ML20138G817
| ML20138G817 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 03/07/1983 |
| From: | Griffin H, Herr R NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20138G131 | List:
|
| References | |
| FOIA-84-291 Q4-83-005, Q4-83-5, NUDOCS 8512160413 | |
| Download: ML20138G817 (11) | |
Text
--%--- -----~ ~ ~ ~ -.~._ _ _
';. (~
. DC NOT DISC OSE UNITED ST ATES s s/%q
' ~
" g' .,m .; NUdLEAR REGULATORY COMrdlSSION , , ,. .,
E
{ I OF FICE OF INVESTIGATIONS Fl[LD OFraCE. REGION IV . --
7
.D #
611 RYAN PLd2A ontVE. SutTE 1000 ARLINGTON. TEXAS 76011 h, . . . . + [ ,
R,EPORT OF lilQUIRY s
~
March 7, 1983
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 allege that during)a period between June and late Fall of ,cabfe ID80 -
i tray supports which were supposed to have been fabricated from A36 steel were in fa3Lt fabriqted from other unknown steel _.due to a shortage of A36 %
' material..
was ' aware.oT, this 1 stated that u s' bstitution. (
)al Jur_thef alleged that during the J
c fabrication of tubular supports,'I/8,_ inch weld rod was'used instead of
- 3/32 inch rod.as specified. I iaiso. alleged thati I s . '. directed that tubular steel sIpportsTe reworked in the. fab ' shop without
' .', ; proper do_c.umeritation and QCminspection. ' h tated that \ -
\
o%i]dsupportbrother, andi \hadbeenterm-
,inate from W 1f Creeklalligitfohs.in July ofJstafeiF 1981, following a disa_greement
- 2. 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., _, [ ,,
repeatedly stated - \was not available for interview because of ~ I' pressing schedule as'a truck driver and of various personal family problems.
- 3. On February 16,1983,L Isupra,was_interviewedbyNRC '
Investigator H. 5. GRIFFIN at Wolf Creek. .When, lwas asked '
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
~
Nab shop between June and late Fall of 198Q, and know of any such shortages. l ,_)was askeld stated whether ,_i(knew i
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 and' on tubular
\ stated; supports at the fab shop,jwas asked whether
_fdidnot. .
\ knew) l Iand'. stated .\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 i
Tfdid nnt know of any such inptructions gjvqn by /
stated that both . jand -
I r .
en I G5121'60413 031107 /-
y'; ' ' Kgg t Flor g napp g BROSIU504-291 PDR ; _
+ f. : .J - f7 ;_ . , , ,
h7\
4 WFe c
0D NOT DlS LOSE i
' Q4-83-005 - CO.NT, ':;5 !dENTITY OF l
4 'Page 2 -
COh'f r "fGIAL SOURCE t
worked at the fab shop together. l sstated they had been close friends at work and also socially, but they had eventually had a falling-out.
. (INVESTIGATOR'S , NOTE: ( - ) indicated \
4
) had be6i '- fired from Daniel because ofI disaq'reement Q nindicated that
{ yasNer7unTi~ppywithl' land attempted to j getevenwithl
- 4. On February 16, 1983, L i supra _,_was 1.nterviewed 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 unnetss at the fab shop.I statedl_ knew of no -
such instances. 'further stated thaN 1/8 inch. rods were better for ~
longer welds and at tiiey s'ometimes'used it for 'that purpose. {_,
also stated they had 'to use 3/32 i A ch ~on' unistrut welds because 3/32 irich required less temperature. stated if 1/8 rods were used, it
~
- stated did not recall would anybody attemptino whether[
burn k,ned tn usea 1/8,hole inch ro'd in the un(istruts.'
andl,1statedthatl'
^
was asked \~i in
\ wa's'an L
~ 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. ..
- u
- 5. On February 17,1983j i Iwas interviewerby NRC Investigator H. B. GRIFFIN i -
EWolf Creek.'l 'indicatedi~' knew of no matsrials that had ever been substituted 7or A36 steel in the fab shop in the construction of '
cable tray suppo'rts.rl ' stated '
tha.tl ~ was not involved with the use .
