ML19339C907
| ML19339C907 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 02/06/1981 |
| 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-617, NUDOCS 8102120289 | |
| Download: ML19339C907 (5) | |
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Interim Report Concerning Vendor Fabricated Structural Steel Pursuant to 10CFR50.55(e), Houston Lighting & Power Company notified your office on January 8,1981, of an item related to nonconfomances of welds in vendor fabricated Category I structural ' steel. These welds were performed at the fabricator's facility and are not associated with the on-site welding pro-The components involved have been received at the site and are applicable gram.
to safety-related structures of STPEGS, Units 1 and 2.
The original observation was documented in an audit daficiency report (ADR).
As a result of the ADR, a reinspection program was initiated for the Category I structural steel components.
This program has resulted in the identification of numerous weld conditions which deviate from design drawings, specifications, and/or code (AWS 01.1).
As imediate response to this situation, Vendor Surveillance personnel were provided with verbal and written direction to ensure that equipment and documen-tation supplied by vendors are to be in strict accordance with the requirements of the respective procurement documents. Prior to any further shipment of Category I structural steel components, a surveillance inspection on 100% of all These welded material will be performed consistent with the procurement document.
actions will serve to prevent a recurrence of nonconfaming weld conditions.
An inspection program for the on-site structural steel is in progress. Non-confaming conditions are being documented on nonconfomance reports (NCR's).
These NCR's are being submitted for engineering evaluation of structural signifi-Presently, forty (40) NCR's have -been evaluated. These NCR's represent cance.
beams and colums in the Mechanical Electrical Auxiliary Building. Thirty-810212O y C
Ifouston Lighting & Power Company February 6,1981 ST-HL-AE-617 SFN: V-0530 Page 2 one (31) of these components have been installed. The nonconfomances documented are predominently undersized welds and undercut. While the forty (40) NCR's document violations of design drawings and/or AWS D1.1 requirements, to date, no safety hazard has been identified relative to these nonconfoming weld con-ditions.
i We shall provide our next report on our ongoing activities on this matter by June 1, 1981.
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G. W. Opres, Jr.
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February 6,1981 Houwin Lighting & P.mer Company ST-HL-AE-617 SFN: V-0530 Page 3 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)
J. O. Read (Read-Poland, Inc. )
M. D. Schwarz (Baker &Botts)
I R. Gordon Gooch (Baker & Botts)
J. R. Newman (Lowenstein, Newman, Reis & Axelrad)
Director, Office of Inspection & Enforcement Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555
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SFft: V-0530 Page 4 M. L. Borchelt Executive Vice President Central Power & Light Company P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 R. L. Range Central Power & Light Company P. O. Box 2121 4
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
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February 6,1981 Houston Lighting & Power Company ST-HL-AE-617 SFN: V-0530 Page 5 Charles Bechoefer, Esquire Chairman, Atomic Safety & 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 & Licensing Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Citizens for Equitable Utilities c/o Ms. Peggy Buchorn Route 1, Box 1684 Brazoria, Texas 77422 Pat Coy Citizens Concerned About Nuclear Power 5106 Casa Oro San Antonio, Texas 77422 Betty Wheeler Hoffman, Steeg & Wheeler 1008 S. Madison Amarillo, Texas Brian E. Berwick 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
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