ML19339C779

Responds to NRC 800917 Ltr Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-329/80-21 & 50-330/80-22.Corrective Actions:Zack Co Initiated Purchase Order Addressing Applicable Requirements of 10CFR50,App B

ML19339C779
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Site:	Midland
Issue date:	10/22/1980
From:	Jackie Cook CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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i General ot hces. 1945 West Parnail Road, Jackson, MsCht9an 49201 e (517) 788-0640 October 22, 1980 Mr J G Keppler, Regional Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement '

US Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Region III 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60i37 MIDLAND NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC ITEM OF NONCOMPLIANCE -

INSFECTION REPORT NO 50-329/80-21 AND No 50-330/80-22 FILE: 0.4.2 UFI: 73*60*13 SERIAL: 9780 This letter, with its enclosure, is in response to your letter of September 17, 1980, which transmitted the results of your inspection of the Midland construction site on July 16-18, and August h-6,1980, and which requested our written reply to a single item of noncompliance concerning the audit of a supplier by the Zack Cc:::pany.

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9 CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY RESPONSE TO THE ITEM OF NONCOMPLIANCE LESCRIBED IN NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO 50-329/80-21 AND NO 50-330/80-22 NONCONFORMANCE - AUDIT OF SUPPLIER BY THE Z ACK COMPANY (329/80-21-01 & 330/80-22-01 Description of Noncompliance Appendix A of Report No 50-329/80-21 and 50-330/80-22 provides the following:

" Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted on August h-6, 1980, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements as noted below. This item is an infraction.

10CFR50, Appendix B, Criterion XVIII, states, in part, that 'A comprehensive system of planned and periodic audits shall be carried out to verify com-pliance with all aspects of the quality assurance prcgram and to determine the effectiveness of the program.'

The Zack Company Quality Control Manual, Section 19, states, in part,

' Audits vill be perfor=ed as follows: . . . Vendor / Supplier and Sub-contractor - Per the requirement of the contract. '

Contrary to the above, it was established on August 6,1980 that sufficient records could not be exhibited to establish that an audit had been performed of Photon Testing, Inc or that a contract existed prior to August 11, 1980 for qualificatien of Zack Company velders."

Response

The following actions have been taken:

1. The Zack Company (Zack) initiated a purchase order (C-15L96, dated August 8, 1980) to Photon Testing, Inc, which addressed the applicable requirements of 10CFR50 Appendix B.

2. Zack performed an audit on August 11, 1980 of Photon Testing, Inc in accordance with The Zack Company Quality Program requirements. The audit results indicate Photon is an acceptable supplier.

3. Midland Project Quality Assurance and Bechtel Quality Assurance acec=panied Zack on the survey and participated in the delineation of applicable 10CFR50 Appendix B criteria and purchase order preparation.

L. Zack-Chicago uses Pittsburgh Testing for their Welding Qualification Program.

During a Consumers Power Company visit to the Zack-Chicago Plant during August 2h-27, 1980, a review was made of Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory's facility and program to the same criteria used in the Photon audit. It was concluded that their program met the requirements.

5 During the September 23-25, 1980 audit in Chicago, it was verified that Photon and Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory are on Zack's Approved Vendor List.

2 Based on the above, Zack has achieved full ccepliance with the program requirements concerning audit of subcintractors.

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