ML17193B194
| ML17193B194 | |
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| Site: | Dresden, Byron, Braidwood, Quad Cities, Zion, LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 03/16/1981 |
| From: | COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17193B193 | List: |
| References | |
| CE-1-1, CE-1-A-01, CE-1-A-1, CE-1-A-R16, CE-1.A-R16, NUDOCS 8103200369 | |
| Download: ML17193B194 (6) | |
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Commonwealth Edison Company Chicago, Illinois Topical. Report CE~1-A January 1976 CommonweaJ.th Edison Company Quality Assurance Program for Nuclear Generating Stations ABSTRACT Commonwealth.Edison's Quality Assurance Program which delineates the mandatory requirements and procedures that must be implemented and eni'orced in connection with its nuclear generating*stations.is described in this report.
The report is divided into 18 sections, conforming in format to.the 18 Criteria listed in Appendix B to 10CFR50.
This* document presents the Quality Assurance Program.to be employed* in the design, procurement, construction, mod.i:f'ication, maintenance, in-service inspection. and operating-o:f' sa£ety-related systems, st.-uctures and components* o! the*
station. The execution of the Qual.i ty Assurance Program*
will assure Commonwealth Edison Company-that the plant is built and operated to requirements and With the* reliability necessary to sa£eguard. the general public and Company employees.
Overall responsibility for the Quality Assurance Program*
- covering the design 7 construction and operation o:f' the Company's nuclear generating stations is assigned to the Vice Chairman and authority and responsibility for directing
!16 and. administering the Program is assigned to the ~anager of.
Quality Assurance by the Chairman and President o! Commonwealth EdisQn Company.
The scope of this Report covers the total Quality Assurance Program for the li:f'e of Commonwealth Edison.
Company nuclear generating plants commencing with the-La.Salle County Station and for the operation period of Dresden, Quad Cities and Zion plants.
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Edison commits to comply with 10CFR Part 21 - "Reporting of Detects and. Noncompliance" and witll the Regulatory position of the following Regulatory Guides. and the require-ments of the :following ANSI Standards:
1.a, Rev *. 1-R; 1.28, Rev. 2; 1.30, 8-11-72; 1.33, Rev. 2; 1.37, 3-16-73; 1.38, Rev. 2; 1.39, Rev. 2; 1.58, Rev. 1';
1.64, Rev. 2, 1.74, 2~74; 1.aa, Rev. 2; 1.94, Rev. 1; 1
- 116, Rev. 0-R: 1
- 123, Rev. 1 ; 1
- 146, 8-80; 1
- 144, Rev. 1
- l 16 Exceptions or alternatives to this Topical Report*for specific*
plants identified in the Safety Analysis Report or Technical 116 Specification will take precedence over commitments in this Topical Report.
- It is al.so the policy o~ Commonweal. tJ:1 Edison Company to assure a high degree of :functional. integrity for its generating facilities so as to achieve high availability of these facilities for the production of electrical power and to maintain overall quality levels which will achieve the foregoing in a safe, e!!ective and economic manner.
The Quality Requirement3 and Quality Procedures o!
the Company Quality Assurance Program Manual. (see Appendix A.
for Program Manual Index) as described. herein, document the written policies and procedures of the Program and are augmented.. by otller written Department and Station procedures and instructions.
The. quality assurance programs of Commonwealth F.ciison Company, Architect Engineers and.*Nuclear Steam Supply System vend.ors *include the requirements* of ASME Section III Article NCA-4000, the QUS.l.ity assurance criteria for nuclear power plants of Appendix B to 10CFR50 "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants," and the mandatory requirement3 of ANSI N45.2, "Quality Assurance Program~
Requirements for.Nuclear Power Plants* and ANSI N18.7, "Standards for Administrative Control for Nuclear Power Plants." The requirement3 are implemented by means of detailed. QUility* procedures delineating the* specific methodology to be used.
In addi.tion, individual contractor's.
fabricator's and.vendor's Quality Assurance: programs will include the applicable portions of* the Code, Standards and Appendix Bas.they affect. the total program.
The overall Commonwealth Edison Company quality assurance program, as a minimum, provides for engineering design control, audit and.
surYeillance o~ on-site contractors and. off-site vendors, surveill~ce and audit of the performance and. quality assurance procedures of the Architect Eng*i neer and CECo Engineering, Rev. 16 3/16/81 Commonwe... "1. edlson
inspection docuA.tation.
