ML17334B007

Requests Change to QA Program as Described in Jul 1986 Updated Fsar.Change Would Allow Condition Repts to Be Segregated by Significance.Approval by 861001 Requested. Current & Proposed Updated FSAR & Problem List Encl

ML17334B007
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Site:	Cook
Issue date:	09/02/1986
From:	ALEXICH M P INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To:	KEPPLER J G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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AEP:NRC:0847J, AEP:NRC:847J, NUDOCS 8610280042
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0~~eINDIANA8MICHIGANELECTRICCOMPANYP.O.BOX16631COLUMBUS,OHIO43216'September2,1986AEP:NRC:0847JDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnitNos.1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74REQUESTFORCHANGEINQUALITYASSURANCEPROGRAM10CFR50'4ANDUPDATEDFSARREVIEWOFCONDITIONREPORTSDESIGNATEDORIGINALMr.JamesG.Keppler,"RegionalAdministratorU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionIII799RooseveltRoadGlenEllyn,Illinois60137II

DearMr.Keppler:

ThisletterconstitutesarequestforchangetotheQualityAssuranceProgramasdescribedintheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUpdated(July,1986)FinalSafetyAnalysisReport(UFSAR),Section1.7.16.2.2.Thisrequestissubmittedtoyouinaccordancewith10CFR50.54(a)(3).ThecurrentUFSAR(referenceAttachment1)couldbeinterpretedtomeanthatallConditionReportswillbereviewedbythePlantNuclearSafetyReviewCommittee(PNSRC)andNuclearSafetyDesignReviewCommittee(NSDRC).ThePNSRCandNSDRCarethesafetyreviewgroupsaddressedinourTechnicalSpecifications.ConditionReportsareusedtodocumentmanyconcerns,bothsignificant(e.g.,violations)andnonsignificant(e.g.,minormaintenance).TheproposedchangewouldpermittheConditionReportstobesegregatedbysignificance.ThesegregationwouldeffectivelyreducethenumberofconditionreportsreviewedbythePNSRCandNSDRCtothosewhichonlyaddresssignificantconditionsadversetoquality.Thisreductioninrequiredreviewswouldprovidemanagementmoretimetospendonsignificantactivities.Concurrently(commencingOctober1,1986),thenewCorrectiveActionPlan(CAP)wouldassureadequatemanagementattentiontoallconcernsdocumentedinConditionReports'heCAPhasbeendiscussedwithRegionIIIandNRRinmeetingsonApril30,1986,May8,1986,andMay23,1986.TheCAP(1)definesthoseproblemswhichshallbedesignatedassignificantand(2)providesexamplesofsignificantproblems.Attachment2tothisletterprovidesexamplesofthoseproblemswhichwillbetreatedassignificantandtherebyrequirereviewbythesafetyreviewgroups.TwoadditionalfeaturesoftheCAPwhichwillassureadequatemanagementattentionofallproblems(whetherornotdesignatedassignificant)are:SEP8>9.""O(1)Allproblemsdocumentedonconditionreportswillbereviewedbyamanagementgroup(ProblemAssessmentGroup)withinafewdaysafterareportisgeneratedtomakeassignmentsforresolutionandconfirmrenortabilityobligationsarebeingmet.8610280042Bbio21..jPDR@DOCK.0500O315' Mr..JamesG.Keppler-2-AEP:NRC'0847J(2)Recurringproblemswillbeaddressedasanadversetrendwhichisconsideredsignificant.SignificantproblemswillbereviewedbythePNSRCandNSDRCinaccordancewi:ththeTechnicalSpecificationrequirements.WebelievetheCAPwillbeconsistentwith10CFR50AppendixBCriterionXVI,whichstates,inpart"...Theidentificationofthesignificantconditionadversetoquality...shallbedocumentedandreportedtoappropriatelevelsofmanagement."TheCAPclarifieshowwewilldetermineifanadverseconditionissignificantornot,andassuresappropriatemanagementattention.Attachment3includestheproposedrevisionstoSection1.7.16.2.2oftheJuly,1986UFSAP.,whichwouldeffectthisQAprogramchange.Inaddition,thecurrentUFSARdiscussesNoncomplianceReports(NCRs)whichareusedbyAEPSCpersonnelanddiscussesreviews,initiatedbytheNuclearOperationsDivision,of(plant)ConditionReports(CRs).NeitherofthesepracticeswouldcontinueorbeneededaspartofthenewCAP.AEPSCpersonnelwouldberequiredtouseaConditionReportratherthananNCR.AEPSCreviewsofplantinitiatedCRswouldbeinitiated,whenneeded,bytheD.C.CookProblemAssessmentGroup.TheproposedUFSAR(Attachment3)addressesthesechanges.ThesechangesandothereditorialchangestotheUFSAR,resultingfromtheapprovalofthisproposal,willbeincorporatedintotheUFSARbyournormalUFSARsubmittal.WerequestyourapprovalofthisproposedchangebyOctober1,1986.Asdiscussedinourpreviousmeetings,October1,1986isthetargetdateforimplementationofourCorrectiveActionPlan.Shouldyouchoosenottorespond,wewillassumethatourproposedchangeisacceptable60daysfromthedateofthisletterasprovidedby10CFR50.54(a)(3)(iv).ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedfollowingCorporateprocedureswhichincorporateareasonablesetofcontrolstoinsureitsaccuracyandcompletenesspriortosignaturebytheundersigned.MPA/cmAttachmentVerytrulyyours,/lM.P.AlexchVicePresidene~)>)&cc:JohnE.DolanW.G.Smith,Jr.-BridgmanR.C.CallenG.BruchmannG.CharnoffNRCResidentInspector-BridgmanDocumentControlDesk,USNRC-Washington,D.C.

