ML20023C887
| ML20023C887 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000000, South Texas |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1983 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Bradford P NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| ML20023A411 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-82-603 NUDOCS 8305180211 | |
| Download: ML20023C887 (2) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
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L. V. Gossick, Executive Director for Operations FROM:
V. Stello, Jr., Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement
SUBJECT:
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT -
This is in response to your memorandum to me dated October 10, 1979, concerning
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the newspaper article related to the South Texas Project and your question concerning enforcement action following a Region IV investigation of the alleged beating of a Brown and Root QC inspector.
An incident, involving the alleged beating of a QC inspector which occurred during the same time frame indicated in the news article, was investigated July 6-8, 1977, by Region III and IV personnel but was not substantiated.
The investigation did reveal that, according to witnesses, a Brown and Root QC inspector and a construction foreman did enter into a heated verbal argument i
and, during the ensuing exchange of words and the grabbing of the QC inspector by the collar, one of the men slipped on some reinforcing steel and the other fell on top of him; no serious injuries were experienced by either man.
The construction foremari voluntarily terminated his employment following this incident, thus the licensee considered no further action was required.
Inasmuch as no items of noncompliance with NRC requirements were identified during this investigation, no enforcement action was taken.
I The visit to Brown a.nd Root (constructor) c'eferred to in your memorandum and l
in the last paragraph of the news article was, in fact, a management meeting held on August 15, 1978, by the Region IV Construction Branch Chief and other regional representatives with the responsible Houston Lighting and Power Company Vice President (lic.ensee) and members of his staff? This management meeting was held to discuss NRC concerns which arose as the result of another Region IV investigation conducted on July 25-28, 1978, of alleged QA/QC irregularities at 'the South Texas Project.
The Region IV investigation efforts did not sub-l stantiate the alleged irregularities and no items of noncompliance with NRC
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requirements were found.
There was however, evidence of low morale /of Brown and Root QA/QC personnel.
The possibility of adverse impact of the apparent low morale on inspection of safety-related activities was considered sufficient justification for the meeting.
The meeting resulted in the implementation of
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positive corrective actions by the licensee which were determined by' ongoing NRC site inspections to be effective in correcting many of the major factors contrib-uting to the morale problem.
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