ML20215E654
| ML20215E654 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 04/11/1985 |
| From: | Weil C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
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| FOIA-85-777 NUDOCS 8610150428 | |
| Download: ML20215E654 (4) | |
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April 11, 1985 N
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On March 29, 1985 you provided the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission with information concerning L. K. Comstock Company at the Braidwood Nuclear Station.
The NRC has requested the Commonwealth Edison Company to immediately investigate your concerns. The Region 111 Division of Reactor Projects will audit the Comonwealth Edison inquiry to assure compliance with Codes and Federal Regulatons. We expect to complete our inspections within the next ninety days.
We will provide you with a copy of their report upon completion of the inspection.
The enclosed memorandum documents our understandin'g of your concerns.
Please write to me at Post Office Box 2027, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60138-2027, or telephone me at (312) 790-5500 if you have any additional information, corrections to the enclosure, or questions. Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
Sincerely, Original signed by Charles'H. I!eil Charles H. Weil Investigation and Compliance Specialist
Enclosure:
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Charles E. Norelius threatened an inspector (unidentified) for not an inspection report even though the engineering Y os change notice had not been issued for it.
"Corstock wants us to work with blinders on."
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"More than'a little bit of intimidation by r. ore than one supervisor."
told him to finish an On November 5,1984,-
inspection even thoug drat 1.ing errors were noted.
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. complained to Ccestock manager, ant about this issue, did not rece,1ve any satisfaction.
observed a Jbe rnetal. reduction pr_g)lem irr a,
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toTEep up nd no finfonned told hisproductionorheYo'uldlosehisovertime.(See allegationRIII-85-A-0068)
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(At that point a show of hands was done.
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k inspectors Resident Inspectors indicated that the Coms Iprovided agreed 100% with that statement). (NOTE:
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information under allegation RIII-85-A-006 Comstock, enphasized inspection quantity first, not
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inspection quality.
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i inspector, neYas the only weld ng For sIvl EAl months I a hurry-up basis. Comstock has and everything uas consistently been undermanned and has one crisis after another.
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5 b-a gI. SPty5. We tu tAY woM, AREh C lartple,% re:endy visited Ge EC uffice.3 constantly being an e The following day he was transferred without reason from field inspections to a job in the records vault. (NOTE: the Investication and Complian~ce Specialist r ided the Eesident inspectors with the address v lephone number for the Departn.ent of Labor Wa e and Division, and requested that it be giver, t
]sho; he desire to further this complaint).
(On April 1,1985, Daniel p. New, Area Director.
U. 5. Departnent of Laborw ge4nd Hour. Division, was Wa tontacted and informed ofL.
._ Jinformation pertaining to alleged employment discrimination. New advised that the Wage and Hour Divisfor, would'avait the filing of the written complaint required by 29 CFR 24.3 before initiating an investigation into the matter.)
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Hangers aren't even being inspected, just as-built.
No inspection reports or nonconformance reports are written.
Walkdowns are being done and drawings made 'to show as-built conficuration.
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Comstock ma6agement promises more money to inspectors who are certified in multiple areas. Although it's nice to get more money, an inspector cannot remain proficient in all of the certified areas; therefore, the quality of inspections goes down.
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Ikf1Linspect something then do the QA overview aiidlt. (- "pelieves this to be a conflict of interest.
At approxir.ately 12:45 p.m., March 29, 1985, Eugene T. Pawlik, Director Office of Investigations Region III Field Office, was informed of the allegations and concluded thattan investigation by 01:Rl!! was not warranted at this time.
At approximately 1:15 p.m., March 29,1985, Tom Nairran, Comonwealth Edison Vice President and other Comonwealth Edison officials were telephoned at the Braidwood Facility by Messrs. W. L. Forney, C. C. Williams and C. H. Well.
Corrnonwealth Edison was told that the NRC had received general allegations form twenty-four Comstock inspectors and in general terms the allegations concerned -
Comstock's push for inspection quantity not quality, Saklak's perceived
' performance and the inspectors perception of the perfonnance of TAC Quality l
First Program. Hafran stated that Comonwealth Edison would begin to look into the matters that afternoon and would recontact Region I!! with an action plan by the close of business on March 29, 1985.
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