ML20205P305

Forwards Message Dealing with Allegation Received by Resident Inspector Staff at Quad Cities Station Re Missed Fire Watch

ML20205P305
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Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	09/13/1994
From:	Walton R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Defayette R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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To: RWD, DEF Date Tuesday, September 13, 1994 4:07 pm

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Allegation of Document Falsification

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Attached is a message dealing with an allegation received by the resident inspector staff at the Quad Cities station. The original note was unsigned and found in the residents mail box in mid-August. The residents persued the issue as a resident office initiative and not as an allegation. We are providing this message to document our discovery find followup of the event.

The resident office forwarded information on this subject previously. Upon regional request, the residents will be sending a copy of the licensees' investigation for your review at a later date.

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I To Bob DeFayette, Director, Enforcement & Investigation Office i Thru: Chris Miller, Senior Resident Inspector, QCNPS g Thru: Pat Hiland, Section Chief, DRP y Res Allegation of Document Falsification In mid-August, the inspectors received written communication from an unknown author inquiring if the licensee had written a Licencee Event Report (LER) for a missed fire watch in the Unit i reactor building basement. This communications included that an unnamed fire watch was dismissed for involvement in the event.

The inspectors contacted the licensee fire marshal about the event. The fire marshal stated that the fire watch was terminated in mid-July due to falsifying logs and that the fire watch tour was made by the supervisor so an LER was not required.

Af ter prompting from the inspectors, the licensee documented this event on a PIF j on August 22 and commenced an investigation. The inspectors presently are reviewing the licensees' and contractors' investigation.

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• Maintenance Supervisor Quad cities station 4 805J807: Investigation of Fire Watch Falsification of Records.

BEs PIF 94-2024 On July 20, 1994, the site Manager of Burns Fire Prevention notified see that on July 19, 1994, a Rurne Fire Prevention Shift supervisor indicated a Burns Fire Prevention Inspector had not sufficiently ooepleted their tour of the Unit One 13 Core spray Beem.

The riro Prevention Inspectors are required to tour this ro en each hour as a compensatory measure and watch for the potentiil of fire. On July 19, 1994, the supervisor was performing a random poet check of this inspector to verify that their tour was being completed properly. Although randon pest checks are typically performed each shift, this inspector had been described by other A inopoetors during that name shift as potentially not adequately performing the required duties.

I have reviewed the supervisors written documentation that states she was in attendance of the 1B Core spray Room and that the inspector did not enter that room. The inspector however documented that she had performed the required fire watch in that reen and the time documented for that fire watch conflicted with the time that the supervisor was said to be present.

The issue between the supervisore and inspectors conflicting etatements is being handled through a formal grievance process at this time.

Itse0ZATE ACTIONas The individuals involved were immediately instructed to document their actions as to when and where they had performed their duties. The evaluation of the Unit One Torus area and the Unit 13 Core spray Room by the supervisor was suf ficient for the required fire watch to the supervisore are trained beyond the level of a fire watch inspector.

The security computer logs of the entry and exit times through the vital door into the Turbine Building for this shift were sought q and reviewed. There were no discrepancies of entry or exit times from the Turbine Building by the inspector ce supervisor.

These actions were completed on July 20, 1994.

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Purther questions prompted me to review a history of entry and eett times for this inspector. The security computer vital door lege two weeks before this incident were reviawed and the p-inspector involved was only present for one of those weeks. The noeults of this review revealed no discrepancies of entry and exit times. An interview with the Burne Shlft Supervisors that supervios this inspector was also conducted to determine if any poet check revealed any problema during this investigation period.

Again no discrepancies were noted. These actions were completed August 31, 1994.

Due to this event, Burns Fire Prevention Site Manager has instituted a program that periodically reviews the security door lege for the Fire Prevention Inspectors.

CeMPSN8hTORY MEAstJRES:

he stated above, the evaluation of the Unit One Torus area and the Unit la core spray Rcom by the supervisor was sufficient for the required fire watch thereby insuring no violation of compensatory measures had occurred.

The supervisors are required to perform random checks within the {

station to verify that the inspectors are adequately performing )

their duties. These checks are en unannounced inspection of different areas so the inspectors may be viewed at ary time. The etteeks are performed a minimum of once per shift and more O isequently as time permits.

Due to the effectiveness of the random post checks, it is reeoonable that the fire watches are being completed as required.

My staff strongly promotes reporting of any problem that may offeet the safety of the station as shown by the initial reports of a potential concern with this inspector.

If you should have any questions or concerns, please feel free to sentact me at extension 2249.

Sincerely, I. Nayden Smith Station Fire Marshal I

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ALLEGATION ACTION PLAN ALLEGATION NO. RIII-93-A-pj$1 Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Number: 50-254; 50-265 License Number: DPR-29; DPR-30 Assigned Divisien: N/A Attached Pertinent Documents: Memo to Bob DeFayette thru C. Miller and P.

