ML20238A918
| ML20238A918 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 05/01/1986 |
| From: | Phillips H NRC |
| To: | Westerman T NRC |
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| NUDOCS 8708210123 | |
| Download: ML20238A918 (1) | |
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May 1, 1986 50-446 Memo for:
T.F.
Westerman, Chief Reactor Safety Branch From H.S. Phillips, Senior Resident Inspector
Subject:
Draft Reports I have made notations on each draft to identify any substan-tive di f ferences as you requested in your memorandum, dated April 7, 1986.
I was unable to submit within the date request-cd because I was on leave; however, I informed you of this and rcquested more time.
I believe this submission is timely, con-l cidering the extension requested.
l A matrix was developed to show the information requested.
This matrix and the draft reports are attached for file.
I clso organized inspector inputs and. inspection backup material cc I intend to keep this information for follow-up of viola-tions and unresolved items.
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Phillips ces Resident File Enclosures
- 1. Westerman Memorandum
- 2. Matrik
- 3. Documents submitted to file room 870821J123 070819
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fJWI 101996 HEMORANDUM FOR: Eric H. Johnson, Director Division of Reactor Safety
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T. F. Westerinan, Chief, Reactor Safety Branch Y FROM:
Ian Barnes Chief, RIV Comanche Peak Task Group
SUBJECT:
WELD ROD CONTROL FINDING -- NRC INSPECTION REPORT I
50-445/85-14, 50-446/85-11 (APPENDIX D)
It was brought to my attention by Tom Westerman that Shannon Phillips had asserted that someone other than the inspectors had dropad a violation regarding weld rod control from paragraph 7 of Appendix 1 of the subject report.
In that I was the reviewer apparently alluded to in this assertion. I believe it is appropriate that I respond relative to the actual circumstances that led to the dropping of the citation.
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On review of the report submitted by Shannon Phillips., I noted that i
he had closed out a previous unresolved ites on weld rod control (446/8502-01) based on (a) extensive review of the subject by the NRC Technical Review Team, and (b) a Region IV inspection in the l
report inspection period which identified no violations or deviation.
See document identified by Shannon Phillips as 3.b. pape 57. When I reached paragraph 7 in my review, I noted that a vio ation was4 identified regarding loose and missing labels on canisters of '
Sandvik electrodes. See page 81 in document identified by Shannon Phillips as 3.b.
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I contacted Shannon Phillips and inforined him that the report was unacceptable on this subject; 1.e., closing out an unresolved item on weld rod control based in part, on a current Region IV inspection showing no findings and then hay 1 M a proposed violation on the same subject in the very same report. During this conversation. I told Shannon Phillips that either his unreso' ved item be left open if a violation was truly believed to exist, or the violation be dropped.
In addition I infor1ned Shannon Phillips that I believed the proposed
,xiolation q_s somewhat questionable in that the Region IV inspector
[ Identifiable.Jstated in the report that the meteria was still
$hannon lips inforised me that he would discuss the matter withj-nd would then get back to me.
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I d Shannon Phillips at that time that I did not want the subject dropped, in that labels should not be coming loose from electrode canisters.
I recommended that the matter be referred to Brown and Root Welding Engineering for followup. This referral was then documented in the report.
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to assure syself that he had contacted Brown and Root on the subject.
He answered in the affirmative.
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