ML20099H643

Applicant Exhibit A-124,consisting of Forwarding Attachment I to Response to App a of Insp Repts 50-352/80-21 & 50-353/80-19 & Notice of Violation.Welding Job Rule Revised

ML20099H643
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	05/07/1984
From:	Kemper J PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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OL-A-124, NUDOCS 8411280230
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USSRC II. Re;; ion f.c::er dated January 21, 1931' R: Site Inspection of December 4-31, 1900

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Limerich Generating S:s:1on - Units 1 nd 2 Filet OUAL I-2-2 (352/30-21 a 353/C0-19)

Dear Mr. Grier:

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In response to the subject let:. : regarding 1:c=s iden:1fied E%,/

during the subjec: inspec: ion of cons: uction activities suchorized

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10CTR'50, Appendix-3, Criterion'V, states, in part:

" Activities affec-ing quali:y shall be prescribed by docu=ented instrue:1ons, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to.:he cir'u=s:ances

.... Instructions, procedures, or drawings shall include appre;;ia:e

~ quantitative and qualitative acceptance.criteris for deter =ining :hs:-

i=portan: activities have been~sa:isfactorily acco=plished.

The L1=erick,PSAR, Appendix D.4, sca:es, in part:

".. 3ech:el Con-struction vill have a Quality Contro'1 ? ogra=.

These programs shall.

cover'the necessary quality con: o1 require =ents...

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D. 4. 3 ', Control of Special ?rocesses, Test and Inspeccion

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The vender-shall opera:e under a con: rolled =anufacturing sys:e= and shall have wri::en procedures or instructions for con::cl of special fabrica: ion and construe:1on processe's such as welding.

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...shall have wri::en procedures.for :entrol of the required :esting.

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.and inspection progra=s... These-progra=s shall cover all... weld ficup inspecticns...".

Contrary to the above, the 3echtel Quality Assurance Manual - ASMI See:icn-l III, Division 1, Docu=en: No. WD-1,' paragraph 7.4, provides for sa=pling l

inspec:Lons (surveillance) without-specifying a sa=p11:3 plan.

There are no quan:ica:ive or quali:stive criteria for sa=pling ra:es,-accep an.ca levels, or increased inspec:ior, frequencies se:~for:h.. Records.are not

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=ain:ained to support a sa=pling inspection plan such as rejection ra:es.

This ite= applies to Uni: No. 1 and Uni: No.

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This.is a Severity Level V Viola:1eu (S uphle=en t II).

Reseense to Violation:

-The.use of surveillance inspections is a key ele =en: o'f an effectiva inspection progra= and is a co==on practice in the nuclear c==strue: ion

industry. 'The inspec: ice progra= e= ploys nu=arous =e: hods of verifice: ions

. including. inspections, witnessing, :sses, reviews and surveillances.

Surveillances are defined in the (Ucch:ol) L1= crick-Quali:y Control Progrs=.as:

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wi ncssing and inspec:ing ice =s and work operations before. during, or

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This inspec: ion ac:ivi:y recuires

ha: :he responsible cons::u:: ion'qu'ali:y con::cl engineer be p:ssen:

in the cneral work area iden:ified in :he Projec: Quali:y Con: o1

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Ins::ue: ion ss ef:en and for as long s*-time period as is necessary :c a

effec:ively =oni:or the designa:ed ac:ivi:y for co=pliance vi:h prescribed requiremen:s."

In addi: ion, since surveillances are employed on ASME Section !!! ac:ivi:ies,

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surveillances are defined in the ASMI appreved (3ech:el) ii=erick quali:y Assurance Manual as:

"To progressively =cnico by rande=1y witnessing and inspec:in-1:e=s and work operations before, during and af:e in-process cons: uc:icn.

This in' spec: ion ac:ivi:y requires tha: :he responsible cens::::: ion quali:y con:rol engineer be.present in the general work area iden:1fied in.:he applicable inspection ins::uction as of:en and for as *ong a ti== period as is necessary :o effectively monico the designa:ed activity for cc=pliance wi:h prescribed require =en:s.

When :he activi:y is designated as surveillance-only, initial and da:e the acceptan:e block for :he ice = and activity which the surveillance was en.

If surveillance was no: performed on ite=s and activi:tes designated vi:h a surveillance code, the Accep tance 31ock shall re=ain blank.

l These surveillances are par: of the inspection prog:a= to assure quali:y.

