ML20078N685

Responds to NRC Bulletin 95-001, QA Program for Transportation of Radioactive Matl. Completed Form from Attachment 1 to Bulletin Encl

ML20078N685
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	02/10/1995
From:	Hutchinson C ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
GNRO-95-00015, GNRO-95-15, IEB-95-001, IEB-95-1, NUDOCS 9502160073
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SUBJECT:

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS)

Docket No. 50-416  !

License No. NPF-29  !

Response to NRC Bulletin 95-01 GNRO-95/00015 Gentlemen:

Entergy Operations, ,Inc. is submitting by this letter its  ;

response to NRC Bulletin 95-01, " Quality Aasurance Program For Transportation of Radioactive Material". The completed form from Attachment 1 to the bulletin is attached. NRC Bulletin 95-01 was i issued to (1) notify action addressees about the failure of some licensees to have NRC-approved quality assurance (QA) programs for transportation of radioactive material, (2) request that all action addresstes implement the actions described in the bulletin, and (3) require that all action addressees answer the questions in Attachment 1 and return the completed form to NRC.

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C I/MLJ ttachments: 1. Affirmation per 10CFR50.30

2. GGNS Completed Attachment from NRCB 95-01 cc: (See next page) e  !

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February 10,1995 GNRO-95/00015 Page 7 of 3 cc: Mr. H. W. Keiser (w/c)

Mr. R. B. McGehee (w/a)

Mr. N. S. Reynolds (w/a)

Mr. J. E. Tedrow (w/a)

Mr. H. L. Thomas (w/o)

Mr. Stewart D. Ebneter (w/a)

Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta St., N.W., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr. P. W. O'Connor, Project Manager (w/2)

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 13H3 Washington, D.C. 20555 b

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Attachment 1 to GNRO-95/00015

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION i

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LICENSE NO. NPF-29 l

DOCKET NO. 50-416 IN THE MATTER OF MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT COMPANY and SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

. and SOUTH MISSISSIPPI ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION and ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.

AFFIRMATION I, M. J. Meisner, state that I am Director, Nuclear Safety & Regulatory Affairs, GGNS of Entergy Operations, Inc.; that on behalf of Entergy Operations, Inc., System Energy Resources, Inc.,

and South Mississippi Electric Power Association I am authorized by Entergy Operations, Inc.

to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, this response to NRC Bulletin 95-01 for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station; that I signed this response as Director, Nuclear Safety & ,

Regulatory Affairs, GGNS of Entergy Operatio s, Inc.; and that the statements made and the matters set forth therein are true and correct the be f my knowledge, information and  ;

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Attachment 2 to GNR0-95/00015 Page 1 of 3 Attachment i NRCB 95-01 January 13, 1995 Page 2 of 5 ENCLOSURE TO NRC BULLETIN 95-01 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Radiographers are required to answer the following questions.

Attach additional pages if more space is needed to provide complete answers.

Mail this completed form, with any attachments, within 30 days of the date of this bulletin to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001.

Licensee identification information:

Licensee Name: Entergy Operations. Inc Address: P. O. Box 756 Port Gihnnn. M9 34160 Phone No.: (60L) 437-2800

1. Do you have a Quality Assurance (QA) Program approved by NRC in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.12(b)?

Yes X No

a. If the answer to Question Number 1 is "Yes," enter your transportation QA Program Approval Number in the space below and skip Question Numbers 2 and 3. Answer Question Number 4.

Transportation QA Program Approval Number 0536 .

b. If the answer to Question Number 1 is "No," answer Question Numbers 2 and 3.

2. Do you procure, use, maintain, or repair Type B packaging for which a Certificate of Compliance (COC) has been issued by NRC?

Please note that radiography devices are usually Type B packagings.

Yes X No

3. Do you transport, or deliver to a carrier for transport, licensed material in Type B packaging for which a COC has been issued by NRC? Please note that this activity includes transport of radiography devices to and from work sites and shipment of radiography sources to source suppliers.

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,, Attachment 2 to GNRO-95/00015 Page 2 of 3 Attachment 1 NRCB 95-01 January 13, 1995 Page 3 of 5 ,

a. If the answer to Question Numbers 2 or 3 is "Yes," you are required to have a transportation QA Progra.s approved by NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 71.12 (b) . If you have not already done so, prepara and submit your transportation QA Program to NRC following the directions presented in

" Requested Actions" (Page 2, Item 1) in the body of this bulletin. Answer Question Number 4.

b. If the answers to Question Num bers 1, 2, and 3 are "No,"

you may skip Question Numbers 4 through 8. Complete and sign the statement following the questions, and return this form to NRC by following the mailing directions at the top of this form.

4. Do you have written procedures that implement each element of your transportation QA program in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.1117 Yes X No ,

a. If the answer to Question Number 4 is "Yes," answer Question Numbers 5, 6, and 7.

b. If the answer to Question Number 4 is "No," and you determined that you are required to have a transportation QA program, develop these procedures and implement them within 60 days of the date of this bulletin as described in

" Requested Actions" (Page 2, Item 2) in the body of this >

bulletin. The procedures should not be submitted to NRC at this time. However, these procedures must be implemented and kept on file at your location for future inspections.

Answer Question Numbers 5, 6, and 7.

5. Do you maintain records describing activities affecting quality, your transportation QA program, and your implemen-tation procedures in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.1357 Yes X No l 6. Do you maintain records of each shipment of licensed material in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.91(a)?

Yes X No

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Attachment 1 NRCB 95-01 January 13, 1995 Page 4 of 5

7. Do you maintain records furnishing evidence of the quality of Type B packaging for activities such as inspections, tests, and audits, and procurement, maintenance, repair, and replacement of packagings in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.91(c)?

Yes y No

a. If the answer to Question Numbers 5, 6, and 7 are "Yes,"

answer Question Number 8.

b. If the answer to Question Numbers 5, 6, or 7 is "No," and you determined that you are required to have a transportation QA program, document in a status report all the instances where you find that your QA records are incomplete or missing, and keep this status report on file as described in " Requested Actions" (Page 3, Item 3) in the body of this bulletin.

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Answer Question Number 8.

8. Are you registered as a user of all models of Type B packagings that you are utilizing for which cocs have been issued by NRC in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.12(c) (3)?

Yes y No j If the answer to Question Number 8 is "No," and you determined that you are required to have a transportation QA program, prepara and submit your request to be registered as a user of packagings following the directions presented in " Requested Actions" (Page 3, Item 4) in the body of this bulletin.

Complete and sign the following statement, and return this form to NRC by following the mailing directions at the top of this form.

I hereby cartify under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the United States of America that the forngoing is true and correct. ,

Name: Tommy E. Tankersley

Title:

P,adiation Protection Manager Signature: b Ih_A --C % Date: ,3-uv95' C OU

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