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Lists Comments Re QA of SECY-82-352.Rejects EDO Position That Commission Has No Role in Deciding Basic Policy Questions & Disagrees W/Proposed IE Organization
ML20134F586
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Issue date: 09/30/1982
From: Ahearne J
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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ASSURANCE ORgQUALITY (SECY 82-352)

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Reject the EDO's position that the Commission has no role in deciding the basic policy questions.

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Move the NRR QA into I&E now.

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Not agree with the proposed I&E organization.

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Direct the EDO to have DeYoung reexamine the location of QA, the EDO to reexamine the resources allocated to QA, and DeYoung and the EDO to reexamine whether the programs presented in 82-352 can be accomplished with the currently allocated resources.

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Agree with the OPE recommendation that we get a.

quarterly progress report concerning these QA initiatives.

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Requesti the EDO send a report on what qualifications the NRC does require for QA personnel and how effectively do we implement that requirement.

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William J. Dircks, Executive Director Minogue GCunningham Q) for Operations Regions I - V FROM:

Samuel J. Chilk, Secreta

SUBJECT:

STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRI 1.G ON QUALITY ASSURANCE, 3:00P.M.,WEDhySDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,*1982, COMMISSIONERS' CONFERENCE ROOM, D.C. OFFICE (OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE)

The Commission was briefed by the EDO on the proposed quality assurance initiatives outlined in SECY-82-352.

The following requests were made of the staff:

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Explore in greater depth the establishment of a program

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Commissioner Gilinsky requested that the staff explore the idea of a program requiring formal certification of quality assurance compliance at certain holdpoints during construction as a prerequisite to proceeding with construction. n/a7/f2 (EDC).t.g (SECY Suspense:

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on the implementation of the other quality assurance initiatives.

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MEMORANDUM FOR:

Darre11 G. Eisenhut, Di ret tm. L.- inn of Licensing, NRR FROM:

James M. Taylor, Director, Divisior, of Quality O so. v:o, Safeguards, and Inspection Programs, IE

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CERTIFICATION OF LICENSEE QUALITY ASSURANCE PR0uRAF AND ROLE OF DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES Enclosed for your information is a Consnission Information Report on the !E staff's conceptual review of (a) a program requiring reaffinnation of quality assurance (QA) compliance at certain hold points during nuclear power plant i

construction, and lb) a program using designated representatives to carr. out activities on behalf of the NRC.

The Commission requested that the staf t emplore the practicality of establishing these procrams in connection with the staff's stm% of S lettistives and actions.

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en held points, the tem *reeffirestion" is used now instead of the term

'cortifteetten* fe order est te confuse this study with other ongoing NRC propress favolving certification of personnel or equipment.

1ho Cesedssten es a status report on the staff's efforts to date and tot tive QA concepts will be further developed and th.

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umuld apprec g iv s en the ideas and concepts discussed the p eleed pep $r.

er of this paper were provided to WH Hess of for te$ersal comment. Mark provided some very es m ets se tecerparated then to the extent possible in the enclosed Stil tro d ( m tes

) is Op project r for this effort. Please SerWW ag 406 yee m y neve en ran concepts to Bill Brach L.

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less you advise et te, we will continue to coorci-este the progree concepts and ideas at the staff level with Mark Williams.

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Please forward any comments that you may have on these program concepts to Bill Grach by ? __., 00, 1983.

Unless you advise otherwise, we will continue to coordi-nat the program concepts and ideas at the staff level with Mark Williams.

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CERTIFICATION OF LICEraEE QUA. :Ti ASS :: A'.:E r;" >;"

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Er.cirsed f e' your infornation is a Commission !rformatic,n Re;n -.. e t'.

st a't 's em:eptual review of (a) a progran recuirirg reaf firretir.c c c4 -

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