ML16341D162
| ML16341D162 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 01/14/1985 |
| From: | Chaffee A, Dodds R, Andrea Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8502150562 | |
| Download: ML16341D162 (8) | |
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- 1985, an allegation review panel comprised of Messrs.
- Chaffee, A. Johnson,
- Dodds, and Crowley met to review a number of open allegations, for which Region V has closeout responsibility.
A.
The following allegations, identified by Diablo Canyon Allegation File (DCAF) system number have been determined to be closed:
1.
The Board found the following numbered statements, assertions, and/or expressions of opinion to be so generalized, unsubstantiated, and lacking in reasonableness, competency, or materiality as to not indicate a substantial or credible problem in connection with NRC licensed activities.
Accordingly, the Board did not consider them "allegations" warranting further Agency attention.
- 1574, 1582,
- 1584, 1586)
- 1591, 1592,
- 1593, 1594,
- 1595, 1596 2.
The Board found the following numbered statements, complaints, or concerns to be "allegations," but, that they were either substantially duplicative of earlier resolved allegations, or they were rebuttals whi'ch presented no significant new facts:
1551 y
1552 p
1561 y
1562 y 1563 p 1564 p
1565 y
1566 y 1567 p
1568 7 1569, 1570
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1571 7
1572 7
1573
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1577 j 1587 3.
Based on the closing report
(//Q5-84-003) supplied by the Office of Investigations in a memo from Owen Shackleton to John Martin dated June 15, 1984, Allegation No.
0202 is closed and requires no further action.
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LTR 0 CLOSIHG REF I
0202 ABM 1/10/85 1551 ABH I/10/85 DIABLO CANYON ALLEGATIONS UNIT2 CHARACTERIZATION E
FALSIFIED WELD X-RAYS ON PIPING/NON-CRITICAL WELDS FIELD ENGINEERS WERE DISCOURAGED FROM CORRECTING DESIGN DEVIATIONS BECAUSE OF EFFECTS ON PRODUCTION AND PRODVCTIVITY REPORTS 1552 1561 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 1570 1571 ABH 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABH 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABH 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABH 1/10/85 ABH 1/10/85 ABH 1/10/85 DOCUHENT CONTROLS DURING 1983 AND 1984 WERE SUFFICIENTLY INFORMAL THAT DESIGN CHANGES WERE MADE BY HEHORANDUH ASSIGNHENT OF IMPROPERLY TRAINED AND QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AS WELD INSPECTORS AND FIELD ENGINEERS INADEQUATE INSPECTOR TRAINING CRAFT PERSONNEL INFORMALLY TRAINED THAT QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS ARE gUIDELINES US REQUIREMENTS FIELD TRAINING REINFORCED ILLEGALTRADITIONS. CERTAIN INSPECTORS DURING 1983 WERE INSTRUCTED THAT PHYSICAL INSPECTIONS OF HARDWARE WERE NOT ALWAYS REQUIRED OR COULD BE SUBSTITUTED FOR SPECIFICATIONS DURING 1984 PULLMAN WELDERS AND SUPERVISORS DID NOT HAVE COPIES OF NOR COMPLY WITH THE WELD PROCEDVRES DURING 1984 WELDERS WORKED FOR MONTHS WITHOUT GAS FLOWMETER FOR MEASUREHENT OF SHIELD GAS INCOMPATIBLE FLOWHETERS AND PRESSURE REGULATORS WERE PURCHASED THROUGH 1984 SOHE OF WHICH RECEIVE ONE FOURTH THE ARGON SHIELD GAS ASSUMED DURING 1983 AND 1984 WELDS WERE REPAIRED WITHOUT PROCEDURES~
QC COVERAGE'R DOCUMENTATION THIS HAS LED TO UNCORRECTED PROBLEHS AND WORSE DEFICIENCIES THAN ORIGINALLYEXISTED IN SOME CASES (1983)
PVLLHAN HGMT INFORMALLY TOLD INSPECTORS TO WRITE UP VIOLATIONS ON PROCESS SHEETS INSTEAD OF FORMAL QA REPORTS.
