ML20082Q648

Answer to First Set of Interrogatories on Qa/Qc

ML20082Q648
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	12/05/1983
From:	Boyer V PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To:	AIR AND WATER POLLUTION PATROL
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NUDOCS 8312120291
Download: ML20082Q648 (20)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of }

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APPLICANT 'S ANSWERS TO INTERVENOR AWPP 'S FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES ON QUALITY ASSURANCE / CONTROL i

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- Interroaatory No. 1 Provide all correspondence or telecon records from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any of its agencies, for example, Inspection S Engineering (IE) , to Applicant, and Applicant's response (s) directly or indirectly relating to

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weldina infractions at Limerick from 1974 to present.

Answer Correspondence between Applicant and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission relating to ISE inspections at Limerick which identified infractions have been previously provided under Discovery 14, Item 1 and is available for inspection and copying under that discovery designation.

Correspondence between Applicant and NRC relating to welding and welding procedure infractions are available for inspection and copying (Discovery 15, Item 1) . This information was previously provided under Discovery 2, Enclosure 2, Items 1, 2, and 3 and has been updated to include correspondence between Applicant and NRC since this information was originally provided.

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welding and welding procedure infractions are available for inspection and copying (Discovery 15, Item 1) .

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power l

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InterrnorterY Na. 2 Provide all correspondence or telecon records from NRC, to and from Bechtel Corporation re velding infractions (including Bechtel sub-contractors) .

Answer No correspondence or telecon records between NRC and Bechtel Power Corporation or its subcontractors relating to welding infractions at Limerick have been identified.

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 J. M. Corcoran Quality Assurance Field Branch Head Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 4

Interrocatory No. 3 Provide all documents, work records, and correspondence fro 3 the NRCr via IE reports on weldino infractions in which "use as is" disposition was used with or without NRC approval.

Answer Documents, correspondence and work records rslating to welding infractions identified by NRC in Inspection Reports involving velding done at Limerick and which were dispositioned "use as is" are available for inspection and copying. (Discovery 15, Item 3) . See also Discovery 14, Item 7 relating to the dispositioning of IE 76-06.

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 J. M. Corcoran Quality Assurance Field Branch Head Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 G. Lauderback

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Interrocatory No. 4 He 76-06-01*, give names of craft and supnrvision personnel that " revealed plan to perform velding with the electrode fastened to a broomstick". * (NRC-IE 76-06-01-Failure to Weld Structural Steel Per AWS Code.)

Answer The craf t and supervision personnel with the welding with the J. Windsor, Bechtel, electrode fastened to an extension wore:

Structural Steel and Rigging, Superintendent; R. Johnson, Bechtel, General Foreman, Ironwork; R. Seisle, Bechtel, Foreman, Ironwork; G. P. Auclair, Bechtel, Welder.

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 D. T. Clohecy Quality Assurance - Engineer Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 6

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- Interraantory No. 5 Re 76-06-01 give names of licensee, and contractor Q.A. and Q.C- Personnel who confirmed that welding was performed using broomsticks.

Answer The use of broomstick extensions to perform velds was confirmed by:

J. M. Corcoran, Field Quality Assurance Branch Head Philadelphia Electric Company E. R. Klossin, Lead Site Q.A.

Bechtel K. Bishop, Lead Welding Quality Control Engineer Bechtel W. Driver, Assistant Lead Welding Quality Control Engineer Bechtel L. McNamara, Welding Quality Control Engineer f

Bechtel Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 l

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Interroaatorv No. 6 He 76-06-01 give name (s) of qualified and unqualifica colders that used unqualified extensions above.

Answer The velder who performed the welds identified in 76-06-01 using an extension was a qualified welder, G. P. Auclair. No unqualified welders were involved.

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 J. M. Corcoran Quality Assurance Field Branch Head Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 D. T. Clohecy Quality Assurance - Engineer Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 I

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Interroaatory No. 7 He 76-06-01, how many velds were performed at all locations detailed under 76-06-017 Answer Inspection Report 76-06-01 relates to two beam connections (Beam mark numbers 232B7 and 232B9) which are located in Area 13 near elevation 253', near column line 23 and respectively approximately 6'-5" south of H line and 68-9" north of F line.

The location of the two welded beam connections described above is circuled on drawings (C-193, Rev.17 and C-201 Rev. 8) which are available for inspection and copying. (Discovery 15, Item 7)

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 D. T. Clohecy Quality Assurance - Engineer Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 10

Interroaaterv No . 8 Did applicant design and manufacture equipment as required by AWS, D-1-1-72, under Part 3.1.2 so as to enable qualified welders to meet the AWS Code?

Answer Applicant has not designed or manufactured equipment described in AWS, D1.1-72 under Part 3.1.2. Any such equipment needed for use at Limerick would be procured from a vendor of such equipment.

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 J. M. Corcoran Quality Assurance Field Branch Head Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 l

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Interrogatory No. 9 Under 76-06-01, what is the name of the person who is represented as the " licensee" who " disagreed" re need for " visual inspection of the limited access welds performed at elevation 253' on steel bean price numbers 232B7"?

