ML20202D533

Submits Results of 830901 Interview W/E Kelly,Former Brown & Root Millwright at Comanche Peak,Re Cutting Through Rebar

ML20202D533
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Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	09/01/1983
From:	Frost W, Griffin H NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI)
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30 NOT J SCJ_.0SE RESULTS OF 1riTERVIEW WITH Edward KELLY

! AS RECORDED BY NRC itiVESTIGATORS H. Brooks GRIFFIt, and Wendel E. FROST Oti SEPTEMBER 1, 1983 1

i On September 1,1983, Edward KELLY, a former Brown & Root millwright at Comanche Peak, was interviewed in Bay City, Texas, by fiRC Investigators H. Brooks GRIFFIN i and Wendel E. FROST. KELLY stated that he had been employed at Comanche Peak frem May 1982 until february 1983. KELLY stated that Mack PHILLIPS had been his foreman, Lee CARNES had been his general foreman, and George TANLEY had been his superintendent.

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' KELLY stated that in January 1983, his crew was installing metal plates to secure the waste monitor trolley in the Fuel Handling Building. KELLY said that his crew

' initially used hand arills to make holes in the concrete, but in some cases, they hit rebar and had to use a floor-mounted diamond bit drill. KELLY said that PHILLIPS made arrancements with the core drill crew to have the rebar cut. KELLY stated he rewmbered'that a member of the drill crew (not further identified) brought a floor-i mounted core drill to the work' area and made'the cQts through the,rebar. KELLY said that the following day the drill crew employee did not come to the.. work area, so he

) ' (KELLY) sent his helper (not further identified) to inform PHILLIPS: KELLY stated j

the helper returned with one of the core drills and that he (KELLY) presumed the helper got the drill on instructions from PHILLIPS. KELLY said that when the core drill arrived, he ' sed-it u to finish drilling the' holes in which he had hite rebar.

KELLY remarked he then used the core drill to drill six.or sevsh additional holes needed to complete the remaining holes required for the track. KELLY said he did not remember whether he hit rebar on the additional holes. KELLY said this use of the core drill was an isolated incident, and that it was the only time he used a core drill or cut rebar at Comanche Peak.

KELLY said he rerembered the blueprints used by the crew to install the metal plates i cor.tainec an authorization for the cutting of one peice of rebar on each hole. KELLY

] said be did not know whether CMCs or DCAs were obtained authorizing the cuts that he i

pe rf omed. KELLY said the roles they drilled were about 9 inches deep and were later ,,

j signed off by a OC inspector (not further identified). KELLY said the tracks for the trolley were located on elevation 810 (ground level), and that the tracks were about l 20 feet long.

! KELLY stated that on one occasion, he had a disagreement with Lee CARNES over helping

! a welder "run his lines." KELLY said he told CARNES that he was a millwright and that i helping a welder was not his job. KELLY said that nobody ever intimidated, threatened, or attempted to intimidate him while he worked at Cor.anche Peak. KELLY declined to i execute a signed statement, saying he did not want to sign anthing.

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ELD OF RESULTS OF INTERVIEW WITH Edward KELLY ON September 1, 1983.

i SIGNATURES:

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/A ROST, Investigator Ah [. 1 01 Field Office H. Brooks GRIFFIN, ]pstigator 01 Field Office Region IV Region IV l

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