ML20129A492
| ML20129A492 | |
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| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 07/12/1984 |
| From: | Hayes B, Vorse J, Williamson E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20127B003 | List: |
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| FOIA-84-722 2-83-038, 2-83-38, NUDOCS 8507270233 | |
| Download: ML20129A492 (17) | |
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Report of Investigation TITLE: DUKE POWER COMPANY: CATAWSA NUCLEAF STATION ALLEGED CHEATING ON QC WELDING INSPECT 0:5 E)AM: NATIONS l
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Sum 7.a ry I Purpose of Investigation 1 Background 2 Review of NRC Regulations and Licensee Conmitnerts 3 Interview of Harry E. LANG' EY (ALLEGER)
. 4 Interview of Welding Inspectors in LANGLEY's Clati 5 Intervien cf Aeditional Welding Inspectors 6 Intervie* of the COLrse Instructors 7 Status of :nvestigation 1 Eibibitt 1
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Suer.a ry On or about October 70, 1983, during an open public meeting in Rock Hill, South Carolina where the construction and licensing of Duke Power Cov.pany's (DPC) Catawba Nuclear Station was being discussed, a former DPC welding inspector alleged that Quality Control (OC) welding inspectors had cheated on an esamination by being provided Questions and answers prior to taking the examination.
! The alleger was initially interviewed by an NRC Senior Resident inspector, wbc was attending the public meeting, and encouraged the alleger to preside additional amplifying information.
l A subse::uent reetin; was arranced or October 25, 1553 with rerbers c' t*e l
NK Degit r. !! s ta'f , a representa:4e of the pairetto Alliance anc a represe tttive o' the Go.'ernrert A:countabilit,5 'r:iect (Gct ) . TM
! alleger's cor.cerns were discussed ir cetail and the specific issue of tr,t alleged cheating by CC welding irspectors was referred to the O"'ce of Investigations Field Office, Region 11 (OI: All)for further revie..
This insestigatior was conducted cen:urrently wit *. 01 Reccet N -ttr 2-E3-03i ( Alleged Harassmer.t anc Irtiridatior, of 7. Welding Irspe: tors'. ,
during wtich tire a total of 33 trdividuals were irterviewed. There were
! four welding inspectors in the alleger's class inclucing the alleger. All of tFe e insretters were interviewed and twc pres'ded signed, s wo er.
t j testim:ry denying knowledge of or coe:licity in cheating on the e,erira-tiors crovidet caring this training. A third irs:e: tor also der.ied re:sising any assistance wtile ir tne course and t*is was documented in a Results of Interview. All of tr e instructcrs cf the course were interviewed at:! acamently denied providing any stucert with test ouesticrs, l
answers or assistance in passirg the eram.ination. Tney too provided sworr,
, testir.ony to support their denials. The other inscettors were intervie ed l
- to deterr.ine if any such inciderts could have occurred in other classes either befcre or af ter the alleger's class was gher. All those inter-viewet der.ied kno. ledge of or particioation ir the a?'eged cheatin; ir the QC ccurse.
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Based on interviews, there is not sufficient eviance to support the allegation that cheating on QC emaninations occurred. No information was developed that would suggest or support the allegatior. and therefore, the allegation appears to be without trerit.
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Purpost of Investigation The purpose of this investigation was to determine and document the events l and circumstances surroundir.9 the allegation that OC Welding Inspectors l
were provided questions and answees to emerir.atior.s prior to taking the ;
examination. The elleger indicated that etsistance in passing the course was provided by the instructors and was given to all the welding inspectors who took the course, l
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Bachground On or about October 20,19E3, during an open public meeting in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Harry F. LANGLEY, a former Quality Control (OC) Welding Inspector at DPC's Catawba Nuclear Station, alleged arrong other things, that OC welding inspectors had cheated on QC exarirations by being provided with copies of the test and the answers prior to taking tie r=0;rination, ;
He said this assistance enabled all inspectors to pass the .uarte.
The alleger was immediately talked to by Jack BFYANT, NPC :-rior Resident inspector, who was desirous of scheduling an interview o *.h LANSLEY.
According to BRYAf,i, LANGLEY failed to show up at the fPt t scheduled m(eting. r. a subseauert contact with LANGLEi, he discle: d that he had beer conte:ted by reoresertitises c' the Palmette Allia :e anc the Go.errrf t: Accountatility Frclect (G10) and he w!'.*.ec ther present at ar sbtsecJent reeting.
