ML19276G705
| ML19276G705 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1979 |
| From: | Seidle W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Gary R TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
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| ML19276G706 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 7908270118 | |
| Download: ML19276G705 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000445/1979015
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July 2, 1979
In Reply Refer fo:
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Docket No. 50-445/Rpt. 79-15
50-446/Rpt. 79-15
Texas Utilities Gennrating Company
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Mr. R. J. Gary, Executive Vice
President and General Manager
2001 Bryan Tower
Dallas, Texas
75201
Gentlemen:
This refers to the investigation conducted by Messrs. R. G. Taylor and
W. A. Crossman of our staff on May 29 through June 4, 1979, of activities
authorized by NRC Construction Permits No. CPPR-126 and 127 for the Comanche
Peak facility, Units No. 1 and 2, concerning allegations by a former Comanche
Peak employee.
The investigation and our findings are discussed in the enclosed investigation
report.
?;a items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
Even though no itema of noncompliance with NRC requirements were identified
during this investigation, we did find that the allegations were essentially
true.
We also noted during this investigation that a thread of continuity
existed between this investigation and others recently conducted relative to
alleged problems uith site management and quality control in certain areas
of construction.
Although we feel that the najor organizational changes you
made in January 1978 have strengthened the QA/QC program at Comanche Peak, we
cannot ignore the f act that we are continuing to receive allegations concerning
construc tion practices.
Taken individually these allegations, some of which
have been substantiated, do not appear to have any significant adverse impact
on the conformance of your plant to NRC commitments.
IIcuever, as we discussed
in our meeting with you and Mr. Fikar, in our office on . ne 22, 1979, when
these allegations are taken collectively, there appears to be a morale problem
which is evidenced by several of the allegers and may be attributable, in
part, to communication problems between the workers and supervision.
In our
June 22 meeting, you indicated that you would look into these apparent
co=unication problems along with the adequacy of QA/QC indoctrination of
plant supervision and workers and take appropriate action to correct any
weaknesses that you detect in these areas. We intend to follow this matter
closely during subsequent inspections.
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Texas Uti.litien Generating Cor.1pany
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July 2,
1979
In accordanc.e with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed
investigation report will be placed in the NRC's Public Dacument Roon.
If the
report contains any information that you believe to be proprietary, it is
necessary that you ;ubait a uritten application to this office, within 20 days
of the date of this letter, requesting that such inforr.iation be withheld f rom
public disclosure.
The application must include a full statement of the reasons
uhy it is claimed that the information is proprietary.
The application should
be prepared so that any proprietary information identified is contained in an
enclosure to the application, since the application without the enclosure will
also be placed in the Public Document Room.
If ue do not hear from you in this
regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public
Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this investigation, ue will be pleased
to discuss then with you.
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Reactor Construction and
Engineering Support Branch
Enclosure:
IE Investigation Report No. 50-445/79-15
50-445/79-15
cc: u/ enclosure
Texas Utilities GenernH ng Company
ATTN: M r . 11. C . S c hmid t , Project Manager
2001 Bryan Tower
Dallas, Texas
75201