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Provides Recommendations Re Govt Accountability Project Request for Investigation by Merit Sys Protection Board Re NRC Handling of Applegate Allegations.Insp of Completed Const Deserves Priority Due to Visibility of Matter
ML20040E461
Person / Time
Site: Zimmer
Issue date: 01/12/1981
From: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Stello V
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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FOIA-81-376, FOIA-81-A-15 NUDOCS 8202040365
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REQUEST.FOR INVESTICATION: BY MERIT SYSTEMS' PROTECTIONa :Elki.. N'8'19 f t ![ j i.. l. %.li 7i,i n, *I I1

. BOARD ;CONCERNING.NRCIS. HANDLING OF APPLEGATE' All.ECATIONS'! lk *d ' I H I In follovup.,to our earlier, telephene conversation,' Region III has fredeved' H i it!

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paequacy of: Region.,1IIIs earlier-investigation' into ". allegations 'pYo' ided' bY 4 d d H v

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, Mr. Applegate;,2), che.signif;tcence iof what appear to be nev'*alletgat'iotist'. 'tu l 'i 4 0 *t h

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., jLight pf,the gross ;1ack:,pf: controlsalleged.

Ou r 're c o==end a ti 6s si ' vi.th Ws p ect.' i9,fr f a..

. to these issues are as-follows:' > V..im. i? o t i" S C ' il ~

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g J. _ Adequacy of Region III's Earlier 'Inves'tigation r?. %

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01A vill;be conducting, an investigation, at the direction of' Chairman r ' ' td Ahearne, into Region's handling of the original Applegate allegations.i :. ' e b' k'e concur with this approach and will cooperate fullyivith'the'!OIA ! ' 8 e 3 Cli investigation (scheduled to con:=ence ~ January 13, 1981).'4 W 141'": 1 2.

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Region,III has reviewed the 19 allegations contained 2 the package

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, the, bases of some of the allegations, whereas othersrappear te be' new -

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require additional contact with Mr. Applegate to determine whethW i"'.* !! r !! -

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further NRC investigative.cfforts are warranted.

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requested Investigation by.HSPB'and these tiev allegations.'a're 'ini ertvihed' 9 rdr.h 'i

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g with the previous investigation, we reco=='en'd tthat' puisuit; of tiiese 'l*"). S *i i'd l

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f >}piM.H 7egioni1II, construct. ion isiites;andL'juhilev'd< fairly:high'iibnhori:plia@tHLil H hil L

.%):.ipli r.:.pi.4 history,4 has iresultepi and 'a;'numbertiofi quality?assni%hBe'.problei:MtGM664thM'66f4 s

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. Governmentq Accountab111tyqroj ecth 1 package the' niunbh odal14dlifdits I ' lii 'iiffi $sil l

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i related issues identified by 'our, inspection. program; we* -believe MV'is - o ' 11 P "li 3..

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confidence.,would be enhanced by i.:enducting; a team inspecti'on whi'ch would 4 II' t'! '

focus. on evaluating.the : completed construction ~ work.i i In this' re8a'rd,* '.'r.j lN' i -

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. we vould.suggest establishing > a team' headedIop by a Region? othei'than; lit.* 'lM r I a.,

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Regipt} 111...The Region responsible, for. the! inspection r should have?'ahcesisT '81M. ll

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, p.,.s to. inspectors from the. remaining' Regiong ;ashneededV'.*The' teas',insp'ebti* s'i de 13 o

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. should putilize,an' approach.similar toi that;being develope ~diundeih hall.9.hNiiR!l L..i., ;,.s,..

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concerning priorities.n.: Presently',1 we'doinot have' -sufficient. canpourHbllid.r ib,l'8

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.; i o tyo team inspections simultaneously,' and'ide ere' scheduled to conImenceR 4f t l itrl

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a team quality # assurance inspection at Clinton in early-February.1 #W i; k Il j l':'t s.

