ML20212L272
| ML20212L272 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/04/1999 |
| From: | Quay T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Morley R TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20212L275 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99901341 99901341-99-201, NUDOCS 9910070269 | |
| Download: ML20212L272 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION f
' WASHINGTON, D.C. 20eeH001 l
' October. 4,1999 1
iMr. Richard L. Morley, Manager -
- Tennessee Valley Authority l
. Central Laboratories & Field Testing Services l
' ' 1101 Market Street, PSC 1B-C l
. Chattanooga, TN 37402 1-
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 99901341/99-201 AND NOTICE OF
~NONCONFORMANCE.
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Dear Mr. Morley:
l This refers to the inspection conducted by Richard McIntyre of the Quality Assurance, Vendor Inspection, Maintenance, and Allegations Branch (HQMB), Jim Davis of the Materials and l
I Chemical engineering Branch (ECMB), Hukam Garg of the Electrical and instrumentation and Controls Branch and William Bearden and Gary Claxton of the NRC Region 11 Office on l
August 16-19,1999, at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Central Laboratories and Field
' Testing Services (CL&FTS) facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The purpose of the inspection L
was to ' review the implementation of TVA CL&FTS activities for the calibration of measuring and test (M&TE) equipment and activities related to metallurgical testing and failure analysis.. TVA
. provides these services and testing activities as safety related under their 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, quality assurance (QA) program to TVA nuclear plants and to other NRC licensees.'
At the conclusion'of the inspection, the findings were discussed with you and members of your
. staff identified in the enclosed report.
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.Overall, the inspection determined that TVA CL&FTS was adequately implementing their
'10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, QA program for the areas reviewed. However, during this inspection the team founi 'nat the implementation of your QA program failed to meet certain.
s NRC requirements in one inspection area. Specifically, the inspection identified limited -
examples where Nonconformance Reports (NCRs) initiated in 1998 did not receive timely u
- resolution and disposition to completion. Also, certain closed NCRs did not include complete.
j' documentation packages and no reference was given to the other pertinent documentation
. associated with the particular instrument calibration.
. These issues are cited in the enclosed Notice of Nonconformance (NON), and the V
- circumstances surrounding it are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please provide us
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within 30 days from the date of this letter a written statement in accordance with the instructions 1
l l specified in the enclosed Notice of Nonconformance.
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' Mr. R. L Morley
. In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your response 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,
,,( tit n f Scp Theodore R. Quay, Chief, IQMB Division of Inspection Program Management j
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosures:
- 1. Notice of Nonconformance
- 2. Inspection Report No. 99901341/99-201 i
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