05000260/LER-1994-011, Forwards Voluntary LER 94-011 Re Failure of Magnesium Alloy Rotor Motor on Reactor Water Recirculation Sys Pump Discharge Valve.Rept Submitted Because of Potential Generic Applicability of Issues Surrounding Event to Other Util

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Forwards Voluntary LER 94-011 Re Failure of Magnesium Alloy Rotor Motor on Reactor Water Recirculation Sys Pump Discharge Valve.Rept Submitted Because of Potential Generic Applicability of Issues Surrounding Event to Other Utils
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Issue date: 03/09/1995
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LER-1994-011, Forwards Voluntary LER 94-011 Re Failure of Magnesium Alloy Rotor Motor on Reactor Water Recirculation Sys Pump Discharge Valve.Rept Submitted Because of Potential Generic Applicability of Issues Surrounding Event to Other Utils
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2601994011R00 - NRC Website

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'Tennessee Valley Authority RECIP.'NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Forwards voluntary LER 94-011.re failure of magnesium alloy rotor.motor on reactor water recirculation sys pump discharge valve. Rept. submitted because of potential generic applicability of issues surrounding event to other utils.

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March 9, 1995 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:

Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.

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Dear Sir:

BROWNS-FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT'BFN) - UNITS 1g 2q AND 3 - DOCKET NOS ~ 50-259~ 50-260'ND 296 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE DPR-33'2'ND 68 - VOLUNTARY LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) 50-260/94011 The enclosed voluntary report provides details concerning the failure of a magnesium alloy rotor motor on a Reactor Water Recirculation System (RWRS) pump discharge isolation valve that placed Unit 2 in a Limiting Condition for Operation.

On October 1,

1994, TVA commenced shutdown for the Unit 2 Cycle 7 outage.

Preparations were under way to align the Residual Heat Removal (RHR) system into the shutdown cooling mode.

An attempt to close RWRS Pump B discharge isolation valve from the main control room failed.

TVA's initial investigation identified a phase to ground short in the motor circuit.

The valve was subsequently manually closed.

This, condition is not reportable in accordance with 10 CFR 50.73.

The RWRS discharge isolation valve operators for both loops of RWRS are driven by magnesium alloy rotor motors.

These valves were in a high humidity environment for some portion of Unit 2 Cycle 7 operation.

TVA's failure analysis identified corrosion products on the rotors for both valve operator motors..

Previous industry guidance has been issued regarding the use of motors with magnesium rotors (e.g.,

Information Notice 86-02, "Failure of Valve Operator Motor During Environmental Qualification Testing" ).

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March 9,, 1995 Because of the potential generic applicability'f the issues surrounding the event to other utilities, TVA is submitting this voluntary, report.

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March 9, 1995 cc- (Enclosure),:

INPO Records Center Suite 1500 1100 Circle 75 Parkway

.Atlanta,, Georgia 30339 Paul Krippner American Nuclear Xnsurers Town Center, Suite 300S 29 South Main Street

.West Hartford, Connecticut 06107 NRC Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Route 12, Box 637 Athens,, Alabama 35611 Regional Administrator.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Mr..J.

F. Williams, Project Manager U.S'. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One, White Flint, North

.11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 E. J.

Leeds, NRR/DRPW U.S. Nuclear, Regulatory Commission On'e White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852

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