ML19323G752

Safety Evaluation Supporting Revised QA Program

ML19323G752
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Site:	Marble Hill
Issue date:	05/23/1980
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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"arble Hill QA Progr_am Supplement 1

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?a *4cription of the quality assurance (QA) program for the continued design and construction of Public Service Company of Indiana's (PSI's) Marble Hill Station has j

'ran upgraded as a result of the NRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement order con-I firaing suspension of safety-related construction.

This upgraded QA program w?s utuitted to NRC by S. W. Shields' letter to H. Denton dated April 28, 1980 and

'u:' plea 2nted by additicnal inforcation provided by S.1!. Shields' letter to H. Danten

'Sted May 6, 1980.

Tia 33jor elea; ants of the upgrading effort are in the areas of relocating the QA l

j organization to be completely onsite and increasing the size and experience of the QA staff;.ind involvement of the QA organization in the dispositicn and close out of nonconformances and corrective actions, stop work authority, and the indoctrina-tien and training program for inspection and construction personnel.

QA_0ccanization 4

l The Vice President-ilectric System, who reports to the President and Chief Executive 1

Cificer, is responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and evalua-tion of the effectiveness of the PSI QA program.

The responsibility and authority for asturing that the QA program is properly established and carried out has been delegated to the QA Manager who supervises and provides direction to the QA Depart-l ant (see Figure 1).

~The QA Department has been consolidated from five sections to.three sections: Quality Systems, Quality Engineering, and Inspection.

While retaining the previous duties of the QA Department, this. arrangement has also provided the QA Manager with more freedom to be involved in managing and assisting the sections in handling tne more important day-to-day problems. All QA sections -including the QA Manager are now located at the 4

":rble Hill site uhcre timely response and attenticn can be given to QA ratters en a 8006060 N '

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'1y-to-day basis and. here proper canagement control of QA activities can be exercised.

Ii aicusly, the location of the QA organization was mixed with portions located both cnwite and offsite thareby providing a less efficient management system in bandling T,

itters and in being involved in day-to-day activities relative to QA.

Tha uality System Section is responsible for development, preparation, and mainten-

.nce of the PSI QA lUnuals; training of PSI personnel in quality assurance concepts c'd nethods; and audits of PSI and PSI contractors.

The Quality Engineering Section is responsible for QA input in the areas of civil,

.r,echanical and electrical engineering; welding; nondestructive examination; and proc uerent.

This involves reviewing requirements, identifying characteristics to ba.arified, prescribing verificaticn methods, preparing PSI surveillance plans and ir sp.3cticn checklists; assuring adequate definition of acce ?t/ reject criteria through review of contractor procedures and specifications; approving nonconformances dis-positioned "use-as-is" or " repair"; verifying causes of nonconformances and determin-ing the need for corrective action; and reviewing and approving PSI generated procure-

c. ant documents.

The Inspection Section is responsible for source surveillance, receipt inspection of procur"d items; surveillance and inspection of construction activities at the job site; stepping further processing of unacceptable work; and establishing and main-t'.ining control of PSI measuring and test equipment. The Superintendent of Inspection participates in regular project meetings that address specific schedule and work assipants in order to keep abreast of day-to-day activities and to plan work assign-ants.

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aperience level of management personnel in the QA department has been signifi-

_3ntly inproved and the staff size has bean increased by approximately 20 percent to give greater assurance and confidence that the necessary attention to construction ictivities will be gi'.en relative to quality requirements, surveillance and inspec-ti:1, and stop work acticns. Consolidating the QA.vork force into a single organi-3 tion located at the Marble Hill site will also improve the QA organization's effec-ti'.: ness in carrying out the QA program.

ndoctrination and Training PSI has upgraded and intensified its indoctrination and training program for both PSI c.nd contractor personnel to be more responsive to performing an assigned task.

An iudic-vi<ual pres,tation will be given to new ccnstruction personnel which strongly

'. usizes the naed for perfccmance of quality work and for reporting problem areas

..itocat recrimination.

Specific job training will include construction practices, QA inspection pre. dures, and ASP.E code requirements.

C:nclusien Eased en our detailed review and evaluation of the QA program for the Marble Hill l

Staticn, t.e ccoclude that the QA program has been sufficiently upgraded since issuance of the Confircing Order to give the necessary assurance that continued design and ccn-structicn activities can be performed to a level of quality consistent with the require-ints of 10 CFR 50 tppandix B.

This upgrading effort has resulted in:

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Eelocation of all elements of the QA organization to the Marble Hill site.

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' proving the experience level of aanagement personnel in the QA department and increasing the staff size by apprcximately 20 percent.

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P col'.e:aent of the QA ceganization in the day-to-day site activities including participating at daily staff meetings, review of nonconformances and corrective actions, and authority to stop work.

4 Ex 3nding the indoctrination and training program.

iccccdingly, the staff concludes that the steps taken to upgrade the QA program should ir prove its effectivaness regarding inspection activities and manajacent control, and PSI's description of the upgraded QA program is in compliance with applicable fiRC regulaticns.

Therefore, the upgraded QA program represents an acceptable basis to per. nit iestart of design and ccnstruction activities at the Marble Hill Station.

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