Part 21 Report - 2000-280

 

 


	

		

			
General Information or Other
			
 
			
Event Number: 37576
			
 
		
		

			
REP ORG:
			
HUNT VALVE COMPANY, INC.
			
NOTIFICATION DATE:
			
12/07/2000
		
		

			
LICENSEE:
			
HUNT VALVE COMPANY, INC.
			
NOTIFICATION TIME:
			
19:19[EST]
		
		

			
CITY: SALEM
			
REGION: 3
			
EVENT DATE:
			
12/06/2000
		
		

			
COUNTY:
			
STATE: OH
			
EVENT TIME:
			
[EST]
		
		

			
LICENSE#:
			
AGREEMENT: Y
			
LAST UPDATE DATE:
			
12/07/2000
		
		

			
DOCKET:
			
 
			
PERSON
			
ORGANIZATION
		
		

			
 
			
 
			
MICHAEL PARKER
			
R3
		
		

			
 
			
 
			
KEVIN RAMSEY (fax)
			
NMSS
		
		

			
 
			
 
			
VERN HODGE (fax)
			
NRR
		
		

			
NRC NOTIFIED BY:
			
WAYNE ALDRICH (via fax)
			
 
			
 
		
		

			
HQ OPS OFFICER:
			
LEIGH TROCINE
			
 
			
 
		
		

			
EMERGENCY CLASS:
			
N/A
			
 
			
 
		
		

			
10 CFR SECTION:
			
 
			
 
			
 
		
		

			
CCCC 21.21
			
UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH
			
 
			
 
		
	


EVENT TEXT

10 CFR PART 21 REPORT OF A DEVIATION - IDENTIFICATION OF A DEFECT WITH A COMPONENT ON VALVE ASSEMBLIES SUPPLIED TO USEC

The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from Hunt Valve Company, Inc.:

"We have discovered a material failure within our manufacturing process for the 1" UF-6 valves manufactured in accordance with ANSI N14.1. During our normal visual inspection[,] a few packing nuts were noted to have cracks located on the hex flats. These cracked packing nuts have been isolated to heat codes AXP and AFD."

"These valves were manufactured and shipped against contract No. 566948 for USEC. Our records indicate that we have shipped Lot Serial [Nos.] 200027-36 through 200027-40 containing the heat code AXP packing nuts, and Lot Serial [Nos.] 200027-5 [and] 200027-19 through 200027-35 containing heat code AFD. The total number of valves included in these shipments is 2,300 of which 1,300 are known to be from the affected heat codes (see attached table). All other inventory has been accounted for and isolated. These valves have been located at USEC and are being returned to Hunt Valve for replacement nuts."

"We are currently undergoing an investigation to determine the source of the defect but feel compelled to inform you by this communication of our preliminary findings. [...]."
"Heat Code Lot Serial [No.] Date Shipped Quantity (Total Supplied) AXP (735 pcs) 200027-36 11/22/00 97 200027-37 11/22/00 100 (233 in stock 12/4/00) 200027-38 11/22/00 100 (100 on a shipment in shipping) 200027-39 11/22/00 100 200027-40 11/22/00 100 AFD (972 pcs) 200027-5 5/31/00 10 200027-19 8/14/00 9 (294 in stock 12/4/00) 200027-20 8/14/00 7 200027-21 8/31/00 30 200027-22 8/31/00 44 200027-23 8/31/00 39 200027-24 8/31/00 33 200027-25 8/31/00 29 200027-26 10/5/00 53 200027-27 10/5/00 52 200027-28 10/5/00 67 200027-29 10/5/00 54 200027-30 10/5/00 62 200027-31 11/3/00 58 200027-32 11/3/00 45 200027-33 11/3/00 23 200027-34 11/3/00 35 200027-35 11/3/00 28"

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