ML19269F493
| ML19269F493 | |
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| Site: | 05000574 |
| Issue date: | 08/31/1979 |
| From: | Albert W INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY |
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| PHI-9F-06-B, PHI-9F-6-B, NUDOCS 7912210160 | |
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. 1 INTERNATI6NAL' ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY TECENICA ASSISTANCE IN -
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESIING PHILIPPINES
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PROJECT NO.: PHI /9F/06-B (Rev.)
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10 July to 10 August 1979
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WILLIAM G. ALBERT
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Republic of the Philippir.es NA}C OF EXPERT - WILLIAM-G. ALBERT POST TITLE - ExpertinkualityAssuranceand Non-Destructive Testing e,,
PERIOD COVERED - 10 July to 10 August 1979 Copies to 1) D.A. Nethsinghe, Head, Asia & Pacific Section, , .
Division of Technical Assistance, IAEA, Vienna.
- 2) A.Y. Morvan, Resident Representative a.i.
UNDP, Manila, Philippines .
A. TECHNICAL MATTERS (1) Progress:
Review of the Philippine regulatory program, discussions with Philippine Atomic Energy Comission (PAEC) staff and participation in site inspection activity have provided a basis for establishing an initial program of work essentially directed towards the improvement of regulatory capability. The program activities are outlined in paragraph (7) below.
(2) Reco=endations : Nil (3) Accomolishments:
The week of July 23rd was spent at the PNPP-1 site. Two construction problens (welding of size 11 reinforcing steel without preheat and curing concrete test cylinders at ambient temperature) were called te the attention of the PAEC for necessary corrective action.
Another question regarding control of low-hydrogen veld rod will be further examined during the next site visit.
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On another matter, a litter was sent to the USNRC requesting ,
that Mr. H.E. Bock, a participant in the Radiation ProtectionJ2 Congress to be held 'in November, remain in the Philippines for an additional two working days in order to consult on PAEC problems associated with the licensing and control of tritium.
(4) Working Relations:
, During the past three weeks, the majority of my contacts have ,
as been with the staff me=bers of the Department of Nuclear Regulations and Safeguards (DNRS). The Nuclear lesearch Chief of DNRS and my counterpart, Dr. C.R. Aleta, has been largely engaged with the hearings being conducted on PNPP-1. Mr. C.A. Willis is also engaged in attending these hearings but has been available during non-of fice hours for technical briefings and discussions.
Dr. R.J. Palabrica has returned from Viens and resumed his dreies as head of the Nuclear Training Department. Cor.sequently, th working relationship with that departrnt has been fairly we'.1 defined. Most supporting anc clerical services are provided by DNRS.
(5) Fellevships:
DNRS has.com=enced preparing a proposal under the Agency's fellowship program. This proposal is for a program of traiaing which will qualify one or two PAEC-DNRS individuals to act as I
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examiners for reactor sperators. This would be another step .
towards the goal of providing DNRS with a cadre of ;arsonnel.22 sufficiently trained in reactor operatien that they can perform the functions of:
Examination and certification of reactor operators.
Provision of round-the-clock nonitoring of PNPP-1 operations.
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(PAEC appears to be committed to providing such coverage because of statements made at the hearings on PNFP-1)s Conducting inspections of pre-operational test programs, '
cs maintenance programs, in-service inspection programs, low p'over and start-up testing, refueling operations and management programs including QA.
Comments were prepared on the first draf t of the proposal and discussions held with DNRS on how the proposed program should be structured. The i= mediate proposal would require appro:timately seven months training for two men. It is possible that the proposed training could not be done consecutively. In my opinion, training in one of the US simulator facilities should be a key elenent although it vill be expensive unless arrangements can be made to utilize NRC or other gover= ment owned f acilities.
(6) Equipeent: Nil
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r (7) Programme of Work: i i
Initially, my work program will be ' directed towards assistance - --
in the areas of regulatory inspection methods, and later towards : *-
regulatory inspection programs. The progress towards program '
develop: tent is as follows:
- a. Regulatory Inspection: A need-for training in the process of conducting effective regulatory inspections is evident.
Course material is under preparation and I expect to start ,
classroom work on 15 August. I also consider my direct o involvement in inspections at the PNFP-1 site to be a part
$f such training so classroom discussions can be followed by direct exa=ples. This program is apparently one of the activities visualized when PAEC sought an Expert in the area of Quality Assurance, since regulatory inspections are essentially a QA audit function.
- b. Non-destructive Testing: A program for assistance in non-destructive testing (NDT) has yet to be completely defined.
However, from initial discussions with C.R. Aleta and R. Palabrica, it appears that NDT should be approached as part of a future program of job specific training for regulatory inspectors. That is, the various types of NDT activity sculd be included in a series of short courses i:n -
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.. . s I can develop a better appreciation of specific PAEC needs in this regard.
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' Sore"indbiiduals in PAEC have expressed a concern about the fact that there is no certifying authority for NDT tecimhians in the Philippines. A few have suggested that PAEC should act E this capacity. In any event, a means of certifying NDT teclinicians is probably needed in the country. However, the existence or non-existence of a certification authority would a .
have little effect on PNPP-1, since the higher rated NDT technicians at the site are apparently certified to ASNT standards in the US or similar standards of the U.K.
Any advice or infor=aticn on how NDT certification is handled (or mis-handled) in other developing countries would be appreciated.
In the near future, I have agreed to conduct a seminar on the use of NDT in the nuclear industry and special problems encountered. PAZC intends to invite individuals from petroleum and other industries to the sessien(s).
- c. Regulatory Inspection Pregrams.
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Therefore, I do not propose to be directly involved in either the writing or management but vill limit my activities to providing a review, scoping and consulting -
function for PAEC-DNRS.
B. GENERAL (1) Local Conditions and Recent Events.
Mr. C.A. Willis has been following the current hearings and is in a much better position to report on the status and import of these sessions. Although work on PNPP-1 has been officially suspended pending the outcome of the hearings, some li=ited .y
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work is underway. During the week spent at the PNPP-1 site, major concrete placement was either underway or in preparation at four locations. One' place =ent was in excess of a 1000 cubic meters.
In general, I found that quality services and equipment at the site were comparable to U.S. nuclear power plants in the same stage of construction.
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The most obvious threat to quality work at the site is a prolonged work suspension which results in: (1) the loss of ski 11ed labor, (2) the loss of r.anagement and supervisory personnel familiar with the work and (3) eventually the deterioration and weathering of partially completed structures.
Of these, the loss of skilled labor is the most immediate and most significant problem.
(2) Working Conditions a .
PAEC readily meets all transportation needs. Although most of their vehicles are older and subject to mintenance problems, they have routinely assigned the better vehicles (with drivers) for the use of IAEA Experts.
My assigned office space and furnishings are good by PAEC standards. However, the installation of a telephone and the direct assignment of a part time secretary would provide for more efficient use of my tine.
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