ML19338G183
| ML19338G183 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 10/21/1980 |
| From: | Oprea G HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| To: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| References | |
| 10CFR-050.55E, 10CFR-50.55E, ST-HL-AE-563, NUDOCS 8010280560 | |
| Download: ML19338G183 (5) | |
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oismsmo October 21, 1980 ST-HL-AE-563 SFN: V-0530 Mr. Karl Seyfrit Director, Region IV Nuclear Regulatory Comission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76012 D3ar Mr. Seyfrit:
South Texas Project Units 182 Docket Nos. STN 50-493, STN 50-499 Interim Report Concerning Service Level I Paintinas & Coatinas On September 22, 1980, pursuant to 10CFR50.55(e), Houston 1.1ghting &
Power Company notified your office of a potentially reportable deficiency concerning an apparent breakdown in the Quality Program of Service Level I paintings and coatings of concrete and steel surfaces inside the reactor con-tainment building. Please find attached our first interim report on the subject deficiency. The next interim report will be submitted to your office by January 29, 1981.
Should there be any questions, please contact Mr. M. E. Powell at (713) 676-8592.
Very trul curs,
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October 21,1930 ST-HL-AE-563 SFN: V-0530 Page 2 cc:
J. H. Goldberg D. G. Barker Howard Pyle R. L. Waldrop H. R. Dean D. R. Beeth J. D. Parsons G. B. Painter L. K. English A. J. Granger R. A. Frazar H. S. Phillips (NRC)
Read-Poland,Inc.)
{ Baker &Botts)
J. O. Read M. D. Schwarz R. Gordon Gooch fBaker & Botts)
J. R. Newman (Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad & Toll)
Director, Office of Inspection & Enforcement Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D. C. 20555 t
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Houston Lighting & Power Company October 21, 1980 ST-HL-AE-563 SFN: V-0530 Page 3 M. L. Borchelt Executive Vice President Central Power 6 Light Company P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 R. L. Range Central Power 6 Light Company P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 R. L. Hancock Director of Electrical Utilities City of Austin P. O. Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 T. H. Muehlenbeck City of Austin P. O. Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 J. B. Poston Assistant General Manager of Operations City Public Service Board P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, Texas 78296 A. vonRosenberg City Public Service Board P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, Texas 78296 a
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Houston Lighting & Power Company October 21, 1980 ST-HL-AE-563 SFN: V-0530 Charles Bechoefer, Esquire Page 4 Chairman, Atomic Safety 6 Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Dr. James C. Lamb, III 313 Woodhaven Road Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke Atomic Safety 6 Licensing Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Steven A. Sinkin, Esquire 116 Villita Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 Citizens for Equitable Utilities c/o Ms. Peggy Buchorn Route 1, Box 432 Brazoria, Texas 77422 Richard W. Lowerre, Esquire Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas P. O. Box 12548 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 Bernard M. Bordenick Hearing Attorney Office of the Executive Legal Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 l
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ATTACHMENT o.
First Interim Report Concerning Service Level I Paintings &
Coatings October 21, 1980 DurAng a review of the Site Coating Program at the South Tex 0s Froject Electric Generating Station by Brown
& Root, several documentation discrepancies were identi-fied as presented in nonconformance report (NCR) S-G3519.
This prompted Brown & Root to initiate a thorough review of coatings records.
The result of this record review has revealed insufficient or incomplete documentation to sub-stantiate the quality of coatings applied to the Service Level I areas (i.e. Reactor Containment Building Internal Structures).
This condition was further substantiated by an investigation performed by an independent consultant.
The consultant's investigation report identified both quality documentation and applied coating deficiencies whose resolution will require performance of an extensive evaluation.
For this reason, the NRC Region IV Office of Inspection and Enforcement was notified by Houston Lighting
& Power Company on September 22, 1980 of this potentially reportable deficiency pursuant to 10CFR50.55 (e).
Brown & Root is currently pursuing resolution of this deficiency as follows:
1.
The independent consultant will develop a comprehensive testing program and provide certified personnel to evaluate the coatings in question based on test and inspection results.
2.
Any r' plied coatings which are rejected will be.. moved and reapplied, consistent with recently revised coatings specifications and application procedures.
3.
Should construction activities conflict with the testing program schedule, the applied Service Level I Coatings in the affected area will be considered rejec-table.
Such coatings will be removed and reapplied, in accordance with item 2.
above.
A description of the test and inspection program and i
our projected schedule for this activity will be provided in our next report.
A potential safety hazard could exist in that exces-sive peeling of the coatings could cause clogging of the sump strainers.
This situation is presently being evaluated.