Surveillance insp ec: ions are e= ployed in al=o s: all areas and are an l

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, effective =eans of assuring quality and of reducing :he nu=ber of-final

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l The accep:ance of pipe velds, which is the sub j e c t abou: which this. ques:1:n arose, is based on satisfactory in-process surveillance resul:s plus :he l

satisfactory results of. he inspection progra= require =en:s of 100% final l

inspe:: ions, 'ncluding tes:s, and nondestrue:ive exacinations required by the appli' cable c. odes an'd scandards.

The NRC Repor: re'f arenc's to criteria V.

"quan:1:a:ive and qualita:ive l

accep:ance criteria" applies to the require =en: for establishing criteria an ice's to be satisfae:ory c: unsa:is-l vhich an ir. spec:or uses,co determine

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This critera is properly included' in the L1=erick inspec: ion progras.. Also, the inspeccion program for pipe velds requires a 1000 inspec: ion to accep: the velds.

The application of cri:eria v requiremen:s to, quantify surveillance is not app;cpriate.

Yurther, it is our considered opinion that.the pursui.: of requiring surveillances to be nu=erically

.quan:1fied, would.Mastrie: :he discre ien used by inspectors fa= ilia: :hrouph

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_their experiences vi:h the many variables associa:ed with an ac:1vi:y.

i The effec: could be a 1 css effec:ive inspec: ion program.

t Accordingly, 1: is our opinion thn: this is not a viola: ion of Appendin 3, L

he ?SAR or :he Li=erick Quality Assur:nce Progra=.

We reques: :h:: :his 1:e= of concc=p11snct be reconsidered.

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10CTR 50, Appendix 3, Cricerion IX, s:c:es, in par::

"... special con: olled and accomplished.. in processes,'in:1uding velding...

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{:.. accordance wi:h...specifica: ions,~cri:eria, and other special require =en :

The Li=ori:k ?SAR, Appendix D, quali:y Assurance ?: gram, paragranh D.5.'

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"Sechtel Cons::uccion Depa :=en:...

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approved engineering specifica: tons, for construction of-the plan: to desvings, and' procedures..."

The " Ins:alla: ion'and Maincenance Manual for Electrical Pene: a:ica Asse=blies," 3031-I-40-36-2, paragraph 5.2.4, scaces, in.part, ths::

" Tempera:ure resulting fro = welding, in exces s o f - 300* F =ay da=a ge par:s o f p ene: a: ion asse=blie s... ".

the' forego'ing, abou: Dece=ber 4, 1950, con:ain=en: site::ical I

Con::ary to specifica: ion pene::a: ion.10Jx1013 was welded u:111:ing welding p; cedure

?S,?1-AT-Ag(CVM)1, which 11=ics interpass te=pera:ures to 35 0* F.

This ite=' applies to Uni: No. 1 only.

This is a Severi:y Level V Violation (Supple = enc II).

Resoonse to viola: ion' J

3ecause of :he inde:er=inate ta=pera:ure applied to-elec::1 cal pene::a:1o 10Jx1013, the manufac:urer, Canax Corporation,-=ust inspec: the'pencern:t

s decer=ine wha da= age occurred.

This inspec: ion will be.cc=ple:e by J [-

1981.

Any ce=ponen:s that are of inde:er=ina:e quali:y will be

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replaced by June 1, 19S2.

To' preven: recurrence, Job Rule G-16, Job Rule for Welding was revised on January 29, 1981 :o provide a procedure to assure tha: :he 3ech:e1 weldin engineer is aware of vendor's welding ins::ue:1ons.

A special welding ins: ue:1on wil1~be issued as' necessary, depending on :he review of.:he ve= dor's installation instructions.

The 3echtel velding QC engineer

. assures. chat the special welding ins::ue:1ons are i=plemented :hrough :he use of QCI W-1.00, QCI W 2.00, and WR-3.for=s.

Welding inspec: ions required by the.special welding instrue: ions are added in accordance wi:h

?:oject Special ?:ovision C-6.1, paragraph 4.3.4 of the 3ech:e1 Cuali:y

-Control Notices Manual.

Per:aining to he electrical penetrations, QCI I-6.6 was revised on

. January 7, 1981, to include an activi:y fo: :he 3ech e1 electrical CC engineer to review :he WR-5 forms to assure that the Bechtel welding GC engincers ha.c inspec:ed the welding in accords =ce wi:h special weldi.g 1:s::ue: ions.

Special Uciding Instructions No. I was issued on January 7 23, 1931 describing :he procedure cha: assures proper precau:1ons are taken to preven: da=sge to the elec:rie:1 penetra:icus, u

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