Part 21 Report - 1998-221
LICENSEE: ILLINOIS POWER CO.
SITE: CLINTON 1 EN NUMBER:33896
DOCKET: 05000461 EVENT DATE: 03-12-98
RX TYPE: BWR EVENT TIME: 15:00
VENDORS: GE-6 NOTIFY DATE: 03-13-98
EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A REGION: 3 STATE: IL TIME: 14:11
OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES
10 CFR SECTION: CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH
UNIT SCRAM RX INIT INITIAL MODE CURR CURRENT MODE
CODE CRIT PWR PWR
1 N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN 0 COLD SHUTDOWN
10-CFR-PART-21 NOTIFICATION
ON MARCH 12, 1998, ILLINOIS POWER (IP) CONCLUDED THAT THE DRYWELL
AND CONTAINMENT HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN ANALYZERS SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED INOPERABLE. THIS IS BASED ON EVALUATION OF ISSUES OF
COMMERCIAL GRADE PARTS VERSUS SAFETY GRADE PARTS INSTALLED IN THE
DRYWELL AND CONTAINMENT HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN ANALYZERS BY
SENTRY
EQUIPMENT.
CONDITION REPORT 1-97-12-289 (12/18/97) WAS INITIALLY ISSUED TO
TRACK THE ADEQUACY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SENTRY QUALITY
ASSURANCE PROGRAM. IP IDENTIFIED THAT SENTRY DID NOT HAVE
DOCUMENTED PROCEDURES FOR CONTROLLING THEIR COMMERCIAL GRADE
DEDICATION PROCESS. AS A RESULT, SENTRY IS UNABLE TO FURNISH
SUFFICIENT OBJECTIVE EVIDENCE THAT ITEMS SUPPLIED TO IP HAVE BEEN
PROCURED OR TESTED TO INTENDED SAFETY FUNCTIONS. AN ADDITIONAL
ASSESSMENT AT THE SENTRY FACILITY ON 02/26/98 TO DETERMINE THE
EXTENT OF THIS ISSUE, IDENTIFIED THAT SENTRY WAS NOT AWARE OF
CHANGES IN THE 10-CFR-PART-21 RULE CONCERNING COMMERCIAL GRADE
DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS.
IP CONCLUDED THAT THIS IS REPORTABLE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 10
CFR PART 21 IN THAT SENTRY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF 10 CFR PART 21 RELATING TO DEDICATION OF COMMERCIAL GRADE
ITEMS FOR USE AS BASIC COMPONENTS.
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