ML20209F146
| ML20209F146 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 04/14/1987 |
| From: | Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20209F071 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-424-87-14, 50-425-87-10, NUDOCS 8704300213 | |
| Download: ML20209F146 (3) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Georgia Power Company Docket Nos. 50-424, 425 Vogtle License Nos. NPF-61, CPPR-109 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on February 9-13, 1987, violations of NRC requirements were identified.
The violations involved failure to assure adequate protection of vital equipment, failure to accomplish adequate corrective action and failure to follow procedures for control of welding.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986),theviolationsarelistedbelow:
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10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XIII, as implemented by FSAR Chapter 17, Section 17.2.13, requires that measures be established to control storage and preservation of equipment in accordance with work and inspection instructions to prevent damage or deterioration.
Georgia Power Company (GPC) Procedure GD-T-17, Revision 5, para-graph 5.1.1 requires, in part, that:
1 Maintain clean and safe work conditions in all areas. These clean-up efforts include, but are not limited to, timeliness and adequacy of the following:
Control / removal of litter and garbage.
Removal of scrap material.
Housekeeping applies to areas with work in progress and with permanent materials already in place, as well as storage and maintenance areas.
Contrary to the above, on February 11, 1987, activities were not accomplished in accordance with the above in that abandoned tools and construction debris (including scrap materials) were located such that they could fall and damage vital equipment in Room RA 48 of the Control Building.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement II) Unit 1 only.
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10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion XVI, as implemented by FSAR Chapter 17, Section 17.1.9, requires that measures be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficien-cies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected.
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Docket Nos. 50-424, 425 Vogtle License Nos. NPF-61, CPPR-109 GPC procedure DT-E-01, Revision 12,Section IV requires, in part, that all
" pink copy" uncontrolled documents be marked "for information only - not for construction purposes."
They will not be taken into the power block except for use by engineers as reference documents.
GPC identified norconformances (the use of pink uncontrolled documents for construction purposes) to procedures DT-E-01, Revision 12, and DC-A-01, Revision 15.
Corrective action was taken by issuance of procedure aware-ness information PAC No. 12-86-2 to all electrical supervisors and crafts-nen on December 9, 1986. PAC No. 12-86-2 specifies, in part, as follows:
Do not use uncontrolled documents for construction purposes.
They must be marked "For Information Only," and may be used by Engineering for Reference only.
Contrary to the above, on February 11, 1987, adequate corrective action was not accomplished in that electrical craftsmen were using a pink copy of V-FCRB-103 marked "For Information Only - Not for Construction Purposes" to complete work on a seismic 1E support in the control building.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement II) Unit 2 only.
C.
10 CNR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, as implemented by FSAR Chapter 17, Section 17.1.5, requires that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or drawings.
i Bechtel Power Corporation (BPC) Specification X4AZ01, Division P1, Revision 16, Section Pl.7.8, requires, in part, that:
To'ols for use on austenetic stainless steel and ferritic material shall be controlled and marked in accordance with the contractor's procedures.
Pullman Power Products (PPP) procedure V11-13, dated August 18, 1986, Paragraph 6.0 requires, in part, that:
Portable grinding wheels shall be marked with red paint.
Faragraph 7.0 requires that:
Any tool not marked in accordance with this procedure shall be considered a carbon steel tool and shall not be used for working on staipesssteelmaterials.
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' Contrary to 'the above, on February 11, 1987, activities were not accomp-lished in accordance with the above in that electrical craftsmen were using both blue and red marked grinding wheels on carbon steel welds.
Both red and blue marked grinding wheels had been issued from the Vogtle i
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Docket Nos. 50-424, 425 Vogtle License Nos. NPF-61, CPPR-109 craft tool room.
These wheels were to remain on grinder: which would be returned at the end of shift, placed in a common bin, and avaflable for reissue for use on stainless steel.
This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement II) Unit 2 only.
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Georgia' Power Company is hereby required to submit to this Office within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply including for each violation:
(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which wilt be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the cate when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
FOR HE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i
L is A eyes, Director Divis on of Reactor Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this H4 ay of (fcll 1987 d
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