Hiland: E-Mail to Bob DeFayette and D. Funk from Keith Walton dated September

13. 1994: and licensee memo to Tom Hall from E. Smith dated September 8. 19915 I. i>ivision Action:

D1 k A. Prepared by: UN. [ fa k- /T'N Te nica Staff /

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B. Reviewed By: d T~M- T I' Section Chief Date II. Alleaation Review Board Action:

tion Revi Membership Sp%PM-- YJletdfL Titu>f& A)rM C A cu .- 'P M C

/ / Approved As Is

/ / Approved with Modifications as Documented in Plan

/ / Disapproved for Following Reasons:

/ / Referred to 01 / /

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ALLEGATION ACTION PLAN Concerns and any peripheral issues associated with a concern should be documented on a separate page. Each concern and peripneral issue, if any, should be documented:in the followup report as is stated in this plan. If there are several concerns in one area, one page can be used. Otherwise, a -

separate page should be used for each concern.

/ / Concern No. _ / / Peripheral Issues Associated with Concern No. _

Missed fire watch I. Action Evaluation: The following method of resolution is recommended:

A. Send to Licensee Requesting Response in ja Days with RIII Followup

• B. Priority RIII Followup l C. Followup During Routine Inspection Within 60 Days D. Followup with Assistance from 01 E. No Action - Outside NRC's Charter (describe basis below)

F. No Action - Without Merit (describe basis below)

G. Refer to OI

...... H. Other (specify) No NRC action recommended. No fire watch was missed by the licensee since the fire watch supervisor made un the rounds that were alleoedly missed by the fire watch inspector.

Since there were discrenancies between the statements provided by the inspector and supervisor. the insoector is filina a formal orievance at this time.

• If the proposal is to send to the licensee, the Action Plan should describe the general areas the licensee is expected to address.

II. Inspector's Actions: The following areas at a minimum will be reviewed during the inspection into the above mentioned concern.

A. Ob.iective:

B. Methods:-

1. Persons to be contacted: l

2. Documents or activities to be reviewed:

3. . Time period to be covered:

4. Locations or specific areas to visit:

5. Other areas (specify):

Allegation No. RIII-93-A '

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r Tos Bob DeFayette, Director, Enforcement & Investigation Office Thrus Chris Miller, Senior Resident Inspector, QCNPS Thrus Pat Hiland, Section Chief, DRP Re Allegation of Document Falsification In mid-August, the inspectors received written cossaunication from an unknown author inquiring if the licensee had written a Licensee Event Report (LER) for a missed fire watch in the Unit I reactor building basement. This communications included that an unnamed fire watch was dismissed for involvement in the event.

The inspectors contacted the licenses fire marshal about the event. The fire marshal stated that the fire watch was terminated in mid-July due to falsifying logs and that the fire watch tour was made by the supervisor so an LER was not required. k Af ter prompting from the inspectors, the licensee documented this event on a PIF on August 22 and commenced an investigation. The inspectors presently are reviewing the licensees' and contractors' investigation.

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ALLEG6 T I-0 N M ' A N A G E M t. 'N T SYSTEM ALLEGATION NUMDER - RIII-94-A-0157 RUN DATE: 09/27/94 DOCKET / FACILITY / UNIT: 050002S4 / QUAD CITIES 1 DOCKET / FACILITY / UNIT: 05000265 / QUAD CITIES 2 DOCKET / FACILITY / UNIT: / BURNS FIRE PREVENTION DOCKET / FACILITY / UNIT: /

ACTIVITY TYPES - REACTOR MATERIAL LICENSES -

FUNCTIONAL AREAS -

OTHER FIRE WATCH DESCRIPTION - FALSIFICATION OF FIRE WATCH RECORDS CollCERNS -

1 SOURCE - ANONYMOUS CONFIDENT - NO RECEIVED - 940913 DY - RK WAlTON / DRP ACTION OFFICE CONTACT - PL HILAND RESPONSIDLE PGM OFFICE R VIOL.ATION SECTION 210 ALLEGED - NO GTATUS -- OPEN SCHED COMPLETION - 950113 DATE CLOSED -

ALLEGATION SUDSTANTIATED YES ALLEGER NOTIFIED - NO DI ACTION - YES 01 REPORT NUMBER - NOT ASSIGNED REMARKS - RECEIPT 9/13/94 R. WALTON MEMO. DRP TO ISSUE NCV (SLV).

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i DIVISION AF~1IGNED: DRP RELATED FILI (S): N ACTION PLAN SUDMITTED: Y

' ALLEGATION REVIEW DOARD: 9/26/94 01 STATUS: _

3-94-0 KEYWORD FW REC WRNG.

ENTERED. SYSTEM - 940927 CLOSED SYSTEM - RECORD-CHANGED - 940927

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