ML17309A544

Forwards Rev 20 to QA Program for Station Operation, Incorporating QA Related Changes Associated W/Reformatting of Administrative Controls Section 6 of Ts,In Ref to 940513 Application for Amend to License DPR-18

ML17309A544
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	05/16/1994
From:	MECREDY R C ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	JOHNSON A R NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ACCELERATEDDjTRIBUTIONDEMONSTIONSYSTEMREGULAZORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9405230201DOC.DATE:94/05/16NOTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterGAUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONMECREDY,R.C.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFXLIATXONJOHNSON,A.R.ProjectDirectorateI-3i

SUBJECT:

ForwardsRev20to"QAProgramforStationOperation,"incorporatingQArelatedchangesassociatedw/reformattingofAdministrativeControlsSection6ofTS,inrefto940513applicationforamendtolicenseDPR-18.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:AOOIDCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRIENCL4SIZE:TITLE:ORSubmittal:GeneralDistributionNOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).DOCKET05000244D-/05000244ARECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-3LAJOHNSON,AINTERNAL:NRR/DE/EELBNRR/DRCH/HICBNRR/DSSA/SPLBNUDOCS-ABSTRACTOGC/HDS1EXTERNAL:NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL1122111111111011RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-3PDNRR/DORS/OTSBNRR/DRPWNRR/DSSA/SRXBNSICCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111101111DDDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:ADDPLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMP1-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMIDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUXRED:LTTR~ENCL A00t:Il XZZZZS<iIIZSZSixIIX!ZZ(rN'OCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATIONf'>voceo89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTERN.Y.f4649-0001ROBERTCMECREDYVicePresidentCinneNucleerProductionTELEPHONEAttEACOOErie546-2700May16,1994U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskWashington,DC20555ATTN:Mr.AllenR.JohnsonProjectDirectorateI-3

SUBJECT:

RevisedSubmittalofQualityAssuranceProgramforStationOperationR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNumber50-244

REFERENCE:

a.LetterfromR.C.Mecredy,RG&E,toA.R.Johnson,NRC,

Subject:

"ApplicationforAmendmenttoFacilityOperatingLicense,UpgradeofAdministrativeControlsSection6.0",datedMay13,1994

DearMr.Johnson:

Inaccordancewith10CFR50.54(a)(3),enclosedisrevision20totheQualityAssuranceProgramforStationOperation.Revision20incorporatesqualityassurancerelatedchangesassociatedwiththereformattingoftheAdministrativeControlsSection6ofTechnicalSpecifications(Referencea.).ThesechangesimpactcommitmentsinthequalityassuranceprogramdescriptionpreviouslyapprovedbytheNuclearRegulatoryCommission(NRC)andthereforerequireNRCapproval.ThechangesaredescribedintheattachedSynopsisofChanges(Attachment1)andintheenclosedprogramrevision.Attachment1alsoprovidesthebasisforconcludingthattherevisedprogramcontinuestosatisfythe10CFR50AppendixBcriteriaanddoesnotreducethescopeofthequalityassuranceprogram.Changesmadetorevision19oftheQualityAssuranceProgramforStationOperationaredenotedbyasinglerevisionbarintheleftmargin.Attachment2isacopyoftheenclosurewithchangeshighlightedorstruckout.940523020i'740516PDRriADGCK:,05000244'iitP"'-"'."'-"!P~DR~gQggQr&~igfEPi/g

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WerequestthatuponNRCapproval,theQAProgramchangesshouldbeconsideredeffectiveimmediatelyandimplementedconcurrentwithimplementationofthetechnicalspecificationchangesbeingrequestedinReferencea.Veryrulyyours,RobertC.MecredyRCM~bks~qapsub.R20Attachments1and2

Enclosure:

