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Forwards Revised Pages to Apps B & C of Equipment Qualification Safety Evaluation Forwarded 810324.Pages Reflect Changes in Deficiencies for Foxboro Transmitters & Include Manufacturers Recommended Corrective Action
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Issue date: 04/23/1981
From: Stolz J
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Hukill H
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
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P. O. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057

Dear Mr. Hukill:

SUBJECT:

REVISION TO APPENDICES B AND C OF THE THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 1 EQUIPMENT QUALIFICATION SAFETY EVALUATION Enclosed are revised pages to the THI-l equipment qualification Safety Evaluation Report (SER) forwarded to you tiarch 24, 1981. The revised Appendicer reflect changes in the deficiencies for Foxboro transmitters and include a manufacturers recommended corrective action. The potential deficiencies affecting the transmitters were identified during recent testing by a utility owners group. The revised pages should be substituted for the corresponding original pages in the SER. Your response to our request for additional information identified in Sections 3 and 4 of the SER should also address these deficiencies.

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[Joh F. Stolz, Chief

\\Qpdrating Reactors Branch #4 Division of Licensing

Enclosure:

Revised pages to i

Safety Evaluation Report cc w/ enclosure:

See next three pages 8195060 013

Metropolitan Edison Company ccw/ enclosure (s):

Mr. Marvin I. Lewis Dr. Walter H. Jordan 6504 Bradford Terrace '

881 W. Outer Drive Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19149 Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Walter W. Cohen, Consumer Advocate Dr. Linda W. Little Department of Justice 5000 Hermitage Drive Strawberry Square,14th Flocr Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17127 Ms. Gail P. Bradford Robert L. Knupp Esq.

Anti-Nuclear Group Representing Assistant Solicitor York Knupp and Andrews 245 W. Philadelphia Street P. O. Box P York, Pennsylvania 17404 407 N. Front Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108 John Levin. Esq.

Pennsylvania Public Utilities Comm.

John E. Minnich, Chairman Box 3265 Dauphin Co. Board of Commissioners Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Dauphin County Courthouse Front and Market Streets Jordan D. Cunningham, Esq.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 Fox, Farr and Cunningham 2320 North 2nd Street

  • Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C.

20555 Pb, Louise Bradford TMIA

  • Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 1011 Green Street U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102 Washington, D. C.

20555 Ms. Marjorie M. Aamodt

  • Docketing and Service Section R.D. !5 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320 Washington, D. C.

20555 Ms. Karen Sheldon Robert Q. Pollard Sheldon Harmon & Weiss 609 Montpelier Street 1725 I Street, N.W. - Suite 506 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 Washington, D. C.

20006 Chauncey Kepford Earl B. Hoffman Judith H. Johnsrud Dauphin County Commis:ioner Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power Dauphin County Courthouse 433 Orlando Avenue Front and Market Streets State College, Pennsylvania 16801 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 Ms. Frieda Berryhill, Chairman Ms. Ellen R. Weiss, Esq.

Coalition for Nuclear Power Plant Sheldon, Harmon & Weiss Postponement 1725 I Street, N.W.

2610 Grendon Drive Suite 506 Wilmington', Delaware 19808 Washington, D. C.

20006 Mrs. Rhod. D. Carr Mr. Steven C. Sholly 1402 Marene Drive Union of Concerned Scientists Harrisburg, Pennsybenia 17109 1725 I Street, N. W., Suite 601 Washington, DC 20006

Metropolitan Edison Company ~

Mr. Thomas Gerusky Ms. Jane Lee Bureau of Radiation Protection R.D. 3. Box 3521 Department of Environmental Resources Etters, Pennsylvania 17319 P. O. Box 2063 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Karin W. Carter, Esq.

505 Executive House P. O. Box 2357 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Mr. G. ' P. Miller Mr. R. R. Wilson Metropolitan Edison Company Honorable Mark Cohen P. O. Box 480 512 D-3 Main Capital Building 1

Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 G. F. Trowbridge, Esq.

Dauphin County Office Emergency Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Preparedness 1800 M Street, N.W.

Court House, Room 7 Washington, D. C.

20036 Front & Market Streets Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 Mr. E. G. Wallace Licensing Manager Department of Environmental Resources GPU Service Corporation ATTN: Director, Office of Radiological 100 Interpace Parkway Health Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 P. O. Box 2063 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105 Mr. h. W. Conrad Vice President, Generation Director, Criteria and Standards Pennsylvania Electric Company Division 1007 Broad Street Office of Radiation Programs (ANR-460)

Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15907 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D. C.

