ML18150A192
| ML18150A192 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 06/15/1987 |
| From: | Mcalpine E, Son Ninh NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18150A190 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-280-87-10, 50-281-87-10, NUDOCS 8706260367 | |
| Download: ML18150A192 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000280/1987010
Text
Report Nos. :
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTA STREET, N.W.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323
JUN 171987
50-280/87-10 and 50-281/87-10
Licensee:
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Richmond, VA
23261
Docket Nos.:
50-280 and 50-281
Facility Name:
Surry 1 and 2
License Nos.: DPR-32 and DPR-37
Inspection ConduJ:..t.ttd:
May 4-6 and 18-19, 1987
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Inspector:
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S. Q. Ninh~~uel Facilities Inspector
Approved by:
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E. J. McAlpine, Chief, Ma erial Control and
Accountability Section, Nuclear Materials
Safety and Safeguards Branch, Division of
Radiatfon Safety and Safeguards
SUMMARY
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Date Signed
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Scope: This routine, unannounced inspection was conducted by one NRC inspector
in the areas of nuclear material accounting procedures, records and reports,
and physical inventory.
Results:
One violation was identified for failure to establish and maintain an
adequate material control and accounting procedure which resulted in a failure
to conduct an annual physical inventory of all special nuclear material (SNM),
and a failure to maintain adequate records for control of all SNM.
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REPORT DETAILS
Report Nos. 50-280/87-10 and 50-281/87-10
1.
Key Persons Contacted
- H. Miller, Assistant Manager
- J. Bailey, Superintendent Operations
- R. Blount, Superintendent Technical Services
- T. Brookmire, Fuel Engineer
The inspector also interviewed several other licensee employees.
- Denotes those present at the exit interview.
2.
Exit Interview
The inspection scope and findings were summarized on May 19, 1987, with
those persons indicated in paragraph 1 above.
One violation was identified
for failure to establish and maintain adequate material control and
accounting procedures which resulted in a failure to conduct an annual
physical inventory of all SNM, and a failure to maintain adequate records
for control of all SNM were discussed in detail (paragraph 3).
The
licensee acknowledged the inspection findings and stated that all incore
detectors were still onsite.
3.
Material Control and Accounting - Power Reactors (85102)
The inspection was conducted to determine the adequacy of Virginia
Electric and Power Company 1s program to account for and control the SNM in
its possession and to l~mit the use of possessed SNM to the locations and
purposes authorized by licensee at the Surry Nuclear Power Station.
The licensee
1 s material controls were examined by review of procedures,
audit of records and reports, review of the conduct of physical inventory
and interviews with appropriate licensee personnel.
a.
Procedure Review
The inspector reviewed the procedures and documents listed below:
(1)
DOE/NRC 741
Nuclear Material Transaction Report
(2)
DOE/NRC 742
Material Balance Report
(3)
DOE/NRC 742c
Physical Inventory Listing
(4)
Fuel Assembly History Sheets
(5)
Insert Component History Sheets
( 6)
Fuel Assembly and Insert Component Accountability and Control
Audit Procedure No. FQAI-18.10, Rev. 0, dated January 27, 1986
b.
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
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Nuclear
Material
Handling
and
Accountability
No. ADM-32, dated March 6, 1986
Virginia Nuclear Fuel Handling Report VNF-7
Fuel Assembly and Insert Component Index Sheets
Fuel Assembly Physical Inventory Records
Procedure
The licensee 1 s Nuclear Fuel Handling and Accountability Procedure
No. ADM-32 was determined to be inadequate in that it did not address
the fundamental elements of material control in the area of storage,
inventory, and internal transfer of SNM incore and excore detectors.
In addition, no written statements of responsibility and authority
for the positions responsible for SNM incore and excore detector
receiving, shipping, inventory, storage and i nterna 1 transfers were
addressed in the procedure.
Therefore, failure of the licensee to
establish and maintain a material control and accounting procedure
sufficient to account for all SNM is in violation of 10 CFR 70.5l(c)
(50-280, 281/87-10-01) which resulted in additional violations of
NRC regulatory requirements (see paragraph 3.b and 3.c).
Records and Reports Audit
Receipts and shipments of SNM for the period September 30, 1984
through March 31, 1987, were verified by examination of
DOE/NRC-Form 741s,
"Nuclear Material
Transaction
Report.
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The
transaction .reports had been completed in accordance with NUREG/BR-006
instructions.
To determine the adequacy of the licensee 1 s fuel
accountability records, a sampling of several fuel assemblies stored
in the spent fuel storage area were traced through Transaction Report
(Form DOE/NRC 741), and compared to a schematic diagram located in
the operations office for verification of the fuel assembly identifi-
cation and location.
The licensee 1 s Materi*al Balance Reports (Form
DOE/NRC 742s) were reviewed for the period September 30, 1984 through
March 31, 1987, to determine whether the reports accurately reflected
quantities of SNM in the material balance .
The reports were
completed in accordance with NUREG/BR-007 and recorded data including
nuclear material depletion and production were found to be in
agreement with the accountability records for fuel assemblies on
inventory for Un it 1 and 2, spent fue 1 * storage, and new fue 1 storage
area.
It was determined from the discussion held with the licensee during
the inspection that to date the Surry Nuclear Power Station has
received 88 SNM i ncore detectors and four excore detectors.
Ten
i ncore detectors and four excore detectors are currently in use,
eight incore detectors are stored in warehouse, three incore detectors
are located in the power storage wall.
Since licensing, approximately
67 i ncore detectors were transferred to the hi gh-1 eve l radwaste
drums.
The inspectors determined that the licensee had no control
documentation or working knowledge of any movement of incore detectors
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once they had been removed from ~ower storage wall to the high-level
radwaste drums.
Failure to maintain a records system which provides
documentation to support the transfer and storage of SNM i ncore
detectors between item control areas within the plant is in violation
.of 10 CFR 70.5l(b)(l) (50-280, 281/87-10-01).
c.
Physical Inventory
The inspector determined that the licensee has conducted a physical
inventory of the new and spent fuel storage after each refueling or
at least annually in accordance with the licensee's procedure.
The
physical inventory consisted of a 100% piece count in the spent fuel
storage area (SFSA), with a random selection of fuel assemblies in
the SFSA for serial number verification at 95% confidence level. A
100% serial number verification was also conducted in the new fuel
storage area.
A video tape of the reactor core is being saved as a
record of physical inventory of the reactor cores.
The inspector observed that discrete irradiated i ncore, irradiated
excore and unirradiated incore detectors containing SNM, had been
excluded from the annual physical inventory listing since the
licensee was not aware of such requirements.
Failure of the licensee
to conduct an annual physical inventory of all incore and excore
detectors is in violation of 10 CFR 70.5l(d) (50-280, 281/87-0-10-0l).