PNO-III-85-070, on 850806,Monroe County Board of Commissioners Requested Full Investigation of Operational Procedures & Employee Credentials Due to 850702 Unplanned Criticality Not Reported to NRC Until 850715
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 08/08/1985 |
| From: | Chrissotimos N, Norelius C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| References | |
| PNO-III-85-070, PNO-III-85-70, NUDOCS 8508130179 | |
| Download: ML20133M595 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-85-70 Date August 8, 1985 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or
[nh public interest significance. The information is as initially received without veri-fication or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the staff on this date.
Facility: 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
Subject:
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REQUEST INVESTIGATION OF UTILITY AND NRC The Monroe County Board of Comissioners decided on August 6,1985, to request Congressman John Dingell to conduct a full investigation of the operational procedures and the credentials of employees performing 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 information from the Commission 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 PN0-III-85-58). The formal request has not yet been made in writing.
The Office of Investigations is currently conducting an investigation into the timeliness of reporting and the circumstances related to the event. Mr. Keppler, Regional Administrator, contacted the Chairman of the Board of Comissioners to inform him of the ongoing investigation and inspection activities and offered to brief the Comission on the event. The Commission will consider this offer.
The plant is currently in cold shutdown while completing several corrective actions to minimize operational errors, and to perform maintenance.
The State of Michiqan will be informed.
The utility was informed of the Board of Comissioners' decision late on August 6, and they in turn, informed the Senior Resident Inspector early on August 7,1985.
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