ML20059C026

Notice of Violation from Insp on 931017-1120.Violation Noted:On 930909,remote Visual QA Exam Performed on Weld of Tube Plug 39-72 in Unit 1 a Steam Generator Inadequate

ML20059C026
Person / Time
Site:	McGuire
Issue date:	12/16/1993
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20059C000	List: IR 05000369/1993024 ML20059B997 ML20059C026
References
50-369-93-24, NUDOCS 9401040335
Download: ML20059C026 (1)

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% s ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Duke Power Company Docket No. 369 McGuire Unit 1 License Nos. NPF-9 During a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted from October 17, 1993, to November 20, 1993, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.

In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violation is 1

listed below:

10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion X, Inspection, requires in part that a program for inspection of activities affecting quality be established and executed by or for the organization performing the activity to verify conformance with the documented instructions, procedures, and drawings for accomplishing the activity.

Examinations, measurements, or tests of material or products processed are required to be performed for each work operation where necessary to ensure quality.

Implicit in those requirements is the requisite that'the inspections be adequate to ensure quality.

Contrary to the above, on September 9,1993, the remote visual Quality Assurance examination performed on the weld of tube plug 39-72 in the Unit 1

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"A" steam generator was inadequate in that the weld was defective but was not detected. The defective weld led to a primary to secondary leak that was identified following the unit startup on October 5,1993, forcing the unit to shutdown.

t This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Duke Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington,.D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC i

Resident Inspector at the McGuire Nuclear Station within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).

This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should

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include for each violation:

(1) the reason for the violation or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or demand for information may be issued-as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where_ good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Atlanta, Georgia I

this 16ttday of December 1993 l

9401040335 931216 PDR ADOCK 05000369 G

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