ML19163A145
| ML19163A145 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/12/2019 |
| From: | Greg Galletti, Taylor Lamb NRC/NRR/DIRS/IQVB |
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| Lamb T, NRO/DLSE | |
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| Download: ML19163A145 (10) | |
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NRC UPDATE June 2019 NUPIC General Membership Meeting and Vendor Meeting Jacksonville, Florida Taylor Lamb and Greg Galletti Quality Vendor Inspection Branch, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Topics 2
Vendor Inspection Findings and Planning Creusot Forge NUPIC Observations ILAC Update Environmental Qualification Inspection Items
NRC Vendor Inspection Findings 3
4 inspections were performed in 1st quarter FY19 2 Notices of Nonconformance were issued:
1 Appendix B, Criterion IX, Control of Special Processes 1 Appendix B, Criterion X, Inspection 7 inspections were performed in 2nd quarter FY19 1 Notice of Noncomformance was issued:
1 Appendix B, Criterion XI, Test Control 5 inspections were performed in 3rd quarter FY19, and 1 additional l
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4 Decrease in overall inspections for FY19 to approximately 20 Includes QA Implementation and Vendor Inspections Two NUPIC Observations (not included in total)
Weir Valves ILAC Observation Vendor Inspection Planning
Creusot Forge Inspection 5
Follow-up on issues identified during the Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) inspection of Creusot Forge in 2016 Two inspections were performed:
AREVA NP (ML19116A264)
Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN) observed ASN determined that the corrective actions by Framatome related to the quality assurance program and the manufacturing process have been adequately implemented.
ILAC Update 6
In a letter dated October 1, 2018, NEI/NUPIC requested NRCs endorsement of the recently published 2017 version of ISO/IEC 17025, "General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories."
NRC staff issued a provisional endorsement on April 16, 2019 (ML19056A451)
NEI/NUPIC plans to subsequently submit a revision to NEI 14-05A in June 2019 for staff evaluation.
Future EQ Inspection Items 7
Inspection focus for Test Laboratories/Vendors Performing Qualification Activities:
Basis for chosen activation energy used in thermal aging calculations Identification of all non-metallic materials whose degradation could impact safety function References for all activation energies assigned to non-metallic materials Identification of specific material property associated with chosen activation energy Basis for test sample selection and justification that it envelopes qualification family All test anomalies fully evaluated and inaccuracies accounted for Physical set-up mimics installed condition
Future EQ Inspection Items 8
Inspection focus for suppliers of EQ replacement parts:
For commercially dedicated EQ parts, ensure sufficient verification of material composition and properties FTIR or similar testing alone may not be sufficient to detect changes in manufacturing methods or compound variations Need to consider factors such as:
Time since original qualification Source of material/component Sensitivity of component to slight material changes
For More Information 9
The Quality Assurance for New Reactors Website offers a variety of information including:
Vendor Inspection Program (VIP) Plan http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/oversight/quality-assurance/vendor-insp/vendor-insp-prog-plan.html Vendor Quality Assurance (QA) Inspection Reports for New Reactors http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/oversight/quality-assurance/vendor-insp/insp-reports.html Quality Assurance (QA) Inspections for New Reactor Licensing http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/oversight/quality-assurance/qual-assure-license.html The Vendor Times ADAMS Accession No. ML18212A422
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