ML20138G817

Inquiry Rept Q4-83-005.Major Areas Investigated:Alleged Improper Electrical Fabrication Due to Shortage of Specified Steel.Info Deleted.Related Info Encl

ML20138G817
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	03/07/1983
From:	Griffin H, Herr R NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI)
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SUBJECT:

WOLF CREEK ALLEGED IMPROPER ELECTRICAL FABRICATION REPORT NUMBER: Q4-83-005 (Transferred from 4-82-009) 1.

'On March 15, 1982, NRC Rea or Project Chief R. E. HALL recqived a

' telephonic allegation from Iwho identified -

telf as a t th Wol'f Creek eTectrical fab shop.

I "priod*d that during)a period between June and late Fall of ID80 allege

,cabfe tray supports which were supposed to have been fabricated from A36 steel i

were in fa3Lt fabriqted from other unknown steel _.due to a shortage of A36 %

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was ' aware.oT, this s' bstitution. (

Jur_thef alleged that during the u

fabrication of tubular supports,'I/8,_ inch weld rod was'used instead of 3/32 inch rod.as specified. I iaiso. alleged thati I

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. '. directed that tubular steel sIpportsTe reworked in the. fab ' shop without s

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\\hadbeenterm-from W 1f Creeklalligitfohs.in July of 1981, following a disa_greement

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During the la(ter part of 1982, NRC Investigator D. D. DRISKILL contacted Iby telephone on several occasions in an attempt to make a_n Tppo'intment Tor an,. interview. During these telephone contacts.,

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repeatedly stated - \\was not available for interview because of ~

I pressing schedule as'a truck driver and of various personal family problems.

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On February 16,1983,L Isupra,was_interviewedbyNRC

. hen, lwas asked Investigator H. 5. GRIFFIN at Wolf Creek.

W whether ~ lknew of any instances where cable, tra'v supports have been

",fabrica_tjd from steel other than A36 steal,6

- \\statedI idid not.

l Jwas asked whether iknew of any shortages of A36 steel at the d d not

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,_)was askel stated,_i i Nab shop between June and late Fall of 198Q, and know of any such shortages. l d whether (knew of the use of 1/8 inch weld r'ods instead of the specified 3/3 Finch weld during June to late Fall 19E0, rods on tubular supports at the fab shop,jwas asked whether and'

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.\\w4s a f4b shop engineer at Wolf Creek, i l

has asked whether-had directed that tubular steel supports be reworTed without proper documentation or QC inipection, and.

itated Tfdid nnt know of any such inptructions gjvqn by

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worked at the fab shop together. l sstated they had been close t

friends at work and also socially, but they had eventually had a falling-out.

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On February 16, 1983, L supra _,_was 1.nterviewed i

by NRC Investigator H.'B~. GRIFFIN at Wolf CrecE' WhenL

_)wasasked whetherl knew of any instances where cable tray supports have been fabricated from steel other than A36 steel at the fab shop,j _ stated. _

did net. l._

stated l_ did remember an instance where they had run out of A36 steel _and they. asked to use A575 steel, but were told they.

could no't because "it was too good.". l was asked whether L knew of the use of 1/8 inch weld rods;insteid oGhe s_pfcified 3/32 inch weld rods on tubular unnets at the fab shop.I statedl_ knew of no s

such instances.

'further stated thaN 1/8 inch. rods were better for longer welds and at tiiey s'ometimes'used it for 'that purpose. {_,

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also stated they had 'to use 3/32 i ch ~on' unistrut welds because 3/32 irich A

would burn a hole in the un(istruts.' \\~i in required less temperature.

stated if 1/8 rods were used, it

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anybody attemptino tn use 1/8, inch ro'd

- stated did not recall

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was asked whether[

k,ned andl,1statedthatl' wa's'an L

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~ Whenl Gas asked whether any of the engineers at the fab shop ~ had'e'rer diFecteFrework on tubular steel supports without docu-mentation or QC inspection,L statedi.__ did not know of any such instruc-tions or rework done without proper documentation or inspection.

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On February 17,1983j i

Iwas interviewerby NRC Investigator H. B. GRIFFIN EWolf Creek.'l

'indicatedi~' knew of no matsrials that had ever i

been substituted 7or A36 steel in the fab shop in the construction of

' stated tha.tl ~ was not involved with the use cable tray suppo'rts.rl of weld rods. Whenl was asked whether tubular steel supports were

- reworked in the fab shofwithout proper documentation and QC inspection, i

stated that Bechtel described the figuration of such supports. l_

5tated that as an engineer,) -

set th.e, dimensions, and the fab shop did the fabrication of the supports. I _

statgd t_he supports had no design documents which traveled with them. l a

further stated if the supports needed rework, the pieces were retu'rned "to the fab speed r.cmorandum describing the changes that were needed.i, shop, with a stated that when the changes on the supports were gomplqted, the w'eTds'were re-inspected and the heat numbers reverified. I stated that after the c

rework, the spppont along with the speed memo'ranoim was returned to the field. When4, was told it was allegedI had knowledge of and ftp.nn;ff itf~ CMiV J

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participated in "these activities,l_. : stated this was untrue. I stated [

believed these allegations originated from a friendsTip which

~~ had with a supervisor at the fab shop by the name of$

f,a supervisor at Oolf Creek ( p'lained' to a DaMe Ts~t' ted

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! believed these allegations w'ere unfoudded, and 'iiiat they.were ~an..a.ttd5t by['

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'During the February,.16,'1983.1nterviewwithb the alleger's

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[was told that.ifi wanted.to'be contacted or. inter-EewedbytheNRC,[FonecallsnortakentheopportunTty'tocontactthis*., '.

could E phone'this reporter.4

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returned NRC's tele It is recomended this inq'uiry be closed at this time.

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RECElVING OFFICE Docket humber lif applicable)

1. Ficilitylles) Involved:

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eeners, wnte GENERICI Et!M LIA d u A/.

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2. Functional Arests) involved:

(Ctwck sporoprote boitesi l operations onsite health and safety

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1 construction offsite health and safety safeguards emergency preparedness other (specifyl

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4. Source of Allegation:

1 contractor employee security guard (Ct=ch sporopnete bo )

licensee employee news media NRC employee private citizen organization especify othet tspecityl MY DD VT

5. Date Allegation Received:

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6. Name of ln' dividual tr.rst tao init.ei. end i.it nemet Receiving Allegation.

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8. Action Office Contact; itires e.c.n.i.e'. end i..i nemet

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10. Status:

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11. Date Closed.

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