ML20235L875

Advises That IE Has Reviewed Region I Rept Re Falsification of NDE Records at Plant.Ie Requests Region I to Make Sure That Auditing Program Implemented,Welds by Unqualified Worker Checked & Worker Background & Training Investigated

ML20235L875
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	12/21/1983
From:	Deyoung R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
Shared Package
ML20235L659	List: ML20235L655 ML20235L802 ML20235L875 ML20235L967
References
FOIA-86-188 IEC-78-17, IEC-80-22, IEIN-82-07, IEIN-82-7, IEIN-83-15, IEIN-83-61, NUDOCS 8710050627
Download: ML20235L875 (2)

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Thomas E. Murley, Regional Administrator, Region I-MEMORANDUM FOR: .

Richard C..DeYoung, Director FROM:

Office of Inspection and Enforcement ,

SUBJECT:

FALSIFICATION 0F NDE RECORDS AT SEABROOK

REFERENCE:

01 Report 1-83-008; ATS DIRI-83-A-0046 IE has reviewed the OI report of investigation of the subject allegation and requests that Region I tak,e the following actions regarding this investigation:,

1.. The investigation identified the possible lack of an audit program for the Criterion XVIII of Appendix 8 to 10 CFR 50-work of the NDE contractor.

requires that a quality assurance program for safety-related activities be subject to periodic auditing to determine the effectiveness of. the qualfty assurance progras. The auditing may be performed by the contractor itself.

(using qualified personnel who have not perfomed the original work) or by another organization such as the licensee or A/E (UE&C). Region I should }

determine that an adequate auditing program is being properly implemented.

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2. Since the investigation revealed that.NDE records were falsified by the offending technician, Region I should determine that appropriate action  !

has been taken by the-licensee and its contractors to determine that '

welds assigned for inspection by this individual have been or wil1~ be y

properly inspected.

3. The investigation also identified the lack of effective measures to assure the use of qualified personnel to perform safety-relatedRegion activities I should as required by Criterion II of Appendix 8 to 10 CFR 50.

determine the existence and implementation of appropriate measures (e,g,,

checking of experience, training, practical testing) to assure that only qualified personnel are assigned to perform safety-related activities.

See Encloure 1 for a listing of prior IE notices on this subject.

I would appreciate being informed of your followup work on this subject.

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ya C. DeYoung, Director

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Enclosure:

Prior IE Notices on Personnel Qualifications cc: J. Axelrad. IE f ~l1 d$5tQ7 2jf.

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ENCLOSURE 1 ,

PRIOR IE NOTICES ON PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS

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" Inadequate Guard Training / Qualification and Fals f ed IE Circular No. 78-17:

Training Records;" Issued 10/13/78

" Confirmation of Employee Qualifications;"

IE Circular Nc. 80-22:

Issued 10/2/80

" Inadequate Security Screening Programs;"

IE Information Notice No. 82-07:

Issued 3/15/82 .

"FalsifiedPre-EmploymentScreeningRecords;"$

IE Information Notice No. 83-15: '

Issued 3/23/83

" Alleged Use of Stand-Ins for Welder IE Information Notice No. 83-61:

Qualification Tests;" Issued 9/26/83 4

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