ML20076K723

Forwards Info on Quality Improvement Program,Initially Developed for Midland Project & Subsequently Expanded to Ann Arbor Power Div.Similar Program Anticipated for Zimmer Project

ML20076K723
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	09/08/1983
From:	Wahl H BECHTEL GROUP, INC.
To:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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{{#Wiki_filter:- Bechtel Power Corporation 777 East Eisenhower Parkway Ann Arbor, Michigan Maif Address: P.O. Box 1000, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 @ 399 5> 33 o [1ARINglPAL STAFF September 8, 1983 V A:Nr 7 D/RA SCS v A/RA 3AO f OPRP SLO Mr. James G. Keppler W!A i RC Regional Administrator .WASf' UE U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III I'll l 799 Roosevelt Road l0L jFiL E Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

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Quality Per our conversation the other day, I am enclosing a write-up on the Quality Improvement Program currently in existence in the Ann Arbor Power Division. This program was initially developed for the Midland project and was expanded to the total division shortly after implementation on Midland. We would anticipate implementing a similar program on the Zimmer project and would appreciate any questions or comments you may have. Yours truly, et Howard W. Wahl Vice President and General Manager HWW/msh Attachment 0 $$'k!!N o! y A - TED { l(

f ANN ARBOR POWER DIVISION - QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Several years ago, a new emphasis was placed on the subject of quality within the Ann Arbor Power Division - not quality assurance, quality control or quality engineering, but the quality of accomplishment in the assignments of every Ann Arbor employee. A video tape introduction of the program featuring Howard Wahl, Ann Arbor's General Manager and the program's sponsor, was used to acquaint employees not only with the basic idea of the program but management's backing of it. The program is based on several basic principles related to the work of each employee. These include: a) a division management belief that personnel wish to do their jobs correctly the first time, b) a recognition that to do this the employee must be provided with clear and visible job requirements and workable tools and methods. c) a commitment by management that such requirements and methods will be provided and that the employee will be given a chance, and encouraged, to point out areas needing change or improvement. d) encouragement of an attitude wherein the employee will work in conformance to the given requirements or cause the requirements to be officially changed, e) an expectancy that a program based on those principles should lead to l a higher frequency of work done correctly the first time and a lower l frequency of necessary error correction and associated costs. This program is being called " Quality 1mprovement". Its prime purpose is to create an attitude and atmosphere in which excellence and correctness are the norm rather than the goal. Its success should also have a positive contribution on productivity improvement. It is a program designed to also increase AAPD's competitiveness in the marketplace. l The program operates within the present structure of the division which is l organized into teams of small work groups established to communicate ideas, l designs, and methods to achieve the best results. A new organization or new l work function has not been created. Instead, the present organization is now l equipped with concepts and a program by which it can perform its various work l functions using quality improvement principles. l To implement the program, the employee has been asked to practice five concepts: l l a) a clear definition of quality being conformance to requirements, a definition used by Steve Bechtel, Jr., in a 1977 management memo. b) a concept that too much time is spent looking for errors and not enough time is spent preventing them.

Page two AAPD-QIP c) a concept that errors occur because requirements are not clear, not because people do not want to do a good job. d) a standard to be applied by every employee in which every job is expected to be done right the first time, e) a realization that work can be measured by quality as well as by quantity. These concepts allow establishment of a program which applies to every organization, not just Construction, Engineering, and Procurement. Included are such organizations as Accounting, Office Services, Data Processing, etc. Five implementation programs are used to initiate and maintain the Quality Improvement Program. These include: a) Training - a program designed to communicate the concepts to all employees, b) Promotion - a program designed to provide continual visibility and awa reness, c) Employee Feedback - a program designed to encourage open communication from the employees to their supervisors as to problems, hindrances or recommendations in quality improvement. d) Quality Measurement - a program designed to encourage measurements and goals related to quality improvement. e) Recognition - a program designed to recognize extra-ordinary performances by employees in support of the QIP program. Each of the programs has been assigned a senior management sponsor to aid in i program development and to provide management monitoring. The sponsors are part of a Senior Management Steering Group reporting directly to the General Manager. A basic two-hour training session was developed and approved by AAPD Senior Management and was given to all employees in early 1982. Promotion has been a continuing effort; some of them are monthly articles in the Ann Arbor Bechtel News, posters strategically located throughout the Division, noon-time presentations, etc. To date over 84 employees' suggestions (out of 153 formally submitted) have been put into effect. These range from color-coding microfilm aperture cards to facilitate distribution, to changing our banking practices to reduce our average daily balance.

l Page three AAPD-QIP The work groups have developed over 100 measurements of areas within their groups which could be improved. These areas of self-measurement range from " percent of document pages processed that are error free and on time," to " quality of drawings / calculations as measured against a checklist of attributes." We have presented 144 bronze, 47 silver, and 6 gold awards to AAPD cmployees under the recognition program. These awards are in recognition for the employees contribution to the quality of operations of AAPD. A Quality Improvement Program directed at employees of both Bechtel and Consumers Power was initiated for the Midland Project in late 1981. The remainder of the division participates in the general division program. Visitors to AAPD will see visible evidence of the program in the way of displayed policies, posters, and slogans. More than that, they should expect to hear over and over again the key phrase, "Let's do it right the first time." L

ANN ARBOR POWER DIVISION INSTRUCTION No. 1-4 Page 1 of 5 December 21, 1981

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Division Quality Improvement Program PURPOSE: This instruction defines the organization and responsibilities for implementing the AAPD Quality Improvement Program. BACKGROUND: This instruction establishes a quality improvement program to promote, implement, and maintain a plan for achievement and improvement of quality within AAPD. It is pertinent to all division employees and all assignments. Quality assurance activities, as described in AAPDIs 7.1 and 7.2, are not modified by this instruction. The AAPD Quality Improvement Policy is as follows: TO IMPROVE QUALITY, WE SHALL PROVIDE CLEARLY STATED REQUIREMENTS, EXPECTING EACH PERSON TO DO THE JOB RIGHT THE FIRST TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH REQUIREMENTS OR CAUSE THE REQUIREHENTS TO BE OFFICIALLY CHANGED. DEFINITIONS: Quality is conformance to requirements. Improvement of quality is an increase in the frequency at which work is done correctly the first time. BASIS: Quality is achieved when work is done correctly the first time, negating the need for repeating the activity. Individuals may achieve quality by following established requirements, and through teamwork, including controlled coordination among discipline groups. l l The Quality Improvement Program is based on the following principles: I l 1. It is believed that personnel wish to do their job correctly the first time. 2. Necessary attributes of doing jobs correctly the first time include " attention to detail," " clear and visible job requirements," and " workable tools and methods." 3. Each employee must be aware of his/her role in any improvement program for that program to succeed. Teamwork, in which efforts may l have to be coordinated with other employees, is also necessary. l

ANN ARBOR POWER DIVISION INSTRUCTION No. 1-4 Page 2 of 5 December 21, 1981 4. A successful quality improvement program must include certain concepts: 1) A clear definition of quality being conformance to requirements rather than indefinite terms such as good, bad, etc. 2) Too much time is spent looking for errors and not enough time is spent preventing them. 3) A majority of errors occur because requirements are not clee.r not because people do not want to do a good job. 4) The only standard we should accept for ourselves is that of doing each job right the first time. In other words, do it once, know it's right. 5) A willingness to measure work by quality as well as quantity. 5. All requirements, tools, and methods are subject to review for improvement. INSTRUCTION: The AAPD Quality Improvement Program is sponsored by the general manager creating an interdepartmental steering group with responsi-bility for maintaining a program that promotes achievement and im-provement of quality by all employees in all assignments. Typical organization is shown in Figure 1. Primary membership of the Steering Group for the AAPD Quality Im-provement Program will consist of the following managers: a) Division Project Operations and Services b) Division Engineering c) Division Construction d) Division Quality Assurance e) Division Controller / Commercial Manager f) Division Procurement g) Division Services h) Division Administrative Services

