ML20249B830

PNO-76-133:Consumers Power Co Informed Region III That Errors Were Discovered in Placing Reinforcing Steel Bars at Three Locations in Auxiliary Building at Midland Construction Site.Inspector at Site to Review Problem

ML20249B830
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	07/29/1976
From:	Roy G, Thompson D, Warnick R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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References
PNO-76-133, NUDOCS 9806240282
Download: ML20249B830 (2)

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' PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION de / lay 4 sM  ?

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. July 29, 1976 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-76-133 -

This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information

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and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

Facility: Consumers Power. Company, Midland 1 and 2 *

(DN 50-329, and 50-330) Jackson, Michigan

Subject:

CONCRETE WORK HALTED AT MIDLAND; CONSIDERABLE NEWS MEDIA INTEREST LOCALLY Consumers Power Company informed Region III (Chicago) that errors were discovered in placing reinforcing steel bars at three locations in the auxiliary building at its Midland construction site. . Reinforcing steel --.

placement errors have been a repetitive problem at Midland and have been the subject of several Region III inspections and management meetings since March 1976. ,

l. The errors, involving omission or misplacement of reinforcing steel, i were found through an augmented quality assurance program instituted by Consumers Power Company in late June 1976. These errors were

identified by Consumers Power inspectors before pouring of concrete, but after normal quality control inspections had failed to identify the problems. As a result, the utility has halted all concrete work involving reinforcing steel. (Concrete work had been halted by the utility in June and on three earlier occasions because of problems associated with the placement of reinforcing steel.)

Ragion III considers this matter to be of importance because of the interest shown by the Midland Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and

l. Appeals Board in quality assurance matters and because of an earlier Show cause Order issued by the Commission for quality assurance k/

problems at Midland.

A Ragion III inspector is at the site today to review the problem.

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Consumers Power issued'a press release 7/27/76. There has been d considerable news media interest in Michigan.

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Region III received notification of this occurrence by telephone frok Consumers Power Company at 10 a.m. 7/27/76. This PN is issued as a result of news media interest which became evident on 7/28/76. The

, State of Michigan has been notified of the matter.

Contact:

RFWarnick, IE x27261 GWRoy, TE 27261 DThompson, IE x27541 Distribution:

Chairman Rowden Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy i

L. V. Gossick, EDO E. Volgenau, OIE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR H. K. Shapar, ELD T. J. FcTiernan, AIA m K. R. Chapman, NMSS R. G. Ryan, OSP Transmitted: PBldg9  ; E St 9  ; MNBB 9 A. ; Luge /ff  ;

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