ML20127D580
| ML20127D580 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/07/1985 |
| From: | Merschoff E, Petrosino J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| ML20127D560 | List: |
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| REF-QA-99901010 99901010-85-01, 99901010-85-1, NUDOCS 8506240272 | |
| Download: ML20127D580 (8) | |
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1 ORGANIZATION: NUCLEAR PARTS ASSOCIATES (NUPA) !
REPORT INSPECTION INSPECTION NO.: 99901010/85-01 DATE(S): 4/24/85 ON-SITE HOURS: 08 CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS: Nuclear Parts Associates (NUPA)
P.O. Box 1399 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 ATTN: Mr. James I. Miller Site Operations Manager ,
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTACT: Mr. John J. Zullo - QA Manager TELEPHONE NUMBER: (504) 635-4875 PRINCIPAL PRODUCT: River Bend Station Spare Parts Procurement and Warehousing Services NUCLEAR INDUSTRY ACTIVITY: Approximately 99%
,A ASSIGNFD INSPECTOR: (/5 5'
/ J. Petrosino, Reactive Inspection Section (RISV date OTHER INSPECTOR (S): L. D. Vaughan, Program Coordination Section (PCS) i APPROVED BY: .
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7 #5' E. W. Merschoff ief, RIS Date INSPECTION BASES AND SCOPE:
A. BASES: 10 CFR Part 21 B. SCOPE: 1. Determine what percentage of spare parts are supplied by manufacturers located outside of the United States.
- 2. Review approved vendor qualification methods.
- 3. Review dedication process of commercial grade items.
PLANT SITE APPLICABILITY: River Bend Station (50-458) i l
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ORGANIZATION: NUCLEAR PARTS ASSOCIATES (NUPA)
ST. FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA REPORT INSPECTION NO. 99901010/85-01 RESULTS: PAGE 2 of 4 A. Inspection Issues:
- 1. Determine NUPA's involvement with components supplied by foreign vendors.
- 2. Review the adequacy of NUPA's qualified vendor audit / survey process.
- 3. Review NUPA's safety related component dedication process.
B. Inspection Findings:
- 1. NUPA has less than one percent involvement with foreign vendors.
- 2. No deficiencies were noted in NUPA's vendor qualification process.
-3 . Dedication and upgrading of commercial grade to safety related is not within the scope of NUPA's contractual requirements.
C. Supplemental Information:
The NRC inspection was conducted at the Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU) corporate offices, Beaumont, Texas, and at the Nuclear Parts Associates offices, St. Francisville, Louisiana.
NUPA is a recently formed joint business venture between General Electric Company, San Jose, California, and Stone and Webster, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. NUPA has been contracted by GSU for River Bend Station spare parts procurement and warehousing services. NUPA and GSU are currently discussing the possibilities of collective spare part pooling with other nuclear plant licensees. However, at this time NUPA's only client is GSU at the River Bend Station.
GSU has two (2) agreements concerning their purchases of material, com-ponents, and services. One agreement is with the State of Louisiana and the other is with Cajun Electric Company, (a River Bend Station stockholder).
Cajun Electric Company's agreement requires, in part, that GSU will buy American products / services unless they cannot be adequately obtained domestically.
ORGANIZATION: NUCLEAR PARTS ASSOCIATES (NUPA)
ST. FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA REPORT INSPECTION NO. 99901010/85-01 RESULTS: PAGE 3 of 4 The State of Louisiana agreement requires in part, that GSU purchase from Louisiana vendors, unless they cannot be adequately obtained from Louisiana sources.
Minimal foreign vendor activity was observed or is anticipated, as evidenced by the presence of only two foreign vendors on the GSU/NUPA qualified supplier list (QSL).
D. Background Information:
- 1. A review of GSU's qualified supplier list from 1982 to present and NUPA's QSL was performed.
Only two vendors which were located outside of the U.S. were identified. Both vendors are located in Canada. Velan Engineering, (supplies valves and accessories) and Guildline Precision (supplies instruments and calibration services).
- 2. The NUPA QA procedures for quality auditing does not provide for any difference between the audit requirements of domestic or foreign suppliers.
