ML19323F623
| ML19323F623 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 05/14/1980 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | William Jones OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8005290242 | |
| Download: ML19323F623 (1) | |
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STATE May 14, 1980 Docket No.
50-285 Omaha Public Power District ATTN:
W. C. Jones, Division Manager -
Production Operations 1623 Harney Street Omaha, Nebraska 68102 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular No. 80-12, is forwarded to you for information.
If there are any questions related to your understanding of the suggested actions, please contact this office.
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Enclosures:
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IE Circular No. 80-12 2.
List of Recently Issued IE Circulars cc:
S. C. Stevens, Manager Fort Calhoun Station i
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SSINS No.: 6830 UNITED STATES Accession No.:
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COP 91ISSION 8005050052 0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 IE Circular No. 80-12 Date:
May 14, 1980 Page 1 of 2 VALVE-SHAFT-TO-ACTUATOR KEY MAY FALL OUT OF PLACE WHEN MOUNTED BELOW HORIZONTAL AXIS Description of Circumstances:
Tennessee Valley Authority has identified and reported to the NRC a non-conformance on a Bettis Robot-Arm actuator installed on a Pratt butterfly valve at the Sequoyah nuclear plant.
It is reported (ref. attached 10 CFR 50.55(e) report) that a valve became inoperable when the valve-shaft-to-actuator key fell out of place.
It is further noted that the orientation of this valve assembly was such that the operator was on the bottom of the valve (below the horizontal axis).
The Pratt butterfly valve furnished with Bettis actuator is designed with a press-fit keyway connection valve /actustor.
We believe other manufacturers' connections may be of similar construction and therefore subject to this failure mode.
On May 1, 1980, Pratt Company sent letters to their customers who have these connections (attached list).
They recommended that their customers review their installation of such connections, and if the keyway is oriented below horizontal, make one of the following field modifications:
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Add a spacer bushing, or shim plate to fill tha void between the top of the shaft and the indicating plate on the actuator.
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Locally upset the end of the valve shaft in the area of the keyway using a hand punch in such a way that the key could not work loose.
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Install new keys of longer length which extend above the end of the valve shaft whereby the key is up to the actuator plate and could not slip down if inverted.
Recommended Action for Licensee Consideration:
We request that all plants make the connections similar to the above des DUPLICATE DOCUMENT not supplied by those particular ma are susceptible to failure, one of t Entire document previously appropriate action should be taken t entered into system under:
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