IR 05000333/1988020

Insp Rept 50-333/88-20 on 880919-23.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Nonradiological Chemistry Program, Including Measurement Control & Analytical Procedure Evaluations

ML20205Q355
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	10/21/1988
From:	Kirkwood A, Pasciak W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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Report N /88-20 Docket N License No. DPR-59 Priority Category C Licensee: Power Authority of the State of New York P. O. Box 41 New York, New York 13093 Facility Name: James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Inspection At: Lycoming, New York Inspection Conducted: September 19-23, 1988 Inspectors: / to ct N d[ O/,/hIh A. Kirkwood, Radiation Specialist date r

Approved by: M a. _ c '/ 2019.99'

W. J. Pasciak, Chief, Effluents Radiation dat'e Protect.on Section Inspection Summary: In;pection on Se.)tember 19-23, 1988 (Report N /88-20)

Areas Inspected: Routine, announced ins; ion of the non-radiological chemistry program. Areas reviewed included measuremar t control and analytical procedure evaluation Results: No violations were identifie '

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• R. Converse, Resident Manager i G. Tasick, QA Supervisor

• W. Fernandez, Superintendent of Power .

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*E. Mulcahey, Radiological and Environmental Service Supervisor

• A. McKeen, Chemistry General Supervisor

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W. Hamblin, Chemistry Supervisor

• C. Boucher, Chemistry Supervisor ,

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D. Johnson, Waste Management Supervisor i O. Lindsay, Operation Superintendent .

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3 Analytical procedures Evaluttion

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During the inspection, .tandard chemical solutions.were submitted by

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the ins 1ector to the licensee for analysis. The standard solutions were prepared by CruoKhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for the NRC Region I, and were analyzed by the licensee using normal methods and equipment. The analysis of standards is used to verify the licensee's capability to  !

. monitor chemical parameters in various plant systems with respect to  ;

Technical Specifications and other regulatory requirements. In addition, the analysis of standards is used to evaluate the licensee's analytical procedures with respect to accuracy and practsio ,

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that seven out of thirty-one measurements were in disagreement unust the  !

1 criteria used for comparing results (see Attachment 1). However, by 1

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redilution of the NRC standards, preparation of new standards calibrai. ions, !

3 and using different technicians to do the same analysis, all measurements ,

came into agreement during subsequent analyse !

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l The chloride disagreement, at approximately 10 ppb, was due to limitations of the statistical method for determining agreement. The actual Lic/NRC ,

i ratios differed by only four percent (4%). Similarly, the silica Lic/NRC I

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ratios differed by less than ten percent (10*4). This was resolved and {

came into agreement on another analysis, i

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Copper, nickel, chromium and iron disagreements were apparently due to

calibration of the inductive coupled plasma analyzer (ICP). Subsequent j analysis after recalibrations brought all samples into agreement.

i Procedures ware followed in all instances.

I No violations were noted.

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Verification of the licensee's measurement capabilities on actual plant water samples is done by splitting samples with the licensee and Brookhaven National Lab (BNL). Samples were taken to be sent to BNL for

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independent verification. The reactor building closed cooling water (RBCCW) was sampled. One sample was spiked with a standard solution of anions and split with the licensee and BNL. The second sample was not spiked and was also split with the licensee and BNL. The standard spike i solution was prepared by-BNL for the NRC Region I. On completion of the analyses by BNL and the licensee, an evaluation will be mad . Quality Ast.urance/ Quality Control Program

The inspector performed a selected review of the licensee's program for the quality control of analytical measurements made by the chemistry i department. The review was performed, in part, with respect to criteria

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contained in the following:

• 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants" '

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Programs (Normal Operations) Effluent Streams and the Environment

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The following licensee procedures were reviewed to determine the adequacy ,

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CLI-17, Dionex Ion Chromatograph and Hewlet Packard Reporting  ;

Integrator, dated 7/19/88

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CLI-34, Routine Verification and Calibration of Laboratory Pipettes, dated 8/19/83 4 ,

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CLI-35, Plasma Spec 2-5 leeman Labs Operation and Calibration, dated i 9/4/87 *

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! * CAP-19, Silica Determination, dated 8/5/88

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} Also the following records were selectively sampled to determine the  !

