Mark,
Here are the answers for Cooper.
1. QA reviews qualifications (experience/education background) and certifies fuel inspectors upon completion of the vendor training. They do not perform any inspections, but move sheets and inspections documents are considered quality documents.
2. Fuel inspection is not treated the same as a standard receipt inspection and is covered by Fuels and Reactor Engineering procedures. The inspections look for shipping and handling damage, as well as FME and visible manufacturing defects (scratches greater than 2 mils, issues with plenum springs, etc.).
3. Individuals at Cooper who meet QA requirements (see #1) and can qualified to inspect new fuel.
4. The RE at Cooper plans and coordinates, and implements fuel receipt and inspection. Although the SRO is the ultimate authority on the floor, the RE acts as a second supervisor and signs as SNM checker on the move sheets. Also, all of our REs are qualified as Level II fuel inspectors.
5. Maintenance unloads the containers under the supervision of the RE and an SRO.
6. No. Fuels and Reactor Engineering procedures specifically govern receipt/inspection of new fuel, control blades, and fuel channels.
7. Yes, our QA department requires us to meet those requirements. Everyone qualified to inspect fuel is a minimum Level II QC inspector.
Rodrick D. Wilson Reactor Engineer Cooper Nuclear Station Brownville, NE Office: 402/825-5135 Email: rdwilso@nppd.com
-----Original Message----- From: rcrc-bounces@retaqs.com [mailto:rcrc-bounces@retaqs.com] On Behalf Of mlaris@firstenergycorp.com Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 5:52 AM To: pwrrm@keffective.com; rcrc@retaqs.com Cc: rjborland@firstenergycorp.com Subject: [RCRC] New Fuel Receipt Questions
RETAQS was having problems with their mail server when I sent this survey the first time. Since I got no responses, I am resending it.
FENOC is trying to develop a standard fuel receipt process between BWRs/PWRs. To that end, I have some questions on how fuel receipt is done at your plants:
1. What role, if any, does Quality Assurance or Quality Control play in the fuel receipt process? Specifically, do they perform any inspections, review paperwork, etc?
2. What is the purpose the new fuel inspection activity? Is the new fuel receipt inspection considered an inspection for "shipping or handling damage" or it is a traditional receipt inspection?
3. Who does "inspection" (i.e. Reactor Engineering, QA/QC, Maintenance, shared resources, etc.)?
4. What specific role(s) does Rx Engineer perform?
5. Who unloads shipping containers?
6. Does your plant utilize the same process for fuel receipt at the site as other procured material?
7. Does your plant require the fuel receipt personnel to be ANSI/ASME N45.2.6 qualified, and at what level? If not required to be qualified to the N45.2.6, why not?
Once I compile this data, I'll send it out to everyone.
Thanks,
Mark Laris Reactor Engineering Supervisor Perry NPP 440-280-5143
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