View source for GO2-20-086, Response to Request for Additional Information Related to Reduction in Commitment to the Columbia Operational Quality Program Description

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| number = ML20153A471
| issue date = 06/01/2020
| title = Response to Request for Additional Information Related to Reduction in Commitment to the Columbia Operational Quality Program Description
| author name = Hettel W
| author affiliation = Energy Northwest
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| addressee affiliation = NRC/Document Control Desk, NRC/NRR
| docket = 05000397
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| case reference number = GO2-20-086
| document report number = OQAPD-01, Rev 055
| document type = Letter type:GO, Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI)
| page count = 8
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| stage = Response to RAI
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William G. Hettel ENERGY Columbia Generating Station P.O. Box 968, PE23 NORTHWEST Richland, WA 99352-0968 Ph. 509.377.8311 l F. 509.377.4674 wghettel @energy-northwest.com June 1, 2020 GO2-20-086 10 CFR 50.54(a)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

==Subject:==
COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397 RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO REDUCTION IN COMMITMENT TO THE COLUMBIA OPERATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

==References:==
: 1. Letter from W.G. Hettel (Energy Northwest) to NRC, !Reduction in Commitment to the Columbia Operational Quality Assurance Program Description," dated May 18, 2020 (ADAMS Accession Number ML20139A225)
: 2. Email from John Klos (NRC) to Rick Garcia (Energy Northwest),
                                   !Formal RAIs for Columbia [COVID-19] QA Plan Change Surveillance, Request Response by Tuesday June 2, 2020," dated May 26, 2020

==Dear Sir or Madam:==

By Reference 1 Energy Northwest submitted for approval a revision to the Columbia Generating Station (Columbia) Operational Quality Assurance Program Description (OQAPD) that results in a reduction of commitment to the previously accepted quality assurance program. By Reference 2 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested additional information related to the Energy Northwest submittal. The enclosure to this letter contains the requested information.
The Enclosure provides Energy Northwest#s response to the NRCs request (Reference 2). Attachments 1 and 2 provide a revised markup and clean affected pages of the Columbia OQAPD, respectively, supporting Energy Northwest#s responses.
No new commitments are being made by this letter or the enclosure. If there are any questions or if additional information is needed, please contact Richard M. Garcia, Licensing Supervisor at (509) 377-8463.

              
GO2-20-086 Page 2 of 2 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
                                             
Executed this ______        day of ___________, 2020.
Respectfully, W. G. Hettel Vice President Nuclear Generation, Chief Nuclear Officer

==Enclosure:==
As stated Attachments: As stated cc:      NRC RIV Regional Administrator NRC Senior Resident Inspector NRC NRR Project Manager CD Sonoda $ BPA EFSECutc.wa.gov $ EFSEC E Fordham $ WDOH R Brice $ WDOH L Albin $ WDOH

            
GO2-20-086 Enclosure 1 Page 1 of 2 RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NRC REQUEST No. 1:
In the submittal Energy Northwest stated that the following process description is based on industry guidance found in the document !Remote Source Verification During a Pandemic or Similar State of Emergency: Screening Criteria and Process Guidance," [Electrical Power Research Institute] EPRI, Palo Alto, CA: 2020. 3002019436. The Energy Northwest definitions differ from those used in the EPRI document in that source verification at Energy Northwest includes vendor surveillances, inspections, and audits. Energy Northwest stated that its submittal will use the vendor surveillance in place of the EPRI term source verification to be consistent with our existing program terminology. The function described by the two terms will be the same.
Please clarify if and how Columbia#s alternate method of performing remote vendor surveillances will change the !inspections and audits" in its OQAPD?
ENERGY NORTHWEST RESPONSE TO RAI 1:
As stated in Section 1.0 of GO2-20-076 and the EPRI guidance, the proposed change does not apply to the vendor audits or surveys. It only applies to the vendor surveillances portion of source verification activities identified in the OQAPD. Vendor surveillances can be in support of dedication or as an acceptance method for safety related purchase orders or contracts. The screening questions included in Section 4 of EPRI guidance will be included in implementing procedure SQI-7-4, Source Surveillance Activities. The application of the second screening question (4.2) of the EPRI guidance, !Is the activity an assessment?" will ensure that remote vendor surveillances are not used for assessment activities such as audits or surveys.
NRC REQUEST No. 2:
By {{letter dated|date=May 18, 2020|text=letter dated May 18, 2020}} Energy Northwest requested approval to revise Columbia#s (OQAPD). In the submittal the Columbia stated that the following process description is based on industry guidance found in the document, !Remote Source Verification During a Pandemic or Similar State of Emergency: Screening Criteria and Process Guidance, EPRI 3002019436.
Columbia#s submittal, Attachment 1, !Revised Pages of Columbia#s OQAPD does not reference EPRI 3002019436," Remote Source Verification During a Pandemic or Similar State of Emergency: Screening Criteria and Process Guidance" and is not in included in the proposed change.
: a. Provide clarification if the EPRI guidance will be included in Columbia#s OQAPD or implementing procedures?
: b. Please provide clarification on where and how the screening questions in EPRI 3002019436, Section 4," Remote Source Verification Screening Process," will be implemented if the EPRI document is not referenced in Columbia#s OQAPD?

            
GO2-20-086 Enclosure 1 Page 2 of 2 ENERGY NORTHWEST RESPONSE TO RAI 2:
: a. The Columbia OQAPD will be revised to reference the EPRI guidance document as shown in the attached mark-up and retyped pages.
: b. SQI-7-4, Source Surveillance Activities, will be revised to include EPRI 3002019436, Section 4 Screening Questions.
NRC REQUEST No. 3:
Energy Northwest#s submittal, Attachment 1, !Revised Pages of the Columbia Operational Quality Assurance Program Description," states in part that, !Remote vendor surveillance is acceptable as a dedication process when a pandemic or similar state of emergency has been declared restricting access or travel to and/or from vendor locations affected by the declaration. The remote vendor surveillance will be screened for eligibility, planned, and then performed using real time video and documented."
Please clarify if Columbia intends to use remote source verification in EPRI 3002019436 dedication activities only, or in addition to Appendix B, Criteria VII inspection at the contractor or subcontractor source requirements?
ENERGY NORTHWEST RESPONSE TO RAI 3:
The remote source verification process described in the EPRI document will be used for remote vendor surveillances as part of a commercial grade dedication and for certain Appendix B, Criteria VII inspections. The use of remote source verification as discussed in the EPRI guidance will be limited by the application of the screening questions in Section 4, Remote Source Verification Screening Process. The application of this process to the activity being considered will exclude those inspections that are highly dependent on visual examination or those that require very close observation, such as a weld inspection. Examples of activities that could be adequately verified remotely would include witnessing a calibration or acceptance test.

            
GO2-20-086 Attachment 1 Revised Pages of the Columbia Operational Quality Assurance Program Description

                           
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GO2-20-086 Attachment 2 Retyped Pages of the Columbia Quality Assurance Program Description

                           
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