ML18110A604

LER 1976-008-00 for St. Lucie Unit 1, Two Female Unions Improperly Welded Into the Cooling Lines for LPSI Pumps 1A and 1B

ML18110A604
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	04/27/1976
From:	Schmidt A Florida Power & Light Co
To:	Moseley N NRC/IE, NRC/RGN-II
References
PRN-LI-76-100 LER 1976-008-00
Download: ML18110A604 (4)

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FLORIDA POWER B LIGHT CO!iIPAiNY April 27, 1976 PRN-LI-76-100 Mr. Norman C. Moseley., Director, Region II Office of Inspection and Enforcement U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 818 Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mr. Moseley:

I REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 335-76-8 ST. LUCIE UNIT 1 DATE OF OCCURRENCE: MARCH 27, 1976 IMPROPER WELDING The attached Licensee Event Report. is being submitted in accordance with Technical Specification 6.9 to provide 30-day notification of the subject occurrence.

Very truly yours, D. Schmidt

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Power Resources MAS/cpc Attachment CC Jack R. Newman, Esquire Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement (30)

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~01 CON'7 L L' p 5 p p 3 3 5 0 3 2 7 7 6 0 4 2 7 7 6 8 57 58 59 60 61 . 69 74 75 80 EVENT OESCRIPTION CG 0 2 On March 27, durin ost-core reo erational testin , two female unions 7 8 9 60 Jog were improperly welded into the cooling lines for LPSI pumps 1A and 1B.

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[oO~) I The welding was not performed in accordance with Criterion IX of 7 8!l' 80 Qo 5 endix B to 10 CFR Part 50. The following discrepancies were found 7 8 9 80

[op/ during Quality Control surveillance on March 28: (1) the welding 7 8 9 PALIE 60 SYSTEM CAUSE COMPONENT COOE COOE COMPONENT COOE SUPPUER

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12 17 43 48 CAUSE OESCRIPTION gg The lant work order used for this 'ob did not 'include weldin and non-7 8 9 80 tOOI destructive testin instructions. Quality Control review of the work 7 8 9 80 Qg order did not result in a re uest'or additional welding information.

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Loaoo J NA 44 B ualit Control 7 10 12 13 45 46 Surveillance'OCATION 80 FORM OF ACTIVITY COATENT RELEASFO OF RELEASE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY OF RELEASE KIH L~J L~J NA NA 7 9 9 10 11 44, 45 I 80 PERSONNEL EXPOSURES ~ '7 NUMBER TYPE OESCRIPTION Ilia] ~oo o ~z NA 7 89 11 12 13 80-PERSONNEL INJURIES NUMBER OESCRIPTION

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REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 335-7 6-8 LICENSEE 'EVENT REPORT PAGE TWO Event Descri tion (continued) procedure was not qualified, (2) the welder was not qualified, and (3) non-destructive testing (NDT) was not performed. Corrective action was to have a qualified welder cut out and" replace the unions according to a qualified procedure, after which the required NDT was conducted. The unions were 3/4 inch steel replacement female unions, Ingersoll-Rand P/N 8, on Drawing V-8x21AL 321x7-A. This was the first occurrence of this type. (335-76-8).

Cause Descri tion (continued)

Followup corrective action includes a training program to qualify maintenance personnel according to ANSI welding standards and to have Quality Control surveillance precede welding in the future.