Part 21 Report - 1997-763
ACCESSION #: 9801080190
FOXBORO
The Foxboro Company
Foxboro, MA 02035-2099
United States of America
Telephone +1 508 543 8750
December 18, 1997 Facsimile +1 508 549 6750
Internet http: // www.foxboro.com/
Mr. Steve Saidan
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Events Assessment
1155 Rockville Heights
Rockville, MD 02852
Subject: Progress report on Event Number 33081
Dear Mr. Saidan,
I am pleased to report that Foxboro has completed the nuclear seismic
qualification testing of the electronics module design for the pressure
transmitters which we inadvertently shipped to two nuclear utility
customers: Consolidated Edison of New York and Vermont Yankee. Attached
for your information is an internal memo signed by Jack Sears, the
Principal Engineer of our Product Assurance Laboratories, documenting the
fact that the seismic qualification tests have been completed. We expect
to have a final formal report issued by the 20th of January, 1998.
By December 31, 1997, we will provide to both of these customers a report
of our investigation of the root cause for our inadvertent shipment of
the incorrect electronic modules, along with corrective and preventive
action.
Attached for information are copies of letters to the two utilities
informing them of the qualification test results. We will continue to
keep you updated and provide confirmation that the nuclear seismic
qualification report has been issued.
Sincerely,
Truman L. King
Director Corporate and Product Safety
Encl: 3
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SIEBE
A Siebe Group Company
FOXBORO
The Foxboro Company
Foxboro, MA 02035-2099
United States of America
December 18,1997 Telephone +1 508 543 8750
Facsimile +1 508 549 6750
Internet http: // www.foxboro.com/
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station #2
4 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003
Attention: Mr. Frank Simone, Purchasing Supervisor
Subject: Your P.O. order #617927, serial #'s 97030077 for nuclear
qualified pressure transmitters shipped 3/11/97.
Dear Mr. Simone,
I am pleased to report that Foxboro has completed the nuclear seismic
qualification testing of the electronics module design for the pressure
transmitters which we shipped to you on the subject purchase order.
Attached for your information is an internal memo signed by Jack Sears,
the Principal Engineer of our Product Assurance Laboratories, documenting
the fact that the seismic qualification tests have been completed. We
expect to have a final formal report issued and transmitted to you by the
20th of January, 1998.
By December 31, 1997, we will provide you with a report of our
investigation of the root cause for our inadvertent shipment of the
incorrect electronic modules, along with corrective and preventive
action.
Please advise us if the radiation capability of 4700 rads total
integrated dose (TID) meets your application life requirements. If not,
we will supply you with an identical replacement electronics module for
later installation as dosage accumulates toward the 4700 rads capability.
Please contact the undersigned at (508) 549-6797, Fax (508) 549-4639 or
Richard Anderson at (508) 549-3889, Fax (508) 549-4458 if you have any
questions or would like additional information. Foxboro sincerely
regrets this incident and trusts that our actions will completely resolve
this matter to your satisfaction.
Sincerely,
Truman L. King
Director Corporate Quality and Product Safety
CC: Mr. Alan Budnick, General Manager
Quality Assurance Oversight
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
TLK/baa SIEBE
A Siebe Group Company
FOXBORO
The Foxboro Company
Foxboro, MA 02035-2099
United States of America
December 18, 1997 Telephone +1 508 543 8750
Facsimile +1 508 549 6750
Internet http: // www,foxboro.com/
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
P.O. Box 157
Vernon, VT 05354
Attention: Mr. David Bauer
Purchasing Supervisor
Subject: Your P.O. order #96-14056-00 serial #'s 96190560, 96190561,
96190562, 96190563 and 96190564 for nuclear qualified pressure
transmitters shipped 7/26/96.
Dear Mr. Bauer,
I am pleased to report that Foxboro has completed the nuclear seismic
qualification testing of the electronics module design for the pressure
transmitters which we shipped to you on the subject purchase order.
Attached for your information is an internal memo signed by Jack Sears,
the Principal Engineer of our Product Assurance Laboratories, documenting
the fact that the seismic qualification tests have been completed. We
expect to have a final formal report issued and transmitted to you by the
20th of January, 1998.
By December 31, 1997, we will provide you with a report of our
investigation of the root cause for our inadvertent shipment of the
incorrect electronic modules, along with corrective and preventive
action.
