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Category:INVESTIGATION REPORTS
MONTHYEARML20132D6761984-11-0606 November 1984 Allegation Rept Q-1-84-020 on 841106.D Barker Interviewed Re Alleged Harassment Concerning Insp Findings.Harassment Allegation Denied.Confirmation Given Re 100 Suspect Welds ML20132D6671984-08-27027 August 1984 Allegation Rept Q-1-84-020 on 840827.Allegations Documented Through Interview of D Day Re Grinding of Piping,Pipe Mismatches,Lack of Proper Records of Faulty Welds,Harassment of QC Inspector,Weld Defects & Rusting Valves ML20244D6371983-10-20020 October 1983 Rept of Investigation 1-83-008 Re Falsification of NDE Records by Pullman-Higgins QC Inspector.Investigation Closed 1984-08-27
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MONTHYEARIR 05000443/19990101999-09-24024 September 1999 Insp Rept 50-443/99-10 on 990726-30 & 0809-13.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Corrective Action Program IR 05000443/19990051999-08-25025 August 1999 Insp Rept 50-443/99-05 on 990621-0801.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Aspects of Licensee Operations, Engineering,Maint & Plant Support ML20210P3251999-08-0303 August 1999 Notice of Violation from Insp on 980129-0527.Violation Noted:On 990116,Willimas Power Corp (Wpc),Contractor for Naesco,Discriminated Against Wpc Electrician Due to Employee Involvement in Protected Activity ML20210N5781999-08-0303 August 1999 Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $55,000.Violation Noted:On 980116,licensee Contractor Discriminated Against Contractor Electrician Due to Employee Involvement in Protected Activity ML20210P3431999-08-0303 August 1999 Notice of Violation from Insp on 990129-0527.Violation Noted:On 980116,G Pageau Engaged in Deliberate Misconduct That Caused Naesco to Be in Violation of 10CFR50.7 ML20211A7351999-07-29029 July 1999 EN-99-029:on 990803,notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $55,000 Issued to Licensee.Based on Severity Level III Violation Involving Licensee Contractor That Discriminated Against Contractor Electrician IR 05000443/19990061999-07-26026 July 1999 Insp Rept 50-443/99-06 on 990510-0620.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Aspects of Licensee Operations, Engineering,Maint & Plant Support,Including Security Controls ML20196E0261999-06-21021 June 1999 Insp Rept 50-443/99-01 on 990321-0509.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Aspects of Licensee Operations,Maint, Engineering & Plant Support IR 05000443/19990031999-05-20020 May 1999 Insp Rept 50-443/99-03 on 990308-0408.Non-cited Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Engineering Activities Which Included in-depth Review of PCCW Sys IR 05000443/19990011999-04-20020 April 1999 Insp Rept 50-443/99-01 on 990207-0321.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Operations,Engineering,Maint & Plant Support IR 05000443/19980111999-02-26026 February 1999 Insp Rept 50-443/98-11 on 981228-990207.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Operations,Engineering, Maint & Plant Support IR 05000443/19980101999-01-28028 January 1999 Insp Rept 50-443/98-10 on 981115-1227.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Aspects of Licensee Operations, Engineering,Maint & Plant Support IR 05000443/19980091998-12-11011 December 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/98-09 on 981004-1114.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Engineering,Maintenance & Plant Support ML20198C1441998-12-11011 December 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 981004-1114.Violation Noted:On 981113, a Service Water & a Cooling Tower SWS Removed from Service to Conduct Planned Maint on SWS Valve & Applicable TS Action Statement Not Identified & Tracked IR 05000443/19983011998-11-25025 November 1998 NRC Operator Licensing Exam Rept 50-443/98-301 (Including Completed & Graded Tests) for Tests Administered on 981016- 981016-23.All Five SRO & All Four RO Applicants Passed All Portions of Exam PNO-I-98-051, on 981112,licensee Shutdown Seabrook Station, After Visual Insp Indicated Damage to Main Generator a Phase Output bus.One-week Outage Planned to Troubleshoot & Repair Bus Ductwork.Licensee Did Not Issue Press Release1998-11-13013 November 1998 PNO-I-98-051:on 981112,licensee Shutdown Seabrook Station, After Visual Insp Indicated Damage to Main Generator a Phase Output bus.One-week Outage Planned to Troubleshoot & Repair Bus Ductwork.Licensee Did Not Issue Press Release IR 05000443/19980061998-11-0606 November 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/98-06 on 980823-1003.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Maint,Engineering & Plant Support IR 05000443/19980081998-10-16016 October 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/98-08 on 980921-25.