ML19290E274
| ML19290E274 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 01/07/1980 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Hayden L CHEMETRON CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19290E272 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900028 NUDOCS 8003100111 | |
| Download: ML19290E274 (2) | |
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Tube Turns Division of Chemetron Corporation Attn:
Mr. L. D. Hayden Vice President of Engineering 2900 W. Broadway, P. O. Box 987 Louisvil]2, Kentucky 40201 Gentlemen:
This refers to the QA Program inspection conducted by Mr. R. E. Oller of this office on December 3-7, 1979, of your facility at Louisville, Kentucky, associated with the manufacture of bellcws expansion joir.ts and pipe fittings, and to the discussions of our findings with Mr. J. Sea, nd members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
This inspection was made to confirm that, in the areas inspected, your QA Program and your 10 CFR Part 21 responsibility are being effectively imple-mented.
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, componcnt or service provided by you to your customer,,
1 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 f rom taking effective corrective 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 Sspection it was found that the implementation of your QA Program failed to meat a certain NRC requirement.
The specific findings and references to the pertitent 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 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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Tube Turns Division of Chemetron Corporation 2
In accordance wit'a 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 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 such information from public disclosure.
Any such application must include a full statement 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 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, 12OJLeo t
Uldis Potapovs, Chidf Vendor Inspection Branch
Enclosures:
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Notice of Deviation 2.
Inspection Report No. 99900028/79-02