IR 05000397/1980010
| ML17275A663 | |
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| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1980 |
| From: | Haist D, Haynes R, Toth A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| 50-397-80-10, NUDOCS 8010310314 | |
| Download: ML17275A663 (8) | |
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U. S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION V
Report No.
50"397/80
Docket No.
License No,
" CPPR"93 I
Licensee:
Washington Public Power Supply System P. 0.
Box 968 Richland, Washington 99352 Faci1ity Name Washington Nucl ear Project No.
2 (WNP-2)
Inspection at:
WNP-2 site Benton County Washington Inspection conducted:
July
31s 1980 Pl -A,oi /.
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C. Ha~e ief, Reactor Projects Section, Reactor Construction and Engineering Support Branch Summary:
Ins ection on Jul 1-31, 1980 Re ort 50-397/80-10 Date Signed Pf /sJd'ds Date Signed Areas Ins ected:
Special, unannounced inspection by the resident inspector an a regsona office based inspector of construction related activities including:
pipe. hanger design and materials; labor union training of gC inspectors; maintenance of installed equipment during the current labor dispute; reporting of potential 50.55e items; and status of corrective actions specified-in response to 10 CFR 50.54(f) request.
~indi~cis:
No items of noncompliance or deviations weve identified.
RV Form 219 (2)
SOIOSX 0 314
Persons Contacted Washington Public Power Su
S stem WPPSS W.
C. Bibb, Project Manager
- R. Johnson, Project Quality Assurance Manager A.
N. Sastry, Project Director, WBG Quality'Assurance R.
H. Tanner, Project Director, WBG Quality. Control E. Carlson, Equipment Maintenance Coordinator C.
Edwards, Principal Quality Assurance Engineer Burns 5 Roe, Inc.
BER W. Amatt, Lead Hanger Engineer R. Carmichael, Lead Quality Assurance Engineer (Surveillance)
H.
R. Tuthill, Assistant Project Quality Assurance Manager H. Giannini, Lead Civil Engineer R.
Sanan, Civil Engineer R. Sabol, Quality Assurance Engineer WSH/Boecon/Bovee and Crail/GERI WBG P. Sly, Quality Assurance Manager T. Page, Quality Assurance Manager L. Buckner, Quality Control Supervisor L. Wulff, Quality Assurance Engineer J.
Roanski, Engineer-Maintenance United'ssociation Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union 598 R.
H. Knight, Business Hanager E.
E.
Check, Training Director A. Short, Assistant Training Director
- Inspection findings were presented to Hr. Johnson during approximately weekly meetings.
General On June 23, 1980 the resident inspector at WNP-1/4 was reassigned to the WNP-2.
The resident inspector was onsite July 1-3, 7-11, 14-18
.,and 21-25, 1980 and a regional office based inspector was onsite July 28-31, 1980.
During the July 1-31, 1980 period, site construction activi ty was practically discontinued on safety related work because of an ongoing labor dispute and also because of a stop work order issued to all contractors by the licensee on July 17, 1980.
Safety related work activities were limited to maintenance, QC inspection, and'QA documentation reviews, in addition to the major planning/review/mobilization efforts relative to the corrective actions being taken in response to the NRC letters of June 17, 198 Pi e Han er Desi n and Materials The inspector interviewed B&R Field Engineering personnel regarding their approach to design of pipe hangers.
Design guides are used in conjunction with loading criteria supplied by the home office.
The inspector found that the field engineers could not identify where the design considerations included limitations on through-wall stress for plate and shell supports as prescribed in Note 6 of Table 1-7.1.of.
ASME Section III, Subsection NF, or as prescribed in NF-3211.1.3.
The field engineer hanger supervisor stated that this information would be discussed with the B&R home office, relative to the B&R design guide.
This is unresolved.
(50-397/80-10-01)
The inspector interviewed the B&R field engineers regarding availability of Stress Reports of Load Capacity Data Sheets (required by ASME Section III subsection NF-3141.2) for hangers provided by Nuclear Power Services Company.
The required certified data was not available; the field engineer supervisor stated that the omission will be reviewed.
This is unresolved.
(50-397/80-10-02)
The inspector interviewed WBG field engineering and warehouse personnel regarding materials used for bolting of pipe hangers.
Site procured materials included ASTM-A193 Grade B7 studs, and ASTM-A307 Grade B and Grade A bolts.
For catalog items, it appears that ASTM A36 bolts have been provided.
The ASME Code Section III Subsection NF-2121 references Table NF-2121.1 and thus Table I'-13.3; this recognizes only ASTM-SA-325-7la bolting materials.
The project specification 8215 part 15Q-3.16 imposes A325 bolts, except for A307 drilled concrete inserts.
The field personnel could not identify, a basis for the deviations.
This is unresolved.
(50-397/80-10-03).
Labor Union Trainin of C Ins ectors On July 1, 1980'he inspector visited the training facilities of Local 598 of the plumbers and steamfitters union in Pasco, Washington.
The inspector interviewed the training director and assistant training director, and examined classrooms, shop facilities:and training supplies used for training welders, NDE personnel and QC inspection personnel.
