ML17309A435

Forwards Rev 15 to QA Program for Station Operation. Rev Involves Changes in Mgt,Engineering & Organizations

ML17309A435
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	12/28/1989
From:	MECREDY R C ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	JOHNSON A R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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TIONSYSTEMREGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9001050036DOC.DATE:89/12/28NOTARXZED:NODOCKETFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFXLIATIONMECREDY,R.C.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONgG'OHNSON,A.R.ProjectDirectorateI-3R

SUBJECT:

ForwardsRev15to"QAProgramforStationOperation.""IDISTRIBUTIONCODE:Q004DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCL-SIZE:TITLE:QATopicalReport,Amendment,orCorrespondencel(Docket/Uz,stySpeciIRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-3LACOPIESLTTRENCL11RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEJOHNSON,ACOPIESLTTRENCL11NOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/'19/72).05000244/'D,XNTERNAL:XRM/DCB(AMDTS)NUA%RACTEGFIL01EXTERNAL:LPDR11112211NRR/DLPQ/LPEB10OC/LFMBRGN1FILENRCPDR22111111DRSNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENT:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWAS'!CORI'ACI'HE.DOCUMENTCONTROLDESK)ROOMPI-37(EXT.3579)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISHUBUTIONLISISFORDOCUMENTSYOUDONTNEEDlTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR12ENCL12S 0IOO1g'I~c,

~0/)ZingAHPINIIIPIIPIIIIIIIIIIIROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATIONo89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,N.Y.146490001TELEPHONEAREACODETle546.2700December28,1989U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskATTN:Mr.AllenR.JohnsonProjectDirectorateI-3Washington,DC20555

SUBJECT:

SubmittalofQualityAssuranceProgramR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNumber50-244

DearMr.Johnson:

Xnaccordancewith50.54of10CFRPart50,enclosed.isrevision15totheQualityAssuranceProgramforStationOperation.TherevisioninvolvesminorchangesintheRG&EManagement,EngineeringandGinnaStationorganizations.TherealignmentoftheMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServices'roupfromtheResearchandSciencedepartmenttotheQualityAssurance/QualityControldepartmentorganizationsalsorecentlyoccurred.Furtherdetailsoftheseandotherchangesandrelatedreasonsaredescribedinthefollowingparagraphs.Summar.ofRevision15ChanesSection1ualitAssuranceProram~Overalldirectionofqualityassurancepolicyimplemen-tationchangedfromthePresidenttotheSeniorVicePresident,ProductionandEngineeringasthisreestablishedpositionhasbeenfilledbyanindividualqualified.toassumetheseresponsibilities.~GrouptitleQualityAssurance/QualityControlrenamedQualityPerformance.~TitleofdepartmentheadchangedfromtheDirectorQualityAssurance/QualityControltoDepartmentManagerQualityPerformanceconcurrentwithreorganizingthedepartment.9001050036S91228,PDR.,ADOCK05000244PDC f~Ii'd%)fe~EJgEl Ofthosevariousimplementingprocedures,ResearchandScienceprocedureshavebeenretitledasMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServices(MEIS)consistentwiththerealignmentofMEISfromResearchandScienceandrecognitionthatMEIShadthetotalresponsibilityforimplementingtheprocedures.Section2Oranization~ChangedoraddedtothelistingofpositionsresponsiblefortheprincipleelementsoftheQAProgram.SeniorVicePresident,ProductionandEngineeringfromVicePresident)(changedDepartmentManager,QualityPerformance(renamedfromDirectorQualityAssurance/QualityControl)ChangedwhoNSARBadvisesfromVicePresidenttoSeniorVicePresidentProductionandEngineeringconsistentwiththetitlechangeoftheofficer.'ositiondescriptionsforthenewandrevisedtitlesareincludedorrevisedtoreflecttheappropriatechanges.Themoresignificantamongtheseis:ThecombiningofthoseresponsibilitiespreviouslyassignedtothePresidentandtheVicePresident,ProductionandEngineeringintotheresponsibilitiesoftheSeniorVicePresidentProductionandEngineering.AlsothemovementofMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServicesfromResearchandSciencetothenewlyformedQualityPerformanceDepartmentalongwithQualityAssuranceandNuclearAssurancetoconsolidatesimilarresponsibilities.TheresponsibilitiesoftheEngineeringDivisionQualityServicesCoordinatorpositionisrevisedtoreflectatransferofcoordinationresponsibilitiesforMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServicestotheQualityPerfor-manceDepartment.ThisispartoftheconsolidationeffortsinitiatedwiththeestablishmentofthenewQualityPerformanceDepartment.ChangedonFigure2-1,thetitleofEmergencyPlannertoDirector,CorporateRadiationProtection.ThisnewpositionwillbedirectingtheCorporateNuclearEmergencyPlannerandtheCorporateHealthPhysicist.ChangedonFigure'2-3,thetitleAdministrativeServicesManagertotheManager,MaterialsProcurementandBudgetconsistentwiththeexpandingprocurementcontrolprogramsatGinna.InsertedonFigure2-1,SeniorVicePresident,Gas&ElectricDistributionandCorporatePlanningbetweentheVicePresident,.ElectricTransmissionandDistributionandPresidenttocorrectaninadvertentpreviousomission.DeletedfromFigure2-1,DivisionSuperintendentbelowtheVicePresidentElectricTransmissionandDistributionasthepositionwaseliminated.Responsibilitiesforthispositionwereassignedtootherswithintheorganization.