(1984) TIKY WERE TOLD TO EASE UP ON PROCESS SHEETS DVE TO 8 OF PROBLEHS IDENTIFIED PULLMAN QA HANAGEHENT INSTRUCTED INSPECTOR TO REHOVE LANGUAGE FROM A DEFICIENT CONDITION NOTICE RELATED TO GENERIC WELDING CONCERNS.
THREATENED THIS WAS FOR THE INSPECTORS OWN GOOD QC PERSONNEL WERE INSTRUCTED TO NOT REJECT HANGERS AFTER FINDING UNEXPLAINED ALTERATIONS OF RECORDS
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LTR 0 1572 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 1582 1584 1586 1587 1591 1592 1593 1594 CLOSI/G REF ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 DIABLO CANYON ALLEGATIONS UNIT2 CHARACTERIZATION INSPECTION FORMS FOR CONTRACTOR GUY F ATKINSON COMPANY FAILED TO INCLUDE A PROVISION TO CHECK WELD TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF ONE INSPECTORS EMPLOYMENT PULLMAN RECORDS WERE CONTRADICTORY WITH RESPECT TO OLD AND NEW WORK WHICH WOULD DEFINE WHETHER INSPECTION NEEDED TO BE CONDUCTED SIGNATURE LOGS FOR PULLMAN QC SIGNATURES WERE AVAILABLEFOR ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DURING 1983 and 1984 TO VERIFY SIGNATURES LACK OF CALIBRATION OF WELDING FLOWMETERS WHICH CONTROL THE LEVEL OF ARGON SHIELDING GAS INADEQUATE STORAGE CONDITIONS THROUGH JUNE 1984 FOR SAFETY CLASS 1 MATERIALS INCLUDING VALVES AND PIPE ELBOWS INADEQUATE CONTROL OVER WELD ROD STORAGE CONDITIONS INCLUDING RODS FOUND LEFT ON A LEDGE AND WRAPPED IN RAGS DURING AN NRC INTERVIEW OF MR CHARLES STOKES OPEG SUPERVISORS ORDERED ENGINEERS TO THROW OUT BOOTLEG COPIES OF CONTROLLED DOCUMENTS DEFICIENT CONDITION NOTICES WERE VOIDED AND DESTROYED BY PULLMAN DURING 1983 AND 1984 PGEE HAS FALSELY ASSERTED THAT DCN'S ARE FOR WORK WHICH CANNOT BE CORRECTED DURING THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION PGSE HAS FALSELY ASSERTED THE AMOUNT OF FOREIGN STEEL ONSITE AFTER EXPRESSING A DESIRE TO INTERVIEW MORE WITNESSES ON SEISMIC DESIGN ERRORS THE STAFF CHANGED ITS MIND. THIS PREVENTED A NUMBER OF OPEC ENGINEERS FROM PROVIDING ADDITIONALDISCLOSURES AT THAT TIME NRC INSPECTOR ISSUED ONLY A VERBAL WARNING TO PULLMAN QA MANAGEMENT AFTER CONFIRMING THAT gA RECORDS HAD BEEN VOIDED AND DESTROYED. THIS LACK OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION LED TO INCREASED ABUSES NRC DID NOT RESPOND TO THE ALIEGER'S CONCERNS NRC PARAPHRASING OF ALLEGATIONS HAS EFFECTIVELY CENSORED THE ALLEGATIONS TO THE POINT WHERE ISSUES WERE LOST
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LTR 0 1595 1596 CLOSING REF.
ABM 1/10/85 ABM 1/10/85 DIABLO CANYON ALLEGATIONS UNIT2 CHARACTERIZATION WITHIN TWO DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF FULL POWER LICENSE A NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WALKED AWAY FROM A PULLMAN gC INSPECTOR WHO ASKED FOR HELP AGAINST IMMINENT MANAGEMENT HARASSMENT NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR THE LAST DAY BEFORE VOTE ON FULL POWER LICENSE WAS UNABLE TO INFORM QC PERSONNEL WHETHER 10CFR PART 50 APP B APPLIED TO WORK AT DIABLO
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