IR 05000220/1990016
| ML17056A834 | |
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 05/08/1990 |
| From: | Blumberg N, Wink L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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U; S.= NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
Report No.
50-220/90-16 Oocket No.
50-220 License No.
OPR-63 Licensee:
Nia ara Mohawk Power Cor oration 301 Plainfield Road S racuse New York 13212 Facility Name:
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit
Inspection At:
Scriba New York Inspectors:
Inspection Conducted:
A ril 9-13 1990
. J.
ink, Reactor Engineer dat Approved by:
N. Blumberg, Chief, Oper ions Program date Ins ection Summar
Ins ection on A ril 9-13 1990 Ins ection Re ort
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of the overall restart Power Ascension Test Program (PATP) including administrative controls, test procedure reviews, quality verification interfaces, engineering and technical support, and an evaluation the licensee's Restart Action Plan (RAP) underlying root cause No.
4 (lack of self assessment)
as it relates to the PAPT.
Results:
Adequate administrative controls have been established for the restart Power Ascension Test Program.
The test program schedule appears to be realistic and qualified personnel have been selected and trained to run the program.
A sample of test procedures were reviewed and found to have been technically adequate and written in accordance with administrative guidelines.
The licensee has established significant engineering support to the test program.
Nuclear guality Assurance, the Independent Safety Engineering Group, and the Independent Assessment Group have all been designated to provide test program oversight.
Based on this review, the licensee's control of the restart power ascension test program appears to be adequate.
No violations were identified.
Note:
For acronyms not defined refer to NUREG-0544,
"Handbook of Acronyms and Initialisms."
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F'DR ADOCK 05000220 IQ PDC
Details 1.0 Persons Contacted Nia ara Mohawk Power Cor oration J. Burton, QA Supervisor, Operations Surveillance J.
Conway, Superintendent, Systems Support and Test
- A. Curran, Generation Specialist, Nuclear Regulatory Compliance K. Dahlberg, Station Superintendent, NMP1
"0. Helms, Restart Power Ascension Manager and Supervisor, Systems Engineering
- R. Jenkins, Program Manager, Independent Safety Engineering Group M. Jones, General Electric Test Engineer M. Laris, Unit Supervisor, Reactor Analyst
- G. Montgomery, Technical Assistant to Station Superintendent T. Pao, General Electric Test Engineer
- R. Randall, Superintendent of Operations, NMP1 0. Straka, Generation Specialist, Nuclear Regulatory Compliance L. Zimmer'man, Manager, Independent Assessment Group U.S. Nuclear Re viator Commission W. Cook, Senior Resident Inspector R. Temps, Resident Inspector
"Oenotes those present at the exit meeting on April 12, 1990.
Inspection activities continued on April 13 (See Paragraph 6.0).
The inspector also contacted other members of the licensee's operations, technical and test staffs.
2.0 Restart Power Ascension Test Pro ram PATP 2. 1 Overall Restart PATP Administration 2.1.1
~Sco e
The inspector sought to determine, through review of procedures and interviews with personnel, whether adequate administrative controls have been established to ensure the safe implementation of the restart Power Ascension Test Program.
Administrative procedures were reviewed to determine that methods have been-established to:
Oefine organizational responsibilities fo'r the conduct of the test program Oefine test acceptance criteria Prepare, review and approve test procedures Control changes to test procedures Control the performance of tests
Doawaent unusual events and test deficiencies Review, evaluate and approve test results Correct deficiencies and perform re-testing were appropriate Responsible supervisory personnel were interviewed to determine whether:
A realistic schedule has been developed for the test program Adequate numbers of qualified personnel will be available to implement the test program Adequate training will be provided to test and operations personnel 2.1.2 ~Findin s
The inspector's review of the administrative procedures listed in Attachment A determined that the attributes identified above were satisfied.
The administrative controls established utilize normal station administrative procedures and temporary procedures developed specifical'ly for the test program.
Overall, the administrative controls are very similar to those used successfully during the initial PATP for Unit 2 performed in 1987.
The inspector determined through discussion with the Power Ascension Manager (PAM) that the restart PATP is scheduled for a total duration of approximately two months and will be conducted in three distinct phases.
Phase 1 ericompassed testing activities from pre-criticality up to approximately 25% of rated power, Phase 2-involves testing from 25% to approximately 60% of rated power and Phase 3 testing is performed between 60% and 100% of rated power.
Each phase is divided roughly in half, with the front end devoted to testing (both power ascension testing and normal plant surveillance testing)
and the back end to normal operation and self-assessment of management effectiveness and personnel performance.
Satisfactory completion of this self-assessment is required before proceeding with the next test phase
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The inspector concluded that a realistic schedule has been established for the test program.
gualified personnel required to implement the test program have been chosen from the site systems Engineering Group and General Electric (GE) contract personnel.
The PAM and three GE contractors have had primary responsibility for test procedure development.