QAProgramforStationOperationRevision20xc:U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionMr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14Dl)ProjectDirectorateI-3Washington,D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector ATTACHMENT1SnosisofChanesSection1ualitAssuranceProramRefe'rencestoNRCRegulatoryGuide1'3,Revision2,RegulatoryPositions1,3,4,and5aonlywasaddedtosupporttheLicenseAmendmentRequest(LAR)relatedtoreformattingtheAdministrativeControlsSectionofTechnicalSpecifications'egulatoryPositions3,4,and5aarerelatedtochangesdiscussedbelowwhileRegulatoryPosition1relatestotheLARwhichproposestouseRevision2ofAppendixAtoRegulatoryGuide1'3insteadofRevision0(TechnicalSpecification6gal.a)~ThischangerequiresNRCapprovalpriortobeingimplemented.Section2OranizationThedescriptionofthereviewandauditorganizationalunitsshowninFigure2-6isexpandedsincetheseitemsarebeingrelocatedfromTechnicalSpecificationstotheQAProgram.AreferencetoANSIN18~7-1976,Section4isnowprovidedfortheonsitereviewfunction(ice~,thePlantOperationsReviewCommittee)andtheoffsitereviewandauditfunction(ice~,theNuclearSafetyAuditandReviewBoard)~ThisANSIstandardisaNRCstaffendorseddocumentwhichprovidesequivalentormoreconservativerequirementsthanthosecurrentlylistedinTechnicalSpecifications(TS)exceptforthefollowing:pTS6~5~1~3-TherequirementforalternatememberstobedesignatedinwritingbythePORCChairmanisnotspecifiedinANSIN18~7-1976'heuseofalternateswillbe,documentedinprocedureswhichareapprovedandsignedbythePORCChairmanwhichprovidesequivalentcontrolsTS6~5~1~4-TheminimummeetingfrequencyofthePORCisnotspecifiedinANSIN18~7-1976(versusoncepercalendarmonth)~ThePORCremainsresponsibleforreviewingallmattersrelatedtonuclearsafetysuchthatthecommitteewillmeetonafrequencynecessarytoperformthesereviews.TS6~5~1~5-ThePORCquorumsizeisnotspecifiedinANSIN18~7-1976~AstatementdocumentingthequorumsizehasbeenaddedtotheQAProgramwhichismoreconservativethanthecurrentTechnicalSpecificationrequirementsinceitrequiresamajorityofPORCmembers~TS6~5~1~6.h-IndependentreviewofthePlantSecurityPlanisrequiredby10CFR50.54(p)(3)and10CFR73.55(g)(4)anddoesnotneedtobeseparatelyidentifiedintheQAProgramconsistentwithGenericLetter93-07'405230201 ATTACHMENT1SnosisofChanesTS6.5.1.6.i-IndependentreviewoftheRadiationEmergencyPlanisrequiredby10CFR50.54(t)anddoesnotneedtobeseparatelyidentifiedintheQAProgramconsistentwithGenericLetter93-07.TS6.5.2.2.aand.e-TheappointmentoftheNSARBChairmanandmembersbytheRGEEChairmanoftheBoard,President,andChiefExecutiveOfficerisnotprovidedinANSIN18.7-1976,butisdiscussedinSection2oftheQAProgramundertheresponsibilitiesoftheChairmanoftheBoard.TS6.5.2.2.band.d-TheminimumnumberofNSARBmembersischangedfrom7to5inANSIN18.7-1976.SincethefunctionalareaswhichNSARBmustcontaincompetenceinhasnotbeenreduced,thischangeisnotareductioninsafety.TS6.5.2.2.c-AnoutsideconsultantisnotrequiredbyANSIN18.7-1976unlesssufficientexpertiseisnotavailablefromwithintheownerorganization.TheneedforanoutsideconsultantisapreviousStandardTechnicalSpecificationrequirementwhichhassincebeendeletedasownerorganizationshavegainedexperienceandexpertise.Section4.3.1ofANSIN18.7-1976requiresthat"appropriateexpertiseisbroughttobearinreviewsofoperationalactivities".Therefore,theeliminationofanoffsiteconsultantisaddressedbytherequirementforsufficientexpertiseforallreviews.TS6.5.2.3-AlimitonthenumberofalternatesparticipatinginNSARBactivitiesisnotspecifiedinANSIN18.7-1976.SincethefunctionalareaswhichNSARBmustcontaincompetenceinhasnotbeenreduced,andtheANSIStandardrestrictstheuseofalternatesto"legitimateabsencesofprinciples",thischangeisnotareductioninsafety.TS6.5.2.4-TheNSARBmemberqualificationsarenotspecifiedinANSIN18.7-1976.SincethefunctionalareaswhichNSARBmustcontaincompetenceinhasnotbeenreduced,thischangeisnotareductioninsafety.TS6.5.2.7.i-TherequirementforNSARBtoreviewthePORCmeetingminutesisnotspecifiedinANSIN18.7-1976.ThisrequirementisalsonotcontainedinStandardTechnicalSpecifications(i.e.,NUREG-1431).SincetheNSARBisrequiredtoreviewthesameitemsrelatedtonuclearsafetyasthePORCinANSIN18.7-1976,eliminationofthisrequirementisnotareductioninsafety.

