ML20217B327

Insp Rept 70-7001/99-203 on 990921-23.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Y2K Program,Including Mgt Planning,Implementation,Qa,Regulatory Considerations & Documentation,Per GL 98-03

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Issue date:	10/06/1999
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Q' U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION  !

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS I

' Docket No: 70-7001 Certificate No: GDP-2 Report N'o. 70-7001/99-2G3 .

I Certificate Holder- United States Enrichment Corporation l

Location: Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant  !

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P.O. Box 1410 l

' Paducah, KY 42001 I

Inspection Dates: September 21 - 23,1999 Inspectors: L. Harris, MC&A Physical Scientist, inspection Section D. McGowan, Technical Support, Pacific Northwest National Lab I

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Approved by: Philip Ting,' Chief Operations Branch .

Division of Fuel Cycle Safety )

and Safeguards, NMSS  !

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Enclosure

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I United States Enrichment Corporation Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant inspection No. 70-7001/99-203 l J

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SUMMARY

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a risk-informed, performance-based examination of Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant's (PGDP) Year 2000 (Y2K) Readiness Program. This matter requires priority attentica because of limited time remaining to assess the magnitude of the problem, assess its associated risks, and implement programs that will achiave a satisfactory resolution of the Y2K problem.

YEAR 2000 READINESS

• The inspectors concluded that the PGDP Y2K program had ensured that the actions taken are effective in resolving the Y2K problem and were in compliance with the terms and cc..ditions of their certificate and NRC regulations.

e The PGDP Y2K readiness program had adequately addressed the following elements which were identified in Generic Letter No. 98-03: (1) management planning; 1 (2) implementation; (3) quality assurance; (4) regulatory considerations; and I (5) documentation. I i

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1. Year 2000 Readiness (8550:)

a. Inspection Scope 1

The inspectors reviewed the PGDP Y2K program to ensure that the actions taken by the  !

certificate holder were effective in resolving the Y2K problem and were in compliance with the terms and conditions of their cer.ificate and NRC regulations. The following elements of the l Y2K program were examined: ( I) management planning; (2) implementation; (3) quality l assurance; (4) regulatory connderations; and (5) documentation. The inspection was conducted after the certificate holder had completed responses to "NRC Generic Letter No. 98-03: NMSS Licensees' and Certificate Holder's Year 2000 Readiness Programs," and j had acknowledged that PGDP was Y2K Ready.

b. Observations and Findinas The inspectors focused on the planning, implementation, quality assurance, regulatory considerations and the documentation for the Y2K remediation. The inspectors examined the risk significance designations of systems by PGDP. A designation of Level 1-S identified [

safety and safeguards systems with the greatest risk significance; Level 1-B and Level 2 did l not impact safety but would impede the company operation; Level 3 were those systems whose failure would be isolated with no risk significance on safety and safeguards. The l inspectors focused on Level 1-S for readiness confirmation.

All systems that were reported in the initial PGDP Y2K inventory were examined. One hundred and fifteen (115) systems were scrutinized with regard to planning, implementation, r;uality assurance, regulatory considerations and the documentation. This examination identified ten (10) systems with safety and safeguards significance (Level 1-S). Additional i information was gathered from interviewing plant personnel in the areas of Oversight, j Operations, Power, Physical and Computer Security and Material Control and Accounting.

Readiness confirmation consisted of the examination of the initial assertion in the inventory q' document where systems were identified as compliant or non-compliant. Those systems that were declared compliant were further researched for evidence supporting the compliance classification. Tnis supporting evidence took the form of recorded tests (screen printouts and ;

session captures) where the subject matter experts had exercised the system. During the j examination of the inventory for the Level 1-S systems it was noted that seven (7) systems ,

were identified as Y2K Compliant. It was confirmed that these systems were compliant by the I examination of vendor certification and additional testing by PGDP.

I At PGDP, the non-compliant items were tracked in a database and work plans contained j detailed assessment and remediation information. Three (3) Level 1-S systems were identified for remediation. They are the Fire Alarm System, the Cascade Inventory System and the Nuclear Material Accounting System. The systems underwent appropriate Y2K testing and results were secorded and documented. This documentation confirmed that all three systems were remediated.

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"In tb context of the Y2K documentation for a given system, there are contingency plans in

- place for all (10) ten systems identified as Level 1-S. These contingency plans contain u s procedural references for work flow (often manual activities) in the event of a Y2K-induced system failure. The inspectors concluded that all Level 1-S systems at PGDP were Y2K

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c. Conclusion

1The inspectors concluded that the PGDP Y2K program had ensured that the actions taken were effective in resolving the Y2K problem and were in compliance with the terms and conditions of their certificate and NRC regulations. . TM PGDP Y2K readiness program had adequately addressed the following elements, which were identified in Generic Letter No. 98-03: (1) management planning; (2) implementation; (3) quality assuranw; (4)-

regulatory considerations; and (5) documentation. i

2.- EXIT MEETING The inspection scope and results were summarized during a meeting on September 23, 1999, with certificate holder personnel. The inspectors identified no inspection follow-up, or

- unresolved items. The certificate holder acknowledged the results of the inspection.

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• 3 PARTIAL LIST OF PERSONS CONTACTED I

Certificate Holder A. Allen, Senior Manager Business Systems R. Good, Maintenance .  !

• H. Pulley, General Plant Manager W. Bruttaniti, Vice President and Chief Information Officer

• J. Bracey, Manager, Nuclear Material Control and Accounting S. McMahon, Nuclear Material Control and Accounting G. Englert, Y2K Coordinator

• J. Sohl, Operations S. Cowne, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs

. L. Albritton,' Nuclear Regulatory Affairs 1 A. Grace, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs l

P. Jenny, Security  ;

- W. Welch, Engineering l R. Taylor, Operations l J. Fletcher,' Engineering L D. Bucy, Training L P. Spees, Engineering l M. Scott, director Information Technology l

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K. O'Brien, PGDP Senior Resident inspector

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J. Jacobson, PDGP Resident inspector P. Hiland,' Fuel Cycle Branch Chief, RGN-Ill/DNMS/FCB

• Exit Meeting Attendees INSPECTION PROCEDURES USED IP 8550 l MC&A Management Structure i

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6 IT_ EMS OPENED. CLOSED. AND DISCUSSED Opened None Closed None LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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