ML20029B077
| ML20029B077 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 02/27/1991 |
| From: | Norrholm L Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Patil A CRAWFORD FITTING CO. |
| References | |
| IEIN-86-021, IEIN-86-21, NUDOCS 9103050377 | |
| Download: ML20029B077 (1) | |
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o FEB 2 71991 Mr. A. T. Patil Chief Engineer /
Quality Assurance Manager Crawford Fitting Company Solon, Ohio 44139
Dear Mr. Patil:
Your letter dated December 13, 1990 to Mr. Greg Cwalina requested that the NRC provide you with our position regarding vendor audits.
The NRC, through Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50, requires that the purchaser of safety.related equipment assure that purchased materials conform to the procurement documents.
The assurance shall include provisions for source evaluation and an assessment of the effectiveness of the control of quality by the contractor.
in the example you provided, there are two possible scenarios.
If the purchaser buys directly from the distributor, it is the purchaser's responsibility to audit the distributor.
The distributor then assumes (for safety-related orders) the responsibility for quality assurance of the item, including traceability and warehousing practices.
The distributor must have a basis for certifying to the purchaser that the material supplied complies with applicable purchase order requirements. This basis may include auditing the supplier's, in this case the Crawford fitting Company, quality assurance program implementation. The NRC, in Information Notice 86 21 and its supplement, has allowed NRC licensees and their contractors to use the results of the ASME and National Board accreditation and inspection system as an acceptable method for satisfying NRC requirements for evaluating the program.
matic adequacy of their suppliers' QA programs.
However, the licensees and their contractors are still responsible for assuring the supplier is effectively implementing the approved QA program.
Alternatively, if the purchaser buys directly from Crawford and the item is supplied through a distributor,- it is Crawford's responsibility to assure that the distributor maintains identification and control of the materiel in accordance with Criterion Vill of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50.
This could be accomplished by auditir,g the distributor's QA program implementation in applicable areas.
Should you have any further questions, please contact Mr. Greg Cwalina (301-492 3221) of my staff.
Since.re }y,
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