ML13225A149
| ML13225A149 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fermi, Catawba, Watts Bar, Sequoyah, Surry, North Anna, Quad Cities, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 08/16/2012 |
| From: | Jeffrey Poehler NRC/NRR/DE/EVIB |
| To: | Hopkins J Division of Inspection and Regional Support |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2013-0139 | |
| Download: ML13225A149 (5) | |
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Poehler, Jeffrey 76 From: Poehler, Jeffrey 1 '
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 8:38 AM To: Hopkins, Jon Cc: Cheok, Michael; Hiland, Patrick; Rosenberg, Stacey; Fairbanks, Carolyn
Subject:
RE: QUESTION: Followup of list of NPPs with RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (RDM)
Jon, I don't have that information. I'm going to have to do some digging to see if it exists. However, it appears that even the forging were made by other companies and supplied to RDM. I doubt that RDM manufactured its own plates.
Jeffrey C. Poehler Sr. Materials Engineer NRR/DE/EVIB (301) 415-8353 From: Hopkins, Jon \
- Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:10 AM To: Poehler, Jeffrey Cc: Cheok, Michael; Hiland, Patrick
Subject:
QUESTION: Followup of list of NPPs with RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (RDM)
- Jeff, For Surry 1 and 2, did RDM make the plate for the RPVs or did it just weld together the plates supplied by someone else?
Thank you, Jon From: Poehler, Jeffrey Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 4:00 PM To: Hardies, Robert; Fairbanks, Carolyn
Subject:
RE: ACTION: Followup of list of NPPs with RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (RDM)
Watts Bar 2 hasn't operated yet... but may soon. Surry 1 and 2 were welded by Rotterdam but of plate not forgings.
Jeffrey C. Poehler Sr. Materials Engineer NRR/DE/EVIB (301) 415-8353 From: Hardies, Robert \'\Y Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 3:58 PM To: Poehler, Jeffrey; Fairbanks, Carolyn
Subject:
FW: ACTION: Followup of list of NPPs with RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (RDM)
Mystery solved. The numbers work out now. But which is the plant that has never operated .... or s that one not on this list?
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From: Hopkins, Jon Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 3:52 PM To: Hiland, Patrick Cc: Cheok, Michael; Hardles, Robert
Subject:
FW: ACTION: Followup of list of NPPs with RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (RDM)
- Pat, Verification from DORL of U.S. NPPs with RDM reactor pressure vessels is below. Yes except for the BWRs, Fermi &
Quad, No.
Jon Fr om: Meighan, Sean Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 3:47 PM To: Roque-Cruz, Carla; Hopkins, Jon Cc: Thompson, Jon; Sreenivas, V; Mozafari, Brenda; Lingam, Siva; Cotton, Karen; Poole, Justin; Chawla, Mahesh; Boska, John; Quichocho, Jessie; Dudek, Michael; Guzman, Richard; Martin, Robert; Frankl, Istvan; Coffin, Stephanie; Evans, Michele
Subject:
RE: ACTION; Followup of list of NPPs with RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (RDM)
Jon:
Below is the requested info re: RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (RDM).
With this e-mail I consider the question to be answered, If you need further info, please send e-mail to me and cc:
V/R S
Site/Unit(s) Question: Were RPV(s) forged by Comments Rotterdam Droogdok Maatschappij Catawba 1 Yes McGuNre 2 Yes North Anna I Yes .I North Anna 2 Yes According to the attached Quad Cities UFSAR Section 5.3.1.2 and Manufacturing History, the Quad Cities, Unit 1 RPV was manufactured entirely by Babcock &Wilcox.
The Unit 2 RPV history did not include any forging at Rotterdam (RDM), but did include assembly and welding on portions of the RPV at RDM.
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Sequoyah 1 & Yes Section 5.4.2, first sentence (Page 5.4-2), of the SQN 2 UFSAR states that "The reactor vessel manufactured by DeRotterdame Drodgdak Mattschappu N.V. (The Rotterdam Dockyard Company) is cylindrical with a welded hemispherical bottom head and a removable, bolted flanged and gasketed, hemispherical upper head."
