by Pinkerton.
The allegations related to such matters as doors to vital areas found open but not properly recorded as per instructions from management; that i
radiation detection procedures are lax; that intoxicated workers have l
been allowed on the plant site and that unidentified truck drivers are j
permitted on the site without adequate escort. The news article con-tains the names of the ex-guards who made the allegations to the newspaper reporter.
Region III is currently conducting a physical security inspection at the site, an investigator is arranging to interview the allegers for further details and two health physicists are evaluating radiation protection practices.
l There has been heavy news media interest in this matter, including national news services.
Region III is responding to the media requests for information.
Commonwealth Edison does not plan to issue a press V
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The Springfield, Illinois Field Office of the FBI has conducted a pre-l liminey inquiry and has forwarded the results to the Department of Justice.via FBI HQ to determine if further FBI involvement is warranted.
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Continued April 28, 1977 Page 2 PNS-77-19A The States of Illinois and Iowa have been notified of this matter.
Region III received notification of this occurrence by photo-copy of the news article from Commonwealth Edison at 5:45 p.m. on April 26, 1977.
Contact:
RGMcCormick, IE x27353 WJWard, IE x27353 Distribution:
Transmitted H St C1*S T Chairman Rowden C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY H. H. Whiteside, SCNR Commissioner Gilinsky H. R. Myers, HCEE Transmitted:
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