ML17251A094
| ML17251A094 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 05/18/1988 |
| From: | SNOW B A ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. |
| To: | RUSSELL W T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8805250146 | |
| Download: ML17251A094 (14) | |
See also: IR 05000244/1988004
Text
OCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATION
~S9EASTPVENl'C,ROCIETER.VYMay18,1988Mr.WilliamT.RussellRegionalAdministrator
U.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
RegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA,19406Subject:Inspection
Report50-244/88-04
NoticeofViolation
R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244DearMr.Russell:Inaccordance
withNRCInspection
Report88-04whichstated:"Asaresultoftheinspection
conducted
onFebruary22-26,1'988,andinaccordance
withthe"GeneralStatement
ofPolicyforNRCEnforcement
Actions",
10CFR2,AppendixC,thefollowingviolation
wasidentified.10CFR50.55a(g)
statesthatASMECodeClassI,Class2,andClass3components
shal1meettherequirements
setforthinSectionXIoftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeandAddenda.Thefacilityinservice
inspection
programstatesthatthefacilitywillmeettherequirements
ofSectionXI,1974EditionthroughSummer1975Addendawithguidanceform,SectionXI,1977Edition,Summer1978Addenda.ASMESectionXI,1977Edition,Summer1978AddendainvokesANSIN-.45.2.6,1973forthequalification
ofpersonnel
performing
thevisualexamination
VT-2,VT-3,andVT-4andstatesthatthepractical
examination
shallbeperformed
usingpartsrepresentative
oftheOwner'splant.ANSIN-45.2.6,'973s'tatesthatafileofrecordsofpersonnel
qualificationsshal1bemaintained,
andshallcontainrecordsofpastperformancehistory.
Contrarytotheabove:DuringtheperiodfromFebruary22,1988toFebruary26,1988,personnel
qualification
recordsofQCPersonnel
certified
bythelicenseetoLevelIIVT-2,VT-3,andVT-4visualinspection
didnotcontainrecordsofpastperformance
history,andthepractical
examination
wasnotperformed
usingpartsrepresentative
oftheOwner'splant."thefollowingisprovidedinresponse.
Duringtheconductoftheinspection,
discussions
withtheinspector
indicated
thattheabilityandcapability
(qualifications)
oftheQualityControlinspectors
certified
toASMESectionXI,VT2,VT3,andVT4werenotinquestionandthatnoimmediate
corrective
actionstepswerenecessary.
Thisviolation
identifiestwospecificdeficiencies
inthequalification
programforQualityControlinspectors
toASMESectionXIVT2,VT3,andVT4examination
methods.Thefirstdeficiency
identifies
thelackofsufficient
detailinthequalification
recordsfortheinspectors
qualified
withrespecttopastperformance
history.QualityControlinspectors
qualified
toVT2,VT3,andVT4willhavetheirqualificationrecordsupdatedtoreflectthetimespentintheperformance
ofactivities
suchasreceiptinspection
ofpressureretaining
components
andpipingsupportmaterials,
inspections
andsurveillance
ofplantsystemsandcomponents
duringmaintenance
andtestingactivities,
andinspections
andsurveillance
conducted
duringandfollowing
modification
activities
suchasseismicupgradeandpre-service
leakageexaminations.
Documentation
ofthisperformance
asadditional
basisforcertification
willbeprovided.
Administrativeprocedure
A-1002,GualificationofInspection
Personnel,
wilIbereviewedandrevisedasnecessary
toassurefutureQualityControlinspector's
qualifications
forvisual.examination
methodswillbeinaccordance
withtheASMECode,SectionXI.Theseconddeficiencyidentifiesthelackofapractical
examination
whichutilizedpartsrepresentative
oftheplantduringtheQualityControlinspectors
qualification
training.
Whileareviewofotherplantrecordsindicated
thatplantspecificcomponents
wereutilizedduringthetrainingprogram,apractical
examination
utilizing
these.samepartswasnotadministered
aspartofthequalification
process.Thereasonfor,thisviolation
isbasedonadifferenceintheinterpretation
ofparagraph
IWA-2300oftheASMESectionXI.RG5Einterprets
thecodetomeanthatsubparagraph
(c)ofIWA-2300applied.tothequalification
ofpersonnel
toVT2,VT3,andVT4andtherefore
basedtheirqualification
onANSIN-45~2~6as
requiredbythissubparagraph.
ItshouldbenotedthatfutureeditionsoftheASIDECodewil1beeliminating
thevisualexamination
methodfromthetextandrelyingonASNT-TC-1Aformanyreasons,nottheleastofwhichistheinterpretation
differencesraisedbyparagraph
However,RG8<Eintendstoprovidecorrective
actionforthisviolation.
Practical
visualexaminations
forVT2,VT3,andVT4examination
methodsutilizing
partsrepresentative
oftheplantwillbeconducted
forQualityControlinspectors
qualified
toVT2,VT3,andVT4.Theirqualification
recordswillbeupdatedtoreflectthisexamination.
