ML17272A837

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 791022-25
ML17272A837
Person / Time
Site: Columbia Energy Northwest icon.png
Issue date: 12/17/1979
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:
Shared Package
ML17272A834 List:
References
50-397-79-16, NUDOCS 8002280066
Download: ML17272A837 (4)


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APPENDIX A Washington Public Power Supply System P. 0.

Box 968

Richland, Washington 99352 Construction Permit No.

CPPR-93 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Based on the results of NRC inspections conducted between October 22 and 25, 1979, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in full compliance with conditions of your NRC facility license No.

CPPR-93 as indicated below.

A.

10CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part, that "activities affecting quality...shall be accomplished in accordance with...instruc-tions, 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 respon-sible."

Palagraph D.2.5.5 states, in part, that, "activity affecting quality...shall be accomplished in accordance with...procedures...".

(1)

Work procedure SP-2005-H2, of the Johnson Controls Inc.,

a site, contractor, states, in part, that "all pipe and tube endings will be capped or otherwise closed at the end of each day."

Contrary to the above,'n October 24, 1979, at the end of the work

day, one process instrument line on containment penetration no. 72, two process instrument lines on penetration no.

54B, and four process instrument lines on penetration no.

29 were found uncapped, exposing. the internals of the reactor vessel.

This is a repeat of previous HRC findings on February 27 and March 1, 1979.

This is an infraction.

(2)

Fishbach/Lord Electric Company procedure CP208 states under general maintenance requirements":

"covers,

caps, plugs and other closures shall be maintained intact."

This procedure goes on to state "dust coverings,

shrouds, local sealing, heating methods and mechanical cleaning shall be employed to keep the structure as clean and dry as possible."

1 Contrary to the above, inspection of instrument racks H22 P026, H22 P027, H22 P005, and H22 P004, on October 24, 1979, revealed:

(a)

A heavy accumulation of dust, dirt, and"debris on all racks.

(b)

The racks were not protected from adjacent construction activities and were used to store structural bolts, struc-tural steel

plates, and a gas pressure bottle cap.

(c)

On rack H22 P026, instruments B22 N038A, B22 N036A and B22 N036B had been removed without capping or otherwise protecting the opened tube ends leading to the instruments.

Likewise on rack H22 P005, instruments C34 N004C and B22 N026C had been removed without capping or otherwise protecting the opened tube ends leading to the instruments.

(d)

Dirt and debris was evident during a visual inspection of the inside of uncapped instrument sensing lines on the above mentioned racks.

This is an infraction.

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B.

10CFR 50, Appendix B, criterion III, requires, in part, "measures shall be established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements...

are correctly translated into specifications,

drawings, procedures, and instructions."

FSAR table 3.2-1 lists reactor protective system components as quality class I ("meets the quality assurance requirements of 10CFR 50, Appendix B") and seismic category I.

The PSAR paragraph 7.2.1.1.2; classification", further states "The Reactor protective system is cRssified as Safety Class 2, Seismic Category I, and guality Group B (Electrical Safety Class IE)".

Contrary to the above requi rements, on October 23, 1979, inspection of the reactor protection system (RPS) disclosed 4 turbine stop valve position switches (POS N006 A through D), and 8 pressure switches pro-viding RPS indication ~of turbine governor valve fast closure (PS N005 A through D and PS N008 A through D) were not specified and purchased to Electrical Safety Class IE and Seismic Category 1 requirements This is an infraction.

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