ML16340C627
| ML16340C627 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 06/12/1981 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Statton C BECHTEL GROUP, INC. |
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| ML16340C625 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-9990522 NUDOCS 8206230200 | |
| Download: ML16340C627 (10) | |
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QocI:et No. 99900522 UNITED STATES iiUCLEAR r;"GJ LATORY COW)MISSION REGION IY 611 PYAM PLA2A bRIVE, SUITE 1000 ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011 p 1".Sl Bechtel Power Corpora.ion San Francisco Power Division ATTN:
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D. Statton Yice President and General I'ianager P. 0.
Box 3965 San Francisco, California 94119 Gentlemen:
A series of Nuclear Regulatory Com.rission (NRC) inspections have been conducted to review your implementation of ihe (}uality Assurance Program applicable to NRC applicants or licensees who have contracted for services from the San
, ran"isco Power Division of Bechtel Power Corporation.
These inspections consis.ed of selective examinaiion of procedures and representative
- records, interviews of p rsonnel and direct observation by the inspectors.
As a result of these inspec-
- tions, ihe NRC Office of Inspection 2nd Enforcement
( IE) has concluded that the gA "rogram described in Topical Repori B)-TOP-I, Revision 3A is being imple-mented sa.is,ac.o. ily.
Neither this conclusion nor the remainder of this 1 tter applies to any activities conducted at reactor sttes.
.'iicensees and applicants hat have re erenced
.he:above Topical Report in their
'Q ety Analysis R poris (or have ad4pted:the.:,io-..~l quality'assurance program described in that Topical Repqrt) may at their..option use this'letter. to.- ulfH1..
their obligation under 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, 'Criterion'VII,-thai Y~ires..
them to perform initial source eValuation/So1ec-ion aucits',and subsequen>
periodic.
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0 assess ihe qual i iy assurance
.program implemen -ation; I
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The NRC expression o
satisfaction with the -implementation o.your:gA program does not assure ha.
a specific product or'service o feted by,you Co-your customer is o
acceptable quality, nor does Tg relieve ghe applicant or licensee from'the g i~eral provision of Criterion YII which requires =verifiqation that. purchased
- material, equipment, or services con orm to the pr,ocurement documen.s.
Tt is r coonized tha. in some cases
- his assurance can be made by the applicant or cef;s e witnout audi:s or insp ctions at vour acili-.>.
Continuing accep ability of implementation of your gA program is continoent upon you maintaining 2 satisfac ory level o
program implementation, verified through periooic IE inspeciion, throughout all corporate organization units and nuclear projects encompassed by your program.
ShoLld your program implemertation at any time be found unacceptable, you will be noti ied by letter and reouested to correct the deficiencies promp.ly:
i'n ihe
-ever: you fail to correct the deficiencies promptly, or i the record o, defi-,
ciencies is such as to indicate generally poor program implementation, you and
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g="gGD522 the applicants and licensees who have referenced your gA program will be noti ied that'the generic implem n.ation of your program is no longer acceptable to the hRC.
All of the audit/inspection requirements of Criterion VII, Appendix B, 10 CFR Part 50, must then be implemented by the applicants or licensees.
The HRC will reinstaie its letter o acceptability of implementation of your gA program only after our inspectors have concluded, based on reinspeciion, thai you have again demons rated full compliance.
Except as noted above, the conclusions expressed in this letter will be e
ective for three years rom the daze of issue of the letter.
At that time program per orman"e over the previous thre year period will be evaluated and this leiter reissued, if appropriate.
he results of our inspect-Ions are published quarterly in the Licensee Con.ractor and Vendor Inspection Sta.us Report (NUREG 0040), which is made available to hiC applicants and licensees, contractors and vendors, as well as to members of the public.
Sincerely J
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5p~g4 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMfSSlON WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 OCT I 6 1980 Mr. R.
M. Collins Vice President, TPO Bechtel Power Corporation P.O.
Box 3965 San Francisco, CA 94119
Dear Mr. Collins:
SUBJECT:
NRC ACCEPTANCE OF REVISED BECHTEL TOPICAL REPORT ON EQUALITY ASSURANCE By letter of December 13, 1979, Bechtel Power Corporation submitted proposed Revision 3 to its Topical Report, Bg-TOP-1.
