ML20207G735
| ML20207G735 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/19/1988 |
| From: | Hoyle J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Bradburne J NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
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| REF-QA-99900403 NUDOCS 8808240213 | |
| Download: ML20207G735 (2) | |
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AUB 191988 Docket No. 99900403/88-0.1 MEMORANDUM FOR:
John C. Bradburne, Director Congressional Affairs Office of Governmental and Public Affairs FROM:
Johi Hoyle, Acting Assistant for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations SUBJECT-INSPECTION REPORTS PRCMISED TO CONGRESSMAN MARKEY
REFERENCE:
Chairman Zech's May 13, 1987 Letter to Congressman Markey Your memorandum of May 14 1987 requested that copies of two NRC inspection 3
reports concerning allegations made by a former General Electric Company (GE) empioyee be forwarded to Mr. Markey through your office upon completion.
Report Nos. 99900403/87-01, 87-03 and 87-06 have been forwarded to your office previously.
Since then, the final inspection concerning this allegation has been performed.
Enclosed is a copy of NRC Inspection Report No. 99900403/88-01, which describes the results of this inspection. The rept: t was recently I
reviewed by GF. for proprietary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790.
No proprietary information was identified.
Inspection report No. 99900403/88-01 addresses the balance of the allegations and concludes our inspection efforts in this area.
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AUG 0 4 jggg Docket No. 99900403/88-01 Dr. Bertram Wolfe, Vice President and General Manager GE huclear Energy 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, California 95125
Dear Dr. Wolfe:
This letter transmitt the report on the inspection of your facility at San Jose, California conducted by Messrs, R. L. Pettis, R. P. McIntyre, and W. P. Haass of NRC on February 1-10, 1988, and the discussions of their findings with Mr. J. J. Fox and members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
The inspection was conducted as a follow-up to NRC Inspection Report No. 99900403/
86-01, in response to allegations received by NRC in a letter dated October 5, 1985 from the Government Accountability Pro'ect (GAP). The letter and related documents alleged deficiencies in the oesign control activities within the Quality Assurance (QA) program at General Electric's (GE) San Jose, California, facility, during the period March 1978 to April 1982. The allegations were based on the work record of Mr. Sam A. Milam, III, a fonner GE employee, and on a review of Mr. Milam's work record performed by Mr. Charles E. Stokes, a consultant for GAP. GAP made documents concerning these allegations available for NRC review in February 1986.
In March 1986, NRC obtained copies of the documents referred to, including a copy of the report prepared oy Mr. Stokes.
In July 1986, April 1987, August 1987, and November 1987, NRC conducted inspec-tions at San Jose to review these allegations.
These inspections were docu-nented in NRC Inspection Report Nos. 99900403/86-01, 87-01,, 87-03, and 37-06, respectively.
Areas exaninea during the February 1988 inspection end our findings are discessed in the encloseo report. The inspection consisted of an examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by l
the inspectors.
During this inspection, it was found that the implementation of your QA progrom failed to meet certain NRC requirements, specifically in the arec of controlling material procurement as described in GE QA Program Topical Report NE00-11209-04A and Quality Assurance Procedures 2.4 and 2.7.
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findings and references to pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosures i
to this letter.
Please provide us within 30 days from the date of this letter a written state-ment addressing Nonconformance (88-01-01). The 5+atement should contain (1) a description of steps that have been or will be taken to correct this 8808240217 880810 i
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4 Dr. Bert,am Wolfe AUG o 41988 item; '2) the extent to which simi?cr purchases may have been made for components purchased by GE which may be used in safety-related equipment; (3) a description of steps that have been or will be taken to correct or evaluate the sefety significance of any such purchases and to prevent recurrence; and (4) the dates your corrective actions ano preventive measures were or will be completed.
We w111 consider extending the response time if you can show good cau,.se fpr us to do so.
The february 1988 inspection concludes our review of the allegations discussed above. A sumary of each allegation reviewed and its final disposition is presented in Appendix C of this report, in accordance with 10 Cro 2.790 of the Comission's regulations, a copy of this letter anc the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this report contains any information that you believe to be exempt from disclosure under 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4), you must (a) notify this office by telephone within 5 days from the date of this letter of your intention to file a request for withholding and (b) submit within 25 days from the date of this letter a written application to this office to withhold such information.
If your receipt of this letter has been delayed so that you have less than three days for your review, please notify this office promptly so that a new due date may be established. Consistent with 10 CFR 2.790(b)(1), any application for withholding n.ust be accompanied by an affidsvit, executed by the owner of the information that identifies the document er part sought to the withheld and that contains a full statement of the reasons which are the basis for the claim that the information should be withheld from public disclosure.
10 CFR 2.790(b)(1) further requires that the statement specifically address the considerations listed in 10 CFR 2.790(b)(4).
The information sought to be withheld shall be incorporate'.6 far as possible into a separate part of the affidavit.
If we do not im. from you in this regard within the specified periods noted above, the enclosed report will be placed in the Public Document Room without changes.
The response requested by this letter is not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss theni with you.
Sincerely,
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Enclosures:
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Appencix A-Notice of Nonconformance 2.
Appendix B-Inspection Report No. 99900403/88-01
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Appendix C-Allegation Sumary
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