ML20214F927

Forwards Enforcement Conference Insp Rept 50-219/86-12 & Notice of Violation

ML20214F927
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	11/17/1986
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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ML20214F928	List: IR 05000219/1986012 ML20214F927 ML20214F955
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NUDOCS 8611250484
Download: ML20214F927 (2)

See also: IR 05000219/1986012

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                                                  NOV 171986
        Docket No. 50-219
        GPU Nuclear Corporation
        ATTN: Mr. P. R. Clark
                President
        1 Upper Pond Road
        Parsippany, New Jersey 08731
        Gentlemen:
        Subject:    Enforcement Conference for Inspection 50-219/86-12
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        This letter refers to the enforcement conference held on September 12, 1986,
        in the Region I office to discuss the findings addressed in NRC Region I
        Inspection 50-219/86-12 regarding the inoperability for one operating cycle at
        Oyster Creek of four snubbers whose operability is required by your Technical
        Specifications.
        Conference details are described in the report enclosed with this letter.
        Based on results of findings during Inspection No. 50-219/86-12 conducted on
        April 14 - June 1,1986 and considering additional information presented during
        this meeting, it appears that two of your activities were not conducted in full
        compliance with NRC requirements. These apparent violations of requirements
        are cited in Appendix A and categorized at Severity Level IV in accordance
        with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement
        Actions", 10 CFR 2, Appendix C (1986).       A reply is required and should be
        prepared in accordance with Appendix A. With regard to item A, we note that
        this violation has been corrected, and therefore no response to this item is
        required.
        One of the violations involved the inoperability of four snubbers on the Isola-
        tion Condenser System in that the pipe lugs were not welded to the clamps, as
        required. Although subsequent pipe stress calculations verified that the oper-
        ability of the isolation condenser piping was not affected by the missing welds,
        we are concerned that this error was not detected by the contractor performing
        and controlling the work activity, and your Quality Assurance program was not
        effective in assessing the contractor's poor control of quality.       Even though
        GPUN's inspections of the contractor's work indicated deficiencies existed in
        his control of quality, and in particular, the missing clamp-to-lug welds were
        specifically identified as a deficiency by a Plant Material Department engineer's
        inspection, GPUN failed to take action to assure the ultimate quality of work.
        This is considered a significant problem that merits your personal attention.
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         Enclosures:
         1.  Appendix A, Notice of Violations
         2.  NRC Region I Enforcement Conference Report                                                               _
         cc w/ encl:
         M. Laggart, BWR Licensing Manager
         Licensing Manager, Oyster Creek
         Public Document Room (PDR)
         Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
         Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
         NRC Resident Inspector
         State of New Jersey
         bec w/ encl:
         Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
         Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)
         Section Chief, DRP
         Robert J. Bores, DRSS

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