ML20236M143

PNO-77-016:on 770125,Ebasco Svc,Inc Issued Stop Work Order to Ja Jones Construction Co,Concrete Placement Contractor. Conditional Release of Stop Work Order Issued Which Permits Limited Placement of Concrete.Region IV Notified

ML20236M143
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	01/28/1976
From:	Roy G, Warnick R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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References
PNO-77-016, PNO-77-16, NUDOCS 9807130312
Download: ML20236M143 (1)

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PRELIMINARY.N0TIFICATION t . - .) January 28, 1976

, PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-77-16 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information i presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation l

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FACILITY:' Waterford Steam Electric 'St.ation, Unit No. 3 (DN 50-382)

Louisiana Power and Light Company

SUBJECT:

STOP WORK ORDER - CONCRETE CURING l

Ebasco Services, Inc., the construction manager for Waterford, issued a stop work order to the J. A. Jones Construction Company, the concrete placement contractor, at 11:00 a.m. on January 25, 1977. The stop work order suspended all placement of concrete, but permitted certain related activities, such as rebar installation and form work, to coritinue. The stop m work order was issued due to repeated occurrence of low concrete curing temperatures which were below the I;0 F minimum requirement prescribed by the concrete specification.

A conditional release of the stop work order was issued at 2:00 p.m.

, i January 25, 1977, which permits limited placement of concrete. Present activities are being closely. monitored and corrective action is being evaluated by the licensee. Full release is contingent on satisfactory resolution of discrepancies which led to issuance of the stop work order.

Media interest is not expected.

Region IV (Arlington) received initial notification of this occurrence by telephone at 3:45 p.m. January 25, 1977, from the Project QA Engineer.

b The information is current as of 2 p. m., January 28, 1977.

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Contact:

RFilarnick, IE x27261 GWRon IE x27261 DThompson, IE x27541 '

Distrib0 tion: ,

S thairman Rowden Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY 'n  ; i

N Commissioner Gilinsky C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE '

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'L5 L. V. Gossick, EDO K. R. Chapman, NMSS R. G. Ryan, OSP g S. H. Hanauer, EDO B. C. Rusche, NRR E. Volgenau, OIE J. A. Harris, PA

-N. H. K. Shepar, ELD T. J. McTiernan, OIA een Transmitted: PBldg HSti  ; MNBB I  ; Luge V

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