ML19253A872
| ML19253A872 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Zimmer |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1979 |
| From: | Borgmann E CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| To: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| QA-1159, NUDOCS 7909120215 | |
| Download: ML19253A872 (6) | |
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- July 2,1979 QA-ll59 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Conr:issien Region III 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Attention: Mr. J. G. Keppler, Director RE: WM. H. ZIMMER NUCLEAR POWER STATION - UNIT I IE INSPECTION REPORT 50-358/79-15, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NO. CPPR-88, DOCKET N0.59-358, W.0. #
57300-957, JOB E-5590 Gentlemen :
This letter constitutes our fonnal reply to the subject inspection report.
It is our opinion that nothing in t4e report or in this reply is proprietary in nature.
Our response to the items of noncompliance identified in Appendix "A" of the report is as follows:
Item la - Tool Control Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved Tools, which will be used on stainless steel, have been positively identified by marking with white paint and controlled to preclude possible contamination from carbon steel.
Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance Supplement 6 of SPPM 3.1 was issued to provide positive instruction regarding tool identificction and control.
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Full compliance was achieved May 29, 1979.
Item lb - Anchor Bolt Tensioning Procedure
>7 9 0 912 0 ]/.7 Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved A Henry J. Kaiser Company procedure entitled, " Operating Procedures
Mr. J. G. Keppler, Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Region III QA-ll59 - July 2,1979 Page 2 for Stud Tensioner and Pump" was reviewed by Sargent & Lundy and issued for construction use.
Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance Field Construction Procedure 2-137 which controls the installation of Suppression Pool wall plates and embedments, and which includes installing and tensioning anchor bolts, contains a statement indicating that the tensioning shall be done in accordance with the
" Operating Procedures for Stud Tensioner and Pump".
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved May 29,19/9.
Item lc - Control of Portable Weld Rod Wamers Corrective Action Taken and ReBults Achieved All Henry J. Kaiser Company portable weld rod warmers have been clearly numbered and checked for proper temperature.
Those complying with the requirements have been recorded on a master list which is issued to rod shack personnel for their use in issuing warmers. Non-complying warmers have been removed from the rod shack to a repair a rea.
Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance Henrj J. Kaiser Company Procedure SPPM 3.3, Revision 5, has been revised to clearly identify the control requirements for portable rod warmers.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved May 29, 1979.
Item 2a - Ultrasonic Examination Test Report Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved Written clarification has been obtained from the quencher base plate material supplier.
This clarification states that all plates requiring a 100% ultrasonic search are examined by laying out 24" grids on the 333050 jh.,
Mr. J. G. Keppler, Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Region III QA-ll59 - July 2,1979 Page 3 plate surface. Each grid serves as a map and is searched 100%
(with appropriate overlap).
Each square is reviewed for accept-ance as the test progresses.
Correcti,a Action to be Taken to Avoid Further N<mcompliar.cc Henry J. Kaiser Company receiving inspection personnel have been instructed by the Henry J. Kaiser Company QA Manager to obtain clarification of documentation which is ambiguous before accert-ing such documents.
This instruction session has been documented.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved o
Full compliance was achieved May 22, 1979.
Item 2b - Certification of Embeco-636 Grout Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved Henry J. Kaiser Company QA considered the manufacturer's marking of product formulation on each bag of Embeco-636 to be equivalent to a certification, since false labeling of contents is a breach c. civil statutes and grounds for civil suit.
However, further objective evidence has been obtained from our supplier, Master Builders, in the form of certification covering all Embeco-636 supplied to Henry J. Kaiser Company to date.
Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance Henry J. Kaiser Company receiving inspection personnel have been instructed by the Henry J. Kaiser Company QA Manager to obtain certification that Embeco-636 grout meets specification requirements.
Verification of this instruction is documented.
This requirement is also stated in the Henry J. Kaiser Company procedure covering the Installation of Suppression Pool Wall Plates and Embedments.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved June 26, 1979.
Item 3a - Traceability of Weld Filler Metal Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved 833050.
Each weld rod holding oven now has an accurate rod location map attached designating the size, type, and heat number of the weld rod.
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Mr. J. G. Keppler, Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III QA-ll59 - July 2,1979 Page 4 Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance Weld rod shack attendants were instructed to maintain the weld rod location maps and to locate rod in the oven according to the map.
Future audits will be made to assure compliance.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved May 29, 1979.
Item 3b - Traceability of Liquid Penetrant " Dye" Material Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved Material lot number identification is being applied to each transfer container of penetrant materials.
Additionally, inspectors are verifying that penetrant kits are free of visible contaminants.
Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance t
Henry J. Kaiser Company Procedure SPPM 4.2 has been revised to require that traceability of penetrant materials is maintained.
Also, this procedure makes the inspector responsible to verify that the penetrant container is not contaminated.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved May 29, 1979.
Item 4a - Food in Weld Rod Holding Oven Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved Food products which were heated in Weld Rod Holding Oven #57 were removed immediately and Oven #57 was removed from service, Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance Craft personnel were given strict instructions that the practice of cooking food in any field location will not be tolerated and violators will be subject to termination. This is a mandatory item of instruct-ion given during the indoctrination and training of craft personnel as per Field Construction Procedure 1-19.
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Mr. J. G. Keppler, Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Region III QA-ll59 - July 2,1979 Page 5 Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved May 29, 1979.
Item 4b - Gas-Fired Torches Used for Preheat Correcti're Action Taken and Results Achieved Weld Procedures 3.1.59 and 3.1.80 were revised to permit preheat by gas-fired torches.
Electric Preheaters are being used as required in Weld Procedure 3.1.57.
Correct Ive Action to be Tcken to Avoid Further Noncompliance Welders were instructpd that Procedure 3.1.57 does not permit gas-fired preheat.
Date When Fbil Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved May 29, 1979.
I_t_e,m 4c - Verification of Weld Interpass Temperature Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved 0
"Tempilstiks" with a 350 F maximum range were issued to construction personnel for use on detecting welding interpass temperatures.
Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance Welders were instructed to use "tempilstiks" to verify the interpass temperature requirements of welding procedures.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved May 29, 1979.
Item Sa - Nonconforming Weld Filler Metal Material Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved A separate, locked bin was built in the weld rod disbursement room to serve as a quarantine area.
The 50 nonconforming weld rod containers were placed in this bin and will be returned to the storeroom for reprocessing.
Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance Weld rod disbursement room attendants were instructed to place noncon-forming weld rod in the quarantine bin.
This has been documented in a 333053 6
- Mr.*J. G. Keppler, Director U. S. Nu' clear Regulatory Commission Region III QA-ll59 - July 2,1979 Page 6 training report conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Company Site Welding Engineer.
Henry J. Kaiser Company Procedure SPPM 3.3,
" Welding Filler Material Control", requires that nonconforming weld rod be returned to the rod room for rebaking.
The bin in the rod room is labeled " Rod to be Rebaked - Do not issue".
Dat_e When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compiiance was achieved May 29, 1979.
4 Item 6a - Records Reflecting the Status of Work Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved Appendices "B" and "F" to SPPM 8.0 have been revised to authorize the use of ' work sheet' copies of field welding checklists (KE-1 forms) in the field.
The inspectors may use these as a means of naintaining inprocess inspection status prior to forrally stamping the permanent inspection records which are located near the work station.
Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further NoncompliaLge This item will be audited in the future to verify comoliance with this requirement.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved May 29,19'?.
We trust that this letter is an adequate respons to your IE Inspection Rc art No. 79-15.
Very truly yours, THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY By 7~
E. A. BORGMANN Vice President DCK:pa 033054 IBERER