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AO 50-219/74/27:on 740417,insp Revealed Bergen-Paterson Hydraulic Shock & Sway Arrestors in Drywell Inoperable.Cause Undetermined.Units Will Be Replaced During Present Refueling Outage
ML20003C385
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 04/18/1974
From: Reeves D
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
References
AO-50-219-74-27, NUDOCS 8103030200
Download: ML20003C385 (2)


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FORKED RIVER, SEW JEESEY 08731 Abnormal Occurrence Report No. 50-219/74/ 3 al 8

Violation of the Tcchnical Specifications, paragraph N/A a jcN Failuro of thrco hydraulic shock and sway arrestors (two EEt conse-located on the main stcan line and one on the feedwater line).

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This event is censidered to be an abnormal occurrence as de-

cration, 1.150 fined in the Technical Specifications, paragraph Jeen PRIOR Routino Shutdown Nctural 3CE

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= Operation Hot Stendby load Changes During

~ Cold Shutdown Routino Power Operation X _ Refueling Shutdown Other (Specify)

_ Routine Startup

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the Operation ihe plcnt was shutdo.m with reactor coolant <212*F..and in the process of preparing for refueling operations.

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an inspection was conducted of all Bergen ON On A,pzil 17, 1974, Paterson hydraulic shock and sway arrestor units installed in JNCE:

the drywell.. As a result of this inspection, three units, re-

  • built in Septenber 1973 with molded polyurethane material, f

were found inoperable as detornined by the absence of fluid level indication in the accu:ulators. The inoperable units P00R ORIGINAL.

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487530 South !!ain Stcan 23' 487512 South 1!ain Sto:=

51' 4S7519 South Feedwnter 51' APPARP.!.T CAU3E Design

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lbnufacture Unusual Service Cendition

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None of the units have as yet been disasser. bled and, conse-quently, the failure nechanism is unknown at this ti e.

ANALYSIS OF Had the design scistic ovent occurred during power operation, OCCURPE CB:

the restraining capt.bil:. ties of these units esy have been seriously icpaired and, consequentily, degraded the ' t;ructural

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s integrity of the steam and feedwater lines in question.

C0aracrIVE Current plens are to replaco 'those units and others in the AWICN:

pricary containcent which still contain colded polymrethane v

natorial with units rebuilt exclusively with othyleno propylene

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FAILURE DATA:

Hanufacturer:

Bergen-Paterson Type:

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487530 487512 487519 4

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