ATTACHMENT1SnosisofChanesoTS6.5.2.10-NSARBrecordrequirementsrelatedtothetimeperiodforsubmittingreportsisnotspecifiedinANSIN18.7-1976.ThetimerequirementsandreportrecipientsarecontainedinprocedureswhichdocumentNSARBactivitiesasdiscussedinSection4.2ofANSIN18.7-1976.ThespecificreferencetoSection6.0oftheTechnicalSpecificationswasalsodeletedandreplacedwith"AdministrativeControlssection"tosupportexpectednear-termtechnicalspecificationchangeswhichwillrenumbermostsections.ThischangeprovidesequivalentreferencetothelocationofPlantManagerresponsibilitiesasdelineatedwithinTechnicalSpecifications.Referencetoresponsibilitiesforitemsinaccordancewith6.0TechnicalSpecificationswasdeletedfromtheSeniorVicePresident,ProductionandEngineeringresponsibilitysection.ThesedeletionsinvolvedetailsonreviewingPORCminutesandotherreportsforwardedfromPORCinvolvingdisagreementsandnon-reportableviolationstoTechnicalSpecifications.Procedureswillcontinuetospecifydistributionguidelines-ofreportsand'inutestopositionsandgroupshavingassignedoversite-responsibilityasrequiredbyANSIN18.7-1976,Section4.2(6).Theabovechangestosection2requireNRCapprovalpriortobeingimplemented.AnotherchangetotheorganizationreassignsrecordsmanagementanddocumentcontrolactivitiesfromtheTechnicalServicesDivisiontoGinnaNuclearProductionDivision.Section3DesinControlThereferencetoreviewofplantmodificationsbytheonsiteandoffsitereviewgroupsasrequiredbyTechnicalSpecification6.5isdeleted.ThechangestoSection2whichinsertedareferencetoANSIN18.7-1976adequatelyaddressesthereviewofsignificantproposedplantchangesaspartofthereviewresponsibilitybutrequireNRCapprovalpriortoimplementation.Section5InstructionsProceduresandDrawinsReferencestoRevision2ofNRCRegulatoryGuide1.33,AppendixAwasaddedtosupporttheLicenseAmendmentRequest(LAR)relatedtoreformattingtheAdministrativeControlsSectionofTechnicalSpecifications.ThisLARproposestouseRevision2ofAppendixAtoRegulatoryGuide1.33insteadofRevision0(TechnicalSpecification6.8.1.a).Revision2isaNRCstaffendorseddocument.ThischangerequiresNRCapprovalpriortoimplementation.

