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ALLEGATIONS OF INEFFECTIVE NRC INSPECTION - W # c~4 T 4 E) 3 On March 12, 1984, William J. Dircks, Executive Director for Operations, established a task oriented program for completion of outstanding regulatory j actions at Waterford 3, Louisiana Power & Light. During the subsequent review { of allegations at that facility, certain comments and newspaper articles j suggested that the NRC inspection effort may be inadequate. j 1 I Enclosed for your information is the following: Allegation No.* Characterization of Allegation
- 1. 4-83-A-88 An anonymous individual (identify still unknown)
(A-46,A-47) submitted a hand-written letter (Attachment A) to NRC, dated November 19, 1983, stating the following:
"(1) As shown on the enclosed Time article, you people had troutle finding anything wrong at Zimmer?"
Enclosed with the letter were two pages of a Time magazine article by Robert T. Grieves dated October 31, 1983 (pages 96 and Presumably 97 unnumbered).
- 2. 4-84-A-06 Gambit article dated January 14, 1984, which alleges (A-118,119) no confidence in NRC to inspect / investigate problems at j Waterford, and that Congress should investigate whether there has been serious wrong-doing by LP&L and NRC.
(See Attachment B).
- 3. 4-84-A-12 An individual alleger, during an interview with an 4-84-A-25 01 investigator and our Resident inspector in February 4-84-A-51 1984, stated that NRC has not been effective, See results of this interview conducted by Wendell Frost in 01 files (4-84-010).
In addition, on May 2, 1984, this same individual was i interviewed by NRC Waterford 3 Task Force members. At j that time, he stated that: h r j i
*The numbers in parentheses are the allegation numbers used in SSER No. 7.
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a .. . ' , A A ' 1 1 l Memo for Sharon Connelly . . , , J:m v.. 1 (A-342) a. NRC turned all allegations over to LP&L and Ebasco fostering a cover-up and exposing the allegers. (A-343) b. The NRC (Region IV) was bought and paid for by LP&L. j This is partially responsible for the poor state of I l construction and lack of quality at Waterford 3. (A-344) c. The Construction Appraisal Team (CAT) was " set up" by being given packages that were " groomed." This was the reason for so few findings. (A-345) d. The CAT ignored findings that were not in their area of inspection. The May 2, 1984, comrents are documented in a conversation record (Attachment C) dated May 5, 1984, for Allegation No. 4-84-A-51 involving Individual "F" The technical allegations identified by Individual "F" were resolved in SSER No. 7, but the Task Force did not interview the alleger to discuss their findings.
- 4. 4-83-A-65 The NRC was provided with information from Individual "H" (A-5 thru A-11)who stated that the NRC had caused his name to be revealed to Ebasco as a result of his coming forward with issues.
The alleger was interviewed by members of the Task Force. The results of that interview are documented in a memo dated May 22, 1934 (Attachment D).
- 5. None Press Release dated April 11, 1984 (Attachment E) from the Citizens for Safe Energy (CSE). The allegations in the :
I Billie Garde statement are very general in nature and were not specifically investigated by the Waterford Task Force j although most, if not all, of the technical issues in her general allegation were addressed in SSER No. 7. Gambit is a weekly newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana. During the past year, Gambit has raised a series of issues regarding poor construction at Waterford 3. The NRC Task Force at Waterford is reviewing the technical aspects of these and other allegations and 01 is reviewing allegations of wrong-doing by the licensee. 1 1 _ _j
s e Memo for Sharon Connelly JAN 4 1985 The enclosed information asserts an inability of NRC to inspect the construction of nuclear reactors effectively. Since your charter includes issues that reflect on the integrity of NRC operations, it appears that these ! generalized allegations fall into your area of responsibility. They are being forwarded for your information and any follow-up actions you deem to be j appropriate. If you have any questions, please call me on FTS 728-8225. l (lhh$, Robert D. Martin RD Regional Administrator
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change snore than tbc local skyhne When est charges on loans taken cut as long ago the site About 70% of the welds ao the completed, it will act only prrmde BIO plant's structural beams dad not meet in. as 1971 keep piling up Each day's delay dustry standards To test the welds acr , snesswsits of gowr to soutbest and cco- means $$00,000 added to tbc tab inspectors wiU in some cases have to can trui Otuo but aho bring as scany as 20bts Rechtel's estimete etunned Wall to Moscow In addinon, potes Mayor Eu- out at random one snade by each of the Street u =cU u tbc plant's omness Can. gene Honand, it wiU spean spore than hundreds of welders who have worked oc cinnau Gu President Walbarn Diekhooer tbc project,saamine it and then accept or 1500,000 a year in property taaan tried to qucU the fears of 6nanc> cts, tow. reject the rest of that melder's work oc the basis of the sarnple Given the difbeultaes
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[ . 6adings and to charge the (,' l agency with violating its enwn J . ? ground rules for investigadons Tbc civic enthudasto may be prema. ing to " consider very carefuUy 44ad Says Devine. "I realtted that ture. Tbc nuencar plant, under construe. tioo since 1972 and now 97% cocnpleted, tbc implica6ons of such a dra. Lrt&&ity HeadD6ckhener this was a very dangerous matic increase " Tbc following snay not begin operating for three soort day, however, Moody's invcs- D' F, power plant when every wit. years, if it ever does Its long and iness I talked to said that once tors Service downgraded tbc C J {/Uthe plant was 6aaUy done a i sometimes tumultuous development has been snarked by runaway costs, faulty ratings of the three udlities h.-.,r/g *
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- not keep proper records of the bus & Soutbern Ohio Dectric-began to consider their opdons Among them wss ton County Common Picas 6 . . .p,/ g ? welds or of the origin of matz-Court to rule on who trould L .'; ' ' . ' rials used at the plant, and dad the sobering pcssibibty of standonmg the be liable for the St.6 billion project. Such a move would turn Zstnmer -a .
