ML20211F065
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1984 |
| From: | Malusch M NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC) |
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| FOIA-85-378 NUDOCS 8610310043 | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:- b mm4 3. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ) In the Matter of ) ) HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER ) COMPANY, ET AL., ) ) v. ) ) BROWN AND ROOT, INC., ET AL. ) ) CERTIFIED DOCUMENTS The Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission hereby certifies that 10 CFR 50, Appendix B as it existed on October 31, 1972 and each subsequent amendment is a true and accurate copy of the document. For the Office of the General Counsel 'lA ik 9 MARTIN G. MALSCH Deputy General Counsel Dated at Washington, D.C. this d '# day of July, 1984. DEPOSmON EXHIBIT 86103ggOg3860930 4 jf GSRDE85-378 PDR l 1 l
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y+.y;,_ gy w \\ n pl i- - I J f d t Chapt'er I-Atomic Energy Commission App. B j i .3 t vided in fuel storage and radioactive waste L caGANmaT1oM i .s systems and associated hand 11mg areas (1) The applicant 8 shall be responsible for the } b, to detect conditions that may result in loss establishment and execution of the quallt;- of residual heat removal capability and ex. assurance program. The applicant may dele. [ ceasive radiation levels and (2) to 1 sit 1ste gate to cther organlaations the work of estab. l i I f[ appropriate safety actions. 11shing and executing the qua11ty assurance b Criterton 64-Monitoring radioacffetty re. program, or any part thereof, but shall re. leases. Means shall be provided for monitor, tain responalbility therefor. The authority . j
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in8 the reactor containment atmosphere, and duties of persons and organizations per. l [ ! < q spaces containing components for recircula. forming quality assurance functions shall be . l tion 'of loss of. coolant accident fluida, ef5u. clearly established and delineated in writing.
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> ? qh ' " - ent discharge paths, and the plant environs suf5clent authority and organ.zational free. l ll N for radloactivity that may be released from dom to ldentify qua11ty problems: to initiate, l normal operations. including anticipated recommend. or provide solutions; and to 'g ; operational occurrences, and from postulated verify implementation of solutions. In gen. 4 j y accidents. eral, assurance of quality requires manage. 1 A. i 136 F.R. 3256, Feb. 20,1971, as amended at ment measures which provide that the in. ,M i ..I 5 36 F.R.12733, July 7,1971l dividual or group assigned the responsibility
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Introduction. Every applicant for a con. 'f)hh struction permit is required by tDe prottstona IL eUALrr7 assUaANCE PaocaAM j f of I 50.34 to include in its preliminary safety The applicant shall establish at the earliest >[ analysis report a description of the qus11ty practicable time, ccuststent with the schedule assurance program to be applied to the de. for accomplishing the activities a qualtty as. I@Wuq l r i s!gn. fabrication, construction, and testing surance program which comp!!es with the y% ([ 1 *i cf the structures, systems, and components requirements of this appendtx. This program of the fac!!!ty. Every applicant for an operag, shall be documented by written policies, pro. 9e 4 e, Ing license is required to include, in its cedures, or instructicns and shall be carried [4 '9 9E.1 b". Snal safety analysis report, information per. out throughout plant !!!e in accordance with g}g. ]p tatninI to the managerial and administrative se p c es, pNe u n, or instruchs. p controls to be used to assure safe operation, The applicant shall identify the structures, i Nuclear power plants and fue; reprocessing systems and components to be covered by ' kj' *! # ) I the quality assurance program and the major k, plants include structures, systems, and com. organizations participating in the program. e f, {.2; 1 ponents that prevent or mittgate the con. together with the designated fumettons of is p sequences of postulated accidents that could these organizations. The qus11ty assurance dg h;pj J cause undue risk to the health and safety of prograzn shall provide contrcl over activities the public. This appendiz establishes quality afecting the quality of the ident1 Sed strue. J, (. b i assurance requirements for the design, con. tures, systems and ecmponents, to an extent
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structicn. and operation of those structures, consistent with their importance to safety, s> stems, and ecmpenents. The pertinent re* Activities a5ecting quality shall be accom. b ' {# 'l 5 qu!rements of this append 12 app'y to all ac* p!!shed under suitably controlled conditions, ' ['. ! l Contro!!ed conditions include the use of L471ttes aSecting the safety.related functions appropriate equipment: suitable en viron. 1'.J of those structures, systems.and components; mental conditions for accomplishing the '" H:' g these activltles include designing purchas. activity, such a.s adequate cleanness; and as. l C' itC'l4f]! ing, fabricating. handling, shipping, storing, surance that all prerequisites for the given cTeaning, erecting,1nstalling. inspecting, test, activity have been satisSed. The program l 'f I Ing. operating. maintaining, repairing, re, shall take into account the need for special ,j 1 f ueling. and modifying. controls, processes, test equipment, tools, and t - y As used in this append 12. " quality nasur. skills to attain the required qua!!ty, and the y ence" cornprises all those planned and sys. need f r vertacation of quality by inspec. tematic actions necessary to provide ade.
