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Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents Released to L Fowler.Forwards App a & C Documents.Portions of App B Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 7)
ML20236U434
Person / Time
Site: Vogtle  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 12/01/1987
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To: Whitney C
TROUTMANSANDERS (FORMERLY TROUTMAN, SANDERS, LOCKERMA
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ML20236U436 List:
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FOIA-86-98 NUDOCS 8712030050
Download: ML20236U434 (6)
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/ INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST nrn 1 1987 DOCMT NUMsEmiSp t#sponF6F f.500E STER Charles W. Whitney, Esquire 50-424/425 PART 1.-RECORDS RELEASED On asOT LOCATED (See checAad boxes)

No agency m:ords subpoet to the request have been located.

No addoonsi ogscy records subact to the request have been located.

Agenc3 acros m;bpet to the request that are identifed in Appendin are already available for pubhc arspection and copying in the NRC Punic Ckacums t Room, 1717 H Street, N W., Wash ngton, DC Agenes wore subpoet to the request that are identifed in Appenda A are being mad, ava4abie fo, pubhc inspection and copying in the wsC *.n*c Documeni 5 Room. f7t? H Street, N.W , Washington, DC, in a folder under the FolA number are requester name The w--w verson of the proposalta) that you agreed to accept in a te6ephone conversation with a member of my staff is now being made avaanbie br =wbiec supection and ccwng et the NRC Pubhc Document Room,1717 H Street, N W . WasNngton, 30, m a folder under the FOIA number and requester name.

(MClosed S mformation on how you may obtain access to and the charges for Copyng Ncords placed m the NRC Pubhc Document Room,1717 H Street, N W . Washrgion, DC.

Agency raccrds subject to the request are enclosed. Any apohcable charge for copws cff the records provided and payment procedures are noted in the com sec3on.

Records magnet to the request have been referred to another Federal agencymst for revew and direct response to you.

1 in view of 88RC's respones to the request, no further action is being taken on appeal wtter dated PART II.A-lhFORMATION WITHPELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certar cformaton m the requested records is being withheld from public disclosure sw-swant to the FOIA onemptions described in and for the reasons stated e Part fl sec. I tions 8 C. ad D. Any ro6sased portions of the documents for which only part of the *ecord a being withheld are being made available for public inspectKr= art copyng in the NRO Pi,che Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washington, DC, m a foider w=ider the F06A number and requester name.

Comments The records listed on the enclosed Appendix A and the nonexempt portions of the records listed on the enclosed Appendix B are also available in the Vogtle Local Public Document Room (LPDR) located at the Burke County Library, 412 4th Street, Waynesboro, Georgia 30830.

Enclosed are the remaining six response letters to Laurie Fowler that have not been forwarded to you previously. These letters are described on the enclosed Appendix C.

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CESPONSE FOIA NUMBER <S): F0!A-M-98 DATE: DEC1 1987 PART 11 B- APPLICABLE FOIA EXEMPTIONS l Rccords sutnect to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendices b a s beang withheld in their entirety or in part under FOIA I Exemptions and for the reasons set forth be6ow pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9.5(a) of hPC Regulations.

1. The wrmheid information a property c1assed pursuant to Executive Order 12356 (EXEMPTION 1)

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2. The womhe6d informaton relates so6ety to the mternal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 2) j l

l 3 The wrmheid information is specifcaay enempted from public disclosure by statute mdicated (EXEMPTION 1)

I Section 141 145of the Atomec Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Restrcted Data or Formerty sestrc ed Data 142 U.S C. 216121651.

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Sectmon 147 of the Atomc Energy Act whch prohibets the disclosure of Unclassefed Safeguards informatsr= 442 U.S.C. 2167).

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4. The we-hheld information a a trade sacret or commercial or financial mformaton that es being withheld for t*e reae:)nis) indicated: IEXEMPTION 4)

The reformation is considered to be confidential business (proprietary) informaton.

The v3ormation is considered to be propnetary mformation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d)(1).

