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Forwards Notice of Violation from Insp Repts 50-445/87-07 & 50-446/87-06 on 870301-0430.Util Committed to Develop Plan to Track,Evaluate & Rept Significant Const Deficiencies,Per 870624 Mgt Meeting.Viewgraphs of 870606 Conference Encl
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Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	08/04/1987
From:	Charemagne Grimes; NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:	Counsil W; TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
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Docket Nos.: 50-445; 50-446

PGrmit Nos.: CPPR-126; CPPR-127

EA 87-122

Texas Utilities Electric Company

ATTN: Mr. W. G. Counsil

Executive Vice President

400 North Olive Street, Lock Box 81

Dallas, Texas 75201

Gentlemen: ,

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-445/8707;

50-446/8706)-

This refers to the inspection conducted during the period from March 1-April 30,

, 1987 at the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES) of activities authorized

by NRC Construction Permit hos. CPPR-126 and 127. During that inspection, two

potential violations were identifiad, as described in the referenced inspection

report which was issued to you by letter dated June 25, 1987. An enforcement

confarence was held at the site office of the Comanche Peak Project Division

on July 6, 1987 to discuss the inspection findings.

The violaton identified in the enclosed Notice of Violation (NOV) concerns

your failure to make a timely report of a significant construction deficiency,

pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55(e), regarding inadequete mounting conditions for the

6.9 kv switchgear in both Unit 1 and Unit 2. Although in a letter dated

September 5, 1986, the switchgear vendor indicated that a seismic event could

cause the breakers to malfunction, tne NRC was not notified of this deficiency

until February 13, 1987. We consider this violation to be significant because

the NRC should have been given the opportunity to monitor the substantial I

corrective actions that occurred during the intervening period.

In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC l

Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987), the violation described i

in the enclosed Notice has been classified as a Severity Level IV. The staff

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had considered escalated enforcement action for this violation because of the

significance of the deficiency and the lateness of the report; however, the

violation was categorized at Severity Level IV, consistent with our practice

at other facilities, because a report was filed before NRC action was taken.

The second potential violation identified in the referenced inspection report

concerned a failure to establish adequate measures to require documentation

for all nonconforming conditions, as required by 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B,

Criterion XV. After reviewing the additional information you presented during

the enforcement conference, the staff has concluded that no violation occurred. 4

The additionel information clarified that the procedures referred to in the

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inspection report provide that a " work request / work order" can be used in place

of a nonconformance report (NCR) in specific circumstances. The staff had not

previcusly cont.idered this provision because this practice is usually found in

the procedures for an operating plant rather than a plant urder construction.

After our review of the procedures in that light, the staff concludes that,

while the procedures cculd be improved with respect to reporting requirements

under 10 CFR Part 21 and 10 CFR 50.55(e), the work order / work request system

provides for the tracking, evaluation and reporting required by Criterion XV.

In a related manner, the overall process for evaluating and reporting construc-

tion deficiencies at CPSES was discussed in a management meeting between the

NRC and you and your staff on June 24, 1987. While the NRC staff recognizes

the unique nature of CPSES with respect to the large number of nonconforming

cond1tions evolving from, and possibly mooted by, your various corrective

action programs, there is still a need for a comprehensive and coordinated

plan to track, evaluate, and report significant construction deficiencies.

During that meeting, you conaitted to develop such a plan. You should refer

to your efforts in that regard in your response to this letter.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In ynur

response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional

actions you plan to prevent recurrence.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed. Notice are not subject

to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required

by the Paperwork Red.x tion Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511.

Sincerely,

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Christopher I. Grimes, Director

Comanche Peak Project Division

' Office of Special Projects

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. July 6, 1987 Meeting Presentation

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W. G. Counsil Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station

Texas Utilities Electric Company Units 1 and 2

cc:

Thomas G. Dignan, Jr. Asst. Director for Inspec. Programs

Ropes & Gray Comanche Peak Project Division

225 Franklin Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Boston, Massachusetts 02110 P. O. Box 1029

Granbury, Texas 76048

Robert A. Wooldridge, Esq. Regional Administrator, Region IV

Worsham, Forsythe, Sempels & U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Wooldridge 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000

2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Ailington, Texas 76011

Dallas, Texas 75201

Lanny A. Sinkin

Mr. Homer C. Schmidt Christic Institute

Director of Nuclear Services 1324 North Capitol Street

Texas Utilities Electric Company Washington, D.C. 20002

Skyway Tower

400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81 Ms. Billie Pirner Garde

Dallas, Texas 75201 Government Accountability Projer.t

Midwest Office

Mr. Robert E. Ballard, Jr. 104 E. Wisconsin Avenue

Director of Projects Appleton, Wisconsin 54915-8605

Gibbs and Hill, Inc.

11 Pen Plaza

New York, New Ycrk 100m David R. Pigott, Esq.

Orrick, H.trrington & Sutcliffe

600 Montgomery Street

Mr. R. S. Howard San Francisco, California 94111

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Westinghouse Electric Corporation

P. O. Box 355 Anthony Z. Roisman, Esq.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Suite 600

1401 New York Avenue, NW

Renea Hicks, Esq. Washington, D.C. 20005

Assistant Attorney General

Environmental Protection Division Robert Jablon

P. O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Bonnie S. Blair

Austin, Texas 78711 Spiegel & McDiarmid

1350 New York Avenue, NW

Mrs. Juanita El'is, President

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Washington, D.C. 20005-4798

Citizens Association for Sourd Energy

1426 Sotth Polk

Dallas, Texas 75224

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2121 N. California Blvd., Suite 390

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Joseph F. Fulbright

Fulbright & Jaworski

1301 McKinney Street

Houston, Texas 77010

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Mr. John W. Beck

Vice President

Texas L*ilities Electric Company

Skyway Tower

400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81

Dallas, Texas 75201

Mr. Jack Redding

c/o Bethesda Licensing

Texas Utilities Electric Company

3 Metro Center, Suite 610

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

William'A. Burchette, Esq.

Counsel for Tex-La Electric Cooperative

of Texas

Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell

Suite 700

1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20007

James M. McGaughy ,

GDS Associates. Inc.

Suite 450

2525 Cumberland Parkway

Atlanta, Georgia 30339

Administrative Judge Peter Bloch

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission

Washington, D.C. 20555

Elizabeth B. Johnson *

Administrative Judge

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

P. O. Box X, Building 3500

Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830

Dr. Kennei.h A. McCollom

1107 West Knapp

Stillwater, Oklahoma 74075

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1 Administrative Judge

881' West Outer Drive

Oak Ridge, Tennessee 378't0

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