ML20147F639

Concurs That Optical Disk Record Storage Sys Viable Alternative to Microfilm,Microfiche or Hard Copy Record Keeping for QA Records for Nuclear Power Plants

ML20147F639
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	03/04/1988
From:	Weiss S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Adensam E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8803080003
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• • • • • MAR 4 1988 Docket Nos. 50-324 50-325 ,

MEMORANDUM FOR: Elinor Adensam, Director oroject Directorate 2-1 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Seymour H. Weiss, Chief Quality Assurance Branch Division of Licensee Performance and Quality Evaluation Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

USE OF OPTICAL STORAGE FOR BRUNSWICK RECORDS By letter dated December 8,1987, Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) requested NRC concurrence on the use of an optical disk storage system for microfoming records. We have reviewed the request and investigated the capability of optical disk record storage. Our investigation included an overview of the system currently in use by General Electric at San Jose, California, with its infomation sharing between San Jose and GE's manu-facturing plant at Wilmington, North Carolina.

We believe that the use of an optical disk record storage system is a viable alternative to the use of microfilm, microfiche, or hard-copy record keeping for QA records of nuclear power plants. With proper controls, records stored on optical disks appears to meet NRC requirements for recall capability and archival records, and we recommend that CP&L be informed that the NRC concurs with its request. We have not seen how (or if) radiographs can be stored and recalled optically, and we would not recommend NRC's concurrence in this area without futher investigation.

We note that CP&L commits to the following precautions regarding its use of an optical disk record storage system:

1. Inspection of data stored on disk for any signs of deterioration every two years (These inspections should be documented.) ,

2. Implementation of controls to preclude the deletion or manipulation of l

data by unauthorized personnel

3. Auditors to ensure that data scanned has been recorded and indexed (There should be a quality control function to verify that disked data accurately reflects the original data.)

4. Transfer of data to new disks at defined intervals to ensure permanent retention (This should be required when there is any indication of deterioration of disked data.)

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d Elinor Adensam 5. Backup disk storage in accordance with Section 5.6 of ANSI-N45.2.9-1974 (This should be the maintenance of duplicate records stored in a separate remote location.)

Such precautions appear appropriate, and subsequent NRC inspections at Brunswick should ensure that they are being implemented.

If you have any questions on the above, please contact Jack Spraul on X-21020 (Room 10-B-19) at 0WFN.

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