ML20141D610
| ML20141D610 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/24/1997 |
| From: | Wiggins E NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Aufmuth M SCIENTECH, INC. |
| References | |
| CON-FIN-E-7103, CON-NRC-08-97-302, CON-NRC-8-97-302 NUDOCS 9706270283 | |
| Download: ML20141D610 (7) | |
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SCIENTECH Inc.
Attn: Melissa H. Aufmuth 11140 Rockville Pike. Suite 500 Rockville. Maryland 20852
SUBJECT:
CONTRACT NO. NRC-08-97-302 TASK ORDER NO. 1
Dear Ms. Aufmuth:
In accordance with Section G.4. Task Order Procedures, of the subject contract, this letter definitizes Task Order No.1. This effort shall be performed in accordance with the enclosed Statement of Work.
Task Order No.1 shall be in effect from the effective date of the~ task order through 24 months. The total cost ceiling is $169.347, in which the amount of
$155,425 represents the reimbursable costs. $556 represents Facilities Capital Cost of Money, and the amount of $13.366 representt be fixed fee.
Accounting data for this Task Order is as follows:
B&R No.:
77G-60-817-005 Job Code No.:
E-7103 APPN No.: 31X0200.77G BOC No.:
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OBLIGATED AMOUNT:
$169.347 (0bligated Under Basic Contract)
The following individual (s) are considered to be essential to the successful performance of the work hereunder:
Dr. John H. Bickel - Nuclear Engineer Mr. Randy Baker
- Mechanical Engineer i
Mr. Ed Wenzinger
- Electrical Engineer l
The Contractor agrees that such personnel shall not be removed from the effort ander the task order without compliance with Contract Clause H.2 Key Personnel.
Your contacts during the course of this task are:
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Dr. Hans Schechter Technical Monitor Uyg l ;
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l NRC-08-97-302-001 Page 2 of 7 Contractual Matters:
Donald A. King Contract Specialist (301) 415-6737 The issuance of this task order does not amend any terms or conditions of the subject contract.
Please indicate your accepta,1ce of Task Order No.1 by having an official, who is authorized to bind your organization, execute three copies of this document in the space provided and return two copies to the Contract Specialist.
You should retain the third copy for your records.
Sincerely, w (L
,N Elois Wiggins ontracting Officer Contract Man ment Branch No. 2 Division of Contracts and Property Management Office of Administration
Enclosure:
As stated.
ACCEPTED: Task Order No. 1 h /.shL i.
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NRC-08-97-302-001 Page 3 of 7 STATEMENT OF WCRK LITHUANIA SUPPORT
Background
The breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 resulted in the government of Lithuania assuming responsibility for the operation of the INPP, a two unit RBMK plant of 1500 MWe/ unit.
The responsibility for assuring the safety of the INPP lies with the Lithuanian Nuclear Power Safety Inspectorate VATESI, which now has the difficult problem of trying to regulate and inspect against standards established by the former Soviet Union -- not all of which apply to Ignalina. The U.S. Government has had in place in Lithuania a wide ranging assistance program, including nuclear safety assistance.
The NRC, in consultation with a number of western countries, is now embarking on the second year of a bilateral nuclear safety and regulatory assistance program to VATESI.
This assistance program is currently being managed out of NRC's Office of International Programs (OIP).
Recently, the following
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regulatory documents have been prepared for use by VATESI-1.
A set of Lithuania-specific Norms and Standards (equivalent to NRC nuclear safety regulations),
and 2.
Inspection guides, based primarily on NRC practices (but adapted for use in Lithuania).
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At the present time the incumbent is engaged in drafting a " Regulatory Regime" Policy Statemcut which defines how VATESI will be regulating Lithuania's nuclear facilities consistent with the recently passed j
Lithuanian National Energy Legislation.
This work is expected to be completed shortly.
NOTE:
The above documents are available for review at the NRC's Public Document Room.
(See Subsection L.13)
The INPP is committed to rapidly implement a number of major modifications and improvements during the current outage (March 1997 - December 1997).
VATESI has limited staff capabilities in areas such as Instrumentation & Control (I&C) systems, and accident analysis. Without additional technical support, VATESI will be forced to either perform only superficial safety evaluations of the changes, or significantly delay the approval of modifications due to the limited time available to it.
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i NRC-08-97-302-001 Page 4 of 7 NRC's proposed assistance to VATESI takes into account the J
conclusions and nuclear safety deficiency findings contained in the SAR and the RSR, and in the Safety Panel Report, all of which were released in January 1997.
That work has been performed by international teams, and was funded by the EBRD/NSA.
A copy of j
l the Safety Panel Report, which contains all the relevant l
information needed for this solicitation, is provided in 0.
i As agreed among the western SAR/RSR-participating countries
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U France, Sweden, Gerneny, Canada, US), these countries will now be focusing their respective safety review assistance efforts on the particular topics on which they had worked in the preparation of the SAR/RSR.
