ML17258A895
| ML17258A895 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 02/24/1981 |
| From: | Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Maier J ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. |
| References | |
| LSO5-81-02-049, LSO5-81-2-49, NUDOCS 8103230847 | |
| Download: ML17258A895 (6) | |
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Revision 7 was submitted by letter notorized November 14, 1980 (transmitted by letter dated November 21, 1980).
Our review included an evaluation of the changes to Revision 6, whi ch we had previously found acceptable.
Among other things, we are concerned about the advisability of the transfer of responsibilities of the Melding and NDE Engineer from the gA Group to the General Maintenance Group.
We have addressed our concerns in the enclosure to this letter and request that you respond within 60 days of receipt of this letter.
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Docket Ao. 50-244 LS05-81 049 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 February 24, 1981 Mr. John E. Maier Vice President Electric and Steam Production Rochester Gas
& Electric Corporation 89 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14649
Dear Mr. Maier:
We have reviewed Revision 7 to Supplement IV to the Technical Supplement Accompanying Application for a Full-Term Operating License for the E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant.
Revision 7 was submitted by letter notorized November 14, 1980 (transmitted by letter dated November 21, 1980).
Our review included an evaluation of the changes to Revision 6, which we had previously found acceptable.
Among other things, we are concerned about the advisability of the transfer of responsibilities of the Welding and NDE Engineer from the gA Group to the General Maintenance Group.
We have addressed our concerns in the enclosure to this letter and request that you respond within 60 days of receipt of this letter.
Sincerely, ennss M. Crutchfield, ref Operating Reactors Branch 85 Division of Licensing cc w/enclosure:
See next page
Mr. John E. Maier February 24, 1981
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- LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby and MacRae 1333 New Haopshire
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Suite 1100 Washington, D. C.
20036 Mr. Michael Slade 12 Trailwood Circle Rochester, New York 14618 Rochester Coranittee for Sci ent ific Informat i on Robert E. Lee, Ph.D.
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Box 5236 River Carpus Station Rochester, New York 14627 Jeffrey Cohen New York State Energy Office Swan Street Building Core 1,
Second Floor Empire State Plaza
- Albany, New York 12223 Director, Technical Development Programs State of New York Energy Office Agency Building 2 Empire State Plaza
- Albany, New York 12223 Rochester Public Library 115 South Avenue Rochester, New'York 14604 Supervisor of the Town of Ontario 107 Ridge Road West
- Ontario, New York 14519 Resident Inspector R. E. Ginna Plant c/o U. S.
NRC 1503 Lake Road
- Ontario, New York 14519 Ezra I. Bialik As s is tant Attorney G enera 1
Envi.ronmental Protection Bureau
'":New York Stat'e" Department of Law 2.World T.rade Center
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U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D. C.
20460 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region II Office ATTN:
E I S COORDINATOR 26 Federal Plaza New York, New York 10007 Herbert Grossman, Esq.,
Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Coranission Washington, D. C.
20555 Dr. Richard F. Cole Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comnission Washington, D. C.
20555 Dr.
Emmeth A. Luebke Atomi c Sa fety and Licens ing Board U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Coomission Washington, D. C.
20555 Mr. Thomas B. Cochran Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
1725 I Street, N.
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Suite 600 Washington, D. C.
20006
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION R.
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GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-244 RE VEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 260. 0 QUALITY ASSURANCE( BRANCH 260.1 260. 2 260. 3 Transferring the responsibilities of the Welding and NDE Engineer from the Quality Assurance Group to the General Maintenance Group appears to run counter to the requirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 that per-sonnel performing quality assurance activities have sufficient indepen-dence from cost and schedule when opposed to safety considerations.
The TMI-2 accident reflects the need for stronger quality assurance pro-grams in the nuclear industry such that one recommendation of the Presi-dent's Commission was that "Particular attention should be given to...
quality assurance programs...."
In light of the above, we view your organizational change as a weakening of the necessary independence of the QA personnel from those personnel performing maintenance functions.
Therefore, it is reouested that you revert to the former organizational arrangement, justify the arrangement given in Revision 7, or provide an al ternati ve arrangement for our evaluati on.
Revision 7 deleted Figure IV.2-2, "Rochester Gas 8 Electric Corporation Quality Assurance Organization,"
from the QA prooram description.
Pro-vide a figure which shows the organization under Rochester Gas
& Electric Corporati on' Manager Quality Assurance and describe the QA responsibi1 ities of each organizational element on the chart, or justify not doing so.
Discuss the significance of deleting the "Engineer" block under the "Quality Control Engineer" block from Figure IV.2-3, "Rochester Gas 5
El ec tric Corporati on Gi nna Stati on Orqani zati on."