IR 05000454/1987025
| ML20236D053 | |
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| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 07/21/1987 |
| From: | Ted Carter, Jablonski F, Maclean P, Sutphin R, Vandel T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 50-454-87-25, 50-455-87-23, NUDOCS 8707300284 | |
| Download: ML20236D053 (9) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
i Reports No. 50-454/87025(DRS); No. 50-455/87023(DRS)
i Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 Licenses No. NPF-37; No. NPF-66 Licensee:
Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Facility Name:
Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection At:
Byron Site, Byron, Illinois Inspection Conducted:
June 15-6, 1987
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Inspection Summary Inspection on June 15-26, 1987 (Reports No. 50-454/87025(DRS);
No. 50-455.87023(DRS))
Areas Inspected:
Routine announced inspection for QA program annual
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review including audit program / implementation and onsite review function; corrective action program; surveillance testing program; maintenance program /
implementation; and training in accordance with selected sections of
inspection procedures 35701, 40702, 40704, 40700, 92720, 63725, 62700, 62702 and 41400.
Results:
Two unresolved items were identified:
one in the area of onsite review function and one in the area of maintenance training.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO)
- R. Querio, Station Manager W. Burkamper, QA Superintendent
- S Campbell, Office Supervisor
- F. Hornbeak, Technical Staff Supervisor
- T. Joyce, Assistant Superintendent, Technical Services
- R. Pleniewicz, Production Superintendent
- R. Rhoads, Stores Supervisor
- G. Schwartz, Assistant Superintendent Ma ntenance c
- M. Snow, Regulatory Assurance Suparvisor
- E. Zittle, Regulatory Assurance Staff
- Denotes those attending the exit meeting on June 26, 1987.
Other station technical and administrative personnel were contacted during the course of the inspection and/or were present at the exit meeting.
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings a.
(Closed) Open Item (454/84036-01):
Turnaver of construction QA records to station records department was incomplete.
The transfer of construction QA records was verified as acceptable and complete for Units 1 and 2 by the licensee's QA department on June 18, 1987.
The inspectors selected examples of construction records including hard copies, microfilmed copies, and radiographs for review.
All records were retrieved by the station records department from acceptable storage locations'in a timely manner.
No deficiencies were identified.
This item is closed, b.
Goen)UnresolvedItem(455/86036-03):
Possible improper evaluation of shelf life.
Pending completion of licensee review of non metallic items designated as having "non-limited" shelf life, this item remains open.
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(Closed) Open Item (455/86036-04):
Possible use of less than a four to one accuracy ratio in calibration of M&TE without evaluation of acceptability.
Byron Maintenance Memo 87-05, issued June 26, 1987, defines the station's policy on documentation of the evaluation of acceptability where a minimum accuracy ratio of four to one cannot be maintained.
The memo was issued to all Byron Maintenance department heads and states that as of the memo issue date, no instances exist at Byron Station where the minimum four to one ratio was not achieved.
This item is closed.
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.QA Program R' view
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The purpose of this portion'of-the inspection was to evaluate the.
licensee's QA program and its implementation in the areas of auditing,
.and.onsite review.
The inspectors reviewed records, interviewed station and corporate personnel, and observed work activities.. Licensee i
management involvement and staff. qualifications were' included in the J
evaluation.
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Audit Program / Implementation The inspectors reviewed thirty-one audit reports from 1986 and 1987
in'the areas of technical. specification' adherence, maintenance, corrective action, onsite review, calibration, and staffing and training.
The inspectors also reviewed the licensee's 1986 and 1987 audit schedule, auditor qualification records, and accompanied a QA auditor during an ongoing' audit.
Inspection results were as follows:
Audit' reports defined the scope and results of the audits.
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Checklist questions were typically general but were used by QA auditors as a " doorway" into an activity area. -This technique was profitably used by a QA auditors, and several
responses, findings, or observat ns were noted which went
beyond the actual checklist quesu.ons. - Questions on areas with.
j previously closed findings or observations were frequently t
included in the scope of the audit.
Unique audit plans and checklists for "non product" audits
were prepared and approved prior to performance of the audit.
Audits were timely and'in accordance with the required
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A controlled computer program was used to track auditing of
Technical Specification (TS) line items to ensure complete coverage within five years.
The program was also used by the j
QA auditors to coordinate audits of in process TS surveillance
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Audit findings and observations were significant and corrective
action followup was thorough and well documented.
Report distribution routinely included corporate Vice President
and general managers.
Additional followup documentation was provided to corporate project and QA management by bi-monthly l.
and quarterly reports that identified open items which' required
management attention for expeditious closure.
l Qualification records reviewed for five lead QA auditors
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The audit observed was performed in a thorough manner and l
potential concerns were pursued and resolved by the auditors
and QA management.
