ML20129E429
| ML20129E429 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/18/1996 |
| From: | Teator J NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI) |
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| FOIA-96-359 NUDOCS 9610030166 | |
| Download: ML20129E429 (2) | |
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REPORT OF INTERVIEW WITH NAVINE MATHER.
MATHER was interviewed by theYeporting investigator. The On July 19, 1995, 1
interview was conducted under oath at the New York Power' Authority (NYPA), 123 MATHER stated that he requested NYPA attorney Anty l
Main St., White Plains, NY.
LEVINE to represent him during the interview. MATHER provided the fdllowing information:
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He graduated from the Uni rstty of Delhi in wit e
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graduated from the Univers y of Delhi ini with a Master of Sc degree in Astro Physics. He graduated from the i of Georgia in Ith a
. Master of Science degree in Nuclea
- ics in He graduate the Georgia Institute of Technology ini with a r of Science in' Nuclear Engineering. MATHER was hired by > )A in 1978. He is currently a Supervisory His supervisor is Bob PENNY, Engineer in the Engineering Programs Group. Prior to that he worked in the Dire'ctor of Engineerir)g Programs Group.
Configuration Management Programs Group as a Supervisory Engineer in charge of the NYPA Design Basis Document (DBD) Program. MATHER said that Ulrich WITTE e
was his supervisor for approximately one year.
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MATHER said that, at some point, all of the DBD work was' taken away from WITTE E 5 MATHER thinks that WITTE and Alan
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=o ETTLINGER (then the Manager of Configuration Management Programs) made that ME
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MATHER said that he didn't have a very good work'ing relationship with WITTE.
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MATHER said that, when WITTE supervised him, he (MATHER) professionally
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disagreed with him on everything because WITTE did not have the historical
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knowledge of the NYPA DBD work. MATHER commented that he had a lot of
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experience in the NYPA DBD program, and he knew a lot more about it than.
!GF, WITTE, who was still trying to learn it..MATHER said that he made his E5 feelings very well known to Sal ZULLA (Senior Technical Advisor to NY s
Chief Nuclear Officer) and ETTLINGER.
35#E that WITTE got, and was disappointed he did not get it.
MATHER said that he took over 'the Indian Point 3 (IP3) Nuclear Generating Station Fire Protectun (FP) DBD approximately two months ago. He supervises TARPINIAN and STRAUSSER. He said that TARPINIAN and STRAUSSER provide quality MATHER has work, and they are very knowledgeable, hard working professionals.
not had any complaints from anyone about TARPINIAN and STRAUSSER.
MATHER said that he has heard that Andrew BARTLIK pursues issues to the pointHe of being ridiculous from a Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) stardpoint.
also heard that BARTLIK does not document the issues or concerns that he raises.
MATHER said that he is personally involved in BARTLIK's issue of " false i
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indication of Carbon Dioxide discharge in the diesel generator (DG) rooms which may isolate ventilation in the DG room.. and the DG's may overheat." Bob PENNY (BARTLIK's current supervisor) asked MATHER approximately one month ago to look into the issue. MATHER said that he and NYPA Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Department employees John BENCIVENGA and Jeff CIRCLE have concluded that BARTLIK's scenario probability is in the realm of impossibility. MATHER said it is below the realm of NRC requirements that forces NYPA to expend resources to address it. MATHER said that, based on the review, BARTLIK's scenario's probability is in the order of one in ten million. He said that the issue involves non safety related instrumentation.
F.ATHER added that their review has not been finalized.
MATHER said that BENCIVENGA has had more direct interface with BARTLIK than he has on this issue.
BENCIVENGA has not. complained to him that BARTLIK was not doing the proper research or providing documentation regarding his concern.
MATHER said that he has been responsible for signing NYPA Design Deficiency Open Items (DD01s). He does not recall experiencing any difficulty in getting any DD0Is initiated,' worked on, or resolved. He added that he works on a thousand D00Is a year.
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