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'September 2,1986AEP:NRC:0847J DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnitNos.1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-74REQUESTFORCHANGEINQUALITYASSURANCE PROGRAM10CFR50'4ANDUPDATEDFSARREVIEWOFCONDITION REPORTSDESIGNATED ORIGINALMr.JamesG.Keppler,"

RegionalAdministrator U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission RegionIII799Roosevelt RoadGlenEllyn,Illinois60137II

DearMr.Keppler:

Thisletterconstitutes arequestforchangetotheQualityAssurance Programasdescribed intheDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUpdated(July,1986)FinalSafetyAnalysisReport(UFSAR),Section1.7.16.2.2.

Thisrequestissubmitted toyouinaccordance with10CFR50.54(a)(3).

ThecurrentUFSAR(reference Attachment 1)couldbeinterpreted tomeanthatallCondition ReportswillbereviewedbythePlantNuclearSafetyReviewCommittee (PNSRC)andNuclearSafetyDesignReviewCommittee (NSDRC).ThePNSRCandNSDRCarethesafetyreviewgroupsaddressed inourTechnical Specifications.

Condition Reportsareusedtodocumentmanyconcerns, bothsignificant (e.g.,violations) andnonsignificant (e.g.,minormaintenance).

TheproposedchangewouldpermittheCondition Reportstobesegregated bysignificance.

Thesegregation wouldeffectively reducethenumberofcondition reportsreviewedbythePNSRCandNSDRCtothosewhichonlyaddresssignificant conditions adversetoquality.Thisreduction inrequiredreviewswouldprovidemanagement moretimetospendonsignificant activities.

Concurrently (commencing October1,1986),thenewCorrective ActionPlan(CAP)wouldassureadequatemanagement attention toallconcernsdocumented inCondition Reports'he CAPhasbeendiscussed withRegionIIIandNRRinmeetingsonApril30,1986,May8,1986,andMay23,1986.TheCAP(1)definesthoseproblemswhichshallbedesignated assignificant and(2)providesexamplesofsignificant problems.

Attachment 2tothisletterprovidesexamplesofthoseproblemswhichwillbetreatedassignificant andtherebyrequirereviewbythesafetyreviewgroups.Twoadditional featuresoftheCAPwhichwillassureadequatemanagement attention ofallproblems(whetherornotdesignated assignificant) are:SEP8>9.""O(1)Allproblemsdocumented oncondition reportswillbereviewedbyamanagement group(ProblemAssessment Group)withinafewdaysafterareportisgenerated tomakeassignments forresolution andconfirmrenortability obligations arebeingmet.8610280042 Bbio21..jPDR@DOCK.0500O315' Mr..JamesG.Keppler-2-AEP:NRC'0847J (2)Recurring problemswillbeaddressed asanadversetrendwhichisconsidered significant.

Significant problemswillbereviewedbythePNSRCandNSDRCinaccordance wi:ththeTechnical Specification requirements.

WebelievetheCAPwillbeconsistent with10CFR50AppendixBCriterion XVI,whichstates,inpart"...Theidentification ofthesignificant condition adversetoquality...shall bedocumented andreportedtoappropriate levelsofmanagement."

TheCAPclarifies howwewilldetermine ifanadversecondition issignificant ornot,andassuresappropriate management attention.

Attachment 3includestheproposedrevisions toSection1.7.16.2.2 oftheJuly,1986UFSAP.,whichwouldeffectthisQAprogramchange.Inaddition, thecurrentUFSARdiscusses Noncompliance Reports(NCRs)whichareusedbyAEPSCpersonnel anddiscusses reviews,initiated bytheNuclearOperations

Division, of(plant)Condition Reports(CRs).Neitherofthesepractices wouldcontinueorbeneededaspartofthenewCAP.AEPSCpersonnel wouldberequiredtouseaCondition ReportratherthananNCR.AEPSCreviewsofplantinitiated CRswouldbeinitiated, whenneeded,bytheD.C.CookProblemAssessment Group.TheproposedUFSAR(Attachment 3)addresses thesechanges.Thesechangesandothereditorial changestotheUFSAR,resulting fromtheapprovalofthisproposal, willbeincorporated intotheUFSARbyournormalUFSARsubmittal.

WerequestyourapprovalofthisproposedchangebyOctober1,1986.Asdiscussed inourpreviousmeetings, October1,1986isthetargetdateforimplementation ofourCorrective ActionPlan.Shouldyouchoosenottorespond,wewillassumethatourproposedchangeisacceptable 60daysfromthedateofthisletterasprovidedby10CFR50.54(a)(3)(iv).

Thisdocumenthasbeenpreparedfollowing Corporate procedures whichincorporate areasonable setofcontrolstoinsureitsaccuracyandcompleteness priortosignature bytheundersigned.

MPA/cmAttachment Verytrulyyours,/lM.P.AlexchVicePresidene

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-BridgmanDocumentControlDesk,USNRC-Washington, D.C.

ATTACHMENT 1AEP:NRC:0847JUFSAR,Section1.7.16.2.2 (July,1986)Condition Reportsprovidethemechanism forplantpersonnel tonotifymanagement ofconditions adversetoquality.Investigations ofreportedconditions adversetoqualityareassignedbymanagement.

Theinvestigation reportisusedtoidentifytheneedforchangestoinstructions orprocedures, theinitiation ofadesignchangetocorrectsystemorequipment deficiencies, ortheinitiation ofjoborderstocorrectminordeficiencies.

Further,Condition Reportsareusedtoidentifythoseactionsnecessary topreventrecurrence ofthereportedcondition.

