ML20136C752
| ML20136C752 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 09/24/1979 |
| From: | Haass W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Pickford A C.F. BRAUN & CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910150252 | |
| Download: ML20136C752 (2) | |
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REVISED C. F. BRAUN & COMPANY POWER PROJECTS.0RGANIZATION .,~ *
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Your letters of A' gust u 3 and. August 21, 1979 transmitted Amendment 5 to the . .
C. F. Braun a . Company topical report, TR-21f,-" Quality Assurance Program." ....
Your topical report, throJgh1 Amendment'4, was previously reviewed and accepted' hh by the NRC for referencing iri 1,icense applications as indicated in our letter .
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revised responsibilities, and.edifori,a1 change'sl., .' 1
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We had comp.leted our review of Amendment' 5'a'nd.wsre prepared to' issue an accept '-
ance letter when we received your letter of August' 27,1979 which included an updated organization chart of the C. F. Braun & Company Power Projects Organi- -
zation. ~ We see the August 27 submittal as significantly different:from,the' August 3 . August 21 submittal with regard ,to the organizational location of " -
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The August .3 - August 21 submittal shows t'he' Quality Assurance Manager reporting -
directly to a Vice President, with an administrative reporting relatio,nship to '
the Manager, Quality Engineering. We understand that the administrative reporting -
relationship concerns such items as office space allotment, secretarial ~ assistance, - -
and other administr4tive items of this nature.
The August 27' submittal shows the Quality Assurance Mana er reporting directly to -
the Quality Engineering Manager who reports to the Vice President through Project Controls. Thus, it appears that the Quality Assurance Manager is organizational 1y' located two levels away fromt , he Vice President instead of reporting directly to him.as indicated in Amendment 5. .
In view of the overall responsibility and authority of the Quality Assurance llanager f'or the Braun qu'ality assurance rirogram, and in light of. criterion 1 of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 which requires that the quality.pssurance function report to a management level having sufficient authority and organizati'onal y -
freedom including sufficient independence from cost and schedule when opposed to safety considerations, we question the acceptability of. the, organizational arrangement presented in your August 27' submittal. Please~ provida your justifi- '
cation for locating the quality assurance function at the . level shown'in your '
submi ttal . Your justification.should include a clear and concise description of the cenanizational level and entity that is assicned primary responsibility' for cost anc schedule con ;rol. Also, y ]ur topical rcport should c early descrite the nttfftc f-the adminisaative reporting .r,ela tionsbip identified- a bov e..... . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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We are available to discuss our position. Please call Mr. Jack Spraul of my staff to arrange a meeting or if you have any questions on.'our'positio'n. , . ,- -
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