ML20198A805

Notice of Nonconformance from Insp on 980921-25 & 1116-17. Nonconformance Noted:Inspectors Identified on 980923,that Submerged Arc Welding Flux,Ordered by Purchase Agreement E64876,accepted at Receipt Inspection Dispite Listed Info

ML20198A805
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Issue date:	12/14/1998
From:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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ML20198A795	List: ML20198A790 ML20198A805 ML20198A821
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NOTICE OF NOWCONFORMANCE Westinghouse Electric Corporation Docket No.: 99900104 Pensacola Plant Based on the results of an NRC inspection conducted on September 21-25 and November 16-17,1998, it appears that certain of your activities were not conducted in accordance with NRC requirements:

Criterion Vil of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50," Control of Purchased Material, Equipment, and Services," states, in part, " Measures shall be established to assure that purchased material, equipment, and services . . . conform to the procurement documents . . ."

Criterion XV of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50," Nonconforming Materials, Parts, or Components," states, " Measures shall be established to control materials, parts, or components which do not conform to requirements in order to prevent their inadvertent use or installation.

These measures shall include, as appropriate, procedures for identification, documentation, segregation, disposition, and notification to affected organizations. Nonconforming items shall be reviewed and accepted, rejected, repaired or reworked in accordar.ce with documented procedures."

Contrary to these requirements, the inspectors identified on September 23,1998, that submerged arc welding flux, ordered by Purchase Agreement E64876, had been accepted at receipt inspection, despite the following:

1. The submitted vendor documentation indicated that the submerged arc welding flux was from a different manufacturer and of a different brand name to that specified by the procurement documents. Additionally, WPP Material Specification C523C04 was not appropriately revised to reflect the use of flux from a different manufacturer.

2. The submerged arc welding flux containers were not identified with the flux manufacturer's name as required by the procurement documents and WPP Material Specification C523C04 (Nonconformance 99900104/98-01-01).

Please send a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, with a copy to the Chief, Quality Assurance, Vendor Inspection and Maintenance Branch, Division of Reactor Controls and Human Factors, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Nonconformance. This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Nonconformance" and should include for each Nonconformance: (1) the reason for the Nonconformance, or if contested, the basis for disputing the Nonconformance, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further noncompliance, and (4) the date when your corrective action will be completed. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland l this M" day of December 1998 l Enclosure 1 9812170138 981214 00N y