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Testimony of T Bumgardner Re Welding Inspector Concerns
ML20133C605
Person / Time
Site: Catawba, 05000000
Issue date: 09/20/1983
From: Bumgardner T
DUKE POWER CO.
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J.I Applicants' Exhibit UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of

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DUKE POWER COMPANY, et al. )

Docket Nos.

50-413

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50-414 (Catawba Nuclear Station,

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Units 1 and 2)

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TESTIMONY OF TOMMY BUMGARDNER 1

Q.

STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR WORK ADDRESS.

2 A.

Tommy Bumgardner, Catawba Nuclear Project, P.O.

Box 223, 3

Clover, SC 29710.

4 Q.

WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT JOB WITH DUKE POWER COMPANY?

5 A.

QA Welding Inspect.or Level II, Liquid Penetrant Inspector Level II, 6

Magnetic Particle Inspector Level I.

My job is to make sure that 4

7 craft fits and welds to Duke's procedures.

8 Q.

SUMMARIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, INCLUDING 9

OTHER DUKE AND NON-DUKE

JOBS, EDUCATION, 10 CERTIFICATIONS, AND COMPANY SPONSORED COURSES AND i

11 TRAINING.

12 A.

Graduated from Kings Mountain High in 1969, then took welding at i

13 Gaston College in 1969.

Took a job with Lithium Corporation in 14 1970 as a welder.

Then in February, 1977 was hired by Duke 15 Power as a welder.

Transferred to Welding. Inspection in June, 16 1978.

I was trained in school by Duke Power Procedures for 3 17 weeks and spent 90 days as a learner, then advanced to inspector l

18 after 90 days trial.

Advanced to Inspector A on February 4,1980.

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1 Q.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH WHAT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 2

THE WELDING INSPECTOR CONCERNS WHICH WERE EXPRESSED IN 3

LATE 1981/EARLY 1982?

4 A.

Yes.

5 Q.

WHAT IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THESE CONCERNS 6

WERE?

7 A.

There were basically two concerns.

The first involved problems 8

that had been found with materials identification, fabrication and 9

welding, and had been recorded on NCIs.

I did not believe that 10 the problems which were found were being investigated like they 11 were supposed to have been.

There was a lack of communication

.12 between inspectors and higher management on the way the 13 inspectors were interpreting procedures.

Second, when problems 14 were found, higher management would not back us up - on the 15 problem.

When we were in welding inspection school, we were 16 taught that the procedures were the way craft would have to 17 construct the. plant, and we were to go right by the procedures.

18 Q.

DID YOU EXPRESS ANY CONCERNS AS A WELDING INSPECTOR TO 19 ANY OF THE TASK FORCES OR TO DUKE POWER MANAGEMENT?

20 A.

Yes.

21 Q.

TO WHOM DID YOU EXPRESS YOUR CONCERNS?

22 A.

My written concerns were turned in to QA supervisor, S.

W.

23 Ledford, and' on to higher management.

1 talked with the Task j

24 Force.

i 25 Q.

WERE YOUR CONCERNS WRITTEN?

l 26 A.

Yes.

27 Q.

DESCRIBE EACH DOCUMENT WHICH CONTAINS YOUR EXPRESSION

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28 OF CONCERNS, AND INDICATE WHO IT WAS SUBMITTED TO.,

1 A.

Pay rate concerns submitted to S..W. Ledford, QA supervisor, and 2

on up to higher management.

Technical concerns submitted to S.

3 W.

Ledford, QA supervisor, and on up to higher management.

4 Q.

DID YOU FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS?

5 A.

Yes.

6 Q.

DID YOU EXPRESS ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS?

7 A.

Yes.

8 Q.

DOES THE DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO YOUR TESTIMONY AS 9

ATTACHMENT A REFLECT YOUR WRITTEN CONCERNS?

10 A.

Yes, Attachment A is the letter I submitted to S.

W.

Ledford 11 regarding my technical concerns.

12 Q.

ARE ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT?

13 A.

Yes.

