IR 05000454/1981002
| ML20003E656 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 02/19/1981 |
| From: | Konklin J, Naidu K, Neisler J, Williams C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20003E655 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-454-81-02, 50-454-81-2, 50-455-81-02, 50-455-81-2, NUDOCS 8104080008 | |
| Download: ML20003E656 (4) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION III
Reports No. 50-454/81-02; 50-455/81-02 Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 Licenses No. CPPR-130; CPPR-131 Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Facility Name:
Byron Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection At:
Byron Site, Byron, IL Inspection Conducted: January 29 and Fabruary 4, 1981 J
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J. E. Konklin
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Approved By:
C. C. Williams, Chief
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Projects Section No. 2 Inspection Sunnnery Inspection on January 29 and February 4, 1981 (Reports No. 50-454/81-02; 50-455/81-02)
Areas Inspected:
Special announced inspection to review the licensee's corrective actions in response to the RIII Immediate Action letter of January 13, 1981, which related to safety-re'ated electrical installation activities. This inspection involved a total of 26 onsite inspector-hours by three NRC inspectors.
Results:
Based on the above review, the licensee was released on February 4, 1981, to resume electrical installation activities in accordance with the requirements of the RIII Immediate Action Letter.
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DETAILS Persons Contacted Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO)
+*V Schlosser, Project Manager, Byron /Braidwood
+*G. Sorensen, Construction Site Superintendent
- J. Westermeir, Byron Project Manager, SNED
+ G. Marcus, Corporate Quality Assurance Director
+*R. Preston, Electrical Coordinating Engineer, PCD
- J Denehy, Engineer, SNED
/*G. Smith, Lead Electrical Engineer, PCD
+*M. Stanish Quality Asvirance Site Superintendent 1+*R. Klingler, Quality Assurance Electrical Supervisor
Hatfield Electric W. Gratza, Quality Assurance Manager J. Buchanan, Quality Assurance Engineer G. Van Lysell, Site Superintendent
- Denotes those present at the January 29, 1981 onsite exit meeting.
+ Denotes those present at the February 4,1981 onsite exit meeting.
The inspectors also contacted other licensee and contractor personnel during the course of the inspection.
Functional or Program Areas Inspected Site Electrical Installation Activities.
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A' Region III inspection at the Dyron Site in December:1980. identified
.significant deficiencies in electrical construction activities at the site.
Meetings were then held'between RIII and Commenwealth Edison on December 31,
'1980 and January 9,1981, to discuss the inspection findings and the corrective actions to be taken by the licensee. On January 13, 1981, RIII issued an Immediate Action Letter which confirmed Commonwealth Edison's
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agreement to discontinue installation of Class lE cables' until specific
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cable installati'n and QA/QC programmatic actions were completed and RIII o
concurrence waslobtained with regard to the reinitiation of cable installa-
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L tion' activities.
- On January 28, 1981, Commonwealth Edison informed RIII that the required
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. corrective: actions had been completed, and. requested an.RIIILreview of the corrective: actions. RIII-inspectors then conducted an inspection et Byron
- on January 29 and February 4,1981', to review the following corrective actions; required by.the Immediate' Action' Letter:
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Revision of the applicable Ceco and contractor procedures and checklists.
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Development of cable damage acceptance / rejection criteria.
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Training of craftsmen, inspectors and auditors in the new procedure requirements.
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Establishment of adequate staffing to assure proper electrical installa-
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tion and inspection.
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Training of personnel in the use of hold tags and the control of noncon-forming equipment.
During.the January 29 and February 4, 1981l inspection the RIII inspectors verified that the following corrective actions had been accomplished:
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The licensee and the site contractors have revised the applicable QA/QC procedures, installation procedures, checklists, and surveillance and record. requirements ta assure proper cable installation. The
~ inspectors reviewed.the applicable procedures pertaining to cable installation and. inspection, and determined that those procedures, are adequate for proper cable installation, b.
The inspectors determined that cable damage acceptance / rejection criteria have been established and published as an appendix to the cable installa-tion procedure.
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'The inspectors verified that the licensee and his contractors have Lconducted training for foremen, superintendents, inspectors, field engineers,_and quality assurance auditors and engineers on the new and revised procedure requirements.
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The inspectors verified that' actions have been taken to increase the contractor's-QC' staff-from five personnel in December 1980_to nine personnel scheduled'to be onsite by March 1981. The licensee has contracted with an inspection agency to-supply-additional; qualified
, electrical inspectors to. augment the. site QA organization.
In additio,two QALengineers are now assigned to monitor electrical-installation ~at Byron.
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. Additional training on _ the use of hold tags and control of nonconforming
equipment.was conducted by the Ceco' Director of Quality Assurance F-(Construction) for SI-~1icensee personnel. _ The. inspectors observed that s
- tagging of equipment in the. plants has been accomplished'in'accordance
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-with QA manual _ requirements'.
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Based on'the results of'the inspection, Region III concurred, on February 4,.
1981, with the resumption of safety-related electrical; installation activities at Byron in accordance with the requirements-of.the'Immediate' Action Letter.
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e Exit Meetings The inspectors met with licensee representatives (denoted under Persons Contacted) at the Byron Site on January 29 and February 4, 1981. The inspectors summarized the purpose and findings of the inspection.
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