ML20096A178

Suppls Response to IE Bulletin 83-07, Apparently Fraudulent Products Sold by Ray Miller,Inc. Concerns in Bulletin Not Applicable to Facilities

ML20096A178
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	08/16/1984
From:	Cooney M PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To:	Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
IEB-83-07, IEB-83-7, NUDOCS 8408310004
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Docket Nos. 50-277 50-278 I. E. Bulletin No. 83-07 I

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Office of Inspection aud Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory-Commission Region I 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 T

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Dear Dr.-Murley:

Your letter dated June 18, 1984, notified us that our response to I.E. Bulletin No. 83-07, "Apparently Fraudulent Products Sold by Ray Miller, Inc.", dated March 21, 1984, did not completely satisfy Item 4. of the 3ullet'.n.

We have reviewed the general concerns expressed in the Bulletin for applicability at facility.

'che. following information is provided as the our,l* cf our review.

resp Philadelphia Electric Company's Engineering and Research l

Depa::tment Quality Assurance Section's evaluation and approval of suppliers for the " Evaluated Suppliers'.L'ist' is based upon the follosing in accordance with Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station's Quality Assurance Plan, Volume I, Appendix L and the appropriate implementing procedures:

review of the supplier's.QA Manual, progrbm, and procedures; supplier history of providing a quality product which performs satisfactorily in use; the suppliers technical and quality capability as determined by direct evaluation of his facilities and personnel; and the Implementation of his quality assurance program.

PECo is also a member'of the CASE organization, providing us with the experiences of other utilities to aid in our vendor evaluation process.

Audits are performed triennially (as a minimum) in order to re-evaluate the vendor's continuing ~ ability to provide a quality-product.

The supplier will be designated as

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_,IDr._Thom03_E. Murley August 16,_1984 Page 2 quality assurance requirements are necessary.

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may include, but.are not limited to, PECo In-Process Inspections,

~ Pre-Award Audits,.and Source Inspections to be performed at PECo

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Iri addition, our QA Division Quality Control Receipt Inspectors have baen indoctrinated in the detection of fraudulent procurement documentation practices..

.Nonconformances identified during the receipt inspection of-Quality Assured items are documented and shall be tracked in a quality data base..Nonconformances. identified during other Quality Control functions are also documented and vendor

-nonconformances shall be' tracked in the' quality data base.

Serious quality problems with a particular vendor may require that the vendor be removed from the-list of approved suppliers.

Suspecte'd quality problems with a particular vendor identified by; sources-outside PECo are also. evaluated for

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applicability to Peach Bottom.

If applicable, the evaluation would again include appropriate actions to assure the quality ofi

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any materials purchased from the vendor in question.-

In conclusion, the general concerns expressed in Bulletin 83-07 are not applicable to Peach Bottom and, therefore, further corrective actions are-not planned.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to:

contact us.

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