ML20127M308
| ML20127M308 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 06/20/1985 |
| From: | Mcmanus R GEORGIA POWER CO. |
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| OL, NUDOCS 8507010183 | |
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r-UNITED STATES'0F AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
-Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board On the matter of GEORGIA 1 POWER COMPANY, e:t al.,
50-424 and 50-425
-(Vogtle Electric Generating Planti. Units 11 and 2)
AFFIDAVIT OF R.
W.
McMANUS COUNTY OF BURKE STATE OF GEORGIA Before the undersigned officer duly authorized to administer oaths did appear R.
W.
McMANUS, who after being duly sworn, did. state as follows:
1.
My name is Robert W.
McManus.
My business address is Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Route 2, Waynesboro, Georgia 30830.
I am employed by Georgia Power Company'and assigned to the VEGP pilot Readiness Review Task Force.
A summary of my professional qualifications and experience is attached hereto as Exhibit "8A."
2.
I make this Affidavit in support of Applicants' Motion for. Summary Disposition of Joint Intervenors' Con-tention-No. 8 (Quality Assurance).
I have personal knowl-edge of the matters stated herein and believe them to be g70go 4
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true and correct.
I will discuss my participation on a task force which considered certain allegations made by Walsh Company boilermakers pertaining to the quality of work being done at VEGP.
3.
.This particular investigation was begun by Georgia Power Company on August 5, 1983, following a number of quality-related concerns which had been expressed by Walsh Company boilermakers pertaining to the quality of welding work being done at VEGP.
In order to fully investigate these concerns, a task force was cre-ated.
I was a member of that task force.
4.
The task force began its investigation on Monday, August 8, 1983.
The task force first met with Georgia power Company and Walsh site management to provide them with an indication of how the investigation was to be conducted.
Specifically discussed was the team's request that the superintendent of the crew, who was involved in many of'the preliminary allegations, be kept from the crew's work areas and the crew members during the investigation.
Walsh management agreed to this.
The superintendent was then informed, with the team present, of the action to be taken with regard to him.
Also, a meeting was held with the entire "A"
Shift Composite Crew in which the team explained what was to happen during the investigation.
A similar meeting was held on August 12,
-1983 with the "C"
Shift Crew.
5.
Interviews were held individually with each of th'e thirty-four.(34) crew members in which they were asked to describe anything they knew, had seen, or had heard about defective or unsatisfactory work.
They were also asked if they.had ever been instructed to perform or cover up work.that was in any way defective or did not meet the
. Project's specifications.
The interviews were conducted under oath and recorded by court reporters, and transcripts have been maintained.
In addition to the Walsh crew members, six Georgia power Company QC personnel, one Bechtel employee, and the involved Walsh superintendent were formally interviewed.
The QC personnel were asked to describe what they knew about the work involved.with Walsh employees' concerns, and to describe any problems they had with respect to interference with their job by Walsh employees including the superintendent.
The formal interviews were con-cluded on August 12, 1983.
6.
A detailed investigation of the concerns being described in the formal interviews was undertaken.
As the interviews and investigation proceeded, a matrix of concerns versus interviews developed in order to consolidate similar or identical concerns expressed by t
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various employees.
A form was developed to be used-in documenting each_ concern and its respective investigation and corrective action.
The matrix and the individual
, quality. concern reports are maintained in the VEGP QA Records Vault.
The investigation was performed with assistance from Georgia Power Company QC Department, Southern Company Services In Service Inspection Group (nondestructive testing), the Georgia Power Company Civil Construction Engineering and Bechtel Resident _ Engineering Groups (destructive testing plans and engineering evalua-tions).
As part of the investigation, the team reviewed various procedures, specifications, design drawings, field change requests, deviation reports and inspection reports which were related to the quality concerns expressed by the'Walsh employees.
-7.
The investigation revealed that in_ thirteen (13) instances where a concern about welding work had been expressed, the concern was either allowed by design docu-ments or had been previously repor.ted and investigated through.the inspection process and deviation reports.
Corrective action was recommended for eight (8) of the
' twenty-three (23) concerns.
None of the corrective action involved repair work or cework of Plant components; (although the investigation did require cutting into the components, the repair of that destructive testing did
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require re-work).
One report was forwarded to engineering for evaluation to disposition a deviation report initiated by the investigators.
8.
Personnel problems involving the Walsh boiler-maker superintendent and several of the employees were frequently mentioned during the interviews.