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Says Gerald Morgan, an ana. wwstse sie er De,w cy labeled the quabty of wori phant to date, and a woeful, if catteme, lyst with Prudential Bacbc Se-caample of the quabty. control problems at Zimmer "sodeterminate.* curities: "You have the three utili6cs Meanwhile Devine wu able to show, as a besetting other nuclear proyects arouod Ashting among themselves as to who is to the country. result of a Freedom of Informanon Act blame for aU the mismanagement
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lies the issue of shodd) constructsoo at the tors to withhold and even destroy docu. was $240 mitbon So tu,the three udbtses plant. In an c5 ort to contaurcosa Cin. have spent 31.6 billon. The Bechte3 Pow. onents diseksing problems at Zimmer cinnad Gas tried to skimp oo qu,alTT. James Cummings, director of the NRc's er Corp., brought in a year ago to help control measures soo personnel In No- OfLee of Inspector and Auditor since 96 '
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Despise tu uniqurJy diautras fen- vm got so las behind in doms inspec0ans tures. Zaruner k far from the only in- that they Snally had to stop construcuoc Uoder behud pressure froco the mtc. stance of srusmanagement among nucice to get causbt up
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belongma to the ID-starred Washingsoo & Soud Teus N* Pknt. Bay Oty, Teus H=rm Po.cr & Lightma broke miral Joe Wdbams Jr, a former AthnLie Pubbe Powr Supply Systesu Wyns), Meet submarine commander, bu been know as Whoops, only ooc, Project No ground for this plant in 1976, when it su capected to coss 51 baboo and be in oper- named Zsmmeri new top manastr. He h 2, stands a chanev of being cornpleted acon. "Zsmroer k cicarfy the skring ca- anoo by 198i Because of quably control aniting tbc results of a Not I pubbe ampic of constructico goof-ups." says Jan cosu, design changes, and construction moeung in Nmaati. *bert Oneinnau dehys that svompted bugnuoo, its prset Gu' propoeed nem progrun for Zsmmer Strasma, a spokesman for the NRC, "but there a.rt oGer plants (bems bulh) tag has grtmn to almost 55.5 baboo It will be discussed befort the mtc rules around the country whe.rt tbc quabty-may go co Lne in and 198 T on it *%at I'd hke now," says Wh ms
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Chnsoo Nxkar Powr F'knt No I, desan aggravated by the fact t. hat it is A.p-1 4 e by ar,w., w ac., g se h e a. ' L- h .cm Dividends Tum.ing on the Juice P:W C g%, f The patron blowsinto the 52A95 machine Procter & Gambie does ewrythms in a big way.The company is the 512 bilhoo b P. 0
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- Tropicana. In test markets in Indi- in speed and seuracy since tbc days to dismatia pre-Revoludonary War ans and lows during the past year, Otrus when suspects wrt asked to blow into a events, a tslated narrator guided Ryan
}hD has reportedly grabbed a respectable 31us vial for a wt chemical test The lat- along Boston's Freedom Trail, even an-ticipanna his quesdons about the kca-est version of Smith & Wenon's 54,300 14% to 87% market sharc But P&G Breathalyzer measures the leve!of alcohol uons of telephones and restrooms Ryan
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- aurkedag battle is hkcly to ensue Said a State Pobes, stase arrests for drunken Tropicana spokesman "We intend to dmica in the put three months ha ve in- for $10.95 in botch, airpon giA shops and bmbtores Sunilar guides to 6ve New agg essively defend every arcs where creased 48% owr last year. bought 35 of st'rt doing business
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Louis produces the transistor radao-size produces ta ped tours of sueb smauer ciGes Breathe Before You Weave Asco. Sensor,which a being used for road. as Savannah, Ga., and Galveston, Tens. In the widespread efforu to round up designed to be rtnied for 53 to S7. grunken drivers.more and mort motorisu side tests by pohce in cities Eke New att being confronted by a piece of law. York The 3390 devia gives a d24 ital Taped soun have become more prac. enforcernent technology catkd the Wood- read out, sten the suspect breathes into tical now that curnbenome recorders I akoholtester Severalcompanies are cocn- its pkstic mouthpice* In July, Austate have been replaced by hahtweight per-Ptung to Lil the demand for these dences Distribution of Manetta. Ga.. introduced sonal stercos Says Path 6nder President a coln operated ecs4cr far use in taverns Herman Eckrich " Business has aU of a