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 a
design documents which traveled with them. l .
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-c inspected and the heat numbers reverified. I stated that after the 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 t.o! M m U %. v. -,
- -. ,- t w- , , , . , . - - - , . - . - ,.e-~g,.-m- - - - , - - -.*r - n - >.n. --,- - ,----an
= =. _:. _.... .. :._ - _ _ . . . . . . _ _ . . . _ . .
.. r...... .
DOINOT DOCLOSE:
Q4-83-005
' ( - _? "
Pa'ge 3 CONK. INS IDENkITY C.%
CC%DENTl/A r.:,g,cg participated in "these activities,l_. : stated this was untrue. I -
l stated [ believed these allegations originated from a friendsTip which
~~ had with a supervisor at the fab shop by the name of$
,com Ts~t' a ted f,a supervisor at Oolf Creek ( p'lained' to a DaMe f
-) indicated.thatl ! believed these allegations w'ere unfoudded, and 'iiiat they .were ~an ..a.ttd5t by[' Jtogeteven with! ;,- .yH . . , -
'W: ~. . : ~
~
. 6. 'During the February,.16,'1983.1nterviewwithb the alleger's
'j [was told that .ifi wanted.to'be contacted or. inter-
~
could E phone'this reporter.4 __,[ ha s .not . .,
EewedbytheNRC,[FonecallsnortakentheopportunTty'tocontactthis*.,
returned NRC's tele '.
reporter. It is recomended this inq'uiry be closed at this time.
b H. Brooks Griffin & Investigator
' Office of Investigations Field Office Region IV ..
~
APPROVED BY: 1/ // 6 .
. Richard K. Herr, Of re'ctor Office of Investigations Field Office Region IV cc: W. J. Ward, 01:DF0 P. E. Baci, 01:DF0 J. T. Collins, RIV E. H. Johnson, RIV i
e *t9d
. . . , . . .
- f I
6
- %.pme.wwwu wmwmemisaistisimm**whwn . -
- 2m**=akS*he**********"***"*'*"""***'""
l
, , , f?q:g ,r. : .~.
1 ., : . ... ,:. . . . . ~ . . .. . .
...%,.s.c .,4 5 .. , . . .
.a .
. c. , :
- c. . ... - sp ' ,_
.~,, ., .-a n . c. .' m .. . .
-e.
i ,
e,
, i -
-t.(. (i (L f 3 s. . t I
'. . . _ . - _ . . . . . . .. _ . . .. _ _ . . _. ._.i
{
is.
i
) -
{
W i
\ l
- f. ,., ..i . .:,.. . ,.
bdihwt P _
(_ .he - o.Vu,""i
. i ho.w kf_g
-i. -
N
/
Sh *
&. , : YFR _rr_-n 9, ,. h A . _ [- //
m -
4
- _ = .
A b.
+ ig vI e y
. . . . . ,...~$ .. ..
j p , +
. ,.g .
- 9
- p j . . .f -* -
g
_ L.
.a. . , gg , 7 . . . S. .. <
e
. 4s ' (' .
-_."g g _ .
, h .* . 9 .., . .
O-N.,. .
I 1_ . g
- . S wa . '., d. . d a b r ,1 , )
S.a*
'O 4
.,r* .*., . b.
, ,g g 9, g g S, 4 '
! 1
%g. - * . 4 wv 1 - .
v.AQ
. do .w ets ~-36 , ,
44 4Q-k. y -- .
I y . . . .-
s
-..~
- . *2.r ,
. , vs 1> - -- % *
? '
N -
.h O- QQ - -
W % ")
l f I
i .-
w 1 . a; # 1._- # sa%._ y
- / _. ;
I 2."1 ~y>- $""Ed L- % %W _
a .
e f_ '
,i'~-
_.___.m____m e 2
%~ e
y' -
-=m.=_
~ ' - - --
...... . , - i,... 4. -
- s. ^ : ' . ,
. * .,q . V. e . ., . - ,
.- f.n 't, r*. *,. ;,,4
- i 3 ,
o -s ' .
.o, s . .
, , ,. , v_ . ,
r .
