ML20216J520
| ML20216J520 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/16/1997 |
| From: | Richards S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Connolly J AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| References | |
| REF-QA-99901281 99901281-97-01, 99901281-97-1, NUDOCS 9709170351 | |
| Download: ML20216J520 (2) | |
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Sept. ember 16, 1997 Mr, John J. Connolly, Vice President Business Development ABB Service incorporated 9050-A Red Branch Road-Columbia, Maryland 21045
SUBJECT:
ABB RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 99901281/97-01 AND SEPTEMBER 9, 1997, DISCUSSION BETWEEN ABB SERVICE AND NRC STAFF-
Dear Mr. Connolly:
Thank you for ;)ui August 20, 1997, letter in response to the Notice of Violation (NOV) and Notice of Nonconformance (NON) which were attached to the subject inspection report. We have reviewed your letter and find that your replies to the 10V and NON are responsive to our concerns, as discussed between Mr. Joseph Petrosino of my staff, and you on September 9, 1997. We will review the implementation of your correctha actions during a future U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff inspection to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.
However,_as noted in the subject discussion, ABB Service did not address in its August 20, 1997, letter, our underlying concern regarding the January 1993 ABB Service evaluation report. Our underlying concern was that the January 1993 ABB Service evaluation re) ort that identified miswiring and reversed polarity aroblems may not be tie only example where appropriate action was not taken.
T1e ABB Service identified problem was potential premature trip,ning on new and refurbished K-Line breakers as a result of miswiring errors.
It also identified that single phase testing methods of licensees and ABB Service would not identify a reversed )olarity problem which could affect both safety and non-safety-related K-Line areakers.
That issue appears to have been appropriately transmitted to applicable nuclear util.ity companie.s and the NRC staff in an April 24, 1997 ABB Power T&D Company.-Incorporated letter.
However, since ABB Service had known about the reversed polarity issue for
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over four years before the industry was informed, the NRC staff was concerned D
that ABB Service may have identified other potentially generic operational problems, but had not taken appropriate action.
During the subject discussion we were informed that ABB Service has been reviewing a sample of its past engineering evaluations and analyses to ensure that appropriate action was
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taken by ABB Service regarding. applicability to safety-related components.
I also understand that AB8 Service will inform Mr. Petrosino at (301) 415-2979 if.anyconcernsareidentifiedinthismatterf.
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I Mr. John J.-Connolly 2-Also discussed was ABB Service's statement in the response letter, "It is our understanding that 10 CTR Part 21 does not require evaluation of deviations related to non-safety-related components, and the applicable ABB Service procedures (QA Procedures 15.1 and 15.2) only require such evaluations for safety-related equipment." Although ABB Service's understanding of $21.21, "Nntification of a i
failure to comply, or existence of a defect and its evaluation," of 10 CFR Part 21 is accurate, during the subject discussion, it was stated to ABB Service that the NRC staff expects manufacturers / suppliers to be pro active in assessing potential defects identified in ncn-safety-related components that are identical to basic
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components in nuclear power plant safety-related applications.
We understand that an ABB corporate program, Customer Complaint Resolution Program (CCRP), captures software and hardware problems and transmits them to the-appropriate ABB manufacturing facilities for factoring into their continued product improvement program.
We also understand that the ABB cor) orate CCRP program assures that ABB Service transmits these identified problems to tae applicable ABB manufacturing facility for disposition under its 10 CFR Part 50, Apperdiy B quality assurance prograa.
in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR).
i If our understanding of any of these issues is not correct, please innediately contact me or Mr. Petrosino at (301) 415-2979.
Sincerely, Oriein.l sIen.d by Stuart A. Richards, Chief Special Inspection Branch Division of Inspection and Support Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket 99901281/97-01 Q.ist ributign:
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