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Long Term MOV Program Under GL 89-10 Program at Seabrook Station & Will Review long-term MOV Program Under GL 96-05 IR 05000443/19980071998-10-0202 October 1998 Errata to Insp Rept 50-443/98-07 on 980803-07,including Coversheet & Executive Summary Pages ML20154B1681998-09-28028 September 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/98-09 on 980803-07.Violations Noted.Major Areas inspected:medium-voltage & low-voltage Power Circuit Breakers IR 05000443/19980051998-09-25025 September 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/98-05 on 980705-0822.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Maint,Engineering & Plant Support Re Licensee Security Facilities & Equipment in Areas of Protective Area Assessment Aids IR 05000443/19980041998-07-30030 July 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/98-04 on 980517-0704.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Engineering,Maintenance & Plant Support ML20236W2411998-07-30030 July 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 980517-0704.Violation Noted:On 980504,licensee Did Not Take Action to Promptly Identify Whether Steam Pressure Protection Channels for a & D Steam Generators Operable,After Three Found Inoperable IR 05000443/19980031998-07-0909 July 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/98-03 on 980602-04.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Insp Observed & Evaluated Licensee Biennial full-participation Exercise in Simulator Control Room,Technical Support Ctr & Operations Support Ctr PNO-I-98-022, on 980611,Seabrook Station Commenced Plant Shutdown After Declaring Control Bldg Air Conditioning Sys Inoperable.Licensee Evaluating Problems Associated W/Air Conditioning Sys.State of Nh Has Been Notified1998-06-12012 June 1998 PNO-I-98-022:on 980611,Seabrook Station Commenced Plant Shutdown After Declaring Control Bldg Air Conditioning Sys Inoperable.Licensee Evaluating Problems Associated W/Air Conditioning Sys.State of Nh Has Been Notified IR 05000443/19980021998-06-12012 June 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/98-02 on 980329-0516.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Engineering,Maint & Plant Support ML20217L8231998-04-27027 April 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 980201-0328.Violation Noted:On 980313,inspector Identified That Four Individuals Performing Work Inside Posted Contaminated Area Failed to Comply W/Radiation Work Permits & Posted Instructions ML20217L8311998-04-27027 April 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/98-01 on 980201-0328.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Engineering,Maintenance & Plant Support ML20217L0631998-04-0101 April 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 971207-980131.Violation Noted:Measures Not Established to Assure That Significant Conditions Adverse to Quality Promptly Identified & Corrected ML20216B1271998-02-27027 February 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/97-08 on 971212-980131.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Aspects of Licensee Operations, Engineering,Maint & Plant Support IR 05000443/19970091998-02-20020 February 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/97-09 on 971215-18 & 980120-21.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Maint ML20203E4091998-02-20020 February 1998 Notice of Violation from Insp on 971215-18 & 980120-21. Violations Noted:On 970313,licensee Changed Procedures as Described in UFSAR & Failed to Perform Written SE to Determine That Change Did Not Involve USQ IR 05000443/19970991998-01-23023 January 1998 SALP Rept 50-443/97-99 for 960505-971206 IR 05000443/19970071998-01-0707 January 1998 Insp Rept 50-443/97-07 on 971005-1206.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Engineering,Maint & Plant Support Re Implementation of Security Program ML20199L3191997-11-20020 November 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 970816-1004.Violation Noted:Mfp Reassembled & Tested W/O Terminating Lead (D4) Defeating Electrical Trip Capability of MFP IR 05000443/19970061997-11-20020 November 1997 Insp Rept 50-443/97-06 on 970816-1004.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Operations,Engineering, Maint & Plant Support IR 05000443/19970051997-10-27027 October 1997 Insp Rept 50-443/97-05 on 970825-0910.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Process of Operating Experience, Trending,Tagging & self-assesment ML20211G0121997-09-23023 September 1997 Insp Rept 50-443 on 970616-0815.