W3P87-1002, Forwards Response to Violations 8631-01 & 8631-02 Noted in Insp Rept 50-382/86-31.Corrective Action:Procedure MM-1-054 Revised to Incorporate Weld Spec Documentation Sheets That Will Allow Better Dispositioning of Items in Question
| ML20205T622 | |
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| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 04/03/1987 |
| From: | Cook K LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| W3P87-1002, NUDOCS 8704070341 | |
| Download: ML20205T622 (3) | |
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$iu k hysi[U April 3, 1987 W3P87-1002 A4.05 QA U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555
Subject:
Waterford 3 SES Docket No. 50-382 License No. NPF-38 NRC Inspection Report 86-31 Attached is the Louisiana Power and Light Company (LP&L) response to Violation Nos. 8631-01 and 8631-02 identified in Inspection Report No.
86-31.
If you have any questions on the response, please contact G.E. Wuller, Operational Licensing, at (504) 464-3499.
I Very truly yours,
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R.D. Martin, NRC Region IV G.W. Knighton, NRC-NRR J.H. Wilson, NRC-hTR NRC Resident Inspectors Office E.L. Blake W.M. Stevenson
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r Attachment to W3P87-1002 Sheet 1 of 2 LP&L Response To Violation Nos. 8631-01 and 8631-02 VIOLATION NO. 8631-01 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V; and Ebasco Specification - General Power Piping Requirements, LOU 1564-100, require that quality affecting activities be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings of a type appropriate to the circumstance and that they be 4
accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or drawings.
Contrary to the above, Station Modification SM-107, Backup Spent Fuel Pool Cooling System was not accomplished in accordance with instructions, procedures, and drawings.
Listed below are examples of discrepancies between Ebasco Specification LOU-1564-100 and as-built conditions:
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Pipe Supports FSRR-4004 and CCRR-4521: Lock nuts not engaged per specifications and Cotter keys not in' stalled properly.
o Pipe Support FSRR-4001: Drawing required lock nut missing, o
Pipe Support FSRR-4010: Drawing required weep hole not drilled.
This is a Severity Level IV violation.
RESPONSE
(1) Reason for the Violation The support sketches included in the Station Modification Package (SMP) may have lacked adequate details to assure that supports were installed in accordance with design requirements.
(2) Corrective Action That Has Been Taken Supports installed under Station Modification 107 including the four identified in the inspection report were reinspected and the deficiencies noted in the reinspection were corrected (refer to CIWA-030338 & CIWA-032292).
The design group has been directed to provide more detail and clearer directions in future design drawings for those design packages that relate to installation of supports.
(3) Corrective Action To Be Taken No further action is deemed necessary.
(4) Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved
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The directive was approved on March 27, 1987.
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Sheet 2 of 2 VIOLATION NO. 8631-02 i
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10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XV and site procedure QP-015-001 Nonconformances and Corrective Actions, require that measures he i
established to control materials, parts, or components which do not conform j
to requirements in order to prevent their inadvertent use or installation.
1 Contrary to the above, the following two examples of failure to control the i
use of nonconforming components were identified.
o Documentation on two butt welds, FS-SM-107-M3-FW6 and FS-SM-107-M4-SW8 j
indicates the welds were rejected by QC due to fit up problems.
1 Specifically, the gap opening was greater than 5/32 of an inch.
j Proper disposition was not documented for these nonconforming i
conditions in that a required nonconformance report was not prepared.
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Welds FSRR-4002-FW-2 and FSRR-4002-FW-1 were' rejected by QC, however.
the weld records indicated t. hat the completed welds were acceptable without having been reinspected by QC for the rejectable attribute.
This is a Severity Level IV violation.
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(1) _R_eason for the Violation The documentation to accept the welds identified was in the packages, i
however, the QC acceptance after the QC rejection was difficult to decipher.
(2) Corrective Action That-Has Been Taken The weld packages were reviewed by a welding engineer and QC inspectors and dispositioned acceptable as found.
(3) Corrective Action To 'Be Taken LP&L procedure MM-1-054 is being revised to incorporate. Weld Specification Documentation Sheets that will allow for better dispcsitioning of items in question.
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The procedure is expected to be approved by April 15, 1987.
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