~
E- .
~. .
2
.z. c , ,
~
i
_....._....--.....---...-r. ._ _ . . _ . ~ . . . - .
(i 0 . b4-O{ % <-~ - - - --
- . * . =. *. . .. * *l'.
. -.. ..s,.. _
. - * %WttA---<< w a1- - - S- M '>-STh% #)=
- ..,.L. * , ,
p a,. 4 4% .:
j e we b % - - ~~ ~
- W. '
e-
- 3 .' *
. , - t.* *-**1 ',* .$, , ,
- s. sN's ..
.; 7. , . g.
p . . .o,n...._ 9... ,e,,g,4
.+ .
- 1* g ee.. I_^
A w h , . -
h -
._ g .. . y. -- ho [..cd O _Q .m._ .,
. s. .
^
W, ^^'
~~==%"'**~.*~~ *
' S' 7Ql9 .
- **** *k # '
k
- h y- '%__ -
. . =_
3
- t
,;.
- s .- . ' ' I, .
,- .'- ,,g .A ' .- j g 4'S.
t '!
j, , , - -
f
.- P. .
-. .. . . CA h .. [f k
~
th ._qago.gr ..
t .
-. ... . , e.e--..
.l.96 h . m 9 de N 4.$.m.
. a.mm e $ ee eg., e*_ . es e a _ e -
b
>a,e s . .e emus ses e
- e. m es m..O <ame eque w e e g e
'#2 ,
.aode.massistem.enessettetsqtgLs%_s " - - " -
- ge- - tuneasM.4*eepi' '- ea.s.e ^- _a6
. ..w.. o . *** **.
. , . , s. .+. . , , , , ,
.. .s t,.,....., (,. ..,;..'*... .
5 . . . . ,'. . . .
7,9. S;e. v.. ' . . , .
.t. ,
9
~ .
e.,. . . , .
- .?
- a. . .
.c .. * :,
. .,. ;.r:,. ... ; . .,. .s.. .. .... .. . .,
.r... . . , . .%,.
- ... ... . . : r ,. .
../ . . .. . s . ... s.
.. . . .,.....,...s..,,,
- . ,;..
- . . .. s,:,,3
.,.e...+>;,w....,,....;....
.;S.. ..
. ... . m ,-. . . . ,
.- 1 m .+
me3 .nA:.;,m.,a.?.,.u x & ..w.-
v ..~_
,Ws.
=
.i..
.- .,., ,._ y .,., .,.. .s.. .
- g 2,
,.r.
- 4. ..
'. , . , .a . .
' y~ w..f %. m'N; Y b yo h . .. .. . ~ .DM.1)J T c'
- . * * - ~
-- Q4-y.l'kH.'c(.,.-W?UYyjli@f$pxQ+f
- =
- a,g
.- .. n p & .. .- m,-
xk.~m:a..m ::.+m* +s.4
- . . - - . . .. , . - - E y m . , :- ~./ t.: r'.
- h. h:;d;q"d'.nh"tW, ,,phyL'"4; s*
e n, ritat sk. g 1-4 .' "
- . +..e,
- s -
mT
. i ;
- ?. . zja . . .. . ? ..- <
l 'Jaww.
'. Tffh'r
. .. .; .< : '.'.u
,;p ;f: ..
g pyg.w s- w:.v,wfwe m.
. . .g
~: :~ /.yy7 .. .u.wd ;y.
..4 m f mggggggy,:
cc -
.,.. 9y,
~
o c '.
h._e._
m m
p - + 4958 # *U5 .z@a....n.,.
- c. Ww.
%sj..w e..aw .
a, es. ,
-(.,g 6efd m%m%.Y@ffM.l.NEtGOF/-A?f3l$
.. m.v. --
/ . s. u, ... ,.,s,r.,u* 4
- s .-
,7.. ..u:D .g.: M. . w. -...;, '. . e.v;30.,,=:e.
-m. .w,'. p,-
.:, s pd. Vi L
s c,e.
..e ' -
4 - . * "
: #{juje,;n,.
- f. ,g.g... 'r - W,S'M t
^ -> T.
