ML20198H944
| ML20198H944 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 01/20/1986 |
| From: | Cates J WFI NUCLEAR PRODUCTS, INC. |
| To: | Hunter D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| References | |
| REF-PT21-86 NUDOCS 8601310138 | |
| Download: ML20198H944 (3) | |
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INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NUCLEAR PRODUCTS, INC.
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MANUFACTURER OF PIPING & PRESSURE VESSEL CONNECTIONS i
January 20, 1986 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011 Attention: Mr. D. R. Hunter Chief Reactor Safety Branch
Subject:
Potential 10CFR21 Violation
Reference:
WFI (Cates) / NRC (Hunter) telecon of January 17, 1986
Dear Sirs:
A.
This letter is submitted in accordance with 10CFR21 to confirm the telecen between NRC Region IV (Mr. Hunter) and WFI Nuclear Products, Inc. (Mr. Cates) in which WFI reported deviations found in WFI's NCA3800 Quality Assurance Program.
B.
WFI Nuclear Products, Inc. (WFI) is a Material Manufacturer of fittings and flanges, located at 4407 Haygood Street, Houston, Texas 77022. WFI supplies its products to nuclear power plants through sales to Material Suppliers, to Pipe Fabricators, to Architect Engineer / Constructors, and to Utility Companies.
WFI enjoys a reputation for very high quality, engineering, products, and service. As soon as management became aware of the below listed deviation, we felt that there had been created an "indeterminant" status in our quality assurance program. As a result, the management of WFI feels that the Commission should be notified of this deviation and of the corrective action steps being taken by WFI.
C.
Deviation Discovery and
Description:
1.
Discovery: Vendor Quality Assurance Auditors from Texas Utilities Generating Company in Dallas were conducting a Q.A. Program Survey at WFI on January 14 and 15,1986. One of their findings is the Q.A.
Program deviation reported herein.
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2.
Deviation: Determination of Dispositions and of Corrective Actions Required on Non-Conformance Reports was not carried out in accordance with the requirements of WFI's Quality Assurance Program.
a.
The Q.A. Program requires that both Disposition of NCR's and also deter-mination of required Corrective Action be decided upon by a board of review consisting of representatives from Q.A., Engineering, Production, and Material (Inventory) Control Departments, b.
The Quality Assurance Manager, who is responsible for administration of NCR's, was not convening a board of review and was not formally con-sulting with management members of the required departments in determining disposition and corrective action on NCR's.
He was, however, initialling the NCR's in the " Approved by Review Board" section of the NCR for these personnel.
D.
Corrective Action Taken:
1.
Internal Audit Procedure has been revised.
a.
WFI management and other outside surveying activities had previously noted inadequacies both in internal audit procedures and in the con-ceptual understanding of the function of internal audits in a quality assurance program.
Prior to discovery of the deviation by TUGCO, a new internal audit procedure had been drafted but no internal audits utilizing this procedure had been undertaken.
Prior internal audit programs did not audit the Quality Assurance Department's functions.
Had internal audits been properly operational, the deviation should have been noted.
2.
The Quality Assurance Manager who filled out the NCR's was terminated on January 17, 1986, after WFI upper management (President and Vice President) had reviewed the NCR records in question.
3.
A new Quality Assurance Manager was hired on January 17, 1986. He started work on January 18, 1986.
E.
Corrective Action Being Undertaken:
1.
WFI will hire outside contractors to conduct a full independent audit of its Quality Assurance Program and records and of the processing of prior orders which fell under the scope of ASME Section III,10CFR50 Appendix B, ANSI N45.2, and 10CFR21.
Completion Time: 45 Days.
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2.
WFI will conduct Internal / Management Audits of its Q.A. Program and Q.A.
Records. This will include training and qualification of its auditors.
Completion Time: 90 Days.
3.
WFI will conduct a comprehensive training program for all personnel involved with the processing of nuclear orders including sales, engineering, purchasing, production, quality control, and quality assurance personnel.
Completion Time: 90 days for full training cycle.
4.
WFI will report any deviations or defects discovered both to affected purchasers and to the Commission, on an "% fcund" schedule in accordance with 10CFR21.
F.
Action Taken to Prevent Recurrence:
1.
The requirements of the current Q.A. program will be rigorously monitored by management.
2.
A repetitive training cycle will be established in conjunction with paragraph E.3. above.
3.
The results of the audits described in paragraph E.1 and E.2 above will be utilized as a basis for revisions to WFI's Q.A. program, to ensure the operation of a better system.
4.
Management will carefully monitor proper implementation of the Internal Audit Program in the future via Management Audits.
G.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely yours, 7
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Vice President JFC:pl cc: Mr. Bob Ryan, President Mr. Bill Gross, Q. A. Manager 3 copies to: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Director Officer of Inspection and Enforcement, Washington, D.C. 20555 1 copy to:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Attn: Mr. Gary Zech, Director Officer of Inspection and Enforcement, Washington, D.C. 20555