ML20135E612
| ML20135E612 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/04/1996 |
| From: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| ML20135E595 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99901306 99901306-96-01, 99901306-96-1, NUDOCS 9612110364 | |
| Download: ML20135E612 (1) | |
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NOTICE OF NONCONFORMANCE ABB-Combustion Engineering (ABB-CE)
Docket No.: 99901306 Windsor, Connecticut On the basis of an inspection by the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on September 9 through 12, 1996, and October 28 through 31, 1990, it appears that the following activity was not conducted in accordance with NRC requirements:
Criterion V of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50, " Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings," requires, in part, that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions and procedures, and accomplished in accordance with these instructions and procedures.
ABB-CE's Quality Assurance Manual 100, System 7.0, Section 2.5.4,
" Control of Purchased Items and Services," Revision 2, requires, in part, that the assessment of the overall quality performance of suppliers of safety-related items shall include consideration of reports of audits from other sources (i.e., customers, NRC, other ABB nuclear groups).
Contrary to the above requirements, ABB-CE failed to consider licensee findings regarding commercial-grade dedication activities of its subvendor ABB-Electro Mechanics (ABB-EM).
Two licensees, Rochester Gas
& Electric Company and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, identified problems with ABB-EM's commercial-grade dedication of safety-related instrumentation components. ABB-CE's lack of consideration of licensee findings precluded it from assessing whether safety-related items it purchased from ABB-EM were compromised (99901306/96-01-01).
Please send a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, 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 Nonconformance. Your reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Nonconformance" and should contain for the nonconformance (1) a description of steps that have been or will be taken to correct tnese items, (2) a description of steps that have been or will be taken to prevent recurrence of these items, and (3) the dates your corrective actions and preventive measures were or will be completed.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 4th day of December, 1996 9612110364 961204 j
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