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t rials. parts, equiptnent, and precesses that the issuance of documents, such as instrue. I are essentist to the safety.related functions tions procedures, and drawings, including 3 of the structures, systems and components. changes thereto, which prescribe a!! activities Measures aball be estabushed for the age:ttnC qttality. These measures shan assure i identificatten and centrol of design inter
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fsees and for coordination among participst* viewed for adequacy and approved for release ing des:gn crganizations. These measures by authcrized personnel and are distributed } sha3 include the estabushment of procedures to and used at the location where the pre. arnonC participating design ctgan:r,ations for scribed activity is perftrmed. Changes to s -L the review, approval, release, distribution, documents shall be reviewed and approved { and revisten c! documents involving des:gn by the same orgsnizations that performed g in terf aces-the original review and approval unless the [ The design cor. trol measures shan provide applicant designates ancther responsible for verifying cr checking the adequacy of crganizatten. 1 ] e e s. y the use o iterna e or s pi ed vn. coNTBoL or PUaCHAstD statTataL EQUTP. ! j ca!culational Enethods. or by the perform, sagNT, AND stmcts anee of a suitsble testing program. The vertf?* Measures shau be estab!!shed to assure i g ing or checking process shan be performed ty that purchased material, equipment, and i i j individuals or groups other than those who services, whether purchased directly or perfermed the ortgtnst design, but who may through centracters and subtontractors. con. be from the same organ:2aticn. Where a test form to the procure =ent documents. These l program is used to verify the adequacy of a measures aball include prortstons, as appro. ' spec:Sc design feature in lieu of other verify
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1 f ing cr checking procestes,14 sha!! include objectivo evidence of quality furnlahed by g suitable quam *caticn *esting of a protctype the contractor or subcontractor, inspeetton g y unit under the most adverse design ecadl* at the ec 1 tractor or subcontractor source, i t1cns. Des:gn centro; reessures shau be ap. and examination of products upon delivery, piled to items such as the following: reactor Documentary evidence that maternal and phystes, stress, therma!. hydraulic, and accl. equipment conform to the procurement re. I l dent ant.!yses; ccmpatibility cf materials; quirements sha3 be ava11able at the nuclear accessibility for inservice inspecticn. trainte. powerplant site prior to instal!ation or use nance, and reps;r; and delineation of accept. cf such material and equipment. This docu. ance criter!a for inspectlens and tests. mentary evidence shall be retatned at the Design changes. Including field changes
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sha!! be sutfect to design control measures cient to identtry the spec 1Sc requirementa, commensurste with those applied to the such as codes. standards, or spec 1Scations, ortginal design and be approved by the or* met by the purcha. sed material and equip. gentzstion that perfortned the or:ginal design ment. The e.tectiveness of the control of unless the applicant dealgnates another re* quality by contractors and subcontractors sponsible organization. shan be assessed by the applicant or designee TV. PaocuarstzNT DocUstENT coNraoL at intervals consistent with the importante. Measures aball be estabushed to assun complexity, and quantity of the product or that applicable regulatory requirements, de. services. 284 i A ygx
..r,.- ~. = 3 7 ~.?_ w - e n ,s L..a - l ' [' + tf l I Chapter I-Alomic Energy Commission A pp. B j p) ~ i etzz. naNTzrtcaTsoN awn coNTaoL or maTwnf ar m. met. that adequate test instrumentation is I rants. ann couroNT.trra available and used, and that the test is par. formed under suitable environznental con-Measures ahan be estabushed for the iden. ditions. Test Maults shad be documented and $1Acanon and control of materials. parta, i e u assure that test requ1Mments and components, including partially fabri. estad assemblies. These measures shall assure that identiacauon of the item la maintained 221. roNTaos or urantraING AND TIsrr i by heat number, part number, serial number, metrzraszprr I or other appropriate means. either on the Maasures shall be estabuahed to assure i item or on records traceable to the item. as that tools, gages instruments. and other required throughout fabrication. erection' measuring and testing devices used in ac. Instansuon. and use of the item. These iden-uvities amting quauty an pdy e tiacation and control measures shall be trolled, callbrated, and adjusted at spec 1 Sed l designed to prevent the tae of incorrect or pmods to znaintain macy within nw I defecute material. parts, aad cornponents, sary 11mits. h Ex. coprraot or erretaL rsocrssrs IIZ1. ENDLINc, sMaacE AND aNIrr!Nc i that special processes. Including welding, the han411eg, storage, ahlpping, cleaning and g ' h, 1 I E!catures shall be estabushed to assure Measures shall be established to control heat treating, and nondestructive testing. preservation of material and equipment in I h are controlled and accomplished by quall* accordance with work and inspection in. i i fled personnel using qual 1 Sed procedures at ns to prevent damage or deteriora- ) L i d i in accordance with applicable codes, stand
