ML042330200

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E-mail from N. Chapman of Vermont Yankee to E. Gray of USNRC, Regarding Weld Rod Control at VY
ML042330200
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 04/15/2004
From: Chapman N
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee
To: Gray E
Division of Reactor Safety I
References
FOIA/PA-2004-0267 CR-VTY-2004-01190
Download: ML042330200 (2)


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To: "'ehg@nrc.gov"' ehg~nrc.gov>

Date: 4/15/04 6:38PM

Subject:

Weld Rod Control at VY Here Is the CR. It has not been to screening yet. If you have further questions please contact me.

Neal Chapman ENN Welding Engineer VY Office 802-451-3161 Cell I_!

<<CR Weld Rod Holding Oven.pdf>>

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  • Ente l CONDITION REPORT CRVTY.-200401190 I OrIginator: Kindelberger, Tim Originator Phohe: 5609 Originator Group: Maint NPS Staff OperabIlity Required: N Reportability Required: N Supervisor Name: TessierMlchael A Discovered Date: 04(15t2004 16.;23 I:itiated Date: 041151200417:10 Condition

Description:

Observation made of Weld Electrode Holding Oven being unlockld and unatended.

NRC Inspector Identified to a Entergy Nuclear Welding Engineer that a Weld Electrode Holding Oven located at the FW Heater Replacement work site inside the Heatbay was observed as being unlocked and unattended. The Inspector was interested to know if this wau a procedural violation. Ibe holding ovens in the Heaterbay are being controlled by the Maintenance Contractor in accorlance with thefir procedure # PP-0905W 'Control of Welding Consumablese. Step 3.6.1 of this procedure states 'When not manned, the Weld Material Issue Area shall be secured by locking device to prevent unauthorized entry. Holding Ovens and storage cabinets in remote locations shsal be locked except when material is being issued by authorized personnel.

Inmediate Action

Description:

Incident has been identified to the Supervisors in charge. The information is being passed onto all individual that are authorized to issued weld materials. The Maintenance Contractor QA/QC department has been notified and requested to pay close attention to issue station when working general area and to document nonconforming conditions..

Suggested Actioh Descriptiop:

The Maintenance Contractor has not been performing any safety related welding activities inside the RCA for a approximately one week and these ovens wurc notaset up st tha ime. Therefore.uncontrbfled use of the filler material on safety related componentksl not &0aly.Additioaildb , thematenal ioside the ovens re Safety Class I materials and any inadvertant use on a: tdclass o;b would not bee degradoion to the weldment. No fitiher action suggested at this time.

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