IR 05000298/1986031

Insp Rept 50-298/86-31 on 861117-21.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Qa Annual Review, Audit Program,Audit Implementation & Procurement

ML20215D788
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Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	12/03/1986
From:	Bennett W, Jaudon J, Skow M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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APPENDIX U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

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NRC Inspection' Report: 50-298/86-31 License: DPR-46 Docket: 50-298 Licensee ~: Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 499 Columbus, Nebraska 68601 Facility Name: CooperNuclearStation(CNS).

Inspection At: Cooper Nuclear Station, Brownville, Nebraska Inspection Conducted: November 17-21, 1986 Inspectors: M [

W. R. Bennett, Project Engineer, Project

'lA/J /P4 Date Section A, Reactor Projects Branch

/Zl.3lfd M. E. Skow, Project Engineer, Project Date '

Section A Reactor Pr ects Branch Approved: /u/ M P/ Jau on, Chikf, Project Section A

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actor ojects Branch Inspection Summary ,

Inspection Conducted November 17-21, 1986 (Report 50-298/86-31)

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of quality assurance annual review, audit program, audit implementation, and procuremen Results: Within the four areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie PDR ADOCK 0500029B '

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i *G. R. Horn, Division Manager of Nuclear Operations

& R. Brungardt, Operations Manager i R. L. Beilke, Chemistry and Health Physics Supervisor

• G. E. Smith, Acting Quality Assurance (QA) Manager

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• R. Flaherty, Plant Engineering Supervisor

- D. R. Robinson, QA Specialist

' D. Overbeck, Purchasing / Materials and Accounting Supervisor R. Gibson, QA Specialist

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E. R. Behrends, QC Inspector R. Minadeo, Acting Equipment Qualification Coordinator, PATEL i *J. M. Meacham, Senior Manager - Technical Support

• R. Goings, Regulatory Compliance Specialist

. * R. Moeller, Technical Staff Supervisor I * L. Wolstenholm, Division Manager, QA

! * S. Freborg, Lead Mechanical Engineer i

• Denotes those persons present at the exit meetin . Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings

! (Closed) Violation 298/8530-01: Failure to Follow Procedure. This violation concerned failure to issue findings for discrepancies noted

during surveillances. The licensee reviewed previous surveillances for

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the checklist 800-3 that was noted in the violation for the previous t 6 months. Any case where a discrepancy was noted and a finding was not i issued was listed for reinspection. For all items listed, all were found g by the licensee to have been corrected during this subsequent

reinspection. The licensee stated that any items noted during the fire gg g protection surveillance will be cited as a finding. In addition, the ( .R .

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licensee stated that housekeeping items will be dispositioned in l

accordance with procedure 0.11 which is a managers and supervisors ( @'. .

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This item is close F Quality Assurance Annual Review [;y'.{

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The purpose of this portion of the inspection was to ascertain whether ti revisions to QA implementing procedures are in conformance with the latest I approved docketed QA Program, and that the licensee is implementing a QA E program that is in conformance with regulatory requirements, commitments, and industry guides and standard ,

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The NRC Inspectors reviewed the'following QA procedures:

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~ .QAI-1 L8 10/05/83 Guidelines for Preparation and Issuance of Quality Assurance Documents

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QAI-2 14 04/07/86 Controlled Distribution of Quality Assurance Documents

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f ;QAI-3 7 06/07/84 Definition'of Terms

.QAI-4 14 04/10/86 General Guidelines - Quality Assurance Surveillance QAI-5 21 07/22/86 General Guidelines - Quality Assurance Audits

QAI-6 10 09/15/83 Personnel Qualifications and Training for QA Assignments QAI-7- ~15 -04/15/85 Quality Records Retention, Storage, and Distribution-QAI-8 6 .~11/24/80 Applicability of NRC Quality Assurance Criteria QAI-9 8- 05/04/82 Guidelines for Establishing Quality-Classifications of Components and Materials QAI-11 9 11/21/83 Delegation of Specific Responsibilities Guidelines for Audit Frequency and

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QAI-12- 11 07/22/86 Scheduling

, -QAI-16 11 04/07/86 Supplier Approval QAP-200 8 02/18/85 Station Operation

QAP-600 7 _02/12/85 Surveillance Testing QAP-1400 12 06/20/86 Procurement and Control of Essential Spare Parts, Materials, and Equipment QAP-2200 1 03/06/85 SRAB and 50RC Activities Based on the review of the above procedures, the NRC inspectors found that recent changes to the QA program did not appear to have an adverse effect on quality or safety, and that the procedures did appear to be in conformance with the approved QA progra .

