ML20207H892

Summary of 990713 Meeting with Usec Re Status of Ncse/A Review & Upgrade Effort Being Conducted at Portsmouth GDP, Including Extended Completion Date for Priority 2 Portion of NCS Cap.List of Attendees & Slides,Encl

ML20207H892
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Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	08/30/1999
From:	Yawar Faraz NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
To:	Pierson R NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS)
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\.....p'2 August 30, 1999 MEMORANDUM TO: Robert C. Pierson, Chief Special Projects Branch ,

Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards -

l' l THROUGH: Melanie A. Galloway, Chief

Enrichment Section l Special Projects Branch

! . Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards Y

j FROM: Yawar H. Faraz, Portsmouth Project Manager

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l. Special Projects Branch l Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT l NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY EVALUATION (NCSE) AND l NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY APPROVAL (NCSA)

DOCUMENTATION UPGRADE On July 13,1999, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff met with United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) staff to discuss the status of the NCSE/A review and upgrade effort being conducted at Portsmouth, including the extended completion date for the Priority 2 l portion of the nuclear criticality safety (NCS) corrective action program (CAP) as reflected in the l May 14,1999, certificate amendment request submittal to reopen Compliance Plan issues 8,9 and 23. A list of attendees (Attachment 1) and a set of slides prepared by USEC (Attachment

2) are attached.

I at the meeting, USEC described the ongoing review, upgrade and implementation effort for the 39 Priority 1 NCSE/As due to be completed by September 30,1999. According to USEC, the effort was on target and there were no indications suggesting that the September 30 date may not be met. USEC described its NCS CAP in detail including that the NCS CAP budget for the Priority 1 effort was $4.5 million for FY 99. USEC stated that they had allocated 32 FTEs plus ,

12 contract staff. Implementation of each NCSA/E takes from several weeks to 3 or 4 months. f

! We had questions on the critical path status of the Subject Matter Expert (SME). USEC f J l

explained that these are senior people with intimate familiarity with processes and procedures who are required to have input to the team approach for implementing the NCSAs/Es. Because there are a limited number of these individuals for each process and because they have f' l additional demands on their time, they often become the critical path item in the upgrade process.

I By letter dated November 13,1998, USEC had informed the NRC that less than half of the NCSE/As (i.e., only those categorized as Priorities 1 and 2), will undergo the complete upgrade review described in the ongoing NCS CAP, and that the remaining NCSE/As, identified as

" Additional Reviews," will undergo reviews to identify AQ-NCS items and to ensure that all NCSA reonirements have been adequately flowed down into procedures. However, at the July [kg 13 meetir.g, USEC informed the NRC staff that the "Addithnal Review" NCSE/As will also be reviewed for deficiencies by qualified personnel according to a procedure to be developed.

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i R.Pierson 2 By letter dated April 30,1999, USEC had informed the NRC that the projected date for )

completing the Priority 2 NCSE/A review and implementation effort was being changed from March 3,2000, to July 30,2000. At the July 13 meeting, USEC informed the NRC staff that prior to April 30,1999, it had over-committed itself and that it did not have the required l resources, including SMEs, to adequately complete the upgrade effort and implement all Priority 2 NCSE/As by March 3,1999.

l USEC did not have firm plans in place for assuring that the Priority 2 NCSAs/Es were receiving

the same level of attention in implementation as the Priority 1 NCSAs/Es. We expressed l concerns about the loss of momentum for the project following completion of the Priority 1 I upgrades without a similar level of management attention to the remainder of the NCS CAP.

USEC indicated that it would be addressing this issue as it transitions to Priority 2 NCSA/E upgrades.

We also encouraged the USEC staff to engage NRC staff in communication regarding changes to schedules in advance of any formal written communication informing us of their plans. In closing, we summarized the more detailed information that we needed to support the USEC l request to reopen Compliance Plan issues 8,9, and 23 by providing in writing, a discussion of the role and impact of the SME on the schedule, a clearer discussion of the interrelated j schedule impacts of the Priority 1,2, and " Additional Review" NCSA/E work, and details of which NCSAs/Es were deleted and which were consolidated with other NCSAs/Es. USEC agreed to provide this information by July 23,1999.

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Attachments: (1) List of Attendees l (2) USEC Slides l

l cc: Steve Toelle, USEC Docket 70 7002 l

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List of Attsndees NRC/USEC Meeting on NCS CAP July 13,1999 a .

Name Oraanization Morris Brown USEC Robert Helm USEC Toni Brooks USEC

! James Anzelmo USEC l Russ Wells USEC l Peter Miner USEC l Melanie Galloway NRC l Yawar Faraz _ NRC Courtney Blanchard NRC Lawrence Berg (by phone) NRC l

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Byletter dated April 30,1999, USEC had informed the NRC that the projected date for completing the Priority 2 NCSE/A review and implementation effort was being changed from  ;

March 3,2000, to July 30,2000. At the July 13 meeting, USEC informed the NRC staff that '

prior to April 30,1999, it had over-committed itself and that it did not have the required resources, including SMEs, to adequately complete the upgrade effort and implement all l Priority 2 NCSE/As by March 3,1999.

USEC did not have firm plans in place for assuring that the Priority 2 NCSAs/Es were receiving the same level of attention in implementation as the Priority 1 NCSAs/Es. We expressed concerns about the loss of momentum for the project following completion of the Priority 1 upgrades without a similar level of management attention to the remainder of the NCS CAP.

USEC indicated that it would be addressing this issue as it transitions to Priority 2 NCSA/E upgrades.  !