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- and of the contractors afaythe mort phance. la masy nastances, the sources Acceeding to thene and other j they represcoted tato comphance with scy. the sucords were simply thangal to and bandreds of pages of 6 1 federal etgulauons reneet NRC safety regesremeau, Tomphits4et4 *ttb, EBASC netween them the ewo compasses ahbough no taspecyon sf the anstaDud LPAL internal documertu deal snayLDed systemas cnucal to the safe opere - syslern oss snade to see if the added tafar.the proccas that Gemets has m 1of %1erford one uut9ed the assub- sinuon represented the actual marm of ahr slaapud, the eart of both Mer menghuos lance that rwa between the work. la many saaes whert scraparuco of 1behet.ma4sekwah and sorne o I reaciar and tu comuoi room, the ether QA records and arctutectural draesags eracters samaans senously fisov aasialkvi the p6psas sysicas enucal to a agasnat nouaJ me atia' ens dactatal negaar-as lEdmontb4ang effort denegar I w 4 shutdows of the reactur da came of as unna enferyedased so oort of the samal eget the probleau. Centur's i erne.,*ency lataons, according 30 Cembert sourta, bclarws, and an prepend to een words; onder e spettal agreement one of two Chcit tacks was fasquently NR C,they haw eaad, that thr ow I
l made wie the ti$ Nuchst Retulatory takta. $Jther the work was aseply I sy assurance prugfam at wat. Comtales46 16s the summet of l9E2 afWe I annualed or *mened off" as meeung fed-sernous defsdescass wert dise.ovtsed to t,a.sa,1 m;is sene l _ _ - - - -. )
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theme enmes du Nudea, neptaror, Carr ama = h gw problemam A.wd.r.s ic masa.oo and ha staff of anspeaori .he a ente, wrme to the Nkc t, erwers' of mak penod c spoi rwaa of p6anu unda i these sourca but moi yet =W UAL A, if >ous,iositen=%ty of fnatoriais one acceptabie a,is ,,a,t,,,u,, med E.aASCO managemend new ones. Quahty comuel med eader nuurance !' to go out and fernoe those fnaterials and put in traceable an the flap one of the afa, program eunu, -f aa.d to addrssa and remov defr
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- man, periaancf* fnatenals Quabiy convol nasannars an pumprianibar a the guabry assuranar prograre at Mue-aard *Manneancai* nceadmg to ou in. Q e Thef h the ody soceptab e way? 80,'uunag n.ch wan, ma thatasthe
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,i i, - i,,. aseff n i=. -has been maung - a thai do that. foe instana, a parue=Lar sype of een afhscs the presency4portmd er art g. NoSa4 no% My accesaW way b can do, agai and a used e e parucular place and ow ethn QA program They are kshir, ,% ed in a h of cases Mcept the consequences the odd madf h earnasy daru Quabir hA.=.rme by comarucuan Manarance what)
Say. Hey. We don 1 hew traceabdtt y on this porbon of the is a ngorous record hangang pre anvrance and UAL Start-Up" a gram designed to pnmde independent I Ames of soncern that maad NRC 6sq& pla1 M we how a tadore inIM (natenals we'l feplace af of venficauon of the adequacy of 48 safer )' symr= acconlang to the lene and esta- giose rna:enals celatd ooth done on a auchar po=er
.urws outh ats wruari. tnclude P'*
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*Ca"an"Da" *ad ***h ""**** d'* Q. But thef cotN happen ago,g operaf ons every bength of steel emed an a saffit sausume found during the rewtre of dock 'dd"'"P'''*"6' supuauon Ior a5 contreaan that sanam sreceab6r Then hu to be a peers of papre
*epec* as %%aerford A. Thad ooW shcmns when each ,,ece .anuru
*The suabrauoru of quaLt, nasurmaa tured. b) wtuch compan) in ebch enanu and quabiy control vispanors for as less Os ASCf thaf CotNCause sia0C@eif 7 factunns os n and the quale, nest results nas contractors as heeford,includsag 'a *=ch ia twr a==r of tar ede ho Mercury and Tompkins Beckenh. are A. That couid casse. oepe.ong on wheen ,,,,m ,i 5.n ena ""'**'""d*******'****h
'"r"' **d **' be band oc u adequaie ,g,,e a s at. that could ca sse an acciden- control inspector who inspected and prewicma pob capenena and f ala.fsed nw acarpied each odd. mus at be recorded mes nwie$0they.te &g the dsce? akms oub donamcacauon abonna tha' edders and usapacton aLkt met techa,
- Unauthorized alierstions in quabty assurancr docurnemauon indudar. many a Me They're rolbng the dsce cally aushf.ed to perfore tbc wor 6 anstances of Ialufacauoc .
