ML20211B052

Forwards Employees Legal Project 860925 List of Addl Safety Concerns & Transcript of 860805 Meeting Between Region Iii,Computer Interference Elimination & Comm Ed in Redmond, Wa Re Byron Unit 1 as-built Drawing

ML20211B052
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Site:	Byron, Seabrook, 05000000
Issue date:	10/09/1986
From:	Kane W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Harrison R PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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OCT 0 91986 Doc'ke't Nos. 50-443; 50-444 Public Service of New Hampshire ATTN: Mr.~ Robert J. Harrison President and Chief Executive Officer P.-0. Box 330 Manchester, New Hampshire 03105

Dear Mr. Harrison:

-In our October 1,1986 letter, we informed you of certain safety allegations which  ;

came to our attention through the Employee's Legal Project of Amesbury, 'Massachu-setts. In our correspondence with the Legal Project, we asked their director, Sharon Tracy, to keep us informed whenever additional safety concerns came to their attention. Recently, we received a list of ten more safety concerns from the Legal Project, which are enclosed. We request that you treat these additional items in an identical manner to those we already forwarded to you on October 1.

Also in our October.1 letter, we made you aware of a meeting whicit occurred between Mr.- Schuyler R. Mitchell of Computer Interference Elimination, NRC Region III, and Commonwealth Edison. At that meeting, Mr.- Mitchell made reference to concerns at Seabrook related to the accuracy of as-built drawings. A copy of that transcript-is enclosed, and the particulars contained therein should be used as additional background information in researching Mr. Mitchell's concerns. Your attention is directed to transcript Pages 163 through 198, which pertain to Seabrook.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,prisinal Signed 3y:

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William F. Kane, Director Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

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Seabrook Hearing Service List John DeVincentis, Director, Engineering and Licensing William B. Derrickson, Senior Vice President Warren Hall, Operational Services Supervisor Donald E. Moody, Station Manager - Seabrook Station Gerald F. Mcdonald, Construction QA Manager The Honorable E. J. Markey, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Conservation and Power (w/cy of encis)

Public Document Room (PDR) (w/cy of encis)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR) (w/cy of enc 1s)

Nuclear Safety.Information Center (NSIC) (w/cy of encls)

NRC Resident Inspector State of New Hampshire R10170117 961009 \

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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences).

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SEABROOK UNITS 1 AND 2 HEARING SERVICE LIST Thomas Dignan, Esq E.' Tupper Kinger, Esq.

John A. Ritscher, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General '

Ropes and Gray Office of Attorney General 225 Franklin Street 208 State House Annex Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Mr. Bruce Beckley, Project Manager Resident Inspector.

Public Service Company of. Seabrook Nuclear Power Station New Hampshire c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm.

P. O. Box 330 P. O. Box 700 Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Dr. Murray Tye, President Mr. John DeVincentis, Director Sunn Valley Association Engineering and Licensing 209 Summer Street Yankee Atomic Electric Company I Haverhill, Massachusetts 08139 1671 Worcester Road Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 Robert A. Backus, Esq. Mr. A. M. Ebner, Project Manager O'Neill, Backus, and Spielman United Engineers & Constructors 116 Lowell Street 30 South 17th Street Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 P. 0. Box 8223 l Philadephia, Pennsylvania 19101 Mr. Phillip Ahrens, Esq. William S. Jordan, III Assistant Attorney General Diane Curran Office of the Attorney General Harmon, Weiss, and Jordan State House Station #6 20001 S. Street, N.W.

Augusta, Maine 04333 Suite 430 Washington, D.C. 20009 Jo Ann Shotwell, Esq. D. Pierre G. Cameron, Jr., Esq Office of the Assistant Attorney General Counsel General . Public Service Company of Environmental Protectijn Division New Hampshire One Asburton Place -

P. O. Box 330 f Boston, Massac'husetts 02108 Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 l

Ms.' Diana P. Randall Regional Administrator, Region I 70 Collins Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Seabrook, New Hampshire -03874 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Richard Hampe, Esq. Mr. Alfred V. Sargent New Hampshire Civil Defense Agency Chairman 107 Pleasant Street . Board of Selectmen Concord, New Hampshire 03874 Town of Salisbury, MA 01950 e

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Seabrook Units 1 and 2 Hearing Service 2 '

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Mr. Calvin A. Canney, City Manager Senator Gordon J. Humphrey City Hall ATTN: Tom Burack 126 Daniel Street U.S. Senate '

Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03810 Washington, D.C. 20510 Ms. Letty Hett Mr. Owen B. Durgin, Chairman Town of Brentwood- Durham Board of Selectmen RFD Dalton Road Town of Durham Exeter, New Hampshire 03833 Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Ms. Roberta C. Pevear Charles Cross, Esq.

