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| Site: | Washington Public Power Supply System |
| Issue date: | 01/13/1978 |
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e UNITFD STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAP, kEGULA10RY COM:41SSION I
BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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AFFIDAVIT OF FRED J. LIEDERBACH SUPPLEMEtlTING THE IGC STAFF'S SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT Oft QUALITY ASSURANCE I, Fred J. Liederbach, having been duly sworn, state that:
I am a Nuclear Engineer in the Quality Assurance Branch, Division of Project Management, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. A copy of my professional i
qualifications is attached to this affidavit. This testimony addre,sses the j
.NRC staff's quality assurance review of the proposed WPPSS management reorgan-ization.
The staff presented its evaluation and conclusions with respect to the q'uality assurance program for this proposed WPPSS Nuclear Project No. 4 (WPPSS 4) in'the Safety Evaluation Report (SER) dated May 1975.
Since the issuance of the SER, the Washington Public Power Supply System has, reorganized their management structure as described in the Testimony of Duane L. Renberger Regarding Management Organization and Quality Assurance in an affidavit dated December 2, 1977 and enclosed in a letter from D. L. Renberger of Washington Public Power Supply System to fir. Olan D. Parr i
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'of the Nuclear Regulatory Connission dated December 9,19/7. This change revises the, organization structure shown on page 17-16 of the SER.
I have reviewed the proposed organization change based cn the information contained in Duane L. Renberger's testimony ar.d find that the change ufil
.hwet the criteria established for an acceptable QA progran. The Manager
- of Quality Ass;rance still reports at the same organizational level as the line managers directly responsible for performing activities af fecting quality and is still independent of undue influences and respcasibilities s
for schedules and cost. None of the co'nmitments to establish and implement a Q1 program have been changed.- The staff conclusion that the Wachington Public Forter Supply System QA program for WPPSS Nuclear Project Na, 4 is acceptable and includes an acceptable QA organization with adequate policies and controls to implement the requiren'ents of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 remains unchanged.
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Profd Q p D ualifiE1Tions Reality Assurance Cranch DividcrIcTTroieet Manaaement Oifice of ?Nthar Peactor kegusation-gclear Eggite;ry Currnssion lty nane is Fred J. Liederbach, I an 6 senior staff member of the qualit/
Ascus ance Branch, Division of Project Managenient. Office of theleer Reactor Regulation, f;uclear Regulatory Cemssien. My principal assignnent in this position is to review and evaluate QuLlity Assurance aspects osmciated with design construction, and cperation of ccm.ercial power typcs hf s
nuclecr reactors, J an alsc r.esponsible for essigned review areas in the Quality Assurance 8:ench ard for coordinating activities of other branch mernbers as assigred.
I have appecxiaately 28 ycars of corrhined industry and government operience, most of which i:as been in the nuclear field.
t I joined the Atomic Energy Comission in 1967. My various duties I, ave included the following:
(1) Reactor Engineer AEC Licensind, where I performed and coordinatcd technical review, analysis, and evaluation nf systems and component design nscescary to safe operation.
I also participated in the development of the ComisSion's Quality Assurance reguletion kncen l
as Appendix 3 to 10 CFR 50, (2) Member of AEC's fomer Division of Corpiiance, where I held the position of i;uclear Quality Assurance Enginecr. fly duties included participation in Intr.ection of utility cor:panies and raajcr contrt.ctors in the Quality Assurance area for the purpote of assessing adequacy of utility ar.d contrector rnanagw.en', adninistration, and QA activities, and in performance of nuclear poacr plant ef fort.
I also assisted in techaical guidance to regulatory offices and Headquarters staff in assessing tre adequacy of the QA progress of utility companics and contractors.
