ML20148M615
| ML20148M615 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 01/25/1988 |
| From: | Stone J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Hinson L NUTHERM INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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| REF-QA-99900779 NUDOCS 8801280329 | |
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January 25, 1988 Docket No. 99900779/87-01 Nutherm International Incorporated ATTN: Mr. L. Hinson, President 501 South lith Street Mount Vernon, Illinois 62864 Gentlemen:
This letter addresses the inspection of your facility at Mount Vernon, Illinois, led by Mr. J. J. Petrosino of this office on November 16-20, 1987, and to the discussions of their findings with Mr. R. Heifner and other members of your l
staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
The purpose of this inspection was to follow-up allegations pertaining to the method in which Nutherm International Incorporated (NI) executes its in-house work activities that affect the quality of comercial nuclear power plant safety-related systems. Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the enclosed report.
This inspection consisted of an examin-ation of prccedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.
During the inspection, it was found that several of the allegation aspects were partially substantiated and that the implementation of your quality assurance (QA) program failed to meet certain NRC requirements. The most significant findings were that electrical devices from two separate purchase orders were observed to be improperly tested, incorrect testing hardware was used, and test activity monitoring to ensure that the devMes were correctly operating for each cycle was not performed. Additionally, two other areas were noted where NI has failed to adequately implement and/or establish its QA program.
It was observed that the majority of NI's technical procedures and instructions had not received an independent review for technical adequacy and examples were identified where the design requirements were not correctly translated into technical testing parameters. Secondly, it was observed that NI has not implemented a QA/QC inspection or monitoring program for its equip-ment testing facility. Therefore, the NRC staff is concerned with the validity of NI's Certificates of Conformance for previously qualified hardware based on the above findings.
It is our understanding that you provided our inspectors with an imediate corrective action proposal, whereby, NI stopped all of its current nuclear related work activities until it could review; revise, if necessary; and reapprove its procedures / instructions; starting with the docu-ments controlling its current in-house orders. Additionally, NI will perform or have a third party perfurm several comprehensive, short duration reviews of its program implementation in certain areas that were discussed during the inspection, but were not reviewed by the NRC inspection team.
If our under-standing of your commitment is incorrect, please notify us.
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Nuthem International Incorporated The specific findings and references to the pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosures to this letter.
Please provide us within 30 days from the date of this letter a written state-ment containing:
(1) a description of steps that have been or will be taken to correct these items; (2) a description of steps that have been or will be take to prevent recurrence; and (3) the dates your corrective actions and preventive measures were or will be completed. Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.
The responses requested by this letter are not subject to the clearance proce-dures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
-6 James C. Stone, Acting Chief Vendor Inspection Branch Division of Reactor Inspection and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
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Appendix A - Notice of Nonconformance 2.
Appendix B - Inspection Report No. 99900779/87-01 cc w/ enclosures:
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Nuthenn International Incorporated cc w/ enclosures:
Mr. W. Eckert Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman of the Board ATTN: Mr. H. G. Parris Nutherm International Inc.
Manager of Power 501 South lith Street 500A Chestnut Street Tower II Mount Vernon, IL 62864 Chattanooga, TN 37401 Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Pacific Gas & Electric Company H
ATTN: Mr. Murray R. Edelman ATTN: Mr. J. D. Shiffer 1
Vice President Nuclear Vice President Operations Nuclear Power Generation, Licensing P.O. Box 5000 77 Beale Street Cleveland, OH 44101 San Francisco, CA 94106 Comonwealth Edison Company Mr. William Barberich ATTN: Mr. Dennis L. Farrar Manager, Nuclear Licensing Director of Nuclear Licensing Pennsylvania Power and Light Co.
P.O. Box 767 2 North Ninth Street Chicago, IL 60690 Allentown, PA 18101 Mr. P. Clark, Chief Executive Officer l
GPU Nuclear Corporation 100 Interpace Parkway Parsippany, NJ 07054 Mr. William J. Reed, Jr.
Director-Nuclear Licensing Gulf States Utilities Company P.O. Box 2951 Beaumont, TX 77704 Illinois Power Company ATTN: Mr. D. B. Hall Vice President P.O. Box 678 Clinton, IL 61727 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation ATTN:
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Nuclear Operations 300 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, NY 13202 Mr. Vincent Boyer Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Philadelphia Electric Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19101
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