IR 05000338/1996012

Ack Receipt of 970205 Ltr Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-338/96-12 & 50-339/96-12 on 970106

ML20135F254
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	02/27/1997
From:	Belisle G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Hanlon J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.)
References
NUDOCS 9703110295
Download: ML20135F254 (3)

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Fbbruary 27, 1997 ,

Virginia Electric and Power Company ATTN: Mr. J. Senior Vice President - Nuclear Innsbrook Technical Center 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-338/96-12 AND 50-339/96-12

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Dear Mr. O'Hanlon:

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Thank you for your response of February 5,1997, to our Notice of Violation issued on January 6,1997, concerning activities conducted at your North Anna facility. We have evaluated your response and found that it meets the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201. We will examine the implementation of your corrective action associated with Violations A and C during future inspections.

With regard to Violation B you requested that the characterization of the Violation be changed from cited to non-cited. This request is based on the fact that a Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) vendor surveillance representative identified the problem. The decision to issue a Notice of Violation was dictated by the requirements stated in NUREG-1600, General Statement of Policy and Procedures

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for NRC Enforcement Actions. A Notice of Violation was issued because the

corrective actions for the deficiency were incomplete. Consequently, the requirements for a Non-cited Violation were not met. The corrective action did not address the weakness in your program for reviewing vendor documents as

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highlighted by the circumstances of the bolt problem.

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In the circumstances of the bolt problem, the vendor submittals did contain information that would have allowed an engineer to identify the problem before

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installation of the non-conforming equipment. Namely, the fact that A307 bolt material is not suitable for pumps and there was a discrepancy between the seismic analysis report and the bill-of-material. The extent to which vendor submittals need be reviewed is a matter of judgement on the part of the responsible engineer.

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Your response states:

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O Personnel in the design engineering organization have been alerted to this issue and advised to provide more attention to detail when reviewing critical technical information provided by equipment vendors. Y'

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i VEPCO 2 This corrective action may be sufficient to resolve the issue. We were not aware that .

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warranted. No further response is required. Inspectors will examine your program .

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for review of vendor submittals during future inspections.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.  ;

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Sincerely,

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Original signed by George A. Belisle George A. Belisle, Chief ,

Reactor Projects Branch 5

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Docket Nos. 50-338, 50-339 License Nos. NPF-4, NPF-7 l

I cc: M. L. Bowling, Manager 4201 Dominion Boulevard Nuclear Licensing and Glen Allen, VA 23060 ,

Operations Support Virginia Electric & Power Co. Dr. W. T. Lough Innsbrook Technical Center Virginia Corporation Commission 5000 Dominion Boulevard Division of Energy Regulation l GM. Allen, VA 23060 P. O. Box 1197 l Richmond, VA 23209 W. R. Matthews, Manager  ;

North Anna Power Station William C. Porter, Jr.

P. O. Box 402 County Administrator ,

Mineral, VA 23117 Louisa County P. O. Box 160

- D. A. Christian, Manager Louisa, VA 23093

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Surry Power Station Virginia Electric & Power Co. Michael W. Maupin, Esq.

5570 Hog Island Road Hunton and Williams Surry, VA 23883 Riverfront Plaza, East Tower 951 E. Byrd Street Executive Vice President Richmond, VA 23219 Old Dominion Electric -

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Attorney General Supreme Court Building 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219

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I Robert B. Strobe, M.D., M.P.H.

! State Health Commissioner l Office of the Commissioner Virginia Department of Health P. O. Box 2448

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NRC Resident inspector

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