ML20101Q931

Part 21 Rept Re Failure to Comply w/1 Minute Rating of NCX-17 Cells Mfg by Gnb Battery Co (Formally Gould).Addl Testing of Cell Sizes & End Voltages Scheduled to Begin on 920713 & Be Completed on 920815

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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Reporting of a failure to comply in accorOce with 10CFR21 h ?DEariSir:

1 Nuclear Logistics presents the following information in accordance with 10CFR21 concerning .  :

e a failure to comply which has been identified.

,1 1): 'Information submitted by:- - Aron Seiken

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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. r

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6v); i This. issue was determined to be a defect and reportable under 10CFR21 on July 6,' 1992.

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mi NCR-02 i Page 2 vi) .These components have been supplied as safety related by .NLI to the following facilities:

1) 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 1 at the plant identified in ! tem vi.

If you require additional information on this issue, please contact Mr. Ardie Bell or myscif.

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