ML19256E044
| ML19256E044 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 09/10/1979 |
| From: | Eric Turner HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| To: | Seidle W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ST-HL-AE-376, NUDOCS 7910250342 | |
| Download: ML19256E044 (3) | |
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3 j Houston pl L
Lighting
& Power
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Company September 10, 1970 i
Electric Tower I
L RO Box l700 ST-ill-AE-376 Houston. Texas 77001 SFN: C-0570 i
Mr. W. C. Seidic, Chief Reactor Construction 6 Engineering Support Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement Region IV 611 Ryan Pla7a Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington,'lX 76012
SUBJECT:
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONES TO NRC INSPECTION FINDINGS SOUTil TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION DOCKET NOS. 50-498/79-08 and 50-499/79-08 REF:
ST-IIL-AE-361
Dear Mr. Seidle:
Inspection Report 79-0S i<'entified the failure to have a pro-cedure for nonitoring welding sperations as an item of noncompliance.
We felt that existing procedures adequately addressed the requirement in the Pittsburgh-Des Moines (PDM) Corporate Field Quality Assurance Manual.
(See PDM Field QA Manual, paragraph S.11 attached.) The IE Inspector did not agree that exist.ng procedures were adequate.
i Consequently, we issued a new procedure to resolve the difference.
As to recurrence control, our present P.0 ject Q at ity Assurance Plan (Sections 6.3.2 and 6.3.3) provides for the review and surveil-lance of activities and procedures to c..sure that procedures are written and issued to control activities affecting quality prior to the commencenent of the work.
We will coatinue to impicment the requirements of our Plan.
Very truly yours, "3
Ja.%
E. A. Turner, Vice President Power Plant Construction 6 Technical Services EAT:jow Attachment 1211 133 7910250 3 l[' 1
Houston ligpting & Ptmer Company b!r. W. C. Sc. idle Page 2 September 10, 1979 cc: blessrs. G. W. Oprea, Jr.
D. G. Barker R. A. Fra:ar T. D. Stanley G. B. Painter bl. L. Borchelt (Lt'L)
J. W. b!oore (CPL)
J. B. Poston (CPS)
R. C. h!ceke (CPS)
R. L. Ilancock (LOA)
- 11. L. Peterson (COA) bl. R. Schwarz (Baker 6 Botts)
!!. O. Kirkland (BGR)
- 11. C. Dodd (B6R)
C. N. Vincent (B6R)
S. Phillips (NRC)
PITTSBUFtOH-DES MOINES STEEL COMPANY ASME Section III, Di-isions 1 and 2.
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Manual Corporate Field REV.
2 OATE 11.19_79 (h>
initials'on the isnuance record.
Each spool of bare electrode shall be tagged as to its I.D.
and type.
This tag shall also contain the I.D.
number for the flux and type of flux.
This tag shall remain with the spool until used up.
A tag shall also be made out for the flux as to type and I.D.
number.
This tag shall be fastened to the flux hopper on the machine and shall remain as long as that issuance of flux is in the hopper.
2 5.9.1.1 Where the CODE requires, submerged arc flux and bare d
2 wire shall be issued only in combina tions tha t have 2
been qualified by hea t of wire and lot of flux.
$3 5.9.2 Flux remaining in a closed vacuum recovery sys tem s'.
m the end of the day, or upon completion of a weld,,
y shall be kept
.n a closed vacuun recovery system a; y
in a closed container; and its subsequent use on "c r i t.ica l" items shall be a t the discretion of Site mg QA.
Submerged arc flux shall not be reground and g
recycled.
3J 5.10 Identifica tion of Welders and Welding Opera tors dfy The Welding Foreman shall assign each welder and gm welding operator an identifying symbe1.
The cereman Q
shall ensure that such symbols are regularly and con-y sistently applied adjacent to all welds by the re-z spective welders a t 3 foot intervals or less.
Site QA personnel shall Ludit and indicate, as part of x$
their flaal inspection and sign-off, that symbols d
have been properly applied.
As an alternative, Site QA may keep a record of permanent welded joints a nd of the welders and welding operators used in making F
cach of the joints.
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5.11 Monitoring of Welding Opera tions
-Q Site QA shall sufficiently monitor the welding Ei hk operations to assure conformance to procedures and j/'
specifications.
When such monitoring is performed, it shall be documented on the FCL.
U(Fabrication Check List)
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