ML20090D799

Responds to Violations Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-348/84-11 & 50-364/84-11.Corrective Actions:Clarifying Memo Added to Penetrant Test Rept Section,Stating Final Insp Included post-weld Heat Treatment Removal Areas

ML20090D799
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Site:	Farley
Issue date:	06/04/1984
From:	Mcdonald R ALABAMA POWER CO.
To:	Verrelli D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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NUDOCS 8407190172
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Mailing kddress Alabama Power Company

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600 North 18th Street Post Office Box 2641

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, * ' 11* Pi2 .10 Mahama POW the soutoe wn eectnc system June 4, 1984 Docket No. 50-348 Docket No. 50-364 Mr. D. M. Verrelli U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comniission Repion II 101 Marietta Street, N.W.

Suite 3100 Atlanta, GA 30303

SUBJECT:

J. M. Farley Nucler* Plant NRC Inspection of April 16-18,1984 RE: Report Numbers 50-348/84-11 50-364/84-11

Dear Mr. Verre111:

This letter refers to the violation cited in the subject inspection reports which states:

"The following violation was identified during an inspec-tion conducted on April 16-18, 1984. The ' Severity Level was assigned in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C).

10CFR50, Appendix B, Criterion IX, as implemented by para-graph 17.2.9 of the Farley FSI,R, requires that special processes be controlled and accomplished in accordance with applicable codes, standards, specifications, criteria and other special requirements. Paragraph 11.1 of Nuclear Services (NES) Liquid Penetrant (PT) procedure 80A6456, revision 3, the applicable criteria for PT of replacement feedwater reducers, requires identification on the inspec-tion report of the areas inspected. Paragraph 7 of Newport News Industrial (HNI) procedure SI-0A-6, revision A, the applicable criteria for documenting weld history for the replacement feedwater reducers requires that the Welding Procedure Specifications (WPSs) used for welding

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v Paragraph 10 of NES procedure 80A9068, revision 1, the applicable criteria 'for qualification / certification of NDE personnel for the replacement feedwater reducers, requires requalification/ certification of NDE examiners at least every three years.

Contrary to the above' requirements, on April li,1984, 4

special processes (welding and NDE of replacement. feed-l- water reducers),.were_ not being controlled and accomplished 1

in accordance with applicable criteria in that:

-1. PT inspection of PWHT thermocouple removal areas was not documented on a PT report.

2. Weld History Records for Welds A1, B1, and B2 did not document the WPS used for repair welding.

1 3. A PT examiner who had performed inspections had not

requalified/ certified within the required three year limit."

j' ( Admission or Denial The above violation occurred as described in the subject. reports.

Reason for Violation l This violation was caused by personnel error in that the personnel

!' responsible for monitoring this work failed to ensure that all required j' documentation was completed'in a time frame consistent with in-process work l completion.

I Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved i

A clarifying memorandum has been added to the PT report section i

- stating that the final PT inspection included the PWHT removal areas. The weld history records for welds A1, B1 ~and B2 have been revised to indicate the WPS used for repair welding. An investigation determined that the PT

' examiner with the expired certification performed no final code required 4

inspection. .An NNI.non-conformance report was initiated concerning the

subject PT examiner. Disposition 'of this ' report required that he be

retested and recertified. - This has been completed and the recertification i records have been filed on site.

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Mr. D.' M. Verrelli June 4, 1584

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Corrective Steps Taken to Avoid Further Violations This irecident will be reviewed with Plant Modifications personnel and 4

off-site group support personnel who have responsibilities for monitoring contractor work'and reviewing records documenting performance of contractor j

work. This review shall emphasize the importance of completing reoutred documentation entries, especially those required to validate code acceptance requirements and to verify that required record entries are documented in a timely manner. Further, the need for timely verification of NDE certifications will be emphasized. This review is scheduled for completion by June 8, 1984.

! Date of Full' Compliance May 17,1984 Affirmation I affinn that this response is true and complete to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

l i The information contained in this letter is not considered to be of a proprietary nature.

Yours very trul ,

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