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#REDIRECT [[IR 05000382/1989007]]
| number = ML20245C728
| issue date = 04/12/1989
| title = Insp Rept 50-382/89-07 on 890227-0303 & 890313-17.Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Previously Identified Findings, Licensee self-assessment Capabilities & Procurement Activities
| author name = Barnes I, Gilbert L, Mcneill W, Stewart R
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
| addressee name =
| addressee affiliation =
| docket = 05000382
| license number =
| contact person =
| document report number = 50-382-89-07, 50-382-89-7, NUDOCS 8904270360
| package number = ML20245C716
| document type = INSPECTION REPORT, NRC-GENERATED, INSPECTION REPORT, UTILITY, TEXT-INSPECTION & AUDIT & I&E CIRCULARS
| page count = 14
}}
See also: [[see also::IR 05000382/1989007]]
 
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                                    U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
                                                          REGION IV
          NRC Inspection Report:        50-382/89-07                Operating License:  NPF-38
          Docket:    50-382
          Licensee:    Louisiana Power & Light Company (LP&L)
                        317 Baronne Street
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                        New Orleans, Louisiana 70160
          Facility Name: Waterford Steam Electric Steam Station, Unit 3 (W3SES)
            Inspection At: W3SES, Taft Louisiana
            Inspection Conducted:    February 27 through March 3, and March 13-17, 1989
            Inspectors:          8-5              M
                            L. D. Gilbert, Reactor Inspector, Materials and
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                              Quality Programs Section, Division of Reactor
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                            W. M. McNeill, Reactob Inspector, Materials and              Date
                              Quality Programs Section, Division of Reactor
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                            R. C. Stewart, Reactor Inspector, Materials and              Date
                              Quality Programs Section, Division of Reactor
                              Safety
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                            I.Barnes, Chief,Materialsann.OualRy                          Date
                                Programs Section. Division of Reactor Safety
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                Inspection Summary
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                Inspection Conducted February 27 through March 3, and March 13-17, 1989
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                (Report 50-382/89-07)
                Areas Inspected:              Routine, unannounced inspection of action on previously
                identified findings, licensee self-assessment capabilities, and procurement
                activities.
                Results: The licensee has established programs and procedures in regard to
                onsite and offsite review committees as well as an independent safety
                engineering group (ISEG). The activities of the Safety Review Committee (SRC)
                appeared to be well documented and followup on items was satisfactory with some
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                minor exceptions. One apparent violation was identified (paragraph 3.a) in
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                regard to the failure of SRC to review certain 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations.
                Activities of the Plant Operations Review Committee (PORC) were not, in
                general, well documented. In certain cases, the lack of detail regarding PORC
                meeting comments was such that actions on comments could not be verified. Two
                examoles of one ~ apparent violation were identified (paragraph 3.b) in regard to
                the failure of PORC to satisfy the requirements of the Technical
                Specifications (TS). Specifically, PORC failed to meet in a quorum for all
                meetings and also failed to review two radioactive releases. ISEG was also
                found to be in need of improvement in regard to control and documentation of
                work activities. In general, programs for. procurement, receipt, storage, and
                handling of safety-related equipment and materials, including the dedication of
                commercial grade components, were found to be satisfactory. One apparent
                violation was identified (paragraph 4) in regard to the absence of measures for
                control of items for which vendors had made unsolicited shelf life
                recommendations. Items were also observed in storage without imposed shelf
                life limitations and for which current procurement practices would request
                shelf life information from vendors. The licensee has committed in response to
                Violation 382/8902-03 to establish an overall program for control of limited
                shelf life materials, including review of items currently stocked in
                warehouses.
