ML19281A142
| ML19281A142 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 11/30/1978 |
| From: | Aswell D LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| To: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| References | |
| LPL-10199, NUDOCS 7903060602 | |
| Download: ML19281A142 (2) | |
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o L ASWELL Vee Pres'fet-Power Productm LPL 10199 3-A1.01.04 Q-3-A20.03.12 Mr. Karl V. Seyfrit, Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement, Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76012
SUBJECT:
Waterford SES Unit No. 3 Docket No. 50-382 IE Bulletin 78-12 dated September 26, 1978
REFERENCE:
Combustion Engineering letter LD-78-079 dated November 3, 1978.
Dear Mr. Seyfrit:
In order to respond to the requirements of the subject bulletin, C-E was requested to provide the pertinent information.
C-E advised that based on the best information available at this time, C-E's Chattanooga shops have not used any of the suspect weld wire heat in the fabrication of any reactor vessels, but to comply with the bulletin as written, C-E will require an additional 10 to 12 months.
In the reference letter, C-E suggested the subject bulletin be revised to require-1)
Confirmation that the particular heat / lot of weld wire identified in Bulletin 78-12 has not been used in the manufacture of R. V. Pressure vessels provided by Combustion Engineering.
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Provide the NRC with a description of C-E's quality control procedures regarding the procurenent, testing, and use of weld wire and flux.
- 3) As part of regularly scheduled andits at C-E's Chattanooga manufacturing facility, under the Large Component Vendor Inspection Program, the NRC can obtain further assurance that quality control procedures are indeed effective and that tests are fully documented.
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Mr. Karl V. Seyfrit,
- November 30, 1978 Page 2 We believe that this approach will fully respond to the concerns of the subject bulletin.
LP&L's fuel loading date is bby, 1981, therefore, we request a timely response to C-E's proposal, for if C-E's approach is not adequate. LP&L may require 3 to 4 months (beyond C-E's 10 to 12 months) for review and processing of the large amount of documentation associated with our reactor vessel.
Yours very truly, D.
L. Aswell DLA:RSS smd cc:
Mr. E. Blake Mr. W. M. Stevenson
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