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QA/QC Data Log from 1/14/88 to 9/22/88, Intra and Interlab l Cross-check results i

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Non-Conformance Reports from 3/17/88 to 9/18/88, both completed and g pending '

• Aiministrative Review, AM-88-01 for week of 8/4-12/88

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• Nanopure Con D H O conductivity measurements from 3/24/88 to 9/22/88

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Reactor Water Data Sheets from 1/1/88 to 7/31/88

• ICP H2 Cooler TBCLC side sludge sample analysis dated 9/21/88

• Control Charts for Cr, Fe, Cu, Ni dated 9/13/88

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The inspector noted a few minor problems with the QA/QC program procedure

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of 7/19/88. First, Section 5.6.7, "Use of Analytical Standards," allows l the preparation of standards from the same lot. Thi., would not allow verification of standard quality and sample results. Also, in Section  ;

5.11, "Alternate Analytical Labs," the NRC is listed as an alternate lab  !

that can be used for indepe.: dent sample splits. The licensee cannot fulfill its QC Prcgram Sample Split Schedule, for annual independent .

lab checks, since they cannot be assured of NRC splits at this frequenc : The NRC should be removed from this list.

3 The QA/QC program is otherwise well documented and improvements in measurement control are evident. Analyses are completed in a timely fashion. Trends are easily detected on control charts and out-of-l

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specification situations are followed up and investigated promptl Corrective actions are technically sound and retraining of technicians, where needed, was noted. A thorough chemical contaminant control program was detailed to the inspecto No violations were noted.

- Management Controls 5.1 Facilities and Equipment  ;

Expanded laboratory space and improvements in the work environment  ;

were noted since the last inspection. A storage area has been converted to an analysis area for metals and anions, creating more

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workspace in the lab proper. Also, a dropped ceiling and new paint i provide a brighter more professional work area. The ICP (inductive  ;

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Staffing appaars adequate for meeting outage requirements. A special

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chemical decontamination of recirculation lines had required the

, staff to work six, twelve hour days each week. This is the maximum allowed under the licensee guidance. Seven, ten hour days will be resumed for the remainder of the outage. The inspector noted an alert, technically competent group of eight fully qualified techni-cians and two first line supervisors, with many years of experience

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among the Two trainees and two contractors supplement this core of employee First line supervisory duties are transitioning such that one individual will handle radiological chemistry and the other will handle non-radiological chemistry. Both first line supervisors report to the Chemistry General Supervisor; who is responsible to the Radiological and Environmental Service Supervisor; who in turn reports to the Superintendent of Power and then to the Resident Manage The long-term, technically competent, staff is viewed as a positive program asset, as is the cooperation and attitude noted by the inspecto No violations were foun . Exit Interview The inspector met with the licensee's representatives (denoted by an asterisk in S(ction 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on i September 23, 1988 and summarized the scone and findings of the i inspectio ..' _,

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ATTACHMENT 1 CRITERIA FOR COMPARING ANALYTICAL MEASUREMENTS This attachment provides criteria for comparing results of capability test In these criteria the judgment limits are based on the uncertainity of the ratio of the licensee's value to the NRC value. The following steps are performed:

(1) the ratio of the licensee's value to the NRC value is computed Licensee Value (ratio = HRC Value );

(2) the uncertainity of the ratio is propagate If the absolute value of one minus the ratio is less than or equal to twice the ratio uncertainty, the results are in agreemen (ll-ratio l s 2 uncertainity)

Z= 5' then bZ = SI + by y Z2 x2 y8

• ( From : Bevington, P. R., Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1969)

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