So, to answer your question, Yes, the Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 reactor vessels are forged by Rotterdam Dockvards.
Surry 1 Yes Surry 2 Yes Watts Bar 1 & Yes 2 _ I I From: Meighan, Sean Sent, Monday, August 13, 2012 10:57 AM To: Thompson, ]on; Sreenivas, V; Mozafari, Brenda; Ungam, Siva; Cotton, Karen; Poole, Justin; Chawla, Mahesh Cc: Boska, John; Quichocho, Jessie; Dudek, Michael; Guzman, Richard; Martin, Robert; Frankl, Istvan; Coffin, Stephanie; Evans, Michele
Subject:
ACTION: Followup of list of NPPs with RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (RDM)
PMs:
(Tasking from Michele Evans)
Please read below and attached.
Action: Ask the licensees of the units below to verify if their units Reactor Pressure Vessel(s) were forged by Rotterdam Droogdok Maatschappij (also referred to as Rotterdam Dockyards or RDM). The RPV forgings may have been welded together by another company such as B&W. NRC is interested in who forged the parts Due to the quick turn around requested and the evolving nature of the issue, we suggest you call your licensing contact, discuss the issue and get a call back with the answer. We understand the licensee would like some context with the question, feel free to send attached to the licensee. We actually suspect this issue is already on their radar screen.
Due: COB today.
Any questions, just call me.
BCs - if the primary PM for the site is out today, forward to the backup PM.
FYI, this tasking does not violate the Paperwork Reduction Act due to small number of (<10) requested responders.
Catawba 1 IPWR 11129 11985 IWesti Fermi 2 I I 280
Mc'Guire 2 PWR 4 1100 1983 North Anna 1 PWR 3 903 19783est North Anna 2 PWR 3 973 1980 esti Quad Cities 1 BWR _ _ 82 1972 Genei Sequoyah 1 PWR 4 1162 1980 estl Sequoyah 2 PWR 4 1126 1981 esti Surry 1 PWR 3 8_39 1972 estl Surry 2 PWR 3_00 1973 esti Watts Bar 1 PWR 4 1123 1996 esti Watts Bar 2 PWR I/ I _esti From: Hopkins, Jon Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 10:06 AM To: Meighan, Sean
Subject:
REQUEST: Followup of list of NPPs with RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (RDM)
Sean, Question for PMs to ask licensees is; Was your plants' RPV forged by RDM (Rotterdam Dockyards) ?
The RPV forgings may have been welded together by another company such as B&W. NRC is interested in who forged the parts.
NRC is interested because the of UT indications recently found on the RPV forgings at Doel 3 NPP in Belgium. The Doel 3 licensee, Electrabel, provided the below table of NPPs with RPVs forged by Rotterdam Dockyards (Only Belgium and U.S. included in this email. There are additional plants/countries). This is preliminary information the accuracy of which the NRC wants to confirm for U.S. NPPs.
Reactor Pressel Vessels forged by Rotterdam Droqgdok Maatschappij (also referred to as Rotterdam Dockyards or RDM' o The Doel 3 and Tihange 2 RPVs were forged by RDM, which according to the Licensee Electrabel provided some 20+ vessels in Europe and the US.
o The table below gives an overview of these RPVs (this list has been established by the licensee and could contain errors or omissions).
Doel 3 PWR _3 1000 1982 Fr
_______ PWR 3 1000 1982 Fr I I A L 281
PWR 11129 1985
!rmi 2
- Guire 2 PWR 4 1100 1983 orh Anna 1 PWR 3 903 1978 rth Anna 2 PWR 3 973 1980 jad Ctes 1 BWR - 882 1972
.quoyah 1 PWR 4 1162 1980
.quoyah 2 PWR 4 1126 1981 irry,1 PWR 3 839 1972 irry 2 PWR 3 800 1973 atts Bar 1 PWR _ _1123 1996 atts Bar 2 PWR I I 282