ML20076E161
| ML20076E161 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/22/1983 |
| From: | Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| To: | Sternberg D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| ANPP-23583-BSK, NUDOCS 8305260326 | |
| Download: ML20076E161 (4) | |
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April 22, 1983 'G tm ANPP-23583-BSK/ JAR U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region V Creekside Oaks Office Park 1450 Maria Lane - Suite 210 Walnut Creek, California 94596-5368 Attention: Mr. D. M. Sternberg, Chief Reactor Projects Branch No. 1
Subject:
NRC ISE Inspection of January 4-7 and 17-21, 1983 File: 83-019-026 D.4.33.2
Reference:
Letter ANPP-23414-BSK/ JAR, dated April 4, 1983
Dear Sir:
This letter refers to the special Inspection conducted by Mr. P. P. Narbut on January 4-7 and 17-21, 1983, as documented in your letter of March 2, 1983, of activities authorized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Construction Permit No. CPPR-141.
Enclosed, is a revision to correct the response concerning the unauthorized, undocumented weld noncompliance.
Very truly yours CLLL. /1 L L E. E. Van Brunt, Jr.
APS Vice President Nuclear Projects ANPP Project Director EEVBJr/BSK:ske Enclosure cc: T. G. Woods, Jr.
G. C. Andognini J. R. Bynum D. B. Fasnacht A. C. Rogers W. E. Ide C. N. Russo G. E. Pankonin A. C. Gehr W. H. Wilson R. L. Patterson R. M. Grant D. R. Hawkinson 8305260326 830503 PDR ADOCK 05000528 G PDR
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ATTACHMENT A
. NOTICE OF VIOLATION Docket No. 50-528 Construction Permit No. CPPR-141 As a result of the Inspection conducted on January 4-7 and 17-21, 1983, and in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy 10CFR Part 2, Appendix C, 47FR9987 (March 9, 1982), the following Violations were identified:
A. 10CFR50, Appendix B, Criterion V, as addressed in Section 17 of the PSAR, states, in part: " Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings of a type appopriate to the cir-cumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or drawings...."
s Bechtel Welding Standard WD-1, Revision l', dated February 17, 1981, Paragraph 1.3, states:
"This procedure includes checklists and other forms to be used for documenting satisfactory accomplish-ment of the fabrication and examination processes.
The use of these checklists and forms provides assurance that welding is performed and examined in accordance with specified procedures, that welding procedures and welders and/or welding operators are qualified in accordance with the ASME Code,Section IX, and that specified and certified materials are used for fabrication. Provisions are made for wit-nessing or inspecting by the Authorized Nuclear Inspector (ANI) ."
Contrary to the above, on or about February 12, 1982, an unauthorized, undocumented weld was made in Line RDB-012-XCCA-4" one inch (1") North of Field Weld FW-302 shown on MCN-1-10441P, dated January 9, 1982. The weld was subsequently ground even with the pipe on the outside and inside diameter to make visual detection of the weld difficult.
This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement III), applicable to Unit #1.
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- Revised Response to item A
- 1. Corrective Steps Taken and Results Achieved-Nonconformance Report No. WA-673 war prepared describing the presence of the undocumented weld. The disposition required replacing a six-inch'(6") length of pipe that included the weld in question, as well as the sockolet and two (2) welds FW-302 and FW-303.
- 2. Corrective Steps That Have Been Taken to Avoid Further Noncompliance The NRC Inspection of January 4-7 and 17-21, 1983, as documented in NRC's letter dated March 2, 1983, states that the alleger claims to have personal knowledge of
/fi the weld in question and why it was made. He did not claim to have knowledge of any others. This is con-sidered an isolated _ incident. However, the implications of this incident, and the serious nature of the Violation, will be discussed with all welder foremen to reemphasize the absolute necessity to comply with all jobsite proce-dures controlling welding operations.
- 3. Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved on March 15, 1983, with the completion of the work described on Nonconformance Report No. WA-673. The work was performed, inspected and docu-mented in accordance with approved Project procedures.
Discussions with all welder foremen will be accomplished by April 15, 1983.
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