ML19257C070

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 790813-16
ML19257C070
Person / Time
Site: Seabrook  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/25/1979
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML17198A032 List:
References
50-443-79-07, 50-443-79-7, 50-444-79-07, 50-444-79-7, NUDOCS 8001240064
Download: ML19257C070 (3)


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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Public Service Company of New Hampshire Docket Nos. 50-443 50-444 This refers to the inspection conducted by representatives of the Region I (Philadelphia) office at the Seabrook Statior., Units 1 and 2, Seabrook, New Hampshire, of activities authorized by NRC License Nos. CPPR-135 and CPPR-136.

During this inspection, conducted on August 13-16, 1979, the following apparent items of noncompliance were identified:

A.

10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criteria V, states, in part, that:

" Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings... and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, drawings, and procedures..."

The licensee's PSAR for Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2, states, in part, in Paragraph 17.1.5:

"Each organization is required to perform their respective quality related activities covered by this program in accordance with documented instructions, procedures, or drawings."

Paragraph 5, and Appendix I of the Perini Power Constructors, Inc. Quality Assurance Procedure QAP 10.3, Revision 4, Cadweld Inspection, states, in part:

...The assigned QA inspector shall inspect each cadweld splice...

after splice is made... in accordance with Cadweld Splice Acceptance Criteria."

...The total void area at each end of a cadweld splice... shall be computed in a manner prescribed..."

...The following shall cause the splice to be rejected:

(1) Void areas in excess of the maximum allowed."

Contrary to the above, on August 15, 1979, completed cadweld splice number 87-5-116 was inspected by Perini QA inspector and marked as an acceptable splice when the void area at one end was in excess of the maximum allowed.

This item is an infraction applicable to Docket No. 50-443.

B.

10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part, that:

" Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings... and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, drawings, and procedures..."

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The licensee's PSAR for Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2, states, in part, in Paragraph 17.1.5:

"Each organization is required to perform their respective quality related activities covered by this program in accordance with documented instructions, procedures, or drawings."

Paragraph 4.2 of Perini Quality Assurance Procedure QAP 10.10, Revision 2, Structural Concrete Repair Inspection, states, in part:

...This procedure shall be implemented when defects in placed concrete are identified," and, "a defect will be considered as a " Major" if, in the opinion of the Construc-tion Manager, concrete through and around reinforcing steel must be removed in order to alleviate all unsound concrete," and in Paragraph 5.1, it also states that:

"After completion of concrete repairs... finalize the Concrete Post Placement Inspection Report in accordance with QAP 10.5."

Contrary to the above, as of August 16, 1979, quality related activities for major repairs were not covered by the program presented in QAP 10.5, which addresses normal concrete placement, and provides no inspection criteria relating to the removal of unsound concrete, such as verification that rebar was not injured during concrete removal, acceptability of remaining concrete or treatment of the joint prior to final repair.

This item is an infraction applicable to Docket Nos. 50-443 and 50-444.

C.

10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XIII, states, in part, that:

... Measures shall be established to control the handling, storage, shipping, cleaning and preservation of material and equipment in accordance with work and inspection instructions to prevent damage or deterioration..."

The licensee's PSAR for Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2, states, in part, in Paragraph 17.2.13:

" Site contractors are required, through the procurement documents, to perfonn storage and handling, including in-place storage, in accordance with written procedures which have been submitted to UE&C for review and approval."

UE&C QA Procedure No. 9763-QAS-1, Section 4.12, states, in part, that:

"...The contractor shall establish and document in written procedures his measure to control handling storage and preservation of equipment in accor-dance with purchase order requirements to prevent damage and deterioration..."

Contrary to the above, as of August 15, 1979, the containmelt contractor's storage procedure CP-02, Revision 0, did not have measures w control the storage of the Units 1 and 2 containment equipment hatciles to prevent deterioration.

This item is an infraction applicable to Docket Nos. 50-443 and 50-444.

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D.

10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part, that:

" Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings... and shall ba accomplished in accordance with these instructions, drawings, and procedures..."

The licensee's PSAR for Seabrook Station, Units 1 and 2, states, in part, in Paragraph 17.1.5:

"Each organization is required to perform their respective quality related activities covered by this program in accordance with documented instructions, procedures, or drawings."

YAEC Field QA Manual Procedure No. 3, Revision 1, states:

" Deficiencies discovered during surveillance and not corrected and approved during the surveillance shall be reported by the individual discovering the discrepancy, using the Field QA Deficiency Report Form 3.1."

did not issue a deficiency report for discrepant items uncovered (ganization Contrary to the above, as of August 16, 1979, the YAEC Field QA Or Report No. 206) during surveillance activities of the piping contractor on May 22, 1979.

This item is an infraction applicable to Docket Nos. 50-443 and 50-444.

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