ATTACHMENT1AEP:NRC:0847JUFSAR,Section1.7.16.2.2(July,1986)ConditionReportsprovidethemechanismforplantpersonneltonotifymanagementofconditionsadversetoquality.Investigationsofreportedconditionsadversetoqualityareassignedbymanagement.Theinvestigationreportisusedtoidentifytheneedforchangestoinstructionsorprocedures,theinitiationofadesignchangetocorrectsystemorequipmentdeficiencies,ortheinitiationofjoborderstocorrectminordeficiencies.Further,ConditionReportsareusedtoidentifythoseactionsnecessarytopreventrecurrenceofthereportedcondition.ConditionReportsarealsousedtoreportviolationstocodes,regulationsandtheTechnicalSpecifications.ConditionReportsarereviewedbythePNSRCforevaluationofactionstakentocorrectthedeficiencyandpreventrecurrence.NoncomplianceReports(NCRs)providethemechanismforAEPSCpersonneltoidentifynoncompliances.Investigationofreportedconditionsareassignedtotheresponsibleindividual.NCRinvestigationrequiresthedeterminationofthecauseoftheconditionandidentificationofimmediateactionandactiontakentopreventrecurrence.TheAEPSCNuclearOperationsDivisionreceivescopiesofConditionReportsfordistribution,onaselectedbasis,tocognizantengineeringdepartmentsforreview.TheAEPSCNuclearSafetyandDesignReviewCommitteereviewsConditionReports,NCRs,NRCInspectionReportResponses,10CFR21itemsandQAandNSDRCauditsforindependentevaluationofthereportedconditionsandcorrectiveactions.TheQADepartmentperiodicallyauditsthecorrectiveactionsystemsforcomplianceandeffectiveness.

