ML19340C770
| ML19340C770 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 11/26/1980 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Mcdonald R ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8012170400 | |
| Download: ML19340C770 (1) | |
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ATLANTA, G EORGIA 30303 NOV 2 61980 In Reply Fefer To:
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Alabama Power Company ATTN:
R. P. Mcdonald Vice President-Nuclear Generation J
P. O. Box 2641 Birmingham, AL 35291 Gentlemen:
This Information Notice is provided as an early notification of a possible 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 further NRC evaluations so indicate, an IE Circular or Bulletin will be issued to recommend or request. specific licensee actions.
Ifgou have questions regarding this matter, please contact the Director of the appropriai'b NRC Rfgional Office.
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 80-29 Supplement No. I 2.
List of Recently issued IE Information Notices cc w/ encl:
W. O. Whitt, Executive Vice President F. L. Clayton, Jr., Senior Vice President H. O. Thrash, Manager-Nuclear Generation
- 0. D. Kingsley, Jr., Manager, Nuclear Engineering and Technical Services J. W. McGowan, Manager-Operations Quality Assurance W. G. Hairston, III, Plant Manager W. C. Petty, Manager-Quality Assurance (Design and Construction)
R. E. Hollands, Jr., QA Supervisor N
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UNITED STATES 8006190028 NUC1. EAR REGULATORY CO.T1ISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT k'ASHINGTON, D.C.
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V November 26, 1980 IE Information Notice No. 80-29 (Supplement No.1): BROKIN STUDS ON TERRY TURBINE STEAM INLET FLANGE Description of Circumstances:
In the original Information Notice the failed Terry Turbine steam inlet flange studs were identified as probably manufactured from ASTM-A193-Grade B7 steel.
Subsequently the vendor has informed the NRC that the bolting material used at ANO-1 was AISI C-1117 steel.
Independent laboratory analyses by the NRC and Arkansas Power and Light have verified that the bolting material was a re-sulphurized, re phosphorized cold drawn carbon steel.
From the analysis performed, the failure was causeo by high overload which resulted in a primarily brittle transgranular fracture (cleavage) in probably less than 10 cycles.
This is consistent with the operating experience (water slugging) and the inherent low toughnass of the bolting material used.
Liceasees are encouraged to review the me,terials selected for safety-related bolting applications considering especially those situations where impact loadings could occur.
The use of low toughness carbon steel (re-sulphurized free machining plain carbon steel) for bolting is discouraged by the NRC; particularly in situations where possible high loading conditions could be anticipated.
This Information Notice is provided as an early notification of a possibly cignificant matter that is still under review by the NRC staff.
It is expected that recipients will review the information for possible applicability to their facility. No specific action or response is requested at this time. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the Director of the oppropriate NRC Regional Office.
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IN 80-20 Suppit-ment No. 1 November 26, 1930 RECENTLY ISSUED IE IKFORMATION NOTICES Information Date of Notice No.
Subject Issue Issued to 80-29 Broken Studs on Terry 11/26/80 All LWR facilities Supp. 1 Turbine Steam Inlet holding OL or CP Flange 80-42 Effect of Radiation on 11/24/80 All power reactor Hydraulic Snubber Fluid facilities with OL or CP 80-41 Failure of Swing Check 11/10/80 All power reactor Valve in the Decay Heat facilities with an OL Removal System at Davis-or CP Besse Unit No. 1 80-40 Failure of Swing Check 11/10/80 All power facilities Valve in the Decay Heat with and OL or CP Removal System at Davis-Besse Unit No. I 80-39 Malfunctions of Solenoid 10/31/80 All light water reactor Valves Manufactured by facilities holding Valcor Engineering Corporation power reactor OLs or cps l
80-38 Cracking in Charging Pump 10/30/80 All PWR facilities Casing Cladding with an OL or CP i
l 80-37 Containment Cooler Leaks 10/24/80 All nuclear power and Reactor Cavity facilities holding Flooding at Indian Point power reactor OLs Unit 2 or cps 80-36 Failure of Steam 10/10/80 All nuclear power Generator Support Bolting reactor facilities holding power reactor OLs or cps 80-35 Leaking and Dislodged 10/10/80 All categories G and Iodine-124 Implant Seeds G1 medical licensees 1
i 80-34 Boron Dilution of Reactor 9/26/80 All pressurized water Coolant During Steam reactor facilities l
Generator Decontamination holding power reactor OLs 80-33 Determination of Teletherapy 9/15/80 All teletherapy Timer Accuracy (G3) licensees 80-32 Clarification of Certain 8/12/80 All NRC and agreement Requirements for Exclu-state licensees sive-use Shipments of l
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