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The e,formaton was submitted and received m confidence from a foreegn source pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790d1(2L

6. The wrehheld information consists of eteragency or intraagency records that are not available through disconry dwing litigation. Dsclosure of predecisional information would send to inhibit the open and frar* enchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process. Where reco=1e are withheld in their entirety, the facts are inestncably intertwried with the predecisonalinformaton. There also are no reasonably segregable factual portone because the eseease of the facts would permit an inetect anguiry mto the predecisional process of the egency. (EXEMPTION b)
6. The wvmeld information e exempted frorn pubic dsclosure because its 6sclosure would result in a clearfy ewerranted invason of personal privacy. (EXEMPTION 6) 1 y 7. The wnhhed informaton consists of evestigatory records compded for law enforcement purposes and a bema wrthheld for the reasonts) indicated. (EXEMPTION 7)

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Discsos,y,anow posee rnem to tane acton to on.ed poientiai wrongdoing or a violation of NRC requirements nvesegators (EXEMPTION frorru e wooid mierfe,e -h an .nh,cemI 7lA))

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l Deck 2sure would constitute an unwormnted mvasion of personal privacy (EXEMPTION 7tC))

The rWormation Consists of names of edividuals and other information the disclosure of which would reves ider trties of confidential sources. IEXEMPTION 7(DH PART ll.C-DENYING OFFICI A}.S )

Pursu:nt to 10 CFR 9 9 and!or 9.15 of the U S. Nuclear Regulatory Commisson regulatons, it has been determined that tie infcrmaton withheld s exempt from production or doctosure.

and tiwt rts production or disclosure is contrary to the public mterest. The persons responsible for the denial are thoor affcans identified below as denying officials and the Director.

Devtsion of Runes and Recorc$s Office of Admirwtraton, for any denials that may be appealed to the Executrve Dire =or for Operatens troot DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE / OFFICE RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL on II Regional """ "

Reg- Partial Denial--

J. Noknn Gr p Adur nistrator B-1 throuah B-3 XX PART lt D- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying officialidentzfied in Part II.C may be appealed to the Appellate Official iorntif'ed a in that section. Any such appeal must be in writing and must be made within 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretry of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20065, and shou 6d clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an Appeal from an initial FOIA Decision."

me now as4 tPwi at ism U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

1 RE: F01A-86-98  ;

1 APPENDIX A 1 RECORDS MAINTAINED AMONG PDR FILES

1. Undated Cover sheet entitled " Examples / Samples of Weld Process Sheets" provided by QC Inspectors O PPP, S. George and Conf. Source, l with attached examples (6 pages)
2. Undated Cover sheet bearing names of "B Shift" workers with attached

. xerox sheet of Pullman Power Products Corporation envelope and xerox copies of Weld Rod Stores Requisition sheets (9 pages) 4

3. Undated Cover sheet entitled "PPP Memo's--Some Used in Report" with j attached Memo--Long Form sheets and Weld Process Sheets  !

(13pages)

4. Undated Inspection synopsis sheets beginning with page entitled 195' EL Turbine (handwritten) with attached Walk Down sheets ]

(handwritten) and Storage Inspection Report Sheets (51 pages)

5. Undated Handwritten notes of inspection (6 pages)

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6. Undated Confidential cover sheet to Bob Burch with attached Storage Inspection Report Sheets, handwritten notes, and diagrams (19 pages)
7. 3/20/82 Pullman Power Products Quality Assurance Program Organization, with attached diagrams of Drawing Change Notices and an oversized sheet containing diagrams (4 pages)
8. 6/4/82 Pullman Power Products Vogtle Project Procedure, " Field Storage Procedure" (15 pages)
9. 7/2/82 Note to All Department Heads from J. J. Corcoran, re: Personnel changes to become effective on July 6,1982 with a second note pertaining to additional personnel changes and a document entitled

" Investigation of Pullman-Higgins to Address NRC areas of concern" (6pages) Note: Very poor xerox copy

10. 4/27/83; Pullman Power Products Storage Inspection Report sheets with Various attached handwritten inspection notes (42 pages)
11. 4/28/83; Storage Inspection. Report, Handwritten notes (Aux Walk Down), and Various other handwritten inspection notes (98 pages)
12. 5/5/83 Storage Inspection Report sheets, typed procedures, and Walk Down sheets (24 pages)  ;
13. 8/29/83 Interoffice Correspondence from Bill Kearse to Hanger Q.C.

