ML19330B234
| ML19330B234 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/14/1980 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Sluis B RHINE-SCHELDE-VEROLME ZWARE APPARATENBOUW |
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| ML19330B227 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900039 NUDOCS 8007310188 | |
| Download: ML19330B234 (2) | |
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14 JAN 1930 Docket No.
99900039/79-02 Rhine-Scheide-Verolme Zware Apparatenbouw b.v.
Attn: Mr. F. C. Smit Managing Director Heijplaatstraat 4, P. O. Box 221 Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS Gentleman:
This refers to the QA Program inspection conducted by Mr. I. Barnes, of this office on November 5-8, 1979, of your facility at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, associated with the fabrication of nuclear vessels and to the discussions of our findings with you and members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
This inspection was made to confirm that, in the araas inspected, your QA Program is being effectively implemented.
The inspaction effort is not designed to assure that unique quality requirements imposed :y a customer are being l
fat emented; nor to assure that a specific product, component or service pro.ided 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.ot conclude that the NRC's inspection exempts you from inspec ions by an NRC licensee or his agents nor from taking effective cor-recti' action in response to their findings.
Areas av==4ned and our findings are discussed it the enclosed report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted,of an avamination 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 Proscam fa1Jed 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 containing, (1) a description cf steps that have been or will be taken to correct these items, (2) a description of steps that have been or will be takan to prevent zacurrence, 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,"
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 affice 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, Uldia Potapovs, Chief Vendor Inspection Branch
Enclosures:
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Notice of Deviation 2.
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