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scheduled with the Zinner: inspection > conducted af terwards. (late Match 'or I' ! t - l 1 I

8 April).;. Since Zi==er, is essentially complete, the' timing of. thati t' "' n'b' il l' * : 't e'

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inspection is not cricicalufrom: a: status ofi construction' aspect;t.1:Further ir.' 1-W.

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James G. Keppler 3 Director Enclosures As stated i

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Revipw of the Govern =ent Accountability Project request to the Herit Systems J ' '

Protection.Eoar'd to. identify new information' to consider'forFp ib 8-8 inve' tigatf ori ai Zim:nerk T.

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.t.,f i$.,FEI. knowingly installed and rippe'd out unsuitable: maiS 8 EtEaMre'llefi

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'h. h':,l',.t{:p. I,N1egate Qs ;o,:' h.$heh,This$ayhrefer tMthe pipes;inv l!$!'i 6 dei opinion',the se;p'ipes b' kr. ak.[1h' s t' th'6ifwildh eth'frip' ls'ci:'dM r Iri; l'ill,Ol.N.h.,[b,eggj@e Mme%the tQ visps:.to' the i sit'el a

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m MAh h.1; 2000 ; pound.figipgs, werr,iuIstalled in' G79; ori' dside 'lic$d ii;?

5000 pound fittings are* req' uired.!! 4ri! *

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. A radioactive vaste drain is clogged withiconcrete which careless 1' ~ w'ais' l 4 * !

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test. package is being.hcld for another-integrated system t'est afth' '. control ti.'"l?

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of the iarca is relinquished by the construction tdepartmenti' The'inspectofi

.n i, VI" obseryed, that obvious penetrations to the-charcoal bedroom *'had behh'pluggid; I N i,

he also observed.a plugged: floor. drain-in the' room and qhestioned 'its'effecti i:iM 3,;

on.an integrated. systems test-The systens engineer stated'thati the draih*4i' ': '

had been cleared for the previous' test and would-be again for the final test. 'fi9 The'need for this was discussed at the exit interview."-

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A residue heat valve broke when a pipefitter, b' umped into it',' raising 'newi.i l h ~

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','5. Sensitive; parts on welding rods are possibly damaged throu~gh stoiage' 3t*

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improper, terepsraturec,-:and possibly lost through ffailbrei to 'f611owipr'oper U lill il

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'whi'ch relates to the above.The following.is angexce'rpt -from Page 10 of Inspect 8 '-

"Wcld rod warmer IA-18 was: observed on August 19, 1980,- to be deenergized with veld rod (E-7018) contained in it'.1The: weld rod issue forci attached 8-5

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4. 1980e...The. release and check-ita s forms.for' IA-18 'on( Augu's t.t 18 ? 1980Fshde'dd i ! N t

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that. it.vas.taken from.thetrod shack 'with' one-half: pound of 'E-7018 f(ifwh8 E.1! I '4

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s. hydrogen): weld rodeand returned with no weld rod.P' As"of"Augu'st'29li1980'Jin;i t i.t d in.P.', e i.1 the.. warmer.:was.not returned; to tthe. rod shack." Weld ' rod! control bai'b'ee'n d;o'~l 5 r,rs..f..h.i, i., - brough4,to the ' attention. oft.the licenseestfor many yea'rsand has teiln! citedihP L'h,'

.r ;j..it.n.G 1... as. items of. noncompliance 3at' least !!! times?in.theiIa'st five yea'rsVthisM. I.D: ;

Mt.Y.h4 :ith a i PO47cmpliance.being the ; third ithis. year'.li This iitetii'which ;is Wep'et'itive$f}t.4116

> 02hi.B:!dit h e 2 i Pr.e,viously,sidenti.fiedi:itemst ofinoncomplian'ce.intweld ' rod icont'rolllisYiridi'r'~stDI. ill **

iUM tUtiisib U. g: tive that.; previous 3 corrective.iactions 'havel been inadeqtiat'eF. Thiesastl@H#d.l.14 313.1 I,lii@l; k. i iden,tiMedi as qoncompliapc'e..with.10' CFR 50,1 Appendix 'B PCrite'ridnXVliidW W

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i.i; ildin I@... Argon gas valves,for: flushing oxygen from pipes 'routin'ely'arp fleft' %peci".M N '.

