IR 05000498/1981005
| ML19347D529 | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 02/13/1981 |
| From: | Crossman W, Hubacek W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML19347D522 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-498-81-05, 50-498-81-5, 50-499-81-05, 50-499-81-5, NUDOCS 8103260471 | |
| Download: ML19347D529 (6) | |
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v U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION IV
Report No. 50-498/81-05; 50-499/81-05 Docket No. 50-498; 50-499 Category A2 Licensee: Houston Lighting and Power Company Post Office Sox 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 Facility Name:
South Texas Project, Units 1 & 2 Inspection at:
South Texas Project, Matagorda County, Texas Inspection Conducted: February 2-5, 1981 Inspector: N, Is
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W. G. Hubicek, Reactor Insper'ir, Projects Section Date
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W. A. Crossman, Chief, Projects Section Date Insoection Summary:
Inscection on February 2-5,1981 (Recort No. 50 498/81-05: 50-499/81-05)
Areas Inscected: Unannounced inspect. ion of licensee corrective action in resconse to tne Show Cause Order and p*eviour, inspection findings.
The inspection involved thirty 'wo inspector-hours by :ne :<RC inspector.
Resul ts :
No violations were ident1fied.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Princioal Licensee Emoloyees L. D. Wilson, Project QA Supervisor C. L. Harvey, Quality Specialist
- J. B. Anderson, Quality Specialist
- T. J. Jordan, Supervisor, Quality System Other Personnel
- W. J. Friedrich, QA Manager for Brown & Root (B&R), Management Analysis Company (MAC)
D. J. Harris, Quality Engineering Manager for B&R, MAC
- R. L. Hand, Project Generai QA Supervisor for Houston Lighting and Power Company, MAC T. L. Porfilio, Design Quality Engineer, B&R 0. S. McCoy, Manager Site Engineering, B&R E. Gillet, Systems Nonconformance Group, B&R J. Purdy, QA Systems A.11stant Manager, B&R The IE inspector also contacted other licensee and contractor employees-including members of the QA/QC and engineering staffs.
- Deactes those attending the exit interview on February 5,1981.
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Licensee Action on Previous Inscection Findincs (Closed) Unresolved Item (50-498/80-16-1; 50-499/80-16-1): Control of Records Removed From the QA Records Storage Facility. The IE inspector observed that control of records removed from the records storage facility has been improved.
Records can new be removed only after signed approval to do so has been obtained from the B&R Project QA Manager.
Brown & Root Procedure ST-QAP 17.1, Revision 1, dated August 1,1980, addresses require-i ments for removal of records from the records facility.
Brcwn & Root Procedure ST-QAP 6.1 has been revised and no longer applies to records control.
The IE inspector had no further questions regarding this matter.
(0 pen) Unresolved Item (50-498/79-19-44; 50-499/79-19-44):
Review of Vendor Documenta tion.
The IE inspector was informed that vendor documentation is currently being reviewed by Brown & Root and a consultant as part of their review of the vendor program to ensure that procured engineered equipment arid services meet the quality commitments contained in procurement, engineer-ing, quality assurance and licensing documents.
The plan and methods for the review are described in Technical Reference Document flo. 7A00GP007,
" Vendor Control Program for Safety-Related Equipment and Material." The
. review is expected to be completed in flovember 1981.
This item will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
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Licensee Action en Show Cause Order Items a.
(0 pen) Show Cause Order Item 7: The licensee shall develop and implement a more effective system to provide for control of field changes in order to asress the impact of the changes on design.
The IE inspector reviewed implementation of the commitments in the licensee's response to this Show Cause Order item by discussions witn licensee and contractor representatives and by inspection of objective evidence related to comitments described in the attachment to HL&P letter ST-HL-AE-533, dated September 18, 1980.
The following commitmentr,, utilizing the identification numbers in the attacament
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(Closed) Item 130: All design changes proposed at the STP site will be submitted to Project Site Engineering.
The IE inspector observed that design changes proposed at the site are submitted to Project Site Engineering as required by Quality Construction Procedure A040GCP-21, " Field Chance Requests / Temporary Change Noti cer.. "
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(0 pen) Item 131: Qualification and training records will be maintained on Project Site Engineers and Q.E.s.
Qualification and training records were not availa51e at the site and will be reviewed during a future IE inspection.
(Closed) Item 132:
Copies of DCNs will be issued to board members prior to each meeting.
Copies of Design Change Notices were issued to Change Review Board (CRB) members prior to board meetings as required by procedure STP-0C-029-B.
