ML19262C122
| ML19262C122 | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 01/21/1980 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Counsil W NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8002060120 | |
| Download: ML19262C122 (1) | |
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KING OF PRUSs!A, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 Docket No. 50-245 JM 21 kou Northeast Nuclear Energy Company ATTN:
Mr. W. G. Counsil Vice President - Nuclear Engineering and Operations P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Bulletin No. 80-02 is forwarded to you for actio.1.
A writtto response is required.
If you desire additional information regarding this matter, please contact this office.
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Enclosures:
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List of Recently Issued Bulletins CONTACT:
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ENCLOSURE 1 SSINS No.
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UNITED STATES 7912190653 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
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IE Bulletin No. 80-0_
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January 21, 1980 Page 1 of 2 INADEQUATE QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR SUPPLIED EOUIPMP!T Description of Circumstances:
The Marvin Engineering Company (MEC) of Inglewood, California was the subject of a special NRC inspection conducted on September 18-21, 1979 to evaluate their overall QA and QC programs which had come under severe criticism by a former Marvin Engineering employee.
The special inspection was judaed necessary since the Marvin Engineering Company was a known subcontractor and supplier to General Electric of BWR reactor internal feedwater spargers and feedwater thermal sleeves.
The results of the NRC's inspection established that serious deficiencies exist in the implementation of the MEC quality assurance program relative to the manufacture of these components.
During this inspection, twenty-seven deviations from applicable codes, and contractual and regulatory requirements were documented in the areas of material identification and control, process control, welding and nondestructive examination.
Corrective Action The Marvin Engineering Company has been issued the NRC's detailed inspection report of the Company, and given 30 days to inform the NRC how the deviations discussed in the report will be corrected and preventive action taken.
Action To Be Taken All BWR licensees and construction permit holders shall supply the following information within 90 days for operating plants and 120 days for plants under construction.
1.a. Have reactor feedwater spargers and thermal sleeves manufactured and/or fabricated by the Marvin Engineering Company been purchased and/or installed in your facility? Since Mzrvin Engineering is principally a subcontracting Company, determine if your equipment originated with the Marvin Comp 9ny and was eventually supplied to your facility through another contractor /sup-plier.
1.b. Provide a description of this equipment to include its purchx e date and its design function during both normal and accident conditions.
T920 350 IE Bulletin No. 80-02 Date:
January 21, 1980 Page 2 of 2 2.
For each piece of identified equipment, provide the performance history associated with its usage.
This should include the cause of any failures or malfunctions ard the frequency of such events.
Provide information on the suppliers and receiver's QA/QC program in effect at the time of purchase.
This information should be discussed in terms of it providing sufficient bares for judging that the integrity of the equipment is sufficient to penrit plant operation during normal and accident conditions.
Approved by GAO, B180225 (R0072); clearance expires 7-31-80.
Approval was given under a blanket clearance specifically for identified generic problems.
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ENCLOSURE 2 IE Bulletin No. 80-02 Date: January 21, 1980 Page 1 of 1 RECENTLY ISSUED IE BULLETINS Bulletin Subject Date Issued Issued To No.
79-17 Pipe Cracks in Stagnant 10/29/79 All PWRs with an (Rev. 1)
Borated Water Systems Operating License (0L) at PWR Plant (for Action). All other Power Reactor Facilities with an OL or Construction CP Permit (CP) (for In-formation) 79-25 Failures of Westinghouse 11/2/79 All Power Reactor BFD Relays in Safety-Facilities with an Related Systems OL or CP (for Action) 79-02 Pipe Base Plate Designs 11/8/79 All Power Reactor (Rev. 2)
Using Concrete Expansion Facilities with an Bolts OL or CP 79-26 Baron loss From BWR 11/20/79 All BWR Power Reactor Control Blades Facilities with an OL 79-27 Loss of Non-Class-1-E 11/30/79 All Power Reactor Instrumentation and Con-Facilities with an OL trol Power System Bus and those nearing During Operation Licensing (for Action)
All Power Reactor Facilities with a CP (for Information).
79-28 Possible Malfunction 12/7/79 All Power Reactor of NAMCO Model EA180 Facilities with an Limit Switches at OL or CP Elevated Temperatures79-018 Environmental Quali-1/14/80 All Power Reactors fication of Class IE with an OL except Equipment SEP Plants 80-01 Operability of ADS Valve 1/14/80 All BWRs with an Pneumatic Supply OL 1920'352