IR 05000456/1987011

Safety Insp Rept 50-456/87-11 on 870310-13.No Violations or or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Previous Insp Findings & Implementation of QA Program for Startup & Power Ascension Testing

ML20205S371
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	03/31/1987
From:	Jablonski F, Reynolds S, Vandel T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20205S365	List: IR 05000456/1987011 ML20205S360
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III  ;

Report No. 50-456/87011(DRS)

Docket No. 50-456 License No. NPF-59 Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Facility Name: Braidwood Station, Unit 1 Inspection At: Braidwood Site, Braidwood, Illinois Inspection Conducted: March 10-13, 1987 Inspectors:

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Approved By: J b onski, C e .5 - 3/- 87 Quality ssurance Programs Section Date Inspection Summary Inspection on March 10-13, 1987 (Report No. 50-456/87011(DRS))

Areas Inspected: Routine safety inspection of previous inspection findings (92/01), and im testing (35501)plementationoftheQAProgramforstartupandpowerascension

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Results: No violations or deviations were identified during this inspectio PDR ADOCK 05000456 G PDR i

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DETAILS 1. Persons Contacted

• E. Fitzpatrick, Station Manager

• P. Barnes, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor

• R. Bedford, Regulatory Assurance Staff

• R. Jeisy, Station OA Superintendent, Dresden

• L. Johnson-Hester, Station QA Engineer J. Jursenas, Lead Auditor Station QA

• K. Kofron, Production Superintendent

• R. Kyrouac, Station QA Superintendent G. Nelson, Assistant Technical Services Superintendent

• C. Schroeder, Services Superintendent T. Simpkin, Regulatory Assurance Staff E. Steckhan. Lead Auditor Station QA

• M. Takaki, Regulatory Assurance Staff S. Zapinski, Startup Test Engineer P. Zolan, Site QA Staff

• Denotes those in attendance at the exit meeting on March 13, 1987.

Other licensee personnel were contacted during the course of the inspectio . Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Open Item (456/86038-10): A training program for maintenance personnel had not been developed. Maintenance training procedure, BWTP 600-38, Revision 0, was approved on December 29, 1986. Detailed application was being developed, and classroom training and on-the-job training were in progress. The inspectors also learned that a management meeting would be held March 20, 1987, to assess progress of development and scheduling, and to do further planning. The inspectors considered this performance as adequate. This item is close (Closed) Open Item (456/86038-11): A manager should be assigned to develop and implement a coordinated maintenance training progra An individual has assumed group leader responsibility for maintenance trainin In discussions with the group leader, the inspectors learned that the Braidwood Maintenance Training Group collated information from various training coordinators to adopt the Administrative Course Management Instruction (ACMI). It appeared that a coordinated maintenance training program would be implemented by the end of March 1987. This item is close . QA For The Startup Test Program (35501)

This inspection was conducted to detennine if the licensee's QA program for operational activities had been implemented for startup and power I ascension testing and if procedures or checklists were developed and

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implemented for inspection of startup activities on a regular basi "

Another purpose of the inspection was to evaluate the effectiveness of licensee management involvement in verifying the Startup Test Program, Documents Reference

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QA manual requirement QR #18-51 " Audits for j Operations - Quality Assurance Program Audits"

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Braidwood Project Startup Manual - Sections 4.5 through *

i Braidwood Startup Test BWSU RY-30 Revision 0 Braidwood operating station, audit checklist and record sheets, i used for pre-test and in-test audits, Surveillance checklists i for in-process and post-test Surveillance v

Startup Test Audit Reports NR-348 RC-30, and RD-30 i Station Startup Audit Report QAA No. 20-87-47

Station QA Auditori Q ualification Files j Results

. -(1) The inspectors reviewed applicable startup procedures, pre-prepared audit checklists, and in station QA auditor qualification files in preparation for. observing an. audit of

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a startup test. During the review of certifications for five j auditors and lead auditors, the inspectors noted that none of

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the auditors were qualified to audit startup activities. In

discussions with the QA staff, the inspectors learned that the current certification document, issued by the Corporate QA staff, inadvertently failed to indicate a qualified status to inspect startup activities -for all station QA staff even though the previous document (reissued each six months) included such certification. The site QA Superintendent indicated that this -

one time anomaly would be corrected. The inspectors determined that the five auditors met requirements of ANSI N45.2.23

" Qualification of QA Program Audit Personnel for Nuclear Power' Plants."

(2) Audit plans . schedules of testing activities were identified on QAL.20-86-96 dated October 30, 1996, "Startup Test Program QA Coverage", and by a supplemental list'made by the QA Group l Leader. These documents'could be changed and made to be {

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(3) The inspectors interviewed the two lead auditors who performed the audit of a startup testing inspection. The interview was about the testing activities and use of checklists. The inspectors determined that both auditors had adequate understanding of basic responsibilities and testing activitie (4) The inspectors reviewed Station Startup audit report QAA 20-87-47 dated February 11, 1987, that adequately assessed the qualifications of testing personne (5) The inspectors accompanied the auditors and witnessed activities during portions of the test. The audit was performed in a professional manner. Checklists were completed and audit results were scheduled for discussion with station management at the regularly scheduled station audit exit meetin (6) The inspectors also reviewed three audits and two surveillances for three other startup tests. The audits were adequately performed and documented. All identified concerns were adequately handled and resolved. The inspectors expressed concern about one audit. The required sign-offs on the checklists by the lead auditor and site QA Superintendent were casually signed by the auditor who performed the audi Moreover, it could not be determined that the site QA Superintendent had reviewed and accepted the audi In response to questions, the site QA staff was able to establish that this was an isolated instance of the QA Superintendent's failure to sign off. No other discrepancies were noted by the inspector The inspectors concluded that licensee management was involved in assuring quality for the Startup Test Program. There was evidence of prior planning and audits were generally complete and thorough; however, only fair adherence to procedures was noted. The number of auditors was adequate, and the training and qualification program appeared to contribute to an understanding of the work performe No violations or deviations were identifie . Exit Meeting The Region III inspectors met with licensee representatives (denoted in Paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection and summarized the purpose, scope and results of the inspection. The inspectors also discussed the likely informational content of this inspection report with regard to documents or processes reviewed by the inspectors. The licensee i did not identify any as proprietar