ML20141N635
| ML20141N635 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/06/1986 |
| From: | Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| To: | Martin R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| References | |
| CON-#186-371 OL, ST-HL-AE-1607, NUDOCS 8603170424 | |
| Download: ML20141N635 (5) | |
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Mr. Robert D. Martin Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission N,
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611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498, STN 50-499 Final Report Concerning Inanaction of Structural Staal Ynatallation Dear Mr. Martin On September 20, 1985 Hcuston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) notified your office of a potentially reportable item concerning inspection of structural steel installation. We have completed the review of this item and
- t. ave found it to be not reportable pursuant to 10CFR50.55(e). Enclosed is our final report.
If you should have any questions on this matter, p1pase contact Mr. C.A. Ayala at (512) 972-8628.
Very truly yours.
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OL J.H. Coldberg V
Croup Vice President, Nuclear JHC/CAA/ag
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ST-ML-AE-1607 Filo No.: G12.286 Ilouston Lighting & Power Company Page 2 cc Engh L. Thompson, Jr. Director Brian E. Berwick, Esquire Divison of FUR Licensing - A Assistaat Attorney General for Office of Baclear Beactor Regulation the State of Texas U.S. Esclear Regulatory Commission F.O. Box 12548. Capitol Station Washington, DC 20555 Austia, TX 78711 N. Frasad Kadambi, Project Manager Lanny A. Sinkin U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Christic Institute 7920 Norfolk Avenue 1324 North Capitol Street Bethesda, W 20814 Washington, DC 20002 Claude E. Johnson Oreste R. Firfo. Esquire Senior Resident Inspector /STF Rearing Attorney c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Office of the Executive Legal Director Commiseion U.S. Neclear Regulatory Commtseion F.O. Boa 910 Washington, DC 20555 Bay City. TX 77414 Charles Bechhoefer Esquire M.D. Schwars, Jr., Esquire Chairman, Atomic Safety &
Baker & Botte Licensing Board One Shell Flasa U.S. Neclear Regulatory Cossiission Bouston, TI 77002 Washington, DC 20555 J.R. Newman, Esquire Dr. James C. Lamb, III Newman & Roltsinger, P.C.
313 Woodhaven Road 1615 L Street, N.W.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 Washington, DC 20036 Judge Frederick J. Shon Director, Office of Inspection Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comailesion U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cossilesion Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Ray Goldstein Esquire T.V. Shockley/R.L. Range 1001 Vaugha Building Central Power & Light Company 807 Brasos F.0. Boa 2121 Austin, TX 78701 Corpus Christi, TK 78403 Citisens for Equitable Utilities, fac.
M.L. Peterson/C. Fokoray c/o Ms. Peggy Buchorn City of Ansstin Route 1. Box 1684 F.O. Boa 1088 Brasoria TX 77422 Austia TE 78767 L4/NaC/iss
ST-ML-AE-1607 File No.: G12.2M Ilouston 1.ighting & lbwer Comlun,.
PaSe 3 J.B. Postos/A. voaRosenberg Decketing & Service section City Public Service Board Office of the Secretary P.O. Boa 1771 U.S. Ihnelear Regulatory Commission San Antonio. 11 782M Washington, DC 20555 (3 Copies)
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards U.S. Ihnelear Regulatory Commission 1717 R Street Washington, DC 20555 Revised 12/2/85 L4/NRC/iss
r Attachment ST-NL-AE-1607 Filo No.: 012.286 Page 1 of 2 South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498, STN 50-499 Final Report Concerning Tannectfan of Structural Staal fantallatlan I
Eummary A number of deficiencies were identified in the inspection documentation of structural steel installation. The deficiencies resulted from failure to follow inspection procedures and inadequate / confusing procedural requirements. The appropriate procedures have been clarified and the need for strict adherence to the approved procedures has been reemphasized to the QC personnel.
Evaluation of the procedural deficiencies has indicated that the structural integrity of the structural steel installation is not c ompromised. Had this ites gone uncorrected it would not have adversely affected safe operation of the plant. Therefore, this item is not reportable pursuant to 10CFR50.55(e)
II.
Damerintf an of Defie f mary Based upon a Quality Assurance surveillance and an audit, a number of deficiencies pertaining to the inspection documentation of structural steel installation were identified. The deficiencies can be categorized as follows:
A.
Some inspection reports were not properly filled out/ processed.
B.
Mapping of inspections on structural steel drawings, in many cases, was either inadequate or incomplete.
C.
Some inspection reports documenting the acceptance of structural steel connections / members could not be located / retrieved.
As the extent of inspection documentation deficiencies was unknown and the safety impact could not be defined, the item was identified as potentially reportable.
The documentation deficiencies were caused by:
- 1) Noncompliance to inspection procedures in the areas of
- proper filling out and completely annotating all the " blocks" of inspection reports.
- issuance, logging, and tracking of inspection reports to ensure that the Record Management System (RMS) receives them.
2)
Inadequate procedural requirements pertaining to mapping of connections / members.
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Filo No.: 012.286 Pag 3 2 of 2 III. Carrectiva Action The appropriate procedures were immediately revised esplicitly defining mapping requirements for both bolted and welded connec tions. These changes required espping of connections within l 30 days of quality Control (QC) acceptance, prior to embedding in concrete / grout. or prior to area turnover, whichever occurs first.
In addition, the procedure was clarified requiring the QC personnel to ensure that complete inspection reports exist documenting the final acceptance of all structural steel connections prior to their incorporation into concrete /groot placements. The QC personnel were trained to the revised procedural requirements and the need for strict compliance to the established requirements.
In order to determine the estent of documentation deficiencies associated with previous structural steel installations, the "eapping" process (annotating the corresponding inspection report number on drawings adjacent to the members or the joints) was initiated imunediately. The results of the espping completed to date and follow-up QA Surveillance performed has provided sufficient information to evaluate the safety impact described below.
IV.
Emeurranca Cantral The inspection procedures have been revised and the appropriate QC personnel have been retrained to prevent recurrence of the documentation deficiencies. A quality Assurance audit and surveillances have been performed to assess the effective loplementation of the revised inspection precedural rsquirements, and the results indicate proper adherence to the procedures.
V.
Safety Analvala As a result of " mapping" completed to date and the follow-up QA surveillances conducted, some additional deficiencies reisting to incomplete inspection reports and alssing or lost inspection reports have been discovered; however, these deficiencies are not wide spread and no hardware deficiencies have been identified.
We have concluded that the type of deficiencies found are insig-nificant to the safety of the structural steel installation.
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