ML20023B957
| ML20023B957 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/20/1983 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Kulb B GARRETT CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20023B958 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900370 NUDOCS 8305090392 | |
| Download: ML20023B957 (2) | |
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APR 2 01993 Docket No. 999003'70/83-01 Garrett Pneumatic Systems Division ATTN: Mr. Bayard Kulb, Manager Quality Assurance P. O. Box 22200 Tempe, Arizona 85282 Gentlemen:
This refers to the QA program inspection conducted by Mr. J. W. Sutton of this office on January 31-February 4,1983, of your facilities at Tempe and Phoenix, Arizona, associated with the manufacture of nuclear valves and to the dis-cussions of our findings with Mr. R. H. Ekrom and members of the 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 achieved; 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 corrective action in response to their findings.
Areas examined and our findings are discussed in the enclosed report. Within these areas, tl e inspection consisted of an examination 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 program failed 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 30 days from 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 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.
Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.
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Garrett Pneumatic Systems Division The response requested by this letter is not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this report contains any information that you believe to be exempt from disclosure under 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4), it is necessary that you (a) notify this office by telephone within 10 days from the date of this letter of your intention to file a request for withholding; and (b) submit within 25 days from the date of this letter a written application to this office to withhold such information.
If your receipt of this letter has been delayed such that less than 7 days are available for your review, please notify this office promptly so that a new due date may be established. Consistent with Section 2.790(b)(1), any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit executed by the owner of the information which identifies the document or part sought to be withheld, and which contains a full statement of the reasons on the basis which it is claimed that the information should be withheld from public disclosure. This section further requires the statement to address with specificity the considerations listed in 10 CFR 2.790(b)(4). The information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible into a separate part of the affidavit.
If we do not hear frori you in this regard within the specified periods noted above, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this itspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, og saned *
- u. POT Ulcis Potapovs, Chief Vendor Program Branch
Enclosures:
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Appendix A - Notice of Nonconformance 2.
Appendix B - Inspection Report No. 99900370/83-01 3.
Appendix C - Inspection Data Sheets (5 pages) bec:
JTCollins, RIV RLBangart, RIV JEGagliardo, RIV EHJohnson, RIV MIS Section (J. Perry)
VPB Branch Chief VPB Section Chiefs VPB Inspector DMB-IE:09