ML20150E339

Notice of Violation from Inspec on 780516-23

ML20150E339
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	06/16/1978
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20150E311	List: IR 05000352/1978004 ML20150E308 ML20150E324 ML20150E327 ML20150E336 ML20150E339
References
50-352-78-04, 50-352-78-4, 50-353-78-02, 50-353-78-2, NUDOCS 7812130105
Download: ML20150E339 (1)

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() License No. CPPR-106 APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Based on the results of the NRC inspection conducted on May 16-19 and May 23,1978, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in full compliance with conditions of your facility License No. CPPR-106, as indicated below. This item is categorized as an infraction.

10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion III states, in part, that " Measures shall be established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements

... are correctly translated into specification, drawings, procedures -

and instructions. These measures shall include provisions to assure that appropriate quality standards are specified and included in design documents and that deviations from such standards are controlled ..."

Paragraph D.7.3 of the Quality Assurance Program documented in the PSAR states, in part, that " ... items included in the Bechtel Engineering design control (are) ... determine that the required design bases, PSAR commitments and othar regulatory requirements are incorporated properly into the des'gn drawings ..."

Paragraphs C.2.6 and 5.2.5.2.1, of the PSAR specify the American Welding Society (AWS) Code D1.1 as a qJality standard for Class I seismic structures.

Contrary to the above, as of May 16, 1978,.the measures provided did not assure that unacceptable deviations frcm quality standard for Class 1 seismic structures were controlled.

A. Structural steel was installed in the containment, a Class 1 seismic structure, per Bechtel drawing No. C-875, Revision 6, using welding procedures for prequalified fillet weld joints. The weld joints do not meet the criteria in Section 2.7 of the AWS 01.1 code for prequalified fillet weld joints.

B. Structural steel, was installed in the containment, a Class 1 seismic structure, per Bechtel drawing No. C-875, Revision 6. using bars to fill large weld joint gaps. The application of the bars does not meet the criteria in Section 2.4 of the AWS D1.1 code for use of fillers.

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