ML20206S871

Insp Repts 50-317/86-15 & 50-318/86-15 on 860818-22. Violation Noted:Failure to Properly Control Usage & Storage of Measuring & Test Equipment

ML20206S871
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	09/09/1986
From:	Bissett P, Jerrica Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20206S856	List: ML20206S851 ML20206S862 ML20206S871
References
50-317-86-15, 50-318-86-15, NUDOCS 8609230017
Download: ML20206S871 (7)

See also: IR 05000317/1986015

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

Report Nos. 50-317/86-15

50-318/86-15

Docket Nos. 50-317

50-318

License Nos. DPR-53

DPR-69

Licensee: Baltimore Gas & Electric Company

P. O. Box 1475

Baltimore, Maryland 21203

Facility Name: Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2

Inspection At: Lusby, Maryland

Inspection Conducted: August 18-22, 1986

Inspector: "I M

P. Biss #t, Reactor Engineer 'date

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J.~ Johnson, Thief, Operational Programs date

Section, CB, DRS

Inspection Summary: Routine, unannounced inspection on August 18-22, 1986

(Combined Report Nos. 50-317/86-15; 50-318/86-15)

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Areas Inspected: Surveillance and calibration testing program and control of

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measuring and test equipment.

Results: One violation was identified: Failure to properly control the usage

and storage of measuring and test equipment.

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DETAILS

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1. Persons Contacted

. Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

• R. DeAtley, Senior Engineer,. Quality Assurance

• R. Heibel, General Supervisor, Operations

J. Moreira,. Electrical & Controls, General Supervisor

• M.:Roberson, Quality Control & Support Services,.

General Supervisor

• L. Russell, Manager, Nuclear Maintenance

L. Weckbaugh, Planning & Scheduling General Supervisor

The inspector also held discussions with other licensee employees during

the course of the inspection.

• Denotes those present during the exit meeting held on August 22, 1986.

2. Surveillance Testing and Calibration Activities

2.1 Administrative Controls

Administrative controls were reviewed to evaluate the#11censee's

program for implementing requirements associated with surveillance

. testing and calibration activities. .The objectives were to assure

that the ' licensee programs in place were consistent with the Tech-

nical. Specifications, Regulatory Guide 1.33, ANSI N18.7 and Appendix

B of 10 CFR 50. Calvert Cliffs Instruction (CCI)-104H delineates how

the conduct of the surveillance / calibration program is accomplished,

however, several other supporting CCIs are utilized in conjunction

with CCI-104H. Attachment I lists these CCIs and other documents

that were reviewed throughout the inspection.

2.2 Organization

In January 1986, a restructuring of the plant organization resulted

in a change to the manner in which surveillances/ calibrations are

scheduled, reviewed, tracked, etc. Prior to this reorganization,

surveillances were essentially planned, scheduled, tracked, reviewed,

and trended by one designated individual for each discipline, i.e.,

operations, mechanical, electrical and controls. Engineering in-

volvement came into play usually upon "out-of-spec" conditions.

However, engineering personnel have since been relocated from the

corporate office to the plant site and are now more actively involved

in the review process of completed surveillance test procedures

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Organizational 1y, the General Supervisor-Plant and Project Engineer-

ing has overall responsibility for the administration of the sur-

veillance test program. .Eight positions have been established to

provide the needed controls and are as follows: i

• Engineering Surveillance Test Coordinator

Electrical & Controls Surveillance Coordinator

Mechanical Maintenance Surveillance Coordinator

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Fire Protection Surveillance Coordinator

• Inservice Inspection Surveillance Coordinator

• Operations Surveillance Coordinator

• Electrical & Controls Scheduling Coordinator

Mechanical Maintenance Scheduling Coordinator

Presently, inservice inspection surveillance responsibilities are

being handled by the Operations Surveillance Coordinator.

2.3 Review / Implementation

The inspector held various discussions with department managers,

group supervisors, surveillance coordinators, and scheduling

coordinators to ascertain the extent of their responsibilities in

reference to surveillance and calibration testing. These

discussions included a review of the following:

Master surveillance schedule

• Monthly surveillance test schedules

• Seven day working schedules

= Various STP's used during the performance of

surveillances/ calibrations.

The licensee has created a Planning and Scheduling Group, of which,

the E&C Scheduling Coordinators (E&C SC) and Mechanical Maintenance

Scheduling Coordinators (MMSC) are part, They plan and schedule

surveillances, calibrations, and preventive and corrective main-

tenance activities for their respective disciplines. They are not,

however, involved in the review process of completed surveillances.

These are forwarded to a system engineer, via the Engineering Sur-

veillance Test Coordinator, following a supervisory review. The MMSC

and E&C SC are informed of the completion of the scheduled surveil-

lance through the use of a "PM/STP Feedback Sheet" which is attached

to each STP. The Maintenance Supervisor, or designee, completes the

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Feedback Sheet and forwards it to the appropriate Scheduling Coordin-

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ator. The MMSC or E&C SC utilizes this sheet to schedule the next

performance of the STP.

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No instances of missed surveillances were identified. - However, upon

further review of this process, the inspector determined that the

"PM/STP Feedback Sheet" was not being effectively used as _ intended.

Only_on certain occasions were the Scheduling Coordinators reviewing-

this feedback sheet. In most instances, they were being informed of

completed surveillances verbally during_ departmental meetings held

frequently throughout the week.

The inspector noted that this: feedback mechanism.is_an essential

part of the licensee's program in assuring that surveil. lances are

. performed within the required frequency, especially'since the

scheduling coordinators are not involved in the review process. The

licensee acknowledged the inspector's concern and stated.that

CCI-104H was just recently issued and needed additional attention.

