ML20053C744
| ML20053C744 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 04/26/1982 |
| From: | Oprea G HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| To: | Jay Collins NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| References | |
| SFN:-V-0100, SFN:-V-100, ST-HL-AE-824, NUDOCS 8206020525 | |
| Download: ML20053C744 (5) | |
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LJ Mr. John T. Collins Regional Administrator, Region IV Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Dr., Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76012
SUBJECT:
SOUTil TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION FINDINGS DOCKET NOS. 50-498/82-01 AND 50-499/82-01
Dear Mr. Collins:
The following is our response to the Notice of Violation found in Appendix A of NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-498/82-01 and 50-499/82-01, dated March 26, 1982:
ITEM 1
" Brown and Root Procedure A040KMECP-9, Revisio1. 6, dated December 2, 1980,
' Control of Welding Materials,' requires that welding material returned without the original flag tag shall be transferred to the Welder Qualification and Training Center (WQTC) for training only.
Contrary to the above, on January 18, 1982, the NRC inspector found in the warehouse storage area, three containers of bare wire cicctrodes which had been issued from the warehouse, opened, and returned to the warehouse.
Each of these containers contained one or more electrodes whien had no flag tags."
CORRECTIVE STEPS TilAT llAVE BEEN TAKEN AND RESULTS ACilIEVED This violation was previously documented on llLGP CAR M-039, Revision 0.
The remedial action was to issue the weld filler material in question to the Welder Qualification and Training Center.
In addition to the above, Bechtel Quality Control personnel performed an inspection of welding filler material storage in the material storage area for broken containers and for weld rod lacking identification. The results are documented on NCR P-00001 and are as follows:
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Page 2 Numerous containers of bare wire, which had not been issued to the field, have been opened and portions of the containers are missing.
An inspection of the weld wire in these containers has revealed that due to long storage periods the adhesive used for the flagging of the
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electrodes has deteriorated to the extent that it no-longer adheres to the wire. When weld wire is pulled from these containers the flagging falls off, which results in additional unmarked electrodes.
In addition, one container of E-70S-2 (IIT# 661B088) weld wire was found to be rusted to the extent that it would not be adequate for issue.
CORRECTIVE STEPS h11ICII WILL BE TAKEN TO AVOID FURTilER VIOLATIONS Suspect or questionable weld rod returned from the field will be documented on an NCR for disposition by Bechtel Engineering. This material will be held in quarantine or tagged as appropriate until dispositioned, to prevent its use.
In addition to the above, Ebasco Services Incorporated will by procedure require all weld rod filler materials that have lost heat number or type traceability to be destroyed or removed from the site,"and' require personnel who issue or use weld filler materials to receive training in the above procedure requirement.
DATE hllEN FULL COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACilIEVED The Bechtel material centrol program was in place March 29, 1982.
It should be noted that no material may be issued prior to the release of the applicabic engineering design drawings.
Ebasco Services Incorporated will be in full compliance with the above Ebasco commitments prior to the start of safety-related welding operations or by September 1,1982, whichever occurs first.
It should be further noted that the control of welding filler material is within the scope of audits and surveillances that will be-ongoing during construction activity.
ITEM 2
" Brown and Root Procedure ST-QAP-13.1, Revision 0, Amendment 0.1, effective December 15, 1981, ' Receiving Inspection,' requires that when items are deter-mined to be acceptable, they shall be identified with a ' Release for Construction' tag until the material is released from warehouse control.
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Ilouston Lighting & Power Compan)
Mr. John T.-Collins ST-ilL-AE-824 j
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- Page 3 Contrary to the above, on January 18 and 19, 1932, the NRC inspector found numerous lots of material, including safety-related fasteners, pipe fittings ard valves which were stored in the warehouse, but were missing a
' Release for Construction' tag." '
' CORRECTIVE STEPS TilAT HAVE 'BEEN TAKEN AND RESULTS ACHIEVED In accordance with the requirements.pf Bechtel and Brown and Root pro-cedures, material that is in the controlled storage area is considered acceptable unless documented on an NCR. This material was received and
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inspected by Brown and Root (BER), with rejectable material being docu-mented on a BGR NCR. This makes the " Release for Construction" tag a secondary control not necessary to establish initial material accept-ability.
CORRECTIVE STEPS WHICH WILL BE TAKEN TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATIONS Implementation of the Bechtel material control program does not require tagging of acceptable material. Bechtel's practice is to hold material for receiving inspection, perform receiving inspection, and docu.nent any such deviations found during material receiving inspection on an NCR or document deficiency report (as applicable) which is traceable to the item and which is appropriately dispositioned or closed prior to the release of the material for installation.
DATE WHEN FULL COMPLIANCE WILL BE ACHIEVED The Bechtel material control program was in place March 29, 1982.
It should be noted that no material may be issued prior to the release of the applicable engineering design drawings.
If you have any questions regarding these commitments, please contact me.
Very truly yours,
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Executi e Vic,e President GWO:cf
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G. W. Oprea, Jr.
April 26, 1982 J. H. Goldberg ST-HL-AE-824 J. G. Dewease J. D. Parsons D. G. Barker C. G. Robertson R. A. Frazar J. W. Williams J. W. Briskin J. E. Geiger R. L. Ulrey S. M. Dew J. T. Collins (NRC)
D. E. Sells (NRC)
W. M. Hill, Jr.
(NRC)
M. D. Schwarz (Baker &Botts)
R. Gordon Gooch (Baker & Botts)
J. R. Newman (Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, & Axelrad)
STP RMS Director, Office of Inspection & Enforcement Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 G. W. Muench/R. L. Range Charles Bechhoefer, Esquire Central Power & Light Company Chairman, Atomic Safety & Licensing Board P. O. Box 2121 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Washington, D. C.
20555 H. L. Peterson/G. Pokorny Dr. James C. Lamb, III City of Austin 313 Woodhaven Road P. O. Box 1088 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 Austin, Texas 78767 J. B. Poston/A. vonRosenberg Mr. Ernest E. Hill City Public Service Board Lawrence Livermore Laboratory P. O. Box 1771 University of California San Antonio, Texas 78296 P. O. Box 808, L-46 Livennore, California 94550 Brian E. Berwick, Esquire William S. Jordan, III Assistant Attorney General Harmon & Weiss for the State of Texas 1725 I Street, N. W.
P. O. Box 12548 Suite 506 Capitol Station Washington, D. C.
20006 Austin, Texas 78711 Lanny Sinkin Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc.
Citizens Concerned About Nuclear Power c/o Ms. Peggy Buchorn 5106 Casa Oro Route 1, Box 1684 San Antonio, Texas 78233 Brazoria, Texas 77422 Jay Gutierrez, Esquire Hearing Attorney Office of the Executive Legal Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.
20555 Revision Date 04-19-82
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter S
S Houston Lighting & Power S
Docket Nos. 50-498 Company, et al.,
S 50-499 S
South Texas Project S
Units 1 and 2 S
AFFIDAVIT G. W. Oprea, Jr. being duly sworn, hereby deposes and says that he is an Executive Vice President of Houston Lighting & Power Company; that he is duly authorized to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Comission the attached Response to NRC Inspection Findings; that he is familiar with the content thereof; and that the matters set forth therein r true and correct to the T
best of his knowledge and belief.
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