ML19291A605

Forwards NRC Positions on WPPSS-QA-004, Operational QA Program Description. Response to Positions Should Be Submitted by 790601 as Amend to Original Rept

ML19291A605
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia, Washington Public Power Supply System, Satsop
Issue date:	05/01/1979
From:	Haass W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Renberger D WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
References
NUDOCS 7905240411
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SUBJECT:

OPERATIONAL QUALITY ASSUPAiCE PROGPRI DESCRIPTION (UPPSS-QA-004) 1'a have evaluated Revision 4 to UPPSS Tcpical Report UPPSS-QA-C04,

" Operational QA Program Dcscription," sub.nitied uith your February 29, 1973 letterProperty "Letter" (as page type) with input value "Unable to interpret the "February 29, 1973" input value as valid date or time component with "Month 2 in year 1973 did not have 29 days in this calendar model." being reported." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process. to determine its conformance with Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50.

The basis for our revicW was the SRP (iiUREG-75/037, Rev.1) dated February 1979.

The staff's positions relative to this report are cnclosed.

Your response to the ei. closure should be subaitted as an anandc.ent (25 copies of affected page changes) to the original report by June 1,1979.

If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Mr. James Conway on (301) 492-7741.

Sincerely, Original signed by Walter P. Hass Mal ter P.11aass, Chief Quality Assurance Branch Division of Project ihnagement

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STAFF POSITIONS

!.'PPSS-QA-004, RI.VI SION 4 421.50 The responsibilities of the verifier, the areas and features (3) to be verified, the pertinent considerations to be verified, and the exi.ent of documentation should be identified in procedures.

Please n.odify Section 3.3.3 to address this position.

421.51 The following provisions should be included if the verification (3) method is only by test:

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Procedures provide criteria that specify when verification should be by teit.

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Prototype, component, or feature testing is perfonaed as carly as possible prior to installation of plant equipment, or prior to the point when the installation would become irreversible.

Please radify Section 3.3.3 to address this position.

421.52 Procedures should be established to assure that verified (3) computer codes are certified and specified for a particular use.

Please modify Section 3.3.5 to address this position.

421.53 Delua Section 3.3.6 as the requirements of 10 CFR 50.59 (3) are covered in Section 6, " Administrative Contro'. of the Standard Technical Specifications.

421.54 Procurement of spare or replacement parts for structures, (7) systems, and cotponents important to safety should be subject to present QA program controls, to codes and standards, and to technical requirements equal to or better than the original technical requirements, or as required to preclude repetition of defects.

Please modify Section 7.5.4 to address this position.

421.55 In Section 9, describe the criteria for determining those (9) processes that are controlled as special processes.

421.56 Organizational responsibilities should be described for (12) establishing, implementing, and assuring effectiveness of the calibration program.

Please modify Section 12 to address this position.