ML19318A731
| ML19318A731 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fermi  |
| Issue date: | 06/02/1980 |
| From: | Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Ober T AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8006240089 | |
| Download: ML19318A731 (3) | |
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Dear Mr. Ober:
Your March 27, 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 disclosed that certain De.troit Edison Company activities failed to comply with the NRC's requirements.
Effective controls governing small bore piping suspen-sion design were not in effect.
In addition, it was determined that the resumas of certain individuals did contain false information, but that the resumes were not relied upon in selecting the personnel. With regard to your specific concern with personnel qualifications at the Fermi site, the NRC investigation has determined, that in general, the cualifications of these people were adequate to perfom their required desiga function.
Detroit Edison will no longer be using the employment service that, originally supplied these 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 performed a proper review of the final design product.
The utility has been issued a Notice of Violation which requires appropriate 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 to determine the acceptability of Detroit Edison's proposed actions.
The specific corrective measures will be subsequently ve.-ified during a fLture 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 brourt.i. to the attention of Detroit Edison for corrective action.
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Mr. Thomas Ober jgg 2 1530 We appreciate having the opportunity to respond to the concerns you expressed.
The problems found at the Fermi site as a result of the ABC television investi-gation, have been fully identified and will be corrected not only at Fermi but at all other nuclear sites where they may be fcund to exist.
We trust this information is responsive to your concerns.
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I ser-e with yeur stand en nuclear energy. I halieV* that it is tha answer to our enercy creblem; but as brought out in the March 19th showing of (EC's 20/20, t'se plant in cuestion is not being built correctly. come of the emoleyees installing t're system have no back-cre un d. in nuclaar engineering, and the plant itself does not check en its.soleye-s. I feel that th government,qt this sta-e in nuclear t ~ nelery, steuld nake sure that this plant is. built correctly, se that th-re will r.et be another:Three File Island. eceurrence.
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