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' 4,; be specified and provided. I ii A progrs= for inspectics of activities j oi t aMeeting qual!ty shall be established and m mstrettoN, TEST. AND orraarma sTartrs g , p ,i executed by or for the organization perform-Measures sha!! be estab!1shed to indicate. i wt tcg the activity to verify cenformance with by the use of martings ruch as stamps, tags. .J I "h g the documented instructions, procedures. Jabels, routing cards, or other suitable means, y j i and drawings fer accomplish!ng the activity. the status of inspections and tests performed a' < f*j Such inspection shall be perfor:ned by indi-upon Individual items cf the nuclear power E vid uals other than those who performed plant. These measures shall provide for the !) M) ; the activtty beleg inspected. namtnations. Identitention of items which have satisfac. gl. 6.- ?* *; citasurements of tests cf matertal or prod-terily passed required inspections and testa. 9 ucta proceued shall be perforzned for each where necessary to preclude inadvertent by. T ? wera eperation where necessary to assure passing of such inspections and tests. Meas-b d P <. M h quality. If invection of processed material ures sha!! also be established for indicating or products is impossible or d'sadvantageous, the operating status of structures, systems, k O M-9 Indirect contrci by monitoring processing and components of the nuclear power plant. EM I metbods, equipment. and personnel shall be such as by tagging valves and switches, to (p =% I, ;3g; provided. Both inspectlen and process mont-prevent inadvertent operation. f toring shan be provided when control is 0' R 20 NoNCoNFo W M s&aTEa1 Abs, rasTS, ca d pf inadequate ethout both. If mandatory in. spection hold points, which require wit. cos m MENTs
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U7 neasing or inspecting by the applicant's Measures shall be estab!1shed to control designated representauve and beycod which materials. parts. or components which do not 7.- work shall not proceed without the consent ecnform to requirements in order to prevent '4 G $1 of its designated terresentative are required-their inadvertent use or installation. These LM! N : ' "? the specific held points shall be indicated in measures sha!! include, as appropriate pro. di' appropriate documenta. cedures for ident!$ cation. documentation, segregation. disposition, and not1Sestion to M"8 st. trst coNTsoL a!!ected organizations. Nenconforming items
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il assure that all testing required to de:non. repaired or reworked in accctdince with strate that st*uctures systems, and compo-documented procedures. 8' i I 1 r.ents w!11 perform satisf actorily lu service is 172. comarcrrvE ACTIoM h%t identif!ed'and performed in accordance with {' written test procedures which incorporate Measures shall be established to assure that F9 f [$- the requirements and acceptance limits con. conditions adverse to quality, such as fall. y a j tained in applicable design documenta. The .ures, malfunctions, deSciencies, dettations, test program shall include, as appropriate, defecttre Insterial and equipment, and non. / p l proof tests prior to Installation, preopera. conformances are promptly ident1 Sed and d/* ) l tional tests, and operational testa during nu. corrected. In the case of signtScant cond1- .p-clear power plant operation, of structures, tions adverse to quality, the measures shall ,gj, sfs ems. and components, Test procedures assure that the cause of the condition is g 3g { h4,.,, g shall include provisions for assuring that a!! determined and corrective action taken to In prerequisites for the gtven test have been preclude repetition. The ident1 Scat!cn of the ess e m o hs,B. O \\ p Jj ,..A k as r E 11 0
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fkh App. C Title 10-Atomic Energy l signiScant condition adverse w quality, the Since separate MnMnga of Snancla! quat. cause cf the condition, and the corrective Scauons wiu be made by the nnmmw'on a i i action taken shan be documented and the construction permit stage of the licens. reported to appropnate levels of man agement. ing process and at the operating license i stage, the nature of the informanon to be y.,, .,,,co,,, [ included in the application at each of thees i Bucclent records shall be maintained to stages is discussed separately, t furnish evidence of activities aSecting It is important to cbeerve also that teth quality. The records shall include at least I 80.53(f) and this r.ppendiz disungulshea the fonowing: Operating logs and the results between appucants which are established of reviews. Inspections, testa, audits, mont. organizations and those which are newty toring of work performance, and materials formed entitles cryanized primarily for the analyses. The records shau also include purpose of engaging in the acuvity for which 4 closely related data such as quallacations of the permit or Itcense is sought. Those in / personnel, procedures, and equipment. In. the former category win normany have a sDecuon and test records aball, as a mini. history of operaung experience and be able mum. 2dentify the inspector or data recorder, to submit Ananetal statemsnts resecting the the type of observauon, the results, the ac. Anancla! results of past operations. With ceptabulty, and the acuan taken in con. respect, however, to the appucant which is nection with any deSciencies noted. Records a newly forrned company estabushed prl-shan be idenuaable and retrievable. Con. marily for the purpose of carrying out the sistent with appucable regulatcry require. Licensed activity, with uttle or no prior ments, the applicant shall establish require. operating history, somewhat more detailed ments concerning record retention, sch data and supporung documentation will gen. [ as duration. location, and ass 17ned ertur be necessary. For this reason, the ap. I respcasibility, pendiz describes separately the scope of in. { ITE at Drfs formation to be included Ln applications by each of these two e1== of appucants. A comprehensive system of planned and in determining an applicanVs Enancial period;c audits shall be carried out to veriff qual 1 Scat 2ons, the Commission will require comp 11&nce with all aspects of the quality the munimum amount of informauon neces. assurance program and to determine the sary for that purpose. No special forzna are e ecureness ci the program.The audits shall prescrtbed for subtnitting the infortnation. be perfor=ed in accordance with the arttten In many ca.ses, the Enancial informatica = procedures or check lists by appropriatelf usually contained in current annual anan. trained personnel not having direct respons1* clal reports, including summary data of pract bilities in the areas being audited. Audit re* years, wiu be