(3) Senior INclear Engineer, Quality Assurance Branch, in which I perfern the QA Eranch duties earlier described. My duties also include revieu i
of numerous AEC/t2C and industry guidcs, codes, and standards in the Quality Assurance area, such as many of the IM5 standards on Quality Assurante. These duties continue ur. der I;RC, and have Leon experded to include roles fer progran definition and development of sc.nte new fiRC Regulatory Guides.
t 1 I an a charter inember of the fluclear Power Technical Committee of the American Scciety for Quality Control. Prior to joining the AEC, my earlier carcer included roles as a Chief Engineer for shipboard power plants during the latter part of L:orld F!ar II, and subsequently as engineering faculty mer.ber of the Engineering School at Villanova University where I taught power plant subjects and other enqineering subjects.
In 1951 I became a staff engineering member of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories, Los Alamo!, fiew Mexico, where I participated in nuclear projects work. From 1955 - 1959, I was a member of the Atomic Energy Division of Babcock - U11cox where I held engineering design and project engineering - Project l'anagement roles for nuclear power projects.
From 1959 - 1961, J was a llanager, Reactor Plant Equipment and Systems for General Dynamics Corporation in its gas cooled reactor design, develepment, and test effort.
In 1961 I affiliated with Radio Corpo-ratinn of America in technical and consulting roles associated with nuclear power, nuclear weapons, radiation effects, advanced systems engineering, reliability ond fundamental and applied research, design, dnd dEVeiopment efforts in specializee nuclear, aerospace, and major military defense systems areas.
My nuclear power industry experience has included participation in planning, development, erigineering, prototype testing, design, construction, menu-facture, vendor evaluation, quality control, and project engineering and managerent effort associated with various nuclear projects.
I participated in the ucrld's first nuclear-passenger cargo ship project, the fl. S.
Savannah and in technical, progran definition, and project management area roles associated with several of the earlier land-based ccamercial nuclear power plants.
I have a Cachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering, with honors, frcm the University of Illinois,1944. Additional educational oackground has included courses at Columbia University, the Universities of New Mexico and California, and at ituclear Regulatory Cormnission.
I became a Registered Professional Engiricer in lieu Mexico in 1952, a Senior Member of the American Society for Q9ality Control, a past or present member of several other technical societies such es American Society tur Mechanical Engineers, Amerkan kleiding Society, American Foundry Society, Instrument Society of A:r. erica; and held racmberships and officerships in several national scholastic honerary societies including Sigma Tau, Pi Tau Sigma, and Tau Beta Pl.
I have also prepared and delivered a number of talhs and several educatinnal semin3rs in the QA area.
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Fill Reading File Subject File AHiteltz JAN 121978 DJSkovholt RCDeYoung Docket No. 50-513 HEMORANDUM FOR: Domenic B. Vassallo, Assistant Director for Light Water Reactors, DPM FROM:
Donald J. Skovholt, Assistant Director for Quality Assurance and Operations, DPM
SUBJECT:
HEARING AFFIDAVITS - WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - (WPPSS N'JCLEAR PROJECT NO. 4)
Enclosed is an affidavit prspared by Arnie Meltz of my staff covering our evaluation of the applicant's affidavit dealing with financial qualifications.
Original Signed by.
Donald J. Skovholt Donald J. Skovholt, Assistant Director for Quality Assurance and Operations Division of Project Management
Enclosure:
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AFFIDAVIT OF ARNOLD H. MELTZ I, Arnold H. Meltz, having been duly sworn, state that:
I am the financial analyst assigned to WNP-4. A copy of my professional qualifications is attached.
By letter dated December 9,1977, the applicant submitted three affidavits, one of which was an update of financial qualifications, dated December 5, 1977, by James D. Perko, the Assistant Director for Finance and Administration, and the Treasurer of the Washington Public Power Supply System. The affidavit contains information concerning the current estimate for the cost of WNP-4 ($1,869,982,000), and recent financing activities undertaken by the applicant, both of which were not previously reflected in the record of this case.
