ML20149M534
| ML20149M534 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 02/22/1988 |
| From: | Wagner D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Fay C WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8802260101 | |
| Download: ML20149M534 (3) | |
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February 22, 1988 Docket Nos. 50-266
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PDIII-3 Gray NRC & l'o' cal'PDRs JStone PDIII-3 r/f KPerkins Mr. C. W. Fay, Vice President GHolahan Nuclear Power Department PKreutzer Wisconsin Electric Power Company 0 Wagner 231 W. Michigan Street, Room 308 OGC-WF1 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 EJordan JPartlow
Dear Mr. Fay:
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SUBJECT:
SPENT FUEL RACKS FABRICATED BY U. S. TOOL AND DIE, IhCORPORATED, AND ITS PREDECESSOR In a letter dated August 24, 1987, we transmitted to you our findings based on an inspection of the U. S. Tool and Die facilities in Allison Park and Glenshaw, Pennsylvania. During this inspection, we found that implementation of the U. S. Tool and Die QA program failed to meet certain NRC requirements. The most serious of.these appeared to be a breakdown in the QA/QC program concerning in-process examination and weld inspection, resulting in cracked or missing welds in spent fuel racks. Because the predecessor of U. S. Tool and Die, Wachter Associates, Incorporated (WAI), fabricated the spent fuel racks used at Point Beach, we requested various information regarding the extent to which the U. S.
Tool and Die QA/QC program was relied upon to assure rack quality.
You responded to our request in a letter dated October 20, 1987.
In your letter you stated that the vendor QA programs were not solely relied upon to assure the quality of the spent fuel racks supplied to Point Beach.
Instead, Wisconsin Electric was 6ctively involved in all aspects of rack construction including participation in design review; audits of engineering and fabrication; review and approval of fabrication, weiding, cleaning and packaging procedures; and numerous source and receipt inspections. Wisconsin Electric perfonned inspections to verify the use of proper materials, dimensional / drawing conformance, and weld quality.
Furthermore, all racks were receipt-inspected at Point Beach.
You concluded that your extensive overview of the design and fabrication of the racks assured the adequacy of the racks provided to Point Beach.
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C. W. Fay We have reviewed your October 20, 1987 letter and also conclude that.
the racks provided to Point Beach are adequately fabricated. We base-our conclusion on your ap)arently extensive involvement in the rack fabrication process and tle receipt inspections, conducted at. Point Beach.
We consider this issue resolved.
Please contact us if you have any
. questions.
Sincerely, A
David H. W gner, Project Manager Project Directorate III-3 Division of Reactor Projects cc: See next page l
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Mr. C. W. Fay Point Beach Nuclear Plant Wisconsin Electric Power Company Units 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. Bruce Churchill, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037 Mr. James J. Zach, Manager Point Beach Nuclear Plant Wisconsin Electric Power Company 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241 Town Chairman Town of Two Creeks Route 3 Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241 Chairman Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Hills Farms State Office Building Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Executive Director for Operations 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Resident Inspector's Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6612 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, Wisconsin 54241 l
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