IR 05000298/1993008

Discusses 931008 Mgt Meeting Re Insp Rept 50-298/93-08,w/ Regard to Activities NRC Taking to Improve Util MOV Program. Attendance List & Meeting Summary Encl

ML20059B545
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Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	10/21/1993
From:	Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Horn G NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
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NUDOCS 9310280287
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Docket: 50-298 License: DPR-46 Nebraska Public Power District ATTH: Guy R. Horn, Vice President - Nuclear .

P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: MANAGEMENT MEETING ON OCTOBER 8, 1993, IN REGARD TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-298/93-08 This refers to the meeting conducted at your request in the Region IV office on October 8, 1993. This meeting related to initiatives you were taking to improve your motor-operated valve program and was attended by those.on the attached Attendance Lis The subjects discussed at this meeting are described in the enclosed Meeting  !

Summar It is our opinion that this meeting was beneficial and has provided a good understanding of your plans to address those shortcomings identified by NRC during NRC Inspection 50-298/93-08 conducted in September 1993. Your response and implementation effectiveness will be reviewed and evaluated by NRC during a future inspectio In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Roo Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to i discuss them with yo l

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o l MEETING SUMHARY Licensee: Nebraska Public Power District Facility: Cooper Nuclear Station License No.: DPR-46 Docket No.: 50-298 Subject: Motor-operated Valve Program Initiatives

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The licensee presented a summary of actions planned in response to the findings of NRC Inspection Report 298/93-08. The presentation included a summary of general conclusions, discussion of a planned reorganization of the motor-operated valve project, a summary of root causes and corrective actions related to the violations in the subject report, discussion of a planned refocusing of quality assurance in this area, and comments related to the inspection followup items identified during the inspectio Attachments: Attendance List Licensee Presentation (NRC distribution only)

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ATTENDANCE LIST

Attendance at the management meeting between Nebraska Public Power District 1 and NRC on October 8,1993 in NRC Region IV:

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NPPD G. R. Horn, Vice President, Nuclear J. M. Meacham, Site Manager R. E. Wilbur, Division Manager of Nuclear Engineer ing and Construction V. L. Wolstenholm, Division Manager of Quality Assurance K. A. Almquist, MOV Project Manager G. R. Smith, Manager of Nuclear Safety and Licensing ERIN E. Simbles NRC J. L. Milhoun, Regional Administrator S. J. Collins, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS)

A. T. Howell, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)

T. F. Westerman, Section Chief, DRS M. F. Runyan, Reactor Inspector, DRS W. B. Jones, Project Engineer, DRP i

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AGENDA Introduction / J. Meacham Summary of Conclusions MOV Project Management R. Wilbur Summary of Violations K. Almquist Root and Contributing Causes Corrective Actions QA Program Oversight V. Wolstenholm Discussion of Other Inspection Issues K. Almquist Closing Remarks J. Meacham

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BTRODUCTION The purpose of this meeting is to:

e Address Issues Raised During the Recent Generic Letter 89-10 Inspection

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Focus on root cause(s) of deficiencies

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NRC INSPECTION RESULTS e Four Strengths

• Four Potential Violations e One Unresolved Item

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SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS

• The MOV Project effort has been responsive to GL 89-10 concerns

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Strengths include assumption conservatism, design basis review calculations, aggressive test program, and torque and thrust measurement during diagnostic testing

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Procedure deficiencies are unacceptable to manageme.ut, however, GL 89-10 efforts have been effective, as will be demonstrated during the presentation

• Oversight of MOV activities by the project organization must be improved to ensure that issues are appropriately addressed

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• Quality Assurance oversight must be improved to better provide a " safety net" M .

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MOV PROJECT MANAGEMENT HISTORY

• Significant MOV work as a result of IE Bulletin (IEB) 85-03

• Generic Letter 89-10 expanded scope of IEB 85-03 work

• Plan developed to use existing CNS organi7ation

• NRC Phase I inspection results indicated that CNS was on the right track H

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• Centralized project management

• Improved project overview (better coordination of efforts)

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SUDIARY OF POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS 10 C.F.R. Part 50. Appendix B Criterion III - Design Control Inadequate formulation of target windows and acceptance criteria, and trace evaluation Criterion V - Procedures Inadequate procedures for controlling extrapolation, errors outside of calibration range, and evaluation of trace point 010 extrapolation; undefined acceptance criteria in the open directio Criterion XI - Test Control Inadequate evaluation and documentation of acceptance criteria related to dynamic testing prior to returning valve to service Criterion XVI - Corrective Action Inadequate corrective action taken to address CS-M05A H

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ROOT AND CONTRIBUTING CAUSES All of the potential violations were caused by one or more of the following deficiencies:

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Failure to ensure through independent assessments that procedures contained appropriate criteria and that engineering judgement assessments were properly documented

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• Efforts initiated to develop consistent, documented guidelines for MOV assessment-(minimize use of undocumented, unchecked engineering judgement):

