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Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-358/77-02.Corrective actions:check-off Blocks to Identify Design Document Changes (Ddc) as Essential or Nonessential Added to Ddc Form in Feb 1977
ML20064E253
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Site: 05000000, Zimmer
Issue date: 04/20/1977
From: Borgmann E
CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
To: Heishman R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY sfi ciscinuni.onio 4smoi E.A.SQROMANN  :**

vect reasetot seeemassime 4 April 20,1977 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Attention: Mr. R. F. Heishman, Chief Reactor Construction and Engineering Support Branch RE: WM. H. ZIMMER NUCLEAR POWER STATION - UNIT I -

REPLY TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 77-02 TRANSMITTED MARCH 25, 1977, DOCKET NO. 50-358, CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NO. CPPR-88, W.0. #57300-957, JOB E-5590 Gentlemen:

This letter constitutes our formal reply to the subject Inspection Report. It is our opinion that nothing in your report or in this reply contains any information of a proprietary nature. .

! Our response to the Enforcement Items which were identified in the l

Inspection Report is as follows:

Enforcement Item A, Sub-paragraph A.1 Identification of Design Document Changes as Essential or Non-Essential Check-off blocks to identify a DDC as essential or non-essential were added to the DDC form in February, 1977. The originator is responsible for checking one block. KEI verifies that a block is checked, and does not process the DDC unless this action has been taken. The Cincinnati Gas &

' Electric Company Quality Assurance Engineer verifies the classification prior td approving the DDC. -

Full compliance has been achieved.

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l Enforcement Item A, Sub-paragraph A.2 Surveillance of Subcontractors Kaiser Engineers, Inc. has formally assigned responsibility to Quality Assurance Engineers for performing subcontractor surveillance and preparation 8301050209 821116 ['PR25iC77 PDR FOIA I DEVINE82-206 PDR

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of reports. t S Future non-compliances will be avoided by establishment of a surveil-1&nce log, serialization scheme, and report file.

Full compliance will be achieved by May 8, 1977.

Enforcement Item A Sub-paragraph A.3 Physical Requirements and Certification of Inspectors Eye examinations for Kaiser Engineers, Inc. Quality. Control Inspectors have been completed.

Future non-compliances will be avoided by a revision to QAP No. 20 to provide for periodic review of re-examination requirements for all Quality Control Inspectors. This revision will also require a medical examination for inspectors prior to employment, and will delete the requirement for medical examinations on an annual basis.

Kaiser Engineers, Inc. no longer performs NDE on-site, therefore, only their radiographic film interpreters are required to be certified to ASNT-TC-1A.

Full compliance for eye examinations has been achieved. Revision of QAP No. 20 will be completed in June,1977.

Enforcement Item A, Sub-paragraph A.4 Stainless Steel and Low Hydrogen Electrodes Not .

in Separate Ovens No response required (Report Details, Paragraph 3.A (3)).

Enforcement Item A, Sub-paragraph A.5 Material Purchased From an Unapproved Supplier An approved revision to QAP No. 6, Supplier Quality Assurance, provides alternate means of approval for suppliers of essential, ncn-ASME Code, material. This revision is consistent with the Kaiser Engineers, Inc. Corporate Quality Assurance Manual and, properly implemented, will preclude future non-c,pmpliances.

I The vendor identified in the inspection report as being unqualified has been surveyed and accepted in accordance with the revision to Kaiser Engineers 3 Inc. QAP #6. This vendor will be added to the Kaiser Engineers,' Inc. approved supplier's list.  ;

Full compliance will b,e achieved by May 8, 1977.

Enforcement Item A, Sub-paragraph A.6 Follow-up of Audits l l

Follow-up of Kaiser Engineers, Inc. Audit No. 261, referenced in the i i

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Inspection Report, has been completed. Areviewofremainingachtsisbeing made to determine if there are others which require follow-up. -,,

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The Kaiser Engineers, Inc. Quality Assurance Audit Log Form has been L% vised to provide improved control of any requirement for re-aodit. If required, re-audits will be performed and the re-audit report will be identified with the original audit report number, suffixed with the words

" follow-up". Re-audits will be completed within 30 days.

If the follow-up of an audit deficiency is performed with a Surveillance Report, the report will be identified with the original audit number, suffixed with the words " follow-up" and filed with the original audit. This procedure is in accordance with Kaiser Engineers, Inc. QACMI G-14.

Periodic review of audit logs by the Kaiser Engineers Inc. Quality Assurance Manager will preclude future non-compliances.

Full compliance will be achieved by May 8,1977.

We trust that the contents of this letter will serve as an adequate response to the subject Inspection Report.

Very truly yours, THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY By E. A. BORGMANN VICE PRESIDENT - ENGINEERING RLW:pa i

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