ANN ARBOR F0WER DIVISION INSTRUCTION No. 1-4 JPPage 3 of 5 December 21, 1981 The steering group will conceive, develop, and implement four programs in response to the quality improvement policy. These shall be programs for Training, Promotion, Feedback, and Quality Measurement as further defined in this instruction. The programs shall be designed to reach each employee and maintain a positive attitude towards achievement and improvement of quality regardless of assignments. A quality improvement program manager reporting to the steering group shall be selected to provide overall management of program activities. Each program shall be assigned a senior management sponsor from within the steering group. The sponsors and the program manager must be submitted to the general manager for approval. A description and plan for implementation and maintenance shall be prepared for each required program. Each shall contain the following attributes: 1) clear definition of program 2) detailed implementation plan 3) clear description of personnel involvement 4) an integrated method of measuring program effectiveness RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Steering Group a) Provide guidance and direction to the program manager and his team regarding the implementation and maintenance of the quality improvement program b) Review, approve, and authorize implementation of programs c) Monitor activities and effectiveness of programs d) Provide input as may be required to the general manager on activity and effectiveness of overall program 2. Program Sponsors a) Participate with program manager in development of prodram descriptions to be implemented under authority of the steering group b) Provide management guidance to program manager as required c) Monitor program activities to assure steering group of implementation, maintenance, and effectiveness in accordance with original program description

ANN ARBOR POWER DIVISION INSTRUCTION No. 1-4 Page 4 of 5 y December 21, 1981 3. Program Manager a) Organize and manage the implementation of programs as authorized by the steering group b) -Periodically report program status to steering committee, and carry out all administrative activities required for effective operations of the quality improvement program 4. Requirements of Training Program a) An initial training program shall communicate tne quality policy and concepts. b) An orientation program shall communicate the policy and concepts to new employees. c) Followup training materials shall maintain emphasis on the quality policy, elaborate on concepts where proven needed, and complement work of Employee Feedback and/or Quality Measure-ment Programs. 5. Requirements of Promotion Program a) An initial promotional program shall complement the training program developed above. The program shall consist of appropriate visual aids, publicity, noontime presentations, or other methods necessary to create awareness of the quality improvement plan. b) A procotional program shall maintain awareness on quality improvement after initial training and promotion. 6. Requirements of Employee Feedback Program a) A feedback program shall allow employees to participate in the quality improvement pla-by communicating through their normal organizational structure such things as: 1) hindrances to doing jobs right the first time 2) examples when jobs are not being done right the first time 3) suggestions on doing jobs right the first time 4) difficulties caused by given requirements or methods

s' ANN ARBOR POWER DIVISION INSTRUCTION No. 1-4 Page 5 of 5 December 21, 1981 b) A plan shall complement the employee feedback program in which employees are recognized for significant contribution to the program. 7. Requirements of Quality Measurement Program a) A program shall make results of the quality improvement plan evident to management and employees by selected quantitative measurements. Factors to be considered shall include: 1) identification of significant items, directly pertinent to quality improvement, which can be quantitatively measured 2) setting of goals for quality improvements connected with the above significant items 3) visibility of goals, measurements, and achievements b) A plan shall complement the quality measurement program in which employees are recognized for significant contribution to the program. SPONSOR: General !!anager H.W..Wahl

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l ANN ARBOR POWER Division I NOMINATION FOR QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION 1 l l I wish to nominate an individual / group for quality achievement recognition honors and award. I recognize that the Ann Arbor Power Division is trying to identify those individuals or groups who,in the judgment of their peers and supervisors, best represent those characteristics of quality performance and attitudes that can make our division the standard of quality in the power industry. Individual or Groun Nominee John C. Dominy Individual or Group Function Senior Desinner for Control Systems responsible for ___ construction interface activities and drawinns Criterion Met:(Refer to back of this page for standards.) One U Two D Three O Four O Five O Why Nominee Should Be Recognized John constantly _ performs his work at a hinh degree of quality. The preciseness and accuracy of his work makes his work an avnmple for others performing simular tasks. John has prepared an ins-tallation specification which simplifies the calculations for and installation of sennor tubine fer.21getronic instrurents. John is singularly resnonsible for the supervision, layout, and preparation and issuance of all the installatic a dernf1n (npprowfmnenly 40 multisheet drawingm) for the Palisades Plant 1983 refueling outage. Considering the unexpected increase of installation details requirnd fnr rho MVAC mndiffentfnnn within thn sane efmn frnre, John accomplished this task in an unusually short period of time. This extensive offnre in an avnmnlo nf inhne dedientinn en hfn inh thn oun11ty nnd necurney of his work; and the performance of his job "RIGHT" and on schedule. r i n,, ~ Nominator's Signature Date A[AD Supervisor's Signature my Date./A P3 Project, Department or Category ll 'T' b Manager's Signature Date Quality improvement Recognition Committee Concurrence Date (Silver and Gold Awards Only) l I / , [ Honors Selected: O Bronze Award Silver Award O Gold Award 0" 3 M! b y ; K~t cn@ 1 e r '.. Thi I j, l Copies of Approved Nominations to: e Nominee Project Manager [, A# / [ v gCI' fh l Nominator OIP Manager // Approving Manager Nominee Personnel File N

"' [l jk)" ANN ARBOR POWER DIVlsiON NOMINATION FOR QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION { l wish to nominate an individual / group for quality achievement recognition honors and award. I recognize that the Ann Arbor Power Division is trying to identify those individuals or groups who,in the judgment of their peers and supervisors, best represent those characteristics of quality performance and attitudes that can make our division the standard of quality in the power industry. Individual or Group Nominee Robert Perkins Individual or Group Function Assistant to engineering startup coordinator Criterion Met:(Refer to back of this page for standards.) One G Two G Three O Four O Five O Why Nominee Should Be Recognized Bob consistently supperts the ef forts of startur by resolving engineering problems related to startup in a timely tranner. His insistence on the correctness and timely solution to problems to support ccm-pletion and turnover of startup systems leads to d early and correct system completion. / / Nominator's Si na'ture Date NO /I3 /s, F 3 Supervisor n Date y /, Project, Department or Category ll Manager's Signaturo Date gr# l Quality improvement Recognition Committee Concurrence Date l (Silver and Gold Awards Only) Honors Selected: Bronze Award O Silver Award O Gold Award l l l { Copies of Approved Nominations to: Nominee Project Manager Nominator OIP Manager Approving Manager Nominee Personnel File AAPD42551 8/82

i08936 Bechtel Power Corporation Inter-office Memorandum Date March 21, 1983 To Distribution Subka Midland Plant Units 1 and 2 From J.A. Rutgers Bechtel Job 7220 Of QUALITY IMPROVgMENT project Management ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS At Ann Arbor Copies to Copy Distribution It is with pleasure that I announce the award of the Quality Achievement Badges to the following individuals for their quality improvement achievements. Name Group Achievement C.91$ F. Shepard Procurement Exceptionally outstanding performance in negotiating bid evaluations and achieving zero commercial defects in vendor purchase orders Silver C. Hubert Nuclear Outstanding performance in devising a group procedure for 23' efficiently processing P&ID s revisions Bronze R. Atencio Mechanical Outstanding performance in incorporating 100 outstanding change documents in compliance with new EDP requirements B. Burdick Nuclear Outstanding performance in reviewing engineering field changes and design change documentation J.A. Clements Nuclear Outstanding performance in implementing and providing leadership for an effective discipline quality improvement program l 0693c

