NRC Generic Letter 1981-01

NRC Generic Letter 1981-001: Qualification of Inspection, Examination, and Testing and Audit Personnel

ML031210093
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley, Millstone, Hatch, Monticello, Calvert Cliffs, Dresden, Davis Besse, Peach Bottom, Browns Ferry, Salem, Oconee, Mcguire, Nine Mile Point, Palisades, Palo Verde, Perry, Indian Point, Fermi, Kewaunee, Catawba, Harris, Wolf Creek, Saint Lucie, Point Beach, Oyster Creek, Watts Bar, Hope Creek, Grand Gulf, Cooper, Sequoyah, Byron, Pilgrim, Arkansas Nuclear, Braidwood, Susquehanna, Summer, Prairie Island, Columbia, Seabrook, Brunswick, Surry, Limerick, North Anna, Turkey Point, River Bend, Vermont Yankee, Crystal River, Haddam Neck, Ginna, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, Vogtle, Waterford, Duane Arnold, Farley, Robinson, Clinton, South Texas, San Onofre, Cook, Comanche Peak, Yankee Rowe, Maine Yankee, Quad Cities, Humboldt Bay, La Crosse, Big Rock Point, Rancho Seco, Zion, Midland, Bellefonte, Fort Calhoun, FitzPatrick, McGuire, LaSalle, 05000000, Zimmer, Fort Saint Vrain, Washington Public Power Supply System, Shoreham, Satsop, Trojan, Bailly, Cherokee, Marble Hill, Hartsville, Phipps Bend, Yellow Creek, Crane
Issue date:	05/04/1981
From:	Eisenhut D G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
References
RG-1-058, RG-1-146 GL-81-001, NUDOCS 8106020005
Download: ML031210093 (5)

R i W *4REG,,' UNITED STATES pClijrA i. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION _ RLLI~f1)WASHINGTON, D. C. 205558.,. AY 20 19lhVISA NJOVImaIMay 4, 1981 OMM /TO ALL LICENSEES OF OPERATING PLANTS AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITSGentlemen:SUBJECT: QUALIFICATION OF INSPECTION, EXAMINATION, AND TESTING AND AUDITPERSONNEL (Generic Letter 81-01)Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and FuelReprocessing Plants," to 10 CFR Part 50 establishes overall quality assurancerequirements for nuclear power plants. Two Regulatory Guides, discussed below,have been issued which provide guidance on an acceptable way to meet.,Appendix B requirements. Enclosed for your information and use is-a copy ofRegulatory Guide 1.58, Revision 1, dated September 1980, "Qualification of.Nuclear Power Plant Inspection, Examination, and Testing Personnel." /Regulatory Guide 1.58 endorses ANSI N45.2.6 with certain exceptions. TheNRC staff has determined that the intent of regulatory positions C.5, 6, 7,8 and 10, which provide additional guidance concerning the qualification of*nuclear power plant inspection, examination, and testing personnel, shouldbe implemented by all operating nuclear plants and those under construction.Also enclosed for your information and use is a copy of Regulatory Guide 1.146,dated August 1980, "Oualification of Quality Assurance Program Audit Personnelfor Nuclear Power Plants." This guide endorses ANSI/ASME N45.2.23-1978 withcertain exceptions. The NRC staff has determined that the intent of thisguide should be implemented by all operating nuclear plants and those 'underconstruction.Therefore,,you are requested to furnish the following by 90 days from the dateof this letter:1. Commitments to meet regulatory positions C.5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 of RegulatoryGuide 1.58, Revision 1, and Regulatory Guide 1.146, and your planned datefor doing so; or2. If you elect not to adopt the methods given in Regulatory Guides 1.58,Revision 1, and 1.146 describe your alternative methods of complying with10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B regarding qualification of nuclear powerplant inspection, examination, and testing personnel, and qualificationof audit personnel, and your schedule for implementing the alternativemethods.te .01 6020005

-2-In your response please refer to this letter by title and number.Any questions regarding this matter may be addressed to your project manager.;..Iit, uirectoringReactor RegulationEnclosuress:1. Regulatory Guide 1.58, Revision1, dated September.19802. Regulatory Gutde 1.146, datedAugust 1980cc: Service ListI'

