ML20092C312
| ML20092C312 | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 08/09/1995 |
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| OLA-3-I-MOSBA-1, NUDOCS 9509120340 | |
| Download: ML20092C312 (9) | |
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APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL:
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KOHN, KOHN & COLAPINTO, P.C.
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Attorney at Law 5
517 Florida Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 FOR GEORGIA POWER:
7 TROUTMAN SANDERS By:
John Lamberski 8
Attorney at Law 600 Peachtree Street, NE 9
Nations Bank Plaza, Suite 5200 Atlanta, Georgia 30308 10 FOR NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION:
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BARTH, ESQ.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 12 Office of General Counsel Washington, DC 20056 ALSO 14 PRESENT:
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Yes.
2 Q
How did you resolve them?
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Doing proper calibration and 4
calibration methods and the insulation methods.
5 Q
And after you did the proper 6
calibration, didn't the diesel trip again?
7 A
After corrected insulation, it didn't 8
trip.
9 Q
After correct insulation did you say?
10 A
Yes, not using the 11 Q
By the time your critique report had 12 came out, you had already known about the pipe 13 dough, right?
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I believe so.
15 Q
Your report, the finalized report, 16 came out on May 24th, correct?
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Yes.
May 24,
'90, yes.
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Well, didn't the calcons fail that i
19 day or fail to operator?
There was a problem 20 with the diesel on that very day?
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That particular day?
22 Q
Yes.
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I don't see any reason why.
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Were you aware there was a problem on 25 the 23rd, May 23rd?
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Were you aware that the diesel 3
tripped or experienced similar problems that 4
occurred during the side area emergency at some 5
point after April of 1990?
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similar problem?
7 Q
Yes.
8 A
There is no similar problem.
9 Q
Do you remember seeing a jar with 10 some fluid in it in your office?
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No.
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Do you remember seeing any container 13 with" fluid in it that someone brought in your 14 office?
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No, I don't remember.
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Specifically do you remember Mr.
17 Burr, Mr. Stokes or Mr. Chenault talking to you 18 about or leaving a container with fluid in it in 19 your office?
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No.
21 Q
Were you aware of liquid coming out 22 of the trip lines?
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No.
I remember it coming from the 24 air start line, not the trip line.
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What is the air start line?
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Two inch big line, air line.
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The line to drain it.
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Can you tell me when?
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Sometime during the time, I believe.
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During the time of the critique Team?
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I don't think it was during the 9
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Could be, yes.
I don't remember the 13 time frame.
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Maybe after.
I don't know.
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Do you think that occurred more than 18 one time?
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I was aware of only that one time.
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And can you tell me how much fluid 22 came out?
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Not exactly.
A little bit, you know.
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Excuse me?
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salf an ounce or something like that.
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No.
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Were you present when this occurred 4
or did you hear about it?
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I heard about it.
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What did you say?
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Who did you hear it from?
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From -- I don't know exactly.
Maybe 10 operation personnel.
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Do you recall a description of the 12 fluid whether it was clear or colored or 13 something?
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It was clear.
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Does it refresh your recollection 19 whether this occurred during the time that they i
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No.
I don't recollect exactly what 22 time period was it.
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Who passed the information to me?
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Do you remember who you passed that 6
information on to?
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I didn't pass that information to 8
anybody.
I just heard when they were talking 9
about it.
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Was anyone else present when you were 11 having the discussion?
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I don't know.
13 Q
There may have been more people 14 present?
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Yes.
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Prior to testifying today is there 17 anyona else that you discussed this matter with?
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About the fluid that came out of that 20 line?
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I didn't discuss it to anybody 22 specifically.
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Did anybody ask you about it between 24 that day and today?
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No.