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p basues of structuraf meet. boe in the fic6d ' iT H-%* .ea~w , y ,, .._ l range of tetricait bus =adety necepied and a the -ranysng Q A doce
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arucuoe can bessa os a arv plam the eJ y\.. sa y 6avoind m ust fine a comptes l
- appromed engsnervag ecststu p-~,f 5 , \ .,=
- s. e, eassneenns plan wah tbr NRC =miin rig reos<onformance reporu os quaLiy i i .' s - 5 .-c e . among othet Llungs bom Lhey wil mee" assaramet breakdowas that how been
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- unproperty rin=4 without su6r-orig the bequired guahty control and quah:3 vt assurance standards Gowraang aD of thu evukace of cortuctaw acuoc 7 *
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asearf for EB ASCO, Mercury and h, ,j the QA/QA prograsu of cach subcon hanptst*4ect *ith ; tracios. the pnrne cargraaor and the mil Time and other probsceru, according to . cbe.eu.a6,r's sources. rendet s ' [ , sy musa rmeasurc upio i ii . mona,neau mi. r ing . u and w ,-ni of.o, .omewhere g ) maimenance thousands of pages or and ---fo,ofeach r cords tens of wuervord indeernunase - s a unsw a,bar io sueu the eauai euadry of the /
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,6 and na pousual unpact o. the g forushes then mark. that QA docurnent ptant's safe operauon %be ma.ntaAnang packae= mu= be iur ed owno w anme sho pos'va C**6!8 "*'ta 6d'*" A. ...on case by case bas,s ieT'neer can s,i and user pecepi no 'catractor. who na evtponsib6e for So can anY good OA sevwmn them f shar the QA faalurus an the work of Mer-cary and Tamphru4eckwuh could had l an$T So Can ,,,,g,,s,,, ,,,or gboth ge completeness
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so a senous e,~i-u 6f the plant roes ma'o prune contractor as tura rh the com. p5Dfscation p6ned pon.ons of the psaiv to thr muim operaison be fort t he problems art i on a symem.by4ymem basis. aions wuri sumosed Q. Che by one7 tratfs ofricsal popuon is thas eere art thest accompanying QA docvanent pack-ao emous prob 6 ems as waterford Dunes A. one by one. to tham ge no ovonio tne norest and
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'*** M*888' *" 0*""' ""d toolv at one tree The e s thousands of other trees Now all those Oer cencies and it tens you you had a required to prcmde binding nasurances
'.F ^"Vice .Prmanni for Nudear Opers you ta the the QA docuir era ==si a boa com
,L ,,p A L.g,g,Wick boe usuriid Ga deWe probem &s f a' 8s the Qualit y ttsurance pleie sad sa comphance eith federst 6.r that the sevar* and se laspecties safett standards The utdiep ne su surn rnplementabon dunng Construction is Concerned progress of Mercury and Tomykins. l must then revir* the packats again fo-
&cctwu.h art acerty complets, Akhaugh bod completeness and cornphance and some open defacacocita ressaas for . Q WhdCh ferses QuBSY. As about the snfegnfy of the entire 7 then asake thoor packages evadabic for 1oenpksas4eck=4th, according to Gev- * * ' ' ' S '"" p'" "
ma. they W be C soon, and N A. corren wu're ta .iT v x numbe of thousands of deroenc es isd to ,N'AC"ses,al== a"nd v*- of in docurnentaban that were handeed. Correded umh very lit *Je ggg , ,,,g,,,,,,,g,,,,,w,,7
,,,re to bad fud and besta lo=4rvel,p,,.anosu hardware re-W #A We spnas or amity susp acuruy an requarid to be reported to the see, e
NRC wuhan 24 hours ka= of fed-WhDe !eddack is a recent amval at cra) standards an subsect to fise and Waterfoed, havias come to the 1. PAL Os Ancf O fad that pou hecf so rnany of these things r@cafed could mutt in suspensaca of consuvt asam tue las July Germs has been thert $5af there probably was a jof tho/e hatt1WB's re work taan