Town of Hampton Falls Shaines, Mardrigan, and McEaschern '

Drinkwater Road 25 Maplewood Avenue Hampton Falls, New Hampshire 03844 P. O. Box 366 Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Ms. Anne Verga Mr. Guy Chichester, Chairman Chairman, Board of Selectmen Rye Nuclear Intervention Committee Town Hall c/o Rye Town Hall South Hampton, New Hampshire 03827 10 Central Road Rye, New Hampshire 03870 Mr. Angie Machiros, Chairman Jane Spector Board of Selectmen Federal Energy Regulatory Comm.

for the Town of Newbury 825 North Capitol Street, N.E.

25 High Street Room 8105 -

Newbury, Massachusetts 01950 Washington, D.C. 20426 Ms. Rosemary Cashman, Chairman Mr. R. Sweeney Board of Selectmen New Hampshire Yankee Division Town of Amesbury Public Service Company of Town Hall New Hampshire Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 7910 Woodmont Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Honorable Peter J. Matthews Mr. Donald E. Chick, Town Manager Mayor, City of Newburyport Town of Exeter Office of the Mayor 10 Front Street City Hall Exeter, New Hampshire 03823 Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950 Mr. William B. Derrickson Mr. Warren Hall Senior Vice President Public Service Company of Public Service Company of New Hampshire New Hampshire P. O. Box 300 P. O. Box 700, Route 1 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874

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Seabrook Units 1 and 2 Hearing Service 3 List Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Alan S. Rosenthal, Chairman Bary J. Edles Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Howard A. Wilber Helen F. Hoyt, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Emmeth A. Lusbke Jerry Harbour Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear h gulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Edwin J. Reis, Esq.- H. Joseph Flynn, Esq.

Office of the Executive Legal Assistant General Counsel Director Federal Emergency Management Agency U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 500 C. Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20472 Edward A. Thomas Carol S. Sneider, Esq.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistant Attorney General 442'J. W. McCormack (POCH) Office of the Attorney General Boston, Massachusetts 02109 One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Paul McEachern, Esq. Richard A. Haaps, Esq Shaines and McEachern Haaps and McNicholas 25 Maplewood Avenue 35 Pleasant Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Concord, New Hampshire 03301 J. P. Nadeau Allen Lampert Board of Selectmen Civil Defense Director 10 Central Street Town of Brentwood

. Rye, New Hampshire 03870 20 Franklin Street Exeter, New Hampshire 03833 William Armstrong Sandra Gavutis, Chairman Civil Defense Director Board of Selectmen Town of Exeter RFD #1, Box 1154 10 Front Street Kensington, New Hampshire 03827 Exeter, New Hampshire 03833

Seabrook Units 1 and 2 Hearing Service 4 List Anne Goodman, Chairman William S. Lord Board of Selectmen Board of Selectmen 13-15 Newmarket Road Town Hall - Friend Street Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 Michael Santosuosso, Chairman Jerard A. Croteau, Constable Board of Selectmen 82 Beach Road South Hampton, New Hampshire 03827 P. O. Box 5501 Salisbury, Massachusetts 01950 Stanley W. Knowles, Chairman Judith H. Mitzner Board of Selectmen Silverglate, Bernter, Baker, Fine,

, P. O. Box 710 Good, and Mitzner North Hampton, New Hampshire 03862 88 Broad Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Norman C. Katner Bary W. Holmes, Esq.

Superintendent of Schools Holmes and Ells School Administrative Unit No. 21 47 Winnacunnet Road Aluani Drive Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 Jane Doughty George D. Bisbee, Esq.

Seacoast Anti-Pollution League Assistant Attorney General 5 Market Street Office of the Attorney General Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 25 Capitol Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Empl:yee's Igl Project P.O. Box 633 Amesbury, MA 01913 L _(617)388-9620 ,

September 25, 1986 Problems in the Seabrook nuclear facility construction, additional to those listed by William Kane, NRC Director, Division of

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Reactor Projects, from information provided him by the Employee's Legal Project.

1. Quality assurance and quality control slipped the last few years; there was no QA or QC on third ~ shift, and none for cement onysecond shift.

2.There was cheating on literacy tests: others took Losts for people who were illiterate. Literacy tests were given toward the end of construction as an excuse to lay people off.

3. Paint thinner was accidently spilled on electtical cables.  !

4.Electricalcablesalonfefires.Anelectriciansaidthiswasthe outer walls of the containment gave l off sparks starting litt because the cables had been there too long with people walking on them, wearing them down.

5.One of the main pipes from the reactor to the turbine building did not fit so workers had to use a comealong to-make the connection.

6. Security was poor. Unauthorized people regularly had access to restricted areas.

7 3000 pound cement was used at Seabrook whereas at other nuclear plants 5000 pound cement was used because 3000 pound was not thought to be strong enough.

8.The reactor itself was filthy compared to other nuclear plants

! 'under construction where a dust-free environment was maintained.

At Seabrook there were wooden ladders and debris in the reactor.

Compared to other nuclear plants, general practices at.Seabrook were slovenly, shoddy.

9. Improper welds were performed by untrained welders. Wraparound welds were used when return welds were called for: return welds i prevent the " keyhole" from breaking under stress.

10. Bottles of argon used for welding were contaminated with moisture but used anyway.

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