OO4~I4' ClarifiedonFigure2-1thosefunctionsforwhichtheManagersofQualityAssuranceandNuclearAssuranceareresponsible.AddedtotheQualityAssuranceblockdescribingfunctionalresponsibilitiestheQAsurveillancefunctiontoaugmenttheauditfunction.InFigure2-2,changestotheQualityPerformanceorganiza-tionincluded:(1)InclusionofMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServices(MEIS)OrganizationwhichwasdeletedfromFigure2-5.PlacingMEISinthesamedepartmentasQA/QCispromotingimprovedrelationswiththelineorganizationsimmediatelybyassociationandoverthelongtermasMEIS'sexcellent"customerservice"orientation,permeatesthewholedepartment.Thereisalsoanatural,closefunctionalassociationbetweenQA/QCandMEISintheareasofinspection,nondestruc-tiveexamination,materialstestinganddependenceoneffectivequalityprogramsforsuccess.(2)TheQualityControlForemanpositionhasbeenre-establishedintheNuclearAssuranceorganization.(3)TheQualityPerformanceAnalysesandProgramSupportpositionhasbeenestablishedforcreatinganalysisofqualityperformanceandothersupporttasksassociatedwithtrainingcoordinationandmaintenanceofprocedures.Section3DesinControlNoChangeotherthantitlechangesfromQualityAssurance/QualityControlandQualityAssurancetoQualityPerformanceintheappropriatelocations.Section4ProcurementControl~ThetitleoftheorganizationsresponsibleforthereviewofprocurementdocumentstodetermineadequacyofthequalityrequirementsischangedfromQualityControlandQualityAssurancetoQualityPerformance.Thisistosupportconsolidationofresponsibilitiesinthenewdepartment.Section5InstructionsProceduresand.Drawins~ThetitleoftheorganizationsresponsibleforreviewingandconcurringwithprocedureswrittentoimplementtheQuality'AssuranceProgramischangedfromQualityAssurancetoQualityPerformance.Thisistosupportconsolidationofresponsibilitiesinthenewdepartment.

