European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tva claims of safety questioned Washington not the nuclear regulator commission is investigating the actions of top officials of the Tennessee Valley authority after concluding that one of them made false statements about the safely and readiness of one of its nuclear reactors according to a commission memorandum. All five nuclear Power reactors of the huge govern Merit owned Utility have been shut Down for 13 months to review a Large number of construction flaws and problems with safety  wednesday the investigating subcommittee of the House committee on Energy and Commerce will recall members of the panel s enforcement staff to the third in a series of Public hearings on what its chair Man rep. John d. Dindl has called a regulatory breakdown at the commission. Last week the panel obtained a july 28 memo from Harold r. Demon the commission s director of re actor regulation to the Agency s office of investigation citing material false statements by the  commission spokesman Frank Ingram con firmed saturday that the Denton memo was u request for an inquiry into incorrect Tva statements about the Cadi Ness of inc warts bar unit i a new reactor 40miles South of Knoxville term. At Issue was the Readi Ness of the reactor vessel for the insertion of uranium fuel to generate  to the memo the statements were written by Hugh Parris then the manager of engineering and Power for to a. He resigned in  this year the regulatory commission began questioning the certifications for the Walls bar reactor in Light of complaints by employs. In april adm. Steven a. White the new manager of the Tva s nuclear Power program formally withdrew two certifications of Nadine a by Parris. Since then there have Bee no further alien Pis by the Tva to certify inc reactor s readiness Staft members of the Dingell panel have also obtained copies of a report by a group assigned by White s management team to weigh employee accounts of unsafe construction procedures at the Schu Oyah nuclear Plant near Chattanooga Tenn. The Admi ral has publicly set reopening dates for Sequoyah the first of five plants he wants to get Back on line for january and More recently March 1987. Under the atomic Energy act the arc relies largely on the statements of the nuclear utilities it licenses to enforce compliance with safety and operating standards. The Demon memo said that twice in 1985, on feb. 20 and april 5, Parris certified to the commission in writing that the final construction of the Walts bar reactor had been completed in compliance with All safety regulations and was ready to be fuelled a step that would a expensive to undo. Wednesday october 1, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 voyager non Slop non refuelled global flight air plane constructed of lightweight composite materials fuel Pilot food and water aboard will my the planned route of 27,750milos. Sex packed to last 10-12 Days. Planned round Lac world route or the voyager experimental aircraft covering almost 28,000 Miles. Experimental plane s Crew set for flight around world Mojave Calif. Up the voyager  air plane that resembles a prehistoric Bird made what could be its final flight test monday before attempting an unprecedented trip around the world without refuelling it s been a very successful lest flight and hopefully after the evaluation from this test we should know a Dale for the world flight spokeswoman Wanda Wolf said from the Crew s Headquarters. The plane took off from the Mojave Airport in the California desert Early in inc morning and landed there just after noon. Wolf said an evaluation of the plane s performance and equipment would be released shortly and the pilots probably would announce the Date of their round the world flight at that time. The test flight was the 52nd for the fragile looking voyager which weathered a bout with turbulence a week ago when pilots Dick Rutan and Dcuna  the spindly aircraft Over the desert floor. Yeager is no relation 10 noted test Pilot Chuck Yeager. House acts to Speed citizenship for aliens curb illegal entry Washington a the House moving swiftly after refusing to Lake up major immigration Reform legislation last week agreed monday to four Bills that would Speed citizenship for some aliens and seek to bar the illegal entry of others. But it crushed a fifth Bill by a vote of 308-81 after one member charged it would Clear the Way for the entry of prostitutes drug paddlers and religious leaders such As the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesha. The remaining package of four Bills was then sent to the Senate where they must be quickly approved i they Are to become Law before Congress adjourns. The Defeated Bill was one by rep Romano Mazzoli Day chairman of the House immigration subcommittee calling for the easing of entry Tor nuns mow and other religious workers Tor temporary service with their churches. Existing Law Grants special immigrant status to ministers but not to other religious workers. The Bill was immediately attacked by rep. James Sensenbrenner r-wis., who noted that it could also allow the entry of aliens convicted of prostitution Orother acts of moral turpitude committed More than 10 years earlier. No objections were raised to the other four Bills All of which were quickly passed by voice vote. One seeks to Speed citizenship for immigrants who have met All qualifications for naturalization other than being sworn in by Federal or slate judges. It would allow the naming of special judges to swear them in. Another Bill would Grant the alien spouse of a american citizen conditional resident status for two years after which the couple would have to establish the Validity of their marriage. The Bill Calls for a Fine of up to $250,000 and Aprison sentence of up to five years for a rotations. Two other Bills seek to clarify provisions of Enis Lintlaw limiting Legal immigration to 270,000 a year one includes the easing of rules for the admittance of children adopted abroad by . Citizens. The other Bill Calls for even More changes including on allowing children under the age of 18 to gain citizenship through the naturalization of their parents. The Bills were passed Only Days after the House sidetracked a major Bill to Grant amnesty to illegal aliens who entered the United state before 19b2. The House refused to Lake in up because of a controversial amendment that would also have granted Legal status to aliens who had worked for 60 Days in agriculture Between May 1985 and May 1986, hopefully this will be the last test flight Wolf  each test the Crew has loaded More fuel into the plane which carries 17 tanks stashed in every Nook and cranny of the lightweight Craft one of them Neil to the Pilot s  plane which averages Between 60 and 80 Runph will carry 8,400 pounds of fuel on its Globe girdling journey. The pilots expect to ouch ground after the non refuelling trip with fuel to  fact that it flies so slowly is what helps voyager conserve fuel Wolf  spokesman Peier Riva said last week thai leftover fuel is one of the goals of the world flight an voyager officials expect the plane to land with As much As 0 percent of the original  said turbulence in the Mojave last week proved difficult for the pilots who found the increased fuel weight altered the plane s Center of Gravity which caused mane vering difficulty in rough  the latest test flight pilots earned almost the full fuel Load. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 1.1946 women s army corps capt Kath Leen Durant former manager of the Kronborg Castle officers club Wai found guilty in Frankfurt for tier role in the then of the $1,5 million Worth of he Sun Crown jewels 30 years ago today. Oct. I 1956 Yale s president soothed indignant traditionalists with firm insistence that coeducation at the University in new Haven conn., is Remote de spite Strong backing by the Dean of admissions. 20 years ago foe a. Oct. 1966 actor Eric Fleming Tarof the to series Rawhide drowned when i Canoe capsized Ina Swift flowing River in Peru s Back country the . Embassy said in Lima. To years ago today. Oct. I. 1976 president Ford defended his re Cord of personal integrity and denied he Ever misused Campaign. Stradi Ford talked to reporters in the Oval office about report that the watergate special prosecutor a investigating his congressional Campaign finances