ML19317D411

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Discusses Allegation by Former Employee of QA Function for Electrical Sys Being Circumscribed by Being Controlled by Tech Support
ML19317D411
Person / Time
Site: Oconee  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/29/1975
From: Jeffrey Riley
CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY GROUP
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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NUDOCS 7911270812
Download: ML19317D411 (1)


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April 29,1975 Director A>

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Dii'ectorat e of Regulatory Operations Nuclear Hegulatory Conniscion

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Region II - Suite 018 250 Peachtree 6treet, !!crthwest Atlanta, Ga.

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Dear Sir:

As an int er'renor in the constructir.. percit proce edings for Duke Power Conpany's McGuire and Catawba plants I ha'te followed v.ith tuch interest their cuality assurunce perfornance at Oconce.

I ha te recently been tisited by a ran v.ho v.as employed as an engineer by Luke f c" a period in e:ccess of four years.

Of this ;criod, eighteen conths were spent at Oconce in relation to y/. cat ters in electrical systers.

He has protided a copy of instructions to QC inspectors dated Sept. 26, 1972, unsigned but initialed KiS/iri.

In ny reading of this paper I can.:ec cle a-4 *4 cut ion of the su bordination of QC to Lesign sngineering and the e:.:clusion of qC fron naking findings or inputs with respact to confornunce with the FSAR or with 10CFH50.

'. 'i I suggest that you may find it interestine and roletant to your responsibilities to =cet with (~' T 'Z _, Z ), the engineer re f erra d to.

I shall be glad to arrang such a rec ting.

This letter results fron a succestion t o ne by Mward Ket chen, NRC st aff counsel f or the operatin.s phase McGuire proceedings with whoa I hate been neeting.

Yours trul-y f/I' 'j esse L, Ei>/y President, 0230 Edward Ket chen, Esq.

George Laly, Esq.

Mi chael She el't, Esq.

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Mr. Uilliam O. Parher Jr.

Vice President S tear 2 Production P. O. Dox 2178 422 South Church Street Charlo tte, North Carolina 23242 Centicw n:

This refers to the investigation conducted by Messrs. S. D. Ebneter ned F. Jape of thia of fice on May 19, 1975 and June 3-5, 1975, concernin ; an allegat.ica cf the quality pro 3ran involving activities as authoriced by 131C Cperating License ' 03. D?R-33, 49 cnd 55 for the econ e 1, 2 end 3 fr.cilities.

are direi m d The creas enanined durin'; the investigation nnd our findings in the encios.wi invet 3ation report.

Within ctese areva, t.b e n e.i c.a A,

conaista.1 v2 selective enanination ci procedures

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inter.ieu vith personnal, cnd observations by tha investi; 2 ors.

Durint; the investigation, it uss found that certcIn activities under your license appear to be in nonconpliance eith ::RC 3:cquircaents.

The itea of noncenpliance ;cd references to portinent requirenants era contained in the sur:ary of the enclosed investigation report.

l This notice is cent to you auracant to the grovf aic.s of &ction 2.201 3.,

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Section 2.201 r2qu?.res ycu to cuSnit to this o ^ fia,

uithin 20 daya of your receipt of this notice, c vritten stacanenc 1

er c:plunatica in reply includ!n3:

(1) corractive s teps vh.i ch b " b em.

taken by you, cnd the results achieved: (2) correctiv.' steps :hich v ill b e t ak.et to xoid furthar noncorplicace; and (3) tha date.: hen full cenclianca vill be echiered.

In ccccrdance.rith Section 2.7?O of the "itC's " Rules of N actice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal e.uaulations, a copy of F..:

letter and tha occios.-d ineestiptica report vill 1:e placed in the ' EC's T ublic rocnnent

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