ML19323F886
| ML19323F886 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fort Saint Vrain  |
| Issue date: | 05/16/1980 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Millen C PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8005290579 | |
| Download: ML19323F886 (1) | |
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May 16, 1980 Docket No. 50-267 Public Service Company of Colorado AITN:
Mr. C. K. Millen Senior Vice President P. O. Box 840 Denver, Colorado 80201 Gentlemen:
This IE Information Notice is forwarded for infor=ation.
No written response to this Information Notice is required.
If you have any questions related to this matter, please contact this office.
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IE Information Notice No. 80-21 2.
List of Recently Issued IE Information Notices cc:
D. W. Warembourg, Nuclear Production Manager Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Station P. O. Box 368 Platteville, Colorado 80651 L. Brey, Manager, Quality Assurance 8005290 h
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2m IE Information Notice No. 80-21 Date: May 16, 1980 Page 1 of 2 ANCHORAGE AND SUPPORT OF SAFETY-RELATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Description of Circumstances:
Seismic design evaluations in connection with the NRC Systematic Evaluation Program (SEP) have indicated a potential safety deficiency in the anchorage and support of safety-related electrical equipment. This subject was high-lighted for more in-depth evaluation after site visits to several facilities.
The site reviews indicated that equipment was supported in a non-uniform In some cases, design modifications were required to render acceptable manner.
seismic design margins.
The deficiencies in anchorage and support may be due to the fact that earlier engineering design criteria did not require rigorous analyses.
Letters were issued in January 1980 to the SEP plants which requested a review of the anchorage of safety-related electrical equipment.
The findings from the reviews at Haddam Neck, Big Rock Point, Dresden 2, Oyster Creek, and Palisades identified various safety-related electrical equipment that did not have positive anchorage.
The reviews at other SEP plants are continuing.
A summary is provided below of those items so far identified.
Station Service Transformers Motor Control Centers (4160 V - 480V)
Cable Trays DC to AC Inverters Computer Emergency Diesel Generator Control Panels - MG Set Room Heater
- Air Compressor Batteries - Ecc gency Diesel
- Control Room Generator Instrument Rack
- Diesel Fire Pump Battery Room Main Breaker and
- Station Distribution Panel Station Battery Rack A related item has been identified at Comanche Peak (under construction) in which the welds to the floor supports for the main control panels were found l
to be undersized and improperly spaced.
Also, the SEP reviewers observed that l
non-seismic Category I ancillary items (dolleys, gas bottles, block and tackle gear, ductwork, etc.) may be located such that they could potentially dislodge, impact, and damage safety-related equipment during an earthquake.
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IE Information Notice No. 80-21 Date: May 16, 1980 Page 2 of 2 The type of anchorage systems utilized in the SEP plants and their expected capacities vary widely.
For example, high uncertainty exists relative to the capacity of non-engineered tack welds and attachments that rely on frictional clamping forces.
In some cases, equipment has been found free standing with no means of positive lateral support.
(Friction being the only lateral load carrying mechanism). Most often, heavier equipment is anchored using (1) tack welds to steel angles embedded in concrete; (2) clips that rely.on frictional resistance; (3) concrete embedded anchor bolts; or (4) external braced frames.
Lighter equipment housed in cabinets or attached to panels or racks has been anchored using (1) bolts; (2) sheet metal screws; (3) tack welds; and (4) braced racks.
The potential concern is that certain pieces of equipment may not haie adequate levels of seismic resistance capability due to limited anchorage capacity.
The potential problems relate to overturning and/or sliding of large equipment and gross movement or unacceptable forces on smaller attached equipment that may render it inoperable during an earthquake. For certain large battery racks, this judgment is supported by analysis that predict unageeptable seismic behavior.
Section 3.10 of the Standard Review Plan provides acceptance criteria for the seismic qualification of Category I electrical equipment.
These criteria include IEEE Std. 344, " Guide for Seismic Qualification of Class IE Electrical Equipment for Nuclear Power Generating Stations," first issued in 1971.
Facilities designed before about 1971 without benefit of such design and testing criteria may have some anchorage deficiencies.
The NRC staff is continuing to evaluate this issue on the SEP plants as part of the seismic review in the SEP. Remedial actions have been planned for the affected plants.
This Information Notice is provided as 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 time.
If NRC evaluations so indicate, additional actions may be requested or required.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
IE Information Notice No. 80-21 May 16, 1980 LISTING OF RECENTLY ISSUED IE INFORMATION NOTICES Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.
Issued 80-15 Axial (Longitudinal) 4/21/80 All light water reactor Oriented Cracking In facilities holding power Piping reactor Operating Licenses (OLs) or Construction Permits (cps) 80-16 Shaft Seal Packing Causes 4/29/80 All power reactor Binding in Main Steam facilities in your Swing Check and Isolation Region with an OL or Valves CP 80-17 Potential Hazards Associated 5/5/80 All radiography With Interchangable Parts Licenses On Radiographic Equipment 80-18 Possible Weapons Smuggling 5/5/80 All power reactor Pouch facilities with an Operating License (OL), fuel fabrication and processing facilities and Materials Priority I licensees (processors and distributors) 80-19 NIOSH Recall of Ricircu-5/6/80 All holders of a lating-Mode (Closed Circuit) power reactor Operating Self-Contained Breathing License (OL), Research Apparatus (Rebreathers)
Reactor License, Fuel Cycle Facility License and Priority I Material License 80-20 Loss of Decay Heat Removal 5/8/80 All light water reactor Capability at Davis-Besse facil. ties holding Unit 1 While in a Refueling power reactor Operating Mode Licenses (OLs) or Construction Permits (cps)
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