ML20135E443

Notice of Violation from Insp on 961112-14 & 970128-30. Violations Noted:Failure to Notify NRC within Two Days of Obtaining Info of Defect Affecting Basic Component & to Provide Written Notification within 30 Days

ML20135E443
Person / Time
Issue date:	03/04/1997
From:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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Shared Package
ML20135E441	List: ML20135E438 ML20135E443 ML20135E453 ML20135E463
References
REF-QA-99901307 99901307-96-01, 99901307-96-1, NUDOCS 9703070078
Download: ML20135E443 (2)

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I NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

ACCUTECH Docket No.: 99901307 Las Vegas, Nevada During an NRC inspection conducted at ACCUTECH's Las Vegas facility on November 12 through 14, 1996, and January 28 through 30, 1997, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:

A. 10 CFR 21.21, " Notification of failure to comply or existence of a defect and its evaluation," requires, in part, that a director or responsible officer must notify the Commission when he or she obtains information reasonably indicating a defect in a basic component.

Notification to the NRC must be made be facsimile or by telephone within two days following the receipt of the information and written notification to the NRC within 30 days following receipt of the information.

Contrary to the above, ACCUTECH, after determining that heat lot TS7 contained defective fasteners, did not notify the NRC within two days of obtaining information of a defect affecting a basic component and did not provide the written notification within the required 30 days of obtaining information of a defect affecting a basic component.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VII).

(99901307/96-01-01)

B. 10 CFR 21.21, " Notification of failure to comply or existence of a defect and its evaluation," requires, in part, that deviations and failures to comply be evaluated in order to identify a reportable defect or failure to comply that could create a substantial safety hazard were it to remain uncorrected.

Contrary to the above, ACCUTECH did not adequately evaluate whether the identified defects in heat lots TS7 and K7 affected the validity of the conclusions documented in the November 1995, Final Report to determine if additional notifications were required. ACCUTECH also did not evaluate available information related to the heat treatment of heat lot K7 to identify the existance of an additional suspect heat lot (M2).

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VII).

(99901307/96-01-02)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, ACCUTECH, is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Chief, Special Inspection Branch, Division of Inspection and Support Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for 9703070078 970304 PDR GA999 ENVBGMFG 99901307 PDR

for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if )

the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. Where good  ;

cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, is should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without i redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be J placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public, i

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Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 4th day of March 1997 Enclosure 1