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                                                                          DETAILS
                                  1.  Persons Contacted                                                                i
                                      LP&L Personnel
                                    *R. C. Azzaretto, Nuclear Operations Engineering & Construction (N0EC)
                                        Manager
                                    *P. N. Backes, Assistant Plant Manager
                                    *D. E. Baker, N0SA Manager
                                      B. C. Baptist, Materials Management Superintendent
                                    *R. P. Barkhurst, Vice President
                                    *L. L. Bass, Nuclear Operations Engineering & Construction (NOEC)
                                          Supervisor
                                      R. F. Burski, Nuclear Safety & Regulatory Affairs Manager
                                    *N. 'S. Carnes, Plant Manage,'
                                      li. Collyer Fire Protection Engineer
                                    *G. M. Davis, Event Analysis Manager
                                      S. E. Farkas, Licensing Engineer
                                    *D. V. Gallodoro, Procurement Engineering Supervisor
                                    *E. B. Hyatt, Nuclear Safety Review Engine (*
                                    *J. E. Howard, NOEC Manager-
                                    *J. H. Johnston, Operations Assessment and Information Dissemination (OA&ID)
                                          Engineer                                                                      ,
                                    *G. F. Koehler, Quality Assurance (QA) Audit Supervisor
                                      W. T. LaBonte, Radiation Protection Superintendent
                                    *L. W. Laughlin, Site Licensing Supervisor
                                      J. Lawrence, Associate Analysts
                                      M. L. Layton, N0SA Engineer
                                      H. C. Leason, Radiological Engineer
                                      B. G. Morrison, Licensing Engineer
                                    *D. F. Packer, Assistant Plant Manager, Operations & Maintenance
                                      0. P. Pipkins, Safety Review Committee, Support Engineer
                                      R. J. Pollock, QA Auditor                                                          i
                                    *P. V. Prasankumar, Assistant Plant Manager, Technical Services                    1
                                      J. A. Ridgel, Assistant Radiation Protection Supervisor                        , I
                                      R. D. Riser, Procurement Engineer                                                j
                                      C. Schmaltz, Warehouse Foreman                                                    i
                                    *J. Sleger, Nuclear Safety Review Manager                                            l
                                      H. R. Sonmmers, OA&ID Engineer                                                    i
                                    *P. E. Troy, Independent Safety Engineering Group (ISEG) Supervisor                )
                                      J. H. Wade, QA Engineer                                                            i
                                      M. Wilson, Warehouse Foreman                                                      j
                                      R. F. Wilson, Systems Engineer                                                    <
                                    *J. J. Zabritski, QA Nanager                                                        J
                                      NRC Personnel                                                                      l
                                    *T. R. Staker, Resident Inspector
                                    *W. F. Smith, Senior Resident Inspector
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                                                    -4-
              * Denotes those persons that attended the exit meeting on March 17, 1989.
              In addition, the NRC inspectors contacted other members of the licensee's
              staff.
          2.  Followup on Previous' Inspection Findings (92701 and 92702)
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              a.    (Closed)OpenItem(382/8823-04): The Safety Issues Management
                    System (SIMS) had blanks in the safety-related data fields.
                    The NRC inspector reviewed the licensee's actions set out in
                    Memorandum W3M88-124 dated October 4,1988. The.SIMS data base was
                    searched on March 16, 1989, at the request of the NRC inspector for
                    any blanks in safety-related fields. Only four items were found
                    which had blank fields because of apparent data entry errors. This
                    is a significant reduction from the 1500 blanks that had been found
                    earlier. The processing and updating of SIMS now appears in control.
                    This item.is considered closed,
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              b.    (Closed) Violation (382/8810-01): Failure to have documentation of
                    qualification for the containment cooling fan motors which use
                    Mobil-Temp SHC-32 grease in lieu of Chevron SRI-2.
                    During this inspection, the NRC inspector reviewed the applicable
                    correspondence relative to the compatibility of the subject greases,
                    including analysis conducted by Mobil Oil Corporation, letter dated
                    April 20, 1987, and an analysis conducted by Bolt & Associates
                    Consulting Services, letter dated November 29, 1988. The results of
                                                                      .
                    those studies indicate that the two greases are compatible and that
                    there is no potential safety concern; however, the licensee plans to
                    replace the Mobil-Temp SHC-32 grease with the Chevron SRI-2 during
                    the next extended plant shutdown period. This item is considered
                    closed,
              c.  -(Closed) Violation (382/8811-01): Failure to follow procedures with
                    respect to evaluation of Quality Notices (QNs) for 10 CFR Part 21      ;
                    deportability.                                                        J
                                                                                            J
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                    Durir.g this inspection, the NRC inspector reviewed the licensee's
                    letter of response to this violation and the referenced QAP-012 and
                    UNT-5-015 precedure revisions dated June 15, and July 1,1988,
                    respectively. In addition to the procedure revisicns, the licensee's
                    corrective actions included the change of responsibility for review    j
                    and coordination of ONS for potentially reportable 10 CFR Part 21      {
                    items to the event analysis reporting and response group. Also, the    !
