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Responds to FOIA Request for Records Re Litigation Between Util & Brown & Root,Inc.Forwards App K Documents.App J Documents Already in Pdr.App L Documents Cannot Be Located
ML20214K709
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Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 11/20/1986
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Garde B
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
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FOIA-85-378 NUDOCS 8612020429
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U.S, NUCLEAR RE!ULATORY COMMISSl!N NxC FOLMEQUEST NUMBEWIS) 8- Fe i A - 9.5 - 3 7 8 #ES70NSE TYPE I RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF l*"^' N ""^' <G N D f*/

\ INFORMATION ACT (FOlA) REQUEST hh ^ NOV 2 01986 DOCKET NUMBERi$l L# spatcabel DS. $lkblG lRNER 0(4RDE PART 1.-RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checked boxesi No agency records subject tc the request have been located.

No additional agency records subject to the request have been located.

Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendix I are already available for public inspection and copying in the NRC Public Document Room.

1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendix are,being made available for pubisc inspection and copying in the NRC Public Documer$t Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in s'* older under this FOIA number and requester name.

The nonproprietary version of the proposal (s' that you agreed to accept in a telephone conversation with a member of my staff is now being made avalable for public inspection and coying at the NRC Public Docurnent Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under this FOIA number and requester name.

Enclosed is information on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying records placed in the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

Agency records subject to the request are enclosed. Any applicable charge for copies of the records provided and payment procedures are noted in the comments section.

Records subject to the request have been refstred to another Federal agency 0es) for review and direct response to you.

In view of NRC's response to this request, no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated PART ll.A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certain information in the requested records is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to the FOIA exemptions described in and for the reasons stated in Part 11, sec-tions 8. C, and D. Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record is being withheld are being made available for public inspection and Copying in the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under this FOIA number and requester name.

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Appendix J, Records Already Available in PDR PDR Accession No.

1. 08/25/78 Memorandum from Seidle to the File, copies to 8506100404 Crossman and Hubacek documenting an allegation by telephone conversation of 8/23/78 a Brown &

Root QC inspector (Swayze)

2. 07/03/79 Memorandum from Hubacek thru Seidle & Crossman 8506100618 for. the file documenting 5/1/79 telephone call from Swayze, former Brown & Root employee who reported alleged QC irregularities at STP
3. 08/31/79 Memorandum from E.A. Turner, HL&P, to Seidle, 7908230418 RIV, NRC re: Measures to be taken concerning concrete voids detected in Unit I reactor containment building outside walls
4. 09/18/79 Memorandum from Hubacek thru Seidle & Crossman 8506100184 to the file (copies to Crossman, Phillips and Wisner) subject: " Review of Article Entitled, Toil and Trouble at the South Texas Nuke" in the Texas Observer, w/ copy of article dtd. 9/13/79
5. 06/19/79 Memorandum from H.D. Thornburg, IE, NRC to 8506100302 K.V. Seyfrit, RIV, NRC re: Accelerated Quality Assurance Inspection South Texas Project Site (3 pgs.) (copy to Stello), w/ attachments:

Handwritten document from Seidle to Seyfrit, dtd. 6/25/79; and handwritten document by Seidle to Crossman, dtd. 6/25/79 re: Moving deadline for the inspection team from July 19 to August 17

6. 10/05/79 Transmittal letter from Seidle, RIV, NRC to 7911130116 E.A. Turner, HL&P re: Non-compliance of certain activities inspected w/ copy of IE Inspection Report 79-13 '

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7. 10/05/79 Memorandum from Hubacek, RIV, NRC, to Seidle & 8404190105  ;

Crossman & the file RIV, NRC re: Classification l of an item on non-compliance in STP Inspection Report 50-498/79-13 as a deficiency instead of an infraction l I

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8. 10/26/79 Memorandum from Hubacek, RIV, NRC to Seidle & 8305180075 Crossman, RIV, NRC for Reinmuth re: Response to Commissioner Bradford's Inquiry Related to a newspaper article about the South Texas Project (visit 1978)
9. 05/15/80 Memorandum from Stello, HQ, NRC, thru Dircks, HQ 8006090440 NRC, to Commissioner Bradford re: Response to 10/10/79 memorandum from Bradford, and discusses Washington Post article of 10/79 concerning

. . . enforcement action stronger than a visit. . .

