ML20101Q931
| ML20101Q931 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 07/08/1992 |
| From: | Seiken A NUCLEAR LOGISTICS, INC. (NLI) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| REF-PT21-92 NCR-02-01, NCR-2-1, NUDOCS 9207150165 | |
| Download: ML20101Q931 (2) | |
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$ Document Control Desk 2s TU.S; Nucl ar Regulatory Commission E Washington, DC : 20555
-Initial Notification: : NRC_ Operations _ Center 1
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y Reporting of a failure to comply in accorOce with 10CFR21 h
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1 Nuclear Logistics presents the following information in accordance with 10CFR21 concerning.
e a failure to comply which has been identified.
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'Information submitted by:- - Aron Seiken
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W Phone: (017) 284-0077-Fax: (817) 590-0484-7 w
lii)4 The item which fails to comply is the NCX-17 (formerly designated NCX-1_200) battery ;
4 Land cells manufactured by GNB Industrial Battery Company (formerly Gould).
clii): -Nucleu I.ngistics:Inc.~ supplied the battery / cells as Class-1E components. NL1 has a i
partnetLip agreement with GNB Industrial Battery Company.for the sale of safety related -
battedes; niv); 2The failure to comply involves the 1 minute rating ofihe NCX-17 cells. Published GNB "n
~. literature ideatifies a 1' minute rating of 1306 amps to 1.75 VPC. Testing by NL1 at this Trate daused the cells to not meet the' acceptance criteria of 1.75 VPC.
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i This. issue was determined to be a defect and reportable under 10CFR21 on July 6,' 1992.
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.These components have been supplied as safety related by.NLI to the following facilities:
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LP&L/Waterford - 5 replacement cells vii)
Testing has been performed by NLI to determine a discharge rate where the cells will consistently meet the acceptance criteria of 1.75 VPC. A 1 minute rate of 1165 amps to 1.75 VPC has been established. Testing was completed 6/26/92.
Additional testing is scheduled by GNB and NLI to verify the 1 minute ratings on GNB _
i cells. ' The following testing is planned:
Tes;ing of additional cell sizes Testing to additional end voltages (1.78 VPC,1.81 VPC)
This testing is scheduled to begin 7/13/92 and be compL-te by 8/15/92.
viii) - The results of the testing has been discussed with 2ersonnel at the plant identified in ! tem 1
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If you require additional information on this issue, please contact Mr. Ardie Bell or myscif.
Nery truly yours, I
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