DCL-84-023, Forwards Summary of Former Bostrom-Bergen/Meddco Metals Employees Allegations (Sser 21,Allegation 99) Per 840116 Request.Util Currently Confirming Each Allegation W/Respective Alleger

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Forwards Summary of Former Bostrom-Bergen/Meddco Metals Employees Allegations (Sser 21,Allegation 99) Per 840116 Request.Util Currently Confirming Each Allegation W/Respective Alleger
ML20210E764
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Site: Diablo Canyon, 05000000
Issue date: 01/20/1984
From: Schuyler J
PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
To: Martin J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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FOIA-84-744 DCL-84-023, DCL-84-23, NUDOCS 8603280155
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January 20, 1984 PGandE Letter No: DCL-84-023 Mr. John B. Martin . Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Region V 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210

-Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5368 Re: Docket No. 50-275, OL-DPR-76

, Diablo Canyon Unit 1 SSER 21 - Allegation 99

Dear Mr. Martin:

This letter provides the NRC Staff with a sumary of the allegations made by l

former employees of Bostrom-Bergen/Meddco Metals, a construction contractor to PGandE. This information was requested by the NRC Staff during the January 16, 1984, meeting between PGandE and the Staff at NRC's Region V offices.

l The enclosed sumary provides PGandE's present integretation and j understanding of the subject allegations. PGandE is currently in the process l of confirming each allegation with the respective a11eger.

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! Kindly acknowledge receipt of this material on the enclosed copy of this i letter and return it in the enclosed addressed envelope.

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PGandE Letter No. DCL-84-023 i .

ENCLOSURE

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SUMMARY

OF BOSTROM-BERGEN/MEDDC0 METALS ALLEGATIONS I. Bostrom-Bergen Allegations related to the time period Jan.1981 through Jan.,1983 e A foquer inspector alleges to have documented inspections which he never performed. '

Allegations related to the time period 1979 through 1980 o Bostrom-Re rgen qualified welders are alleged to have questionable qualifications in that welders did not maintain

their qualification by continuous welding during six-month periods.

e Parts are alleged to have been assembled by a manufacturer other

, than Bostrom-Bergen.

e The adequacy of some inspections performed by Bostrom-Beroen inspectors are alleged to be questionable due to poor conditions for inspections such as inaccessibility and poor lighting.

i e Bostrom-Bergen personnel performing quality-related activities are alleged to have received no quality assurance training.

e Bostrom-Bergen fabricated components found to be discrepant i

and/or damaged are alleged to have been shipped.

e Bostrom-Bergen quality practices are allegedly suspect due to management pressure to meet schedules.

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l Allegations related to time period 1977 through 1979 l

e Bostrom-Bergen/Meddco Metals Certified Material Test Reports are i alleged to have been altered.

l e Material heat certification numbers are alleged to have been ground off and new numbers stamped in their place.

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2 e Material piece mark identification numbers are alleged to have been ground off and new numbers stamped in their place.

e Red " Reject Tags" were taken from materials, replaced with .

" Accept Tags", and the materials placed back into the system.

e Foreign-produced material purchased by Meddco Metals is alleged to have been inappropriately used as domestically produced.

o A shop worker scraped paint off of an accepted item and found the word " BAD" on it.

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