ML20236N671
| ML20236N671 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/10/1987 |
| From: | Baker E, Cilimberg R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| REF-QA-99901095 99901095-87-01, NUDOCS 8711160281 | |
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' ORGANIZATION: CIMCORP ST. PAUL, MINNES0TA REPORT INSPECTION 1 NSPECTION N0.: '99901095/87-01 DATES: 09/28-10/02/87 ( N-STTF Hnting. 19 CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS: CIMCORP- r
- ATTN: Mr. H. Wals > l President i 1 615 North Enterprise .
Aurora, Illinois 60507 ORLhNIZATIONAL-CONTACT: Mr. John Manship (612) 4R4-7261
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NUCLEAR INDUSTRY ACTIVITY: Fabricator of spent fuel storage racks.
I ASSIGNED INSPECTOR: (I45 # /87
'R. L". CiMmberg, Pro m Development and Reactive Date Inspection Section PDRIS)
OTHERINSPECTOR(S): D. J. Lynn, Consultant i APPROVED BY:
E. T. , Baker, Acting Chief, PDRIS, Vendor Inspection Branch te INSPECTION BASES AND SCOPE:
A. BASES: 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, 10 CFR Part 21.
B. SCOPE: Follow-up an allegation concerning welder qualification and QA ,
program implementation related to fabrication of spent fuel storage racks.
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.A. VIOLATIONSi/
Contrary to Section 21.31 of 10 CFR Part 21, a review of documentation packages for spent fuel storage racks (SFSRs) fabricated under Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAEC) specification YA-F17,'" Specification for Design and Fabrication of Spent Fuel Racks for BWR plants, " Revision D, dated February 11, 1977, revealed that while 10 CFR Part 21 was imposed !
on CIMCORP by Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation (VYNPC), CIMCORP did not specify that 10.CFR Part 21 requirements would apply on purchase orders (P0s)'1577, 70484, 70598 to Industrial Stainless Supply; 70574, 70840 to Aluminum Fasteners; 1646 to C&M Incorporated; and 1663 to Temroc ;
Metals. (87-01-01) ;
This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement VII).
B. NONCONFORMANCES:
- 1. Contrary to Criterion VII of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 and Section 5.3 of YA-F17, Revision D, material test reports were not supplied for material ordered on CIMCORP P0s 1577, 70484, 70598, 70574, 70840, 1646, and 1663. (87-01-01).
- 2. Contrary to Criterion XII of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 and Section 6-2.0 of QCP-100-6, " Identification, Inspection, and Control of Product Items," Revision 8, dated February 5, 1985, thermometer SN-2319 which is used to verify the temperature of the weld rod !
oven.has not calibration last recorded been calibrated date ofevery two4,years August 1983.as indicated (87-01-02 by)the
- 3. Contrary to Criterion V of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 and Section 3 of ,
QCP 42, " Control of. Welder Qualification Procedure," Revision 12, dated January 9,1980, two forms entitled " Record of Welder or Welding Operator Qualification Test f and " Welder or Welding Operator Test" are being used to record qualification results but the forms have not been approved nor referenced in QCP-42, Revision 12.
(87-01-03)
C. UNRESOLVED ITEMS:
None.
D. STATUS OF PREVIOUS INSPECTION FINDINGS:
flot applicable.
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. E. INSPECTION INDINGS-AND OTHER COMMENTS:
1.. Entrance and Exit Meetings The.NRC staff, informed CIMCORP management representatives of the scope of the inspection during the entrance meeting on September 28, 1987,'and summarized the inspection findings'and observations during
.the exit meeting on October 2, 1987.
.' 2 . . ' Allegation i An allegation was received by NRC which alleged.that welder #1- j welded a test coupon for the alleger (ALGR) and the coupon was i submitted for bend testing as having-been welded by the ALGR. The- l ALGR subsequently performed welding on two SFSRs for the Vermont Yankee? Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS). ];
The inspectors reviewed the qualification documents of all welders ]
who_ performed production welding on the SFSRs. This review which covered qualification of welders since 1975 did not reveal.any infor-t mation'which would substantiate the allegation. The welding.of {
test coupons by the ALGR was witnessed by the welding foreman as J recorded on qualification forms dated May 1, 1987, and June 2, 1987, for WP-30 and WP-21 welding procedures. Both forms contained signature approval by the welding engineer. "
Discussion with CIMCORP personnel determined that the ALGR was more skilled in operating the seam welder than welder #1 and documenta-tion indicated that the ALGR requalified on the seam welder one j month before welder #1. The CIMCORP welding engineer stated that j the ALGR was assigned to the welding of SFSRs in part to train 4 welder #1 in the use of the seam welder. The historical information I indicates that the ALGR was well qualified in the processes which he l used to weld the SFSRs for the VYNPS. The allegation could not be l substantiated. l
- 3. Spent Fuel Racks The SFSRs currently installed at the VYNPS were manufactured by the ProgrammedandRemoteSystemsCorporation(PAR)whichisnowapart ,
VYNPC issued P0 30516 dated March 17, 1987, to CIMCORP ofCIMCORP.ficationoftwoSFSR10x10modulesfortheVYNPS.
