ML20216J108

Ltr Contract:Task Order 048, Cooper Safety Sys Design & Performance Capability Insp, Under Contract NRC-03-98-021

ML20216J108
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	09/28/1999
From:	Stewart S NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Beckman V External (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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CON-FIN-J-2548, CON-NRC-03-98-021 NUDOCS 9910040194
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' Attn: Vicki Beckman =

1071 State Route 136 Belle Vernon, PA 15012 SUBJE^T: TASK ORDER NO. 048, " COOPER SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY INSPECTION" UNDER CONTRACT NO.

NRC-03-98-021

Dear Ms. Beckman:

In accordance with Section G.5, Task Order Procedures, of the subject contract, this letter definitizes the subject task order. The effort shall be performed in accordance with the enclosed Statement of Work.

Task Order No. 048 shall be in effect from Geptember 24,1999, through November 12,1999, with a total cost ceiling of $37,521.71. The amount of $36,340.64 represents the estimated reimbursable costs and the amount of $1,181.07 represents the fixed fee.

Accounting data for Task Order No. 048 is as follows:

B & R N o.: 920-15-103-105 Job Code: ' J-2548 BOC: 252A A P P N N o.: 31X0200.920 FFS#: ' NRR98021048 Oblig. Amt.: $37,521.71 The following individual is considered to be essential to the successful performance of work hereunder: Mr. Robert Quirk. The Contractor agrees that such personnel shall not be removed from the effort under the taak order without compliance with Contract Clause H.4. Kev Personnel.

The issuance of this task order does not amend any terms or conditions of the subject contract.

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! , Your contacts during the course of this task order are:

Technical Matters: Edmund Klesh -

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(301) 415-2964 Contractual Matters

Mona Selden Contract Specialist t

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Acceptance of Task Order No. 048 should be made by having an official, authorized to bind your I organization, execute three copies of this document in the space provided and return two copies I to the Contract Specialist. You should retain the third copy for your records.

Sincerely, 3 I rbO U aron D. Stewart, Contracting Officer l .gontract Management Branch 2

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Division of Contracts and Property Management Office of Administration

Enclosure:

. Statement of Work.

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" ' STATEMENT OF WORK Task Order 048 ITLE! Cooper sew 9 System Design and Performance Capability DOCKET NUMBER: 50-298 2 B&R NUMBER: 920-15-103-105 JOB CCD2: J-2548 INSPECTION REPORT NUMBER:

' NRC PROJECT OFFICER: E. A Kleeh, NRR (301) 415-2964 TECHNICAL MONITOR: Chuck Paulk, RIV (817) 860-8236

PERFORMANCE PERIODi Septers w,1999 - November 12,1999 -

BACKGROUND SECY-99-007A" Recommendations for Reactor Oversight Process improvements (Follow-up to SECY-99-007," presents a pilot program for implementing the new reactoroversight process which includes the new baseline inspection program.

3The' purpose of the p!!at program, in regard to NRC's inspection effort, 'is to exercise the new baseline inspection progrrm, to identify hnplementation issues, and to resolve them in a timely manner in order to support full implementatior of the new oversig'it process beginning in April 2000. The new risk-informed baseline inspection program will establish

" th] minimum dimiinspection effort for all' licensees. Nine pilot plants have been ' selected to spearfiead the

' implementation ot@a new baseline inspection program for a period of six months. Each of the several pilot plants pe region will equally share the inspection burden so that each inspection required on a annual or biennial basis will be performed at least once during the pilot program. Cooper nuclear plant, near Nebraska City, Nebraska, is one of the pilo plInts tnd the Safety System Design and Performance Capability (SSDPC) Inspection to be conducted there is in .

. eccordance with the intent of the pilot program.; The SSDPC will verify the initial design including any modifications o' the one or two selected safety systems and also the capability of the system to perform its intended design basis function The inspection will focus on those system attributes that are not fudy demonstrated by testing, have not received a recen NRC analysis; and which are' absolutely critical for the system to function during both accident and event conditions.

. The inspection will also verify all licensee commitments in regard to the design and licensing basis of the safety systemt

~ NRC Inspection Procedure 71111-21

• Safety System Design and Performance Capability," will provide the primary basi-for the ' review conducted during this inspection. ,

OBJECTIVE The objective of this task ' order is to obtain expert technical assistance in the area of electrical design. The specialist >

needed to assist the NRC inspection team in the performance of the SSDPC. The electrical specialist should primaril hIva a design background, such as from an architect-engineer firm, with experience in electrical power systems an design bases including system operational requirements. .The specialist should also be familiar with installation an<

surveillance testing of equipment along with cognizance of how site er gineering and operations organizations functior

' The cpecialist should be thoroughly familiar with current NRC regulations and inspection methodology a

! defined in the new risk-informed baseline inspection program.1 Also, the specialist should be familiar with ti-

. regulatory.. process, and should be able to develop.a 1%t of regulatory commitments from docketed license correspondence for the plant system (s) selected for review. R thall be the responsibility of the contractor to assir technical staff, employees, and subcontractors,'who have the reqd.3d combination of educational background an

!cxperience to meet both the technical and regulatory objectives of the work specified in this Statement Of Work (SOW The NRC.will rely on representation made by the contractor conceming the qualifications of the personnel proposed f(

Essignment to this task order including assurance that all information contained in the technical and cost proposatt including resumes and conflict.of interest disclosures, is accurate and truthful.

