ML17059A789

Proposed Change to QA Tr.

ML17059A789
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	04/21/1995
From:	NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
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ML17059A790	List: ML17059A789 ML18040A160
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ATTACHIVKNTAPROPOSEDCHANGETOTHEQUALITYASSURANCETOPICALREPORTNIAGARAMOHAWKPOWERCORPORATIONINZMMILEPOIIVl"UNIT1AI'6)Ul.'GT2

cri'PbaneCopiesoftheaffectedQualityAssuranceTopicalReport(QATR)pages,highlightedtoreflectproposedchanges,areincludedinthisattachment.Aneworganizationchartisalsoincluded.QATRSectionB.1.2.1.1,"NuclearDivisionResponsibilities,"itemnumber4onpageB.1-4',whichdescribestheauthorityandresponsibilitiesoftheManagerQualityAssurance,isbeingrevisedtoaddthree(3).taskstothosethattheManagerQualityAssurancecurrentlyperformstofulfillhisresponsibilities.Additionally,thissamesectionisbeingrevisedtoadd,onpageB.1-5,thepositionofSupervisor-QualityServicesandhisresponsibilities.QATRTableB-l,"QualityAssuranceProgramResponsibilityMatrix,"isbeingrevisedtoadddocumentcontrolandqualityassurancerecordsprocedureresponsibilitiestoQualityAssuranceandtodeletethoseresponsibilitiesfromNuclearEngineering.AQualityAssuranceorganizationchartisbeingaddedtotheQATR.TheQATRisasingledocumentthatislocatedinboththeNineMilePointUnit1(NMP1)FSAR(Updated)andtheNineMilePointUnit2(NMP2)USARasAppendixB.ThechangesproposedfortheQATRwillbemadeinboththeNMP1FSAR(Updated)andtheNMP2USAR.ThereportingstructurefortheManagerQualityAssuranceisincorrectlydescribedinthesecondsentenceofthefirstparagraphofitemnumber4onpageB.1-4ofthecurrentQATR.NiagaraMohawkhascorrectedthisbyuseofa"LicensingDocumentChangeRequest."Thecorrectreportingstructureis:"TheManagerQualityAssurancereportstotheVicePresidentNuclearSafetyAssessmentandSupport[NSAS]foradministrativeissuesandQAactivitiesoutsidetheNSASorganizationandreportsdirectlytotheExecutiveVicePresidentNuclearforallQAactivitiesrelatingtotheNSASorganization."TheCommissionhasbeennotifiedofthisreportingstructurebyNiagaraMohawk'sDecember20,1994letter(NMPlL0887).ThiscorrectiontotheQATRwillbesubmittedtotheCommission,per10CFR50.71(e),intheperiodicupdateoftheSafetyAnalysisReport.

4.TheManagerQualityAssurancehasoverallauthorityandresponsibilityforformulatinganddirectingtheQAProgram.TheManagerQualityAssurancereportsdirectlytotheExecutiveVicePresidentNuclearonquality-assuringfunctionswhilereportingadministrativelytotheVicePresidentNuclearSafetyAssessment-andSupport.TheManagerQualityAssurance'sresponsibilitiesincludeverifyingthatthepoliciesandproceduresassociatedwiththeoverallqualityofdesign,operation,maintenance,andm'odificationofUnit1andUnit2areeffectivelyimplementedandresultinsafely-operatedplantswithindesignandlicensingbasiscommitments.Tasksperformedtofulfilltheseresponsibilitiesinclude:~Audits~Surveillances~Inspections~ISIandErosion/CorrosionExaminations(VisualandNDE)~ProcurementQA~ExercisingStopWorkAuthority~CoordinatingandReportingInternalandExternalQAAssessments~OperationsExperienceAssessments~AdministeringtheEvaluationandCorrectiveActionProgramforDeviationEventReports(DERs)~DERTrendAnalysis~PreparingandProcessingQAOrganizationDocuments.':4+$@gghr.Admi'n'i'::PiC,'i';;.'":8~ex:v.cis'a~b.TheSupervisorQualityInspectionreportstotheManagerQualityAssuranceandisresponsibleforactivitiesthatinclude,butarenotlimitedto,inspectionsandexaminationsforproductacceptanceofmodificationandmaintenanceactivities(safetyrelatedandnonsafetyrelated),performingin-serviceinspection(ISI)examinations(visualandNDE),andperformingerosion/corrosionexaminations.TheSupervisorQualityVerification/SafetyAssessmentreportstotheManagerQualityAssuranceandisresponsibleforactivitiesthatinclude,butarenotlimitedto,conductingperformance-basedsurveillances,

