ML20141C843

Discusses 740821 Telcon W/Lf Ingram Re Questions from Novick on Status of Investigation of Bomb Threats & Valve Problems.Novick Was Referred to Util for Info on Investigation

ML20141C843
Person / Time
Site:	Zion, 07000135  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	08/23/1974
From:	Strasma J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
References
NUDOCS 8601030004
Download: ML20141C843 (2)

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, I received a call August_ 21, 1974, frees Frar.k Ingra:2,.HQ-PI, rolcyin3 g -

%uestiona frca Shalden Novtek, Enviremnt Rigsaicoi'St. I,culo (314 653-6500). k Novick uns intere sted in tha " status of the AEC invcotigation of tha b:nb

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.thresta ar.d valva prob 1cm.s at Zion."

b, y I told Movick that va ccalueted a ncurity in:pectica tha veek of August 15 h at Zion to c.assura tha plcat's ucurity prccedac u .';ainst tha approved }

security pinn. It tia not specifically .*n investiptica of the incidents. {

The results of tha inspoetica havo not yet beca cenpletoJ, ca! the ia:petica '

report will'not ba bada public for obvious cecurity re m ons. The report 12 [,

considered propriett.ry infore.:tica. The cover letter, hou ver, will La p availnble for the public in the public docu .ent rooms. Tha Ictter will J.

includo s h:ther or not nay violaticas ucro found in the inspection. ,

I told Novick the EC vis "coaccrned" uith the incibents, b'ut could not dispatch a tc:n of Invcatis/. tors to check thei. Ui are follouing tha ,

Ccc.aonscalth 4 ~ disca Invuti,ttica, tut it h n,t our roto to investinato 4 such incidants cad wa do n>t h hho e,rsanaal to coadoet euch r.n t

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invastinatica. Car in3poetica ontt t [th tha cecurity pro;r. u.  !

Ha aaked if Iccal polico vero heolv::d in tha inve.itination. I replici that the local polico nero called oa tha Au;uat 11 Leab threat, nasick '

asked tha datos of the boch threat - I clid eat eas Au;uct 11 and tho cther ona was several r.onths ego. {-

I Novi:k aaked if tho MC uca cencern3d that the percoa s.ho tripped the [

, valvos and the person z. akin 3 the becab threata vara the acna person. I l t responded that it h1d not boon concluded that tha valvo vos deliberately '

tripped by sceacao, although tha incid:nts . appeared suspicious." Other ,

I, c::planatioas ara possible (11ko vibration) for tripping tSo suitch. I '-

anid that the situation appears auspicious becauso thoro ucro throo L' occurrences on the same pump. Novick aaid he thought thero was coco then

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l ona valvo involved. I replied that the AEC had only boon notified of ,.

l throo .;bnoncal occurrencos involvine, tha fand. cater pump. );

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o I esttEsted it vould be a' veek to 10 days before the cover letter to the report is available. - -

- 'l Novick asked if an cuployao woro responsible for tho' incidents. _ I 6 restated that it has not been dateruined that tha ' occurrences vera l

l deliberato; if they uare deliberato, they v:ro 'probably caused by an. f, ceployee.or someone. authorized to ha in the plant. b

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