ML17272A330
| ML17272A330 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Columbia  |
| Issue date: | 01/24/1979 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17272A329 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-397-79-01, 50-397-79-1, NUDOCS 7903210021 | |
| Download: ML17272A330 (4) | |
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APPENDIX A
'Washington Public Power Supply System P. 0.
Box 968
- Richland, Washington 99352 Docket No. 50-397 Construction Permit No. CPPR-93 Notice of Violation Based on the results of a NRC inspection conducted on January 3-5, 1979, it appears that one of your activities was not conducted in full com-pliance with conditions of your NRC Facility License No. CPPR-93, as indicated below.
~ This item is an infraction.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part, that, "Activities affecting quality...shall be accomplished in accor-dance with these instructions, procedures or drawings...."
Paragraph D.2.5 of the WPPSS guality Assurance Program documented in the PSAR states, in part, that, "...all project contractors for the nuclear related portions of the plant will be required to have a guality Assurance Program...The program shall include the following items as...applicable to the...construction for which the contractor is responsible."
Paragraph D.2.5.5, which follows, states, in part, that, "Activityaffecting quality...shall be accomplished in accordance with...procedures...."
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Work Procedure No. GE-59, Rev. 1, Cleanliness Program and Control Procedure,
- states, in part, that, "...For cleanliness Class 'A'nd 'B'iping...removal of a sealed closure...shall be permitted only for a legitimate purpose..."
and "...Dur ing the entire time the seals and closures are removed, the open-ing shall be under direct surveillance by personnel who have been instructed in the need and method of protecting the surface from contamination...."
Contrary to the above, on January 4, 1979, the pipe closure had been removed from one end of the east control rod drive system scram discharge header piping at approximate elevation 532'xposing the fluid surfaces of the piping.
No surveil-lance personnel or workmen were in the area.
The CRD piping is classified Cleanliness Class "B."
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Appendix A (Con't.)
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llork Procedure Ho. 59, Rev. 3, Cleanliness Program and Control Procedure,
- states, in part, that for Cleanliness Class B systems,
"...The surface shall be free of parti-culate contaminants such as sand, metal chips..."
and'...Any temporary material...left inside equipment shall be controlled...After installation of temporary material, the gC inspector shall attach a Temporary Material Tag where the temporary material is to be retrieved...."
Contrary to the above, on January 5, 1979, a heavy layer of grit material and a coiled welding lead were inside the 20-inch diameter residual heat removal system piping at
. penetration X-20.
The inboard pipe weld had been completed.
The grit was distributed throughout the pipe and the weld lead was located approximately ten feet from the open outboard end of the pipe.
A temporary material tag was not attached to the pipe closure.
The RHR piping is classified as Cleanliness Class B.
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