Information Notice 1988-19, Questionable Certification of Class IE Components

Questionable Certification of Class IE Components

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Issue date:	04/26/1988
From:	Rossi C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:
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IN-88-019, NUDOCS 8804220217
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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

?0555

April 26, 1988

NRC INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 88-19: QUESTIONAELE CERTIFICATION OF

Addressees

All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power

reactors.

Purpose

This information notice Is being provided to alert addressees to a possible

problem with the certification of Class lE components furnished by Planned

Maintenance Systems (PMS) of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. It is expected that

recipients will review the information for applicability to their facilities

and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems. However, suggestions contained in this information notice do not constitute NRC

requirements; therefore, no specific action or written response is required.

Description of Circumstances

On April 1, 1988, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) submitted

a written 10 CFR Part 21 Notification to NRC Region IV concerning 60 Class lE

fuses that had been procured from PMS. One of the requirements of the purchase

order (PO) issued to PMS was that the PO Items were to be supplied in accord- ance with the requirements of a specific fuse qualification specification for

Class 1E equipment.

This specification contained detailed requirements including

materials, environmental qualification, seismic qualification, and inspection/

test requirements. The PMS Certificate of Compliance supplied with the order

certified that all of the procurement document requirements had been met and

no deviations from the requirements had been identified.

The fuses were placed on hold by WCNOC because a required Quality Department

surveillance had not been performed. A subsequent WCNOC surveillance revealed

that the records in PMS's possession did not support the statement on the PMS

Certificate of Compliance that all PO requirements had been met. Qualification

specification requirements were not covered by PMS quality assurance records

with respect to information on environmental qualification, radiation levels, and seismic qualification. In addition, it could not be established that a

required continuity/resistance check of each fuse had been performed before

the fuses were shipped.

IN 88-19

April 26, 1988

Page ? of 2 Discussion:

The WCNOC 10 CFR Part ?1 notification has brought into question the validity

of the Certificate of Compliance issued by PMS for Class IE fuses that they

supplied. Accordingly, licensees may wish to review Class IF component pro- curements from this vendor to ensure that appropriate bases exist for the use

of the components.

No specific action or written response is required by this Information notice.

If you have any questions about this matter, please contact the technical

contact listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate regional

office.

Charles E. Rossi, Director

Division of Operational Events Assessment

Joseph J. Petrosino, NRR

(301) 492-0979 Attachment-,--ist of-Recently Issued-NRC Information Notices

Attachment

IN 88-19

April 26, 1988 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED

NPC INFORMATION NOTICES

Information

Date of

Notice No.

Subject

Issuance

Issued to

88-18

88-17

88-16

88-15

Malfunction of Lockbox on

Radiography Device

Summary of Responses to NPC

Bulletin 87-01, "Thinning of

Pipe Walls in Nuclear Power

Plants"

Identifying Waste Generators

in Shipments of Low-Level

Waste to Land Disposal

Facilities

Availability of U.S. Food

and Drug Administration

(FDA)-Approved Potassium

Iodide for Use in Emergencies

Involving Radioactive Iodine

Potential Problems with

Electrical Relays

Water Hammer and Possible

Piping Damage Caused by

Misapplication of Kerotest

Packless Metal Diaphragm

Globe Valves

Overgreasing of Electric

Motor Bearings

4/25/88

4/22/88

4/22/88

4/18/88

4/18/88

4/18/88

4/12/88

All NRC licensees

authorized to

manufacture, distribute, and/or operate radio- graphic exposure

devices.

All holders of OLs

or CPs for nuclear

power reactors.

Radioactive waste

collection and

service company

licensees handling

prepackaged waste, and licensees operating

low-level waste

disposal facilities.

Medical, Academic, and Commercial

licensees who possess

radioactive iodine.

All holders of OLs

or CPs for nuclear

power reactors.

All holders of OLs

or CPs for nuclear

power reactors.

All holders of OLs

or CPs for nuclear

power reactors.

88-14

88-13

88-12 OL = Operating License

CP = Construction Permit

IN 88-19 April 26, 1988 Discussion:

The WCNOC 10 CFR Part 21 notification has brought into question the validity

of the Certificate of Compliance Issued by PMS for Class 1E fuses that they

supplied. Accordingly, licensees may wish to review Class 1E component pro- curements from this vendor to ensure that appropriate bases exist for the use

of the components.

No specific action or written response is required by this information notice.

If you have any questions about this matter, please contact the technical

contact listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate regional

office.

Charles E. Rossi, Director

Division of Operational Events Assessment

Joseph J. Petrosino, NRR

(301) 492-0979 Attachment:

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IN 88-XX

April xx, 1988 Discussion:

The WCNOC 10 CFR Part 21 notification has brought into question the validity of

the Certificate of Compliance issued by PMS for Class 1E fuses that they

supplied.

Accordingly, licensees may wish to review Class 1E component pro- curements from this vendor to ensure that appropriate bases exist for the use

of the components.

No specific action or written response is required by this information notice.

If you have any questions about this matter, please contact the technical

contact listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate regional

office.

Charles E. Rossi, Director

Division of Operational Events Assessment

Joseph J. Petrosino, NRR

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