ML20155F465
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| Site: | Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| Issue date: | 10/29/1998 |
| From: | UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC) |
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GDP 98-0236 Page 1 of 6 October 1998 Quarterly Status Report of the PORTS Nuclear Criticality Safety Program Corrective Actic ? Plan I.'
Purpose To convey the status of the tasks in the Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCS) Corrective Action Plan (CAP).
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l This report documents the results of a review of the NCS CAP. This review evaluated the adequacy and effectiveness of the Plan and the products of the Plan with respect to scope, implementation, prioritization, and scheduling. Also considered and incorporated are the findings from Safety, Safeguards and Quality (SS&Q) assessments of the CAP (refer to Task
- 17 of the Plan).Section IV, " Details," describes the subject, status and the results of USEC's review.
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Executive Summary Two (2) tasks in the NCS CAP were scheduled to be completed during this reporting period (i.e., Tasks 16 and 21). These tasks were completed on schedule. A total of twenty-two (22) tasks have been completed, as scheduled, and six (6) tasks remain to be completed.
In the last update (reference USEC letter GDP 98-0147, dated July 31,1998), USEC informed NRC that Task 3, "NCSA/Es Upgrade Project" was behind schedule. Since the last update, USEC has determined that we are unable to meet the current target dates for this task i
and also for Task 5, "SS&Q Review ofImplementation," since completion of this task is dependent upon Task 3. USEC is currently evaluating the schedule for Tasks 3 and 5. The revisions to these tasks will be provided in separate correspondence to NRC by November 13,1998. Further discussion regarding the status of Tasks 3 and 5 is provided later in this enclosure.
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Details The following information is grouped according to the tasks listed on Table 2 of the NCS CAP, Revision 4. The cut-off date for this report is October 29,1998.
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l GDP 98-0236 Page 2 of 6 Task 1 Facility Review of Nuclear Criticality Sathty Target Date: 12/24/97 Assessments / Evaluations (NCSNE)
Complete.
l Task 2 Review of NCSA/Es Regarding Qualifications Target Date: 4/30/98 Complete.
Task 3 NCSA/Es Upgrade Project Target Date:
Priority 1, TBD Priority 2, TBD Priority 3, 5/31/00 Behind schedule: The NCSA/E Upgrade Project continues to run behind schedule.
Of the fifty-four (54) Priority 1 NCSA/Es, seven (7) have been approved and implemented, three (3) have been PORC approved and are awaiting implementation, twenty (20) are scheduled for PORC review, three (3) have been reviewed by the NCS subcommittee and are being prepared for PORC review, ten (10) are scheduled for NCS subcommittee review, eight (8) are currently in peer review, and three (3) have started the NCS engineering review.
In addition, as resources which are working on the Priority 1 NCSA/Es become available, NCS engineering reviews are starting on the Priority 2 NCSA/Es. So far, one (1) Priority 2 NCSA/E has been approved and implemented.
Even though a full complement of NCS enginars and teams are now in place, efforts to recover the original implementation schedule have not been made. The resources being used to revise the NCSA/Es are also the resources needed to revise the associated procedures, develop training on the revisions to both the NCSA/Es and procedures, and implement the NCSA/Es. USEC anticipates that the filly-four (54)
Priority 1 NCSA/Es will be PORC approved by December 31,1998. Ilowever, the associated procedure revisions, training and implementation of these NCSA/Es will still need to be completed, and the target date for having the Priority 1 NCSA/Es upgrade completed will not be met. Correspondingly, the NCSA/E upgrade project target dates for Priority 2 will also not be met. These target date slippages will also cause the Task 5 target dates to not be met.
Task 4 Enhance NCSA/E Training (Interim Proecss)
Target Date: 2/28/98 Complete.
GDP 98-0236 Page 3 of 6 Task 5 SS&Q Review ofImplementation Target Date:
Priority 1, TBD Priority 2, THD Priority 3, 7/15/00 On-going: Of the seven (7) Priority 1 NCSA/Es that have been completed and implemented, six (6) NCSA/Es have been walked down and found to be fully and I
correctly implemented. One (1)is in the process of being walked-down. In addition, one (1) upgraded Priority 2 NCSA has been walked down and found to be fully and correctly implemented. However, completion of this task is dependent on prior completion of Task 3 above.
Task 6 Complete Comprehensive Root Cause Analysis Target Date: 2/28/98 Complete.
