ML19224D198
| ML19224D198 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/30/1979 |
| From: | Donna Anderson, Hale C, Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| REF-QA-99900617 99900617-79-1, NUDOCS 7907110069 | |
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SURVEY REPORT U. S. NUCLEAR RFGULATORY COWilcSION OFFICE OF If1SPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION IV Report No.
99900617/79-01 Program No.
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The National Daard of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors 1055 Crupper Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43229 Survey Conducted:
March 19-23, 1979 j)
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.G Summary Survey _ conducted on March 19-23, 1979 (99900617/7E-01)
Areas Surveyed:
National Board (NB) in the areas of: quali f ica tion,
experience, and training of conmissioned inspectors; investigations; records maintenance; test control; and action on previous survey finding';.
The survey involved thirty-four (34) inspector-hours on site by one USNRC inspector.
Results:
See Details Section paragraph G. for six (6) identified follow-up items.
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. DETAILS SECTIO 1 (Prepared by D. G. Anderson)
A.
Persons Contacted
- R. Ceckwith, Assistant Director of Inspections P. D. Brown, Laboratory Manager
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L. Garvin, Assistant Executive Director
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F. Harrison, Executive Director H. F. Jackson, Training Consultant
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J. Mcdonald, Director af Inspections
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D. Ray, Technical Assistant
- J.
M. Webster, Educational Administrcctor
- Indicates attendance at the exit meeting.
B.
Action on Previous Survey findings _
(Closed) Follow-up Items (Report !!o. 78-01):
The following items were addressed as follow-up items during the previous survey:
Item 1.
The blank commission cards are now being maintained in a locked desk.
The " Procedures for f!ational Board Coanissions-ilational Board Commission Renewals and fluclear Endorsements" now contains a statemen'.ssigning the Secretary of Coamissions the responsibility for security of the cards.
Iten 2.
f'ational Board management indicated that they feel that the responci';ility for checking background information on experience and qualifications for inspectors seeking conmissions rests with the AI A.
They also indicated that the responsibility for security checks rests with the state jurisdictions.
Item 3.
Resumes for each training instructor are now being maintained in the flational Board training files.
Item 4.
A system for controlling the fiational Poard Procedures Manual which includes placing a controlling number in each manual is Ming implemented.
Item 5.
Procedure t'B 8.1, Unannounced Visits and Investigations by flational Board Representativas, which establishes a system for the control of complaints and includes follow-up, WLA-
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. investigations, findings, resolution, and action taken by fiational Board has been prepared and is being implemented.
Iten 6.
Inspection reports of USf?RC/ Components Sections for ASME shop inspections are now being forwarded to flational Board.
C.
_ Qualification, Experience and Trainino The inspector reviev;ed the scope and frequency of training courses presented by the flational Boa-d with particular attention directed to the procedures used for the selection of attendees, the qualifications of the instructors in the program, and the content of the examinations given at the end of the courso to determine whether the e:: amination effectively covers the parameters of the course.
The following im-plementing procedures were reviewed:
1.
NB-7, National Board procedures for the !!ational Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors Examination.
2.
IlB-T-1, Administration of National Board Training course in Fabricatien, f!on-destructive examination and inspection of Welded Pressure Vessels.
3.
f13-T-2, Administration of I!ational Board Training course on ASME Section III Quality Assurance Systems, Welding, rion-destructive Examination and Radiation Health Physics.
The inspector also reviewed the following:
1 Course Outline-Ilational Board Training Course on Fabrication.
Non-destractive examination and Inspection of Welded Pressure Vessels, August 14-25, 1978 and March 12-23, 1979.
2.
Course Outli'ie-The National Board Advanced Training Course on ASME Section III Quality Assurance System, Welding, f!ondestructive Examination and Radiation Health Physics, October 8-17, 1978.
3.
The qualifications and experience of all eleven (11) instructors in the March 12-23, 1979 training course.
4.
The list of attendees at the March 12-23, 1979 training course.
5.
Examinations and grading for ten (10) attendees in the advanced course, October 8-17, 1978 and the NDE course, August 14-25, 1979.
The inspectcr also attended the following sessions of the March 12-23, 1979 course which was being conducted during the dates of the inspection:
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Radiation Sources and Radiographic Techniquas.
2.
Quality Assurance flanual and Program Requirements for Classes 1, 2, 3, MC and CS, llCA 4000.
3.
Radiographic Interpretation: Industrial Radiography.
D.
Investigations The inspector reviewed the bases and criteria used in the reporting, investigation, follow-up and resolution of complaints to assure that the subjects of the investigations are identified, that documented procedures or guidelines are used in conductinq investigations, that the content and objectivity of these reports are appropriate, that the reports reflect the thoroughness of the investigation and an adequate basis for recommended action, and that corrective action reco:.nended by the investigator was impler.ented.
