ML20004B216
| ML20004B216 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 05/06/1981 |
| From: | Crossman W, Hubacek W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20004B209 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-498-81-15, 50-499-81-15, NUDOCS 8105270403 | |
| Download: ML20004B216 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000498/1981015
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION IV
Report:
50-496/81-15; 50-499/81-15
Dockets:
50-498; 50-499
Categori A2
Licensee:
Houston Lighting and Power Company
Post Office Box 1700
Houston, Texas 77001
Facility Name:
South Texas Project, Unit:,1 and 2
Inspection at:
South Texas Project, Matagorda County, Texas
Inspection conducted:
April 20-24,1981
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W. G. Hubacek, Reactor Inspector, Projects Section 3
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Inspection Summary
Inspection on April 20-24, 1981 (Reports 50-498/G1-15; 50-499/81-15)
Areas Inspected:
Unannounced inspection of licensee corrective action in
response co the Show Cause Order and previous inspection findings. The inspec-
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tion involved 35 inspector hours by one NRC inspector.
Results:
No violations or deviations were identified.
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DETAILS
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Persons Contacted
Principal Licensee Employees
- R. A. Frazar, QA Manager
- L. D. Wilson, Project QA Supervisor, Mechanical
T. J. Jordan, Supervisor, Quality Systems
Other Personnel
- C. L. Harvey, Consultant to Houston Lighting and Power Company (HL&P),
Gilbert Commonwealth
0. J. Harris, Quality Engineering Manager for Brown & Root (B&R),
Management Analysis Company
T. L. Porfilio, Design Quality Engineer, B&R
The NRC inspector also contacted other licensee and contractor employees
including members of the QA and engineering staffs.
- Denotes those attending the exit interview on April 24, 1981.
2.
Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings
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(Closed) Unresolved Item (505498/79-19-44; 50-499/79-19-44) Review of
documentation involved with receiving documentation for some vendors.
Corrective action for this item has been incorporated into action to
correct a construction deficiency related to a breakdown in the B&R
Quality Program for the procurement cycle of purchased materials which
was reported to the NRC on June 13, 1980, in accordance with the requita-
ments of 10 CFR 50.55(e).
Future NRC review of this matter will be con-
ducted during followup inspecticos related to the construction deficiency;
therefore, this unresolved item is considered closed.
3.
Licensee Action On Show Cause Order Items
(0 pen) Show Cause Order Item V.A.(7):
The licenses shall develop and
implement a more effective system to provide for control of field
changes in order to assess the impact of the changes on design.
The NRC inspector reviewed implementation of the commitments in the
licensee's response so this Show Cause Order item by discussions with
licensee and contractor representatives and by inspection of objective
evidence related to commitments described in the attachment to HL&P
letter ST-HL-AE-533, dated September 18, 1980.
The following commit-
ments, utilizir.g the identification numbers in the attachment to the
HL&P letter, were reviewed:
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(0 pen) Item A131:
Qualification and training records will be maintained
on Project Site Engineersand QEs.
Qualification records maintained on site
were incomplete.
This item will remain open pending receipt of additional
records from the Houston office of B&R Engin' sering and subsequent review
during a future NRC inspection.
(0 pen) Item A136:
Each morning, a computer printout will be provided to
users of the design documents.
The NRC inspector observed that the licensee
had not yet cicrified the requirements regarding time and frequency of issue
of the computer printouts.
Actual practice has been to distribute the
computer printouts on a daily basis during the scheduled work week.
This
matter will remain open pending issuance of the clarification and subse-
quent review during a future NRC inspection.
(0 pen) Item A137: When construction of an item has been completed, as-
built verification checklists will be prepared ano their correctness will
be verified by Design and Quality Engineering.
This checklist will be
used by the inspector for final acceptance.
The NRC inspector observed
that B&R Procedure ST-QAP-3.2 "As-Built Verification" has been developed
and submitted to HL&P for review and approval prior to issuance for site
use. This item will remain open pending issuance and implementation of
the procedure and subsequent review during a future NRC insoection.
(Closed) Item A139:
An evaluation of the program will be performed to
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determine if minor changes are required.
The NRC inspector observed tnat
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evaluation of the program has been performed and continues to be performed
as an ongoing process.
Several procedure changes have resulted from the
evaluation.
(Closed) Item A140: Any FREAs not approved by October 1, 1980 will be
treated as Field Change Requests (FCRs) and will be processed accordingly.
The NRC inspector observed that the FREAs are being processed as FCRs in
accordance with Procedure STP-0C-023.
(Closed) Item M37:
All procedures for control of field changes will be
issued by October 1, 1980.
The NRC inspector observed that the basic
procedures required for implementation of the field change system were
issued prior to October 1, 1980.
These procedures included Engineering
Procedures STP-0C-023, STP-0C-028, STP-0C-029 and Constructicn Procedure
GCP-21.
Since October 1980, revisions to Procedure STP-0C-023, STP-0C-028
and GCP-21 have been issued and Procedure STP-QAP-3.2 has been developed
and submitted to HL&P for review and approval prior to issuance for site
use.
In view of the fact that refinement of the existing procedures is
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changes are in place, this item is closed.
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(Closed) Item M38:
A training seminar is being prepared and will be
presented to all B&R members of the project who will particioate in this
program.
The NRC inspector reviewed training records maintained by
Project Site Engineering (PSE) and the Site Training Department which
Indicated that the tr. tining seminar was presented in September 1980, to
B&R personnel who participate in the field change program.
Makeup
training has been provided for employees who did not attend the initial
training seminar and recently assigned employees.
In addition to the above items, the NRC inspector reviewed implementation
of Procedures STP-DC-023 " Processing Field Changes," STP-DC-028 " Design
Control" and STP-0C-029 " Change Review Board Activities" by discussions
with cognizant B&R PSE personnel and obsarvation of related activities.
The PSE activities were consistent with the requirements of these procedures.
4.
Exit Interview
The NRC inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1)
on April 24, 1981.
The NRC inspector summarized the purpose and scope
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of the inspection and the findings.
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