ML19320D780
| ML19320D780 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/1980 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Gerstner W ILLINOIS POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8007220204 | |
| Download: ML19320D780 (1) | |
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JUN 101980 Docket No. 50-461 Docket No. 50-462 Illinois Power Company ATTN:
Mr. W. C. Gerstner Executive Vice President 500 South 27th Street Decatur, IL 62525 Gentlemen:
This Information Notice is being forwarded to you for informaticn. No written response to this information notice is required.
If you have any questions related to the subject, please contact this office.
Sincerely, L, $f r N
f ames G. Keppler Director
Enclosure:
IE Information Nctice No. 80-26 cc w/ encl:
Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR Local PDR NSIC TIC Mr. Dean Hansell, Office of Assistant Attorney General OCO'?I'DO N
4 UNITED STATES SSINS No.:
6835 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Accession No.-
0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 8005050064 WASHINGTON, D.C.
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g IE Information Notice No. 80-26 To All Part 50 Licensees EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR QA PROGRAMS Description of Circumstances:
Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 requires that each applicant and licensee establish and execute a Quality Assurance Program, and that each licensee "shall require contractors or subcontractors to provide a quality assurance program".
Further Appendix B requires each applicant and licensee to regularly review the status and adequacy of subcontractor programs.
The NRC is becoming increasingly concerned by continuing evidence that many holders of construction permits and operating licenses are not properly implementing these facets of their quality assurance programs.
Examples of this lack of effectiveness of contractor QA program implementation, and inadequacy of licensee overview of contractor QA program implementation are appearing in every facet of prcject activity.
Instances have been observed where architect-engineers have released documents for procurement with inappropriate material specifications.
Nuclear steam system suppliers have overlooked erroneous assumptions in analysis of instrument system response to design basis transients.
Other cases have been observed where both AE's and NSSS have not followed through on commitments to review vendor detailed designs.
Vendors' quality assurance programs have been found to contain errors of both omission and commission.
A containment tendon installation contract was awarded to a specialty contractor.
During a licensee audit some three months after work started it appeared that a contractor inspector was falsifying records by initialing inspection points not actually observed.
A subsequent investigation by the licensee revealed that the contractor had required that QC inspections be performed only on a random basis even though all records had QC signatures.
The signatures could mean that the activity was inspected or that record signoffs by others were reviewed; or that the data were recorded by the QC inspector.
It is apparent that the licensee had not appropriately reviewed the cer. tractor's inspection program prior to the start of work.
In another instance, after completion and acceptance of a major structural steel installation, the licensee found that significant rework would be required to correct construction quality problems.
NRC inspection at the contractors fabrication facility disclosed that in addition to work for that licensee, the contractor had contracts for "high density" fuel storage racks from several operating licensees.
None of the NRC licensees had inspected the contractor's shop or examined his quality assurance programs.
Response to Information Notice No. 80-26 is not required.
The NRC expects appropriate action from all licensees and organizations engaged in nuclear activities and actions will be examined in the ongoing NRC inspection program.
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IE Information Notice No. 80-26 Enclosure June 10, 1980 RECENTLY ISSUED IE INFORMATION NOTICES Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.
Issued 80-25 Transportation of 5/30/80 Material Licensee in Pyrophoric Uranium Priority / Categories II-A, II-D, III-I and IV-:'!;
Agreement State Licer sees in equivalent categories 80-24 Low Level Radioactive 5/30/80 All NRC and Agreement Waste Burial Criteria State Licensees 80-23 Loss of Suction to 5/29/80 All power reactor to Emergency facilities with an OL or CP 80-22 Breakdown In Contamination 5/28/80 All power reactor Control Programs OLs and near term cps 80-21 Anchorage and Support of 5/16/80 All power reactor Safety-Related Electrical facilities with an Equipment OL or CP 80-20 Loss of Decay Heat Removal 5/8/80 All light water reactor Capability at Davis-Besse facilities holding Unit 1 While in a Refueling power reactor OLs or cps Mode 80-19 NIOSH Recall of Recircu-5/6/80 All holders of a power lating-Mode (Closed-Circuit) reactor OL, Research Self-Contained Breathir.g Reactor License, Fuel Apparatus (Rebreathers)
Cycle Facility License and Priority I Material License 80-18 Possible Weapons Smuggling 5/5/80 All power reactor Pouch facilities with an OL, fuel fabrication and processing facilities and Materials Priority I licencees (processors i
and distributors) 80-17 Potential Hazards Associated 5/5/80 All radiography With Interchangable Parts Licenses i
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