ML20140C840

Submits Memo Rept Re ASLBP 841009-24 Hearing Concerning Failure of Region II Investigative Coordinator,B Uryc,To Rept Irregularities.No Evidence Developed to Indicate That Uryc Withheld Info.Transcripts of Telcons Encl

ML20140C840
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Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	09/06/1985
From:	Campbell E, Logan K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTOR & AUDITOR (OIA)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTOR & AUDITOR (OIA)
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.....f September 6, 1985 MEMORANDUM REPORT

SUBJECT:

ASLBP HEARING REGARDING CATAWBA NUCLEAR POWER STATION OIA FILE: INQ. 85-15 BACKGROUND On October 24, 1984, James P. O'REILLY, former Regional Administrator, Region ~II, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Coninission (NRC), sent a memorandum to Sharon R. CONNELLY, Director, Office of Inspector and Auditor (0IA). This memorandum stated that during an ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD PANEL (ASLBP) hearing conducted from October 9 through 12, 1984, in Charlotte, North Carolina, a witness for the intervenor, PALMETTO ALLIANCE, testified that he was aware of information provided to the NRC that had never been reported or documented by Conmission officials.

OIA opened an inquiry into this matter on January 13, 1985.

SUMMARY

In an ASLBP hearing conducted between October 9 through 12, 1984, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Howard Samuel " Sam" NUNN, Jr. , at one time employed at the CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION (CATAWBA) in Clover, South Carolina, testified that he had been told of irregularities at the plant by a former employee at CATAWBA, CS-85-4. According to the testimony provided by NUNN, this THIS REPORT IS THE PROPERTY OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR AND AUDITOR. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OR PLACED IN THE PUBLIC DOCUMENT ROOM WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.

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information had reportedly also been given to Bruno URYC, Region II Investigative Coordinator, by CS-85-4. NUNN stated that this infomation had not been reported or documented by the NRC.

When interviewed, NUNN stated that he was not able to corroborate what CS-85-4 told him with anyone else. OIA interview of CS-85-4 did not disclose that he had told NUNN of any irregularities at CATAWBA. Similarly, an interview of URYC did not reveal that he (URYC) had been infomed of the irregularities that had been allegedly told to him by CS-85-4.

Our investigatiort did indicate that NUNN may have perjured himself at the ASLBP hearing and this matter will be addressed by the Office of Investigations, NRC.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION The facts of this investigation did not substantiate that NUNN was told of any irregularities at CATAWBA by CS-85-4. Furthermore, no evidence was developed which indicated that URYC withheld any information in this instance from his-supervisors.

It is recomended that Region II staff be reminded of the requirements of 10 CFR 0.735-3(d)(2) and NRC Manual Chapter 0702-03 which provide, in part, that the Directors of Offices and Divisions report to 01A all complaints concernining fraud, graft, corruption, diversion of NRC assets by NRC employees or contractors, and misconduct of NRC employees. Regarding these requirements, we note that although the allegation in this matter was brought to our attention by an October 24, 1984, memorandum from then Regional Administrator James P. O'REILLY, it appears that URYC had been allowed to begin conducting his own review of the allegation as early as October 15, 1984. Because of the sensitivity in handling such allegations, it is important that 01A be notified of these matters as early as possible in order that they may be appropriately add essed.

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Edward T. Campbell, Investigator Office of Inspector and Auditor tMb hMu KeithG. Logan,Assi'stantDirector[

Le-for Investigations Office of Inspector and Auditor Attachments:

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Report of Interview Howard Samuel " Sam" NUNN, Jr., fonnerly employed as a welder at the CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION (CATAWBA) in Clover, South Carolina, was interviewed by telephone at his home. He stated the following:

He is currently employed as a welding lead person for the CROWDER CON-STRUCTION COMPANY, Bellhaven Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina. He

, had worked as a welder at CATAWBA from November 1980 until October 1983.

He was tenninated for excessive absenteeism. He feels that his absenteeism was caused by pressure that the licensee, DUKE POWER COMPANY (DPC), had put him under. He is attempting to sue the company for what he considers to be a capricious dismissal, and also for the resultant hardship that he has suffered. He is being assisted in his effort to sue DPC by the GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT.

