European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday october 22, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 probe of Seabrook nuclear Plant urged Seabrook . A lawmaker from Maine. New Hampshire and Massachusetts have called for an Independent investigation of the safely of the Seabrook nuclear Power Plant. The lawmakers issued their Call at a news conference monday after to former Plant construction workers outlined what they said were safely problems Rosl involving piping going Back As far As 1982. The workers who have come Forward today arc calling into question Seabrook i safety record and the Public has the right to know whether or not these allegations Are True said Massachusetts slate sen. Nicho Las costello. Costello suggested forming an investigation team of nuclear Power Industry experts with no Seabrook inter est with the study to be funded by Seabrook s owners. He was joined in his Call by Maine state rep. Neil old and two new Hampshire state representatives Ednapearl Parr and Roberta Pevear. John Kyle a spokesman for the Plant attended the news conference and then held his own. There was absolutely nothing raised today that we have not heard before and absolutely nothing that has l been thoroughly investigated Kyte old report ers. Many of the allegations amount to nothing More than hearsay Many others Are based on Persona opinion rather than an understanding of the proper procedures and methods required when building a nuclear facility and the few thai were found to have some basis have been addressed and resolved Kyte said. The lawmakers news conference was organized by the employee s Legal project an Amesbury mass., group. The organization was formed in june to assist whistle blowers among workers at new England nuclear Power plants. Project coordinator Sharon Tracy said the group would formally ask the nuclear regulatory commis Sion to order an Independent investigation As the arc has done with plants in Ohio and Michigan. The nuclear commission on Friday awarded the sea Brook Plant a License to Load nuclear fuel into its re actor and conduct some tests but not to Start a fission reaction. 6 firms 7 individuals charged in Price conspiracy Seattle a seven people an six corporations have been charged in a nationwide Price boosting conspiracy by a Pip making company and supplier which bilked nuclear Power plants and other projects of up to s4 million. . Attorney Gene Anderson Fri agent in charge Don Tokunaga and irs District chief Robert Mirsberger told news conference Here monday that a 1 i year investigation which led to the charges had uncovered a pervasive and far Flung the biggest victim was the Riverbend station unit i in St. Francisville la.,operated by Gulf states utilities co., which lost about $ 1.5 million they said. The conspiracy also allegedly bilked More than from the washing ton Public Power Supply system on con tracts for piping used in a pass plants nos. I and 4. Companies named in the indictments were Benjamin f. Shaw co Laurens . Standard pipe & Supply co. And Capitol pipe & steel products Bala can nuclear Power Chicago Tilburne graphic Bowce Deoa Meni of Energy wed. A. Louis p. Canuso inc., dept Ford . Ladish co., Cudahy wis. And Guyon alloys inc., Wayne a. Gerald d. Profitt of Delray Beach fla., former president of the Shaw company and already indicted on different charges in Trenton ., was described in Federal papers As director of the in an indictment bin not charged was w. Robert Short former Man Ager of purchasing for Shaw who officials said cooperated with the government s investigation. Short is serving a 4l/ year Pris on term after being convicted in Delaware of accepting More than $400,000 in kick backs from Shaw said the a pass task Force which hns for two years been investigating financing and contracts involved in the construction of five nuclear plants in Washington stale was tipped to possible wrongdoing by testimony from were filed investigations were submitted to grand juries in Seattle and charged include Daniel m. Petrovc of Glen Mills pa., and Allan s. Miller of Wynnewood pa., president and vice president respectively of Standard pipe John a. Dockray of St. David pa., Nicholas a. Cannone of Bryn mawr a and James p. Dooner of Houston All Guyon alloys vice presidents and Anthony John Prolo of we Schesler pa., a vice president for Louis p. the a pass and Louisiana plants other major projects alleged to be victims of the conspiracy include a two unit nuclear Power Plant project the Lasalle county station Marseilles iii., built for the Commonweal Hedison company. The a1rco Carbon Needle Coke Plant at Seadrift Texas. The Gelly refinery at Delaware City Del. The Indiana and Michigan electric company Coal fired generating Plant at Rockport ind. The Union Oil company of California Needle Coder Complex at Chicago. The St. Lucie no. 2 nuclear generating project being built for Florida Power & Light. It. St. Helens Pentagon plans mobilization exercise lava dome to get bigger Vancouver Wash. A Earth quake activity increased at mount St. Helens on monday and scientists expect the lava dome in the