B16149, Part 21 Rept Re Cracked Fuse Ferrule Defects Due to Administrative Error in Ltr Detailing Commitments Re Issue. Corrected Copy of Commitments Associated W/Ltr Provided

Part 21 Rept Re Cracked Fuse Ferrule Defects Due to Administrative Error in Ltr Detailing Commitments Re Issue. Corrected Copy of Commitments Associated W/Ltr Provided

ML20133N813
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	01/14/1997
From:	Thayer J NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO., NORTHEAST UTILITIES
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
REF-PT21-97 B16149, NUDOCS 9701230418
Download: ML20133N813 (4)

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- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk

' Washington, D.C. 20555 Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit Nos.1,2 and 3 10 CFR 21 Report Concernina Cracked Fuse Ferrule Defects (NRC Event #31371)

In a letter dated December 13, 1996, Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (NNECO) transmitted to the NRC a notification of a Substantial Safety Hazard (SSH) at the

- Millstone Nuclear Power Station regarding cracked fuse ferrules. NNECO has identified j an. administrative error in Attachment 1 of the letter which detailed our commitments  :

regarding this issue. In section (vii)(b) of the letter NNECO committed that Millstone l Design Engineering Departments would develop a process to check and replace the l cracked fuses delineated in Section (ii)(a) of the report. In Attachment 1 the referenced l j_ section for the fuses we would address was incorrectly identified as Section (ii)(b). A l

! corrected copy of the commitments associated with the letter is provided in Attachment 1. j 4:  ;

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Enclosure List of Reaulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by NNECO in this document.

Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions by NNECO, They are described to the NRC for the NRC's information and are not regulatory commitments. Please notify the Manager - Nuclear Licensing at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 3 of any questions regarding this document or any associated regulatory commitments.

Commitment Committed Date or Outage B16030-1 A listing of safety related distribution fuses May 31,1997 affected by this issue, and their locations, will be prepared.

B16030-2 A plan to check and replace cracked fuses January 31,1997 as delineated in Section (ii)(a) will be developed for each Millstone Unit.

B16030-3 Issue Purchase Orders for replacement January 31,1997 fuses  :

816030-4 A verification of field storage locations will be January 31,1997  !

completed to determine if fuses have been returned to the warehouse.

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