IR 05000423/1986032
| ML20215M762 | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 10/08/1986 |
| From: | Eapen P, Winters R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-423-86-32, NUDOCS 8611030267 | |
| Download: ML20215M762 (4) | |
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REGION I
Report No. 50-423/86-32 Docket No.
50-423 License No. NPF-49 Licensee:
Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Facility Name: Millstone Unit 3 Inspection At: Waterford, Connecticut
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Inspection Dates: September 15-19, 1986 Inspector:
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Section, Operations Branch, DRS, RI Inspection Summary: Routine unannounced inspection on September 15-19, 1986 (Report No. 50-423/86-32)
Areas Inspected: Quality Assurance Audit Program and the implementation of the Audit Program.
Results: No violations or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.0 Persons Contacted Northeast Nuclear Energy Company
- R. J. Asafaylo, Quality Services Supervisor
- G. J. Closius, Quality Assurance / Quality Control Supervisor
- W. D. Romberg, Station Superintendent Northeast Utilities Service Company D. A. Delacruz, Lead Auditor
- J. LaWare, Senior Engineering Technologist
- M. J. Sforza, Engineer United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- M. Conner, Project Engineer
- M. Dev, Reactor Engineer
- Indicates those who attended the exit meeting on September 19, 1986
The inspector also interviewed other site and contractor personnel during the inspection.
2.0 Audit Program and Audit Program Implementation 2.1 Program Review Organizational charts, plans, schedules and procedures were reviewed and discussed with licensee personnel to verify the following:
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That audit personnel are trained, qualified and independent as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR), the Quality Assurance Topical Report (QATR), and internal procedures.
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That audit schedules have been developed and are being implemented as required by the FSAR and QATR.
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That audit reports are written in a timely manner and responses are received from the audited organizations as required by commitments to codes and standards described in the FSAR and QATR are adequate, and timely.
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That audit reports and checklists include the appropriate attributes to be audited and include requirements for reaudit of identified deficiencies.
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That follow-up actions are taken to assure audited organizations are correcting previously identified deficiencies.
2.2 Implementation and Organization Auditing of the Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (NNECO), the company responsible for Millstone operations, is performed by personnel from the Northeast Utilities Service Company (NUSCO) to assure independence of the auditors. NUSCO auditors are located at the station to assure that timely audits are performed and to conduct surveillances of activities. Qualified auditors perform both audits and surveillances. Procedure NQA 2.06 " Conduct, Reporting and Follow-up of Audits" specifies the requirements for auditors to follow in conducting audits and surveillances.
Audits are normally announced to the audited organization and conducted by one to three qualified auditors using comprehensive checklists unique to each audit.
Preliminary results are discussed with personnel of the audited organization at the end of the audit.
Reports are issued in a timely manner, usually within thirty days of the end of the audit. The inspector reviewed audits reports
. A60390, A60408, A60412, A60435 and A60465 to verify audited organizations were responding in accordance with FSAR commitments.
The responses were timely either as a direct answer to the audit or as a request for additional time to respond to items of a complex nature.
Tracking of audit findings and deficiencies is performed in accordance with procedure NQA 1.05 " Audit, Survey and Inspection Computer Program".
This program provides a complete printout of all audits and the status of findings. However, the inspector noted the report indicated that many items were listed as being past the action due date in the computer printed report.
Further investigation determined that there was no mechanism (or requirement)
for updating the action due date between the time a response was received from the audited organization and when the Quality Assurance organization closed the item. The inspector observed that responses were timely, but the tracking system did not reflect this; licensee management noted this observation.
Follow-up of previously identified deficiencies is scheduled as a special audit semiannually.
In addition surveillances are used to follow-up on deficiencies.
Trend analysis of audit and surveillance findings, as well as data from otner sources such as nonconformance reports and receiving inspection reports, is performed in accordance with procedure NE0 2.11 " Trend Analysis from Quality Related Documents".
Reports are published to management on quarterly and annual bases.
These trend reports contain details according to cause and discipline, and are analyzed to assure management is aware of both positive and negative trends. A review of both the latest quarterly and annual reports indicated the reports had been reviewed by management and potential problem areas were investigated to determine root causes of problem.
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The inspector accompanied a licensee auditor on a surveillance (No. 04079) of Unit 3 intake structure.
During this surveillance the auditor was concerned with calibration of the installed instru-mentation, potential problems with cerrosion of the equipment due to the salt air environment, general housekeeping and maintenance of the equipment. The inspector observed that an instrument technician working in the area had a properly calibrated general purpose volt / ohm / ammeter in use.
2.3 Personnel Qualifications Auditor certifications were reviewed and interviews held with personnel to assure auditors were trained and qualified as required by the FSAR and QATR.
Training records are maintained in the Berlin, Ct. office of NUSCO, but records selected by the inspector were delivered to the site.
2.4 Conclusions The review of this area determined that the NUSCO audit group is indeoendent, properly trained and qualified, and is performing its assigned responsibilities in accordance with the published schedule.
Responses from the audited organizations are received in a timely manner and these responses did address both the immediate deficiency and the cause.
The review of the trend analysis report showed management is aware of recurring problems and is taking action to prevent recurrence of these problems by thorough analysis of the root causes of the problem and attention to eliminate these causes.
No violations or deviations were identified.
3.0 Management Meetings Licensee management was informed of the scope and purpose of the inspection at the entrance interview on September 15, 1986. The findings of the inspection were discussed with licensee representatives during the course of the inspection and presented to licensee management at the September 19, 1986 exit interview (see paragraph 1 for attendees).
At no time during the inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspector. The licensee did not indicate that proprietary information was involved within the scope of this inspection.
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