IR 05000410/1982006
| ML20054K726 | |
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 06/15/1982 |
| From: | Kister H, Schulz R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| References | |
| 50-410-82-06, 50-410-82-6, NUDOCS 8207060095 | |
| Download: ML20054K726 (3) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report No. 50-410/82-06 Docket No. 50-410 License No. CPPR-112 Priori:y
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Licensee: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, New York 13202 Facility Name: Nine Mile Point, Unit 2 Meeting at:
USNRC, Region I, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Meeting conducted: June 1, 1982
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B. Kis sr, Chief, Reactor Projects date' signed Section 1C Meeting Summary Enforcement Conference on June 1, 1982 (Report No. 50-410/82-06)
Summary:
Special enforcement conference convened by NRC Region I management to discuss NRC concerns regarding the recent inspection finding related to the incorrect welding procedures authorized for use on Class I piping joints and concerns involving management control of ITT Grinnell by Stone & Webster Engineer-ing Corporation.
Senior Niagara Mohawk, Stone & Webster, and NRC Region I management personnel attended the meeting which was held at the Region I office.
The meeting was two hours and fifteen minutes in duration.
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DETAILS 1.
Attendees Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation D. P. Dise, Vice President, Quality Assurance S. F. Manno, Project Manager, Unit 2 G. L. Rhode, Vice President, System Project Management Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation R. B. Kelly, Vice President and Manager, Quality Assurance R. S. Zanetti, Vice President, Assistant Manager, Cherry Hill Operations Center-U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission R. W. Starostecki, Director, Division of Project and Resident Programs E. J. Brunner, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch No.1 H. B. Kister, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 1C R. D. Schulz, Resident Inspector, Nine Mile Point, Unit 2 2.
Discussion Niagara Mohawk began the meeting with a discussion of the upcoming major reorganization in their corporate office.
The thrust of the reorganization is intended to place all nuclear activities, both construction and operations, under a newly established position of Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services.
Also, the position of Vice President, Quality Assurance will now report directly to the President of the Corporation.
NRC Region I cont'nued by summarizing the reason for the meeting and the intent to provide a forum for discussion of the issues involved.
Niagara Mohawk summarized the event and the actions taken upon discovery of the problem by the resident inspector. Actions taken included issuance of a stop work order to prohibit further welding using incorrect procedures, and directing Stone and Webster to conduct a full audit in this area.
Niagara Mohawk further stated that a separate analysis was also performed by ITT Grinnell to determine the acceptability of the affected welds.
The conclusion reached by Grinnell was that the welds would probably be acceptable except for verification of actual heat input.
Stone and Webster subsequently issued an Engineering and Design Coordination Report to cutout and reweld the affected welds using the correct procedur _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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The Stone and Webster Manager of Quality Assurance briefly discussed the results of their " draft" audit findings.
The findings appeared to vaguely reinforce NRC Region I findings relating to ITT Grinnell's problems incor-porating technical code requirements into Field Planners.
The " draft audit" reports apparently found that ITT Grinnell personnel were adept at following a formalized procedure, however, their ability to pickup require-mer.ts not specifically spelled out in procedures were suspect.
There also seemed to be some disagreement between NRC Region I findings and Stone and Webster audi. findings regarding the qualifications of ITT Grinnell personnel who prepare field planners.
Upon comparison of the names reviewed, however, the disparity appeared to have resulted from a difference in the personnel selected for audit. NRC Region I emphasized that the group of twelve people selected were individuals who were involved in preparation of Field Planners. As a result of further questioning it was determined that Niagara Mohawk had not yet had the opportunity to review in detail the Stone and Webster audit findings.
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Results After further discussion NRC Region I concluded that neither Niagara Mohawk nor Stone and Webster had fully addressed the relevant issues regarding the root cause of the problems that permitted Field Planners with unqualified welding procedures listed to pass through three levels of review without correction.
The relevent issues are considered to be the following.
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Inexperience of ITT Grinnell personnel compounded by a lack of ITT Grinnell management involvement commensurate with this inexperience.
(2) Ineffective control by Stone and Webster site management of ITT Grinnell.
The resident inspector perceived a significant lack of communication between Stone and Webster site management and ITT Grinnell site manage-ment which has resulted in inadequate control over areas requiring interface.
NRC Region I requested that Niagara Mohawk accelerate the issuance of the Stone & Webster audit findings, and vigorously pursue the cause of the event and associated problems.
It was further suggested that Niagara Mohawk consider performing their own audits of this area to assure that the problems are fully identified and dealt with.
It was further requested that Niagara Mohawk be prepared to reconverse this meeting within 30 days to discuss their findings and corrective actions.