IA-86-188, Rept of Allegation Re J Padovano,Pullman-Higgins Technician, Signing Off on NDE Work in Turbine Bldg Not Actually Done

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Rept of Allegation Re J Padovano,Pullman-Higgins Technician, Signing Off on NDE Work in Turbine Bldg Not Actually Done
ML20245C898
Person / Time
Site: Seabrook  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/18/1983
From: Cerne A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20245C876 List:
References
FOIA-86-188, FOIA-87-A-81 NUDOCS 8711040183
Download: ML20245C898 (1)
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REPORT OF ALLEMTION (See RI No. 1200.10)

NOTE: When receiving an allegation by telephone, it is importa ,

to elicit the following information to avoid possibly discouraging the caller <

from reporting it.

__DATE/ TIME: 4/18/83, 8:45AM _

RECEIVED BY: A.Cerne (SeabrooLSRO .

ALLEGER'S NAME: Anonymous - would not identify hinsey (Business)

TEL. NO.: (Home)

ADDRESS:

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t%Y C0f(TACTi Xj No Alleger will recontact the NRC (Place)

(Time)

EMPLOYER:probably Pullman-Higgins (P-H) POSITION / TITLE_

Pull _ man-Higgins (site piping contractor)

AFFECTED LICENSEE OR COMPANY:

Seabrook, Units 1 & 2 FACILITY:

DETAILS (Use additional pages as necessary): He !

The SRI was contactedUpon onexplanation the siteby telephone by a male ca Building that was not actually done. the SRI, of the nonsafety-related aspects of most Turbine Bidg work, the alleger inferred tha 3 of what he's done and are covering it up.

When asked by the SRI, the alleger indicated he would not be willing to raise these conce eitherhiscompanyorthelicensee.Whenaskedaboutspecificsastothenatureofthefalsifica tion, he indicated that he didn't have specific facts, but would get them. He would not gil SRI his name, so recontact must be initiated by the alleger.

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}5shouldbenotedthatCaseFile182-47(memosdatedMay4& October allegations which were raised by Mr. Jim Padovano, the individual who is now the s This was not discussed with the anonymous alleger.

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The SRI recommends taking no further action until recontracted If within a reasonable by thethe time, alleger.

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(Fifth Partial)

APPENDIX J AELEASED DOCUMENTS I

RECIPIENT DESCRIPTIW i DATE ORIGINATOR 4/27 - NOE Allegation - Handwritten Notes (2 Pages) 1.

4/29/S3 NRC, Regies !- File Telephone Report Sehject:

2. W4/33 ICE of Pipe Welds.(1 Page) l V4/83 Region I Herning Report (1 Page) 3 yy33 ' $enior Resident . File Telephone Report SWect:
4. Inspecter. Seabrook Licensee Press Release -

Falsification of ifeld SWE (1Page) yg/33 $entor Resident NRC, Region I Planned Licensee Corrective -

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Inspecter. Seabrook Actles to ISE Problem (1Page)

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6. 5/13/83 Maso from Anne to Christopher, re: Conduct of NDE Investigation i Seabrook.(Ipage)
7. W19/83- Resident inspector, NRC, Region ! & Fax

Subject:

Licensee Seabrook NRC, OI Region I Investigation of the ISE Field Office Falsification Issue (1 Pame)

8. 6/1I/83 Neeting at E Region I re: Seabrook. (3 pages)
9. 12/12/83 Senior Besident NRC, Region ! Summary of IRC Actfees f Relative #4 the Suspect l

Inspector. Seabrook ICE Construction Soficiency

' Report (1Page)

10. Omdated Handwelttee page of notes (1 Page)

Son I MRC. Region ! Meme

Subject:

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11. 3/4/84 IRC.

avattj up Seabrook ICE Falst-6 *a ees i fication (4 Pages) )

Undated HRC Management Neeting Presentation Slides (3 Pages) 12.

