ML20247H537

Notice of Violation from Insp on 890821-25.Violations Noted: in-process Monitoring of Welding Parameters Not Being Conducted & Three Holding Ovens Contained Covered Electrodes or More than One Heat Code of Same Size

ML20247H537
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	09/12/1989
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20247H533	List: IR 05000498/1989036 ML20247H528 ML20247H537
References
50-498-89-36, 50-499-89-36, NUDOCS 8909200011
Download: ML20247H537 (2)

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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Houston Lighting & Power Company Dockets: 50-498 South Texas Project,tinits 1 and 2 50-499 Operating Licenses: NPF-76 NPF-80 During an inspection conducted on August 21-25, 1989, violations of NRC requirements were identified. The violations involved monitoring of welding parameters, and control of welding materials. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix 0 (1989), the violations are listeo below:

A. Monitorino of Welding Parameters Criterion X of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 states, in part, "A program for inspection of activities affecting quality shall be established and executed by or for the organization performing the activity to verify conformance with documented instructions, procedures, and drawings for accomplishing the activity. Such inspection shall be performed by individuals other than those who performed the activity being inspected. . . . Both inspection and process monitoring shall be provided  !

when control is inadequate without both. . . ." 4 Contrary to the above, the inspectors determined through interviews with personnel from the departments of Nuclear Assurance, Quality Control, and >

Support Construction, that in-process monitoring of welding parameters, such as, amperage, voltage, and travel speed, was not being conducted for the welding performed during the outage.

This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement 11)(498/0936-01; 499/8936-01)

B. Control of Welding Material Criterion V of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 requires activities affecting  ;

quality to be prescribed by documented procedures and accomplished in accordance with these procedures.

Paragraph 6.2 in Revision 4 to Procedure OPMP02-ZW-0004, " Control of Filler Materials," states in part, "After opening hermetically sealed containers and color coding, all low hydrogen and stainless steel electrodes ,

which are not immediately issued for production use shall be stored in holding ovens . . . . Each holding even shall be clearly marked to indicate its contents and shall contain no more than one classification of ,

covered electrodes or more than one heat code of the same size."

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L Contrary to the above three of seven holding ovens being used in the l Unit 1 Filler Material Issue Area contained either more than one l' '

classification of covered electrodes or more than one heat code of the same size, none of which were identified as being contained i

.within the ovens.

h 1. Oven OSC 101', which was identified as containing 3/32 and 1/8-inch E9018-B3 electrodes, also contained 1/8-inch E7018 electrodes mixed in with the 1/8-inch E9018-B3 electrodes.

2. Oven OSC 102, which was identified as containing 3/32 and 1/8-inch E308L-16 electrodes, Lot Nos. 2049816 and 2449256, respectively, also contained 3/32-inch E308L-16 electrodes, Lot No. 2549410, mixed in with the identified 3/32-inch-E308L-16 electrodes.

3. Oven OSC 108, which was identified as containing 3/32 and 1/8-inch E7018 electrodes, also contained 3/32-inch E309-16 electrodes mixed in with the 3/32-inch E7018 electrodes, and one 1/8-inch E8018-B2 electrode mixed in with the 1/8-inch E7018 electrodes.

This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement 11)(498/8936-02; 499/8936-02)'

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Houston Lighting & Power Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to this Office within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice. This reply, should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation if admitted,

'(2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Arlington, Tex this /gLWu day of ytdyts1989

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