ML20196A419

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Safety Evaluation Accepting QA TR CE-1-A,Rev 66 Re Changes in Independent & Onsite Review Organization by Creating NSRB
ML20196A419
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Site: Dresden, Byron, Braidwood, Quad Cities, Zion, LaSalle  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/19/1998
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NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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Shared Package
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NUDOCS 9811270158
Download: ML20196A419 (2)


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j NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20666 4001 4 o 4.....g SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION QUALITY ASSURANCE TOPICAL REPORT CE-1-A. REVISION 86 COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY BYRON STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 J

BRAIDWOOD STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 i

DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNITS 2 AND 3 LASALLE COUNTY STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 ZION NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. STN 50-454. STN 50-455. STN 50-456. STN 50-457. 50-10.

50-237. 50-249. 50-373.50-374.50-254.50-265.50-295. 50-304

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3) and 10 CFR 50.4(b)(7), the Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed, the licensee) submitted actual and proposed changes to its Quality Assurance Topical Report (QATR) CE-1-A, Revision 66, as described in Comed's letter to the NRC dated April 23, l' 1998. A Comed letter to the NRC dated August 21,1998, modified the April 23,1998, submittal and clarified some of the proposed changes to the QATR. A telephone conference was held between representatives of Comed and the NRC on October 13,1998. As a result of this telephone conference and NRC review comments in an NRC letter to Comed dated October 20,1998, Comed submitted a letter on October 27,1998, with additional modifications.

Revision 66 to the QATR was initiated to make changes in the independent and onsite review organization by creating the Nuclear Safety Review Board (NSRB). The NSRB will provide the oversight function previously performed by the Offsite Review and investigative Function.

Comed does not consider these changes as a reduction in commitment. However, Comed does consider the periodic effectiveness review process and the five-year audit frequency of NSRB activities as a reduction in commitment.

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l l 4 l 2.0 EVALUATION i

The proposed revlsion to the QATR will eliminate the Offsite Review and Investigative Function j for Comed's operating plants. The NSRB will provide the oversight function previously
performed by the Offsite Review and investigative Function. The NSRB will conduct reviews of i each of the subjects delineated in proposed QATR Section 20A, Article 3.4. A separate group, j under the auspices of the NSRB and independent of the organization responsible for the j subject to be reviewed, may perform these reviews and report the results of its reviews to the NSRB. This group rnay also recommend full NSRB review of the subjects, as appropriate.

Specifically, the QATR has been modified to require the NSRB to review written safety i evaluations of changes to the facility procedures and tests or experiments completed under the

! provisions of 10 CFR 50.59. This review will verify that such changes do not involve unreviewed safety questions and may be performed using a separate group under the auspices

of the NSRB. This change is not considered a reduction in commitment by the licensee, j therefore, the mooification was not reviewed by the staff.

4 Currently in QATR, Section 18, Article 3.1.2, audits of the Offsite and Onsite Review Functions 4 are conducted on a planned and periodic 2-year frequency. However, as a result of changing l l the independent and onsite review organizations, the licensee proposes to conduct audits of the i NSRB for the operating pla" at a frequency not to exceed 5 years (QATR, Revision 66,

! Section 18, Article 3.1.2). a NSRB activities will be periodically reviewed for effectiveness at 4 a frequency not to exceec years by an experienced Nuclear Oversight personnel and/or

industry peer. This review wdlinclude an evaluation of NSRB activities for compliance with the

[ QATR requirements (QATR, Revision 66, Section 20A, Article 3.8).

3.0 CONCLUSION

i The creation of the NSRB was not reviewed. The proposed reduction in commitment that modifies the audit frequency and includes a description of the review process for effectiveness of the independent review activities is acceptable because (1) an audit of the independent review activities will be performed at a frequency not to exceed 5 years; (2) an effectiveness review of the independent review activities will be conducted at a frequency not to exceed 2 years; (3) Nuclear Oversight (certifying authority for audit personnel) will be rasponsible for conducting the review using experienced personnel and/or industry peers; and (4) this review will include an evaluation of independent review activities for compliance with the quality assurance program requirements. The reduction in commitment in QATR, Revision 66, continues to comply with the criteria of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50.

Principal Reviewer: M. Bugg Dated: November 19, 1998