During the conduct of testing, the PAM plans to establish a four shift rotation to provide around-the-clock coverage.
Each shift will be headed by a Shift Test Engineer (two Systems Engineer s and two GE contractors have been designated for these positions) with additional support from other Systems Engineers as required for specific tests.
The Systems Engineering Group has a planned manning level of 18
engineegs with 15 positions currently filled.
The inspector concluded that an adequate number of qualified personnel will be available to implement the test program.
The inspector also concluded that a four shift rotation was adequate, given the limited duration of testing activities.
Training for test and operations personnel was almost complete.
One Shift Test Engineer and one Operations Shift Crew remain to receive detailed test procedure training on the Unit 1 simulator.
All site technical personnel will receive training on the PATP administrative controls and overall program scope (See Section 3.0 for details).
The inspector concluded that adequate training was available for test and operations personnel.
No violations or other deficiencies were observed.
2.2 Restart PATP Test Procedure Review 2.3.1
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The inspector reviewed the test procedures developed for the restart PATP to ensure conformance with the requirements and guidelines of the references listed in Attachment C and to verify the following attributes:
Appropriate management reviews and approvals have been accomplished Appropriate committee reviews have been accomplished Test procedures are in the proper format Test objectives are clearly stated Appropriate references are listed Appropriate prerequisites and precautions have been included Initial test conditions are specified Acceptance criteria are clearly stated Provisions have been made to identify test equipment to be used Provision have been made to identify personnel performing the test The test procedure is technically adequate and workable Temporary jumpers, installations and lifted leads will be properly restored by the procedure
Praa4sions have been made for. recording, evaluating and approving test data Provisions have been made to identify test deficiencies and exceptions and to document their resolutions 2.2.2 ~Findin s
The PATP test procedures listed in Attachment B were reviewed by the inspector and found to conform with the requirements and guidelines of the references listed in Attachment C and to possess the attributes listed above.
The inspector also reviewed reactor physics surveillance procedure Nl-RPSTP-7, In Sequence Shutdown Margin Test, to ensure that the procedure was technically adequate and in conformance with Technical Specifications.
The licensee has designated 22 test procedures for the restart test program.
As of the date of this inspection, the seven PATP procedures listed in Attachment B have been issued.
No violations or other deficiencies were observed.
3.0 En ineerin and Technical Su ort of the Restart PATP 3. 1 Site En ineerin /Technical Su ort The inspector determined that the Unit 1 Supervisor, Systems Engineering, had been designated at the Power Ascension Manager with responsibility for overall supervision and implementation of the PATP.
Engineering personnel from the systems engineering group will be directly involved in the PATP as Shift Test Engineers and other support positions'nitial review and evaluation of test results will be performed by engineers from the Systems Engineering Group.
Other site engineering and techn,ical personnel will support, as required, testing activities during the PATP.
The inspector attended a general technical department training session to assess the scope of training on the PATP provided to site engineering and technical support personnel.
The four hour training session covered plant modifications made during the extended outage, recent licensee event reports from both Units 1 and 2, compliance to procedures, PATP administrative controls, PATP test descriptions and the PATP logic schedule.
The inspector concluded that sufficient materials were provided to engineering and technical support personnel to make them aware of the scope and duration of the PAT.2 Cor ora~n ineerin /Technical Su ort Through discussion with the PAM, the inspector determined that the corporate engineering group has been involved in establishing and verifying test acceptance criteria used in the PATP.
Engineering reviews have also been performed of selected procedures.
Specific data obtained during the PATP will be used by corporate engineering to verify and recover the design bases of the plant.'he inspector attended a presentation by the PAM to corporate engineering personnel on the overall PATP.
The presentation covered the general content and sequence of testing, the methods to be used for requesting corporate engineering support and the review and evaluation of test results by corporate engineering personnel.
The inspector concluded that appropriate corporate engineering support was being made available for the PATP.
4:0 ualit verification interfaces with the restart PATP During review of the administrative control procedures listed in Attachment A the inspector identified three licensee groups that have been assigned responsibility for quality verification during the restart PATP.
Through person interviews and meetings, the inspector examined the functions and relationships of these three groups.
4. I Nucl ear ual it Assurance Or ani zati on N
AO The inspector met with the supervisor, operations surveillance, to determine his plans for surveillance of the restart PATP.
While plans have not finalized, NEO will conduct survei llances of operations, testing, and support activities during the restart PATP.
A review will be conducted of each test results package.
Surveillance checklists have been developed for power ascension testing.
The inspector reviewed the surveillance checklists listed below and concluded that these survei llances were in accordance with the commitments made in the Nine Mile Point guality Assurance Topical Report.
Nl-PAT-001, Power Ascension Testing - Test Results Review, Revision 0, issued January 26, 1990 Nl-PAT-002, Power Ascension Testing - Test Performance, Revision 0, issued January 25, 1990 4.2 Inde endent Safet En ineerin Grou ISEG The inspector met with the Program Manager, ISEG to determine the ISEG plans for coverage of the restart PATP.
