ML20211G527
| ML20211G527 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 10/28/1986 |
| From: | Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| To: | Martin R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| References | |
| CON-#486-1334 OL, ST-HL-AE-1750, NUDOCS 8611040062 | |
| Download: ML20211G527 (4) | |
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'I 00CKii g g I' October 28}50 1986 ST-HL-AE-1 File No.: G2.4 Mr. Robert D. Martin Regional Administrator, Region IV U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498, STN 50-499 Response to Notice of Violation 8621-01
Dear Mr. Martin:
Houston Lighting & Power Company has reviewed Notice of Violation 50-499/8621-01 dated October 8, 1986 and submits the attached response pursuant to 10CFR 2.201.
If you should have any questions on this matter, please contact Mr. S. M. Head at (512) 972-8392.
Very tr y yours, k,f 4 41 J. H. Goldberg Group Vice President, Nuclear GSS/mg
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Response to Notice of Violation 8621-01 8611040062 861028 PDR ADOCK 0500 8
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Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Director J. B. Poston/A. vonRosenberg Division of PWR Licensing - A City Public Service Board Office of Nuclear Resctor Regulation P.O. Box 1771 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission San Antonio, TX 78296 Washington, DC 20555 Brian E. Berwick,-
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission the State of Texas 7920 Norfolk Avenue P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Bethesda, MD 20814 Austin, TX 78711 Claude E. Johnson Lanny A. Sinkin j
Senior Resident Inspector /STP Christic Institute e/o U.S. Nuclear-Regulatory 1324 North Capitol Street Commission Washington, D.C.
20002 P.O.-Box 910 Bay City, TX 77414 Oreste R. Pirfo, Esquire i
Hearing Attorney M.D. Schwarz, Jr., Esquire Office of the Executive Legal Director Baker & Botts U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One Shell Plaza Washington, DC 20555 Houston, TX 77002 Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc.
J.R. Newman, Esquire c/o Ms. Peggy Buchorn Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.
Route 1, Box 1684 1615 L Street, N.W.
Brazoria, TX 77422 Washington, DC 20036 l
Docketing & Service Section Office of the Secretary i
Director, Office of Inspection U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Enforcement Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Washington, DC 20555 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 1
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T.V. Shockley/R.L. Range 1717 H Street Central Power & Light Company Washington, DC 20555 P.O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, TX 78403 i
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Attachment SI-HL-AE-1750
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Page 1 of 2 South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498, STN 50-499 Response to Notice of Violation 8621-01 I.
syatement of Violation Criterion XIII of Appendix B to 10CFR50, states, in part, that measures shall be established to control the handling and storage. of material and equipment in accordance with work and inspection instructions to prevent damage or deterioration. This requirement is amplified by the approved Quality Assurance PJ an Description (QAPD) for the South Texas Project.
Bechtel Specification SA300GS1002, Revision 8,'" Storage Requirements for STPEGS Safety-Related Engineered Equipment," paragraph 4.6 states, in part, that the subject items are to be protected against the elements and physical damage.
Contrary to the above, in the Unit 2 laydown area, several NPS manufactured pipe support. sway struts were observed torexhibit rusting and corrosion on the paddle end bearings to the point of being unusable for their intended application.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation.
(10CFR Part 2. Supplement 1.E)
(499/8621-01)
II. Reason fcr Violation The root cause of the Violation was failure to follow storage requirements for safety related components, and a lack of timely correction of deficiencies already identified.
Similar discrepancies were previously identified by project personnel and documented in deficiency notices and surveillance reports. However, in some cases, corrective actions were not taken in a timely manner.
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III. Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved A follow-up surveillance was performed to determine overa'll storage conditions at various plant locations. All. deficiencies. identified by the NRC and the follow-up surveillance have been corrected and documented in Standard Deficiency Reports SDR B-260 and SDR B-271.
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G2.4 Page 2 of 2 IV. Corrective Steps Taken To Prevent Recurrence In addition to the above, the following actions have been taken to prevent recurrence of the problem:
o Responsible construction supervisors have been reinstructed to the requirements of Specification 5A300GS1002 " Storage Requirements For Safety Related Engineered Equipment".
Responsible construction supervisors will perform weekly walkdowns o
of storage' areas to assure procedural compliance and the effectiveness of corrective actions, Deficiency Notices related to storage problems will be given o
specific completion dates and will be routed to responsible discipline managers. The completion dates will be monitored by Quality Assurance to verify that corrective actions are completed in a timely manner, and actions past due will be reported to higher construction management.
-Additionally, Standard Site Procedure SSP-13, " Material control" was revised, but not fully implemented prior to the NRC finding, to enhance the Material Control Program. It includes the development of " Mini Warehouse Interim Stc. age Areas" in the-vicinity of work locations, to facilitate improved processing of materials.
The revised procedure.also transferred storage responsibilities for all material stored within the Controlled Material Storage Area and Mini Warehouse Interim Storagc Area (except as noted in Section 4.8 of SSP-13) from Ebasco Construction to Bechtel Material Control Management, to improve storage and control of materials.
(For Unit 2 this provision of the procedure is scheduled to be implemented by January 31, 1987).
V. Date of Full Compliance The project is presently in full compliance with storage requirements.
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