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Forwards insp rept re allegations made by AH Galer,news director for Asbury Park,NJ radio station.No new info of safety significance or regulatory interest not previously known to AEC found.Matter closed.

Accession Number: ML19289B309

Date Released: Sunday, November 8, 2020

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• ML20084B756 - Forwards insp rept re allegations made by AH Galer,news director for Asbury Park,NJ radio station.No new info of safety significance or regulatory interest not previously known to AEC found.Matter closed. (1 page(s), 11/4/1969)
• ML20084B891 - Informs that field representatives will investigate piping situation at power burst facility,per L Alsager 690621 telcon.Discussions re plant still at upper AEC levels & no communication made w/licensee at present. (1 page(s), 6/21/1969)
• ML20084B823 - Forwards WM Harris 690620 ltr & author 690908 response re weld & metal failures at plant.Requests AEC respond directly to WM Harris request. (5 page(s), 9/9/1969)
• ML20084B903 - Forwards piping,valves & fitting investigation rept for plant.Requests any comments or suggestions at earliest opportunity.W/o encl. (1 page(s), 6/12/1969)
• ML20084B872 - Responds to inquiry on plant re requirements for further insp of pipes & valves. (3 page(s), 7/16/1969)
• ML20084B777 - IE investigation rept on 690730-31.No noncompliance noted. Major areas investigated:allegations re leaking pipes installed at plant,falsified const costs,prevalence of racketeering & const matls stolen from site. (19 page(s), 10/2/1969)
• ML20084B896 - Summarizes conversation between HL Price & C Bauser re plant piping problem.Considerable amount of radiography & testing done by GE but addl testing will be required.JCAE should be advised of recent developments before high power operation. (1 page(s), 6/19/1969)
• ML20084B899 - Forwards excerpt from GE Functional Spec & Design Criteria for plant.GE considers B31.1 Nuclear Code Cases applicable to plant project as of 640713,when design criteria issued. (3 page(s), 6/18/1969)
• ML20084B840 - Expresses concern w/AEC 690801 authorization to increase plant to full power when,3 wks previously,AEC decided to further inspect reactor piping & relief valves before full power could begin.Requests info surrounding final decision. (2 page(s), 8/15/1969)
• ML20084B861 - "Div of Compliance Monthly Rept,Jul 1969." (2 page(s), 7/31/1969)
• ML20084B884 - Forwards rept covering results of Mar 1968 ultrasonic insp of plant piping.Amend 53 references rept to support GE position but rept does not change AEC position.W/o encl. (1 page(s), 7/1/1969)
• ML20084B878 - Confirms 690714 telcon w/each regional ofc re recent Commission decision at plant involving application of nuclear code case requirements to piping & valves within primary coolant boundary. (1 page(s), 7/14/1969)
• ML20084B791 - Forwards Div of Reactor Licensing rept requested by ES Muskie in response to 690620 ltr re stress corrosion at plant. (3 page(s), 10/13/1969)
• ML20084B813 - Discusses resolution of safety valve situations at Nine Mile Point & Ginna plants,per 690805 memo in which safety valve situation reported for Oyster Creek.No delay in plant completion or startup dates incurred due to safety valves. (2 page(s), 9/15/1969)
• ML20084B869 - Confirms conclusions stated at 690710 meeting re review of info provided in Amend 53 to OL application.Further action required. (3 page(s), 7/29/1969)
• ML20084B908 - Forwards Director of Regulation 690611 memo re comments on leak rate testing of MSIVs at plant.W/o encl. (1 page(s), 6/13/1969)
• ML20084B849 - Forwards for info,MM Mann 690805 memo re insps of adequacy of reactor safety valves & ATAPCO pipe insps for plant. (1 page(s), 8/14/1969)
• ML20084B858 - Forwards five colored prints of exterior of Metropolitan Plumbing Supply Co of Long Island,NY per request.Company supplied valves for plant.W/o photographs. (1 page(s), 8/1/1969)
• ML20084B767 - Forwards investigative rept following special insp re allegations made by AH Galer,news director of Asbury Park,NJ radio station.Investigation failed to reveal anything of safety significance.All concerns resolved. (1 page(s), 10/9/1969)
• ML20084B853 - Requests complete rept re nature of weld & metal problems at plant & attempts made to identify corrodents & solve problems.Info re release of radioactive matl into atmosphere also requested. (2 page(s), 8/1/1969)
• ML20084B866 - Telcon w/J Carlson,LD Low,RH Engelken,JP O'Reilly & C Miles re J Carlson & J Ryan telcon surrounding defective pipe findings by GE inspector & interview w/Asbury Park Press,NJ reporters. (6 page(s), 7/31/1969)
• ML20084B894 - Forwards final investigative rept re allegations concerning certain piping,fittings & valves at plant.Suppls info provided in 690502 & 12 memos.Addl comments & recommendations will be sent separately.W/o encl. (1 page(s), 6/20/1969)
• ML20084B808 - Responds to ltr requesting info re weld & metal problems. Leak found near attachment to reactor vessel during field hydrostatic test.Cause of leak under investigation.Findings led to investigative & subsequent repair program. (3 page(s), 9/17/1969)
• ML20084B828 - Forwards AEC summary of safety review of plant proposed operation in reply to 690813 request for info.Final supplementary insps & documentation of results confined to reactor piping & safety valves for safety review. (5 page(s), 8/29/1969)
• ML20084B875 - Discusses J Liberman,counsel for GPU 690715 telcon to advise AEC of GPU plans to issue press release re delays at plant. Action necessary to fulfill obligations to NY stock exchange. (1 page(s), 7/15/1969)
• ML20084B888 - Discusses 690625 telcon w/J Barnard re current thinking w/respect to requirements which should be fulfilled before plant brought to power operation.Unsatisfied w/amount of radiography done for suspect pipe fittings & valves. (2 page(s), 6/26/1969)
• ML20084B912 - Discusses major confrontation developing between GE & AEC re costs & delays resulting from repairs & investigations necessary to prove quality of uncertified piping,fittings & valves at plant.Application to other GE plants of concern. (6 page(s), 6/11/1969)
• ML20084B881 - Confirms notes & recollections of WO Strong statements re certification of six or seven welders employed by Alloy Tube & Pipe Corp during time plant pipes fabricated.Welding done w/automatic welding machines. (1 page(s), 7/10/1969)
• ML20072S394 - Telcon between J Carlson & J Ryan & press re defective pipes found 1 yr ago following insp by GE inspector. (4 page(s), 7/30/1969)