ML20215E660

Partially Withheld Memo Re Allegation Review Board 850412 Meeting Re Listed Allegations

ML20215E660
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	04/17/1985
From:	Patricia Pelke NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Weil C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20215E651	List: IA-85-777, Partially Withheld Ltr Ack Receipt of 850320 Info Re Lk Comstock Engineering Co Production Emphasis Base Metal Reduction & Inspector Qualifications at Facility.Completion of Insps Expected within Next 90 Days ML20215E650 ML20215E652 ML20215E654 ML20215E660 ML20215E664 ML20215E670 ML20215E677 ML20215E678 ML20215E681
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FOIA-85-777 NUDOCS 8610150434
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April 17, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: C. H. Weil, Investigation and Compliance Specialist FROK: P. R. Pelke, Project Inspector

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BRAIDWOOD ALLEGATION REVIEW BOARD MEETING ON APRIL 12, 1985 On April 12, 1985, Mr. E. Greenma'n conducted an allegation review Board

. meeting with Messrs. R. Warnick, D. Danielson, B. Stapleton, W. Forney, and P. Pelke. The following allegations were discussed. ,

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RIII-85-A-0062: Allegations Regarding Qualifications of LKC Inspectors.

This allegation is assigned to R. Mendez and should be reviewed in conjunction with RIII-85-A-0072.

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~ RIII-85-A-0067: LKC at Braidwood. This allegation has three parts.

Part I is assigned to R. Mendez and should be reviewed in conjunctio n alth Rlll-85-A-0072. , ,,,

. -- J RIII-85-A-0068: LKC at Braidwood. This allegation is assigned to R. Mendez and should be reviewed in conjunction with Rill-85-A-0072.

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't L' C. H. Weil 2 April 17, 1985 RIII-85-A-0072: Allegations from 24 LKC QC Inspectors. This allegation is assianed to R. Mendez.

Memo from R. Gardner to C. Weil/R. Warnick: Allegation from CECO that certain LKC inspectors will attempt to discredit certain LKC managers.

This memo will be incorporated with file RIII-85-A-0072 and should be reviewed by R. Mendez. A new allegation number will not be assigned.

It is noted that complete allegation file packages are maintained in C. Weil's office. Assigned inspectors should consult with C. Weil to ensure that all available information is used in reviewing these allegations.

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ALLEGER IDENTIFICATION SHEET FACILITY: BRAIDWOOD AMS NO: RIII-85-A-OO68 ALLEGERS:

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o An allegation was received on March 20, 1985 at 1:00 p.m. The allegation was i 1

made by three L.K. Comstock (electrical Contractor), level II Q.C. l l

Inspectors. The ir.dividuals were ,

- Level II certified in welding, configuration, and concrete expansion anchors.

Level 11 certified in welding, configuration, terminations, and cable pulling.

Anonymous The three' individuals stated that the pressure on quality control inspectors to perform large quantities of electrical inspections is wqy out of hand and this over concern with production is affecting the motivation of the in-l spectors and their ability to identify all safety issues. They attribute this over emphasis on production instead of quality, to poor L.K. Comstock quality control management and Commonwealth Edison's drive to make their

. fuel load date. They feel that a continued quality control production push by L.K. Comstock management may necessitate a complete re-inspection effort.

Two of the individuals stated that they felt the NRC was spread too thin, and that because of this, the NRC has not been able to address this production -

emphasis and its affect on quality.

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at (P and 19) of the auxiliary building at elevation 439'. He said he told

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I then told his discipline supervisor,{ ,and statedthat[ j said, " Keep up the production or I'll take you off of overtime".( also stated that( g a supervisor, has

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A second aspect alleged is that many new electrical ins.pectors are being qualified and certified in the areas of welding and configuration in one week. The three individuals felt that it was impossible in one week to be knowledgeable in all the detailed reference tables and drawings necessary to perform the inspections, and therefore, the quality of the inspections done by the one-week qualified inspectors was in question.

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