ML20148S269
| ML20148S269 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/21/1978 |
| From: | Potapovs U NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Watson R HOPKINSONS, LTD. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20148S181 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900086 NUDOCS 7812010304 | |
| Download: ML20148S269 (2) | |
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Hopkinsons Limited ATTil: fir. R. Watson .
Engineering Director Britannia Works, P.O. Box B27 Huddersfield, EtiGLAtiD HD2 2VR '
Gentlemen:
This refers to the QA program inspection conducted by fir. I Barnes of this office on June 19-22, 1978, of your facility at Huddersfield, England, associated with the manufacture of nuclear valves and to the discussions of our findings with Mr. W. R. Pickeri.ng and members of his I staff at the conclusion of the inspection. l l
This inspection was made to confirm that, in the areas inspected, your QA program is being effectively implemented. The inspection effort is not designed to assure that unique quality requirements imposed by a j customer are being implemented; nor to assure that a specific product, l component or service provided by you to your customers, is of acceptable quality. As you know, the liRC requires each of its licensees to assume full responsibility for the quality of specific products, components or services procured from others. You should therefore not conclude that the flRC's inspection exempts you from inspections by an fiRC licensee or his agents nor from taking effective corrective action in response to their findings.
Areas examined and our findings are discussed in the enclosed report.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of an examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.
During the inspection it was found that the implementation of your QA program failed to meet certain tiRC requirements. The specific findings and references to the pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosures to this letter.
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[ 4 liopkinsons Limited Please provide us within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this report a written statement 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 taken to prevent recurrence, and (3) the date your corrective actions and preventive measures were or will be com- _
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the Commissi'on's " Rules of Practice,"
Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter with enclosure and your reply, together with the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the Comission's Public Document Room. If this
. report contains any infomation that you believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application within thirty (30) days to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure. Any such application must include a full statement of the reasons on the basis of which it is clairred that the information is proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information identified in the application is contained in a separate part of the document. If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely, f
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U. Potapovs, Chief Vendor Inspection Branch
Enclosures:
- 1. tiotice of Deviation
- 2. Inspection Report flo. 99900086/78-01
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