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e' j'7,1 prefabricated. piping received. ine 1977 has ' defect.ive welds, but 'const'ructionil'i'li c

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This was 'mentiop,ed by Applegate in: the tion' text! of Allegation 82 in thed4 O. l * $

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..It pipes were determined to: have acceptable welds.t

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20% of the plant's prefabricated welds are' defective."' h8 - l's s.%A i li ' '-

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i "9.; Engineering " designs" ; routinely are drawn,' after the fact.to conform with!

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.. suspension systems.that iwere :not, installed.iin :atcordance with'.the : designer IM i

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drawings,i.specifiestionsit support. component assembly design's, and vere.d ir.

'i without backup. calculations were. identified during RIII site inspection in i i ' '

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S ? licensee agreed to: conduct: at co..sprehensive^ audit' :ofdall :cspects1: of.lar'ge t:41i g r.l. N f.l. 4. bore : suspension'systen.activitiesi.in particular (1):present. desigo! tontroD i's i C

...N 1 q101:1 e_n status, t (2.)a effectivenesslofiinterfaces:.betseen'orgsnizations p (3);c6nstr6t4 's '.

. O Ft:. ::r:: r A tieniand QA/QC. work statui and-work; plansp and s(4)1 expected.cobpleti' nidates! it 01 o

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dj.Nthu !!10,,i. Shock-abso'rbinpelectricalit'r'ay.hin'ghrsWreviouslyr fonnd 'suisn'tisfnet'O.c w[jil Hii.IN

,6ts Wi bo?.j t.l:arcistill? unsafe idue to faulty welds piand telettricalicab1't itiapsisedlini4 bus K h

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.i[l1: :i. ;.4 rl'11. Sand and mud choke the.feedwater pumps 'and intake flu'es fcarrying cakeup' Miriis i:.;b.

.i it. i.e. vater. to the cooling' towe' g.:because of. a ' flaw in.ithe. plint! s 'designtinet s c !:.i 3.li.

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..; ' :; Pu::ps used to rectify the'. flaw quickly burn out::M p b u.i:si h. M tlo m i was e s h P. i.44. x By: letter. dated June-20(11979,- CG&E'subm'itted tallette'r.t'o the NRC; identify ri 6.' f f

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. intake. flume and aintake structure."/;This matter.f has :beenifollowed:byt NRCiuit r :t.:

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"12. A design : flaw..in ethe: heataexchanger. centrol. panel permitted an operatori re m l.i-e i..

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. handle:300 pounds,Hripping the pipe and : soaking electricians withi a hardih + i c.*.

t is n spray of water that would:have been radioactive had the plant.be.-nt in c.:. c. "i 4

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pressure to 1200 psi of.the 'LPCS piping system occured s(sir)~ in addition 6t.v.P I: :

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Apiilge{3979)31on cavailaiglg. (ifalsp'maddfaituEers4ecShi6e5de MI.l'lHQll sta' ted', tiliap the te%

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cohp had no further,le.ted. on Octobei 25i'!i979.U Th'e 'inspicEorTi5diciited'idtNe' Y

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clirring' nuclear,' fuel deliveries to.[the site,'and perimeteriseedrit l

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Gecurity surveillance cameras are nott required foi nucleaV fue1 dei'iveriEdi NI

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.."15, Employees fired for time cheating had been cheating:with' the, exp'ressi l '

l'4" approval.of managementi and:s the. only time cheaters fired were vocal' an'd " rih'}

3, knowledgeable critics of plant QA and safety."