Bechtel Power Corporation 108936 Io" ta Di=tributtaa March 21, 1983 Page 2 Name Group Achievement M. Deegan Administrative Outstanding performance in Services providing timely and accurate secretarial support for a nuclear quality assurance manual revision N. Eidsmoe Engineering Outstanding performance in ensuring that NCDs for the recent manpower forecast complied with stringent management requirements D. Fredlund Division Outstanding performance in Services coordinating replanning efforts and establishing a new project plan for the project /2 program K. Koh Civil Outstanding performance in completing a quality and timely analysis for the ASLB testimony J. Kovach Electrical Outstanding performance in implementing and providing leadership for an effective discipline quality improvement program B. Oxender Civil Outstaading performance in analyzing and checking auxiliary building interior walls in compliance with schedule requirements L. Proulx Administrative Outstanding performance in Services accurately inputting SDDR data into the MAPPER system under tight schedule requirements G. Singh Control Systems outstanding performance in implementing and providing leadership for an effective discipline quality improvement program 0693c _~.

~ Bechtel Power Corporation l08936 March 21, 1983 Page 3 S. Sobkowski Civil Outstanding performance in implementing and providing leadership for an effective discipline quality improvement program W. Stevens Engineering Outstanding performance in Planning improving the quality of the Advanced Master Punchlist and overall group accuracy G. Vasonis Civil Outstonding performance in completing a quality and timely analysis for the ASLB testimony P. Wicker Cost and Outstanding performance in Schedule consistently producing quality work for the project replanning task force E. Wong Mechanical Outstanding Performance in incorporating overdue change documents to support an NRC audit Please extend my personal congratulations to each recipient and my sincere thanks for their contribution toward completing the Midland plant on schedule and in a manner which meets regulatory requirements and assures successful operations. I ask that you present the awards at an appropriate in-office ceremony and ensure that a copy of this memorandum is placed in each recipient's personnel record. Y J.A. Ruts es JAR /MNB/ dip

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Bechtel Power Corporation i08936 ' " * "','6"' March 21 1983 Page 4 Copy Distribution: R. Atencio C. Hubert L. Proulx G. Vasonis B. Burdick K. F.oh F. Shepard P. Wicker J.A. Clements J. Kovach G. Singh E. Wong M. Deegan B. Oxender S. Sobkowski Additional Distribution: J.M. Anderson B. Dhar M.A. Hughes E. Smith T.G. Ballweg A.J. Boos M. Elgaaly D.F. Lewis N.W. Swanberg D.J. Fredlund J. Milandin R.F. Tulloch L.H. Curtis R.C. Hollar R. Silver i l l l l i 1 l l l Written Response Requested: No Com Use: NA i 1 0693c

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Air Blow process i to begin in July A major step before i Unit 1 Boiler Hydro ~1he llelle Riser project is about to start the first major step before boiler hydro - the procew of Air blow of the boiler and s'g related piping, 'Ihis proceu of prewuriting the boder to NX) psi alid then letting the prewure decay l g to NX) psi, will force 14 (XX) inlet cubic feet l 3 per minute of air flow through the pipe and f ~jQ ~ discharge to at mosphere through the a silencer The air blow is a major step before j Unit I boiler hsdro. Q (continued on page 7) '~ _ ~' ' ".iiiE ^ ' ~ > L, Jobsite stewards ~ j y yf;M to ask for United ~ Way contributions Pipetitters guide first cc 9 pressor onto concrete slab. beginning July 12 m.m t' Donations will be receised next month from craf tsmen and non manual employees g, I 'ij as the Helle Riser jobsite United Way Fund trutta Drhe gets underway. gg,,gg j r A goal of' $14,(XX) has been se: for the

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' 7. Q. ,5 jobsite. La.! year a total of 513,175 was g_, # :[ p C * % ..j i ,5 -} ll,',. -. {$ pg,gI collected f rom craf ts and non-manuah. Contributions will be taken by jobsite '.. 'Ip$. [,, ' \\' -} \\ t stew ards. who will contact the crat% men h 1g indisidually f or donations. The Stewards Jk,, / $, 4 f,h wdl meet Juh 11 with United Way Fund m h.~ "/ 9 - ' +- W Drise representathes at Conference Room .' ""( p ~.d 4 " C' 'ihey will include Hay Glow ski, gM ] , ~ ' Ilusinew Hepresenta tis e, Greater Detroit ,f P-g iluilding and Construction Trades Council, >g Pat Courtnes. United Way 1. abor Represen. s. r A_ d f. ' M 1iI, . ! ta M, and 'I om Melms, l'nited Way ,7 f * *j ) laceutne Director. L sg. /

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BELLE RIVER BEACON PAGE2 Construction progress report 77 June,1983 Thefollowing information was supplied with weld out continuing. at by the Cost Scheduling Department. Unit 2 boiler anembly continued with the 3 _ ' _}% % O,crall construction progren is 65% erection of coal pipe, buck stay s, w all panels, g P" complete. Construction of Unit I and crmsmer and riser tubes, ccnsection pass p T, / common is 78% comp!ete, and Unit 2 is elements, front windbox, ductwork, and 37% complete, pulverizers.

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s Structural steel bolt up was completed for Unit I p ecipitator anembly continued [ the Unit 2 boiler leave out steel. lastallation with completion of outlet duct supports and ?'# 3 of miscellaneous handrail, grating. pipe manifolds. Roof and hopper electrical work, 4 p' ' bridges, and platforms continued in Unit I and control room terminations continued. 3 powerbhak and yard. Duct and manifold insulation was ongoing. k - [, Unit I turbine generator assembly Unit 2 precipitator c.ection continued d y continued with installation of tube oil Hush with installation of 2B pipeframes, 2C DS t ** 1<* pipe, electrical work, and insulation. support fra mes, 2D su pporting Meel, . ' i g, Unit 2 turbine. generator work fonned on welding inlet ducts, and fabricating s"*4 s cumpleting the upper-inner casings, and align-hoppers, noziles, and manifolds. A%4 ment 4 the rotors for the low prewure turbines. Installation of liner and conduit i Me f (' , Ng Unit i boiler anembly continued with continued in the Unit 2 chimney, with 360 } j crection of sootblower, seal air, and fuel oil ft, of liner in place as of May 20, 1983. .y f 4 %p ignitor pipe, hopper, roof, and penthouse Thirty six of 128 Unit I and common 3 casings, and the snubber system. Erection of turnmer packages base been turned over. l' puberiiers 1007 and 1010 continued. Ash Thirty six of 42 Phase llH systems base %[ , ' (j $ h pg hopper rough erection is basically complete been turned over. [ + n^ ' ', ~ 1 ,4A ~ v v Narang presents engineering paper E'ectricians Bill GalMer and Vance LaMee Paul Narang, Anistant Project Field Illinois Institute of Technokigy, held at the terminate panets for coal bumers at elev. 695. Engineer, April 19 presented an engineering Palmer House in Chicago. paper " Field Testing of Trench Excavation and Concrete Bedding for Circulating Water The conference is an annual national h Piping (for a Power Plant) Results in Substan-forum for the discuwion of problems and the f _mg tial Cost Savings." The paper was presented at exchange of information concerning the the American Power Conference, sponsored by power industry and awociated activitics. d, b p Lands a big One THE BELLE RIVER BEACON M i N W@W' ) Bechtel Power Corporation t 'p 4 Jerry Rachel, Cisil Supt. last month land-P.O. BOX 167 4 4 .b \\ ed a 25 lb. Chinook salmon on 8 lb. test line ST. CLAIR, MI 48079