sumclent for the Comzr.issien's sults shall be documented and revtewed by needs. The Comminalen reserves the right manarement baring responsib!!!ty in the however, to require additionaf S' ancial in-4 I area aud:ted. Followup action. including re* formation at the construction permit staga j {E sudit of deScient areas, shan be taken where at tne operating license stage, and durtat h indicated. operation of the faciuty, particularly in cases g j [35 F.R.10499. June 27. ]S70 as amended at in which the proposed power generating p 36 F.R.18301. Sept.11,1971] !acility wiu be cornmonly owned by two or g APrtNetz C-A Otrror ros Txz FINsNCIAL more e11 sting Companles or in whtCh f nanc F Data awn RELata IwronMAftoN REQmaED ing depends upon ]cng term arrangementi f To EsTas:tsu FINAnctaL QoaLIFICATtoNs for the sharing of the power from the facil-3' f ron FaczLTTT ConsTaceTtow Fraurrs awn ity by two or more electrical generating e Ortaat Nc LIczNsts companies. 'N F ctxtaAL INroaMN Applicants, permit holders, and licenseer ?( are encouraged to consult with the Commis-This appendit is intended to apprise so. sion with respect to any questions they scat 'M. ptteants for licenses to construct and operate have relating to the requirements cf the Cc:n-2 producuon or uulizauon fact 11ttes of the mAssion's regulations or the information set types described in 5 50J21(b) or i $0.22 or e testing factuty, of the general kinds of Snan. forth in this appendix. 4 cial data and other related information that
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? ? ea t .Cnopter l-Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pt. 50, App. B i design. fabrication, and testing additional Criterics 31-Fuel storage and houdling provtalons for tuservice inspecuen protec. and radtoactivity control. The fuel storage h tion against more severe natural phenomena, and handling, radioactive waste, and other and additional isolation valves and contain. systems which may contain radioactivity ment.shallinclude consideration of the pop. shall be designed to assure adequate safety ulation denalty, use characteristica, and under normal and postulated accident con. physical characteristics of the alte environa. dations. These systems shall be de 1gned (1) Criterton $$-primary contatament isola. with a capability to permit appropriate pert. f ecmponents fion. Each line that connects directly to the odic inspection and testing w containment atmosphere and panetrates important to safety. (2) with. *able ahteld. ~ primary reactor containment shall be pro. ing for radiation protection. (3 3 with appro. / l l vided with containment 1sulation valves as priate containment. con 8nement. and filter. 4 [ follows, unless it can be demonstrated that Ing systems. (4) with a residual heat removal .? the contalument 1sulation provisions for a capability having reliability and testab111ty j spec 18e class of 11ues, such as instrument that reSects the importance to safety of de. J t lines, are acceptable on some other defined cay heat and other residual beat remova!. basis: and (5) to prevent significant reduction in (1) One ocked closed 1 solation valve in. fuel storage coolant inventory under acci. side and one locked closed isolation valve dent conditions. m outside containment! or Criterton 32-Prevention of effitcality in (2) One automatic isolation valve inside fuel storspe and handitup. Crtticality in the and one locked closed isolation valve out.$ fuel storage and handling system sht!! be side containment; or prevented by physical systerris or prccesses. 3 (3) One locked closed isolation valve in. preferably by use of geotoetrically safe I alde and one automatic !solstica valve out. cendgurattons. side centainment. A simple check valve may Crtterton 33-Afonitoring fuc! and taaste not be used as the automatic isolation valve storspe. Appropr1ste systems shall be pro. I vided in fuel storage and rarttonctive waste I outside contalr. ment; or (4) One automatic isolation valve instde systems and associated hand!1ng areas (1) f and one automatic isoittics valve outside to detect conditions that may result in loss p containment. A simple check valve may not of residual heat removal capabt!!ty and er. ( ( be used as the automatic isolation valve out. cessive radiation levels and (2) to initiate II side containment, appropriate safety actions. ""~ " Isolation valves outside centainment shall E# I be located as close to the containment sa ing the reactor contatnment atmosphere, L practical and upon loss of actuating pcwer, spaces containing components for rectreula. aut0matic isolation valves shall be designed tion of loss.cf. coolant accident f' lutes. emu. to take the pcsition that provides greater ent discharge paths, and the plant environs ""I'IU fer radioactivity that may be released from Crtterson $f - Closed system isolation normal operstlens. Including anticipated u h calves. Each itne that penetrates primary re. operational occurrences and frcm postulated acter containment and ts neither part of the accidents, reactor coolant pressure boundary nor con. 136 F.R. 3236. Feb. 20.1971, as amended at nected directly to the containment atmos. 36 F.R.12733. July 7.19711 phere shall have at least one containmeng 1 solation valve which shall be either auto