                    NRC inspector reviewed the licensing QN log and verified that all
                    velfd QNs were properly recorded as having beer reviewed for Part 21
                    reporteoility. This item is e,onsidered clond.
              d.    (Closed) Unresolved Item (382/8815-01): QN QA-87-069, relating to
                    valve stroke time data, remained open on the current QN status report
                                                                                            !
 
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                        despite a completion schedule 9 months earlier and without supportive
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                        justification.
                        During this inspection, the NRC inspector observed that this QN was
                        also identified in Violation 382/8811-01 noted above. Based on the
                        licensee's corrective actions, which incorporates this is:ue, this
                        item is closed.
              3. Licensee Self-Assessment Capabilities (40500)
                  The objective of this inspection was to evaluate the effectiveness of the
                  licensee's self-assessment programs. In this regard, the NRC inspector
                  reviewed the activities of the SRC, the PORC, and the ISEG. The thrust of                        l
                  this inspection was to measure how effective these groups were in                                l
                  identifying of concerns and following them to resolution.-                                      '
                  a.    SRC
                        The activities of the SRC were governed by a manual which contained
                        the charters of the SRC and its two subcommittees. The current SRC
                        manual is under review and revision by the licensee to incorporate
                        such changes as a new subcommittee on corrective action. The SRC
                        currently meets every other mcnth with a quorum of nine: the Vice
                        President-Nuclear, and managers of Nuclear QA, Nuclear Safety and
                        Regulatory Affairs, Nuclear Operations Engineering and Construction,
                        Nuclear Plant Operations, Nuclear Operations Support and
                        Assessment (NOSA), and also three consultants. The meetings
                        addressed agenda items such as:
                            Plant operating status (trips, outages, team inspections, etc.)
                            Outstanding action items
      3,.
                        *
                            Reviews by Operations Assessment and Information
                            Dissemination (OA&ID) of Institute of Nuclear Power
                            Operations' (INP0s) Significant Operating Experience
                              Reports -($0ERs), and Significant Event Reports (SERs), and
                            Combustion      Engineerit,g
                            as well as, Licensee        (CE) Availability)
                                                  Event Reports (LERs andData
                                                                            EOSAProgram  Reports,
                                                                                  Surveillance
                            and Assessments
                              NRC issued violations                                                                ;
                        *
                              Reports of design deficiencies
                            OA audits and findings
                              Licensee amendments and Technical Specification (TS) changes
                        *
                              Standing committee reports (audit subcommittee and review                            ,
                              subcommittee)                                                                        I
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                                      The NRC inspector reviewed the last three meeting minutes in detail
                                      which were numbered 89-01, 88-19, and 88-16.            It was noted that prior
                                      to the above point in time. a different format for SRC meeting was
[                                      used. There were additional meetings of SRC which were called
                                      "special" in which TS change requests were addressed. The NRC
L                                    -inspector attended the 89-02 meeting.
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                                      Some observations by the NRC inspector were the following:
                                      *
                                            Agenda Item III-B in the 69-01 meeting discussed Potential
                                            Reportable Event (PRE) 88-054 which dealt with the installation
                                            in Station Modification No.138 of a refueling level indication
                                            system with an excess length of tygon tubing. The root cause
                                            analysis by the licensee concluded that the shift supervisor
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                                            should not have accepted the station modification in a. partial
                                            status, namely, without an implementation procedure for'the
                                            operation of the refueling level indication system.            It appeared
                                            that the SRC did not question the historical and generic impact.
                                            In other words, were there other station modifications without
                                            an implementation procedure for the system or equipment
                                            modification.