Thedatewhenful1compliance
wil1beachievedwillbeDecember31,1988uponthecompletion
oftheactionsdescribed
above.Verytrulyyours,BruceA.SnowSuperintenden
tNuclearProduction
xc:U.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
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ROCHESTER
GASANDELECTRICCORPORATION
~89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,
N.Y.14649-000'C'LC>~044'~cicosc,sc
5"62700May18,1988Mr.Mi1liamT.RussellRegionalAdministrator
U.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
RegionI475Allendale
RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406Subject:Inspection
Report50-244/88-04
NoticeofViolation
R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244DearMr.Russell:Inaccordance
withNRCInspection
Report88-04whichstated:"Asaresultoftheinspection
conducted
onFebruary22-26,1988,andinaccordance
withthe"GeneralStatement
ofPolicyforNRCEnforcement
Actions",
10CFR2,AppendixC,thefollowingviolation
wasidentified.
statesthatASMECodeClass1,Class2,andClass3components
shallmeettherequirements
setforthinSectionXIoftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCodeandAddenda.Thefacilityinservice
inspection
programstatesthatthefacilitywil1meettherequirements
ofSectionXI,1974EditionthroughSummer1975AddendawithguidanceformSectionXI,1977Edition,Summer1978Addenda.ASMESectionXI,1977Edition,Summer1978AddendainvokesANSIN-45.2.6,
1973forthequalification
ofpersonnel
performing
the'isualexamination
VT-2,VT-3,andVT-4andstatesthatthepractical
examination
shallbeperformed
usingpartsrepresentative
oftheOwner'splant.ANSIN-45.2.6,1973statesthatafileofrecordsofpersonnel
qualifications
shallbemaintained,
andshallcontainrecordsofpastperformance
history.8805250146
880518PDRADOCK050002440DCD
Contrarytotheabove:DuringtheperiodfromFebruary22,1988toFebruary26,1988,personnel
qua1ificationrecordsofQCPersonnel
certified
bythelicenseetoLevelIIVT-2,VT-3,andVT-4visualinspection
didnotcontainrecordsofpastperformance
history,andthepractical
examination
wasnotperformed
usingpartsrepresentative
oftheOwner',splant."thefolIowingisprovidedinresponse.
Duringtheconductoftheinspection,
discussions
withtheinspector
indicated
thattheabilityandcapability
(qualifications)
oftheQualityControlinspectors
certified
toASMESectionXI,VT2,VT3,andVT4werenotinquestionandthatnoimmediate
corrective
actionstepswerenecessary.
Thisv'iolation
identifiestwospecificdeficiencies
inthequalification
programforQualityControlinspectors
toASMESectionXIVT2,VT3,andVT4examination
methods.Thefirstdeficiency
identifies
thelackofsufficient
detailinthequalificationrecordsfortheinspectors
qualified
withrespecttopastperformance
history.QualityControlinspectors
qualified
toVT2,VT3,andVT4willhavetheirqualification
recordsupdatedtoreflectthetimespentintheperformance
ofactivities
suchasreceiptinspection
ofpressureretaining
components
andpipingsupportmaterials,
inspections
andsurveillance
ofplantsystemsandcomponents
duringmaintenance
andtestingactivities,
andinspections
andsurveillance
conducted
duringandfollowing
modification
activities
suchasseismicupgradeandpre-service
leakageexaminations.
Documentation
ofthisperformance
asadditional
basisforcertification
willbeprovided.
Administrative
procedure
A-1002,Qualification
ofInspection
Personnel,
willbereviewedandrevisedasnecessary
toassurefutureQualityControlinspector's
qualifications
forvisualexamination
methodswillbeinaccordance
withtheASMECode,SectionXI.Theseconddeficiency
identifies
thelackofapractical
examination
whichutilizedpartsrepresentative
oftheplantduringtheQualityControlinspectors
qualification
training.
Whileareviewofotherplantrecordsindicated
thatplantspecificcomponents
wereutilizedduringthetrainingprogram,apractical
examination
utilizing
thesesamepartswasnotadministered
aspartofthequalification
process.Thereasonforthisviolation
isbasedonadifferenceintheinterpretation
ofparagraph
IWA-2300oftheASMESectionXI.RG&Einterprets
thecodetomeanthatsubparagraph
(c)ofIWA-2300appliedtothequalification
ofpersonnel
toVT2,VT3,andVT4andtherefore
basedtheirqualification
onANSIN-45~2.6as
it
requiredbythissubparagraph.
ItshouldbenotedthatfutureeditionsoftheASNECodewillbeeliminating
thevisualexamination
methodfromthetextandrelyingonASNT-TC-1Aformanyreasons,nottheleastofwhichistheinterpretation
differences
raisedbyparagraph
However,RB8<Eintendstoprovidecorrective
actionforthisviolation.
Practical
visualexaminations
forVT2,VT3,andVT4examination
methodsutilizing
partsrepresentative
oftheplantwillbeconducted
forQualityControlinspectors
qualified
toVT2,VT3,andVT4.Theirqualification
recordswillbeupdatedtoreflectthisexamination.
Thedatewhenfullcompliance
wilIbeachievedwillbeDecember31,1988uponthecompletion
oftheactionsdescribed
above.Verytrulyyours,BruceA.SnowSuperintendent
NuclearProduction
xc:U.S.NuclearRegulatory
Commission
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)~~DocumentControlDeskWashington,
DC20555
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