ML19256E762
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| Site: | Mcguire, Catawba, McGuire  |
| Issue date: | 10/29/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Parker W DUKE POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911150156 | |
| Download: ML19256E762 (2) | |
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ATLANTA, G EORGIA 30303 OCT % S 1979 In Reply Refer To:
RII:JP0 50-413, 50-414 50-369, 50-370 Duke Power Company Attn:
W. O. Parker, Jr.
Vice President, Steam Production P. O. Box 2178 Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 Gentlemen:
The enclosed Bulletin No. 79-17, Revision 1 is forwarded to you for information. No written response is required.
However, the potential corrosion behavior of safety-related systems as it regards your plant over the long-term should be taken into consideration.
If you desire additional information concerning this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely,
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Enclosure:
IE Bulletin No. 79-17, Revision 1 w/encls.
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OCT 2 91979 Duke Power Company.
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D. G. Beam, Project Manager Post Office Box 223 Clover, South Carolina 29710 M. D. McIntosh, Plant Manager Post Office Box 488 Cornelius, North Carolina 28031 J. C. Rogers, Project Manager Post Office Box 33189 Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 1338 274
UNITED STATES SSINS No.: 6820 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Accession No.:
OFFICE OF INSPECTIOh AND ENFORCEMENT 790822016/
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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.:7 October 29, 1979 IE Bulletin No. 79-17 Revision 1 PIPE CRACKS IN STAGNANT B0 RATED WATER SYSTEMS AT PWR PLANTS F
Description of Circumstances:
IE Bulletin No. 79-17, issued July 26, 1979, provided information on the cracking R1 experienced to date in safety-related stainless steel piping systems at PWR R1 plants. Certain actions were required of all PWR facilities with an operating R1 license within a specified 90-day time frame.
R1 After several discussions with licensee owner group representatives and inspection R1 agencies, it has been determined that the requirements of Item 2, particularly R1 the ultrasonic examination, may be impractical because of unavailability of R1 qualified personnel in certain cases to complete the inspections within the time R1 specified by the Bulletin. To alleviate this situation and allow licensees the R1 resources of improved ultrasonic inspection capabilities, a time extension and R1 clarifications to the bulletin have been made. These are referenced to the R1 affected items of the original bulletin.
R1 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 vater. 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-granular or transgranular mode typical of Stresa Corrosion Cracking. Analysis indicated the probable corrodents to 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 enclosed) in view of the apparent generic nature of the problem.
During the refueling outage of Three Mile Island Unit I which began in February of this year, visual inspections disclosed five (5) through-wall cracks at welds in the spent fuel cooling system piping and one (1) at a weld in the decay heat removal system. These cracks were found as a result of local boric acid bui1Jup and later confirmed by liquid penetrant tests. This initial identification of cracking was reported to the NRC in a Licensee Event Report (LER) dated May 16, 1979. A preliminary metallurgical analysin u==
r section of cracked and leaking weld joi
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