ML20149H959

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970304-07,0428 & 0502. Violation Noted:Facility Failed to Inform Affected Licensees That Gn Battery Cells Mfg Between Oct 92 & Dec 92 Could Potentially Have Less than Mfg Rated Capacity of 8 H

ML20149H959
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Issue date:	07/22/1997
From:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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ML20149H948	List: ML20149H945 ML20149H959 ML20149H967 ML20149H980
References
REF-QA-99900358, REF-QA-99900359 99900359-97-01, 99900359-97-1, NUDOCS 9707250269
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. o NOTICE OF VIOLATION Yuasa Exide, Inc.

Reading, Pennsylvania / Richmond, Kentucky Docket Nos.: 99900358/99900359 Report No.: 97-01 During NRC inspections conducted at your facilities March 4-7, 1997, and April 28-May 2,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

Section 21.21, " Notification of failure to comply or existence of a defect and its evaluation," of Part 21 of Title 10 of the Code of federal Regulations (10 CFR 21.21) became effective October 29, 1991. Section 21.21(b), states that if a deviation or failure to comply is discovered by a supplier of basic components, or services associated with basic components, and the supplier determines that it does not have the capability to perform the evaluation to determine if a defect exists, or if the failure to comply is associated with a substantial safety hazard, then the supplier must inform the purchasers or affected licensees within five working days of this determination so that the purchasers or affected licensees may evaluate the deviation or failure to comply, pursuant to 10 CFR 21.21(a).

Contrary to the above, YEl failed to inform all affected licensees that certain YEI GN type battery cells that were manufactured between October 1992 and December 1992 could potentially have less than the manufacturer's publicized rated capacity of 8-hours.

YEI sent letters to Southern California Edison (San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station) and Cleveland Electric illuminating Company (Perry Nuclear Station) informing them of this deviation in the affected GN type battery cells, but not to Washington Public Power Supply System (Washington Nuclear Plant, Unit 2), which had received eight GN type period.safety-related battery cells that were mant.factured during the same time Violation 99900358,359/97-01-01.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, Supplement VII).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Yuasa Exide Inc., is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Chief, Special Inspection Branch, Division of Inspection and Support Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation. This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 224 day of July, 1997 Enclosure 1 9707250269 970722 PDR GA999 EMVYUASA 99900358 PDR