Furmanite FSC-N-1B Batch #1026 was discovered (post-delivery) to have Chloride levels above acceptable limits. As Discovered: 2400 ppm Chloride. Furmanite Specification: 100 ppm Chloride.
Part Name: Nuclear Grade Leak Seal Material FSC-N-1B.
Specification: Furmanite Material Specification 1220.1 R2.
Furmanite Notice Number: 25.08.2015
Potential affected customers:
America Electric Power - DC Cook
Arizona Public Service - Palo Verde
DTE Energy - Fermi Power Plant 2
Duke - Catawba Nuclear Station
Duke - McGuire Nuclear Station
Exelon Nuclear - Limerick Generating Station
Florida Power & Light Co. - St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
Florida Power & Light Co. - Turkey Point Nuclear Plant
- * * UPDATE AT 1629 EDT ON 7/13/16 FROM EDWARD RICH TO JEFF HERRERA * * *
The following update was received via email:
This is an update to part 21 report 2015-63-00. Event # ML15243A174
The remaining in process items 4 and 5 of the attached report have been completed.
4. Team Furmanite has contacted all affected customers and has accounted for all boxes of batch # 26 that were manufactured. No material was installed and the boxes were either returned or destroyed by the plant.
5. Root cause and corrective actions are complete and are listed below.
Root cause:
Inadequate controls during manufacturing process. Testing of concentration levels only at one time during process and it was determined this was not adequate to detect contamination.
Corrective action:
New procedure PRG.000284.022 was developed with concentration levels being checked at raw material stage and after final packaging. Compound is placed in a hold area before being shipped until third party test results have shown the batch to be acceptable.
Contact information for additional questions:
Edward Rich
Director of Quality - Team Furmanite
Phone: (281) 388-5567
Notified the R1DO (Ferdas), R2DO (Rich), R3DO (Kunowski), R4DO (Gaddy), Part 21 Reactors group (via email).