NEW FUEL RECEIPT INDUSTRY SURVEY

Plant:    Catawba Nuclear Station             

Contact Information:

            Name:      Eric R. Pace        

            Phone: 803-701-2447

            E-Mail: ERPac2@duke-energy.com

1.         What is the purpose of your new fuel receipt activities? (indicate all that apply)

            a.         10CFR50 Appendix B.VII quality inspection?   YES

            b.         Inspection for shipping damage and foreign material?  YES

            c.         Other (please specify):

2.         Which organizations at your plant perform the following functions relative to new fuel receipt?

            a.         Overall new fuel receipt project management. Reactor Engineering

b.         Ensuring adequate resources from other groups (Security, Radiation Protection, etc.) are aligned for new fuel receipt.  Reactor Engineering

c.         Ensuring appropriate Preventative Maintenance has been performed on new fuel receipt equipment (hoists, bridges, etc.).   Reactor Engineering/Fuel Handling Maintenance Crew

d.         Providing supervision of craft personnel (crane and bridge operators, mechanics, etc.) involved in new fuel receipt.  Fuel Handling Maintenance Crew

d.         Performing actual new fuel receipt inspections.  Reactor Engineering

e.         Interfacing with the fuel vendor.  Reactor Engineering

f.          Generating fuel movement control sheets or checklists.  Reactor Engineering

g.         Tracking Special Nuclear Material (including processing of Material Transaction Reports).   Reactor Engineering

h.         Verifying integrity of shipping vehicle and shipping container accelerometers.  Radiation Protection and Shipping Services verify the cleanliness and integrity of the shipping vehicle.  Fuel Handling Maintenance Crew and Radiation Protection checks the shipping container accelerometers

3.         What qualifications are required for individuals performing inspections of new fuel during new fuel receipt? (indicate all that apply)

a.         Part of reactor engineering qualifications  Unofficially – Not a duke policy to qualify every Reactor Engineer to fuel inspections, more of a group expectation that all members in group know this skill

            b.         Task-specific qualification card  No, duke engineers qualify to perform processes, not tasks

            c.         ANSI N45.2.6-1978   YES

            d.         Others (please specify):

4.         What role does your site/fleet QA or QC organizations play during new fuel receipt?

            a.         Performs new fuel receipt inspections. NO

            b.         Qualifies new fuel receipt inspectors.  YES

            c.         Normal QA/QC oversight of activities. NO

            d.         None.

            e.         Other (please specify):  QA/QC Organization trains Reactor Engineer to be a task specific QA/QC Inspector for fuel receipt

Thank you,

Eric R. Pace

Engineer I

Reactor Engineering

Catawba Nuclear Station

803-701-2447