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JACK WOOD } Editor / Photographer g 'I his pleased him so much he went right out [ the following weekend and landed some Published monthly for the employees at 1 3l the Belle River Project and their farmites ,a more big ones. Fishing with him was carpenter GF Roy Jokie. ji .. Mk t .b %a,,, ? - PROJECT STATUS FOR MONTH OF MAY,1983 f yQ e CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION 65% /j

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Structural Concrete (cubic yards) 551 119,774 .h yv h g Large Process Piping (lineal feet) 8,293 352,771 Dfh ' '*h K%v Small Process Piping (lineal feet) 6,339 118,998 L Cable Tray (lineal feet) 5,909 123,111 Conduit (lineal feet) 22,585 342,402 _, D M " ' U"d0 Wire & Cable (lineal feet) 331,981 3,347,401 Terminations 13,738 101,588 Electricians Janet Cochran, Gerry Garascia and Ed Kohfer, preparing Umt 2 wophase

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PAGE 3 J UN E,1983 S 3rinkler fitters, electricians completing " ire protection system ~!he fire protation sptem - one of the lhe f unction ot the fire protection sptem dis erutied monitoring, detection. alarm, mmt important in terms of plant saf ety, h to detect, annunciate, minimi/e, contine and extinguishing f acilities to protect the before, during and af ter startup - a now and estinguish all types of fires encountered

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being completed by sprinkler titten and in all plant areas. 'Ihe sptem includes the lollowing: Hre electricians. l'he tire protection sptem is comprised of pumps and jockey pump, yard tire huip and hy dra nts, sprinkler sptems, water spray sptems, standpipe and hose sptems, portable tire estinguishen, tire detection and alarm sptems, tire barrien and mechanical loam sptem. The fire protection sptem also includes the carbon dimide sptem, pre-action sptems for e the coal comeyon and water spray sptems for the dust collectors in the main budding y, coal comeyor galleries area, or the yard coal handling tire protection sptems. s% A ground lesel tire water storage tank is N the primary source of water for the tire '\\ protection sptem. Ilose stations in the j N boiler, turbine, administration, and senice \\ p bulding are supplied trora wet standpipes s and are installed within or adjacent to a 's,1 stairwells and at interior columns. Automatic sprinkler systems are installed in (. k. p@

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BELLE RIVER BEACON PAGE 6 Hard hitting Sparkies jolt Dillos 13 3, Contracts 6-3 "7here i.s no one who lies defense and John Armando hurling an M hitte-rally with a triple plus Grider, Wurmlinger, of the th//os demise made it powible to hold the Dillos to 3 runs. Wade and Ritienger added singles. on that warm sunny rw on June 2 'Ihe Sparkies led ott with 2 runs in the The Sparkies continued to batter the ball tirst inning w it h singles by Simmons, in the sesenth adding 4 more runs with when the Sparkies grew ho/J as their story unfedds Uganski and Grider. The Dillos answered singles by Uganski. Grider. Wurmlinger and thcar fame and team standings both gem back with I run in the bottom of the second and dittenger. with singles by Pons and Choy llee. T he ~1 he Dillos were only able to answer back 1 he nine-banded Armadillo suffered f rom Sparkies added I in the tourth with singles in the litth scoring I run on a double by ring around it e tollar June 2 as the by Wade and Sitar. The Dillos aho scored 1 Choy llee and a single by Nuttal. Electrical Sparkies, blasting title shots oser run as Foley tripled and Lynch singled. the heads of outticiders. crushed the Dillos it was in the titth inning when the Sparkies iveW Emp/OyeeS 13-3 in a game which featured tilth and esploded scoring 6 runs on 7 hits. Page Af sisth inning rallies. started off the innin2 with a double f ollowed The combination of the Sparkies' tough by Armandoi single. Uganski continued the 3,,ggg,,,, p Stesen N1. DiGaetano. Sr. Eng. Aide-h"._ [, casual - Piping: Louis C. Carducci, Const. y.,.3 t4 Ast. Piping; Thomas J. N1artin. Fld. ss b - 'y s U,. ~ L Summer / Tech. Safety; Greg S. Curson. 5 s t 1 bS Fld. Su mmer / Tech. Instrumentation; h =.) t t or t Damel E. Harris, Int. CIk. casual 1%. s v Sam Document C.ontrol. James E. Hoelter. Sr. .&,__ 7g s. p ' -~ p __,, Eng. Aide - casual - Mechanical y' W w "3 Rehires: Q y-4 %_., p ( g Julia M. Carner, Fld. Co-Op/ rech. I g ,q Mechanical; Mark F. Nemeth. Fld. Co-I g ) Op / Tech. - Cisil; Todd D. Wanley. Fid. Co-MM i j ( Op/ Tech. Electrical; Fred J. Zweng. l q D Const. Eng. Cisil; Dan Santasicca, Fid. 4 4 9 Ast. casual Procurement: Gerald M. Karl, Fld. Co-Op Tech. Piping: Doug E. j Potocki Fld. Summer / Tech.. Piping r t ELECTRICAL SPARKLES softball team, lef t, Glenn Rittenger, Larry Simmons. Tim Wade, Transfer: Daryl Sitar, Net' Wurmhnger, Rene DeHondt, Todd Wanley, Bob Nicholas, Ken Uganski, M*e Bruce A.. Moulton, Sr. Const. Eng. Shet'on, Steve Grider, John Armando and Paul Anderson. Instrumentation (Richland, WA) LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS seven craftsmen June 17 Pirates lead the home run derby with three apiece. on top notch Italfway through the regular season, the Dillos liigh!:#ts of the Dillos Pirates contest are holding on to second place af ter recently included Santasicca and Suenkel going for t.so ClMS A ba11 Mam pounding the Pirates 74. !!ard on the Ddlos heels for three while sesen other desoted Dillos had one are Uncisihred t L t ) and last scari champs, l' & his apiece tw hat balanceL Lynch homered to deep A, w ho seem to be resapturing last year's form right field and Seaman gunned down Phdlipith S - W W Ri @nn m my Me af ter beating the Blues and Contracts. goirig to second (no proldem t liero for the I he Pirates this year seem to be Ibundering, and Pirates u as Reggie. who went 4 tor 4 with homers starting 10 players on the u ndef.eated the lilues are still looking for their first win. Stese mer the fence. Was to go with the retreshments. Championship Claw A "Hescrage Shop" Rider of the Sparkies and Reggie Campbell of the Walt? twe esen had squc-re mustarde sotthall team w hich recently won the "Round Robin" sof tball tournament in Port Huron. h MOLSON CUP STANDINGS h trying to w-in a state championship this f all, the team consists of short stop Craig

