ML17264A392
| ML17264A392 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Ginna  |
| Issue date: | 03/01/1996 |
| From: | Mary Johnson NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Mecredy R ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 9603060440 | |
| Download: ML17264A392 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000244/1996201
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 205554001
March
1,
1996
Dr. Robert
C. Mecredy
Vice President
Nuclear Operations
Rochester
Gas
& Electric Corporation
89 East
Avenue
Rochester,
NY 14649
Dear Dr. Mecredy:
SUBJECT:
INSPECTION OF
ROCHESTER
GAS AND ELECTRIC'S MONITORING OF ITS
VENDORS'QUALITY CONTROL
FOR SAFETY-RELATED PRODUCTS
FOR THE GINNA
NUCLEAR POWER
PLANT (50-244/96-201)
We are forwarding the report of the subject
inspection
performed January
22-26,
1996, involving activities authorized
by Operating
License
Nos.
for the Ginna Nuclear
Power Plant.
The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
(NRC)
staff from the Special
Inspection
Branch of the Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation
conducted
the inspection.
An exit meeting
was held
on January
26,
1996, during which we discussed
our findings with Mr. Richard Watts
and other
members of your staff.
The inspection
was performed to assess
the adequacy
and effectiveness
of your
vendor oversight
program for monitoring the quality control
by vendors
supplying safety-related
products to Ginna, consistent
with the importance,
complexity,
and quantity of the purchased
products or services.
The two
inspectors
focused
on the adequacy of your qualification and monitoring of
nine selected
vendors
supplying safety-related
products to Ginna.
In general,
an effective vendor over sight program
was implemented.
Program
attributes
included appropriate
gA organization,
monitoring of vendors,
maintenance
of a qualified suppliers list,
and qualification and training of
gA staff.
The basis for qualification of selected
vendors
appeared
to be
adequate
and appropriately
documented.
One concern
was identified regarding your assessment
of the vendor
Modumend
Incorporated
(Modumend).
In November
1993, your procurement
gA team leader
found that
Modumend
had not done
an internal audit required
by Appendix B,
Criterion XVIII.
Du} ing that time,
gA management
encouraged their staff to
generate
revenue for RG&E.
In June
1994, with his immediate manager'
approval,
the
gA team leader did the internal audit for the vendor for a fee,
independently of RG&E.
As
a result,
RG&E's gA te am leader performed
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We assessed
the attributes
and implementation of your vendor oversight
program
against:
1) the criteria of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion VII,
"Control of Purchased
Material,
Equipment,
and Services,"
and 2) Regulatory
Guide 1. 144, "Auditing of equality Assurance
Programs for Nuclear
Power
Plants."
Details of the inspection
are discussed
in the enclosed
copy of our
inspection report.
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Modumend's quality function, instead of assessing
Modumend's
performance of
the function.
It is our understanding
that, in the future, current
management
will avoid any perception of a conflict of interest with a vendor, will not
suggest
to their engineers
to perform such
an audit,
and have instructed
gA
engineers
not to perform work for a company that
gA was responsible
to assess,
either
as independent
consultants
or as
RGLE employees.
In accordance
with Section
2.790 of Title 10 of the
Code of Federal
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placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
No response
is required to this letter.
If you have
any questions
concerning
this inspection,
we will be pleased
to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
Original signed
by:
Docket No.:
50-244
Michael
R. Johnson,
Acting Chief
Special
Inspection
Branch
Division of Inspection
and Support
Programs
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
Inspection
Report 50-244/96-201
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Nuclear Safety Information Center
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DOCUMENT NAME:
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