ineMilePointUnit1FS~~~~c~determiningapplicabilityofindustryandin-plant,operatingexperience,assistinginrootcauseevaluationswhenrequested,andDERtrendanalysis.TheSupervisorQualityAssuranceauditsreportstotheManagerQualityAssuranceandisresponsibleforQAactivitiesthatinclude,butarenotlimitedto,performingQAaudits.d.TheSupervisorProcurementQualityAssurancereportstotheManagerQualityAssuranceandisresponsibleforQAactivitiesthatinclude,butarenotlimitedto,performingsourcesurveillancesofselectedprocurements.ie.'c'orBi"+m'an'ag'ement~-'4'.;.:;d'o'curned~8'Iconto@'ljj'.'~0admih'i@tr'ativ'e@~siWices)%".;QA@cler'ical':.".supportXuiict:ions')~B.1.2.1.2CorporateSupportResponsibilitiesCertaincorporatedepartmentsprovidesupportservicesintheareasof:(1)testingandmaintenanceofelectricalpowersystemprotectivedevicesandmeteringequipment;(2)calibrationandmaintenanceofportablemeasuringandtestequipment;and(3)fireprotectionandfirepersonneltraining.ThesecorporatesupportfunctionsaredescribedinUnit1UFSARSectionIII.A.1andUnit2USARSection13.1.1.UFSARRevision13B.1-5June1995

TABLEB-1QUALITYASSURANCEPROGRAMRESPONSIBILITY-MATRIXRegulatoryRequirementsIndustryStandardsNMPCPolicy/DirectivesandZmplementingOrganizationProcedures10CFR50AppendixBBTP9.5-1AppendixANQA-1ANS-3.2NMPCManagementPolicyandDirectivesNSASNPProceduresTSNENGNIP"'.OrganizationZI.QAProgramIIZ.DesignControlIV.ProcurementDocumentControlC.lC.ll,ls-l2,2s-12s-22s-33,3s-l4,4s-l13.13.33.4.23.13.35.15.33.4.23.55.2.7.25.2.13.1V.Instructions,Procedures&Dwgs.C.25.2.75.3VI.DocumentControlVII.ControlofPurch.Matl.VIII.Ident./ContxolofMatl.ZX.ControlofSpecialProcessesX.InspectionXI.TestControlXII.ControlofM&TEC.3C.4,C.6C.56,6s-17,7s-lSs-19,9s-110,10s-lll,lls-l12,12s-l5.2.155.2.13.25.2.13.35.2.185.2.125.2.175.2.195.2.161of2

TABLEB-1(Cont'd.)RegulatoryRequirementsIndustryStandardsNMPCPolicy/DirectivesandImplementingOrganizationProcedures10CFR50AppendixBBTP9.5-1AppendixANQA-1ANS-3.2NMPCManagementPolicyandDirectivesNSASNPProceduresTSNENGNIP"'IZZ.Handling,StorageandShippingXIV.Inspection,Test,andOperatingStatusC.613,13s-l5.2.13.45.2.65.2.14XV.NonconformingMaterials,Parts,orComponentsXVI.CorrectiveActionsXVIZ.QualityAssuranceRecordsXVIZZ.AuditsC.jC.8C.9C.1015,15s-l1617,17s-l18,18s-l5.2.145.2.115.2.12NuclearInterfaceProcedure(NIP)includesQAOrganizationaswellasothernuclearorganizationresponsibilities.FunctionalpositionsandresponsibilitieswithintheNSASorganizationareestablishedandcontrolledbyNSASAdministrativeProcedure.NMPCOranizationsNSAS-NuclearSafetyAssessmentandSupport,whichincludes:QA-QualityAssuranceNL-NuclearLicensingNP-NuclearProcurementTS-TechnicalServicesNT-NuclearTrainingNE-NuclearEngineeringNG-NuclearGeneration,whichincludes:Operations,Maintenance,Chemistry,RadiationProtection,TechnicalSupport,andWorkControlOutage2of2

QualityAssuranceVicePresident-NuclearSafetyAssessment&,SuortExecutiveVicePresident-Nuclear(ForallQAacti+tiesrelatingtotheNSASorganization)Manager-QualityAssuranceSupervisor-QualityAssuranceAuditsSupervisor-ProcurementQualityAssuranceSupervisor-QualityVeri6cation2SafetyAssessmentSupervisor-QualityInspectionSupervisor-QualityServices

