IR 05000266/1986011

Insp Repts 50-266/86-11 & 50-301/86-10 on 860616-19 & 23-27. No Violation or Deviation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Qa Implementation,Tests & Experiments,Records,Offsite Support Staff & Nonroutine Reporting

ML20207G355
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	07/16/1986
From:	Hawkins F, Sutphin R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
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ML20207G314	List: IR 05000266/1986011 ML20207G309
References
50-266-86-11, 50-301-86-10, NUDOCS 8607230031
Download: ML20207G355 (5)

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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III ,

Reports No. 50-266/86011(DRS);50-301/86010(DRS)

Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 Licenses No. DPR-24; DPR-27 Licensee: Wisconsin Electric Power Company 231 West Michigan Milwaukee, WI 53203

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Facility Narre: Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 i

Inspection At: Two Creeks, WI

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l InspectionC;hducted: June 16-19 and 23-27, 1986

. Inspector: R. N. Sutphin 7/ l4/8C Ddte '

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Approved By: Fh . Hawkins, Chief 7 / I L /BG

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Inspection Summary Inspection on June 16-19_a_n_d_2_3-27x 1986]

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Areaslns;pe_cted: Routine unannounced inspection by one regional inspector of QA implementation; tests and experiments; records; offsite support staff; and nonroutine reporting. The inspection addressed selected sections of NRC inspection Procedure Nos. 35701, 37703, 39701, 40703 and 90714.

Results: No violations or deviations were identified.

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DETAILS Persons Contacted Wisconsin Ele _c_t_ric _P_ower_ C_ompany_JWEPCo_)_

• J. J. Zach, Plant Manager

• J. C. Reisenbuechler, Superintendent-Engineering, Quality and Regulatory Services (EQRS)

• J. Maxfield, Superintendent-0perations

• R. J. Bruno, Superintendent-Training

• M. J. Logan, Quality Engineer, EQRS

• F. A. Flentje, Administrative Specialist, EQRS ,

J. E. Knorr, Regulatory Engineer, EQRS R. E. Heiden, Superintendent-Nuclear QA R. A. Newton, General Superintendent-Nuclear Systems Engineering and Analysis Section U. S. Nuclear _ Regulatory _Comission_jN_R_C)

! *R. L. Hague, Senior Resident Inspector R. J. Leemon, Resident Inspector

} Other licensee personnel were contacted as a matter of routine during the inspectio i

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! * Denotes those persons attending the exit neeting on June 27, 1986.

, Licensee _ Action on_ Previous Inspec_ tion Findings _

l (Closed) Violation (266/83021-02; 301/83020-02): Failure to train QC

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inspectors. The training program was under development, but it had not been implemente The inspector reviewed the student handbook prepared for this trainin records of training, and the training department needs analysis. The

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licensee has complet9d the QC training. On October 21, 1985, they closed out their needs analysis indicating the completion of all requirement (Closed)UnresolvedItem(266/83021-03;301/83020-03): Failure to provide training to personnel performing activities affecting qualit The training program for general personnel was under development, but it had not been implemented, f

i The training was initiated April 2,1986, and completed on June 18, )

1986. With the exception of three individuals who have to take makeup

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exams and seven off-shift individuals who need to take the exam, all training was complete. Two hundred and thirty individuals have

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completed the training. The makeup exams and the remaining first time exams are scheduled for ccepletion by July 17, 1986

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I (Closed) Violation (266/83021-14; 301/83020-14): Failure to perfonn 10 CFR 50.59 safety evaluation. Temporary instructions had not been incorporated into a 10 CFR 50.59 procedur .The inspector reviewed. Procedure QP 3-3, Revision 0, issued March 4, 1986, " Authorization of Chan'ges, Tests and Experiments (10 CFR 50.59 Reviews)." It nhas been implemented and satisfies NRC concern ' (0 pen) Unresolved Item (266/83021-27; 301/83020-27): Procurement program deficiencies. Receiving inspection procedure preparation was not complete, and no completion date had been establishe The licensce has made some progress in the preparation of the inspection procedures; however, they have not established a completiori date. This item will remain open pending completion  :

of the procedure (Closed) Open Item (266/85009-01; 301/85009-01)

Significant problems noted in the audit of Nuclear Engineerin ,

The inspector reviewed the status of the twelve audit findings referenced, and he found that all had been properly closed.

