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Memorandum To Edson G. Case, Assistant Director DATE:
Division of Reactor Licensing OCT 191964 FROM L. Kornblith, Jr., Assistant Director for Reactors m
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SUDJECT:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CO. (BODEGA BAY), DOCKET NO.f50-205 JERSEY CENIRAL POWER AND LIGHT CO. DOCKET No. 50-219 NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CO. DOCKET NO. 50-220 The, attached report by our field inspector contains information on the status of the retetor pressure vessels for the subject facilities, all of which relate to General Electric Ccmpany contracts. The information was obtained during a visit to the Chattanooga shops of Combustion Engineering, Inc.
A separate report has been forwarded to you contain-ing information on pressure vessels being fabricated under Westinghouse Electric Corporation contracts.
Attachment:
CO Rpts No. 205/64-1 219/64-1 & 220/64-1 by G. W. Reinmuth dtd 8/14/64 Distribution:
J. R. Sears, Region I (6)
M. L. Ernst, Regica II (3)
H. D. Thornburg, Region III (3)
J. W. Flora, Region IV (3)
R. H. Engclken, Region V (3)
M. M. Mann, REG, v/o att.
C. A. Nelson, INS, v/o ttt.
R. L. Doan, DRL R. C. Page, SLR D. J. Skovbolt, DRL R. S. Boyd, DRL (2)
G. W. Reinmuth, CO DRL Files (3) o'<
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C3 P.EFORT NO. 103/64-1 C0 REPCRT NO. 219/64-1 CO RE20BT NO. 220/64-1
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECIRIC CO. (SODEGA BAY)
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NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER COR?.
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LICENSES IEiDI'X Tate o.FV. cit: July 22-2.3,1964
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G. W. Reinnre.b, Inspeccion Specir.itet (P.eectre)
SW'MWf A visit was made to ne Combustion Engia w ing pitat in Chattimooga, Tennerisee, for tbr prpose of revieving the f </;'ri.:ation of reactor pressure vessele. While the visit was prt.r.c1'.y concerrM vith re.-
viewing Westinghouse. Electric Corp. centreets, este inferu.etion ves obtained which related to Gsce.ral Eleccric Co. crr.tru.ta.
Thir information is presented in this reoort.
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Scope of_ Visit A visit we.s mtde to the Grbustun Ersginstda; (c' f tSMe en,a shops in Chatta,noogt, Tenstv t.t, by R.
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J. S. Meek, Project Engineer J. W. Harper, Contract Administrator T. L. Bailey, Chist, Quality Centrol Engineering E. S. Proctor, Chief, Quality Control Inspection H. W. Dolfi, Supervisor, Engineering A. L. Gaines, Project Engineer Further discussions were held with the two code inaipsetors employed by the Hartford Steam Boiler Icapection and Insurasce Co., Mr. Yeargen and Mr. M. R. McLelissd.
II. Results of Visit Specific information that related to the G-E contracts con-corned the status of construction of vessels for the following licensees:
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (Bodtga day Plant)
Jersey Central Power and Light Co. (Oyster Creek)
Niagara Mohawk Power Co. (Nine Mile Point Plant)
Fabrication of the Bodega Bay vassel was started approximately one year ago and had progressed to the point where thrse individual shell sections had been assembled. Work was halted early in 1964 when reactor licensing action was delayed. The completed shell sections, peinted with a protective pri.n.e coat of p int, were observed in an outside storage area at tie CE plant. The storage or disposition of meteris.1 purcht. sed for the remainder of this vessel was unknown by Mr. Sailty, the CZ official who acted as guide during a tour of the CE fecility. It le estiumsed that this vessel is less thra 251 complate.
Shop fabrication had not been sterted on either ths. Jersey Central or Niegara Mehtwk vessels at the tin,e of this visit. Pro-curement of the basic plates from the CE mill vendors was in progress. Mr. Bailey stated that upon receipt of these plates,
the progress of the job was considered to be 5% completed.
All thres of these vessels will be fabrietted according to provisions of Section I and applicable nuclear code cases and to Section VIII for some portions not covered by Section I. Coapliance s
with Section III was not considered since at the time of negotiation of the purchase contracts,Section III had not been adopted by the ASME. However,inforzarien' from C-E irMicrtes their specifications have incorporated runy of the provisions of Section III and in other cases e.xceed Section III requirements, i
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Relationships between G-E, CE ar.d :he 11:e.nsees and the manner in which each organization vill provide casurs :s of acceptable quality control during fabri:stion vis not zeviewed during this visit. Since actual stop ttbrication had not been started, review of these matters at this tiae sppaared t r amcture.
Independent, outside inspection functions as required by the ASME Code is provided at the CE plant by two permanent resident inspectors of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, Mr. Yeargen and Mr. McLelland. Mr. Yeargen performs all inspections associated with nuclear vessels. The inspections pro-vided by this company may be expected only to verify the minimum construction requirements for materials, design, f abrication, inspection and testing as specified by the ASME Code. No attention by this group is directed toward supplemental inspections over and j
above Code requirements as may be specified by either G-E or CE.
Mr. Yeargen indicated that, as legal certification of his inspections, his signature appears on the ASME Manufacturer's Data Report. As a holder of a valid commission from the National Board of Inspectors, this certificate is acceptable to state jurisdictional authorities. Similarly, insurance underwriters, other than Hartford accept this certificate as evidence of conformance with the ASME Code.
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