ML19351G062
| ML19351G062 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 01/27/1981 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Gerstner W ILLINOIS POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8102230050 | |
| Download: ML19351G062 (1) | |
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January 27, 1981 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Bulletin No. 81-01 is forwarded to you for information.
No written response is required.
If you desire additional information re-garding this matter, please contact this office.
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SURVEILLANCE OF MECHANICAL SNUBBERS Description of Circumstances:
Several instances of failures of mechanical snubbers supplied by International Nuclear Safeguards Corporation (INC) have bean identified that indicate possible deficiencies in these snubbers.
A summary of the failures that have occurred is provided below:
1.
On August 9, 1974, the Tennessee Valley Authority submitted event report BFAO-50-260/741W identifying 11 of 14 INC Model MSVA-1A snubbers that l
were found inoperable on Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 and subsequently identified 5 of 14 inoperable units on Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Unit No 3.
All of these units were found to be frozen, and the cause was attributed to a failure to lubricate the parts during assembly.
The failed snubbers were replaced with new units produced by the same manufacturer.
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On April 12, 1976, the St. Lucie Plant Unit 1 facility of Florida Power and Light Company submitted event report No. 50-335-76-9 wherein five l
INC Model MSVA-1 snubbers were identified as inoperable because they were found to be frozen. The failures were caused by oxidatior on the internals and by improper assembly.
All INC mechanical snubbers were replaced with units produced by another manufacturer.
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On April 8, 1977, Iowa Electric Light and Power Company submitted event I
report No. 77-23 for the Ouane Arnold Energy Center facility that identi-fied 13 INC Model IMSVA-1 Type AS snubbers to be frozen; the cause of failure was attributed to large amounts of interior oxidation.
The units were replaced with those produced by another manufacturer.
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On December 5, 1979, personnel from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission visited Department of Energy (00E) facilities at Richland, Washington, to obtain information on DOE experience e
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4,000 mechanical pipe restraints (sn DUPLICATE DOCUMENT FFTF examined more than 800 of these Entire document previously entered into system under:
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