ML20024B382

Submits Executive Summary of Monthly Activities Rept for May 1979

ML20024B382
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	06/12/1979
From:	Kosiba R BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.
To:	Macmillan J BABCOCK & WILCOX CO.
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DIS!RIBUTION CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLT ACTIVITIES REPORT D. W. Berger f

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g p.w EXECUTIVE StM4ARY Ooerator Training: The requiresents for sinulater modeling say be sharply upgraded so that we can provide more extensive and realistic training to our r

cus tomen. This is inferred from the many visiton we have had (ACRS and a

NRC) as well as recorded testimony. We are developing our change in strategy i

on an urgent basis.

OTSG Regatrs at Crystal River 3: Repairs have been made using tools developed by ConCo. Mirjety-two lane tubes.were milled, welded and f aspected.- Thcugh j'

difficulties were encountered, critical path delays were avoiced. Followup actions will be taken based on review of ex;erience.

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l Availabilitv Accomplishments: Fuel Transfer Cable Drive L:sgrade Modification h-was successfully used at Crystal River 3 in a 45-day fuel tra sfer. Followup

l' will be to make this modification available to other operatir.; plants.

Availability Performan" has been heavily irpacted as shown by Enclosure 1.

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TMf-1 Restart:.GPU Service Corporation and Net Ed are. planning for a restart of TMI-1 in August 1979 per discussions in May. Several task letters have been generated and forwarded for acceptance.

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ACCCMPt.!SR"ENTS 1.

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Meter - Design, fabrication and checkcut of the prototype" candidate Sat 54t meter was 'accomplisted by the MacMillan-ZP.! co.r.11tment date of eb./T "gaf Lynchburg Research Cer.ter provided excs11ent support in this P

i e ffort. Further design review and decision to fabricate Special Prcducts cr Sailey candidate is expected in June.

}I-Owners Group Coordination of TMI-2 projects continued during the month of

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May. Although this activity is expected to continue f:r scme time. the following have been accomplished:

(a) Approximately 55 of the 89 ite-s en the master list have been completed. These include generic and TECo unique scell breat analyses, coerating guidelines for sr.all breaks. natural circulation evaluations. TSa t-PSat curves, anticipator / trip analyses. FORY evaluations, and support of various owners in response to the NRC j

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(b) Task letters or proposals have been prepared having an approximate value of $1.787,000. This is about 96t of the $1.852,300 work that 2

is' presently identified on the master list. Written customer accepenace for about 255 of this work has been received.

[i (c) WA's exisk fbr all f tems identifled. A very rough assessment indicates that about 12,000 manhours have been charged and, although some nu.rders J

were charged heavily, at appears that most chu?es art. going where they're t

supposed to. This is encouraging.

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Priority 1 Orders (2) were shipped by NPC within 36 hours4.166667e-4 days <br />0.01 hours <br />5.952381e-5 weeks <br />1.3698e-5 months <br /> ter ANO to support Aux Feedwater Modification work related to TMI-2. No delays incurred.

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!$I completed Eddy Current esaminations -at Oconee III in two days compared

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with previous 8-day performance.

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ISI completed Profilametrw Examination at D. C. Cook in three hours using P

only one probe. This represents significant imprtverrent.

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TMI-2 Support E' fort continued - specifically:

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s o Special Products proposed, is awarded and is working a task to instrument

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and CAP-GUN pumps.

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o Special Products with support from ConCo is working Phase 1 of a task to makg the first in-containment monitoring (TV and radiation) by drilling through an existing penetration. This could be a significant start in learning about in-containment conditions and follow-up work.

J o Spare Parts discussions with GPU/ Met Ed have been active. Earlier hold on N

TM1-1 orders has been released.

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Dresser Valve Co. Support - Dresser has been contacted for support on testing of a Pilot Operated R211ef Valve to confine a positive position indicacing system cesign for TMI-2. Dresser has agreed to refurbish a PORY Consumers Valve which will be the test model and to provide an observer, tools t

and parts as needed.. free of charge.

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PROSLEMS (Prisent/ Potential) 1.

Valve Position Monitor (Perrone)

E At the ANS Conference in Atlanta, TEC presented their valve monitor. We currently do not have a sellable meter.

