This is a
10 CFR 50.55 initial notification for a significant breakdown in the Quality Assurance (
QA) Program of
Chicago Bridge & Iron (
CB&I), an agent for the Licensee of the V. C. Summer 2 & 3 Construction Project.
In August 2014, deviations were found in sub-modules CA03-06, -08, and -09 for the Vogtle 3 Construction Project, which initiated the discovery and evaluation processes for both Part 21 and 10 CFR 50.55. The conditions were determined to be not reportable by CB&I under 10 CFR 21, but an evaluation of the root cause analysis results concluded that a significant QA program breakdown had occurred that could have produced a defect. No defect has been identified.
This initial notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.55(e)(4)(iii) and 10 CFR 50.55(e)(5)(i).
The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.".