He (NUNN) testified at an AT0JilC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD PANEL (ASLBP) hearing in October 1984 thatt

! Furthermore, CS 85-4 said that he had been(

/ These, and other issues that he raised at the ASLBP hearing, were reportedly also told by CS-85-4 to Bruno URYC, an NRC official. Unfortunately, he (NUNN) cannot corroborate this information that CS-85-4 allegedly gave him. Nonetheless, he stands by the veracity of the statements that he had made before the ASLBP. He felt that it was his duty as a concerned citizen to come forward with this information.

He has grown tired of the irregularities and infractions that he has seen at nuclear plants. He even has knowledge of an employee at CATAWBA who received a death threat for not cooperating with management. He feels that it is time for the public to be made aware of these matters.

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Edward T. Campbell, Investigator, OIA g,,,,,, August 28, 1985 YHs5 OOCuuENT IS PROPERYv OF NRC IF LOANED TO ANOTHE R AGENCY sf AND ITS CONTENTS ARE NOT TO SE OtSTRieuTED OUTSIOE THE RECEavaNG AGENCY WeTHOUT PE RMtS$ TON OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR AND AuOITOR.

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m-U.s. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMisstoN Of fica of Inspector (nd Auditor o....... u....... Aunust 27. 1985 Report of Interview CS-85-4, fomerly employed as a welder at the CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION (CATAWBA) in Clover, South Carolina, was interviewed by telephone at his home.

He stated the following:

He is currently employed as a[

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He met Howard Samuel " Sam" NUNN, Jr. atf i NUNN did not seem t'o be very concerned with any health and safety issu6s at the time.

After he and NUNN completed their[

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l f , NONN then told him that'he was associated with the PALMETTO ALLIANCE. He (NUNN) stated that he was attempting to recruit any individuals who could assist the PALMETTO ALLIANCE.

Approximately six months after this meeting, he heard that NUNN had been fired from SHEARON HARRIS for continuously being absent from his work station. He (CS-85-4) flatly denies ever having expressed any safety related concerns about CATAWBA to NUNN. He resents these bold-faced lies that NUNN is spreading regarding information that he (CS-85-4) supposedly told him. He has spoken to an attorney in an attempt to stifle the misinfomation that is being attributed to him. He never told NUNN that he had been/ ~~ ) Also, he has never discussed any other matters witfr him pertainintf to misconduct or plant deficiencies at CATAWBA. He feels that NUNN is a liar who is trying to use any means at his disposal to assist the PALMETTO ALLIANCE in closing CATAWBA. In fact, NUNN even visited his (CS-85-4) home on two occasiaons when he was not there, and attempted to have his wife sign documents indicating that there were health and safety cover-ups at the site. He does not wish to have anything further to do with him.

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Investigator's Note: CS-85-4 has been given confidential source status by Region II officials.

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Edward T. Campbell, Invest-igator,-- OIA 6,.S ! '

August 27, 1985 THs5 OOCUMENT 85 PRO *E RTV OF *eRC 8F LOANED TO ANOTHER AGENCY IT ANO OTS CONTENTS ARE NOT TO BE DeSTRIGUTED OUTS 40E THE RECE#vaNG AGENCY WITHOUT PERMISSsON OF THE OFF6CE OF INSPECTOR ANO AUOiTOR

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Bruno URYC, Investigative Coordinator, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC), Region II, was interviewed by telephone at his Region II office. He stated the following:

He .has been employed at the NRC since June 1982. He has been in his present job since August 1983.

, He has no idea why Howard Samuel " Sam" NUNN, Jr. is trying to besmirch his good name and reputation. Specifically, he does not know why NUNN hasclaimedthathe(URYC)wasattemptingtowrongfullysuppress[-

information that had been furnished to hirq by CS-65-4, formerly a

/ 1 He (URYC) has passed on to nts supervisors any and all material that"CS-85-4 had given him pertaining to irregularities at the CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION (CATAWBA).-

In fact, CS-85-4 was given confidential source status by the Region and he has provided some valuable tips to the NRC.