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JUN E,1983 PAGE 7 Air Blow process to begin 9 ~, .l uo electric powered high volume. hm ~, g' g (continued from page 1) prewure 4160 solt Centae air comprewon ~1 he objective of thh air blow is to remme will feed up to 150 psi maximum per square any foreign material f rom the critical piping inch into three threcatage P.DS natural gas and boiler. This will be accompihhed poucred 1100 honepm er rotary engine through a series of hhms in dif ferent paths reciprocating air comprewon. ~l hese will _, k x 4 of the system. delher f rom 133 PSIG to 1.015 PSIG. t he The sprem is disided into the folkming HDS comprewon weigh 80.0(X) lbs. each = f l flow paths: and were lif ted f rom flat bed trucks by crane 2 (1. Main steam flow path. (2. Turbine seals and guided into position imto specially Guyer, lef t, was presented award by Naren and boiler feed pump turbine flow path. (3. constructed concrete mais m tront of. the Bhatia, Project Manager. Cold reheat leg 1. (4. Cold reheat leg 2. (5. power plant by pipetitlen. These com-llot reheat leg 1. (6. Ilot reheat leg 2. presson were then lescled and grouted. Qual.ty Improvement i The air blow will be accomplished over a According to llollis Smith, Ingersol Hand sis day period starting July 9 and will consist supenhor, the air blow by power plants Nomination for Guyer of 20 blows each m each flow path, allows time sasing on schedules, and at the The boiler and main steam lines will be same time, deliven a better cleaning job. Tom Guver has been nominated for a prewurized to 1000 psi and will bhm 20 Normally, he said, a plant uung a steam Quality improsement Achievement Award. times at 600 psi to 600 psi. blow to clean out critical piping has to wait The nomination reads as follows: The Ingeno! - Rand comprewors sre until boiler hydro n corrpleted. An air blow "As Startup Construction Coordinator in capable o1 prewurizing the system f rom 600 can be accompikhed before boiler hydro, the Client Organization, Tom Guyer has to 800 pu,,n 30 minutes. and thus sases time because it doesn't stop i created a high degree of mutual trust and construction, he said. Crafts donate e""re ra 'i"" be'*eea 'he c"" r" e ' '"" Organi/ation and the Client Startup for Special Belle River

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Olymp,ic Games (P%#If La=4y 44 U "e'"*" '""'"" * " P "e'""'"~ ""' a UE achiese a high system completion rate and m Sixty eight craftsmen at Belle River the same manner awisted the Startup donated a total of $680.00, plus the use of a The May golf outing was scheduled for Organization in accepting systems and bus on behalf of the mentally impaired May 28th which was one of the Memorial placing them in senice. athletes representing Michigan at the Day weekend days. In spite of this fact we ,,This can do" attitude has contributed International Summer Special Olympics in had an excellent turnout -- 84 ugned up s gnificantly to the project schedule and to Haton Rouge, Lnuhiana, and we had one no show fhe weather quality of the completed pnduct.' Bud Quidley, forema n, instrument was great (Saturday was the only good day of litters, donated his bus for the Olympic the weekendl and Max had the course in Games. lie collected the donations from his excellent shape. Volunteer math teacher people w ho ride on his bus to work each day t he scramble results: receives letter of thanks and from others on the jobsite. ' Ihe number one team with a low score of 66, w as the DECO group of floward The contribution helped defray expenses Mechanical engineer Dave Tratt received invohed in the games competition. "It is Macintosh, Jay Lawson, Rick Luberackt. aI of thanks recently from the Oak tremendous having your support and nd Dennis Magolan. PM M 1 Die for solunteering to dedication to our program. Many thanks,. _ Second place team with a score of 67, was teach Geometry to high schooi students said John P. Wahh, Executhe Director, the Wheelabrator Frye entourage of Dan enrolled in the esening math tutorial Michigan Special Olympict Ranqilph Clyde and Noger Hustoon. and Gern C ook. progra m. In a letter to the Helle Rher Penonnel Dept., Oak Park Supt. Malcolm Lab o re r s aved f ro m ,."" '.hi'" n'"e* 'e"* """ " 'e""' "'. "" x ei, -ie: was another DECO entrant consisting of 9

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that gsinking feeling "e""".i """e " e 2""es ne e n>'er. vou, empio>ee. u,. Da,e 1,a,. has maae a and Sam Mancuso. sigmticant contribution to the students of Oak It was a sight wondmus to behold when Note: t he llechtel team of Paul Wade. Hud Park Jehooh and thus the Oak Park Commumte latestr liman! "If' 1%r 111 rescued tellow Sayen. Jack Williams and larry t hn past year Mr. Tratt solunteered two houn ~ worker, Clair Curth, imm a dangenm situation. Rodgers aho came in with a 68 but per week in an esening math tutorial program for While dewatering a manhole, Clair step-they lost in a cant play-oH starting at our High School students in some imtances, ped into what appeared to be a shallow pool, the 14th hole. Sorry guyt remedial scruces that are no longer f unded by the and immediately started to sink in the mud Longers drhes and closest to the pin federal gmernment were proiided by our and w ater up to his hips, and w as still sinking results were as follows: '"lunteen.1 his saluable program mould not hase when his partner, floward, snatched Clair Longest drive - No.13. Rick Palo

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. BELLE RIVER BEACOM l PAGE 8 WHO'S WHO AT BELLE RIVER Glad to be back in Michigan, his home state, af ter three and one half years at the R'.chland,

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3 ting Dept., is the lady people see about Bruce served at the Greenwood project with d the Instrumentation Dept. from 1977 through t" employee expenses. "They like me because of ~ March of 1979 before transferring to - y that." She is aho the person people see about Washington. While working at Richland, he j s backcharges. "Everybody hates me for that." met and married Candy, who happens to be f She says she enjoys the work. "I like the people and everything." the daughter of Tom W nne, Lead Civil Supt. 3 at Helle River. A St. Clair resident, whose family originally moved to Marine City from Detroit, Marian has Bruce said he is happy to be back in a boating state, and has one sister and five brothers, including Bob, w ho brought his water skiing boat with hi n. At Richland he lived within a mile of the Columbia Riser. works at IM!e River as lead Piping Engineer. She has a seven month old son, Ryan. " lie's my main hobby.- Ser ing at Richland, Bruce worked in the Instrumentation Dept. She aho likes to swim in the St. Clair Riser, "the bluest river INe and as Quality Control Engineer. Ile also tried his hand at elk ever seen," and she enjoys water skiing. hunting in the mountains, which surround the area. lier family has perfected a beer batter for frying walleye. She has During his western soujourn, he took lessons and obtained his never caught one, but said someday she hopes to land a big one, pilot's liceme and enjoyed fishing and camping in Idaho. Electrician Jim Jones White water rafting on tie wild Youghiogheny The eight mue stretch of the Youghiogheny

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year he made the white water trip in a carme with his girl friend. This clear blue water interrupting turbulent rapids ] was accomplished while paddling in the kneeling position on knee padt inside the canoe were special floatation pads. deated oser the years by the river slicing 9 through the Laurel Mountains of Hut it was a piece of cake for a man who has made the trip 15 times. g "I'm really impressed with this river," Jim said. "But, over in Southwestern Pennsylvania. West Virginia there are some r vers a lot more sicious than this.' A wteran of the white water raning uips is bM electrkian Jim Jones, w ho has made this adrenalin pumping white water journey 15 times and 7.s -r,- c, Tre,4;> annually hm.ts gnup tours to the area. %p%gh!', f= 'f f Jim got into white water rafting at the invitation of a friend several years ago, lie made the trip to the Youghiogheny River and has been M s-- 4 hcioked ever since. Located in the Ohiopyle wilderness area and located one and one q,,. s half hours drive southeast of Pittsburg, the Youghiogheny is a V

