ML20029C169

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Partially Withheld Memo Summarizing 790501 Telcon from Former Employee Re Allegation of QC Irregularities at Plant
ML20029C169
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 07/03/1979
From: Hubacek W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Seidle W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
Shared Package
ML20029C132 List:
References
FOIA-90-361 NUDOCS 9103260355
Download: ML20029C169 (2)


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o, nt ciON iv 611 R YAN PL A2 A DRIVE, tutt t 1(C0 ant mcios, tr us er Docket No. 50-498 July 3,1979 50-499 MDDRANDUM TOR: File TliKU:

W. C. Seidle, Chief, RC&ES Branch 4% W. A. Crossran, Chief. Projects Section TROM:

. V. G. Hubacek, Reactor Inspector, Projects $setion SUUECT:

All.EGATIOS OF _ QC RREGlWIIIES AT die 2

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~j fo rte r-fN-On }tay 1.1979. W. 'A.

Crossman received a telephone call at hi

--psho reported alleged QC irregularities at STP, s home from a On the evening of Itsy 2,1979, a telephone call to the alleger wa W. A. Crossman and W. G.- Hubacek for the purpose of securing addi is esde by formation concerning the allegation.

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' the' following inforcation was previded by the-alleger:During the telephone conversat The alleger has made an approxicately 200 < age sworn depositio Brown & Root' attorney in connection wit.), a suit against Brown & R n.to_a resulting-from termination of stated that Mdeposition con % employment at SIP.

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.that were observed during g eployment at_STP andtains references to Q irregulariti NRC hearing board would be :

asked if the by subpoena.

.erested in obtaining deposition The alleger stated thatg deposition described what%eferred t as "a continuous-card game ' in the NDE lab and other locations by o

the QC Civil Departeent during an -npproximate 6-8 month period beginning in Mid-1977.

the game only to afge c $ stated that the QC inspectors vould leave oncrete pour cards when requested by radjo and return to the gaec without performing further inspection g_j.

= stated that no inspections were perforced for approxinately four months because of threats.

The alleger stated that%sould cake information contained in the deposition available to RIV on request.

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.The alleger steted tbt Mould f acediately c.all to K1V information concerning other irregWarities at STP (waterproofing, tie holes, rebar) which was discussed on May 1,1979, with W. A. Crossean.

On May 7,1979, the forcer @ ecy$yee again called to report addition lo irregularities at the STP site. (

stated that the assigned B6R QC inspector refused to sign off the pour card for lif t 5 of the l' nit 2 Containment Building due to discrepancie$had identified, but 'the QC-

1. cad Civil Inspector signed the card in place of the assigned inspector.

The alleger stated that the assi ned QC inspector had made vide di stri-E bution on site of a como in which%docucented numerous discrepancies in lift 5.

The alleger also reiterattd infor:ation that@nad previously supplied on May '1, M 79, cence rning the " card at.e" by t he Ci vil QC Dc ra rtt.c nt. Q stated that sete past and present m Icyces are lying to cover u; this matter. The alleger also stated is willing to take a polygraph a

test given by any reputable agency.

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The alleger also provided -names of four individuals who could cooroborate

@ allegations.

The caterial tailed by the allege r was received by RIV on May 8,1979.

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