                                      *
                                            Agenda Item III-C addressed two recommendations of a Quality
                                            Effectiveness Assessment Report received by LP&L which was
                                            performed at W3SES by Middle South Utilities. It was not clear
                                            to the NRC inspector if all,'or at least the significant
                                            recommendations, would be discussed by SRC in future meetings.
                                            The Quality Effectiveness Assessment had 26 recommendations and
                                            six dealt with the SRC. The NRC inspector then asked how such
                                            items as INP0 evaluations were dealt with by SRC. The NRC
                                            inspector found that the most recent evaluation had been
                                            addressed in Meetings 88-01 and -02 before the INP0 report had
                                            been issued to LP&L. The discussions were.only of the tentative
                                            or possible findings, and not of the final report's findings and
                                            the corrective actions associated with such. It appeared that
                                            the final reports of external assessments such as INP0
                                            evaluations of W3SES were not subject to a review of SRC.
                                      *
                                            Agenda item IV-B of 89-01 addressed follow up on the revision of
                                            Procedure N0P-014 on design change control. The subject was
                                            c'losed although it was not clear that the specific question
                                            raised in the 88-19 meeting on the controls to be in the
                                            procedure, in regard tu partial closed verus partial turr.over,
                                            was addresud. There appeared to be only a general discussion
                                            of the design change process. The tracking of the question from
                                            one meeting to the next appeared to have been lost in this case.
                                      *
                                            Agende Item X-A addressed QA audits and states that no
                                            significant QNs were issued. The NRC inspector noted that the
                                            attachment summarized that there had been three QNs on the
                                            subject of bypassing and other controls of " hold points" and the        ,
                                            Quality Effectiveness Assessment had observed the same problem            !
                                                                                                                      !
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                                  .and found it significant enough to issue a recommendation. It
                                  would appear that what is significant for SRC, discussion has not
                                  been clearly defined.
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                                  Agenda Item X-B addressed the SRC review subcommittee
                                  activities. The attachment to the minutes, which was the' review
                                  subcommittee report', stated that the 1988 annual
                                  10 CFR 50.59 report contained 39 evaluations of which 14 had not
                                  been received by the subcommittee. At the request of the NRC
                                  inspector, the licensee followed up further_ on this subject. As
                                  a result, it was established that 32 of the 65 safety
                                  evaluations in the report t<ere not received by SRC until after
                                  the annual 10 CFR 50.59 report. It was identified that the
                                  following four 10 CFR S0.59 evaluations had not been submitted
                                  to SRC:
                                  (1) Project Evaluation /Information Request (PEIR) No. 20000,
                                        " Spent Fuel Pool Heat Load Calculation," with an August 27,
                                        1986, 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation and no apparent PORC review.
                                  (2) PEIR No. 70795 "Use of the Refueling Water Storage Pool
                                        Cross. Connect Line," with a October 8, 1986, 10 CFR 50.59
                                        evaluation and October 14, 1986, PORC review.
                                  -(3) Condition Identification (CI)/ Work Authorization (WA)
                                        Nos. 255672/01017834, "In-Core Instrument Thimble Failure,"
                                        with a May 26, 1988, 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation and May 27,
                                        1988, PORC review.
                                  (4) Special Test Procedure No. 99000104-1, " Seal Oil System
                                        Post Mod Operation," with an April 12, 1988,
                                        10 CFR 50.59 evaluation and May 17, 1988, PORC review.
                            The failure to perform SRC reviews of these 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations
                            was identified as an apparent violatica of TS (382/8907-01).
                            In the above review effort, it was noted that Station Modification
                            Packages (SMPs) 0097, 0441, 0502, 0804, 1215, 1427, and 1494 were
                            revised after SRC. review. Inst.f ficient time was availatle during the
  4                          inspection to ascertain whether a;1ditional 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations
                            were performed and which were reviewed by the SRC. This is an NRC
                            inspector followup item (382/8907-04),
                            *    Tne 89-02 neeting was attended by e QA representative, who had
                                  also attended a PORC meeting where some of the same agenda items
                                  were revieved;;e.g.,'iS Change Ivo, 88-21. Attendance at both
                                  meetings appears to have occurred because of a recent change in
                                  the organization. The individual in question did not excuse
                                  himself from the discussion, and he mentioned the PORC review
                                  comments. This situation would appear to be inconsistent with
                                  TS requirements for independent review of PORC by SRC.