Also, requiremen4tfor vendor documents, suchas instruction, procedures, drawings, specifications and vendor quality assurance records to be prepared, submitted or made available for review or approval are,included.
In addition, included in the procurement documents are provisions for right-of-access to vendors' facilities and work documents for inspection and audit and
!or vendor reporting and disposition of nonconformance from procurement requirements.
Basic procurement control is by CECo with procurement of major equipment and items being purchased by the G.eneral Office Purchasing Department and procurement of' standard type materials and items being performed by its satellite purchasing organization at certain sites.
For procurements initiated by Project Eng~neering_or the Station Nuclear Engineering Department, the ProJect Engineer, prior to.submittaJ. of the Engineering Proposal Request ~o the Edison General Purchasing Agent, prepares a suggested list of prospective bidders for each speci!ication from. the. ~pproved Bidders' List*and using input from the Architect Engineer and the cognizant Purchasing Department Buyer.
This.Bidders Lis~ is
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established using such factors as past experience, experience of.
. other utilities, or specific qualification surieys (either desk or field surveys are used).
For* Code w9rk, the desk survey shall be limited to determination that a supplier or contractor' is the holder.of. a valid.Certificate of Authorization for the*
scope of work involv.ed or for determining if a supplier or contractor is potentially qualified.. 'The* final list of.
prospective bidders as well as tb.e person agreeing to the list are indicated on. the.Nuclear P~oposal Request (NUPR) Form and is approved by the Project Engineering Manager or the Station Nuclear Engineering Manager after plant start-up for modifica-tions or designated alternates.
The persons agreeing to. the list are key representatives of Project Engineering and Project Construction or the Station Nuclear Engineering and Station Construction Departments after plant start-up for modi!ica-tions, Production Department, Purchasing Department* and, when requested, the Architect Engineer.
Where bids. are obtained from prospective bidders from other* than those listed on the Approved.
Bidders' List maintained by the Purchasing Department, such.
bids shall be*i?ldicated*as trial bids and treated. as trial
. until the bidders are evaluated and approved as acceptable prior to award.
Upon:* completion of the evaluation of' the proposals from approved bidders for either original plant or plant modifi-cation items or services, the responsible Project Engineer shall have prepared and, after final review and approval indication by the Quality Assurance Coordinator,, shall have transmitted to the Purchasing*Department*a letter of recommendation and a
.purchase requisition.
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that the items are ordered from the original equipment supplier or an eva1uated and approved a1ternate supplier.
The bid package and the resulting contracts or purchase order will clearly reference applicable revision dates o:f appropriate drawings and specifications for the item or service being procured.
Appropriate revisions of ANSI, ASME or other applicable codes and/or standards will oe considered a part of the design requirements and be referenced in the bid pacl~age, contract or purchase order.
The bid package and resulting contract or purchase order will contain the recuirements for inspection, testing and inspection documentation.
Gommonwealth.:C:dison Company, its contractors, subcontractors and vendors *:1ill be responsible for their respective programs by which an appropriate review and audit '.'fill determine that the reauirements of this Sec"':ion have been met.
Procurement documents v1ill identify which recorC.s indicative of quality will be transcitted to Commonwealth Edison and the method of disposi tioning those '>'ihicl'l the YenC:.or retains.
The bid package and resulting contract or purchase order will contain, as applicable, the requirement for the contractor to have and implement a quality assurance program which has been approved by CECo. for purchased safe~y-related 16 and ASME Code material.s, equipment and services. to an extent consistent with their importance to safety and will state the controls which will exist between the purclla.ser and seller in.
requesting and accepting changes under the purchase order or contract.
- Also~ revisions to such quality assurance programs shaJ.l. be submitted to CECo for review and acceptance during the*
16 term of the contract or order.
Procurement o! sp*are parts or replacement items will be subject to controls at least equiva1ent to those used for the*
original equipment.
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Control and approval of subcontractors quality assur-ance programs, procedures and personnel qualification, are the responsibility of the speci:t'ic contractor involved.
Such contractor.actions are* to.be documented and will be subject to audit by CECo.
7.2 Evaluation of Vendors Art evaluation of vendor capability will be required for ASME Section III and safety-related items.
