ML20050C336
| ML20050C336 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/1982 |
| From: | Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| To: | Faulkenberry B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| ANPP-20370-BSKY, NUDOCS 8204080411 | |
| Download: ML20050C336 (4) | |
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P. O. BOX 216 6 6 PHOENIX, ARIZON A 85o36 March 11, 1982 ANPP-20370-BSK/ JAR U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region V Creekside Oaks Office Park 1450 Maria Lane - Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596 Attention:
Mr. B. H. Faulkenberry, Chief Reactor Construction and Engineering Support Branch
Subject:
NRC I&E Inspection of January 25-29, 1982 File: 81-019-026 D.4.33.2
Dear Sir:
This letter refers to the Inspection conducted by Messrs. J. H. Eckhardt, J. F. Burdoin and G. Ilernandez on January 25-29, 1982, as documented in your letter of February 11, 1982, of activities authorized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-141,142 and 143.
During this Inspection, one (1) item of noncompliance was. identified.
Our initial response to this item of noncompliance (Severity Level V-Supplement II) is presented in the enclosed Attachment A.
The reinspection effort associated with this noncompliance is scheduled for completion by April 10, 1982. A complete report will be issued to you by April 19, 1982.
Very truly our,
h OA; E. E. Van Brunt, Jr.
APS Vice President Nuclear Projects ANPP Project Director EEVBJr/BSK:ske g
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-ATTACHMENT A Docket:No. 50-528 j
Construction Permit No. 141 1
NUTICE OF VIOLATION j
As a result of'the, Inspection conducted on January 25-29, 1982 and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980), the following violation was identified:
Appendix'B of'10CFR50,' Criterion V, as addressed'in Paragraph
.5.1 of the Quality Assurance Program in Appendix A to the PSAR, stateo in part: " Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed-by' documented instructions, procedures,. or drawings, of a type appropriate to the' circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or drawings....."
Bechtel Drawing No. 13-C-ZCS-655, Revision 2, which governs structural steel column fabrication, in Section G, " Weld Detail:,
depicts fillet welds on the outside of the column flange to base _ plate intersection.
Contrary to the above, on January 28, 1982, three columns at the 149' Elevation of the Unit 1 Containment Building were found to lack the required welds. The column welds had been inspected and accepted at a Bechtel approved vendor fabrication shop prior to shipment to the site.
This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement II), applicable to Unit 1,
RESPONSE
1, Corrective Actions Taken To Date and Results Achieved Nonconformance. Report, NCR-CC-3186, was written to document the nonconformance and corrective action. The missing welds were completed on February 2, 1982.
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Corrective Steps That Have Been Taken To Avoid Further Noncompliance a.
Corrective Action Request S-82-13 was issued to' supplier, Marathon Steel Company on February 4,.1982, requesting investigation to determine cause and' corrective action to prevent _ recurrence, b.
.Bechtel Construction' issued an Interoffice Memorandum,.
B/MSC-K-10037,.to Marathon Steel Company advising them of the weld problem and requesting Marathon-to dispatch an-
~ inspector'to perform field inspection to assure that problem did not _ exist on previously shipped items.
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Subsequent inspection by Marathon found three additional I
columns with missing" welds, two on Unit 1, one~on Unit.3.
LNonconformance report NCR-CC-3253' dated February 23, 1982 was issued'for the Unit 3 column and NCR-CC-3279 dated
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March.4, 1982'was issued for the Unit 1 columns. Rework of 1
the missing welds will'be documented 'cnt the NCR's.
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,g Atttchment A-Notice of Violation Page 2 3.
Dat'e When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved The scheduled completion date for the reinspection effort and rework of the missing welds is April 10, 1982. A-final response will be issued at that' time.
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