ML19254D327
| ML19254D327 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 08/09/1979 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Howard R PULLMAN POWER PRODUCTS CORP. (FORMERLY PULLMAN, INC.) |
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| ML19254D325 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900021 NUDOCS 7910250016 | |
| Download: ML19254D327 (2) | |
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,0 AR LINGTON, TE XAS 76012 0 9 TdlG 1979 Docket No. 99900021/79-02 P00ROREM Pullman ?cwer Products Division cf Pullman lacorporated ATTN:
.t. R. E. Howard Vice President and General Manager Post Office Box 3308, Reach Road Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701 Gentlemen:
This refers to the QA Program inspection conducted by Mr. I. Barnes of this office on July 16-20, 1979, of your facility at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, associated with the fabrication of nuclear piping assemblies and to the discussions of our findings with Mr. T. Daniels and members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
This inspection was made co 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 assure that a specific product, component or service provided by you to your customers, is of acceptable quality. As you know, the NRC requires each of its licensees to assume full responsi-bility 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.
A eas examined and our findings are discussed in the enclosed report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of an examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.
During the inspection it was found that the implementation of.your QA Program failed to meet certain NRC requirements. The specific findings and references to the pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosures to this letter.
Picase 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 taken 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.
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the Commission's " Rules of Practice,"
Pa t Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter with enc'osure and your reply, together with the enclosed inspection re: ort will be riaced in the Commission's Public Document Room.
If this report a ntains any information that you believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application within thirty (30) days to this office to withhold cuch information from public disclosure. Any such application must include a full statenea.: of the reasons on the basis of which it is claimad that the informa-tion is proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information identified in the application is contained in a separate part of the document.
If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, i
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N hd UldisPotapovs, Chief Vendor Inspection Branch
Enclosures:
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Notice of Deviation 2.
Inspection Report No. 99900021/79-02
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