Mr. Perko's December 5, 1977 affidavit also notes that prior testimony by WPPSS officials established estimated costs for WNP-4 of $1.095 billion (NRC docket number 50-460 and 50-513, Applicant's Exh. 42) and later, approximately $1.715 billion (NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-508, STN 50-509, Tr. following p. 598 at pp.11). The instant affidavit by Mr. Perko d
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Our conclusion is based on our judgement that there is reasonable assurance that the estimated cost increases can be met under the WPPSS project financing method. As the Staff stated i
previously, "WPPSS' ability to finance its capital expenditures is wel established by its issuance '.o date of billions of dollars in highly rated revenue bonds and notes." (NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-508, STN 50-509; Staff Exhibits 16 and 21).
Consequently, I conclude that there is no reason to change the Staff's prior. favorable determination concerning the applicant's financial qualifications, as presented in the affidavit of Jim C. Petersen, dated August 6, 1976.
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ARNOLD H. HELTZ PROFESSIONAL OUALIFICATIONS I am currently the Senior Financial' Analyst at the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Co=nission and am responsible for coordinating all financial qut.lifications review activities during the licensing process.
In this regard, I plan and direct the staff financial evaluation of specific facility applications. These evaluations include a review of estimated construction costs or operating ex-penses, projected financing methods and underlying assumptions, regulatory trends, and money and cepital market developments.
I have also served as an expert witness in certain safety hearings before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Coard when financial quali-fications was a contested issue.
I was graduated from Boston University in 1965 with a B.S.B.A. in-Finance and received an M.B.A. in Finance in 1956 and a J.D. in Law in 1969 frco the University of California at Berkeley.
I am a me,ber ci Esca Gamma Sigma, the national business administration honorary society, the New York Bar, and the American Bar Association and its Section of Public Utility Law.
Prior to joining the Nuclear P.egulatory Commission in December 1974, I spent over two years with the New York Public Service Cunrnission as a financial analyst in the Utility Finance Section of the Office of Accounting and Utility Finance. My responsibilities in this position included preparing testimony and exhibits in the cost of capital and rate _of return areas and serving as an expert witness on these subjects in rate proceedings. I have testified in cases dealing with electric, gas, telephone, and water companies. My duties also involved making reco:r.endations to the Comission on the suitability of utilities' financing petitions after an analysis of their financial condition, construction program, and ability to raise short and long-term capital.
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Docket File LWR #3 File T. Cox OEC to 1977
- 0. Parr M. Rushbrook D.gVassallo Docket No. 50-513 EMORANDUM FOR: Donald J. Skovholt, Assistaat Director for Quality Assurance & Operations,DPM Domenic Vassallo, Assistant Director for Light /5/
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Olan D. Parr, Chief Light Water Reactors Branch No. 3, DPM
SUBJECT:
HEARING AFFIDAVITS - WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM (WPPSSNUCLEARPROJECTNO.4)
WPPSS has docketed three affidavits, concerning the need for power, a financial qualification update, and an update of management and organization and quality assurance. Affidevits Iqy the staff to the ASLB for WNP-4, documenting our evaluation of the applicant's affidavits, will be uired by early January 1978 in order to meet current Blue Book s les for a CP decision en WNP-4. Please
- .001fy me by C.0.8., Wednesday, nar==har 21,1977 ff there will be any problem in completing staff affidag"ydysnnu by early January.
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Thomas H. Cox, Project Manager, Light Water Reactors Branch No. 3, Division of Project Management
SUBJECT:
MEETING WITH WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM (WPPSS) AND NRC STAFF DATE & TIME:
Thursday, November 10, 1977 8:30 AM LOCATION:
Maryland National Bank Building, 6110 Bethesda, Maryland PURPOSE:
To discuss WPPSS' response to initial staff evaluation of WPPSS April 6, 1977 submittal on the WNP-1, 4 fire protection system.
