ML20154C961
| ML20154C961 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 09/02/1988 |
| From: | Baker E, Cilimberg R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| ML20154C937 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99901114 99901114-88-01, 99901114-88-1, NUDOCS 8809150096 | |
| Download: ML20154C961 (2) | |
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ORGAN!ZAT10N: BUFFALO PUMPS COMPANY
. NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK REPORT INSPECTION INSPECTION NO.: 99901114/88-01 DATE: 08/15/88 ON-SITE HOURS: 2 CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS: Mr. Charles R. Xistner, President Buffalo Pumps Campany An Ampco-Pittsburgh Company 874 Oliver Street North Tonawanda, New York 14120-0156 CRGANIZATIONAL CONTACT: Marty Kraft, QA Manager TELEPHONE NUMBER: (716)693-1850 NUCLEAR INDUSTRY ACTIVITY: Supplier of Pumps to the nuclear industry prior to 1982.
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ASSIGNED lhSPECTOR: M u> '
m[aw fff R. L. Cilfmber' g, Prograr/ Development and Reactive Date Inspection Section (PDRIS)
OTHER INSPECTOR (S): J. J. Raleigh, PDRIS APPROVED BY:
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E . T. Ba ke r , ef, PDRIS, Vendor Inspection Branch Date lhSPECTION BASES AND SCOPE:
A. BASES: Appendix B to 10 CFR 50, 10 CFR Part 21.
B. SCOPE: To deterinine if the fabrication of pumps, spare parts and refur-bishment of pumps for the nuclear, industry is in accordance with nuclear utility requiren,ents. '
PLANT SITE APPLICABILITY: Multi-plant.
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ORGANIZATI0h: BUFFALO PUMPS COMPANY -
, NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK REPORT INSPECTION NO.: 99901114/88-01 RESULTS: PAGE 2 of 2 A. VIOLATIONS:
Not applicable B. NONCONFORMANCES:
Not Applicable C. UNRESOLVED ITEMS:
None D. STATUS OF PREVIOUS INSPECTION FINDINGS:
hot applicable E. OTHER FINDINGS OR COMMENTS:
- 1. The NRC staff met with Buffalo Pumps' (BP) management on August 15, 1988, to discuss the scope of this unannounced inspection.
BP management questioned the basis for this inspection in light of their statement that BP allowed their ASME nuclear stamp to lapse in 1982 and BP has not supplied new pumps, refurbished pumps, or spare parts to the nuclear industry since 1982. The NRC inspectors expressed concern that BP may have provided comrercial grade products to intermediary organizations which subsequently supplied those products to the nuclear industry. BP Management stated that they would know if any of the BP products were going to the nuclear industry based on procurement negotia-tions. BP management stated emphatically that BP has not supplied products to the nuclear industry directly or through intermedi-artes since 1982. BP management stated that document packages en products supplied prior to 1982, could not be readily retrieved because the documents were in archives. Since this inspection was not addressing a safety issue related to products produced prior to 1982, the NRL inspectors concluded the inspection at the end of the entrance meeting, i
- 2. PERSONS CONTACTED
, Charles R. Kistner, President Martin K. Kraf t, QA Manager Terry Kenny, National Sales. Manager
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