ML20247H909

Discusses Acceptance of Proposed Rev to Framatome Topical Rept.Based on Review of 980202 Submittal & Suppl Info Received 980414 & 0417,rev 9 Meets Requirements & Therefore Acceptable

ML20247H909
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Issue date:	05/15/1998
From:	Black S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Vernier P FRAMATOME
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TAC-MA1057, NUDOCS 9805210283
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SUBJECT:

NRC ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSED REVISION TO FRAMATOME TOPICAL REPORT (TAC # MA1057)

Dear Mr. Vernier:

1 We have completed our review of the proposed Revision 9 to the FRAMATOME quality assurance topical report, FRA - QP/85 0782 NP, "FRAMATOME Quality Assurance Program (For United States Applications)," submitted with your letter dated February 2,1998. We provided a list of questions to Ms. R6gine Perrin of your staff by facsimile on March 30,1998, to l

obtain clarification on certain changes in your submittal. We received a response to these l

questions by E-mail and facsimile on April 14,1998. Ms. R6gine Perrin also sent us a copy of the associated corrected topical report pages on April 17,1998.

These submittals described revisions made to take into account recent changes in your Nuclear

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Business organization. This included the establishment of three operational divisions, each of which is managed as an independent organization with all necessary resources under its control, and a small Central Unit in charge of assuring that common general policies are defined ;

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and implemented throughout the Nuclear Business organization. Furthermore, the duties and l

responsibilities of the " Quality Unit" are split between Quality Management and the Quality

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Departments of the operational divisions.

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Key points addressed in this revision include: 1) Quality Management is in charge of the Nuclear Business OA program and its compliance with the commitments of the Topical R l

2) Quality Management reports to the Nuclear Business General Manager,3) Quality Management is responsible for the QA training program definition and for QA program assessment,4) Division Quality Departments are responsible for assuring the quality of their division activities, including surveillance of activities performed either by the Division involved or by its supplier,5) Division Quality Departments have stop work authority and work cannot resume without their concurrence, and 6) the Quality Department reports to the Division Manager.

Based on our review of your February 2,1998, submittal and the supplementary information received from Ms. R6gine Perrin on April 14,1998, and April 17,1998, we find that Revision 9 of your topical report continues to meet the requir,erner$s.of Apperyg6 to 10 CFR 50, and is, l

therefore, acceptable.

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May 15,1998 Please replace our previous acceptance letter with a copy of this letter, identify the report as FRA - QP/85 0782 NP, Revision 9A, and forward a copy to all users, and to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4(b)(7)(ii). Pursuant to this regulation, and to ensure that future submittals are properly processed, please submit your correspondence to: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555.

l Any questions on this subject should be addressed to the NRC staff reviewer, Ray Smith, at I

(301) 415-2620.

Sincerely.

Original signed by: Suzanne C. Black Suzanne C. Black, Chief I

Quality Assurance, Vendor Inspection and Maintenance Branch Division of Reactor Controls and Human Factors Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:

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