20460 Ms. Virginia Southard, Chainnan Citizens for a Safe Environment 264 Walton Street Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 17043 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Government Publications Sectif.

Nuclear Power Generation Division State Library of Pennsylvania Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Box 1601 (Education Building)

Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126

  • Ivan W. Smith, Esq.

Mr. David D. Maxwell, Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel 1

Board of Supervisors U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Londonderry Township Washington, D. C.

20555 RFD#1 - Geyers Church Raod Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Ms. Kathy McCaughin Three Mile Island Alert, Inc.

l U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 23 South 21st street Region III Office Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17104 ATTN:

EIS COORDINATOR Curtis Building (Sixth Floor)

Mr. L. W. Harding 6th and Walnut Streets Supervisor of Licensing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Metropolitan Edison Company P. O. Box 480 i

Mr. J. G. Herbein Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Director, Nuclear Assurance Metre;olitan Edison Company P. O. Box 480 Middletown, PA 17057

Metropolitan Edison Company Mr. R. J. Toole Allen R. Carter, Chairman Manager, TMI-l Joint Legislative Comittee on Energy Metropolitan Edison Company P. O. Box 142 P. O. Box 430 Suite 513 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Senate Gressette Building Columbia, South Carolina 29202 Mr. W. E. Potts Radiological Controls Manager, TMI-l Daniel M. Pell, Esq.

Metropolitan Edison Company ANGRY P. O. Box 480 32 South Beaver Street York, Pen'sylvania '17401 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057

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n Mr. I. R. Finfrock, Jr.

William S. Jordan III Esq.

Jersey Central Power & Light Company Hamon & Weiss Madison Avenue at Punch Bowl Raod 1725 I Street, NW, Sui 6 !05 Morristown, New Jersey 07950 Washington, DC 20006

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J. B. Lieberman, Esq.

General Counsel Berlock, Israel & Liberman Federal Emergency Management Agency 26 Broadway ATTN: Docket Clerk New York, NY 10004 1725 I Street, NW Washington, DC 20472 Mr. J. J. Colitz F

rt n Plant Engineering Manager, TMI-l r S tropolit Edison Company

,, e Edh Wy Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 P. O. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 York College of Pennsylvania Mr. E. D. Fuller Country Club Road York, Pennsylvania 17405 TMI-2 Licensing Supervisor Metropolitan Edison Company P. O. Box 480 Mr. G. K. Hovey Director, TMI-2 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Metropolitan Edison Company P. O. Box 480 Mr. Donald R. Haverkamp Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Senior Resident Inspector (Till-1)

U.S.N.R.C.

Mr. B. Elam P. O. Box 311 Manager, Plant Engineering, Unit 2 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Metropolitan Edison Company P. O. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Mr. Richard Roberts The Patriot 812 Market Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105 Governor's Office of State Planning Mr. R. W. Heward and Development Manager, Radiological Control, Unit 2 ATTN: Coordinator, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Edison Company State Clearinghouse P. O. Box 480 P. O. Box 1323 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

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O APPENDIX 8 Equipment Requiring Additional Information and/or Corrective Action (Category 4.2)

LEGEND:

Designation for Deficiency 1

R - Radiation T - Temperature QT - Qualification time RT - Required time P - Pressure H - Humidity CS - Chemical spray A - Material aging evaluation, replacement schedule, ongoing equipment surveillance S - Submergence

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M - Margin I - HELB evaluation outside containment not completed QM - Qualification method RPN - Equipment relocation or replacement, adequate schedule not provided EXN - Exempted equipment justification inadequate SEN - Separate effects qualification justification inadequate QI - Qualification information being developed RPS - Equipment relocation or replacement schedule provided Equipment Description Manufacturer Plant ID No.

Deficiency Pressure Switch Static-0-Ring PS-600 QT,CS,R,A,EXN,QM Pressure Switch Static-0-Ring PS-601 QT,CS,R,A,EXN,QM Pressure Switch Static-0-Ring PS-602 QT,CS,R,A,EXN,QM Pressure Switch Static-0-Ring PS-603 QT,CS,R,A,XN,QM Pressure Switch Static-0-Ring PS-604 QT,CS,R,A,EXN,QM Pressure Switch Static-0-Ring PS-605 QT,CS,R,A,EXN,QM Pressure Switch Static-0-Ring PS-606 QT,CS,R,A,EXN,QM Pressure Switch Static-0-Ring PS-607 QT,CS,R,A,EXN,QM

  • Pressure Transmitter Foxboro SP6A-PTl CS,A,R lRev.