=1=~t asace the beginalag Gem bit) pamury? Mevrury of Norwood and 1benptins-sources any that Ocrrets has known of Beck wuh. accordaag to all accounta, thor-the records doc 1orteg opersdnas bang oughly failed ha tbcar QA efforu os M systems cual to the safe corrataos of viss by beercury and 1ba pkaas4scivse a %Aerford. Mercury saationed to hastall go, erwrs! ===rk eLace a basi aarty hs she meanne of 1913 and perhaps butscL the peruowsc and bywaubc subing son-Germs armass a.ry mach Labwnedgc. began la the nue'0Asu. each casuramar b ascune the 6nstru==an- a bem-eca er Onder NRC petularacas IPAL b ab tLJfr primer contractor. ERASCO. but it reactor and tis benas amural, the siamor semalna 1.Pe.!;s responalbthiy to assure req and to =atarak both quahir sentrod mand, sempcasfbar Sor seeing that Wu.a. sad quality assurance Laspectors. The control suom. NLins Sect with was gard ill mesets federal quakty assursace tht ERA,5CO and tLa subcontractors hated to binaD smosi of the plaar's piping meet'the sequlred QA standarth. Under ' pnaar contractor,, EBASCO m haarford, rystesna. Lad-Ame most of the synesas g-.e.cf.ma, as the aafary progma is off> the symasa that bas twohed sims onestruc ~
s also required so =="= a a a maff of QA/ crussJ to abutung the sanctae down safely sinDy L,aown. NRC rules allo = them notema on a-=*W . sincir.ar seactort QC hap-wi and engansert On top of M 4.seg as menet of that resposalbebay to thn. ort mar, s. mu
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V and A of the QA trushdowns to VAL to bring the p4aar es immt en the the wort of both n==m=,ia a h w ==nne
/ PP'=ha* of Lafarinauon Aa. was a com whes ESA5W assignas M emated apparest and the laphcottoes thoec h anse of as acheses pese breakdows of ths quantry onwansu empknum ebo W= to revtreing eat la earty IM2 Mercury and W prostsaas of Memsr> 1banpuna-Bect- pumad together QA ---- -- ----- pact.
brunido=us had for sbr ptem) acaper-
&setoth, mader the tuselage of ESAS- wkh and ERA.5CO. 64atatalaims the time dass became esse 4 Lht mood CD. were prepartag to re6saar the fra fkuos than they dhocovered the Q A age to belp revtre the two -T*=48' champmL lamand of pumas a door right.
records packages and guide thems haso ear euuren esp. the emphans sWfted to / geur of mese thas 83) tysuuns at %ese tsowna es their ears 6ahsstroe, sa=Aaa = The firs map of the preams. j go,q e, gpAL VAL wtta the am.a- VAL enlared both Memry assf 1bsme howeves, was to ldentif y the prehhuna gettias t (ass, priod. ksmetectwith to amemaka a maps e=er- *Whenrwu me counda'l had anythsag QA maff as a sometar under somstructaan Betrwurs sortjsig wtth both emempmuna b the emnre causars had beer ande sehead of thest guakty ammernas prograan reported etaltat empmenons to thuis ridht is the socords" one source obo ammuaus preensre from the NRC 8er most as June of 1957., wWhe the NRC tooked eartisd se the Meromry records review friends the more they looked the more of 1981 to empsad their QA auff to se Under the NRC-pmahed overbaul ==n.t duurteng the endy days of the t=har a QA esas specifacaDy asuspeed to protdame they found. the amore proklame They hearrary and 1banpklas-hectettb weri orvtse progrunn,"we'd po out to the fand they found the enore pen 6=, stor they p,, pan same plaat for spurttaoss manDy et so la bat 196I and earty 19C'.