ML19282B478
| ML19282B478 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Callaway, 05000496  |
| Issue date: | 03/08/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Bryan J UNION ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7903150047 | |
| Download: ML19282B478 (1) | |
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GLEN ELL (N ILLINotS 60137 Decket No. 50-483 IUE -8 1979 Docket No. 50-486 Union Electric Company ATTN:
Mr. John K. Bryan Vice President - Nuclear P. O. Box 149 St. Louis, MO 63166 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Bulletin No. 79-02 is forwarced to you for action. A written response is required.
If you desire additional information regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely,
/L a fy James G. Keppler Director
Enclosures:
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List of IE Bulletins Issued in Last Twelve Months cc w/encls:
Mr. W. H. Weber, Manager, Nuclear Construction Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR Local PDR NSIC TIC Region I & IV Ms. K. Drey Hon. C. J. Frass, Chairman Missouri Public Service Comission 7903150047
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION III March 8, 1979 IE Bulletin No. 79-02 PIPE SUPPORT BASE PLATE DESIGNS USING CONCRETE EXPANSION ANCHOR BOLTS Description of Circumstances:
While performing inservice inspections during a March-April 1978 refueling outage at Millstone Unit 1, structural failures of piping support for safety equipment were observed by the licensee. Subsequent licensee inspections of undamaged supports showed a large percentage of the concrete anchor bolts were not tightened properly.
Deficiency reports, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.55(e), filed by Long Island Lighting Company on Shoreham Unit 1, indicate that design of base plates using rigid plate assu=ptions has resulted in underestima-tion of loads on some anchor bolts. Initial investigation indicated that near.ly fifty percent of the base plates could not be assumed to behave as rigid plates. In addition, licensee inspection of anchor bolt installations at Shoreham has shown over fifty percent of the bolt installations to be deficient.
Vendor Inspection radits by NRC at Architect Engineering firms have shown a wide range of design practices and installation procedures which have been employed for the use of concrete expansion anchors.
The current trends in the industry are towa* ' are rigorous controls and verification of the installation of the u The data available on dynamic testing of the concrete expansion anchors show fatigue failures can occur at loads substantially below the bolt static capacities due to material imperfections or notch type stress risers. The data also show low cycle dynamic failures at loads below the bolt static capacities due to joint slippage.
Action to be Taken by Licensees and Permit Holders:
For pipe support base plates that use concrete expansion anchor bolts in Seismic Category I systems as defined by Regulatory Guide 1.29, " Seismic Design Classification" Revision 1, dated August 1973 or as defined in the applicable FSAR.
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