ML19224A194

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Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-320/78-24.Corrective Actions:Holding/Storage Oven Repaired & Weld Rod Returned to Oven to Remove Addl Hydrogen
ML19224A194
Person / Time
Site: Crane 
Issue date: 09/18/1978
From: Herbein J
Metropolitan Edison Co
To: Grier B
NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region I)
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GQL-1532, NUDOCS 7810190001
Download: ML19224A194 (2)


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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY :vestoiaar or atnenst rustic uritories coaronariou POST OFFICE BOX 542 READING. PENNSYLVANI A 19503 TELEPHONE 215 - 929-3601 Septe=ber 18,19T8 GQL 1532 Mr. B. H. Grier, Director Office of Inspection is Esforcement Region 1 U. S. Nuclear Fegulatory C~-i ssion 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19h06

Dear Sir:

Three Mile Isler.1"uclear Station Unit 2 (3I-2)

Operating License No. DPR-73 Docket No. 50-320 Inspection Report No. 78-2h This letter is in response to the subject inspection report resulting fres

r. Haverka=p's inspection of July 18-21 and July 31-August 3,1978, and the Jindings thereof. Belov is the response to the infraction referenced in the subject inspection.

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Infraction 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criteria 7,. states in part:

" Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by... procedures and shall be acconplished in accordance with these

.. procedures...". The accepted Operational Quality Assurance Program (ISAR Section 17.1.5.1) states, in part:

"The Met-Ed Quality Assurance Plan... contains the require =ents that activities affecting quality be docu=ented by in-struction, procedures...".

Mechanical Construction Procedure, MCP-2-2, Revision 12, specifies the requirement that veld rods, if not issued, shall be placed in holding / storage ovens and raintained at 250 F + 25 7.

Contrary to the above, on July 20, 1978, the holding / storage carnace centaining the lov bydrogen veld rods vas found to be at an indiccted temperature of 1900F.

Corrective Actions Taken Since the holdin6/ storage oven was deter. ined to be deficient, it was prcmptly vithdravn from service and repaired. The veld rod involved vas re=oved from the holding / storage oven and returned to the bake oven

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for re=cnral of any additional hydrogen.

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SePte:D8r 10.1976 3. H. Grier, Director GQL 1532 Future Recurrence _

Corrective Stecs Taken to Prevent any The requirenents of MCP 2-2 vere reemphasized to the responsible construction personnel.

l 20, 1978 through Ju y control was conducted over the period frcm July Periodic QC inspections 31, 19T8 with ao unresolved problems identified.of rod evens h f

specification te=perature conditions.

Sinc erely,

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J. G. Herbein Vice President-Generation JGH:JRS:cjg C..

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