ML20128M543
| ML20128M543 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/30/1985 |
| From: | Zech G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Mabrito B SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900909 NUDOCS 8506030001 | |
| Download: ML20128M543 (2) | |
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May 30, 1985 Docket No. 99900909/84-01 Southwest Research Institute ATTN:
Mr. Bruce Mabrito Manager, Quality Assurance 6220 Culebra Road g
San Antonio, Texas 78284 Thank you for your letter of April 12, 1985, in response to our letter dated March 13, 1985.
As a result of our review, we find the corrective actions and preventive measures for Nonconformance 1 of Attachment 1 to your letter to be satisfactory.
However, in view of the statement in paragraph 5.of Attachment 1 to your letter, under Nonconformance 1, we must reemphasize that although the customer's representative may have given you reason (verbally) to believe that QA was not required, he failed to provide any documented release from the contractual provisions of the purchase order.
Furthermore, we find that the assertion that the customer never intended for you to provide QA is not substantiated by the attached documents.
We also note that the NRC inspection report referred to in your letter cited the customer for violation of Section 21.31 of 10 CFR Part 21 rather than for failing to include QA requirements.
Therefore, the basis for this nonconformance as stated remains valid.
With respect to the second nonconformance referenced in Attachment 1 to your letter, we find the corrective action and preventive measures as described to be adequate with the exception that the description of corrective action does not address one element of the nonconformance; i.e., that the gage in question had been designated to be calibrated before use yet bore no " Calibrate Before Use" label.
It was not clear from your responce what the disposition of this particular gage was to be since it bore a cyclical calibration marking, but also had been listed as requiring calibration before use. We therefore request you inform this office of your resolution of this issue.
Please provide the additional information within twenty-five days of the date of this letter.
With respect to Nonconformance 3 and the other findings in our report addressed in Attachment 1 to your letter, we find the corrective actions and preventive measures as described to be satisfactory.
Sincerely, lY v Gar Zech, Chief Vendor Program Branch Division of Quality Assurance, Vendor 8506030001 850530 and Technical Training Center Programs PDR GA999 EXISWRI Office of Inspection and Enforcement 99900909 PDR gy
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