PARTICIPANTS:
WPPSS A. Hosler, J. Hanson, J. Rhoads, UE&C J. Rosito, J. Wenclawiak, B. Nemroff, P. Coffey, A. Bocino, J. Friedman NRC T. Cox, W. LeFav, P. Matthews Gage-Babcock Associates R. Barnes
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- 0. Parr G. Knighton S. Varga B. Youngblood R. Clark W. Regan T. Speis D. Bunch P. Collins J. Collins C. Heltemes W. Kreger R. Houston R. Ballard R. J. Mattson M. Spangler H. Denton J. Stepp ACRS (16)
L. Hulman L. Crocker H. Ornstein H. Berkow L. Dreher Attorney, ELD Project Manager THCox IE (3 )
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Thomas H. Cox, Project Manager, Light Water Reactors Branch No. 3, Division of Project Management
SUBJECT:
MEETING WITH WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM (WPPSS)
AND U.S. GE0 LOGICAL SURVEY DATE & TIME:
Monday, October 17, 1977, 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION:
Ramada Inn - Foot Hills 11595 W. 6th Ave.
Lakewood, Colorado FURPOSE:
To receive and discuss a presentation by WPPSS concerning Amendment 23 to the WNP-1,4 PSAR. The amendment, to be submitted on October 11, 1977, will deal with the effect of the re-evaluated 1872 earthquake on the design basis seismic accelerations at the WNP-1,4 sites.
PARTICIPANTS:
NRC C. Stepp, J. Kelleher, R. Hofmann, C. Stable USGS R. Morris, J. Devine, S. Brockman, P. Hanshaw WPPSS A. Hosler, L. Grunine, D. Tillson, and WPPSS consultants al
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1872 EARTH 00AKE - MEETING OF OCTOBER 17, in77 I talked with Larry Grume. Technical Division Manager at WPPSS, who is directly responsible for the direction of the recent 1872 earthquake studies and the preparation of the final report concerning the earthquake's ir: pact on the Hanford sites.
Gructne said that the final report would be delayed from October 3 to October 10, 1977. The report is embodied in Amendment 23 to the iP:9-1. 4 application. The amendnent is specifically written to re-assess the impact of the 1872 earthquake on the W!iP-1 and 4 sites, although it will cbviously have an almost direct application to Hanford 2, which is only one mile west of WNP-1.
Grume pointed out that the meeting which WPPSS requested was for the purpose of (1) rapidly familiarizing the staff and USGS with the content and format of the amend:nent, (2) going over those points WPPSS considers particularly important, and (3) responding to questions. This meeting is tentatively arranged for October 17 in Denver. The presentation will be by WPPSS alone and is expected to take 4 or 5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br />.
WPPSS has coordinated with Portland General Electric and Puoet Sound Power & Light and they have together agreed that after the initial presentation by WPPSS on the Amendment 23 regarding WNP-1, 4. a relativelv short discussion with the staff and USGS would be held in which the three utilities would be represented by a spokesman, probably John Fruehling of Portland G. E..
The purpose of this second meeting (also on October 17 in Denver) would be to apprise the staff and USGS of the conbined utilities planned response to the tentative agenda for the October 27-2P ' generic
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and will provide a discussies concerates the ofSest.efLthe 1873 earthquake on W4P-1 and 4 design basis seismic leads. The 1BIP-1 ~eed 4 PSAR amendment in October 19771s intended to complete MPP55' respeessets the NRC staff letter i
of April 18. 1977. The staff letter requested reevelaattee of the 1872 earthquake relative to WNP-1 and 4 desige bests greemd eseelaretten values..
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Survey (USGS) were present at this meetteg. Enclosure 1 is as attendance i
list. OpeM6s remarks and a review of WPPSS' efterts se the'esethquake fease i
were presented by L. Grumme. Itsenger of the Techsteel Motsten at WPP15.
l D. T'11'sen. Principal Geologist fIsr.WPP55, led the WPPSS preenstettee of i
the Oreft report. The report is the sort of several esse (Itdat geslegists /
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the NRC and USGS staff members present held a caucus to develop seen pretiminary comments on the draft report. These comments are scenerfand below.
