ML20041F235

Forwards Updated Responses to Questions 4,32,33,34,37 & 38 Re QA Program,Per 820212 Ltr

ML20041F235
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	03/11/1982
From:	Henry W DUKE POWER CO.
To:	Haass W NRC
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NUDOCS 8203160314
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Dear Mr. Haass:

Please reference our letter of February 12, 1982, and attached please find the following:

1) Updated responses to questiont #4, 32, 33, 34, 37, and 38,

2) ' Rdsponses 'to questions which were identified as (late r ).

Please call should you have any further questions.

W. O. Henry Quality Assurance Manager,

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Attcchment #1 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DUKE POWER COMPANY - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION

4. Pertinent requirements of the operational QA Program will be applied to the fire protection program.

32. The quality Assurance Department is required to perform a receipt inspec-tion of materials, parts, and components. These controls are defined by the Quality Assurance Program as follows:

a) Procured to specifications and codes at least equivalent to those applicable to the original equipment or those specified by a properly reviewed and approved revision.

b) Produced ce fabricated under requirements at least equivalent to those aoolicable to the original equipment or those specifled by 1 a properly reviewed and approved revision.

c) Packaged and transported in a manner that will assure that quality is not degraded during transit.

d) Properly documented to show compliance with applicable specifications, codes and standards.

e) Properly inspected, identified and stored to provide protection against damage or misuse.

f) Properly controlled to assure the identification, segregation and dis-posal of nonconforming material.

This control of materials, parts and components, in general, includes con-trol of procurement, receipt, inspection, Identification, storage, handling, packaging, shipping, issue, nonconforming items, use of repaired items, onsite certification of items and transfer of items from other Company lo-cations, consistent with the importance of an item to nuclear safety.

33, 34. The QA program contains or references documented procedures for the con-trol of special processes. Some of the typical special processes covered by procedures are as follows:

a) Coatings b) Cleaning c) Crimping d) Welding e) Heat treating f) Non-destructive examination in addition, all safety related work requests are required by proce-dures to be reviewed by Quality Assurance. This review establishes all Quality Assurance requirements including appropriate controls on special processes. Some of the special processes are totally controlled by Quality Assurance personnel and others controlled by Quality Assurance Precedures and by training of personnel which is supplemented by on-site Quality Assurance personnel to assure compliance.

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37 Procedures for testing are established in order to provide an effective test program to verify that the station has been adequately designed and constructed, a) The requirements and acceptance Ilmits contained in appIIcable design and procurement documents are included in test procedures.

1 b) Instructions for performing the test are detailed in each procedure, c) Test prerequisites such as calibrated instrumentation, adequate test-equipment and instrumentation including their accuracy requirements, '

completeness of item to be tested, suitable and controlled environ-mental conditions, and pi avisions for data collection and storage are verified prior to test.

d) Mandatory inspection hold points are determined by the QA Department prior to work being performed in accordance with appilcable test pro-cedures, e) Acceptance and rejection criteria are identified by test procedure.

f) Methods of documenting or recording test-data'and results are provided, g) Procedures required are test prerequisites to be met.

38. The Quality Assurance Department assures devices are caIIbrated at per-Iodic intervals and/or prior to use with the desired accuracy level being

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Attechment #2 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DUKE POWER COMPANY - CATAWBA NUCLEAR STATION 9 During the next revision to Duke's Topical Report, 10CFR 50.55(a)

(1971 Code) as listed in Table 17.0-1 will be changed to reflect the 1977 Code.

15. a. For internal design interface controls, the primary division is responsible for all coordination with other divisions on an assigned Nuclear Station Modification. The responsible Design Engineer within the primary division, upon receipt of the record package, reviews the Nuclear Station Modification for involvement by other divisions, if others are involved, he forwards copies of the necessary Information to the affected division (s) and requests the name of the Responsible Engineer for that division.

b. For external design interface, instructions are described through procedures. Included are measures for identifying points of interface, interface personnel and responsibilities, lines of communication, and controlling document transmittals.

18. Prior to commercial operation, all design verification shall be completed on systems that are required for operations of the plant.

26. Procedures in the established Duke QA program require that maintenance, inspection, and modification procedures are reviewed by the QA Departmect to determine the need for inspections. Other procedures developed and implemented by the QA Department identify the certifications required of Inspection personnel, identify inspection requirements, inspection methods, acceptance criteria, and provide means for documenting inspec-tion results.

36. Inspection procedures are developed and implemented by the QA Department and provide as required for the following:

a. Identification of characteristics or activities to be inspectec.

b. A description of the method or methods to be used in accomplishing (

the inspection.

c. Test and measuring equipment requirements, if any, and accuracy requi rements whe.rc appilcable,

d. The certifications of the QA Department personnel responsible for performing the inspections.

e. Acceptance and rejection criteria,

f. Maintenance and modification procedures, which are reviewed by the QA Department, identify required drawings, specifications and revisions and reference other procedures where required.

g. The name(s) of the inspector (s) and the results of the inspection operation.

h. Identification of the group within QA responsible for documenting and evaluating the acceptability of the inspection results.

40. Procedures identify predetermined requirements for handling, preservation, storage, cleaning, packaging, and shipping and are utilized by suitably trained individuals.

43 Existing procedures within the QA program require that conditions adverse to quality be corrected and that action be taken to preclude repetition. i The procedures also require documentation of corrective actions on appro- l priate forms.