ML20196H541
| ML20196H541 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 10/17/1994 |
| From: | Paul R NRC |
| To: | Murphy D NRC |
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| FOIA-97-180 NUDOCS 9707290119 | |
| Download: ML20196H541 (1) | |
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I w-l From: Richard C. Ph1 (RCP2 al huy@
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DDM1 Date: Monday, October 17, 1994 11:45 dm
Subject:
BISCO Seals The BISCO seal issue was developed during interviews conducted relative to the l
Dow Corning investigation i
material (silicone foam). (3-93-028R). Dow Corning is a vendor of seal It is one of several products used throughout the nuclear industry for fire penetration seals. Dow Corning distributes this product through five or six " power applicators", one of which is BISCO, an l
acronym for a company now known as Brand Fire Protection Services. BISCO has installed penetration seals in 55 nuclear power plants.
Each power applicator t
is responsible for developing its own installation, training and qualification testing programs necessary for seal installation in nuclear power plants.
1 Dow Corning does not get involved in these areas.
During the interview of Clay BROWN, the former president and now a consultant of BISCO, it was learneo that BISCO built, installed and wrote the reports for l
qualifica61on tests and these reports were later issued under a independent l
test laboratory letterhead, similiar to what TSI was doing. The fact and the extent that misrepresentations occurred is indeterminate at this point. A l
seperate investigation is anticpated into this area.
Additionally BROWN made allegations against the. NRC's handling of his concerns related to fire penetration seals, this matter was referred to the OIG.
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