ML19317D411

Discusses Allegation by Former Employee of QA Function for Electrical Sys Being Circumscribed by Being Controlled by Tech Support

ML19317D411
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	04/29/1975
From:	Jeffrey Riley CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY GROUP
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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NUDOCS 7911270812
Download: ML19317D411 (1)

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April 29,1975 Director A> ~ ~ ~ ' '

Dii'ectorat e of Regulatory Operations _ . , _ .

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Region II - Suite 018

. 250 Peachtree 6treet, !!crthwest

• Atlanta , Ga. 30303

Dear Sir:

As an int er'renor in the constructir.. percit proce edings for Duke Power Conpany's McGuire and Catawba plants I ha'te followed v.ith tuch interest their cuality assurunce perfornance at Oconce. I ha te recently been tisited by a ran v.ho v.as employed as an engineer by Luke f c" a period in e:ccess of four years. Of this ;criod, eighteen conths were spent at Oconce in relation to y/. cat ters in electrical systers .

He has protided a copy of instructions to QC inspectors dated Sept. 26, 1972, unsigned but initialed KiS/iri . In ny reading of this paper I can .:ec cle a- 4 *4 cut ion of the su bordination of QC to Lesign sngineering and the e:.:clusion of qC fron naking findings or inputs with respact to confornunce with .

.- the FSAR or with 10CFH50. ,

'. 'i I suggest that you may find it interestine and roletant to your responsibilities to =cet with (~' T 'Z _, Z ), the engineer re f erra d to . I shall be glad to arrang such a rec ting.

This letter results fron a succestion t o ne by Mward Ket chen, NRC st aff counsel f or the operatin.s phase McGuire proceedings with whoa I hate been neeting.

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President, 0230 Edward Ket chen, Esq.

George Laly, Esq. '

Mi chael She el't, Esq.

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50-287/75-9 Duke Pcwer Co.,1pany A*fT:!: Mr. Uilliam O. Parher Jr.

Vice President S tear 2 Production P. O. Dox 2178 422 South Church Street Charlo tte, North Carolina 23242 Centicw n:

This refers to the investigation conducted by Messrs . S. D. Ebneter ned F. Jape of thia of fice on May 19 , 1975 and June 3-5, 1975, concernin ; an allegat.ica cf the quality pro 3ran involving activities as authoriced by 131C Cperating License ' 03. D?R-33, 49 cnd 55 for the econ e 1, 2 end 3 fr.cilities .

The creas enanined durin'; the investigation nnd our findings are direi m d in the encios.wi invet 3ation report. Within ctese areva, t.b e n e .i c.a A ,

conaista.1 v2 selective enanination ci procedures .: repment &ce cecm:2.;

inter .ieu vith personnal, cnd observations by tha investi; 2 ors.

Durint; the investigation, it uss found that certcIn activities under your license appear to be in nonconpliance eith ::RC 3:cquircaents. The itea of noncenpliance ;cd references to portinent requirenants era contained in the sur:ary of the enclosed investigation report.

l This notice is cent to you auracant to the grovf aic .s of &ction 2.201 s .., ou, 2s o c v, ra c t.,.t e , -cart ,,

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Rep,ula tica s . Section 2.201 r2qu?.res ycu to cuSnit to this o ^ fia ,

uithin 20 daya of your receipt of this notice , c vritten stacanenc 1 er c:plunatica in reply includ!n3: (1) corractive s teps vh.i ch b " b em. l taken by you, cnd the results achieved: (2) correctiv.' steps :hich v ill b e t ak.et to xoid furthar noncorplicace; and (3) tha date .: hen full cenclianca vill be echiered.

In ccccrdance .rith Section 2.7?O of the "itC's " Rules of N actice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal e.uaulations, a copy of F..: letter and tha occios.-d ineestiptica report vill 1:e placed in the ' EC's T ublic rocnnent

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