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Summary of Allegation Review Board 860313 Meeting Re Disposition of Listed Items,Including Case 5-85-042, Allegation 1717 Re Discrimination Against Former Document QA Reviewer for Pullman Power Products
ML20214E696
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Site: Diablo Canyon, 05000000
Issue date: 03/14/1986
From: Dodds R, Kirsch D, Schierling H
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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NRC
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FOIA-86-197 NUDOCS 8604030255
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MAR 1 4 1995 MEMORANDUM FOR: Diablo Canyon Allegation File FROM: Allegation Review Board

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DIABLO CANYON ALLEGATION REVIEW BOARD MEETING An Allegation Review Board, comprised of the individuals 11sted below, was convened on March 13, 1986, to examine and disposition the items listed below as follows:

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OI Case No. QS-83-017, allegation number 23 was closed by OI:RV with issuance of a Report of Inquiry dated June 29, 1984 as noted in SSER-22.

Per memorandum from OI dated February 5, 1986, allegation numbers 591 and 1612 (ATS numbers RV-84-A-052 and RV-84-14-A-115) are duplicates of allegation number 23 and are, therefore, considered CLOSED.

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01 Case No. 5-84-023, allegation number 223 ATS number RV-84-A-046 was closed by 01:RV with issuance of Report of Investigation dated December 7, 1984. An Allegation Review Panel on December 17, 1984 subsequently closed the allegation requiring no further action. Allegation number 1546 (ATS-84-A-115) is a duplication of allegation number 223 and is, therefore, considered CLOSED. Copy of synopsis of investigation will be forwarded to the alleger in response to a letter of inquiry dated February 28, 1986.

III. OI Case No. QS-85-045, Diablo Canyon Unit No. 1 - Termination of an electrician by Bechtel Construction, Inc. for being a "whistleblower".

01 case CLOSED without further action since the discharge of the employee relate.' to a question of following procedures for only accounting and scheduling purposes that do not involve NRC regulatory requirements.

IV. 01 Case No. 5-85-042, Allegation No. 1717 (ATS No. RV-85-A-026):

Former document QA reviewer for Pullman Power Products was discriminated against for raising safety concerns.

The OI investigation disclosed that the former QA Document Reviewer, a non-Pullman contract employee, while in the capacity of a draf tsperson for Pullman's Engineering As-Built Group, did point out deficiencies in Pullman's documentation of hangar packages. To do such was part the assigned responsibilities. Subsequent personnel transfers of the draftsman was at the alleger's request. Termination of employment with Pullman was due to a decline in the as-built work load and the alleger's i refusal to accapt another position at a reduction in pay as a Pullman l direct employee. The alleger had the following two technical concerns that_ vere _nct addressed by investigation:

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a. The alleger indicated that final approval of Pullman's piping system isometric packages was being left to Pullman Engineering, believing this to be a violat.on regulating requirements that call for final ^

sign off of such packages by QA.

The Region's/ contractor's inspections have shown this not to be the case. The final review of these packages is required to be accomplished by PG&E engineering. Further, the NRC does not-require QA to be the final approval authority on this activity but rather, they are responsible for auditing conformance to program requirements,

b. The alleger indicated that Pullman and Bechtel wanted to minimize the highlighting of deficiencies by utilization of a computerized tracking system but was discouraged from this by Bechtel.

The Region's/ contractor's inspection determined that Bechtel controlled the master completion list that was a complete listing of all outstanding deficiencies to assure their proper closure. The

- inspections of piping systems, including pipe supports, showed that these deficiencies were properly tracked and dispositioned by PG&E General Construction (Bechtel). No significant deficiencies were identified during the NRC inspections in this area.

Based on the above, the OI case and assodicated allegation with concerns are CLOSED.

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OI Case Nos. QS-85-012 (ATS Nos: RV-84-A-064 and RV-84-A-115; Allegation Nos:

912, 1615, 1616 and 1618), Q5-85-016 (ATS No:

RV-84-A-115; Allegation Nos: 1570, 1579, 1580, 1581, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1606, 1607 and 1608), QS-85-017 (ATS No: RV-84-A-064 Allega tion Nos :

970, 972, 973, 978 and 979), and QS-85-026 (ATS Nos: RV-84-A-019, RV-84-A-020, RV-84-A-071, RV-84-A-090 and RV-84-A-115, Allegation Nos:

_156, 157, 1198, 1446, 1447, 1448, 1601, 1630, 1631, 1632, 1633, 1634, 1635, 1637, 1638, 1639, 1640 and 1641)

The subject 01 cases and associated allegations were examined during a ABM on February 12, 1986 and it was determined that the technical and quality related concerns related to these allegations have been appropriately resolved and that the identified technical issues were unsubstantiated.

Based on this information OI has declared these cases and associated allegations information. Accordingly, the to be closed, pending the receipt of any new Board considets these cases and associated allegations to be CLOSED.

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,.- o VI. ATS No. 84-A-114, Allegation No. 1524 - PC&E management would not take '

corrective action on the problem of the inadequate support clamps on hydrogen gas system lines.

The Allegation Review Board has reviewed relevant documentation and evaluated the PG&E responses to the allegations provided in DCL-85-144, dated April 8, 1985, and concludes that the potential technical issues have been adequately addressed and that the licensee did take corrective action following the allegations by walking the system down and determining through evaluation that "unistrut" clamps were adequate for the two lines in which they were used. This allegation is CLOSED.

VII. ATS No. 85-A-999, Allegation No. 1702 - Calculation packages had quotas imposed on the number of packages processed daily by personnel at off-site consultants, that could have overridden quality concerns.

Allegation Review Board has reviewed relevant documentation and evaluated o the PG&E responses to the allegations provided in DCL-85-212 dated June 13, 1985, and concludes that the potential technical issues have been addressed and that the licensee exercised sufficient control over the consultant by reviewing support design packages prepared by consultants to assure compliance with the procedures and design criteria. The calculation packages were reviewed and accepted only after reviewers were assured that project criteria had been met. The licensee never found any instances where production " overrode quality concerns" by offsite consultants. Accordingly, this allegation is CLOSED.

VIII.ATS No. RV-84-A-115, Allegation No. 1544 - Stainless steel pipe fittings, silver braised on Unit I boric acid tanks, leaked and were not repaired This item was previously responded to by the licensee in DCL-85-077 and was accepted as being properly dispositioned in ABM of March 26, 1985, SSER 28.

In DCL-86-062 dated March 10, 1986, the licensee indicated additional systems. silver-brazed fittings were discovered on Unit 2 capillary As a result, additional walkdowns were conducted and a fitting changeout program initiated and completed. Analysis of the one line considered this Accordingly, to be Class item IB indicates remains CLOSED.that it would not have failed.

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ATS No. RV-84-A-064, Allegation No. 1109 - PTGC-OVID does not indicate the valve glass number or other that should be secured if you get a break in a sight equipment failure.

Inspection report 84-11, in paragraph 10, discusses the staff's examin-ation of the utilization of OVIDs and P&lDs in response to a number of allegations that adequately addresses this concern. Allegation CLOSED.

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X. OI Case No. QS-84-022, allegation numbers 1445 and 1578, was transferred '

by 01:RV to Region V in memorandum dated August 15, 1985, for evaluation of technical significance. This case, and associated allegations, were subsequently closed without further action in an Allegation Board Meeting held December 16, 1985. Allegation 1224 (ATS No. RV-A-071) is directly related to these allegations and is therefore considered CLOSED.

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