ML19024A164

Ametek - Notification of Potential Defect - 10CFR Part 21 Re Solidstate Controls Safety-Related Operational Spare Parts Kits

ML19024A164
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook, Brunswick, North Anna
Issue date:	01/07/2019
From:	Salsbury E Ametek Solidstate Controls
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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SOLIDSTATE CONTROLS

• .\METEK Quality Assurance 875

Dearborn Drive,

Columbus, OH 43085 U.S.A.

• Telephone: 614-846-7500; Direct: 614-410-6293 E-mai.1: ethan.salsbury@ametek.com January 7, 2019 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 '

Attention: Document Control Desk

Subject:

Notification of Potential Defect - 10CFR Part 21 Product: AMETEK Solidstate Controls Safety-Related Operational Spare Parts Kits AM.ETEK Solidstate Controls (SCI} is providing this report in accordance with 10CFR Part 21 as notice of a process defect that resulted in components being provided as safety-related spare parts without being dedicated.

• Additional information is attached. Please contact me with any further questions.

Ethan Salsbury Quality Manager Ametek Solidstate Controls Page 1 of 2

s\METEK PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:

Lack of evidence of dedication testing for AMETEK Solidstate Controls Safety-Related Operational Spare Parts Kits provided with SCI equiprnent CAUSE:

In October 2018, NextEra Seabrook notified SCI of a part number discrepancy with a safety-related fuse that was provided with an operational spare parts kit with an equipment order. After further investigation, it was determined that dedication testing was not performed on the *operational spare parts kits provided with the equipment on various jobs in recent years.

• Generally, spare parts are ordered separately from equipment and a process is in place to direct the parts to quality for commercial grade dedication testing*. In this instance, the parts were ordered as a line item on the sale and the parts in question were selected from inventory without being routed through quality for commercial grade dedication.

PROBLEM YOU COULD SEE:

Evidence of dedication testing is not available for operational spare parts kits which were provided with equipment orders, however, there.are no functional concerns with the components provided on these orders. The parts would have been selected at the same time as the. parts that were installed in the systems. Additionally, for the commercial grade items provided, there is no history of failure during dedication testing performed by AMETEK either in equipment or during bench testing.

ACTION REQUIRED:

Aside from printed circuit boards, the parts supplied as oper~tional spare parts on the following orders will need to be dedicated:

Order# PO# Customer Name Plant Item 766830 & Duke Energy 96000070 766027 Corporation Brunswick Nuclear Plant 96000070-9-1 Nextera Energy 96000076 2334057 Seabrook, LLC Seabrook 96000076-13-1 North Anna Power Station 96000088 70295702 Dominion, Inc. Unit 1 & 2 96000088-6-1 96000092 3152052/913 NPP Krsko Krsko 96000092-9-1 96000092 3152052/913 NPP Krsko Krsko 96000092-10-1 96000093 3152053/913 NPP Krsko Krsko 96000093-5-1 Formosa Nextech Maanshan Nuclear Power 96000095 P0041214001 Co., Ltd. Station 96000095-20-1 Formosa Nextech Maanshan Nuclear Power 96000095 P0041214001 Co., Ltd. Station 96000095-19-1 Formosa Nextech Maanshan Nuclear Power 96000103 P0050506001 Co., Ltd. Station 96000103-9-1 Formosa Nextech Maanshan Nuclear Pow~r 96000103 P0050506001 Co., Ltd. Station 96000103-10-1 All printed circuit boards are either procured from a qualified supplier or assembled by SCI. All printed circuit boards undergo testing by SCI. Therefore, no additional dedication testing is required for the printed circuit boards.

AMETEK SOLIDSTATE CONTROLS CORRECTIVE ACTION:

AMETEK SCI recommends returning the untested items from the purchase orders above and will work with you to arrange returns and retesting. Please contact Mr. Mark Shreve of our Client Services group at 1-800-222-9079, 1-614-846-7500 ext. 6332, or mark.shreve@ametek.com.

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