ML19317H013
| ML19317H013 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Rancho Seco |
| Issue date: | 09/23/1976 |
| From: | Mattimoe J SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT |
| To: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8004020690 | |
| Download: ML19317H013 (3) | |
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We are submittil an am ddmen our letter dated July 22, 1976 which was issued in e to orrespondence dated June 1, 1976. Clarification was re tain areas and this amendment will clarify our position.
Your June 1,1976 correspondence offered two alternatives regarding our quality assurance program:
(1) to include the guidance in the WASH documents No.1283,
" Guidance on Quality Assurance Requirements During Design and Procure-ment Phase of Nuclear Power Plants - Revision 1," dated May 24, 1974, No. 1309, " Guidance on Quality Assurance Requirements During the Con-struction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants," dated May 10,1974, and No.
1284, " Guidance on Quality Assurance Requirements During the Operations Phase of Nuclear Power Plants," dated October 26, 1973.
or (2) be consistent with ANSI N18.7-1976 and the Regulatory Guides (Nos. 1.8, 1.30, 1.37, 1.38, 1.39, 1.54, 1.58, 1.64-Rev. 1, 1.74, 1.88, and 1.94) which endorse the ANSI standards referenced in N18.17-1976.
It is our election to comit to the former program and we so stated in our July 22, 1976 letter to the Commission.
Our QA program is an agreement with the " rainbow" series and we wish to take this opportunity to clearly state this position.
Additional clarification is needed on the quality assurance audit program. This program has been inaugurated by the Director of Quality Assurance to provide documentary evidence that all areas con-nected with operation of Rancho Seco are under surveillance by Quality Assurance who in turn reports their findings, including corrective actions to the Management Safety Review Committee (MSRC).
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s Mr. Robert W. Reid September 23, 1976 Assurance audits to ensure implementation of all the control documents used at Rancho Seco. Our previous letter lists seventeen separate categories of procedures, manuals and documents associated with the operating plant.
The MSRC also directs additional audits to be performed and in so doing assures themselves that the quality assurance requirements art. mean.ingful, properly complied with and are effective.- Their con-fidence level has also been substantiated by independent audits being performed by outside consulting firms retained expressly to audit quality assurance implementation. These audits are not cursory, but are detailed and definitive to the ANSI, 10CFR50, Appendix B and WASH 1284 require-ments.
It is our practice to continue to conduct these audits by independent consultants and feel their appraisal to be very valuable.
The success of any quality assurance program lies in its day-to-day operation as problems arise and how they are handled.
Our documentation, design reviews, inspections and testing are all performed by qualified people and performed in conformance to planned and approved procedures. Our program at Rancho Seco was devised and inaugurated under the auspices of a well thought out Quality Assurance Manual.
It is understood by our personnel and its constant modification and improve-ment attests to the viability of the program. As improvements are suggested, SMUD management reviews the applicable documents and enacts the changes if no conflicts are detected between the suggested practices, the applicable ANSI documents,10CFR50, Appendix B and the regulatory requirements unique to the situation.
We welcome your review of our quality assurance program and extend an invitation to review our implementation at Rancho Seco.
If any additional information is needed to explain our Quality Assurance Program, please feel free to contact us.
Sincerely yours,
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'0. J. Mattimoe Assistant General Manager and Chief Engineer