ML20003D804
| ML20003D804 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 01/28/1981 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Rice W BROWN & ROOT, INC. (SUBS. OF HALLIBURTON CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20003D796 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900502 NUDOCS 8104010035 | |
| Download: ML20003D804 (2) | |
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611 RYAN Pt.AZA DRIVE. Su!TE 1000 ARUNGToN. TEXAS 76011 28 JANICBI Cocket No. 99900502/81-01 Brown and Root, Incorporated Attn: Mr. W. M. Rice Grcup Vice President, Pcwer Gecup 4100 Clinton Drive Post Office Sox 3 Housten, Texas 77001 Gentlemen:
This refers to the QA Program Inspection conducted by Mr. D. F.
ex cf this office on January 5-8, 1981, of your facilities at Houston, Texas, and to the discussions of cur findings with you and memcers of your staff at the ccnclusicn of the inspection.
Areas examined during the QA Prcgram inspection and cur findings are discussed in the enclosed recort. Within these areas, the inspection censisted of an examination of precedures and representative reccrds, interviews with perscnnel, and observations by the inspector.
During this inspection it was f und that tne implementation of your GA Program failed to meet certain NRC requirements.
The 5:ecific findings and references to the pertinent requirements are identified ir the enclosures to tnis letter.
Please provide us within twenty-five (25) 2ays of the date of this letter a written statement containing, (1) a description of steps that have been or will be taken to correct these items, (2) a description of staps that have been er will be taken to prevent recurrence, and (3) the dates your ccrrective acticns and preventive measures were or will be ccmoleted.
You will note that Deviation A of the enclosed Notice of Ceviation is related to management failure to assure ccmpliance with ccmmitted corrective action that was contained in your letter of December 16, 1980, respcnding to NRC inspection report 99900502/SA-03.
Specifically, qualification and training files of all engineering personnel performing safety related work cn the South Texas Project were not updated by Cecemcer 31, 1980 as c mmitted.
This is the third inspection in which ccmmitted corrective actions er prs-ventive measures for previcus inspecticn findings were fcuna to ce not completed as ccmitted.
Reference Report No. 99900502/80-01, Ceviation A and 99900502/80-02, Ceviation A.
This suggests a breakdcwn in the effective implementation of che Brown &
Root Quality Assurance Program for the Soutn Texas Project.
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2 Consequently, in your response, in addition to correcting of the specific devia-tiens identified the Notice of Deviation enclosure, please define the specific steps that you have taken, or plan to take, to assure that management commit-ments will be performed as stated and be effectively implemented.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Ccde of Federal Regalations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed inspection report wi'.1 be placed in the NRC's Public Occument Room.
If the report :entales any infonnation that you believe to be proprie-tary, it is necessary that you submit a written application to this office within thirty (30) days of the date of this letter, requesting such informatien be withheld #-~. public disclosure.
The application must include a full statement of the reasons why it is claimed that the information is prcprietary.
The apolication sneuld be prepared so that any orcorietary information identified is centained in an enclosure to the application, since the application without tne enclosure will also be placed in the Public Occument Rocm.
If we do not hear frcm ycu in this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public Occument Rcem.
Shculd ycu have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be please to discuss them with ycu.
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Enclosures:
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Notice of Ceviation 2.
Inspection Report No. 99900502/81-01