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I (2) The Colubbia Plateau is a significant gravity anomaly.
WPPSS faildd to discuss the 4ectonic significence of gravity gradients or discuss them relat' ve to earthquakes.
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(4) WPPSS should discuss the structure of the Columbia Plateau where it crosses the Cascade Ranges - is the Plateau a structure of deep origin er staply a down-warping of the Cascade Ranges caused. by the leading of the lava.
After a caucus of the WPPSS' representatives. D. T111sen of WPPSS discussed the ongoing program which will culminate in the PSAll amendment scheduled for October 3.1977. Enclosure 2 includes espies of fleur pictures used to l
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- 0. Tillson WPPSS A. Hosler WPPSS T. Cox NRC A. Ebner UE & C V. Murphy Weston Geophysical R. McMullen NRC G. Davis UE & C H. Lefevre NRC A. Bournia NRC C. Stahle NRC E. Ketchen NRC E. Reis NRC J. Devine USGS - Reston R. Morris USGS - Denver S. Brockman USGS - Denver P. Hanshaw USGS - Reston D. Tillson WPPSS
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SupMARY OF MEETING TO DISCUSS WPPSS' ASSESSMENT OF 1872 EAP,THQUAXE A meeting was held on May 25, 1977 at the Greenwood Inn. Olympia, Washington, among NRC staff, the USGS, and the Washington Public Power Supply System and consultants. A list of attendees is attached.
The meeting was opened by Carl Stepp with a review of the status of the WPPSS No. 4 review and a clarification of the NRC request for information concerning the notential impact of the 1872 earthquake on the seismic design basis for tne unit. David T111 son sumarized the applicant's activities related to the 1872 earthquake as follows:
The applicant has assimilated additional data and interpretations related to the 1872 earthquake. This infomation will be sutaitted to the NRC in a report about June 15. and will place the utility's interpretation of the 1872 earthquake on record. The utility is also conducting an extensive investigation ;to assess the impact of the 1872 earthquake on the seismic design basis for the WPPSS No. 4 plant. This material will bu sutmitted in a report to the NRC about August 15. The report will contain geological, geophysical and togtonic investigationg within a region betpen 450 N latitude and 51 N latitude and 118 W longitude and 122 W longitude. The re ort will contain the results of a remote sensing investigation:
(1 a compilation of geolo and unpublished sources; (gic map information from both published
- 2) a physiographic map; (3) a tectonic map; and (4) a seismotectonic map of the region. A four station array of microcarthquake recorders is being operated in the vicinity of the epicenter of the 1872 earthquake (as determined by Milne).
This infomation, together with the historic seismicity of the region, will become a part of the report.
A sumary of the status of the various alments of the investigation was given by the WPPSS consultants.
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They should submit their information on the 1872 earthquake.
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With respect to the regional tectonic studies, we suggested that the report should include a discussion of the relationship between structures outside the Columbia plateau region and those within the Columbia plateau region and a discussion of the tectonic significance of the volcanic history of that region.
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The seismogenic properties of the Rattlesnake Wallula structure should be reconsidered in view of the 1872 earthquake data and the seismicity studies should include any infonnation available on focal mechanism.
erren wend 6 Thomas Cox, Project Manager Light Water Reactors Branch No. 3 Division of Project Management
Enclosure:
Attendance List cc w/ enclosure:
Washington Public Power Supply System ATTN:
N. O. Strand Managing Director P. O. Box 93 3000 George Washington Way Richland, Washington 99352 Mr. J. R. Schmieder United Engineers & Constructors, Inc.
30 South 17th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 Joseph 8. Knotts, Jr.. Esq.
DeBevoise & Liberman Shoreham Building. Suite 700 80615th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
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