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t fuelload date set for Unit 2, both Hechtel Site Nianager Gus Ilierzer and Consumers Site hianager Don Atiller re-affirm the importance of quality workmanship, t

In a memorandum to all non-man- ,w ual personnel, all foremen and all ye subcontractors, liierzer noted that f f,. 'b despite the creation of the Atidland 'c .( Project Quality Assurance Depart-ment (N1PQAD) by CPCo., quality re-y ([ mains the responsibility of Hechtel's J; ej4 c ~ >a' Construction Departrr.ent, . ([ dfD ...l7 " ~ '; "Doing each job right the first time ,c (meeting requirements) is still the MOllNIXG ilA SilllOldN-It's fi:55 a.m..and on o typical morning the llay Metro bus prime responsibility of construction has dropped its load ofIfi.!7 passengers at receiving. The return trip starts at 4:10 p.m., personnel," Ilierzer stated. and its almut 30 minutes but k to the starting point, downtown llay City. "We must work in a way that we know our work is right before it is Dow Suit of CPCo. e = """"' ~"""""" Ilierzer noted that prior to the crea-Turning on a relationship of more 1:erbert (Ted) Doan to then-CPCo. tion of N1PQAD, the HPCo. quality than 18 years Dow Chemical Com-Unairman A.ll. Aymond in 1965 that control unit worked closely wit h con-pany announced July 14 that it was Consumers Power first considered struction. While A1PQAD's presence f pulling out of the N1idland Nuclear and planned for a nuclear cogenera-on the Construction Completion Pro-Cogeneration Plant. tion facility at Niidland. In fact. the gram (CCP) teams will continue the Dow's announcement that it wants land upon which the plant is being working relationship, the HPCo. site out of the Niidland project gives an built was made asailable for pur-boss stated that the relationship will ironic twist to the history of the chase to CPCo. by Dow. change in another respect. facility. In successive moves, the chemical (See Quality, page 5) For it was as a result of an idea company filed suit against CPCo., forwarded by then-Dow President (See Dme Suit, page 2)

l 2 Midland Re ctor Maj.or work rec, ease given sotis " Rolling ten," hour shifts are now the order cf the day in the hiergen-PHASE It OF AUX. BLDG. UNDERPINNING time soils responsibility area - the underpinning of the EPA, feedwater [ A isolation valve pits. and the control "fc"O' tower. u=va 9 "E^C'"""'*** A major release of work for the soils Saan in mid-June by Regulatory Commis-sion Region II! officials permitted the ,,,,,,,, %,05 _ _ _ _ '. l start of around the clock work by the gy EAe7 soils organization. r - - - - - -,,,, cc.,;,,,y i ,ucy,,c, } i The release authorized the first

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the structure on top of piers 8 east and west to which the grillage beams will 5;s be connected is expected to take 10 u-weeks. wrs; The soils work is a major pacing t towards fuel load in October, soils progress to mid-July [ CPCo. refutes Dow Under the terms of a 1978 revision the project prudently and live up to f the original contract, Dow could all of our contractural obligations." continued from page one terminate the agreement if CPCo. did Both Bechtel Project hianager John announced its decision to the media not deliver steam by December 31, Rutgers and CPCo. Site hianager Don . and then notified the office of CPCo. 1984. On April 12, CPCo. Chairman Millervowedtocontinue work onthe Vice President James W. Cook. John Selby announced the plant plant. In the suit Dow alleges that CPCo. would not be finished in time to "The plan as of today is to com-deliberately misled the firm on the provide the steam by the 1984 plete the plant as a two unit plant. completiondateof theplant.Thesult deadline. Bechtel Power has an obligation to seeks relief from an agreement dating In its suit Dow alleges that CPCo. ' finh h the plant and I ask you to get to 1967 under which Dow agreed to was untruthful about soils problems behind that plan," Rutgers said July purchase up to 4,000,000 pounds per and project schedule. 15 to an assembly of workers for QIP hour of pmcess steam. CPCo. Vice Chairman James B. awards. Further, Dow sued CPCo. to re-Falahee issued a general denial of the hiillernoted that he hadcompleted cover the costs it estimates at $60 allegations. Cook told a hildland threenuclearpowerplantsintheEast I millionforbuildingthesteam receiv DailyNews reporter"we feelthey aro and expected to complete this one, ing facilities on Dow-hilchigan Divi. totally erroneous and totallydeny we with or without Dow's continued sion Property. have done anything except manage pr<;sence. I, __s

3 June-July 1983 F uality Corner-Q ? YNhl9 .Q>'1 ' '* h " 5 :_', t i f '*- ?. ' 'y/ i u, ; i a S*d June Awards - HPCo. awarded bronze j Q b,s' i + j -( e .S& W [: awards to the individuals at t he left. From i . f; Q s -1 left to richt they are: Jim Afohney, lohn .V n ) Atattioli, Darleen Handall, lack Bureau. V ^ '1 Kanchwala, Dawn Schulz, and Bob Afac-Glashan. Absent from the picture are 1 Sandy Shirley, Dan Bui,ard, Dave Ilenricks, Hon Hienkle, Gersy Jones, Paul Afilward, and Virender Solanki. m. Nurse afary Sue lbt-Richard Coates (left) and Bronze awards were SilverQIP owards were presented to fan Hus-teraccepted a group Hichard Sherman electricions also presented to Judy sell. electrical field engineering clerk and bronze awani for all assigned to B & W by BPCo., Davis, Afark St. Cyr. Afike Orr. AfPQAD (QCJ Afechanical. members of the site were cworded bmnze pins. and fodie Dore. n ursing corps. QPQPQPQP Q Q 'Tk I f'a j ' i ~~ q p ...Y ~ h Hesident Engineering presented bronze QlP awards to Dave Iferon, AfPQAD presented QlP awards to severcl indi. Afargaret Simpson, Wayne Wells, Jan Afazurak and Rich Ducham who viduals recently. Above Frank Atahala receives [ gathervd in the office of Dave Anderson (cer.'erJ for the presentations. congratulations from AfPQAD Executive Alan-auer Hoy A. Wells. Others receiving awanis were: Ed Jones, Grant Germann, Hon Oberle, and Ron Field. " Quality is built into the job - not inspected in"

4 Niidland Renactor Midland Project probed by Congres Labor leaders from the national t v1 + and local level told a Congressional 7 ~~ ,k [ ' (, Subcommittee that Midland em-ployees are qualified and competent fx A y to perform their jobs properly and A . 3 9 \\.', that they take great pride in their g' y IN workmanship in constructing the .J s s plant properly.1. abor officials testify-1 y $1 ing June to before the U.S. Ilouse r. 46 ' I c ~, Sulxmmmittec on Energy and the En- ~ vironment were: George Such, busi-i ness manager for United Association local 85: losoph M. Cribben, legisla-g i it I ss i ti efl i1e s n l Con wnm i'mver chairman - und Chief Exec un ve Officer. lohn D. Sclhy, lriuhn azul Pipefitters; ami Matshall liicks, sec-I""""'

