Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 15:14:00 EDT
Subject: Fwd: my new energy publication
To: rhoffman_at_animatedsoftware.com
FYI
Oscar
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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 20:15:38 EDT
Subject: Fwd: my new energy publication
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Hello Ms. Savage:
OIG was not investigating the cask issue when they met me in Maryland in July
21 and 22, 2003. If it is the public's perception that NRC or OIG is
investigating the dry cask issues, it is not true. OIG did not even want to discuss
anything about the dry cask issues in those two days meeting. Kevin kamps from
NIRS and Lisa Gue from Public Citizen Group were there to be my witnesses per
my request. OIG even wanted to change the location of the interview to be held
in Chicago, but I refused, because I knew that NIRS and Public Citizen Group
members could not make it. OIG Staff informed me if I insisted that the
interview be held in Maryland and not in Chicago, then They would not pay for the
expense of my travel. OIG knew that I was out of job for more than 18 months, but
still refused to pay for my trip. I told the OIG staff that I would come to
Washington NRR Office on my own expense and I did. I did not trust NRC any
more. I wanted to have witnesses.
It would be prudent for you to interview Kevin Kamps and Lisa Gue to hear
their version of the two days OIG questions. Nothing was related to the Exelon's
falsification of the audit reports of my dry cask, power uprate and GE audit
reports, etc.
Please make sure that public would not be under a wrong impression that OIG
talked about any dry cask issues. NRC is refusing me to have a public forum to
discuss my issues and further embarrass them for their response to my
allegations. The US Tool & Die Audit findings are just small portion of the dry cask
issues. Holtec allowed US Tool & Die to make design decisions despite the fact
that US Tool & Die does not have the design control capability under its QA
Program. Holtec QA Program did not meet the NRC's specifications, ASME/ANSI
codes, etc.
US Tool & Die did not use coupon testing and Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)
on a regular basis as required by ASME Section IX and in full violation of the
codes that were part of the license agreement with NRC. What is more scary
that NRC does not understand the design control process and the Holtec's QA
Program failure for weld flaws, design flaws, manufacturing flaws, procurement
control flaws, and lack of corrective action for repeated findings. Holtec QA
Program did not have any root cause investigation and that was the main reason
for repeated deficiencies.
Hundreds of nonconforming conditions were by-passed by Holtec and US Tool &
Die Quality Control Inspectors and these were caught by my Resident Inspector,
Mr. Tony Frazier at US Tool & Die Facility in Pittsburgh, PA. Tony was laid
off one month after my last audit of Holtec/UST&D. I was not allowed by Exelon
to perform any follow-up of the audit. Exelon knew that the fabrication issues
that I found would have a detrimental impact on the design. They told me that
the design is kept by Holtec and did not allow me to further ask for any
design documents and the changes, because there were no design changes made by
Holtec. Holtec QA Program did not prompt any design changes from manufacturing
violations of codes. That is why, I want the NRC to bring their experts to
challenge me, but they refuse. I teach design codes nationwide. I just taught the
same design issues at the ASME-PVP Conference in July 20, 2003 and no one among
all the mechanical engineers from around the world disputed my material facts.
I told the ASME that these issues that I am discussing will stop all the dry
casks. I asked the audience to challenge my arguments and there were none. I
know my codes. I know 1000 of pages in my brain. I don't have to open the code
books. They are all registered in my brain. Exelon and NRC know that they
cannot challenge me when it comes to the code issues. The audit embarrassed the
NRC's previous months audits.
Exelon Russell A. Bastyr on August 4, 2000 falsified the QA Records and
stated that all the 9 findings at US Tool & Die audit were closed during the audit
and found to have no impact on the Dresden Station. On the same date, August
4, 2000 my NUPIC Audit Report documented that there are 9 findings OPEN.
When I openly discussed the issues at the November 30, 2000 at the presence
of 80 utility members and in front of Dr. Landsman, the 9 Findings were still
open. Why does' nt NRC charge the Exelon's Russ Bastyr and his bosses for
criminal prosecution? Why did NRC cover up? I know why, because this was the same
audit that documented the NRC's failure to identify all the major issues.
Knowing the fact that US Tool & Die Audit was only a snap shot of the problems
that we found during our 8 days audit. There were hundreds of nonconforming
items written by Mr. Frazier from 1999 till his last days in August 2000 that
were dispositioned by Holtec and UST&D in violations of the applicable codes and
regulations. These are the details that I want to discuss with NRC in a public
forum. UST&D is just a small piece of the potato.
Jim Heller of the NRC is on the distribution of this e-mail, but he and NRC
are silent and I don't know why? Garbage continues at the price of the public
health and nuclear safety.
Oscar.
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Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 14:08:00 EDT
Subject: my new energy publication
To: OShirani_at_aol.com, radwaste_at_rwma.com, mboyd_at_citizen.org,
bhoffman_at_citizen.org, rbl_at_nrc.com
You'll see I led with the Holtec story. And yes, there is a typo in it that's being fixed this weekend, but thought you'd be interested anyway.
J. A. Savage
editor
California Energy Circuit
www.californiaenergycircuit.net
(510) 534-9109
fax (510) 534-9105
cell (510) 593-5753
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jasavagehonest_at_cs.com
This document was posted online December, 2003 by Russell D. Hoffman. For a
complete guide to Oscar Shirani's allegations please visit:
http://www.animatedsoftware.com/environment/whistleblowers/OShirani/Oscar_Shirani.cfm