ML19321B024
| ML19321B024 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/16/1980 |
| From: | Haass W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Carmean S NEWPORT NEWS INDUSTRIAL CORP. (SUBS. OF NEWPORT NEWS |
| References | |
| RTR-REGGD-01.058, RTR-REGGD-1.058 NUDOCS 8007250060 | |
| Download: ML19321B024 (1) | |
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M.16 E80 fir. Stephen D. Carmean Quality Assurance Engineering Newport News Industrial Corporation 230 41st Street Newport flews, VA 23607
Dear fir. Carmean:
SUBJECT:
INSPECTION REPORTS BY LEVEL I PERSONNEL In your letter of July 1,1980, you ask the following question:
4 When working to a specification requiring qualification of inspection personnel in accordance with the 1973 edition of ANSI N45.2.6, is it permissible to employ Level i perscnnel for performing direct inspec-tions using approved procedures, attesting to the accept / reject status and reporting of such inspection results?
You also provided the following example:
Could a Level I perform a simple dimensional inspection of a part or accept / reject weld joint fit-up and weld profile and write-up and sign an inspection report attesting to the inspection results?
We note that fir. Michael V. Warren of your organization asked a very similar ques-tion in his letter to us of March 7,1980. We responded on fiarch 27, 1980. The discussion below amplifies our fiarch 27, 1980, response.
Table 1 of ANSI N45.2.6-1973 clearly indicates that a Level I could perform inspec-tions using approved procedures. However, the table also indicates that the rhimum level for evaluating and reporting inspection and test results is Level II. Cs endorsement of the standard, via Regulatory Guide 1.58 dated August 1973, tock no exception to Table 1.
Therefore, it is our position that the latter type activities should not be essigned to a Level I individual.
It should-be further noted that certifications for the Level I, II, and III personnel a
should 'be made on the basis of demonstrated capability and satisfactory completion c
of proficiency testing as indicated in part 3.1 of the standard. The type or types of activity that an individual is certified to perform should, of course, be clearly given on the certificate of qualification.
For example, an individual certified only to evaluate and report the results of simple dimensional inspections should not be permitted to evaluate and report the dimensional layout of a complex machined part.
In summary, we believe that proper implementation of ANSI N45.2.6-1973 assures, through controlled certification, that personnel are qualified to do the work assigned to them.
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