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Outlines Corrective Program as Described to NRC to Alleviate Immediate Problems & Inspire Conscientious QA & QC Program at Lk Comstock Co
	ML20199F299
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Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	03/29/1985
From:	Mcgregor L; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Warnick R, Williams C; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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~ ' '8+3 Rezvy'o UNITED STATES E ^t NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION U I REGION ill 7; f 7ee ROOSEVELT ROAD je GLEN ELLYN,lLLINOIS 60137 March 29, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: R. Warnick, Chief, Projects Branch 1 C. Williams, Chief, Plant Systems Section FROM: L. McGregor, SRI, Braidwood R. Schulz, SRI, Braidwood

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TELEPHONE CONFERENCE C. ALL WITH COMMONWEALTH EDIS0N IN REGARD TO L. K. COMSTOCK QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEMS.

During the course of the normal work day (Friday, March 29, 1985) the NRC Resident Inspectors were confronted twice by L. K.

Comstock Quality Control Inspectors, first by lsix inspectors and again later that same day (noon hour) by twenty-four inspectors, all with allegations of 1) intimidation, browbeating threats of cuts in overtime hours, harassment and to put bodily fear in front of the quality control inspectors, 2) quality control inspectors are training their lead inspectors and supervisory personnel who are managing the L. K. Comstock QC organization (management personnel are not qualified or certified within the disciplines which they are governing) and 3) the quality of inspector work has become secondary to managements insistence on quantity of and completion of inspections. This memorandum outlines Commonwealth Edison's corrective action program, as described to the NRC, to alleviate the immediate problems and inspire a conscientious quality assurance and quality control program at the L. K. Comstock Company.

Present in the residents office at the Braidwood site are L.

McGregor, R. Schulz, (NRC) and from Commonwealth Edison (CECO)

Gene Fitzpatrick and Lou Kline. At the Region III office are, R.

Warnick, R. Learch (sitting in for P. Pelke) R. Mendez, C. Wiel, and C. Williams.

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Warnick/ Williams 2 March 29, 1985 Mr. Fitzpatrick stated: Commonwealth Edison (CECO) actions will include both short term and-long term items. First of all I'll tell you of the short term actions that we have already completed or are in process of completing which will be finished before the end of the day. The first thing we did was (Ceco management Maiman, Fitzpatrick, T. Quaka'and D. Shamblin) to meet with Comstock site management to express our concerns over (1) concerns submitted to the Quality first program and (2) the concerns over the allegations made today.

Point 1 of Short Term: We told L. K. Comstock that CECO expected them to perform their work in accordance with, or consistent with the quality assurance and quality control requirements and in particular with their_own policy statement, which is section 1.0.0 out of their Quality Assurance manual. Comstock said they were aware of some of the problems and were investigating them under their program and especially concerns or issues of Mr.

Saklak.

Part 2 of Short Term: CECO has requested, and L. K. Comstock has agreed to administrative 1y remove Mr. Saklak from his duties pending. completion of their investigation relative to allegations concerning harassment by Mr. Saklak.' CECO will be. involved in the review of Comstock's investigation and depending what that review indicates we may have a clear course of action or we may have some additional digging.

Part 3 of Short Term: There is a memo being issued this afternooon setting up a meeting (requested by CECO) with all quality control personnel of L. K. Comstock (managers, supervisors, inspectors) to (1) reiterate the Quality Policy (2) to confirm CECO's concerns about the concerns given to the Quality First Program and (3) any other concerns that may be lurking out there that we are unaware of at this point and time.

We will give them (inspectors) an opportunity to express either openly or privately throughout the Quality First Program or through other vehicles that they may elect to choose other than the Quality First program. CECO will make a firm commitment to resolve those concerns and any other concerns that they have.

Part 4 of Short Term: We are issuing a joint quality assurance project letter reiterating our commitment to a strong quality program in support of L. K. Comstock corporate Quality Assurance, Quality Control policy.