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APPENDIX J- f (Continued)

SATE ORIGINATOR RECIPIENT DESCRIPTION 13 t/Z7/84 Handwritten notes (1 Page) 14 3er3/84 Seetor. Resident U.S. Attorney's latter enclostml regnested - e Inspector. Seabrook Of fice, Concord. Items as a resu' t of I MH t/27/84 meeting (2 Pages) j l

15. 4/1/86 Senior Resident NRC, Public reformation provided as e )

Inspectar, Seabrook Affairs help on the history of the l K follow-up of the ISE  !

w1d falsification issue at seabrook. (Two eews ,

articles, PNO-1-83-48,  !

Press Release & paragraph j 5, Insp. 50-443/85-25 closing technical issue)

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Re: F01A-86-188 (FifthPartial)

APPENDIX K PORTIONS OF RECORDS DELETED,

1. Undated Fax Sheet from Corne to Gallo. (1 page) .

Portion deleted - Exemption 6 l Hote: The four pages tsat were attached to this mcord have been addressed in the Fourth Partial Response dated 9/1/87. See Appendix 1, does i 1, 6, 7 and 10.

2. 4/18/83 HandwrittennotefromCorne.(1pege)-Release

Attachment:

a. 4/18/83 Report of Allegation (1 page) - Portion deleted - Exemption 7D. )

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GhMElWWENf ACCOUNTABILITY PfC!ECT

, - 1555 Connecticut Avenue. H.W., Suite 202 Wct#9ce. D.C. 20036 (202)2324550 4

4 March 18, 1986.

FREEDOM OF I!! FORMATION ACT REQUEST DirectorL g D office of Administration ga Nuclear Regulatory Commission Y.

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Nashington, D.C. 20555 r To Whom It May Concern:

U 3-49-16 Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5' U.S.C.

552, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) requests copies of any and all agency records and information, including.but not limited to notes, .. letters, memoranda, drafts, minutes, diaries, logs, calendars, tapes, transcripts, summaries, interview reports, procedures, instructions,. engineering analyses, '

drawings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, agreensaP;.s, handwritten notes, studies, . data sheets, notebooks, books, ' tale-phone messages, computations, voice recordings, computer runoffs, any other data compilations, interin and/or final reports, status 1 reports, and any and all other records relevant to and/or generated in connection with I.E. Notice 85-97, entitled' ' Jail Ters for Contractor Employee who Intentionally Falsified Welding Inspection Records," dated December 26, 1985.

This request includes all agency records as defined in 10 C.F.R. 9.3a(b) and the NRC Manual, Appendix 0211, Parts 1.1.2 and l A.3 (approved October 8, 1980) whether they currently exist in )

.the NRC official, " working", investigative or other files, as at l any other location, including private residences.

If any records as defined in 10 C.S.R. 9.3a(b) and the ERC 4 Manual, supra, and covered by this request have been destroyed l and/or removed after this roguest, please provide all surrousading '

records, including but not limited to a list of all records Which have.been or are destroyed and/or removed, a description of the action (s) taken relevant to, generated in connection with, and/or l issued in order to implement the action (s) .

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GAP requests that fees be waived, because " finding the information can be considered as primarily benefitting the  ;

general public," 5 U.S.C. 552 (a) (4) (a) . GAP is a non-profit, l non-partisan public interest organization concerned with honest and open governsent. Through public-outreach, the Project promotes whistleblowers as agents of government accountability.

Through its Environmental Whistleblower Clinic, GAP offers assis- j 3

tance to local public interest and citizens groups seeking to ensure the health and safety of their cosasanities. The Environ- j mental Whistleblower Clinic is currently assisting several I citizens groups, local governments and interveners in Texas concerning the construction of the Comanche Peak nuclear power.

plant.

We are requesting the above information as part of an ongoing monitoring project on the adequacy of Region IV and the 1 NRC's efforts to protect public safety and health at nuclear j power plants.

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For any documents or portions that you deny due to a l specific FOIA exemption, please provide an index itemising and

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describing the ' documents or portions of documents withheld.- The  !

index should provide a detailed justification of your grounds for claiming each exemption, explaining why each exemption is relevant to the document or portion of the document withheld.

This index is required under Vaughn v. Rosen (I), 484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir.1973), cert. denied, 415 U.S. 977 (1974). ,

We look forward to your response to this request within ten working days.

Sincerely,  ;

BAJLes Billie Pirner Garde Director, Environmental Whistleblower C1inic

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