ML20245C786

Notice of Violation from Insp on 890327-31.Violation Noted:Provisions of Part 21 Not Imposed in Three Purchase Orders Issued Since 1987 to Okonite Co for Supply of Basis Components

ML20245C786
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	04/18/1989
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20245C781	List: IR 05000313/1989016 ML20245C779 ML20245C786
References
REF-PT21-89 50-313-89-16, 50-368-89-16, NUDOCS 8904270386
Download: ML20245C786 (2)

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APPENDIX A j NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arkansas Power & Light Company Dockets: 50-313 l Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2 50-368 Operating Licenses: DPR-51 NPF-6 During an NRC inspection conducted on March 27-31, 1989, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involved inadequate procurement requirements for materials used in environmental qualification applications.

In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2. Appendix C (1988), the violation is listed below:

Inadequate Procurement Requirements for Materials Used in Environmental Qualification Applications Criterion IV of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 states, in part, " Measures shall be established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements, design bases, and other requirements which are necessary to assure adequate quality are suitably included or referenced in the documents for procurement of material, equipment, and services . . . ."

Paragraph 4.2.2 of the licensee's approved quality assurer.ce program description states, in'part, " Procurement documents are to include or reference specific design specifications for the items or services to be procured which define specific codes, standards, tests, inspections, environmental qualifications, and records to be applied and/or furnished . . . ."

Contrary to the above:

1. The provisions of 10 CFR Part 21 were not imposed in three purchase orders issued since 1987 to the Okonite Company for the supply of a basic component; i.e., electrical tape with specified environmental qualification requirements.

2. Three purchase orders issued between 1984 and 1986 to the Okonite Company for commercial grade electrical tape failed to include  ;

appropriate quality requirements to provide assurance of suitability I for planned environmental qualification applications.

This is a Severity Level IV violation. (Supplement I) (313/8916-01; 368/8916-01)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Arkansas Power & Light Company is hereby required to submit to this office, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, p

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% i 2-(3).thecorrectivestepswhichwillbetakentoavoidfurtherviolations,and (4).the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good'cause is shown, consideration will be given to. extending the response time.

Dated at ' Arlington, Texas, .

this- /fdl day of 1989

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