10. 12/19/80 Memorandum from Seidle, RIV, NRC to Seyfrit, 8506100384 RIV, NRC re: South Texas Project and for public hearing (copy to Hubacek) preparation
11. 04/29/80 Memorandum from Seidle to the file re: Telephone 8506100057 call of 4/28/80 from Scarlet, Houston Post, concerning closed NRC Commissioner's meeting of 4/15/80
12. 01/22/80 Memorandum from R.E. Hall thru Seidle, to Seidle, 8506100096 RIV, NRC re: South Texas Project QA/QC seminar
13. 12/31/79 Letter from K. Seyfrit, RIV, NRC to G.W. Oprea, 8002050282 HL&P Re: Special Inspection at South Texas, and meetings of 12/21 and 12/28/80 and corrective action taken concerning placement of concrete (9 point corrective action program)
14. 03/13/80 Memorandum from W.G. Hubacek to the file, 8506100069 Subject Meeting with HL&P for Nine Point Action Plan for Resumption of Placement of Safety-related Complex Concrete, South Texas Project, Units I and II
15. 04/17/80 Memorandum from K. Seyfrit, RIV, NRC, to 8005070059 E. Turner, HL&P re: Telephone conversation of Barker & Crossman on 4/15/80 and Stop Work Order placed in ASME welding and other safety-related welding by the licensee
16. 11/18/80 Memorandum to file from W.A. Crossman thru 8506100343 W.C. Seidle, RIV, NRC re: Meeting of 9/12/80 at RIV offices with HL&P management

. 17. 10/03/80 Letter from K.V. Seyfrit to HL&P re: Confirma- 8010230159

'i tion of discussion between Barker & Seyfrit of 10/2/80 concerning welding, restart of '

A.W.S. welding at South Texas Project

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16. 10/22/80 Letter from K.V. Seyfrit, RIV, NRC, to HL&P 8011040603 re: Confirmation of discussion between Barker, HL&P and Crossman & Phillips, RIV, NRC re: Limits on amount of AWS' welding, w/2 attachments
19. 11/21/80 Letter from K.V. Seyfrit, RIV, NRC, to HL&P re: 8012100638 Confirmation of receipt of . letters from HL&P of 10/2 and 11/19/89 concerning initiating ASME welding activities ^
20. 02/19/80 Letter from K. Seyfrit, RIV, NRC, to HL&P re: 8103130714 Confirmation of discussion between Barkey, HL&P and Crossman, RIV, NRC of 2/18/81 and reference made to HL&P 1.etter of 2/12/81 to NRC concerning work to be performed on ASME welding under a 10 week work plan
21. 04/30/80 Letter of transmittal, with Appendix A, Notice 8005130506 of Violation resulting from Investigation Report 79-19
22. 03/11/80 Memorandum from D.W. Hayes to H.D. Thornburg, 8305180094 w/ attachments re: Recomendation concerning engineering problems
23. 08/12/81 Memorandum from Phillips to G.L. Madson re: 8506070445 Report to RIV Management concerning activities at South Texas (Comentary for June & July 1981)
24. 03/26/80 Inter office memorandum from H.S. Phillips 8506070156 through W.A. Crossman to W.C. Seidle re:

Comunications with STP Management / Supervision w/ attachments. Attachment 1: PRI/ Licensee Meeting to Discuss Policy Interface Communica-tion's and Reports and Attachment 2: Meeting list of 1/28/80 referencing 10/5/79 meeting and attendees

25. Transmittal letter and Inspection Report with 8002130173 attached 11/2/79 response by H.L. & P. and 1/31/80 letter from Seidle, NRC, to H.L. & P comenting on HL&P response
26. 04/04/79 Memorandum from Hubacek (copy of Phillips), 8512200009 referencing apparent adversary relationship developing between NRC & the HL&P site personnel at page 2 of Exhibit
27. 09/10/80 Monthly Comentary for August 1980 from H.S. 8506070365 Phillips through W.A. Corssman to Seidle -

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28. 12/09/81 Memorandum from H.S. Phillips to W.A. Crossman 8506070503 re: Draft Circular on AWSDII, Welding of Safety Related Structural Steel, w/ attachment, draft IE Circular authored by Phillips
29. 03/06/81 NRC Report 50-498/ Report 81-01; 50-499/ Report 8105130470 81-01 from RIV, NRC to HL&P
30. 10/28/80 NRC Inspection Report 50-498/80-25 and 50-499/ 8012190539 80-25 for the period September 1980
31. 04/11/79 IE Inspection Report No. 79-04 and attached 7906250044 letter from HL&P to the Commission responding to the NOV (2 pages)
32. 10/05/79 Inspection Report 70-13, w/ letter of transmittal 7911130116 to HL&P and HL&P response of 11/2/79 to Inspection Report
33. 12/12/79 Transmittal letter from RIV, NRC to HL&P w/ copy 8001280288 of Inspection Report 79-20
34. 07/16/80 Letter from Seidle, RIV, NRC, to Turner, HL&P, 8009050525 transmitting Inspection Report 80-17 for South Texas, w/ copy of 80-17 Inspection Report and Notice of Violation
35. 11/06/80 Transmittal letter and Inspection Report 80-24 8012190407 to HL&P
36. 05/29/81 Memorandum from E.J. Gallagher, REB, DRR, IE to 8106190079 H.A. Wilber, DRRRI, IE re: Summary of 4/26-4/27/81 meeting on structural backfill, South Texas Projects 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-498 and 499 l