We also encouraged the USEC staff to engage NRC staff in communication regarding changes to schedules in advance of any formal written communication informing us of their plans. In closing, we summarized the more detailed information that we needed to support the USEC j request to reopen Compliance Plan issues 8,9, and 23 by providing in writing, a discussion of the role and impact of the SME on the schedule, a clearer discussion of the interrelated  !

schedule impacts of the Priority 1,2, and " Additional Review" NCSA/E work, and details of l which NCSAs/Es were deleted and which were consolidated with other NCSAs/Es. USEC l agreed to provide this information by July 23,1999.

Attachments: (1) List of Attendees (2) USEC Slides ,

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112 326 014 SE 112 60 --

134 -- --

306 326[015 ERP 112 -- -- -- -- --

112 326_024 PW l12 60 -- -- -- --

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122 330_005 SE 122 60 --

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306 330_007 Tails 122 60 -- - -- --

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122 333_015 Ops 102 -- -- -- --

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236 333_017 LAW 102 -- -- -- --

102 344A002 Glpr -- --

80 - -- --

80 705 009 Seal -- 34 -- -- -- --

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18 -- --

54 705_025 Nox --

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36 705_034 Tun --

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112 710_009 C / C - -- -- -- --

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Jim Anzelmo, 29 Years Uranium Enrichment Experience l Maintenance Management 1 Instrumentation Development Management Laboratory Management Engineering Organization Management Operations Management ,

Work Control Management I Commitment Management Organization Management Bob Winegar,26 Years Uranium Enrichment Experience 1 GDP Operations Management i GDP Engineering Management l GCEP Operations / Engineering Management i Cascade Control Management Cell Recovery Team NCS Subcommittee to PORC Qualified Cascade Controller Bob Bouts,25 Years Uranium Enrichment Experience Chemical Operations X-342 F/F2 Operator GCEP Operator GCEP Front Line Manager /Fraining X-333 Front Line Manager X-333 Technical Trainer i Manager Operations Training 1 TSR Transition Training Bernie Carrick,26 Years Nuclear Experience Water Reactor Safety Research Commercial Reactor Engineering, Design, and Management Engineering / Maintenance Programs Manager (MOVs, SWSROP)

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l Whether upgrade or revision, changes to NCSA/Es are made per approved procedures XP2-EG-NS1031, Nuclear Criticality Safety (applies to site), and XP4-EG-NS1001, NCS Evaluation and Approval (applies to NCS organization). The approvals and the j implementation process are the same regardless of the type or magnitude of the change.

Priority 2 Upgrades

. ' The intent is to improve the NCSA/E by reexamining or recreating all aspects of the document. A high quality level is achieved by setting and enforcing higher standards; creating teams (including up-front input from subject matter experts who are often hands-on personnel or first line managers); providing more management involvement, better procedures, and additional training;  !

hiring industry experts; improving the reviews; and conducting additional quality verification activities (feedback).

Status (see attached chart)

Additional Reviews

. A new procedure for the additional review process will be prepared.

. The intent is to either confirm the NCSA/E are acceptable-as-is or to correct l l specific deficiencies in the NCSA/Es. J

. Flowdown l Flowdown from additional reviews will be 93, compared with flowdown from Priority I and 2 NCSA/Es of 67.

Once NCSA/Es are determined to be acceptable as is, AQ-NCS flowdown may proceed.

NCSA/E revisions result in flowdown from both NCSA requirements and AQ-NCS classification changes.

FMO Identification (CP Issue 8)

. A procedure is being prepared

. Walk-downs will be performed and documented l

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Determination of Priority 2 NCSA/E Upgrades 5 .

Toni Brooks July 13,1999 A review was conducted in March 1999, using a checklist, to determine Priority 2 NCSA/Es, and preliminary indications of NCSA/Es requiring revision.

Performed by Senior NCS Engineer Results reviewed by the Managers of the Fissile Material Operations and approved by the NCS Manager e The review focused on the technical adequacy of the NCSA/E.

The review determined 27 NCSA/E should be Upgraded (Priority 2)

. The remaining 93 (non-Priority I or 2) NCSA/Es will receive additional review.

. The results of the reviews to determine Priority 2 NCSA/Es were reviewed and approved by the Corrective Action Review Board.

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CAP NCSA/E REVIEW

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, Pant,1 Fill out for all NCSA/Es not upgraded as Priority 1 in NCS CAP NCSA/E: Yes No Actions / Comments

1. Is existing NCSA/E PORC and If no, evaluate need to UPGRADE NCSA/E.

General Manager approved (dated later than Pen & ink changes)?

2. Are there any outstanding Problem If yes, evaluate need to UPGRADE NCSA/E.

Reports against this NCSA/E (Including those closed to the CAP)?

3. Are the cales referenced in the If no, UPGRADE NCSE.

NCSE appropriate and from approved document?

4. Is the description in the NCSA, if no, UPGRADE or revise NCSA.

Part A accurate (Walkdown may be required) and complete enough for the evaluation?

5. Can the controls in the NCSA, Part If yes. UPGRADE or revise NCSA.

B be worded significantiv better to aid user compliance or be replaced with a better control (i.e., a passive barrier or active design feature).

6. - Are all the credible contingent if no, UPGRADE NCSE.

events for the operation that could lead to a criticality described or bounded in the NCSE7

7. Are at least two independent If no, UPGRADE NCSA/E.

controls and/or unlikely events ensuring double contingency for each credible contingent event (except for those covered by TSR)?

Note, a problem report may need to be submitted for the above issues.

This NCSA/E requires _ No upgrade nor revision _ Revision __ Upgrading Sr. NCS Engineer Date