ML20215E681

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Partially Withheld Memo Documenting Util Corrective Action Program to Alleviate Immediate Problems & Inspire Conscientious QA & QC Program at Lk Comstock Engineering Co Based on Allegations Brought to NRC Attention
ML20215E681
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Site: Braidwood  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 03/29/1985
From: Mcgregor L, Schultz R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Warnick R, Williams C
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Ma'rch 29, 1985 MEMORANDUM FOR: R. Warnick, Chief. Projects Branch I _

C. Williams, Chief, Plant Systems Section FROM: L. McGregor,' SRI, Braidwood -

R. Schulz, SRI, Braidwood

SUBJECT:

TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL WITH COMM0tNEALTH EDISON IN REGARD TO L. K. COMSTOCK QUALITY CONTROL PROBLEMS.

During the course of the normal work day (Friday, March 29, 1985) the NRC Resident Inspectors were confronted twice by L. K.

Comstock Quality Control Inspectors, first by six inspectors and again later that same day (noon hour) by twenty-four inspectors, all with allegations of 1) intimidation, browbeating threats of cuts in overtime hours, harassment and to put bodily fear in front of the quality control inspectors, 2) quality control inspectors are training their lead inspectors and supervisory personnel who are managing the L. K. Comstock QC organization (management personnel are not qualified or certified within the disciplines which they are governing) and 3) the quality of inspector work has become secondary to managements insistence on quantity of and completion of inspections. This memorandum outlines Commonwealth Edison's corrective action program, as described to the NRC, to alleviate,the immediate problems and inspire a conscientious quality assurance and quality control program at the L. K. Comstock Company.

Present in the residents office at the Braidwood site are L.

McGregor, R. Schulz, (NRC) and from Commonwealth Edison (CECO)

Gene Fitzpatrick and Lou Kline. At the Region III office are, R.

Warnick, R. Learch (sitting in for P. Pelke) R. Mendez, C. Wiel, and C. Williams.

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I Warnick/ Williams 2 March 29, 1985 Mr. Fitzpatrick stated: Commonwealth Edison (Ceco) actions will include both short term and long term items. First of all I'll tell you of the short term actions that we have already completed -

or are in process of completing which will be finished before the end of the day. The first thin,g we did was (Ceco management Maiman, Fitzpatrick, T. Quaka and D. Shamblin) to meet with Comstock site management to express our concerns over (1) concerns submitted to the Quality first program and (2) the concerns over the allegations made today.

Point I of Short Term: We told L. K. Comstock that CECO expected them to perform their work in accordance with, or consistent with the quality assurance and qual'ity control requirements and in particular with their own policy statement, which is section 1.0.0 out of their Quality Assurance manual. Comstock said they were aware of some of the problems and were investigatin _them under their program and especially concerns or issues of , ,

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Part 2 of Short Term: Ceco has re ue_sted. and L. K. Comstock has agreed to administrative 1y remove )from his duties pending completion of their inves i ation relative to allegations concerning harassment by(([ CECO will be involved in the review of Comstock's investigation and depending what that review indicates we may have a clear course of action or we may have some additional digging.

Part 3 of Short Term: There is a memo being issued this af ternooon setting up a meeting (r.equested by CECO) with all quality control personnel of L. K. Comstock (managers, supervisors, inspectors) to (1) reiterate the Quality Policy (2) to confirm CECO's concerns about the concerns given to the Quality First Program and (3) any other concerns that may be lurking out there that we are unaware of at this point and time.

We will give them (inspectors) an opportunity to express either '

openly or privately throughout the Quality First Program or through other vehicles that they may elect to choose other than -

the Quality First program. Ceco will make a firm commitment to resolve those concerns and any other concerns that they have.

Part 4 of Short Term: We are issuing a joint quality assurance project letter reiterating our commitment to a strong quality program in support of L. K. Comstock corporate Quality Assurance, Quality Control policy.

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These are the four actions we have going or have completed today and we have also an expectation that we will be prepared by the middle of next week, to meet with the residents on the status of _-

a longer range plan. Any questions on what I have said?

Region III: When is the meeting to take place? ,

Ceco:The meeting with L. K. Comstock Quality Control Organization will take place at 8:00 Monday morning.

Region III: As you think about this long range plan you might give consideration as to what CECO wasn't doing or what you can do to keep a better finger on the pulse of what is happening at Comstock and other subcontractors so that your guys get feed back, as to the problems as they are formulating rather than waiting till the problems get to the point they are so severe; the individual feels they have to go to the NRC to get some action and relief.

Ceco: Yes, that is the ideal situation to be in - we have an awful lot of things going on - that for example we were aware in the past of moral problems in L. K. Comstock organization. A lot of that was attributed --- to perhaps the dollar situation and the certification process these guys had to go through.

Region III: Has L. K. Comstock corporate been readied at all with this?

Ceco: No, L. K. Comstock corporat,e personnel are on site for this meeting today. We will make sure they are informed, but that has not been done as yet.

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. WarnicVWilliams 4 March 78,1985 Region III and the residents were satisfied with CECO's comprehensive and extremely swift corrective actions taken this _

afternoon. An agreement was made to keep the NRC appraised of -

the meetings to take place early next week and CECO's long range plans to address quat *ty assurance and quality control problems ,

identified at L. K. Comstock Company.

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