IR 05000553/1981006
| ML20010H415 | |
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| Site: | Phipps Bend  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/1981 |
| From: | Robert Lewis NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Parris H TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
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This refers to the routine safety inspection conductea by Mr. J. R. Harris of this office on August 18-21, 1981, of activities authorized by NRC Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-162 and CPPR-163 for the Phipps Bend facility and to the discussion of our findings held with Mr. W. K. Kelleghan, Project Manager, at the conclusion of the inspection.
Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the enclosed inspection report.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures e.id representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the 'nspector.
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Within the scope of this inspection, no violations or deviations were disclosed.
We have examined actions you have taken with regard to previously identified enforcement matters and unresolved items. The status of these items is discussed in the enclosed report.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If the report contains any information that you believe to be exempt from disclosure under 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4), it is necessary that you:
(a) notify this office by telephone within ten days from the date of this letter of your inten-tion to file a request for withholding; and (b) submit within twenty-five days
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from the date of this letter a written application to this office to withhold
such information. If your receipt of this letter has been delayed such that less than seven days are available for your review, please notify this office promptly i
so that a new due date may be established. Consistent with section 2.790(b)(1),
such application must be accompanied by an affidavit executed by the owner of the information which identifies the document or part thereof sought to be withheld, and a full statement of the reasons on the basis of which it is claimed that the information should be withheld from public disclosure.
This section further requires the statement to address with specificity the considerations listed in 10 CFR 2.790(b)(4). The information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated
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as far as possible into a separate part of the affidavit.
If we do not hear from you in this regard within tha specified pericd; roted above, the report will be placed in the Public Doct. ment Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we sill be glad to discuss them with you.
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R. C. Lewis, Director Division of Resident and Reactor Project Inspection
Enclosure:
Inspection Report Nos. 50-553/81-06 and 50-554/81-06
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Report No. 50-553/81-06, 554/81-06 Licensee:
Tennessee Valley Authority 500 A Chestnut Street Chattanooga, TN 37401 Facility llame:
Phipps Bend Docket No. 50-553, 50-554, License Nos. CPPR-162, CPPR-163 Inspection at Phipps Bend Site near Kinsport Tennessee J. R.f arris
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Date Signed Engineering Inspection Branch Engineering and Technical Inspection Division SUMMARY Inspection on August 18-21, 1981 Areas Inspected This routine, unannounced inspection involved 29 inspector-hours onsite in the areas of construction status, structural concrete and licensee action on previously identified items.
Results Of the 3 areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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REPORT DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- W. P. Kelleghan, Project Manager
- J. C. Cofield, Assistant Construction Engineer, Project Engineering
- T. V. Abbatiello, Assistant Construction Engineer, QC
- D. E. Hitchcock, Supervisor, Site QA Unit G. W. Hogg, Supervisor, Materials QC H. Lollar, Supervisor, Mechanical, QC M. Cuscick, Engineering Aid, QC B. Sloan, Supervisor, Document Control
- J. J. Ritts, Licensing QC, Knoxville
- W. Anders, Licensing QC, Knoxville
- S. Gray, Licensing Engineer, Chattanooga
- M. Wisenberg, Licensing Engineer, Chattanooga Other licensee employees contacted included 4 technicians and ~ 6 office personnel.
- Attended exit interview
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Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on August 21, 1981 with those persons indicated in paragraph I above.
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings a.
(Closed) Violation (553/80-18-01, 554/80-16-01) Failure to Place Reinforcing Steel in Accordance with Requirements.
Reinforcing steel on pour number KAC01-34,37,40 and 43 was not spaced in accordance with procedure QCI-C-207 and drawing 4KE0401-5K-11R. The inspector examined the licensees response dated March 27, 1981 and implementation of the response. This item.is closed.
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(Closed) Violation (553/81-03-01, 554/81-02-01) Drawing Controls. The licensee failed to follow procedure CEP6.01 on issuing and distribution for Drawing R-AM01, R-7; " Concrete Pour Schedules".
The inspector examined the licensees responses dated May 7,1981 and June 29, 1981 and implementation of the responses.