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i Interviews were conducted with various licensee personnel having responsibility for preparing implementing procedure changes to the QA program for operation. The personnel appeared to understand the significance of the specific change Manning in the Quality Assurance division on site appeared less than would normally be expected for the work load assigned. The QA division has increased in size in recent years and three new positions have very recently been approved to further augment the QA presence on sit In addition, the specific areas of Audit Program, Audit Implementation, and Procurement Control Program were reviewed and are discussed in the following paragraph No violations or deviations were identified in this portion of the inspectio . Audit Program and Implementation The purpose of this portion of the inspections was to ascertain whether the licensee has developed a quality assurance (QA) program relating to audits of activities that is in conformance with regulatory requirements and Technical Specifications. It also was to ascertain whether the licensee is having qualified personnel conduct routine audits, ensuring that activities are in conformance with regulatory requirements, licensee commitments, and industry guides and standards. In this regard, the NRC inspector reviewed the following documents:

Number Rev Date Title QAI-5 21 07/22/86 General Guidelines - Quality Assurance Audits QAI-12 11 07/22/86 Guidelines for Audit Frequency and Scheduling QAP-2200 1 03/06/85 SRAB and SORC Activities 2 Qaality Assurance Program for Operation Policy Document 1985 Audit Schedule 1986 Audit Schedule AUDITS:

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86-15 09/09/86 QAP-200, Station Operations; Audit 86-15 85-21 01/13/86 QAP-1100, Preventive Maintenance Audit 85-21 85-24 03/11/86 QAP-1400, Procurement Audit 85-24

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During review of the schedules and procedures, the NRC inspectors found that the scope of the audit program had been defined and appeared consistent with the Technical Specification (TS) requirements. It also appeared that responsibilities for the audit program were assigned in writirg, and that the audited organization was required to respond in writing to audit findings. The procedures also included distribution requirements for the audit reports and corrective action response h ing review of the audit packages, the NRC inspectors found that the

coce of the audit and results were clearly defined, the audited crganization's response to findings appeared timely and adequate, and '

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appeared to be conducted by trained personnel not having direct responsibility in the area being audite The qualifications and records of four lead auditors were reviewe Documentation appeared adequate to support education, experience and qualification requirement E g

The licensee is required by procedure to perform all TS required audits each calendar year even where the TS requirement may be less frequen Because of the 1985 pipe replacement outage, several audits were rescheduled far December 1985. In that period, it appeared that as many as seven audits were active at one time. Two of the audits selected for review by the NRC inspector were from this period. It appeared that in spite of the heavy work load, that the audits were thorough and complete. The 1986 schedule showed only three audits scheduled to start in December. The QA specialist who will prepare the 1987 schedule plans to schedule no audits to start in December to allow for schedule slippag No violations or deviations were identified in this portion of the inspectio . Procurement The purpose of this portion of the inspection was to ascertain whether the licensee is implementing a QA program to control procurement activities that is in conformance with regulatory requirements, licensee commitments,

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Number Rev Date Title Arb1 QAP-1400 12 06/20/86 Procurement and Control of Essential Spare Parts, Materials, and Equipment QAI-16 11 04/02/86 Supplier Approval /30/86 Requisitioning 1.11 1 05/22/86 Equipment Spare Parts Inventory (ESPI)

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. order The NRC inspectors determined that the procurement program was 'in conformance with regulatory requirements and industry standards interviews with QA, warehouse, and . engineering personnel demonstrated a knowledge of applicable procedures and programs. All purchase. orders reviewed were

' prepared in accordance with the appropriate procedures and properly reviewed for compliance with 10 CFR 50 Appendix B and Part 21 requirements. . All materials were purchased from qualified vendors as

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. documented..in'an-approved vendors list which is updated monthl .No viol'ations or de' v iations were; identified in this portion of the inspectio .

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The' NRC' inspectors conducted .and. exit meeting on November _21,1986, with the licensee ' personnel denoted in paragraph 1. Mr. D. Garrison, U.S. NRC Region-IV Inspector, also attended the meeting. At this meeting, the scope and findings of the, inspection were summarize ..

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