Part 21 Report - 1999-422

SWAGELOK COMPANY

29500 Scion Road, Solon, OH 44139

November 4, 1999

Document Control Desk
Office of Reactor Regulation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555

Subject: Defect potentially reportable under 10CFR21

We are writing fLirther to our preliminary notification on October 6. 1999 about a possible defect in a Swagelok tube fitting part number SS-400-3-4TTM, male branch tee.

The utilities to whom we have sold this are repeated in the appendix to this letter. As we reported earlier the defect is a crack in the seat of the Fitting. This crack resulted front overheating during the resistive type heated forging process; it was not a defect in the raw material The estimated per cent of forgings that have this condition is less than 0.03%.

This forging was processed in December of 1996. Since the middle of 199~ we have required liquid penetrant testing on all resistive type heated forgings.

If there are any ~uestions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Jmalec Vice President of Operations Swagelok Company 29500 Scion Road, Solon, OH 44139

TELEPHONE 440-245-4 xxxx FAX: 440-349-970xxxx

SWAGELOK COMPANY

29500 SCION ROAD, SOLON, OHIO 44139

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APPENDIX

Georgia Power Company
Plant Vogtle
P.. C.# 70306960022
10 pos. SS-400-3~4TTM
Product l~D R17F30508

Duke Power Company
Oconee Nuclear Station
Ref. ON 33507310052
I OG pcs. SS-400-3-4TTM
Product 1.0. RI7ECq51OB

Arizona Public Service Co.
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
P.O. #500217158
15 pcs, SS-400-3-4TTM
Product l.D. R17KL0509

North Atlantic Energiy Service Co.
Seabrook Station
P.O. 02055171
10 pcs. SS-400~34TTM
Product l.D. RI7KLO5O9B

Virginia Power
Surry Power Station
PO BNT 448898 Rel.292
3 pcs. SS-400~3~TTM
Product ~. 0. R17l(L05Q9

Omaha Public Power District
Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Station
P.O. C500635 a
10 Pcs. SS-400-3-4TTM
Product l~ 0 R17kL0509B

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TELEPHONE 440-245-4 xxxx FAX: 440-349-970xxxx

1J/~5~1999

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Report

Page 1

General Information or Other (PAR)			Event #:	36263
Rep Org:	SWAGELOK COMPANY		Notification Date/Time:	10/0611999 09:48 (EDT)
Supplier:	SWAGELOK COMPANY		Event Date/ Time:	10/0411999 (EDT)
Region:	3		Last Modification:	11/04/1999
City:	Solon		Docket #:
County:			Agreement State:	No
State:	OH		License #:
NRC Notified by:	BRUCE FLUSCHE (Fax)		Notification:	JOHN KINNEMAN RI
HQ Ops Officer:	LEIGH TROCINE			BRIAN BONSER R2
Emergency Class:	NON EMERGENCY			JOHN JACOBSON R3
10 CFR Section:	21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH			KRISS KENNEDY R4
				VERN HODGE NRR

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POSSIBLE 10-CFR-PART-21 REPORT REGARDING A POSSIBLE DEFECT IN A SWAGELOK TUBE FITTING

The following text is a portion of a facsimile submitted by Swagelok Company:

"This is a preliminary notification of a possible defect in a Swagelok tube fitting, part number SSAOO-34TTM, male branch tee. A drawing of the part is included with this notification. We are also notifying each of the involved utilities."

"We became aware of this on October 4, 1999."

"The defect is a crack in the seat of the fitting. We are continuing our analysis of the part and will provide further details in accordance with NRC timetables."

"[The] following are the six utilities to whom we have sold these parts:

	Georgia Power [Company], Plant Vogtle,	10 pcs. ... [;]
	Duke Power Company, Oconee Nuclear Station	100pcs. ...... [;]
	Arizona Public Service Co., Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station	15 pcs. ... [;]
	North Atlantic Energy Service Co Seabrook Station	10 pcs ... [;]
	Virginia Power, Surry Power Station	3 pcs.... [;and]
	Omaha Public Power District, Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Station	10 pcs

(Call the NRC operations officer for Swagelok contact information.)

* * UPDATE 1553 EST ON 11/4/99 FROM BRUCE FLUSCHE TO S. SANDIN * *

The following information was received via fax:

"We are writing further to our preliminary notification on October 6,1999 about a possible defect in a Swagelok tube fitting, part number SS-400-3~4TTM, male branch tee.

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Ili))5/1999

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Report

Page 2

General Information or Other (PAR) Event# 36263

"The utilities to whom we have sold this are repeated in the appendix to this letter.

"As we reported earlier, the defect is a crack in the seat of the fitting. This crank resulted from overheating during the resistive type heated forging process;. it was not a defect in the raw material. The estimated per cent of forgings that have this condition is less than 0.03%. "This forging was processed in December of 1996. Since the middle of 1998 we have required liquid penetrant testing on all resistive type heated forgings.

"If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us."

Notified the RIDO (Mohamed Shanbaky), R2DQ (Pierce Skinner), R3DQ (James Creed), and R4DQ (Claude Johnson). Faxed to NRR part 21 (Vern Hodges).

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Swagelok Company

29500 Scion Road, Solon, OH 44139

Phone: 440-248-4600

Fax: 440-519-4384

FACSIMILE COVER SHEET

Date: November 4,1999

To: Document Control Desk ~ <~//~ -~ ~
From: Bruce Flusche
Total Pages: 3
Subject: Part 21 notification

This is follow up to our preliminary notification of October 6, 1999.

The original of this letter will be sent via registered mail

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