ML19270G257

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Responds to NRC 790131 Ltr Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-352/78-12 & 50-353/78-08.Corrective Actions: Required Insp Performed & Documented,Open Insp Plans Reviewed & Field Staff Reinstructed
ML19270G257
Person / Time
Site: Limerick  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 03/02/1979
From: Boyer V
PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To: Grier B
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML19270G253 List:
References
NUDOCS 7906050197
Download: ML19270G257 (2)


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PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 2301 M ARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA. PA.19101 (215)841-4500 V.S.BOYER WICE-PRESIDENT MAR -Z GI9 Mr. Boyce Grier, Director United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement, Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406

Subject:

USNRC IE; I Letter dated January 31, 1979 RE: Site Inspection of December 26-29, 1978 and January 2, 1979 Inspection Report No. 50-352/78-12 & 50-352/78-08 Limerick Generating Station - Units 1 & 2 File: QUAL 1-2-2 (352/78-12 and 353/78-08)

Dear Mr. G.ler:

In response to the subj ect letter regarding an item identified during the subject inspection of construction activities authorized by NRC License Nos. CPPR-106 and -107, we transmit herewith the following:

Attachment I - Response to Appendix A Should you have any questions concer;.ing this item, we would be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, V. S. Boyer RJL/gra Attachment 7906050 /T7, W

.7 ATTACHMENT I RESPONSE TO APPENDIX A Item of Noncompliance 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part, that:

" Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings ... and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or drawings."

The Limerick PSAR, Appendix D, Quality Assurance Program, Para-graph D.6.4, states, in part, that: "(Bechtel) quality control engineers... are responsible for preparing inspection plans in accordance with the Field Inspection Manual, (and) Performing Quality Control Inspections." Bechtel Project Special Provisions Procedure G-6.1 states in Section 3.1.5 that "an Inspection Point (I) in the Quality Control Instruction (QCI) is a mandatory inspection point beyond which work shall not proceed past the point where the designated activity is no longer inspectable".

Contrary to the above, on December 2, 1978, the welding of a two inch nipple onto pipe spool piece FSK-EBB-129-3/9 had proceeded beyond the point where some of the designated mandatory inspectione could not be performed.

Response to Item of Noncompliance The required inspections have been performed and documented.

A review of other open inspection plans indicates that no other Quality Control hold points have been bypassed. In any event, if hold points are missed they are identified prior to the start of final inspections as a matter of routine, since in-process inspections are reviewed for completeness prior to the start of final inspections. In order to avoid further items of noncom-pliance, the Field Staff Engineering and Area Supervision were re-instructed at a neeting on January 2, 1979, on their quality related responsibilities concerning hold points.

Discussion It is requested that this item of noncompliance be reclassified as an unresolved item since the Quality Control Instructions on the Limerick project are designed to identify missed inspections or hold points. We do not consider it appropriate to identify this as an item of noncompliance since reviews of the in-process inspections and final inspections which follow would have identified the condition.

I-1/1 50-352/78-12 50-353/78-08