ML20214Q601
| ML20214Q601 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/12/1987 |
| From: | Pate R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Cockfield D PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20214Q605 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 8706050088 | |
| Download: ML20214Q601 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000344/1987009
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MAY 121987
Docket No. 50-344
Portland General Electric Company
121 S. W. Salmon Street
Portland, Oregon 97204
Attention:
Mr. D. W. Cockfield
Vice President, Nuclear
Gentlemen:
Subject:
NRC Inspection of Trojan Nuclear Plant
This refers to the special inspection conducted by Messrs. J. L. Crews,
S. A. Richards, R. P. Correia, J. F. Melfi, and W. J. Wagner of this office on
March 30 through April 3, 1987, of activities authorized by NRC License No.
NPF-1, and to the discussion of our findings held with yourself and'other
members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
Areas examined during this inspection are described in the enclosed inspection
report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations
of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and
observations by the inspectors.
Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that one of your activities
was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set forth in the
Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.
Your response to this notice is to be submitted in accordance with the
provisions of 10 CFR 2.201 as stated in Appendix A, Notice of Violation.
The intent of this inspection was to assess the effectiveness of the various
groups within your organization performing quality verification activities.
To perform this assessment, the inspectors focused on the performance of the
Nuclear Quality Assurance Department, including the Performance Monitoring /
Events Analysis (PM/ n) group; the Trojan Nuclear Operations Board (TNOB); and
the Plant Review Board (PRB).
Our review indicates that the effectiveness of
the onsite Quality Assurance group, in conjunction with the formation of the
PM/EA group, has improved significantly.
Reviews and audits appear to be more
technical and performance oriented in nature, rather than focused on
administrative compliance with regulatory requirements. We encourage you to
continue in this effort.
With regard to the corporate Quality Assurance (QA) group, the Quality Control
(QC) group, and the TN08, our inspection indicated that the effectiveness of
these groups was limited in several areas, as summarized below.
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The technical capability and therefore the depth of audits conducted by
the corporate QA group appear limited.
The need for in-depth independent
reviews of the conduct of engineering work appears to be particularly
warranted in light of the concerns raisea in the engineering area during
the past two years.
The total resources available to the corporate QA group appear limited,
considering that the group audits the Nuclear Plant Engineering
Department, the Nuclear Safety and Regulation Department, and Nuclear
Division vendors.
Reviews of TNOB documentation indicate that the TNOB's oversight of the
Nuclear Quality Assurance Department is not of a demanding critical
nature.
TN0B deliberations of broad industry-wide problems and how your facility
is addressing these problems appear limited.
The predictability of your QC group in performing surveillances of-
Periodic Instrumentation and Control Tests (PICTs) only on Tuesdays would
appear to limit the benefits that can be derived from the surveillance
activity, in contrast to conducting the surveillance in a random manner.
We request that in addition to your response to the enclosed Notice of
Violation, you address the above observations in your written response.
Additionally, we anticipate discussing the effectiveness of your quality
verification organizations with you during future management meetings.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosures
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be glad to
discuss them with you.
The response direci.ed by this letter and the accompanying Notice are not
subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Sincerely,
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Robert J. Pate, Chief
Reactor Safety Branch
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