ML19318A297
| ML19318A297 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 05/23/1980 |
| From: | Varga S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Berry G POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8006190180 | |
| Download: ML19318A297 (5) | |
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%.O.....o May 23,1980 Docket No 50-286 Mr. George T. Berry, President
'and Chief Operating Officer Power Authority of the State of New York 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019
Dear Mr. Berry:
Enclosed is a request for additional information concerning the quality assurance program.for Indian Point, Unit No. 3, which supplements our letter of April 8,1980.
Please respond to these additional questions within 30 days of the date of this letter.
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__o Mr. George T. Berry Power Authority of the State of New York May 23,1980 cc: White Plains Public Library Mr. J. P. Bayne, Resident Manager 100 Martine Avenue Indian Point 3 Nuclear Power Plant White Plains, New York 10601 P. O. Box 215 Buchanan, New York 10511 Mr. Charles M. Pratt Assistant General Counsel Mr. J. W. Blake, Ph.D., Director Power Authority of the Environmental Prograns State of New York Power Authority of the 10 Columbus Circle State of New York New York, New York 10019 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Ms. Ellyn Weiss Sheldon, Harmon and Weiss Theodore A. Rebelowski 1725 I Street, N.W., Suite 506 Resident Inspector Washington, D. C.
20006 Indian Point Nuclear Generating U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Cocmission Dr. Lawrence D. Quarles Post Office Box 38 Apartment 51 Buchanan, New York 10511 Kendal at Longwood Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348 Mr. George M. Wilverding Licensing Supervisor Power Authority of the State of New York 10 Columbus Circle New York, New York 10019 Mr. P. W. Lyon, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Generation Power Authority of the.
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Indian Point Unit 3 38.
Describe how verification of conformance to established requirements for all activities affecting safety is accomplished by individuals or groups within the QA organizat-fon who do not have direct responsibility for performing the work being veri fied.
If verification is accomplished by other than the QA organization, rationale and justification must be provided.
39.
Section 17.'2.1.3 identifies the Director-Quality Assurance, Site Quality Assurance Engineer, and Quality Control Supervisor with stop work authority when work is not being performed in accordance with approved drawings, spec-ifications, procedures, or regulatory requirements.
Describe in more detail how this stop work authority will be carried out.
40.
Describe how QA/QC personnel identify quality problems; how they initiate, recommend, or provide solutions to problems; and how they verify t.he solution of problems.
41.
Provide a description of how management (above or outside the QA organization) regularly assesses the scope, status, adequacy, and compliance of the QA program to 10 CFR 50 Appendix B for the Indian Point 3 plant. These measures should include:
a)
Frequent contact with program status through reports, meetings, and/or audits; b)
Ferformance of a preplanned and documented annual assessment.
Corrective action is identified and tracked to assure satisfactory completion and resolution.
42.
For activities involving new or revised designs, describe provisions which assure that internal and external design interface controls, procedures, and lines of communication among participating design organizations and across technical disciplines are established and described for the review, approval, release, distribution, and revisian of documents involving design interfaces to assure proper interaction ara cc cunications and that components and structures are' geometrically and functionally compatible; and that materials are compatible with both process and envir.. cant.
43.
Describe how the QA procedural controls of the principal contractors will be reviewed and approved by the QA organization prior to initiation of activities affected by the controls.
44.
Describe how the existing QA procedures identified in Figure 17.2.2-1 will reflect the regulatory guide and ANSI standards described in Appendix 17.2-0-1.
45.
Describe the controls that require drawings and specifications to receive a documented check to verify for dimensional accuracy and completeness.
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escribe the controls requiring drawings and specifications be revit..ed by the QA cr'anization to determir.e that the documents are prepared, rr.ie;.ed, and approved in accordance with the company procedures and that the documents centain the necessary quality requirements such as inspection require:.ents and acceptance requirer..ents and whether the results of this review are docu-mented.
- 47.. Describe provisions which assure that verification of suppliers' activities during fabrication, inspection, testing, and shipment of materials, equip-ment, and components is planned and performed with QA participation in accord-ance with written procedures to assure conformance to the purchase order requirements.
48.
Clarify whether results of supplier evaluations are documented and filed.
49.
Describe whether-planned and random receipt inspections are performed by the etc.)ganization (physical, dimensional, NDT, product acceptance testing, QA or on those items,- including commercial "off-the-shelf" items, under the control of the QA program to assure the item conforms to design and procurement requirements. As a minimum, receiving inspection should include verification of characteristics and design criteria which have not been source inspected and which can be verified without disassembly of the item.
50.
Cascribe how suppliers' certificates are evaluated for conformance to assure they are valid and if the results of this evaluation are documented.
51.
Describe the involvement and organizational responsibilities of the QA organ-iration for' qualification of special processes, equipment, and personnel.
52.
Cescribe the involvement of the QA organization in the qualification program for inspectors, and how the qualifications and certifications of inspectors are kept current.
53.
Describe provisions which assure the QA organization is responsible for per-forr.ing daily, routine random inspections and unplanned surveillances in addition to normal inspections.
Describe provisions for evaluation and documentation of the results of these random inspections and surveillances.
54 Describe the involvement of the QA organization in evaluating inspection and test results.
The QA organization should as a minimum evaluate and verify completeness of this -activity and document the results.
55.
Describe the provisions for the involvement of the QA organization to identify, in pertinent inspection and test documents, mandatory inspection hold points beycnd which work may not proceed until inspected by a designated inspector.
3-56.
Identify the organization responsible for the status of ricncer.forr.ing inoperative, or malfunctioning structures, systems, and cor;;r.snts and describe how this status is documented and conspicuously ider.;ified and controlled to prevent inadvertent use.
57.
Describe provisions to assure " Conditionally. released items" will not be used or installed if they will possibly contribute to the impairment of a safety function.
58.
The Table of Contents in the May 1,1977 QA program description does not completely reflect the correct section and page numbers in the text.
Please review and correct the above concern accordingly.
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