IA-88-196, Final Response to FOIA Request.Encl App Document Available in PDR
| ML20151D636 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/11/1988 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| To: | Brelis M PITTSBURGH PRESS, PITTSBURGH, PA |
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| FOIA-88-196 NUDOCS 8804140345 | |
| Download: ML20151D636 (2) | |
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\,, f INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST APR 11288 x c n t m .in s,w .,-c.se,
- b. O& 'D C Waf /* Y PART 3.-RECORDS RELEASED OdOT LOCATID (See' checked bonest No agency records swbrect to the roovest have been located.
No estenal agency records subr ct e to the roovest have been located.
Agency records subrect to the roovest that are coatif ed e Appendia a a aiready avadatde for put6c repecten and copvmg an the NRC Pubhc Document Room.
1717 H Street N W., Washegton, DC Agency records subrect to the reavest thit are centded e Appandm are beeg made avadable for putac especten and copyeg e the NRC PwtAc Document Room.1717 H Street. N W , Wash.ng1on. DC, m a fo6 der under the FOIA number and recuester name The nonpropretary verson of the proposa"si that you ag eed to accect m a towonone conve saten uth a member of my staM e now toeg made svadable for pubhc espectee and coyng at the NRC Pvtd.c Document Room,1717 H Street, N W Washegton, DC. m a ' older unoer the FO!A nurnber and roovester name Enciosed e eformaton on how yow may obtam access to and the charges for copyeg records places m the NRC Pubhc Document Room.1717 H Street. N W Washegton DC.
Y Agency records sutw1 to tre request are enclosed Any accdicabie charge fo, copes of the records proveed and parrrent procedures are noted m the comme 9s secten Records subrect to the reosest have toen re'ened to another Fede ai agencytest for review and direct respoese to you in vow of NRC e response to the roovest. no fwither acton e ten 0 taken on appeal letter cated PART 11 A-INFORM ATION WITHHELD FROM PUDLIC DISCLOSURf Certam mformaton e the reowested records e be<g withbeid from pubhc dscloswe e pursuant to the FOiA esemptons descreed e and for the reasons stated m Pa111. sec-tions 9. C, and D Any reeased port.ons of tke documents for wh ch onh part of the record a beeg ethheid are bemg made avadable for pubhc inspecton and copyeg a the NRC Pubhc Docurrent Room,1717 H Street. N W.. Washington, DC. m a folder under this FO!A numter and reovester name.
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APPEN0lX DOCUMENT TO BE RELEASED FOIA REQUEST NUMBER 88-196 DATE ORIGINATOR RECIPIENT DESCRIPTION 3/23/88 J. Wiggins, J. Sieber, Letter enclosing copy of Region I, NRC Duquesne Light 12/24/80 correspondence Company (copy attached) (3 pages) l 1
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NPF-73 Ouquesne Light Company ATTN: Mr. J. D. Sieber Vice President - Nuclear Group Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is a copy of correspondence recently received by this office which appears to allege that some stress analyses performed by one of your contrac-tors in the 1980-time f rame may have been inadequate.
It is requested that Duquesne Light Company review the circumstances surround-ing this document and provide a report of your findings and conclusions within thirty days of receipt of this letter.
Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.
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Enclosure:
Memorandum, Bal Gupta to Chuck McCullough, dated December 24, 1980 cc w/ enc 1: l 1
J. J. Carey, Execative Vice President, Operations J. O. Crockett, General Manager, Corporate Nuclear Services !
W. S. Lacey, General Manager, Nuclear Operations N. R. Tonet, Manager, Nuclear Engineering !
T. P. Noonan, Plant Manager C. E. Ewing. 0A Manager K. D. Grada, Manager, Nuclear Safety Public Document Room (POR) local Public f;ocument Room (LPDR)
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1 cut thaththe job was beyond our 1 hen suddenly we f oqpd ojitt atrsigled to complete the scope f We sto)sewhAt I
enpnbilities.Due M verk. to tremendously CI4thtnnd achtdvle we could systems not of nuclear t r ain ourThis employ e es t.in (irndamedain(caida t)e nucinar andcontainmen plants, work Vas p r im a r ily n u c le a r s,gf e ty', r e la t d,,d .
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For example. three Juaps whichpe assumed to be stationarythe piping reis are actually movin3d 27 snd, share f ore, 08 to it was overstrasted.y We' haWe inf ormed DLC of this nituation. Howeveri it;fts.is 'rative that we an go immediate ement and that back and t raining progr am b d. imp}dxpeno To knowingly avoid this review our work at ' u (f r .-a'ase .unOr Code of yederal Regulations vill be a crini'nal f. ** 4; - -- -
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l ilown of tower plaa ' are' too gQa te als stilk working on these nuclear Sett of problem. I request your esf a t y r ela t ed s y,s', emain t SVFif; il a nd 2.sentation of the above said conturrence to s tatt t(e l'apij training program m e d ,s t e,1 7 P l e a s e d o n ' t '$ e s it a t e,'. tof'c all u p o n as i f y ou ne e d mo re i
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Enclosedtoisallege appears a copy of correspondence recently received by this office which that some stress analyses performed by one of your contrac-tors in the 1980-time frame may have been inadequate.
It is requested that Duquesne Light Company review the circumstances surround-itig thisdays thirty document and provide of receipt a report of your findings and conclusions within of this letter.
Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated.
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Enclosure:
Memorandum, Bal Gupta to Chuck McCullough, dated December 24, 1980 cc w/ enc 1:
J. J. Carey, Executive Vice President, Operations J. O. Crockett, General Manager, Corporate Nuclear Services W. S. Lacey, General Manager, Nuclwar Operations N. R. Tonet, Manager, Nuclear Engineering T. P. Noonan, Plant Manager C. E. Ewing, OA Manager K. D. Grada Manager, Nuclear Safety Public Document Room (PDR) local Public Document Room (LPDR)
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1 cut of f NSC to keep most of t)e money in our corporation.
'lhen suddenly we inqndo]dt tha t.hthe job was beyond ourscope
( repnbtlities. We no)iewhA t striftgicd to complete the of work. Due to tramand'ously 4ght schedule we could not t r,31n ou r employ ees ?in (sndameniala nnd systems of nuclear p j outs. This work v'.as inside the nucisar containment and ,
Lf p r ima rily nuc .le ' ' a rps #g.,e ; 4 ty[ rela t[d .
l Now it is comiha ou't that,@e did not ask ques tions.
For example, three Junpf whichp a nasutaed theto pipin5 be stationary related a re a c t ually movin,gd 2.P' and , tha te f o r e ,
t o it w a sHowever'j ov e r s tit.tts r e ,a t e d .'j. We', imp an immediate r a t iv e tha thap i nicuetion. and that we go back 6nd t raining progr am bf.implemeyit To knowingly avoid this r eview our wo rk a t ' u r . axps.no v111 be a crininal f f ebse .under Code of Federal Regulations
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.a o r t of problem. e a(e stil I request your s a f e t y r ela t ed sy,s, ensla t 5VFSf1 and 2.
concurrence to s tatt t)(e iimpil mentation of the above said training program med ste1y. ,
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