ML20138F563

Part 21 Rept Re Failure to Perform Calculations for Two 6-inch Insp Nozzles.Purchaser Notified Not to Place Vessels Into Svc.Design Spec & Rept Will Be Revised to Include Insp Openings

ML20138F563
Person / Time
Site:	Susquehanna
Issue date:	12/05/1985
From:	Adcox A APPLIED ENGINEERING CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
References
REF-PT21-85, REF-QA-99900303 NUDOCS 8512160121
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December 5, 1985 999003o3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission-1717 H Street, NW 5pf. Lb 7

$cg Washington, DC 20555 6f Attention: Director of Inspection & Enforcement

Subject:

Preliminary Notification of Failure to Comply

Dear Sir:

In accordance with 10CFR 21, please find enclosed the subject notification.

A review of our Contract Design Documents has indicated that the Failure to Comply identified on this notification is unique to the vessels identified and should be class ~ffied as a "one-of-a-kind" occurrence.

As indicated in the notification, Mr. Randall C. Schlamp, Quality Assurance Manager will be responsible for the corrective action (s) required and will have the responsibility for follow-up reporting and actions.

Very truly yours, APPLIED ENGINEERING COMPANY h

Allen L. Adcox h G6) /

Vice President ALA:sjr Enclosure cc: Eugene F. Schoeck Morrison-Knudsen B522160121 851205 7 /.

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F 1 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF FAILURE TO COMPLY

1. Name & Address of Informing Individual:

Randall C. Schlamp Quality Assurance Manager Applied Engineering Company Post Office Box 1327 1525 Charleston Highway Orangeburg, S. C. 29116-1327

11. Identification of Fecility:

Susquehanna Nuclear Station Pennsylvania Power & Light Berwick, Pennsylvania 18603 Fifth Diesel Generator Project Air Start-Air Receivers Ill. Identification of Supplying Firm:

Manufactured by: Manufactured for:

Applied Engineering Company Power Systems Division of Post Office Box 1327 Morrison-Knudsen 1525 Charleston Highway "Itocky Mount ~

Orangeburg, S. C. 29116-1327 North Carolina IV. Nature of Failure to Comply:

A. Air Receivers designed and manufactured in accordance -with Section 111, Class' 3 of the ASME Code, 1980 Edition, Summer 1981 Acidenda. Calculations for two (2) six (6) inch inspection nozzles were not performed as required by Paragraphs NCA-3551 and ND-3332.

B. .The two (2) six (6) inch inspection openings are not adequate.ly reinforced for present design conditions.

C. Design of attachment welds of the two (2) six (6) inch inspection openings are under size for present design conditions.

V. Date Information Obtained:

! December 3,1985 ~

VI . Number and Location of All Such Components:

A. Number: Four Air Receivers

1) Serial No. NC-4164-01 National Board No. 2740

2) Serial No. NC-4164-02 National Board No. 2738

3) Serial No. NC-4164-03 National Board No. 2741

4) Serial No. Nc-4164-04 National Board No. 2739

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B. Location : All four air receivers are at location / facility identified in il above.

C. Unique /One-o f-a-Kind : These vessels are all on the same contract . and of the same . unique design, therefore, this 9 L "one-of-a-kind" occurrence.

Vll. Corrective Action (s):

A. Preliminary 1-. Purchaser notified not to place vessels into service.

2. Review of Design Specification / Design Report.

a. Prepared preliminary calculations and verified reinforcement required for the two (2) six (6) inch nozzles at present design conditions.

b. Reviewed all calculations to verify all other design-conditions are met.

3. Scheduled visit to facility" to inspect location for feasibility of:

a. Correction in place

b. Remove and return for correction B. Final Final corrective action cannot be determined at the ~ time of writing of this report. Final corrective action shall be determined after visit to facility and will be reported at a later date. Final corrective action is expected to consist of:

1. Revision to all Design Documents to include but not necessarily limited to the Design Specification and Design Report to include the inspection openings, and

2. Either installation of required reinforcement and increase the size of attachment welds, or

3. Redesign of vessels to lower design conditions, where reinforcement of the inspection openings is not required and attachment weld design is acceptable.

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IC. Date of Completion of Corrective Action (s)

- As final corrective - action cannot be determined at this time,

' the _date of . completion cannot be determined. However. . it- is estimated that all final corrective action shall be accomplished and completed by July 1,1986.

D. Individual Responsible for Corrective Action (s)

Randall C. Schlamp _

Quality - Assurance Manager

< Applied Engineering Company Post Office Box 1327-1525 Charleston Highway Orangeburg, S. C. 29116-1327

' Vill . - Advice Given to. Purchaser: s Air recel' vers are not 'to be - placed into service until such' time as corrective action is completed.

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