ML20217E862

Forwards RAI Re Proposed Rev 19 to Util Quality Assurance Program TR

ML20217E862
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	10/03/1997
From:	Mckee P NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Carns N, Loftus P NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
References
TAC-M95739, TAC-M95740, TAC-M95741, NUDOCS 9710070257
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Mr. Neil S. Carns October 3, 1997 Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer

' Northeast Nuclear Energy Company c/o Ms. Patricia A. Loftus Director - Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 128 Waterford, CT 06385

SUBJECT:

MILLSTONE NUCLEAR P022R STATION, UNITS 1, 2. At'D 3 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSED REVISION 19 TO THE NORTHEAST UTillTIES QUAllTY ASSURANCE PROGRAM TOPICAL REPORT (TAC N05. M95739, M95740, M95741) j

Dear Mr. Carns:

By letter dated June 12, 1997, the staff acknowledged receipt of your 10 CFR 50.54(a) submittal dated June 3, 1997, which proposed changes to your Quality Assurance Program description. The NRC staff has reviewed the changes and in order to support further NRC evaluation, you are requested to provide l the NRC with answers to the enclosed questions. Please respond to this request for additional information expeditiously in order for the staff to complete-i'* review in a timely manner.

Sincerely, "

• 1 8 IE"*"Y 8 Phillip F. McKee Deputy Director for Licensing Special Projects Office Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423

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REQUEST FOR ADD 1110NAL INFORMATION f&MCERNING PROPOSED REVISION 19 TO THE NORTHEAST UTILITIES 00AllTY ASSURANCE PROGRAM (NUDAP) TOPICAL REPORT MILLSTONE NUCLEAR POWER STATION. UNITS 1. 2. AND 3 TAC NOS. M95739. M95740. 95741

1. Is the " Management Review" now described in Section 2.2.6 eouivalent in scope and depth to that previously described in Section 1.2.2.2 (Northeast Utilities Quality Assurance Program Rev. 18 Section 1.2.2.2 designated the Executive V.P. - Nuclear)?asAlso, -

" responsible to assess the scope, status, implementation, and effectiveness of the NUQAP." Who holds such responsibility under the proposed Rev. 19 to the NVQAP7

-2. There appears to be an inconsistency between Figure 1.1 and Section 1.4.1 (i.e., Director - Performance Evaluation vs. Director -

Engineering Programs). Please explain. 1

3. Section 12.2.1, " Calibration Program," - Third Paragraph: Does review and approval by the Station Operations Review Committee / Plant Operations Review Committee or the Qualified Reviewer Program gnly apply to the H&TE Calibration Program procedures?

4. The definition of " Safety-Related Structures Systems, and Components" in Appendix 0 should be revised to be consistent with the formal definition of the term in 10 CFR 50.2, " Definitions." (See 62 FR 47268 dated September 8, 1997). Also, where in the NVQAP is the term " Safety Structures Systems, and Components" defined?

5. Appendix E, Program Exception 13: While it is unprecedented to remove the Quality Assurance procedures list from the NVQAP, it is not clear from the text provided what the alternative is or its acceptability with regard to Appendix B requirements. Please clarify.

-6. Appendix E Program Exception 11: The NRC's order is dated August 14, 1996.

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Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Millstone Nuclear Power Station Units 1, 2, and 3 Cc:

Lillian M. Cuoco, Esquire Mr. Wayne D. Lanning' Senior Nuclear Counsel Deputy Director of Inspections Northcast Utilities Servi:e Company Special Projects Office P. O. Box 270 475 Allendale Road Hartford, CT 06141+0270 King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mr. Kevin T. A. McCarthy, Director Mr. F. C. Rothen Monitoring and Radiation Division Vice President - Work Services Department of Environmental Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Protection P.O. Box 128 79 Elm Street Waterford, CT 06385 Hartford, CT 06106-5127 Charles Brinkman, Manager Mr. Allan Johanson, Assistant Washington Nuclear Operations Director ABB Combustion Engineering Office of Policy and Management 12300 Twinbrook P4wy, Suite 330 l 1 Policy Development and Planning Rockville, MD 20852 l Division  !

i 450 Ca)itol Avenue - MS 52ERN Mr. D. M. Goebel P. O. Box 341441 Vice President - Nuclear Oversight 3

Hartford, CT 06134-1441 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 128 Regional Administrator, Region I Waterford, CT 06385 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road Mr. M. L. Bowling, Jr.

King of Prussia, PA 19406 Recovery Officer - Millstone Unit 2 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company First Selectmen P. O. Box 128 Town of Waterford Waterford, CT 06385 Hall of Records 200 Boston Post Road Senior Resident Inspector Waterford, CT 06385 Millstone Nuclear Power Staticn c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. J. P. McElwain P. O. Box 513 Recovery Officer - Millstone Unit 1 Niantic, CT 06357 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 128 Mr. David Amerine Waterford, CT 06385 Recovery Officer - Nuclear Deborah Katz, President Engineering and Support Northeast' Nuclear Energy Company Citizens Awareness Network P.~0. Box 128 P. O. Box 83 Waterford, CT 06385 Shelburne Falls, MA 03170

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Hillstone Nuclear Power Station Units 1, 2, and 3 Cc!

Mr. M, H. Brothers Little Harbor Conshit' ants. Inc.

Vice President - Millstone Unit 3 Millstone - ITPOP Project Office Northeast Nuclear Energy Company P. O. Box 0630 P. O. Box 128 Niantic, Connecticut 06375-0630 Waterford, CT 06385 Mr. Evan W. Woo 11acott Mr. M. R. Scully, Executive Director Co-Chair Connecticut Municipal Electric Nuclear Energy Advisory Council Energy Cooperative 128 Terry's Plain Road 30 Stott Avenue Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 Norwich, CT 06360 Mr. Daniel L. Curry Mr. William D. Meinert Project Director '

Nuclear Engineer Parsons Power Group Inc.-

Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale 2675 Morgantown Road '

Electric Company Reading, Pennsylvania 19607 P. O. Box 426

Ludlow, MA 01056 Mr. Don Schopfer Verification Team Manager Ernest C. Hadley, Esq. Sargent & Lundy 1040 B Main Street 55 ,

. Monroe Street P. O. Box 549 Chicago, Ilinois 60603 West Wareham, MA 02576 Joseph R. Egan, Esq.

Egan & Associates, P.C.

2300 N Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 Citizens Regulatory Commission ATTN: Ms. Susan Perry Luxton 180 Great Neck Road Waterford, Connecticut 06385 The Honorable Terry Concannon Co-Chair Nuclear Energy Advisory Council Room 4035 Legislative Office Building Capitol Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06106 W