ML19350B242
| ML19350B242 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sterling |
| Issue date: | 03/11/1981 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Arthur J ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8103200157 | |
| Download: ML19350B242 (1) | |
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The enclosed IE Information Notice No. 81-06, " Failure of ITE Model K-600 Circuit Breaker," is forwarded to you for :7 formation.
No written response is required.
If you desire additional information regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely, Boyce H. Gr'ier Director
Enclosure:
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IE Information Notice No. 31-06 with 1 attachment CONTACT:
S. D. E'oneter (215-337-5283) cc w/ encl:
C. R.' Anderson, Manager, QA Lex K. Larson, Esquire N. A. Petrick, Executive Director, SNUPPS Gerald Charnoff, Esquire l
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20555 March 11, 1981 IE Information Notice NO. 81-06:
FAILURE OF ITE MODEL K-600 CIRCUIT BREAKER purpose:
The purpose of this information notice is to provide early notification of a matter that could adversely affect the safety of nuclear power plants.
Tcward this end, this information notice alerts holders of operating licenses and construction permits of a possibly generic deficiency involving Model K-600 circuit breakers manufactured by ITE.
Description of Circumstance:
By letter dated February 20, 1981, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District informed us that, while performing preventive maintenance on electrical circuit breakers at its Rancho Seco facility, an ITE Model K-600 breaker was observed not to trip. An investigation revealed that a tripping coil wire had slipped out of its terminal.
Further examinations revealed that the coil wire size was AWG 20, whereas the mating lug was sfzed for AWG 16-14 wire. A check of other ITE electrical breakers indicated that the problem may be generic.
Subsequent to the letter, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District informed us orally that ITE Model K-1600 breakers have the same deficiency and that Model K-3000 breakers may be similarly affected.
The information provided by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District _is pre-
'liminary and will be followed by a complete report.
Consequently, we have not yet evaluated the safety significance of.this event.
Nevertheless, the information herein is being provided as an early notification of a possibly significant_ event. Although no specific action or response is requested at this time,. recipients should review the'information for possible applicability to their facilities.
If NRC evaluations so indicate, further licensee actions j
may be requested, l
If you have any question regarding the information contained herein, please contact the Director of the_ appropriate NRC Regional Office.
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Attachment:
l Recently issued IE Information Notices l:
IN 81-06 March 11, 1981 RECENTLY ISSUED IE INFORMATION NOTICES Information Subject Date Issued to Notice No.
Issued 81-05 Degraded DC System 3/10/81 All holders of at Palisades a power reactor OL or CP 81-04 Cracking in Main 2/27/81 All holders of a Steam Lines power reactor OL or CP 81-03 Checklist for 2/2/81 All holders of a Licensees Making power reactor Notifications of OL or NTOL Significant Events in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.72 81-02 Transportation of 1/23/81 All holders of a Radiography Devices radiography license 81-01 Possible Failures of 1/16/81 All holders of a General Electric power reactor OL Type HFA Relays or CP 80-45 Potential Failure of 12/17/80 All holders of a BWR Backup Manual power reactor Scram Capability OL or CP 80-44 Actuation of ECCS in 12/14/80 All holders of a the Recirculation Mode PWR power reactor OL While in Hot Shutdown or CP 80-43 Failures of the 12/5/80 All holders of a Continuous Water Level BWR power reactor Monitor for the Scram OL or CP Discharge Volume at Dresden Unit No. 2 80-29 Broken Studs on Terry 11/26/80 All holders of a Supplement-Turbine Steam Inlet power reactor No. 1