Cr October 25, 1953, a nettir' was arranged with '.ANGLEY, Bruno L;YC, N:C Investigations / Allegation Cot'dination Staff. Fegion 11 (IACS:F: 1),
Jack BRYA'.T , NRC Senier Pesi.trt Ir. spec tor at 0:enee Nuclear F l a r.t .
Brad J0',E!, N:it Regionel Cou s el . Detert G'J1LC, ;ounsel for Pairetto Aliierce ard i Eillie Pirner GL SE, Director of t4 Citi: ens Clinic, gar.
int alleger's concerns were iscussed ir detail and the issue o' the alleged cheating was subseaue' 'y discussed with 0:'PII.
On 0:tober 27, 1983, tre chea no concerns were discussec' with the Pegic.ral ac"inistrator. Regior. 11 alon with other concerrs discustec in 0: Se p:.r c N;-ter 2.!}-C39. Or N:.' enter ., 19F3, the ce gior.a1 Aa-iristrator reauestec tht'. 0: cc* duct a forrsi irse-tigatier irt0 the a"egation that OC *elding insoectors were irvolved in et ating et e,arinatiers that Qualified the- tc be OC welding insFectors. A .:c.s of the r egional Ad-ir.istrator's recuest for investigative assistance s EXHlbli (1).
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Review of NPC Reculations and Licensee Comitments A review of pertinent NRC regulations and litersee commitments were conducted concurrently with this investigation. This review disclosed the following regulations and licensee docurents which are deemed pertinent tc this investigation.
It is stated at 10 CFR 50, Appendix B under Criterior. I that the applicant shall be responsible for the estatlishment and execution of the quality assurance procrar. Additionally, under Criterior 11, the applicant, while establishing a cuality assurance program, will provide for indoctrination and training of personnel performing activities affecting quality as necessary to assure that suitable proficiency is achieved and maintained.
The Duke E0 *Er Cor;anV's Catawta Nuclear Stati;r L5'E in Section l',
ertitled " Quality Assurance,' :o--i t s i ts el' #:- 'f.i respor.sibility ic assure that the Catawba Nuclear Station Units I ard 2 will be designed, constructed, tested and operated in a manner te crotect the public healtr.
and safety. Additionally, D?C con-its te a!sure that Catawba Nucleer Station will be designed, constructed, tested ar.d operated in conforr.ance ,
1 with applicat'E regulatory rec.1reTerts and dfi".gr bases specified ir itE license app'ication.
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Interview of Harry E. LANGLEY (ALLEGER)
On October 25,19E3, Harry E. LANGLEY, former Quality Cor. trol (OC) k'elding Inspector at Duke Power Company's (DPC) Catawba Nuclear Station was interviewed by Bruno URYC, IACS:Ril. UFYC was interviewing LANGLEY regarding technical issues which were to be reviewed by Region 11 technical staff.
LANGLCY provided biographical data to URYC, stating that he had worked at Catawba from April 1977 until April 1978. He said that in October 1977 he )
entered a DC welding inspector class with elever. cine- site employees.
Three of these individuals were welding inspectors, tne other eight were rechanical inspectors. LANGLEY statec that the class wSS si>. to eight weeks in duratior and he said they covered dif#erer sat.'ett s each week.
He said at the enc of each week they were given a test te see if they were
'.earr,ing the material. He said the cla!E was not c;i ; that weil ar.d one day before a test he discovered a cory of a test witt arswers inside his notebcol. He stated the other students had the sa s test and on the following day they were given the exact same test to take for score. He said this practice centinued 'or the duration of the ccurse. He stated he assu~ed the answers ca e fror the instructc-s La ry DcVISON, Charles BALDA'IN, and Beau POSS. He said he was giver assistance en both the written and cral e> arinations. A Results of Irterview with HARRY E.
LANGLEY is EXH:517 (2).
