ML12065A186

Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Nine Mile Point, R. E. Ginna, and R. E. Ginna Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Response to Question Regarding the Quality Assurance Topical Report, Revision 6

ML12065A186
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs, Nine Mile Point, Ginna
Issue date:	02/29/2012
From:	Bryan Leonard Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, EDF Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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A, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC 100 Constellation Way, Suite 200C Baltimore, MD 21202 CENG.

a joint venture of 0 Camt~ntio February 29, 2012 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 ATTENTION: Document Control Desk

SUBJECT:

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Unit Nos. I & 2; Docket Nos. 50-317 & 50-318 Calvert Cliffs Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-8 Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit Nos. I & 2; Docket Nos. 50-220 & 50-410 R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-244 R. E. Ginna Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Docket No. 72-67 Response to Ouestion Re2ardin2 the Ouality Assurance Topical Report, Revision 6

REFERENCES:

(a) Letter from M G. Korsnick (CENG), to Document Control Desk (NRC),

dated December 16, 2011, Quality Assurance Topical Report, Revision 6 (b) Telephone Conference, D. V. Pickett, et. al. (NRC), to E. M. Tyler, et. al.

(CENG), on February 1, 2012 Reference (a) submitted Revision 6 of the Constellation Energy Nuclear Group Quality Assurance Topical Report (QATR).

In a telephone discussion (Reference b), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requested clarification of Paragraphs B.4.5 and B.4.6 of the QATR. We have evaluated the two paragraphs in question and have decided to delete Paragraph B.4.6 and modify Paragraph B.4.5 to read as follows:

5. CENG may procure Commercial Grade calibration services from domestic (US) calibration laboratories accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) or American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) in lieu of a CENG or 3 rd party commercial-grade survey, or in-process surveillance provided all of the following are met:

a. The accreditation is to ANSI/ISO/IEC 17025.

b. The accrediting body is either NVLAP or A2LA. Continued acceptability of A2LA is contingent on NVLAP recognition through the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).

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c. The published scope of accreditation for the calibration laboratory covers the needed measurement parameters, ranges, and uncertainties. (Procured services must be within the accredited scope of the NVLAP and/or A2LA certificates.)

d. The procurement documents impose additional technical and administrative requirements, as necessary, to satisfy CENG QA program technical requirements.

(Procurement documents shall explicitly require that the calibration certificate/report include identification of the laboratory equipment/standards used.)

e. The procurement documents require reporting as-found calibration data when calibration items are found to be out-of-tolerance.

f. This alternative method is applicable to sub-suppliers of calibration service suppliers, provided the above conditions are met.

This change to Paragraph B.4.5 has been reviewed and approved for inclusion in Revision 7 to the QATR.

The change in this submittal does not represent any reduction in commitment to the Quality Assurance Program.

There are no regulatory commitments in this correspondence.

Should you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Mr. Bruce Leonard at (410) 470-3778 or Bruce.Leonard@cengllc.com.

Very truly yours, Bruce Leonard Manager-Fleet Quality and Performance Assessment BL/EMT/bjd cc: D. V. Pickett, NRC Resident Inspector, Nine Mile Point R. V. Guzman, NRC S. Gray, DNR W. M. Dean, NRC A. L. Peterson, NYSERDA Resident Inspector, Calvert Cliffs P. D. Eddy, NYSDPS Resident Inspector, Ginna B. Frymire, NYSDPS