ML20138C005

Forwards Std Order for DOE Work,Supporting Evaluation of Selected NRC Open Items Before Plant Fuel Load, FIN A-6819,Project 2.Proposal Requested within 14 Days

ML20138C005
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Site:	Comanche Peak, 05000000
Issue date:	07/02/1984
From:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Wade T ENERGY, DEPT. OF, IDAHO OPERATIONS OFFICE
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ML20136F578	List: IA-84-751, Approves DG Bowers & H Margulies as Subcontractors to Assist Inel in Evaluation of Selected NRC Open Items Before Plant Fuel Load, FIN A-6819,Project 2,per Inel 840727 Request.Related Documentation Encl ML20136F573 ML20138B980 ML20138B997 ML20138B999 ML20138C005 ML20138C019 ML20138C059 ML20138C079 ML20138C089 ML20138C117 ML20138C129 ML20138C147 ML20138C170 ML20138C182 ML20138C194
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASMNGTON, D. C. 20555 g ~

e--. C July 2,1984 Mr. Troy E. Wade, III, Manager Idaho Operations Office U.S. Department of Energy 550 2nd Street -

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 .

SUBJECT:

INEL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE DIVISION OF LICENSING, NRR,NRC:

" EVALUATION OF SELECTED NRC OPEN ITEMS BEFORE PLANT FUEL LOAD" FIN A-6819, PROJECT 2

- The enclosed NRC Form 173, Standard Order for DOE Work, for $100K is submitted in accordance with Section III.B.2 of the DOE /NRC Memorandum of Understanding of February 24, 1978.

This work is urgently required to support the subject work and the Standard Order for DOE Work (50EW) is forwarded without prior proposal. The work authorization provides for proposal The enclosed Statement of Work (S0W) details preparation the requiredaswork partand of the workbescope.

should used as the basis for preparing a proposal. NRC Form 189 contains the minimum information needed and will be used for the proposal. Standard tems and conditions for NRC work, as approved by Headquarters, DOE, apply to this

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effort. A copy of these tems and conditions has been furnished your office separately. We have discussed the enclosed 50W with Mr. B. Barnes of INEL and preliminary agreed in the schedule and estimated leve of effort. The proposal should be submitted within 14 days in six copies to:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attn: Mark Williams, Chief, TAPMG -

Washington, DC 20555 Please indicate DOE acceptance by signing and returning the enclosed NRC Form.173 to the NRC Office of Resource Management, Division of Accounting and Finance, with a copy to this office.

Work under this program is not anticipated to be classified, but it may I concern proprietary infomation that is provided in licensee proprietary reports and should be handled .in accordance with the Rule of Practice, 10 CFR 2.790.

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July 2,1984 Mr. Troy E. Wade -

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If you have any questions, please contact Mark Williams (FTS 492-8461).

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely, Da r re.11. .G. .E i s e nhu t , Di re c to r . .

Division of Licensing

Enclosure:

1. NRC Fom 173 2.. Stat'ement of Work cc w/enil:

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U.S. Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office 550 2nd Street Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 cc: Mr. Robert W. Barber Office of Nuclear Safety - EP-34 U.S. Department of Energy Washington, DC 20545 Mr. Darrell Lewis U.S. Departrent of Energy-Idaho Operations Office 550 2nd Street Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 Mr. R. E. Tiller U.S. Department of Ener gy Idaho Operations Office 550 2nd Street Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 Mr. P. Litteneker U.S. Department.of Energy Idaho Operations Office '

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. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 Mr. E. W. Roberts Idaho National Engineering Lab EG&G Post Office Box 1625 Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415 Mr. C. Obenchain -

Idaho National Engineering Lab EG&G Post Office Box 1625 Idaho Falls, Idaho 82415 Mr. B. Barnes Idaho. National Engineering Lab

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.. 20 'la ^99 DATE STANDARD ORDER FOR. DOE WORK July 2,1984 issut D av: (NRC Of f.ce) ACCOUNTING CITATION.

