IR 05000508/1985007

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

ML20210A021
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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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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION r

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Docket No. 50-508 Construction Permit No. CPPR-154

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

P.'O. Box 1223

. Elma, Washington 98541

- Facility Name: Washington Nuclear Project 3 Inspection at: WNP-3 Site, Satsop,l Washington-Inspection Conducted: October. 7-11, 198 Inspectors: N lo-It -ff

W. P. Ang, Reattor Inspector Date Signed

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Approved ~By: Yd 2/ J'

R. T. D6dds, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 1 D4te fiigne ~ ~

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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 inspecto Inspection procedures 55151, 55153, 55155 were used for guidanc . .

Results: Of the are s inspected'no violations or deviations were identifie >

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• R . ' N .7 Williams,; Deputy > Program Director 1.w , . .. ?

• C. E. ' Love,, Construction Manager

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• D. R.gCoody', Project QA' 4 Manager ;

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• RL M.' Taylor,-Cons'truction Site Manager-.

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

"F. G.'Teague, Resident Enginee .

i G. J. Imus,; Resident Engineer .

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a : E. M. Grant,: Project Superintendent :

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• Attended exit interview.* '

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Unresolved: items are matters about,which"more\information_is required lto .

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2 determine whether they 'are' acceptable.or may involve violations or; deviations. One'new unresolved' item identified during thisiinspection is

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.f, ' construction activities.such as welding,Gmaterial.handlingcand control; A '

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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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(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

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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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,Although the actual. analysis was,not:available on site, san Ebasco report

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on'the analysis was available,Trevieked_by:the inspector and discussed:

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documente'd the~ discrepancy;and the A/E's evaluation and disposi. tion. The" g :L

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discrepancy, the 10-CFR 50.'55(e) item was close s

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'previously inspected and 'the inspection documented on RV: inspection report 50-508/82-08. Although WNP_-3 is currently in an extended

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

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performance of._ a containmentroverpressure/ structural: integrity. test. J An -

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the-licensee, the A/E and'with CBIfpersonnel. 'The. inspector noted;-

-during this discussions that"a potential problem existed'regarding-

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