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Insp Rept 50-412/85-20 on 850826-30.No Violation Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Concrete Const for Closure of Temporary Opening in Containment Bldg Exterior Wall & Response to IE Bulletin 79-02
ML20138B869
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Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 10/08/1985
From: Varela A, Wiggins J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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50-412-85-20, IEB-79-02, IEB-79-2, NUDOCS 8510220061
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See also: IR 05000412/1985020

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

Report No.

50-412/85-20

Docket No.

50-412

License No.

CPPR-105

Priority

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Licensee: Duquesne Light Company

Post Office Box 4

Shippingport, Pennsylvania 15077

Facility Name: Beaver Valley Power Station, Unit 2

Inspection At: Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Inspection Conducted: August 26-30, 1985

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Inspection Summary:

Inspection Report No. 50-412/85-20 on August 26-30, 1985

Areas Inspected:

Routine, unannounced inspection by one region based inspector

of construction requirements and controls pertaining to concrete construction

for closure of the temporary construction opening in the containment building's

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exterior wall, of licensee response to NRC/IE Bulletin 79-02 relating to

installation of drilled-in concrete expansion anchors for pipe supports, review

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of previously identified inspection items relating to the above bulletin and,

review of settlement monitoring records. Additionally, licensee's.QA/QC

interactions pertaining to the first two items identified above were reviewed.

The inspection involved 37 inspector hours at the plant and 4 inspector hours

of in-office review.

Results: No violations were identified.

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DETAILS

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Persons Contacted

Duquesne Light' Company (DLC)

L. E. Arch, Senior Project Engineer

  • J. A. Bajuszik, Director Construction Engineering
  • P. A. Cadena, Senior Project Engineer
  • R. Coupland, Director Quality Control
  • C. R. Davis, Director Quality Assurance
  • D. W. Denning, Assistant Director Quality Control
  • C. E. Ewing, Quality Assurance Manager.
  • D. C. Morgan, Senior Structural Engineer, QC

~*D. P. Price, Construction Engineer

M. Smart, Quality Control Supervisor

  • J. W. Waslousky, Quality Assurance Supervisor

G. Wargo, Quality Control Supervisor

F. Zaffina, Quality Control Engineer

Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation (SWEC)

  • W. Baranowski, Assistant Project Manager

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A. A. Dasenbrock, Senior Construction Manager

  • R. J. Faust, Principal Structural Engineer

~ M. Lyons, Principal Engineer

  • J. G. Novak, Superintendent of Construction
  • R. C. Wittchen, Licensing Engineer

P. Talbot, Project Structural Engineer

A. Wong, Structural Engineer

Dick Corporation (DC)

P. Dufala, Quality Control

H. Jones, Quality Control

R. Hill, Offsite Batch Plant Inspector, Rochester, PA.

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  • G. A. Walton, Senior Resident Inspector
  • L. Prividy, Resident Inspector
  • Attendees at Exit Interview

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Concrete Construction for Closure of Containment Building Temporary -

Construction Opening

The inspector observed ongoing work performance of reinforcing steel

reinstallation for closure of the construction. opening on the north side

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of the containment's exterior wall.

The reinforcing bars were observed to

have been cut and marked for replacement after the temporary construction

opening was no longer of use. Cadweld splicing of number 18 rebar was in

process for the hoop bars. The work observed was'noted in conformance to

SWEC engineering drawing number RC-49N.

This drawing details the forming

of the concrete in the 4'6" thick wall, the dimension and shape of the

temporary opening and length of the extension of all rebar from the.inside

surface of the formed concrete. The inspector took particular note that

the number 18 marked reinforcing steel was being cadwelded with adjacent

splices, but the splices were not being staggered in accordance with the

commitment identified in the PSAR. This exception was discussed with DLC

and SWEC QC and structural engineers.

The inspector expressed his concern

that the exception to the exterior wall cadweld splice stagger at the

construction opening appeared to present a structural weakness that.

requires engineering justification.

This is addressed as an unresolved

item in paragraph number 2.1.

The cadwelding process otherwise was being

performed as required by engineering specification number 904 as revised

by EDCRs number 3105-DC and 3098-DC and quality control was as required

by specification related implementing procedures. Quality control inspec-

tion records were reviewed and discussed with cognizant DC and DLC

engineers and inspectors.

2.1 Non Stagger of Cadweld Splices

The reactor building's temporary construction opening was constructed

as required by SWEC engineering drawing number RC-49N, revision 3.

Wall reinforcing was detailed and installed as if the construction

opening was non existent in the building's exterior wall. The

construction opening was accomplished by forming the wall opening and

subsequently cutting the rebars. Cut rebars were carefully marked

and are now being replaced using Cadweld mechanical splices since the

opening is no longer of.use. Due to cutting of rebar the number 18

reinforcing steel,12" on center horizontally and vertically, and the

number 14 diagonal bars are being reinstalled with only 12" stagger

of the Cadweld splices between adjacent rebar. Cadweld splice

stagger in the building's exterior wall prior to rebar removal for

the construction opening adhered to the licensee's PSAR commitment:

horizontal bars have splices staggered 3 feet and vertical bars, in

groups of 20 bars, are arranged so that no adjacent group in the same

or opposite face of the wall has splices closer than 6 feet apart.

The exception taken to Cadweld splice stagger for the construction

opening which is a 23'-6". horizontal by 23'-3" vertical opening is an

unresolved item. The inspector expressed the following concern at

the exit meeting to the licensee.