He was flabbergasted when NUNN testified in public at an ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD PANEL (ASLBP) hearing held at Charlotte, jforth Carolina, in October 1984 that he (URYC) was aware that This, and other equally unfounded allegations of malfeasance made by NUNN, are simply not so.

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l / He knows that NUNN is affiliated with the PALMETTO ALLIANCE, an intervenor group headquartered in the Carolinas. He thinks that NUNN and the PALMETTO ALLIANCE people are attempting to grasp at straws in an attempt to close CATAWBA.

August 28, 1985 ,, .Bethesda, Maryland ,,,,, 185-15 Edward T. Campbell, Investigator.OIA(W- 7 o ,,, u , ,,, , Augu5t 28, 1985 THs5 OOCUMENT is PROPE RTv OF NRC #F LO ANEO 70 ANOTHE R AGENCY IT ANO ITS CONTENTS ARE NOT TO BE DISTRt8UTED OUTSIDE THE RECEeveNG AGENCY WsTHOUT PE RMeSSaON OF THE OF FICE OF INSPECTOR AND AUOtTOR 00 82*

ieam Leader's Meeting Notes for [1 arch 20, 1986 AFFILIATIONS:

Use EXIMBLLI, .n o t EECMOBL, for Mobile Lab, Inc.

AFFILIATIONS:

Use EECVJT, not EECTHETI, for Thompson Engineering Testing, Inc. (formerly Vester J. Thompson, JR., Inc.)

DOCUMENT TsPE CUDE:

Aucits (VAAUD) should only be coded when received as standalones.

FILE LEVELS:

Remember to look up all CF SUDJ file levels before using them.

FILE LEVELS:

When you are adding secondary file levels to a document, such as an F in FIL3 for inspection report, and you do not mention the reason in the title, please add a note on the coding sheet so the OC person checking the list understands the reason for the file level.

FILE LEVELG:

Normally, 1500000XX dockets are associated with inspections of waste packaging facilities and receive the associated 27 or 30 docket in the file levels.

However, some 15nOOOOXX dockets are artificially created to track state licensees between Agreement States. (See Attachment 1). In this case, pick up the states witn PDR STPRG file levels.

LEGALS:

Please add the following to your legal proceeding sheet:

50-353/353 OLA/OLA-2. Apparently these two hearings have been combined into one. They are run together in the ODID, not picked up separately.

ODID:

CAL-YY-XX - two digits, not three.

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TITLE:

Seismic Class 1 is initial capped.

TITLE  :

For Office of Inspection and Enforcement use IE in the TID and 1&E in the file levels.

TITLE  :

The branch is written Plant Electrical,..., not Plant, Electrical, etc.

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APPENDIX A U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1

4 NRC Inspection Report: 15000042/85-01 General Licensee Docketh5000042)

License: H & G Inspection Company, Inc.

9315 Summer Bell 4

Houston, Texas 77272 Inspections Creek, Wyoming and Houston, Texas Inspections Conducted: November 13 and November 21, 1985 Inspector: j c< bdjr.,50 cp . / I' ft L. T. ketten, P. E., Radiation Specialist Date l Approved: 3MMN R. J. Everett, Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety Date Section Inspection Summary Inspection Conducted November 13 and 21, 1985 (Report: 15000042/85-01)

Areas Inspected: A special, unannounced inspection was conducted in response to i allegations of violations of regulations and operating procedures and unsafe

' practices. Included are a field inspection to observe operations and interview personnel, and a visit to company headquarters to review records of personnel monitoring, source utilization, survey instrument calibration, and personnel training.

The inspection involved 6 inspector-hours onsite by one NRC inspector.

Findings:

Of five allegations involving possible violations of NRC~ regulations or NRC license conditions, two' allegations were substantiated. A third allegation was l

substantiated, but did not result in a violation of regulations being cited. In

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addition, the field inspection resulted in the identification of three violations.

The findings were:

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