ML20010A339

Interim Significant Const Deficiency Rept Re Incorrect Friction Factor Used in Pipe Support Hangers Design, Originally Reported on 810707.Piping Contractor Reworking Supports on Startup Sys Basis.Vendor Review Over by 810731

ML20010A339
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	07/29/1981
From:	Aswell D LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
References
10CFR-050.55E, 10CFR-50.55E, W3K-81-0275, W3K-81-275, NUDOCS 8108110331
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$YONENU D. L ASWELL July 29, 1981 vc. %,.o.n #o e %uw, W3K-81-0275 Q-3-A35.07.31 Q-3-A35.02.01 Mr. K. V. Seyfrit, Director, Region IV U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforc2 ment 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76012

SUBJECT:

Waterford IES Unit No. 3 Docket No. 50-382 Interim Report of Significant Construction Deficiency No. 31

" Incorrect Friction Factor used in Design of Pipe Support Hangers"

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T.lecon - L. L. Bass (LP&L) to W. Hubacek (NRC) on July 7, 1981

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r INTERIM REPORT SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION DEFICIENCY NO. 31 INCORRECT FRICTION FACTOR USED IN DESIGN OF PIPE SUPPORT liANGERS INTRODUCTION 1his report in submitted pursuant to 10CFR50.55(e).

It describes a deficiency in the acicction of friction factors used for the design of pipe supports supplied by Bergen Patterson. This problem is considered reportable under the requirements of 10CFR50.55(e). To the best of our knowledge, this problem has not been identified to the Nuclear Reguln-tory Commission pursuant to 10CFR21.

DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM In the design of supports for the Waterford 3 Project, Bergen Patterson used a variety of friction factors and eventually decided on a factor of 0.6 to be applied in the design calsalations.

It has been determined that friction factors other than 0.6 result.1 in some supports which could not withstand design loads when the 0.3 factor was applied.

This deficiency has been reported via Nonconformance Report 'J3-2732 which identifies 289 pipe supports affected. At this time, we do not have a finite number of hangers af fected.

However, supplements to this Noncon-formance Report will identify the total number.

The systems af fected are as follows:

Safety-Related Non-Safety-Reinted Blowdown Air Evacuation j

Boron Management Auxiliary Steam Component Cooling Condensate l

Chemical Volume Control Circulating Water Containment Spray Demineralized Water Emergency Diesel Generator Extraction Steam i

Feedwater Fuel Oil Fuel Pool Cooling Fire Protection Main Steam

.leater Drain Reactor Coolant Lube 011 Safety injection Miscellanseus Drains Vent SAFETY IMPLICATIONS If this deficiency were Icft uncorrected, degradation of safety systems could pcssibly occur.

Such degradation vould occur by exceeding the design bending stresses of the subject pipe support structure. This deficiency also presents the potential for common mode failure within and between sys-tems.

Such failures are not analyzed in the FSAR.

., CORRECTIVE ACTION Nonconformance Report W3-2732 has been written to identify and disposition this condition. As of this time, Bergen Patterson han ce npleted a design re-review of 244 supports. Of these, Bergen Patterson has established that 108 supports require rework and 136 merely require paper work revisions (revised loads on hanger sketches). Rework of supports is being accom-plished on a start-up system basis by Tompkins-Beckwith, Inc., Waterford 3 Corrective action will be completed by turnover of the piping contractor.

system to LP&t..

The Bergen Patterson review is presently scheduled to be completed by July 31, 1981. Corrective action will be acconplished and a Final Report submitted on or before April 1, 1982.

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