ML20248L328

PNO-78-070:on 780306-10,inspector Identified Unresolved Item Re Qualification Testing of EPA Mfg by Amphenol-SAMS.Records Available Were Not Sufficient to Demonstrate Conformance to Testing Requirements Established

ML20248L328
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	04/03/1978
From:	Dreher F, Moseley N, Reinmuth G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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References
PNO-78-070, PNO-78-70, NUDOCS 9806110090
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April 3, 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-78-70 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSI3LE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

FACILITY: Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No. 2 Arkansas Power and Light Company DN 50-368

SUBJECT:

POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION DEFICIENCY - NON LOCA QUALIFIED ELECTRICAL PENETRATION ASSEMBLIES (EPA)

During an on-site insoection March 6-10, 1978, the IE inspector identified an unresolved item relating to qualification testing of EPA's manufactured '

by Amphenol-SAMS. Records available were not sufficient to demonstrate  !

conformance to testing requirements established in IEEE-317-1972 to which i the applicant is committed in his FSAR. .

ssi The applicant notified Region IV, at 2:30 p.m. on March 31, 1978, that s additional test data received on-site on March 30, 1978 did not appear

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) to resolve this issue, and that he considered this matter as a potentially significant item reportable under 10 CFR 50.55(e). ,9 The applicant and his Architect-Engineer are evaluating the situation and /

will notify Region IV of the results of their analysis within 30 days.

This matter is being pursued in the followup on Bulletin No. 77-07.

.d Neither the licensee nor RIV are planning a press release. M

Contact:

FADreher, IE x27551 GWReinmuth, IE x27551 NCMoseley, IE x28484 7

Distribution: Transmitted H St /#' N Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)

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R. Hartfield, MIPC C. V. Smith, NMSS T. J. McTiernan, 01A R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar, ELD PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION f 9806110090 780403 j PDR I&E PNO-78-070 PDR