August 31, 2016: Why are the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and CB&I AREVA MOX Services dragging their feet in resolving the issue of potentially faulty welds in six plutonium-handling gloveboxes supplied to the bungled MOX project at the Savannah River Site? Likewise, it appears other problems with vendor-supplied components to the MOX project go unresolved.
According to an “updated interim report,” dated July 27, 2016, by MOX Services: “The Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility is evaluating a nonconforming condition associated with vendor non-adherence to standard welding procedure specifications during fabrication of six gloveboxes….Information related to the nonconforming welding procedures was provided to MOX Services by Byers Precision Fabricators on October 29, 2015.”
It’s been 10 months since the problem was identified. Why is their no resolution by MOX Services and why isn’t the NRC demanding a resolution of this matter?
See July 26, 2016 cursory “Part 21” (on vendor problems) report linked here
“Updated” interim report, April 26, 2016 linked here
Another Part 21 report on faulty welds and construction of two other gloveboxes, January 7, 2016
Interim Report Notification: Flanders Filter Housings, July 23, 2015
60-Day Interim Report Notification: SMCI Embed Plates, April 2, 2015
Why has the NRC not resolved these Part 21 reports and posted the results on line (on the Part 21 web pages)?
We don’t expect much of the NRC’s inspection of the MOX debacle but at least how CB&I AREVA MOX Services vendor problems are dealt with should be posted at the above linked Part 21 website.