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Advises That IE Info Notice 81-08, Repetitive Failures of Limitorque Operator SMB-4 Motor-to-Shaft Key, Was Sent to Listed Licensees
ML20009E226
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Site: Beaver Valley, Millstone, Calvert Cliffs, Peach Bottom, Salem, Nine Mile Point, Indian Point, Oyster Creek, Hope Creek, Pilgrim, Susquehanna, Seabrook, Limerick, Vermont Yankee, Haddam Neck, Ginna, Sterling, Yankee Rowe, Maine Yankee, FitzPatrick, 05000363, 05000516, 05000517, Shoreham, Crane  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 03/20/1981
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
NUDOCS 8107270270
Download: ML20009E226 (4)


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LIST OF HOLDERS OF NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR OPERATING LICENSES AND CONSTRUCTION PERMITS RECEIVING IE INFORMATION NOTICE NO. G-08 Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Docket Nos. 50-317 ATTN:

Mr. A. E. Lundvall, Jr.

50-318 Vice President, Supply P. O. Box 1475 Saltimore, Maryland 21203 Boston Edison Company M/C Nuclear Occket No. 50-293 ATTN: Mr. A. V. Morisi Nuclear Operations Support Manager 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199 Connecticut Yankee Atcmic Power Company Docket No. 50-213 ATTN: Mr. W. G. Counsil Vice President - Nuclear Engineering and Operations P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut. 06101 Consolidated Edison Company of Occket Nos. 50-03 New York, Inc.

50-247 ATTN: Mr. John D. O'Toole Assistant Vice President - Nuclear Affairs and Quality Assurance 4 Irving Place New York, New York 10003 Ouquesne Light Company Docket No. 50-334 ATTN: Mr. C. N. Dunn Vice President Operations Division 435 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 i

Jersey Central Power and Light Company Docket No. 50-219 ATTN: Mr. Ivan R. Finfrock, Jr.

Vice President Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station P. O. Box 388 Forked River, New Jersey 08731 kd@t?

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i Maine Yankee Atomic Powee Company Docket No. 50-309 ATTN: Mr. Robert H. Grace Senior Engineer-Licensing 1671 Worcester Road Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 Metropolitan Edison Company Docket No. 50-289 ATTN: Mr. H. D. Hukill Vice President and Director of TMI-l P. O. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Metropolitan Edison Company Docket No. 50-320 ATTN: Mr. G. K. Hovey Vice President and Director of TMI-2 P. O. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Occket No. 50-220 ATTN: Mr. T. E. Lempges Vice President Nucle &r Generation i

300 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, New York 13202 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company Docket Nos. 50-336 ATTN: Mr. W. G. Counsil 50-245 Senior Vice President - Nuclear 50-423 Engineering and Operations P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Philadelphia Electric Company Docket Nos. 50-277 ATTN:

Mr. S. L. Daltroff 50-278 Vice President Electric Production 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 Power Authority of the State of New York Docket No. 50-286 Indian Point 3 Nuclear Power Plant ATTN: Mr. S. S. Zulla Resident Manager P. O. Box 215 Buchanan, New York 10511 1

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Power Authority of the State of New York Docket No. 50-333 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant ATTN: Mr. R. J. Pasternak Resident Manager P. O. Box 41 Lycoming, New York 13093 Public Service Electric and Gas Company Docket Nos. 50-272 ATTN: Mr. F. W. Schneider 50-311 Vice President - Production 80 Park Plaza - 15A Newark, New Jersey 07101 Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation Docket No. 50-244 ATTN:

Mr. John E. Maier Vice President Electric and Steam Production 89 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14629 Vermont Yansee Nuclear Power Corporation Cocket No. 50-271 ATIN: Mr. Robert L. Smith Licensing Engineer 1671 Worcester Road Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 Yankee Atomic Electric Company Occket No. 50-29 ATTN: Mr. James A. Kay Senior Engineer-Licensing 1671 Worcester Road Framingham, Massachusetts 01701 Ouquesne Light Company Docket No. 50-412 ATTN:

Mr. E. J. Woolever Vice President 235 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania 15219 Jersey Central Power & Light Company Docket No. 50-363 ATTN:

Mr. I. R. Finfrock, Jr.

