ML19246A630
| ML19246A630 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 06/26/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Andognini G BOSTON EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907060172 | |
| Download: ML19246A630 (1) | |
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j-June 26, 1979 Docket No. 50-293 Boston Edison Company M/C Nuclear ATTN:
Mr. G. Carl Andognini, Manager Nuclear Operacions Departmere 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular 79-10 is provided as an early notification of a possibly significant matter.
It is expected that recipients will review the information for possible applicability to their facilities.
No specific action or response is requested at this -ime.
If further NRC evaluations so indicate, an IE Rulletin will be issueo to recommend or request specific licensee actions.
If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely, Lttt& M,
((h ce H. Grier firector
Enclosures:
1.
IE Circular No. 79-10 2.
List of IE Circulars Issued in Last Tweive Months cc w/encls:
P. J. McGuire, Pilgrim Station Manager A. Z. Roisman, Natural Resources Defense Council 298 013 7907060/77 h
ENCLOSURE 1 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 IE Circular No. 79-10 Date:
June 26, 1979 Page 1 of 2 PIPEFITTINGS MANUFACTURED FROM UNACCEPTABLE MATERIAL Description of Circumstances:
Liberty Equipment and Supply Company of Kennewick, Washington and Tube Turns Division, Chemetron Corpocation of Louisville, Kentucky reported on April 4 and 12, 1979, respectively, that potentially defective pipe fittings were manufactured from material with a high carbon content beyond the range allowed by ASTM A-234 WPB.
These high carbon content fittings may crack when welded.
Tube Turns received 3.500 OD x.250W pipe from U. S. Steel - Lorain -
identified as U. S. Steel Heat No. N570028.
A total of 28,153 feet was received and identified by Tube Turns as Lot W6719.
U. S. Steel has not been able to determine the exact number of lengths of pipe of incorrect chemistry, but indicated it could be at least four lengths.
From this pipe, 4" - 90 degrees and 45 degrees
.237 wall elbows and 2"
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wall straight tees, ASTM A-234 WPB, were produced by Tube Turns.
Each lengt h of pipe is twenty feet and makes from 20 to 30 fittings.
Approximately 27,000 fittings were produced and each is identified by Tube Turns Lot No. W6719.
Shipment of these fittings started in March of 1978, and it is estimated all were shipped before the end of 1978.
On May 10, 1979, the Tube Turns Division reported to the NRC that 4" elbows, Lot W6719, have been provided to the reclear power plants listed below.
U.S.
Steel has tested about one hundred and fifty (150) loose and installed fittings at the seven sites noted by an asterisk.
- Grand Gulf
- Zimmer
- Phipps Bend
- Waterford III
- Brown's Ferry Midland Limerick Shoreham
- LaSalle Sequoyah 298 g74
- Brunswick Hartsville Bellefonte On June 1, 1979, the Tube Turns Division reported to the NRC via telephone that of the 160 fittingt tested at Nuclear Power Plants, three (3) pieces were found to have a high carbon content and were replaced.
All construction permit holders are aggrijn rogdg4a review of their pipefitting receiving documents for t and determine if fittings manufacture DUPLICATE DOCUMENT identified as Tube Turn Lot W6719.
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IE Circular No. 79-10 Date:
June 26, 1979 Page 2 of 2 No written responde to this circular is required, if you require additional information regarding this subject, contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
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ENCLOSURE 2 IE Circular No. 79-10 Date:
June 26, 1979 Page 1 of 3 LISTING 0F IE CIRCULARS ISSUED IN LAST TWELVE MONTHS Circular Subject First Date Issued To No.
of Issue 78-12 HPCI Turbine Control 6/30T/8 All Power Reactor Valve Lift Rod Bending Facilities with an Operating License (0L) or Construction Permit (CP) having a HPCI Terry Turbine 78-13 Inoperability of 7/10/78 All Power Reactor Multiple Service Facilities with an Water Pumps OL or CP, except those located in:
AL, AK, CA, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC 78-14 HPCI Turbine Reversing 7/17/78 All Power Reactor Chamber Hold Down Facilities with an Bolting OL or CP having a HPCI Terry Turbine excepting Duane Arnold and Monticello 78-15 Tilting Disk Check 7/24/78 All Power Reactor Valves Fail to Close Facilities with an with Gravity in Vertical OL or CP Position 78-16 Limitorque Valve 7/26/78 All Power Reactor Actuators Facilities with an OL or CP 78-17 Inadequate Guard 10/13/78 All Power Reactor Training / Qualification Facilities with an OL; and Falsified Training Susquehanna 1 & 2, Shoreham, Records and Salem 2 298 016 IE Circular No. 79-10 Dt'q:
June 26, 1979 Page 2 of 3 LISTING OF IE CIRCULARS ISSUED IN LAST TWELVE MONTHS Circular Subject First Date Issued To No.
of Issue 78-18 UL Fire Test 11/6/78 All Power Peactor Facilities with an OL or CP 78-19 Manual Override (Bypass) 12/29/78 All Power Reactor of Safety Systems Facilities with a Actuation Signals CP 79-01 Administration of 1/12/79 All Medical Licensees, Unruthorized Byproduct except Teletherapy Ma erial to Humans Medical Licensees, and all License ' Radio-pharmaceutical Distributors 7S-02 Failure of 120 Volt 1/16/79 All Power Reactor Vital AC Power Supplies Facilities with an OL or CP 79-02 Inaaequate Guard 2/23/79 i,ll Holders of and Training / Qualification Applicants for and Falsified Training Special Nuclear Records Material Licenses in Safeguards Group I 79-0a Loose Locking Nut on 3/16/79 All Power Reactor Limitorque Valve Facilities with an Operators OL or CP 79-05 Moisture Leakage in 3/20/79 All Power Reactor Stranded Wire Facilities with an Conductors OL or CP 298 017 IE Circular No. 79-10 Date: June 26, 1979 Page 3 of 3 LISTING 0F IE CIRCULARS ISSUED IN LAST TUELVE MJNTHS Circular Subject First Date Issued To No.
of Issue 79-06 Failure to Use Syringe 4/19/79 All Holders of and Bottle Shields in Medical Licenses Nuclear Medicine Except Teletherapy Licenses 79-07 Unexpected Speed 5/2/79 All BWR Power Reactor Increase of Reactor Facilities with an Recirculation MG Set OL or CP Resulted in Reactor Power Increase 79-08 Attempted Extortion-5/18/79 All Fuel Facilities Low Enriched Uranium and Licensed Reactors 79-09 Occurrences of Split 6/22/79 All Materials Priority or Punctured Regulator I, Fuel Cycle and Diaphragms in Certain Operating Reactor Self-Contained Licensees Breathing Apparatus 298 018