ML17276A788

Notice of Violation from Insp During Oct 1981

ML17276A788
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	12/21/1981
From:	Toth A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML17276A784	List: ML17276A779 ML17276A788 ML17276A793
References
50-397-81-21, NUDOCS 8201110390
Download: ML17276A788 (4)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Washington Public Power Supply System P.

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Box 968

Richland, Washington 99352 Docket No. 50-397 Construction Permit No ~

CPPR 93 As a result of the'inspection conducted. during October 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45, FR 66754 (October 7, 1980),

the following violations were identified:

10 CFR 50~ Appendix 8, Criterion V, states, in part, that:

"Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by docu-mented instructions, procedures, ox drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these..."

Section D.2.5.5 of the PSAR for the Washington Nuclear Pro)ect Unit 82 describes that measures would be established to comply with the above requirement.

Burns and Roe Engineering instruction to 'Sechtel, in specification change document PED-215-M-A804 required that piping walkdown inspection for arc strikes shall include participation by an AMS certified QC inspector and a Field Melding Engineer.

It also required that upon inspection and evaluation by these individuals, any unacceptable defects shall be removed by grinding and the ground area be subject to liquid penetrant examination izi accordance with applicable codes and Standards.

The applicable ASME Code Section III'art 2500 includes varying requirements for'iquid penetrant

testing, depending upon the class (1, 2, or 3) and the product form (plate, casting, welded

pipe, seamless pipe).

Contrary to the above requirements, on October 29, 1981 the following circumstances persist:ed:

Bechtel equality Control Inspection Records (series P-1.10 walkdown inspections) for the period of August 1981 to October 1981 included-no requirements for liquid penetrant

testing, and showed that liquid penetrant testing had no't been performed fox arc strike inspection, evaluation, and removal for System 58.0 (Service Water System).

Neither the quality control inspector nox the supervisor could identify the ASME requirements for liquid penetrant test-ing, when they were first interviewed by the inspector.

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A qualified field welding engineer did not accompany the Bechtel QC inspector during arc strike evaluations.

Quality records for the period August 1981 to October 1981 included no decision to grind and accept arc strikes.

Examples where arc strikes had existed can be found, on piping shown by isometric drawing numbers SM(7)33.2-1,,

SM(17)300-1.3, SM(27)308-1.2, SW(29)298-1.3 and 4,6, SM(80)091-6.13-1, and SM(100)013-1

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This is a Severity 5 violation (Supplement XI).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CPR 2.201, Mashington Public Power Supply System is hereby required to 'submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice, a written state-ment or explanation in rep'ly, including:

(1) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which vill be taken to avoid fnrther items of noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Under the authori,ty of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.. Consideration may be given to extending your response

'time for good cause shown.

OHl91$L I6NLD gy iL T. OODDS A. D. Toth Senior Resident Xnspector

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