ML19209A482
| ML19209A482 | |
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| Site: | Washington Public Power Supply System |
| Issue date: | 08/28/1979 |
| From: | Renberger D WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM |
| To: | Spencer G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| NUDOCS 7910040117 | |
| Download: ML19209A482 (3) | |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission AUG 0130/3 '-j Region V Suite 202, Walnut Creek Plaza
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Mr. G. S. Spencer, Chief Reactor Constructicn and Engineering Support Branch
Dear Mr. Spencer:
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WPPSS NUCLEAR PROJECTS fl05. 1/4 NRC INSPECTION - WNP-1/4 DATES OF INSPECTION - l%Y 29-30; JUNE 26-29, 1979 DOCKET NOS. 50-460 AND 50-513 CONSTRUCTI0tl PERMIT NOS. CPPR-134 AND 174
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Letter from J. S. Spencer to N. O. Strand, NRC Inspection at WNP-1/4 Site, dated July 25, 1979 The referenced correspondence delineated the res'ilts of the May 29-30 and June 26-29, 1979 inspection of activities authorized by NRC Construction Permits Nos. CPPR-134 and 174.
Further, the referenced correspondence identified a certain activity which was not conducted in full compliance with PSAR requirements set forth in the Notice of Violation enclosed as Appendix A.
This item of noncompliance has been categorized into a level as described in your correspondence to all NRC licensees dated December 31, 1974.
This letter is submitted in response to the referenced correspondence. The specific NRC finding, as identified, and the Supply System response is provided herewith as Appendix A.
Very truly yours, Ob D. L. Renberger Assistant Director, Technology jds Attachment cc: CR Bryant - BPA SB Barnes - UE&C, Phil.
BD Redd - UESC, Phil.
J. Freeman - UE&C, Phil.
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APPEfiDIX A fluclear Regulatory Commission Region V Suite 202, Walnut Creek Plaza 1990 fl. California Boulevard Walnut Creek, California 94596 Docket Nos. 50-460 and 50-513 Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-134 and 174 flotice of Violation Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted during the period of May 29 to June 29, 1979, it appears that one of your activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements as indicated below.
10CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XII, states, " Measures shall be established tc assure that tools, gages, instruments, and other measuring and testing devices used in activities affecting quality are properly controlled, calibrated, and adjusted at specified periods to maintain accuracy within necessary limits."
Paragraph 17.1.12 of the Quality Assurance Program, as documented in the PSAR and the WPPSS Quality Assurance Program Manual Procedure QAP-15, Paragraph 4.1, states, in part, that, " Contractor's and vendor's pro-cedures will describe the calibration techniques, calibration frequency, maintenance and control of all measuring and test instruments, tools, gauges, fixtures, reference standards, transfer standards, and non-destructive examination equipment which are to be used in the measure-ment, inspection and monitoring of components, systems and structures.
Allowable deviations from calibration standards (tolerances) will be specified in the contractor's and vendor's procedures and submitted to WPPSS end/or AE for approval."
Contrary to the above, as of June 28, 1979, the contractor for NSSS piping installation (Contract 9779-211) and the General Service Build-ing piping installation (Contract 9779-257) had not described in his procedures the calibration techniques or calibration frequency for measuring and test equipment. The allowable deviations frcm calibrated standards, shown on calibration check cards, had not been included in approved procedure, nor had they been submitted to WPPSS and/or AE for approval.
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APPENDIX A Page Two SUPPLY SYSTEM RESPONSE Corrective Actions Taken and Results Achieved Contractor representatives were immediately apprised of the deficiencies identified with the procedure governing the control of measuring and test equipment.
Letter UEJJ-79-5147; UEJA-79-5197 was transmitted to the contractor, by UNP-1/4 Project Management, directing the contractor to revise the appli-cable portion of the procedure as it pertains to calibration technique, cali-bration frequency and the allowable deviation from calibration standards. The contractor has subsequently revised the procedure and has submitted it to the Engineer for approval, Corrective Actions Taken to Preclude Recurrence lhe contractor submitted an Inspection-Test-Instruction ITI-013
" Measurement and Test Equipment Calibration Frequency Requirements" to be utilized in conjunction with procedure P0P-N-704W
" Calibration and Control of Measurement and Test Equipment."
ITI-013 has been reviewed to assure the inclusion of relative data for calibration technique, calibration frequency and allowable deviation from calibration standards.
ITI-013 was approved on August 15, 1979.
Procedure P0P-N-704W has been revised to include application of ITI-013 at the point of reference within the text. An advanced copy of this revision has been submitted to Project QA for concurrence and was found to be satisfactory. The formal revision is scheduled to be transmitted for review and approval on or before August 27, 1979.
Date of Full Compliance Full compliance will be achieved by September 4, 1979.
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