Part 21 Report - 1997-771

 
 

ACCESSION #: 9710170102



                                 DuBose

                     National Energy Services, Inc.



October 15, 1997



Attn: NRC Operations Center

Document Control Desk

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555



Subject: Potential 10 CFR 21



Dear Sir;



This letter is to inform you of a potential safety hazard for some 3/4

Sch 40 pipe shipped to two or our customers, Carolina Power & Light and

Virginia Power Corp.  This material has been found, to have areas where

the wall thickness falls below the minimum allowed by the SA 312

specification.  When the material was cut by Virginia Power Corp at their

North Anna site this condition was found.  The minimum wall thickness of

.099 had been violated.  Some of the readings were as low as .087.



A sample of this material has been returned to Sandvik Steel, the

producer, in Scranton, PA, for evaluation.



The orders were for 3/4, schedule 40, Pipe SA 312, type 304.  Carolina

Power & Light, PO #8N7398CJ had one piece 23' 11" and PO #8P8410CJ had 2

pieces totaling 46' 11", all of this material came from heat 946989.



The Virginia Power Corp orders were #CNT-552587, CNT-55-601 1, & CNT-

558917 for one piece each of 3/4 schedule 40 Pipe, SA 312, type 304.

Each piece was 22' to 23' 6" random length from heat #46989.



          (910) 590-2151 o 1-800-590-2150 o FAX (910) 590-3555

                    P.O.  Box 499 a Clinton, NC 28328



Each of these customer has been notified and we will notify them of any

information received from the producer of the pipe, when it is available.

If I can be of any further assistance you may contact me at 1-800-590-

2150.



Sincerely,



James N. Dailey

QA Manager



copy:     Carl Rogers, President

          VP Sales

          Sales Manager



GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER            EVENT NUMBER: 33088



LICENSEE: DUBOSE NATIONAL ENERGY        NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/15/97

          SERVICE INC

    CITY: CLINTON        REGION: 2      NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:06 [ET]

  COUNTY:                 STATE: NC     EVENT DATE: 10/15/97

LICENSE#:             AGREEMENT: Y      EVENT TIME: 00:00[EDT]

  DOCKET:                               LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/15/97



                                             NOTIFICATIONS



                                        THOMAS PEEBLES      RDO



NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAILEY(FAX)            VERN HODGE          NRR

HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD



EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE

10 CFR SECTION:

CCCC 21.21     UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH



                               EVENT TEXT



DUBOSE NATIONAL ENERGY SERVICES INC SUBMITTED A POTENTIAL PART 21

REPORT.



THE "DEFECT" IN QUESTION IS SOME 3/4" SCH 40 PIPING WHICH MAY HAVE WALL

THICKNESS AS LOW AS .087" WHEN THE MINIMUM ALLOWED BY SA 312

SPECIFICATIONS IS .099".  THIS PIPING WAS SHIPPED TO CAROLINA POWER &

LIGHT AND VIRGINIA POWER AND THE NORTH ANNA SITE DISCOVERED THIS

CONDITION.  THEY HAVE RETURNED A SAMPLE OF MATERIAL TO THE

PRODUCER,

SANDVIK STEEL, FOR EVALUATION.  BOTH SHIPMENTS OF PIPING TO THE TWO

CUSTOMERS HAD THE SAME HEAT #46989.  THE CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN

NOTIFIED.



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