ML19290C941
| ML19290C941 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Hartsville  |
| Issue date: | 12/06/1979 |
| From: | Mills L TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| NUDOCS 8002150156 | |
| Download: ML19290C941 (3) | |
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CH ATT A NOOG A. TENN ESSE E 37401 s
400 Chestnut Street Tower 5f
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December 6[ 1979.
9: 52 Mr. James P. O'Reilly, Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II - Suite 3100 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. O'Reilly:
Enclosed is our final response to C. E. Murphy's November 16, 1979, letter, RII:EHC 50-518/79-24, 50-519/79-24, 50-520/79-24, and 50-521/79-24, regarding activities at Hartsville Nuclear Plants A and B which appeared to have been in violation of NRC regulations.
k'e have reviewed the subject inspection report and find no proprietary information in the report. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call Jim Domer at FTS 854-2014.
Very truly yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
] /) j, L.M. Mills,Manker Nuclear Regulation and Safety Enclosure 80 0215 0 IBM An Equal Opportunity Employer O"'c7
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ENCLOSURE FINAL RESPONSE TO NRC-01E LETTER FROM C. E. MURPHY TO H. G. PARRIS DATED NOVEMBER 16, 1979 REFERENCE RII: EHG 50-518/79-24, 50-519/79-24, 50-520/79-24, 50-521/79-24 This report responds to the Notice of Violation described in Appendix A of the IE Inspection Report referenced above.
This is the final report on these noncompliances.
Noncompliance Item - Deficiency 518/79-24-02 A.
As required by Criterion V of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50, and as implemented by PSAR Section 17.1A.5, " Activities affecting quality shall be perscribed by documented instructions, procedures, and shall be accomplished in accordance with those instructions, procedures,
." TVA Procedure CEP 8.03, Revision 8, requires that the Welding Materials Issue Inspector enter heat or lot number of rod on welding material requisitions when issued.
Contrary to the above, on October 16, 1979, heat or lot numbers were not being entered on weld material requisitions at the issue station for unit Al.
This is a deficiency.
Response
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Corrective Steps Taken and Results Achieved A revision request to CEP 8.03 was made on November 21, 1979, to bring CEP 8.03 into agreement with the OEDC QA Manual for ASME Section III Nuclear Power Plant Components (NCM) which does not require traceability of weld material to actual production.
TVA also ascertained that traceability of weld material to production is not an ASME Section III requirement.
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Corrective Steps Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance The revision to CEP 8.03 will be issued to the site by December 7, 1979, deleting the requirement for entering heat or lot number of welding rods on the welding material requisition.
This change will allow the Welding Materials ~ Issue Inspector to note the size and type of weld material instead of the heat or lot number.
This revision will make the NCM and CEP 8.03 consistent with each other and will prevent further noncompliances associated with entering of heat or lot number on welding material requisitions.
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Date When Full Compliance Was Achieved Full compliance will be achieved on December 7, 1979.
Noncompliance Item - Infraction 518/79-24-01 B.
As required by Criterion II of Appendix A to 10 CFR 50, and as implemented by PSAR Section 17.lA.2, "The program shall provide for indoctrination and training of personnel performing activities affecting quality as necessary to assure that suitable proficiency is achieved and maintained." TVA's Procedure QCI 502R0 specifies two maximum reinforcements for AWS Dl.1 welds of 1/8 inch.
Contrary to the above, on October 17, 1979, accepted weld Al PED 00038R5 had reinforcement exceeding the maximum specified.
This indicates that welding and inspection personnel have not been provided indoctrination and training sufficient to ensure their proficiency with regard to weld requirements.
This is an infraction.
Response
1.
Corrective Steps Taken and Results Achieved The reinforcement of weld Al PED 00038R5 was corrected soon after discovery of the unacceptable condition.
The weld reinforcement of weld Al PED 00038R6 now meets AWS Dl.1 requirements.
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Corrective Steps Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance The welders who worked on the Al pedestal and the inspector involved have been informed of the correct interpretation of the applicable acceptance criteria. Welding and inspection personnel indoctrination and training have not been changed because the proper acceptance criteria is already presented.
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Date When Full Compliance Was Achieved Full coupliance was achieved on October 18, 1979.
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