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| | #REDIRECT [[IA-84-293, Revised Testimony of Wp Haass on Governor Deukmejian & Joint Intervenor Contentions 6 & 8 Re QA Design]] |
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| | issue date = 10/12/1983
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| | title = Revised Testimony of Wp Haass on Governor Deukmejian & Joint Intervenor Contentions 6 & 8 Re QA Design
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| | author name = Haass W
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| | author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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| | docket = 05000000, 05000275, 05000323
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| | case reference number = FOIA-84-293
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| | document report number = NUDOCS 8311030367
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| | package number = ML20136B092
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| | document type = LEGAL TRANSCRIPTS & ORDERS & PLEADINGS, TRANSCRIPTS, DEPOSITIONS, NARRATIVE TESTIMONY
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| | page count = 5
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| UN.ITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING APPEAL BOARD I.
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| . PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
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| ) Docket Nos. 50-275
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| ~~ )~ 50-323 (Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant )
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| NRC 5TAFF TESTIMONY'0F WALTER P. HAASS ON GOVERNOR DEUKMEJIAN'S AND JOINT INTERVENOR'S -
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| - Q1. Please state your name, by whoni you are employed, and in what capacity.
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| A1 -1;y name is Walter P. Haass. 1 am employed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, A the Office of Inspection and Enforcemen' ,t as Deputy Branch Chief of 'the Q,;ality Iisurance Branch. I am also Acting Section Leader of the Licensing iection in.the Quality Assurance Branch. ..
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| Q2. Wh&t were your responsibilities under the IDVP for Diablo Canyon, Unit I?
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| A2. I was responsible overall for reviewing and evaluating the quality ass'urance progransnatic controls established 'for the performance of design and modi- '
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| fication activities for safety-related s,tructures, systems and components by PG&E and its contractors as audited by Roger F. Reedy, Inc. under the IDVP. I was assisted in' this effort by J. G.. Spraul, a reviewer in the Licensing Section.
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| * Q3. Have you prepared a statement of professional qualifications? ..
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| A3. Yes. A copy is attached to this testimony.
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| Q4. What subject matter does this testimony address?
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| . A4. This testimony addresses a portion of Contention 6 and the initial portion -
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| of Contention'8' which state the following: *
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| _. The verification program failed to verify that the design
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| ! of safety-related equipment supplied to PG&E by Westinghouse met icensing criteria.* .
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| "8. The ITP failed to develop (and implement) in a timely manner a design quality assurance program in accordance with 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B to assure the quality of the recent design modifi-
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| Q5. With regard to Contention 6, was the design quality of all the safety- f l related equipment supplied to PG&E by Westinghouse' assured b,y a QA l :. .. .
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| every criterion of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 (see Contention 6)? f L
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| Q6. How was the design quality of such equiknt assured? ,
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| 1 A6. The' construction permit for Diablo Canyon Unit I was issued in 1968 prior l l
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| } to the promulgation of the Appendix B criteria. At that time, design work j on safety-related equipment supplied by Westinghouse was already underway.
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| Governing this work was the quality assurance connitments described in the' f
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| 4 PSAR, Supplement No. 5, response to question 3.4. ,
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| In mid-1970, the QA
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| l criteria in Appendix B to 10 CFR were promulgated and the NRC (then AEC) required conformance to the new regulation for all new and on-going design _ !
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| activities (i.e., Appendix B was required to be applied to Diablo Canyon I-
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| Unit l'in a prospective manner). PG&E comitted to meeting the requirements m.
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| : -- of Appendix B to the extent possible, noting that much design work had already been accomplished. This comitment is described in the FSAR (p.17.0-1). l
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| The NRC staff review of the proposed program for acceptability at the PSAR I stage utilized " Division of Reactor Licensing, Quality. Assurance Program -
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| Review Checklist for Nuclear Power Plants" dated October 27, 1970. j
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| { Q7. With regard to Contention 8 did the ITP comit to utilize a design quality assurance program satisfying the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, !
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| Appendix B, in a timely manner to assure the quality of the recent design modification's to Diablo Canyon? !
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| . A7. .Yes.. PG&E and its contractor, Bechtel, as. Completion Manager, developed
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| . PG&E for the operations phase of Diablo Canyon, and of Bechtel for design -
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| 't activities. These QA Programs satisfy the requirements of Appendix B to
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| 10 CFR 50 and include controls for design engineering, modifications, .
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| procurement, and construction completion *. Prior to the retention of i Bechtel as the Completion Manager, activities nece'ssary to correct design ,
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| deficiencies at the Diablo Canyon facility as identified by the IDVP and l ITP were controlled by PG&E's Q'A Program for the operational phase. All l comitments to develop the necessary 'QA Programs to control these activitiAs for Diablo' Canyon were made to the NRC staff in.a timely manner.
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| Q8. Identify the documents relied upon to support your response to Q7 and indicate how the documents support your testimony.
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| ! A8. The documents relied upon are as follows: r
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| , (a) . FSAR for Diablo Canyon, Chapter 17, through Amendmen 85 (9/3/,80);
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| describ,e.s. the, PG&E QA program for operations.
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| (b) NUREG-0675, Safety Evaluation Report, Supplement No.13 for the
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| __ . : . operations phase of Diablo Ca.nyon, dated April 1981, pp.17-1 to 17-4; presents the staff's evaluation of PG&E's operational QA program.
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| ; (c) Bechtel Topical Report on . Quality Assuranci, BQ-TOP-1, Rev. 3A; dercribes Bechtel QA program for design activities.
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| (d) Letter, W. P. Haass to R. M. Collins, "NRC Acceptance of Revised Bechtel' Topical Report on Quality Assurance," dated October 16, 1980.
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| . (e) Commitment to apply the QA Program for operations, approved by the '
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| . NRC as satisfying Appendix B, to the modifications required for Diablo Canyon Unit 1, " Transcript.of Meeting with PG&E to Discuss Seismic Design Review, Diablo. Canyon Unit 1," dated February 3, 1982, Bethesda, Maryland, pp. 185-186. .
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| (f) Letter, P. Crane to F. Miraglia, describing commitment to apply the i
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| Bechtel Topical Report on Quality Assurance, BQ-TPO, Rev. 3A for the remaining project work on Diablo Canyon, dated June 18, 1982.
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| (g) Letter, P. Crane to G. Kni!ghton, describes final QA Program (Rev. 2) for completion of Diablo Canyon -consisting of Bechtel QAP fo'r design,"
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| and PG&E QAP for procurement and construction, dated 12/21/82.
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| (h) -Letter, D. Eisenhut to P. Crane, indicating acceptance of the '
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| combined Bechtel and PG&E QA programs for completion of the l
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| Diablo Canyon project work, dated 1/26/83. I i
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| - - :-- : (i) NRC staff guidance documents for the review of the operational QA r
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| j, program for Diablo Canyon are:
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| WASH-1584,
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| * Guidance on Quality Assurance Requirements During l
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| l the Operations Phase of Nuclear Power Plants," dated October -
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| 26, 1983.
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| . t WASH-1309, " Guidance on Quality Assurance Requirements During [
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| the Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants," dated May ;
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