Information Notice 1999-28, Recall of Star Brand Fire Protection Sprinkler Heads

Recall of Star Brand Fire Protection Sprinkler Heads

ML031040366
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Site:	Beaver Valley, Millstone, Hatch, Monticello, Calvert Cliffs, Dresden, Davis Besse, Peach Bottom, Browns Ferry, Salem, Oconee, Mcguire, Nine Mile Point, Palisades, Palo Verde, Perry, Indian Point, Fermi, Kewaunee, Catawba, Harris, Wolf Creek, Saint Lucie, Point Beach, Oyster Creek, Watts Bar, Hope Creek, Grand Gulf, Cooper, Sequoyah, Byron, Pilgrim, Arkansas Nuclear, Three Mile Island, Braidwood, Susquehanna, Summer, Prairie Island, Columbia, Seabrook, Brunswick, Surry, Limerick, North Anna, Turkey Point, River Bend, Vermont Yankee, Crystal River, Haddam Neck, Ginna, Diablo Canyon, Callaway, Vogtle, Waterford, Duane Arnold, Farley, Robinson, Clinton, South Texas, San Onofre, Cook, Comanche Peak, Yankee Rowe, Maine Yankee, Quad Cities, Humboldt Bay, La Crosse, Big Rock Point, Rancho Seco, Zion, Midland, Bellefonte, Fort Calhoun, FitzPatrick, McGuire, LaSalle, Fort Saint Vrain, Shoreham, Satsop, Trojan, Atlantic Nuclear Power Plant
Issue date:	09/30/1999
From:	Marsh L, Sherr T NRC/NMSS/FCSS, NRC/NRR/DIPM
To:
References
IN-99-028, NUDOCS 9910010205
Download: ML031040366 (7)

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555-0001 September30, 1999 NRC INFORMATION

NOTICE 99-28: RECALL OF STAR BRAND FIRE PROTECTION

SPRINKLER

HEADS

Addressees

All holders of licenses for nuclear power, research and test reactors, and fuel cycle facilities.

Purpose

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is issuing this information

notice to alert addressees

to a recall of the Star brand, dry-type, fire protection

sprinkler

heads manufactured

by the Mealane Corporation

of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It is expected that recipients

will review the information

for applicability

to their facilities

and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid problems.

However, suggestions

contained

in this information

notice are not NRC requirements;

therefore, no specific actions or written response is required.Description

of Circumstances

On August 4, 1999, the Consumers

Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in cooperation

with the Mealane Corporation

announced

a voluntary

recall of approximately

1 million Star brand, dry-type, fire protection

sprinkler

heads, models D-1, RD-1, RE-1, E-1, and ME-1, manufactured

between 1961 and 1976. The sprinkler

heads may be identified

by the word NStar" on one side and the model number on the other side of the lower portion of the sprinkler

head's frame. The date of manufacture (two-digit

year) can be found on the deflector.

The CPSC reports that 67 percent of the heads recently tested at independent

laboratories

failed to activate as they should. The CPSC has also stated that it has received one report alleging a Star sprinkler

head did not activate during an actual fire.The Mealane Corporation

will replace the sprinkler

heads free and will reimburse

purchasers

for the labor costs of removing and replacing

the affected sprinklers.

Mealane has established

a Star Sprinkler

recall hotline at (800) 866-7807, and a Web site at www.star-recall.com

to inform about the recall.'D1I2 rJk 100, aIl n Vfd If sl) ~

IN 99-28 September

30, 1999 Related Generic Communication

IN 97-72, *Potential

for Failure of the Omega Series Sprinkler

Heads," September

22, 1997 This information

notice requires no specific action or written response.

If you have any questions

about the information

in this notice, please contact one of the technical

contacts listed below or the appropriate

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) or Office of Nuclear Material and Safeguards (NMSS) project manager.Theodore S. S Brranch Chief Ledyard B. Marsh, Chief Licensing

and International

Events Assessment, Generic Communications

Safeguards

Branch-. and Non-Power

Reactors Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety Division of Regulatory

Improvement

Programs and Safeguards

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Office of Nuclear Materials

Safety and Safeguards

Technical

contacts: Mark H. Salley, NRR 301-415-2840

E-mail: mxs3O-nrc.aov

P. W. Lain, NMSS 301-415-6317 E-mail: pwlfinrc.aov

Attachments:

1. List of Recently Issued NRR Information

Notices 2. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information

Notices

Attachment

1 IN 99-28 September

30,1999 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED NMSS INFORMATION

NOTICES Information

Date of Notice No. Subject Issuance Issued to 99-27 Malfunction

of Source Retraction

9/2/99 All medical licensees

authorized

To coauctteieier

~ , Mechanism

in Cobalt-60

Teletherapy

Treatment

Units to conduct teletherapytMdkl

I = IM 99-26 99-24 99-23 99-22 99-20 99-18 99-16 99-11 99-09 Safety and Economic 8/24/99 Consequences

of Misleading

Marketing

Information

Broad-Scope

Licensees'

7/12/99 Responsibilities

for Reyiewing

and Approving

Unregistered

Sealed Sources and Devices Safety Concerns Related To 7/6/99 Repeated Control Unit Failures of the Nucletron

Classic Model High-Dose-Rate

Remote Afterloading

Brachytherapy

Devices 10 CFR 34.43(a)(1):

