Information Notice 1980-05, Chloride Contamination of Safety Related Piping & Components

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Chloride Contamination of Safety Related Piping & Components
ML031180124
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Issue date: 02/08/1980
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IN-80-005, NUDOCS 7912190673
Download: ML031180124 (2)


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SSINS No.:

6870

Accession No.:

UNITED STATES

7912190673

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.

20555

February 8, 1980

IE Information Notice No. 80-05 CHLORIDE CONTAMINATION OF SAFETY RELATED PIPING AND COMPONENTS

A Bechtel Power Corporation Study at the Wolf Creek Project has revealed that

a fire retardant coating is potentially corrosive in contact with stainless

steel.

Albi "Duraspray" is a fire retardent coating which contains magnesium oxychloride, and is used for fireproofing of exposed structural steel in some Nuclear Power

Plants. There appears to be no deleterious effect when it is applied over

unprimed, inorganic zinc coated, or galvanized steel, however, it may be corrosive

in contact with stainless steel, bare aluminum or copper.

Droppings or overspray

of this material cannot be properly removed with water.

Diluted Nitric acid

has been proven to be a useful cleanser, however, it presents a safety hazard.

Applicants and holders of construction permits and licensees of operating

power reactors are advised to protect all stainless steel, copper and aluminum

material from overspray and droppage of cementitious oxychloride materials and

to remove accidently applied materials immediately and completely employing

strict safety precautions d'uring the process.

Special attention should be given

to weld areas in any removal procedures.

No written response to this information notice is required.

If you require

additional information regarding this matter contact the Director of the

appropriate NRC Regional Office.

L^

IS Information Notice No. 80-05

February 8, 1980

Enclosure

RECENTLY ISSUED

IE INFORMATION NOTICES

Information

Notice No.

Subject

Date

Issued

Issued To

80-04

80-03

80-02

80-01

79-37

79-36

79-35

79-34

79-33

79-32

79-31

79-30

79-29

BWR Fuel Exposure in

Excess of Limits

Main Turbine Electro-

Hydraulic Control System

8X8R Water Rod Lower

End Plug Wear

Fuel Handling Events

Cracking in Low Pressure

Turbine Discs

Computer Code Defect in

Stress Analysis of Piping

Elbow

Control of Maintenance

and Essential Equipment

,

Inadequate Design of

Safety-Related Heat

Exchangers

Improper Closure of

Primary Containment

Access Hatches

Separation of Electrical

Cables for HPCI and ADS

Use of Incorrect Amplified

Response Spectra (ARS)

Reporting of Defects and

Noncompliance, 10 CFR Part 21.

Loss of NonSafety-Related

Reactor Coolant System

Instrumentation During

Operation

2/4/80

1/31/80

1/25/80

1/4/80

All BWR's holding a

power reactor OL or CP

All holders of power

reactor OLs and CPs

All BWR Facilities

holder power reactor

OLs or CPs

All holders of power

reactor OLs and CPs

12/28/79

All power reactor OLs

and CPs

12/31/79

All power reactor OLs

and CPs

12/31/79

All power reactor facilities

with an OL or CP

12/27/79

All holders of power reactor

OLs and CPs

12/21/79

All power reactor facilities

holding OLs and CPs

12/21/79

All power reactor facilities

holding OLs and CPs

12/13/79

All holders of power reactor

OLs and CPs

12/6/79

All power reactor facilities

holding OLs and CPs and

vendors inspected by LCVIP

11/16/79

All power reactor facilities

holding OLs or CPs