IR 05000329/1981009

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violation Noted in IE Insp Repts 50-329/81-09 & 50-330/81-09

ML20009B545
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	07/14/1981
From:	Norelius C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Jackie Cook CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
Shared Package
ML20009B546	List: IR 05000329/1981009 ML20009B551
References
NUDOCS 8107160270
Download: ML20009B545 (2)

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JUL J 4 1981 Docket No. 50-329 Docket No. 50-330 Consumers Power Company ATTN: -Mr. James W. Cook Vice President Midland Project 1945 West Parnall Road Jackson, MI 49201 Gentlemen:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter dated June 15, 1981, which was submitted in response to the item of noncompliance which we brought to your attention in Inspection Report 50-329/81-09; 50-330/81-09 for-warded by our letter dated May 21, 1931.

As discussed with Mr. Don Horn of your staff in a telephone conversation with Mr. Ross I:.ndsman of my staff on July 6,1981, we still perceive this matter as an item of noncompliance. While our citation as originally written only quoted a portion of the appropriate requirement, the concerrt as discussed during the inspection related more broadly to the failure to properly evaluate the technical adequacy and the quality assurance capabil-ities of Woodward-Clyde Consultants prior to procurement of services and properly document these evaluations in accordance with the requirements of your QA Program Procedure No. 7-1, " Principal Supplier Evaluation".

Specifically, this procedure requires that prior to procurement (1) a quality assurance evaluation be performed and, "When the QA evaluation is complete, the QA organization prepares an evaluation form, accepting or rejecting the principal supplier and forwards the form to the Director, Purchasing Department"; and (2) a-technical evaluation be performed and,

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Evaluation accepting or rejecting the supplier and forwards the form to the Director, Purchasing Department." Your statements to remedy or mitigate this finding are inadequate.

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'iherefore, we request that you submit a second letter to this office with-in 25 days of the date of this letter to respond to our concerns regarding the bypassing of your procedural requirements. Your response should be submitted under oath or affirmation and should include (1) corrective action taken and results achieved; (2) corrective action taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full comp iance will be achieved.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely, R', +;.% 0.a, C. E. Norelius, Acting Director Division of Engineering and Technical Inspection cc: DMB/ Document Control Desk (RIDS)

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