                                                                                                                                                            l
                                                                                                                                                            ;
                                                          _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ -
 
                                                                                            _.
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                  Summary
;.                The SRC meetings appeared to be well documented and followup on items
                  appeared to be satisfactory with the exceptions noted above. It
                  should be noted that the above review was possible because of the
                  excellent level of detail and documentation in the SRC meeting
                  minutes. Also it should be noted the apparent violation on
                  10 CFR 50.59 reviews reflects more on the' failure of PORC to input
                  into the SRC.
              b. .PORC
                  The activities of the PORC were governed by Administrative Procedure
                  No. UNT-1-003 and some associated procedures. The current procedures
                  were under review by the licensee in order to simplify and clarify
                  the process of PORC review.      The PORC currently meets every week with
                  a quorum of seven: Assistant Plant Managers of Operations,
                  Maintenance, and Technical Services; Manager of Operations QA; and
                  Superintendents of Plant Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and
                  Radiation Protection. The meetings addressed such agenda items as:
                        Procedure changes and revisions
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                        LERs and PRES
                  *
                        TS changes
                  *
                        SMPs and Design Changes
                  *
                        CIs and WAs
                  *    Justification for Continued Operations
                  The NRC inspector reviewed the meeting minutes numbered 88-100
                  through -127. The NRC inspector attended PORC Meeting 89-24.
                  Some observations by the NRC inspector were the following:
                        A significant fraction of the PORC meeting minutes were
                        characterized as " walk-thrcugh" meetings where PORC did not meet
                        es a quorum meeting with all members present. It appeared that
                        only one or two items were addressed in each of these                  :
                        " walk-through" meeting minutes. The " walk-through" process was
                        a serial ballot review technique in which the members
                        sequentially reviewed an agenda item. This was described in the
                        implementing procedure in Step 5.2.7.2. It should be noted t. hat
                        American National Standard Institute (ANSI) N18.7-1976, a
                        comm1trent of W3SES, states in 4.3.2.3 for a meeting to be he16,
                        a cuorum shall be present. The failure to have a qaorum present
                        for " walk-through" meetings was identified as one example of an
                        apparent violation (38E/8907 02).
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                        At Meetings 88-107 and -112 radioactive releases were presented
                        to PORC which were not voted upon or apparently reviewed except
                        to the extent to conclude that the releases were not to be given
                        PORC review. The releases in question occurred on April 3 and
                                                                                                )
 
                                .
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                                            .    __                          ._                                  -                          -  _ _ .
                                                                                                                                                      _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ -
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M                                  May 23, 1988, and were minor in character and for which LERs
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                                  .were not' required. The review of accidental, unplanned or
                                  uncontrolled radioactive releases. including the' evaluations,
                                  recommendations, and disposition of the corrective actions to
                                  prevent.. recurrence is required by TS. The failure to review
                                  these releases was identified'as the second example of an
                                  apparent violation (382/8907-02)..
                            *
                                  Because of the use of the same forms'by PORC and the normal
                                  document review process to document comments, it is not always
                                  clear what were the comments made at the PORC level of review.
                                  In certain cases, the recorded PORC level coments made during
                                  meetings- failed to have.. sufficient detail to allow verification
                                  of resolution of the coments. It appeared that coments made
                                  in regard to Procedure MI-0-462 made at 88-120 and -127 meetings
                                  were not complied with by the staff. Because of the lack of
                                  detail, an effective evaluation of PORC review activities was
                                  not possible.
                            Sumary
                            Improvement is needed in the area of documentation of PORC review
                            activities which would allow verification of the identification of
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                            items and followup on such. The licensee plans revision of the PORC
                            procedures and activities.
