ML20076J946

Confirms Commitment to Perform Certain Actions Agreed to During 830825 Meeting.Encl Plan Delineates Action to Be Taken Re Deficiencies in Four Sys,Qa Program & Errors in Design Assumptions by Ebasco

ML20076J946
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	09/01/1983
From:	Carn M LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Deyoung R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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NUDOCS 8309070390
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J.M. CAIN President and Chief Executive Officer September 1, 1983 Mr. Richard C. DeYoung, Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555

SUBJECT:

Waterford 3 SES Docket No. 50-382

REFERENCE:

NRC Letter Dated August 4, 1983

Dear Mr. DeYoung:

This is to confirm LP&L's commitment to perform certain actions as directed by you and members of your staff during the meeting held in your offices on August 25, 1983. This meeting was held in response to your letter of August 4, 1983, to address concerns expressed in the letter and determine appropriate actions to be taken by LP&L and the NRC staff.

A plan has been developed (Attachment) to delineate the actions to be taken by LP&L to address each item. The action plan will be carried out by members of LP&L's Independent Safety Engineering Group. LP&L will provide your office with a report by September 30, 1983. This report will be re-viewed by the Paterford 3 Safety Review Committee.

LP&L urges that associated actions being taken by the NRC staff also be completed on a timely basis so that the results of LP&L's and NRC's actions can be reviewed and the concerns satisfactorily resolved.

If you nave any additional questions, please contact me.

Sincerely, JMC/nzb Attachment cc: Messrs. E. Blake W. M. Stevenson J. T. Collins G. L. Constable

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INDEPENDENT SAFETY ENGINEERING GROUP (ISEG) ACTION PLAN 1

I. Issue - Deficiencies in four systems turned over to LP&L -

A. ISEC Will Reviews il. Documentation associated with: ,

m. USNRC letter 50-382/EA 82+109, Notice of Violation.

b. LP&L's Reply (W3I83-0001) and Summary Report

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! c. Associated Audit Report for the Quality Assurance /

Engineering Task Force Review of Installed Structures / .

Components. . .

2. Results of LP&L QA Status Review of LP&L 65 of 85 Safety Related Systems turned over to LP&L Startup. .

3. Safety Related Systems transferred to Plant Staff..

l B. Action - ISEG Will: -

i l. Assess whether cause of breakdown was limited to first i

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2. Verify adequacy of corrective actions.

3. Provide assessments and conclusions.

II. Issue - LP&L did not know whether it's QA program was being implemented A. ISEG Will Review:

1. Documentation associated with:

a. Audits conducted by LP&L of CE Ebasco, and other contractors fromi1974 to 1977.

b. Site audits and surveillances duringi1974 -i1977.

c. Other audits the results of which were reported to LP&Li1974 -i1977.

2. Torrey Pines Technology Report B. Action - ISEG Wills i l. Determine if audited organizations were in conformance i with programmatic requirements or corrective actions initiated.

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2. Determine if auditing process was properly carried out and audits brought to management attention in accordance - -

with programmatic requirements.

3. Review Torrey Pines Technology conclusion regarding Task A of their report as it rel.ates to Quality Assurance.

4. Provide assessments and conclusions.

III. Issue - LP&L did not take appropriate action on independent QA consultant's recommendations A. ISEG Will Reviews .

1. 1979 Management Analysis Coupany report, recommendations, and corrective actions taken since the report was issued.

B. Action - ISEG Will:

il. Provide a copy ofi1979 MAC report and results of ISEG review.

IV. Issue - Errors in design assumptions by Ebasco A. ISEG Will Reviews i i. For information, Harstead Engineering Associates, Inc. report on the coc: mon basemat.

B. Action - ISEG Will:

i l. Provide a copy of the Hcratead report with LP&L corrective actions, if required.

V. Issue - LP&Li1974 audit of CE found that CE was not in compliance with LP&L's "new" QA program commitments. Ebascoi1976 audit of CE -

identified problems with CE compliance with LP&L's "new" QA requirements for records.

A. ISEG Will Review

1. Documentation associated with the LP&Li1974 audit and the Ebascoi1976 audit of CE for programmatic requirements.

2. LP&L/ Combustion Engineering contractual dispute as it relatas to Quality Assurance and the Cambit articles.

B. Action - ISEC Wills i l. Provide copies of thei1974 andi1976 audits of CE described above.

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2. Verify CE Quality Assurance program met LP&L's com-mitments in PSAR Amendment 44. .

3. Provide assessments and conclusions. . .

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