ML20065K846
| ML20065K846 | |
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| Site: | 05000000, Catawba |
| Issue date: | 08/31/1980 |
| From: | NRC |
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| ML082180535 | List:
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| FOIA-82-261 NUDOCS 8210080156 | |
| Download: ML20065K846 (5) | |
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Catawba Evaluation Period: 9/1/79 - 8/31/80 I.
General Steps have been taKen to Correct specific Weaknesses in the areas of quality assurance, including management and training, as identified in the noncompliances referenced below.
Licensee corrective actions have been reviewed and onsite inspection performed when necessary.
Programmatic improvements were made by an organizational change whereby the Quality Control organization reports to the Corporate Quality Assurance Manager.
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Contention "The Catawba facility displayed evidence of weaknesses in the area of quality assurance, including management and training."
f' The t 1 sis, NRC actions, and licensee corrective actions for this contention f,
are discussed in contentions B-D below.
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Contention A
" Quality assurance weaknesses were characterized by instances of inadequate m
design reviews, procedures not issued, specifications and commitments not
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Basis References N
Examples of weaknesses associated with IE Rpt.' 50-413, 414/80-09, l
inadequate design reviews include pro-80-16, 80-23 l
blems in civil design calculations, specification of welding symbols on drawings, and seismic qualification of diesel generator battery racks.
' Examples 'of weaknesses associated with IE Rpt. 50- 413, 414/80-09, appropriate procedures not being issued, 80-11, 80-12, 80-16 and procedures being inadequate include lack of implementing procedures for a corporate records vault, lack of corporate design nonconforming procedures, and lack l
of site procedures for testing / maintenance of concrete vibrators.
In the area of installation of electrical equipment, procedural weaknesses included inadequate procedures for:
inspection of electrical cables; inspection of housekeeping in areas ' adjacent to Class 1E electrical l
equipmeni; and calibration of electrical I
measuring and test equipment. There was
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also a " lack of procedures for the con-struction electrical test program.
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l Weaknesses in specifications and commit-IE Rpt. 50-413, 414/79-23, ments not being translated into procedures 80-05, 80-14 i
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of equipment, inspector qualification requirements, identification of safety related drawings, identification of Class
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1E electrical equipment, and specification of fastening materials for electrical q
terminations to motors.
There was one instance of failure to IE Rpt.'50-413, 414/80-09 4
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design.
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NRC Action References TA
'.N These and related topics were discussed IE Rpt. 50-369/81-17 d
with senior licensee management at a IE Rpt. 50-413/414/80-04
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meeting on October 28, 1980. As required, 80-05, 80-07, 80-10, -
- J followup inspections of licensee correc-80-12, 80-14, 80-15, y-tive actions have been performed on the 80-16, 80-19, 80-22, L,y:j items of noncompliance.
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inspected, licensee actions appeared to 80-34, 80-36, 81-07, 72 3 have been adequately implemented. Three 81-08, 81-12 and 81-17 Wi items yet to be reviewed in further detail
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C3 are in the areas of civil design.ca"Icula-
~I' tions, corporate design nonconformance procedures and specification of welding symbols on drawings.
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Licensee Corrective Actions References The licensee has taken specific correc-IE kpt. 50-413, 414/80-12, tive acfions in response to each of the 80-14 and 80-16 identified items of noncompliance.
2/28/80 NRC letter License actions have included, as 2/11/80 licensee letter appropriate:
implementation of new or 4/20/80 licensee letter modified procedures; training of 5/28/80 licensee letter personnel; correction of each specifically 7/17/80 licensee letter identified inadequate installation, 8/5/80 licensee letter drawing, specification or calculation; 8/15/80 licensee letter and generic evaluation.
The licensee, 8/29/80 licensee letter in addition, made an organizational change 9/9/80 licensee letter whereby the Quality Control organization 11/26/80 licensee letter j
reports to the Corporate Quality Assurance 12/31/80 licensee letter Manager.
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Contention "There were numerous items of noncompliance involving failure to follow procedures for activities involving welding, concrete placement, design, quality control inspections, records control, and electrical equipment
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installation."
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Basis References
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- c?.i Examples of noncompliancessinvolving IE Rpt. 50-413, 414/80-4, failure to follow procedures include 80-6, 80-10, 80-14, 80-16, problems in welding material control, 80-17 undersized welds, failure to document
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on a weld record and failure to C.w properly control superseded or revised
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.jifj Additional procedural problems included IE Rpt. 50-413/414/80-09, failure to follow temporary record 80-19
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piping protection, and protection of 95 electrical cable procedures.
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p@4c.d Noncompliances were also identified for IE Rpt. 50-413/414/80-05, failing to follow procedures in the 80-07, 80-14, 80-15 r.c areas of location of Class 1E electrical equipment, grouting for safety related pumps, installation of pipe hangers, and welding surveillance inspections.
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NRC Action References These and related topics were discussed IE Rpt. 50-369/81-17, with senior licensee management at a 50-413/414/80-04, 80-05, meeting on October 28, 1980.
Followup 80-07, 80-14, 80-15, 80-16, inspections of license corrective 80-19, 80-22, 80-31, 80-34, actions have been performed for all 80-36, 81-12 and 81-17 i: ems of noncompliance.
In all cases licensee actions were considered to be adequately implemented.
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Licensee Corrective Actions References The licensee has taken specific correc-IE Rpt. 50-413/414/80-04, j
tive actions in response to each of the 80-05, 80-07, 80-14, 80-16, identified items of noncompliance.
and 80-19 Licensee actions have included, as 5/20/80 licensee letter appropriate; modification of procedures; 8/12/80 licensee letter training of personnel; correction of each 8/15/80 licensee letter specifically identified inadequate 8/25/80 licensee letter installation, drawing or QA record; and 9/26/80 licensee letter generic evaluation.
10/1/80 licensee letter D.
Contention "Most... items of noncompliance were attributed to weakness in the licensee's quality assurance and management overview process."
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Basis References There were 33 noncompliances identified See paragraphs B.1 and during the evaluation period.
Fifteen C.1 above involved failure tb follow quality jr.74 assurance (QA) procedures, and fourteen
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involved the lack of QA procedures or inadequate QA procedures. One item involved the lack of a design QA audit program.
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NRC Action References These and related topics were discussed
!E Rpt. 50-413/414/81-02 with senior licensee management at a meeting on October 28, 1980.
In addition to followup inspections performed for the specific noncompliances, inspection frequency was increased.
A total of 34 inspections will have been performed during the subsequent evaluation period versus 27 for this evaluation period. A senior resident inspector is permanently assigned and reviews the QA area regularly.
Also, an indepth QA team inspection was performed at Catawba on January 26 -
February 6, 1981.
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Licensee Corrective Actions References The licensee has taken specific correc-See paragraphs B.3 and tive actions in response to identified and C.3 above.
items of noncompliance.
In addition, an organizational c':ange was. made whereby the Quality Control organization reports to the Corporate Quality Assurance Manager.
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