ML20210R792
| ML20210R792 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/29/1997 |
| From: | Richards S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Larochelle W HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION & INSURANCE CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20210R796 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99900601 99900601-97-01, 99900601-97-1, NUDOCS 9709030372 | |
| Download: ML20210R792 (2) | |
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SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 99900601/97-01 AND NOTICE OF NONCONFORMANCE
Dear Mr. LaRochelle:
On July 18,1997, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection of Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company offices in Hartford, CT and Atlanta, GA. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
' During this inspection, the NRC inspectors identified several instances where the implementation of your_ quality assurance program failed to fully comply with NRC requirements imposed on you by your customers and with American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) requirements that are applicable to your activities under -
the scope of your ASME Certificate of Accreditation. Specifically, the NRC inspectors determined that internal audits of the Home Office and regional office Engineering Services activities had not been conducted at the required intervals, and that nonconformity reports were not issued to document, correct,- and disposition the findings of those audits that had been performed. A contributing factor to the identified conditions appeared to be a lack of controlled procedures or instructions for the performance and documentation of audits or for the disposition of audit findings.
Additionally, the inspectors identified that the qualification files for two lead auditor o
u candidates did not contan adequate documentation to support the point scores assigned on the basis of their nuclear industry experience.
These nonconformances are cited in the enclosed Notice of Nonconformance (NON),
and the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the enclosed report.
You are requested to respond to the nonconformances and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed NON when preparing your response.
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.In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's
- Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
Sincerely.
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY GREGORY CWALINA FOR:
Stuart A. Richards, Chief Special Inspection Branch Division of Inspection and Support P. grams Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No:, 99900601
Enclosures:
- 1. Notice of Nonconformance
- 2. Inspection Report 99900601/97-01 Distribution:
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