                        - c. ISEG-
                            The activities of the ISEG were governed by Procedure N0 SAP-102 and a
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                            supporting procedure. The licensee was planning an additional
                            procedure, N0 SAP-109, to further define ISEG activities. ISEG was
                            staffed with a supervisor and four other engineers. ISEG addressed
                            items identified by management of ISEG and other management sources.
                            In addition, ISEG performed surveillance and assessments in
                            accordance with a schedule.
                            Operating experience, outside and inside W35ES, was reviewed by ISEG.
                            The NRC inspector reviewed the monthly reports for the last 3 months,                                                                                                f
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ^
                            the 1988 schedule, and a sample of " Assessment" and "Survefilance"
                            reports.
                            Some observations by the NRC inspector were the following:
  '                          "
                                  The monthly reports for December through February were
                                  inaccurate-in that the number of recommendations were not                                                                                                      ,
                                  reported correctly.
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                                  A schedule for 1989 had not been established as of the time of
                                  this inspection.
                                                    _ - _ _ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - _ - _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _
 
                                                                                                                                  _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ -
      v          .        ;.
        ,              *J;
                >' ,              ';  ,
                                                                                                                                                          ,i
                      >
                          ,                                                                                                                                  i
                  ~ '
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                                                      *
                                                              Reports of.." Assessments" and " Surveillance" failed.to include
A                  '
                                                            .significant details. For example, Re' port 239-88 failed to
L                                                        fidentify that a. recommendation in the report was also' identified
              '
                                                              in a QN and that the closeout of the recommendation would be via
                                                              closecut of'the QN .
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                                                              The' status of recommendations and reports was misleading. .                              .
                                                              Reports 194-88 and 197-88 were signed off as closed, when in.
N                                                            fact, their status was open. Report 183-88 was not signed.off?
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                                                            .as closed, when in fact, its status was closed.
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                                                      * -
                                                          .There appears.to be a lack of timely. followup on recommendations
                                                              which were the result of." Assessments" and " Surveillance." In
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            ,
                                                              1988, there^had been 54 recommendations issued.of which 27 were
                                                              open.as of the time of this inspection.
                                                    '';
                                                              There was no documentation of the reviews performed of NRC
                                                              Notices, Bulletins, Notice.of Violations, LERs, 10 CFR 50.59
                                                              reviews, PRES, SMPs, procedures and other operating experience
                                                          . reports when ,the review by ISEG did not result in'a comment or
                                                              recommendation.
                                                      *        The!1icensee had performed a QA audit of ISEG activities and
    ,                                                      -identified some of the above observations. The QA audit did not
                                                              identify the problems above as findings and the report was'in a
                                                              draft status as of the time of this inspection.
                                                                                                                                                            ;
                                                      Summary                                                    ,
                                                      ISEG activities were found to be in need of improvement. -ISEG
                                                      activities in the'past appears to'have been better managed in certain
                                                      areas. such as monthly-reports, and should be reviewed again after
                                                                .
                                                      implementation of N0 SAP-109.
  7                                    d.-          0ther Organi n tions
                                                    -The activitin of N0SA, in particular DA&lD and the assessment group,
                                                      were reAewed. -These activities tvers governed by Proceduras N05AP-103
                                                      anu 104. 0A&IO performs reviews of operating experience reports such
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          ..
                                                    :as Significant Occurrence Reports (50Rs) and PRES in accordarce with
        6                                            a checklist for deportability on the nuclear network.                                    INPO S0s,
l<,.                                                SOERs, and SEPS are also reviewed by OA&ID. Several recent evaluations
<"            >                                      of PRES and SERS by 0A&ID were examined by the NRC inspector. The
            j                                        -identification of items and followup appeared satisfactory.
                '
                                                                                                                                                            I
    "                                                In regard-to the assessment group, it was noted that it shared the
                                                      same problem ISEG- had, as identified above, in regard to timely
                                                      followup of recommendations. The assessment group reviewed third
                ,
                                                      party audits of W3SES by INP0, Middle South Utilities, and others, in
                *
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                                order to establish priorities for its assessment and surveillance
                                schedule.
                                Summary
                                Other organizational activities in regards to self-assessment
                                appeared to be implemented at W3SES. Some of these activities
                                appeared to cover areas that are normally addressed by ISEG.