- ami orecred to rettnas aB their gushey reasved, firm from the ama== =====8 of (9dt) wous and kioned as the tsaar.auce e sostral and guahry emuurnace taspectort Mercury and Thepklas nectwth and the As&d and tomed aba t was fue stans Tbs operwaons QA tems. made drecs es shoddy as the escoeda, and is acee see'nre mD their QA documentatsoa. them from the managesness of ERASCO. presumme frees the NRC, besaa no aumenesoments a 400 pmra se-enspectsas of d eases, wares. Then they toubts't aAo* es the QA w.astos km the low safery enfernessaed n-==fwwas and bring k at Scene Garribu tourtus behrwe the the le the fas6d say more becsuar we were managespent of EBA5CO and UAL 6deettf ytas too many probstms" Be p E3ASCO, Mercury and 1 bane leio cosaptiance enb NRC Q A guide- modertook the lrutiaj charge ne resume the u g.cgena c1almed were ready for e6rwurs wortang we.h hnptabort war Immen Mercury and Tomphins-Sectwah Q A oper Unos the NRC"s regulatory 3,a em the say they mere runame taso anWar path wns they found, arrording to NRC prog arm se good fanh. but es the membes buns and encoussmag maaar pressuru to sur band and the escreas.ng pressure fatun doc ,,, mas as..,=ad pr Casmbs saler the
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A.aw 6 Es r.or p e.s. a i 3C3. 9 O == E 3 Mew 3b= bend Esse. wens smaDy became the tarycu of Iadgrowed havesutsuoas inttistas by EB ASCO. gyw swe e Card.o Dtsetet S n 7}' k C**** t &n G re; accordmg to our soortza. m an effort to 2Cs. Emer* l uh.M i Brr Lamerwar in, A,ru or Fiiew find noene prtrecanoe to reciow therr M New. E1 gay 6 4 f nw., l C .J m., e n -. . sw k C s".ta' ra
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I e ue Se , ERASCO's headquarters se beco Jcrm I ~. A.s. that ==manNnt6ad to be donc Some 14mc tw., sa, ago % }* EA F+yn in Octobet. l9E1. f.RASCO headquaners
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y depatched a QA ar-ruw to waterford e Ob*w's 86*w="*and - - - Eg8 to head op a task force to get the two ch- I w e6ge g, ,, y arra.ra of n,. QA prorysms-% , bact o.c trac, WI 4 ,,, ens to comp yr a bst of a5 outstand.ng Q A J 123 6 '1La, defnerenes si the plast. ] A 71 baw, By the end of Octoter.19L2 the bst tW w p,, beco co . u rb,insk % .ho.ed .
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f O Mercury and Tompkins Beth etih had. , tra.cabar to the pan sStr si n er.r a'.ee c' ( _ comparisons of the moeds assine the sus e rue r er' mannehde, begun to syssematcally aliev ' s has to tu oc the pan ainri' in a large estded morn we'v erWm made E b ASCO atd LPAL managemen' pentlemasr Q A records eemeume in srp i numbre of cases for both Mercury arid By early 1933, according to Gement's erlemd i an eroress as the anahms o'
*admmisuc*sw ca y* escording to 1 tembet. 1982, according to Gamba's l 1empkins Bahwuh escordaris to Gem . sources, the system had become some-eeurces Both costpammes had emous l oenas more sefined and systemetsc Scsh Gamber1 sow m. e process see :aagm problems wink ohat la called mairnal i both anses. , ses soums mthre the partwho or thewarhad on these number i Mercury records e and lempkarwSeckwuh harTd found scorptab.. Most of the recorde i traceabihty All peping end f'tting a and eseved on the records was wrong evews of clerks, senaractensed as recent severwen ansehue io=rwer, esmaderud a soldary rods used an a suctaar $4m. piani During ibe early saages of the av. *HahnvGhr hgh erhool gradusta7 who outrighi falsifscapon The process oc are aansgesd a lot er " heat
- sumwi That inspemon and revere progsom at l aunpfy ashgned acesytaber hans numbm airwd nos only weh basi numbert, but i to problemais raceres as thry came so wkb emed symbols, papird apperu and eumber e apposed to be tracusb6r bact tempnias.Sectwith, according to one to the mechaascal and physic.at tesung Gesiber sourer duuctly towoled sa t, QA 'hu'd Lahr a seemed a there wuh a had hanger humaDatsons and "as4ust" dree per(ors.ad as a to mahr sure that h asv J record < with 6ncorrect beat numbers haar member en kT ear soutor secaned, ings as sail Our soutor, oto has serhad estabbsbed ensaufactunas sisadartis sound "go isso the QA manager's offscr* *and oor of the garb sound haber out, b el imas frw other euclear emaansner.