Our strategy is to c"#1ete the product design with options by June 8,1979, run a test at ARC currently scheduled for June 12 and 13, and provide cose estimates to Markette.g by June 7,1979. Our plans are to make the instrument as simple as possible with add-on options to be sold, separately. Action Required: Special

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Multi-Function Refuelino Mas t Uoorade (!hde)

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We are processing two inquiries, one fr'on SMUD and one from ANO for the i

j multifunction mast. The specification requirerants for these inquiries have been changed, however, from the earlier specification used for Ouke. B&W Engineering is now requiring new design requirements and additional design reports. Stearns-Roger has advised that six to eight months more would be required to fulfill the new Engineering' requi ements. The additional time will make it impossible to reet the refueling schedules at St?JD and ANO.

The need for these new requiremetns should be evaluated in this light and we will-seek assistance from MPM (Wascher).

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Field Er.oineering Manoower t.ack (Olds)

Lack of available ' qualified personnel continues to be a problem in meeting the requests for manpower support at Midland. This decand is being rnet in the long term by hiring more personnel. However, for the short term, more personnel from within B&W are needed. In addition, we are forced to pass up invitations to bid on services at non-B&W units. Action Required: Followup on discussions with Kostba/Roy.

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Operating Plant Customer Relations (Wascher) 1 Operating plant customers are becoming upset with positions being taken by B&W with the NRC and ACRS. They are not willing to have a third carty.

.I especially their NSS vendor, leave coanitments or implictations which more or less comit them to incorporate that position. Cocpany personnel must l

become more sensitive to our delicate relationship with the NRC and our customers when issuing statements regarding positions which will impact the plants. Action Required: Continued leadership and coordination of effort.

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CSD/F&A Resolution of NPC CSA Rates (!hde)

The G&A rate for NPC is not finalized for FY-80. Accounting is proposing approximately 30% which is an increase from 20 in FY-79. This means that our cost base for purchase-for-resale items is 33: above our competitors' and to achieve the ROS targets previously established for this group, our price a

would have to be 70% higher than our competitors'. We will attempt to counter any increases in G&A through vendor agreerents, buld buy or CEM dis-counts, but past operating income projections are in jeopardy if this proposed increase in G&A rate is allowed to stand. Action Requ1Nd: Ihde/Kosiba SO:

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resolution with Brinegar/Gabaldon.

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Availability ite'as Delay (Wascher) 1 l

(a) RCP Oil Leakage and Oil Switches - Engineering Cepartment has l

recomended utilities increase e.aintenance on RCP ectors to preclude need for shutoown due to oil leakage. No action has been taken in CSD to resolve.

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J. H. liacMillan June 13.1977 (b) Fuel Canal Cleanup System - The design should be re-evaluated in light of information from SMUD which suggests high radiation levels will occur at the filters.

(c) RCP Seal Leakage Measuring Device - New " Drinking Bird" - A decision should be made within CSD to determine the rate of this design icprovecent.

Required Action: Recovery plan defined and tuplemented by 6/27/79.

ADMINISTRATIVE 1.

Move of ist Personnel into NPGD offices is planned for 18 June 1979.

Difficulties are being overcome, but soce disraption is costing us delays.

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NPC Recruitrent Effort for a Buver - Permission has been denied to even interv.iew potential Buyers or Senice Buye s to fill the Senior 'Juyer requisition by NPGD Purchasing. !W.3 and Corporate Purchasing in Barterton.

Permission may be granted by CRD. but it is not certain. Attempts to fill this position, which represents a good opportunity for an individual have been discouraging, i

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CSD Office Soace Arrangement is not proceeding well. To date, there is not adequate soace identified so that arrangement alternatives are not developed.

Efforts continue by CSD Staff, working through H. Saker as coordinator with j

Dick Brock.,Problers is urgent as people are coning on board and delays in acquisition of partitions and furniture.Tre hkely.

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i Oconce-I 100 84 100 84 Halatained 100% availability for LD

' month in. spite of NRC/1HI-II concerns Oconce-II 38 92 87.2 92 Shutdowr. for NRC/1Hi-II requirementst j

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startup plase ANO-!

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operator qualification completed -

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