ML18139A895

Responds to NRC 801017 Ltr Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-280/80-35 & 50-281/80-38.Corrective Actions: Approved Welding Procedure Reviewed to Be Used in Future & Weld Insp Will Be Conducted by New Procedure

ML18139A895
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Site:	Surry
Issue date:	11/17/1980
From:	Sylvia B VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
To:	James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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e NOV 1 9 198G VI:RGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY RICHMOND, VIBGIN*IA 23261 November 17, 1980 Mr. James *p. P'Reilly*,-*.Dii*ector" Serial No. 875 Of£+/-ce_of- Inspec:tion and~Enforcement NO/RMT:ms U.

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• Nuclear Regulatory Commission - - Docket Nos .* 50_~280 Region I I

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• _* _ _ ** 281 101 Marietta Street,. Suite 3100 -_ - License Nos. DPR-32 Atlanta, Georgia* 30303 DPR-:37

Dear Mr. 0 'Reilly:

We have reviewed._ your letter

• of October 17, .1980 in re£erence to the inspection _.conducted at *Surry Power Station on September 9 and lO, 1980 and reported in IE Inspection Report - Nos. 50-280/80-35 and 50-281/80-38. Our responses to the specific infractions are attached.

We have determined that no proprietary information is contained in the reports. Accordingly, the Virginia Electric and Power Company has no obj ec-tion to these inspection reports being made a matter of public disclosure.

Very truly yours~

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Manager - Nuclear Operations and* Maintenance

-Attachment cc: Mr~ Steven A. Varga., Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 1 Division of Licensing

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NRC COMMENT As required by Criterion XVII of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 and implemented by VEPCO Topical Report VEP-1-A Section 17 paragraph 17 .2.17, states in part that Quality Assurance records relating to **. documentary evidence of

.** activities affecting quality .** include monitoring of work performance, and maintained and are retrievable.

Contrary to the above on* September 10,. 1980, there was no documentary evidence to verify that VEPCO' s NDT group* had monitored vendor work performed relative to IE Bulletin 79-17 NDE inspections.

This is a deficiency.

VEPCO RESPONSE

1. Corrective action taken and results achieved:

The* work, when performed, was in fact monitored by NDT personnel attached to the station and a memorandum to that . effect has been placed in station records. Further review of the circumstances revealed that an approved station procedure exists for this monitor-ing effort but had been overlooked in this circumstance.

2 *. Corrective steps taken to avoid further non-compliance:

The _approved procedure has been. reviewed with all members *of the station NDT staff and will be used in the future.

3. Date when full compliance will be achieved:

Full. compliance has been achievedo

e e Attachment Page 1 SURRY POWER STATION RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION APPENDED TO INSPECTION REPORTS 50-280/80-35 AND 50-281/80-38 NRC COMMENT As required by *Criterion V of Appendix B to 10 CFR* 50 and implemented by VEPCO Topical Report VEP- l-A. Section 17 paragraph 17. 2. 5, states in part that~ ** procedures shall i~clude appropriate quantitative acceptance criteria for determining that important activities have been satisfac-torily accompiished .

Contrary to the above on September 10, 1980, NDE-15.1 "Visual Examination of Nuclear Components did not contain specific acceptance *criteria for initj.al inspection of .welds. fabricated to applicable construction codes.

This is an infraction.

VEPCO RESPONSE

1. Corrective action taken and results achieved:

VEPCO has approved, for use, a new procedure, NDT 15. 2 (Visual Inspection of Welds) which provides inspection procedures specific

. to weldments.

2. Corrective steps to avoid further non-compliance:

Weld inspection will be conducted by the new procedure.

3. Date when full compliance will be achieved:

Full compliance has been achieved.