INVESTIGATOF'S NOTE: LANGLEY previded other ir.'erretion during his interview. Sore was technical inferratier, anc is being addressed by the Regier II Techrical Staf'. Additional ir'ceratior en harassner t end irtimidation was investigated as part o' 0: Report Number
?-82-038. During the course of the investigatio- it was learned that Ray HOLLINS, a welding engir.eer, was also an instructor in the course. l l
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Interview of Welding Inspectors in LANSLEY's Class During the conduct of subject invt:tigation it was learned that the three other welding inspectors in LANGLEY's class were: Charles CRISP, Dor KIRBY and Lamar SHERIFF. All threc are still enployed by DP . CR15r is at Catewbr and VIRBv and SHERIFF are workino at the DDC Ocenec hscleer Station, Seneca, SC.
All three were interviewed regarding their knowledge of or participation in cheating on the weiding inspectors exarinations. All three deried they cheated on any erarination. They Pil acknowledged that they had te study to pass and that the course was difficult but they did not receise any assistance from aryone in passir.g the course. CRISD and 6:DEv provided d' sigr.od, sworr state er.ts w'ich are E)L:E:T5 (3) arc '4'. SdE : : did not want to provide a 5 4 ; rec sworr. staterert and his ir.ters i e ,. , a 3 5:-,tec c.n a Fesults of Ir,ter,'e w*. ice. is Eyd:E:- (5).
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Interview of Additional Welding Inspectors During the conduct of this investigation in addition to the welding inspectors and instructors in LANGLEY's class, other welding inspectors who had taken the QC welding inspector course at Catawba were interviewed. All I of these interviewed categorically denie' cheating on the welding inspettor examinations or knowing anyone who cheated. Several mentioned that they felt LANGLEY was disgruntled because he had been terminated for gambling on site, adding that he was being vindictive by alleging that people cheated on the examinations. Many suggested that LANGLEY F.ay have confused the daily quizzes, wnich were given to assist the students in learning the l
material, with the final examinations. These daily cuizzes were corrected and discussed with the students and returned to them to use in preparation for their final eratinations. Other stucerts said they were allowed to keep the cuiz:e5 85 stsdy gLicei. Ihe fC' lowing melding inspectors were intersieaec:
Jchn POCKH?.T Willian H. BURR Tow BUMGARD'sEE Pnil EDWU D5 Earold E. ELEANES, Jr.
Eddie FEEMETEP Scott GANTT Vernon GODFREY William Keith DAVIS Lindsay H. EA.015, Jr.
Pichard IPEV Larry JACK 5ON Richard A. JONES Ken KAPPIKEP Fcn KIRKLAND 1
John MCC0Y Carl SOUSA 6
N-Interview of the Ccur se Instructors The four instructors of the OC Welding Inspector Course were interviewed during the course of the investigation. All four, Beau ROSS, Supervisor /-
Welding Inspection, Larry DAVISON, Pro,iect OA Manager, Charles EA'.DWIN, OA Technical Supervisor and Pay HOLLINS, Manager, Construction Services, vehemently denied assisting any welding inspector students on their examinations by providing copies of the test and answers or by any other means. When asked about the daily cuizzes, Ray HOLLINS statec' the questions on the daily cuizzes were " designed to highlight the areas he felt were important." H3'. LINS said he thought the daily cuizzes were retrieved from the students after discussion but he could not be sure. All four individuals provided detailed swcrn statements or testiro des wherein they di scussed ikE Class instructior a r.d their role ir the eldirt inspe: tor corse . Tnese st6te er.ts are DH:5:T5 (f) thro;;h fF.
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l l-Status'of Investigation In the absence of additional logical or practical investigation leads, no additi6nal investigative effort' is warranted. This investigation is ;
submitted as CLOSED.
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- Exhibits (1) Memorandurr fron O'PEILLY to 01, dated 11/4/83 reauesting investigative assistance (2) Results of Interview with Harry E. LANGLEY, dated 10/25/83 (3) Sworn Statement of Charles D. CRISP, dated 1/19/82 (4) Sworn Statenent of Ronnie S. KIRBY, dated 2/23/84 (5) Results of Intervied with Larrar SHERIFF, dated 3/2/84 (6) Sworn Statement of Garry E. ROSS, dated 4/10/84 (7) Sworn Testimony of Larry R. DAVISON, dated 4/12/84 (E) Sworn Testiitony of Charles R. EALDWIN, datec 4/12/E4 (9) Sworr, Statement of Roy HOLLINS, Jr., dated 4/13'E4 L
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