ML20236G565
| ML20236G565 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Perry  |
| Issue date: | 06/12/1987 |
| From: | Merschoff E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Felmus N GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
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| ML20236G568 | List: |
| References | |
| CON-#189-8127, REF-QA-99900403 2.206, NUDOCS 8708040310 | |
| Download: ML20236G565 (4) | |
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June 12, 1987 Docket No. 99900403/87-01 General Electric Company Nuclear Energy Business Operations ATTN: Mr. N. L. Felmus, Vice President and General' Manager 175 Curtner Avenue San Jose, California 95125 Gentlemen:
This letter addresses the inspection of your facility at San Jose, California conducted by Mr. R. L. Pettis and Mr. R.. P. McIntyre of this office on April 6-9, 1987, and the discussions of their findings with Mr. J. J. Fox and members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
The inspection was conducted as a follow-up to NRC Inspection Report No. 99900403/
86-01, in response to allegations received by the NRC in a letter dated October 5, 1985, from the Government Accountability Project (GAP). This letter and related documents alleged deficiencies in the design control activities within the Quality Assurance (QA) program at General Electric's (GE) San Jose, California facility, during the period March 1978 to April 1982. The allegations were based on the work record of Mr. Sam A. Milam, III, a former GE employee, and on a review of Mr. Milam's work record performed by Mr. Charles E. Stokes, a consultant for GAP. GAP made documents concerning '& se allegations available for NRC review in February 1986.
In March 1986, NRC obtained copies of these documents, including a copy of the report prepared by Mr. Stokes.
In April and July 1986, NRC conducted inspections at San Jose to review these allegations.
These inspections were documented in NRC Inspection Report No. 99900403/86-01.
Areas examined during this inspection and our findings are discussed in the enclosed report. The inspection consisted of an examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors. During this inspection, it was found that the implementation of your QA program failed to meet certain NRC requirements, specifically in the 1
area of engineering change control as described in GE's Engineering Operating Procedure (E0P)55-2.00. The specific findings and references to the pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosures to this letter.
Please provide us within 30 days from the date of this letter a written statement addressing Nonconformance (87-01-01). The statement should contain (1) a' description of steps that have been or will be taken to correct this item; (2) a description of steps that have been or will be taken to prevent recurrence; and (3) the dates your corrective actions and preventive measures were or will be completed. We will consider extending the response time if you can show good cause for us to do so.
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. General Electric Company June 12, 1987 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
If this report contains any information that you believe to be exempt from disclosure under 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4), you must (a) notify this office by telephone within 10 da.vs from the date of this letter of your intention to file e request for withholding and (b) submit within 25 days from the date of this letter a written application to this office to withhold such information.
If your receipt of this letter has been delayed so that you have less than 7 days for your review, please notify this office promptly so that a new due date may be established.
Consistent with 10 CFR 2.790(b)(1), any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit, executed by the owner of the information, that identifies the document or part sought to be withheld, and that contains a full statement of the reasons that are the basis for the claim that the information should be withheld from public disclosure.
10 CFR 2.790(b)(1) further requires the statement specifically to address the considerations listed in 10 CFR 2.790(b)(4). The information sought to be withheld shall be incorporated as far as possible into a separate part of the affidavit.
If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified periods noted above, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
The response requested by this letter is not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
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111s W. Merschoff JActing Chief VendorInspection,# ranch Division of Reactor Inspection and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l
Enclosures:
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Appendix A-Notice of Nonconformance 2.
Appendix B-Inspection Report No. 99900403/87-01 3.
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