IR 05000341/1985040

Informs That Closure of Action Item Tracking Sys F03048785 Cannot Be Accomplished Based on Insp Rept 50-341/85-40 Not Issued Pending Receipt of Stated Repts Re 850723 Meeting Concerning 850701 Criticality Event

ML20202H996
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Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	12/05/1985
From:	Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Lickus R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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1985 DEC 5 MEMORANDUM FOR: Roland Lickus, Chief, State and Government Affairs FROM: Edward G. Greenman, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects SUBJECT: AITS NO F03048785, INSPECTION REPORT 50-341/85-040 In a letter dated August 13, 1985 Mr. Richard Petticrew, Chairman, Monroe County Board of Commissioners, requested a copy of our documentation of the July 23, 1985 meeting between DECO and the NRC on the premature criticality event of July 1, 198 As you are aware, documentation of.the July 23, 1985 meeting is contained in Inspection Report 50-341/85-040. By memo dated November 15, 1985, A. B. Davis confinned with C. Norelius that the subject Inspection Report was not to be issued pending receipt of the 01 & OIA reports. After receipt we will be prepared to issue the repor Based on the above, closure of AITS No. F03048785 cannot be accomplished at this tim c$ d'""

Edward G. Greenman, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Projects cc: A. B. Davis C. E. Norelius N. J. Chrissotimos

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~l LELIMINARY N3TIFICATION OF EVEN~ R UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-8 'O Date August s, 1985 tis preliminary notification crnstitutes EARLY notice cf events of POSSIBLE safety cr i ablic interest significance. The information is as initially received without veri-l cation or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the staff on this dat cility: Detroit Edison Company Licensee Emergency Classification:

Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant Notification of an Unusual Event Newport, MI 48166 Alert Site Area Emergency Docket No. 50-341 General Emergency X Not Applicable Lbject: COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REQUEST INVESTIGATION OF UTILITY AND NRC The Monroe County Board of Comissioners decided on August 6,1985, to request Conaressman John Dingell to conduct a full investigation of the operational procedures

nd the credentials of employees perfoming operations at the Fermi 2 plant. The request will also include a full investigation of whether NRC representatives at the site were responsible for the withholding of infomation from the Comission and the public. The request stems from the July 2, 1985 unplanned criticality which was not reported to the Region III office until July 15, 1985. (Reference PNO-III-85-58). The fomal request has not yet been made in writin The Office of Investigations is currently conducting an investigation into the timeliness of reporting and the circumstances related to the event. Mr. Keppler, Reaional Administrator, contacted the Chaiman of the Board of Comissioners

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to infom him of the ongoing investigation and inspection activities and offered to brief the Commission on the event. The Comission will consider this offe The plant is currently in cold shutdown while completing several corrective actions to minimize operational errors, and to perfom maintenanc The State of Michigan will be infome The utility was infomed of the Board of Comissioners' decision late on August 6, and they in turn, informed the Senior Resident Inspector early on August 7,198 ssotimos (388-5716) C. Norelius (388-5603)

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