ML20059F509
| ML20059F509 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 08/17/1990 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
| To: | Udall M HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS |
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| CCS, NUDOCS 9009110234 | |
| Download: ML20059F509 (7) | |
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t The Honorable Morris X. Udall, Chairman l
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed, at the request of Dr. Henry Myers of your staff, are responses to his requests of July 16, 1990, concerning Seabrook welds. The information enclosed identifies an NRC alleger who, while he did not specifically request confidentiality at the time of his contact with NRC, did not consent to have his identity made public.
In order to avoid possible adverse effect on the willingness of allegers to bring their concerns to the NRC, I respectfully request that you preserve his confidentiality through restricting access ano use to the Members and Staff of the Committee, i
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Dennis K. Rathbun, Director l'
Congressional Affairs Office of Governmental and.
Public Affairs
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RESPONSE TO OR. H. MYERS' RE00ESTS OF JULY 16. 1990 Recuest I:
a Please provide the October 30, 1931 memorandum to Richard Davis (Pullman-Higgins j
(P-H]QAManager)fromHenryDemers.
This memorandum appears to have addressed 1
the question of whether P-H should " consider reporting a significant defect under 10 CFR 50.55(e)." The memorandum requested herein is referenced in the November 6 1981 memorandum from Richard Davis to Royal Insurance Campaigned (Attn. Clyde Sullivan, Authorized Nuclear Inspector Supervisor) provided to me on July 13.
Response
The requested memorandum is attached.
It is also attached to the internal NRC l
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Reatest II:
Seabrook Inspection Report 81-13 states the following-On November 11, 1981, the NRC regionally based inspector and the NRC Resident Inspector discussed problems encountered with the orbiting ME-GTAW-P process walding of the RC piping and an ANI formerly employed at the site who expressed concern with the repair of detected weld defects.
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What is the name of the ANI with whom the NRC officials discussed RC piping l
welding problems on November 11 19817 B.
Where is this discussion documentei? Please provide such documentation i
prior to COB, July 25, 1990.
Response
The ANI (Authorized Nuclear Inspector) with whom two NRC inspectors discussed pipe welding problems, as documented in NRC Inspection Report (IR) 50-443/81-13, i
is Mr. Henry Demers. The date of the discussion was November 5, 1981, not the November 11 date errJneously documented in IR 50-443/81-13.
The Subject discussion with Mr. Demers was documented in a November 6, 1981 NRC Region I memorandum for Case File 81-66. That memorandum is attached. Also j
atte.ched are other internal Region I memoranda and a telephone report relating to Case File 81-66.
It is-noted that the following statement is documented in the attached Region I memorandum dated January 18, 1982:
Since that time (November 5,1981), the NRC has had no communications with Mr. Demers.
This statement confirms that the meeting in question between the NRC inspectors
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and the ANI was held on November 5, 1981 and that IR 50-443/81-13 is in error in this regard.
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TELEPHONE REPORT DATE October 30, 1981
_ TIME 12:00 noon DOCKET N0. 50-443 FACILITYJeabrook LICENSEE'SOCCURRENCEIDENTIFICATIONN0.(IFANY)
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SUBJECT:
WELDING CONCERNS DESCRIPTION OF OCCURENCE, DEFICIENCY OR INCIDENT:
A Mr. Henry Demers of the Royal Insurance Co., 25 Sheridan St., Boston, Mass.,
l called me today regarding his concerns with in-process weld repairs at Seabrook.
He stated that he is an ANI (Authorized Nuclear Inspector) at the Seabrook Site; 4
His super-his National Board Number is 7131, his New Hampshire Number is 253.
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visor is Clyde O'Sullivan in the Boston office of Royal Insurance Co.
home address is 277 Scotch Plains Road, Westfield, New Jersey, 07090, home phone is 201-232-8669.
He seemed to be quite upset with this problem and said he would be quitting tonight, 10/30/81, after he worked the 3-11 shif t.
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discuss his concerns with the Royal Insurance Co. before ciuitting.He asked that he would think about that.
call and any review of this problem we would do H
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=His technical concerns to me; as I un ers ood them, follow.
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NOTIFICATION RECEIVED BY cc R0:1 Tonn 50 Case file 81-66 June 74 L. Tripp R. Gallo R. Carlson i
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. TELEPHONE REPORT a 10/30/81 The reactor coolant loop weld repairs in Seabrook Unit 1 are very reportable i
o to the NRC, in his opinion.
There have been 125 in-process repairs in this piping and he has seen,only
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l' two nonconfomance reports, The repair work is going beyond the weld into the component base metal, the l
components include the reactor coolant pumps, the heat exchangers (steam i/
generators) and the reactor vessel.
The problems he has are:
There are loopholes in the pullman - Higgins ASME QA Manual.
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-In-process repairs are extensive.
Defects include lack of fusion due to contamination (SIC) of vendor 3.
Westinghouse supplied components.
Westinghouse personnel have been at the site to review the welding-4.
problems but he has heard nothing (of a resolution).
Radiographs are done and meet code but are not to be trusted because 5.
the contractor is pulling a fast one.
' Field recor'ds of repaira are not kept in a format-that is traceable, 6.
cumulative repairs are not tracked.
He has discussed his concerns with other site ANI's but has not discu with his supervisor in Boston.
Mike McCrae, a Pullman - Higgins, RT Level II, is competent and knows what -
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