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Maint,Engineering & Plant Support & Emergency Preparedness Program ML20211G0061997-09-23023 September 1997 NOV from Insp on 970616-0815.Violation Noted:Staff Changed Lineup of Safety Injection Sys Test Header from Primary Drain Tank to Refueling Water Storage Tank W/O Properly Changing Procedure Os 1005.05,Safety Injection Operation ML20210N5811997-08-13013 August 1997 Corrected NOV Consisting of Revised Pages IR 05000443/19970031997-08-13013 August 1997 Corrected Insp Rept 50-443/97-03 Consisting of Changes to Section S1.2.c ML20196J6501997-07-30030 July 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 970522.Violation Noted: Vehicle Number Ldv 16-02 Found Unattended W/Keys in Ignition & Running & Not in Control of Authorized Person ML20196J6691997-07-30030 July 1997 Insp Rept 50-443/97-03 on 970415-0615.Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Maint,Engineering & Plant Support ML20140D1281997-05-30030 May 1997 Insp Rept 50-443/97-02 on 970304-0414.Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Engineering,Maintenance & Plant Support ML20140D1241997-05-30030 May 1997 Notice of Violation from Insp on 970304-0414.Violation Noted:On 950305,35 Licensee Designated Vehicles in Use Outside Protected Area for Purposes Other than Servicing, Repairs,Emergencies or Moving Supplies from Warehouse PNO-I-97-025A, on 970426,protest Related to Twentieth Anniversary of Mass Arrest at Seabrook in 1997 Update Made. Forty Protestors Arrested for Trespassing After Climbing owner-controlled Fence1997-04-28028 April 1997 PNO-I-97-025A:on 970426,protest Related to Twentieth Anniversary of Mass Arrest at Seabrook in 1997 Update Made. Forty Protestors Arrested for Trespassing After Climbing owner-controlled Fence PNO-I-97-025, on 970426,Clamshell Alliance Planning Twentieth Anniversary civil-disobedience Rally at Seabrook Site. Licensee Made Special Arrangements to Escort Reporters to Cover Demonstration from Inside Site Boundary Fence1997-04-25025 April 1997 PNO-I-97-025:on 970426,Clamshell Alliance Planning Twentieth Anniversary civil-disobedience Rally at Seabrook Site. Licensee Made Special Arrangements to Escort Reporters to Cover Demonstration from Inside Site Boundary Fence IR 05000443/19970011997-04-0808 April 1997 Insp Rept 50-443/97-01 on 970114-0303.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Operations,Engineering,Maint & Plant Support IR 05000443/19960111997-03-0707 March 1997 Insp Rept 50-443/96-11 on 961130-970113.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Operations,Maint,Engineering & Plant Support ML20133A5351996-12-24024 December 1996 Notice of Violation from Insp on 961001-1129.Violation Noted:On 940127,licensee Implemented Change 1 to Rev 7 to Station Procedure, Startup Feed Pump Operation, That Authorized Sys Configuration During Normal Plant Operation 1999-09-24
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REPORT OF INTERVIEW Report Number: 0-1-64-020 Correncing at 0900 on August 24, 1984 a telephone interview was conducted with an anonymous individual using the pseudonym of " David DAY". The interview was cceducted by R. K. CHRIST 0PHER, Director, 01:RI, Stewart EBNETER, Chief, Engineering Prograr:s Eranct, EtS i cn I, and Deborah EVAt5, Ir.vtr.t'rrtfve Aid, 01:RI. The ellegr cle.cted to remain anonynious cespitt be'ng offered con-fident'el'ty tr.c' kculd consent only to a teiephcr,c 't.ttrvicv.
The allerer se'd tc kcrked at Seabrook Station as a carpenter frorr August 1978 to Septerher IML cr.d ficn October 1980 to June 19L3 cs t t'rtfitter. He said the time period invr1v'r.5 L's concerns extended f rcn. Acst.st 1901 until his res'cr'aticr.. Lc said his primary area of ccrccrr during this time was the Pu11ran Higgins (P-F) Fcid'rc tr.d Quality Assurance Prc5 rani. itt allcgtr stated hc kcrked in various areas of the pit.r.t during his employment, 9
'r.cluding waste processinr, ccr.tc'nment, turbine room, diesci Scr. craters , }
r6dicactive steam tunnel and the IAE (Fcrr Auxiliary Bu'1 ding).
tlc interview was conducted ty tr}'r.s detailed questions to the all(scr abcut sittecents cade by hir in a letter dctcc' Jrly 24, 1984 to Com'ss'ena Jaccs ASSELSTILE. l.eterous technically criertre r,t. cst'ons concerning pipc and wcid locations and cc6e rect'rcrents were asked by EBNETEF; tic restcnses to which are not recordeo in this interv'cv, but are recorded serrrticly by EBHETER.
This Repcrt of Irterview is concerned prfrarily with knowledge in the pcsses-s'cr. of the alleger concerning any wrcr.sde'rc, records fals'ficatfor tr.(./c.r Orti f ty Control Ir.spectc r 'r. tit.io6 tion.
in t.is itit(r, the alleger stated that p'rirt t:as being grinded down tc thickness beles. those rer.r'rrt ty the codes and that 't m "11tsai as Lc11, out everycnt cic it'. Luring the interview the allrr.cr rcturec to a specific CBS iine. I!e st6tcd ttrre was a mismatch or. the linc (En3C-153-1-CB51211) requiring extensive grindir.5 trd that the P-H field superviser (t'ikt Sell. SCIA) kDf/jg2850906 Mos3BEsb 560 pon 1 Exhibit 2
(I tcrctit.) at.d the Quality Assurance (0/,) supcrvtscr (Jchn MARTIN) werr evirc cf the mismatch and subsequcrt gr it.oing.
