ML19347F774
| ML19347F774 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 04/21/1981 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Gerstner W ILLINOIS POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8105260278 | |
| Download: ML19347F774 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000461/1981005
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Mr. W. C. Gerstner
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Gentlemen:
This refers to the special team inspection conducted by Messrs. D. W. Hayes,
R. N. Gardner, F. C. Hawkins, H. M. Wescott and I. T. Yin of this office
and Mr. J. W. Gilray of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Quality
Assurance Branch, between February 9 and March 5, 1981, of activities at the
Clinton Nuclear Power Plant Unit I authorized by NRC Construction Permit
No. CPPR-137 and to the discussion of our findings with you and others of
your staff at the conclusion of the inspection. This letter also refers to
the management meeting conducted at the Region III offices in Glen Ellyn,
Illinois on March 12, 1981, between Mr. Heishman and others of this office
and Messrs. L. J. Koch and J. O. McHood and others of your staff and
representatives of Baldwin Associates and Sargent and Lundy Engineers.
The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas examined during
the inspection. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of a selective
examination of procedures and representative records, observations, and
interviews with personnel.
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During this inspection, we identified several deficiencies in Illinois Power
Company's quality assurance program. The inspection disclosed apparent non-
compliances with nine different criteria for a quality assurance program as
set forth in 10 CFR 50 Appendix B.
As specified in the enclosed Appendix A
a written response submitted under oath or affirmation is required for these
apparent nonconformances. Some of these significant findings concerned
seismic category I piping and electrical raceway supports and restraints.
These findings were addressed in an Immediate Action Letter to you dated
February 18, 1981, and supplemented by a second letter dated March 5, 1981.
We strongly considered classifying this matter as Severity Level III in
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accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy. Only after a great deal of
evaluation did we decide that Severity Level IV applies since the deficient
implementation of your quality assurance program for the fabrication in-
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stallation and inspection of seismic Category I supports and restraints
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for piping and electrical raceways was not indicative of a breakdown of
the program in that area. Your reply to this letter and the results of
future inspections in this area will be considered in determining whether
escalated enforcement action may be appropriate.
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In addition to your response to the items in Appendix A, we request that you
respond to the items discussed during the March 12, 1981, meeting which are
summarized in the " Inspection Results" section of the enclosed report. We
also request that you respond to each of the items listed in Appendix B to
this letter which relate to an ur. resolved matter discussed in Paragraphs C.2.b
and D.4.b(4) of the enclosed report.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter, the enclosures,
and your responses to this letter will be placed in the 'TRC's Public Document
Room, except as follows.
If the enclosures contain information that you or
your contractors believe to be proprietary, you must apply in writing to this
office, within twenty-five days of the date of this letter, to withhold such
information from public disclosure. The application must include a full
statement of the reasons for which the information is considered proprietary,
and should be prepared so that proprietary information identified in the
application is contained in an enclosure to the application.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have'concerning this inspection.
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Enclosures:
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App. A, Notice of Violation
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App. B, Items Regarding
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IE Inspt. Rpt. No. 50-461/81-05
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