ML20078F584

Part 21 Rept Re Vendor Using Incorrect Acceptance Criteria on Qualification Test Rept & Acceptance Criteria Used Not Not Met by Cvts.Vendor Continues to Seek Resolution of Matter

ML20078F584
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	01/27/1995
From:	FLORIDA POWER CORP.
To:	NRC
References
REF-PT21-95 QAM-95-003, QAM-95-3, NUDOCS 9502020166
Download: ML20078F584 (2)

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10 CFR 21 NOTIFICATION I

On January 26.1995 at 1100, Florida Power Corporation (FkC) personnel =at Crystal

-River Unit 3 (CR-3) determined that, based on additional ihformation receive d from the vnndor following receipt and acceptance, const! ant voltage transfonners (CVT) ,

received for: installation in a vital bus inverter ll-B (VBIT 18) did not mect the FPC purchase order requirements. Itwasdetermineldtnat!thevendnr-(GFNuclear) i used an incorrect acceptance cr1teria on the que rid the

. acceptance criteria used was not met by the CVTs. jification test report a Having found this discrepancy, FPC per>unnel t;eviewed similar test reports e accompanying CVTs which were received earlier and jnstall' e d in vital bus inverter  !

1-D (VBIT-ID) likewise in December 1994. The acceptance criferia used in this instar ce was incorrect.

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'FPC has contacted the vendor " continues to seek a resolstion of this mattt:r with '

the vendor, and will submit 4 < omplete report . to the NRC within 30 d ays in accordance with 10 CFR 21. l 7 I i  !

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Vendur: GE Nuclear Energy 175 Curtin Ave. >

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Item: Constant Voltage Transfonner '

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POWER REACTOR- , EVENT NUMBER: 28293 l

i t FACILITY: CRYSTAL RIVEP REGION: 2 NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/27/95 i UNIT: [3] [ ] [] ~ STATE: FL NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:56 [ET]  !

RX TYPE: [3] B&W-L-LP EVENT DATE: 01/26/95 ,

EVENT TIME: 11:00[EST)  !

NRC NOTIFIED BY: RAWLS LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/27/95 HQ OPS OFFICER: TIM McGINTY ,

NOTIFICATIONS EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE 10 CFR SECTION: GEORGE AL BELISLE RDO CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH HAASS RIVB UNZT SCRAM CODE RX CRIT INIT PWR INIT RX MODE CURR PWR CURR RX MODE 3 N Y 100 POWER OPERATION 100 POWER OPERATION EVENT TEXT PART 21 ON CONSTANT VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS FOR VITAL BUS INVERTERS NOT MEETING ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA.

ON JANUARY 26, 1995 AT 1100 EST, FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION (FPC) PERSONNEL AT CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 (CR-3) DETERMINED THAT, BASED ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE VENDOR FOLLOWING RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE, CONSTANT VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS (CVT) RECEIVED FOR INSTALLATION IN A VITAL BUS INVERTER 1-B (VBIT 1B) DID NOT MEET THE FPC PURCHASE ORDER REQUIREMENTS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VENDOR (GE NUCLEAR) USED AN INCORRECT ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA ON THE QUALIFICATION TEST REPORT AND THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA USED WAS NOT MET BY THE CVT's.

HAVING FOUND THIS DISCREPANCY, FPC PERSONNEL REVIEWED SIMILAR TEST REPORTS ACCOMPANYING CVTs WHICH WERE RECEIVED EARLIER AND INSTALLED IN VITAL BUS INVERTER 1-D (VBIT 1D) IN DECEMBER 1994. THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA USED IN THIS INSTANCE WAS LIKEWISE INCORRECT.

FPC HAS CONTACTED THE VENDOR AND CONTINUES TO SEEK A RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER WITH THE VENDOR, AND WILL SUBMIT A COMPLETE REPORT TO THE NRC WITHIN 30 DAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10CFR21. THE LICENSEE HAS DECLARED INVERTER "VBIT-1D" TECHNICALLY INOPERABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH -TECH SPECS, HOWEVER THE INVERTER REMAINS OPERATING AND CONTINUES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. A BACKUP TRANSFORMER REMAINS AVAILABLE VIA AN ABT SHOULD PROBLEMS WITH THE INVERTER OCCUR.

VENDOR: GE NUCLEAR ENERGY ITEM: CONSTANT VOLTAGE TRANSFORMER GE PART # DJ265A1824P001