ML19221A321

Summary of Questions Raised on Inservice Insp at TMI During Current Shutdown.Results of Weld Testing Performed by Nuclear Energy Svcs Were Questioned by Util Re Credibility

ML19221A321
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	04/13/1979
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NUDOCS 7905210263
Download: ML19221A321 (3)

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Questions Raiced on iSi at TMt Unit #1 4

I Summarv - The NRC has already inquired into the matter reported by

• the Los Angeles Times on April 17. 1979 It apoears that the matter relates to a technical report from the Meted quality Assurance Supervisor to the Meted Manager, quality Assurance Power Generator.

The report, dated April 13, 1979, identifies apparent deficiencies in tests performed by a Contractor, Nuclear Energy Services (NES), on TMl Unit #1 during the current shutdown.

These tests, required by the NRC to be performed ceriodi-cally, are designed to ver,ify the fact that certain welds that were originally certified to be correct have not deteriorated in service.

Our preliminary review reveals that the deficiencies most likely relate to whether the contractor actually and properly performed all of tSe tests contracted for.

At this time we have no information that indicates that the welds are not satisfactory or that the periodic testing for adequacy is overdue in relation to our require-ments.

Action - The NRC is investigating the matter and will assure that our requirements are complied with.

The report of our investiga-tion will be made public as is our normal practice.

In fairness i wish to note that our preliminary review indicates the matter was recently identified bv the Quality Control program of Meted and that the time period for such tests and reports to the NRC have not been exceeded.

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I NES Division of Automation Industries was contracted under M anchor bolts, manway studs and nuts, as well as R.V.:perfcrm 44182 to uae with procedures provided by th2m p comply with the : requirements of thhe Boiler a Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI.

e ASME NES personnel arrived on 2/24/79 to perform thc sch 79 and with those procedures.

Met-Ed QC review on 3/7/79 and NE5 inspectors left the sit c

cas in accordance Met-Ed QC review of submitted data sheets resulted ih rejection of Initial data sheet primarily due to apparent procedure nonccinpliance nearly every NCR 79-18.

of inspections due to ecuipment being improperly caUibr

, as documented in indicc tions, should any exist, might not have been detected r ormance a

reportable equipment and new data sheets were submitted for QC rev ra ted their validity due to an observation by the Authorized Code I

, doubt was placed on blank data sheets while never leaving his desk. representative drawi nspector of an NES

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revealed that several data sheets indicate inspectichs be oordinator a pericd of time that south gate rucords indicate thp inspector was not operform n site _

Further, the-Hartford Steam Boiler Authorized Code I spector has attest to a total of 29 data sheets pending resolutiDn of further noncom li refused to revealed during his review of the final data sheets and not docume t d i p

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ne n NCR marked en any OTSG or pressurizer vessel weld joints;ins I

ere permanently II as well as paragraph 5.6 cf the NES prepared proceduresv

, in direct o e Section As Supervisor-Quality Control, '. is my opinion that} NES should b management and, at no 'further cnarge to Mel-Ed, r e@& sled tc p ovide approached by r

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resoluticns for the inconsistencies in the "who" and "when" o versus gate times; I

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to tako crodit fo r-inspoctione of veuct welds without pemanently marking the datum points required by th-mandatory appendix article I-6230 of the code, and/or paragraph 5 5 of their cwn approved procedure; rf i n 12,.3

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3)~ resolution of the questions raised by the turtford Steam Boiler Authorized Code Inspector to his satisfaction; and

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resolution of the nonconformances document in NCR 79-18.

I-In support of the above, the following docur,cntation is attached for ybur review:

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South Gate Exit and Entry Times for NES Level.II inspectors.

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2) ASME Section XI, Mandatory Appendix Article' I-6230 with paragraph 5.6 of NES Procedures NIP-008-M (0ISG) & NIP-007-M (Pressurizer).

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Data Sheet Questions r/ised by Authorized Ihspector.

4) NCR 79-18.

It is further reccarnended that management renegotiatr the ISI contract with NES such that penalty clauses including the costs of erection of scaffolding, insulation removal, weld preparation, reinstallatiod of insulation plus overhead costs in planning and supporting each inspection becorre effective agair.st NES should credit for a given inspection be denied by tS NRC for any nondestructive examination performed by them in the future.

It is further recorroended that Licensing review the above infonr.ation for NRC reportabili ty.

Mad dupervisor-Quality Control TAM /gne cc:

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Dendler J.G. Herbein J.F. Hilbish L.L. Lawyer J.A. Mazella G.P. Miller

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