ML20040F377
| ML20040F377 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 01/27/1982 |
| From: | Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| To: | Faulkenberry R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| References | |
| 10CFR-050.55E, 10CFR-50.55E, ANPP-20008, NUDOCS 8202090131 | |
| Download: ML20040F377 (4) | |
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Docket Nos. 50-528/929/930 i
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Final' Report - DER 80-42
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A 50.55(e) Report Relating to Texas Bolt Material Not Meeting ASME Section III File: 82-019-026 D.4.33.2
Reference:
(A) Telephone Conversation between J. Eckhardt and
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B. Kaplan on January 9, 1981 (B) ANPP-17236, dated February 5, 1981 (Interim Report)
(C) ANPP-19285, dated October 28, 1981 (Revised Interim Report)
Dear Sir:
Attached, is our final written report of the deficiency referenced above, which has been determined to be Not Reportable under the requirements of 10CFR50.55(e).
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U. S. Nuclesr Ragulatory Commission Attention: Mr. B. H. Faulkenberry, Chief
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Richard DeYoung, Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
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J. A. Roedel D. B. Fasnacht G. C. Andognini F. W. Hartley J. M. Allen A. C. Rogers B. S. Kaplan W. E. Ide J. Vorees J. A. Brand A. C. Gehr.
W. J. Stubblefield W. G. Bingham R. L. Patterson R. W. Welcher R. M. Grant D. R. Hawkinson L. E. Vorderbrueggen-R. L. Greenfield
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Ms. Patricia Lee Hourihan 6413 South 26th Street Phoenix, Arizona 850404 1
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FINAL REPORT -. DER 80-42 DEFICIENCY EVALUATION 50.55(e).
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY (APS)
PVNGS UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 I.
Description of Deficiency 1.
1Rua Project has procured and installed AKME III bolting material. supplied by Texas Bolt Company. The Texas Bolt Company products did not fully comply with ASME III, NCA-3876.4(e) until December 11, 1980. -This deviation occurred because Texas Bolt did not perform a separate chemical analysis on each bar of stock material used in the manufacture of bolting products. Alternately, Texas Bolt purchased heats of stock material and established t
heat / lot traceability for the stock material. The stock material was either coils of rod or bundles of bar. The coils were always from one heat,'and since February 1, 1978, one chemical analysis was performed by Texas Bolt on each~ coil. Texas Bolt did not weld rods together to make up a longer coil. The bars that were received, steel-strapped together, were also from one heat.
For large orders (500 or more pieces), all bolts and studs 1\\" diameter and smaller were made from cc11ed rod.
All bolts, studs and nuts greater than'Ik" diameter and small orders of any size were made from straight-bar. The material test report from the stock material source includes whether the product is' coiled rod or straight bar, the molting practices,-and a chemical analysis of samples taken from the molten metal (heat analysis).
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The Texas Bolt products have been'used to assemble various safety-related piping and support systems in Units 1, 2 and 3.
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Bechtel performed audits and surveillances of Texas Bolt and its-subtier suppliers on a continuing basis prior to discovery of this deviation.. This QA activity always indi-cated adequate control practices were implemented by Texas Bolt to provide an acceptable traceability system, and that the Texas Bolt products meet material properties as required by the Equipment Support Design Specification. Each stud, bolt or nut purchased by the project is metal stamped by Texas Bolt with a traceability code. The traceability code is noted on the Certified Materials. Test Report (CMTR) pre-pared by Texas Bolt, but the product form of the starting material is not noted on the CMTR. ~To determine the product form, it is necessary to obtain the.. traceability code from the item, obtain'the-heat number from.the Texas Bolt CMTR, and then determine the product form from the material manu-facturer's material test report.
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Page 2 All heat treating and mechanical testing was performed by Texas Bolt. The types and number of mechanical tests have been performed as required by ASME II and III. As a minimum, the mechanical tests are done on each heat / lot of material.
Prior to February, 1978, the chemical analysis (heat analysis) provided by the stock material source was put on the Texas Bolt CNTR. After February 1, 197( Texas doit has been using a Baird-Atomic emission spectrograph to do an additional chemical analysis which the Code calls a product analysis.
The results of the chemical analysis performed by Texas Bolt is put on the Texas Bolt CMTR. Between February 1, 1978 and December 11, 1980, Texas Bolt did one chemical analysis on each coil of rod and on one bar from each individually strapped bundle of bars.
Since December 11, 1980, the number of chemi-cal analyses was-increased so that every bar in a bundle is chemically analyzed as required by NCA-3867.4(e).
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Analysis of Safety Implications This deviation is evaluated as Not Reportable. The Project is requesting NRC approval and intends to use Code Case N-310-1 as an-acceptable alternative to NCA-3867.4(e).
Should this condition have remained undetected, it would not have represented a safety significant condition.
l III. Corrective Action The Certificate Holder, Bechtel Power Corporation, will certify that the Texas Bolt products manufactured prior to December, 1980 meet the requirements of the applicable SA or SB specification, that the material meets the requirements of the applicable material article (NB/NC/ND/NE/NF/NG-2000) with the exception of the require-ments of (NB/NC/ND/NE/NF/NG-2600) which reference NCA-3800, and the requirements of NCA-3867.4(e) through (d), plus NCA-1140(d) and (e) have been met.
This certification will become a part of the applicable Certified Material Test Report, and the use of Code Case N-310-1 will be indicated on applicable Data Report Forms.
The use of this Code Case will also be documented in the FSAR.
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