t10II~~ATTACHMENT2SIGNIFICANT~PROBLEMSREUIRINGPNSRCREVIEWAEP:NRC:0847J1.ALLNRCREPORTABLEEVENTS.VIOLATIONSOFTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS,CODES,REGULATIONS,ORDERS,ORLICENSEREQUIREMENTS.A.ALLSIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSOFTHEFIREPROTECTIONPROGRAM.B.ALLSIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSOFTHERADIATIONPROTECTIONPROGRAMC.ALLSIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSOFTHERADIOLOGICALENVIRONMENTALMONITORINGPROGRAM.D.ALLSIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSORREFUELINGPROCEDURES.E.ALLRECOGNIZEDINDICATIONSOFASIGNIFICANTUNANTICIPATEDDEFICIENCYINSOMEASPECTOFDESIGNOROPERATIONOFSAFETY-RELATEDSTRUCTURES,SYSTEMS,ORCOMPONENTS.3.SIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSOFTHESECURITYPLAN.4.SIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSOFTHEEMERGENCYPLAN.5.SIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSOFTHEPROCESSCONTROLPROGRAM.6~SIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSOFTHEOFF-SITEDOSECALCULATIONMANUAL.7.UNPLANNEDAND/ORUNMONITOREDRELEASESOFRADIOACTIVEMATERIALTOTHEENVIRONSTHATEXCEEDTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONCRITERIA.8.SIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSOFTHEQAPROGRAMFOREFFLUENTANDENVIRONMENTALMONITORINGORSIGNIFICANTVIOLATIONSOFAPPENDIXBTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS.9.SIGNIFICANTOPERATINGABNORMALITIESORDEVIATIONSFROMNORMALANDEXPECTEDPERFOR1ANCEOFPLANTEQUIPMENTTHATAFFECTNUCLEARSAFETY.10.DEFICIENCIESINESTABLISHEDTRAININGPROGRAMSSUCHTHATASIGNIFICANTPROBLEMCOULDORDIDOCCUR.11.SIGNIFICANTDEVIATIONSFROMSAFETY-RELATEDDESIGNDOCUMENTS(E.G.,DRAWINGS).12.NRCINSPECTIONFINDINGS.13.ADVERSETRENDS--UNACCEPTABLELIMITSWILLBEREACHEDWITHOUTACTIONTAKEN.SIGNIFICANTISDEFINEDAS:TOAFFECTTHERESULTSOFIMPLEMENTEDPROCEDURES,PLANTOPERATIONS,ORPLANTEQUIPMENTTOTHEEXTENTTHAT:(1)AVIOLATIONOFTHEPLANTLICENSE(INCLUDINGTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS)ORREGULATORYREQUIREMENT(10CFR)OCCURREDORWOULDHAVERESULTED;(2)THEACTUALPLANTSTATUSORCONFIGURATIONWASDIFFERENTTHANTHATWHICHWOULDHAVERESULTEDWITHOUTTHEPROBLEM;OR(3)THEACTIONSOREVENTSSPECIFIEDBYTHEPROTECTIVEPROGRAMSLISTEDINSECTION6.8OFTHETECHNICALSPECIFICATIONSWERENOTORWOULDNOTHAVEBEENACCOMPLISHED.

)'I~I~)~~ATTACHMENT3AEP:NRC:0847JUFSARSection1.7.16.2.2(Proposed)Condition/ProblemReportsprovidethemechanismforplantandAEPSCpersonneltonotifymanagementofconditionsadversetoquality.Condition/ProblemReportsarealsousedtoreportviolationstocodes,regulationsandtheTechnicalSpecifications.Investigationsofreportedconditions-adversetoqualityareassignedbymanagement.TheConditionReport/ProblemReportisusedtodocumenttheinvestigationofaproblem;andtoidentifytheneedforchangestoinstructionsorprocedures,toidentifytheneedforadesignchangetocorrectsystemorequipmentdeficiencies,ortoidentifytheneedfortheinitiationofjoborderstocorrectminordeficiencies.Further,Condition/ProblemReportsareusedtoidentifythoseactionsnecessarytopreventrecurrenceofthereportedcondition.Significantproblems,whicharesodesignatedonCondition/ProblemReports,arereviewedbythePNSRCforevaluationofactionstakenorbeingtakentocorrectthedeficiencyandpreventrecurrence.TheAEPSCNuclearSafetyandDesignReviewCommitteeisresponsibleforassuringthatindependentreviewsofviolations(asspecifiedintheTechnicalSpecifications)areperformed.TheseviolationsareconsideredsignificantproblemswhicharedocumentedonCondition/ProblemReports.Thereviewswillprovideanindependentevaluationofthereportedproblemsandcorrectiveactions.TheQADepartmentperiodicallyauditsthecorrectiveactionsystemsforcomplianceandeffectiveness.