The alleger saic thct in the Centainment Building $rrty Syster.:, welding crews frequently u.ccortrred pipe m'smatches arid it w as cci.ctn knowledge that the way to correct the probitt.. kes thru grinding the pipe walls. Ttr r11cgen was c or.c c rr.c t' trat the grinding weeld rcstit it. i significant reduction it. pig wcil thickness. He said the QA su rviscr, John MARTIN, and the otbrr tretc trc' craft supervisors surt er Oct: LTL5h and Geno "LAFEVE" (phonct'c', utrr everr rf ttcse problems. The allegu saic c crc cver specifically directrt' hir to do anything frpre r ci.C that it was just the general wort'rr philoso-phy at tbr s'tr. Tht. clieger was unable to prcsi6t r.ct.cs cf other potential witnesses to sti r1 Lis concerns. he also advis(C ttti tc rrver actually raised the issuc vitt t's so rviscrs and also state.d he. Scs rct aware of any acts of int r.'dtticn cr threats by manager.ient, ettcr irdividuals, or groups.
It the alleger's letter to Cerr'ss'u.er A55ELSTINE, he made ref erence te in- '
stcrces ccncerning a lack of pro r cccerrentation of faulty welds 'r. itf. pipe tunrit.1. k*tcr. questioned regarding this cer.ccrr,, ie said there was a lack of paper work to docuuent thc cetting out and repairing of welds. lit saic he. was not aware of documentation concerning poor welds beirc prpsely destroyed to prevent NRC identification of problems nor was he aware of weld and/or in-spection reccrds and documentation being falsified. The alleger said his primary concerns is that he thought the QC Inspector who was examining welds performed with Diametric welding machines was ordcred not to continue inspect-ing welds after he began documenting problems due to a lack of fusior, and
" suck back". The alleger said the QC Inspector (David BAKER) was ordered by his foreman not to inspect any more welds. The alleger said he knew BAKER stopped the inspections because he (the alleger) had been assigned to work with BAKER to cut out the unacceptable welds identified by BAKER. The alleger said BAKER's foreman, Dennis CLARK, was the individual responsible fer stop-ping BAKER's inspections. The alleger surmised that CLARK did this because of instructions he received frort the area foreman (Dan EVANS). The alleger stated that EVANS was heard to coment that they had over 100 suspect welds in 2 i Exhibit 2
4 the pipe tunnel. The alleger also said he felt BAXER was being harassed and intimidated because he (BAKER) was transferred to a less desirable job on the second shift. The alleger clarified that it was his personal opinion that BAKER was harassed even though BAKEk had not made such a concern known to him or anyone else. The alleger said the incident in question occurred sometime in January 1982. The alleger said, to his knowledge, all 100 welds were supposed to be inspected but he is not aware of any of the inspection records actually being falsified because the final inspection only required visual inspection and since the inspectors could not see the inside of the weld by ther they could have legitimately accepted the welds.
In his letter, the alleger stated that on May 11, 1982, while working on field weld No.108, he noticed a Dravo shop weld defect. He said this was located in the No.1 Turbine Building where many Dravo fabricated welded pipes were installed. The alleger said he informed a P-H QA Inspector (Brian KENNEDY) who advised him a Dravo shop weld was not their (P-H) concern and not to worry about it.
The alleger stated that in the Waste Processing Building he had observed instances of improperly welded pipes to valves. He said many of the valves had become discolored and rusted because of exposure to excessive heat. He said he " heard" an unidentified QA Inspector had written numerous NCR's on this condition but was told by Dan EVANS, the. area supervisor, that the NCR's were overridden and the work was " accepted as is". He said EVAt;S had told him that the inspector had gotten overzealous and improperly evaluated the nonconformance.
The alleger also rade reference in his letter to electronically activated valves stored near the Waste Processing Building that had been exposed to the rain and were rusting and that the NRC Inspector overlooked this condition.
When questioned cn this issue,~he clarified that the NRC Inspector had in fact cited the licensee for improper storage. He said he was not alleging any improprieties on the prt of the NRC Inspector but that he was concerned about the disposition of the citation since the valves were ultimately installed.
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4 The a11eger concluded that he could provide no additional specific information !
and said he could identify no individuals who would be potential witnesses to
?ly instances of intimidation, (other than possibly BAKER), harassment, ,
falsification of records, and/or other acts of wrongdoing. The interview concluded at 10:30 AM.
This Report of Interview was formally recorded on August 27, 1984.
Reported by: kl{ " ]i11' t) l Lt v R. K. Oristopher,/ Director i Office of Investigations Field Office, Region I Noli - s brd DEborah L. v(vfis, Investigative Aid Office of Ittvestigations Field Office, Region I I
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