ML19345B942
| ML19345B942 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/10/1980 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Becksted W BERGEN-PATERSON PIPE SUPPORT CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19345B937 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900209 800915, NUDOCS 8012020800 | |
| Download: ML19345B942 (2) | |
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'3, ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76012 10 SEP 1980 Docket No. 99900209/80-02 1
Bergen-Paterson Pipesupport' Corporation Attn:
Mr.-W. F. Becksted.
Manager, Quality Assurance 48 Winnisquam Avenue Laconia, New Hampshire 03246-Gentlemen:
This refers to the QA' Program inspection conducted by Mr. L. E. Ellershaw of this office on August 4-8,.1980 of your facility at Laconia, New Hampshire associated with the fabrication of component supports 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 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 cor-rective 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 inspecto r.
During the inspection it was found that the implementation of your QA Program failed to meet certain NRC requirements.
The spec 1fic 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 of steps that have been or will be'caken 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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Bergen-Paterson Pipesupport Corp.
.2 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 co 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 applicatior 1s contained in a separate part of the document.
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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, JaA Am Uldis Potapovs, Chiefl Vendor Inspection Branch
Enclosures:
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Notice of Deviation 2.
Inspection Report No. 99900209/80-02 em