ML20216D093

Forwards Transcript Pages 65-68 of J Mcdermott Limited Appearance Statement on 870615 Re Defective Weld at Plant Approved by QC Inspector for Appropriate Action.Served on 870624

ML20216D093
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	06/22/1987
From:	Cotter B Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:	Hayes B NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI)
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CON-#287-3874 OLA, NUDOCS 8706300450
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Ben B. Hayes, Director Office of Investigations 3g g g 4 g

- FROM: B. Paul Cotter, Jr. .-

Chief AdministrativF Judge.

SUBJECTL DIABLO. CANYON DEFECTIVE WELD ALLEGATIOK.. ,

Attached is a~ copy of transcript pages 65 to 68~ of limited appearance statements taken Monday, June 15, 1987, just prior to hearings on the application to expand the spent fuel pools at Diablo Canyon. One of the 4 limited appearees, Jim McDennott, alleged in his statement that he was aware of a defective weld at Diablo Canyon which had been approved by

a. Quality Control Inspector. I refer the matter to you for appropriate.

action.

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• 1 to be redesigned and built three different times at a cost j ,.

2 - that. is still. very much in , dispute because of the. mistakes I that were made.

4, With high-level r=di a=etive . waste,. . wa e=nnat 5 afford any mistakes, not;onew Yet,, during:. the.. time <1e= diner )

6 up to. this hearing..we-have hadt. history; repeat itself. . ,

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We < have hai.' incomplete. . engineering 7 )

===e4=-c4 ng . --- p+ 4 an= founi during thendiscovery process.

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F Ands as. .rhdy: haar. beset brough.t -tonligtLt. . the- NRC and the utility have. been overlooking 7 al draft report done- for the fF 3

Yf NRC' by ther Brookhaven.. National Laboratory. 1 33, This report has been available.for six-months.

e Tg It states. that. con ==inated land area from azL accident. with l M this type of rerecking . would. be two orders of magnitude l l

l 15 greater than for a core-melt. accident.

We cannat afford this type of problest. here. I le 17 By law yot um t iat=rr tn tha- people who live around the 13- plant. We da.not.most nuciame mente.

19 Thank you, gentlemen.

2g (Applause.) l JUDGE CCITER.: Jim McDermott.  ;

27-22 STATEMENT.0F JIM MC DERMCTT MR. MC DERMOTT: My last name is Mc Dermott.

23 24 M-c-D-e-r-m-o-t-t. And I thank you for being here today,

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I was. a Diablo Canyon plant worker for _ about 2

fiVW yearsr,r as both. a Quality.7 Control. Inspector and as a

.,aw , specifically a welder'. . I. believe, from my 3 craft m 4 qualification and experienca while employed ht Diablo. Canyon y Nuclear Power Plant,- this allows me ..to- talk ahrm e some-technical issues. at.: the plant..

's r think it is premature to want more -spent.

7 g: fuel storager.when..there are so,many generie. nnclear industry g- protrIemer. - I am. personally; awarie e that7.there are still.

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unanswered nuclear" safety issues;* In fact, some of the gg. branches of your own NRC', specifically the CIA', believe- that the Diablo Canyon allegation management program DCAMP, as 12..

gg everybody has shortened it. to, was- a.. breakdossL. in the.

34 govern ==rrt* a own procedaras. Tha NRC OIL. often found that 15 there was nn-basia for their answers to the allegations and 16 concerns of plant workers.

gy I wout thatpublic and,.the NBC.tn.be amara of I g g- g- ic weldig probleme which. well may jeopardize plant and' g, public safety, possibly at tha spent fual pools as well as' 20 tha rest of the plant.

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• and- the public, I. making. a. new j ZT 22 . allegation for you,and the PG and E lawyers to manage.

23 While woriting- at. the plant as a qualified.

welder, I also directed -- excuse me -- I was directed to 24 make an unqualified weld on Class 1 material. Because of my 15

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out on the 2 noticed- that- there was- a weld . joint . called 3 approved drawing .whiche waars not. a qualified welding . joint, 4- which is requiradeby fodera.L: law.

5" I notified the-Quality control Inspectortand.I G- advised him of . the i nori-conf armance. I also advised.him of 7 'him responsibility:e but he told. mas to... weld... it. out anyway+

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10 I~ knw tte there are . other . unqualified weld .

It joints wittrim the plant. I feel that the failure of an l

12 unqualified weld joint conid lead to a catastrophic nuclear gg accident at the plant, inc1"A4na the spent fuel poolat..

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15- pool.. let alone the rest of. the plant.

is I suppose, if yes don' t consider this. matter, ,i t

Congrees will. I spealc in 17 hapets11y the cearts, et 19 opposition tn the. speat. faaL pool ==pm== ion as well as the:

19 rest of the plant becaume of the above allegation and other 20 disregard of the public law.

Thanic. you.

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JUDGE COTTER: Thanir you, Mr. McDermott.

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