ML19093A934

Response to a Letter of 03/20/1978, in Reference to Inspection Conducted on 01/20/1978 & 01/24-25/1978 & Reported in IE Inspection Report Nos. 05000280/1978004 & 05000281/1978004

ML19093A934
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	04/11/1978
From:	Stallings C Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
To:	O'Reilly J NRC/IE, NRC/RGN-II
References
IR 1978004
Download: ML19093A934 (3)

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e 'VIRGINIA ELECT.RIO RIOHMOND,.VI,RGINI.A. 23'261

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. April 11, 1978 Mr *. jam.es P. O'Reilly~ Director s*erial No~ 157/032078.

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• Docket Nos. 50-:-280 Region' II -.Suite 818 50-281 230 Peachtree :s*treet License Nps. DPR-32

. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 :nPR'.""37°:

Dear l>fr ~. 0 'Reilly.:

We. have reviewed*. your .letter of March* .20; 197 8 in* ref er*eri.ce to:. thg in.spec tion

. conducted at . Surry Po~er,-*statiou on January*:20 ~nd 24-25, .19.78 an<f report~d in IE

-inspection Re.port Nos;_. 50-280/78-4 and. SQ-281/78~4. bur response. to the .specific:(

. infraction is attached~ * * ** ** * * * *

. -W~ have:. determine:ci that no pr9prietary **information is. contained *in the*. reports.

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e e RESPONSE TO INFRACTION e LISTED IN IE INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-280/78-4 Ai."ID 50-281/78-4 NRC COMMENT Based on the results of the NRC investigation conducted on January 20 and 24-25, 1978, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in*

full compliance with NRC regulations and License conditions as indicated below.

These items have been categorized as described in our correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974.

Criterion IX of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50, as implemented by Vepco Topical Report Quality Assurance Program Operations Phase VEP-1-A, Sectio~ 17.2.9, requires, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that special processes, including welding, ***** are control-led and accomplished by qualified personnel ******

Contrary to the above requiremeµt, welding operations were performed by nonqualified personnel during welding -of the diaphragm to body seal weld on the Reactor Building Spray Cooler for Unit No. 2 (Cooler No. 2-RS-E-lB) on November 21, 1977.

This is an infraction.

RESPONSE

e The infraction listed above is correct as stated.

1. Corrective steps which have been taken and results achieved.

The investigations, review and conclusions of an independent VEPCO investigating team substantiated the allegation (infraction) as stated. The conclusions of the VEPCO team and the Region II investigations, after review of safety implications, reveal, "The

- quality of the weld has no safety implications."

• II. Corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further non-compliance.

The following corrective steps have been implemented .and should pre-clude non-compliance at a later data.

(A) All Surry Power Station welders have been instructed/reinstructed in the use of the following:

(1) The methodology to use in interpreting the station welder qualification matrix (chart) which is available to all welders and is presently installed in Foreman's office.

(.2) Corporate/Station administractive policies concerning welding

- and the conduct of business in the welding discipline as it is applied at Surry Power Station.

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(3) All welders have attended a general welder training session which was conducted to clarify possible misunderstood or misinterpreted areas on how business is to be conducted in these areas.

III. The date when full compliance will be achieved.

Full compliance has been achieved.

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