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Warnic k/ Williams 3 March 28, 1985 These are the four actions we have going or have completed today and we have also an expectation that we will be prepared by the middle of next week, to meet with the residents on the status of a longer range plan. 'Any questions on what I have said?

Region III: When is the meeting to take place?

Ceco:The meeting with L. K. Comstock Quality Control Organization j will take place at 8:00 Monday morning.

Region III: As you think about this long range plan you might give consideration as to what CECO wasn't doing or what you can do to keep a better finger on the pulse of what is happening at Comstock and other subcontractors so that your guys get feed back, as to the problems as they are formulating rather than waiting till the problems get to the point they are so severe; the individual feels they have to go to the NRC to get some action and relief.

CECO: Yes, that is the ideal situation to be in - we have an awful lot of things going on - that for example we were aware in the past of moral problems in L. K. Comstock organization. A lot of that was attributed --- to perhaps the dollar situation and the certification process these guys had to go through.

Region III: Has L. K. Comstock corporate been readied at all with this?

CECO: No, L. K. Comstock corporate personnel are on site for this meeting today. We will make sure they are informed, but that has not been done as yet.

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Warnick/ Williams 4 March 28, 1985 Region III.and the residents were satisfied with Ceco's comprehensive and extremely swift corrective actions taken this afternoon. An agreement was made to keep the NRC appraised of the meetings to take place early next week and CECO's long range plans to address quality assurance and quality control problems identified at L. K. Comstock Company.

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OSILY CEPORT DIII DATE 04/01/05 ,,-' }

' # REGIONAL ACTION FACILITY / LICENSEE NOTIFICATION ITEM OR EVENT ,

4 DR310W000 TELECON FROM SRI ON 03/29/95 AT 1999, SIX L.K. CONSTOCK IELECTRICAL RIII WILL CLOSELY 03/29/85 CONTRACTOR) INSPECTORS VISITED THE RESIDENT'S NCNITOR LICENSEE'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE ALLEGATIONS REGARDING THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS OUALITY OF GC INSPECTIONS, QC SUPERVISOR SUALIFICATIONS. INTIMIDATION AND MARA55MF.NTe AND CLOSINe NONCONFORMANCES WITNOUT FIELO VERIFICATION. A SECOMO MEETING RETWEEN 2A

! CONSTOCK QC INSPECTOR $e REGION III AND THE

! RESIDENTS WAS HELD LATER IN THE DAY. THE I ALLEGERS IN0!CATED THAT THERE MAT BC A WALM-00T 04 84/01/05 IF SOMETHING wAS NOT DONE ABOUT

- THEIR CowCERNS. THE CONCERN 5 wERE SURSEQUENTLY ,

PROVIDE 0 TO COMMONWEALTH EDISON AND CECO Coww!TTED TO ACT UPON THE ISSUES WITH BOTN SHORT AND LONG RANGE PLANS. THE SHORT RANGE PLAN. WNICH WAS COMPLETE 0 04 03/29/85, INCLUDED A MEETING

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SUPERVISOR REING REMOVED FR04 HIS POSITION ,

UNTIL THE ALLEGATIONS ARE RESOLVE 0, A wtETINS a

BEING SCHEDULE 0 BETWEEN CECO AND CONSTOCK OC/0A l PERSONNEL AND A CEC 0 GA PROJECT LETTER BEING IS5UEO TO RE-EMPHASIZE THE CECO PROJECT OA I POLICIES. CECO WILL PRESENT THEIR LONS RANGE PLANS To REGION III TMIS WEEK.

l CALLCCAY 'TELECON TO 00 ON 03/30/05 AT 0613 CST. THE LICENSEE DECLARED , FOLLOWUP PER WC 2519'

03/30/85 AN UNU5UAL EVENT WHEN A SAFETY INJECTION OCCURRED. TME PLANT WAS COOLING OOWN FOR A RI!! WILL ISSUE-A PN 4

MAINTENANCE OUTASE UTILIZING THE'ATwoSPHERIC 04/01/45. SRI RELIEF WALVE. THE LOW STEAM LINE PRESSURE SI REPORTED TO TME SITE.

