ML19345C738
| ML19345C738 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/24/1980 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Volmer C SIEMENS POWER CORP. (FORMERLY SIEMENS NUCLEAR POWER |
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| REF-QA-99900081 NUDOCS 8012080272 | |
| Download: ML19345C738 (2) | |
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Docket No. 99900081/80-02 Exxon Nuclear Company,'Inc.
Nuclear Fuels: Department i
Attn:
Mr. C. J. Volmer Quality Assurance Manager.
2955 George Washington Way Richland, Washington 99352 Gentlemen:
i This refers to the QA Program inspection conducted by Mr. W. M. McNeill of this.
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-office on October 14-16, 1980,- of your. facility at Richland, Washington, associ-ated with the manufacture and fabrication-of nuclear fuel assemblies and to the discussions of our findings with you and members of' your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
This inspection was mad'e to confirm that,.in the areas inspected, your QA Program is being effectively implemented.
The inspection effort is not designed
. to aa:;ure 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
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NRC requires each of its licensees to assume full responsibility for the i
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 inspector.
DuringL the inspection it was found that the -implementation of your QA Program
-failed to. meet'certain NRC requirements. ~The specific _ findings and references
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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
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be taken to correct these items,;(2) a description of steps that have been or
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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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Exxon Nuclear Company, Inc.
Nuclear Fuels Department 2
In accordance with Sect 1on 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,
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ss Uldis otapovs, Chief Vendor Inspection Branch
Enclosures:
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Notice of Deviation 2.
Inspection Report No. 9990081/80-01 1