ML20154G954

Summary of 880414 Meeting W/Hsbii Representatives to Discuss Upcoming NRC Enforcement Conference on I&H

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Issue date:	04/18/1988
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April 18, 1988 M. J. Ray LF SW 1055-C APRIL 14 HEETING WITH HSBII REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS UPCOMING NRC ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ON I&M ,

The subject meeting was held with HSBII to' Esther pertinent f acts /information regarding preparation for the upcoming NRC enforcement conference. TVA's attendees, besides you and I, were Dick Parker, Rick Levi, and Walt Joest and HSBII representatives were Bill Higginbotham, Chuck Lyons and Chuck Ireland.

The meeting was requested by TVA via Dick Parker's April 8 memorandum to Bill Higginbotham.

HSBII was very open and cooperative and provided a number of documents and information which will be useful in preparing for the enforcement conference.

The following is a list of major points discussed in the meeting.

1. HSBII did an investigation into this issue but not from an I & H perspective. They focused on the extortion letter to try to find out who prepared the letter and secondly to investigate any question of work quality. Their September 16, 1985 letter tc TVA (W. E. Hason) documents that they (1) found no quality problems, (2) could not identify who wrote the extortion letter. In spite of this, they made certain management changes to ensure TVA confidence in HSBII was restored.

2. HSBII first learned of possible I & H allegations when NRC/0! interviewed their management in Atltnta in May 1986. In response to 01 questions during these interviews, HSBII said they were not aware of any I & H.

3. HSBII believes they sent letters to TVA documenting that they had problers with the "use as is" dispositioning of NCR 56-09.

Mr. Higginbotham will send us a copy of these letters.

4. HSBII does not now believe we meet ASHE Code requirements on WBN unit 1.

5. HSBII does not believe they have ever received any allegations of I & H before. They will check and get back to us. .

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6. NCR 56-09 was signed off by the A!:I who noted "signed as directed by management." HSBII said this was not unusual and in fact, they encouraged ANI's to do this if they had a problem, or to let their Jupervisor sign off for them. HSBII will check for documentation of this in training or procedure documents.

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7. As part of the steps taken by MSSII noted in item 1 above, management audits of ANI Daily Inspection records for quality issues and acceptability of disposition were conducted for about one year. M5BII wi.1 provide us with documentation of this.

3. Acceptance by H5311 of the "use as is" dispositioning (i.e., no hydro required) of NCR 56-09 appears to be based on mi s c onnun ic a t ion /mi sund e r s t a nd ing . The ANI's are not required to inspect 100% of welds during the hydro tests of the flued head penetrations to meet Code requirements. However, the certificate holder (TVA) wusst observe all welds during hydro. This point of who had to de 100%

inspection was not clearly connunicated'Eween TVA and HSBII.

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• Attenttaar Mr. K. T. Barr. Acting Anststant Director for !Mpectaen Pra2* cts Subjects Seetatt of Ten'nessee Valley Authority's a

Seguoyah Nuclear plant

Dear Str:

' As you can see fres av enclosed ressee ! as a Tennessee Va:1er Authority (TVAb esotoyee af several years staMang; therefore, it es unth great regret tr.at ! write this letter. My cresent and persanent postsson utta TVA is an the treoperattonal Test sectton at tr.e Watts far Nuclear Plant (WSMis however. ! was recently IMarch 1904 through Mavencer 1987) assigned as an

• Evaluator

• in the Laptayee ConcerM Test Group (ECTC). of TVA. .

During this ttne period ! and another evaJuster. Mr. John V.

(Bud) Meisnaunt. Jr.. were assigned the tase of evaluettag several

v. entleyee noncerns espressed over the segnocs uttitiet. 3r TVA. duttig the

&5 constructten eM subsequent operatt:nal activattes at tne Sequavan j Nuclear plant I.MNJ relative to the tienttitcation and versitcatten :(

$h Nuclear Class !. !!. ana !!! (TVA Class A. 8. and C/:J casing ::sc<nents.

l Q as well as the tascoquate response ts a unsted States . h sear fa Sequlatsry Ceanassion 4t;3.NRC) Cffice of lupectten ant Int:r:ssent

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g Bulletin I!!dl.

I I .m 4 These evaluettons, perfereed over a persed of several weens U. and in accorcance utta the ECT3 Pyceras Manual resulted sa t.te 1 % presoration of tatee greitssnary reports eyerated uttnan the ECT .

lea These reports arvi t.

IC.40 703.M#i "# eat Code as Aejated to MatettaJ ControJ"

• e The evidence docmted ty the evaluat3!s in this retort deeonstrates that SGM was, and renatu. La ntn.ccasitance with 20CTR30 A90endt> 3. Craterten V!!!. Nuclear Class

!. !!. aM !!! ITVA Casse A. 8. aM Ci:1 ftstas C:sponents are instelled that so not have teenttit:stion sarstags an thee. as requtred by MN's Code of Secers. cr en receres tracessJe to the stee, as required ty 2CCTR33 acreMin S.

Crttetton V!!!.

