ML052080051
| ML052080051 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde, Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 07/22/2005 |
| From: | Elliott G Framatome ANP |
| To: | Knoke J Office of Congressional Affairs |
| References | |
| 41864 | |
| Download: ML052080051 (5) | |
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07/'22/2005 U.S. NuclearRegulatory Commission OperationsCenterEvent Report Poe I General Information or Other (PAR) Event# 41864 Rep Org: AREVA Notification Date / Time: 07/22/2005 16:22 (EDT)
Supplier: FRAMATOMEANP, INC Event Date lTime:06/15/2005 (EDT)
Last Modification: 07122/2005 Region: I Docket #:
City: LYNCHBURG Agreement State: No County: License #:
State: VA NRC Notified by: GAYLE ELLIOTT Notifications: RICHARD CONTE RI HQ Ops Officer: JOHN KNOKE Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section:
21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH PART 21 REPORT - PRESSURIZER HEATERS FROM FRAMATOME Reportable Defect (i) Name and address of the individual informing the Commission: Cayle Elliott, 3315 Old Forest Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501.
(ii) Identification of the facility, the activity, or the basic component supplied for such facility or such activity within the United States which fails to comply or contains a defect: The components that contain the defect are pressurizer heaters.
(iii) Identification of the firm constructing the facility or supplying the basic component which fails to comply or contains a defect: Framatome ANP, Inc. supplied pressurizer heaters with internals manufactured by Thermocoax.
(iv) Nature of the defect or failure to comply and the safety hazard which is created or could be created by such a defect or failure to comply: This issue concerns installed pressurizer heaters that were supplied by Framatome ANP. The heaters in question had a deficiency that may have resulted in a portion of the heated length being located inside the pressurizer heater nozzles (sleeves). Evaluation indicates that the failure mode could cause heating of the pressure boundary base metal (pressurizer heater nozzle) above the design temperature specification.
(v) The data on which the information of such a defect or failure to comply was obtained: This issue was determined to be a deviation on June 15, 2005.
(vi) In the case of a basic component which fails to comply, the number and the location of all such components in use at, supplied for, or being supplied for one or more facilities or activities subject to the regulations in this part Framatome ANP supplied 36 Thermocoax pressurizer heaters to Arizona Public Service for Palo Verde Unit 3 and 30 heaters to Entergy for Waterford Unit 3.
07/22/2005 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission OperationsCenterEvent Report Page 2 General Information or Other (PAR) Event# 41864 (vii) The corrective action which has been, is being, or will be taken; the name of the individual or organization responsible for this action; and the length of time that has been or will be taken to complete the action: All of the heaters supplied for Palo Verde Unit 3 have been removed from service and will not be reinstalled in the plant. All of the pressurizer heaters delivered for Waterford 3 (except for five) have been removed from service. The remaining five pressurizer heaters are currently installed in the pressurizer, however, Entergy has taken steps to preclude electrically energizing of these heaters and, therefore, the adverse conditions that could be created by the defect are precluded.
(viii) Any advice related to the defect or failure to comply about the facility, activity, or basic component that has been, is being, or will be given to purchasers or licensees: See (vii) above.
Also see related Event # 41783
JLJL.22.2005 4:22PM FRAMATOME PN NO. 227 P. 1/3 A.: - 4t 207590FR-1 (2/12/2DD4)
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- - a I I ,-JUL.22.2005 4:22PM FRAMATOME ANP NO. 227 P. 2/3 Reportable Defoct (i) Name and addressof the indiidualinforming the Comtission Gayle Elliott, 3315 Old Forest Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501 (ii) Identiricalionof the facility, the activity, orthe basic component supplied for such facility or such activy within the United States which fails to comply or contains a defect.
The components that contain the defect are pressurizer heaters.
(iii) Identflicafion of the firm constructing the faclty orsupplying the basic component which falls to comply orcontains a defect.
Framatome ANP, Inc. supplied pressurizer heaters vith internals manufactured by Therrmocoax (iv) Nature of the defect orfailure to comply and the saftty hazardwhich is createdor could be createdby such a defect orfaflure to comply.
This issue concerns installed pressurizer heaters that were supplied by Framatome ANPI The heaters in question had a deficiency that may have resulted In a portion of the heated length being located inside the pressurizer heater nozzles (sleeves). Evaluation indicates that the failure mode could cause heating of the pressure boundary base metal (pressurizer heater nozzle) above the design temperature specification.
(v) The date on which the information of such a defect orfailureto comply was obtained.
This Issue was determined to be a deviation on June 16, 2005.
(v) In the case of a basic component which fails to comply, the number and the location of al such components in use at, suppliedfor, orbeing suppliedfor one or more faciltiles or activities subject to the reglationsin this par.
Framatoms ANP supplied 36 Thermocoax pressurizer heaters to Arizona Public Service for Palo Verde Unit a and 30 heaters to Entergy for Waterford Unit 3.
(vii) The cowctie action which has been, Is being, or will be taken; the name of the individual or organization responsible for this action;and the length of time thathas been or will be taken to complete the action.
All of the heaters supplied for Palo Verde Unit 3 have been removed from service and will not be reinstalled in the plant All of the pressurizer heaters delivered for Waterford 3 (except for five) have been removed from senrie.
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The remaining five pressurizer heaters are currently installed in the pressurizer, however, Entergy has taken steps to preclude electrically energizing of these heaters and, therefore, the adverse conditions that could be created by the defect are precluded.
(vMiO Any edvide related to the defect orfaflure to comply about the facility, activity, orbasiccomponent thathas been, is being, or will be given to purchasersor licensees.
See (vii) above.
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