ML19208D837
| ML19208D837 | |
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| Issue date: | 08/02/1979 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Haller H NATIONAL VALVE & MFG. CO. |
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| REF-QA-99900023 NUDOCS 7910010113 | |
| Download: ML19208D837 (2) | |
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2 AUG 1979 Docket No.
99900023/79-01 National Valve and Manufacruring Company
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Attn: E. E. E. Haller D
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Gentle m This refers to the QA Program inspection conducted by Mr. H. U. Roberds of this office on July 17-19, 1979 of your facility at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, associated with the fabrication of nuclear piping and to the discussions of our findings with Mr. W. C. Biddle and members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
This inspection was made to confirm that, in the areas inspected, your QA Program is being effectively implemented.
The inspection effort is not designed to assure that unique. quality requirements imposed by a customer are being implemented; nor to 'a'ssure that a specific product, component or service
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provided by you to your customers, is of acceptable quality. As you know, the NRC requires each of its licensees to assume full responsibility for the quality of specific products, components or services procured from others.
You should therefore not conclude that the NRC's inspection exempts you from inspections by an NRC licensee or his agents nor from taking effective corrective action in response to their findings.
Are examined and our findings are discussed in the enclosed report. Within th se areas, the inspection consisted of an exanination of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.
During the inspection it was found that the implement.ation of your QA Program f ailed to meet certain NRC requirements. The specific findings and references to the pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosures to this letter.
Please provide us within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this report a written statement containing, (1) a description of steps that have been or will be teken to correct these items, (2) a description of steps that have been or will be taken to prevent recurrence, and (3) the date your corrective actions and preventive measures were or will be completed.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the Commission's " Rules of Practice,"
Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter with enclosure and your reply, together with the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the Commission's Public Document Room.
If this report contains any 7910 010 ll31058 004
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Manufacturing Company infor=ation that you believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application within thirty (30) days to this office to withhold such infor=ation from public disclosure.
A y such application must include a full stata~ -t of the reasons on the basis of which it is claimed that the informa-tion is proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information iden-'"a:i in the application is contained in a separate part of the document.
If we da :st hear frca you in this regard within the specified period, the report w il be placed in the Public Documen; Room.
d Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, 7 1
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2A Y Uldis Potapovs, Chie'4 Vendor Inspection Branch
Enclosures:
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Notice of Deviation 2.
Inspection Repoit No. 99900023/79-01
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