ML19318A222

Responds to to President Carter Re Qualifications of Design Personnel.Qualifications of Design Personnel Adequate Although Util Has Not Established Requirements. Notice of Violation Was Issued

ML19318A222
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	06/02/1980
From:	Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	Durham V AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
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NUDOCS 8006190015
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Dear Mrs. Durham:

Your March 21, 1980 letter to President Carter concerning the qualifications of personnel engaged in the design of the Fermi Nuclear Station was recently referred to the NRC for response. This question was raised during a March television program, 20/20, on ABC News.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) investigation into this matter disc'esed that certain Detroit Edison Company activities failed to comply witn the Ne'CS requirements.

Effective controls governing small bore piping suspen-sion dtsign were not in effect.

In addition, it was determined that the resumes of certain individuals did contain false information, but that the resumes wm not relied upon in selecting these personnel.

With regard to your specific concern with personnel qualifications at the Fermi site, the NRC investigation has determined, that in gcneral, the qualifications of these people were adequate to perfom their required design function.

Detrnit Edison will no longer be using the employcent service that originally supplied the people. What was found to be of concern in this regard however, was the fact that Detroit Edison had not established personnel qualification require-ments for these design positions, nor had the utility perforced a proper review of the final design product.

The utility has been issued a Notice of Violation which requires appropriata corrective action and steps to prevent a recurrence. The utility response to this NRC citation is now being reviewed and evaluated by the inspection staff i

l to determine the acceptability of Detroit Edison's proposed actions.

The specific corrective measures will be subsequently verified during a future NRC inspection.

NRC inspectors have previously performed, as a part of their routine inspection program, several inspections of the design and installation of large diameter pipe supports, and the deficiencies that were found were brought to the attention of Detroit Edison for corrective action.

You also questioned what kind of security clearance is required for such workers.

There are no security clearances required of designers or construc-tion personnel associated with the construction of a nuclear powered electric generating facility. The main reason for this is that there is no nuclear grade material involved until operation of the facility begins.

IHIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS P0OR QUAUTY PAGES 80061900 6 N

JUN 2 E30 Mrs. Virginia J. Durham We appreciate having the opportunity to respond to the concerns you expressed.

The problems found a+, *.he Fermi site as a result of the ABC television investigation, have u an fully identified and will be corrected not only at Fermi but at all other nuclear sites where they may be found to exist. We trust this information is responsive to your concerns.

Sincerely, arold D. Thornburg, Director DivisionofReactorConstructio(n' Inspection Office of Inspection and Enf6rcement l

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