ML20149G975

Requests That Encl Ltrs Be Distributed to Controlled Copy of Licensee QA Program

ML20149G975
Person / Time
Site:	05200001
Issue date:	10/31/1994
From:	Brayman K GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
To:	NRC
References
NEDO-11209-04A, NEDO-11209-4A, NUDOCS 9411080307
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GE Nuclear Energy October 31,1994 To Distribution of Controlled Copies of Licensing Topical Report NEDO-l 1209-04 A Please place the enclosed letters in the front of the controlled copy of GE Nuclear Energy Quality Assurance Program Description (NEDO-11209-04A). Enclosed you will fmd:

. Gary G Zech to P. W. Sick,"GE Nuclear Energy Organizational Change,"

March 16,1994

. P W. Sick to Document Control Desk,"GE Nuclear Organizational Change,"

July 25,1994

. Suzanne C. Black to P. W. Sick,"GE Nuclear Organizational Change,"

September 30,1994 Also,_ retain the following letter provided in a previous. update:

• P W Sick to Document Control Desk,"GE Nuclear Organizational Change,"

January 24,1994 All previous organizational change letters may be discarded.

Sincerely, K W 13rayman, Quality Systems Manager Nuclear Quality Assurance Phone No (408) 925-6587 encl.

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• p? September 30, 1994 Mr. P. W. Sick, Manager Nuclear Quality Assurance GE Nuclear Energy General Electric Company 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, CA 95125

SUBJECT:

GE NUCLEAR ENERGY ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE This letter is in response to your letter of July 25, 1994, which, in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.4(b)(7)(ii), notified the NRC of .

proposed organizational changes affecting the GE Nuclear Energy Quality '

Assurance (QA) Program Description.

Since the change described in your letter will not effect a reduction of the commitments made in GE's licensing Topical Report NED0-11209-04A, Revision 8, dated March 31, 1989, and all quality assurance functions and their required -

organizational independence have been retained, we have determined that the proposed changes are acceptable and that the revised QA program incorporating

. such changes will continue to meet the criteria of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50.

As you noted on your letter, these changes should be reflected in your next revision to NED0-11209-04A. Please issue the organizational changes described .

in your letter of July 25, 1994, together with this acceptance letter,'to all holders of your Licensing Topical Report NE00-11209-04A.

Any questions should be addressed to Mike Payne of my staff on (301) 504-1024.

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SUBJECT:

GE NUCLEAR ENERGY ORGANIZATIONAL CIIANGE

Reference:

"GE Nuclear Energy Organization Change", dated January 24,1994 Pursuant to the public meeting of July 19,1994, held with NRC Staff at the NRC offices, the following is being provided as an update to the GE-NE organization.

In Licensing Topical Report NEDO-11209-04A, Revision 8, GE Nuclear Energy committed to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of organizational changes affecting the GE Nuclear Energy Quality Program within thirty days of implementation. In compliance with that commitment, notification of organizational changes within GE Nuclear Energy is transmitted herein.

Thes.e organizational changes are directed to our changing business needs and do not degrade the GE Q Nuclear Energy quality system or impact commitments contained in our Licensing Topical Report NEDO-1109-04A, Revision 8. All quality functions and their associated organizational independence per Criteria 1 of 10CFR50, Appendix B, have been retained.

In October 1992, the Nuclear Services and Projects Department (NS&PD) implemented a project organization. In the projectized organization, the businesses within NS&PD obtain Project Managers, Engineers and other required personnel to work on projects from Engineering. The Engineering organization is divided into rosters by discipline and the personnel on the roster report to an Engineering Manager. The Engineering Manager is responsible for the administrative aspects of the employees such as hiring, training, career development, and salary forecasting and action. The Engineering Manager does not perform engineering work within the Engineering organization and is l independent of responsibility for schedules and profit or loss. The Project and Business Managers are i responsible for business strategies, schedules, and profit or loss. At the time the engineering toster

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concept was put in place, some functional groups were excluded such as Quality.  ;

1 The following summarizes organizational changes effective June 27,1994.

i The personnel within the Services & Projects Quality organization are being transferred to rosters within the Engineering organization. The Quality Project Managers are being placed in the Project ,

Management and Support roster and the Quality personnel will be placed in the Quality roster. The  !

Quality personnel will report to an Engineering Manager who is responsible for administrative l

tasks such as hiring, training, career development, and salary forecasting and action. The Quality i Project Managers will be assigned back to the Manager of Services & Projects Quality. Likewise, )

(~~ the Quality personnel will be assigned back to the Quality Project Managers to perform the same V] quality functions they were performing before the reorganization.

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The performance appraisals for the Quality personnel will be performed as they are currently being i

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o O performed; the appraisal will be given by the Quality Project Mangers. The Quality Project Mangers are appraised by the Manager of Services and Quality Projects. The appraisal ratings are then turned over to the Engineering Manager for salary forecasting and action.

The project organization concept allows the employees to integrate their career interests and act on them through project assignments, and there is more emphasis on training and development. The business gains the tiexibility to respond rapidly to project needs, more consistency in the salary planning processes which brings more equity and fairness across the organization, and better utilization of resources.

Services and Projects Quality continues to perform the same quality functions and provide quality oversight for NS&PD and other assigned organizations. The Manager of Services and Projects Quality retains the authority, independence, and organization freedom to identify quality-related problems; initiate recommend, or provide solutions to conditions adverse to quality; and verify implementation of such solutions. The Manager of Services and Projects Quality has a direct line of communication with the NS&PD Department General Manager. Overall administrative control (salary review, hire / fire, position assignments and QA direction is the responsibility of the NS&PD Department General Manager.

With this organization change there is no need to change to the organization chart submitted with the Reference letter.

These organizational changes will be addressed in the next revision of Licensing Topical Report N EDO-11209-04 A.

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Dear Mr. Sick:

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SUBJECT:

GE NUCLEAR ENERGY ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE I This letter is in response to your letter of January 24, 1994, which, in -

accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.4(b)(7)(ii), notified the NRC of proposed organizational changes affecting the GE Nuclear Energy Quality Assurance (QA) Program Description. i Since the changes described in your letter will not effect a reduction of the commitments made in GE's Licensing Topical Report NEDO-11209-04A, Revision 8, dated March 31, 1989, and all quality assurance functions and their required organizational independence have been retained, we have determined that the -

proposed changes are acceptable and that the revised QA program incorporating

.such changes will continue to meet the criteria of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50.

As you noted on your letter, these changes should be reflected in your next revision to NED0-Il209-04A. Please issue the organizational changes described in your letter of January 24, 1994, together with this acceptance letter, to all holders of your Licensing Topical Report NED0-11209-04A.

Arty questions should be addressed to Juan Peralta of my staff on (301) 504-1052.

f Gary G. Zech, Chief Performance and Quality Evaluation Branch '

Division of Reactor Inspection and Licensee Performance >

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation j i

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