ML19256E723
| ML19256E723 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 10/29/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Tallman W PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911150079 | |
| Download: ML19256E723 (1) | |
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KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 Docket Nos. 50-443 g7 2 g *1 50-444 Public Service Company of New Hampshire ATTN:
Mr. W. C. Tallman President 1000 Elm Street Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Gentlemen:
The enclosef IE Bulletin 79-17, Revision 1, is forwarded to you for information.
No written response is required.
If you desire additional information regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely,
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Boyce H. Grier
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Enclosures:
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IE Bulletin No. 79-17, Revision 1 w/ Attachment 2.
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IE Bulletin No. 79-17 Revision 1 Jate:
October 29, 1979 Page 1 of 5 PIPE CRACKS IN STAGNANT BORATED WATER SYSTEMS AT PWR PLANTS Description of Circumstances:
IE Bulletin No. 79-17, issued July 26, 1979, provided information on the R1 crarking experienced to date in safety-related stainless steel piping R1 systems at PWR plants.
Certain actions were required of all PWR R1 facilities with an operating license within a specified 90-dcy time R1 frame.
After several discussions with licensee owner group representatives and R1 inspection agencies it has been determined that the requirements of Item 2, R1 particularly the ultrasonic examination, may be impractical because of un-R1 availability of qualified personnel in certain cases to complete the in-R1 spections within the time specified by the Bulletin. To alleviate this R1 situation and allow licensees the resources of improved ultrasonic inspec-R1 tion capabilities, a time extension and clarifications to the bulletin have R1 been made.
These are referenced to the affected items of the original R1 bulletin.
During the period of November 1974 to February 1977 a number of cracking incidents have been experienced in safety-related stainless steel piping systems and por-tions of systems which contain oxygenated, stagnant or essentially stagnant bor-ated water.
Metallurgical investigations revealed these cracks occurred in the weld heat affected zone of 8-inch to 10-inch type 304 material (schedule 10 and 40), initiating on the piping I.D. surface and propagating in either an inter-yranular or transgranular mode typical of Stress Corrosion Cracking.
Analysis indicated the probable corrodents so be chloride and oxygen contamination in the affected systems.
Plants affected up to this time were Arkansas Nuclear Unit 1, R. E. Ginna, H. B. Robinson Unit 2, Crystal River Unit 3, San Onofre Unit 1, and Surry Units 1 and 2.
The NRC issued Circular No. 76-06 (copy attached) in view of the apparent generic nature of the problem.
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During the refueling outage of Three of this year, visual inspections discl in the spent fuel cooling system pipi DUPLICATE DOCUMENT removal system.
These cracks were fo and later confirmed by liquid penetra Entire document previously cracking was reported to the NRC in a entered into system under-1979.
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