.-DISTRIBUTION OF GNERIC LETTER 81-01, DATED MAY 4, 1981Braidwood 50-456/457Beaver Valley 2 50-412Bailly 50-367Bellefonte 50-438/439Byron 50-454/455Cafl awayComanche PeakCherokeeCatawbaClinton 'Diablo CanyonFarley 2Fermi 2Grand GulfHartsvilleHope CreekHarrisTaSalleLimerickMarble HillsMillstone 3McGuireMidland50-416/41750-518/519/520/52150-354/35550-400/401/402/40350-373/.37450-352/35350-546/54750-42350-369/37050-329/330Nine Mile Poit 2Phipps BendPalo VerdePerryRiver BendSummerSusquehannaShorehamSan Qnofre 2/3Salem 2St. Iucie 2SeabrookSouth TexasSequoyah50-41050-553/55450-528/529/53050-440/44150-458/45950-39550-387/38850-32250-361/36250-31150-389 ,50-443/44450-498/49950-327/328Vog0leWolf CreekWaterfordWNP-2WNP 3&5Watts BarWNP 1 & 450-424/42550-48250-38250-39750-508/5095 0-390/39150-460/51350-566/56750-358Yellow CreekZimmer

4C9enjro-'I ,.AiesALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEESDocket No. 50-348Farley Unit 1Docket No. 50-313Arkansas Unit 1Docket No. 50-368Arkansas Unit 2Docket No. 50-317Calvert Cliffs Unit 1Docket No. 50-318Calvert Cliffs Unit 2Docket No. 50-293Pilgrim Unit 1Docket No. 50-325Brunswick Unit 1Docket No. 50-324Brunswick Unit 2Docket No. 50-261H. B. Robinson Unit 2Docket No. 50-10Dresden Unit 1Docket No. 50-237Dresden Unit 2Docket No. 50-249Dresden Unit 3Docket No. 50-3Indian Point Unit 1Docket No. 50-247Indian Point Unit 2Docket 50-286Indian Point Unit 3Docket No. 50-155Big Rock PointDocket No. 50-255PalisadesDocket No. 50-409LacrosseDocket No. 50-269Oconee Unit 1Docket No. 50-270Oconee Unit 2Docket No. 50-287Oconee Unit 3Docket No. 50-334Beaver Valley Unit 1Docket No. 50-302Crystal River 3Docket No.50-335St. Lucie Unit 1Docket No. 50-254Quad-Cities Unit 1Docket No. 50-265Quad-Cities Unit 2Docket No. 50-295Zion Unit 1Docket No. 50-304Zion Unit 2Docket No. 50-213Connecticut YankeeDocketTurkeyNo. 50-250Point Unit 3Docket No. 50-251Turkey Point Unit 4Docket No. 50-321Edwin I. Hatch Unit 1Docket No. 50-366Edwin I. Hatch Unit 2Docket No. 50-315D. C. Cook Unit 1(Haddam Neck)

I-2 -Docket No. 50-316D. C. Cook Unit 2Docket No. 50-331Duane ArnoldDocket No. 50-219Oyster Creek Unit 1Docket No. 50-309Maine YankeeDocket No. 50-289Three Mile Island Unit 1Docket No. 50-320Three Mile Island Unit 2Docket No. 50-298Cooper StationDocket No. 50-344TrojanDocket No. 50-333FitzPatrickDocket No. 50-267Ft. St. VrainDocket No.50-272Salem Unit 1Docket No. 50-244R. E. Ginna 1Docket No. 50-312Rancho SecoDocket No.50-206San Onofre 1Docket No. 50-305KewauneeDocket No. 50-29Yankee-RoweDocket No. 50-339North Anna 2Docket No.Salem 2Docket No.Sequoyah 1Docket No.McGuire 150-31150-32750-369Docket No. 50-364Farley 2Docket No. 50-220Nine Mile Point Unit 1Docket No. 50-259Browns Ferry Unit 1Docket No. 50-245Millstone Unit 1Docket No. 50-260Browns Ferry Unit 2Docket No. 50-336Millstone Unit 2Docket No. 50-296Browns Ferry Unit 3MAY 2 0 1981 --.W1U N3=1D UOKLAO-Gco*COMN ADocket No. 50-263MonticelloDocket No. 50-346Davis-Besse 1Docket No. 50-282Prairie Island Unit 1Docket No. 50-306Prairie Island Unit 2Docket No. 50-285Ft. CalhounDocket No. 50-133Humboldt BayDocket No. 50-277Peach Bottom 2Docket No. 50-278Peach Bottom 3Docket No. 50-271Vermont YankeeDocket No. 50-338North Anna 1Docket No.50-280Surry Unit 1Docket No.50-281Surry Unit 2Docket No. 50-266Point Beach Unit 1Docket No. 50-301Point Beach Unit 2