A post audit meeting was held with station management personnel of an appropriate level to ensure timely l
completion of required corrective actions.
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" Product" audits were used for maintenance activities.
- Unlike all other audits, the same checklist questions were used for each of the product audits in a particular maintenance area.
The inspectors were concerned that complete auditing coverage of'the maintenance program may not have been accomplished by this method.
In response to questions, the inspectors were informed that a " maintenance activities"
audit recently added to the schedule will be performed in
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October 1987 and will have unique checklist questions i
addressing maintenance program activities.
l No violations were identified.
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Onsite Review Function The inspectors reviewed 14 Onsite Review (OSR) reports in the areas of procedure revisions, FSAR and TS changes, tests and experiments, plant modifications, plant operations and station security.
The inspectors also reviewed Byron Aciministrative Procedure (BAP) 1210-1,
" Conduct of Onsite Reviews and Investigations", Revision 5, and associated BAPs in relation to TS Section 6.5.2; reviewed qualification requirements and records for licensee personnel participating in OSRs, and attended an OSR meeting that addressed a proposed Technical Specification change.
Inspection results were as i
follows:
e BAP 1210-1 defined the administrative methods for meeting
requirements of TS Section 6.5.2.
Reviews were accomplished by using different methods and procedures, depending on the review subject.
The inspectors noted that the programs requiring review per TS Section 6.5.2 as defined in TS Section 6.8.4,
were not included in BAP 1210-1 as requiring OSR.
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implemented, and maintained through station procedures, and,
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that since all station procedures and changes thereto receive an OSR per BAP 1210-1 the requireu nt was met.
Further review by the inspectors determined that each individual program was established, implemented, and maintained by multiple station
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procedures, some which also covered aspects of other programs.
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The inspectors were unable to determine if the review of individual procedures, when new or revised, met the requirement i-for review of total programs.
The inspectors were also unable to determine where the total scope of the programs and associated procedures was defined.
This matter is open (454/87025-01; 455/87023-01).
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The inspector's review of BAPs used to meet the OSR for items-
not covered by the main body of BAP 1210-1, such as LERs, station procedures and plant modifications, determined that review / signature requirements were, as'a minimum, equivalent to those defined in BAp 1210-1 and TS Section 6.5.2; distribution requirements were also met.
Personnel qualification records for participants in OSRs were
reviewed.
The qualification and selection of participating personnel in the OSR reports reviewed met the licensee's procedural requirement, ANSI N18.7, 1976, and ANSI N18.1, 1971.
j The OSR meeting observed by the inspectors was conducted in
accordance with station procedural requirements and adequately i
addressed the issue under review, including discussions
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about 50.59 reviews and applicability to Braidwood Station.
The report and request for offsite review were issued to the appropriate corporate management levels in a timely manner.
No violations were identified.
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Corrective Action The purpose of this portion of the inspection was to evaluate the licensee's corrective action program, its comprehensiveness, and ability to identify, followup, and correct safety-related problems.
The inspectors reviewed corrective actions associated with other areas covered by this inspection.
Management involvement in timely resolution and completion of corrective actions was also evaluated.
The inspection results were as follows:
The Action Item Record (AIR) program, as defined in BAP 1840-1,
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Revision 3, provides for assignment, tracking, and closure
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of corrective action items as a result of LERs, DVRs, DRs,
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NRC commitments / findings, QA audits and other items identified by
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station or offsite organizations.
Determination of corrective actions and trending activities was
accomplished by the group assigned for each item.
Status meetings about open AIRS were held monthly between appropriate
station management personnel, and monthly status reports were issued to' station management.
Due to the lack of a generic station wide corrective action trending process, the inspectors were concerned that the status reports and meatings were potentially unable to a
address generic negative trends.
In response to questions on this matter the inspectors were informed that required trending is handled through separate programs,
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Specific ~corre'ctive' actions for various LERs, QA audits and NRC
' commitments'were reviewed.
Typically, actions were appropriate to.
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the issue and' carried'out in a timely manner. Where necessary,
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- management involvement'had'been initiated to expedite closure.
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No violations were' identified.
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Surveillance Tes' ting
.The purpose of this p'ortion of.the inspection was to determine if the su'rveillance~ testing of' safety-related systems'and components was adequately controlled and scheduled to meet the requirements of the
TS and other applicable documents / programs.
The inspectors reviewed BAP 1400-1, " Byron Station Surveillarme Program,"
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Revision.4, and associated procedures; the surveillance matrix computer l
programs; surveillance test reports; monitored the status of ongoing surveillance activities; and interviewed the station surveillance i
coordinator.
The inspection results were as follows:
BAP 1400-1-assigned the responsibility for the surveillance program
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to the station and individual department steveillance coordinators.