This report cocueents a saente of it? tress tr.stelled 4.1 the Chenscal Voluee and C:ntrol Svstes e51stes t:1 eM the Safety injecttan Systes t$vsten eJI far units 8 JM '. :(

SN. Cnly seven I?) of these s tens it.sti net scenttit:Jtten sarstr.as on taen er.: 2:entattes taas with their Certsf204 Matertal Test Recott I:MTRI. attesttag t:

t?ett sustaotitty f:t taett tastal e2 servt:e. as rentret tv tre C;:e of Secors. !:N's C::e :( .tec:r: as ::;ssentra I

ty tnas report as AhS! 121. 7 ties Ett tt:n thru the a f'. ?'

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• tartner :::t.sents a revted ti tre wel: :::.sents. 2:ta.a.tg

$?2. tretarea f:t t*ese It* stest. ??.as re.*see reseale:

innt en :( these :::asents ::ntata err:rs, an toe entries for satettal at ::socnent 1:enttil:sts n. Saat rener tnes useless as Qualttv Assuran:o tJA o re:ct:s :( ct:cer sa20rtJ1 '.. -

LM allatten. as requtres cv ICCiplJ Appenats 8. Cratest:n.

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This trocrt dseenstrates. :snelusivels, tMt the netheds uttil:ed to control and docusent the lutallatt n :( tasang aceponents during the construction aM subsequent operattenal phases of $3 have tatted to ensure the .

Lastablattan at statng coeponents that can to tra:ea to their CM?R. atteettag to their suttabilltv for the puciear*

aMict Pressure Cissa en wMan they are LMtalled.

p. J. nc.60?0f:41;Vg"Maeeria1 !Mpecters* ,

o'he evidente docueented by the evaluators in tMs tercrt desenstrates, can:Justvely. taat AM was. and recatas. La non.:seritance with 20CfS30 AppnMts 8. Craterton y,

.Muclest Class !. !!. aM. !!! LivA Class A. 8. and C.'01 ftping C:000nents and other $atety RelatM entertals were LMtatted ana vertised as correct uttit:ang a precedurally uncentrolled test.ses.t. taewn as the heat Musker $crt Printout thMPl. as rHuared cy JCCfS$w Appenots 8.

Crt tett on V.

3. MC s0709 5M: ~!* arch for Detective Material

• The evitence accusented by the evaluators in tMi report deeouttates. Conclustvely, tM t $ 3 dte not respond to

!!D 02 07. "Apparently fraudient Maternal Supplied Oy Say M11er. !nc. .

• correc tly. The search 3Mttated av (VA. La roeponse to tMs !!D. was ill concetves aM not well docueenteds therefore, eeny avenues et entertal recetat by SM were overloosed aM resulted in many contracts ttiled with *Say Miller. !nc.* saterts) Deans averloceen end.

ConstdertM the greeleen outlinea in reports m:. 0??).S3 aM MC*e0703-53, passassy LMtalled tn $atety Related Systens. at 3 3.

These reports tQentify pre 01ees that dictdo estst at $3 eM. as tet. no adecuate res slutscM estst or Mve been proposed. These reports accusent the evaluettor.s per/ creed by Mr. WetsMust and myself, due to

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• espress M ay esployees whose scentattes are u enwi hewever, the pr:rlees stentatted er thee are g:,gyn and should te, corrected praar to the start.up of either unat. at % 4

• The ICTC was arcantsed 01 (Va to re-estaaltsh its integrity in the aree et inventicatang esotovees' concesM. newev'tr. t?e very integrity of this progran is Cicutnt ints questaan when ccMsterstica is given to the circusstances surituMing these reports.

fallowing coepletten et our evaluetter.s. a preitsanary report was precated aM traMattted to the itne organisation it e,. $35 to ideett:y the preeless. The line organt:stion wee to sucest. for ECT:

concurrence, cetatted Carrective Acts:n Plau ICAfst that wou12 staress the preclees by correctron aM preventsen of recurrence. These Cats were to be tacorporated ants our reports to casonstrate sn one + pert. M:the wever, vraaleas' 4:enttiteatten aM sts sunseevent corrective sens.tes.

the Cars sutsatted. av KY. not only tatted es provice the cJrrectsan ana preventzen of recurrente; cut. ta1100 even to re::gns:e t?e to:t that ine orceless estst.

Attesats av tre evalseters. Mr. sesstJsst as syself ts :: ant cut t?e CAFs' tert:tenctes set with tttal resistance it:s t?e santorsent.

nectated a:ts:ns :( tatistaatsen aM Rarasssent sere tauen in an ett:rt to get tre eval.at:rs tJ Jalute toe Isnatags :( t3e evalwatt n as wel; as to a::ect CAfs t3at .ere stessly ana equate. These aett: s sere 8.% ,,I.,.

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in to the Jenanas of sanagesent; ther precarea arrant teretts. in::.:t.nt grassiv snacequate CAfs. JM tssued taen as flaat reports witMut t.te evaisa tars ' sasna tures.

$hould you desire. ! would it very hacov to 21st'ss . these reocrts aM the inttstaatton aM harasseens acttans watn scu. _  ?:.

Thanking you in advance ! reestn. .

Sespeettvely yours

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