ML20010A195
| ML20010A195 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/20/1981 |
| From: | Hunter V, Whitesell D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML20010A188 | List: |
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| REF-QA-99900334 NUDOCS 8108110165 | |
| Download: ML20010A195 (5) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULAT0ni COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION IV Report No.
99900334/81-01 Program No. 51300 Company:
Transamerica Delaval Inc.
Engine and Compressor Division 550 85th Avenue Oakland, California 94621 Inspection Conducted:
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Date Components Section Vendor Inspection Branch Summary Inspection on April 6-8, 1981 (99900334/81-01)
Areas Inspected:
Implementation of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B Criterion includ-ing audit control, and con col ci special processes.
Tne inspection 11volved 20 inspector hours on site.
Results:
In the three areas inspected.here were no apparent nonconformances identified in two areas.
The following apparent nonconformances were identified in the remaining one area.
Nonfoncormances:
Contrary to the requirements of Criterion V, of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B and the QA program commitments; 1.
Two welders were using unapproved weld rod.
(See Notice of Noncon-formance, Item A).
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A third welder was using weld rod material that exceeded weld material return requirements-(See Notice of Nonconformance, Item B).
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Also the third welder was not welding within the required volt / amp range (See Notice of Nonconformance, Item C).
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Components found to be in noncompliance were not identified by an i
inspection report or segregated (See Notice of Nonconformance, Item D).
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3 DETAILS SECTION A.
Principal Persons Contracted C. S. Mathews, General Manager R. E. Boyer, Quality Assurance Manager G. Trussell, Engineering Manager E. Wilson, Manufacturing Manager D. R. Cady, Quality Engineering Manager All of the above listed personnel attended the exit meeting.
B.
General The Engine Compressor Division (ECD) of Transamerica Delaval Inc. employ a total of approximately 834 personnal.
The facility is situated'on 60 acres with approximately 642,000 square feet under cover.
ECD holds ASME Class III certificates of authorizations N-1114 (N),
N-1566 (NA), and N-1115 (NPT) which expire on June 16, 1981.
An ASME resurvey has been scheduled for April 20-22, 1981, to renew.their ASME certificates of Authorization.
The principal product of ECD for the nuclear industry is the diesel generator of which several parts are supplied by outside organizations, i.e., heat exchangers by Thermxchanger Inc. (Docket No. 99900700).
The 1981 estimate of ECD products intended for use in the nuclear industry is currently estimated to be 80% of -
shop capacity.
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Audit Control 1.
Objectives l
The objectives of this area of the inspection were to verify that procedures had been prepared and approved by the vendor that pre-scribed a system for auditing which is consistent with the commitments of the ASME accepted Quality Assurance Manual.
Also, verify that these audit procedures were being properly and effectively. implemented by l
the vendor.
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Method of Accomplishment-The objectives of this area of the inspection were, accomplished by:
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Review of Section 11.0 of the ASME accepted QA Manual to' verify that procedures had been established to prescribe a system for.
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Review of the following documents:
(1) Current audit check list.
(2) 1981 audit schedule; and (3) Audit personnel qualifications; to verify that they had been reviewed and approved by manage-ment, and issued, in compliance with the QA program commitments.
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Review of internal audits for the past calendar year to verify that the applicable procedures were available to the audit team personnel, and that the audit procedures were effectively implemented.
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Inspection Findings e
Within the area inspected, there were no apparent nonconformances or unresolved items identified.
D.
Control of Special Processes 1.
Obje;tives The objectives of this area of the inspection were to verify that welding procedures had been developed, approved, and implemented in a manner consistent with NRC rules and regulations, ASME Code require-eents, and the vendor's commitments in the ASME accepted QA Manual.
2.
Method of Accomplishment The objectives of this area of the inspection were accomplished as follows:
a.
Review of Section 7.0 of the ASME accepted QA Manual titled
" Control of Special Processes -~ Welding, Nondestructive Examina-tion Inspection" to verify that the vendor had established procedures for the preparation, qualification, certification, distribution and revision of weld procedure specifications.
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Review of weld procedures 100-W-18 and 100-W-27, to verify that all essential variables, supplementary essential variables, and nonessential variables are included in accordance with tne contracts and applicable sections of the ASME Code requirements.
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Review of Certifications and qualification records for four welding procedures to verify that:
(1) The procedures had been qualified in accordance with the requirements of the contracts and Section IX of the ASME Code and to verify that the supporting procedure qualifica-tion records were on file.
(2) The procedures qualification records had been certified by the vendor, and the mechanical test results meet or exceed the minimum ASME Code requirements.
(3). The procedure qualification records list the essential variables for the specific welding processes and the values and ranges of the variables are within the acceptance limits of Section IX of the ASME Code.
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Observed the following in process welding:
(1) Weld of flange to lube oil sump inlet compartu nt, job No. 94922 in accordance with weld procedure, 100-W-1A, revision 2 and 100-W-27, revision 3.
(2) Weld No. 14 of nipple to elbow, job No. 95395, in accordance with weld procedure 100-W-18, revision 2, and drawing No. 02-717-03-JS.
To verify that weld procedures were being effectively implemented.
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Inspection Findings a.
Nonconformances - (See Notice of Nonconformance, Items A thru E).
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Unresolved Items - None were identified.
E.
Exic Interview The inspector met with management representatives (denoted in paragraph A.)
at the conclusion of the inspection on April 8, 1981.
The management representative acknowledged the statements by the inspector concerning the nonconformances identified during this inspection.