Executive summary
Date(s) of inspection:
- September 2022
Aim of inspection
Aim: To provide ONR with confidence that Dungeness B are adequately deploying management systems arrangements, with appropriate consideration of nuclear safety.
Licensee Management System (LC17) Arrangements for fuel route as follows:
- Supply Chain
- Quality Management
- Intelligent Customer
- Contractor and System Engineer SQEP arrangements
- Corrective Action Programme (CAP)
- Operational, maintenance and investment delivery arrangements
Subject(s) of inspection
- LC 17 - Management systems - Rating - Green
Key findings, inspector's opinions and reasons for judgement made
This was a planned compliance inspection of EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd.’s (NGL’s) Dungeness B Power Station, undertaken as part of the intervention strategy for the Operating Facilities Division (OFD) of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR). The work was carried out in accordance with the inspection programme contained in the Dungeness B’s Integrated Intervention Strategy (IIS) for 2022/23 and as part of the 2022/23 intervention plan for the Operating Reactors Supply Chain and Quality Assurance (QA) strategy. I conducted a Licence Condition (LC) 17 Management systems compliance inspection in relation to Dungeness B fuel route supply chain management and quality arrangements. The purpose of LC17 is to ensure the licensee has established and implemented management systems which give due priority to safety and within its management systems, makes and implements adequate quality management arrangements in respect of all matters which may affect safety. The intervention was performed in line with ONR’s guidance (as described in our technical inspection guides). Further information on ONR’s inspection ratings is available at – http://www.onr.org.uk/intervention-records/onr-inspection-rating-guide.pdf. This LC17 inspection examined the Fuel Route quality, supply chain management and lifetime records arrangements. A number of low-level shortfalls were found relating to poor safety culture in the completion of quality documentation and adequacy of the maintenance of QA1 and QA2 components important to safety which contain soft parts. Overall, from the evidence sampled, I judged that the licensee did adequately demonstrated compliance with the requirements of LC17. Three Level 4 regulatory issues have been raised to address the shortfalls found. I have rated this inspection as GREEN (no formal action required).
Conclusion
This LC17 inspection examined the Fuel Route quality, supply chain management and lifetime records arrangements. A number of low-level shortfalls were found relating to poor safety culture in the completion of quality documentation and adequacy of the maintenance of QA1 and QA2 components important to safety which contain soft parts. Overall, from the evidence sampled, I judged that the licensee did adequately demonstrated compliance with the requirements of LC17. Three Level 4 regulatory issues have been raised to address the shortfalls found. I have rated this inspection as GREEN (no formal action required).