ML20029C162

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Partially Withheld Memo Summarizing 790122 Telcon from Former Employee Re Alleged Forgery & Falsification of QC Records at Plant
ML20029C162
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 01/24/1979
From: Crossman W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Seidle W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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References
FOIA-90-361 NUDOCS 9103260340
Download: ML20029C162 (2)


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l MEMORANDUM FOR: file TliRU:

W. C. Seidle, Chief, RC&ES Branch FROM:

W. A. Crossman, Chief Projects Section

SUBJECT:

IELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH A FORMER EMPLOYEE REGARDlhG ALLEGED FORGERY AND FALSlfl AI ON Of QC RECORDS Al THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT 1 received a telephone call from a formerhh employee at approximately 7:50 p.m. on Monday, Januar 22, 1979, ' ntended to provide more detailed infonration concerning

. previous allegation of forgery and falsification of-QC records a the South Texas Project.M The-formc6 initially stated that individual "A" and indi-vidual "B" had been assigned to the document storage vault to " straighten out" QC records. gsaid that the Cadwcld records-are "all screwed up" and there. is much whiting out" and signing off of Examination Checksheets (ES) and as-built drawings, statedihat individual "A" probably has the folder rnentioned al n

all 'of January 19. 1979 or it may be in the Cadweld field shack-

.on e south side of the f uel Handling Building, Unit No.~ ~ 2.

The former B&R employee gave the.following specific information in regard t_o malpractice in-documentation of Cadweld inspection:

.Cadweld 51V181-This Cadweld was inspected by individual "C."

There was N0 prep-aration inspection performed but the EC was initialed sometime later by individual "D" with individual "C's" initials to reflect--

. preparation inspection.as being " satis factory. "

.T/ Memoranda f'or file dated January 24. T19T9 in regard to telephone

- conversations with same alleger on January 13 and 19,1979.

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--(QC :inspec%orsl stay so far behind in Cadweld inspection t The foni.e employee said that individual "C" stated that they

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- are-only able to inspect the Cadwelding operation during firing and final inspection.

Individual "0" then goes through the ECs, enters ad"S" for satisfactory in some of 5e Cadweld preparation inspection

columns and initials with the applicable inspector's initials.

32H687through32H698(sameCadwelder)

, Individual "C" did the ins the-exception of-a couple p_ection on all of these Cadwelds - and with -

g.did not perform the preparation in-spection.- Initials appearing in t F preparation inspection column

- of the EC should be compared with individual "C's" initials to-verify

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W. A. Crossman, Chief Projects Section cc:

W. C..Seidle

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