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1. 8/2/77 Letter and investigation report. 50-498/77-08 (9 pages)
2. 8/28/78 L" er and 78-12 investigation report. 50-498/499, (15 pages)
3. 6/4/80 Memorandum from W. G. Hubacek thru W. A. Crossman, R.C. Seidle to File, subject: " Meeting With HL&P Management To Discuss HL&P Responses To IE Investi-gation Report 79-19 and The Related Show Cause Order.

South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, 50-498/499" (3 pgs)

4. 5/22/80 Memorandum from R. E. Hall thru W. C. Seidle to File, subject: " Meeting Regarding Missing Records - South Texas Project Units 1 and 2, 50-498/499" (2 pgs)
5. 7/2/80 Memorandum from R. E. Hall thru W. C. Seidle to File, subject: " Technical Meeting With Houston Lighting and Power Company and Brown And Root Regarding Show Cause Items No. 5,6,7,8 and 9 - South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, 50-498/499" (4 pages)
6. 7/21/80 Memorandum from H. S. Phillips to W. C. Seidle, subject: " South Texas Project Investigation 79-19 Lessons Learned" (5 pages)

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7. 8/13/80 Memorandum subject:

from W. C. Seidle to K. V. Seyfrit,

" South Texas Project Investigation 79-19 Lessons Learned: Memorandum, Phillips To Seidle, Dated July 21, 1980" (1 page) 4 4

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Appendix L

' LIST OF RECORDS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WHICH CANNOT BE LOCATED

1. 04/18/78 Memorandum from G. Oprea, HL&P to Seidle re: South Texas Project generating station, 50-498 Investigation Report 78-05 and 50-499/-Investigation Report 78-05
2. 04/03/79 Memorandum from R.E. Hall to file thru supervisor summarizing the action having contacted the alleger
3. 01/08/80 Memorandum from Phillips to Hall transmitting script w/ attachment, script of speech following Inspection Report 79-19 Hall observed in January of 1980 at the South Texas Project
4. 01/22/80 Letter from Hall to the docket file thru Seidle, subject:

" South Texas Project, Docket Nos. 50-498; 50-499, QA/QC Seminar"

5. 02/27/80 Memorandum from Seidle to the file re: telephone call from a Houston Post newspaper reporter Scarlet on the subject of concrete void problems in the containment building at South Texas
6. 03/04/80 Handwritten memorandum from Seidle, RIV, NRC to Crossman &

Hubacek re: Article written by Scarlet, Houston Post, entitled "Your World Amunition," dated 2/24/80, w/ copy of newspaper article

7. 04/30/80 Show Cause Letter
8. 08/19/80 Pages from transcript of South Texas Project public meeting of 8/19/80 listing the attendees and table of Contents (pages 189 and 190 of transcript)
9. 04/23/81 Document of prefiled testimony entitled "NRC Staff testimeny of William C. Seidle, William A. Crossman, William G. Hubacek, Robert G. Taylor and H. Shannon Phillips, relative to the history of construction activity leading up to the Show Cause Order of 4/30/80(64 pages), w/ Appendix A (13 pages, Appendix B (4 pages), professional qualifications of Messrs, Seidle, Crossman, Taylor & Phillips, and attachment entitled

" Changes and Corrections to NRC staff testimony. . ." (4 pages)

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10. Letter (confirmation action letter " CAL") re: Stop work order to be imposed South Texas due to placement of safety-related concrete
11. Memorandum re: Meetings between senior management of HL&P and RIV staff on 12/21/80 and 12/28/80
12. Copy of NRC Inspection Report 78-18
13. Inspection Plan for Inspection Report 79-13 for South Texas Project described as " Augmented Mid-term QA Inspection"
14. Undated Resume of Harry Shannon Phillips
15. Resident Inspector's Commentary for October, 1979, authored by Phillips, re: Status of South Texas project, w/ attachments
16. Letter from HL&P to J.R. Geurts, South Texas re: Reply to response of licensee, w/ attachment, letter from Seidle to Turner of 3/3/80 referencing the 79-16
17. Page from Ebasco QC procedures being used at South Texas in 1982
18. List of questions possibly asked the interviewees during the 79-19 Investigation.
19. Sworn statement taken during 79-19 Investigation
20. Unsworn statements / summaries of interviews with witnesses related to 79-19 Investigation
21. Results of interview draft under A-35 authored by Herr

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