IR 05000352/1979009
| ML19257C088 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 11/15/1979 |
| From: | Ebneter S, Gage L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML19257C087 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-352-79-09, 50-352-79-9, 50-353-79-08, 50-353-79-8, NUDOCS 8001240118 | |
| Download: ML19257C088 (5) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION I
50-352/79-09 Report No.
50-353/79-08 50-352 Docket No.
50-353 CPPR-106 License No.
C/PR-107 Priority Category A
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Licensee:
Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 Facility Name:
Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection At:
Philadelphia and Limerick, Pennsylvania Inspection Conducted:
September 18-20andOctobe;- 3-5, 1979 Inspectors:
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/ date Section #2, RC&ES Branch Inspection Summary:
Inspection on September 18-20 and October 3-5, 1979 (Report Numbers 50-352/79-09 and 50-353/79-08)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced inspection by a regional based inspector of work activities and records associated with the Quality Assurance (QA) Program, in-cluding the licensee's functional responsibilities and procedures in the areas of:
procurement of equipment (from the corporate offices), procurement (from the field),
employee training, and review of changes to the QA Program plan.
The inspection involved 39 inspection hours on-site by one regional-based inspector.
Results: No items of noncompliance were identified, Region I Form 12 (Rev. April 77)
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. . DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted W. Baxter, QA Engineer J. Corcoran, Field QA Branch Head G. Hutt, QA Branch Head
- R. Lees, QA Engineer V. Lucia, Senior Engineer R. Mulford, Project Manager J. Mulgrew, Project Engineer
- F. Valentino, Project Engineer J. Walton, Electrical Project Engineer
- H. Walters, QA Manager
denotes those present at the exit interview.
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Procurement of Equipment (from the Corporate Offices) The inspector reviewed the " Limerick Project Information Summary Lists" (Revision 8, dated June 28, 1978) and selected the following safety-related (Q-listed) procurements: 480-Volt Motor Control Center (MCC) - Containment Electrical Penetration Assemblies - Thermocouples and Thcrmcwells - The inspector then reviewed the following documentation: a.
For the 480-V MCC Specification 8031-E-11-AC - Summary Report on Seismic Evaluation of a MCC -- Unitrol Series - F to Cutler-Hammer, Incorporated (dated August 4, 1972) Letter file from 1971 to the present - Of not3, in the letter file, were the following: PECo letter to Bechtel (dated August 8, 1979) regarding the ability - of the 25-ampere molded-case circuit breakers to meet standards for breaker calibration talerances Bechtel response of August 28, 1979, stating: "We have reviewed the - data and circuits in which these breakers are installed and find no loss of safety function which they provide.
Therefore, a report (Part 21 report) to the NRC is not required."
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Also of note, were the following: Cutler-Hammer letter to PECo (dated September 7,1978) describing a - problem in the return springs of the size 2 starters and contractors Bechtel response (handwritten) via telex (on September 19, 1979), - which concluded that the return springs would operate in a satis-factory manner for the life of the plant: therefore, a report (50.55e report) to the NRC was not required.
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For the penetration assemblies: Specification 8031-E-40 - Letter file from 1971 to the present - Evaluations of competing vendors, including General Electric - and Conax Bechtel letter of approval of Conax QA manual - The inspector reviewed, in particular, the documentation related to the turnover of the procurement, from General Electric to Conax.
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For the thermocouples and thermowells: Specification 8031-M-226 - Letter file from 1973 to the present - No items of noncompliance were identified.
3.
Employee Training The inspector reviewed the licensee's training records.
He also reviewed the outline of a QA training course for engineers engaged in nuclear related activities (scheduled for the fall of 1979).
During the inspection, the inspector learned of a previously scheduleo training session on basic principles of quality assurance for non-QA technicians.
The inspector requested to witness it, and did attend the training session.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Site Procurement The inspector reviewed the licensee's site procedures relative to site procurement.
These included: No. 8031-JR-G-5, " Job Rule for Design Document Control," Revision 27 - 1797 353 .
No. 8031-JR-G-30, " Job Rule for As-Built Documents," Rerision 2 - No. 8031-G-35, " Job Rule for Preparation and Issuance of Field Change - Notices."
The inspector then selected, from the site files of complete purchase orders, three safety-related (Q-listed) procurements: Testing of Cement Samples per ASTM-C150-78a, Type II (Requisition - No. 50609) Control Room Chilled Water Circulating Pump (Requisition No. 49488) - Crane Stops (Requisition No. 50628) - The inspector then reviewed the documentation package associated with each of the procurements, including the following specifications: 8031-F-31371 (April 17, 1979) - 8031-F-32527 (June 29, 1979) - 8031-F-32000 (June 13, 1979) - No items of noncompliance were identified.
5.
QA Program Plan The inspector reviewed the licensee's " Limerick Generatin; Station QA Plan," including the changes to it effected in 1979.
Those changes included: Revision 17, dated March 23, 1979 - Revision 18, dated June 22, 1979 - Revision 17 was a large revision.
In it, the inspector que.,tioned: The change in title from "QA Manager" to "QA Engineer-in-Charge" - The QA Program for high-density spent fuel storage racks - The inspector determined that the title change did not affect the responsi-bilities and authority of the position.
He also determined that the QA program for the storage racks will be the primary responsibility of the licensee; it will not be included in the QA program of the architect-engineer / contractor.
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on October 5, 1979.
The inspector summarized the purpose and scope of the inspection and the findings.
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