ML20205F560

Discusses Adequacy of Emergency Diesel Generators Mfg by Tdi.Requests Info Re Why NRC Stopped Providing Documents on Tdi Issue to Licensing Boards & Parties & What Documents Not Sent to Boards Which Bear Upon Resolution of Issue

ML20205F560
Person / Time
Site:	Washington Public Power Supply System
Issue date:	06/26/1984
From:	Bell N NUCLEAR INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICE
To:	Berlinger C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8511120282
Download: ML20205F560 (2)

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Nuclear Information and Resource Service 1346 Connectcut Avenue NW,4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 296-7552 June 26, 1984 Car 1~Berlinger

= Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S.. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wasington D.C. 20555 ,

Dear Mr.-Berlinger:

The. adequacy-of emergency. diesel generators manu-factured by Transamerica Delaval Inc. ('IDI) ' is central to l whether a dozen'or so power plants will be granted operating '

licenses, and when. As you know, the TDI issue has been raised 2.ua sponte by some Licensing Boards, and-as a contention.in other proceedings. Earlier in.the year, much of.the information concerning the-development of the TDI l issue, in particular the work of the TDI Owners' Group, was supplied.to proceeding. participants. .These materials in-cluded meeting notices, meeting transcripts and correspon-1dence between the--Owners' Group and-the NRC Staff. They were submitted as-though they were Board Notifications al-

,though they-were not formally identified as such. Presuma-bly this'information was provided in keeping with the  :

Staff's legal responsibility.to keep Licensing Boards'and  ;

parties. informed of developments which might bear upon par-ticular plants.

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'In the last two months,'although the' Owners' Group meetings have continued, and the first Owners' Group reports have been-issued, these " Board Notifications' have ._almost entirely ceased. As afresult, parties to proceedings, and ,

the Licensing Boards themselves, are no longer:being kept  !;

apprised of theLatatus of this important issue. On behalf-of the many intervenors'who-have raised this issue, and the i Coalition for Safe Power which I represent in the WPPSS No. l 1 operating license proceeding, I would like to know:

1. Why the-Staff stopped _providing documents on the TDI

, . issue to the Licensing Boards and parties.of-.affected pro-

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ceedings; l 2. What documents have-not been sent to Licensing Boards and ,

l- ' parties which-bear upon the resolution-or litigation of the

LTDI issue; and I

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3. What does the Staff'believe is its obligation.to provide information to Licensing Boards and parties and how does the

-i Staff intend to fulfill its responsiblity ?

I would appreciate a response at your earliest possible convenience as your answers bear upon my work and that of my

, fellow intervenors.

Sincerely, hA.2 Nina Bell

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