                    4.  Procurement, Recei)t, Storage, and Handling of Equipment and Materials
                          Program (38701,-33702. and 38703)
                          Initial NRC inspection of the programs for procurement, receipt, storage,
                          and handling of equipment and materials is documented in NRC Inspection
                          Report 50-382/89-02.. During this inspection, the NRC inspectors reviewed
                          the following additional documents in. order to verify that administrative
                          controls exist and that they provido measures to ensure that received
                          materials and equipment will be examined for conformance with requirements
                          specified in the procurement documentation. The documents were reviewed
                          to verify that acceptance criteria were' clearly established and that
                          requirements for documenting the~ performance of receipt inspections were
                        = delineated.- They were also reviewed to assure that controls exist with
                          respect to storage and maintenance of safety-related items, and
                          responsibilities were assigned in writing.
                          Document No.          Revision                        Title
                          N0EP-004                1            The Engineering Procurement Process
                          QAP-251                  2.0          Material Storage Inspection
                          UNT-8-013                3            Receiving, Handling, and' Storage
                          ME-4-703                7            Routing Electrical' Equipment Inspection
                                                                and Maintenance
                          The NRC inspectors reviewed the licensee's computer listing of commercial
                          grade parts or components which were designated Quality Class 3 items that
                          had been installed in safety-related systems or equipment and selected the
                          following items for review of the procurement and dedication processes:
                                                                                                        -
                          Condition            Purchase
                          identification      _ Order      Stockcode              Description _
                          252256              14436        101-A04159    Flanged Bearing for Personnel
                                                                          Air Lock Hand Wheel Shaft
                          254069              16795        135-C11563    Diaphragm for Resin Tank
                                                                          Isolation Valve
_ _ __ _
 
                                                                                                                                    ,
  -.        -
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                                                      ,
                                                                                          -12-
                                                        256126              15740        151-F00027  Adhesive Thread Sealant for
                                                                                                      Reactor Coolant Loop 2A Cold
                                                                                                      Leg Temperature Detector
                                                        257372              11740        135-C30772  Insert Disc with Pin and
                                                                            22961        160-A00034  Bellows Subassembly for
                                                                                                      Charging Pump A Discharge
                                                                                                      Header Relief Valve
                                                        259165              73018        102-C50002  Stud Bolt Nut for Reactor
                                                                                                      Coolant Pump 1A and Motor
                                                                                                      Coupler Assembly
                                                        260848              16688        101-D38476  Seal Kit, Jackscrew
                                                                            22958        135-C00191  Assembly, Spiral
                                                                                          135-C58055  Assembly, Seal Nut, and
                                                                                          135-C70187  Cylinder Assembly for
                                                                            23258        135-C00209  Component Cooling Water
                                                                                                      Supply Valve Operator
                                                        The NRC inspectors reviewed the procurement and receiving inspection
                                                        documents while reviewing the commercial grade dedication process for the
                                                        items selected above. The reviewed documentation consisted of a purchase
                                                        order, a receipt checklist which addresses shipping damage,
                                                        identification, documentation received, protective devices, and
                                                        cleanliness, and an engineering evaluation. The programs for procurement,
                                                        receiving inspection, and dedication of commercial grade parts and
                                                        components appeared to be effective with respect to meeting the committed
                                                        objectives.
                                                        The NRC inspectors also inspected for proper storage of safety-related
                                                        equipment ard materials in Warehouses 7B and 2B, and the Service Buildir.g
                                                        Warehouse. The buildings were designated Storage Leval B except for a
                                                        small room in the Service Building which was controlled as a Storage
                                                        Level A.    The NRC inspectors reviewed the Warehouse Surveillance
                                                        inspection Records of the sturage areas fnr March 6-12, 1989. The
                                                        environmental conditions in the storage areas were consistent with the
                                                        stora5e level requirements o# Procedure UNT-8-013. Electric motors, which
                                                        are required to be heated while in storage, were observed with heaters
                                                        energized and maintained as specified in Procedure ME-4-703. During the
                                                        tour of the storage areas, tha NRC inspectors selected the following items
                                                        to verify the tagging or marking for traceability of the item to purchase
                                                        documents, receipt documents, quality certification documents, and if
                                                        applicable, limited shelf life.