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manual operation. This valve shall be out* PaoctssINo PLANTS 4 side containment and located as close to the Jrttroduction. Every applicant for a con. contatnment as practical. A almple chect struction permit is required by the provtalons 4 valve may not be used as the automatic d of I 50 34 to include in its preliminary safety isolation valve, analysis report a description of the quality VI. Fue! and Jtadioactitity Control assurance program to be applied to the de. C 1terton 60-Control of releases of radio. sign, f abricatico, construction. and testing of the structures, systems, and ccmponents h: active materials to the entarottment.The nu. of the fac!!1ty. Every applicant for an operat. clear power unit design shall include means b l to centrol suitably the release of radioact!?e tag !! cense is required to include, in its Snsl safety analysts report. informatica pet. materials in gaseous and liquid efl:uents ta!ning to the manngertal and administrative and to handle rad:cactive solid wastes pro. controls to be used to assure safe operatton, duced during normal reactor operation in, Nuclear power plants and fuel reprocessing cluding anticipated operational occurrences. plants tulude strucWrn systms. and em. Sumclent holdup capacity shall be provided ponents that prevent or mitigate the cen. i, for retention cf gaseous and !! quid efl1uents sequences cf pcstulsted acctdeuts that could i containing radioactive materials, particu* cause undue risk to the health and safety of larly where unfavorable site environmental the public. This appendix estabitshes quality cond1ttons can be expected to impose un* assurance requirements fcr the design, con. usual cperational lLmitattens upon the re* structicn. and operation of those structures. 1 lease of such efnuents to the environment. systems, and ccmpenents. ne pertinent re. 081 l! 584520-7* 10 l e
r - ~ ~ =, I _d M = '-- J" l _J', I g 7' Pt. 50, App. 8 Tule 10-Fnergy I I' quirements of this appendix apply to all ac. many variables involved, such as the number tivttles affecting the safety-related functione of personnel, the type of activity being per. i of those structures, systems, and components! formed, and the location or locations where i these activities include designing, purchas. activittee are performed, the organizations! j ing, fabricating hand!!ng shipping, storing, structJre for executing the gus11ty assurance cleaning. orecting. installing,1nspecting. testa program may take various forms provided Ing. operating, maintaining, repairing re* that the persons and organizations assigned fueling, and modifying. the quality assurance functions have this re. As used in this appendiz, "qus11ty assur* quired authority and organ 12stional free. I ance" comprises an these planned and sys* Com. Irreepective of the organizational struc. tematte actions necessary to proeide ade* ture, the individual (s) assigned the respon. g ( quate con 8dence that a structitre, system. sibility for assuricg efective execution of any j or component will perform entisfactertly in portion of the gus11ty assurance program k i servtce. Quellty assstrance inctitdes qualltT at any location where activities subject to l control, which comprises these quality assur* this Appendix are being performed than have j i ance actions related to the physical charac. direct access to such levels of management y 4 g, teristics of a material, strticture, component, as may be necessary to perform this function. f or system which provide a means to control l
- 11. QtrALrrT Asst la&NCs PaccRAsd the qua!!ty of the matertal. structure. com.
q ponent. or system to predeterma9d requiro* ne applicant shalt establish at the cartiest i me nts. practicable time, consistent with the schedule j
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surance program which compiles with the The applicant a sha!! be responsible for the requirements of this append 13. This prcgraLa l t ] estabIlshment and execution of the quallt7 shall be documented by written po11ctes, pro. assurance program. The applicant may dele
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i gate to others, such as contractors, agents, out throughout plant life in accordt.nce with 3 1 i or consultants. the work of establishing and those policies, procedures, of instructions. j i executing the quality assurance program, or The applicant than identify t;.e structures. 4 i any part thereof. but shall rotata responst. systems, and components to be covered by 3 b114 therefor. The authority and duties of the quality assurance program and the major e- / pe: Sons and organizatlocs performing ac. organizations participating in the program. tivities a3ecting the safety.related functicas tcgether with the designated functions *)f of structures, syste:r.s. and components shall these organizaticns. The quality assurance 1 be clearly estabushed and delineated in writ. - program shan provide control over activities ] Ing. These activities include both the per. afecting the quanty of the ! dent 12ed strue. j forming functions cf attaining quanty ob. tures, systems, and components. to an extent j Jtetives and the quality assurance functions, consistent with their 1mpcitance to safety. e The quality assurance functions are those of Activit!ss afecting quality shall be accc=. J s (a) assuring that an appropriate quality 911thed under suitably controlled condittor.s. ( assurance preg?mm is established and Controlled conditions include the use of e e3ectively executed and (b) verifying, such appropriate equipment 1 suitable envircn. 4 as by checxing, auditing. and inspection, mental condit!cns for acccmp11shing the } that activities afecting che safety related activity, such as adequate clennnessi and as. functions have been correctly performed. surance that all prerequisites fer the given j The persons and organizations perform. activity have been satisSed, no pecg-am Ing quality assurance functions shall p11 take into account the need for special )I have su"'icient authcrity and organiza* cantrols, precesses, test equ!pment, tools. and tional freedom to identify quality prob
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1 1 ems! to initiate, recommend, or provide need for ver1Scatics of quality by inspec. solutions: and to verify implementation of t!on and test. ne program shan provide for solutions. Such persons and organizations indoctrination and training of personnel per. a l j performing quality assurance functions shall terming activities s!'ecting quality as neces. repcrt to a management level such that this sary to assure that suttable pronclency !s required authority and organiza. local free
