ML20038C205

Requests Independent QA Audit of Facilities

ML20038C205
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	12/03/1981
From:	Arundel F AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:	Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NUDOCS 8112100263
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DCCKIT NU?2D23 Ossansids. California

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. Chairman Nunzio Palladino and -- :_ _ _

Members of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Dear. Chairman Nunzio and Members of Nuclear Regulatory Commissions i

. I.am writing your commission requesting an independent quality assur- . .

.. . ance audit of the San Onofre three nuclear power facilities. - -

Over a year ago reporter Steve Hawk.'then' employed by the Oceanside

. Blade-Tribune in an investigative piece of reporting revealed what was categorized as very sloppy and incompetent work on SONGS #1.

Reporter Hawk detailed the matter of patched-up pipes on this unit.

He said that whenever a piece of pipe wouldn't fit the " jumper" would just throw it out an opening and say: "To hell with it ."

I have the word of SDG&E's public relations man, Dave Smith, (after I asked for the informatiorg that an audit was done by the owner (SCE),

thebuilder (Bechtel) and the supplier (Westinghouse). I join many others in this area in,having no confidence in this " cozy arrange =

ment" on inspection and audit.

Please provide an independent audit of SONGS #1 and the new construc-tim:that is going on on the number 2 and 3 plants as well. I remain Sincerely and respectfully B h s m k Id , ll u w N -

Frank H. Arundel' l 1888 Blackhawk Street Oceanside, Calif. 92056

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Tile Community 2nergy Action Netwo:t respectfully 'kuksta -

that an independent investigation of the SAN ON0?il m.c@y

. facility, in San Clemente, Ca. be . included in the special inquiry you- have required in the case of the .Diablo Canyon reactors.

As you know, SAS 03O?23 Unit I tas a seriously e:brittled reactor vessel, faulty valves in its a=ergency cooling s7sta=

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. (3C05) A 6 days in the east 19 =enths., and stea= generator corrosion problems. It has o The repairs to the stea= generators end valves are considered-stop-gap and ta=porary. This means additional expenses for analysis, testing and further repairs - costs which will be i

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I 1 thor = ugh independent investigation is necessar7 to determine the extent of the probles, the possible danger to neighboring co== unities and to estimate future costs before recairs are cade.

SAE CHO?23 Unit II has a yeactor vessel 180 degrees out of align =ent. There say be additional design proble s and errors that have =ct been discovered. Unit II, li%e Diablo Canyon is in a seis=1cally hazardous arca, and suculd be included in the p:: posed independent review e-ior to licens1:r.

Ihe Huclear Regulatory Cc==1ssics staff has admitted deficien-cies in their inspections and desig quality control.Seis 1c issues as well as =ajor design flaws require additional review.

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