ML19268C087
| ML19268C087 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 12/07/1979 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| ML111090060 | List:
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| References | |
| FOIA-80-515, FOIA-80-555 NUDOCS 7912270036 | |
| Download: ML19268C087 (7) | |
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SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT SUiPLEMENT ON THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT NO. 1 QA PROGR/41 FOR OPERATIONS S 0)_I_i.ty_A syrf. r c e_
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e n e ca l P,1 la.cription of the quality a:surance (QA) pecgram for the operations phase of the Thrce Mile Island 'iuclear Station, l' nit No.1 is addressed in Section 5.4 through f aendment 7 of the TMI-l Restart Report.
The Met-Ed submittal addresses the QA organization and its reporting level, and provides a brief description of the QA program. As stated in Section 5.4.3 of the report, the details of the QA progern and the plan for its implementation will be submitted on January 15, 1980.
Th refore, we are unable to cceplete our rcview and evaluation of the QA program for ',MI-l at this time.
The preliminary findings reached as a result of our evaluation of the information prcvided thus far and through discussions with the kneral Public Utilities QA personnel indicate that the QA program for operations for IMI-l will satisfy the requircmants of Appendix B and provide QA controls in excess of those used at TM!-2 prior to the accident.
Through discussions with the QA personnel of GPU, it is our understanding that inprovacnts in QA controls will be provided in the following areas:
(a)anincrease in the role of the QA organization in the review and approval of the quality-related aspects in procedures associated with operations, maintenance, inservice insp ction, m:difications and pr:curements; in the perfor,uance of inservice inspections, n& destructive examinations, routine inspections, verification and surveillance; t of in the day to day cperatiens and maintenance staff meetings to keep n
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er,,;ing attivities; in.iudit activities; and in deter.nining adequate close out vf r rnctive acticns; (b) an increase in the sccpe of the QA pr: gram to cover all str uctures, systems, and ccmpenents that are iirportant to safety (GDC 1 of Apper. dix A to 10 CfR 59); and (c) an incrcase in the centrol of as-built drawings.
'r" nization The acr311 QA organization established for TMI-1 has been restructured and improved
,1ce the IMI-2 accident.
One of the significant changes is that the ensite QA orynizaticn new reports directly to the of fsite QA organizatien thereby providing an gjraJing in the independence of the QA function frcm the plant staf f.
The W! Gexration Group (see figure 1) has the overall responsibility for the n fe operation, nintenance, and nodification of the TMI Nuclear Station, l' nit No.1 including establishment and figle.uentation of the QA program.
This group is r'anaged by the Senior Vice President of Metropolitan Edison Company / General public Utilities Service Company.
Reporting to the Seritor Vice president is the Vice President :nd Director of TMI-l who is responsible for all TMI-l cperaticns.
There are also five Directors within the Generation Group reporting to the Senior Vice President.
The at as of responsibility managed by these directors are Environmental "calth and Safety, Radiological Controls, Technical Functions, iMI-2 Recovery, and Reliability Engineering.
The TMI Ceneration Group Quality Assurance Department under the direction of the Manager of Quality Assurtrice reports to the Director of Reliability Engincaring as shown in Figure 2.
The indcpendence of this department from these organizations respcnsible for design, procurement, manufacturing, construction, 0,; rations, and maintenance functions combined with the reporting level of the department allcw sufficient freedom from the pressures of cost and schedules to 9500bi10
- . J.it effecti.e irplwntation of the QA program.
Tha bality Assurance Department consists of five sections:
the "ethods, Operations, M ".udit Sectien; the Materials Technology Section; the Design and Procurement
- swrance Section; the Manufacturirg /.ssur
- nce Sectien; and the 'scJifications/
0 rTti;ns Section.
~' 2 "atScis. Serations, 'nd Audit Secticn is responsible for ccordinating acti.ities
'::::iated uith department procedures, and with indoctrination and training of purscrnel.
NJitionally, the secticn ccnducts indcpendcnt evaluations and assess-
';nts of 'h? ef fectiver. css and adequacy of implementation of the QA pregram.
"ssisting in this assessment is a f.!1-time audit gr;up located at the plant site and reporting inJependently to the Manager of Quality Assurance and the Director-Fogineering Poliability through the Secticn !!ead.
The Materials Tednolocy Section is an offsite section which is responsible for cuppcrting the design effort in the establishment and/or revicw of raterial require-
- nts. Assist:nce in the implcnontation of this responsibility is provided by the offsite Materials Technology labcratory which reports to the Director-Reliability D'.gineering, and provides non-dastructive examination, inservice inspection, u terials engineering, and welding engineering, TNs Desien and Procurement Assurance Section consists of quality engineering staffs located both at corporate hcadquarters (not specifically defined at present time) and at IMI to provide the main technical support for establishing quality requirements in support of design and prccurement activities.
This section also reviews quality ralated. aterials and product specifications and procurement requisitions to assure 95004111
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This :ecticn also is invnivad in t'e evaluaticn of vonjers and their QA progra'imatic centrols.
No "'nuf acturinn Wurance section is responsible for performing quality related 1ctivities to assure that the vendor's product is designed, manufactured, and tested in accor '3nce with 'he specif t:d quality r:quir:ments.
T.e "c Jifications/^ e,raliens 9etien censists of two aajor sab-groups, Quality Control and Oper3+ional Quality Asurance.
The Quality Centrol group is responsible for recei/ing inspection and the inspection and/or surveillance activities related to :"aintenance, m ci fica tions, ins tallation, and new construction.
The group also has a.ielding engineering capability to review contractor's procedures and to survey the control of special processes.
The Operational Quality Assurance group is retpcnsible for a.cnitoring functional testing and performing surveillance of all plant crer ational activities.
The latter includes cenitoring and surveillance of plant cparaticns, pec/entative maintenance, radiation protecticn, and the processing, pack 1ging, and shipping of contaminated products and radioactive wastes.
This group is also respcnsible for inservice inspection and monitoring the performance and results of puro and valve testing to the applicable requirenants of AIME Secticn XI.
Cased on our evaluition of the prerosed QA crganization for TMI-1, ua conclude that sufficient independence frcm the pressures of cost and schedule is provided to assure proper considern;.'an for safety requircmants, sufficient 'uthority is vested in the QA orpnization to permit effective implementation of the QA program, and suf ficient access to management is provided at a level necessary to perform the QA f unc tion. We, therefore, find the QA organizational arrancement to be acceptable 9500@ G e
and a signific nt improv r.cnt over that which existed prior to the TMI-2 accident, p;rticularly elative to reporting level and assigned authority and responsibilities.
CatLta As stated reviously, our evaluation of the QA program controls to be provided cannot be (cmpleted until the staff receives the TMI-l revised QA progra 1 expected frem the licensee in January 1930. Upcn receipt and avaiuation of this QA prograrr.,
this SER will be supplc.nented to reficct our findings.
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