Please contact the undersigned at (508) 549-6797, Fax (508) 549-4639 or
Richard Anderson at (508) 549-3889, Fax (508) 549-4458 if you have any
questions or would like additional information. Foxboro sincerely
regrets this incident and trusts that our qualification of the
electronics module and our corrective and preventive actions will
completely resolve this matter to your satisfaction.
Sincerely,
Truman L. King
Director Corporate Quality and Product Safety
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SIEBE
A Siebe Group Company
FOXBORO
The Foxboro Company
Foxboro, MA U.S.A. 02035-2099 Telephone: 508-543-8750
Telex: 927-602 or MCI-6817560 Fax: 508-549-6770
To: R. Porter
Neponset QC Engineering
Issued: 11/18/97
NOTICE
OF
N-820 SERIES INTELLIGENT TRANSMITTER SEISMIC REQUALIFICATION
This is a preliminary notice that the seismic requalification tests of
the N-820 Series intelligent Transmitters with the 2 Board electronics
modules has been successfully completed. Test results were well within
the +/-5% acceptance criteria" and there was no failure of mountings nor
of hardware. Digital measurements and communications were unaffected
during the seismic tests. The new 2 board intelligent electronics
modules qualified by the seismic retest are Pt. Nos. LO121GS and LO121GT.
The N-820 Series Intelligent Transmitters with the 2 Board intelligent
electronics modules will now be documented as qualified for Class 1E,
Mild Environment and for Class II Structural Integrity. N-820
Intelligent models not seismic tested will he qualified by similarity.
The new qualification documentation will be issued within the next
several weeks and is as follows:.
New Qualification Documents
- QOAAD07 Test Program for Seismic Requalification of N-820 Series
Intelligent Transmitters with 2 Board Electronics Module
- QOAAD08 Test Results of the Seismic Requalification of N-820 Series
Intelligent Transmitters with 2 Board Electronics Module
- QOAAD09 Seismic Requalification of N-820 Series Intelligent
Transmitters with 2 Board Electronics Module by Similarity
Notification by: Jack Sears
Principal Engineer
Product Assurance Laboratory
D303
SIEBE
GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER EVENT NUMBER: 33081
LICENSEE: FOXBORO COMPANY NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/14/97
CITY: FOXBORO REGION: 1 NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:36 [ET]
COUNTY: STATE: MA EVENT DATE: 10/14/97
LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y EVENT TIME: 00:00[EDT]
DOCKET: LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/14/97
NOTIFICATIONS
JOHN WHITE RDO
NRC NOTIFIED BY: TRUMAN KING VERN HODGE NRR
HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN
EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE
10 CFR SECTION:
CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH
EVENT TEXT
PART 21 NOTIFICATION
FOXBORO COMPANY LOCATED IN FOXBORO, MA. SUPPLIED A TOTAL OF SIX
NUCLEAR
QUALIFIED PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS CONTAINING THE INCORRECT
ELECTRONIC
MODULES. THE ELECTRONIC MODULES, ALTHOUGH FROM THE SAME FAMILY,
WERE NOT
SEISMICALLY QUALIFIED AS SPECIFIED ON THE PURCHASE ORDERS. THESE SIX
UNITS WERE SUPPLIED TO:
QTY: 5
MODEL # N-823DP-D3SH1
SHIPPED: 7/26/96
INSTALLED AT VERMONT YANKEE
QTY: 1
MODEL # N-823DP-D3SH2-F
SHIPPED: 3/11/97
INSTALLED AT INDIAN POINT 2
ALSO, THE PURCHASE ORDER FROM INDIAN POINT 2 SPECIFIED A CUMULATIVE
EXPOSURE OF 6,000 RADS FOR SERVICE LIFE CONSIDERATION. FOXBORO
DETERMINED THAT, THROUGH AN OVERSIGHT ON THEIR PART, THIS
REQUIREMENT HAD
NOT BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
FOXBORO HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH BOTH UTILITIES. AT THIS TIME, NEITHER
UTILITY HAS INDICATED AN OPERABILITY CONCERN FOR THESE INSTALLED
PRESSURE
TRANSMITTERS. FOXBORO WILL FORMALIZE AND SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT.
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