ISSUE D TO: IDOE Of fical Office Of Nuclear Reactor' ^*'a o'a '^T 'o" S* *o' Idaho Operations Office Regulation 31X0200.204

- um nu-na rERFORMiNG ORG ANiZanON AND LOCATION 20-19-40-41-1

_ _ . .. Piu ~vo.c a Idaho National Engineering Laboratory A-6819-4 Idaho Falls, Idaho _ . . _ . wor K rE Rico . THis ORoER

""" FlxED 0 ESTIMATED O Evaluation of Selected NRC Open Items Before ,,oo yo:

Plant Fuel Load 04/02/84 11/30/84 OSLtGATION AVAILABILITY PnOVIDED BY:

A. THIS ORDER S

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8. TOT AL OF ORDERS PL ACE O PRsOR TO THis D ATE w TM THE Pf RFORMING ORG ANIZ ATION $

UNDE R THE SAME "APPROPRI ATION SYMBOL" AND THE FIRST FOUR DIGITS OF THE 5_1?n nnn n A ~uMeeR cited AeOvE

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C. TOTAL ORDERS TO DATE . (TOTAL A & Bi 55,420,000 D. AMOUNT INCLUDE D IN "C" APPLIC A8LE TO THE ** FIN NUMBE R" CITED IN THIS OR DE R. S432 000 FINANCI AL FLExl81LITY:

@ FUNDS WILL NOT BE REPROGR AMMED BETWEEN FINS. LINE D CONSTITUTES A LIMITATION ON O8 LIGATIONS .

AUTHORIZED.

O FUNDS MAY BE REPROGA AMM"ED NOT TO EXCEED

• 10% CF FIN LEVEL UP TO $50K. LINE C CONSTITUTE.5 A LIMITATtON ON CBLICATIONS AUTHORIZEO.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROVIDED DOE ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THl$ ORDER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

ATT ACHM E NTS:

THE FOLLOwiNG ATTACMMENTS ARE HERE8Y SECURITY:

MADE A PART OF THIS ORDER: @ WORK ON THIS OROER 15 NOT CLAS$1FIED.

G STATEME NT O F WOR K O WORK ON TMiS OsDER inv0tvES CLASSIFIED INF ORM ATION NftC FORM 18715 ATTACHED.

, O ADDITION AL TERMS AND CONDITIONS O OTHER REMARKS (Reference the proposst b,f number and date. and indscote of the ettsched statement of work modofres the ODE proposen-i

. his T ' order provides incremental funds to initiatework that is urgently needed in accordance with the attached Statement of Work;*(50W) and requests that INEL submit a proposal based on the 50W within-14. days to M. Williams, NRR/DL with a copy provided to L. Solander, NRR/PPAS. This work authorization provides proposal preparation as part of the work scope.

After acceptance, please send to the NRC Office of Resource Management, ATTN: D. Dandois, and provide a copy to tne Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, ATTN: K. McGrath.

M (ts3UINQ AUTHORtTY ACCEPTING ORGANIZATION

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STATEMENT OF WORK

Title:

Evaluation of Selected NRC Open Items Before Fuel Load (Program I)  !

B&R Number: 20-19-40-41-1 i FIN Number: A-6819  !

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. Total Estimate Level of Effort:' 5.3 direct technical staff years  !

Projected Completion Date: November 30, 1984 Add the following paragraphs to the NRC Statements of Work attached to NRC .

i Forms 173 dated March 30, May 3, and May 12, 1984, and INEL proposal dated April 1984 for FIN A-6819:

" Project 2: Resolution of Comanche Peak Allegations i

NRC Project Manager: J. Donohew (FTS 492-7230) i NRC Lead Engineer: T. A. Ippolito or designated Group Leaoer l Cognizant Mana.ger: Mark Williams

~ Projected Completion Date: November 30, 1984 Estimated Level of Effort: 2.93taff years in FY84 1 0.1 staff years in FY85 A. BACKGROUND Comanche Peak Sterm Electric Station is. in the final stage,s of ihe operating license review process. The Construction Permits for Unit 1 and 2 were issued  ;

on December 19, 1974. Texas Utilities docketed their application for operat'ing  !

licenses on April 25, 1978. The Final Environmental Statement was issued.  !

September 24, 1981. The Safety Evaluation Report (SER) was issued on July 14, 1981. Because of the large number of outstanding issues identified in the SER,

. t the staff recomended delaying the ACRS review. SER Supplement No. I was issued on October 16, 1981, and the ACRS meeting was held on November 13, 1981. The ACRS, by letter dated November 17, 1981, supported issuance of an operating  !

license. The latest SER supplement was issued on November 23, 1983. j Comanche Peak has been in a heavily contested hearing for over two years.

All but one contention have been dismissed. The remaining contention questions the ability of the applicant's Quality Assurance / Quality Control Program to -

4 prevent deficiencies in the design and construction of the plant. The Licensing Board has admitted many allegations of design and construction >

deficiencies into the hearing as reisvant to this contention. For details see enclosed " Comanche Peak Plan for the completion of Outstanding Regulatory [

- Actions." '

The applicants are currently projecting a fuel load date for Unit I to be in '

late September 1984. The number of hearing issues and the timing of evaluating these issues may impact this date. . .

