ML20058F568
| ML20058F568 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/15/1990 |
| From: | Matthews S, Potapovs U Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS: ' DEL-VAL Fastener Manufacturing Co., Inc.
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INSPECTION BASES AND SCOPE:
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BASES:; 10 CFR Part 21' and 10 CFR 50, Appendix B' '
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SCOPE: ' To assess the extent.of nuclear safety-related items or services s
supplied by DEL-VAL Fasteners Manufacturing Co.', Inc.1(DV) to the nuclear industry.
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BACKGROUND:
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The Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) received an allegation regarding DEL-VAL Fastener Manufacturing Co., Inc. (DV) of Ivyland, 4
Pennsylvania and their use of an allegedly fraudulent ASME Quality.
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Haterials)No.456230, was transmitted to NRC by a copy of a letter dated June'6, 1990 from the' Manager, Accreditation of ASME to DV. The i,
ASME transmittal stated, "Since the ASME does not issue Certificates JL without~an address. numbered with six digits and valid for ten (10) f,
_ years,1the: document seems to be fraudulent."
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INSPECTION FINDINGS AND OTHER COMMENTS:
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lf The NRC inspectors met with Mr. Al DiPatrizio, president and owner of-LT DV on August 22, 1990 at the'DV facility in Ivyland, Pennsylvania..
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- Mr. DiPatrizio explained to the NRC' inspectors that DV is a specialty p'.
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- turers, steel plants,. chemical and petrochemical plants, fastener distributors, defense contractors, and antique car manufacturers. The
.NRC' inspectors were shown examples'of fasteners manufactured by DV for defense-con'cractors and used in. military tanks and helicopters. The.
-. president provided the NRC inspectors a copy of a letter from ASME i',
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-dated September 15. 1987 advising that the symbol "DV" had been prop-
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Center:(DISC) had been-informed by ASME that1DV meets the criteria of h
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The NRC inspectors reviewed with the DV president their prior customers to determine if DV had supplied nuclear safety-related 1
. items or services. The President provided a list of customers and recent purchase orders (PO) for review by the NRC inspectors.
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The review did not reveal any potential customers of or any orders;for nuclear safety-related items or services. When asked by the NRC inspectors if DV had received or processed an" P0s for j
"a" items or services for the nuclear industry, Mr. DiPatriz.o stated 1,
that DV had not.
Mr. DiPatrizio.was shown a photo copy of ASME QSC No. 456230 1
and asked >f he had ever seen the document. He ex)lained that he 4
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- fabricated by himself and two salesmen, as something of a joke to see how;it.would look. He~added that the ASME QSC was never Lintended to be used -to obtain P0s for nuclear safety-related l
. items;or services and-that it was not used or displayed in any
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capacity by himself or anyone else at DV. He stated that the
-ASME QSC had:been kept in his briefcase on the conference room a
table' sin'ce-the: time it was fabricated and that it should have.
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never left his office or briefcase. Mr.:DiPatrizio acknowledged receipt of ASME's letter of June 6,1990 which states, "You are-4 hereby advised to! discontinue use of this document and upon receipt:of this letter so advise us of your action to remove this document from your facility." As of August 22, 1990. Mr.
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DiPatriz.io had not responded.
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C.-." ALLEGATION:
'The-allegation that DV's ASME QSC No. 456230 is fraudulent was:
4 msubstantiated by Mr. DiPatrizio.- He admitted to the NRC
'Jinspectors'to participating in the fabrication of'the ASME QSC
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fraudulent ASME'QSC was identified during the course of the
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E. William Brach, Chief JL.e Vendor Inspection Branch
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Enclosures:
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