- Site: Hartlepool
- IR number: 21-072
- Date: August 2021
- LC numbers: 17
Executive summary
Purpose of Intervention
This was a planned Licence Condition (LC) compliance inspection of EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd.’s (NGL’s) Hartlepool Power Station, undertaken as part of the intervention strategy for the Operating Facilities Division (OFD) of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).
The inspection was carried out in accordance with Hartlepool’s Integrated Intervention Strategy (IIS) for 2021/22 and as part of the 2021/22 Supply Chain and Quality Assurance (QA) strategy.
Interventions Carried Out by ONR
I conducted a LC17 Management Systems compliance inspection at site, regarding Hartlepool’s pre-outage supply chain management and quality arrangements, focusing on goods receipt and lifetime records management.
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, make and implement adequate quality management arrangements in respect of all matters which may affect safety.
The intervention was performed in line with ONR's guidance requirements (as described in our technical inspection guides) in the areas inspected.
Explanation of Judgement if Safety System Not Judged to be Adequate
This was not a system-based inspection.
Key Findings, Inspector's Opinions and Reasons for Judgements Made
Overall, from the evidence sampled, I judged that the licensee adequately demonstrated compliance with the requirements of LC17 and therefore rated this inspection as Green, no formal action. A number of low-level supply chain and quality shortfalls were identified, which the station has started to address. Two Level 4 Regulatory Issues have been raised to monitor progress addressing these shortfalls.