Information Notice 2000-18, Substandard Material Supplied by Chicago Bullet Proof Systems
| ML003765058 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/29/2000 |
| From: | Marsh L B Operational Experience and Non-Power Reactors Branch |
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| IN-00-018 | |
| Download: ML003765058 (4) | |
1Code of Federal Regulations November 29, 2000NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 2000-18:SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY CHICAGOBULLET PROOF SYSTEMS
Addressees
All 10 CFR1 Part 50 Licensees and Applicants.All Category I Fuel Facilities.All 10 CFR1 Part 72 Licensees and Applicants.
Purpose
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this information notice to informaddressees of substandard material supplied by Chicago Bullet Proof Systems (CBPS) to Fort St. Vrain and Susquehanna nuclear power plant It is expected that recipients will review the information for applicability to their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problem However, suggestions contained in this information notice are not NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action or written response is required.
Description of Circumstances
CBPS supplied substandard materials to two NRC licensees.Fort St. VrainPublic Service Company Colorado (PSCo,) a contractor for the U. S. Department of Energy, thelicensee for the independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) at Fort St. Vrain, notified the NRC that CBPS supplied substandard steel plating for a security alarm station at Fort St. Vrai CBPS was required to provide a Certificate of Compliance to certify that materials conformed to Underwriters Laboratory (UL) Standard 752, Level This UL Standard was specified on the PSC purchase orde With regard to the steel plating, the purchase order listed Shot-Tex #4 Bullet Resistant Steel Wall Armor (CBPS's proprietary name for material that conforms with UL Standard 752, Level 4). CBPS's subcontractor, Metaltek Fabricating, Inc., actually shipped the steel to Fort St. Vrai PSC asked CBPS to provide a certified material test report for the steel, but CBPS declined to do so, claiming that the information was proprietar CBPS told PSC that the material supplied, Shot-Tex #4, conformed to the UL standard and subsequently provided a Certificate of Complianc PSC had the steel independently tested and determined it to besimilar to A-36 type mild carbon steel, which is not in conformance with UL Standard 752, Level 4.SusquehannaA contractor for Pennsylvania Power and Light (PP&L), the licensee for Susquehanna, issued apurchase order to CBPS for a replacement gun port, including a mounting plate and side plate, for the Susquehanna plan The purchase order specified that the gun port, the mounting plate and the side plate, were to be constructed of Shot Tex #4 Bullet Resistant Steel Wall Armor.
After supplying the gun port to PP&L, CBPS provided PP&L a Certificate of Compliance certifying that the gun port material conformed with UL Standard 752, Level A PP&L metallurgist independently did a nondestructive test of the gun port mounting plate and slideplat The test showed that the mounting plate had the hardness of A-36 type mild carbonsteel, and was not in conformance with UL Standard 752, Level 4.DiscussionThe regulations in 10 CFR 73.51, "Requirements for the physical protection of stored spentnuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste," and 10 CFR 73.55, "Requirements for physical protection of licensed activities in nuclear power reactors against radiological sabotage," statethat structures must be constructed of bullet-resistant materia NUREG-0908, "AcceptanceCriteria for the Evaluation of Nuclear Power Reactor Security Plans," states that an acceptable security plan defines bullet-resistant material as capable of resisting a high-power rifle round (Level 4), as described in UL Standard 752.In the two cases described above, CBPS supplied material that was not in conformance withspecifications of the purchase orders and not in conformance with NRC guidance documents (NUREG-0908). CBPS certified by Certificates of Compliance that the steel wall armor material supplied to Fort St. Vrain and Susquehanna conformed with UL Standard 752, Level 4, when in fact metallurgical testing by licensees determined the material to be substandar PSC's procurement program identified the material as substandard before installing it at Fort St. Vrai PP&L, after determining that its installed gun port was not in compliance with UL Standard 752, Level 4, took appropriate corrective action.The NRC staff found that although CBPS was responsible for material certification andverification at the Metaltek facility, CBPS did not adequately perform material quality and chemical verification activitie The NRC also found that CBPS did not typically request certified material test reports for any of the steel used for UL Standard 752, Level 4 application This information notice requires no specific action or written respons If you have anyquestions 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 Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) project manager. /RA//RA/Michael F. Weber, DirectorLedyard B. Marsh, ChiefDivision of Fuel Cycle SafetyEvents Assessment, Generic Communications and Safeguards and Non-Power Reactors BranchOffice of Nuclear Material SafetyDivision of Regulatory Improvement Programs and SafeguardsOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationTechnical contacts: Joseph Petrosino, NRREric Benner, NRR301-415-2979301-415-1171E-mail: jjp1@nrc.govE-mail: ejb1@nrc.govRobert Skelton, NRR Michael Warren, NMSS301-415-3309301-415-8098E-mail: rfs1@nrc.govE-mail: msw@nrc.gov
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List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices This information notice requires no specific action or written respons If you have anyquestions 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 Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) project manager. /RA//RA/Michael F. Weber, DirectorLedyard B. Marsh, ChiefDivision of Fuel Cycle SafetyEvents Assessment, Generic Communications and Safeguards and Non-Power Reactors BranchOffice of Nuclear Material SafetyDivision of Regulatory Improvement Programs and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationTechnical contacts: Joseph Petrosino, NRREric Benner, NRR301-415-2979301-415-1171E-mail: jjp1@nrc.govE-mail: ejb1@nrc.govRobert Skelton, NRR Michael Warren, NMSS301-415-3309301-415-8098E-mail: rfs1@nrc.govE-mail: msw@nrc.gov
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______________________________________________________________________________________OL = Operating License CP = Construction PermitAttachment 1 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUEDNRC INFORMATION NOTICES_____________________________________________________________________________________InformationDate of Notice N SubjectIssuanceIssued to______________________________________________________________________________________2000-17 S1Crack In Weld Area of ReactorCoolant System Hot Leg Piping At V.C. Summer11/16/2000All holders of OL for nuclearpower reactors except those who have ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel2000-17Crack In Weld Area of ReactorCoolant System Hot Leg Piping At V.C. Summer10/18/2000All holders of OL for nuclearpower reactors except those who have ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel2000-16Potential Hazards Due toVolatilization of Radionuclides10/5/2000All NRC licensees that processunsealed byproduct material2000-15Recent Events Resulting inWhole Body Exposures Exceeding Regulatory Limits9/29/2000All radiography licensees2000-14Non-Vital Bus Fault Leads toFire and Loss of Offsite Power9/27/2000All holders of OL for nuclearpower reactors2000-13Review of Refueling OutageRisk9/27/2000All holders of OL for nuclearpower reactors2000-12Potential Degradation ofFirefighter Primary Protective Garments9/21/2000All holders of licenses for nuclearpower, research, and test reactors and fuel cycle facilities2000-11Licensee Responsibility forQuality Assurance Oversight of Contractor Activities Regarding Fabrication and Use of Spent Fuel Storage Cask Systems8/7/2000All U.S. NRC 10 CFR Part 50 andPart 72 licensees, and Part 72 Certificate of Compliance holders