ML20133F206
| ML20133F206 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 08/05/1985 |
| From: | Kleinsorge W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20133F075 | List: |
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| OL, NUDOCS 8508080184 | |
| Download: ML20133F206 (6) | |
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k 6-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD CCCKETED us%c In the matter of Docket Nos.
'85 E -7 A10 66 GEORGIA POWER COMPANY et al.
50-424 and 50-425 CFFICE C: i. Ew C03ETu4G A SERvKr.
(Vogtle Electric Generatina BRANCH Plant, Units I and 2)
AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM P. KLEINS0RGE William P. Kleinsorge, states under oath that:
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My name is William P. Kleinsorge.
My business address is U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission,101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900, Atlanta, GA 30323.
I am employed as a Reactor Inspector for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II.
In that position, my primary responsibilities involve inspection of nuclear power plants in the areas of welding, nondestructive examination and pump and valve testing.
A summary of my professional qualifications is attached.
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I make this Affidavit with regard to the Applicants' Motion for Summary Disposition of Joint Intervenors' Contention No. 8 (Quality Assurance).
I have personal knowledge of a certain related matter as stated herein which I believe to be true and correct.
This matter, which I will address in the following paragraph, is related to inadequate Radiographic Procedures as referred to by the intervenors.
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Intervenors allege that GPC has failed to establish adequate radiography procedure's and cite as their only example a CB&I ASME Section VIII Radiogra-phy procedure which did not designate that the heat affected zone be exam-ined with the same film density required by ASME.
The problem with the CB&I -
procedure was identified as a violation in NRC Inspection Report No. 50-424/83-16.
4.
In their letter of response dated September 30, 1983, the licensee did not concur with the findings based on GPC " Code Experts" interpretation of ASME B&PV Code Sections III, V, and VIII and ASME Section III Code Interpretation 111-82-27.
The NRC in their December 22, 1983, letter withdrew the viola-tion because they had subsequently learned that the weld area in question had been removed to allow for the installation of a penetration assembly.
Therefore, there was no longer a safety concern about the uninspected heat affected zone (HAZ).
This coupled with the fact that it took a particular repair sequence to cause the thickness conditions which resulted in the unacceptable radiographs, gives reasonable assurance that the finding was an isolated incident.
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In their September 30, 1983 letter, the licensee made the following statements:
"To further clarify this question, we have addressed the following question to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Committee for Section VIII:
To what extent of area beyond weld metal is to be included in the
' radiographing of welds when required by UW-52 and required for
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. interpretation by UW-51(b), (1) through (4)?
When a reply to this question is received, the Georgia Power Company will take whatever actions that are necessary to ensure we are in full compliance with Code requirements."
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Swain affidavit at paragraph 14 states:
"Rather than rest upon GPC's
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interpretation of the Code, Georgia Power Company referred this matter to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Committee for interpretation. That Committee has now clarified the question and it appears that the heat-affected zone is included within the " area of inquiry" such that film density of 3.80 should be maintained in radiography procedure. Accordingly, the CB&I procedure has been revised."
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The area of radiography procedure compliance with regulatory requirements and technical adequacy has been inspected on several occasions during routine inspections and is addressed in NRC reports 50-424, 425/82-23 and 50-424, 425/84-36 with no inadequacies noted.
In view of the above, it can be concluded that GPC's radiography procedures are adequate to protect public health and safety.
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In sumary, based on my knowledge described above on the specific issues raised by Intervenors, and based on niy overall knowledge of QA/QC activities at Plant Vogtle as applied to my areas of expertise as set forth above, I do not believe there has been a programmatic breakdown in the QA/QC program at Vogtle.
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WILLIAM P. KLEINS0RGE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II My name is William P. Kleinsorge.
My business address is 101 Marietta Street, Suite 2900, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
I am employed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Metallurgical Engineer.
I graduated from the University of Nevada at Reno in 1964 with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering.
I am a registered professional engineer in South Carolina, Certificate No. 7223 and California, Certificate No. MT-1725. During my career with the Navy, I have completed a number of train-ing courses in, reactor operation, nuclear quality control, welding, healt5 physics, metallurgy of welding and joining, nondestructive examination, and supervision.
Since joining the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,il have completed courses in nondestructive examination, welding technology, concrete technology, PWR fundamentals, BWR fundamentals, inservice inspection, and quality assurance.
In 1979, I accepted my present position of Metallurgical Engineer with U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
My duties involved the inspection of nuclear components that are being installed in licensed nuclear power plants.
As a specialist, I provide metallurgical engineering advice and assistance to other members of the NRC staff concerning conditions arising during construction, inservice inspection, or operation of nuclear facilities which require a knowl-edge of metallurgy, welding and/or nondestructive examination.
Prior to my employment with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission I was employed by the Department of Defense (D00) as a Welding Engineer at naval shipyards involved with construction, repair and overhaul of combatant ships. My major assignments with 000 were as follows:
From 1978 to 1979, I was employed as a Supervisory Welding Engineer (Head, Welding Engineering Division) at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. Responsible for all welding and allied processes, nuclear and nonnuclear.
4 From 1972 to 1978, I was employed as a Welding Project Engineer at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, responsible for the welding laboratory.
From 1970 to 1972, I was employed as a Supervisory Welding Engineer (Head Weld-ing/ Metallurgical Branch) at the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility, Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, responsible for all welding, heat treating and material certification and control.
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From 1969 to 1970, I was employed as a Nuclear Welding Engineer at the Charleston Naval Shipyard where I was responsible for welding engineering activities associated with repair and refueling of naval nuclear power plants.
From 196E to 1969 I was employed as a welding Engineer at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard where I was responsible for welding engineering activities associated with non-nuclear piping systems on U.S. Naval vessels.
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