                                                        Stockcode              Purchase Order                    Description
                                                        120-A73132                  83287                Stainless Steel Tubing
                                                        135-B81240                  48296                Globe Valve
                                                        107-C00001                  66121                Alumina Activated Desiccant
-              _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _
 
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              ,
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                105-A46185                    19475                Limitorque Electric Motor
                135-B80910                    14639                Valve Solenoid
                152-C19300                    16679              Mass Flowmeter
                138-A15424                    10458                Welding Material
                151-B15408                  66101                Welding Material
                151-B15407                  66101                Welding Material
                101-D53873                  96954                0-Ring
                102-C53947                    16176                0-Ring Gland Plate
                102-C54033                  23305                0-Ring
                102-C53944                  20768                0-Ring Gland
                127-B38461                  24764                Spare Parts Kit
                127-B53849                  24764                0-Ring
                The above items were traceable to purchased documents, receipt documents,
                and quality certification documents; however, discrepancies were noted
                regardir.g the identification of limited shelf life for the following
                items:
                a.  Unsolicited Shelf Life Limitations Provided by Vendor _s,
                      '      The Material Management Information System specified no shelf
                            life requirements for Stockcode 152-019300 but the vendor
                            documentation received for the mass flowmeter gave an unsolicited
                            shelf life of 3 years.
                            The Material Management Information System specified no shelf
                            life requirements for Stockcode 101-D53873 but the vendor
                            documentation received for the 0-Ring gave an unsolicited shelf
                            life of 20 years.
                      Although the licensee was attempting to implement unsolicited shelf
                      life limitations received from vendors, no formal program was in
                      place to handle this matter. The licensee stated that a procedure
                      will soon be issued to promulgate the requirements for limited shelf
                      life, including handling of uronlicited info;mation. This is in
                      apparent violation for failure to identify and control limited shelf
                      life materials. (382/8907-03)
                b.  Shelf Life Limitations Not Requested From Vendors
                      *      The Material Management Informatten System specified no shelf
                            life requirements for Stockcode 102-C53947. The vendor was not
'                            requested to provide shelf life limitations for this 0. Ring
                            gland plate, therefore no information ws.s provided.
                            The Material Management Information System spec 1fied no shelf
                            life requirements for Stockcode 102-C54033 from Purchase
                            Order 23305. The vendor was not requested to provide shelf life
                            limitations for this 0-Ring, therefore no information was
                            provided. However, a shelf life was received on another
                            purchase order for this stockcode.
                                                                                                                        ,
                                                                            _  __  - _ _ - - _ _ - - _ - - - _ _ - _ _
 
                                                                          -      - - -. _ _ _ - _ _ - _
        ...    ..                                                                                          -
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                                The Material Management Information System specified no shelf
                                life requirements for Stockcode 127-B38461. The vendor was not
                                requested to provide shelf life limitations for.this spare parts
                                kit, therefore no information was provided.
                          *
                                The Material Management Information System specified no shelf
                                life requirements for Stockcode 127-B53849. The vendor was not
                                requested to provide shelf life limitations for this 0-Ring;
                                therefore no information was provided.
                          The above discrepancies are additional examples of a recent inspection
                          finding, Violation 382/8902-03, documented in NRC Inspection
                          Report 50-382/89-02. The licensee has written Quality Notice QA-89-071
                          which will assure that'these items are included in the corrective
                          action developed for Violation 382/8902-03. The licensee has
                          committed in response to this violation to establish an overall
                          program for control of limited shelf life materials, including review
                          of items currently' stocked in warehouses.
                  5. Exit Meeting
                    An exit meeting was held on March 17, 1989, with those individuals denoted
                    in paragraph 1 of this report. At this meeting, the scope of the inspection
                    and the findings were sunnarizeo. The NRC resident inspectors also
                    attended. The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the
                    information provided to, or reviewed by the NRC inspectors.
                                                                                                          .
                                                                                                              I
                                                                                                            k
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