ML20249B276
| ML20249B276 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 04/09/1976 |
| From: | Roy G, Galen Smith, Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNO-76-070, PNO-76-70, NUDOCS 9806220259 | |
| Download: ML20249B276 (1) | |
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April 9, 1976 1
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This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of (
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The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staf f as of 4:00 P.M. on date of this notification.
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NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO
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NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.
Facility *: Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, California
Subject:
Complaint by Former Quality Assurance Manager A former QA Manager for Raychem Corporation, telephoned the Region V Office (Walnut Creek California) on April 8,1976 to " register a complaint" against the Raychem Corporation. The substance of his complaint was that quality certificatica documents, signed by him, for wire and cable supplied to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Diablo Canyon reactor project and the Carolina Power and Light Company's Burnswick reactor project were in-accurate. He further alleged that, contrary to the certification documents, the wire and cable insulation (crosslinked polyethylene) could not meet procurement specifications with respect to accelerated water absorption, voltage breaddown, insulation resistance and voltage with-stand The Alleger also (within the past week) notified representatives of the Pacific Cas and Electric Company and the Carolina Power and Light Company. A joint investigation by the two utilities has commenced.
An investigation is being planned by the Office of Inspection and Enfo rcemen t.
IE has heard, indirectly, that the alleger is currently associated with the Creative Initiative Foundation, which is giving 4
support to the California Nuclear Initiative.
(This inform tion has not been confinned.)
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Media interest is possible because of the involvement of CIF in the California Nuclear Initiative.
Contact:
GSmith, IE x26271
Acting Chairman Rowden Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy L. V. Gossick, EDO E. Volgenau, OIE ~
J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR J. La Fleur, ISP T. J. McTiernan, AIA K. R. Chapman, HMSS H. K. Shapar, ELD H St[
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