ML20154B352

Notice of Violation from Insp on 851104-08

ML20154B352
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Issue date:	02/28/1986
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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REF-QA-99900100 NUDOCS 8603040285
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APPENDIX A Limitorque Corporation Docket No. 9990100/85-01 NOTICE OF VIOLATION As a result of the inspection conducted on November 4-8, 1985, and in accordance with Section 206 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and its implementing regulation of 10 CFR Part 21, the following violations were identified and categorized in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C), 49 FR 8583 (March 8, 1984):

A. Section 21.21(b) of 10 CFR Part 21 dated May 31, 1984, states, in part, "A director or responsible officer subject to the regulations of this part ...shall notify the Commission when he obtains information reasonably indicating a failure to comply or a defect affecting (i) the construction or operation of a facility...or (ii) a basic component that is within his organization's responsibility and is supplied for a facility....

Initial notification... shall be made within two days following receipt of the information. Notification shall be made to the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, or to the Director of a Regional Office.

If initial notification is by means other than written communication, a written report shall be submitted to the appropriate office within five days after the information is obtained."

Contrary to the above, Limitorque did not notify the NRC that unqualified Baldor motors were used in safety related valve actuators installed in the WNP-2 and Salem nuclear power plants as noted by the following (85-01-01):

A Limitorque representative stated that on March 28, 1983, Limitorque discovered that unqualified Baldor motors were installed in safety related actuators for four Crane valves at the Public Service Electric & Gas' Salem nuclear power plant.

Limitorque was advised by Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) on May 27, 1983 that unqualified Baldor motors were installed in safety related actuators for four Velan valves at the WNP-2 nuclear power plant.

Following the January-February 1984 NRC inspection, Limitorque initiated a record review to determine the number of actuators shipped with unqualified Baldor motors. In August 1984, Limitorque discovered unqualified Baldor motors were also installed in safety related actuators for four Borg-Warner valves at WNP-2.

This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement VII).

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B. Section 21.51(b) of 10 CFR Part 21 dated May 31, 1984, states, in .

, part, "Each individual, corporation... subject to the regulations

• in this part shall prepare records...to assure compliance with the regulations in this part."

Contrary to the above, Limitorque was unable to provide documented '

evidence that required reviews and evaluations were performed for

possible 10 CFR Part 21 reporting on the following safety related actuators with identified problems (85-01-02).

1. Motor pinion key failures described in Section E.4 of NRC Inspection Report No. 99900100/84-01 (ref. Limitorque letter dated September 27, 1982 to the NRC).

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2. Worm shaft gear failures (ref. Limitorque letter dated j August 13, 1985 to the NRC).

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3. Potential field maintenance problem on type H3BC actuators

. (ref. Limitorque letter dated January 10, 1983 to the NRC).

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i 4. Cracked / broken limit switch rotors (ref. Limitorque letter 4

dated February 21, 1984 to the NRC).

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement VII).

C. Section 21.6 of 10 CFR Part 21 dated May 31, 1984, states, in part, i "(a) Each... corporation... subject to the regulations in this part, shall post current copies of the following documents in a conspicuous i position....(b)...)ost a notice which describes the regulation...and

{ states where they [ reports] may be examined...."

i Section 21.21 requires that a procedure provide for informing the l licensee or purchaser of the deviation and assuring that a responsible ,

officer is informed of a defect in a basic component.

I Contrary to the above, it was noted that (85-01-03):

i 1. Section 206 and a " Notice" were not posted in the shop fabrication j area to be read by the manufacturing personnel, and a " Notice" which j was posted in the adjacent building did not describe the regulation or state where Part 21 reports could be examined.

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2. Procedure QCP-22 " Reporting Defects for Safety Related Equipment..."

did not provide for informing the licensee or purchaser and a j responsible officer of a deviation / defect in a basic component.

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This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement VII).

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