ML20150C354
| ML20150C354 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 03/10/1988 |
| From: | Gucwa L GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| SL-4179, NUDOCS 8803180181 | |
| Download: ML20150C354 (4) | |
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Georgia Power Company -
333 Piedmont Avenus Manta. Georg a 30308 Telephone 404 526-6526 Ma.kng Address:
Post 0+fce Box 4545 Manta. Georg'a 30302 Georgia Power L.T.Gucwa the soahem electrc sys:em Manager Nuclear Safety and Lcensing SL-4179 0789m X7GJ17-V120 March 10, 1988 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Hashington, D.C.
20555 PLANT V0GTLE - UNIT 1 NRC DOCKET 50-424 OPERATING LICENSE NPF-68 REPLY TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Georgia Power
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Company (GPC) submits the enclosed information in response to NRC Inspection Report 50-424/88-05 which concerns the inspection conducted by Mr. G. A. Hallstrom of the NRC Region II staff on January 11-15, 1988.
A copy of this response is being provided to the NRC Region II office for review.
In the enclosure, transcription of the NRC violation precedes GPC's response.
Should you have any questions in this regard, please contact this office at any time.
Sincerely, WW L. T. Gucwa JAE/Im
Enclosure:
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Violation 88-05-02 and GPC Response c:
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GO-NORMS U. S. Nuclear Reaulatory Commission Dr. J. N. Grace, Regional Administrator Mr. J. B. Hopkins, Licensing Project Manager, NRR (2 copies)
Mr. J. F. Rogge, Senior Resident Inspector-0perations, Vogtle 0789m rar75
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ENCLOSURE
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PLANT V0GTLE - UNIT 1 NRC DOCKET 50-424 OPEPATING LICENSE NPF-68 Y
NRC NOTICE OF VIOLATION 88-05-02 AND GPC RESPONSF j l
i VIOLATION 50-424/88-05-02 "Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 1 Technical Specifications, Section 6.7.1.a.
requires that written procedures covering Quality Assurance Program requirements be, established, implemented,-
and maintained.
i Georgia Power Company (GPC) Procedure 25340-C, Revision 0,Sectibn'b!3.3 requires that welding filler material be procured so that 18 inch kngth bare rod shall be flag tagged onF end, showing material classification i
and a heat and/or lot number or a y.intrcl marking code, which identifies 4
c the material with the Certifi&d Material Test Report.
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GPC Procedure 25330-C, Revision 5,
Section 6.4 requires that welding filler material be controlled so that bare welding rods, bare electrodes,
.c' and consumable insert rings will be stored separately by AHS classification and need not be stcred in heated ovens.
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identified by heat, lot and/or contr61 number.
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g Contrary to the above, on January 14, 1988, activities ' were not accomplished in accordance with the above in that operations maintenance j
toolroom personnel were applying flag tags to bare 18" length welding c,,
rods based on verbal instructions and without any positive verification 3
of their associated heat, lot and/or control number.
s is This is a Severity Level IV violatkn (Suppiement II) Unit 1 only."
P RESPONSE TO VIOLATION'50-424/88-05-02 j ( -
1 Admission or denial of alleaed violation:
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The violation occurred as stated.
Reason for the violatio.In The weld rods in guestion were requisitioned directly from the Construction Harehouse prior! to the issuance of Procedure 25340-C, Rev.
O, "Procurement of He! ding Filler Materials", on August 25, 1986.
Subsequent to the issuance of Procedure 25340-C there was a failure to ensure that the weld rods in stock (in the Maintenance Toolroom) complied with that procedure.
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ENCLOSURE (Continued)
NRC NOTICE OF VIOLATION 88-05-02 AND GPC RE,SrQX$1 s
An additional underlying reason for the violation was the apparent failure to follow Procedure 20006-C, "Obtaining Material From Nuclear Construction Harehouse", at the time of the weld rod requisition from the Construction Harehouse on October 2, MSS.
Nuclear Operations Quality Control (QC) was not notified to perform a routine inspection in 4
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accordance with Procedure 00850-C, "Material Receiving And Inspection,"
contrary to the requirements' of Procedure 20006-C.
An inspection by QC
.might have prevented unflagged weld rods from entering the Nuclear
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s Conective steos which have been taken and thLrmu_11Lachieved:
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The veld filler material in the M2.intenance Toolroom and the Nuclear 3
Operations 0Harehouse has been inspected for complic.nce with Procedure 25340-C.
Deficiency Card (DC) #1380382 was written 43a1nst weld filler
/ i material which was found to be improperly flag tagged in the Nuclear fOperations Harthouse.
The discrepant material found in the Nuclear "Ourations Harehouse will be dispositioned appropriately.
DC #1880117
,e written against the weld filler material found by the NRC inspector to be improperly flag tagged in the Maintenance Tco1 room.
ihe weld filler material identified by DC #1880117 was discarded due to loss of o
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traceability.
Maintenance Engineering conducted an6ther review of the Nuclear Operations Harehouse on March 4,
1988 for any discrepant weld 7'
filler materials that do not meet the rrauirements of Procedure 25340-C.
Four DCs wre initiated as.'a result of Maintenance Engineering's review of the Nuclear Operations Harehouse and remain to be dispositioned.
In addition, QC has initiated an Inspection Plan #RM-M-01, Rev. O, "Receipt Inspection of field Filler Material," which will verify flag tagging of weld rods regardless of whether the weld rods were procured offsite or
/ptretransferredfromtheConstructionHarehouse.
/ ' Con _ective steos which will be taken to avoid further violations:
Future purchases and transfers of welding filler material will be received and inspected so that the requirements of Pracedure 25340-C are met.
In addition, revisions to other procedures will be considered in an effort to preclude further procurement or transfer of discrepant material.
Qate when full comoliance will be achieved:
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Full coupli nce will be achieved on April. 8, 1988 when an inspection by t
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QC for discrepant weld filler material in the Nuclear Operations Warehouse and the Maintenance Toolroom will be completed. Any discrepant veld filler material found will be appropriately dispositioned by May 15, 1988.
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