ML20059F752
| ML20059F752 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 10/29/1993 |
| From: | Joyner J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | J. J. Barton GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9311050067 | |
| Download: ML20059F752 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000219/1993019
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Mr. John J. Barton
Vice President and Director
GPU Nuclear Corporation
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
P.O. Box 388
Forked River, New Jersey 08731
Dear Mr. Barton:
Subject:
Inspection No. 50-219/93-19
This letter refers to your October,
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1993 correspondence, in response to our
September 10,1993 letter.
Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your letter.
These actions will be examined during a future inspection of your licensed program.
Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
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G. Busch, Manager, Site Licensing, Oyster Creek
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Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New Jersey
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October 8,1993
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Dear Sir:
Subject:
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Docket No. 50-219
Inspection Report 50-219/93-19
Response to Notices of Violation
Appendix A of USNRC Inspection Report 50-219/93-19 identified two Notices of
Violation. Attachment I to this letter provides the GPU Nuclear responses to those
violations.
If any additional information or assistance is required, please contact Mr. John Rogers
of my staff at 609.971.4893.
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Violation A:
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Paragraph IV requires, in part, that measures shall be
established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements which are necessary
to assure adequate quality are suitably included or referenced in the documents
for procurement of material, equipment, and services.
Contrary to the above, as of August 20,1993, appropriate measures were not
established to assure that adequate quality was suitably included in documents for
procurement of services, in that a contract, effective February 8,1993, was
issued to a vendor whose QA program for meteorological instrument calibration
services had not been approved by GPU Nuclear QA.
GPUN Response:
GPUN concurs with the violation as written.
Enson for the violation
This violation was caused by an oversight by the Procurement QA section
when the contract was issued without the formal review of an external
audit of the vendor in the area of calibration. The bid documents
submitted by the vendor stated that the calibration activites required by
GPUN had already been performed by the vendor at other nuclear utilities
and that an audit by another utility was available. However, GPUN did
not evaluate the audit from the other utility prior to issuing the contract.
Corrective Actions Taken and Results Achieved
The audit referenced in the vendor's bid document was reviewed by GPUN
and accepted. The computer reference to this vendor was changed to
reflect the satisfactory audit.
A review was conducted of open contracts requiring an approved audit for
specific services. No additional deficiencies were identified.
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GPUN considers this to be an isolated case, however, refresher training
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was provided for appropriate personnel specifically addressing this concern.
Date when Full Compliance was Achieved
Full compliance was achieved on August 20,1993 when the evaluation of
the external audit was completed and the computer database updated.
Violation II:
Technical Specification 6.8 requires that written procedures shall be established,
implemented, and maintained that meet or exceed the requirements of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Regulatory Guide 1.33, Rev.2. Regulatory
Guide 1.33, Rev. 2, Appendix A,Section I requires Administrative Procedures -
including Procedure and Approval. Procedure 1000-ADM-1218.01, written
pursuant to Regulatory Guide 1.33, states in paragraph 4.8.1 that a documented
review at least every two years is required for plans or procedures identified as
within QA scope, which includes procedures for calibration of meteorological
monitoring instrumentation.
Contrary to the above, as of August 20,1993, the licensee had no documented
biennial review of meteorological instrument calibration procedures.
GPU Response:
GPU concurs with the violation as written.
Reason for the Violation:
Prior to 1992, the results of biennial reviews of Environmental Controls
Department procedures were documented by a memo from the procedure
reviewer to the department manager or the procedure review coordinator.
In 1992, the biennial review process was revised to include the completion
of an appropriate form. The reviewer responsible for the biennial review
of the meteorological system calibration procedures acknowledged his -
responsibility to perform the requisite review, but did not fill out the new
form upon completion of his review.
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Corrective Actions Taken and Results Achieved:
The meteorological system calibration procedures were reviewed and
documented on the appropriate form on August 20,1993. The remaining
Environmental Monitoring procedures were reviewed to ensure that no
other procedures had missed a biennial review. No other concerns were
noted.
Corrective Actions to be Taken:
The bienial review of the Environmental Controls Department procedures
will be tracked by the computerized system used to ensure timely reviews
of the Oyster Creek Station procedures.
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Date when Full Compliance will be Achieved:
Full compliance was achieved on August 20,1993 when the appropriate
documentation was completed.
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