IR 05000332/1979001
| ML19248D188 | |
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| Site: | Barnwell File:Allied-General Nuclear Services icon.png |
| Issue date: | 06/20/1979 |
| From: | Coryell G, Potter J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML19248D184 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-332-79-01, 50-332-79-1, NUDOCS 7908130399 | |
| Download: ML19248D188 (5) | |
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50-332/79-1 Licensee: Allied-General Nuclear Services Barnwell, South Carolina Facility Name: Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant Inspection at Barnv 1 uc Fuel P a t, Barnwell, South Carolina
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SUMMARY Inspection on June 4-7, 1979 Areas Inspected This routine unannounced insper..on volved 25 inspector-hours onsite in the c
areas of organization, internal audit program, safety committees, witness preoperational test in progress and control of plant modifications.
Results Of the five areas inspected, no apparent items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- W. F. Kelly, QA & C Manager
- M. Hawkins, Manager, Safety and Environmental Control
- W. B. Sumner, Manager, Technical Projects
- C. E. Walker, Specialist, License Compliance
- J. P. Murphy, Operations Supervisor
- K. Plummer, Cognizant Engineer
- L. G. Johnson, QA Engineer J. Logue, Shift Supervisor A. Gibbons, Shift Supervisor M. L. Rogell, Welding & Materials Engineer E. P. Maddux, Manager, Plant Engineering & Maintenance Other licensee employees contacted included six operators, two security force members, and four office personnel.
- Attended exit interview 2.
Exit Interview
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The inspection scope and findings were summarized on June 7, 1979 with those persons indicated in Paragraph 1 above.
Discussion topics included review of the receipt of out-of-specification material and repair of the reported surface decline in the berm.
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings Not inspected, items remain open.
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
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Organization Th-Quality Assurance Department has been reorganized to include the License Compliance Section from the Operations Department and is retitled as the Quality Assurance and Compliance Department (QA&C).
W. F. Kelly, formerly Specialist, License Compliance, is now Manager, QA&C and reports to J. A. Buckham, Executive Vice President.
The QASC Department is subdivided into four sections; Quality Assurance Engineering, Quality Control, Welding and Materials Engineering and License Compliance.
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10 CFR 21 - Implementation The following licensee procedures were examined by the inspector:
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(1) Policy & Procedure Manual; A-15 Revision 0, dated 2/16/78,
" Reporting in Compliance with 10 CFR 21."
(2) Procedure B-7, " Reports in Compliance with Government Regulatory Agency Requirements."
(3) Procedure G-4, " Incident-Event Reports."
(4) Operations Division procedure A-0DAP-14, " Incident Event Reports."
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The procedure establishs responsibilities and requirements for notification, procurement, evaluations and records.
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The inspector verified that bulletin boards s ere posted with 10 CFR parts 19, 20, and 21 and correspondence as described in regulations.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
The inspector examined purchase order documentation which showcd c.
that 10 CFR 21 requirements were included for safety related items.
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During the inspection, AGNS QA made the determination that a reportable defect occurred when eight 304L seamless pipefittings for safety-related systems were received and placed in stores as acceptable.
All test results submitted by the manufacturer were denoted as acceptable.
AGNS procurement was later notified by the distributor that the reported results of the test for detecting susceptibility to intergranular attack (ASTM-A262, Practice C) were in error. The fittings were, in fact, rejectable and did not meet the Purchase Order acceptance criteria. The testing laboratory had erred in preparation of the test report and later had identifica the error.
All fittings were recovered and returned to the distributor. AGNS submitted the required written report on June 8,1979.
No itees of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Preoperational Testing The 1979 Integrated Uranium Run, Procedure S-COP-88-8, was started a.
in mid-April. The series of test sequences provides combined operation of separations facility plant systems designed to support various DOE contract sub-tasks. These include demonstration of safeguards systems, nuclear materials control evaluation, alternate fuel cycle flowsheet operation and reverification of integrated operability.
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The sub-run in progress during the inspection period was a test of a coprocessing flowsheet. The sub-run was not completed during this period and acceptability of equipment performance and test results 561 3 '. I
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could not be evaluated, although observed tests demonstrated the capacity to handle normal operating rates and loads.
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The following conditions were verified (1) Test prerequisite were met.
(2) Approved procedures and run plan were in use.
(3) Correct revisions of parameter and data sheets were available.
(4) Required support systems were operational and in service.
(5) Operators are certified as checkout operators.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Internal Review and Audit The inspector reviewed the minutes of the Operational Safety Committee a.
(OSC) meetings in the period January to May 1979. Meeting frequency, quorum requirements, agenda coverage and report distribution was found to be in accordance with proposed Technical Specification 16.6.3.3 and administrative procedures.
The inspector was informed that the Executive QA Committee had recently completed the annual assessment of the Quality Assurance Program as required by Section 17.2.
of the FSAR.
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Four Quality Assurance Activity Reports (QAARs) covering internal audits of the Operations Department, Safety and Environmental Control Department and Plant Engineering and Maintenance were reviewed.
Audit records were found to conform to requirements of procedures QAP-7, " Audit Procedure" and QAP-4, " Quality Assurance Activity Report." The inspector cad no further questions in this area.
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Control of Modifications The inspector reviewed documentation and QC records covered by a.
Change Authorization CA-78-298, "IS System Modification and Improvement.s." Verification was made that design documents and work orders were reviewed and approved prior to implementation.
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Records conform to requirements of Administrative Procedure A-0DAP-4,
" Change Authorization," and FSAR Section 17.2.5, " Design Control."
No items of noncompliance were identified.
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Non-routine Event Report a.
AGNS report 50-332/78-06, dated December 13, 1978, identified a surface decline in the berm adjacent to an electrical security manhole about 125 feet from the nearest safety-related structure.
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A final report was issued April 30, 1979 providing an analysis of the event and listing corrective actions, c.
Records of the investigation, excavation, testing and repair by AGNS and their consultant, Law Engineering, were reviewed and supoort the conclusion that the soil problem was confined to a small area adjacent to the manhole. Compaction tests fcr every two feet (vertical) of t'ae backfill verify compliance to the design specification. This item is closed.
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