ML20031G590
| ML20031G590 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/30/1981 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Van Hilten D GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
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| REF-QA-99900004 NUDOCS 8110230314 | |
| Download: ML20031G590 (2) | |
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SEP 3 01981 Docket No. 99900004/81-01 e
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ATTN: Mr. D. P.. Van Hilten
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San Diego, CA 92138 L-Gentlemen:
This refers to the QA program inspection conducted by Mr. W. M. McNeill, of this office, on August 24-28, 1981, of your facility at San Diego, California, associated wtS the manufacture and fabrication of nuclear fuel assemblies and to the discussions of our findings with Mr. T. R. Colandria vid members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
This inspection was made to confim that, in the areas inspected, your QA program is being effective.!y implemented. The inspection effort is not designed to assure that uni @e quality requirements imposed by a customer am 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 ineoection exempts you from inspections by an NRC licensee or his agents, nor from taking effective corrective action in responw to their findings.
Areas examined and our findings are discussed in the enciosed report. Within these areas, the 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 dvs from the date of this letter a written statement containing, (1) a description of steps that have been or will 4
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 my be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.
The responses directed by this letter are not subject to the clearance pro-cedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork l
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy o' 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 telaphone within 10 days from the data cf this letter of your intention to file a request for withholding; and (b) sub-mit within 25 days frwm Ahe date of this letter a written application to this office to withhold such infomation.
If your receipt of this letter has been delayed such that less than seven days are available for your review, please notify this office promptly so that a new due date may be established.
ConsistentwithSection2.790(b)(1),anysuchapplicationmustbeaccompanied 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 i
of the reasons on the basis which it is claimed that; the infomation should be withheld from public disclosure. This sect.ier. further requires the statement to address with spccificity 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 frun you in this regard within the specified periods noted abovo, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased 1
to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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Uldis Potapovs Chief Vendor Inspection Branch
Enclosures:
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Notice of Nonconformance 2.
Inspection Report No. 99900004/81-01 3.
Inspection Data Sheets Pages 1-3 bec:
IE/V&SPB (Reinmuth)
IE Files AEOD NMSS NRC:rDR QAB REG. Directors I, II, III & V JEGagliardo, RIV
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