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Forwards Insp Rept 50-382/97-05 on 970421-25 w/in-ofc Insp & Followup Continuing Through 970501 & NOV
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Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	05/23/1997
From:	Howell A; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Dugger C; ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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Charles M. Dugger, Vice President

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Killona, Louisiana 70066

! SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-382/97-05 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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Dear Mr. Dugger:

An NRC inspection was conducted April 21-25,1997, at your Waterford Steam Electric

4 Station, Unit 3 reactor facility, with in-office inspection and followup continuing through ,

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May 1,1997. A supplemental telephonic exit was held on May 1,1997. The enclosed

report presents the scope and results of that inspection.

As a result of our inspection findings, a violation was identified regarding the

implementation of your welding program. We also recognize that you have identified a

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declining trend in welding activities through your corrective action program. Recent

problems that have been identified include lack of control of weld rod, carbon

contamination of stainless steel welds, missed final quality control inspections of stud i

! welds, and welding on a wrong system. In regard to the latter issue, many barriers to j

failure were breached by craft and quality control personnel. This situation could have

resulted in a hazard or system inoperability had not the fortuitous discovery of the error not

been identified by a new work crew. In the aggregate, these issues are of concern and

, indicate that improved welding controls are necessary.

2 The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances

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surrounding this violation are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that

you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the ;

enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part,

to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with

regulatory requirements. ,

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,

its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,

or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. 3

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Docket No.: 50-382

License No.: NPF-38

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

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Executive Vice President and

Chief Operating Officer

Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

Vice President, Operations Support

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway. i

P.O. Box 651 i

Jackson, Mississippi 39205

General Manager, Plant Operations

Waterford 3 SES

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box B

Killona, Louisiana 70066

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Chairman

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Director, Nuclear Safety &

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P.O. Box B

Killona, Louisiana 70066

William H. Spell, Administrator

Louisiana Radiation Protection Division

P.O. Box 82135

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Parish President

St. Charles Parish

P.O. Box 302

Hahnville, Louisiana 70057

Mr. William A. Cross

Bethesda Licensing Office 1

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