ML19282B817

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 781108-09 & 1212-13
ML19282B817
Person / Time
Site: Zimmer
Issue date: 01/20/1979
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML19282B778 List:
References
50-358-78-30, NUDOCS 7903160216
Download: ML19282B817 (1)


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Appendix A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company Docket No. 50-358 Based on the inspection conducted on November 8-9, December 12-13, 1978, it appears that certain of your activities were in noncompliance with NRC requirements, as noted bclow. These items are infractions.

1.

Contrary to 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XII and the Zimmer Nuclear Power Station FSAR Chapter 17, Paragraph 17.1.12, states in part that, " Measures shall be established to assure that instruments and other measuring and testing devices used in acti-vities af fecting quality are pre; crly.

. calibrated, and adjusted at specified periods to maintain accuracy within necessary limits.

On November 8, 1978, Kaiser Engineers, Incorporated and Peabody Magnaflux Corporation radiographic film densitometer readings were compared against each other and found to have a wide variance.

2.

Contrary to 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion IX of the Zimmer Nuclear Power Station FSAR, Chapter 17, Paragraph 17.1.9.2, states in part that, " Measures shall be established to assure that specici processes, including.

nondestructive testing, are controlled, cnd accomplished by qualified personnel using qualified procedures in accordance with applicable codes specifications, criteria and other special requirements.

a.

On November 8, and December 12, 1978, forty radiographs were reviewed including reports. Sixteen discrepancies were observed in the reports or the films.

b.

In reviewing the above forty radiographs, several of the welds were less than 0.25 inches thick and were radio-graphed with a Iridium 192 source without a separate procedure being performed and proven by actual demonstration as requirec by ASME Section III, 1971 Edition, 1972 Addenda.

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