ML17263A349

Forwards Rev 18 to QA Program for Station Operation, for Dec 1992.Rev 18 Includes Changes in Commitment for Sets of Responsibilities

ML17263A349
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	08/05/1993
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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acemi.mam"oOemvrmmOiSxaim'rOXsvSrncREGULATINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONO!STEM(RIDE)itACCESSIONNBR:9308110398DOC.DATE:93/08/05NOTARIZED:NODOCKETFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONMERCREDY,R.C.RochesterGasaElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONJOHSON,A.R.ProjectDirectorateI-3DNOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewithlOCFR2,2.109(9/19/72).050002441

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ForwardsRev18to"QAProgramforStationOperation,"forIDec1992.Rev18includeschangesincommitmentfor'setsofresponsibilities.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:Q004DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRQENCL/SIZE:0+2K.TITLE:QATopicalReport,Change,Amendment,orCorrespondence(DocketUtiliRECIPIENTZDCODE/NAMEJOHNSON,AINTERNAL:NRR/DRILRPEBEFILEOlEXTERNAL:DMB/OSSNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL1111221111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEOC/LFDCBRGN1FILEIHSCOPIESLTTRENCL11DDNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.504-2065)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!DTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR9ENCL9 04j t~yIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIArrrrilIIIII@luiZuz>ZuZROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATIONo89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTERN.Y.14649-0001ROBERT@MECREOYVicePreridentGtnnaNudearProductionAugus't5I1993TELEPHONEAREACODE71B5462700U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskATTN:Mr.AllenR.JohnsonProjectDirectorateI-3Washington,DC20555

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RevisedSubmittalofQualityAssuranceProgramR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNumber50-244

DearMr.Johnson:

Inaccordancewith10CFR50.54enclosedisamodifiedrevision18totheQualityAssuranceProgramforStationOperationtrans-mittedtoyouonDecember30,1992.ThisrevisedsubmittalprovidesinformationinresponsetoquestionsraisedduringphoneconferenceswithNRCRegionIreviewer,FredBower.Revision18includeschangesincommitmentfortwosetsofresponsibilities.ThefirstchangeistoremovetherequirementforQualityPerfor-mancetoconcuronproceduresdirectlyimplementingthequalityassuranceprogram.Thischangeinvolvesachangeincommitment,butisnotconsideredtobeareductionineffectivenessastheresponsibilityforQualityAssurancereviewofproceduresstillexistsandQualityPerformanceassessmentoftheseactivitieshasincreasedduetotheinitiationoftheQualityAssuranceSurveil-lanceprogram.Theresponsibilityforprocedureadequacybelongssolelytotheresponsiblemanagementoftheassociatedactivi-ties.Thisreinforcementoflineorganizationresponsibilityforprocedureadequacyisbeingadoptedthroughouttheindustry.ThesecondresponsibilitychangeinvolvingachangetocommitmentremovesQualityAssuranceresponsibilityforreviewingcorrective"actionreportstoassurethatthecausewasdeterminedandthatadequatecorrectiveactionhasbeentakentoprecluderecurrence.ThisactivityiscurrentlyassignedtoandisbeingperformedbythePlantOperationsReviewCommitteeCARsubcommitteeinaddi-tiontoQualityAssurance.QualityAssuranceperformstwoauditsannuallyofthecorrectiveactionprogramasrequiredbyTechni-calSpecification6.5.2.8.Inaddition,thisareaisassessedbyQualityAssurancesurveillances,asitemsthataresignificantconditionsadversetoqualityareoftenQualityAssurancesur-veillancetopicsorhaveinprocessQualityAssuranceinvolve-ment.DeletingQualityAssurancereviewandconcurrencefromwhathasbeenaredundantindependentreviewwillhavenoimpactonthecommitmentforindependentlyassuringtheadequateidenti-ficationofactionsbeingtakentoprecluderecurrence.9308110398930805PDR*DOCK05000244P,PDR