The submittal reflects proposed changes resulting from our review of your March 17, 1978; April 27, 1979; and July 18, 1979 quality assurance topical report submittals and various clarifying discussions between our staffs.
The revisions reflect organizational and programmatic changes in the Bechtel quality assurance effort.
Me find that the December 19, 1979 submittal of the topical report, as changed by the Bechtel letter of October 6, 1980, describes an acceptable quality assurance program for the design, procurement, and construction activities within the Bechtel Power Corporation scope of work for nuclear power plants.
Therefore, your topical report on quality assurance is acceptable, and you may implement it upon issuance.
For the Bechtel Power Corporation quality assurance program description, applicants need only reference this topical report in Chapter 17 of license applications.
Me do not plan to rereview this topical report unless changes occur.
Should regulatory criteria, or regulations change such that conclusions about this topical report are invalidated, we will notify you.
You will be given the oppor-tunityy to revise and resubmit it should you so desire.
Programmatic changes by Bechtel Power Corporation to this topical report are to be submitted to the NRC for review prior to implementation.
Organizational changes are to be submitted no later than 30 days after announcement.
Please replace our letter of August 19, 1977 shown in your topical report with this
- letter, change the revision number to 3A, change the date to October
- 1980, and forward 36 copies to the NRC.
Your submittal should point out the changes by use of a black bar in the margin where a change is made, and the revision number should be adjacent to the bar.
In your t'ransmittal letter, indicate to which plant(s) this report wi11 be applicable.
Should you have any questions regarding our review or, if we can provide assistance, please contact Mr. Jack Spraul or me on (301) 492-7741.
Sincerely, alter P. Haass, Chief guality Assurance Branch Division of Engineering
Enclosure:
Topical Peport Evaluation
To ical Re ort Evaluation Report Number:
BQ-TOP-l, Revision 3A Report
Title:
Quality Assurance Program for Nuclear Power Plants Revision Date:
October 1980 Originating Organization:
Bechtel Power Corporation Reviewed By:
Quality Assurance Branch
SUMMARY
OF TOPICAL REPORT 1opical report BQ-TOP-1. Revision 3A describes the quality assurance program which the Bechtel Power Corporation applies to those design, procurement, and construction activities involving safety-related structures,
- systems, and com-ponents of nuclear power plants within the Bechtel scope of work.
BQ-TOP-1, Revision 3A conceits Bechtel to comply with the requirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 and to comply with the regulatory position provided by the NRC
( with some exceptions which'have been found acceptable by the NRC) in the following Regulatory Guides:
~R1 G id Date 1.28 6/72 1.30 8/72 1.37 3/73 1.38 3/73 1.39 3/73 1.58 8/73
- 1. 64 6/76 1.74 2/74 1.88 10/76 1.94 4/76
'1.116 6/76 1.123 10/76 ANSI N45.2.12 (D-3, R-4) 2/74 Bechtel Power Corporation has provided for our evaluation a detailed description of organizations and groups involved in implementing activities required by the quality assurance program and a delineation of duties, responsibilities, and authority of those organizations involved in the quality assurance program.
BQ-TOP-1, Revision 3A describes the measures used to carry out the Bechtel Power Go poration quality assurance
- program, and it describes how the applicable require-ments of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part.50 will be satisfied by the administration and implementation of these measures.
SUMMARY
OF REGULATORY EVALUATION Me have evaluated the quality assurance program and the organizations responsible for quality assurance functions as described in BQ-TOP-1, Revision 3A.
Me find that'uality assurance policy and direction originate at an acceptably high
management level and are effectively comnunjcated to other parts of the organiza-tion.
Those performing quality assurance functions have responsibility and authority commensurate with their duties in implementing the quality assurance program.
We also find that measures have been established, to be implemented by written procedures and instructions, which address each of the criteria of Appendix B in an acceptable manner.
Based on our review and evaluation of Bg-TOP-l, Revision 3A, we conclude that:
1.
The organizations and persons performing quality assurance functions within Bechtel Power Corporation have the required independence and authority to effectively implement the quality assurance program without undue influence from those directly responsible for costs and schedules, and 2.
The Bechtel Power Corporation quality assurance program contains the require-ments and controls which, when properly implemented, comply with the require-ments of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 and the applicable regulatory guides and standards contained in Chapter 17 of the NRC Standard Review Plan (NUREG-75/087, Revision 0).
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