and #Mmerer a abort har kana eth an
- Mew what) a good haai number for 2- propscas, seDad the Tompkaas.Sectwun That samber has to be camed on the maaerial throughout lastallatsos The acceptable best sembre According to lach stasaless steel esps?' Somebody QA records for hangers
- nome of the masaber mass ather b= t,a e record than e asuttes who aerhad he both programs emuld stw her a good aumber and abr'd more i ever sea espons* Amanha source fam1 hat with Meenry's QA problems sustaq' off as shans ldemuual be of som hir for the problems huusas a $30.000 muupt where thry ass a the crea& thers *istaar lacervert" hanger trece
@g gd Osir asame the ashry las March lor sends of maary While a b haposs'ble akusts hcorvers aseuin drewtags, hacoo to escuracy waan ihr hdup of reci hai eumbm. andmund wuus -
COf1 tractor the br=kdo-= of Ma'cury's and other party's slaams from this das- mass of whsdi murt earvuczad by *psacC anstb.er annu.nctor% QA progreams Sue Each Other amor as to me un how saught and samfad Ihr faDuru ad tance. .a.w.sauoas ,o a,,,r 3 Gsidst easts and a smre of docw sha,,e.,a,-
*At the onaaet* ear sovra sinar to the Os the its), whm mortsag of Ducasabet may saars out to be a I,is Merrury's guahry assurnaar pre meau aos la Ge=Vs possession 2n.: process as ESA5(V told faeful disagreement was sencbed yes long before thry did aussust that they mat ==D bod be Gesikrr *1 batscw thas LPE sen nacm baussa seynmaatacrum of Lanasiana Merary pruecnath he a far ef- etsht. ha saatang to do a nghs. And then, obre poner and Lash Company and those ferust perspectaw from LPM's is There h no queuom the Marcury's they annad doing a eghi and they see the of Marnry of Norwood, lac.. en a that seus the MassachusetL4amed gliahir aarursace program suffered ramtf=eam. the day 40. der monasuas of mastas bed a MAL's %eurford EU anstrecsor name both LPAL and enuma and supensd brunkdoeus ihm de-== hordette defecasacnes . -
poustumr Pvorscs ska u lhP I ===ana Werford's ardutecusasiaea and sure the same of poor ensues. Poor a ener factor pas avahud, a scheduhng UAL nad Mev.rury came together proar costrums. ERA 500 Earvuus. agiervimon, poor guahry ammuoi and factot* there to prunear anch other wmb thru let Marcury's f=m- la a phrasc. e poor quahty assuramar practacus For hapkins Seckouh and Merevey sismus and taunter stasms comorrama em thry ears triched The trduse Goudar b b ; e( dooms of awaa=A of de(- sure earvucted the merk Mercury performed as try spy. eus ERASCO 1b hear Mer- ace-conform asce repons detaihas wuh utry brut harden i se eerk UALs herford dunna the easiah of sury esS h ERASCO 8aaw them by bruidowns a Matury's Q A program 1.medsch told Gemini as ao soeurvire en thr plant's perumauc and e6scunasc esAsas them to haar ther had on the ther rund har a laag sad Islag laany of Duomaber thas the prob 6cnns a beg com imaruussutanos and comuni syntama projecs se a specifend an- oflabor had outdans and ==r=a== prw'"=. paases unre pupaired wuh Imu than 2 pre When Mercury and UAL failed to hcark the figwas for wbsch eure pre hrgandowns in the basac skills and se at re work Whde LP&L officials oulaf by E&ASCO techsind as the arvuus Macity comunciad to prende landed to our the QA der- as am. agree about ebo owed whom hw much for the work Mercury dad as bd. anoonlaag to Martun. ens an ob. sugarssem of whate=er failurus ashe pty paper proMruns ased.og a papa f n. nessrford both peruss fund mat has sure labor catagory tansd. - ru be asmsmed to ERASCO. Gember) sources. men emb decadas of the ename dry Each charged the other assus Marcury had eartad on pre- ERASCO.en the other hand hears collectsw opencart 6a the auclear
. - A' e6ous prosecu mader EB ASCO's a harvy hunism of responshhey for todustry.tahr a d.fferent wire "The prob-wah ==ne- w and - tuas as the succeds indaceae a my own drumont, the aussonay's mas arya. nad the (auurt of the quaisty assuramcr haar are der amonmow armt enerruss vere" ear of theum saad. "ths thry haw a incurved by Mercury is as work er ERASCD emcupwm amured them that prositas for Mercury and several haford. a mun that seuued froen the anuncs at herford would not bc ether eneuactors of Werford whose maassw coefaguration ("obice in the the ensmaDy agrand espon H.yl sG- mesh d.ff erums fross those . QA progrsas haw prows to be plant
- too a the tume the centracs mas ist a Sased on those esminaces Mercury auriousPy aseed. ancordsag to Gambir but that is erws no oar is Warford's Ady spys to D0 ad minion in name Sep WM a led for le 73 anm ae h marum elaar to the preheans. AD of top management wasted to hear, our the .mmaract Macury and EBASCO the oork done by conuncs- soursus say *They dadn't bancaDy omn to ammber lost .