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dom including suct:1ent independence from regularly review the status and adequacy of f cost anJ schedule when opposed to safety the quality assurance program. ifanagement constcerations, are provided. Because of the of other organizations participating in the quality assurance preg-am shall regularly + While the term " applicant" is used in review the status and adequacy of that part 1 these criteria, the requirements are. of the qus11tv assurance prcgram which they [ of course, app!! cable after such a persan are executing. j l has received a license to construct and Irf. otstcM coNTacL operate a nuclear power plant or a fuel i s. repro essing plant. These criteria wt'l also Stessures shall be estabitshed to assure be used for guidance in evaluating the ade. that appI! cable regulatory requirements and e quacy of quanty assurance programs in use the design basis. as defined in i 50 2 and as by holders of construction permits and op. spec 1 Sed in the license applicatten fer these ersting licenses. structures, systems, and components to which 282 l t 1 a i, gf* 9'
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_.. _.. h . man.am._ A_ .2 I, 1 1 I Chapter I-Nuclear Regulatory Commlesion 'f. 50, App. B t this eppendix appites are correctly trans. the circumstances and shall be accomplished !sted inta speelacattens. drawings, proce. In accordance with these instructions, pro. dures, and instructions.These measures shall cedures, or drawings. Instructions, proce. Include provisions to assure that appropriate dures, or drawings shall include appropriate l quality standards are spec 18ed and included quantitative or qualltative acceptance cri. In design documents and that devastions teria for determining that important activl. l Irom such standards are controlled. Measures ties have been satisfactorily accomplished. shall miso be established for the selecuon and vs. DocUuzNT coNTaoL review for suitability of app 11 cation of mate. Maasures aball be established to control g rials, parts, equipment. and processes that the lasuance of documents. such as instrue. att e Lual tc tus safsty-r:!ated functlens tions, procedures, and crawings. Including of the structures, systems and cornponents. Measures shall be established for the changes thereto, which prescribe all activttles aff ecting quality.These measures shall assure [ ident!Mestion and control of des 1gn inter, that documents. Including changes, are re. [ faces and for coordination among partic! pat. viewed for adequacy and approved for release fng dee?gn organizations. These mes.sures by authorized personnel and are distributed [ 1 shallinclude the estabitshment cf procedures to and used at the location where the pre. among parucipating desfgn organizatione for scribed activity is performed. Changes to the review. approral. reles.se, dlstributics. documents aball be reviewed and approved and revision cf doct-~1ents involving design by the same organizations that performed Interfaces. the original rettew sad approval unless the The desten control measures than prow!g applicant designates another responsible = for verifyaug or checking the adequacy oT crganizauen. design. such as by the performance cf design 'eviews, by the use of n! ternate or almp118ed vit coNTaoh oF PURCstAaID M ATERtAL. RQUTP. esiculatinnal methods. cr by the perform. Mtr*T. AND acarscta ance of a suitable testing prcgram.The vertfy. hures sM h MM 2 en [ in;or checking precess shall be performed by that purchased material, equipment, and Individuals or groups other than those who services, whether purchased directly or performed the ortrinal design, but who may through contractors and subcontractors, con. be from the same crgan:zatien. Where a test form to the procurement documents. These e program is used to verify the adequacy cf a measures tha!! Include provisions. na appro. spec!Sc design feature in 11eu of other ver:fy. priate. fcr source evaluation and selection. ing er checking processes. It shan include. objective evidence c! quality furntshed by {- suitable qus11Scatict.s testing cf a prototype the contractor or subecntracter. Inspect!cn untt under the most severse design condi. at the contracter er subcontractor source. ticus. Design ecutre! measures sha!! be ap. and esamination of products upon delivery. piled to items such as the following reactor cummary eMme that material and physics stress, thermal. hydrau!!c. and accl. equipmm confctm m the pneunmnt re. Cent analyses: compattb111ty cf matettals, quirements shs11 be available at the nuclear accessib111ty for Inservice inspect!cn. !na nte; powerplant er fuel npmaamg plant W + nance, and repair; and de!!nestien cf accept. pract to instanation or use of such materta! anco crite'ta for inspections and tests. and equipant, ma documntary pidence Design changes, including Seld changes. shan be retained at the nuclear powerplant shan be subject to design centrol meetsures or fus! reprocessing plant site and shan be ecmmensurate with those app!!ed to the secant to identW W specmc NW. orig:nal desten and be approved by the cr. ments, such as cedes. stanc.res, cr spec 1Sca. ganitatico that perfctmed the crig:nal design tions met by the purchased material and unless the applicant designates another re. equipment.The e!'ectiveness of the control of epenalble crganizaticn. quality by contracters and subcontractora tv. PaoCtraturNT poeUwzNT corrraoL shall be assessed by the applicant or dealgnee Measures shall be estab!1shed to masure at intervals consistent with the importance. that appitcable regulatory requirementa do. complex.!!y. and quantity of the product or senices. sign bases, and cther requirements which are necessary to assure adequate quality are vt:2. IDENT!7TCATsoN AND CONTBob oF MATntat a, su.tably included or referenced in the docu. PaaTs. AND CoMPoNaNTa ments for procurement of material. equip' Measures shall be estab11thed for the iden. ment, and services. whether purchased bT ttScation and contrcl of materints, parts, the appi: cant er ty its contractors er sub. and components. Including partially fabr1 contracters. To the extent necessary. pro. cated assemblies. These measures shall assure turement documents shall require contrac. that identtScation of the item is enntntained tors or subcontractors to provide a qualtty by heat number, part number, certal number. assurance picgram cons! stent with the or other appropriate means, either on the [ Item or en receres traceable to the item. ma pertinent provts: ens of this appendtz. rcquired throughout f abrication. ereetton.