Where valid records.of vendor capability and quality performance are not available to CECo, a survey of the supplier's facilities, capa-bilities and quality assurance system will be made by.CECo or its designated representative.
For items requiring ASME Code confo~ance, vendors must be able to meet ASHE Code requirements.
The Project Engineering and Station Nuclear Engineering Department Quality Assurance Coordinator will be responsible for assuring that vendor or contractor Quality Assurance Program evaluations are carried out.
The Purchasing Department will
- iaintain the Approved Bidders' List for contractors and suppliers of ASi1IE and safety-related items.
Addi ti on of vendors to the Approved Bidders' List shall only be made.upon approval by Station Nuc.lear Engineering i-Ianager and the Manager of Quality Assurance, or their designees, as to meeting technical and quality assurance requirements.
For vendors or contractors to be placed on the Company Approved Bidders' List for ASME or safety-related items or work, a controlled copy of. their Quality Assurance Program.
shall: be assigned.to the CECo Manager of Quality Assurance.
Section 9.0 of this repor:t, "Control o:f Special
- Processes,n establishes the evaluation and assessment of certain process and*inspection capabilities of the vendor such as welding, neat treatment, and nondestructive examination
- Past performance of a contractor/vendor will be considered during procurement activities by CECo.
Prior to contract or purchase order. award, the. bidder's capability and quali.ty perfor-.
!Ilance wi.l.l be reviewed relative to the* product, process, or service ;16.
being procured. If records are inadequate, a survey of the bidder's
.facilities prior to award. may be* required. ** Such surveys will include, as applicable, review of.facilities, organization, quality assurance program.and. experience, existing controls, knowledge of special processes, possession of a.currentASME Certi:t'icate of Authorization, and an understanding o!, and a willingness to meet contractor or purchase order requirements.
7.3 Surveillance of Vendor Operations Source surveillance will be carried out through notifi-cation points established as a condition of procurement of safety-related or ASME Section III items.
Special consideration will be given for surveillance during manuf'acture when one o! the following is involved:
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<'..i,.. LO' disruption of organizations being. audited *.
- An audit plan will be maintained in order to schedU.le audits of site contractors.
Audits of off-site contractors generally will be conducted in conjunction with plant visits for witnessing inspection points by a qualif'ied auditor.
- Also, periodically Quality Assurance will participate in such audits or perform independent audits to assure ef'fectiveness of the program, compliance to the program and fulfillment of procure-ment requirements.
The elements in the quality program, in procure-ment documents and in related codes and standards, are subject to systems audits.
Also, items received, fabricated and constructed or installed for use by Commonwealth Edison Company in its nuclear power plants are subject to audits.
Audits will be performed selectively at various stages of contracts on a varying frequency, based on the na~~e and sa.fety significance o:f the work* being done to verify compli-ance and determine the effectiveness of procedures, inspections, tests, process controls and documentation.
For Code materials, when a I1aterial Manu.facturer or Material Supplier, as applicable, does not hold a Quality System Certificate (Naterials), the CECo aud.i t frequency shall.. be at least once annually during the interval in which CECo purchased material is being controlled
- oy the Material* Manu.facturer or Material Supplier.
In addition
-to these audits, Quality Assurance will conduct approximately annually, overall system audits of the NSSS vendor, the Archi-tect Engineer, site contractors, and involved Edison Departments. i16 Audits of CECo are also performed by the Authorized Inspection
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Agency as required by the ANSI N626 series of Standards.
For operating stations, periodic Quality Assurance Department audits will be performed to verify compliance with, and the effectiveness of the program.
Audits covering operating will be performed in accordance with the Technical Speci!ica-
. tions under the direction and responsibility of the Director of *~uali ty Assurance (Operating) independent of' the Production Department.
Surveillance, in-service inspection and Stores activities will be performed under the direction and responsi-bility o! the Quality Assurance Supervisor (Maintenance).
Audit results and recommendations o! corrective action will be documented and reviewed with the management of the Station *..
Verification of the completion of corrective action recommended in audit reports will ce performed by the Technical Stai'! Super-visor or Quality Control Supervisor.
Follow-up of open station items is tracked by. the Action Item Record's (AIR) System.
Approval as to satisfactory completion of corrective action shall be obtained from the responsible station Quality Assurance Engineer or Inspector.
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