The employees stated that many of their quality concerns were caused by the direction given by the superintendent.
One of the concerns had previously resulted in the superintendent receiving disciplinary action for violating a quality control hold point.
The investigation did not reveal positive evidence to substantiate the employees' state-ments regarding other concerns.
Further Affiant sayeth not.
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Raume of Prior Experience GeorgiaPower N:me Robert W. McManus S.S. No.
260-86-3794 D:taof Employment Education High School:
Walter F. George - Atlanta, Ga.
College:
Southern Technical Institute - Marietta, Ga.
Batchelor Civil Engineering Technology Certificates:
Georgia Engineering in Training #7279 Certified Welding Inspector - American Welding Society ANSI Level III Civil Inspector Memberships:
American Concrete Institute American Society of Civil Engineers Experience 1.
6-71 to 8-72 Party Chief Southland Engineers and Surveyors 102 Boulevard S.E. Atlanta, Georgia Mr. Ralph B. Xey - Vice President Registered Land Surveyor 4369 Buckingham Circle Decatur, Georgia DUTIES INCLUDED:
A.
Design of subdivisions and office park site plan, sanitary sewer a.nd storm sewer, road design and specifications for acceptance by a Professional Engineer and County Agencies.
B.
Work direction of two survey crews engaged in boundary surveys, building construction surveys, and subdivisions.
Experience (continued) 2.
8-72-to 2-73 Engineering Assistant Georgia Power Company Wallace Dam Project Eatonton, Georgia Mr. Joe Carrington - Project Manager P. O. Box 511 Eatonton, Georgia Construction execution of design drawings for Wallace Dam spillway and non overflow sections.
Reviewed engineering drawings for constructability, prepared engineering changes, monitored and approved concrete mix designs, accepted construction completed.
3.
2-73 to 4-74 Sr. Engineering Assistant Georgia Power Company Hal B., Wansley Fossil Plant Mr. Ronnie Ponsell - Civil Engineering Supervisor P. O. Box 117 Roopville, Georgia 30170 Responsible for construction of the coal handling railroad, ash pond, storage pond, make up water pond, intake structure and service water lines.
Reviewed engineering drawings for constructability prepared engineering changes and accepted construction completed.
4.
4-74 to 10-74 Sr. Engineering Assistant Alvin W. Vogtle Nuclear Project Georgia Power Company Mr. George Rogers - Project Manager P. O. Box 282 Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Prepared procedures and instructions from engineering drawings and specifications for presentation to construction engineers and Inspectors responsible for construction and acceptance inspection of Civil portion of the Vogtle Nuclear Plant.
5.
10-74 to 7-78 Senior Methods and Training Specialist Georgia Power Company P. O. Box 4545 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Mr. Robert Allen - Supervisor of Trainign
- ' Hall Place Fayetteville, Georgia 30214 Engineering supervision for retrofit of Georgia Power's fossil power plants which included review of drawings for construction, schedule preparation, design changes, supervision or contractors, and acceptance of construction progress.
Experience (continued) 6.
6-78 to 11-79 Civil Project,Section Supervison Georgia Power Company Rocky Mountain Project.
Mr. Paul Coryea - Assistant Construction Project Manager Post Office Box 95 Armuchee, Georgia.
Responsible for all Civil construction of 675 MW pumped Ltorage project.
Responsible for project design review, constructability studies, scheduling, and excavation of exploratory tunnels.
7.
11-79 to-1-81 -Project Section Supervisor Georgia Power Company Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Robert R. Allen - Manager P. O. Box 282 Waynesboro, Georgia Responsible.for Quality acceptance of Civil portion of the Vogtle Nuclear Plant.
Reviewed engineering drawings, and specifications, prepared inspection plans, interfaced with designer on design re-quirements and insured compliance to design drawings by the contractor.
8.
1-81 to 10-84 Manager of Quality Control (1 to 4-83)
Assistant Project Construction Manager II (4-83 to Present)
Georgia Power Company Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Harry H. Gregory, III - Construction Project Manager P. O. Box 282 Waynesboro, Georgia Responsible for the quality acceptance of Civil. Electrical, and Mechanical portions of the Vogtle Nuclear Plant.
Responsibilities other than management of personnel includes re-viewing Field Change Notices to designers drawing for acceptance, contact with Engineering Quality Assurance on acceptability of the Site Quality Program, construction contact for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for their quality audits, and performing departmental audits of site construction activities for design compliance.
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