ML20090K774
| ML20090K774 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 05/02/1984 |
| From: | Speltz J UNITED STATES TESTING CO., INC. |
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| CON-BOX-02, CON-BOX-2, FOIA-84-96 NUDOCS 8405240413 | |
| Download: ML20090K774 (2) | |
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HRC DIESEL Gi:;HF.HATOR.13UILMNG SOIL:i INVESTIGATION P'
- at the Midland, Michtgan, Project Site Inte viewere:
Gene Gallacher, NRC Soils Spccialist G. A. Phillip, NRC Investication Specialist ge c. M r re Interviewee:
John Spelt, U.S. Testin5 Site Project Supervisor The following notes were Ocncrated frem notes token by John Spelt:
during an interview in the Consumers Power Company conference room on 12/14/78.
Q.)
Did you acc o conflict in C-210 (carthwork specification) between EMP (Bechtel Mcdified Proctorc) and ASTM D-15577 A.)
Yes, there was cn area of concern in section 13.
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C.) What criteria were ycu working to?
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The EMP, as indicated on our reports.
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Mhat is ycur period of activity on site?
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Since December,1976.
A letter to Church (Subcontracts) from Valenzano (Engineering) of
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6/10/74 was shcun.
Section 13 7 of C-210 was pointed to in the letter.
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What does =cdified Proctor mean to you?
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ASTM D-1557 medifying ASTM D-698.
Q.)
ro modified Proctor, EMP,. and D-1557 mean the same?
A.)
No.
Q.
Docs EMP and modified Proctor mean the same?
A.
No.
Showed telecen Hook (Bechtel 0. A. 'onsite) to Rao ( Ann Arbor, Project Engineering), October,1977, and telecon Teague (Lead Civil Field En61necr) to Rao, October 10, 1977 (cop'y attached), noting that either D-1557 or EMP can be used.
Q.)
What was your source of direction on this?
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V.crbally, as mentioned in a note on top of the original of the telecon.
Q.)
Do you feel Hook or Tea 6ua ware responding to you (John Spelt:)?
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No, not to me directly.
Q.)
Who would respond to you with this information?
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Dechtel C.C.
' dd '#,17 Q.) Why is the response so late?
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I have no information on that.
Were there other are. s where snil work)A3 Soing on'?
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What wort: are you referring to?
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0. )' Were there C.A. probicm3 in coils at this time?
gf nnd Concumcrs Power Ccmpany 0. A.
I belicyc thnt Dcchtul Q.a.
i were active in cotic duritig thic time period (Call of 1978),
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- i,but I have no specific cer:ollection.
Is the EMP and type of materials specified for the Diesel Q.)
Generator fill normal for construction?
I had no interface with Project Engineering and Design.
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1 Showed QCIR.SC-1.05'(a Bechtel Q.C. report, form).
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Are you aware 'of C.C. field activities and responsibilities
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I am aware that they have a program and functions to fulfill,.
in soils?
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.s but not of their specific requirements.
Do you think that Canonie was aware of the specification for i
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4 compaction and what it was being tested for?I have no specif A.)
of their job reouirements.
9 Was Bechtel wor!cing soils in addition to Canonie during this Q.)
s time period (1977)?
A.)
Yes.
When did Canonie ouit working?
Q.)
In 1977, there was a big push to be off site for deer hunting A.)
season which began November 15th.
Why are you working to D-1557 now?-Q.C. direction with a memo Q.)
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attached).
What is randem till?
Q.)
It could be any of several types of material.
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Q.)
Why would'they call randem fill ju'st clay?
"Randem ?ill (Clay)"
Cheek to Siple memo was shown.
The statement
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If it could be other materials, why would he (Cheek) define it Q.)
as clay?
Did he know the differenes?
Q.)
My interpretation of this memo was that it was addressing testing and that he was distinguishing test procedures for granular vs.
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cohesive soils.
Do you have anythi,ng you wish to add to this discussion?
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No.
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