ML20099B856

Forwards Response to NRC Review of IE Bulletin 83-07 Re Apparently Fraudulent Products Sold by Ray Miller,Inc.Vendor Qualification Process Will Be Refined & Monitoring of Suppliers Increased

ML20099B856
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	09/07/1984
From:	Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	Bishop T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
References
ANPP-31077-WFQ, IEB-83-07, IEB-83-7, NUDOCS 8411190319
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1 Arizona Nuclear Power Project P.O. BOX 52034

• PHOENIX. ARIZONA 85072-2034 November 7, 1984 ANPP-31077 WFQ/TJB U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region V 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5368 Attention:

T. W. Bishop, Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects

Subject:

Response to IE Bulletin 83-07 and Supplements 1 and 2 File:

84-055-026; D.4.01.1

Reference:

(a) Letter f rom E. E. Van Brunt, Jr. to J. B. Martin, dated March 23, 1984 (b) Letter f rom T. W. Bishop to E. E. Van Brunt, Jr.,

dated May 11, 1984 This letter refers to the request for additional information as identi-fied in Reference (b).

Attached, please find the response to the Region V Staff review of the subject Bulletin concerning apparently fraudulent products sold by Ray Hiller, Inc.

Ue believe that this information is sufficient to resolve this issue and consider it closed.

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Reference' (a) only refers to the initial ' bulletin ' of July 1983.

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Supplements 1 and 2 to Bulletin 83-07 were included in the Supplier Quality investigation program initiated.for Ray Miller, Inc.

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Reference (a)' states "The purchasing 'and receiving companies ' listed

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in (the subject Bulletin _ and ' the applicable ' PVNGS suppliers -were

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The investigation determined _that;nojRay Miller material has been supplied to:PVNGS.for use'in any safety-related systems."

- Please explain 1-how 1the " Supplier Quality -Investigation Program" functions, i.e., were ' APS ' suppliers solicited as ' to whether they had. received material from the: listed companies (as is requested by -

the footnote-on page 4;of. the bulletin)?

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RESPONSE

The purchasing and receiving companies listed in the subject Bulle-tin and Supplements ; 1 ? and,2, along with other Palo ~ Verde Nuclear t

Generating: Station (PVNGS)f auppliers providing like materials,. were reviewed-by: Project Procurement for involvement, :and the applicable PVNGS suppliers were incorporated into the;overall Supplier Quality investigation program.

This program functions.as = described.

herein. 1.etters were sent to 'all of our. "Q" listed suppliers, _ both Home ' Office. and field procurement, whose scope of ~ work and supply could contain the materials listed in the bulletin and supple-ments.

It was requested that these suppliers review their procure--

ment activities to determine if they, or one of their sub-vendors,,

have utilized Ray Hiller, Inc. products for PVNGS.

It. has been determined that none of them' have supplied materials for "Q" class safety-related application for use on the Palo Verde Project.

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'The bulletin, page 6, requested APS 'to' review ;the general concerns -

expressed by Bu11etins. 83-06 and 83-07 and respond.. Please' provide

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RESPONSE In response to>the general concerns expressed..by.IE Bulletins'83-06 and 83-07, ANPP has reviewed its ' programs for the control of '_pur.

ichased material, equipment and -services.. Although no cases of.

, supplier fraud Jwere. detected,. ANPP.is. refining ~ its vendor qualifi-cation process with ~ particular emphasis on the ~ early detection ; of hardware - related ~ deficiencies.

Areas that~ will be addressed include purchase. order requirements, source surveillance, personnel.

training, user tests, and receiving inspections.

ANPP management is aware of the significance of supplier fraud, as -

well as hardware deficiencies, and the impact they could have on PVNGS. operations.- l ANPF has : always. had an extensive program for monitoring supplier activities. at the supplier's facilities.

As nuclear orders have declined, suppliers have reduced the resources and attention paid ' to meeting. quality and specification require-ments. Because of the decreasing attention paid by the supplier to quality programs and inspection requirements, APS has increased its control and monitoring of suppliers..

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-RESPONSE Estimated. time to perform the~ review for Bulletin 83-07 was approximately 900 manhours.- This time includes ~ the efforts of Bechtel, Combustion Engineering and ANPP.

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'The: bulletin, page - 6,'. requested the original copy ~ of the response letter to -- be sent to ' the USNRC, Document Control. Desk,- Washington

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The original was_, sent to the Region V Administrator.

The licensee is requested., to provide copies.as - requested in future Bulletin responses.

RESPONSE

RIPP will provide the original copy of future Bulletin responses to the USNRC, Document Control Desk, Washington D.C, as requested.