ML20209C488
| ML20209C488 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 04/04/1986 |
| From: | Emerson M, Hayes B, Herr R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV), NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20209C247 | List: |
| References | |
| 4-85-011, 4-85-11, NUDOCS 8702040280 | |
| Download: ML20209C488 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000305/2008025
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APPENDIX B
Title: WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION:
SUSPECTED FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS
Licensee:
Case Number: 4-85-011
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Kansas Gas and Electric Company
Report Date:
APRIL 4, 1986
P. O. Box 208
Wichita, Kansas 67201
Control Office: 01:RIY
Docket No. 50-482
Status: CLOSED
Reported by:
Reviewed by:
M_a pr'fson
Richard (. Herr'
Ifrvestigator. 01:RIV
Director. 01:RIV
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Appr6ved by:
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SYN 0PSIS
This investigation was initiated after the completion of case A4-85-005,
wherein the Kansas Gas & Electric (KG&E) Quality First (Q1) investigative
program at Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station was reviewed for completeness
and adequacy. This investigation, which was initially investigated and closed
by Q1, was subsequently opened by the Office of Investigations (01) after an
examination of the Q1 case files revealed the appearance of undeveloped leads
and questionable findings. The purpose of the 01 investigation was to detemine
the adequacy of the Q1 investigation.
A review of the Q1 investigative file revealed an alleger reported to Q1 that
a Technical Metals Incorporated (TMI) project engineer had failed to conduct
required inspections and subsequently falsified inspection documentation. The
questioned TMI inspections reportedly dealt with the inspection of exterior
surface cleanliness of non-Q pipe within the containment area at the Wolf Creek
Generating Station. The Q1 investigation verified the existence of a TMI
procedure to inspect the external cleanliness of non-Q pipe and reported that
the visitor log, which documents his access to the Wolf Creek containment
area, only contained his name a few times. The Q1 investigation neglected to
examine the inspection records allegedly falsified by the project engineer and
also neglected to interview the project engineer in question. The Q1 investi-
gator reported the alleger's concerns as substantiated and closed the Q1
investigation noting that the allegedly falsified records were not directly
related to a safety system.
The 0! investigation resulted in the discovery of seven exterior pipe clean-
liness inspection memos signed by the project engineer in question.
Subsequent
correlation between these inspection documents and the Wolf Creek visitors log
revealed that the project engineer had, in fact, falsified six of these non-Q
inspection memos. The project engineer, during an OI interview, admitted that
he did not always inspect the external cleanliness of the non-Q pipe and
further admitted that he willfully falsified the corresponding inspection
documentation to conceal his lack of inspection.
It is 01's conclusion that
the Q1 investigation was not conducted in a manner that would meet acceptable
investigative standards of the NRC regarding completeness and adequacy.
The NRC Region IV Resident Inspector's evaluation of the falsified inspection
documents and the related piping revealed these areas in question were all
contained within the reactor building and dealt with "non-nuclear safety"
piping.
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