4 SETPOINT WAS REACHED SECAUSE THE CIRCUITRY IS TO FOLLOW THE EVENT i RATE SENSITIVE. THE OPERATOR WAS FOLLOWING I PLANT PROCEDURES AT THE TIME OF TME EVENT.

THE CONTROLLIme PROCEDURE MAS BEEN REVISED i' TO ENSURE THAT THE PRIMARY SYSTEN PRESSURE IS LOW Ew006M TO 9 LOCK THE SI LOGIC PRIOR TO COOLING 00wN w!TH THE ATMOSPMERIC RELIEF i VALVE. TME UNUSUAL EVENT WAS TERNINATED

, AT 0639. APPR0x!MATELY 3000 6ALLONS WERE INJECTED AND THE PLANT 010 NOT SO SOLIO. THE LICENSEE HELO A NEWS CONFERENCE AND ISSUE 0 A .

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FACILITY / LICENSEE NOTIFICATION . ITEM OR EVENT REGIONAL ACTION ;

DIVISION OF RESCTOR PROJECTS t RIII WILL MONITOR I I SRAIOe000 TELECON FROM THE APPLICANT PROW 10E0 RIII WITN inEIR LONS RANGE APPLICANT PLAN 5 TO RESOLVE THE e3/29/e5 CONCERN 5 OF 24 LICENSEE 85 CORRECTIVE l ACTIONS '

l L. E. ComSTOCE GC INSPECTORS WHICH INCLuGEO CECO INVESTIGATION ASSIGNMENT 5e AN L. E. CONSTOCN CORPORATE INVESTIGATIONe AND PERMANENT REMOVAL l l 1 0F A GC SUPERVISOR FRON ALL SAFETY *RELATED ACTIVITIES.

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AT I415 CST ON 84/02/06. WITH REACTOR power AT 306 R!ts FOLLOWING t eA/02/85 AND WITH MAIN FEEDWATER SEING SGPPLIED SY THE IS LICENSEE 85 ACTIONS TuRSINE ORIVEN MAIN FEE 0 EATER PWNP (NFPle THE ANO WILL REVIEW !

MASTER FEE 0 EATER CONTROLLER WAS PLACEO IN AUTO PER MC 2515 !

j PER THE REGUIREMENTS OF AN UPCONINS STARTuP TEST.

FEE 0e4TER FLod SEGAN TO OSCILLATE. OURING THE l-OSCILLATIONS THE MISM PRES $uRE eFP TURSIkE STOP I VALVE WENT 5Muf. THE MASTER CONTROLLER WAS RETURNED 70 MANUAL AND DEMAN0 I4 CREASED TO MARINUM.

! MFP fueeINE APM CONTINUED TO DECREASE A5 OIO FEE 0 MATER 4 FLOW AND STEAM SENERATOR LEVELS. OPERATORS STAeTED l THE IA MOTOR ORIVEN nFP TwICE A40 EACM TIME IT TRIPPE0 l l' IMMEDIATELY ON Los SUCTION PRE 55uRE. STEAN SENERATOR LEVELS DECREASED TO THE LOW Los SETPOINT CAUSING A REACTOR TRIP. ALL SYSTEMS RESPONDED NORMALLY AND 4

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' OETERMINEO THAT THE IA MFP LOW SUCTION PRESCURE WAS CAUSED BY A PARTIALLY CLOSED SUTTERFLY WALVE IN TME CONDENSATE SYSTEN. LOCAL OSSERVATION PREVIOUSLY IN01CATED THE VALVE was FULL OPEN8 NOWEVERe.AFTER l DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ACROSS THE VALVE WAS DETERMINE 0

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