The ISEG has been involved in the review of all PATP test procedures.
During the test program ISEG will
have respons~lity for observing operations and maintenance activities, reviewing and evaluating plant performance data, performing root cause analyses of recurring problems, investigating significant safety events and recommending improvement in plant operations.
The inspector reviewed two ISEG activity reports covering the months of January and February, 1990.
During the review of the test procedures listed in Attachment 8, the inspector verified that the draft procedures had been reviewed by ISEG and that comments/concerns had been appropriately dispositioned.
The inspector concluded that the ISEG activities reviewed were in accordance with Technical Specifications requirements.
4,3 Inde endent Assessment Grou IAG The inspector attended a meeting at which the manager, IAG discussed the operational responsibilities of the IAG.
The IAG will perform independent assessments of management effectiveness and personnel performance against criteria established in the Nuclear Division Standards of Performance.
Emphasis will be placed on the management effectiveness issues of planning and goal setting, problem solving, self-assessment, standards of pe'rformance and teamwork that have been identified in the Restart Action Plan.
These independent assessments will be compared to line management's self-assessment findings to evaluate the effectiveness of the self-assessment process.
5.0 4.4
~Findin s
The inspector concluded that the functions of N(AO, ISEG and IAG are complementary and that taken together they provide a satisfactory program for quality verification during the restart PATP.
Reports from each of these groups will be reviewed by the Station Operations Review Committee (SORC) at the completion of each phase of testing.
Satisfactory reports are required before SORC recommends proceeding to the next phase of testing.
Assessment Re ardin Restart Action Plan RAP Underl in Root Cause
Lack of Self Assessment During discussions with personnel involved in the PATP the inspector noted that yll were aware of Nuclear Division Standards of Performance and of the programs established for implementing and monitoring self-assessment activities.
The licensees self-assessment program as related to the PATP will be monitored by the IAG (see discussion in Section 4.3).
Satisfactory completion of these self-assessment efforts are a requirement for proceeding to subsequent phases of the test program.
The requirements for self-assessment of the PATP have been formalized and incorporated into a procedure (NI-88-8.2, NMPl Restart Power Ascension Self-Assessment)
that will be effective throughout the PAT (
6.0 Exit Intervicw-On April 12, 1990, an exit meeting was held with licensee personnel (identified in Section 1.0) to discuss the inspection scope, findings and observations as detailed in this report.
The exit meeting took place on April 12 because there was a
New York State holiday on April 13.
Inspection activities continued on April 13 subsequent to the exit meeting.
There were no additional findings that needed to be presented to licensee manage-ment.
At no time during the inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspector.
Based on the NRC Region I review of this report and discussions held with licensee representatives during the inspection, it was determined that this report does not contain information subject to
CFR 2.790 restriction ATTACHMENT A PATP Administrative Procedures Reviewed N1-88-8.0 Temporary Procedure, NMP1 Restart Power Ascension Program Description, Revision 0, issued January 17, 1990.
N1"88-8. 1 Temporary Procedure, NMPl Restart Power Ascension Testing, Revision 0, issued July 14, 1989.
N1-88-8. 2 Temporary Procedure, NMP1 Restart Power Ascension Self-Assessment, Revision 0, issued January 26, 1990.
AP-2.0 Administrative Procedure, Production and Control of Procedures, Revision 17, issued January 18, 1990.
SGO"89-03 Station General Order, Procedure Adequacy and Compliance, Revision 1, issued June 16, 198 ATTACHMENT 8 PATP and RPSTP Test Procedures Reviewed Nl-PAT-1 SRM/IRM Overlap, Revision 0, issued October 1,
1989 Nl-PAT-l-l Neutron Monitoring, Revision 0, issued October 1, 1989 Nl-PAT-2-2 Turbine Trip Within Bypass Capacity, Revision 0, issued March 9, 1990 Nl-PAT-4-1 Feedwater Control System Testing, Revision 0, issued March 9, 1990 Nl-PAT-4-2 Feedwater Control System Testing, Revision 0, issued March 9, 199l)
Nl-PAT-4-3 Feedwater Control System Testing, Revision 0, issued March 9, 1990 N1-PAT-5-1 LPRM Flux Response, Revision 0, issued October 1, 1989 Nl-RPSTP-7 In Sequence Shutdown Margin Test, Revision 0, issued November 7,
1989
ATTACHMENT C REFERENCES Regulatory Guide 1.68, Revision 2, August 1978, "Initial Test Programs for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants" ANSI N18.7-1972,
"Administrative Controls and equality Assurance for the Operational Phase of Nuclear Power Plants" Nine Mile Point Unit 1 Technical Specifications Nine Mile Point Unit 1 Final Safety Analysis Report
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