^5ee Attachment 1:

Foxboro Letter (3/12/81), " Potential Deficiency Affecting

'Rev*

Foxboro Transmitters," for corrective action.

B-1 S195060017

T APPENDIX B (continued)

Equipment Description Manufacturer Plant ID No.

Deficiency

  • Pressure Transmitter Foxboro SP6B-PT1 CS,A,R Re.

NAMCO LSB/MSV-13B T,P,H,A,EXN Motor Westinghouse EF-P2A QT,T,P,H,A Motor Westinghouse EF-P2B QT,T,P,H,A Motor Operator Limitorque EF-V-1A T,A Motor Operator Limitorque EF-V-1B T,A Motor Operator Limitorque EF-V-2A T,A Motor Operator Limitorque EF-V-2B T,A Pneumatic Converter Bailey EF-V-30A/ Cont.

QT,T,P,H,R,A,RPN Pneumatic Converter Bailey EFV-308/ Cont.

QT,T,P,H,R,A,RPN Motor Operator Limitorque FW-V-5A T,A Motor Operator Limitorque FW-V-58 T,A Motor Operator Limitorque FW-V-92A T,A Motor Operator Limitorque FW-V-928 T,A

^5ee Attachment 1:

Foxboro Letter (3/12/81), " Potential Deficiency Affecting Foxboro Transmitters," for corrective action.

Rev' B-2

APPENDIX B (continued)

Equipment Description Manufacturer Plant ID No.

Deficiency Pressure Switch Square D PS-289 R,A Pressure Switch Square D PS-290 R,A

  • Pressure Transmitter Foxboro RC3A-PT4 CS,A,R Rev.

Rev' B-6

APPENDIX B (continued)

Equipment Description Manufacturer Plant ID No.

Deficiency Conax Connectors Conax Rosemount QT,T,P,H,CS,R.A Connectors PL-14-82 Conax Connectors Conax Bailey Connectors CS,R,A TG-14-2 Conax Connectors Conax Bailey Connectors CS,R,A PL-16-B4 Solenoid ASCO SV/EF-V-8A T,P,H,A,EXN Solenoid ASCO SV/EF-V-8B T,P,H,A,EXN Solenoid ASCO SV/EF-V-8C T,P,H,A,EXN Diff. Press.

Barton FI-S-77 QT,T,P,H,R,A Transmitter Diff. Press Barton FI-S-78 QT,T,P,H,R,A Transmitter -

Diff. Press Barton FI-79 QT,T,P,H,R,A Transmitter Solenoid Valve ASCO SV3 & SV4 T,P,H,A,EXN FW-V-16A Solenoid Valve ASCO SV3 & SV4 T,P,H,A,EXN FW-V-16B Solenoid Valve ASCO SV3 & SV4,

T,P,H,A,EXN FW-V-17A l

Solenoid Valve ASCO SV1 & SV2 T,P,H,A FW-V-178 Solenoid Valve ASCO SV3 & SV4 T,P,H,A,EXN FW-V-178

  • Pressure Transmitter Foxboro PT-282 A,R
  • Pressure Transmitter Foxboro PT-285 A,R Rev.

' Pressure Transmitter Foxboro PT-288 A,R

^See Attachment 1:

Foxboro Letter (3/12/81), " Potential Deficiency Affecting Rev*

Foxboro Transmitters," for corrective action.

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APPENDIX C (continued)

Equipment Description Manufacturer Plant ID No.

Deficiency Limit Switch NAMC0 33/ ICV-4 A

Limit Switch NAMC0 LSB/ ICV-4 A

Limit Switch NAMCO 33/ ICV-6 A

9 Limit Switch NAMCO LSB/ ICV-6 A

Solenoid Valve ASCO SV/ ICV-6 A

Motor Operator Limitorque RB-V-2 A

Pump Motor Westinghouse BS-P1A A

Pump Motor Westinghouse BS-P1B A

Motor Operator Limitorque BS-V-1A A

Motor Operator Limitorque BS-V-1B A

Motor Operator Limitorque BS-V-2A A

Motor Operator Limitorque BS-V-28 A

Motor Operator Limitorque BS-V-3A A

Motor Operator Limitorque BS-V-3B A

Neutron Detector.

Westinghouse NI-5 Exempt Neutron Detector Westinghouse NI-6 Exempt Neutron Detector Westinghouse NI-7 Exempt Neutron De'. tor Westinghouse NI-8 Exempt Rev.

