ML21027A334
| ML21027A334 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99902075 |
| Issue date: | 01/28/2021 |
| From: | O'Banion M Licensing Processes Branch |
| To: | Hashemian H Analysis & Measurement Services Corp |
| O'Banion, M. | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML21027A367 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2020-TOP-0037 | |
| Download: ML21027A334 (6) | |
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January 28, 2021 H.M. Hashemian, Ph.D.
President Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation 9119 Cross Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37923
SUBJECT:
EXTENSION OF REGULATORY AUDIT PLAN FOR JANUARY 26 TO FEBRUARY 24, 2021, AUDIT OF AMS-TR0720R1, ONLINE MONITORING TECHNOLOGY TO EXTEND CALIBRATION INTERVALS OF NUCLEAR PLANT PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS (EPID NO. L-2020-TOP-0037)
Dear Dr. Hashemian:
By letter dated July 10, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML20231A208), as supplemented by letter dated October 9, 2020 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML20317A111), Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) submitted a topical report (TR) request regarding online monitoring technology to extend calibration intervals of nuclear plant pressure transmitters.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has proposed to conduct an audit at this point in the review process in an effort to increase efficiency in the review and has therefore enclosed an audit plan. The scope of this audit will be to ensure understanding of the TR and discuss questions attached to the plan. This audit will focus on decreasing the time for the staff to gain a thorough understanding of the methodologies used in the TR.
The NRC staff has performed a preliminary review of the TR and expects the audit to increase their level of knowledge and understanding of the TR and associated methodologies. The regulatory audit will be held in accordance with NRR procedure as described in LIC-111, Regulatory Audits (ADAMS Accession No. ML19226A274).
The purpose of this letter is to extend the audit date originally proposed in the audit plan dated January 15, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21014A010). This additional time will allow staff the opportunity to continue to review AMS documents and conduct conference calls with AMS.
Enclosed is a copy of the plan the NRC staff will follow during the audit.
If you have any questions or require any additional information, please feel free to contact me at 301-415-1233 or via electronic mail at Margaret.OBanion@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Margaret W OBanion, Project Manager Licensing Processes Branch Division of Licensing Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
Audit Plan Docket No. 99902075
Enclosure EXTENSION OF REGULATORY AUDIT PLAN FOR JANUARY 26 TO FEBRUARY 24, 2021 AUDIT OF ANALYSIS AND MEASUREMENT SERVICES CORPORATION AMS-TR-0720R1, ONLINE MONITORING TECHNOLOGY TO EXTEND CALIBRATION INTERVALS OF NUCLEAR PLANT PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS (EPID NO. L-2020-TOP-0037)
DATE:
January 26 to February 24, 2021 LOCATION: Remote AUDIT TEAM MEMBERS:
Norbert Carte, Audit Team Leader, NRR/DEX/EICB Richard Stattel, Audit Team Member, NRR/DEX/EICB David Rahn, Audit Team Member, NRR/DEX/ELTB Joseph Ashcraft, Audit Team Member, NRR/DEX/EICB Tarico Sweat, Audit Team Member, NRR/DSS/STSB BACKGROUND:
By letter dated July 10, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession No. ML20231A208), as supplemented by letter dated October 9, 2020 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML20317A111), Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation (AMS) submitted a topical report (TR) request regarding online monitoring technology to extend calibration intervals of nuclear plant pressure transmitters. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has proposed to conduct an audit at this point in the review process in an effort to increase efficiency in the review and has prepared this audit plan. The scope of this audit will be to ensure understanding of the TR and discuss the attached audit questions.
The NRC staff has performed a preliminary review of the TR and expects the audit to increase their level of knowledge and understanding of the TR and associated methodologies. The regulatory audit will be held in accordance with NRR procedure as described in LIC-111, Regulatory Audits (ADAMS Accession No. ML19226A274).