Both GSU and NUPA audit requirements appear adequate for overall program evaluations. NUPA requires that audit plans be "...deve-loped from applicable procedures, specifications, instructions, codes, and regulatory requirements".
Discussions with GSU and NUPA personnel indicated that the same degree of audit effort is performed at domestic and foreign vendors.
- 3. Document reviews and discussions with cognizant NUPA and GSU personnel, concerning dedication of commercial grade components for nuclear use, were performed.
Currently, NUPA does not plan to be involved in any safety related component dedication. GSU will continue to control all commercial grade components which are to be dedicated as safety-related.
E. Comments:
- 1. The NUPA organization at the River Bend Station is not in full operation at this time. Contractual agreements between GSU and NUPA, for the spare part procurement and warehousing, were not
ORGANIZATION: NUCLEAR PARTS ASSOCIATES (NUPA)
ST. FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA REPORT INSPECTION NO. 99901010/85-01 RESULTS: PAGE 4 of 4 finalized until earlier this year. Therefore, implementation of the NUPA program could not be fully evaluated.
F. Persons Contacted:
Tom Crouse GSU Manager - QA Brandon Bryon GSU Director - Task Projects Lyle P. Gerac GSU Director - Contracts John H. Curless GSU Manager - Project Controls James E. Booker GSU Manager - Engineering & Licensing Lester R. Sutton GSU-RBS Q.A. Engineer Garland Mahan GSU-RBS Q.A. Engineer Jim Miller NUPA Manager - Operations John Zullo NUPA Q.A. Manager R. E. Hebert GSU-RBS Senior Purchasing Agent
--G. E. Kelley GSU-RBS Supervisor - Purchasing Materials
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Docket No. 999001010/85-01 Nuclear Parts Associates (NUPA)
P.O. Box 1399 ATTN: Mr. James I. Miller Site Operations Manager St. Francisville, Louisana 70775 Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. J. J. Petrosino of this office on April 24, 1985, of your facility at St. Francis ille, Louisana.
The purpose of this inspection was to review yo methods of approving Vendors for the NUPA Qualified Supplier List, in regar to Foreign and Domestic Vendors.
Additionally, the percentage of components py chased from Foreign Vendors and any applicable safety related components def'ication methods. Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are/ discussed in the enclosed report.
Within these areas, the inspection consi f,ed of an examination of procedures and representative records, interviews ith personnel, and observations by the inspector.
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Inaccordancewith10CFR2.790o/reportwillbeplacedintheNRC'sPublicf letter and the enclosed inspectio the Commission's l Document Room. /
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- Should you have any questionsfconcerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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/ Gary G. Zech, Chief Vendor Program Branch Division of Quality Assurance, Vendor, and Technical Training Center Programs Office of Inspection and Enforcement
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Enclosures:
- 1. Appendix C-Inspection Report 999001010/85-01 l
- 2. Appendix D-Inspection Data Sheets ( pages) l DISTRIBUTION:
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JTCollins LVaughan BCBryan, GSUC
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Docket No. 999001010/85-01 Nuclear Parts Associates (NUPA)
P.O. Box 1399 ATTN: Mr. James I. Miller Site Operations Manager St. Francisville, Louisana 70775 Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. J. J Petrosino of this office on April 24, 1985, of your facility at St. Franci ille, Louisana.
The purpose of this inspection was to review y r methods of approving Vendors for the NUPA Qualified Supplier List, in reg d to Foreign and Domestic Vendors.
Additionally, the percentage of components rchased from Foreign Vendors and any applicable safety related components dication methods. Areas examined during the inspection and our findings a discussed in the enclosed report.
Within these areas, the inspection con sted of an examination of procedures and representative records, interview with personnel, and observations by the inspector.
Within the scope of this inspect n, we found no instance where you failed to meet NRC requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2. O of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed in ection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
Should you have any qt stions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with ou.
Sincerely, Gary G. Zech, Chief Vendor Program Branch Division of Quality Assurance, Vendor, and Technical Training Center Programs Office of Inspection and Enforcement
Enclosures:
- 1. Appendix C-Inspection Report 999001010/85-01
- 2. Appendix D-Inspection Data Sheets ( pages)
DISTRIBUTION:
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