ML20129A129

Discusses Concerns Which Costello Communicated to NRC Chairman,Nrc & Governor of State of Ma Re Indictment of J Padavano & Discrepancies in Summer Evacuation Time Estimates.Served on 850712

ML20129A129
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	06/28/1985
From:	Quinn J PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
To:	Costello N MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
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CON-#385-774 OL, NUDOCS 8507150227
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Public SeMee of New Hornpahira June 28, 1985 AII 09 New Hampshire Yankee Division O m CE OF SEc;g t, Senator Nicholas J. Costello , 00CKEi!t.G r. SPvF !

Massachusetts Senate BRM Rom 217 State House <

Boston, MA 02133 ,

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Dear Senator Costello:

It is unfortunate that you did not ask us about the concerns expressed in your letter to the chairman of tha tRC and the Covernor of Massachusetts.

,- If you had done so, you would have received a proc:pt, factual reply which might a have addressed your concerns. i M

, While you are probably already aware of the following facts, 'they are C worth repeating here. '

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. With respect to the indictment of Mr. Sames Padavano, a former welding y; inspector employed by a sub-contractor at the rite, you should be aware that the t federal charges of falsifying weld examination reports were the direct ruult of g Seabrook's quality assurance program. In April, 1983, the quality'essu ence

program in place at Seabrook detected incensistencies in reports filed by Mr. -

d Padavano. ' ~

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tj Seabrook Station management inmediately notified the United States

< Nuclear Regulatory Comission. Sgarate investigations by the PRC tad Seabrook D Station management confirmed our inittel suspicions that this individual had

.l! . been filing falso reports. The irnestigation also verified that the kg situation was isolated to one individual. He was terminated imediately.

M gg We began an exhaustive re-examination of the work with which this inspector

< had been associated, some 2,400 items, to assure that Mr. Padavano's actions hd would not ca:: promise the safe and reliable operation of the Seatrook Station. As a

'* .5 result of that program, any and all deficiencies which might have affected plant 8E safety have been resolved. In addition to the actions and re-examinations taken by w- the Scabrook Station monarpnent,the IRC performed an indeperJent examination which

,9g resulted in a ecnfir:natory statement that all areas inspected met licensing com-

.. mitments and regulatory requirements. ,

'O q However, falsifying this type of record is a federal offense,. Seabrook N

• project personnel cooperated fully with tha investigations both of the tEC Office of Investigations and the subsequent crininal investigation carried -

out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In addition, Seabrook's coun-sol responsible for IEC matters wrked closoly with the United States Attorney's office to arrange for expeditious production of all requested project documents for use in the Crand Jury proceedings which resulted in the indictment.

The facts in this case are indisputable. This problem was brought to light solely as a result of the thoroughness of the project's quality assurance Program. 0507150227 050620 POR ADOCK 05000443

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4 Your letter also cited, as support for the claim, a time study done for as e of Seabrook's Emergency Planning Zone and referenced in a letter of' inqu to the Federal fromEmergency the RadiologicalManagement Response PlanYour Agency. Advisory letterConnittee in Ames%e ' dis-refers to possibl j crepancies" in the study. A response to that &=mittee's concerns is being i prepared and we will be happy to see to it that a copy of this response is l forwarded to your office.  !

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At the risk of oversimplification, suffice it to say that information 4 received from local officials who reviewed the 1983 draft indicated that the susser transient populations asstaned in that draft for certain areas may have j I been low. Ibrther investigation identified a higher " persons per vehicle"~  !

l r==har for the portion of the population that was at the beaches. As a result,

, the population estimate was revised upward.

• 1 i 'Ihis had no impact upon the stamer evacuation time estimates because these j are dependent upon the number of vehicles rad their nmement in the area for

which a finite number exists based upon the conservative assumption that the

nsaber is at a capacity peak. Capacity peak assumes a vehicle in every available parking space plus an allowance for illegally parked vehicles.

If, in the future, you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us.

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Sincerely, l M

John E. Quinn

! Director of Faergency Planning JEQ/et

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Nunzio Palladino, Oiairman, FRC V

! Governor Michael S. Dukakis  :

l Senator Edward M. Kennedy

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