The station surveillance coordinator maintains, updates, and distributes the computer generated surveillance' schedule.
Two~ data bases were maintained; one for the procedure /TS.line
item matrix, and one' for scheduling and '..istory tracking; both i
were' effectively used to ensure complete and timely ccmpliance l
with surveillance requirements.
The computer automatically l
determined the conservative due date based on calculations of 125%
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-The scheduling program was used to track numerous other routine
activities.and was consequently a cohesive, single source record for use by all applicable groups.
Ongoing surveillance were accomplished in accordance with
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TS surveillance indicated the schedule was consistently met.
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Surveillance reports were completed in a timely manner and
adequately addressed the requirements, performance, and results
of the surveillance.
I The station surveillance coordinator was knowledgeable of the
requirements, applicability, and mechanics'of the surveillance program and the role and responsibility relative to the control of surveillance activities.
No violations were identified.
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Maintenance Program / Implementation i
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The purpose of this portion of the inspection was to evaluate the i
effectiveness of the licensee's maintenance program and implementation in-l
the mechanical and electrical areas.
Training of personnel who performed maintenance activities was also evaluated.
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Training The inspectors reviewed training records for the mechanical, electrical, and technical staff, and interviewed training and j
maintenance personnel.
The inspection results were as follows:
All scheduled training in mechanical maintenance was approaching
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Electrical maintenance training was behind schedule in some
categories despite use of the same planning and scheduling j
methods used for mechanical training.
The inspectors were informed that untrained individuals performed work under the direct supervision of a foreman or the master electrician, as required.
Technical staff engineers, who routinely perform vibration
analysis on primary plant equipment, were required to be trained and qualified in accordance with BAP 500-4, " Technical Personnel Qualifications", Revision 6.
The inspectors reviewed the technical staff surveillance qualification matrix and compared it to training department records for personnel who had completed required training to become qualified Type A and 8 testers.
The matrix was not a controlled document and could be in error.
The licensee was unable to correlate the two lists and could not determine if all personnel used to conduct vibration tests were qualified to do so.
This matter is unresolved (454/87025-02; 455/87023-02).
No violations were identified, however, one unresolved item was identified.
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Maintenance Activities The inspectors reviewed applicable maintenance procedures, instructions, and request documentation; observed ongoing work activities; attended daily and monthly maintenance meetings; and interviewed station personnel.
The inspection results were as follows:
Procedures and instructions adequately covered use of work
requests, use of approved, current procedures, designation of
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hold points, and overall preventive maintenance activities.
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I Completed work requests adequately documented work scope and
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special instructions, replacement parts qualifications, acceptance criteria, and approvals and reviews by appropriate station personnel.
i Discussions with job foremen, planners, and technical staff
personnel concerning preparation of work instructions, determination of acceptance criteria, and replacement part acceptability established that the issues were adequately understood and satisfactorily resolved.
J Documentation for ongoing work activities was appropriate for
the job status.
Interaction cf personnet and division of responsibility between
maintenance, the technical staff, and operation analysis departments was acceptably established and appeared to function smoothly.
No violations were identified.
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Conclusions QA audits effectively identified significant issues, followed up on
corrective actions, met the schedule, and were conducted by well qualified individuals including licensed operators.
Management involvement, where required was apparent.
The onsite review activities met the requirements except in the
area of program review.
Reviews were carried out by qualified individuals in accordance with approved procedures and addressed technical issues with attention to plant and personnel safety.
Corrective actions were adequate for the problems identified and
typically completed in a timely manner.
When necessary, management involvement expedited completion.
Item status was effectively tracked.
The tracking system had the potential to be effectively used to trend generic problems in overall plant operations, personnel training, and preventive maintenance.
The surveillance testing program was effectively controlled testing
and ensured compliance with requirements.
Training was acceptable for mechanical maintenance but behind for
electrical; however, no resultant concerns were identified.
Technical staff qualifications for Type A and B vibration testing could not be clearly determined in all cases.
Maintenance activities were performed in accordance with approved
procedures, were adequately coordinated between applicable groups, and were well documented.
Personnel were typically knowledgeable of job requirements and responsibilities and staff levels appeared sufficient for timely task completion.
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Unresolved Items An unresolved item is a matter about which more information'is required in order to ascertain whether it is.an acceptable item, an-open item, a deviation, or a violation.
An unresolved item disclosed during the inspection is discussed in Paragraph 6a.
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Exit Interview The inspectors met with licensee representatives denoted in Paragraph 1, on June 26, 1987.
The purpose and findings of the i
inspection were summarized, and the likely informational content of the inspection report with regard to documents or processes was reviewed during the inspection was discussed.
The licensee did not identify 'any such documents or processes as proprietary.
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