ATTACHMEB10CFR50.54(a)(3)EVALUATIONFORTHEPROPOSEDCHANGETOTHEQUALITYASSURANCETOPICALREPORTNIAGAID,MOHAWKPOWERCORPORATIONNENEMILEPOINTUAT1A2'G)UNIT2

IntductioReasonorthehaneTheNuclearEngineeringDepartmentformerlyincludedanInformationManagementBranch,whichwasresponsibleforthefollowingfunctions:DocumentControl/RecordsManagement,whichwerejointlyresponsibleforthereceipt,indexing,andstorageofplantrecordsandtheimplementationandadministrationofthedocumentcontrolprogram(distribution,retrieval,andcontrol).SoftwareDevelopment,whichwasresponsiblefortheadministrationandcontrolofbusinessandnonprocesscomputerapplications.SincetheInformationManagementBranchprovidescommonsupportfunctionsfortheentirenuclearorganization,thefunctionswererelocatedtotheNuclearSafetyAssessmentandSupport(NSAS)Department,whichisresponsibletoprovidecommonsupportfunctionsfortheentirenuclearorganization.InanticipationoforganizationalchangesaftertheSpring1995refueloutagesatNineMilePointUnits1and2,aninterimtransitionorganizationwasestablishedtoallowforadequatepreparationandforthechangesrequiredforestablishmentofalonger-termorganization.AnewGeneralSupervisorDocumentControl/RecordsManagementhasbeenappointed,whoisresponsibleandaccountableforallaspectsoftheDocumentControl/RecordsManagementprocess.TheManager,InformationManagementservesasanadvisorforthetransition,andreportsdirectlytotheVicePresident-NSAS.ThefunctionsperformedbytheDocumentControl/RecordsManagementandSoftwareDevelopmentgroupsareunchanged.Thisorganizationalchangewasperformedundertheprovisionsof10CFR50.59.ChangestotheQualityAssuranceTopicalReport(QATR)thatresultedfromthisorganizationalchangewillbesubmittedtotheCommission,per10CFR50.71(e),intheperiodicupdateoftheSafetyAnalysisReport.NiagaraMohawknowwishestorelocatetheresponsibilitiesofRecordsManagementandDocumentControltotheQualityAssuranceBranchoftheNSASDepartment(SoftwareDevelopmentwillcontinuetoreportdirectlytotheVicePresident-NSAS).ThereasonforthisproposedchangeisthatNiagaraMohawkanticipatesimprovementsinthequalityofservicesfromDocumentControlandRecordsManagementfollowingtheirincorporationintotheQualityAssuranceorganization.TheanticipatedimprovementswillbeadirectresultofQAoversightofRecordsManagementandDocumentControl,andthedetailedknowledgeandunderstandingofQualityAssuranceRecords,AppendixBcriteria,andtheQualityAssuranceTopicalReportthattheManagerQualityAssurancepossesses.ThisproposedchangenecessitatesarevisiontotheQATR.BeforechangingtheQATR,ananalysiswasperformed,whichdeterminedthattheproposedchangeinvolvesareductionincommitmentfromtheQATRpreviouslyacceptedbytheNRC.ThereductionofcommitmentreferstotheincreasedoversightresponsibilityoftheManagerQualityAssurancefollowingincorporationofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementintotheQualityAssuranceBranchoftheNSASDepartment.AsthesegroupsareaddedtotheQualityAssuranceBranch,theextentofoversightofexistinggroupsisdiminished.Therefore,pursuantto10CFR50.54(a)(3),NiagaraMohawkisrequestingNRCreviewandapprovalofthisQATRchange.Page1 f

