ML19352A995

From kanterella
Jump to navigation Jump to search
IE Insp Repts 50-329/81-09 & 50-330/81-09 on 810325-27 & 0407-09.Noncompliance Noted:Failure to Follow Procedures by Evaluating Technical Capabilities of Principal Supplies of Svc Prior to Drilling
ML19352A995
Person / Time
Site: Midland
Issue date: 05/20/1981
From: Landsman R, Williams C
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML19352A986 List:
References
50-329-81-09, 50-329-81-9, 50-330-81-09, 50-330-81-9, NUDOCS 8106020525
Download: ML19352A995 (5)


See also: IR 05000329/1981009

Text

.

)

-

,

O

'

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATOPY COMMISSION

0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND EhTORCDfENT

REGION III

Report No. 50-329/81-09; 50-330/81-09

Docket No. 50-329; 5'-330

License No. CPPR-81; CPPR-82

s

Licensee: Consumers Power Company

-

1945 West Parnall Road

Jackson, MI 49001

.

Facility Name: Midland Plant, Units I and 2

Zaspection At: Midland Site, Midland, MI

Inspection Conducted: March 25-27 and April 7-9, 1981

& f . N aan &

' w L --

hdo/7/

R. B. La

Inspector:

T W < %' 4.v>r,-4 _ Q

e/h iIl

g

i

C. C. Williams, Chief

Approved By:

Plant Systems Section

Inspection Summary

Inspection on March 25-27 and April 7-9, 1981 (Report No. 50-329/81-09;

50-330/81-09)

Areas Inspected: Verification of QA Program for soil borings being conducted

as a result of a 10 CFR 50.54(f) request. The inspection involved a total of

50 inspector-hours on site by one 57C inspector.

Results: One item of noncompliance was identified in the area inspected

(10 CFR 50, Appendix 3, Criterien V - Yailure to fellcw procedures -

paragraph 4).

8106020 W

-

-

-

-

.

.

DETAILS

1.

Persons Contacted

Exit Meetina Attendees on March 27, 1981

Consumers Power Company

W. Bird, QA Manager, Midland Project

R. Hirzel, QA Engineer

.

N. Ramanujas, Staff Engineer

.

T. Cooke, Site Project Superintendent

D. Turnbull, Site QA Superintendent

Bechtel Power Company

J. Milanden, Manager of QA

M. Deitrich, Project QA Engineer

C. Parledes, QC Engineer

K. Kleinhardt, On-Site Geotechnical Engineer

Woodward-Clyde Consultants

D. Hendren, Project Manager

R. Ladd, Laboratory Manager, New Jersey

L. Campbell, OA Engineer

Corps of Engineers

R. Erickson, Staff Engineer

NRC

R. Cook, Resident Inspector

Exit Meeting Attendees on April 9, 1981

Consumers Power Company

W. Bird, QA Manager, Midland Project

R. Hirzel, QA Engineer

D. Sibbald, Projects

T. Cooke, Project Superintendent

Bechtel Power Company

M. Deitrich, Project QA Engineer

l

-2-

.

.

Woodward-Clyde Consultants

L. Campbell, Project Manager

2.

Purpose of Inspection

The inspection was conducted to verify the quality assurance program for

the soil borings being conducted by Consumers Power Company. The borings

were performed in response to a request by the Corps of Engineers for

additional soil information in their review of the 50.54(f) answers.

.

3.

Review of Drilling Procedures

The inspector reviewed the Woooward-Clyde Quality Assurance Procedures

Manual dated March 23, 1981, for completeness, consistency with industry

standards and NRC guidelines d'tring the initial visit on March 25-27,

1981.

From the review the following concerns were identified and discussed

with the license (:

No procedures existed regarding shipment of the soil samples to the

a.

labo ra to ry.

b.

No procedures existed regarding various field testing instruments to

be used.

No procedures existed for anchoring the boring rig to the ground

c.

during hydraulic push of the soil samplers.

d.

No procedure existed covering the use of rusty Osterburg tubes.

No procedure existed for controlling the sealing wax temperature,

e.

f.

The procedure is not clear on how much bentonite will be used in

the grouting fluid.

g.

No procedure existed to certify the inspection personnel to ANSI

N45.2.6Property "ANSI code" (as page type) with input value "ANSI</br></br>N45.2.6" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process..

h.

The procedure manual was signed and dated in the reviewed and

approved spaces, but no preparer's signature existed.

i.

No controlled document existed to specify boring locations, sample

depths and types.

j.

The hydraulic pressure gages on the horing rigs were not calibrated.

~

k.

No procedure existed for instructions on what to do if obstructions

were encountered during boring operations.

!

l

l

-3-

.

.

1.

No instructions existed to specify what precautions are being taken

to reduce the chance of hydraulically fracturing the dike.

No criteria was established to specify which soil samples would be

m.

chosen for testing.

Laboratory testing procedures have not been submitted or reviewed

n.

by CPCo.

No indoctrination and training of drillers to site procedure

o.

requirements was conducted.

.

The licensee agreed that no work would proceed until all items were

resolved. Subsequently the inspector visited the site on April 7-9,

1981, to verify corrective action of the previously mentioned concerns.

Pursuant to this task, the revised Woodward-Clyde Project Procedures

Manual dated March 30, 1981 was reviewed.

Soil sample shipment instructions are given in Geotechnical

a.

Procedure GP-8.

b.

Field testing instrument procedures are given in GP-7.

Boring rig anchoring procedures are given in GP-4.

'

c.

d.

The use of new Osterburg tubes is given in GP-5.

e.

Wax temperature is given in GP-5.

f.

Minimum percentage of bentonite is given in GP-11.

g.

Certification of inspection personnel is given in GP-1.

h.

The new manual is signed and dated.

!

i.

Boring location drawing C1145(Q), Rev. 7, dated March 27, 1981, was

reviewed.

,

J.

Pressure gages were calibrated.

k.

Boring obstruction instructions are given in GP-4.

1.

Thickness of the drilling mud is described in GP-4.

The sample selection committee has decided how test samples vill

m.

be chosen. As of this date, the Corps of Engineers has not

received the criteria for review.

CPCo is planning to audit the soil laboratory next week to review

n.

their Quality Assurance Program.

l

-4-

l

- -

__

_ _.

__ . . _ _ . . _ _

_ _ _ _

'

.

A training session for the drill operators was held on April 1,

o.

1981, and attended by all concerned parties.

These corrective actions satisfactorily resolved all previous NRC

concerns on drilling operations.

4.

Review of Contract Documents

The inspector reviewed the contract documents for the soil boring work

and identified that the approval of Woodward-Clyde as a principal

supplier of services was not complete prior to commencing soil boring

activities as required by CPCo QA Program Policy Number 7 and CPCo QA

Program Procedure Number 7-1.

This failure to accomplish activities

affecting quality in accordance with documented instructions and

procedures is considered an item of noncompliance with 10 CFR 50,

Appendix B, Criterion V as described in Appendix A of the report

transmittal letter.

(329/81-09-01; 330/81-09-01)

5.

Exit Interviews

The inspector met with licensee and contractor representatives at the

conclusion of the two inspections on March 27, 1981 and April 9, 1981

and summarized the inspection scope and findings. The licensee

acknowledged the inspection results.

,

-5-

l

t

_

-

--

. _ .