ML20205S130
| ML20205S130 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/23/1986 |
| From: | Browning R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| To: | Purcell W ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
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| REF-WM-1 NUDOCS 8606110567 | |
| Download: ML20205S130 (4) | |
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SUBJECT:
PROPOSED BRIEFING 0F DOE HEADQUARTERS AND PROJECT MANAGERS ON THE USE OF NRC INSPECTION AND OVERVIEW PROGRAMS
Dear Mr. Purcell:
The purpose of this letter is to propose future DOE /NRC meetings to discuss certain of the NRC's power reactor inspection techniques and their potential for use by DOE in its geologic repository program. As a result of the discovery of quality and safety problems in the design and construction of nuclear power plants, the NRC has developed new inspection techniques which are intended to detect and resolve quality, quality assurance, and technical problems as early as possible in the construction phase. We believe that DOE may be interested in applying similar techniques in its own inspection program.
Two NRC headquarters-level inspection programs aimed at this early detection function presently exist--the Integrated Design Inspection (IDI) and the Con-struction Appraisal Team (CAT) Inspection.
In addition to these two inspection programs, the NRC also has a pilot test of a Readiness Review Program under way.
This program is being used to provide assurance that licensee management programs and practices affecting the quality of plants under construction are being effec-tively implemented and also to provide a mechanism for incremental NRC acceptance of properly completed work.
The enclosure provides a brief description of each of these programs. These programs have proved to be very effectise tools for the NRC,.and I feel that you may see potential applicability to DOE's high-level waste repository program.
The NRC Division of Waste Management is developing its review program for the HLW repository based on many of the same concepts used in the Office of Inspection and Enforcement programs.
NRC's experience has shown that involvement by senior-level management is essential to the successial development of any program. Therefore, I would suggest that senior-le..
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NEW NRC INSPECTION PROGRAMS FOR POWER REACTORS
- INTERGRATED DESIGN INSPECTION (IDI)
The IDI program provides a comprehensive examination of the development of the design of a selected system on a given project.
It is typically performed at the closing stages of design.
It encompasses the total design process, from formulation of principal design criteria through the development of the design, its revisions, and documentation of final as-built configuration. The program includes inspection at licensee and contractor offices, as well as on-site verification. Through careful tailoring of the scope of the inspection, the NRC is able to reach useful conclusions about the entire design and design process at the conclusion of the inspection.
CONSTRUCTION APPRAISAL TEAM (CAT) INSPECTION The primary purpose of the CAT inspections is to evaluate construction practices, and as-built conditions of safety-related hardware at nuclear power plants under construction. The CAT inspections typically produce findings on fabrication, installation, and testing as well as construction QA program implementation.
At the conclusion of the inspection, the NRC has been able to reach useful con-clusions regarding the quality of construction work in place. While NRC has generally conducted its CAT inspections near the end of the construction phase, the techniques can be usefully employed at any stage of construction.
READINESS REVIEW PROGRAM (PILOT)
A readiness review is a formal self-assessment by the licensee of its readiness to proceed to the next major phase of a project, and to determine whether or not work which is completed confonns with requirements.
In contrast to the two pre-vious inspection techniques, the readiness review provides a structured way of ensuring that requirements are being met throughout the duration of the project, rather than a one-time check near the end of the project. However, the tech-niques of each of the two inspection programs are incorporated in the ongoing assessments.
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