(Closed) Item A133:
The Board Chairman will sign DCNs signifying approval.
The IE inspector observed that DCNs were signed by the j_
CRB Chairman as requimd by procedure STP-DC-029-B.
(Closed) Item 135:
Each day a description of each DCN processed that day will be entered into a computer at the site and in the Houston office.
The IE inspector observed that descriptions of i
DCNs are entered daily in the computer as required by procedure
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(0 pen) Item 136:
Each morning a computer printout will be provided to users af design documents.
ihe IE inspector was informed that printouts are nonnally available on a daily basis during the four day work. week, but are not alw3ys distributed in the morning.
The IE inspector observed that a computer printout dated February 4, 1981, which contained design changes issued February 2.and 3, 1981, was the first printout issuec for the month of February. This matter will remain open pending clarification of the requirements regarding time and frequency of issue of the computer printout.
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(0 pen) Item 137: When construction of an item has been completed, as-built verification checklists will be prepared and their correctness will be verified by Design and Quality Engineering.
This checklist will be used by the inspector for final acceptance.
Procedures related to the as-built verification checklists are expected to be completed and implemented by the end of February 1981.
This item will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
(0 pen) Item A139:
An evaluation of the program will be performed to determine if minor changes are required.
Evaluation of the
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program is an ongoing process and will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
(0 pen) Item 140: Any FREAs not approved by October 1980 will be treated as Field Change Requests (FCRs) and will be processed accordingly.
Processing of FREAs as FCRs is continuing and will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
(Closed) Item H30: All design changes will be documented on Design Change Notices (CCNs).
The IE inspector observed that design changes are being documented as DCNs as required by procedure STP-DC-28-B.
(0 pen) Item M137:
All procedures for control of field changes will be issued by October 1,1980.
A new procedure is being developed to cover minor work that is not specified in design documents.
This item will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
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(0 pen) Show Cause Order Item 8:
The licensee shall implement a more effective system of record controls.
The IE inspector reviewed implementation of the commitments in the licensee's response to this Show Cause Order item by discussions with licensee and contractor representatives and by inspection of objective evidence related to commitments described in the attachment to HL&P
letter ST-HL-AE-533, dated September 18, 1980.
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ments, utilizing the identification numbers in the attachment to the HL&P letter, were reviewed:
(0 pen) Item A141: A system will be created by Quality Engineers
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such that, prior to commencement of work, the records required to substantiate the individual activities will be identified.
Quality Engineering is continuing to develop a system to identify records required to substantiate individual activities.
Precedures are being revised and are expected to be implemented in April 1981.
This item will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
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(Ocen) Item 142:
Persons charged with creating recuired documents will record the status of these documents as the documents are created.
Quality Engineering is in the process of defining required documents and expects to implement the requirements in April 1981.
This item will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
(0 pen) Item A143: When completed document cackages on individual activities are completed in the QA vault, Quality Engineering will review them to verify that the docurrents are ccmolete and adequate.
Quality Engineering review of completed document oackages is expected to be imolemented in April 1981.
This item will be re-viewed during future IE inspections.
(Closed) Item 144: New microfilm equipment will be acquired to speed up filming.
New microfilm equipment has been acouired and is new in used.
(Closed) Item 145: An on-site film processing laboratory devoted to QA needs is being established.
The on-site film processing laboratory has been er,tablished and is in service.
(0 pen) Item 147: There will be a single filing system and documents will be filed with a record traveler prepared oy Quality Engineers.
Record travelers are being develoced by Quality Engineering and the filing system is expected to be imolemented in April 1981.
This item will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
(0 pen) Item A148: The record traveler will identify the reco."s required to substantiate each activity, will record the status of the file, records borrowed from the file and will be used to identify overdue and missing records. The record travelers are being developed by Quality Engineering and are expected to be implemented in April 1981.
This item will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
(0 pen) Item A149:
Records already in the vault will be reviewed for adequacy and completeness, based on the results of the review of record requirements.
Records in the vault will be reviewed when Quality Engineering has established the record requirements.
It is expected that the reviews will be implemented in April 1981.
This item will be reviewed during future IE inspections.
(Closed) Item M41: The on-site microfilming capability will be in place and staffing and training complete by January 31, 1981.
The IE inspector observed that the on-site microfilming capability was in place and staffed with trained personnei.
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Exit Interview J
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The IE inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1)
on February 5, 1981. The IE inspector sumarized the purpose and scope of the inspection and the findings.
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