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documented guidelines ~or evaluating significant abnormalities / anomalies e Actions were taken to obtain third-party verification of engineering judgments made regarding anomalies, target windows, trace evaluations, et An assessment is currently being performed of tested valves in the GL 89-10 program to determine if similar deficiencies existed M

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• Immediately upon identification of the CS-MO5A issue, an operability determination was performed

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Deficiency Report issued regarding CS-MO5A

• The QA organization began reassessing its involvement in the GL 89-10 MOV Project

• The MOV Project organization was reviewed to determine whether it was performing its intended functions and modified appropriately

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• Complete window and setting engineering calculations

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• Periodically assess effectiveness of new MOV Project organization through existing (but improved) mechanisms such as the QA organization and self-assessment program

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e Several NRC findings should have been identified by the QA organization

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Several are indicative of basic QA expectations a confirmation of existence of acceptance criteria a confirmation of adequate procedural controls a documentation of bases for conclusions e Similar to the continuation of efforts approach taken by the MOV Project regarding IEB 85-03 and GL 89-10, the QA organization viewed its efforts as a continuation of IEB 85-03 engineering and maintenance activity surveillance

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• Due to unique nature of GL 89-10 efforts, unique QA audit plan is being developed

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• QA deficiencies are not indicative of current overall QA performance

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QA has learned many lessons as a result of recent events and is involved in an extensive transformation

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Recent QA improvements would have prevented similar mistakes if similar project initiated today e Other similar ongoing programs have been reviewed and QA involvement will be improved based on lessons learned from this event

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• Ongoing QA improvement efforts involve:

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DISCUSSION OF OTIIER INSPECTION FINDIN'GS CS-MO5A

• During evaluation of test data, anomaly noted

• Based on an undocumented evaluation the anomaly was not an operability concern e During Phase II inspection, anomaly questioned by inspectors e Documented evaluation and O.D. performed - valve and CS train determined to remain operable H

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• Third party review, as part of inspection short term corrective actions, utilized additional conservatisms and resulted in a negative torque margi * Valve declared Inoperable on October 7,1993

• Maintenance activities being considered to render valve operable l

• Request for Enforcement Discretion being considered in order to conduct additional testing or operate in the present condition

• Part of D.R. short term corrective action is to obtain diagnostic test signatures during quarterly surveillance to monitor condition

• Repair / replace valve during next available cold shutdown H

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DISCUSSION OF OTWR INSPECTION FINDINGS INSPECTOR FOLLOW-UP ITEMS Use of uncertainties in generic DC motor curves in calculations regarding degraded voltage capabilitie The District will Monitor industry initiatives and adjust the MOV Project accordingly. Use of maintenance history reliance for thermal binding / pressure locking evaluatio The District will monitor industry action related to this issue and will initiate any additional corrective actions prior to completion of the RE-16 outage. Exclusion of pressure instrumentation uncertainty in initial acceptanc The District is evaluating this item for possible inclusion in the initial acceptance of

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U L O INSPECTOR FOLLOW-UP ITEMS (CONT.) Schedule showing extension will be require The present CNS commitment is to complete GL 89-10 MOV testing during the presently scheduled 1994 (RE-16) outage. Due to the extended 1993 outage, the next CNS refueling outage may be rescheduled for the first quarter of 1995. If necessary, NPPD will submit a formal request for a GL-89-10 schedule extension. Failure of CS-MO7B to ope The required investigation, documentation and corrective actions will be complete All information related to the corrective actions for CS-MO7B are being provided to the CNS Resident Inspectors RHR-920MV - Actions taken to demonstrate capability as a result of a bad sensor during the DP tes The District will demonstrate the capability of the valve by retest during the next scheduled outag H

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INSPECTOR FOLLOW-UP ITEMS (CONT.) QA & QC involvement in program including self- or third-party assessment An immediate third party review of all current testing data and traces for all valves tested to date is in progress. Any valves identified as not meeting the specified criteria will be evaluated in accordance with CNS corrective action procedure The District will conduct a self-assessment of the MOV Program and its output during the first quarter of 1994. An outside firm will be considered as a third party participant in the audi Involvement by the QA organization has been addressed by V. Wolstenholm's presentation.

8. Validate the use of linear extrapolation.

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DISCUSSION OF OTHER INSPECTION FINDINGS INSPECTOR FOLLOW-UP ITEMS (CONT.) DP tests with no discernable DP effects on test traces (seems to be a significant number of test The District will investigate the lack of discernable effects. It should be noted that four (4) of the seven (7) valves reviewed during the inspection had orifice type restrictions downstream of the valves. One (1) valve was tested using its Design Basis Scenario which only closes it to a 10% open positio . Accuracy of placing software marks on VOTES traces (errors on C5, Cl1, and 010).

Procedural requirements will be established to require an engineering review of the trace markings, trace marking guidance enhancement, and additional training of personnel. In addition, a thorough third party review, to ensure that all traces are marked correctly, will be performe BE

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CLOSING REMARKS

• All of the individual issues have been, and are being addressed

• Project management & QA oversight weaknesses are being corrected

• The lessons learned from this situation are being applied to other similar project-related efforts

• Self-assessment improvement efforts will be continued

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