ML20012A324

Forwards Suppl 2 to NRC Info Notice 89-059,clarifying That Phoenell Mfg Co May Not Have Been Supplier of nonsafety- Related Fastener Previously Reported as Not Meeting Carbon Content for Applicable Matl Spec

ML20012A324
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Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	03/05/1990
From:	Berlinger C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Larson C NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
References
IEIN-89-059, IEIN-89-59, NUDOCS 9003090231
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March 5, 1990

:C. E. Larson, Vice President Nuclear Generation' Northern-States Power Company 414 Nicollet' Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401-1927 1

Dear Mr. Larson:

Your letter of January 30,1990,' to Charles E. Rossi clarified your January 29,

~1988, res)onse to NRC Bulletin 87-02, " Fastener Testing to Determine Confor-mance Witi Applicable Material Specifications." This clarification indicated that Phoell Manufacturing Company may not, in fact,- have been the supplier of the non-safety-relcted fastener which you had previously reported as not meeting'the specified carbon content for the applicable material specification.

.In addition, your letter proposed the issuance of a supplement to NRC Informa-I tion Notice 89-59, " Suppliers of Potentially Misrepresented Fasteners."

We have reviewed the information presented and agree that a supplement to the information notice is warranted. A copy of this supplement is attached for your information.

Original Signed By Carl H. Berlinger Carl H. Berlinger, Chief f

Generic Communications Branch Division of Operational Events Assessment Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l

Enclosure:

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'All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power reactors

-Purpose:

This information notice supplement is intended to inform addressees that the NRC;has been notified by its original source, the Northern States Power Company (NSP), that.it cannot be determined-that Phoell Manufacturing did, in fact, supply. suspect fasteners.-

It is expected that recipients will review the information for applicability to their facilities and consider actions, as o

aapropriate, to avoid similar problems. However, suggestions contained in

'I t11s information notice do not constitute NRC requirements; therefore, no j

specific-action or written-response is required.

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Backaround NRCInformationNotice(IN)89-59,"SuppliersofPotentiallyMisrepresented.

Fasteners," was issued August 16, 1989, to p* ovide addressees with the names

.and' addresses, if known, of companies suspected of supplying fasteners to the

. nuclear industry that may have been siisrepresented, that is, marked as having-r a material content and composition different from the actual content..The names and addresses were taken from the data that the licensees provided in response to NRC Bulletin 87-02,." Fastener Testing to Determine Conformance l

'With' Applicable Material Specifications."

Phoell Manufacturing was named in IN 89-59 as a result of test data that NSP

supplied in-response to NRC Bulletin 87-02. However.in a letter to the NRC dated January 30,'1990 NSP indicated that it is possible that Phoell Manu-facturing did not supply the non-safety-related fastener, which showed a 4

-lower-than-specified carbon content. NSP stated that their maintenance roup consistently bought bolts of that size from Phoell Manufacturing. -However,.

because it was a non-safety-related bolt, the bolt in question could have been lef t over from construction projects that had received materials from other. suppliers.

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Over the mest several yests, various industries, associations, and Federal j

agencies have identified misrepresented fasteners anong fasteners they have j

procured.

Because of the potential safety significance of using misrepre-a sented fasteners, the NRC, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, has been actively trying to identify sus >ected suppliers or manufacturers of mis-represented fasteners.

Because of tae potential adverse effect of releasing incorrect information about suppliers or manufacturers of components, it is imperative that the inforwation be correct.

In instances such as this, the NRC relies on the licensees to provide correct information.

This information notice requires no specific action or written response.

if you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact the technical contact listed below or the appropriate NRR project manager, s

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Richard J. Kiessel, NRR (301)492-1154

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i LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED NRC INFORETION SOTICES J nf ossetion Cate of Hotice No.

Subject Issuance issued to

• 90-16 Compliance with New 3/7/90 All seterials licensees.

Decomissioning Rule 90-15 Reciprocity:

Notification 3/7/90 All holders of NRC of Agreenent State Radiation materials licenses Control Directors Before which authorize use Beginning Work in Agreement of radioactive States material at temporary job sites.

90-14 Accidental Disposal of 3/6/90 All U.S. NRC byproduct Radioactive Materials material licensees.

90-13 Importance of Review and 3/5/90 All holders of OLs Analysis of Safeguards or cps for nuclear.

Event Logs power reactors.

90-12 lionitoring or Interruption 2/28/90 All holders of OLs of Plant Comunications or cps for nuclear power reactors.

,90-11 Maintenance Deficiency 2/28/90 All holders of OLs Associated with Solenoid -

or cps for nuclear Operated Valves power reactors.

90-10 Primary Water Stress 2/23/90 All holders of OLs Corrosion Cracking (PWSCC) or cps for PWRs.

of Inconel 600 l

90-09 Extended Interim Storage of 2/5/90 All holders of NRC Low-level Radioactive Weste materials licenses.

by Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees 88-30,

. Target Rock Two-Stage SRV 2/2/90 All holders of OLs Supp. 1 Setpoint Drift Update or cps for nuclear power reactors,

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