Answer Applicant does not agree with AWPP's characterization of the portion of the Inspection Report identified in this interrogatory. The Licensee did not disagree with the need for visual inspection of the limited access welds at elevation 253' on steel beam piece number 232B7. When the inspector requested provisions to permit visual inspection, such provisions were made. The licensee representative, J. M. Corcoran, disagreed with the inspector's statements on the need for certain qualification tests.

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 J. M. Corcoran Quality Assurance Field Branch Head Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 D. T. Clohecy Quality Assurance - Engineer Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 12

- Interroertery N,, 9.5 He 10 CFR 2.790 (a) and 2.790 (b) (1) , supply all written applications asking to withhold information contained in NRC violations involving velding at Limerick.

Answer Applicant made no applications to the NRC as provided for in 10 CFR 2.790 requesting to withhold information contained in NBC violations involving velding at Limerick or Applicant's responses thereto.

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101

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- Interroaatory No. 10 Under 76-06-01, how many welds were involved in othe veld joints designated #3 in the record drawings of the in process check list"?

Answer The section of 76-06-01 quoted in the interrogatory refers to one welded beam end connection for beam mark number 232B7 located in Area 13 near elevation 253', near column line 23 and approximately 6'-5" south of H line. The location is shown on a copy of a record drawing C-41A-515-3 (from Bechtel QC Inspection i

record C-201-W-1 -8) , which is available for inspection and copying. (Discovery 15, Item 10) .

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 D. T. Clohecy Quality Assurance - Engineer Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 f

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- Interrnaatory Na- 11 Under 76-06-01, as it relates to (10) above, who was the Bechtel Quality Control inspector involved with checking off "all inspection items, including " Final Quality Yerification"? Was he separated from employment by Bechtel and/or Applicant in 19767 Answer The Quality Control Inspector involved in the cited Inspection Report was V. C. Ferretti, wno was employed by Bechtel Power Corporation until his separation in 1976.

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 D. T. Clohecy Quality Assurance - Engineer Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 15

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- Interrocatory No. 12 He 76-06-01, what part of AWS-D-1-1 Section 6 did the Quality Control Inspector not comply with?

Answer NRC inspection report 353-76-06, Item 76-06-01 Page 5, does not refer to specific paragraph numbers in its reference to Section 6 of AWS D1-1. It appears from the description of 76 01 on Page 5 of 353-76-06 that the AWS D' ., Section 6, paragraphs of interest to the NRC inspector would be 6.3.2, 6.5.1, and 6.5.5.

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 D.T. Clohecy Quality Assurance - Engineer Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 l

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. Interroantory No- 13 Please provide following documentation ra 76-06-01: QCIR-C-201-N-1-8; C-41A-515-3; QCIR-C-204-N-1-2;.Q-41A-657-3; PI-A_Lh; Q.C. In-Process Check Off-sheet-Welding, C-201-N-1-8.

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While all of the information requested has been provided previously, except for certain drawings where only the relevant portions were reproduced, the documents requested are available for inspection and copying. (Discovery 15, Iten 13) .

Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric CoBPany 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 D. T. Clohecy Quality Assurance - Engineer Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 i

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. Interroaatory No. 14 Please provide affidavits from supervisors, and inspectors of P.E . , NRC, and Bechtel that the infractions such as in 76-06-01 did not take place at other construction locations at Limerick.

Answer Applicant is aware of one other instance such as identified

-in NRC Inspection Report 50-353/76-06, Item 76-06-01 where an l

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Documents related to this instance are available for inspection and copying (Discovery 15, Item 14) . To the best of Applicant's

, knowledge, all infractions such as those identified in item 76-l 06-01 relating to welding on safety-related structures, systems or components have been identified and appropriately dispositioned. Applicant is not aware of any such infractions which have not been identified and appropriately dispositioned.

l Participants in Preparation of Answer Vincent S. Boyer, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Power Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 J. M. Corcoran Quality Assurance Field Branch Head Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101 18

- Interroqatory N9 15 Re audits of welding gunlity records diccussed under 5 (a) ,

page 11, of Summary of Findings, Inspection 50-353-76-06, what audit findings did inspector observe that required that

" corrective action was documented *?

Answer Audits and associated findings listed in NRC Inspection Report 50-353-76-06 on page 11 under 5 (a) are available for inspection and copying (Discovery 15, Iten 15).

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V. S. Boyer, being first sworn, deposes and states:

That he is Senior Vice President of Philadelphia Electric Company, the Applicant herein; that he has read the foregoing Applicant's Answers to Intervenor AWPP's First Set of Interrogatories on Quality Assurance / Control and knows the contents thereof; and that the statements and matters set forth therein are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

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Senidf' Vice P@ident Subscribed and sworn to before me this M* day of December,1983.

aL e k AA.at Notary Public PATRICIA D. SCHOLE Notary Put*c. Phdadelphia, Phdadelphie Cd.

Aly Comanselon Expues February 10,1988

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