-; 'R
.. e :.
g . I, iQ:f;y.jf .
.: k: .: Y .: ' ;h ~
7 . h: {l,
. .,. . . . , +
. A.O .
. .b.
,,T . . ,
% - - ear
- 7 d' ~r ', %
(y,
. yg. .$e *s 9 .g )
'e n . .', - s f'. .,.~ .1 : ( g t, le ?y ~- [
nJ.L.+pf' .
l
- o. ;% *w f-..s.v .su .. u :.p.. j .j . 4- w~ , ,
, ," J. M fp . g gt.7* 52 Sue ay j u.. . ...s.. . .
y Y- 3. : . ,L*..' .
, , j
. 6 l
l l
1 1
i .
1 . . - .. .
.sygt 1_ _ ,
. ' ' 10; "_ _ '-'^1 _ ' ^4_44d4MlW'4t'"#;-1;' --'.d%I $74phhmf4PO4tD4 3 4P '
. f49mM?IDU44*EPildN4hrmy.d1.
- / %
- e, . ,
I lv J lr WA fe g)- M w % M ..
buj OM $7 A - 3 ( -
. . , _.hlm 4
.._ &- 4I& zIAr . . .. . .-..._
.n A m .au/ . . . . . _ . . . . .
W f + & ....
__ba... ._.u .m .M .
_. / -
__ .A-. . . .
s'? ...
k., b/~~CS_. .... CbQ
'nn.o4 . :.M.._AAe_ __
a A ey_la_44. L-~p s A z.... 2f w ._ W M N l- , , - . . ._-
E/* m ..$
. ActAsL !-zAut n Ak .J .
LAG .-.
t - . t-s/f W . .. M n_ _..
- )
- ' /*
.f . s' .
r .
. ~ :- f
'~
g g yya
.. ..M . cW. d .. eC - .;
W_
. M ,M . ,'-m J M, wd42 l . . . . . . .
. l '
- ~)' Q- U 4,
% y,._ 9.A . '\ & ..
,l4 se.@wm i e
a y
l.
. s
. \.
.o 1
. - { ....._ _ .
.4 ,
t /. . . . . ..
. b 3 ! -.-..- -.-
...__/b' . . f.. O.. Y n . ..A.o~2b
-.< ... . . . Y %. . . J. _m. . .
7 5 ~ c & ,1 t h s
_s:.<: H.V.<..eA' &. _.A_ _ _a2_ 8.._ -. ,.. _. .
W_ ._ . . . . . _ .. .m $- _
_ M .
_ _ e._. . ..
4 & n = s 3/f:>.<3,Aa.y(' -.
g
. .' f . k?.g. ._ M k .~'.^ Q - .
x .
. = .
- ~ . . . _
..- -.f f .- m - g-..
^
m
.g f y. _ ... . . . _ . . . _ . . . . -
I .
J. .-. .& , . . c.d...a M .i, .
f
- e se
.en e. a
. p g. ., g . g, e . ..
g y i, g op. . pg,ep_m .m4
.' .I..& 4.e. -e.> m 4 m
. +.
-h' . . . _
. sir g w p,g e . .. w w
. gmogy. g>g..e.. ..gm> ,
- .e e . -heesu. . .p s
.4. Mmi
.e.i.i.e...e
... . . . . .I . .. . . . . . . . . . ..
(
l ..
l 4 . . . . . .
4 . . . .. ..
l . -... ...~m...e
. l , ... .
l.. ..
1
+ .
. +
2- /b SB .
- n.
I
. - - . . _ =~ . . - -
. . . . . .I ,b *
/
- s. .._ . _. _ .. .
j .:
s *
- =~
- ) ' o ' .m v
c .- ._ '. tM. .
.._ ___.. . -.--b&:c. _w.. .
. ~
__ . & _ . . 0. $-. _ o- . _ .
. ..~ .~. .. _ _ . &.. . .
f .. ..
.. ..; ...g .
x . . ..
g ,
. . . I h- I _~
.'} ' -
3 -.
L *
/
- ~, ..y
.g'
).
m
. .. .. . o .s .s . : .~..,.:...
