ML20138J885
| ML20138J885 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 05/02/1997 |
| From: | Gallo R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Liparulo N WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP. |
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| ML20138J889 | List: |
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| REF-QA-99900404 99900404-97-01, 99900404-97-1, NUDOCS 9705090132 | |
| Download: ML20138J885 (7) | |
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May 2, 1997 Mr. Nicholas J. Liparulo, Manager Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Activities Nuclear and Advanced Technology Division Westinghouse Electric Corporation P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION NO. 99900404/97-01
Dear Mr. Liparulo:
On April 17,1997, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of AP600 design control quality assurance activities at the Westinghouse Energy Center in Monreeville, Pennsylvania. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
The purpose of the inspection was to evaluate the Westinghouse technical and quality oversight of Empresa Nacional de Ingenit.ria y Tecnologia, S.A. (INITEC) design activities in general, and to assess Westinghouse's evaluation and disposition of the audit findings identified in the August 24,1994, NRC "Sammary of Audit of the AP600 Structural Design," report concerning NRC-identified errors in INITEC calculations.
During this inspection, the NRC determined that the implementation of the Westinghouse quality assurance program for AP600 design certification activities failed to meet certain NRC requirements. Specifically, the team identified nonconformances with program implementation with respect to your: (1) failure to initiate appropriate root cause determination and corrective actions for findings described in the August 24,1994,NRC Audit Summary report, and (2) failure to adequately evaluate and assess INITEC's performance during your annual quality assurance review of AP600 suppliers, and to conduct an evaluation of INITEC's February 15,1995, response to the NRC audit findings as requested in Westinghouse's August 3,1994, letter, during your triennial audit. During the required triennial supplier audit of INITEC performed in February 1995, Westinghouse's audit plan and scope did not include the calculation audit findings identified in the August i
1994 NRC Audit Summary repc-and any associated INITEC corrective action activities, as issues that needed to be addrused to verify the effectiveness of INITEC's quality assurance program implementation.
Based on the nonconformances identified above, the NRC is concerned that these quality g,4ga assurance deficiencier may have introduced a level of uncertainty on the acceptability of design deliverables provided by AP600 technical cooperation agreement participants. Of particular concern to the NRC, is Westinghouse's failure to recognize and appropriately address a condition adverse to quality, requiring a root cause evaluation and determination and appropriate corrective actions, even when such a condition was identified by an NRC audit and resulted in re-design of the AP600 foundation basemat.
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The responses requested by this letter and the enclosed Notice of Nonconformance are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law No.96-511.
In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its unclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Robert M. Gallo, Chief Special Inspection Brench Division of Inspection and Support Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 52-003
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- 1. Notice of Nonconformance
- 2. Inspection Report No. 99900404/97-01 cc w/encls: See Next Page Distribution:
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N. Liparuto Accordingly, the NRC requests that Westinghouse: (1) determine and evaluate the impact of these nonconformances on completed or related design deliverablea and/or activities performed by all AP600 technical cooperation agreement participants; (2) identify the steps that it has taken, or intends to take, to demonstrate that other design deliverables provided by foreign AP600 technical cooperation agreement participants do in fact achieve the level of integrity in design verification and quality assurance necessary to satisfy the design certification provisions of 10 CFR Part 52; and (3) provide a list of all AP600 t
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Mr. Nicholas J. Liparulo Docket No.: 52-003 Westinghouse Electric Corporation AP600 cc:
Mr. B.A. McIntyre Mr. Ronald Simard, Director Advanced Plant Safety & Licensing Advanced Reactor Programs Westinghouse Electric Corporation Nuclear Energy Institute Energy Systems Business Unit 1776 Eye Street, N.W.
P.O. Box 355 Suite 300 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 Washington, DC 20006-3706 Ms. Cindy L. Haag Ms. Lynn Connor i
Advanced Plant Safety & Licensing Doc-Search associates Westinghouse Electric Corporation Post Office box 34 Energy Systems Business Unit Cabin John MD,20818 Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 Mr. James E. Quinn, Projects Manager Mr. M.D. Beaumont LMR and SBWR Programs Nuclear and Advanced Technology Division GE Nuclear Energy Westinghouse Electric Corporation 175 Curtner Avenue, M/C 165 One Montrose Metro San Jose, CA 95125 11921 Rockville Pike Suite 350 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. Robert H. Bucholz GE Nuclear Energy Mr. Sterling Franks 175 Curtner Avenue, M/C 781 U.S. Department of Energy San Jose, CA 95125 NE-50 19901 Germantown Road Barton Z. Cowan, Esq.
Germantown, MD 20874 Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott 600 Crant Street 42nd Floor Mr. S.M. Modro Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Nuclear Systems Analysis Technologies Lockheed Idaho Technologies Company Post Office Box 1625 Mr. Ed Rodwell, Manager i
Idaho Falls, ID 83415 PWR Design Certification Electric Power Research Institute Mr. Frank A. Ross 3412 Hillview Avenue U.S. Department of Energy, NE-42 Palo Alto, CA 94303 Office of LWR Safety and Technology i
19901 Germantown Road Mr. Charles Thompson, Nuclear Engineer Germantown, MD 20874 AP600 Certification U.S. Department of Energy NE-50 Washington, DC 20585