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Insp Rept 50-508/85-07 on 851007-11.No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Containment Structural Steel Welding Procedures,Work Activities & Records & Site Tour
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Site: Satsop
Issue date: 10/21/1985
From: Ang W, Dodds R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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. Report No. 50-508/85-07 Docket No. 50-508

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Construction Permit No. CPPR-154

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Licensee: Washington Public Power Supply System. (WPPSS).

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. Elma, Washington 98541

- Facility Name: Washington Nuclear Project 3 Inspection at: WNP-3 Site, Satsop,l Washington-Inspection Conducted: October. 7-11, 1985.

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R. T. D6dds, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 1 D4te fiigned.

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Inspection on October 7-11, 1985 (Report No. 50-508/85-07)

Areas Inspected
Routine unannounced inspection.by a-regionally based inspector of containment structural. steel welding procedures, work activities and records and site tour. This. inspection involved 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br /> onsite by one inspector.

Inspection procedures 55151, 55153, 55155 were used for guidance.

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Results: Of the are s inspected'no violations or deviations were identified.

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Washington Public" Power Supply System;'

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  • D. R.gCoody', Project QA' Manager ;

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Ebasco-Services Inc.

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  • P. L.. Pitman,l Acting; Quality Program' Site Manager

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    • R.: H. Wang,* Engineering Supervisor, 'New York !

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"F. G.'Teague, Resident Engineer.

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G. J. Imus,; Resident Engineer

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D. G; McKinney, Resident Engineer _

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V.,P. Gupta, Ebasco Site Services Engineer (ESSE)

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Chicago Bridge and Iron Company(CBI)

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1W. F. Walsh, District Welding;and QA"Hanager B. G. Grimsley,. Area Welding and QA' Manager)

E. M. Grant,: Project Superintendent :

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deviations. One'new unresolved' item identified during thisiinspection is

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f TLThe inspector conducted a general! inspection of.the reactor building and.

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licensee's:and_itsl constructor's!Preparationstfor the planned: containment'

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structural integrity:testJ to a'ssess :the ' adequacy' of the:11'censee's-3 -

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.Within.'th,e areas examined 'no violati.o' ns. oridev.'istions'..were.' identified.

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(Closed) Item 508/82-09-B "0 mission'of' Compressible Material Around

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Containment Penetrations" (10xCFR 50.55(e)).

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/The licensee's" final report was sEbmitted on February 11, 1985. The-licensee had determined that hadethe deficiencies remained uncorrected,;

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they would not'. havefadversely'sffected the, safety of the plant at anytime-

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throughout_the expected-lifetime of the plant and:therefore was not

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reportable in accordance'with~the 10 CFR 50.55(e)! criteria.. An analysis

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had'been performed by;Ebasco andlCBI'that' supported this: conclusion.:

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'CBT structural steel welding activitiesMinside' containment had been-l '~

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construction delay phase, the licensee has? decide'd to.completeithe=

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. welding...The licensee commitments lare contained'in WNP-3 FSARisectione

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between the hatch barrel and head lpecifically,._ welding activities'

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