Effective

6/25/99 Date for Radiographer

Certification

and Plans for Enforcement

Discretion

Contingency

Planning for the 6/25/99 Year 2000 Computer Problem Update on NRC's Year 2000 6/14/99 Activities

for Materials

Licensees and Fuel Cycle Licensees

and Certificate

Holders Federal Bureau of Investigation's

5/28/99* uclear Site Security Program Incident Involving

the Use of 4/16/99 Radioactive

Iodine-131 Problems Encountered

When 3/24/99 Manually Editing treatment

Data on the Nucletron

Microselectron- HDR (New) Model 105-999 All Distributors

and/or Manufacturers

of Generally Licensed Products All medical licensees'

of broad-scope and master materials licensees All U.S. NRC medical licensees authorized

to use brachytherapy

sources in Nucletron

Classic Model high-dose-rate (HDR)remote afterloaders

Industrial

Radiography

Licensees All material and fuel cycle licensees

and certificate

holders All material and fuel cycle licensees

and certificate

holders All U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

fuel cycle, power reactor, and non-power

reactor licensees All medical use licensees All medical licensees

authorized

to conduct high-dose-rate (HDR)remote after loading brachytherapy

treatments

Attachment

2 IN 99-28 September

30, 1999 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED NRC INFORMATION

NOTICES Information

Date of Notice No. Subject Issuance Issued to 99-27 Malfunction

of Source Retraction

9/2/99 All medical licensees

authorized

Mechanism

in Cobalt-60

Teletherapy

Treatment

Units to conduct teletherapy

treatments

99-26 99-25 99-24 Safety and Economic Consequences

of Misleading

Marketing

Information

Year 2000 Contingency

Planning Activities

Broad-Scope

Licensees'

Responsibilities

for Reviewing and Approving

Unregistered

Sealed Sources and Devices Safety Concerns Related To Repeated Control Unit Failures of the Nucletron

Classic Model High-Dose-Rate

Remote Aferloading

Brachytherapy

Devices 99-23 8/24/99 8/10/99 7/12/99 7/6/99 7/6/99 in 6/25199 6/25/99 All Distributors

and/or Manufacturers

of Generally Licensed Products All holders of operating

licenses for nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities

All medical licensees

of broad-scope and master materials licensees All U.S. NRC medical licensees authorized

to use brachytherapy

sources in Nucletron

Classic Model high-dose-rate (HDR)remote afterloaders

Industrial

Radiography

Licensees All holders of licenses for nuclear power, test, and research reactors All material and fuel cycle licensees

and certificate

holders 99-22 10 CFR 34.43(a)(1);

Effective Date for Radiographer

Certification

and Plans for Enforcement

Discretio 99-21 99-20 Recent Plant Events Caused By Human Performance

Errors Contingency

Planning for the Year 200 Computer Problem OL = Operating

License CP = Construction

Permit

IN 99-28 September

30, 1999 Related Generic Communication

IN 97-72, 'Potential

for Failure of the Omega Series Sprinkler

Heads," September

22, 1997 This information

notice requires no specific action or written response.

If you have any questions

about the information

in this notice, please contact one of the technical

contacts listed below or the appropriate

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) or Office of Nuclear Material and Safeguards (NMSS) project manager.Original signed by C. W. Eineigh for Theodore S. Sherr, Branch Chief Licensing

and Intemational

Safeguards

Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards

Office of Nuclear Materials

Safety and Safeguards

Original signed by Ledyard B. Marsh, Chief Events Assessment, Generic Communications

and Non-Power

Reactors Branch Division of Regulatory

Improvement

Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical

contacts: Mark H. Salley, NRR 301-415-2840

E-mail: mxs3(a@nrc.pov

P. W. Lain, NMSS 301-415-6317 E-mail: Pwl(Onrc.-ov

Attachments:

1. List of Recently Issued NRR Information

Notices 2. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information

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IN 97-72, "Potential

for Failure of the Omega Series Sprinkler

Heads," September

22, 1997 This information

notice requires no specific action or written response.

If you have any questions

about the information

in this notice, please contact one of the technical

contacts listed below or the appropriate

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) or Office of Nuclear Material and Safeguards (NMSS) project manager.Theodore S. Sherr, Branch Chief Licensing

and International

Safeguards

Branch Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards

Office of Nuclear Materials

Safety and Safeguards

Ledyard B. Marsh, Chief Events Assessment, Generic Communications

and Non-Power

Reactors Branch Division of Regulatory

Improvement

Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical

contacts: Mark H. Salley, NRR 301-415-2840

E-mail: mxs3(&nrc.aov

P. W. Lain, NMSS 301-415-6317 E-mail: pwl(nrc.gov

Attachments:

1. List of Recently Issued NRR Information

Notices 2. List of Recently Issued NMSS Information

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Heads," September

22, 1997 This information

notice requires no specific action or written response.

If you have any questions

about the information

in this notice, please contact one of the technical

contacts listed below or the appropriate

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) or Office of Nuclear Material and Safeguards (NMSS) project manager.Ledyard B. Marsh, Chief Events Assessment, Generic Communications

and Non-Power

Reactors Branch Division of Regulatory

Improvement

Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical

contacts: Mark H. Salley, NRR 301-415-2840

E-mail: mxs3Canrc.gov

P. W. Lain, NMSS 301-415-6317 E-mail: ywl(nrc.gov

Attachments:

1. List of Recently Issued NRR Information

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