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0 "16. CG&E had warped PH management to silence the radiographers at Zidmer, N l

, wbo,were criticizing, CG&E's consistent approval of welds ' rejected by PM.'"PI" * '

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between Applegate and.Pedbody Hagnaflux pers6nnel.9: If.it' 'is' these'Udohie'rsall  !

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Regar, ding CG&E's approvalfpf. welds 'rejectedi by Peabody,i ibis mattePw'a's d'ifh i n !.

examined.during"the investigation of Applegate's allegations. ~ It shoilid d.i; il t t

b aIso be noted that Peabodyndoes not< approve 4 or reject velds. ' They' perf6ded' '

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the radiography, and made a preliminary evaluaton but final responsibilitiy4 441! ".

for acceptance of welds rests with' Kaiser Engineers,'Inc' it'r'!

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'p7., Union pipefitters anc} pH employees have been intimidated by'fhar of"' f 'l J I'i

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utility pod indur4rywide reprisals should they complain about'QA practices'." :

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Wd hil';;irut;.lns !! cogitaeli Athe; individual.lut':wei:were iinfore edf.noionetwithbthati.nimi.tssiii!!Tal:Ei. '

sp bj'TQp6dh.To ih exployedcat.r. the: site fit Hsvint,' n' i a dditional::.infdri::51iF6Ycddfeihis' i theM.fi fi il

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iy c.r:d' g *...iClihit.:l'19. A' co::: mon.i!.'joket' amonf pipefitters.'a1. ZimeM 3s. that':thep sillLh'eibundreds'l' piM i h d it.:,it s 4. 6 of.c:iles. away lwhen' the.. plants i;oes. on lineUdue to their'.;piedictionsnofii: b a liir.i is '

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a.: !.. 1.i l'...P.H.. rej ected approximat.ely.:39% of the.Zimmer velds, :or. three' times the.:

tH 11 't-industry average.-. (Hertsgaard. Int'erview).L t t ;!.i s e.. 2:;.d.: nKt:8:9.!!:gry;1ti u s i. t.c

}se : I'l This: allegation: is. new.and' we 2have inot:.seen the: Hertsgaard.interviewf4).n@i v ra. svi:(:-

is ib.u ! i:.P.'.ceployeesi. charged ithat ree:ords might'he unreliable.because XEI jre:is6redi the WAl s i..n :.a e iii cradiographersiito. rush ithe;x : rays:and perform ther tests L:bderd. imperfect'fconditions:. hl.

i. m.riri:.The..Apressure to produce'civasiilikely to @ rod 6cetlow quality.iradiography:!!ti.n:uiili Cv

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This allegation. isi new. As indicated:ini.the ; investigation ' report / we. hadi s $: i:1.:itt.l: n

~ i' identified problems. relating.tok.' radiography eduring inspections. co'nductediin':rhija.- h c 1978 and 1979.

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fabricated : piping contains defective welds..! (Affidavit at 8.)- FurthefT he I

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. reported that. KE1 pblicy forbids. repairing these defects. even after radiographic:a r. i. i detection. - (Hert.sgaard Interview)."

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. :The investigation of A11egation.2 involving :fivs prefabricated pipes 116cluded.h ni' 4:.

4 i i s...a. determination, that.thecueldniin these. pipes' were notf: defective seither:because:'.. -

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t-of; improper handling upon receipt or the.qualityfof work.by the.sspplier;:>alfil.rli ai:

ti rany ofr.tbese welds.. bad: been. determined :to: be defectiver, the matter::would:.havert.h'a

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. prefabricated piping.is t accompanied by.icertiff entions rand.docu:nented evidencei.

is v a. that,ithe velds :have.been examined. and meet specifications., The: policy;iwhich I is.: i is acceptable ito. NRC,i.is that' such pipe. is, not nctually subjected to-)PE.at:i: a i-i ;

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