ML20133F179
| ML20133F179 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 08/05/1985 |
| From: | Blake J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| OL, NUDOCS 8508080174 | |
| Download: ML20133F179 (3) | |
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4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD IsYF[c In the Matter of
'85 AUG -7 A10 :56 GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, Docket Nos.
50-424 and 50-425 [0CIITI$G sN,ivIr$
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BRANCH (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)
AFFIDAVIT OF JER0MF J. BLAKE JEROME J. BLAKE, states under oath that:
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My name is Jerome J. Blake. I am the Section Chief of the Materials and Processes Section for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II.
In that capacity, I have responsibility for the Region II-based NRC section that inspects in the areas of welding, metallurgical engineering, nondestructive examination, failure analyses, mechanical engineering and design, and inservice inspection and testing of reactor plant system and components.
I have directed and participated in NRC inspections of the Vogtle plant and have direct knowledge of the Walsh allegations related to Contention No. 8 as described below.
A summary of my professional qualifications is attached.
The Walsh Allegations 2.
The Walsh allegations were initially reported to Georgia Power Company (GPC) by a Walsh employee in July 1983.
In August 1983, GPC voluntarily advised 8508080174 850005 PDR ADOCK 05000424 O
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2 NRC Region IIsof the allegations, which dealt with alleged poor welding of the fuel' pool liner and improper bending of the fuel pool liner bed plate
- studs, sSUB564uently, GPC Investigated the allegations and provided Region II with a report of their findings. Because the technical area fell into the cognizam.e of my secti6n, the report was provided to me for review.
My review found that the report provided sufficient detail to determine that a conservative and Lethnically svund approach was taken during the investi-gation niid resolution et the identified concerns, and that NRC investigation of the matter was not warranted, t
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In summary, based on my knowledge described above on the specific issues raised by Intervenors, and based nn my overall knowledge of QA/QC activilles at Plant Vogtle as applied to my areas of expertise as set forth above, I do not believe there has been a programnatic breakdown in the QA/QC program at Vogtle.
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i JER0ME J. BLAKE PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II My name is Jerome J. Blake.
My business address is 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30323.
I am employed as a Section Chief in charge of the Materials and Processes Section in the Reactor Safety Division of Region II.
My primary assignment as a Section Chief is to coordinate and oversee engineering inspections and technical evaluations in the areas of welding, metallurgical engineering, nondestructive examination, failure analyses, mechanical engineering and design and inservice inspection and testing of reactor plant systems and components.
Before I was selected as a Section Chief in August 1982, I had been an engineer-ing inspector in Region II since January 1975.
As a engineering inspector, I participated in or conducted routine and reactive inspections involving welding, metallurgical engineering, inservice inspection, and nordestructive examination activities at operating nuclear power plants and construction sites throughout Region II.
Prior to my employment with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, I was employed by the Department of Defense (D0D) as a metallurgist and welding engineer at naval shipyards involved with construction, repair and overhaul of combatant ships. My major assignments with D00 were as follows:
May 1973 - December 1974: Supervisor of the non-nuclear welding engineer section at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
Responsible for welding engineering repair activities involving all parts of naval ships except the nuclear power plant.
September 1971 - May 1973:
Project engineer in the nuclear welding engineering section at Charleston Naval Shipyard.
Responsible for welding engineering activities associated with repair and overhaul of naval nuclear power plants.
November 1963 - September 1971: Metallurgist and welding engineer at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California - Various responsibilities in the metallur-gical and welding engineer fields.
I graduated from the Montana School of Mines (now called Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology) at Butte, Montana, in June 1963, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Metallurgical Engineering. During my career I have complet-ed a number of training courses related to my work.
With the Navy I completed courses in Corrosion, Photo Elastic Stress Analysis, Welding, Health Physics, and Basic Supervision. Since joining the NRC I have completed courses in Nondestruc-tive Examination, Welding Technology, Concrete Technology, PWR Fundamentals, BWR Fundamentals, and Supervising Human Resources.
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