ML17276A420

Disputes That Util Has Been Unresponsive to Seismic Issues. Consultants Do Not Conclude That Seismic Design Basis Inadequate.Meeting Proposed to Resolve Dispute

ML17276A420
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Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	11/06/1981
From:	Ferguson R WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
To:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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GOMNI.SSI ON VASHINGTONp DC~V,~'1)~~S')lggl..4r t~Q.7((" 1<<e~~t.~+'Q'la (.'.~<~~~4~T (j~)~)4~(%e-'~r>>)>>EN." q THE'-""'ND'VER".:

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'OME r THIS IMFORMATI ON'LEADS US OE3'UR CONSULTANTS TO CQMC1 UDE'"~..THAT, OUR,, CURRENT.SKI SNI C DESIGN'BASIS IS!'ZNADEQUATEe'

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I>>ATTENTI OMr,;HR~BILL DI RCKSp.,'EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS NRC>>5UMECTt..NRC REVIEW OF HANFORD SEISMIC'ISSUES

>>I DEAR BILLt*" I<<~*:".t....RECEMTLYi A MEMBER: OF t THEi NRR STAFF CONTACTED'ON

'BOUCHER'~,)HY, STAFF,'AND INDICATED THAT.T!GEOSCI.NOES REVIEW SCHEDULE FOR".VNP 2 HAY BE IN.SERIOUS JEOPARDY AMD.THAT=THE SUPPLY SYS'd t'AS.MOT BEEN FULLY RESP'OMSIVE TO'NRG',CDNCERNS RESTIVE.HAMFORD.SITE SEISMI C I SSUES~.THE'NRR'STAFF'UGGESTED

'WE, AGRFED yTO'HAVE,TECHMI CAL AND MANAGEMENT MEETINGS'N i T TOPIC'N~D-ÃOUENBERa';

I VOULD,LIKE.

To.HAKE,TMO POINTS TO YOU,REGARDING='THXFORSS FIRSTp,,I WOULD'I SPQTE: STATEMEMTS THAT THE SUPPLY~SYSTEM".BEEbt UNRESPONSIVEtt ON HAMFORD SEISNI C'SSUES'AMP I ASSU YOU, QE)INTEttD TO CONTINUE,A RESPONSIBLE POLICY'M'HIS RE I.I,")'.IN, FQCTp~SINCE,%HE<MP-B, PSARp-THE SUPPLY SYSTEM HAS,'OND ED, EXHAUSTIUEp MULTI-MILLI ON DOLLAR PROGRANS*DIRECTED AT 501VING(MRC CONCERNS ABOUT HANFORD GEOLOGY AND'SEISMICITY TiHE NRCi STAFF HAS BEEN PRO I DED ATA F ON THESE PROB RAN 5)'t~'~j,." j 1 eg~~~,~\p)j'i~))i$1~'l-'""i-'\a)e'ii2170709 Bii20'll~PDR ADQCK 05000397 gt,.'b~+~t("y~Q-'()~QgM4 i&t'lt~'~)4~

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'F THE HNAFORD GEOLOGICAL AND SEISMIC'ATA' I I AH CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUING TO PERPETUATE, SUPPLY"UNDED GEOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAMS'AND"WHAT'IF"'SORT SVWZ CONTRIBUTE TO IMPBQVED SAFETY OF OUR PRETAT I ON SECONDLY SYSTEM OF QTI ON b~EZN'Ou CONSULTANTS AND~1 W~~\~g', I~CAL AND I r~g~1 I" I.'I'r'ATTING ON-THIS MATTER IN AFEW.WEEKS+!I~~I T FEP.GUSPNl: ".'.".: :!I,~il*'","~"-'.'IRECTQR

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RESULTING EACH TIME: IN A NEW SERIES OF QUESTIONS MEETINGS AND CONCERNS"'I BELLIEUE'THAI.'PHE'QUESTION OF THE APPROPRIATE SEI SMIC DESIGN BASIS rFOR,l THE HNAF)ORD.SITE IS AN ISSUE WHOSE RESOLUTI0!4-REQUIRES SOUND>'".'!I'I CONSIDERkD JUDG ehfENTS AND I AM HOPEFUL'HAT THE" NRR,MANAGEMENT:"I!4 G CAN DEUOfE THE NECESSARY ATTENTION TO RES03 VE THIS ISSUE IN')'>'";"=" IN A TIM LY~I~G f IN A TI/ELY FASHIONG X4OFUPPORT

'OF OUR,'WNP 2'OPERATING LICENSE-, l 1 REU IEW~BECAUSE)HE SEISMIC ISSUE AT HNAFORD'S OF SUCH BROAD-QIGNIF 1 I CANCE)NCLUDING THREE.SUPPLY SYSTFP1.PLANTS'HE ENTIRE DOE HANFORD COMPLEX (BOTH CIVILIAN AND YiILITARY PROGRAMS)'AND I.THE NESCO'SKAGIT PROGJECT>AND BECAUSE>tE WANT'TO MAINTAIN~')'I'I<';I OUR MNP-REVIEW SCHEDUl'E~

I,'WOULD..

LIKE TO DISCUSS.THI S'ATTERI-e VITH YOU PERSONAL Y!AS SOON'AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING'HE TECHNI-")"'ANAGEHENT MEETING'S BEVWEEN QUR'STAFFS, IN'MID-NOVEMBERN

~'!'"Il~.,~I THANK Y0$FOR YOUR CONSIDKRAITON OF.THIS"I SSUEGOOK F t I t.

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