ML20212P121

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Partially Withheld Affidavit in Monroe,Mi Re Insp Forms for Ultrasonic Testing Insp
ML20212P121
Person / Time
Site: 05000000, Fermi
Issue date: 09/12/1984
From:
NUCLEAR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
To:
Shared Package
ML20212J657 List:
References
FOIA-86-202 NUDOCS 8701300586
Download: ML20212P121 (2)


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INVESTIG ATIONS FIELD OFFICE. REG.ON lei i

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Affia Lecation Monroe, P.ichiger l

1, hereby make the folicv 'ec volunttry staterert tr Ja es Ikman, who has identi'iec himsel# te re as an Investicatcr v.itr the U.S. Nuclear Regt.latcry Corr.ission.

I rake this stater.:ent f ree'v viite no threats or prcrises of reward having teen made te r,e.

On at apprc>imately 5:30 p.n., I ut iriervieced by PC Resecert inspector Paul Byrter and NRC Investigator Ja es Kalkman relatir.c tc.

rry femer employment as a OC Ir spector 4 ' b f N

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and specifically at the Or, I worke he day shift at Fermi with cther NES ir.sce: tors, in uding viho v[as the NES UT certified inspecter. L had been ill during that ay and was going te leave work early was directed to first perfom an urgent UT inspection. W, hpwever, he lasked ne to perforv. the UT inspection or him and stated that he would leave a signed blank UT inspetticn form upon which I could fill in the test data. At that time, I was only certified to perform PT, MT and RT inspections.

I had perfomec the PT inspection latir.g t hat request and I hac performed UT inspections ir.

tre past under supervisio, therefcre, I agreed to conduct the inspection.

M upervisor was fully av.are of cy cecision te perfom the UT exaninetion.

I subsequently perfomed the UT inspect ion No.

' returned tc the NES trailer to ompi te the inspection f orm, if he' knew the whereabouts of pre-signed blank form.

did n have the blant form, so 1 ed n unsicned blank form.

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.k i inspection report No. 4 to desk. k, %o. E ond offic where I found

_NES Secretary, sitting beh q

nd ot er NES inspectors wer in thet offi e.

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. desk and I obs ved sign rame to the bottom of tlat report.

I recall genera y,

.I get in trouble for this?" Everyone in. the t ailer ed at the comment.

I stated that in my opiniori, it is possible that other UT t

in n re rts have been falsified based on ry knowledge of the absence i

of f rom the job, and fact that I had seen several pre-signed bl nk UT inspection forms bearing signature.

I also stated that I am not aware of any other insta es where U inspection reports have been falsified or forged.

8701300586 860116 PDR FOIA GARDE 86-202 PDR EU:IBIT 5 jl J

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  • A 1 have read the foregoing statement consisting of 2 (front only) handweritten pages.

I have rt t and ir.itialed ar.y necessary corrections and have sigred my initials at the bottom of each page.

I fully understard and have discussed the statement with Investigator Kalknan.

This statement is the truth te the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature:

Original signed by Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2 day of September, 19F4 at F.onroe, Michigan.

Investigator: Original signed by James N. Kalknan Authority:

Section 161c AEA 1954 as amendec i

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