EvaluationNiagaraMohawkwishestorelocatetheresponsibilitiesofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementtotheQualityAssuranceBranchoftheNSASDepartment.Insupportofthisproposedreorganization,ananalysiswasconductedtodetermineifthechangewouldcontinuetosatisfythecriteriaof10CFR50AppendixB.Five(5)oftheeighteenAppendixBcriteriaweredeterminedtobepotentiallyaffected.Areviewofthesefivecriteriaareasfollows:matfriinalhenAndixBririnI"ranization":TheManagerofQualityAssurancewillcontinuetomaintainresponsibilityfortheexecutionoftheQualityAssuranceProgramfollowingtheadditionofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementtotheQualityAssuranceorganization.Theauthorityanddutiesofpersonsandorganizationsperformingactivitiesaffectingsafety-relatedfunctionsofstructures,systems,andcomponentswillnotbeimpactedbytheincorporationofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementintotheQualityAssuranceorganization.Methodsofoversight,audit,andinspectionwillremainthesame.Concerningorganizationalfreedomandindependenceofpersonneltoreportsafetyconsiderations,nuclearpersonnelareresponsibletoinitiateDeviationEventReports(DERs)forconditionshavingadverseorpotentiallyadverseeffectsonstructures,systems,components,activitiesimportanttonuclearsafety,industrialsafety,plantreliability,orhumanperformance.Thiswillremainineffect.Imcfriin1haneonAndixBrierinII"liAn~Prram"NiagaraMohawkhasestablishedaqualityassuranceprogramthatcomplieswiththerequirementsof10CFR50AppendixB.Theprogramisdocumentedbywrittenpoliciesandproceduresandwillbecarriedoutthroughoutplantlifeinaccordancewiththosepoliciesandprocedures.AsdetailedintheNiagaraMohawkPowerCorporationQualityAssuranceProgramTopicalReport(NMPC-QATR-1),NiagaraMohawkhasidentifiedthestructures,systems,andcomponentscoveredbythequalityassuranceprogramandmajororganizationsparticipatingintheprogram,togetherwiththedesignatedfunctionsoftheseorganizations.Tomaintainanaccuratedepictionofidentifiedstructures,systems,andcomponentscoveredbytheQualityAssuranceProgramandmajororganizationsparticipatingintheprogram,QATRTableB-l,"QualityAssuranceProgramResponsibilityMatrix,"isbeingrevisedtoaddDocumentControlandQualityAssuranceRecordsprocedureresponsibilitiestoQualityAssuranceandtodeletethoseresponsibilitiesfromNuclearEngineering.AQualityAssuranceorganizationchartisalsobeingaddedtotheQATR.FollowingtheincorporationofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementintotheQualityAssuranceBranchofNSAS,theabovespecifiedchangestotheQATRwillreflecttheactualstructures,systems,andcomponentscoveredbythequalityassuranceprogramandmajororganizationsparticipatingintheprogram.DesignatedfunctionsofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementwillremainasspecifiedintheQATR(SectionB.6,"DocumentControl,"andSectionB.17,"QualityAssuranceRecords")Page2 C

andin10CFR50AppendixB(CriterionVI,"DocumentControl"andCriterionXVII,"QualityAssuranceRecords").TheQualityAssuranceProgramwillcontinuetoprovidecontroloveractivitiesaffectingthequalityofidentifiedstructures,systems,andcomponents,toanextentconsistentwiththeirimportancetosafety.Activitiesaffectingqualitywillremainaccomplishedundersuitablycontrolledconditions.'ontrolledconditionswillcontinuetoincludetheuseofappropriateequipment;suitableenvironmentalconditionsforaccomplishingtheactivity,suchasadequatecleanness;andassurancethatallprerequisitesforagivenactivityhavebeensatisfied.TheQualityAssuranceProgramwillcontinuetotakeintoaccounttheneedforspecialcontrols,processes,testequipment,tools,andskills,toattaintherequiredquality,andverificationofqualitybyinspectionandtest.Theprogramwillcontinuetoprovideforindoctrinationandtrainingofpersonnelperformingactivitiesaffectingqualityasnecessarytoassurethatsuitableproficiencyisachievedandmaintained.NiagaraMohawkregularlyreviewsthestatusandadequacyoftheQualityAssuranceProgram.ConcerningthestatusandadequacyofthatpartoftheQualityAssuranceProgramexecutedbythemanagementofotherorganizationsparticipatingintheQualityAssuranceProgram,reviewsareregularlyconductedbythemanagementofthoseotherorganizations.ImcfranizatinIhaneonAndixBrierionVI"Dumentntrl":Allexistentmeasuresestablishedtocontroltheissuanceofdocuments,suchasinstructions,procedures,anddrawings,includingchangesthereto,whichprescribeallactivitiesaffectingqualitywillremainineffectaftertheincorporationofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementintotheQualityAssuranceorganization.Documents,includingchanges,willcontinuetobereviewedforadequacy,approvedforreleasebyauthorizedpersonnel,anddistributedtoandusedatthelocationwheretheprescribedactivityisperformed.Inaddition,changestodocumentswillcontinuetobereviewedandapprovedbythesameorganizationsthatperformedtheoriginalreviewandapproval.ImacfranizainalhnnAndixBrierinXVII"ualiAssurance~Rgrr,~i"Asevidenceofactivitiesaffectingquality,followingtheincorporationofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementintotheQ'ualityAssuranceorganization,recordsofoperatorlogs,resultsofreviews,inspections,tests,audits,monitoringofworkperformance,andmaterialanalyseswillcontinuetobemaintained.Theserecordswillcontinuetoincludeclosely-relateddatasuchasqualificationofpersonnel,procedures,andequipment.Inspectionandtestrecordswill,asaminimum,continuetoidentifytheinspectorordatarecorder,thetypeofobservation,theresults,theacceptability,andtheactiontakeninconnectionwithdeficienciesnoted.Recordswillremainidentifiableandretrievable.Previouslyestablishedrequirementsconcerningrecordsretention,suchasduration,location,andassignedresponsibilitywillremainineffect.Page3