Condition Reportsarealsousedtoreportviolations tocodes,regulations andtheTechnical Specifications.

Condition ReportsarereviewedbythePNSRCforevaluation ofactionstakentocorrectthedeficiency andpreventrecurrence.

Noncompliance Reports(NCRs)providethemechanism forAEPSCpersonnel toidentifynoncompliances.

Investigation ofreportedconditions areassignedtotheresponsible individual.

NCRinvestigation requiresthedetermination ofthecauseofthecondition andidentification ofimmediate actionandactiontakentopreventrecurrence.

TheAEPSCNuclearOperations DivisionreceivescopiesofCondition Reportsfordistribution, onaselectedbasis,tocognizant engineering departments forreview.TheAEPSCNuclearSafetyandDesignReviewCommittee reviewsCondition Reports,NCRs,NRCInspection ReportResponses, 10CFR21itemsandQAandNSDRCauditsforindependent evaluation ofthereportedconditions andcorrective actions.TheQADepartment periodically auditsthecorrective actionsystemsforcompliance andeffectiveness.

t10II~~ATTACHMENT 2SIGNIFICANT~

PROBLEMSREUIRINGPNSRCREVIEWAEP:NRC:0847J 1.ALLNRCREPORTABLE EVENTS.VIOLATIONS OFTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, CODES,REGULATIONS, ORDERS,ORLICENSEREQUIREMENTS.

A.ALLSIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OFTHEFIREPROTECTION PROGRAM.B.ALLSIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OFTHERADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMC.ALLSIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OFTHERADIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM.D.ALLSIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS ORREFUELING PROCEDURES.

E.ALLRECOGNIZED INDICATIONS OFASIGNIFICANT UNANTICIPATED DEFICIENCY INSOMEASPECTOFDESIGNOROPERATION OFSAFETY-RELATED STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS,ORCOMPONENTS.

3.SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OFTHESECURITYPLAN.4.SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OFTHEEMERGENCY PLAN.5.SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OFTHEPROCESSCONTROLPROGRAM.6~SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OFTHEOFF-SITEDOSECALCULATION MANUAL.7.UNPLANNED AND/ORUNMONITORED RELEASESOFRADIOACTIVE MATERIALTOTHEENVIRONSTHATEXCEEDTECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CRITERIA.

8.SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OFTHEQAPROGRAMFOREFFLUENTANDENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ORSIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS OFAPPENDIXBTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.

9.SIGNIFICANTOPERATING ABNORMALITIES ORDEVIATIONS FROMNORMALANDEXPECTEDPERFOR1ANCE OFPLANTEQUIPMENT THATAFFECTNUCLEARSAFETY.10.DEFICIENCIES INESTABLISHED TRAININGPROGRAMSSUCHTHATASIGNIFICANT PROBLEMCOULDORDIDOCCUR.11.SIGNIFICANT DEVIATIONS FROMSAFETY-RELATED DESIGNDOCUMENTS (E.G.,DRAWINGS).

12.NRCINSPECTION FINDINGS.

13.ADVERSETRENDS--UNACCEPTABLE LIMITSWILLBEREACHEDWITHOUTACTIONTAKEN.SIGNIFICANT ISDEFINEDAS:TOAFFECTTHERESULTSOFIMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES, PLANTOPERATIONS, ORPLANTEQUIPMENT TOTHEEXTENTTHAT:(1)AVIOLATION OFTHEPLANTLICENSE(INCLUDING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS)

ORREGULATORY REQUIREMENT (10CFR)OCCURREDORWOULDHAVERESULTED; (2)THEACTUALPLANTSTATUSORCONFIGURATION WASDIFFERENT THANTHATWHICHWOULDHAVERESULTEDWITHOUTTHEPROBLEM;OR(3)THEACTIONSOREVENTSSPECIFIED BYTHEPROTECTIVE PROGRAMSLISTEDINSECTION6.8OFTHETECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS WERENOTORWOULDNOTHAVEBEENACCOMPLISHED.

)'I~I~)~~ATTACHMENT 3AEP:NRC:0847J UFSARSection1.7.16.2.2 (Proposed)

Condition/Problem Reportsprovidethemechanism forplantandAEPSCpersonnel tonotifymanagement ofconditions adversetoquality.Condition/Problem Reportsarealsousedtoreportviolations tocodes,regulations andtheTechnical Specifications.

Investigations ofreportedconditions-adverse toqualityareassignedbymanagement.

TheCondition Report/Problem Reportisusedtodocumenttheinvestigation ofaproblem;andtoidentifytheneedforchangestoinstructions orprocedures, toidentifytheneedforadesignchangetocorrectsystemorequipment deficiencies, ortoidentifytheneedfortheinitiation ofjoborderstocorrectminordeficiencies.

Further,Condition/Problem Reportsareusedtoidentifythoseactionsnecessary topreventrecurrence ofthereportedcondition.

Significant

problems, whicharesodesignated onCondition/Problem Reports,arereviewedbythePNSRCforevaluation ofactionstakenorbeingtakentocorrectthedeficiency andpreventrecurrence.

TheAEPSCNuclearSafetyandDesignReviewCommittee isresponsible forassuringthatindependent reviewsofviolations (asspecified intheTechnical Specifications) areperformed.

Theseviolations areconsidered significant problemswhicharedocumented onCondition/Problem Reports.Thereviewswillprovideanindependent evaluation ofthereportedproblemsandcorrective actions.TheQADepartment periodically auditsthecorrective actionsystemsforcompliance andeffectiveness.