ML20203M858
| ML20203M858 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 08/11/1986 |
| From: | Spangenberg F ILLINOIS POWER CO. |
| To: | Jason M ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| References | |
| -600200, IEB-79-14, O-600200, NUDOCS 8609050028 | |
| Download: ML20203M858 (4) | |
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Mr. Mark Jason Assistant Attorney General Public Utilities Division Office of the Attorney General State of Illinois Center; 100 West Randolph Street - 12th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60601 f
Dear Mr. Jason:
Clinton Power Station Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Joint Stipulation, dated January 28, 1985 This letter is in response to your request concerning the status of the programs and plans for action identified in Paragraph 7.a of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) Joint Stipulation Preamble, dated January 28, 1985 and summarized below. We understand that you are well aware of the status.of the Overinspection Program, Record Verification Program, and Independent Design Review and do not need a status report on those items.
FSAR Verification Program The FSAR Verification Program provided a formal, internal mechanism for IP to verify that the plant design, the operating program, and the quality assurance program are accurately described in the FSAR.
The program utilized a computerized tracking system to cross-reference design and procedure documents which form the basis for an applicable FSAR section. Relevant FSAR sections were reviewed with the latest revision of the basis document and determined by IP to be in accord with the document or an FSAR change was justified and initiated. Thus, a complete re-examination of the FSAR was performed by IP and IP determined that CPS conforms to the facility description in the FSAR and information submitted by I,P to the NRC in support of the application on the CPS docket. IP has completed verification of the FSAR material through Amendment #38, which was submitted by IP Letter U-600595 on May 30, 1986, s
Third Party Audits Third-party audits of CPS construction quality-related activities have been conducted,by the Joint Utility Management Audit (JUMA)
Program, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the consulting firm of Lapp-Rice-Staker (LRS), and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO). Each of these audits has resulted in recommendations for improvements and corrective actions to t
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8G.115 quality-related activities. In turn, IP responded by implementing appropriate improvements and corrective actions. Performance of these third-party audits has been a valuable tool for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of quality-related activities and for early identification of potential problem arear. Descriptions of these audits were provided in Appendix L of IP report "Results of Quality Programs for Construction of Clinton Power Station" dated February 1985. Additional audits conducted since the February,1985 report include INPO visits in June,1985 pertaining to a Near Term Operating License (NTOL) plant review and a Corporate Assistance Visit. Also, the annual JUMA visit occurred in September, 1985.
Special Programs IP developed a 79-14 Walkdown Program in response to NRC IE Bulletin 79-14 " Seismic Analysis for As-Built Safety 'Related Tiping Systems." A walkdown of the as-built configuration of Sargent &
Lundy (S&L), General Electric and Reactor Controls, Inc. piping subsystems was completed. S&L performed reconciliation of the design basis versus the Baldwin Associates (BA) as-installed configuration preparing addenda to the design / stress reports associated with this program. NRC Region III performed an audit of the 79-14 Program in October 1985 and provided the basis for closure of the bulletin in IE Inspection Report No. 50-461/85056, dated December 27, 1985.
The Seismic Interaction Analysis Program identified unresolved potential physical interactions between safety-related components and other plant equipment including other safety-related compcnents. This program added assurance that safety-related components will not be functionally damaged during postulated seismic events. The NRC was notified that the program was terminated by IP Letter U-600359 dated January 14, 1986 (copy attached).
IP initiated the Electrical Separation Program to assure that sufficient separation is provided for electrical cables and instrumentation at CPS to preclude any detrimental interactions.
This program included verification of separation requirements specified in plant design drawings and in area walkdowns performed by engineering personnel. Subsequently, this verification activity was turned over from engineering personnel to the IP and BA quality groups, as reported to the NRC in IP Letter U-600432 dated February 5, 1986 (copy attached). The program is being finalized by IP Quality Assurance Surveillance Reports during turnover of commodity packages. An NRC inspection was performed July 28 thru August 1, 1986 and the results will be reported in a forthcoming IE Inspection Report.
The Fire Protection Program consisted af a walkdown and verification to provide additional assurance that commitments in the FSAR, the Fire Protection Evaluation Report, and the Safe Shutdown Analysis Report have been met.
Technical issues were resolved with the Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Staff that are w~
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Appendix R audit results.
Configuration Management Program IP implemented the Configuration Management Program in February 1983, to provide an effective means-to assure that the as-constructed conditions at CPS conform to the design and regulatory requirements. The program was developed to cover the remaining construction phase of the project with four elements of
. control; (1) Configuration Control; (2) Configuration Status Accounting; (3) Configuration Verification; cad (4) Configuration
. Management Training. Descriptions.of.these.fcur. elements are provided in the February 1985, IP report "Results of Quality Programs for Construction of Clinton Power Station."
Turnover Program and Startup Testing Program The Turnover and Startup Testing Programs have provided a means, in addition to normal quality control inspections, for ensuring that plant systems and components have been properly constructed and documented and are able to perform their designated function. The system turnover program for transferring jurisdictional control of and responsibility for systems from BA to the IP Startup group was completed in November 1985, and the last construction traveler was vaulted in May 1986. As indicated at the July 10, 1986 meeting with the NRC at CPS, which the IAG attended, the startup testing program has progressed through the Construction and Checkout and Initial Operation (C&IO) Phases into ths Preoperational Phase which is now over 92% complete. The Startup Phase fuel load and testing plans are in place and ready for implementation. These programs are described in detail in Chapter 14 of the CPS FEAR.
Please advise if ycu have any questions concerning the foregoing.
Sincerely yours,
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' F. A. Spangenberg Manager - Licensing and Safety TLR/kaf I
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