ATTACHMENT.1SnosisofChanesSection6DocumentControlRequirementsforthereviewandapprovalprocessandtemporarychangeprocessforplantprocedureshavebeenclarifiedwithreferencetotheguidelinesofANSIN18.7-1972,Sections5.4and5.5.ThisclarificationisnecessarysincethePlantOperationsReviewCommitteeresponsibilityforreviewingGinnaStationProcedurespriortotheirapprovalandchangestheretoandforPlantManagerapprovalofsuchchangesisbeingrelocatedfromTechnicalSpecifications(TS6.8.2and6.8.3).Therequirementsforprocedurecontrolismandatedby10CFR50,AppendixB,CriterionVI.Section6describestherequirementsforthecontrolandcoordinationofthereview,approvalandtheissuanceofdocuments,includingchangesthereto.ANSIN18.7-1972furtherstatesthateachprocedureshallbereviewedandapprovedpriortoinitialuseandretainstheprovisionsforfurtherreviewofprocedureshavingsafety-significanceforanyunreviewedsafetyquestion.Theimplementationoftheserequirementsaredelineatedinplantprocedures.ThischangerequiresNRCapprovalpriortoimplementation.DocumentControlresponsibilitieshavebeenreassignedfromtheTechnicalServicesDivisiontotheGinnaNuclearProductionDivision.,Section11TestControlThespecificreferencetoSection4.0oftheTechnicalSpecificationswasdeletedtosupportexpectednear-termtechnicalspecificationchangeswhichwillrenumbermostsections.TheremovalofthisspecificreferenceisacceptablesincetherequirementforaGinnaStationsurveillancetestprogram"asrequiredbyTechnicalSpecifications"providessufficientguidancewithoutreducinganycommitment.TherequirementforthePORCtoreviewtestprocedures,andforthePlantManagertoapprovethetestprocedureswasdeletedconsistentwiththebasisforchangestoSection6aspresentedaboveandrecognitionthatthissectionincludesreviewsoftestprocedurebyresponsibletechnicalpersonnel.QualityPerformancereviewwasdeletedfromthissectionasitisredundanttoaSection2responsibilityfortheNuclearAssurancesub-section.Section17ualitAssuranceRecordsAreferencetomaintainingplantoperatingrecordsasrequiredinSection6.10ofTechnicalSpecificationsisbeingdeletedfromboththissectionandTechnicalSpecifications.

ATTACHMENT1SnosisofChanesSection17ualitAssuranceRecords(cont'd.)TheexistingrecordretentioncommitmenttoANSIN45.2.9aslistedinSection1(i.e.,RegulatoryGuide1.88)providesequivalentrequirements.AreferencetoANSIN45.2.9isinsertedinthissectionforclarificationoftheGinnaStationrecordextent.Inaddition,10CFR20,Sub-partL,and10CFR50.71requiretheretentionofcertainrecordsrelatedtotheoperationofthenuclearplant.TherecordsmanagementresponsibilitieshavebeenreassignedfromtheTechnicalServicesDivisiontotheGinnaNuclearProductionDivision.Section18AuditsThissectionrelocatesfromTechnicalSpecificationSection6'.2.8,toQAProgramTable18.1,thespecificlistingofrequiredaudits,notclearlyaddressedelsewhere,andtheirfrequency.Auditrequirementsarenecessarytosatisfy10CFR50,AppendixB,CriterionXVIII.TherelocationoftheauditrequirementsfromthetechnicalspecificationsdoesnotresultinareductioninanycommitmentsincechangestotheQAProgramarecontrolledby10CFR50.54.AllauditrequirementscurrentlycontainedinSection6.5.2.8ofTechnicalSpecificationsarelistedinTable18.1exceptforthefollowing:TS6.5.2.8.e-AuditoftheRadiationEmergencyPlanisrequiredby10CFR50.54(t).ConsistentwithGenericLetter93-07,frequencyanduniquerequirementsaredescribedintheRadiationEmergencyPlan.Section18makesreferencetothisaudit.0TS6.5.2.8.f-AuditoftheStationSecurityPlanisrequiredby10CFR50.54(p)(3),10CFR73.56(g)(2)and10CFR73.55(g)(4).ConsistentwithGenericLetter93-07,frequencyanduniqueauditrequirementsaredescribedintheSecurityPlan.Section18makesreferencetothisaudit.TS6.5.2.8.m-AuditsofotherfacilityoperationsconsideredappropriatebyNSARBortheSeniorVicePresident,ProductionandEngineeringisnolongerspecificallyidentified.ANSIN18.7-1976,Section4.2,Item(3)requireswrittenprogramsthatcontain"mechanismsforinitiatingauditandindependentreviewactivities".AsshownonFigure2-1,NSARBandQualityPerformancereportstotheSeniorVicePresident,ProductionandEngineering.5 ATTACHMENT1Snosisof"ChanesFigure2-6alsoshowsthatQualityPerformancereportstoNSARBregardingauditactivities.SinceasectionofQualityPerformance(i.e.,QualityAssurance)performsallaudits,thereissufficientauthoritytorequestadditionalauditsasdeemednecessary.Also,ANSIN18.7-1976,Section4.3.4,item(5)allowsNSARBtoreview"anymatterinvolvingsafeoperationofthenuclearpowerplant".ThesechangesrequireNRCapprovalpriortoimplementation.