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Activities af'ecting quality shall be pre. t12catlon and ccetret mensures shall be scribed by dccumented instructtens, proce. designed to prevent the use of incorrect or -l dures, or drawings, cf a type apprcpriate to defective material, parts, and components. t i 283 j a I r ~.. - ~ ~, - -n_ ,..n_ 4
? .,4 t. 4 4 ~-' I b. g w j. Pt. 50, App. 9 Title 10-Energy i E!!t. st&NMINC. sTotAct AND sHIPPDro 1 tz. CoNTaot, or sPEct&I. FRoCEssEs Measures shall be estabushed so contrui i Measures sha!I be estabitshed to assure the handiing, storage. shipping, cleaning and i that specist processes. Including welding, heat treating, and nondestructive testing, preservatten of material and equipment in accordance with worlt and Inspection in. are controtted and accomplished by quali. structions to prevent damage or deteriora-Sed personnet using qualified procedures I
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tion. When necessary for particular prod. ards, specifications, criteria, and otner ucts. spects! proteJttve environments such l as inert gas atmosphere, spectSc moisture p 'l special requirementr. content levels, and temperature levels, shall 4{-
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i, ! A program for inspection of activities arv. tNsPEC'rtoN. N M oPraMING snMs afecting quality shall be estabitshed and Measures shall be estabitsbed to indicate. executed by or for the organization perform. by the use of markings such as stamps, tags. ing the activity to vertly conformance with !abels. routing cards.or other suttable means, g I the documented instruct 1ans, procedures. the status of inspections and testa performed 4 il} and drawings for accompus.hing the activity, upon individual items of the nuclear power 7 '61 Such inspection shall be performed by tedt. plant or fue1 reprocessing plant. These mets-viduals other than those who performed utes shall provide for the identiacation of ' i i the activity being tuspected. Examinations, Items which have satisfactorily passed re-measurements. cr tests of matertal or prod. quired inspections and tests. where necessary ucts processed shan be performed for each to preclude inadvertent bypassing of such o I -{ work cperation where necessary to assure inspections and tests. Measures shall also be ] quality. If inspection of processed matettal estsblished for indicating the operating i l or products is impossible or disadvantageous, status of structures, systems, and compo-I (ndirect control by monitoring processing nents of the nuclear power plant or fuel methods equipment. and personnel shall be provided. Both inspection and process mont. reprocessing plant. such as by tagging g' toring shall be provided when control is valves and switches, to prevent inadvertent l Inadequate *vithout both. If :nandatory in* operation, spectten hold points, which require wit. nessing or inspecting by the applicant s CostPoNW y. I designated representanve and beyond wtuch Measures shall be estabitsbed to control work shan not proceed without the consent I ,,) of its des;gnatec representative are required. materials, parts. Of components which do tact .i the spectSc hold points shad be indicated in conform to requirements in order to prevent f their inadvertent use or Instaast!ca. These appropriate documents, measures shall include, as appropriate. pro. az. N cowraot, cedures for identtacation. documentation, g 8 A test program shall be established to segrettation. disposition and not1Scation to assurt that all testing required to demon afected organtzstions. Nonconforming items l strate that structures, systems and compo* shall be rettewed and accepted, rejecte d, a nents will perform satisfactortly in service is repaired or reworked in accordance with I' identif;ed and performed in accordance with documented procedures. writtee test procedures which incorporste xvt. conazem acmN the requirernents and acceptance limita con-Measures shall be established to nasure that tained in applicable design documents. The test program shan include, as appropriated conditions adverse to quality such as fall. l proof tests prior to tnatallation. preopera ures, malfunctions. decctenetes. dettations. tional tests, and operational tests during nu* defective matettat and equipment, and non. clear power plant or fuel reprocessing plant conformances are promptly ident: Sed and operation, of structures. systems. and com-corrected in the case of sign! Scant condj-l ponents. Test procedures shallinclude provi-tions adverse to quality, the =easures shan stons for assuring that all prerequisites for assure that the cause of the condition is determined and corrective action taken to g the given test have been met that adequate preclude repetition. The identtScat!on of the test instrumentation is ava!!able and used. j and that the test is performed under suitable sign 1 Scant conditten adverse to quality, the environmental conditions. Test results shall cause of the condition, and the corrective l be documented and evaluated to assure that action taken sha!! be dccumented and test requirements have been satisSed. reported to appropriate levels of management. e 4 XVII. QUALrrY AssUaANCE aEConDs zzr. coNTaot, or xEAstrRINo AND TEg? J g
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I l Measures aban be estabitshed to assure furntsh evidence of activttles &#ecting that tools, gages. Instruments, and other quatt*y. The record. sball include at least measuring and testing devices used in ac-the following: Operating logs and the results ttvities afecting qualtty are property con. of rettews. inspections, tests, audits. moni-Jolled. calibrated. and adjusted at spectaed toring of work performance, and materials e analyses. The records sball also include l periods to maintain accuracy within necas. closely.related data such as qus11Scations of l sary limits. SS4 i i i ~ __ ; - ~ - 4EdWETNN#N
f. g. .+ 10 ? Chapter 1-Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pt. 50, App. C personnel, procedures, and equipment. In. the permit or ucense is sought. Those in p ' spection and test records shall, as a mini. the former category will normaDy have a E mum.1dentify the inspector or data recorder, history of operaung experience and be able ll the type of observation, the results. the sc. to submit Anancial statements renecting the ceptability. and the action taken in con. Anancial results of past operauona. With [ nection with any deSciencies noted. Records respect, however, to the appucant which is shan be ident1Bable and retrievable. Con. a newly formed company estab11 abed pr!.
