ML20116L431

Followup to Part 21 Rept from Consolidating Power Supply, Inc Re Purchase & Procurement of 24-inch Flange at Facility Which Failed to Meet ASME Code Class III Requirements.Flange Purchased by Conex Pipe Sys,Inc.Investigation Underway

ML20116L431
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	10/20/1992
From:	Talbot F CONSOLIDATING POWER SUPPLY, INC. (CPSI)
To:	Andrews S NRC
References
REF-PT21-92 NUDOCS 9211180305
Download: ML20116L431 (1)

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GENERAL INFOKMATION or OTHER EVENT NUMBER: 24462 LICENSEE: CONSOLIDATING POWER SUPPLY, INC NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/92 CITY: BIRMINGHAM REGION: 2 NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:24 [ET)

COUNTY: STATE: AL EVENT DATE: 10/20/92 LICENSE /: AGREEMENT: Y EVENT TIME: 16:24(CDT)

DOCKET: LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/92 NOTIFICATIONS NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVE ANDREWS HQ OPS OFFICER: FRANK TALPOT EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE 10 CFR SECTION:

CDEG 21.21(c) (3) (1) DEFECTS / NONCOMPLIANCE EVENT TEXT PART-21 NOTIFICATION FROM CONSOLIDATING POWER SUPPLY INC (CPSI), A NUCLEAR GRADE COMPONENTS SUPPLIER, CONCERNING THE PURCHASE AND PROCUREMENT OF A 34-INCH FLANGE TO HOPE CREEK NUCLEAR STATION WHICH' FAILED TO MEET ASME CODE CLASS III REQUIREMENTS.

.THE SUPPLIER IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE FLANGE'S TEST COUPON CONCERNING-A BILLET INSTALLED ON 'fHE FLANGE. THE TEST' COUPON'FOUND ON THE BILLET WAS NOT MANUFACTURED FROM THE SAME SOURCE. DURING TESTING OF THE FLANGE TO UPGRADE THE COMPONENT TO'ASME CODE CLASS III. REQUIREMENTS, UPGRADE TESTING WAS NOT' PERFORMED ON THE BILLET THAT IS NOW INSTALLED.

THE FLANGE WAS PURCHASED BY CONEX PIPE SYSTEM INC AND PROCURED BY THE HOPE.

CREEK NUCLEAR STATION. ACCORDING TO THE CPSI QUALITY-ASSURANCE MANAGER,

-THE FLANGE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN A PLANT-SYSTEM; HOWEVER, HE DOES NOT KNOW WHICH SYSTEM. HOPE CREEK IS CURRENTLY IN A REFUELING OUTAGE. THE SUPPLIER HAS INFORMED TiiE LICENSEE AND THE PURCHASING CUSTOMER BY PHONE ON THE MATTER OF THE FLANGE'S NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ASME CODE-CLASS III REQUIREMENTS.

THE SUPPLIER WILL FOLLOW UP WITH A'30 DAY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE NRC, THE CUSTOMER AND THE LICENSEE:PER PART 21 REQUIREMENTS.

THE LICENSEE HAS-NOT. CONTACTED THE NRC CONCERNING THIS NOTIFICATION.

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