2016 Inspection Reports

The purpose of inspection reports is to document the inspection scope, observation, and findings of inspections conducted by the NRC. The NRC performs inspections to oversee the commercial nuclear industry to determine whether its requirements are being met by licensees and their contractors. The NRC performs inspections to verify the quality and suitability of vendor products, licensee-vendor interface, and review of equipment problems found during operation and their corrective action.

For inspections and related vendor inspections conducted by Region II for the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, please reference the Meetings About Mixed Oxide Fuel page.

Prior to December 1999, the NRC issued NUREG-0040, "Licensee Contractor and Vendor Inspection Status Report," (The White Book) to document the results of inspections performed by the NRC's Quality Assurance, Vendor Inspection, Maintenance and Allegations Branch that were distributed to the inspected organizations. As of November 1999, these inspection reports are available electronically in the NRC's record retrieval system, ADAMS. The following inspections have been conducted since May 2005:

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Inspection
Report Date
Description
12/22/16

Enercon, Kennesaw, GA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs specifically, as it pertains to the commercial-grade-dedication and software controls for the Storm Precipitation Analysis System (SPAS) software provided for Tennessee Valley Authority's use for flooding analysis.

12/21/16

Curtiss Wright - Electro-Mechanical Division, Cheswick, PA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs specifically, as they pertain to activities conducted at your facility related to the design, manufacture, and qualification testing of the reactor coolant pumps for the AP1000 reactor design.

12/14/16

AZZ Nuclear | NLI, Fort Worth, TX, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs specifically, as it pertains to AZZ Nuclear/NLI's design, qualification, and commercial-grade-dedication activities related to basic components supplied to U.S. NRC regulated facilities.

12/09/16

Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC), Cranberry Township, PA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs, as they pertain to safety-related activities associated with the development of aspects of the AP-1000 control room design, specifically, implementation of activities supporting the integrated system validation (ISV).

12/07/16

Pentair Valves & Controls, Mansfield, MA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs.

11/29/16

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS), San Diego, CA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs specifically, as it pertains to GA-EMS's design and manufacturing of radiation monitoring systems supplied for the U.S. AP1000 reactor design and to operating nuclear power plants.

11/14/16

Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC), PA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as specifically, as they pertain to the implementation of their QA program, including corrective actions in response to the previous 2015 NRC inspection, resolution of emergent technical issues associated with the AP1000 design, and a select number of other safety-related activities pursuant to Appendix B requirements.

10/21/16

Paxton & Vierling Steel Co., Carter Lake, IA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs specifically, as it pertains to basic components supplied to U.S. NRC regulated facilities.

09/07/16

Aecon Industrial, Cambridge, Canada, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs specifically, as they pertain to Aecon's fabrication activities of mechanical modules for the Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC) AP1000 reactor design. The inspection will focus on the fabrication, assembly, and testing activities associated with the mechanical modules being supplied to Vogtle Units 3 & 4 and VC Summer Units 2 & 3.

08/30/16

Westinghouse Electric Company, Warrendale, PA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as specifically as they pertain to safety-related activities associated with aspects of the AP1000 PMS system and subsystems.

08/29/16

Namco Controls Corporation, Elizabethtown, NC, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs specifically, as it pertains to Namco's design, qualification, fabrication, testing, commercial-grade-dedication, and manufacturing of safety-related limit switches for operating nuclear plants and AP1000 plants.

07/18/16

SPX, Copes-Vulcan, McKean, PA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as specifically as they pertain to the design, manufacturing, and testing of the squib valves for the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor.

06/30/16

Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC), limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as specifically as they pertain to corrective actions to issues identified during an NRC Engineering Design Verification (EDV) Inspection associated with Inspection Report No. 99900404/2011-201 performed in June and July, 2011.

06/15/16

General Electric (GE) Oil & Gas, Pineville, LA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to activities conducted at your facility related to the design, manufacture, and qualification testing of the main steam safety valves for the AP1000 reactor design.

06/09/16

Equipos Nucleares, S.A (ENSA), Cantabria, Spain, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to the design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of components for NRC regulated facilities.

05/27/16

Electroswitch Corporation, Weymouth, MA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to their design, qualification, commercial-grade-dedication, and manufacturing of safety related power switches and relays to operating nuclear power plants.

05/25/16

Lisega, Inc., Kodak, TN, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to the design and manufacturing of safety-related ASME Section III, Subsection NF, Class 1, 2, 3, and non-code safety related piping supports being manufactured for the AP1000 reactor design.

04/26/16

Exelon PowerLabs, Coatesville, PA limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to as it pertains to their processes for the calibration of measuring and test equipment.

04/15/16

ASCO Valve, Inc., Aiken, SC, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to ASCO design, fabrication, and commercial-grade dedication of safety-related solenoid valves to operating nuclear power plants. In addition, the staff will review the environmental qualifications performed for AP1000 safety-related solenoid valves.

04/14/16

Carboline Corporate, St. Louis, MO, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to activities conducted at their facilities related to the design and manufacturing of safety-related coatings for the domestic nuclear power industry.

04/05/16

Westinghouse Electric Company, Warrendale, PA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to activities supporting the integrated system validation (ISV) as they pertain to safety-related activities associated with the development of aspects of the AP-1000 control room design.

02/25/16

Cameron Measurement Systems, City of Industry, CA, limited scope inspection to review selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to safety-related components supplied to nuclear power plants.

01/28/16

SPX, Copes-Vulcan, McKean, PA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to safety-related components supplied to nuclear power plants, specifically associated with the testing of explosive cartridges being installed on squib valves for the Westinghouse AP 1000 reactor in response to Nonconformance 9990080/201-2012-01.

01/21/16

Canberra Industries, Meriden, CT, limited-scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) program as they pertain to design, fabrication, testing, and commercial grade dedication of radiation monitoring equipment supplied to operating nuclear power plants.

01/15/16

Nova, Nuclear Division, Middleburg Heights, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain to safety-related components supplied to nuclear power plants.

01/08/16

C&D Technologies, Blue Bell, PA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs as they pertain C&D Technologies' design and qualification of batteries supplied to operating nuclear power plants. In addition, the inspection will address the unresolved item and review corrective actions associated with nonconformances identified in the, March 2014, NRC inspection report number (IR) 99901385/2014-201.

01/05/16

Sulzer Pumps (US) Inc., Chattanooga, TN limited-scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) and 10 CFR Part 21 programs, specifically as they pertain to design, commercial-grade-dedication and manufacturing of safety-related pumps to operating nuclear power plants.

01/05/16

Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC), Warrendale, PA, limited scope inspection to assess compliance with selected portions of their quality assurance (QA) program as they pertain to safety-related activities associated with the development of aspects of the AP-1000 PMS system and subsystems.

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