ML20197E338
| ML20197E338 | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 05/01/1986 |
| From: | Jaudon J, Mcneill W, Skow M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| 50-298-86-11, NUDOCS 8605150234 | |
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See also: IR 05000298/1986011
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APPENDIX B
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
NRC Inspection Report: 50-298/86-11
License: DPR-46
Docket: 50-298
Licensee: Nebraska Public Power District
P. O. Box 499
Columbus, Nebraska 68601
Facility Name: Cooper Nuclear Station (CNS)
Inspection At: CNS Site, Brownville, Nebraska
Inspection Conducted: March 17-21
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Inspection Sumary
Inspection Conducted March 17-21, 1986 (Report 50-298/86-11)
Areas Inspected:
Routine, announced inspection of the procurement program,
offsite review comittee, offsite support staff, and actions taken with regard
to previously identified inspection-findings.
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Results: Within the area inspected, one violation was identified (failure to
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DETAILS
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Persons Contacted
L. R. Berry, Nuclear Licensing and Safety Engineer
R. D. Champlin, Instrument and Control Engineer
J. Cooper, Environmental Manager
J. R. Hackney, Lead Electrical Engineer
- G. R. Horn, Nuclear Operations Division Manager
A. J. Hubl, Mechanical Engineer
J. S. Larson, Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
D. L. Lostroh, Mechanical Engineer
- E. M. Mace, Plant Engineering Supervisor
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D. Marsh, Purchasing General Manager
- J. M. Meacham, Technical Manager
M. A. Parr, Instrument and Control Specialist
R. O. Peterson, Senior Staff Engineer
J. M. Pilant, Technical Staff Manager
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D. L. Torcson, Quality Assurance Specialist
G. A. Trevors, Quality Assurance Division Manager
K. C. Walden, Engineering Supervisor
D. A. Whitman, Program Control Manager
R. E. Wilbur, Nuclear Services Division Manager
- V. L. Wolstenholm, Quality Assurance Manager, CNS
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Actions on Previously Identified Inspection Findings
(Closed) Open Item (298/8326-01):
Procedural Conflicts.
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The documents referenced in NRC Report 50-298/83-26 had been renumbered.
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Procedure No. 1.13, Station Design Changes, had been revised and
redesignated as procedure No. EP-3.4, Revision 3, dated December 26, 1985.
The NRC inspector found that Section IV.A.3 did not appear to'take
exception to 10 CFR 50.59(a).
NEP-10 had been redesignated NEDP-10,
Revision 11, dated January 22, 1986.
By attachment, NEDP-10' incorporated
procedure EP-3.4 the NRC inspector found that this method of
incorporation of one procedure into another by attachment precludes
editorial differences.
This item is closed.
(Closed) Open Item (298/8414-02): Verification that contract revisions
and vendor responses are being reviewed and approved.
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This item was addressed as part of the procurement control activities
inspected in the subsequent section of this report.
Effectively this open
item has been reopened as an unresolved item in that section of this
report.
The NRC inspector found this contract in question has been
closed.
This item is closed.
(Closed) Open Item (298/8414-03):
Review of the CBI audit.
The NRC inspector found that the CNS review of CBI Fermi site activities
was not used as the qualification audit of CBI as a wndor.
Gilbert / Commonwealth's audit of February 28-29, 1984, was used by the
licensee to qualify this vendor.
The NRC inspector reviewed this audit
(VHF-406-01) checklists and its closed out report.
This item is closed.
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Procurement Program
The objective of this part of the inspection was to ascertain whether the
licensee was implementing a QA program to control procurement activities
that is in conformance with regulatory requirements, licensee commitments,
and industry guides and standards.
The NRC inspector reviewed the Updated
Safety Analysis Report (USAR), Quality Assurance Program for Operation
Policy Document, Revision 2, dated April 29, 1985, and the following
procedures:
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QAP-1400
Procurement and Control
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of Essential Spare Parts,
Equipment, Materials, and
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QAI-16
Supplier Approval
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4/22/85
NEDP-15
Requisitioning
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1/22/86
In addition, the current " Approved Supplier List" dated February 26, 1986,
and a sample of 19 purchase orders were inspected.
The design change
files associated with four of these purchase orders were also reviewed.
The equipment qualification report, vendor quality assurance manuals, and
the General Electric " Instrument Data Sheets" (design basis) associated
with these purchase orders were reviewed as applicable.
The safety
classification, quality assurance standards, technical requirements,
quality assurance review and approval of these purchase orders was
verified.
The placement of these purchase orders with currently approved
suppliers was also verified.
During this review, it was noted that 2 of 11 essential purchase orders
reviewed had apparent discrepancies.
Before the end of the inspection,
the licensee drafted change notices to correct the problems identified.
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Purchase order No. 251173 to Rockbestos for safety-related power cable had
failed to include the exclusion of the Rockbestos' San Francisco warehouse
that was in a note in the " Approved Supplier Li t" dated February 26,
1986, for that supplier.
