ML20126M531
| ML20126M531 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 05/17/1985 |
| From: | Foster D GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| To: | Brownlee V NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| References | |
| GN-614, NUDOCS 8506200374 | |
| Download: ML20126M531 (2) | |
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission File: X7BG10 Office of Inspection and Enforcement Log:
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Region II - Suite 2900 101 Marietta Street, Northwest
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Atlanta, Georgia 30323
Reference:
50-425/85-09, 50-425/85-09 Attention: Mr. Virgil L. Brownlee t
The Georgia Power Company wishes to submit tho following information a
concerning the violation identified in your inspection' report 50-424/85-09 d
and 50-425/85-09:
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Violation 50-424/85-09-05,
" Failure to Follow Procedure to Prevent Dissimilar Metallic Materials From Coming in Direct Contact With One Another" - Severity Level V.
4 The violation identified an incident whereby a carbon steel personnel basket, being used in cleaning hot; leg nozzle mating surfaces, came a
in direct contact with the reactor. vessel stainless stee! 01 adding.
i Nuclear Installation Services Company (NISCO) engineering specification ES-67, Revision C,
" Cleanliness Requirements and Control," states that dissimilar metallic materisis shall not come in direct contact with 4,
one another. Georgia Power Company offers the following response pursuant a
to the criteria of 10 CFR 2.201:
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Georgia Power Company _ acknowledges the violation as identified 5
in the NRC inspection report.
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The violation is attributed to poor planning and carelessness on a
the part of the craftsmen involved in the cleaning operation.
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addition, supervisory personnel ' failed. to maintain adequate control 3
of the cleaning operation.
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As indicated in the NRC inspection repoit, immediate corrective N
actions were taken at the time the discrepancy was identified The carbon steel platform that came in contact witn the reactor E
vessel cladding was removed and covered wfth "A" cloth, a low-halogen i
material which isvapproved for contact with stainless steel.
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addition, the affected areas of the stainless steel cladding were O
thoroughly recleaned before resuming ' work.
The "A" cloth covering will remain on the personnel basket as long as there i~s a possibility B
of contact with stainless steel.
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To prevent further violations, NISCO supervisory personnel were a
reindoctrinated in the contents of engineering specification ES-67 E
and were admonished to maintain adequate control of activities i
under their charge.
" Gang box" meetings were also held with craft
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personnel to ensure they are aware of the seriousness of contamination of metallic materials resulting from contact with
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dissimilar metals and steps that should be taken to prevent this contact.
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All corrective actions have been completed and full compliance
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with applicable requirements has been achieved.
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This response contains no proprietary information and may be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Yours truly,
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R. E. Conway
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G. F. Head H. H. Gregory C. S. McCall (OPC) s J. T. Beckham W. T. Nickerson E. L. Blake, Jr.
L R. A. Thomas D. R. Altman (Shaw, et. al.)
i D. E. Dutton D. L. Kinnsch (BPC)
J. E. Joiner W. F. Sanders (NRC)
J. L. Vota (W)
(Troutman, et. al.)
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R. H. Pinson L. T. Gucwa D. C. Teper (GANE)
E B. M. Guthrie C. E. Belflower L. Fowler (LEAF)
E. D. Groover F. B. Marsh (BPC)
T. Johnson (ECPG)
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