ML20036C450
| ML20036C450 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 06/08/1993 |
| From: | Rossi C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | William Jones ABB POWER DISTRIBUTION, INC. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20036C451 | List: |
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| REF-QA-99901256 NUDOCS 9306170092 | |
| Download: ML20036C450 (4) | |
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Mr. Wendell E. Jones, Jr.,
Quality Assurance Manager ABB Power Distribution Circuit Breaker Division I-95 and Mechanicsville Hwy.
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Box 100524 Florence, South Carolina 29501-0524
Dear Mr. Jones:
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE OF NONCONFORMANCE NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 99901256/93-01)
This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. B. Rogers, K. Naidu, R.
Frahm, Jr.,
and J.
Winton of this office on April 13 through 16, 1993.
The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your ABB Power Distribution, Circuit Breaker Division (ABB) facility in Florence, South Carolina.
At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
The NRC inspectors had additional questions related to the findings subsequent to the completion of the inspection.
You provided a response to these questions by telephone on May 24, 1993.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of activities in progress.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to be in violation'of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice).
The violation is of concern because it potentially impacts your ability to evaluate and report-defects in basic components.in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 21.
You are required to respond-to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and'any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response to this Notice, I
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Mr. Wendell Jones including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspectJons, the NRC will determine whether-further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In addition, during this inspection it was;found that the
. i implementation of your QA program failed to meet certain'NRC requirements.
Numerous occurrences were identified where documented ABB Quality Assurance Procedures'were not followed.
The specific findings and references to the pertinent a
requirements are identified:in the enclosures of this letter.
. i Please provide us within 30 days from the date of this letter a-written statement in accordance with the instructions specified ni in the enclosed Notice of Nonconformance.
t In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"
a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed'in.the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notices l'
are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub.
L. No. 96.511.
Sincerely,
'D harles E. Rossi, Director f
Division of Reactor Inspection
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.and Licensee Performance Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
Notice of Violation Notice of Honconformance Inspection Report 99901256/93-01 1
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. including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement aqpion is:necessary to ensure-compliance'with NRC-regulatory requirements.
In addition, during this inspection it was found that the implementation of your QA program failed to meet certain NRC requirements.
Numerous occurrences were identified where documented ABB Quality Assurance Procedures were not.followed.
The specific findings and references to the pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosures of this letter.
Please provide us within 30 days from the or e of this letter a written statement in accordance with the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice of Nonconformance.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790-of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"
a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notices are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction,Act of 1980, Pub.
L. No. 96.511.
Sincerely, Charles E. Rossi, Director Division of Reactor Inspection and Licensee Performance Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
Notice of Violation Notice of Nonconformance Inspection Report 99901236/93-01 DISTRIBUTION VIB R/F RIDS IE:09/ Central Files CRossi RZimmerman LNorrholm GCwalina BRogers KNaidu RFrahm JWinton
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