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From the US NRC:
“The purpose of this bulletin [NRC Bulletin 88-05] is to require that licensees submit information regarding materials supplied by Piping Supplies, Incorporated (PSI) at Folsom,
New Jersey and West Jersey Manufacturing Company (WJM) at Williamstown, New Jersey and to request that licensees 1) take actions to assure that materials comply with ASME Code and design specification requirements or are suitable for their intended service, or 2) replace such materials.”

But guess what happened? First: “Based on the reported measurement and analytical results to date, the NRC has concluded that for full power licensees it is appropriate to suspend, temporarily, the field measurements, testing, records review, and the preparation of justifications for continued operations (JCOs) that were requested by Bulletin 88-05 and Supplement 1 until further notice.”

This appears a long-standing US NRC rule of thumb: don’t look so you don’t find. Jesus…