14 Q.

PLEASE SUMMARIZE AND EXPLAIN WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO b

15 COMMUNICATE BY YOUR CONCERNS.

16 A.

I was trying to get a better relationship between inspectors and 17 higher management in QA on problems found in the field.

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18 wanting was to get them to investigate problems more thoroughly.

19 Q.

WERE YOUR CONCERNS INVESTIGATED BY THE TASK FORCES?

i 20 A.

Yes.

21 Q.

DID YOU ATTEND ANY MEETINGS WITH TASK FORCE AND/OR QA 22 MANAGEMENT MEMBERS WHERE THE TASK FORCE FINDINGS,

23 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE DISCUSSED?

24 A.

Yes.

My concerns were read to me by Task Force members, and 25 they investigated the problems and returned a answer for each 26 question that was asked and I believe that the answers were 27 suitable.

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3 INVESTIGATION OF THESE CONCERNS?

4 A.

Yes.

5 Q.

DESCRIBE THE CHANGES OF WHICH YOU ARE AWARE IN THE QA 6

PROGRAM.

7 A.

There has been greater understanding between inspectors and 8

higher QA management.

Problems are investigated more thoroughly.

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9 More procedures have been written to cover problems and 10 investigate the problems Inore thoroughly.

With regard to past 11 problems I had identified and felt were not thoroughly invesdgated, 12 the investigation process was explained to me.

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13 investigations were conducted as explained, and I have no reason to.

believe they were not, these concerns were also resolved.

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15 Q.

TO WHAT EXTENT HAVE THESE CHANGES ADDRESSED ISSUES 16 RAISED BY THE WELDING INSPECTOR CONCERNS AND' TO WHAT 17 EXTENT HAVE THESE CHANGES ADDRESSED YOUR PARTICULAR 18 CONCERNS?

19 A.

The QA Department used to be separated from welding inspectors.

20 Now welding inspectors are a part of QA, and the problems are 21 investigated thoroughly. We are working like a group now.

22 Q.

THE WELDING INSPECTOR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN 23 CHARACTERIZED AS CONCERNS ABOUT THE QUALITY AND 24 SAFETY OF CONSTRUCTION AT CATAWBA.

DO YOU AGREE OR l

25 DISAGREE WITH THAT CHARACTERIZATION?

26 A.

I disagree.

I feel to the best of my ability that this plant is 1

27 constructed in a safe manner.

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1 Q.

DID THE EXPRESSION OF YOUR CONCERNS INDICATE YOUR 2

BELIEF THAT THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN IN THE QA PROGRAM 3

OR INDICATE THAT THE QA PROGRAM WAS NO LONGER I

4 WORKING?

5 A.

I felt there were problems with the QA program, but not so as to 6

affect safety of the plant.

k'he Program was designed to work but 7

there was a lack of communication between inspectors and higher 8

management.

We were taught to go by the book, but when

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9 problems arose, we would be overridden because of different 10 interpretations and other investigations.

We appeared to have no 11 support from management at times, 12 Q.

DID YOUR CONCERNS REFLECT A BELIEF ON YOUR PART THAT 13 THE CATAWBA PROJECT IS NOT BEING CONSTRUCTED SAFELY?

14 A.

No.

15 Q.

IN YOUR VIEW, HAS THE QA PROGRAM BEEN EFFECTIVE WHILE 16 YOU HAVE WORKED AS AN INSPECTOR AT CATAWBA?

17 A.

Yes.

18 Q.

ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY DEFICIENCIES IN CONSTRUCTION OR IN 19 THE QA PROGRAM WHICH WOULD CAUSE YOU TO QUESTION 20 WHETHER CATAWBA IS SAFELY BUILT?

21 A.

No.

22 Q.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO YOUR 23 TESTIMONY?

24 A.

I believe that everything that has been inspected by me is right to 25 the best of my ability:

I feel that Duke Power has designed and 26 built this job in an extremely safe manner.

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I hereby certify that I have read and understand this document, and 2

believe it to be my true, accurate and complete tes ony 3

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Sworn to and subscribed before me 10 this JA N, day of September,1983.

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