IA-91-187, Partially Deleted Ltr Concerning Investigation Conducted on 820503-830124 Re Allegation of Falsified QA Documentation
| ML20141M580 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/07/1983 |
| From: | Jamarl Cummings NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTOR & AUDITOR (OIA) |
| To: | Webb D ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
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| FOIA-91-187 NUDOCS 9209020271 | |
| Download: ML20141M580 (2) | |
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Dan K. Webb Esq.
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Dear Mr. Webb:
i 24, 1083 Hr. Robert M. Burton of the U.S. !
On Nuclear May Regulatory 3,1982, an investigation concerni Commission through an alle ion tha January (14RC), Office of Investioatl falsified quality assurance documentation, he documen ion perta'ned to eq ipment scheduled to be installed at various nuclear power plant facilities presently under ;
construction throughout the midwest. The Zack Company is a major supplier of l heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment to nuclear power facilities.
A t readily admitted the altered quality assurance documents 1h and forged th names certif icials to the quality assurance documen g' tation. Specifically, altered cei tified test results which document the integrit and quality the metal used to fabricate-HVAC -
equipment. It should be noted that in the construction of a nuclear power
~ plant it is required that_ safety-related material, sych as HVAC equipment, be verified to_ a particular quality and standard. Rather than conducting the appre ri ch e a d verifying the integrity and quality of the materials used altered quality assurance documentation and subverted the uali y assurance p ocess as required b," f;RC regulations.
stated the engaged in th imprnTe conduct for op r . _- . hj-(matelyaoneconthperiodinsovember1980. fur stated did not' add any information:to phe altered docu... ntation hic knew or . ieved was inaccurate or false-an( terial. motive _ for engaging in suc . nduct was to expedite the shipment of the The t<RC identified approximately 22 instances'in which material-test reports were altered.
The tiRC has conducted a technical review of the equipnent associated with the altered quality assurance documentation. This review did not . indicate that ,
substandard naterial has been utilized at nuclear construction sites. While this mey-substantially weaken the prospects for. a criminal prosecution, I feel obliged to bring th s ma er to voor attention and convey the seriousness with '
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