Volcano s Crater to grow rapidly. The growth is predicted because of the earthquake activity and deformation of the West Side of the 800-foot-High, 3,000-foot wide lava dome said geologist Pringle of the cascades Volcano Observatory. Cracks and rocks were observed monday on the West Side of the dome. If present trends continue the expected episode of rapid dome growth will begin within the next five Days most Likely within the next three Days . Forest service spokesman Thorn Corcoran. Scientists were to Fly Back to the Crater tuesday weather permitting. The Mountain s renewed activity was i expected to pose any danger beyond the Crater according to an advisory issued by the us. Geological Survey and the univer sity of Washington geophysics department in april the Mountain ended an 11 month period of relative quiet and began sending up steam and Ash plumes before its latest eruption May 9.the most recent activity started oct. 12. And scientists reported earthquake activity was slightly elevated the follow ing Day. The level of activity increased steadily in the past week. The Volcano first stirred to life this Century in March 1980. Its blast on may18. 1980, killed 57 people and levelled about 230 Square Miles of Emberland. The blast also blew off the lop 1,300 fed of the once symmetrical Peak an sent up an win plume that circled the Globe. Washington a the joint chiefs of staff has scheduled a worldwide command Post exercise late this month to lest the command control and communications network that would be needed in the event of a conventional War the de sense department said monday. The exercise which will not involve the actual deployment of any troops has been code named Power sweep and will be staged from oct. 27 to nov. 7, the department said. The exercise will be run from the Penta gon but will involve ail n Ine of the defense department s unified and specified com mands around the world As Well As selected civilian agencies such As the Federal Emer gency management Agency. A major portion of the exercise will concentrate on procedures for the mobilization and deployment of forces for conventional War in a Mulli leaser environment the Pentagon said. The joint chiefs of staff orders such tests of the command control and communications network every 12 to is months. Comatose woman s family settles suit Atlanta a the family of a woman who has been comatose since being anaesthetized by a student nurse five years ago will receive 14.7 million in a settlement with a Hospital and its staff Anaesthesiologist a. Brenda worthy s family will begin its ceiling monthly payments next month from Georgia Baptist Hospital and Cen trial anaesthesia associates attorney Bob Leinberg said monday the Day the Case was to go to trial. Worthy now 3s, lapsed into a coma in september 1981 while receiving Ane the Sia said Leinberg. The family s lawsuit alleged that the student nurse administered the Ane the Sia improperly and without supervision. Worthy remains in a coma with a one in a million Chance of recovery though she is expected to fulfil most of her life expectancy he said. Georgia Baptist spokeswoman Suzanne Bassett confirmed that the settlement was about $4 million but said she could release no other details. Lockheed Union turns Down contract Sunnyvale Calif. A the 6,000-Membcr machinists Union at Lockheed missiles & space co. Has rejected the aerospace firm s contract offer but did not authorize a strike officials said monday. The two sides have scheduled another meeting said Bea Woodard the Union s District spokeswoman. Voles on the contract and strike authorization were taken sunday by Lodge sos of the International association of machinists. The Vole against the con tract was characterized As overwhelmingly by Woodard. The Union had served Lockheed witha required five Day strike notice and received strike Sanction from its International but the notice was withdrawn monday after management requested a new meeting. The local Union refused to say whether the strike vote was at least two thirds in favor of a walkout the minimum Nec Essary. A Union source in los Angeles said the vote had fallen Short. If the strike authorization failed it apparently would leave the Union with Only the option of returning to the bargaining table. Machinists Union employees at lock heed including welders assembler machine and equipment operators Carpen ters and clerical workers have been without a contract since oct. 1,. The rejected contract provided for Cash bonuses fouling 11 percent of Payin 1987, 5 percent in l98sand i percent in 1989. The proposal also called for a Cost of living payment of 40 cents an hour. Hourly wages for Union workers at Lockheed Range from $6.94 to $16.65. About 21,000 Union workers at lock heed corp. Plan in Southern California and Georgia voted to accept a three Yea contract Union offi dals in those locations had urged workers to approve the tentative agreement leaving Sunnyvale officials alone in opposing the pact. The last machinists Union Ittie at Lockheed missiles & space was in 1977,when workers walked off the Job on oct. 10 for seven Weeb. M Mil in a