Inspectors, re: IX-50 (2 pages) 14, 9/28/63 Contractor's Nonconfonnance Report, re: Square groove welds (2pages)

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15. 9/28/83 Contractor's honconformance Report, re: Part No.1001 on rear bracket (1 page)
16. 10/10/83 Weld report (1 page)
17. 11/28/83 Nonconformance report, re: Pipe Rack X4CP (1 page)
18. 11/28/83 Nonconformance report, re: Verification of preheat (3 pages)
19. 12/12/83 Nonconformance report, re: Rod requisition dated 12/9/83 (1 page)
20. 12/13/83 Nonconformance report, re: Plate P26 (1 page)
21. 4/20/84 Memo for James P. O'Reilly from John A. 01shinski, re: Distribution of draft inspection materials and internal memoranda to licensees (2pages)
22. 5/2/84 Memo for William J. Dircks from James P. O'Reilly, re: Release of internal regional memorandum to licensee (1 page)
23. 6/12/84 Memo for A. R. Herdt thru J. A. 01shinski from J. B. Lankford, re: Vogtle: Alleged intimidation / harassment of QC welding ,

inspectors and possble falsification of QC inspection records I by Pullman Power Products (2 pages) I

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RE: F01A-86-98 APPENDIX B RECORDS PARTIALLY WITHHELD UNDER EXEMPTION 7D

1. 5/24/83 Memo--Long Form re: Confusion among Q.C. inspectors concerning acceptability of fillet weld size at skewed "T" joints, with attacheddiagram(2pages)
2. 1984, early Memo--Long Form re: Report of various welds, with a second memo dated 1/17/84, re: Sign off on P315 on B12 R0004, and attached Weld Rod Stores Requisition sheets (7 pages)
3. 2/23/84 Allegation / Concern Report sheets, re: Various concerns /allega-tions concerning welds, improper inspection, improper practices of Pullman Power, etc. (10 pages) i i

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RE: F01A-86-98 APPENDIX C

1. 7/11/86 Letter to Laurie Fowler from Donnie H. Grimsley, with attached Appendix D (F01A-86-43) (2 pages)
2. 10/6/86- Letter to Laurie Fowler from Donnie H. Grimsley, with attached Appendices E through H (F01A-86-42) (8 pages)
3. 11/20/87 Letter to Laurie Fowler from Donnie H. Grimsley, with attached J Appendix I (F01A-86-42) (3 pages)
4. 9/3/87- Letter to Laurie Fowler from Donnie H. Grimsley, with attached Appendices J and K (FOIA-86-42)(4 pages)
5. 10/14/87 Letter to Laurie Fowler from Donnie H. Grimsley, with attached Appendices L through N (F01A-86-42) (6 pages)
6. 10/23/87 Letter to Laurie Fowler from Donnie H. Grimsley, with attached Appendices 0 and P (F01A-86-42) (4 pages) l 1

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Mr. Donnie H. Grimsley IREEDOW OF lHFORMATK)N United States Nuclear Regulatory ACT REQUEST Commission ggf Washington, D.C. 20555 Re:

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Under 5 U.S.C. 552,theI am provisions of the requesting accessFreedom to any of Information and all docu- Act, f' '// - lI 1 ments released to Ms. Laurie Fowler at the law offices of Brian Spears, pursuant to FOIA Request Nos. 86-41and86-d. a -

If there are any fees for searching for, or copying, the

~i records I have requested, please let me know and I will be a

glad to make arrangements for immediate payment. t If, for any reason, all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemptions which you think  ;

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i me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.

I would appreciate your handling this request as quickly as possible, days, as the andlaw I look forward to hearing from you within ten stipulates.

Sincerely yours, '

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