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June-July 1983 5 .s ona panel Sok i l I "Our mernbers kn0iv that their skillis their stock-The Atidland Project recorded an Injury free crafts in June included in-trade, The mer 11 injury frequency rate of eight boilennakers, bricklayers, carpen-great pride u. E take for the month of Atay. This compares ters, cement masons, ironworkers r their work favorably with the target of 50 estab-(riggers and rebar), mill wrights, op-and, On the practical lished by the Ann Arbor Power Divi-erating engineers, painters, sur-k sion (AAPD), BPCo. veyors, and teamsters. Injuries ICUCI' theM now that injury-free crafts included brick-incurred last month by electricians, top Guality per[OrmaHCC layers, boilermakers, cement masons, ironworkers (structural), labors, and ...WillHIC4HINCreaSCd electricians, ironworkers (riggers pipefitters contributed to the re-E "E U~ 1'Ob 0PPOrtunitiCs " enameers, ' laborers, pamters, sur-On June 1, a CPCo. warehouse em- -loseph M. Cribben veyors, and teamsters. Injuries incur-playee suffered a back injury when legislative Director red last month by pipefitters, three tailgates of a stake rack struck United Association ironworkers (structural) and carpen-the employee in the back. This acci-ters contributed to the recorded pro-dent resulted in the first lost time ject frequency. injury a CPCo. employee has suffered in sharper focus for the benefit of the in June, the Atidiand Project re-since February 2,1982. During this committee and, perhaps to provide a corded an overall injury frequency tinae, CPCo. employees at the hiid-certain amount of reassurance for the rate of 12. again in positive compari-land Project have worked 485 days ~ general public." son with the target of 50 established and 1,48t,000 man hours without a htarshall flicks told the Udall sub-by AAPD. lost time injury. committee that he represented about 250 Oh! & C union employees for Consumers Power at the plant ar.d d V% g another 5,000 employees elsewhere 7 7 m -- s in the Company. lie said that mem-p bersof his union at hiidland are com-mitted to the safety of the plant and 'u N. Q ~ y are not reluctant to report to manage-cri ment any problems they encounter in ,~ their daily work. Ilicks said that he believes that management has been candid and open with UWUA work-ers on site and that his union will continue to support the commitmem of operating the plant in confor-r.ooo.ooo flours -GB Slade, CPco. Superintendent. Gordon Wall, safety director, inance to applicable federal safety and Joe Bogart of the UWUA prepare plaque signifying.\\fidland Plant's 1,000,000 codes and requirements. man hours worked without a lost time injury for placement in trophy case. The Ilicks reviewed with the Congres-anurd nus presented by the Edison Electric Institute. l sional delegation how his members are responsible for testing and oper- . Managers stress quality (continued from page one) ating plant equipment when it has been urned over to Consumers "Any previous dependence on this loud and clear to all persomiet is the group {QC!htPQAD) to tell us whatis importance of procedure adherence. I wrong with our work must now be am directing construction super-eliminated.We will know the work is vision to take a tough stance on this correct!" requirement, and remove from posi-While pointing out that an effec-tions of authority those individuals. MIDLAND REACTOR tive quality program depends on all who cannot or will not comply... . personnel, Hierzer emplusized a few There simply is not latitude for devia-P.O. Box 2167 N1idland, N!! 48640 . more points in his memorandum: tions on this matter," Hierzer wrote. lim Storey . EditorrPhotographer - I will be holding construction The new BPCo. site manager said lackie Niills . Omtributing Artist supervision and field engineering ac-that he will be an active part of the Phone . (517) 6n8650. ext-412 countable for the success of our Quality lmprovement Program (QIP) Published monthly for the quality program. As I have stated and added "This (QIP) is not to be employees of the.\\fidland Project repeatedly, we build quality into con-taken lightly. It is my philosophy." and their familics. struction; we do not inspect it in= (continued on page 8 See Quality). - One message that should ring i

l 6 Slidland Rear for MPQAD readies massive inspections Verifying the Alidland project is built according to specifications is the basic responsibility of the Afid-land Project Quality Assurance De-partment (MPQAD). Since last January when Con-sumers Power took over management _ y' of both quality control and quality _LN f 37 1 assurance, MPQAD has been rapidly ~ expanding to meet its project .g g"- ,.,,g,,,,,mliih commitments. i MPQAD is presently preparing a -=ad=""*s- --,-*='-'"' 100% reinspection of safety-related

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g g for the resumption of quality work rt r$ ceded for p i t sii this uassive undertaking MPQAD has built a staff of just over 700 indi-support servir es compIcte - construr tion nos rec ently < ornpleted of the n<w viduals. Of these, approximately 310 support services building. Atoving in started over the July to-f 7 neckerni for are inspectors. MPQAD is budgeted portions of the AIPQAD staff and HPCo. < onstruc tion staff. for 782 positions, which shouhl be fully staffed by September 1. Ewert says that in mhlition to train-cluding voltage rating, electrical Gary Ewert, head of MPQAD ad-ing and reganitess of the previous shiehling. insulation, environmental ministration and training, said that work of an individual inspector, each qualification and fire protection setting staff levels is based on meet-Midland project inspector must suc-failed to meet the appropriate specifi-ing project commitments. cessfully pass a performance demon-cations as had been claimed. The housing of the added inspec-stration. During the demonstration, The lengthy reinspection was tion effort has been a major consid-the individual must show an under-prompted by the allegations of an eration. This will be partly relieved standing of the inspection plan and anonymous former site electrician with the completion of the Support an ability to complete the documen-that numerous wrong size cables Services lluilding. Two-thirds of the tation required. were installed and the possibility ex-buihling is occupied by MPQAD's MPQAD has completed a 100% re-isted of spurious signals. The allega-Quality Control Division and the insiwction of electric cable. The re-tions were proven by the MPQAD Plant Assurance Engineering inspection concluded that of some reinspection to be false. Section. 9,200 cables only nine were installed Other inspections include those flesides deiermining how many with impmper codes. of hangers which is now underway l new inspectors are needed, a major Of the nine cables, four have been and work completed by llechtel's j effort of MPQAD is finding qualified replaced, two will be replaced at a General Services Organization. MP-individuals needed to satisfy require. later date, one has been deleted from QAD has also trained and certified ments L verify that work has been plant design and two likely will be inspectors to work continuously on completed according to specifi-dispositioned to use "as-is." None of the soils underpinning and HVAC cations. the other cable characteristics, in-work. All inspectors, whether or not they have previous experience at the Mid-PROJECT STATUS FOR MONTH OF JUNE land project, will be retrained. Ewert DESIGN COMPLETION 95%* points out. "The training program does not ENGINEERING COMPLETION 82%* take credit for previous experience," CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION 34%* Ewert states. Inspection training is