REGULATORY AUDIT BASES:
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.36, Technical Specifications, requires that technical specifications (TS) include surveillance requirements (SR); where SR are requirements relating to test, calibration, or inspection to assure that the necessary quality of systems and components is maintained, that facility operation will be within safety limits, and that the limiting conditions for operation will be met. The AMS TR seeks to change how SR are implemented.
AUDIT SCOPE:
This audit will focus on increasing the efficiency for the staff to gain an adequate understanding of the methodologies used in the TR.
2 The purpose of this audit is to enable the NRC staff to come to a better understanding of the material submitted for review by allowing the NRC staff an opportunity to discuss the material with the author of the submittal.
The NRC staff requests AMS to make available the appropriate staff with intimate knowledge of AMS-TR-0720R1 and who can address any questions by the NRC staff, as well as the references contained in the TR.
LOGISTICS:
The audit will take place remotely. The audit will commence on the morning of Tuesday, January 26, 2021, and conclude on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 24, 2021, unless the audit team determines it has completed its audit activities sooner and, as such, the audit schedule and its closeout will be adjusted accordingly.
INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR REGULATORY AUDIT:
Written responses to the attached audit discussion topics, and maintain continued availability of the following supporting documents (written as their file names) for the duration of the audit:
Agenda - NRC Audit of Understanding (1.26.21-1.27.21)
AMS Presentation for NRC Audit 1-26-2021 NRC Audit Questions and AMS Responses 1-25-2021 AMS-TR-07201R1 Sensor Performance and Reliability Maintenance of Process Instrumentation in Nuclear Power Plants Maintenance Optimization Through Data Analytics Reactor Sensor Surveillance Sensor Response Time Monitoring Equipment Health Research Reactors OLM at ATR DOE_ER84626_Volume1 DOE_ER84626_Volume2 OLM at Vogtle 1 VOG1905R0 OLM at Vogtle 2 VOG1906R0 OLM at Vogtle 1 VOG2005R0 TR-104965-R1 NRC SER EPRI-TR-103436-V1 Guidelines for AFAL TR-103335-R1 Guidelines for AFAL 3002002556 Rev 02 Instrument Drift Study Sizewell Investigation of Response Time - NP - 7243 Instrument Cal Monitoring TR-103436-V2 OLM Watts Bar Unit 1 Final Report OLM at Sizewell 1013486 Volume 1 OLM and Sizewell 1013486 Volume 2 OLM Requirements 1016725 TR-104965-R1 NRC SER Uncertainty Quantification Techniques IAEA Advanced Surveillance NP-T-3.14 PWROG WDS1601R2 (Generic Transmitter Drift Study)
3 Transmitter Single Calibration Regression Methodology TSTF-425 Rev 3 ML090850627 NEI 04-10 ML071360456 PWROG-15057-P IEC 62385 IAEA NP-T-1.1 IAEA-TECDOC-1920 IAEA TECDOC-1830 Equipment Health Research Reactors ISA67_04_01_2018 SZB_OLM_Acceptance_Criteria NII Letter 2005 Sizewell Sensor Calibration Extension ESR-503 NUREG 6895 Volume 1 NUREG 5903 NUREG-6343 NUREG-sr1475r1 NUREG 5560 NUREG 5383 NUREG 5851 WCAP-13632-P-A CEOG NPSD-1167-A ML010240308 BWROG SER on NEDC-32013P VC Summer LAR ML060400220 NUREG-0800 Table 7-1 ML16020A103 DELIVERABLES:
A regulatory audit summary will be provided within 90 days of the completion of the audit.
Package: ML21027A367 Letter/Plan: ML21027A334 Audit Questions: ML21014A034 *concurred via e-mail OFFICE NRR/DORL/LLPB/PM NRR/DORL/LLPB/LA*
NRR/DEX/ELTB/BC*
NAME MOBanion DHarrison JJohnston DATE 1/27/2021 1/27/2021 1/28/2021 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LLPB/BC*
NRR/DORL/LLPB/PM NAME DMorey MOBanion DATE 1/27/2021 1/28/2021