ML20099H606

Anonymous Affidavit Supporting Jl Mcdermott & Tj O'Neill 840731 Petition Re Concern Over NRC Response to 841127 Disclosure of Significant Engineering Errors & QA Violations in Design of Pipe Supports

ML20099H606
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	02/24/1985
From:	GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
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Shared Package
ML20099H479	List: ML20099H476 ML20099H502 ML20099H527 ML20099H559 ML20099H574 ML20099H606 ML20099H626 ML20099H649 ML20099H663 ML20099H728 ML20099H754 ML20099H775
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2.206, NUDOCS 8503190427
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Exhibit 5

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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In the Maitter of )

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PACIFIC GA5 AND ELECTRIC )

COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-275

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0:ab!c Canyon Nuclear Powcr )

P19nt, Unite 1 and 2 )

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AFFIDAVIT OF STATE OF COUi,:n Oc ct,s nc Th_ c t . .w e . beinq dul y tworn, deposes Lnd says:

M n .o . It I en subTritting this affidsvit f r e. ' ,1 c,1 i e r, t e r i l y , without any threats, inducemento er

.. . i1 . . . t o 8v . Thome: Levine, who has i d een t i + 1 ed hi Terel f to Fe

legal director et the Government AccountPbility Froject '

' C :" I have i m e t r uc. t ed Mr . Eevin.= nct to release my sifidsvit c i , t h ., pohlic <ncnrd without 4 test renoving o'y nao,e.

'"e e t st -ment esidence2 m, concern ovcr the Nu c '. e r T. . iit , t

.ey L ;,r.,o . q e,3 na  ?, p f 4 ' g r o. ,3, ir r e t O mv U tes ' ea@ nr- 2 "" , 1 Cij il

.'c i ar er e of rignif icent engi neeri ng ccro e end qual i ty

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. r re (On. v i o 1 ;. t. t :a i t- h- the design c4 ,'i p e- supports st r'irbic Canyon where I werked as o design enginee . I bel i eve F.<-t the vialPtinne are more P/=temotic and swer . tF2n et othe-elav pirnt- v^ nr e I '.s'e been ewicyed. 0 .' ' based on the

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V-f violating my confidentiality without leading to coirective action far the serious problems that remain at Diablo Canyon. Most slanificent, the NRC refused to permit me to confirm my

. ' 1 c- g at i ons of engineering errors by obtaining rendom c -I c.ul at i ons for o u r- mutual revi ew.

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RELEW N T ISSUES NOT YET ON THE PUBLIC RECCED 1.'iUlr_E ib2L SS'_C dL1ELOECd to !!1C !$C 5tdii 1, lhe eteff failed to include my allegations on the f ec mcac e of errorn, which is significant since they occurred on nt. ...i.'c ,; ,' " d b e s i e that nearly ell pipe supports which I had rc 2 . w r: d cor.ta2 ned certain of the engineering mistel:es listed in

1. - i..c.fr. Lee 20 NT'C letter.

? lho stMf fnled to inclur's my allegations on tnc

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y ci t5e errort, which is imporrent =ince the mie.tskere h . 't in ivuee i and 2 alone of the NPC Decambor 20 I r.t t er n

_ .3 cratM cpuge up to 10% of small bore pipe sujports to feil

-:, p r u. s 3 0 . c l y h a rt pr.srod en ri invo?vnd errort such is o t' - t , n..

" ng the 1 oad s, up to 1400'..

J. idh o n deccribing my allegation on limi tati ons in the

. ., o. . r .a to cho 1 +0r mt et sken in prolimir.a.y celculatirrt, the t i. Ied to i n c l ucie the effect of the 1imitoticns--the

. . . . m) wor e '. cm scenari o was only checi od in ebout 10*; of the

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4. The stMf fsilcd t .,. include my alleg tion t .%= t when

.neering pm sonnci di:cos. ore 1 errors on worl that a l r e s ci; had

. . - m e r. . - cf . c.. ia:1e<re..' responded by reprimanding the perconrol d  : m if the error rfther than b v che:-L i '; f:- '5^ ' .1 1

<f: t en t of si rr.i l ar def i ci enci es--even if the alleged error had be+ ri confirmed and corrected. '

5. The NRC ste4f f+iled tc include my allegation that

-< tor menagerr.ent confi rmed erroneous engineering work that would

._ <ite pr 9vi ouc l y checi.ed and approved calculation to fall, e rgen,ent still refused to feil the hanger on grounds that the

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mr-s s' enu i d not have bean caught enywa y, due to its approved c t - ' vt .

-. T h ., NF. 7 .te+I failed to include my allegetion that

.: a 'er rgcment pc-son w1 re.lected suggestions to upgrade the h . . d i . :! mc t.: .c :fol og y so that the worst c e s,t- scenat-io would be c ". u- l :. ." c.n croent fs th+t there wean't time to be that i

thorough.

T' s iJPC so aff f'a i 1 ed to include my allegation that cite

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- ' t- -! c u et ;rs1iein9ry ce]culstions.

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7, ri,e Jevel of training wM so poor that engineering r .nc 1 a,e:gned to calculate and/cr check weld stresses were

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o. Si'+ c.3n3gemert rejected Intcens1 etaff f ni ti sti ves to v .r y r u d , t r a ; r.i n g i r f oi sn.a l l y .

17 To d e f.c t;.e staff har rc-iased to obta.n any c+]culations for me to con'irm in private the deficiencies that I

. y-J in ci.r mm t 1. i:: , elthough tir . D;-vi r:0 informs ree that in r9: t th9 9t'ff he; obtelned and reviswed cslcul+tiont vith

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s:l l eg e r s , and I informed the staff that because the errors were routine I could readil y pinpoint them on any random sample of e.1culstions.

I have r.ad the above 5 page t.tatement and it is true, encorate end complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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