ML19095A756

in Response to Letter of 3/26/1975, Furnishing Information Regarding Operational Quality Assurance Program & Providing Detailed Implementation of Program

ML19095A756
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	04/30/1975
From:	Ragone S Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
To:	Purple R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
Serial No. 489/032675
Download: ML19095A756 (2)

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e We have reviewed your letter of March 26, 1975 regarding the Operational Quality Assurance program for Surry 1 and 2, and are pleased to be able to give you a definitive and detailed reply concerning the imp lementat io*n of this pr.ogram. *

• For background purposes it should be noted.*that our initial statement of the ~urry 1 and 2 Operational Q.A. program was submitted on June 26, 1973 to Mr. R. C. DeYoung, Assistant Director for Pressurized Water Reactors, Directorate of Licensing, in response to his letter of March 2, 1973. This was amplified by *a more detailed and updated statement of the Surry 1 and 2 program submitted on June 3, 1974, to Mr. Robert J.

Schemel, Chief Operating Reactors Branch, Directorate of Licensing in response to his lettei of January 23, 1974 which requested addiiional information in order to complete the evaluation of this program by the Directorate of Licensing. This program was formalized in *the Vepco Quality Assurance Manual, the *Power Station Quality Assurance Manual, and various Station Procedures as detailed in our response. Since that time, circa mid September 1974, a completely revised Nuclear Power Station Quality Assurance Manual was issued and has been implemented at the Surry Power Station. This manual consolidates the aforementioned quality assurance directives and is based on our interpretation of the guidance documents cited in your letter of March 26, 1975 and the numerous industrial standards issued on the subject of Operational Quality Assurance. It is our intention to comply with the guidance contained in WASH-1284 11 Guidance on Quality Assurance Requirements During the Operations Phase of Nuclear Power Plants 11 ,

WASH-1309 11 Gui dance on Qual°i ty Assurance Requirements During the Construct ion Phase of Nuclear Power Plants 11 and WASH-1283 1_1Guidance on* Quality Assurance Requirements During the Design and Procurement Phase of Nuclear Power Plants--

Revision 111 as ap.propriate to the activities being carried out at the power station.

The Nuclear Power Station Quality Assurance Manual is not a static document and has been revised frequently based on items determined by Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors and our own strong desire to maintain the

VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY TO Mr. Robe rt A. Pu rp 1e SHEET NO. 2 manual as a current effective working document. This manual is intended to be utilized by all Vepco nuclear power stations~ It has been referenced for specific details in answering several of the supplemental questions posed by the Division of Reactor Licensing with respect to- the Operati'onal Quality Assurance program as set forth in the North Anna Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) for Uni"ts 1 and 2 *. Several of its sections have been imple-mented for the North Anna Power Station at this time, and it has been fully implemented at Surry since its issuance last fall. The recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission management audit reported by Mr. Norman C. Moseley*s fetter of March 18, .1975 conducted both at the Surry Power Stat ion and our corporate offices in Richmond addresses this manual in several specific areas illustrating this implementation.

Additionally the Vepco Ope rational Qua 1 i ty Assurance organization has been completely reorganized as described in our letter of January 13, 1975 to Mr. A. Giambusso, Deputy Director for Reactor Projects, Nuclear Regulatory Commissi.dn.

• This reorganization, effective February 1, 1975, has accomplished the following:.

1. Placed the total operational quality assurance effort under the supervision and administrative- control of the corporate offices in Richmond, and 2.. Ensured that a single unified program will be implemented for a 11 nuc 1ear p*ower stat ions u*s ing one set of corporate directives, making exceptions only* where absolutely necessary.

It is therefore our opinion that the proposed Operational Quality Assurance program for North Anna Units 1 and 2 .is, de facto, implemented at Surry at the* present time since the detailed procedures which will be used to administer the North Anna program arepresently in use*at the Surry Power Station.

• cc: Mr. Norman C. Moseley, Director Region 11