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marily for the purpose of carrying out the .J menta, the applicant shall establish require. Ucensed activity with little or no prior 't ments concerning record retention, such operating history, somewhat more detailed as duration. 1ccation. and assigned data and supporung documentation wtB gen. 8 'J responsibility, erally be necessary. For this reason, the ap. 18 pendiz describes separately the scope of in. U mm amTs ] formation to be included in applications I. 1 A comprehensive system of planned and by each of these two classes of appucants. l' periodic audits shall be carried out to verify In determining an appucant's anancial compuance with EU aspects of the qualtt-qua11Acations, the CommI=aion wt2 require d [ assurance program and to determine the - ifag minimum amount of information neces. eSectiveness of the program.The audits abau
- aary for that purpose. No special forms ars be performed in accordance with the written prescribed for submitting the information.
O procedures or check lists by appropriate!) In many cases, the Anancial in!crmation trained personnel act having direct respons1$ usuany contained in current annual Acan. e bnities in the areas being audited. Audit re. cial reports. including summary dets of prior sults aban be documented and reviewed by years, win be suf5clent for the Comminston's i management having responsib13ty in ' the needs. The Ccmmission reserves the right, area audited. Fonowup action. Including re. however, to require additional anancial in. audit of deScient areas, shall be taken where formation at sne construcuan permit stage. Indicated.
- , the operating license stage, and during operation of the fac!!!ty, parucularly in cam 135 FR 10499. June 27.1970. as amended at in ubich the proposed power genermung 35 FR 18301. Sept.17,1971: 40 FR 3210D.
faculty wtU be c mmonly owned by two or Jan.20.1975] more existing companies or in which Ananc-A.PrtNDII C-A OmDr roa Tut FINANczAL ing depends upon long-term arrangaments DATA AND RELATrn INroamaaTioN Rzenar.n for the abaring of the power from the facil. 'i To EstasL1 sis FtNaNCIAL QUaLIrICAT1oNa 1ty Dy two or more electr1 Cal generat.ng ron Faensrv CoNetnUcTrow PrBaCrr3 AND Companies. OrgaAT:Nc 1.1crNsza Appucants, permit holders, and licensees are encouraged to Consult with the Commtm. j g slon with respect to any questions they may e This appendix is intended to apprise sp. have relaung to the requirements of the Com-pucants for ucenses to construct and operate mission's regulacons or the information set production or utnizataon facilities of the forth in this appendix. types described in i 50.21(b) or i 60.22. or e
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cial data and other related information that ossANtr.aTroNs will demonstrate the Snancial quallocations A. Applications for construction permits-rif the applicant to carry out the activities for
- 1. Estimate of constructton costs. Per electrie which the permit or !! cense is sought. The uullties, each applicant's estimate of the total kind and depth of information described in cost of the proposed factitty should be this guide is not intended to be a rigid and broken down as follows and be accompanied absolute requirement. In some instances.
by a statement describing the basco from additional pertinent material may be needed-which the estimate is derived 1 In any case, the applicant abould include (a) Total nuclear production plant i information other than that specified if such c os ta......................... : information is pertinent to establishing the (b) Wansminston. distributton, and applicant's Snancial ab111ty to construct and general plant costs............ : l operate the proposed facility. .c) Nuclear fuel inventory cost for l Since separate andings of financial qua11 ars core 8..................... S Scations w!!! be made by the Commisalon at Total estimated cost......... p the construction permit stage of the licens. 8 Section 2.790 of 10 CFR Part 2 and I 9.8 Ing process and at the operating ucense of 10 CFR Part 9 indicate the circumstances stage, the nature of the information to be under which information submitted by ap. included in the application at each of these pucants may be withheld from public etages is discussed separately. disclome. It is important to observe also that both I 60.33(f) and this appendix distingulahed If the fuelis to be acquired by lease or other between appucants which are established arrangement than purchase, the appucation organ 12ations and those which are newly should 80 state. The items to be included in I forIned enutles CFgan12ed primarily for the these categories should be the same as those Purpose of engaging in the activity for which deSned in the applicable electric plant and i 285 s 9 4 1 = Y -ez .W ,w -}}