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B. OBJECTIVE The objective of this effort is to assist the NRC in determining whether the alleged improper practices during the construction at Comanche Peak are valid and whether any dcpartures from proper practice are significant to the safety of the plant and have generic implications concerning other quality control ~

practices or other safety systems at the plant and in determining whether there is proper implementation of the applicant's and. vendor's quality assurance programs at the plant site. ___. _ _ _ _

C. WORK REOUIREMENTS

1. The contractor shall have a team composed of a team leader and team members and decide upon a plan .for performing the evaluation required in Task 3 below. The plan shall be presented to the NRC Le~ad Engineer at the site for his approval.

2. The contractor shall provide assistance to NRC Teams at the plant site identified by the NRC Lead Engineer. The INEL team will interface with the NRC teams through the INEL team leader.

3. By a review of the QA/0C documentation and associated information, and interviews with appropriate personnel, the contractor will:

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a. review the implementation of the licensee's quality assurance program (including vendor programs) and provide a technical assessment regarding program implementation.

b. based on their review of program implementation (a) and additional reviews regarding specific allegations, provide a technical assessment of allegations concerning improper p.ractices at the facility. Specifically, their assessment of the safety significance of the ,

reviewed allegations and the potential generic

. implications of the allegations.

Work assignments described above (a & b) will be made by the NRC Lead Engineer.

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i 4 The contractor's team leader s: tall report daily to the NRC Lead Engineer on the progrest and status of the program.

5. The contractor shall report his findings daily to the NRC Team Leaders identified by the FAC Lead Engineer.

6. The contractor shall present all his findings and conclusions for an assignment evaluating allegations in Task 3 above in a report to the NRC. Lead Engineer. A copy.of this report will be in the interim report and in the Technical Evaluation Report to the NRC Project Manager, ,

D. CRITERIA

1. The licensee's applicable quality control procedures at the plant site.  ;

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2. Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50. Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants.

3. Applicable industry standards.

4 Direction from the NRC Lead Engineer.

5. Attached Worksheet for review of allegations. .

E. MEETINGS AND TRAVEL .

1. There will be up to 84 d'irect technical staff weeks at the plant site at up to 6 days a week and 10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br /> a day expended by the contractor's team. This team will be up to a maximum of twelve people and will visit the site up to 7 different times during the period of performance.

2. A one-day, two-person visit to'NRC Offices at Bethesda, ' '

Maryland, is expected for presentations of findings and conclusions. .

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3. Monthly, progress review meetings between the NRC Project Manager

'and the Contractor Program Manager will be conducted in Bethesda, Maryland, at INEL headquarters; at the plant site or by phone.

4 No other travel is allowed without prior approval by the NRC Project Manager.

5. Overtime snust be authorized by the NRC Project Manager. - ,

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F. PLANTS AFFECTED AND SCHEDULE This assignment is concerned with the following plant:

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G. LEVEL OF EFFORT AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The level of effort for this project is estimated to be 3.0 staff-person years over a 6-month period beginning July 9,1984.

H. REPGRTING RE0VIREMENTS

1. An interim report as required in paragraph C.6, will be provided on a date agreed upon by the NRC Lead Engineer and Project Manager but not later than September 30, 1984.

2. A final Technical Evaluation Report summarizing the work and the findings and conclusions'of the contractor will be.provided four weeks after the interim report.

a. Technical.hvaluationLetterRecort The contractor shall provide the NRC Technical Assistance Program Manager with four copies of the final Technical Evaluation Letter Report (TER) which summarizes the results of the contractor's evaluation. The NRC Lead Engineer shall be sent one copy f the final TER. The

letter will clearly identify the contractor, the FIN number and plant for which the TER was written.

An Interim Report will be provided to the NRC Lead Engineer shortly after the conclusion of the plant visit which briefly documents the results of the contractor's evaluation. The femat for this report will be approved by the NRC Lead Engineer.

NOTE: The interim report should be sent to the NRC Project fianager one week after the last vist to the plant site. The report should briefly summarize the conclusions of the contractor and include

, a copy of the contractor's reports-on his evalutions of the '

assigned allegations and his Feview of the applicant's implementation of his QA program.