The training program for NDE and QC inspectors
. has recently been established and development is continuing.
A four year QC apprenticeship program with classroom and on-the-job training is in-progress; currently no one has graduated from that program.
The apprentice program has apparently been reviewed/approved by a Joint Apprentice Training Committee, which consists of union and contractor representatives.
The program reviewed by the inspector,
"Local Union 598 QA/QC Apprentice Curriculum" is oriented to QC inspection.
Although QA appears in the title, there appears to be no auditing or general QA aspects involved.
The training director stated that instructors are both full time and part time, with experienced union field inspection personnel used for much of the instruction on a par t time basis.
(The inspector recognized two of the instructor names as knowledgeable QC senior inspectors at the WNP-1/4 project with whom the inspector had frequent contact).
The training director stated that the apprentice curriculum as currently defined gives consideration to ANSI-N45.-2.6, SNT-TC-1A, and AliS certification basic/formal education requirements, including high school graduation as a pre-requisite for enrollment in the program.
Additionally, new personnel transferring to the region or otherwise becoming associated with the union are reportedly evaluated against the curriculum and classified according to additional training required to reach full journeyman status.
'Ilritten examinations are not normally given for such transfers.
5.
The training facilities and equipment appeared to be current and comparable to similar training capabilities of commercial facilities.
guantities of current AllS codes and standards were available along with related fully developed training material from contractors specializing in this area.
NDE and concrete/civil inspection materials/
equipment were also available.
In addition to 40 welding booths, an X-ray vault, film developing facilities, magnetic particle and ultrasonic test equipment-were also available.
(Only the X-ray facilities appeared to be sufficient for conducting large classes of hands-on instruction).
The inspector found that the union does not give written examinations to ascertain the qualifications of the gC applicants that the union dispatches to the lJNP-2 jobsite.
Examinations appear to be limited to students in specific individual classroom courses conducted by the union training group.
This information was conveyed to the licensee for his consideration during the ongoing review of contractor personnel qualifications and training.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
Maintenance of Installed E ui ment The inspector met with representatives of the prime mechanical contractor's equipment maintenance staff and reviewed the maintenance logs of May and June, 1980 for selected safety-related mechanical equipment.
The records indicate that maintenance of installed equipment is continuing, as scheduled, during the labor dispute.
The inspector verified the completion of maintenance activities on selected safety related components.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
6.
Re ortin of Potential
CFR 50.55e Items While onsite, the inspector was shown NCR No. 218-05627 issued to document and disposition the absence of motor control center mounting base weld inspection records.
An NRC inspector had identified this as a potential 50.55e construction deficiency and
, on June 2, 1980, requested a 50.55e report (reference inspection report 50-397/80-07, paragraph 5).
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The inspector examined Revision 1 to the NCR disposition which stated that the welds are unnecessary, except to brace the main channels together during concrete placement inside the base frames.
The inspector verified that this is true in cases where the base frame has been filled with concrete.
However, the inspector found-that motor control center numbers 7A-A and 8A-A in the diesel generator building do not have concrete inside the base frames to absorb lateral loads and to stiffen the main channel webs.
The NCR disposition for these motor control centers appears erroneous.
Since the acceptability of these motor control, center bases is still unknown, the inspector again requested a 50.55e report.
The licensee stated that it is their policy not to renort potential 50.55e items, but to wait until a decision on 50.55e applicability has been made.
In this case, the deficiency was identified in May, 1979.
This policy is not consistent with IE's position on reporting requirements of 50.55(e);
The licensee's resolution 'of this issue "of prompt reporting of'otential
CFR 50.55e construction deficiencies will be examined in a subsequent inspection (50-397/80-10/04).
Plan for Restart of Safet Related llork - Task II, Phase I
The inspector examined the licensee's Restart Plan, the purpose of which is to ensure that contractor quality controls are effective" and that any resumption of work will have minimal risk of quality problems and will not preclude reinspection of completed work.
The Restart Plan is considered to be Phase I of the overall review effort committed to in the
CFR 50.54(f)
response (letter G02-08-153).
The inspector examined the specific list of actions comprising the restart plan for conformance to the licensee's commitments.
The work controls which will be reviewed and assessed include (1) procedure status and adequacy of procedure requirements to specifications and the safety analysis report; (2) adequacy of personnel qualification and training; (3) completeness of document packages and the size of backlogs; (4) status of deficiencies, and (5)
a sample reinspection of recently completed work.
The restart plan action list includes the corrmitments made to the NRC.
The licensee was in the process of selecting review team leaders and members, formulating review checklists, and prioritizing contractor work activities.
Task II, Phase I activities will
- continue to be monitored by the Resident Reactor Inspector (50-397/80-10/05).
Unresolved Items
'nresolved items are matters about which more information is required in order to ascertain whether they are acceptable items, items of'oncompliance, or deviations.
Unresolved items identified during the inspection are discussed in Paragraph 3.
tucana ement Interview The inspector met with the site quality assurance manager (denoted in paragraph 1 above)
and presented the findings described herei x p