ML17054B728
| ML17054B728 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 06/17/1985 |
| From: | Grimes B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Mangan C NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 8506260713 | |
| Download: ML17054B728 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000410/1985018
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555
Docket No. 50-410/85-18
4IH l7 1985
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
ATTN:
Mr.
C.
V.
Mangan
Vice President
Nuclear Engineering
and Licensing
300 Erie Boulevard West
Syracuse,
NY
13202
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Nine Mile Point
2 Engineering Assurance
Program
(EAP) Technical
Audit Implementation Inspection
Report 50-410/85-18
This letter conveys the results of the program plan implementation inspection
of the Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation's
(NMPC)
EA Technical Audit (Ref.
Program for Completion of the Engineering
Assurance
In-Depth
Technical Audits
- Nine Mile Point 2 Project
EA-106 Revision
1 dated April 18,
1985) of the Nine
Mile Point
2 Project.
The inspection
was conducted
by the NRC's Office of
Inspection
and Enforcement.
The team
was
composed of personnel
from NRC's
Office of Inspection
and Enforcement
and consultants.
A representative
from
the
NRC Region I office attended
the inspection exit meeting.
The NRC's
inspection of implementation of the program plan and procedures
for the In-Depth
Technical Audit was conducted at the site of the audit at the Stone
8 Webster
Engineering Corporation's
(SWEC) Cherry Hill Operations
Center in Cherry Hill, N.J..
The inspection
took place from May 21, l985 to May 24,
1985.
The NRC's implementation inspection of the
EA Technical Audit of Nine Mile
Point 2 was organized into the five major disciplines involved; viz, mechanical
systems,
mechanical
components,
civil/structural, electric power, instrumentation
and controls.
In each of these
areas,
the
NRC inspectors
assessed
whether
the
audit was being conducted
in accordance
with the approved
program plan and
supporting procedures
and whether the audit was being conducted
in sufficient
technical
depth
and detail to be
an acceptable
mechanism for providing additional
assurance
that the design of the Nine Mile Point Unit 2 complies with all
licensing commitments
and regulatory requirements.
The most significant item identified by the
NRC Inspection
Team
on the imple-
mentation of the Nine Mile Point
2 Engineering Assurance
Technical Audit
Program
was that in some instances
the review was not conducted
in a sufficiently
comprehensive
manner.
Specifically, i n some instances:
0
Corporate
procedures,
design guides,
and computer
codes
were accepted
by the
EA Team Auditors without verification against regulatory design
requirements
or commitments.
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EA Team Auditors were making judgements
as to the design
adequacy
without requesting justification from SWEC project personnel
concerning
generic aspects
of the design process.
Potential
action items were informally presented
to project personnel
by
EA Team Auditors for comment prior to formally preparing
an action
item.
This is not in accordance
with audit procedures.
Specific comments of the
NRC inspection
team are provided in Attachment I to
the enclosed
Implementation
Inspection Report.
The
NRC inspection
team has
been
informed that corrective actions
on many of
the areas identified in the enclosed
Implementation
Inspection
Report are already
in process
by the
EA Audit Team.
In this regard,
we understand
the audit schedule
has
been extended
to better ensure that the objectives of the audit are met.
A
will be
formal response
to the above concerns
is not required.
The final
a d't
t
u i
repor
wi
e examined to determine whether resolution of these
items
has
been accomplished.
The report
number for the Nine Mile Point
2 Engineering
Assurance
Program
(EAP)
Technical Audit and guality Assurance
Preparation
Inspection Report dated
May
10,
1985 should
be changed to read 50-410/85-l4.
Sincerely,
Enclosure:
Implementation
Inspection
Report
cc:
See next page
Brian K. Grimes, Director
Division of guality Assurance,
Yendor,
and Technical Training Center
Programs
Office of Inspection
and Enforcement
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Mr.
C.
V. Mangan
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CC:
Mr. Troy B. Conner, Jr.,
Esq.
Conner
& Wetterhahn
Suite
1050
1747 Pennsylvania
Avenue,
N.W.
20006
Richard Goldsmith
Syracuse
Univers ity
College of Law
E. I. White Hall
Syracuse,
12223
Ezra I. Bialik
Assistant Attorney General
Environmental
Protection
Bureau
New York State
Department of Law
2 World Trade Center
10047
Resident
Inspector
Nine Mile Point Nuclear
Power Station
P.O.
Box 99
Lycoming,
13093
Mr. John
W. Keib,
Esq.
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
300 Erie Boulevard West
Syracuse,
13202
James Linville
U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Region I
631 Park Avenue
King of Prussia,
19406
Norman Rademacher,
Licensing
Niagara
Mohawk Power Corporation
300 Erie Boulevard West
Syracuse,
13202
Mr. Thomas
E. Murley
U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Region I
631 Park Avenue
King of Prussia,
19406
Mr.
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