The following implementing procedures were reviewed:
1.
Ilational Board Bylaws, Article II, Section 2.7.
2.
fib-8, Administrative Procedura to be used by the flational P,oard in the Investigation of Alleged AStiE Code Violations.
3.
I;B-8.1, Unannounced Visits and Invesigations by flational Board Representatives.
The inspector reviewed four (4) investigations which are being conducted durirj 197J to assure that the requirements of the procedures are being impi ra.and.
E.
Records The irispector rev,~ved the following procedures to assure that data reports arm chec!:ed, discrepancies noted and corrected, and duplicate records meinta:ned in a separate and remote facility:
Procestino of Data Reports, October 2,1973.
fib-20, Duplicate llicrcfilm Retrieval.
The inspector noted that hational Bard usa the storage facilities of t!ational Underground Storage. !nc., Boyers, Pennsylvania for duplicate records. At present, microfilm copies of registered data reports and flaticnal Board exaninations are the only records maintained in duplicate storage.
The I;ational Board tested the retrieval
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capability of the duplicate storage system on February 15, 1979 by requesting microfilm copy No. 2718.
The reproduced copy arrived at !!ational Board on February 22, 1979 and when checked against the original, it was found to be an accurate legible duplicate.
F.
Test Control-National _ Board Testing Laboratory _
1.
Objectives The objectives of this area of the survey were to verify that:
a.
Procedures have been established and are being implemented to control the testing activity.
b.
fhe responsibility and authority for the operation of the testing facility has been designated.
c.
Instrumentation used in testing activities is traceable to the flational Bureau of Standards.
d.
Tca+ing activities are audited on a periodic basis, e.
Test results are documented and properly evaluated.
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Records of tests and maintenance to test equipment are being documented and maintained.
2.
liethod of Accopali_shment The preceding objectives were accomplished by an examination of:
a.
flational Board Testing Laboratory Quality Control llanual, flarch 12, 1979, (Controlled Copy No. 1).
b.
IlB-14, ASME Laboratory Certification Procedures.
c.
National Board Testing Laboratory Procedures.
d.
Letter of Authority and Responsibility dated flarch 12, 1979 which states in part, "The primary purpose of the National Board Testing Laboratory is for the testing of pressure relief detices in accordance with the requirements of the A5'4E Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code for capacity certifi-cation purposes."
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Test flo. 3595s on Merch 21, 1979.
The inspector witnessed the test of relief valves from Swendeman, Inc.
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Weights used in the deadweight tester had been calibrated by the Division of Weights and Measures of the Ohio Department of Agriculture which uses standards traceable to the dational Bureau of Standards; Test No. 2490: Ametek, Test flo. 2497:
Ashcrof t Digi-gauges usina NDS s tandards Nos. 38130B and 39496D.
f.
Audit report of the National Board Safety Valve Laboratory dated March 13, 1979.
g.
Quarterly Preventative Maintenance Schedule-1st Quarter 1979.
G.
Fol1ow-up Items _
The following items are addressed by the inspector as follow-up items and are presented here for the attention of the USNRC Revi i Committee:
1.
There does not appear to be a s,.; tem established for periodic retraining and reexamination of ANI's and ANIS's.
National Board indicated that some thought had a keady been given to this item, but no firm commitments have been made as yet.
2.
The only permanent records stored at the National Underground Storage facility are data reports and flational Board examinations.
The inspector suggested that a list of all records be prepared and a review be made of those that would be needed in the event of fire.
3.
The National Board Testing Laboratory Quarterly Preventative Maintenance Schedule is a plexiglass wallboard and is erased after completion.
Tne inspector suggested that the records be maintained in a more permanent manner.
4.
The National Board Testing Laboratory procedures are not presently under the document control system.
5.
The Laboratory Manual indicates that each page of documents be signed and dated.
Each page of the manual is not signed and datod.
6.
Section VI of the Laboratory Mar.ual requires that for NB Testing Laboratory audits that the audit team be assigned by the Executive Director.
Documentation of this assignment could not be retrieved.
The procedure for audits does not address follow-up and corrective action as required by ANSI N45.2.12.
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An exit raeeting was conducted on March 23, 1979, at the conclusion of the survey, with managemait representatives of the flational Board as indicated by an asterisk ir Section A. above.
The inspector coJmended flational Board for the action taken on the follow-up items identified in Survey Report flo. 9L00627/78-01.
tie inspector discussed the results of this survey and the items ider,tified in this report as follow-up items.
The inspector stressed that the follow-up items were for the USNRC Review Conmiittee and required no response or other action on the part of flational Board.
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