macfraniin1hanenAndixBriterinXVm"AdiFollowingtheincorporationofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementintotheQualityAssuranceorganization,thepresentsystemofplannedandperiodicauditswillremainineffecttoverifycompliancewithallaspectsoftheQualityAssuranceProgramandtodeterminetheeffectivenessoftheprogram.Auditswillcontinuetobeperformedinaccordancewithwrittenproceduresandauditspecificscopingsheets(checklistequivalent)byappropriatelytrainedpersonnelnothavingdirectresponsibilitiesintheareabeingaudited.Auditresultswillcontinuetobedocumentedandreviewedbymanagementhavingresponsibilityintheareaaudited.Whereindicated,follow-upaction,includingreauditofdeficientareas,willbetaken.AreviewwasalsoconductedtodetermineifthechangewouldcontinuetosatisfytheotherQATRcommitmentspreviouslyacceptedbytheNRC.NootherreductionofcommitmentsintheQATRwasidentified.However,asaresultofthisreview,two(2)itemsdiscussedinSectionB.18oftheQATRrequireclarification.First,B.18.2.3states"Auditsareperformedinaccordancewithestablishedschedules."ApplicableQualityAssuranceProgramelementsareauditedatleastonceeverytwo(2)years.QualityAssuranceProgramelements,includingDocumentControl(10CFR50AppendixBCriterionVl)andRecordsManagement(10CFR50AppendixBCriterionXVII),presentlyfallundertheaboveQATRspecifiedtwo(2)yearauditrequirement,andwillnotbeimpactedbytheproposedorganizationalchange.Additionally,auditsarepresentlyperformedanddeficienciesdocumentedonindividualgroupswithintheQualityAssuranceorganization.MethodsofQualityAssuranceorganizationinternalauditwillremainineffectfollowingtheincorporationofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementintotheQualityAssuranceorganization.Second,B.18.2.5states,"Regularlyscheduledauditsaresupplementedbyspecialauditswhenappropriate.Conditionswhichmaywarrantspecialauditsincludesignificantchanges...intheQualityAssuranceProgram."Here,theQualityAssuranceProgramreferstotheimplementationoftheQualityAssuranceprocessand/orphilosophy.ThiswillnotbeimpactedbytheincorporationofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementintotheQualityAssuranceorganization.Therefore,significantQualityAssuranceProgramchangesarenotbeingmadeandnospecialauditwillberequiredfollowingreorganization.Thereductionincommitment,identifiedbytheanalysistochangetheQATR,referstotheincreasedoversightresponsibilityoftheManagerQualityAssurancefollowingincorporationofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementintotheQualityAssuranceBranchoftheNSASorganization.TheQualityAssuranceBranchnowhasfewerpersonnelthanpriortorightsizinginFebruary1994.WiththeadditionofDocumentControlandRecordsManagementpersonneltotheQualityServicessectionofQualityAssurance,thetotalnumberofpersonsandthenumberdirectlyreportingtotheManagerofQualityAssurancewillbeapproximatelythesameasbeforerightsizing.Therefore,theManagerQualityAssurancewillbeabletooverseetheseadditionalfunctionsaswellasoverseetheexistingQualityAssuranceorganization.Page4

0~n~clueggTheproposedchangetotheQATRrelocatestheDocumentControlandRecordsManagementfunctionstotheManagerQualityAssurance.NiagaraMohawkanticipatesthatthisproposedchangewillimprovethequalityofservicesfromDocumentControlandRecordsManagement.ThisproposedchangeentailsareductioninQATRcommitment;however,thechangecontinuestosatisfythecriteriaof10CFR50AppendixBandtheotherQATRcommitmentspreviouslyacceptedbytheNRC.Further,theincreasedmanagementoversightresponsibilityoftheManagerQualityAssuranceisconsideredtohaveminimalimpactbecausethenumberofpeoplesupervisedisapproximatelythesameaspriortorightsizingoftheQualityAssuranceBranchinFebruary1994.Page5

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