Protecting People and the EnvironmentUNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
LICENSEE: FARWELL & HENDRICKS
SITE: FARWELL & HENDRICKS EN NUMBER:31450
DOCKET: EVENT DATE: 12-13-96
RX TYPE: EVENT TIME: 00:00
VENDORS: NOTIFY DATE: 12-13-96
EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A REGION: 3 STATE: OH TIME: 15:08
OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE
10 CFR SECTION: CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH
POTENTIAL FOR INCORRECT OPERATION (ARMATURE BINDING) OF
SAFETY-RELATED GE-TYPE HGA RELAYS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY
1989 AND JUNE 1991 BY GE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLIED BY
GE NUCLEAR ENERGY
FARWELL & HENDRICKS, INC., PROVIDED NOTIFICATION VIA FACSIMILE
REGARDING INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
APPLICABLE TO SAFETY-RELATED GE-TYPE HGA RELAYS. BASED UPON THIS
INFORMATION, FARWELL & HENDRICKS DETERMINED THAT TWO UTILITIES
HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH DEDICATED RELAYS THAT ARE AFFECTED.
RELAYS PROVIDED TO NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. UNDER NORTHEAST
UTILITIES PURCHASE ORDER #878067 AND RELAYS PROVIDED TO NEW YORK
POWER AUTHORITY UNDER PURCHASE ORDER #C92J1798 WERE MANUFACTURED
DURING THE TIME FRAME INDICATED. FARWELL & HENDRICKS PLANS TO
NOTIFY THOSE UTILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESPECTIVE
PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR INCORRECT OPERATION OF
THESE RELAYS WAS SENT BY GE NUCLEAR ENERGY LOCATED IN SAN JOSE,
CALIFORNIA TO THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES ON NOVEMBER 5, 1996:
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.; DTE ENERGY; ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.;
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.; NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT; PECO
ENERGY CO.; SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO.; TENNESSEE VALLEY
AUTHORITY; AND VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
