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Submits Resident Inspector Commentary for June-Jul 1981
ML20129H024
Person / Time
Site: 05000000, South Texas
Issue date: 08/12/1981
From: Phillips H
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Madsen G
NRC
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'tG10RA :DUfl FOR:

G. L'. Madsen, Chief. Reactor Project Dranch I

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W. A. Crosscan. Chief, Projects Section #3 FRCit:

H. S. Phillips, Resident Reactor Inspector, STP

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SL'BJECT:

RESIDEiT IiSPE:: TOR'S C0!EITARY JU::: A:'D JULY 1981 Resident Inspection Procrani Results The Resident Reactor Inspector (RRI) was on site during regular duty hours from June 1 through July 31, 1961 except as follows:

. June 1 Annual' Leave 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />

. June 9-12 Region IV l'eeting 32 hours3.703704e-4 days <br />0.00889 hours <br />5.291005e-5 weeks <br />1.2176e-5 months <br />

. June 22-July 5 Annual Leave 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />

. July 23-24 STP Hearings at llouston 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br />

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The RRI spent 142 of 177 available inspection hours on the following:

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(hours) l 30703C Meetings 2

2' 327028 Follow-Up Inspection 54 0

92706B Independent Inspection 16 12 42051C Fire Prevention / Protection 0

4-47053C Containment Concreto 0

a 4aC63C Structural Steel Supoorts 0

6 49063C Safety Related Piping 3

6 SC073C Safety Related CotTonents 0

6 51053C Electrical (Con:ponents/Systees)

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i 50053C Reactor Vessel Installations O

C 50063C Reactor Vessel Interr.als 0

6 55063C Neldino Structural Steel 0

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Memo to Madsen 2

August 12, 1981 I

The preceding paragraphs show that inspection during the month of June was largely follow-up inspection while the month of July shows a return to routine i

inspection.

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Status of RIV Task Force Follow-Up Inspection During the subject inspection period, follow-up inspection of the licensee's responses and corrective action relative to Investigation Report 79-19 unresolved items and Show Cause Order items was performed. The following is i

'the status of these items as of July 31, 1981:

I Sub.iect 0, ggt Closed Comnents I

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Noncompliances 0

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Unresolved Items..

1 29 Only 79-19-14 remains open.

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79-19 Open Allegations 0

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13 Point Letter 0

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9 Point Letter 0

9 Show Cause Items 1,3,7,8,9 2,4,5,6,10 See next paragraph for de-T l

tails.

l HL&P Correspondence (ST-HL-AE-533) dated September 18, 1980, listed all

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commitments relative to Show Cause Order items. After eleven months, j

approximately, of the 236 commitments there are approximately 18 that j

remain open pending NRC review of final corrective action /isplamentation i

by the licensee and/or contractor. The following is the status of all open items:

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Item Assigned Inspector CommHtments Remaintne Open i

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Phillips All Closed i

2 Tapia All closed I

3a Tomlinson A43, A65 A68 A69, A74, A76; A77 3b Tapia All Closed 1

4 Phillips All Closed 1

5 Phillips All closed 1

6 Phillips All Closed i

7 Hubacek A131, A136; A137 I

8 Hubacek A141, A142, A143, A147, A148; A149 l

9 Phillips A161andM4andM42(T+:;:xd) 10 Tapia All Closed i

Recio'n Inssection procram Results I

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The RRI connentary of June 5,1981, recommended the Region and Resident Inspection Program start routine inspection as of July 1,1981.

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'The RAI performed only routine inspection during July 1981; however, Region IV i

i inspecters performed only reactive inspection. Again, it is recommended that the Region resume routine "8! inspections.

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Memo to Madsen 3

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Construction Status

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The licensee could have resumed full production work two months ago; however, i

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work has not resumed because the Architect Engineering is behind schedule.

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1 has impacted the site activity and has resulted in lay-offs and a low level of work activity. The RRI met with the HL&P Project Manager to discuss this matter.

It appears that the engineering problems will not be straightened i

j; out until January 1982 or perhaps later.

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l On May 30, 1981, the HL&P Project' Manager stated that Physical Design was 75.7%

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i cor91ste on Unit 1 and 23.7% on Unit 2.

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545. The contract between HL&P and B&R stated that the engineering would be l

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completed by 1978. Needless to say, HL&P appears to be disenchanted with the i

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A Lay-offs over the last few months have reduced the work force from approximately I

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l 3,500 to 2.750 as of July 1, 1981. The work force of 2,750 was comprised of 1,112 craftsmen (including foremen) and 1,605 other personnel on site. Them i

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are approximately 147 on the night shift and these workers are involved with concrete curing, cement finishing and applying coatings.

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Civil work activity is proceeding on RCB, IEAB, FH8 and DGB. A second l

done pour is scheduled for August 12, 1981. The concate work on PEA 8 l

is almost complete while the concrete on the FHB and the DG8 well over l

60 805 complete. Testing of the Service Level I Coating is in progress as well as repair of defective areas.

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Mechanical work activity is progressing very slowly. Some AW5 welding

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is being perforised, however, little pipe welding is being done in any,

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of the areas except for ASDE repair welding of ECW pipe. The only i

mechanical equipment set is that equipment which must be in because l

of access.

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Electrical work activity has not started except supports for cable trays l

that are being installed.

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Civil work in Unit 2 is limited to work inside the RC8 as shell well pours will not be made outside untti January-February 1982. The concrete work on Unit 2 is probably less than 40% complete. Emphasis is being placed on Unit 1.

The only mechanical and electrical work on Unii; 2 is that work which is essential for the civil work to progress.

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Memo to Madsen 4

August 12, 1981 i*

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l A nunber of strong runors have been going around the site. One runor is that Brown & Root will be replaced as the Art:hitect Engineer for STP or bring in another AE to assist B&R.

It has also been rumored that Bechtel is trying to come to site to take over site functions.

Highlichts June 1

. RRI received letter which notified the RRI that he had been selected for assignment as Chief. Equipment Qualification Section, RIV Vendor Branch.

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. RRI Meeting at RIV

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July 6 i

. RRI received call from.NRC HQ Attorney, J. Gutierrez. He needed i

infomation relative to how the interview process was conducted during investigation 79-19.

It seems that Steve Grote B&R VP, testified j

that the interviews were " colored or biased".

I told him that I stand behind the report as written. That is, we reported what the inter-l viewees told us.

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. Bill Hubacek on site for follow-up inspection on Show Cause.

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i July 14-15

. Dick Herr and Joe Tapia on site.for investigation July 27-31 i

. Dan Tomlinson and Joan Roberds on site for follow-up inspection on I

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. RRI at Houston Hearings.

It looks like the hearings will run into November, perhaps December 1981.

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H. S. Phillips Resident Reactor Inspector 1

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