ML17180A853

Forwards RAI to Complete Activities Re QA TR CE-1-A,Rev 65

ML17180A853
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden, Byron, Braidwood, Quad Cities, Zion, LaSalle
Issue date:	07/26/1994
From:	Dick G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Farrar D COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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TAC-M89129, NUDOCS 9408030160
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50-237~ 50-249, 50-373, 50-374, 50-254, 50-265, 50-295, 50-304 July 26' 1994 e and Mr. D. L. Farrar Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Services Commonwealth Edison Company Executive Towers West III, Suite 500 1400 OPUS Place Downers Grove, Illinois 60515

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (TAC NOS. M89129, M89130, M89131, M89132, M89133, M89134, M89135, M89136, M89137, M89138, M89139, AND M89140)

By letter dated March 29, 1994, and pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) submitted Quality Assurance Topical Report CE-1-A, Revision 65, for NRC approval.

During our review, we identified additional information that is required before we can complete our activities. The enclosed Request for Additional Information has previously been provided to Mr. J. Bauer of your staff and was the subject of a conference telephone call on July 11, 1994.

It is our understanding that the requested information will be submitted by the end of July 1994.

The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements contained in this letter affect fewer than ten respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L.96-511.

If there are questions regarding this request, I may be contacted at (301) 504-3019.

Sincerely, Original signed by John F. Stang for:

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Mr. William P. Poirier Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systems Business Unit Post Office Box 355, Bay 236 West Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 Joseph Gallo Gallo & Ross 1250 Eye St., N.W., Suite 302 Washington, D.C.

20005 Regional Administrator U. S. NRC, Region III 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Ms. Bridget Little Rorem Appleseed Coordinator 117 North Linden Street Essex, Illinois 60935 Chairman Rock Island County Board of Supervisors 1504 3rd Avenue North Rock Island County Office Bldg.

Rock Island, Illinois 61201 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Braidwood Resident Inspectors Office Rural Route #1, Box 79 Braceville, Illinois 60407 Mr. Ron Stephens, Director Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency 110 East Adams Street Springfield, Illinois 62706 Howard A. Learner Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest 203 North LaSalle Street Suite 1390 Chicago, Illinois 60601 EIS Review Coordinator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 77 W. Jackson Blvd.

Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 Chairman Will County Board of Supervisors Will County Board Courthouse Joliet, Illinois 60434 Common~th Edison Company U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Byron Resident Inspectors Office 4448 North German Church Road Byron, Illinois 61010-9750 Ms. Lorraine Creek Rt. 1, Box 182 Manteno, Illinois 60950 Mrs. Phillip B. Johnson 1907 Stratford Lane Rockford, Illinois 61107 Attorney General 500 South 2nd Street Springfield, Illinois 62701 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Zion Resident Inspectors Office 105 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, Illinois 60099 George L. Edgar Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.

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Washington, D.C.

20036 Commonwealth Edison Company Byron Station Manager 4450 North German Church Road Byron, Illinois 61010 Illinois Dept. of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, Illinois 62704 Commonwealth Edison Company Braidwood Station Manager Rt. 1, Box 84 Braceville, Illinois 60407 Chairman, Ogle County Board Post Office Box 357 Oregon, Illinois 61061 Mayor of Zion Zion, Illinois 60099 Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing Director of Research and Development Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago 100 East Erie Street Chicago, Illinois 60611

Chairman LaSalle County Board of Supervisors LaSalle County Courthouse Ottawa, Illinois 61350 Mr. G. Spedl Plant Manager Dresden Nuclear Power Station 6SOO North Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9765 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office Dresden Station 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, Illinois 60450-9766 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Grundy County Grundy County Courthouse Morris, Illinois 60450 Phillip P. Steptoe, Esquire Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Assistant Attorney General 100 West Randolph Street Suite 12 Chicago, Illinois 60601 Resident Inspector/LaSalle, NPS U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rural Route No. l P. 0. Box 224 Marseilles, Illinois 61341 Michael I. Miller, Esquire Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60690 Robert Cushing Chief, Public Utilities Division Illinois Attorney General's Office 100 West Randolph Street

• Chicago, Illinois 60601 LaSalle Station Manager LaSalle County Station Rural Route l P. 0. Box 220 Marseilles, Illinois 61341 Chairman Illinois Commerce Commission Leland Building 527 East Capitol Avenue Springfield, Illinois 62706 Mr. Stephen E. Shelton Vice President Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company P. 0. Box 4350 Davenport, Iowa 52808 Mr. Guy Campbell Station Manager Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station 22710 206th Avenue North Cordova, Illinois 61242 Quad Cities Resident Inspectors Office U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22712 206th Avenue North Cordova, Illinois 61242 Station Manager Zion Nuclear Power Station 101 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, Illinois 60099-2797

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1.

e REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY QUALITY ASSURANCE TOPICAL REPORT CE-1-A. REVISION 65 ENCLOSURE As proposed, the Site Quality Verification Director (SQVD) will report directly to the Site Vice President regarding safety oversight issues.

What provision will be implemented to establish and maintain the required independence of the SQVD to identify and evaluate effective resolution of nuclear oversight concerns?

2.

The licensee's submittal also requests revision of the Quality Assurance (QA) Topical Report to include the description of the audit function, currently contained in Section 6.5 of the Technical Specifications.

Specifically, the description would be modified to remove the requirements for audits of E.P. and security and their implementing procedures.

Additionally, the existing requirement for an outside independent consultant to audit the fire protection equipment and pro~ram implementation triennially would be replaced with ComEd's Site Verification Department or Nuclear Oversight Department audits.

Justification for this proposed change to the QA Program Description is based on a re-examination of the governing requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix 8, and the desire to achieve flexibility and more performance based audits.

Although the NRC generally endorses enhanced flexibility and performance based audits, the subject submittal is silent on ComEd's controls which would evaluate program effectiveness and availability of resources.

In particular, what provisions will be developed to increase the audit frequency if a decline in performance is detected - particularly if this decline is the result of reduced oversight resources?

3.

The proposed chan~e to the topical report also includes an apparent reduction in commitments associated with the function of the offsite and onsite review processes.

Although the submittal generally discusses the alternative use of a cross-disciplinary review determination by the Director of Safety Review, no description of the controls associated with the assurance of independent review of safety-related activities or the decision criteria are provided.