The inspector had no further questions regarding this concern.

The inspector verified that calibration methods and associated fre-

quencies had been established for installed instrumentation utilized

during the performance of technical specification-required surveil-

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lances. These instrument calibrations are tracked, scheduled and

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performed under the preventive maintenance (PM) program. The in-

spector selected four surveillance requirements associated with the

1) auxiliary feedwater, 2) containment cooling, 3) emqygency core

cooling, and 4) condensate systems. From these survey 11ance require-

ments, the licensee was requested to provide-the appropriate PM

identifier which documented the calibration of associated instrumen-

tation used during the performance of these surveillances. Sub-

sequently, the inspector retrieved from' plant history, the appro-

priate PM cards (copies) which are utilized to document the

performance of PM calibrations. No discrepancies were. identified.

Discussions were also held with the onsite Licensing Group, since

they are responsible for identifying the need to create or revise an

STP as a result of a license amendment. The inspector selected from

the Master Status Log of T.S. Changes, Facility Change Request

83-1013 "125 Volt DC System." The FCR package was retrieved from

plant history and the inspector reviewed the package and those steps

taken to ensure that changes to STP-M-550-0 were made as a result of

the licensee amendment. Before the licensing group closes a FCR,

they ensure that appropriate changes have been made to STPs and that

these changes have been implemented as well.

The inspector also observed the performance of STP-M-310-1, " Linear

Power Channel Calibration" conducted on the morning of August 21,

1986. NRC observation of this surveillance was to verify that the

following was accomplished.

Applicable STP was approved, up-to-date, and utilized

throughout the conduct of the surveillance.

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• Appropriate personnel were notified prior to the start of the

test.

• Calibrated test equipment was used.

• Acceptance criteria were met, and if not, appropriate steps

were taken.

• Following completion or postponement of the test, system was

realigned for normal operation.

During the calibration of channel A, subchannel B, meter NI-005

indication was found to be out-of-tolerance at the 200% power test

level. The E&C technicians immediately informed the shift

supervisor, stopped any further testing, and realigned channel A to

its normal configuration. Subsequently, Maintenance Order No.

206-233-411A was generated to allow for necessary adjustments to

bring NI-005 within tolerance limits. Quality Control was present

during the readjustment and re-calibration check of NI-005.

2.4 Findings

As the E&C technicians were setting up to perform STP-M-310-1, the

inspector observed that potentiometers S/N 10980 and 11237, had

exceeded their re-calibration due dates. The inspector pointed this

out to the E&C technician, who stated that these test instruments

were being utilized only as a power supply, and that digital volt

meters (DVM) S/N 448297 and 835509 were the critical standards to be

utilized during the test (These DVMs were found to be within their

re-calibration due date.).

The inspector accompanied the technician to the E&C shop test in-

strument storage cage, whereupon an attempt was made by the-licensee

to find two similar potentiometers that had been calibrated. None

could be found, however five more potentiometers, all of which had

exceeded their re-calibration due dates, were found in their normal

storage locations. Heise gauge, No. 17476 was also found in its

normal storage location and it too had exceeded its' re-calibration

due date. Licensee Quality Assurance Procedure -17 " Control and

Calibration of Measuring and Test Equipment" requires that test

instruments be appropriately identified as to their out-of-calibration

status and physically separated from the rest of the test equipment.

This is a violation (317/86-15-01; 318/86-15-01).

The inspector held further discussions with the licensee, regarding

whether proper controls were in place for the storage and issuance of

test equipment, and why the E&C technicians inadvertently picked up

the two "out-of-cal" potentiometers in the first place. A subsequent

review of a previously conducted audit by the licensee's onsite QA

organization and the above mentioned violation indicates that manage-

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ment involvement and evaluation of the storage and issuance of test

equipment is warranted.

3.0 QA/QC Interface l

The inspector held discussions with both QA and QC supervision to deter-

mine their involvement with the surveillance testing and calibration

program. QC receives monthly,-a schedule of those surveillances planned

for the upcoming month. Their review of this schedule and appropriate

surveillance test procedures enables them the opportunity to decide what

STPs they would like to witness. QC also observes all adjustments, re-

tests, etc., for those surveillance tests in which problems had ini-

tially occurred.

, The inspector also reviewed the most recently completed audits conducted

by QA of the surveillance / calibration and measuring and test equipment

areas. Findings were noted in the surveillance testing area, however they

were minor in nature and were resolved prior to the completion of the

audit. Several findings were identified in an audit of the measuring and

test equipment area conducted in April 1986. Audit findings have since

been resolved, however it appears, based on the inspector's findings, that

corrective measures need further strengthening in this area. *

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4.0 Exit Interview

The scope and findings of this inspection.were summarized with licensee

management (see paragraph I for attendees) on August 22, 1986.

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At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the

licensee by the inspector. The inspection did not involve any

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proprietary information.

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ATTACHMENT I

Documents Reviewed

'CCI 104H, Surveillance Test Program

CCI 112, Safety Tagging

CCI 143, Calvert Cliffs Administrative Control of License Amendments

CCI 209, Test Equipment Calibration Procedure

CCI 613, Qualification of Test & Inspection Personnel

QAP-17 Control & Calibration of Measuring & Test Equipment

QAP-16 Surveillance Test

QA Audit 86-03, Surveillance Testing

86-02, Control & Calibration of M&TE

86-20, Control & Calibration of M&TE

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