for the fab P0 30516 imposed VYNPC QA requirements dated March 10, 1987, and YAEC specification YA-F17, Revision D on CIMCORP. The requirements of J
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10 CFR'Part 50, Appendix B.were referenced in YA-F17 and 10 CFR Part 21 was referenced in the.VYNPC QA requirements dated March 10 1987. The-two SFSR.10 x 10 modules.are currently located at the. >
'VYN.PS. CIMCORP was not fabricating any SFSRs during the inspection. 1
- 4. Wel' ding Records The NRC inspectors reviewed 530 fabrication and inspection records a which documented the welding and inspection for the two SFSRs-during
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June, 1987. This review determined that four welders performed all ,
of the welding on'the SRSRs and the welder and procedure identifica - !
tion was used to support the qualification review in Section 5 below. ,
i The 530 records Were documented in accordance with QCP-04-9018, 1 L Revision 1,.with the exception of one typographic arror which
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listed a welder identification number which did not exist. The error.was correct'ed and documented by the CIMCORP QA mauager before the end of the inspection.
- 5. Welder Qualification The welder qualifications to applicable Welding Procedure Specifica-tions (WPS), Procedure Qualification Records (PQR) and design i specification requirements were reviewed. Each welder record ;
included his identification number, the WPS to which he was qualified i ond the supporting PQRs. Documentation for the four welders who performed welding on the SFSRs for the VYNPS was reviewed. The documentation covered qualification of the four uelders for the last seven years.
Two forms were used to document and control qualification of welders which are not descr.ibed in QCP-42, Revision 12 which is the QA .
procedure for welder qualification. " Record of Welder or Welding Operator Qualification Tests" is required by Section IX of the ASME l Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and is one of the forms being used j by CIMCORP which.is not. described in QCP 42, Revision 12. " Welder '
or Welding Operator Test" is a form which is used to verify that the welder taking a test is supervised during the test, and this form is also being used by CIMCORP without being described in QCP 42, -) i Revision 12. j i
The records of four welders qualified to the applicable WPSs were in l compliance With design requirements but two of the forms lack ;
signature approval and are not referenced in QCP 42, Revision 12. I (See nonconformance 87-01-03)
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- 6. WeldFillerMaterialControl The' inspectors review of weld material purchase, receipt inspection, ,
storage, and issuance of weld filler materials was determined to be in accordance with QCP-36, " Control of Weld Filler Materials,"
Revision 9, dated February 1, 1983.
- 7. Material Test Reports The inspectors reviewed documentation packages to determine if material test reports contained the chemical and mechanical ,
properties of the aluminum alloys used in the fabrication of the 4 SFSRs for the VYNPS. This review revealed that the test reports required by YA-F17, Revision D were missing for material supplied to seven P0s as described in Section B. above.
(See nonconformance 87-01-01)
- 8. Control of Measuring and Test Equipment The NRC inspectors reviewed calibration stickers on measuring and test equipment to determine if calibration intervals met the require-ments of QCP-100-6, Revision 8. A thermometer identified by serial number SN-2319 is used to measure the temperature of the weld rod oven. This thermometer was last calibrated on August 3, 1983, while Section 6-2.0 of QCP-100-6 requires that temperature measuring devices be calibrated every two years. (See nonconformance 87-01-02)
- 9. 10 CFR Part 21 CIMCORP procedure AP-1, " Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission," Revision 3, dated August 14, 1984, implements 10 CFR Part 21 at CIMCORP. Section 206 of the <
Reorganization Act of 1974 and a copy of 10 CFR Part 21 are attach-ments to AP-1. AP-1 with attachments is posted on the CIMCORP bulletin board in the production area.
The inspectors. determined by documentation package review that P0s
- issued to suppliers of aluminum alloys used in the SFSRs for VYNPS did not specify the requirements of 10 CFR Part 21. (Seeviolation 87-01-01) r
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- 10. Internal Audits The inspectors reviewed 15 internal audit reports which addressed different areas in accordance with written procedures, plans, and 3 checklists. The reports were determined to be in compliance with Section 19 of the CIMCORP QA Manual, Revision 6, dated Februhry 26, 1987. j F. PERSONS CONTACTED:
M. Benoit R. Berry l
- W. Calin j
- J. Cunov 4
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- G. Rose '
W. Skiba
- A. Sturm ,4
- N. Tucker
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