~01 Section6DocumentControl~ApprovaloftheQualityMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServicesProceduresManualchangedfromDirectorResearchandSciencetotheManager,MaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServices.Thisisconsistentwiththereassign-mentofMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServicestotheQualityPerformanceDepartment.~ApprovaloftheQualityAssurance/QualityControlprocedureselevatedfromtheManager,QualityAssurancetotheDepartmentManager,QualityPerformance.Thisistheapprovalleveldeemedappropriatefortheseprocedures.Section7ControlofPurchasedMaterialEimentandServices~Allowanceformultipleapprovedsuppliers'ists.ThisistosupporttheestablishmentofaCommercialGradeDedica-tionprogram.~TitlechangedfromQualityAssurance/QualityControltoQualityPerformanceconsistentwithestablishmentofthenewdepartment.~ResearchandSciencechangedtoMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServices.Thisisconsistentwiththereassign-mentofMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServicestotheQualityPerformanceDepartment.Section9ControlofSecialProcesses~TitleofQualityAssurance/QualityControlchangedtoQualityPerformance.Section10InsectionControl~ChangedresponsibilityforestablishingtheInserviceInspectionProgramfromtheDirector,ResearchandSciencetotheManager,MaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServices.ThisisconsistentwiththereassignmentofMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServices,whichishistoricallyresponsibleforimplementingthisrespon-sibility,tothe,QualityPerformanceDepartment.~ChangedresponsibilityforestablishingtheInservicePumpandValveTestingProgramfromQualityAssurancetoEngineering.ThisisaresultoftheneedforaseparationoflineandverificationresponsibilitiesidentifiedduringtheISTProgramupgrade.Section16CorrectionAction~ClassifieddistributionofCARsummaryreportschangedfromSeniorVicePresident,ProductionandEngineeringanddepartmentalsupervisiontodepartmentalsupervisiononlywithSeniormanagementnotificationofthemoresignificantproblems.Thecontentofroutinestatusreportsingeneral,containsnoinformationusefultoSeniorManagementthattheydonototherwisereceive.

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Section18Audits~DistributionofauditreportstotheSeniorVicePresident,ProductionandEngineeringremovedashereceivesthemasNSARBChairmanandrelatedparticipationinanauditoverviewcommittee.~AddedrequirementsforcontrollingQualityAssurance'urveillancesconsistentwiththeestablishment,ofthenewprogram.Table1-1Tablesof

Deartmental'ImlementinProcedures~Revisedtoreflectthechangesdescribed,

forthe18sections.Table18-1AuditList~Listofactivitiesauditedateachdepartmentrevisedtoreflectthechangesdescribedforthe18sections.Miscellaneous~WhereapplicableinthevarioussectionstheDirector,QualityAssurance/QualityControltitlechangedtoDepartmentManager,QualityPerformance.~Whereapplicableinthevarioussections,QualityAssuranceorQualityControl,changedtoQualityPerformance.Thisistosupportconsolidationofresponsibilitiesinthenewdepartment.~Typographicalandeditorialchangesincorporatedthroughoutthedocumentwheredeemedappropriate.Allchangesfrompreviousrevision14areidentifiedwithaverticallineinthelefthandmarginofeachpage.Eachpagewillbeidentifiedasrevision.15sincetheentiredocumentwasreprintedinlieuofonlytherevisedpages.Tablesandfigureswhichcontainchangesareidentifiedbyaverticallineintheleftmarginnextto-theirreferenceintheindex,pageii.ThesechangeswillnotreducetheeffectivenessoftheGinnaStationQualityAssuranceProgramnorreduceanyofourpreviouscommitments.This.isbasedonthefollowingconsiderations:ThechangeswhichhavetheQualityPerformancedepartmentreporttotheSeniorVicePresident,ElectricProductionisconsistentwiththereportingrelationshiputilizedpriorto1989andsuggestedguidelinesofANS3.2regardinghavingaccesstoresponsiblecorporatemanagementatalevelwhereactionappropriatetothemitigationofsafetyrelatedqualityassuranceconcernscanbeaccomplished.RecognitionthattheMaterialsEngineeringandInspectionServices(MEIS)groupperformsindependentqualityverifica-tionservicesforthelineorganizationsthroughtheNDEandmaterialstestingfunctionsperformed.Forthoseservices

~0elIJ I~consideredotherthanindependentqualityverificationrecognitionthatMEISwillfunctionmuchthesameasinthepastwithregardtoindependence.fromQualityAssuranceandQualityControlgroups.MEISwillbegovernedbytheirownproceduresandbesubjectedtoperiodicauditandsurveillance.RecognitionthattheotherchangesoftheQualityPerformanceorganizationresultfromorganizationenhance-mentsadoptedtosupportongoingperformanceobjectives.~Recognitionthattheotherchangesarelargelydescriptiveoftitlechangesandchangesinterminologyeachofwhichisconsideredtohavenoimpacton.previouscommitments.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MeedyGeneralManag,NlearProductionRCMNcemh069Enclosuresxc:C.Marschall,.SeniorResidentXnspectorRegion1

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