ML20138J188
| ML20138J188 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 12/12/1985 |
| From: | Norelius C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20138J181 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-455-85-27, NUDOCS 8512170451 | |
| Download: ML20138J188 (2) | |
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F N0llCE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket No. 50-455 P.O. Box 767 Construction Permit No. CPPR-131 Chicago, IL 60690 As a result ~ of the inspection conducted on August 19-30 and September 9-20, 1985, and in accordance with the General Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions, (10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C), the following violations
- were identified (Section references are to the detailed portion of Inspection Report 50-455/85027):
1.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion III as implemented by Commonwealth Edison
~ Company (CECO) Quality As'surance Manual (QAM), Quality Requirement No. 3.0, requires that measures shall be established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements and design basis are correctly translated into specifications, drawings, procedures, and instructions.
Contrary to the above,. at the time of this inspection, the licensee's program was not adequately implemented in that:
Splicing of _ Class 1E wiring in panels has occurred at Byron Station a.
contrary to the FSAR commitments to IEEE Standard 420, which
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prohibits the use of wiring splices in panels.
FSAR commitments had not been translated into appropriate procedures and design documents.
(Section II.B.2.b.(6))
b.
Approximately one-third of the total of A490 bolts. tested by the NRC CAT were found to be below the pretension required by AISC.
Installation and inspection requirements had not been translated into appropriate procedures for high strength bolted connections in structural steel and nuclear steam supply system joints which require pretension in the bolts.
(Section V.B.1.b)
During the inspection, concrete expansion anchors were found which c.
did not meet the required bolt diameter embedment depth.
It could not be shown that embedment length requirements for concrete expansion anchors as specified in the concrete expansion anchor qualification report had been translated into appropriate installation and inspection procedures.
(Section V.B.2.b)
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement II).
(455/85027-01) 2.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion VII, as implemented by CECO QAM, Quality Requirements No. 7.0, requires measures shall be established to assure that purchased material, equipment, and services conform to the procurement documents.
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Contrary to the above, at the time of this inspection, the NRC CAT inspectors found several deficiencies in vendor supplied components.
The deficiencies. included:
radiographic film stored by the component supplier in an off-site facility were not retrievable; undersized welds were identified on tanks and heat exchangers; various vendor radiographs did not have complete weld coverage ur did not show the required weld quality; and fasteners for various components (large pump motor assemblies, battery racks, switchgear, other electrical equipment, and HVAC equipment) were not of the material required by specifications or drawings.
(Sections IV.B.11 and VI.B.1.b(2))
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement II).
(455/85027-02) 3.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion X, as implemented by CECO QAM, Quality Requirement 10.0, requires that a program for inspection of activities shall be established and executed to verify conformance with documented instructions, procedures, and drawings for accomplishing the activities.
Contrary to the above, at the time of this inspection, the licensee's
' inspection programs were not effectively implemented in that:
a.
Unit 2 4160V switchgear and DC fuse panels were found not to be installed in accordance with requirements for seismic mounting of Class 1E equipment.
(Section II.B.3.b(4) and (6))
b.
Some Class 1E electrical raceways have not been installed in accordance with FSAR commitments for electrical separation.
(Section II.B.1.b.(1))
c.
Some Class IE motor operated valve terminations were not accomplished in accordance with design documents in that wiring configurations did not match those specified on approved wiring diagrams.
(Section II.B.3.b(8))
Tnis is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement II).
(455/85027-03)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are requ; red to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation:
(1) corrective action taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid -
further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.
hutA December 12, 1985 Dated Charles E. Norelius, Director Division of Reactor Projects