,<<~lNt)~jLC ThesechangeswillnotreducetheeffectivenessoftheGinnaStationQualityAssuranceProgramnorreduceanyofourpreviouscommitments.Thisisbasedonthefollowingconsiderations:TheremovalofQualityPerformancefromconcurrencewithproceduresiscompensatedbyassignmentofthatresponsibil-itytoresponsiblemanagementandbyauditsandsurveil-lancesofprocedureadequacyandimplementationbyQualityPerformance.TheremovalofQuality.AssurancereviewandconcurrencewithcorrectiveactionreportscausedeterminationandactiontoprecluderecurrenceiscompensatedbythePlantOperationsReviewCommitteeCARSubcommitteeperformingthistaskandbyauditsandsurveillancebeingperformedofboththecorrectiveactionprogramandindividualcorrectiveactionreports.TheothertitleandresponsibilitychangesdonotreduceanycommitmentsbutreflectorganizationalchangestoimproveRochesterGasandElectric'sabilitytosafely,legallyandefficientlyimplementtheQualityAssuranceProgramrequire-mentsandintent.Changesmadetorevision17oftheQualityAssuranceProgramforstationoperationaredenotedbyasinglerevisionbarintheleftmargin.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecredyRCMhlmch069~R1Enclosuresxc:Mr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14Dl)ProjectDirectorateI-3Washington,D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406Mr.FredBowerU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector ATTACHMENT1SummarofRevision18ChanesSection1ualitAssuranceProramQualityperformancenolongerconcurswithnewproceduresandchangesbutwillassureprocedureadequacythroughreviewandthroughauditsandsurveillancesofasampleofnewproceduresandprocedurechanges.Clarificationtolocationofdetailedlistingofstructures,systemsandcomponentscoveredbytheQualityAssurancePro-gram.The4thParagraphsentencewasremovedtoallowcontrolledprocedurestobemaintainedinanycontrolledenvironment,suchasacomputerdatabase.Section2OranizationIdentifiedthatGinnaStationinlieuofQualityPerformancehasaresponsibilityforassuringthatsignificantcondi-tionsadversetoqualityareidentifiedandcorrected.IdentifiedthatNuclearEngineeringServices,andQualityPerformancehavearesponsibilityfortrackingandprovidingreportsummariesforconditionsadversetoquality.ThisresponsibilitywasreassignedfromtheManager,QualityAssurance.IdentifiedthatNuclearEngineeringServicesisresponsibleforprovidingTechnicalSupporttoGinnaStation.ClarifiedthereportingrelationshipsfortheManager,MaterialEngineeringandInspectionServices.Section3DesinControl~Appropriatetitleandresponsibilitychanges.Section4ProcurementDocumentControl~Nochanges.Section5InstructionsProceduresandDrawinsQualityPerformancewillnolongerconcurwithneworre-visedproceduresimplementingthequalityassuranceprogram.Throughaudits,surveillancesandverificationinspections,QualityPerformanceisresponsibleforverifyingcommitmentsareaddressed.Othereditorialchanges.

Section6DocumentControl~QualityPerformancewillnolongerconcurwithneworre-visedproceduresimplementingthequalityassuranceprogram.~Minorclarificationsandeditorialchanges.Section7ControlofPurchasedMaterialEuimentandServices~Minorresponsibilitychanges,clarificationsandeditorialchanges.Section8IdentificationandControlofMaterialsPartsandComonents~Removedoneredundantsentenceandclarifiedthatthesub-jectactivitiesaretobeaccomplishedinaccordancewithapprovedprocedures.Section9ControlofSecialProcesses~Nochanges.Section10InsectionConsolidatedtwomostlyredundantparagraphsintoonecon-cerninginclusionofholdpointsandinspectionrequirementsininstructions,proceduresandfabricationprocesses.ChangedNuclearAssurancerequirementtodoallinspectionstoNuclearAssuranceisresponsibleforassuringinspectionsaredonebyproperlytrainedandcertifiedpersonnel.Section11TestControl~Nochanges.Section12ControlofMeasurinandTestEuiment~Nochanges.Section13HandlinStoraeandShiin~AddedNuclearEngineeringServicesresponsibilityforre-viewingengineeringspecificationsonthissubject.Section14InsectionTestand0eratinStatus~Nochanges.Section15NonconforminMaterialsPartsandComonents~Minorclarifications.

Section16CorrectiveActionChangestodefinitionofaconditionadversetoqualityandasignificantconditionadversetoqualityweremadetoremovethelistofpotentialcausesoftheseconditionsandreplacethemwithadescriptivedefinition.Theresponsibilitiesandprocessesforhandlingsignificantconditionsadversetoqualitywereclarifiedandreassignedtothoseorganizationscurrentlyresponsible.ThePlantOperationsReviewCommitteeCARSubcommitteeisreplacingQualityAssuranceastheindependentreviewgroupassuringthatadequatecorrectiveactionhasbeentakentoprecluderecurrence.QualityAssuranceoversightofthisprocesswillbebyauditandsurveillanceoftheprogramandselect-edcorrectiveactionreports.Section17ualitAssuranceRecords~ClarifiedthatProductionandEngineeringSystemsissolelyresponsibleformaintainingandretainingqualityassurancerecords.Section18Audits~Minorcorrectiontotextinadvertentlyleftoutofrevision17submittal.Table1-1Tables'ofDeartmentalImlementinProcedures~Changesreflectsignificantprocedureimprovementactivitiesfor1992.ProductionDivisionTrainingproceduremanualhasbeenissuedandisreflectedinthetable.Table4-1ProcurementDocumentReuirements~Nochanges.Table18-1AuditList~NochangesFiures2-1throuh2-6~Minorchanges;nonewhichaffectqualityassuranceprogramactivities.Miscellaneous~Typographicalandeditorialchangesincorporatedthroughoutthedocumentwheredeemedappropriate.

Allchangesfrompreviousrevision17areidentifiedwithaverticallineinthelefthandmarginofeachpage.Eachpagewillbeidentifiedasrevision18sincetheentiredocumentwasreprintedinlieuofonlytherevisedpages.Tablesandfigureswhichcontainchangesareidentifiedbyaverticallineintheleftmarginnexttotheirreferenceintheindex,pageii.