ML20055D043

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Forwards Response to H Myers 900601 Request for Info Re Welds.Nrc Review of Pipe Welding & NDE Issues Did Not Specifically Address Deficiency Repts 469 & 497.Rept, Documenting NRC Review,Scheduled for Issuance in Jul 1990
ML20055D043
Person / Time
Site: Seabrook  
Issue date: 06/26/1990
From: Rathbun D
NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA)
To: Udall M
HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS
References
CCS, NUDOCS 9007030136
Download: ML20055D043 (2)


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The Honorable Morris K. Udall, Chairman j

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 j

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Enclosed, at the request of Dr. Henry Myers of your staff, are responses to his request of June 1, 1990, concerning Seabrook welds.

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Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Congressional Affairs i

Office of Governmental and Public Affairs

Enclosures:

As Stated cc: The Honorable Don Young 90 7030136 900626 DR ADOCK 0500(

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RESPONSE!TOLDR..-MYERS REQUEST OF1 JUNE 1,

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Items 1,2 & 3 'No, the staff-is not specifically addressing' i

Deficiency Reports 469.and 497.

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-necessary.to address each DR in-. ar ri ving at a conclusion regarding the overall.acequacy; of:the-Seabrook program, j

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issues.that'were raised Dy Congressional. Committee-1 The NRC review of~Seabrook pipe welding and NDE.

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.y Statf did1 not; encompass Deficiency Reports.469'and'

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~This. review. wnich included the: evaluation and disposition of numerous Deficiency Reports

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(DRs),fDeficiency Notificationsg(DNs), 'a n d-t F:

Nonconformance_ Reports (NCRs)~, was conducted-to p'

provide an.after-the-fact, independent, assessment G

to determine whether or not the' pipe welding /NDE activities performed.by Pullman-Higgins were

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theselDRs (post weld heat treatment and' material 4

control),nwere. evaluated during the NRC review.

'The report documenting the NRCereview'is targeted for' completion in early.ha l y.

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This matter 1will be addressed in/the NRC report discussed in=the1above answer.

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.NCR'S781 rev.2' addresses-the 25% review item,of,

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NCR 5781 rev.2 has been-e previously.provided to Dr. Myers.

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