The exception to the reactor

building exterior wall rebar splice stagger at the construction

opening should be supported by engineering analysis that addresses

excess deflection and the potential- for concrete crack opening. The

inspector identified to'DLC and SWEC at the exit meeting also that

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concrete wall deflection and concrete crack opening at the construc-

tion opening could be incorporated into the SAT. Pending licensee

response to the inspector's concern this is unresolved item #85-20-01.

2.2 Batch Plant Activities

Preparatory requirements for concrete placements were reviewed.

Changes necessitated by concrete mix design, concrete ingredient

changes, and qualification of an offsite commercial batch plant were

verified by the inspector.

These were reviewed and discussed.with

cognizant contractor and licensee engineers. Additionally, the

inspector visited the offsite batch plant in Rochester. There he

reviewed the plant's controls required by SWEC specification 907

Addendum No. 3, Mixing and Delivering of Concrete from Offsite Plant,

noted the plant's certification by NRMCA and observed adequate

storage of concrete ingredients.

~2. 3 Licensee QA/QC Interactions in the Concrete Area

The following DLC. quality assurance audits of SWEC, DC and DLC's

site QC were included in the inspector's review of category I

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concr.ete activities and for concrete supplied by the offsite batch

plant.

DLC/QA Audit No1 DC-2-84-09 of February, 19P4 on DLC/ site QC

activities;

DLC/QA Audit No. DC-2-84-19 of June,1984 of site structural

activities;

DLC/QA Audit No. DC-2-85-02 of January,1985 of site quality

control;

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DLC/QA Audit No. DC-2-65-19 of July,1985 of site QC activities

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relating to the offsite batch plant fo'r supply of concrete to

close the temporary construction opening.

The above audits were observed to use detail check lists containing

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criteria identified in engineering specifications and required

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controls implemented in DLC site QC procedures. Audit findings,

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responses required, corrective actions and verifications of correc-

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tive actions were noted to be adequately addressed,' responded to and

appropriately closed out.

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No violations were identified in the above activities.

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3.

Previously Identified Inspection Items

3.1 NRC/IE BU 79-02 - Installation of Drilled - In Concrete Expansion

Anchors for Pipe Supports

Previous inspection reports progressively identified the licensee

responses, corrective actions and open items relating to the subject

. bulletin.

Inspection report 83-09 identified unresolved item

83-05-06 as remaining open. This relates to loosened expansion

anchors which required QC inspection of retorqued bolts.

In July

1983 DLC committed QC to implement a program to assure that any

future base plates which are loosened by construction would have

anchor bolts retorqued and witnessed by QC.

The licensee's site QC

also initiated a retrofit inspection and retorque program to assure

that all base plate expansion anchors on pipe supports previously

loosened by construction were documented by QC for adequacy of anchor

bolt torque. The above conditions have been satisfied.

UNR 83-05-06

for pipe support base plates with expansion anchors is closed.

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NRC/IE BU 79-02 responses by the licensee, SWEC engineering design

coordination for quality control and DLC's implementing control

procedures were found acceptable.

The NRC inspector verified the

above in his review and discussions with DLC's QC director, site QC

supervisor and site QC engineer.

Their detailed records were

reviewed. The retrofit inspection program was generically applied,

also affecting HVAC and electrical supports with expansion anchors.

Records on pipe support retrofit inspection were observed completed.

The criteria established in SQC surveillance. inspections on pipe

supports were found satisfactory and consistent with SWEC latest

field construction procedure. Additional documentation relating to

DLC's site QC reinspection program was reviewed. Based on DLC Site

QC inspection procedure IP-10.1, Backfit Inspection Program / Pipe

Supports, revision of April 17, 1984, a statistical sampling was

undertaken of installed pipe support base plates with concrete anchor

bolts. The inspection program segregated base plates installed and

inspected at different dates. The conclusions reached by June 1984

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of the statistical sampling determined the following action.

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decided that a program for 100% reinspection of supports, excluding

Hilti concrete anchored supports, would be undertaken commencing

August 20, 1984. A special construction repair team was available to

provide repairs where the special QC team identified deficiencies. A

significant number of I'pe support plates anchored by cther than

Hilti bolts were repaired. NRC inspection reports 84-14 and 85-09

report on field obervations and verification of DLC/SWEC activities

ongoing in reinspection / repair activities of this program. Based on

the above observation NRC/IE BU 79-02 is closed.

3.2 Licensee QA/QC Interactions

DLC quality assurance audits of SWEC site activities relating'to

installation of piping and mechanical installation were reviewed and

discussed with cognizant DLC and SWEC engineers.

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No violations were identified in the above activities.

4.

Review of Construction Phase Building Settlement Monitoring

Selected raw data an building / structure settlement monitoring through

December 1984 was reviewed by the inspector.

SWEC report on the subject

will be updated in Supplement #4 to-its settlement report. The settlement

report will be revised and reissued in 1987 prior to turn-over of the

system to DLC.

Settlement monitoring will continue in the interim and the

results will be revised on an on going basis.

The raw data reviewed

indicated settlements through December 1984 are within the magnitude of

predicted settlement. DLC has committed to a settlement monitoring pro-

gram for Category I structures as identified in its letter to the NRC of

August 8, 1984.

The inspector had no further questions.

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Unresolved Items

Unresolved. items are matters about which information is required in order

to ascertain whether they are acceptable items, violations or deviations.

An unresolved item identified in this inspection is discussed in paragraph

2.1.

6.

Exit Meeting

An exit meeting was held at the construction site on August 30, 1985, with

members of the licensee and contractor's staff as denoted in paragraph 1

of this report. The inspector discussed the scope and findings of the

inspection. The licensee acknowledged the inspector's comments. At no

time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee

by the inspector.

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