WORK REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULE The contractor'shall provide the qualified specialist, and the necessary facilities, materials, and services to assist the NRC staff in propenng for, conducting, and documenting the inspection activities and findings.The contractor shall provide to the NRC Project Officer, at the same time as his proposal submittal, the latest site-access training anc

~~~psyWologicaMviluation test dates for the cpecialist. A current resume for the cpeci;ll:t chill be sent to th(

r'espective NRC Project Officer cnd Contract Speciali:t. The Technical M:nitor for this t:sk is Chuck P:ulk. The Technical Monitor m:y tsue technical instructions from tim 3 to time during the dur tion of this task order. Tcchnica '

instructions must be within the gener;l statem:nt of work stated in this task order and shall not constitute new cssignments of work or changes of such nature as to justify an adjustment in cost or period of performance. The contr;ctor shall refer to the basic contract for further information and guidance on any technical directions issued under this t:sk order.

Any modifications to the scope of work, cost or period of performance of this task order must be issued by the Contracting Officer and will be coordinated with the NRR Project Officer. Specific tasks under this task order are: >

Task Schedule Comoletion i

1. Inspection preparation and planning. 1. Inspection preparation will take place at the regional office in Arlington,

a. Develop a list of regulatory Texas on or about September 27 -

commitments for the ' selected plant October 1,1999.

system (s) or assigned inspection areas i

based upon a review of docketed information. )

b. Prepare an inspection plan with sufficient detail to allow its timely implementation onsite,

c. Obtain a thorough understanding of assigned inspection area (s) by focusing on those issues with relevant safety '

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significance.

d. Submit a concise list of documents to the NRC Team Leader necessary for inspection preparation.

2. Perform the inspection 2. On-site inspection is to take place on or about October 4 - 8, 1999 and

a. Make queries to the licensee on safety October 25 - 29, 1999. Review of significant issues consistent with the documentation, licensee inquiries, 3

I intent of the inspection. and otherinspection-related activities will be conducted in contractor's

b. Evaluate thoroughly the assigned home office on or about October 18-inspection area (s) and focus on issues - 22, 1999. Due to the holiday on that have safety significance. October 11, that week will be an off week with no scheduled inspection

c. Respond in a timely manner to activities.

licensee's responses to queries made in 2.a.

d. Identify and devetop findings with safety-significance and regulatory basis

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3.at Propero the inspection report 3. Documee tationcfinspectionwillt;ka '

. .. .._ place on er about Nov2mber 1 -~ 5,

. EcV Follow i the guidelines of . NRC' 1999 in contractors homi office.

JINSPECTION H MANUAL : , 5 Minuni . Finalinspection report input is due on Chapter 0610, " inspection Reports." or about November 8,1999.-

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b. L Feeder ' report ;should discuss inspection activities, 'be concise,' and focus on safety significant findings based ;

on facts and regulatory requirements.

NOTEf Prior to the start of on-site preparation, the contractors staffis required to be available to coordinate inspection 1 cspects,'such as travel logistics, with the Team Leader.

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REPORT REQUIREMENTS Technical Report At the' completion of Task 1. the contractors specialist shall provide an inspection plan to the NRC Team Leader. The format and scope of this input shall be as directed by the NRC Team Leader.

During Task 1, the contractors specialist shall provide daily reports to the NRC Team Leader. The format and scope of this report shall be as directed by the NRC Team Leader.

At the complebon of Task 2 (prior to the inspection team's exit meeting with the licensee), the contractors specialist shall provide a dc . 3spection report input to the NRC Team Leader. The format and scope shall be as directed by the NRC Team Leader. Typically, this input will consist of a handwntten summary of the specialist's inspection findings.

At the completion of Task 3 (after the inspection team's exit meeting with the licensee), the contractor shall deliver the firti inspection report input (feeder report) to the NRC Team Leader (original and one copy) with one hard copy and one computer diskette version (Wordperfect 6.1 or other IBM PC compatible software acceptable to the NRC Team Leader) to the NRC Team Leader. The format and scope of the final report inputs shall be in accordance with the guidance in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0610 or as directed _ by the NRC Team Leader.

A specialist's feeder report will serve as documentation of the specialist's inspection activities, effort, evaluation and final

' resolution of followup items, and will be used by the NRC Team Leader for the preparation of the NRC's inspection report.

-. The form and scope of the final report input shall be in accordance with the guidance in NRC Inspection Manual Chapter ,

0610 or as directed by the NRC Team Leader. As a minimum, each specialist's report input shall include the following:  !

1 o identity of the individuals (name, company, and title) that provided information to the specialist during the J

, inspection.

-.o For each area inspected, a description of the activities including general evaluations and conclusions on the resolutions of inspection followup items.

NOTE: The contractor shall not undertake any further efforts toward report finalization; i.e. final review of the feeder report by'other than NRC Team Leader and Project Manager is not needed

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The contractor shall provide monthly progress reports in accordance with the requirements of the basic contract.

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MEETINGS Ah TRAVEL F6r estimating purposes, the following meetings cnd trcv;l cre anticipated

' One, one-person, 5-day trip to the regional office in Arlington, Texas to prepare for the inspection on or about September L 27. October 1,1999.

Two, one-person, 5-day trips to the Cooper site to conduct the inspection on or about October 4 - 8,1999 and October 25-29.'1999.

' The contractor's staff shall coordinate all travel arrangements in advance with the NRC Team Leader.

NRC FURNISHED MATERIAL

' Documents required to prepare for the inspection will be provided by the NRC Team Leader.

.OTHER APPLICABLE INFORMATION The work specified in this SOW is 100% licensee fee recoverable. The contractor shall provide fee recovery information in the monthly progress reports in accordance with the requirements of the basic contract.

The contractor's specialist assigned to this task order will have to be badged for unescorted access privilege at the plant sita. The contractor shall provide all documentation required for badging (as identified by the NRC Team Leader) at the plint site. Questions concerning badging and the plant site access shall be addressed to the NRC Technical Monitor, 4 Attachment