- 1
., f o .. d . _ 4. a . .. ~ _ -
4
- ::l y k:' ?~m, . . E$ ~
u ..
.. .. s. ~. .
e., . t : ..r ap...
- m. .#... . ,
~,.p.a.. . sm.... w.,
. n._
. . , ~
. . . . . ~ .
- ~ .
W> . , r. J3 wu. ,W ..L.. . -~. ... > i ~. ?. . ~ * . __ . .
. . %.vt v ~% . .
- s. .,
f 'L, 3 .
'\ .\nQ . A%s.
- a. g
"~
.-sm e_
\; '; ~.. .
s* ,,
5.
p
- 4. e *, a. /
- i. .
g ,.g m * .%..
, .i.*
e es ea m. ens. .*
p -4..- m.- .e
,.e e #
I ., 4
-. . e. e.e.a.= - .m. -
-e ee.a e. o. . . o .g r., _
e.-. .e us. .*. w me e e . . . . .ee.- +.e.e. . e. .
6 b ' . *8 *
' 2 .w J *." .
'/-. ., . . N. . . . 6 4,. ".Q. . .
., t ., ,
.)
. m . , , , . e.
.a.+ em e. ee pe . . . * .. m ado ..me a. e e. . _
.e.. 9.
r C t -- _ = - - . _ .. . . . . .
. .. m
- .L-.. . ..
er 4
. em. me. .,
. . .. - --- - - - . . we .mes. _ e e. .e..- _,
m . _ _ _
9
. .= _-. ..... . ... . ..
. . . . . .. . . . .h - . .. - - . .
) e
. . . . . . . _ . . e
-. . _ _ ..e . . ... .
. . m e. . ..II .....W. _4.e.sa.a..te.*. .W .. .e.. . ey
....g..p p . e de .e ....e..g.I...e
. . .. . . . . - . . . . ..an....
. p ..
. - m.
9
.. . .e . . . d . .. ........... .. . . .
j
' .,.... . ,..,... p.,. ..
- ., . . . . .e.. ee. . e. . ... . .. . .
- e
. g
_~ _ _ - _ _ _ . 'w_-________.__________________ F{ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
- : ' e' ALLEGATION DATA 3.FORM L' 8 kxtt" >rcenoav covvitres (11 C i-. c e.o . c,. r . ..u RECElVING OFFICE Docket humber lif applicable)
- 1. Ficilitylles) Involved: t h e m*'
y us more sun 3. or a 1Un1/" (* A E E W n eeners, wnte GENERICI
. Et!M LIA d u A/. A"A n o'1
- 2. Functional Arests) involved:
onsite health and safety
~
(Ctwck sporoprote boitesi l __ operations .__,.
1 construction offsite health and safety safeguards emergency preparedness other (specifyl
- s. o..cription: IslEINI SI/ l H / I VI Si ll I I l l l l l l Il l l l l
*"*' ' ' * ' ' ' ' * * ' II IIIIIIIl l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l .
II IIIIII I I IIIIIIIIIl l l I Il l l l l l l l l l l l l l 1ll l l l l l l l l l l l
- 4. Source of Allegation:
(Ct=ch sporopnete bo ) 1 contractor employee security guard
_ licensee employee _. news media
_ NRC employee _ private citizen
_ organization especify othet tspecityl MY DD VT
- 5. Date Allegation Received:
0 2 2 e ? 3
- 6. Name of ln' dividual tr.rst tao init.ei. end i.it nemet M 8////~A/
Receiving Allegation.
- 7. Office: gg g ACTION OFFICE
- 8. Action Office Contact; itires e.c .n.i.e'. end i..i nemet < E88
- 9. F'TS Telephone Number:
7 y g l, gjf g
~
- 10. Status:
v ' Open,if followup ections are pending or in progress ICrect onet Closed,if followup actions are completed MM Dr> vs
- 11. Date Closed.
'S "y"'o'L*L ec, . . !aNI-IvJI,colsiIIIIiiiIiiliillJ ll IIIIii lIIIIIIl_LIIIIIIIIl
- 13. Allegation Number: , ,