Purchase Order No. 251900 to Kerotest for
equipment qualified safety-related valves failed to include the quality
standards (e.g., Appendix B, 10 CFR Part 21 and others identified in the
" Approved Suppliers List") for a Kerotest subvendor, Namco, (electric
switches), who was identified in the purchase order. Also the same
purchase order identified the Namco components by two different part
numbers, EA-180 (equipment qualified) and EA-170 (not equipment
qualified). This was identified as an apparent violation to have quality
standards properly included in purchased orders (298/8611-01).
One observation of the NRC inspector was that procedures at the general
office did not require that engineering check or verify the safety
classification of components in the " Engineering Data File" generated at
the CNS site. No misclassifications were found in sample of purchase
orders reviewed; however, it was noted that the possibility does exist for
such to occur.
A number of safety-related activities (e.g., venturi flow elements, fuel
channels and thermocouples) were being procured as contracts rather than
by purchase orders. Also, service agreements as opposed to purchase
orders were used for safety-related activities (e.g., inservice
inspection). One contract, No. 84-40 was reviewed. The inclusion of
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, 10 CFR Part 21, and technical requirements was
verified by the NRC inspector.
In regard to the quality assurance review
and approval of the contracts, the NRC inspector established that it
appeared that the official record copy of this contract did not have the
documentation of the quality assurance review and approval of the three
amendments to this contract. Also, the official record copy did not
appear to have the third amendment in it.
The licensee will be reviewing
contracts and service agreements based on these observations. The
inspection of contracts and service agreements is an unresolved item
(298/8511-02).
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Offiste Review Committee
The purpose of this inspection was to determine if the functions of
offsite review were being performed in accordance with the Technical
Specifications. The offsite review committee was referred to as the Safety
Review and Audit Board (SRAB). The NRC inspectors reviewed the USAR,
Technical Specifications, Quality Assurance Program for Operation Policy
Document, Revision 2, dated April 29, 1985, and the Safety Review and
Audit Board Instructions and Guidelines, Revision 1, dated March 11, 1986.
In addition, the following documents were reviewed:
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QAP-2100
Document Control Audit
No. G84-07 Third Follow-up
QAP-1799
Design Control Audit
No. GR4-04 Follow-up
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QAP-900
Environmental Follow-up
Audit 85-19
MDC 84-265
Chemical Waste Sample Tank /
January 8, 1985
Waste Collector Tank Cross
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DC 85-57
June 25, 1985
LER 85-57
January 2, 1986
LER 85-21
January 2, 1986
STP 85-21
January 14, 1986
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January 9, 1986
SRAB Audit Schedule for 1986
December 24, 1985
The following SRAB Minutes were reviewed:
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February 28, 1986
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January 10, 1986
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November 22, 1985
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October 11, 1985
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September 13, 1985
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August 1-2, 1985
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July 12, 1985
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May 17, 1985
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April 19, 1985
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March 8, 1985
The NRC inspector reviewed the SRAB meeting minutes and the documents that
the SRAB reviewed as specified above.
Discussions were also held with the
SRAB administrator and some menbers. The instructions and guidelines that
prescribe SRAB' activities appeared to implement the Technical Specification
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requirements. The NRC inspector noted that while the guidelines allowed
for the use of an outside consultant as a voting member of SRAB, none had
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designated a Chairman and Vice Chairman by name.
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and guidelines also designated a member as the Alternate Chairman.
However, while the duties of the Chairman and Vice Chairman were specified
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in the SRAB instructions and guidelines, no specific duties were described
for the Alternate Chairman. The position of Alternate Chairman was also
not described in the Technical Specifications. The licensee stated that
the Alternate Chairman was a new designation and that the member had not
performed any functions that could be associated with the title of
Alternate Chairman.
The NRC inspector cautioned the licensee to ensure
that the position of Alternate Chairman is recognized by the Technical
Specifications and that the duties of the Alternate Chairman are
documented prior to the Alternate Chairman functioning as the title would
suggest.
This was not considered a violation since the Alternate Chairman
had performed only as a regular member of SRAB.
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The SRAB did not meet during this inspection.
Items on the meeting
agendas were reviewed by members prior to the meetings and questions or
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comments were documented and addressed at the meetings.
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required by the SRAB instructions and guidelines to obtain at least
20 hours2.314815e-4 days <br />0.00556 hours <br />3.306878e-5 weeks <br />7.61e-6 months <br /> of training each year, and visit the site at least 3 times each
year. The SRAB minutes documented any training and site visits completed
since the previous meeting.
From the documents that the NRC inspector
reviewed and from discussions with the licensee, it appeared that SRAB was
effective.
No violations or deviations were noted.
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Offsite Support Staff
The purpose of this inspection was to ascertain whether the offsite
support staff functions were performed by qualified personnel in
accordance with the licensee approved administrative controls.
The NRC
inspector interviewed selected personnel, reviewed organization charts,
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and reviewed personnel records to verify individual qualifications. These
controls or procedures addressed design, quality assurance, procurement
and their interfaces between onsite and offsite.
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support staff, there appeared to be sufficient number of qualified personnel
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to perform assigned functions.
Personnel interviewed appeared to be aware
of their assigned functions and responsibilities.
Administrative controls
were found in place which describe the responsibilities, authorities, and
lines of communication for the offsite support staff.
No violations or deviations were noted.
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order to ascertain whether or not the items are acceptable, violations, or
deviations.
The following unresolved item was discussed in this report:
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