ML20126H567
| ML20126H567 | |
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| Site: | 05000000, South Texas |
| Issue date: | 09/11/1981 |
| From: | Phillips H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| FOIA-84-393 NUDOCS 8506100361 | |
| Download: ML20126H567 (2) | |
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?D MMEMORAhDUM FOR: File G. L. Madsen, Chief, Heactor Projects Branch THRU:
W. A. Crossman,' Chief, Reactor Projects Section 3 FROM:
W. G. Hubacek, Reactor Inspector I
MEETING WITH HL&P MANAGEMENT RELATED TO QUADREX R SU6 JECT:
BROWN AND ROOT CGINEERIiG, SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT (DN 50-498; i
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On September 8,1981,- a meeting was held in tne Region IV office to discuss the results of a review of Broen and Root (8&R) engineering performed by the Quadrex Corporation. The following personnel attended the meeting.
K. V. Seyfrit, Director, RIV J. T. Collins, Deputy Director, RIV G. L. Madsen, Chief, Projects Branch, RIV U. Potapovs. Chief, Vendor Inspection Branch (VIB), RIV W. C. Seidle, Chief, Engineering Inspection Branca, RIV W. A. Crossman, Chief Projects Section 3, RIV C. J. Hale, Chief, Reactor Systems Section, VIB, RIV J. E. Gagliardo, Director, Investigation and Enforcement Staff, RIV H. S. Phillips Resident Reactor Inspector, RIY W. G. Hubacek, Reactor Inspector, RIV M. W. Peranich, DARI IE:HQ G. W. Opran, Jr., Executive Vice President, HL&P J. H. Goldberg, Vice President Nuclear Engineering & Construction, hup Messrs. Oprea and Goldberg described the engineering review of BAR which was The review was prompted, in part, conducted by Quadrex under contract to HL&P.
oy Mr. Goldberg's recognition of the need to obtain an independent evaluation i
of B&R's performance in that the South Texas Project was B&R's first nuclear i
y Mr. Goldberg's previous experience with other A/E organizations
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led him to suspect that B&R engineering was not performed to current A/E 4
e levels of performance.
- T Quadrex performed the engineering review during the period February 1981 to The review was based on 277 questions that were formulated by 5
April 1961.
The review resulted in approximately 288 findings which have disciolines.
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Computer code verification 2.
HVAC faulted condition heat loads 3.
Pipe break analysis outside'of containment 4.
ALARA considerations 5.
ISI and maintenance requirements 6.
Nuclear Analysis 7.
Vendor and subcontractor control B.
Design verification program 9.
Integrated systems review
- 10. Interference review
- 11. Tracking of licensing cannitments Quaorex also concluded tnat B&R lacked experienced engineers. Mr. Goldberg agreed with this conclusion and stated that B&R appears to be operating at
'the level of A/E's that existed approximately ten years ago and does not sufficiently understand requirements for nuclear work. He expressed concern over B&R's reluctance,to reorganize or restructure an arm of the company to enhance their nuclear capability.
Following HL&P's evaluation of the findings, three items were reported to RIV as significant construction deficiencies in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 55.55(e). These items included: HVAC faulted condition heat loads, computer program verification, and shielding calculations.
As follow-up to problents identified in the Quadrex review, HL&P has developed an action plan with milestones that address the problem areas. The site work force has caen reduced and work activities were devoted primarily to rework.
No new mechanical or electrical work will be started. Some engineering tvork has been subcontracted and additional subcontracting is under consintion.
Reviews are in progress in areas such as structural design and loading.
Mr. Goldberg tenmed tne impact of the Quadrex findings a " disaster" for HLAP in that construction of STP will probably be set back at least 12 months.
In response to the RIV Director's request, Mr. Opera stated that HLaP would notify the IUtc if tne conditions identified in findings in the Quadrex report are found by further evaluation to constitute a program breakdown as defined in 10 CFR 50.55(e).
I W. G. Hubacek Reactor Inspector
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