ML17261A813

Discusses Exam of Plant Reactor Pressure Vessel B Inlet Nozzle to Vessel Weld Indication.One 15 Degree Longitudinal Indication Preliminarily Evaluated Unacceptable.Exams Showed Signals Due to Entrapped Slag W/No Serious Flaws in Weld

ML17261A813
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	03/11/1979
From:	Curtis A ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	Wambach T NRC
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ML17261A806	List: ML17261A805 ML17261A813 ML17261A814 ML17309A414 ML17309A416 ML17309A417
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NUDOCS 8901130176
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March 11, 1979

Subject:

Girrw Reactor P-essure Vessel "B" L&et Nozzle to Vessel Veld Indicaticn To: Tan V~ach - Nccl~ Regulatory Can~sion On Febv -~z 27 1979 t"..e "8" alee nozz'e oz" ""ie Gim Re=-c""" Vessel ewer.ed =w t".e rsozzle bo=e ..-'-4 15'cng~~l l'ave 2nd >'-5'hm:.<ve in acco ance wi .~zoe~ai>' of .Sec""'on

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in = p~-2 i) icent='==ed ov t'.eir =~@'.a aw '= "e C r:' ers at"ac'".ed I as 61, 55, 53, 102, 89 and 1;7. The indicaticn was ~~e~ rea~~~ed -~~~". 6~

awa> sea>, 2 oz Aiica re "r=ec 507. DAC wd c cate ~li="'es in 6 a==-s ide~ti"ied bv ~'".~='r n~z-..=. ~mlitt "e % L'~C n=.iers as -', 59, 58, 89', 76 and 115. These indic"-t<<cns c=zine into 3 incicat='ons 1. inc;.es mart at the'- ne"-~est poi. ts. This c ..ension is greate<< t'.".~a the 0.93 inch ~ "o."-a wall diL.e-lions oz the larger incic"-ticn so they are ccnsi 2 ed as separate indications in accordance ~v":"a the m~es oz Section Xi. T.".e 2 siial indicatic.a have "a" and "l" d~we~sicns Rich are clear'y al>lowable ader the ries of Sect" on ZE 197<, Table IBM-3510. 7".e larger indication 'res m "a" oz .W5 inches, "l" oz 5.271 inches and "t" is 9 ~~ches r~~

cons der3. ~< t.le r~d,eclat- cn data wltDout tzEQzlg, &~to ac~~it bca:il spread, so a/1 = .05, .a = 5.17/ oz t.~M.ch ezceeds the code allowable liwts. 7..e rev-e~ oz" the fabricat'on accept-ace radiogra hs shcws t'.m slag indications (code acceptable) in corellation to the LT evaluation.

t~ gaea of the nozz e with gcod In order to get hze ac -ate siz'~g of this larger indication ben spre "-

sureÃe .ts we e tak= C. L. T/2 2nd 3/> T 3/8 'c'. c.'.ete side c='~ ec hol~s, ~vwch ~ives a bem soread a'.a'e of 1/2 ce"rees as 2 ~ . aH" .>a>>ants cn 3/1 6 '.Cn =-ic 3/8 ~.cn ci~~i.eter ang-'0 ~=L-ec.:z-'-"i

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Tan Wavhach Narch 11, 1979 Sheet 2 of 2 indicaticn's metal path gave mplitudes of 50% and 112% DAC respecc'vely frcm a s~dard DAC calibracicn utilizing the sm:e search mit and wedge that vere used for the e~inations. The 50% DAC m~~rerancs cn the 3/8 inch FBH g'ves a bema 'spread angle of 6 1/2 deme s in the projection direction md 8 degre s across the bern. Sizing the 3/8 inch dimeter rnH to the 50% DAC limits gives 63/60 incnes by I 1/8 inches dir~sicns oversizing the reflector by .609 inches in the projection d~ "eccicn and

.750 inches across the bean. Reflectors giving similar @rod.t oes at similar natal pat~s ~&eh are sized to the 50% DAC l~ts -~y be Bmected to be similarly ove sized. Bem spread cor"ect" on of the subsurface indication dizensicns as si:r~z in Fibre 2 gives a length ""c" of 4.521 inches, "ac" of .1603 inches, "t" = 9 inches, a /lc = .035, ac = 1.78% o t, which c~~mst"ates "'.at >"~ indicat=on is allovmle unce ~ae ru es of Secticn 0 1974, Table iviB-35'i0. The indication 's locaced ne>> "'".e rozz 2 forging to weld '.tenace of the nozzle to vessel weld as sa Qvtl in "i@~ e

3. it is detected bv t'.".e 15'ngle bee longiv.~ill wave e~~~'~~~ion =~~

the nozzle bore. ~e ~5 ~~ole bern sne>> wave ~m the nczz~e bore, t. e 0'cngi- d'~"l, ~I.S'he"-- and 60'neer wave e~~"actions ==. ~".e do noc decec" ~~'s rl=- '".dicac" cn. m~" ed cn ~-.e ezc~sive evaiuaticn vesse'all of w~s e~ ec o bv severPl Level IIi ult as%a "c BF~~~~=t:cn soec P iscs j M K enc that L 2 s3 ~1 s cose veQ arB CUB to K c BDDBQ slaR we a 2 ve

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