A computer program has been developed to control the receipt and issuance of drawings and other documents. This item is closed.
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(Closed) Unresolved Item (553/81-03-02, 554/81-02-02) Inspection Controls on Embedments and Pipe Sleeves. Applicable procedures have
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been revised to clarify responsibility for inspection of the final line and grade on embedments and pipe sleeves.
The surveyors are now responsible for performing the final line and grade inspections and the mechanical, civil and electrical QC inspectors verify that the inspections have been made. This item 1. c.losed.
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Inspector Followup. Item (553/80-18-02, 554/80-16-02)
Addressing Cause on NCR's.
The site QA unit documented a deficiency in audit number PB-G-80-16 which identified that the apparent cause of
nonconformances was not being identified on nonconformance reports (NCR's). Examination of twelve NCR's generated since TVA's audit finding showed that the apparent cause of. deficiencies is now being
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adoressed on nonconformance reports. This item is closed.
(0 pen) Violation (553/80-08-01, 554/80-07-01) Inadequate Batch Plant e.
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Inspection. The inspector examined the licensees final response dated June 19, 1980. The inspector t.as not able to observe implementation of the licensees response as category I concrete was not placed during the inspectors inspection tour. This item remains open, f.
(0 pen) Unresolved Item (553/81-03-03, 554/81-02-03) Tracking of. the Time Interval Between Batching and Placing Concrete.
Category I Concrete was not placed during this inspection tour.
This items remains open pending NRC's observation of TVA's method of tracking the time interval between batching and placing concrete at the Phipps Bend Nuclear Station.
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
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Independent Inspection
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The inspector examined the following areas:
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Concrete and soils testing laboratory
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Batch plant c.
Spray Ponds d.
Construction Status:
The Phipps Bend Site is phasing down into a delayed construction status.
This phase down will be completed by December 31, 1981.
During the delayed construction status, approximately 85 annual and 350 craft personnel will be onsite to take care of receiving and inspection, preventative maintenance, and protection of site facilities. Onsite protection and preparation for resumed construction wil' be done in accordance with specification G-65 i
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and site developed procedures.
Receiving and inspection and preventative maintanence will be handled in accordance with existing site procedures.
No violations or deviations were identified.
6. Containment (Structural Concrete II) - Observation of Work, Unit 1 Tha inspector examined preparation and final inspection of reinforcing steel nn concrete pour numbers Al-A001 33, 34, 35 in the unit one Auxiliary Building and F1-AD01-20C and D in the Fuel Building. Accenance criteria examined by the inspector appear in the following document.,:
(a) Section 3.8 of the PSAR (b) TVA Specification G2, Plain and Reinforced Concrete (c) Drawing numbers - S-213, S-214, S-215, S-216, S-401, S-448B, Y-419, Al-AD01-01-Rev II and F1-AD01-02-Rev 7.
The NRC inspector accompanied the TVA QC inspector during the final prepour inspection. During the inspection the QC inspector pointed out several discrepancies between the installed reinforcing pattern and the reinforcing pattern shown on the drawings. The QC inspector delayed the concrete pours perding resolution of the discrepancy in the reinforcing steel pattern. The concrete pours were not placed during the inspectors inspection tour.
No violations or deviations were identified.
7. Licensee Identified Items (10CFR 50.55(e))
Prior to this inspection, the licensee identified the following items under 10 CFR 50.55(e):
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(0 pen) and (Closed) Item 50.553/81-06-01, Omitted Rebar from Shield wall. Fourty four number 11 x 11 AW1 vertical reinforcing bars were omitted from the unit one shield wall between azimuth 105* and 135* in the seventh layer aHve elevation 8' - 5".
This. item was reported to NRC on February 27, 1981.
The NRC inspector. examined the licensees responses dated March 30, 1981 and June 1, 1981 and implementation of these responses.
TVA drilled and installed and grouted into place fourty four 16'-9" long number 11 AW1 vertical slice bars to a depth of 6'-9" below elevation 5'-2" in accordance with instructions from C. F.
Brown. A rebar verification group was established to work with the craft during reinforcing steel erection to identify and eliminate errors during the installation of rebar.
This item is opened _and closed for this report.