ML20005A203
| ML20005A203 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/27/1981 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Bissonnette P GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20005A200 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900387 NUDOCS 8106300034 | |
| Download: ML20005A203 (2) | |
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ATTN: Mr. P. E. Bissonnette General Manager Post Office Box 81606 San Diego, California 92138 Ge'ntlemen:
This refers to the QA program inspection conducted by Mr. W. M. McNeill of this office on March 30 - April 3,1981, of your facility at San Diego, California, and to the discussicn 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 aJure that unique quality requirements imposed by a custcmer are being achieved, nor to assure that a specific product, compcnent, 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, ccmponents, or services procured frem others.
You should, therefore, not conclude that the NRC's inspection exempts you frcm inspections by an NRC licensee or his agents, nor frcm taking effec-tive corrective action in respcnse to their findings.
Areas examined during the inspection and cur findings are discussed in the enclosed report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of an exami-nation of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and cbservations by the inspector.
During the inspection it was found that the i rplementation of ycur QA program failed to meet certain NRC requirements.
The specific findings and references to the pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosures to his letter.
Please provide us within 25 days from the date of this letter a written state-ment centaining, (1) a descriptien of steps that have been, or will be taken, 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 ba, completed.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the Comissien's " Rules of Practice,"
Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a ccpy' of this letter together with the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the Ccmission's Public Document Rocm.
If this report contains any infornation that you believe to be 8106 80 0 6bH
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proprietary, it is necessary that you.make a written application within 25 days of the date of this letter to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure.
The application must include a full statement of the reasons why it is claimed that the informaticil is proprietary. The appli-cation should be prepared so that any proprietary infonnation identified is contained in an enclosure to the application, since the apolication without the enclosure will also be placed in the Public Occument Room.
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, UA%
Uldis Potapovs,(Chie( h Vendor Inspection Branc
Enclosure:
Inspection Report No.
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