Vice President 260 Cherry Hill Road Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 Long Island Lighting Company Docket No. 50-322 ATTN:

Mr. M. S. Pollock Vice President - Nuclear 175 East Old Country Road Hicksville, New York 11501

4 Long Island Lighting Company Docket Nos. 50-516 ATTN: Mr. Charles P. Davis 50-517 Senior Vice President 250 Old Country Road Mineola, New York 11501 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Docket No. 50-410 ATTN:

Mr. Gerald K. Rhode Vice President System Project Management c/o Miss Catherine R. Seibert 300 Erie Boulevard, West Syracuse, NY 13202 Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Docket Nos. 50-387 ATTN: Mr. Norman W. Curtis 50-388 Vice President Engineering and Construction - Nuclear 2 North Ninth Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 Philadelphia Electric Company Docket Nos. 50-352 ATTN:

Mr. John S. Kemper 50-353 Vice President Engineering and Research 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 Public Service Electric & Gas Company Docket Nos. 50-354 ATTN: Mr. T. J. Martin 50-355 Vice President Engineering anc Construction 80 Park Plaza - 17C Newark, New Jersey 07101 Public Service Company of New Hampshire Occket Nos. 50-443 ATTN: Mr. W. C. Tallman 50-444 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 1000 Elm Street Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation Occket No. 50-485 ATTN: Mr. J. E. Arthur Chief Engineer 89 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14649

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8011040272 IN 81-08 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT March 20, 1981 IE INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 81-08:

REPETITIVE FAILURES OF LIMITORQUE OPERATOR SMB-4 MOTOR-TO-SHAFT KEY Description of Circumstances:

During normal surveillance testing of motor-operated valver at the Cooper Nuclear Station, it was discovered that the RHR "B" loop suppression pool cooling inboard throttle valve would not operate.

The valve did not operate because the key between the motor pinion gear and the motor shaft had failed.

The operator for the valve has been identified as being Limitorque model SMB-4.

Analysis of the failed key revealed that a standard type 1010 steel key had been installed instead of the required special type 4140 steel key.

Further review of the problem established that similar failures with motor-to-shaft keys had also taken place at the Pilgrim, Hatch, and Fitzpatrick nuclear power facilities.

Limitorque Company has performed an evaluation of the problem, and 'they have concluded that the problem is confined to operators having a torque rating in excess of 100 ft/lb.

The standard type 1010 steel possesses adequate strength to accommodate motor operators having a torqu eating that is less than 100 ft/lb.

Recommended Action for Holders of Operating Licenses and Construction Permits:

It is recommended that licensees having Limitorque Operator SMB-4 installed in their facilities verify that the special type 4140 steel keys have been used.

This can be easily accomplished by performing a hardness check of the notor-to-shaft keys during the next scheduled surveillance testing.

No written rbsponse to this information notice is required.

If you need additional information with regard to this subject, please contact the Director of the-appropriate NRC Regional Office.

Attachment:

Recently issued IE Information Notices

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Attachment IN 81-08 March 20, 1981 RECENTLY ISSUED IE INFORMATION NOTICES Information Date of Notice No.

Subiect Issue Issued to 81-07 Potential Problem with 3/16/81 All power reactor Water-Soluble Purge Dam facilitiei with an Materials Used During OL or CP Inert Gas Welding 81-06 Failure of ITE Model 3/11/81 All power reactor K-600 Circuit Breaker facilities with an OL or CP 81-05 Degraded DC System at 3/13/81 All power reactor Palisades facilities with an OL or CP 81-04 Cracking in Main Steam 2/27/81 All power reactor Lines facilities with an OL 81-03 Checklist for Licensees 2/12/81 All power reactor Making Notifications of facilities with an Significant Events in OL Accordance with 10 CFR 50.72 81-02 Transportatic.1 of 1/23/81 All Radiography Radiography Devices licensees 81-01 Possible Failures of 1/16/81 All power reactor General Electric Type facil; ties with an HFA Relays OL or CP.

80-45 Potential Failure of 12/17/80 All PWR facilities BWR Backup Manual Scram with an OL or CP Capability 80-44 Actuation of ECCS in the 12/16/80 All PWR facilities Recirculation Mode While with an OL or CP l

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