(Closed) Deviation (266/85009-02;301/85009-02)

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not properly qualified.

The inspector reviewed both Procedure PBNP 3.3.6, issued

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November 11, 1985, "QC Inspector Profiles and Certification,"

and the certificaticn records of 32 inspectors. Both the procedure and records were in order.

1 Areas Inspected This inspection concentrated on selected aspects of regulatory requirements and operational QA program comitments. The inspection was perfonred by

reviewing applicable procedures and records, conducting personnel interviews, and observing work activitie Quality Assurance Pr_ogram A_nn_ual Revi_ew (_357_01)

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! determine the approach used by the licensee to implement changes i in quality assurance program comitments and to verify that they had been incorporated into the appropriate work instructions and procedure The inspector found that the licensee had initiated a program early in 1985 to search for and identify the changes of regulatory comitments that had occurred subsequent to the issuance of the '

operating license. These comitments were listed in a report,

"Non-Schedular Commitments to the NRC," issued on October 17, 198 The licensee is now checking on the time frame and manner in which '

each of the comitments has been implenented.

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Related to that effort, the licensee has also planned to write a new procedure, QP 19-1, to be entitled " Controlling Technical Conmitments to the NRC." Additionally, new Nuclear Power Department General Policy Document, General Policy 002 ("NRC Contnitments") has also been recently release These items and activities indicate that the licensee has initiated a program to provide better control of the implementation of changes in their conmitment b. Tests and Expe_riments (37703)

The inspector reviewed the licensee's tests and experiments program to verify that it conformed with regulatory requirements, connitments, and the applicable industry guides and standards. The licensee had recently released Procedure QP 3-3, Revision 0, " Authorization of Changes, Tests and Experiments (10 CFR 50.59 Reviews)." It provides additional guidelines on the control of tests and experiment Provisions are made for the 10 CFR 50.59 reviews, the plant " Manager's Supervisory Staff (MSS)" reviews, and annual reporting, c. Records (39701)

The inspector reviewed the records program to verify that the licensee l was implenanting a records program that was in conformance with regulatory requirements, SAR comitments, and industry guides and ,

standards. The licensee has established general records commitments )

and guidelines in Nuclear Power Department QA Policy Manual, Section 17, " Quality Assurance Records." Some of the commitments and policies are implemented by Administrative Procedures, such as PBNP 2.2.1, " Records Administration and Storage" and PBNP 2.2.2,

" General Correspondence and Document Control." Others are part of various department procedures or are included as quality procedures in the Nuclear Power Department Quality Assurance Procedures Manua The licensee has planned to develop two new quality procedures on the subject of records administration: QP 17-1, "QA Records Administra-tion" and QP 17-2, "QA Records Authentication and Control." It is expected that these new quality procedures will provide additional direction and guidance on the specific approaches to be taken with the various types of records and the methods to be used for their storage and protectio OffsiteSupportStaff_(_40703)

The inspector reviewed the offsite support staff functions to verify that they were performed by qualified personnel in accordance with conrnitments and licensee approved adminstrative control Offsite support is provided primarily by three sections at corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Nuclear Plant Engineering and Regulation Section, Nuclear Systems Engineering and Analysis Section, and the Quality Assurance Section. At the corporate headquarters, the inspector reviewed the organization and programs of the three section ..

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Records at the corporate personnel department were also reviewed to assess the qualifications, training and experience of 15 individuals representing the various disciplines covered by the three organizations. The inspector also reviewed the interface relationships and audits of these functions. No violations or deviations were identifie Nonroutine Reporting (90]_1_4)

The inspector reviewed the nonroutine reporting program to verify that the licensee had provisions for the review, evaluation, and reporting of off normal operating events, planned and unplanned maintenance activities, surveillance testing, tests and experiments, and outage activitie The inspector reviewed Section 2.3 of the licensee's Administrative Control Policies and Procedures Manual, the annual results and data reports for 1985, the semiannual monitoring report, minutes of the plant supervisory staff meetings, Part 21 reporting procedures, and the provisions for the reviews of vendor bulletins and circulars. No violations or deviations were identifie . Exit Interview The NRC inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on June 27, 1986. The inspector sunmarized the purpose, scope and findings of the inspectio The inspector discussed the likely informational content of the inspection

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report. The licensee did not identify any of the information as proprietary.

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