ML20114C081
| ML20114C081 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1985 |
| From: | Dingell J HOUSE OF REP. |
| To: | Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| OL, NUDOCS 8501290750 | |
| Download: ML20114C081 (2) | |
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SUBCOMMITTEE QH OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS _ _ _ _ _
January 9, 1985 The Honorable Nunzio Palladino Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.
C.
20555
Dear Mr. Chairman:
f In the course of f ulfilling its legislative oversight responsibilities,.the Subcommittee on Oversight.and
. Investigations has been informed that Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspections conducted in 1984 uncovered significant cases of noncompliance with requirements pertaining to structural welding at the Wolf Creek Generating Station.
It is of. concern to us that these problems were not found until construction of the Wolf Creek plant had been virtually completed.
There are aspects of this matter which require further explanation.
Accordingly, we would appreciate a prompt response to the following questions:
1.
What actions are underway to determine whether a quality assurance breakdown, such as that which occurred in the str.uctural welding program, did not extend to other aspects of design and construction of Wolf Creek?
2.
Has NRC staff enumerated the specific causes of the f ailure to adhere to the requirements of:
American Welding Society (AWS) Dl.1-75?
If so, please provide the pertinent documents.
3.
Have other utilities with plants under construction been granted exemptions from conformance to AWS'Dl.l?
For those instances of plants under construction where exemptions were granted to permit conformance to less stringent requirements.than those implicit in AWS D1.1, please provide all documents pertaining to the request and grant of such exemptions.
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y-1 The Honorable Nunzio Palladino January 9,1985 Page 2 If the unavailability of documents pertaining to any element of this request prevents a full response prior to Tuesday, January 22, 1985, please provide by this date._ whatever documents
'are available along with an explanation as to_ why the other documents cannot be readily retrieved f rom the NRC files.
Sin erely, Achn D.
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