ML20029C171

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Partially Withheld Memo Summarizing 791102 Telcon Re Alleged Intimidation of Five Brown & Root Civil QC Inspectors During Insp 50-498/79-19 & 50-499/79-19
ML20029C171
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 11/15/1979
From: Crossman 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 9103260362
Download: ML20029C171 (2)


See also: IR 05000498/1979019

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Docket No. 50-498/79-19

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AT SOUnl TEUS PROJECT (sip) DS 50-498; 50-499

-The SIF Fasident Reacto'r Inspector (RRI)-called me at my home on Novenber 2,

1979, at approximately 6:30 p.m. to report alleged intimidation of five Brown

and Root (B&R) Civil QC inspectors.

Two B6R Civil QC inspectors entered the RRI's of fice at about 4 : 4 '.

shif t) on Friday, Novecber 2,1979, and one, the spokesman, stated $p.m. . (af ter

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changing jobs and wanted to tell the RRI that he and four o'her Civil QC

inspectors had been threatened and raceived extrece intimidativa f rom S&R

f orecen and general foremen. The majority of the threats were made during

the course of concrete place: rent activities including meetings, preplacement

and placement inspections. The spokesman further stated that

was threatened'

with words like, "I'm gonna hit you with a vibrator."

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The spokesman alco related an incident during a t;ecting where a foreman " chewed.

. out" two QC inspectors in f ront of , the QC supervisors and the QC supervisors did

not even -try to defend the QC inspectors, g said in ef fect .thet none of the

QC supervisors nor QA managers had any " guts and would not stand up to the

B&R construct. ten managment.

(lle didn' t use the word " guts".)

Iso told the FAI that his of fice was in a poor location, hsaid none of

the peopic would 'come see him during working hours becausegwas "right under

the nose" of Ilouston leighitng 6 Power. Company personnel.

The RRI voiced concern that such r.onditions exist on site.

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too man like allegatiens.) gatatedthat the QC inspectors are an extension

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if forts and is of the opinion that any interference with their inspection

is a hinderance to NRC objectives.

The spokesman lef t the names of the four other QC inspectors who are villing

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