ML19248D653
| ML19248D653 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/06/1979 |
| From: | Haass W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Blaisdell R BLACK & VEATCH |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908170135 | |
| Download: ML19248D653 (3) | |
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i:. arding Blact & Veatch topical report BVTR-1-0, " Quality Assurance Program s
irscription," ile have reviested your July 2,1979 response to our questions of
/pril 30,1979.
We have enclosed our positions on item Hhere there is not co. plete agreenant or where clarification is required.
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- .'itnin 45 days fran receipt of this letter, please respond to the enclosed "r.cgulatory Staff Positions."
Also incorporate the Black & Veatch response to questions 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 24, 27, 29, and 32 into the topical report.
l 1!e again require 4 copies of your response.
If you have any questions, please call Jack Spraul of my staff on (301) 492-7741.
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REGULATORY STAFF POSITIONS BLACK & VEATCH CONSULTING ENGINEERS 3A.
Items d through h of item 3 have not been responded to.
Please respond to these items.
In Table 2-1, your position 2 to Reg. Guide 1.38 limits the net weight up to 1000 lbs. and then allows qualification tests when loads exceed 1000 lbs.
If you intend to exceed the 1000 lb. limit, then specify the maximum you expect and describe the extent of your qualification program.
4A. The response to item 4 is acceptable, but the information in the last paragraph of the response should be incorporated into the topical report.
Please revise the bottom of page 1-9 from " reviews quality assurance manuals" to words to the effect that the QA Group " reviews vendors and contractors' quality assurance programs and manuals when Black & Veatch is contractually responsible for this activity."
ll A.
The response to item 11 is not responsive.
Please respond to item 11 in the topical report; i.e., without reference to procedures, briefly describing the activities associated with the preparation and review of design documents mentioned in part 3.1 of the topical report and indicate the organizational responsibilities for preparing, reviewing, approving, and verifying design documents such as system descriptions, design input and criteria, design drawings, design analyses, computer programs, specifications, and procedures.
15A. Table 2-3, as revised, does not respond to item 15.
Please respond to iten 15 in the topical report.
We suggest the response be in section 3 of the topical report, but this is not a requirement.
18A.
Please include in the topical report those QA program controls that must be incorporated in procurement documents.
Be sure that the commitments include applicable inspection and test requirements as well as special process instructions.
19A.
Item 19 has not been adequately responded to. Specifically address the expansion of the list on page 6.2 in accordance with item 19.
20A.
Provide a statement in the topical report that procurement documents prepared by Black & Veatch require the supplier to furnish the following records to the purchaser:
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Documentation that identifies the purchased item and the specific procurement requirements (e.g., codes, standards, and specifications) met by the item.
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Documentation identifying any procurement requirements that have not been met.
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A description of those nonconformances from the procurement require-ments dispositioned " accept as is" or " repair."
Or provide an alternative fcr our evaluation.
21A.
Please expand the response to item 21 to include the processing of contractor infonnation and incorporate the entire response into the topical report.
23A.
Your response to item 23 is not complete.
Please include in your response that suppliers' special processes procedures will be reviewed by Black & Veatch to assure that the controls identified in item 23 are properly addressed.
25/L The last sentence in section 15 of the topical report implies that noncon-formances "which do not affect original design" are treated differently than nonconformances which do, and item 25 resulted.
Please incorporate the response to item 25 into section 15 of the topical, thus clarifying that there is no difference.
26A.
While we agree that the Black & Veatch involvement in construction activities may vary from project to project, our concern that resulted in item 26 is how Black & Veatch assures that problems arising in the design of one project are eliminated and not carried into subsequent projects.
We are concerned with how Black & Veatch keeps informed of such problems and the action it takes to prevent recurrence.
Please revise the response to item 26 to be responsive to NRC concerns and incorporate it into the topical report.
28A.
The response to item 28a refers to standard procedures.
Please respond to item 28a without reference to the procedure; i.e., identify organizational ele ents responsible for identifying, indexing, and storing quality assurance reco rds.
Incorporate this response and the response to 28b into the topical re port.
31A.
The last sentence in the response to item 31 refers to a standard procedure.
Please substitute a commitment - that auditors are trained - for the last sentence and incorporate the entire response into the topical report.
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