ML20056E019
| ML20056E019 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 08/16/1993 |
| From: | Lieberman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE) |
| To: | Saddic J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20056E017 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99901174 EA-91-162, NUDOCS 9308190210 | |
| Download: ML20056E019 (2) | |
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Docket No. 99901174 EA 91-162 t
Shur-Kut Supply Corporation ATTN: Mr. Jo:;eph P. Saddic General Manager 241 Woodland Avenue Morton, Pennsylvania 19070
Dear Mr. Saddic:
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SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NOTICE OF NONCONFORMANCE i
(NRC Inspection Report No. 99901174/90-01 and NRC Investigation Report 4-90-015)
This letter addresses the inspection of Shur-Kut Supply Corporation (S-K) in i
Morton, Pennsylvania conducted by Messrs. Walter P. Haass, Harvey M. Wescott i
and Stewart L. Magruder of this office on June 18 through 20, 1990, the discussion of the findings with yourself and other personnel in your company l
I at the conclusion of the inspection, and the subsequent investigation of S-K's activities by the NRC Office of Investigations (01). The purpose of these activities was to review the procedures and policies used by S-K to control the quality of safety-related fast mers supplied to the nuclear industry.
Areas examined during the NRC inspection and our findings are discussed in the enclosed report.
The inspection consisted of an examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the i
inspectors.
The inspection was prorrpted by the rejection by the Philadelphia Electric Company (PEco) in September 1989 of certain batches of stainless steel machine screws supplied by S-K, because of dimensional and material deficiencies relative to specification requirements in the purchase orders.
During this inspection, it was found that the implementation of your Quality Assurance (QA) program failed to meet certain NRC requirements.
Specifically, the Certificates of Conformance (CoC) issued by S-K for the screws supplied to PECo attested to adherence to the purchase order requirements for safety-related parts when, in fact, the actual order shipped consisted of commercial-grade screws.
The inspection also identified additional examples of the nonconformance with past purchase orders from PEco in which CoCs, issued by S-K, attested to the quality of parts that, in fact, did not conform to the purchase order.
t Based on the. results of the subsequent OI investigation conducted during the period of March 6 through April 18, 1991,- as summarized in the enclosed synopsis, it was found that the above described activities were deliberately performed in violation of NRC requirements.
In addition, it was determined that these deviations should have been identified to your customer, PEco, in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 21.21.
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" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
(Enforcement Policy) 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, this violation would normally l
be classified at Severity Level IV. However,- because of the willfulness of your actions, the violation was escalated to Severity Level III, in accordance with the Enforcement Policy. A civil penalty is not being proposed because the conditions of 10 CFR 21.61 have not been satisfied.
Nevertheless, the NRC considers any willful violation to be significant.
You should be aware that i
subsequent to the events described herein, the NRC issued a regulation (10 CFR 50.5) that provides for enforcement actions against any individual who, through deliberate misconduct, places or could have placed an NRC licensee in i
violation of NRC requirements. A copy of the regulation is provided for your
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information.
You are required to respond to this letter and sh'ould follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice of Violation and the enclosed Notice of Nonconformance when preparing your response.
In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence and provide the basis upon which the NRC should allow S-K to be involved in future 10 CFR Part 21 and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B l
activities, given the conclusion that the violation and the nonconformance discussed in the Notice of Nonconformance were willfully committed.
We will consider extending the response time if you can show good cause for us to do so. After reviewing your response, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
The responses requested by this letter and the enclosed notices are not subject to the clearance procedures of the_0ffice of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law 96-511.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of the letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document t
Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, p
ames Lieberman, Director.
' J 0ffice of Enforcement
Enclosures:
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Notice of Nonconformance 3.
Inspection Report No. 99901174/90-01 4.
Report of Investigation Case No. 4-90-015 - Synopsis 5.
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