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Forwards Insp Rept 50-358/73-06 on 730806-08 at Associated Piping & Engineering Plant in Comption,Ca.Description of Violations Noted During Insp Also Encl
ML20235B947
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Site: 05000000, Zimmer
Issue date: 10/01/1973
From: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Dickhoner W
CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
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See also: IR 05000358/1973006

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Cincinnati Cas and Electric Company Docket No. 50-358  !

ATTN: Mr. W. B. Dickhoner Vice President I

Engineering & Electrical Production

139 East 4th Street

Cincinnati, Ohio 45201

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. L. J. Garvin of the

Region V, Directorate of Regulatory, Operations Office, on August 6-8,

1973, at the Associated Piping and Engineering Plant located fn

Cotcpton, California, with regard to the f abrication of the primary

steam piping for the Zimmer No. I reactor facility and to the dis-

cussion of our findings at the conclusion of the inspection with

representative of Associated Piping and Engineering Company, General

Electric Company, and Mr. Schwiers of your staff.

The area examined during the inspection is identified in the enclosed

( inspection report. Within this area,~the inspection consisted of

selective examination of the manufacturer's quality control manual and

records, interviews with plant personnel, and observations by the

i'.nspector.

During the innpection, it was found that certain of your activities

cppear to be in violation of AEC requirements. The activities and

reference to the pertinent requirements are listed in the enclosure

to this letter.

This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201

of ths AEC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal (

Regulations. Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, l

within thirty (30) days cf your receipt of this notice, a written l

statement or explanation in reply, including: (1) corrective steps l

which have been taken by you, and the results achieved; (2) corrective

steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the

' date when full compliance will be achieved.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the AEC's " Rules of Practice,"

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Part 2, Title 10, Code of Pederal Regulations, a copy of this letter I

and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the AEC's Public ]

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Document Room. _ If this report contains any information' that you (or

your contractors) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that

you make a written application to this office, within 20 days of the

date of this letter, requesting that such information be withheld

from public disclosure. The application must include a full state-

ment of the reasons why it is claimed that the information is

proprietary. The application should be prepared so that any - I

proprietary information identified is contained in an enclosure to

the application, since the application without the enclosure will

i- also be placed in-the Public Document Room. If we do not hear from i

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' you within the specified period, the report will be placed in the

Public Document Room. t

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be

glad to discuss them with you.

Sincerely yours,

James G. Keppler

Regional Director

tuelosures:

1. Description of Violations

2. RO Inupsetica Ept No. 030-353/73-06

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ENCLOSURE

Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company.

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Docket No. 50-358

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Certain activities under your construction permit

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apparent appear

violations are ,

to be in violation of AEC requirements. .

considered to be of Category II severity and are listed as follows: I

1. Criterion VI - Document control

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Criterion VI states, in part, that: " Measures shall be established to '

control the issusace of documents, such as instructions, procedures, -

and drawings, including changes thereto, which prescribe all activities

'affecting quality." g.

Contrary to the above - requirements , ' obsolete drawings , No. . F-15097-A25

Revision 0, and No. F-15097-A26, Revision 0, were not marked " Void"

and were being used in the shop to control work and inspection

activities.

2. Criterion XVIII - Audits

Criterion XVIII states, in part, that: " Followup action, including

reaudit of deficient areas, shall be taken where indicated." .

' Contrary to the above requirement, departments in the vendor shop,-

were not reaudited subsequent to a finding of deficient performance

A8sociated Piping and Engineering

during a quality Assurance audit b7

in March 1973.

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