ML20148F522

Discusses Util Efforts Re Acceptable Operational QA Program at Facility.Revised Topical QA Program Submittal Further Delay Unacceptable.Revised QA Program Description Required by 760801

ML20148F522
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee, Yankee Rowe, Maine Yankee
Issue date:	04/09/1976
From:	Stello V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Vandenburgh D YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 8011050684
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-Y APR 0 1976 Docket Nos. 50-29 50-271

and 50-309 4 Yankes Atodc Electric Company -

ATTN: Mr. D. E. Vadenburgh THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS Vice Pnsident-

• POOR QUALITY PAGES 20 Turnpike Road Westboro, Massachusetts 01581 Gentlemen:

The purpose of i;his letter is' to bring to your attention specific facts on the inordinato prolonged efforts to bring about docketing by Yankee Atomic Eleccric Company of an acceptable operational Quality Assurance Program and to request Yankee's action for a more timely completion of -

these efforts.

On February 22, 1973, Yankee submitted its " Operational Quality Assurance a Manual" for Yankee-Rowe for our nyiew. In our letter dated June 19,

- 1974, we advised you that your submittal was not sufficient to provide an oparational QA program description that met current NRC requirements and we included a request for additional information. During a meeting on September 24, 1974, your staff agreed either to provide the information by November 1,1974, far Yankee-Rowe or to submit by May 1,1975, a topical QA program that could be applied to all Yankee facilities.

In April 1975, Yankee submitted a revised report which described your operational QA program for the Yankee- Aowe fat 111ty. However, you advised us that uj.on our acceptance of this QI. program it would also be applied to your haine Yankee and Vermont Yankee facilities. There fore ,

we considered it appropriate to include the wport in our topical nport review program. -

Prom our review of your submittal we found it inadequate to satisfy the NRC's requirements for an acceptable QA program description. Our staff proposed a list of needed additional information containing 89 items.

These items were discussed with your staff in a meeting on August 21, 1975. Your stsff agreed to address the 89 items and to meet the QA acceptance criteria in Section 17.2 of our Standard Review Plan in. a revision to your topical Q/A report to be submitted by Merch 1,1976. j'

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Yankee Atomic Electric Company AP9 0 1976 During a reeting on March 16, 1976, your staff indica *.ed that because of shortage of manpower (i.e., activities req'uiring the presence of offsite QA personnel during operation of the three YanP.ee nuclear plants),

Yankc.e was imable to uset the March 1,1976, date for submittal of the revised topical QA program and they proposed an extension of the submittal date to January 1,1977.

In light of the above facts, farther delay of your schmittal of the revised topical QA program as proposed by your staff is unacceptable to us. . We believe that with reasonable effort your ssbrittal can be significantly expedited. We therefore request that you submit the .

revised QA program description not later than August 1,1976.

Please reply within seven days stating your inte. tion to meet or improve .

this submittal schedule. ,

Since rely, g f.ced by v. se ,

Victor Stello, Jr. , Director

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