Task 7 Compare Applicable Industry Standards Target Date: 1/31/98 Complete.
Task 8 Vertical Slice Review Target Date: 5/31/98 Complete. The assessment report VerticalSlice Review ofti:e Nuclear Criticality Safety Review Program at the Portsmouth Gaseous DWitsion Facility, was issued on May 29,1998; however, the report contained several clerical type errors requiring correction. The revised report is in draft, but it has not been signed and issued. The recommendations and observations in the report (both the original version and the draft of the revision) have been evaluated and appropriate action initiated. Problem reports were submitted where applicable.
Task 9 Continuous Improvement Program Target Date: 1/31/98 Complete. The lessons learned program is ongoing.
Task 10 Personnel Qualification Verification Target Date: 7/27/98 Complete.
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- Task 11 Outside/ Independent Assessments Target Date: 4/30/98 Complete.
Task 12 Policy / Procedure Revision and Training Target Date: 12/31/98 On schedule: One procedure from this task remains to be approved and issued.
Task 13 Revise Training Program for Site Personnel Target Date: 4/30/98 (Subtask 13.5)
Complete.
Task 14 Corrective Action Program Enhancements Target Date: 6/30/98 Complete.
Task 15 Configuration Management Program Target Date: 2/28/98 Enhancements Complete.
Task 16 Revise Assessment Programs Target Date: 10/30/98 Complete. Revisions were made to the Management-by-Walking-Around program and the Organizational Self-Assessment program. These upgraded self-assessment programs include annual assessments of fissile material operations by members of the line organization and Nuclear Criticality Safety personnel, and management assessments of their operations. Training on the upgraded assessment processes was developed and completed by affected personnel.
Task 17 Oversight of Plan Implementation Target Date: 4/30/99 (Bi-monthly)
On schedule: The observations in the latest SS&Q bimonthly assessment, dated September 30,1998, of the activities in the NCS Corrective Action Plan were considered as input to the discussions of specific tasks in this report.
GDP 98-0236 Page 5 of 6 Task 18 Evaluation and Feedback Target Date:
Quarterly starting on 1/31/98 On schedule: The results of this evaluation are included, as applicable, in this report.
Task 19 Evaluate Continued Use of Murder Board Target Date:
Not before 5/31/98 Complete.
Activity D.7 Response to Anomalous NCS Conditions Target Date: 2/11/98 Complete.
Activity D.8 NCS Oversight on the Operating Floors Target Date: 2/2/98 Complete.
Task 20 NCS Field Operational Assistants (FOA)
Target Date: 6/15/98 Complete.
Task 21 Fissile Material Operation (FMO) Identification Target Date: 10/23/98 Complete: Requests for Criticality Safety Evaluation (RCSE) forms prepared by Operations were combined with RCSE forms generated by NCS, based on a systematic review of procedures, and other e-mails and requests. A non-Fissile 1
Material Operation's (non-FMO) evaluation was then performed for each of these requests. A list of the non FMOs was then distributed to each holder of controlled copy NCSA/Es.
Task 22 Compare SAR Chapter 5.2 to Applicable Target Date: 6/15/98 Industry Standards and the NCS program I
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. Task 23 NCS Short-Term Corrective Actions Target Date: Ongoing Complete.
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GDP 98-0236 Page 6 of 6 Task 24 PEH Deposit Surveillance Tracking Target Date: 5/11/98 Complete.
Task 25 Compliance Plan Review Target Date: 11/30/98 On schedule: A review of CP issues 8,9,10, and portions of 23 that impact NCS were determined to be the scope of this task. The review of documentation associated with Compliance Plan Issue 8, Nuclear Criticality Safety Approval (NCSA) Documents and Issue 9, NCSA Implementation resulted in five problem reports being written for identified deficiencies. Where appropriate, immediate compensatory or corrective action was taken. The review of documentation associated with Compliance Plan Issue 10, NCS Trainingfor Managers, and Issue 23, Plant Changes and Configuration Management, has not resulted in any issues being identified which need to be documented in a problem report. Further detail regarding USEC's review of PORTS Compliance Plan issues are described in USEC letters GDP 98-2032, dated July 8,1998, and GDP 98-0214 dated October 9,1998, Task 26 NCSA/E Calculation Review Target Date: TBD J
Complete. This task was completed before a target was established.
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USEC is currently evaluating the schedule for Tasks 3 and 5. The revision to these tasks will be provided in separate correspondence to NRC by November 13,1998.
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