ML19241C056
| ML19241C056 | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/1979 |
| From: | Crossman W, Gilbert L, Randy Hall NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19241C051 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-498-79-08, 50-498-79-8, 50-499-79-08, 50-499-79-8, NUDOCS 7907260492 | |
| Download: ML19241C056 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000498/1979008
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION IV
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Report No. 50-498/79-08; 50-499/79-08
Docket No. 50-498; 50-499
Category A2
Licensee:
Houston Lighting & Power Company
Post Of fice Box 1700
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Houston, Texas
77001
Facility Name: South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2
Inspection at: South Texas Project, Matagorda County, Texas
Inspection conducted: May 15-18, 1979
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Inspector:[gL. D. Gilbert, Reactor Inspector, Engineering Support
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M. L. Boyle, Division of System Safety, NRR
W. C. Seidle, Chief, Reactor Construction and Engineering
Support Branch
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Reviewed:
W. G. Hubacek, Reactor Inspector, Projects Section
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W. A. Crossman, Chief, Projects Section
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R. E. Hall, Chief, Engineering Support Section
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Inspection Summary:
Inspection on May 15-18,1979 (Report No. 50-498/78-08; 50-499/79-08)
Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of construction activities
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including review of procedures and instructions; observation of work; and
review of records related to fabrication of reacter coolant system support
columns for Unit 2.
The inspection involved twenty-four inspector-hours by
one NRC inspecter.
Resul ts : Of the three are:s inspected, one apparent item of noncompliance
was identified in one area (infraction - failure to have a procedure for
monitoring welding operations - paragraph 3.b).
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DETAILS
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Persons Contacted
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Principal Licensee Emoloyees
- L. D. Wilson, Site QA Superviscr
- T. J. Jordan, Lead Engineer
G. A. Marshall, Senior QA Specialist
- D. G. Long, Lead Engineer
- W. H. Moye, Senior Engineer
- M. H. Smith, Plant QA Supervisor
- R. L. Ulrey, Senior QA Specialist
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Other Personnel
- L. E. Tolley, Construction Chief Engineer, Brown & Root (B&R)
- G. F. Ewert, Internal Surveillance QA Supervisor, B&R
- D. D. Coppeler, Site QCE Supervisor, B&R
K. E. Easter, External Surveillance, B&R
T. J. Foley, Site QA Manager, Pittsburgh Des Moines (PDM)
The IE inspector also interviewed other contractor employees during the
courra of the inspection.
- Denotes those attending the exit interview.
2.
Site Tour
The IE inspector toured the site to observe construction activities in progress
and to inspect housekeeping.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
3.
Reactor Coolant System Support Columns
a.
Review of Procedures and Instructions
The IE inspector reviewed the PDM shielded metal-arc Welding Procedure
Specification (WPS)77-716, Revision 0; the Postweld Heat Treatment
(PWHT) Procedure HT-2, Revision A; and supporting Procedure Qualifica-
tion Report (PQR) 77-71, dated November 2, 1977.
The documents were
reviewed for compliance with the requirements of ASME B&PV Code, Section
III, Division 1, Subsection NF,1974 Edition including Addenda through
Winter 1975 and Section IX,1974 Edition including Addenda through
Winter 1976.
These codes were soecified in STP Specification
1C11955035-G for fabrication of the eighteen Reactor Coolant System (RCS)
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support columns for Unit 2 under Contract 19744.
In the areas inspected,
no discrepancies were noted between the requirenients specified above and
the PDM procedures and supporting qualification report.
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No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
b.
Observation of Work
The IE inspector observed the work activities of PDM during fabrica-
tion welding of the first nine RCS support columns.
The IE inspector
observed the fitup of RCS support column beam Al-4 to base plate
Cl-12 identified as weld seams 24, 25 and 26 on Drawing l AB, Revision .
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Welding was observed being accomplished on RCS support columns
AA-4 and AA-7 using WPS77-71b.
The backgouged root areas of the
gusset plate welds on column AA-4 were observed being magnetic particle
The IE inspector noted that monitoring of the welding operation was
being accomplished by PDM QA personnel as required by paragraph 5.11
The IE inspector requested the monitoring
procedure for review and was informed by PDM QA personnel that the
monitoring of RCS support welding operations was being accomplished
using a monitoring program that was not documented in any instruction
or procedure.
This noted failure to have an approved procedure is an apparent item
of noncompliance, in that, activities affecting quality are not prescribed
by documented instr uctions or procedures as required by Criterion V of
Appendix E to 10 CFR 50.
c.
Review of Records
The IE inspector selectively reviewed the certification documentation
for ten pieces of plate material for the RCS support columns and two
sizes of welding el 2ctrode for compliance with ASTM A588 Grade A or
B and ASME B&PV Code,Section II, Part C, Specification SFA-5.1, Type
E7018, respectively.
In the areas inspected, no discrepancies were
noted between the material certifications and the requirements of the
specifications.
Nu items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
4.
Exit Interview
The IE inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph
1) at the conclusion of the inspection on May 18, 1979.
The IE inspector
sumnarized the purpose and the scope of the inspection and the findings.
A licensee representative acknowledged statements of the IE inspector
concerning the item of noncompliance.
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