ML19338E051

Responds to NRC 800728 Ltr Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-518/80-12,50-519/80-12,50-520/80-12 & 50-521/80-12. Corrective Actions:Reinforcing Steel Bars Cited in Rept Are Being Placed on Cribbing

ML19338E051
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Site:	Hartsville
Issue date:	08/21/1980
From:	Mills L TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II - Suite 3100 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mr. O'Reilly:

Enclosed is our response to C. E. Murphy's July 28, 1980, letter, RII:WPK 50-518/80-12, -519/80-12, -520/80-12, -521/80-12, regarding activities at our Hartsville Nuclear Plant which appeared to h3ve been in violation of NRC regulations. If you have any questions regarding this subject, please call Jim Domer at FTS 857-2014.

Very truly yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY L M ntaL h DSA L. M. Mills, Manager '

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'ss f.' ENCLOSURE-HARTSVILLE NUCLEAR PLANT RESPONSE TO NRC-0IE LETTER i

FROM C. E. MURPHY TO H. G. PARRIS DATED JULY 28, 1980 (REFRENCE: RII:WPK 50-518/80-12, -519/80-12,

-520/80-12, -521/80-12)

This report responds to the Notice of Violation described in Appendix A of the OIE Inspction Report referenced above. This is our final report on the subject _ noncompliance.

NONCOMPLIANCE ITEM - INFRACTION 518, 520/80-12-01 As required by Criterion V of Appendix B 'to 10 CFR 50, and as implemented by PSAR Section 17.1 A.5, " Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures,....and shall be accomplished in accordance with those instruction, procedures,...". TVA Procedure RIS&PN C-301.Rev. 9, " Reinforcing Steel," Paragraph II.A requires reinforcing steel )

i to be maintained in Level D storage. TVA Procedure CEP-13.02, Rev. 3, i

" Storage and Preservation of Materials, Components, and Systems," Paragraph 2.D requires Level D stored items to be on cribbing or equivalent to allow air circulation and to avoid trapping water.

Contrary to the above, July 1, 1980, in ten temporary storage areas adjacent to the plant A powerhouse construction site, there were in excess of two hundred examples of reinforcing steel off cribbing on or partly covered by gravel or mud.

This is an infraction.

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1. CORRECTIVE STEPS TAKEN AND RESULTS ACHIEVED l i

The reinforcing steel bars cited in the subject report as deficiency storage examples haved either been installed or are being placed on cribbing as required. In addition, a survey of the work area (including temporary storage areas) was conducted to identify additional violations of storage requirements. Deficiencies identified in these areas are being corrected and QCIR's are being written to document their dispostion.

2. CORRECTIVE STEPS TAKEN TO AVOID FURTHER NONCOMPLIANCE QC-Civil personnel involved in reinforcing steel inspection have been instructed to identify and document by CCIR instances of improper storage. The Construction Superintendent has also been notified that inplant storage of reinforcing steel must meet the requirements of storage. level D.

Use of QCIR's will ensure that each case is properly dispositioned and inspected on completion.

3 DATE FULL COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED ,

Full compliance will be achieved on September 1, 1980.

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