Part 21 Report - 1997-741

ACCESSION #: 9710080310 PENNDEL, PENNSYLVANIA 19047 215-757-3704 DATE: October 3, 1997 TO: NRC OPERATIONS Tel: 301-816-5100 Fax: 301-816-5151 Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington DC 20555 Niagara Mohawk Power Attn: Mr. Dominick Losurdo 9 Mile Point - 112 Warehouse 348 Like Rd. Oswego, NY 13126 Tel: 315-349-7415 Fax: 315-349-7399 FROM: PYCO Inc. Mr. John V. Metzger Jr. - President 600 E. Lincoln Hwy. Penndel, PA 19047 Tel: 215-757-3704 Fax: 215-757-3780 Re: 10 CFR PART 21 - Notification of Deviation As required by 10CFR Part 21, the following information is to provide notification of deviation in connection with two (2) Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTD's) supplied to Niagara Mohawk Power, Nine Mile Point Station: 1. Name and Address of individual informing Commission: Mr. John V. Metzger Jr. - President - PYCO Inc. 600 E. Lincoln Hwy. Penndel, PA 19047 Tel: 215-757-3704 Fax: 215-757-3780 Page 1 of 3 PENNDEL, PENNSYLVANIA 19047 215-757-3704 2. Basic Component Supplied: - Resistance Temperature Detector (RTD) Assembly - PYCO Part Number (P/N) 122-4030-04-2.7-6.0 - Two (2) pieces- PYCO Serial Numbers (S/N) 13006 and 15007 - PYCO Shop Order (SO) #57985 - Customer Purchase Order (PO) # 03015 - Customer Material # 93-03-975 3. Identification of the Firm supplying the basic component PYCO Inc. 600 E. Lincoln Hwy. Penndel, PA 19047 4. Nature of Deviation RTD assemblies were manufactured using a screw cover terminal enclosure fabricated from aluminum instead of an identical appearing cast iron enclosure as specified on the assembly drawing. 5. Date Detected: Niagara Mohawk returned S/N 15007 to PYCO for calibration verification (RMA4040). The nonconformance was discovered during our in-house receiving, inspection of customer returned materials on September 19, 1997. The calibration verification was completed on September 26, 1997 and the RTD's are within specification. Verbal communication of the discovery of the nonconformance was provided to Niagara Mohawk on September 29, 1997. Since two RTD's were manufactured in SO# 57985, PYCO informed Niagara Mohawk of the other RTD, assembly (S/N 15006) that could have been manufactured with an aluminum enclosure. PYCO requested Niagara Mohawk to inspect S/N 15006 and advise PYCO of their results for corrective action development, as required. PENNDEL, PENNSYLVANIA 19047 215-757-3704 6. Location of Components; A. S/N 15006 located at: Niagara Mohawk Power 9 Mile Point 348 Lake Rd. Oswego, NY 13126 B. S/N 15007 located at: PYCO Inc. 600 E. Lincoln Hwy. Penndel, PA 19047 7. Corrective Action: A. SIN 15006 - The RTD assembly is in operation at Niagara Mohawk PYCO to provide Cast Iron enclosure and installation instructions to Niagara Mohawk for replacement at site location. B. S/N 15007 - Rework the RTD assembly, replacing the aluminum enclosure with a cast iron enclosure, inspect and return to Niagara Mohawk, C. Review and update PYCO's Commercial Grade Item (CGI) dedication procedure to preclude recurrence. 8. Advice Related to Deviation; Both the Aluminum and Cast Iron enclosures are APPROVED for use in Nuclear Applications as verified by Qualification Tests and are routinely used in Nuclear Power Plants. Sincerely, John V. Metzger Jr. - President PYCO Inc. GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER EVENT NUMBER: 33035 LICENSEE: PYCO, INC. NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/06/97 CITY: PENNDEL REGION: 1 NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:32 [ET] COUNTY: STATE: PA EVENT DATE: 10/06/97 LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N EVENT TIME: 00:00[EDT] DOCKET: LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/06/97 NOTIFICATIONS GENE KELLY RDO NRC NOTIFIED BY: WILLIAM SZARY VERN HODGE NRR HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE 10 CFR SECTION: CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH EVENT TEXT 10 CFR PART 21 REPORT - RTD ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED USING COVER MADE FROM ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF CAST IRON AS SPECIFIED. THE FOLLOWING IS TEXT FROM A FACSIMILE SUBMITTED BY THE VENDOR: "RTD [RESISTANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTOR] ASSEMBLIES WERE MANUFACTURED USING A SCREW COVER TERMINAL ENCLOSURE FABRICATED FROM ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF AN IDENTICAL APPEARING CAST IRON ENCLOSURE AS SPECIFIED ON THE ASSEMBLY DRAWING. NIAGARA MOHAWK RETURNED SIN 15007 TO PYCO FOR CALIBRATION VERIFICATION (RMA4040). THE NONCONFORMANCE WAS DISCOVERED DURING OUR IN-HOUSE RECEIVING INSPECTION OF CUSTOMER RETURNED MATERIALS ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1997. THE CALIBRATION VERIFICATION WAS COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1997 AND THE RTDs ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATION. VERBAL COMMUNICATION OF THE DISCOVERY OF TE NONCONFORMANCE WAS PROVIDED TO NIAGARA MOHAWK ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1997. SINCE TWO RTDs WERE MANUFACTURED IN SO#57985, PYCO INFORMED NIAGARA MOHAWK OF THE OTHER RTD ASSEMBLY (S/N 15006) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH AN ALUMINUM ENCLOSURE. PYCO REQUESTED NIAGARA MOHAWK TO INSPECT SIN 15006 AND ADVISE PYCO OF THEIR RESULTS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION DEVELOPMENT, AS REQUIRED. BOTH THE ALUMINUM AND CAST IRON ENCLOSURES ARE APPROVED FOR USE IN NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS AS VERIFIED BY QUALIFICATION TESTS AND ARE ROUTINELY USED IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS." *** END OF DOCUMENT ***

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