Motor Operator Limitorque RR-V-3A A

Motor Operator Limitorque RR-V-38 A

Motor Operator Limitorque RR-V-3C A

Motor Operator Limitorque RR-V-4A A

Motor Operator Limitorque RR-V-4B A

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ATTACHMENT 1 The Foxboro Company

[&fdLTJ2oamsx 12 March 1981 1

Subject:

Potential Deficiency Affecting Foxboro Transmitters, Model Numbers N-Ell, N-E13 or Ell, E13 with suffix Codes /MCA, /MCA/RRW, or /MCA/RR Gentlemen:

Our records indicate that you have received one or more of the Foxboro model nu=bered transmitters listed above. This letter is to notify you that two deficiencies have been discovered in some of these transmitters which may exist in the units shipped to you. The transmitters in question operate at a signal level of 10-50=A.

Similar model numbered units operating at 4-20mA are not affected.

The first issue involves the possible use of incorrect insulating sleeving en transistor and zener diode lead vires in the amplifier. The second issue, involves the use of a specific vendor's capacitor which is not hermetically -

sealed (although claimed to be so). As a result, the capacitor electrolyte can leak under adverse service conditions, specifically heat and time. The failure mode is a decrease in resistance across the capacitor resulting in electrical leakage. The transmitter operation can be affected by limiting the output to something less than full value which, in time, can degrade to no output at all.

Insulatine Sleeving - Radiation resistant sleeving consisting of a silicone coated glass fiber braid has been substituted by a teflon sleeving in some trans=itters.

Tests have shown that teflon will become brittle and deteriorate with a substantial integrated radiation dose. Foxboro testing has demonstrated l

that the teflon sleeving used in these devices will withstand an integrated dose of 10 cegarads with no noticeable deterioration. Tests to 200 megarads produce i.

the brittle conditions which can result in the teflon flaking from the wires.

Based on these tests, operating plants not expected to exceed an integrated dose of 10 megarads have no potential problem and no action is required.

a Where the integrated dose rate could exceed 10 negarads, then units in service shculd be inspected to deter =ine if the proper insulating material has been used. This can be acco=plished by opening the transmitter in accordance with Foxboro Master Instruction MI 20-145.

The a=plifier cover must be re=oved exposing the a:plifier assembly. At one end of the assembly, a transistor and i

a zener diode are counted in the' base casting which serves as a hea sink. The insulating material in question is a sleeving slipped over the lead sites from these two components. The proper material is white and heavy looking. Positive IOXBORQ l

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Paga 1 12 March.1981

Subject:

identification can be =ade by inspecting one end of the =aterial to establish that the outer =aterial covers an inner braid. Teflen, if used, vill be a single layer caterial and could be either clear or white.

if i= proper insulation is present, then the corrective action is to replace the-o a=plifier (Foxboro P/N N0148PW). Replace =ent amplifiers can be purchased frc=

your local Foxboro Sales or Service Representatives.

If you prefer to have Foxboro Service Personnel inspect the equip =ent and, if necessary, replace the a=plifier, this can be arranged at standard service rates.

Canacitor - The capacitor degradation problem was discovered over ti=e thr'ough tracking failure situations.

Internal corrective action has been taken to re=ove the vendor involved fro = the gaalified vendor list and to purge all stock of capacitors from this vendor. Degradation of this capacitor is a function of ti=e and service conditions with heat being a pri=ary contributor.

This pheno =enen was observed in recent tests of trans=itters usi=g these capacitors. The capacitor in questica is =anufactured by Cornell-Duebilier and can be specifically identified by a type nu=ber in the for= TX-65-XXXX as well as a =onogra= in a box followed by a date code, e.g.lCDE 0874]

It is assigned Foxboro part nu=ber N0141.M?.

To deter =ine if this capacitor is present requires a visual inspection of the a=plifier which can be acco=plished as described above for the insulating sleeving inspection. The recor= ended ccrrective action should the above described capaciter i

be present is to replace the anplifier (Foxboro P/N N0148PW) although is is possible to replace the capacitor with a Foxboro provided substitute. Use of Foxboro Service personnel to perfor= the inspection and replace =ent, if necessary, can be arranged at standard service rates as described above.

f Due to lack of knowledge of specific application, redundaccy, and the like, Foxboro cannot deter =ine if the NRC reporting require =ents of 10CFR Part 21 are applicable.

This deter =ination is the responsibility of the user and any such reporting would be =ade by them after co=pleting their evaluation of the situation.

If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact the undersigned directly.

l Very truly yours, l i THE FOIBORO COMPANY Willis: dald e r,. nager Corporate Quality Assurance joy 120331 Enclosura MI 20-145

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