Accordingly, the US will now help VATESI in the analysis of topical areas listed below, which are also mentioned in 0:
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(1)
The CPS (Control and Protection System) and EPPS (Emergency Process Protection System);
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Electrical power system - protection for undervoltage l
and underfrequency operation; l
(3)
Russian " Titan" process control system (in a supporting l
role to GRS/ Germany) ;
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Non-LOCA transient accident analysis (in a supporting role to GRS/ Germany);
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Management of aging of critical components; Note:
The contractor will also have to assume responsibility for familiarizing VATESI staff with the safety implications of multiple tube gripping by graphite rings - an issue which is currently being investigated by the incumbent i
contractor under a separate DOE contract.
This task will address the highest priority safety deficiencies identified by the RSR (in Table 2 of Attachment 10).
For each listed deficiency in NRC's area of responsibility, the contractor will: a)
Explain to cognizant VATESI staff the nature and bases of the safety-deficiency, and b. Following that, the Contractor will train VATESI staff in the performance of an NRC-like safety 4
j evaluation of the plant-proposed moditications (or fixes) in accordance with NRC's Standard Review Plan (SRP) and show VATESI i
how to document the results in a Safety Evaluation Report (SER),
in accordance with NRC practice.
The long term task (duration as 4
yet unspecified) will be devoted to training a limited number of VATESI staff in the performance of NRC-like in-depth safety t
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NRC-08-97-302-001 Page 5 of 7 evaluations of one or two major plant systems which are expected to be examined in depth during subsequent plant improvement campaigns..
Because of the urgency of the short term safety deficiency findings, work on them is being started by the incumbent Contractor before the current contract will be in place.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS The contractor must have a thorough familiarity with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Nuclear Safety Account (NSA) funded international safety review effort underlying the recently published Safety Analysis Report (S AR),
Review of the Safety Analysis Report (RSR), and Safety Panel Report for INPP, beyond that provided in this solicitation.
He is expected to be fully familiar with the key published findings
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and recommendations regarding plant safety deficiencies and upgrade needs, and the analyses and rationale underlying them, and the distribution of regulatory assistance responsibilities among participating western donor countries.
The contractor must have good familiarity with technical capabilities and work habits of key staff of the Lithuanian Nuclear Saf tey Inspectorate (VATESI), in order to structure effective training programs that would take account of their relative strengths and weaknesses and the existing local infrastructure.
In addition, the contractor must have demonstrated prior experience with similar CEE regulatory safety assistance and training programs.
To avoid the possibility or appearance of conflict of interest between the positions / priorities of regulators und those of plant operators, the contractor must also not be involved in work at the INPP related to the implementation of the upgrades recommended in the SAR/RSR, on which he would then be working with the regulators.
TASK ORDER OBJECTIVE The objective of this task is to provide short term assistance to VATESI.
To attain this objective, the contractor shall provide, but not be limited to, the following assistance activities:
(1)
Guiding VATESI staff through the contents and findings of the SAR/RSR, and explaining to them the safety significance of the findings; and (2)
Training VATESI staff how to perform an NRC-like regulatory licensing review of the plant upgrades, including the short-term highest priority and
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longer-term high priority issues in accordance with the i
findings of the international study team.
WORK REQUIREMENTS l
The contractor shall provide all necessary equipment, materials, l
supplies, and qualified personnel, except as specified or l
otherwise provided herein, to successfully perform all task stated herein.
(1)
The Contractor shall organize a project team composed of individuals with expert knowledge of the SAR/RSR.
This team shall guide VATESI staff through the contents and findings of the SAR/RSR.
The project team shall explain to the staff the bases of the identified deficiencies, their safety significance, and the safety l
consequences if no action is taken to mitigate the deficiences, and how NRC would handle those deficiencies.
(2)
The contractor shall develop a comprehensive training program, and conduct platform training sessions which shall teach VATESI staff how to perform an NRC-like regulatory licensing review of the plants based on l
methodology described in NRC's SRP, including the short-term highest priority and longer-term high priority upgrades proposed by the international study team.
The contractor chall provide all the necessary i
equipment, materials, supplies and qualified personnel except as specified or otherwise provided herein, to i
successfully perform this task.
The contractor shall develop training plans, training modules, and teaching I
materials with handouts for approximately 12 attendees.
l The training sessions for VATESI staff shall be conducted at VATESI Headquarters, in Vilnius, j
Lithuania.
MEETINGS AND TRAVEL j
Meetings to coordinate the on-going international efforts to j
assist VATESI will likely take place in Lithuania, but moy also i
be shif ted to the US or to a third country (most likely Sweden).
Meeting attendees will normally include contractor personnel, donor country representatives, VATESI staff and its TSO, and NRC
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g NRC-08-97-302-001 Page 7 of 7 REPORTING REQUIRE 3GDITS A written report, which shall include-a summary of progress for the reporting period, and a list of deliverables given to VATESI under this task, shall be submitted to the NRC project Officer each. quarter until the task is completed.
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