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7 Juee July 1983 Keeping pests under the " thumb" Warm weather can bring out many 74 .y good things to enjoy. Tennis rackets, U*# golf clubs, baseball and softball mits and bats, picnic hampers and the like E-are dusted off as mid-Michigan en-joys one of the warmest summers in recent memory. ~' The warm weather also brings out ( other not-so-welcome guests. Climbing. flying slithering. crawl-pg ing, digging, and just plain sneaking their way into the site where they can 1-cause serious problems and difficult 4 workmg conditions is an assortment of rodents and insects. ~ fr ' Nor has the problem of these un-wanted visitors been just a matter of Afork Gmuf, newly assigned to Afidland Project by Thnmb I&st Control, sprays for concern to employees and manage-insects inside one of the steel buildings on site. Internal spmying is done when ment on the Midland project. Not so buildings on vacant to prevent noxious fumes from offer ting employees. long ago a story on the havoc caused "Becausc ofits location -the open In addition to laving poison for by rats was carried in area spaces, the abundant water avail-rats, Macaig and Grauf are often ir m critters under control called in to help stamp out spiders, al)ility - it is a perfect rodent en-nu)squitos, ants and other msects.1 or is the job of Mark Grauf and, until umnnwnt,, Oslyourne says. th,s they usey a variety of sprays that Hut for Mac g and Grauf it is a i recently when he accepted a return challenge built upon their leisure are non-toxic to humans and also to work at one one the valley's Gen-time activities of hunting and which mostly carry no odor. eral hiotors plants, Jim Macaig as-trapping. Both Macaig and Grauf are careful Perhaps the most challenging ani-of the amount of spraying they do. i Tl u P st >irI fIa, mal to corral, though, is the common Besides rats and msects, the rat City-h.aginaw.. rat. Macaig says that Midland is for-patrol" is also responsible for con-The company is no stranger to dif-tunate to face only country rats and taining other forms of wildlife which f,icult assignments. Among its more not their more sophisticated city wander onto the site. These include mteresting cc)mmercial ch,ents ar" brethren. skunks, raccoons, and woodchucks. t$, i) "$ Macais notes that rats are among The latter carnivoro is something >I Itl G1 h the smadest mammals and m order to of a challenge forThumb. Macaig anu Pepsi-Cola and Coca Cola bottling keep them under control ho switches Grauf consider the woodchuck s E;"" the flavor of the poison - an anti-presence a threat to the integrity of flowever, the Midland Proj.ect.is coagulant - often. lie notes with the cooling pond, but have been gi f ""$"j "."{.t certainty that comm$m rat bait poi-somewhat unsuccessfulin luring u sons are just too routmoly used to be him mto one of the live traps set for of the firm's Hay City office. "The Midland Project poses a high pffective.The rat takes a small bite of his or hcr use. it, realizes the material is poisonous Thelivetrapand itsuseexpr <sesa degree of difficulty," she told the and won t touch it again. philosophy of Thumb that is out of N"""I " ' Among the flavors offered Midland the ordinary for pest control -4 Project rodents are fish, apple, grain, companies. peanut butter and molasses, and "You don't have to kill everything ~ s s' 4 chocolate.The bait is placed in small. just to rid the site of pests," Macaig ' g~/ white boxes clearly labelled around notes. He said Thumb tries to use live i the site where rats have been reported traps for every animal except rats. 1 Q.) '5 by site workers. Employees who notice rodents or =. 4 + / "The site has cleaned up consid-other pests can contact Thumb's 4, \\ t hi / erably since I started here last Labor agent, Mark Grauf, through flamld Day," Macaig states. He says that the Adler in Hechtel subcontracts. Ilis 4 9' 3 4 hD(7$ g4 biggest draw the rats have is food extension is HPCo. 411. Y scraps left around the site. Eliminating rats and other pests y x, Hoth Macaig and Grauf say their can be done and according to those Th umb's ogents place these lmes around strongest allies are employees them-who've seen their work on site, site for the convenience of Afidland pro-selves. They encourage employees to Thumb's agents have them, well, jert rodents. Flavors vary to keep rats volunteer information about rats, in-under the thumb at Midland. from developing immunity to particular sects or any other pests around the pt ison. site.

i l 8 Midland Reactor June Oldman: pro gol erlCHP technician 1.ooking over the Pacific Ocean S Coming to Midland in January, while lining up a putt on the seven-1982, Oldman checks out radiation teenth at Pebble Beach may not be the ? detection instruments. She and her same as looking over the cooling colleagues insum detection equip-y ment is operating properly and will pond at Midland while performing a chemistry sampling program. be an integral part of the radiation Hut for one chemistry / health phys-protection team when the plant is ics technician the water may lead to a operational. bit of reminiscing about days of com-As for golf, Oldman says the key to petitive golf. a successful round is in the head. For June Ohtman, playing profes- "Everyone's golf game is the sional golf became an introduction to 7 same," she says matter-of-factly, "but the nuclear energy business and her it's how you think that's important, job as a chemillP tech at the Midland "Some people with the best swings Nucir ar Cogeneration Plant, and the best shots don't get the card."

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y As for herself Oldman tries to play 4 four times a week during the sum-mer, but says the winter lay-off d noticeably affects her game in the Oldman toured for eight months in 8PTI"8-1979 on the woman's pio golfing And the comparison when she was tour. She golfed at some of the best June Oldman a pro? known courses in t he country -- Peb-she notes, but quickly adds "It was a "lenjoy the game more because I,m ble Beach, Spy Glass and Broad-great experience. I travelled all over m re relaxed when I play, 'she says. As for her favonte courses, she moore -while on tour with both the and met a lot of people who are i.adies Professional Golfing Associa-prominent in golf," Oldman said. picks two, both m northern lower tion (1.PGA) and the Women's Profes-In noting the constant travel she Michigan: the Garland Country Club sional Golfing Association (WPGA). encountered on the tour, the attrac-near 1.ewiston and Boyne Highlands The pm tour was just the midpoint tive, easy smiling Oldman said that ne r Harbor Springs. On the West in her career with golf. in order to succeed, a pro golfer can't Coast, June Oldman remembers a r mber of courses m Oregon as her while at Michigan State Univer-be concerned about other players. f v rites. sity, Oldman starred for the Spartan "You have to be for yourself and women's golf team. only for yourself," Oldman observed. Recallm, g her days as club pro in She wore the green and white for "You can't care for anyone else be-the Jackson area, Oldman says the three years and, not surprisingly, in cause no one cares about you." best part of the pb was playmg at those threc years shc helped the spar-After getting off the pro circuit, least once a day and often twice. It tan women to three straight Big Ten Oldman was the club pro at a golf w s playmg with club members that I championships in 1974-1976. In course near Jackson. While there she ?P".ngd her knowledge of the need for { 1975,Oldman was named the BigTen put her chemistry backgmund to use mdividuals with a chemistry back-Golfer of the year. in overseeing turf management. It pmnd for work on the Midland nu-What does she say about the pro was there her technical background dear pmject. tour? was discovered and put to use for Oh yes Oldman does give lessons l - by appointment. "It's not all it's cracked up to be," CPCo. Quality continued from pg.5 that satisfies the NRC regulatory re-proved procedures and drawings is In an interview with the Reactor, quirements and at the same time the key to making the CCP a viable Don Miller stated a similarly strong meets cost and schedule," Miller program to finish the plant," Miller stand on the continuing need for ad-explained. "As always,if any employee sees a herence to quality on the Midland "The CCP is only a plan to finish problem that he or she believes is not Project. the project in the manner described. being properly resolvedby theimme-The CPCo. site leader, though, But the Iraplementation of that pro diate supervisor, the employee noted that the construction comple-gram depends on the individualand should bring it to the attention of tion plan is a vital part of the quality byindividualImean every employee higher authority," Miller stressed. effort at Midland. onthe Midland Project whether he or "I want to emphaske the need for "We recently received clearance to she be craftsman, a plant operator, individual performance: implemen- ) start training our CCP system teams," supervisor, quality representative or tation of the CCP requires the support he reported, superintendent," Miller said of all site personnel. No one is less "TheCCP is 'our' plan to finish the "The individual performance of importantthan anyonee so toits suc-Midland Nuclear Project in a manner each person in accordance with ap-cess," he added. y \\ 1}}