ML20043B518

Forwards Insp Rept 99900401/90-01 on 900312-15 & Notice of Nonconformance.Area Concerning Audits of Holders of Certificates from ASME Considered Unresolved & Will Be Addressed in Future Insp

ML20043B518
Person / Time
Issue date:	05/21/1990
From:	Brach E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Scherer A ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NUCLEAR FUEL (FORMERLY
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REF-QA-99900401 NUDOCS 9005300143
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Docket No.: 99900401/90-01 Mr. A. E. Scherer, Vice President

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Dear Mr. Scherer:

This letter addresses the inspection of your facility at Windsor, Connecticut conducted by Messrs. R. C. Wilson and R. N. Moist of this office on March 12 through 15, 1990, and the discussions of their findings with you and members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

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'The inspection was conducted to review your control of procurement activities

.in selected areas. Areas examined during the NRC inspection and our findings are discussed in the enclosed report. This inspection consisted of an exami-nation of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.

Implementation reviews were conducted primarily-for three suppliers of in-core instrumentation: Whittaker Corporation, Reuter-Stokes Canada, and Imaging and Sensing Technology Corporation.

This and previous inspections found that _the implementation of your quality assurance (QA)programfailedtomeetcertainNRCrequirements. Discrepancies in your procurement of safety-related thermocouple cable assemblies, including electrical connectors, constitute a nonconformance in your implementation of l-10 CFR Part.50, Appendix B, which was contractually imposed on you through purchase order contracts with NRC licensees. The enclosed Notice of I

Nonconformance and inspection report provide details.

The inspectors determined that you have already taken adequate corrective action.and preventive measures to address the identified nonconformance and, therefore, no response to the Notice of Nonconformance is required. A second area, related to audits of holders of certificates from the American Society-ofMechanicalEngineers(ASME),isconsideredanunresolveditemandwillbe addressed in a future NRC inspection.

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