ML20237E930

Notice of Violation from Insp on 871019-23 & 1102-06. Violation Noted:Failure to Comply W/Asme Code Section IX Paragraph QW-452 Re Welder Performance Qualification Requirements

ML20237E930
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	12/22/1987
From:	Herdt A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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Shared Package
ML20237E923	List: IR 05000302/1987032 ML20237E921 ML20237E930
References
50-302-87-32, NUDOCS 8712290266
Download: ML20237E930 (2)

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l NOTICE OF VIOLATION Florida Power Corporation Docket No. 50-302 Crystal River License No. DPR-72 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on October 19-23 and November 2-6, 1987, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involved the failure to comply with ASME Code Section IX requirements in that'certain welders deposited weld metal beyond the maximum thickness range of their qualification. In accordance with the " General Statement' of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987), the violations is listed below:

l Paragraph (a)(1) of 10 CFR 50.55a requires structures and components be fabricated and inspected to quality ' standards commensurate with the importance of the safety function. ASME Code Section IX 1980 Edition paragraph QW-452 delineates the requirements for welding performance qualification tests of welders.

Contrary to these requirements, on October 22, 1987, welder perfonnance qualifications were not .in accordance with QW-452 requirements in that certain welders were permitted to fabricate production weld (s) beyond the limits of their qualification.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Florida Power Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to

- the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, Crystal River, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice. This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include [for each violation]: (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be i

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o Florida Power Corporation 2 Docket No. 50-302 Crystal River License No. DPR-72 given to extending the response time. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l

ORIGINAL S!GNID BY Alld4 R. HERDT Alan R. Herdt, Chief Engineering Branch Division of Reactor Safety Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this day of December 1987 I

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