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Discusses 841224 Formation of Panel to Prepare NRC Position on Hearing Contention 5 Re Applicant Adherence to Qa/Qc Requirements.Listed Persons Appointed as Resource Support to Panel.Panel Charter Encl
ML20205S852
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Site: Comanche Peak  Luminant icon.png
Issue date: 01/30/1985
From: Dircks W
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To: Harold Denton, Stello V, Taylor J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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FOIA-85-153, FOIA-86-A-17 NUDOCS 8606120952
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,o MEMORANDUM FOR: Those on Attached List FROM: William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations

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PANEL TO PREPARE NRC STAFF POSITION ON COMANCHE PEAK HEARING CONTENTION NO. 5 On December 24, 1984, I established the subject panel and provided them initial guidance regarding their charter. Since that time, the panel has revised the charter and I have modified the panel composition to reflect a broader range of expertise and to acconinodate agency priorities. This memo-randum reflects the panel's charter and changes.

To properly evaluate Contention 5 and to prepare a comprehensive staff position, a panel composed of senior managers drawn from your offices has been formed.

The panel is composed of the following individuals:

Edward Jordan, IE (Chairperson)

Richard Vollmer, IE Alan Herdt, R-II Robert Warnick, R-III James Sniezek, DEDROGR Ashok Thadani, NRR This contention concerns the applicant's adherence to QA/QC requirements and is provided as Enclosure 1. The issue of construction QA/QC at Comanche Peak is multifaceted and is addressed. in part, by many records, documents and in testimony from various sources including the staff, applicant, intervenor, and allegers. The background of this contention and associated records span several years. Various NRC offices have been involved, including Region IV, 01, NRR, OELD and IE. Because of their involvement with Comanche Peak regu-latory activities, I am appointing the following personnel as resource support to the panel in their areas of expertise:

Joe Scinto, OELD Vince Noonan, NRR Thomas Ippolito, AE00 James Gagliardo, IE Brooks Griffin, OI Dorwin Hunter, R-IV Chet Poslusny, NRR*

Ted Sullivan, NRR*

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.i These individuals may be asked to assist the panel when issues involving their specific area of expertise are being considered, and I request your support in making them available on an "as-needed" basis.

The product of the panel's effort will be a report $ f[2 @ ,5 74 e ttintegratesthestafffin Contention. Enclosure 2 provides the charter for the panel.

The completion of the panel's action is to be consistent with the hearing schedule and shall be closely coordinated with ELD.

The panel will work closely with the Director of Comanche Peak Project, and will keep him fully informed of its activities. The panel should promptly inform him of any matters the panel believes warrant staff attention. The panel should provide periodic status briefings to the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and other senior managers.

William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations

Enclosures:

As stated cc: Panel Members Panel Resource Personnel T. Murley J. Martin i

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.I ADDRESSEES FOR MEMORANDUM DATED Victor Stello, Jr, DEDROGR Harold R. Denton, NRR James Taylor, IE Guy H. Cunningham, III, ELD Clemens J. Heltemes, AEOD Nelson Grace, RII James Keppler, RIII Robert Martin, RIV Ben Hayes OI l

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1 ENCLOSURE 1 COMANCHE PEAK CONTENTI0t! 5*

Contention 5. The Applicants' failure to adhere to the quality assurance /

quality control provisions required by the construction permits for Comanche Peak, Units 1 and 2, and the requirements of Appendix B of 10 CFR Part 50, and the construction practices employed, specifically in regard to concrete work, mortar blocks, steel, fracture toughness testing, expansion joints, placement of the reactor vessel for Unit 2, welding, inspection and testing, materials used, craft labor qualifications and working conditions (as they may affect QA/QC) and training and organization of QA/QC personnel, have raised substantial questions as to the adequacy of the construction of the facility. As a result, the Commission cannot make the findings required by 10 CFR 50.57(a) necessary for issuance of an operating license for Comanche Peak.

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  • Reproduced from Board Order Subsequent to the Prehearing Conference of April 30, 1980 (dated June 16,1980)

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l ENCLOSURE 2 COMANCHE PEAK CONTENTION 5 PANEL CHARTER l

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The purpose of this panel is to evaluate, in an integrated manner, the information developed by the staff which bears upon QA/QC and overall plant quality. The senior NRC manager., on the panel will develop the overall staff determination regarding Contention 5. The objectives are:

A. To make the staff determination regarding the findings required by 50.57(a) as related to Contention 5.

e, .j.s e . .,,, , c- i. r a B. Provide a report to the Director,' NRR, reflecting the panel's detemination.

C. Provide panel testimony before the Comanche Peak ASLB.dryu"/-

II. MEMBERSHIP Edward Jordan, IE (Chairperson)

Richard Vollmer, IE Alan Herdt, R-II Robert Warnick, R-III James Sniezek, DEDROGR Ashok Thadani, NRR

III. PANEL SCOPE A. The panel shall become familiar with and cor. sider findings of past and current NRC staff activities and applicant actions in response to NRC findings as they relate to the matters addressed in

! Contention 5. Specifically, the panel shall consider the results of:

1) Region IV inspections
2) CAT inspections
3) OI investigations
4) Technical Review Team inspections
5) Enforcement actions
6) Special Review Team inspection
7) SALP reports
8) Staff analysis of CYGNA Report
9) Staff sumary of the Hearing Record Additionally, the panel should c.: amine the result of any other staff activities which the panel decides may bear on their findings related l

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2 B. The panel should obtain briefings by staff members on the intervenor's position and concerns regarding the issues raised in Contention 5 and should consider meeting with the intervenor and the applicant to determine those matters which they respectively believe are most significant as related to Contention 5. Any such meetings will be open to the public and transcribed.

C. During conduct of panel activities, the panel should be alert for ,

areas where it appears additional NRC activity may be warranted in i order to address the issues raised in Contention 5. Recommendations '

for NRC action should promptly be made to thegY/rMC.ogninnt1RC eTriciel.-

IV. PANEL OPERATING PROCEDURES A. Meetings will be held as established by the Chairperson. Meetings with NRC staff and staff consultants shall be considered predecisional.

B. A quorum for conduct of panel business will consist of four members.

In the temporary absence of the Chairperson, the Chairperson may designate an acting Chairperson.

C. Briefings by the principal NRC reviewers in each of the areas identi-fied in Section III.A will be obtained. Reviewers will summarize the scope of their reviews, deficiencies noted, root causes of such deficieccies and applicant corrective actions. Likewise, the reviewers are to discuss those areas where no deficiencies were found.

D. The panel should analyze the information presented by NRC reviewers l contained in source documents which the panel reviews, obtained by discussions with the applicant, intervenor and staff and observed during site reviews in arriving at its conclusions regarding Contention 5.

E. The panel will make its decisions and arrive at its conclusions in a collegial manner.

F. The panel should keep apprised of the ongoing agency activities related to Contention 5 and promptly identify conflicts or problems to the Director of the Comanche Peak Project.enethewifa@

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The panel brief the D'irector %NRR and when Ebb of the' activities and problems (identified and resultant actions de d warran'ted by Th A panel or upon' request of the apprEpPtate p manager.

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