ML17053B253
| ML17053B253 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 11/26/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Rhode G NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7912110064 | |
| Download: ML17053B253 (10) | |
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Docket No.
50-410 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 631 PARK AVENUE KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA19406 NOV 2 6 1979 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation ATTN:
Mr.
G.
K.
Rhode Vice President System Project Management 300 Erie Boulevard, West
- Syracuse, New York 13202 Gentlemen:
The enclosed Circular No. 79-23 is forwarded to you for information.
No written response is required.
If you have any questions related to the subject, please contact this office.
Sincerely, t
Boyce, H.
Gr ier Director
Enclosures:
1.
IE Circular No. 79-23 2.
List of Recently Issued IE Circulars CONTACT:
S.
D. Ebneter (215-337-5296) cc w/encls:
Eugene B. Thomas, Jr.,
Esquire IIQx 2I/td 6./
ENCLOSURE 1 UNITED STATES SSINS:
6830 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Accessions No:
OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 7910250496 MASHINGTON, D. C.
20555 IE Circular No. 79-23 Date:
November 26, 1979 Page 1 of 1 MOTOR STARTERS AND CONTACTORS FAILED TO OPERATE Gould, Inc., Electrical Products Group, reported to the NRC on September ll, 1979 potential defects in certain NEMA size 3, Starters and Contactors.
A possible binding or seisure of the carrier assembly, within the support plate of the stationary contact assembly, is caused by an undersized dimension of the support legs.
Starters and contactors with date code 7822 to 7935, model and serial numbers A10, All, A12, A13, A14, A20, A21, A22, and P10 are involved.
Faulty units were manufactured and distributed between June 1, 1978 and August 30, 1979.
The attached listing of nuclear plants, which have received some-of this motor control equipment, represents a preliminary check of shipment records.
This listing, however, may not be complete.
Gould, Inc., will recall uninstalled items for retrofit and has retrofit kits available for field installation.
Based on the above, licensees are advised to verify all motor starter and contactor shipments received from Gould, Inc., between June 1, 1978 and August 30,
- 1979, and assure that applicable model and serial number components are corrected by retrofit and subsequent electrical operation tests.
No written response to this Circular is required.
If you desire additional information regarding this matter, contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
Attachment:
Listing of Nuclear Plants
I Attachment to IE Circular 79-23 Page 1 of 2 According to a preliminary check of Gould's shipment records, the following nuclear facilities have been shipped motor control equipment which could include one or more defective NEMA Size 3 starters or contactors:
Facilit Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Operation 8-77 Owner/Contractor Alabama Power Bechtel Purchase Order FNP1-3676 FNP2-131 FNP2-125B Date
~Shi ed 7-21-78 7-20-78 4-24-79 Arkansas Nuclear Plt.
One Unit 2 Operation 12-77 Sharon Harris Nuclear Plt.
Unit 1 Construction Arkansas Power
& Light 6600-E2011-AC Bechtel Rev.
1B Carolina Power and Light NY-435120 Ebasco 12-18-78 7"31"79 8-20"79 8-31-79 Zimmer Nuclear Station Unit 1 Construction Midiand Construction Fermi 2 Nuclear Station Construction Beaver Valley Unit 2 Construction Cincinnati G & E Consumers Power Co.
Bechtel Detroit Edison Sargent
& Lundy Duquesne Light Co.
Stone
& Mebster Z-50001 7220-E-7-AC 1E-90235 Change Order 6
2BV-310 12-14"78 Various Ship-ment in 78 8 79 8"14-78 Various Ship-ment in 78 & 79 Clinton Nuclear Station Units 1&2 Construction Molf Creek Unit 1 Construction Illnois Power Co.
Baldwin Assoc.
Kansas Gas 8 Electric Bechtel (SNUPPS) 10466-E-018" 1 Various Ship-ment in 78 & 79 Contract K-2976 8-24-78 San Onofre Nuclear Gen.
Sta 2/3 Construction Kuosheng Nuclear Pwr. Sta.
Units 1&2 Construction Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Construction Matts Bar Units 1&2 Construction Limitorque Taiwan Power Co.
Bechtel TVA TVA 3A4777 9713-E"0003A 76K5-86242 74C5-84646 12-26-78 1-8"79 Various Ship-ment in 78 & 79 Various Ship-ments in 78 &
79
Attachment to IE Circular 79-23 Page 2 of 2 Facilit Callaway Unit 1 Construction MPPSS Nuclear Project Unit 2 Construction Owner/Construction Union Electric Bechtel (SNUPPS)
MPPSS Burns 8
Roe Order 10466" E-018-2 Contract No.
49 C/0 7
~Shi ed Various Ship-ments in 78 8
79 Various Ship-ments in 78 8c 79
ENCLOSURE 2
4l IE Circular No. 79-23 Date:
November 26, 1979 Page 1 of 1 Circular No.
Subject RECENTLY ISSUED IE CIRCULARS First Date Issued To of Issue 79"15 79-16 79"17 Bursting of High Pres-sure Hose and Malfunc-tion of Relief Valve "0" Ring in Certain Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Excessive Radiation Exposures to Members Of The General Public And A Radiographer Contact Problem in SB-12 Switches on General Electric Metalclad Circuit Breakers 8/8/79 8/16/79 8/14/79 All Materials Priority I, Fuel Cycle and Opera-ting Power Reactor Licensees All Radiography Licensees All Power Reactor Licensees. with an OL or CP 79"18 79"19
?9-20 79"21 79-22 Proper Installation of 9/10/79 Target Rock Safety-Relief Valves Loose Locking Devices 9/13/79 on Ingersoll-Rand Pumps Failure of GTE Sylvania 9/24/79
- Relay, Type PM Bulletin
- 7305, Catalog 5U12-ll-AC with a 120V AC Coil Prevention of Unplanned 10/19/79 Releases of Radioactivity Stroke Times for Power 11/16/79 Operated Relief Valves All Power Reactor Licensees with an OL or CP All Power Reactor Licensees with an OL or CP All Power Reactor Licensees with an OL or CP All Power Reactor Licensees with an OL or CP All Power Reactor Licensees with an OL or CP