ML20249B892

PNO-76-148:on 760826,site Investigation Re Allegations by Employee of Stone & Webster Engineering Corp Was Initiated. Interviews W/Two Workers Resulted in Obtaining Addl Specific Info Which Will Be Investigated

ML20249B892
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Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	08/26/1976
From:	Gower G, Roy G, Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PNO-76-148, NUDOCS 9806250005
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! PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE-PNO-76-148 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an e. vent of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information _

presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

Facility: North Anna Units 1 and 2

. Virginia Electric and Power Co. (VEPCO)

Subject:

Allegations of Inadequate Quality Assurance and Falsification of Welding Records Based upon allegaticn: b7 en employee of Stone and Webster Engineering _

Corp., the Office of Inspection and Enforement, has sent a team of four inspectors to the North Anna construction site. The site investi-gation, initi,ated on August 26, 1976, will include the examination of records, the inspection of welds in certain piping systems and in,ter-views with plant workers.

I The allegations were made to members of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and included statements of inadequate quality. ...

assurance procedures for welding and possible falsification of weld- .

ing records. Recent interviews with two other plant workers have

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- resulted in obtaining additional specific information about the alle-l gations which will be investigated.

I Media interest is expected since a Washington Post reporter was in-i strumental in bringing the allegations to the attention of the ACRS and NRC. At least one other newspaper is reported to have been in-

! formed of the allegations at this time. The Washington Post reporter has indicated that a series of news articles about the allegations may

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be forthcoming. It is reported that the alleger has been in contact I with Congressional Staff personnel regarding his allegations. PA has prepared a proposed response to press inquiries.- .. .. _. 3 Additional Information -

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A member of ACRS staff has accompanied the NRC investigators during in-tarviews with those making the allegations. The GAO has informed NRC d.

that they will audit.the conduct of this investigation.

Contact:

GCGover, IE x27261 GURoy, IE x27261 DThompson, IE x27541 Distribution: -

Chairman Rowden .

Commissioner Mason S.'J.'Chilk, SECY I 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 H. K. Shapar, ELD T. J. McTiernan, AIA K. R. Chapman, NMSS R. G. Ryan, OPS ,

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