IR 05000282/1979010
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| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 04/27/1979 |
| From: | Dan Livermore, Ward K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGU11. TORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCDiENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-282/79-10 Docket No. 50-282 License No. DPR-42 Licensee:
Northern States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401 Facility Name: Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 Inspection At: Prairie Island Site, Red Wing, Minnesota Inspection Conducted: April 11 and 12, 1979 Inspectors:
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Inspection Summary Inspection on April 11 and 12,1979 (Report No. 50-282/79-10)
Areas Inspected: QA/QC program, implamenting procedures, observation of work activities and review and eva;uate nondestructive examina-tions (NDE) data and reports of inservice inspection. This inspection involved 22 onsite inspecticn hours by two NRC inspectors.
Results: No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS Persons Contacted Northern States Power Company (NSP)
- E. Walzt, Plant Superintendent, Engineer and Radiation
- S. Fehn, Senior Schedual Engineer
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Klie, Nuclear Er.gineer
- D. Hansen, Engineer Hartford Steam Boiler Engineering and Insurance Company (HSB)
C. Landstrom, Authorized Nuclear Inservice Inspector (ANII)
Lambert. MacGill, Thomas, Incorporated (LMT)
D. MacGill, Level III The inspectors also contacted and interviewed other licensee and contractor employees.
- Denotes those present at the exit interview.
Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Noncompliance (50-306/78-21-01):
Inservice inspection program.
The licensee's response, dated February 1, 1979, was evaluated and the implementation of the corrective action was examined. Lambert, MacGill, Thomas, Incorporated procedure, Qualification and Certification of NDE Personnel, No. QA-6, was revised and states that a Level III composite grade of 90% is required to pass the test.
(Closed) Noncompliance (50-306/78-21-01):
Inservice inspection nondestructive examination persannel certifications.
Mr. B. K. Graham's and Mr. V. R. March's personnel certifications were reviewed and the inspector found that each individuals experience was documented.
Functional or Program Areas Inspected 1.
General Information Lambert, MacGill, Thomas, Incorporated and Westinghouse _Q[)
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performed the inservice inspection program in accordance with ASME Section XI,1974 Edition, Summer 1975 Addenda.
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The AI was hired as the third party by NSP for the ISI.
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The next outsge for Unit I will be approximately May 1980, and Unit 2 approximately December 1979.
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Review of Program a.
The inspectors established through review and discussion *fth the licensee representatives that the NSP Inservice Inspection Program Examination Plan, Inspection Period 2, Manual 1, March 21, 1979, was in accordance with ASME Section XI,1974 Edit ion,
Summer 1975 Addenda. The Examination Plan was organized to provide the information needed to accurately schedule the required examinations throughout the ten year interval and to maintain a record of examinations that have been completed.
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Westinghouse prepared the program, " Reactor Vessel Internals Inspection, Refueling Outage Core III-IV, Rev. 1, February 27, 1979." The Program defines the proposed scope of remote visual examination of the reactor vessel internals. The areas were selected as being representative of regions made accessible by the removal of major components during normal refueling operations and to have minimum impacc on " critical path" time, The Lambert, MacGill, Thomas, Incorporated Operating and c.
Quality Assurance Manual, Rev. 11, No. 19, provided the implementation of QA/QC measures responsive to NR' requirements.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were ident".fied within the creas reviewed.
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Review of Procedures The following procedures that are applicable to this activity were reviewed.
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Visual Examination, NSP-VT-1, Rev. 1, March 27, 1978.
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Visual Examination of Assembled Hanger Assemblies, NSP-VT-2, Rev. 1, September 18, 1978.
Liquid Penetrant Examination, NSP-PT-1, Rev. 1, September 8, c.
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Magentic Particle Examination, NSP-MT-1, Rev. 1, September 8, 1977.
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Ultrasonic Examination of Pipe Welds, NSP-UT-1, Rev. O, March 18, 1977.
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Automatic Data 'scording, NSP-UT-2, Rev. O, March 18, 1977.
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Ultrasonic Examination of Studs and Bolts, USP-UT-4, Rev. O, March 18, 1977.
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Ultrasonic Examination of Reactor Coolant Pump / Flywheels, NSP-UT-12, Rev. O, February 26, 1978.
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Remote Visual Examinations of Reactor Vessel Internals, W 151-88, Rev. 1. December 13, 1975.
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Qualification and Certification of NDE Personnel LMT, QA-6, Rev. 10, March 15,1979.
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Control and Certification of NDE Measuring and Test Equipment, LMT, QA-9, Rev. 3, March 23, 1978.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified within procedures reviewed.
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Observation of Work and Work Activities The inspector observed and had discussions with LMT personnel a.
during review of the ISI activities.
These observations included calibration, preparation of welds, performance of the examinations and the documentation.
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Ultrasonic examination was observed being performed on the drain line on cross one loop "B" and the charging line loop
"B" welds.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Data Review and Evaluations Review of the data files for the following systems domonstrated that the QA/QC and technical requirements were met.
The specified information was available for the ultrasonic (UT), liquid penetrant (PT), magnetic particle (MT) and visual (VT) examination performed.
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Safety Injection 4" b.
Check Valve Bolts c.
RHR, VIT Ioop "A" 8"
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Seal Injection Loop "A & B" e.
Accumulator Discharge f.
Main Steam Anchor All r,.
Charging Line Loop "B"
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Accumulation Discharge 1.
Steam General "A" Support Base Bolting No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Material and Equipment Certification The inspectors examined and verified the adequacy of the ultrasonic calibration standards and certification documents relative to the following items.
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Ultrasonic Couplant - LMT Gel - batch No. LMT 111778 b.
Liquid Penetrant Materials - batch No. 7A004 Penetrant
- batch No. 7M015 Developer
- batch No. 7A099 Cleaner Various ultrasonic calibration blocks, instruments, trans-c.
ducers and recorders also a magnetic partical yoke instrument.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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NDE Personnel Certifications The inspector reviewed the following LMT personnel certifications in accordance with SNT-TC-1A,1975 Edition.
Name Methods Levels T. Alcott UT-ET I
L. Bowne UT II P. Caropino UT I
D. MacGill UT-PT-MT III
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A. Spinelli UT I
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Exit Interview The inspectors met with site representatives (denoted in the Persons Contacted paragraph) at the conclusion of the inspection. The inspectors sumerized the scope and findings of the inspection noet) in the report.
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