ML20009B551
| ML20009B551 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Midland |
| Issue date: | 06/15/1981 |
| 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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| ML20009B546 | List: |
| References | |
| 12022, NUDOCS 8107160278 | |
| Download: ML20009B551 (6) | |
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Consumers Power Li e Pr siden ~ Projects, Engineering and Construction General Offices: 1945 West Parnall Reed, Jackson, MI 49201 * (517) 788 0453 June 15,1981 Mr J G Keppler, Regional Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III T99 Roosevelt Rord Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 MIDLAND PROJ
T - INSPECTION REPORT NO 50-329/81-09 AND 50-330/81-09 FILE:
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NRC letter, C E Norelius to J W Cook, dated liay ?l,1981 provides Consumers Power Company's response to the above
- eference which transmitted the Inspection Report and Appendix A.
The referenced letter required our written response regarding the one item of noncompliance described in paragraph 4 of the Inspection Report.
As stated in the Enclosure, Consumers Power feels that an item cf non-compliance does not exist in this case and requests that it be withdrawn.
Consumers Power Company Dated June 15, 1981 By e
James Cook, Vice' President Sworn and subscribed to be' ore me on this 15th day of June,1981 A2Ar-t
<m u-n Notary Public, Jackson County, Michigan My commission expires September 8, 1984 RCH/WRB/lr CC:
RJCook, USHRC Resident Inspector Midland Nuclear Plant 8107160278 810714 PDR ADOCK 05000329 G
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Serial 12022 CONSUMERS POWER COMPAlh' RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION DESCRIBED IN NBC INSPECTION REPORT NO 50-329/81-09 AND 50-330/81-09 Appendix A of URC Inspection Report No 50-329/81-09 and 50-330/81-09 (Item of Noncompliance) provides th, following:
"As a result of the inspection conducted on March 25-27 and April T-9, 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7,1980), the following violation was identified.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, requires in part that, activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures or drawings.
CPCo QA Program Policy No 7, Section 3.1 states in part, ' Technical capabilities of principal suppliers of services shall be evaluated. '
CFCo QA Program Procedure No 7-1, Section 4.1 states in part, ' evaluations of prospective suppliers shall be made prior to procurement of services. '
Contrary to the above, the tcchnical capabilities of Woodward-Clyde (principal supplier of services for soil boring activities) were not evaluated prior to commencement of drilling operations on April 2,1981."
Consumers Power Company Response Consumers Power Company contacted Woodward-Clyde Ccnsultants on March 6,1981, to investigate the possible use of their geotechnical consulting services for the Midland Nuclear Plant. This decision was made based upon the need for an independent contractor to perfont the soil boring and sampling program and discussions with Bechtel Power Company's soil consultant, Dr A J Hendron, Jr, indicating that Woodward-Clyde Consultants met the technical requirements to do the work.
On March 13, 1981, Consumerr Power Company approved Woodward-Clyde Consultants as the principal supplier o; services for the soil boring and sampling program based upon five meetings (between March 3 and 11,1981) with Woodward-Clyde Consultants and soils consultants, Doctors Hendron and Peck. Woodward-Clyde Consultants were considered qualified as documented by letter Serial 12134 dated April 8,1981, N Ramanujam to File B.2 5.4 ( Attachment 1). Even though this letter is dated April 8,1981, it documents steps takcn prior to April 2, l
1981, in qualifying Woodward-Clyde. Woodward-Clyde Consultants were approved by Oral Communication Serial 11883, R C Hirzel to R C Bauman, dated April 2, 1981 (Attachment 2).
Both of these documents (Serial letters 11883 and 12134) were presented to Dr Ross Landsman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on April 9, 1981.
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2 Serial 12022 Based upon the above summary of sequential steps leading to the approval of Woodward-Clyde prior to the commencement of drilling operations on f.pril 2, 1981, there is no item of noncompliance.
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CONSUMERS FIELD QUALITY ASSURANCE POWER Date April 8, 1981 MIDLAND, MICHIGAN COMP M Subject MIDLAND PROJECT -
Internal INDEPENDENT SOIL BORING AND TESTING Correspondence CONTRACTOR - TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS -
FILE B2.5.4 UFI 42*05*22*04 SERIAL 12134 CC GSNeeley, P-14-113B RCBauman, P-14-312B URBird, P-14-418A DHorn/RHir.trel TRThiruvengadam, P-14-400 On March 6, 1981 I contacted Woodward-Clyde Consultants (WCC), Chicago, to investigate the possible use of their geotcchnical consultidg services to CP Co on the Midland Nuclear Power Plant.
The reasons why we contacted WCC and considered them technically qualified to perform the service are as follows:
WCC have provided their geotechnical services to many utilities located in the USA and abroad.
For example, they were involved in:
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WPPSS No 3 Nuclear Power Station, Washington nour.. l emv b.
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Shearon - Haris Nuclear Power Plant, North Carolina.
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Davis - Besse Nuclear Power Station, Ohio, e.
Clinton Nuclear Power Station, Illinois.
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Braidwood Nuclear Power Station, Illinois.
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Ludington Pumped Storage Project, Michigan and 1
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Nitzamin NP-1 Nuclear Pswer Station, Israel.
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WCC soil laboratory has performed many static and dynamic testing programs associated with nuclear power plants.
l Many Geotechnical Engineers in WCC are very well known throughout the world (such' as Dr I H Idriss.)
Many Geotechnical Engineers in WCC have published technical papers in the area of Geotechnical Engineering.
In the Engineering News Record (Hay 22, 1980), Top 500 design firm survey, WCC is placed in 19th rank.
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2 Moreover, WCC has provided geotechnical services for CP Co projects such.as Campbell Power Plant and Ludington and our Engineering Services Department
'ndicated they performed very well.
I have seen their performance (while I was with Sargent & Lundy Engineers) in the Clinton and Braidwood project, and their performance was very good.
Based on the above facts CP Co considers that WCC is technically compentent to provide the services we discussed with them for the proposed soil boring and testing program.
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12:50 PM - Called Mr Bauman to get verbal approval te -begin borings per Contract CP10-ll10.
I informed Mr Bauman that QA approval of Woodward-Clyde was being sent to hin in letter Serial 11868, dated April 1, 1981, and asked if Woodward-Clyde was approved from a technical standpoint.
Mr Baum~an stated that everything is acceptable and that the borine procram should begin.
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