ML19323H573
| ML19323H573 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 04/04/1980 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19323H569 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-80-505 50-498-80-05, 50-498-80-5, 50-499-80-05, 50-499-80-5, NUDOCS 8006130203 | |
| Download: ML19323H573 (2) | |
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Notice of Violation Based on the results of the NRC inspection conducted March 1;o0, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in full compliance with the conditions of your NRC Construction Permits No. CPPR-128 and 129 as indicated below:
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Failure to Provide Timely Reply to the Transmittal Letter for an Item of Noncompliance The Region IV letter dated February 13, 1980, which transmitted the Notice of Violation, related to an item of noncompliance for failure to provide timely notification of a 50.55(e) item concerning a bulge in the containment liner.
The letter requested that a written reply be provided within 30 days from the receipt of the notice as required by Section 2.201 of the NRC's Rules of Practice.
Contrary to the above:
The Houston Lighting and Power Company failed to provide a written reply to the Notice of Violation within the 30 day period. The RIV letter dated February 13, 1980 was received by HL&P on Fnbruary 18, 1980.
The reply from HL&P was signed March 18, 1980 and according to Mr. Frazar of HL&P mailed to RIV on March 24, 1980.
This is an infraction.
B.
Failure to Provide Timely Notification of Construction Deficiencies 10 CFR 50.55(e), " Conditions of Construction Permits," states in part:
"The holder of a construction permit shall within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> notify the appropriate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection and Enforcement Regional Office of each reportable deficiency."
Contrary to the above:
1.
The Houston Lighting and Power Company did not promptly inform (within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />) Region IV that failure of polar crane stud welds was considered reportable in accordance with the requirements of 50.55(e).
This matter was considered reportable at 0730 hours0.00845 days <br />0.203 hours <br />0.00121 weeks <br />2.77765e-4 months <br /> on March 18, 1980 but was not reported to the Region IV Resident Reactor Inspector (RRI) until approximately 3:45 p.m. on March 20,
- 1980, 2.
The Houston Lighting and Power Company did not report as a significant construction deficiency an apparent breakdown in the Brown & Root QA program for welding. A Brown & Root audit found that Brown & Root welding Engineering documents were corrected by the use of liquid paper; dates of revisions were applied by tape, and signatures were applied by Xerox.
In addition, an 8006130200
unapproved vendor was used for NDE procedure qualification; mechanical tests were not properly signed and annotated by the test laberatory; and procedures were not qualified to the applicable ASME Code.
This matter was called to.the NRC's attention on March 18, 1980 when a stop work order affecting ASME welding was issued by Brown & Root on that same date; however, the licensee did not report this breakdown in the welding QA Program as a deficiency in accordance with 50.55(e).
This is an infraction.
C.
Failure to Provide a Timely Written Report for a Construction Deficiency 10 CFR 50.55(e) " Conditions of Construction Permits," states in part:
"The holder of a construction permit shall submit a written report on a reportable deficiency within thirty (30) days to the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
Contrary to the above:
The Houston Lighting and Power Company did not provide a written report within 30 days concerning low relative density of backfill which was initially reported as a construction deficiency (considered to be a reportable deficiency under 10 CFR 50.55(e)) to the RRI on February 4, 1980, but was not issued until March 21, 1980.
This is an infraction.
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