ML19263E446
| ML19263E446 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 02/26/1979 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML19263E443 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900302 99900302-79-1, NUDOCS 7906180255 | |
| Download: ML19263E446 (2) | |
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Western Piping and Engineering Company, Inc.
Docket No. 99900302/79-01 NOTICE OF DEVIATION Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted on January 22-29, 1979, it appeared that certain of your activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements as indicated below:
A.
The Western Piping and Engineering Company, Inc., corrective action response letter of December 27, 1977, states with respect to Devia-tion C.3.a in IE Report No. 77-01, "The WP&E QA Manual will be revise 6 to define or clearly delineate the responsibilities, level of authority, and lines of communication for the various individuals, groups, and subcontractors involved."
Date for completing corrective action - March 1,1978.
Contrary to the above, the Quality Assurance Manual had not been revised in compliance with the response commitments.
(See Details Section B.1.)
B.
Criterion V of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 states in part, " Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions
... and shall be accomplished in accordtice with these instruc-tions...."
Paragraph 9.4.4 of the Quality Assurance Manual states in part; "The QA Manager shall maintain a master file of Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS)... supplementary activity and reports giving the results of all required tests."
Contrary to the above, four (4) of the eight (8) WPS Record Packages reviewed did not contain the data required to be recorded during weld qualification activities, and results of the required mechanical tests of test coupons.
(See Details, Section D.3.c. )
C.
Criterion V of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 states in part, " Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions
... and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instruc-tions...."
Paragraph 10.3.3 of the Quality Assurance Manual states in part, "All personnel engaged in NDE activities... shall be qualified in accordance with SNT-TC-1A, 1975 Edition, and all Code requirements."
In addition, paragraph 10.3.3 of the Quality Assurance Manual states 2355 084
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7906180 M 4' in part, " Records of all NDE personnel qualification, including those of qualified NDE vendors, shall be maintained on file in the QA Department."
Contrary to the above, the records did not meet requirements of paragraph 9.6.1 of SNT-TC-1A, and complete records of all NDE per-sonnel qualifications were not being maintained by the QA Department.
(See Details, Section E.3.c.)
D.
Criterion V of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 states in part, " Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions...
and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions...."
Paragraph 18.5 of the Quality Assurance Program states in part,
" Internal audits shall be conducted quarterly."
In addition, para-graph 18.12.1 states in part, " Records shall be maintained of all personnel actively performing audits and those who have previously performed audits within the same project or activity."
Contrary to the above requirements, the following was noted during the review of audit activities:
1.
During 1978, only two (2) internal audits were performed and documented.
2.
Records were not being maintained on the personnel actively per-forming audits.,
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