ML17318A279

Responds to NRC 790730 Ltr Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-315/79-15 & 50-316/79-12.Corrective Actions: Disposal of All Loose & Improperly Stored Welding Rods

ML17318A279
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Site:	Cook
Issue date:	08/30/1979
From:	Dolan J AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
To:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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INDIANA L MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY P. O. BOX 18 BOWLING GREEN 5 CATION NEW YORK, N. Y. 10004 August 30, 1979 AEP:NRC:00257 Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Docket Nos.50-315 and 50-316 License Nos. DPR-58 and DPR-74 Response to IE Report No. 50-315/79-15; 50-316/79-12 Mr. James G. Keppler, Regional Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement Region III 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Dear Mr. Keppler I This letter is in reply to Mr. G. Fiorelli's letter of July 30, 1979 which transmitted to us IE Report No. 50-315/79-15; 50-316/79-12.

Mr. Fiorelli's letter was received in our New York Office on August 2,

.1979. The Report refers to the inspection of the replacement of main feedwater elbows at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant conducted by members of your staff on May 30 - June 8, June 12-15 and June 25-July 2, 1979. Our response to Appendix "A" to the Report follows.

Contrary to the requirements of Technical Specification 6.8.1, the inspector{s) noted several instances when adequate control of welding materials was not maintained during feedwater elbow/steam gen-erator nozzle repairs in Unit No. 2. These non-compliances were de-

-termined by your staff to be an infraction of NRC requirements. The specific instances of non-compliance are cited in Appendix "A" to Mr. Fiorelli's letter.

The immediate corrective action was the disposal of all loose and improperly stored welding rod. Contractor supervisory personnel were reminded of the requirements for welding rod control and the importance of complying with these requirements. Thorough tours of the containment were made on a daily basis by Maintenance Department g.C. personnel until completion of the feedwater repairs to ensure that contractor personnel were conforming to the established I8MPCO. welding rod control procedures.

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In order to preclude future infractions of a similar nature, ILNPCo Procedure No. 12 NHP-5050-SPC-001 has been revised'o assure that con-tractor personnel, as well as IEMPCo. personnel, adhere to the require-ments of the procedure.

Ful.l compliance with the Meld Rod Control Procedure will be achieved with the approval of revision No. 5 to 12 MHP-5050-SPC-001.

Approval of the revised procedure is expected no later than September 17, 1979.

Very truly yours, JED:em ohn E. Dolan Vice President cc: R. C. Callen G. Charnoff R, S.Hunter R. M. Jurgensen D. V. Shaller