ML16341F641
| ML16341F641 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 02/27/1990 |
| From: | Mendonca M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16341F642 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-275-90-06-MM, 50-275-90-6-MM, 50-323-90-06, 50-323-90-6, NUDOCS 9004090438 | |
| Download: ML16341F641 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000275/1990006
Text
U.
S.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION V
Report
Nos.
50-275/90-06
and 50-323/90-06
Docket Nos.
50-275
and 50-323
License
Nos.
and
'icensee:
Pacific
Gas
and Electric Company
77 Beale Street,
Room 1451
San Francisco,
94106
Facility Name:
Diablo Canyon Units
1 and
2
Meeting at:
Region V, Walnut Creek, California
Meeting Conducted:
February
16,
1990
Inspectors:
K.
E. Johnston,
Resident
Inspector
Approved by:
Summary:
P.
P. Narbut, Senior Resident
Inspector
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Reactor
Projects
Section
1
j /'i~<
g
Meetin
on Februar
16
1990
(Re ort Nos.
50-275/90-06
and 50-323/90-06)
Subject:
Management
meeting to discuss
QA performance.
Inspection
Procedure
30702 was
used
as guidance.
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MANAGEMENT MEETING DETAILS
Attendees
Pacific
Gas
and Electric
Com an
J. Sexton, Quality Assurance
Manager
D. Tagoert, Quality Support Supervisor
J; Young, Quality Assurance
U. S. Nuclear Regulator
Commission:
A. Chaffee,
Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety
and Projects
D. Kirsch, Chief, Reactor Safety Branch
S. Richards,
Chief, Reactor Projects
Branch
F. Huey, Chief, Engineering Section
M. Mendonca, Chief, Reactor Projects
Section
I
P. Narbut, Senior Resident
Inspector,
Diablo Canyon
B. Olson, Project Inspector,
Reactor
Pro'ects Section
I
K. Johnston,
Resident
Inspector,
Diablo Canyon
The meeting
convened at approximately
10:00 a.m.
on February
16,
1990, at
the Region
V Malnut Creek office.
Mr. Sexton
opened
the meeting
by
introducing himself as
the newly appointed
OA manager.
He noted that the
GA organization
w'as in
a state of flux and that
he
and his staff were in
the process
of evaluating their organization to identify how best to make
changes.
To this end,
he
was planning to meet with other utilities and
the staff at
NRR, in addition to holding the discussions
at this meeting.
The discussion
that followed was in an open format revolving on
a few
central
themes.
The first theme discussed
by the
NRC participants
was the impression that
while the
OA organization
had improved over the last year in their
efforts to identify problems,
the resolution of problems
appeared
to be
passed
onto the worker level.
As
a result, while the smaller problems
were routinely fixed, the programmatic
aspects
were, occasionally not
adequately
addressed.
The
QA manager
was encouraged
to involve himself
in OA findings, to develop issues,
and to communicate
them to higher
level management.
Mr. Sexton
agreed
that this approach
needed
to be
taken
more often and that
he
had already taken steps
to do so.
The
NRC participants
expressed
concern that as the former Diablo Canyon
Plant Superintendent,
Mr. Sexton
should
be cautious
to maintain
a
critical perspective
of plant activities.
Mr. Sexton
noted that
he
had
been
away from the nuclear organization for two years,
which had helped
to refresh his perspective.
Additionally he noted that, while in som~
cases
OA will take conservative
action which may affect immediate plant
availability, in the long run the quality function and reliability
(availability) are
indeed compatible.
The
NRC participants
also initiated conversation
on the
need for QA
auditors
to have
a "nose for problems."
Too often, auditors
do not have
~
'
the attitude that they are looking for weaknesses,
or auditors
perform
a
cursory review in order to avoid confrontation.
The licensee
participants
agreed with these
comments
and stated that they were
pursuing
a reorganization
in order to place auditors
in positions
which
best fit their talents.
The licensee
participants
noted that substantial
efforts had
bee'n
mad~ to
perform more performance
based audits.
Efforts such
as the
SSFAR and
SSOMI type audits
had turned
up substantially
more findirgs than previous
eighteen criteria compliance
type audits.
However, while the performance
based audits
demand greater
resources,
regulations
require the compliance
audits.
1he licensee
noted that they were reviewing
how best to take
credit for elements
covered in performance
type audits in their
compliance audits.
Additionally, the licensee
noted that in many cases
a
performance
based audit can identify where
a compliance audit can better
focus it's effort.
In response
to a question,
the licensee
participants
noted that the split
between
general office and site
OA personnel
was
75K to 25~.
They
recognized
the need to get more people involved in site inspections.
The
NRC participants
concurred
and noted that in the past,
OA had not always
been
on the forefront of developing
problems
and that
a stronger
involvement in day to day plant activities would enhance this.
Mr.
Sexton
noted that while he was currently located at the general office,
he
had strong ties to the site
and would closely follow plant activities.
The meeting
concluded
at approximately
12 noon with Mr. Sexton
summarizing the topics discussed
above.