approach that aspea of af ear noid us Whibe k a knpos$ber to est inne (acnas as U&L estmo entered suo tag with the archnact/ engineer in a amadas the two penuous whoor ersw en hdy 13.1978, aczarding to Mer- aucacar constructeos prosret, our "Timry dada's waru to approach the runolu mamu she souns wGI <*umtuaDy aup surn "EBASCD exprudy reprimausc' sources sa). are barr&y drwndent on tson of escords defacnenc es emb hardsare to Marcury thal the deangri for the pro die spuofsLauons the A/L gmerate op =am batsune a does add to com and part. K andmed the case carran that fas, jars oss for aR resemas purpose corn One of the mesi asnma probierns as schedune. And thas peu back to tracumbd er hyal burde beauen abe two com p6me" That dad nos sure out to be true. Werford, our sources aD agree, h try of suicnals if you'or loss tra: must paases eBows the pubhc to pasarmar of snaienals the oar acceptab6r wey fio acomribed to Mercury and mather d.d chas EAASCO wrote conssaandy poor c for shr Tars Lane what has base UAL and anadequate specificaisons from repair the problemi es to remove those saghsyy heed wesi emr the amonmme oost erwuralmaar clauns EAASCO ande to ( sham, aD of whact mateiaDy affesad dry one. maiensk and pw sa atmosab6r maasnah* owrruas at Mterford. The plant's Thm h another any to deal euh the damr aturnaar sont One resuh of that, according to esurnmad sous has shot from tar art shear sources, was the artauon of prob 6em Itac the daar. *h aan d2 wha-Marcury bagna saa mobbanaa as sinal ananase of 51.30 anbon kn if70 EBASCO's daracteos la August of manerous *pmenc* giefary assurancr 1.f&L dad e a los of cases 7 ene source so she marms profsre aa of 1147 bO. 1F78, but the enpa-nns drs=1 ass defsentmenes: QA failurus that were saad. *Acrept the consequences 5es. ' Hey hoe and shmbing they cert supposed to br worhang built tato the daily processes of we don's how tenczmMiy on the porten D hast LE&L tsC s.the fauk to thas saar is aD Mercury's.
- Mercury's frorn sur" far froan sosop6tte er the E5ASCO hesif and at bis the stosa of the piani. if we how a fadult a male-amie "Of the engamal 125 austruomeau espertraced and otDergaassed of rials or*ll replaar aD of thoor saalenah'
- faihare to =safete the eart to accord sker ashcmatractors li s e perspecuve The prob 6es wuh that approach, the with the sentract," LP&L's suit pisung detaan (mensenng drewud shargen, *as faDure to mercase semaour 182 were substantially rmaed by which pre as least one possibir sources ae). m that try then s could br soci ab6r sMD and ks magingenor runuhad a E&ASCD wmb most of the rms.ons norm for aunt ESASCD managers ' late. la the cymems -' atla
- by hierru y act bons furas6ha$ to Mercury uruil at Werford who, our sources say. ' and Tosaph. ins teckwub. for ammaa~. e amansne defectsw oork bryced thar tune a 1980" f rari: that mai=r=== were deterudned supponers of the snateru! failure mader opersuas conde concurvahty ma"f"d as the tune of ghe costrecs* tryond that, accordang begsfuung, according to Mercury's efforts of Mercury.1orapt.isu Beck- taons could lead to amher a sanois aco-complaant, thsags went siendaly wah and erwral other Werford cork dent or a Three Mde Island style en Lyg Marcery agrand to perfonn, 6aspecs and documscat their work downhal, eith EBASCO staadaly erecscrs to ensar that throud quality amar accadear thaa eaund simder thr renc.
lucrummas ihr &~aa they plaoud so mswance namrds ser uselena and could possibly lead to ender the samancs la accordance wub Beyond the failurn of f BASCO more menous m
- a Nucimar Regulatory Cornaussion. Mernry wtdir samuhansously faILng to prende the subcontractor with and tbar sabcontracters. howrwer. lsys Could that actuaDy happen? It enund appnried guainy comuoi and qual y The quesuoe a thas. hoe serious are the assurmace program .
- Mercury's *mther enacataally complete r%. LI&L and that respaamhiry to suf-faDure to comply wKb this enounciual amering deswings or cronmenng data
- ame as appropriate comunscle:m and safety prob 6cma ertated by the loss ef Bassume of thcar kaada of persament quabty assurancs program Under usatenal armasabihty er Werford and the oblagatsoa has caused LPAL getan mywam ao bnns the eart into enar falsen by EAASCO. Mercury's man NitC ersulauons and federal lae i sy===a'- Isaurr no sorreci poor guahiy
===A Marcity ens forced to pn> LP&L. as the construchoe persul instaliaison work at the plaat? The phaner web federal segulauons7 the sus argues LEAL:s peuuae asks for vede that own drownags and a great holder for Warford and the party aasmes, accmedans to Gamevrir sowtus, m )j emJ of other *nonenauallabor* that who wSI mhaamim6y own and operate thas no oar known %rse yet, they asy.
almas D0 :n am in damages from Me,cary had not baum ensnaaDy contraciad for the plant shound h he harmaad, is the trail has been so sudd ed in the smar NItC hmu a*=aa by Ce* For thss renace the sus c6sams, Me- mpossible to owme aD the work of Mercury and tempLas-Esciout by eury's engaanDy enummed 51.6 mD- est. Whateur ehr deatraal sanculus she falafsenuon of russets thm a may mo= j
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