ML20008C252
| ML20008C252 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 01/26/1998 |
| From: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20008C251 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99901323 99901323-97-01, 99901323-97-1, NUDOCS 9801290212 | |
| Download: ML20008C252 (1) | |
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I f NOTICE OF VlOLATION Westlectric Castings, Incorporated Docket No.: 99901323 City of Commerce, Califomia During an NRC inspection conducted on November 17 through 19,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 21.21, " Notification of failure to comply or e:e :tence of a defect and its evaluation,"
requires, in part, that each corporation subject to the regulations adopt appropriate procedures to ensure the evaluation and proper reporting of daviations and failures to comply.
Contrary to the above, Quality Assurance (QA) Procedure QA104, "Part 21 - Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance," Revision A, dated January 26,1996 failed to address the evaluation of deviations. (99901323/97-01-01)
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement Vil).
Pursuant to the provisions cf 10 CFR 2.201, Westlectric Castings, incorporated, is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Chief, Quality Assurance, Vendor inspection, and Maintenance Branch, Division of Reactor Controls and Human Factors, Of' ice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation. This reply shoul6 be clearly marked as a 'Reoly to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the vio!ation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
l Dated at Rockville, Maryland this A6# day of January 1998 i
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