ML19275A734
| ML19275A734 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 08/13/1979 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Rickard C GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19275A729 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900004 790913, NUDOCS 7910190053 | |
| Download: ML19275A734 (2) | |
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Post '-~' ~ 3ox 81603 San N m Califor-4 92138 Genti e This efe:s to the QA Program inspection conducted by Mr. E. M. McNeill of this o^=4-= on July 16-19, 1979, of your facility at San Diego, California, assord = ed with the manufacture and fabrication of nuclear fuel assemblies and to the discussions of our findings with Mr. T. R. Colandrea 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 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 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 correc-tive action in response to their findings.
Areas 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.
Please provide us within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this report a written statement contnining, '(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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- d General Atomic Company In accordance with Section 2.790 of the Commission's " Rules of Practice,"
Part 2, Iitle 10, Coda of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter with enclosure and your reply, together with the. enclosed inspection report will '
be p'n
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If this report contains any '":-- tion that yea believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that
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you =aka a. written application within thirty (30) days to this office to with-hold. e '- 4 for=ation from public_ disclosure.
Any such application must in.
c1cda-a. "T 7 stat of the reasons on the basis of which it is chbed that the cr on-is pr prietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary infe - - identified in the application is contained in a separate part of' the A
. If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified peri =d,
- report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
Shouli you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will.be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, j l
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Enclosures:
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Notice of Deviation 2.
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