IR 07100230/1990008
| ML20028H799 | |
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| Site: | 07100230 |
| Issue date: | 01/25/1991 |
| From: | Catherine Haney, Macdonald C NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
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| 71-0230-90-08, 71-230-90-8, NUDOCS 9101300124 | |
| Download: ML20028H799 (5) | |
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CONTAINER SUPPLIER INSPECTION PROGRAM Insoection Reoort ORGANIZATION:
Babcock and Wilcox Company Naval Nuclear Fuel Division NNFD Research Laboratory ADDRESS:
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Box 11165 Lynchburg, Virginia 24506 CONTACT:
Mr. Steve Schilthelm TITLE:
Health and Safety Supervisor ACTIVITY:
Use and maintain radioactive material packages.
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM APPROVAL NO.: 0230 INSPECTION REPORT NO.:
710230/90-08
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Inspection Inspection Dates:
Inspection On-site Location:
Person-Hrs.:
Lynchburg, VA 8/1/90
INSPECTION BASES AND SCOPE:
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10 CFR Part 71, 10 CFR Part 21,-and NRC l
Approved Quality Assurance Program 0230.
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SCOPE:
To determine whether the organization has established,-documented and executed pro-cedures which fulfill the commitments made
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in the organi:ation's NRC-approved quality assurance program.
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FINDINGS:
A nonconformance with the requirements of 10 CFR 71.109 was idelit.itled.
NRC INSPECTOR:
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Charles E. MacDonald Chief, Transportation Branch, NMSS
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SUMMARY A U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection team conducted an announced inspection of Babcock and Wilcox Company, Naval Nuclear Fuel Division, liNFO Research Laboratory at Lynchburg, Virginia, on August 1,1990.
Inspection findings are based on data collected through review of implementation procedures and controls, review of selected documents and records, and interviews with personnel.
The inspection team concluded that the implementation of the quality assurance (QA) program was satisfactory, in general.
However, it identified a nonconformance concerning Procurement Controls (10 CFR 71.109).
The team discussed tentative findings with the organization's management at the exit meeting.
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DETAILS The team inspected management activities and maintenance controls at the NNFO
.Research Laboratory in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The objectives of the inspection
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were to' determine how well the Research QA Program complied with commitments made to NRC and to review the implementation of the QA Program.
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An introductory briefing._was held on-July _ 30, 1990, and another briefing, presenting the preliminary findings of the inspection, was held on August 1, 1990.
The following persons were present at the August 1,1990 meeting.
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S. Schilthelm, Health and Safety Supervisor K. Long, Accountability Specialist J. Kramer, Quality Assurance Administrator D. Bennett, Safety and Licensing Manager 2.2 Management Controls
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The inspection. focused on two primary subjects:
the extent to which the Research Laboratory has implemented QA Approval No. 0230, and the independence and proficiency of the QA personnel responsible for implementing the QA commit-
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The. inspector evaluated program effectiveness by (1) examining QA docu-ments and applicable administrative procedures and (2) interviewing staff members.
. Work. performed _under the NRC-approved QA Program is limited, since most shipments are made in=packagings_not required to be certified by NRC.
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NRC-certified packagings, when needed, are rented or leased for a specific ship-ment and are then returned empty.
The certificates of compliance, with support-
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ing documentation and handling procedures for all packagings, were maintained on file at the Research~ Laboratory.
2.2.1 Audit Program The QA staff schedules internal and external audits on a yearly basis.
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Auditors were qualified.in accordance with the Research and Development Division Quality Stan-dards,-R00-1719-03, " Quality Standards:
Audit Lead Auditor Qualification,"
dated April :4,1989. 'This procedure is based on the American National Standards :
Institute (ANSI) standard for qualifying auditors.
Internal audits of QA Program activities-had not been performed recently, since there _ had not been any projects performed under the NRC-approved _ QA Program.
There were plans'to perform an aud u of the QA implementing procedures during
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October 1990.
L tExternal audits are used as one means of qualifying a supplier / vendor for the l
. Approved Supplier List (ASL).
QA Program implementing procedures require the L
use of checklists for external audits.
These checklists reference the 18 cri-teria. established in the QA Program.
Audit findings are tracked in the "Sup--
plier _ Audit Finding Report Log."
This Log was established to ensure that all inspection findings were addressed, corrected, and closed.
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2.2.2 Procurement Procurement controls were in place at the Laboratory.
Typically, the purchase /
. requisition order is reviewed by the QA Department, before issuance.
One ele-ment of-the rev'ew is to verify that the item or service, if required, is ordered from the ASL.
A nonconformance was identified with regard to 10 CFR 71.109, " Procurement document control," which requires that measures be established to ensure ade-quate quality in the documents for procurement of materials, equipment, and services, whether purchased directly or through contractors or subcontractors.
Requisition No. 003404 was issued to FBF, Inc., to manufacture one Model DOT-6M, Type B packaging (Certificate of Compliance 5908).
At the time of the order, FBF, Inc., was not on the Research Laboratory's ASL, nor was it on the ASL main-tained by the Babcock and Wilcox Company, Naval Nuclear Fuel Division.
2.3 Maintenance Controls The inspection team reviewed the maintenance program in place at the Research Laboratory.
Internal Procedure, " Procedure for Use of Type B Shipping Containers," No.
LRC-TP-293, Revision 0, dated November 26, 1985, was reviewed and found accept-able.
Maintenance /use checklists for the packagings are prepared after review-ing the Certificate of Compliance.
The checklists are prepared by the health physics staff and/or the project engineer, and are then approved for use by an i
independent individual.
Documents Reviewed-Procedures RDD-1719-03, Quality Standards:
Audit's Lead Auditor Qualification, dated 4/4/89 RLIP-1719-02, QA Audits (Suppliers), dated 1/26/90 RL-1P-1719-01, QA Audits (Internal), dated 8/4/87'
LRC-TP-293, Procedure for Use of Type B Shipping Containers, dated 11/26/85 Miscellaneous Auditor History File, J. Krammer Supplier Evaluation Form, Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc., dated 10/24/89 Audit of Nuclear Assurance Corporation, dated 1/18/90 Designated Inspector Form:
S. Schilthelm, 5/1/86 K. Long, 6/9/86 Requisition No. 003404 Approved Supplier List, dated 7/9/90
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