ML20093K138

First Interim Rept on Significant Const Deficiency 112 Re Design Change Via Memos.Initially Reported on 840612. Evaluation of Ja Jones Speed Ltrs & Engineering Info Request Performed by Esse.Next Rept Expected by 840731

ML20093K138
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Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	07/13/1984
From:	Gerrets T LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Jay Collins NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
References
112, W3K84-1613, NUDOCS 8407300459
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Waterford SES Unit No. 3 Docket No. 50-382 Significant Construction Deficiency No. 112

" Design Change Via Memoranda" First Interim Report In accordance with the requirements of 10CFR50.55(e), we are hereby providing two copies of the Interim Report of Significant Construction Deficiency No.

112. " Design Changes Via Memoranda". This item was previously identified as PRD No. 173.

Very truly yours,

'N' (MM T. F.'Gerrets Corporate Quality Assurance Manager TFG:CNH:VBR Attachment cc: Director Office of Inspection & Enforcement U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 8407300459 840713 PDR ADOCK 05000 S g LE-J.7 i

Mr. John T. Collins July 13, 1984 W3K84-1613 Page 2 cc: Director Office of Management Information and Program Control U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Mr. E. L. Blake Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 1800 M Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 Mr. W. M. Stevenson Monroe & Lemann 1424 Whitney Building New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 Records Center Institute of Nuclear Power Operations 1100 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1500 Atlanta, Georgia 30339 Mr. W. A. Cross 7910 Woodmont Avenue Suite 1200 Bethesda,. Maryland 20814 Mr. K. W. Cook Waterford 3 SES Post Office Box B Killona, Louisiana 70066 i

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e FIRST INTERIM REPORT SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION DEFICIENCY NO. 112

" DESIGN CHANCES VIA MEMORANDA" INTRODUCTION This report is submitted pursuant to 10CFR50.55(e). It describes the transmittal of design changes without the issuance of an applicable design change document.

To the best of our knowledge, this deficiency has not been reported to the USNRC pursuant to 10CFR21.

DESCRIPTION During the Ebasco Quality Assurance Review of J.A. Jones' Speed Letters and Engineering Information Request (EIR); more than two hundred fifty items were identified that transmitted design changes without reference to formal design change documents. This correspondence was between J.A. Jones and Ebasco Construction Engineering. The research of these items found that, for many, no formal design change documents had been issued. The subject of these changes was Typically relocations of embedded items to clear interferences and adding rebar splices.

SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE The safety significance of this concern is that design changes affecting plant safety may have been made informally in the field circumventing the programmatic review and follow-up action to formalize the change. Based on preliminary results of the ongoing review, this does not appear to be the case. It cannot, however, be confirmed until the review is complete.

CORRECTIVE ACTION The evaluation of the J. A. Jones' Speed Letters and EIR's is being performed by ESSE to determine the acceptability of the changes.

In order to determine if items which could af fect plant safety were noted on informal documents, such as Speed Letter and EIR's by Contractors other than J.A. Jones, a sample program was developed. The sample program consists of a minimum 10% review of the documents of this nature for each contractor performing safety related work.

At present, the review and evaluation of these documents has not found any changes not acceptable per design.

An update or Final Report will be submitted to the USNRC on or before July 31, 1984.

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