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. 5-The following information shall be included in the title page for the interim and final TER.

a. Contractor's TER Identificatoin Number

b. Program or Project Title

c. Subjects -

d. Author (s)

e. . Responsible NRC Individual and Office or Division

f. NRC FIN Number

g. Document Date

h. Plant Name and Docket Number

1. Contractor Personnel, other than the author (s), who have reviewed the TER.

In~ addition, the following notice shall be included on the inside front cover:

NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, or any of

~ their employees, makes any warrant, expressed or. implied,

--( ' j for assumes any legal libability or responsibili.ty for any third party's use, or the results of such use, of any information, apparatus project or process disclosed in this report or represents that its use by such third party would not infringe privately owned rights.

Prior to completing and forwarding the final TER, the contractor shall provide a draft to the NRC Lead Engineer for his review and comments. The draft TER and the Interim Report shall be clearly marked showing that it is a draft report and, in addition to the above infonnation, shall include the following notice:

"This document was prepr. red primarily for preliminary or internal use. It has not received full review and approval. Since there may be substantive changes, this document should not be considered final."

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As a minimum, the TERs shall also have an Abstract,* a Table of Contents, and a Foreword. The Abstract will briefly discuss the subject and conclusion of the TER. The Foreword will-have the following paragraph:

FOREWORD This report is supplied as part of the (Title of Project) being conducted 16r The U. S. Nuclear -

. Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor

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Regulation, Division of Licensing, by (contractor).

The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission funded the work under authorization B&W (from NRC form 173)

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b. Monthly Business Letter Report A monthly business letter report shall be submitted by the-15th of the month to the Director, Division of Licensing, with copies to the cognizant Manager, DL Project Manager, NRC Lead Engineer, NRC. Lead Project Manager (provided by

. s, the DL Project Manager) and Mr. Lars Solander, NRR. These

-:q reports will identify the title of the program, the FIN, the contractor program manager, the period of performance and the reporting period and shall contain three sections as follows:

Project Status Section This section will contain the following for each project: ,

1. A brief. description of the Task,

2. The progress during the previous month including- the major milestones reached, or if missed, an explanation provided, 3.- The problem or delays encountered or anticipated and actions that have been taken for their resolution,

4. The summary of the progress through the previous month, and

5. Plans for the next month.

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PROPRIETARY INFORMATION the Government in connection with thiIf proprietary or co release such information s contract, to any the contractor person notagrees tos prov disafegu

.790 and agrees not to of NRC the work underOfficer.

Contracting this contract unless such release isrectly involve returned to the Comission.all copies of any such proprietary or c --

J, confidential data will beontract, NRC FURNISHED MATERIALS at the plant site.The NRC will provide the list of alleged i K. mproper practices to the contractor Ecuioment

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Information to be provided approval: description in the letter e perfomance trequires of work under roval by the NRC Project Manager prior no this project schedule to receive eq,uipment,oand the NRCtotal Projeet Manager requesting costpurpose,

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WORKSHEET

1. Alleged " Improper" Qualit[ Control Pra,_ct.

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2. " Proper"- Approved Quality Control Practice:

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3. A'c.tual Practice Followed:

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5. . Significance of Departure on Safe Plant Operation (e.g., systems /

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550 2nd Street i Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 cc: Mr. Robert W. Barber Office of Nuclear Safety - EP-34

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U.S. Department of Energy Idaho Operations Office 550 2nd Street Idaho' Falls, Idaho 83401 Mr. R. E. Tiller U.S. Departmer.t of Energy Idaho Operations Office 550 2nd Street Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 Mr. P. Litteneker U.S. Department.of Energy

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Idaho Operations Office 550 2nd Street Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 Mr. E. W. Roberts Idaho National Engineering Lab EG&G Post Office Box 1625 Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415 Mr. C. Obenchain -

Idaho National Engineering Lab EG&G Post Office Box 1625 Idaho Falls, Idaho 82415 Mr. B. Barnes Idaho National Engineering Lab .

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Washington, DC' 20545 l Mr. Darrell Lewis --  !

U.S. Department of Energy  :

Idaho Operations Office 550 2nd Street  ;

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 Mr. R. E. Tiller U.S. Department of Energy  !

Idaho Operations Office t 550 2nd Street (

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 Mr. P. Litteneker i

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Idaho Falls, Idaho 83401 Mr. E. W. Roberts  !

Idaho National Engineering Lab EG&G  !

Post Office Box 1625- i Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415 Mr. C. Obenchain 1 Idaho National Engineering Lab  !

EG&G Post Office Box 1625

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, Mr. B. Barnes Idaho National Engineering Lab  !

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