ML20083Q031
| ML20083Q031 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Nine Mile Point, Oyster Creek, 05000000 |
| Issue date: | 08/16/1972 |
| From: | Perkins T NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP. |
| To: | Skovholt D US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| NUDOCS 8302220577 | |
| Download: ML20083Q031 (1) | |
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NI AGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION NI AGAR A r! MOHAWK v
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station P
O. Box 32 Lyccming, New York 13093 August 16, 1972 Mr. Donald J. Skovholt Assistant Director for Reactor Operations Division of Reactor Licensing Laited States Atomic linergy Commission Washington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Skovholt:
Re:
Provisiona, Gperating License DPR-17 Docket No.
50-220 During the annual inspection outage of Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit #1 this past spring, a problem with the electromatic relief va;ve was discovered and a letter dated June 2, 1972, forwarded to your off Ce.
In this letter a repair to all six valves w as outlined which would improve the dependability of valve operation.
In effect, the repair was to ren.ove the locking screw and lock retainer plate and in their place cut four 1/4 ' V grooves, 1" long in tae joint between the 2 ' 'M.
disc ret ainer and t ne valve body insert and stitch weld them to;;cther.
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Elect romatie valve #112 o.. which the disc retainer had backed
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to the disc retainer threads and valve body thr7 ads.
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was purchased, inst alled and stitch welded along the valve body disc re-tainer j oint.
No.s e ve r, the testing of this valve following naintenance reveal ed 1. at ;eak age was developed past de disc retainer into Charber A from Q..mber C T... s would be the result o f damage to the valve body threads.
!: was then deemed accessary to seal weld instead of stitch weld the entire joint between the disc retainer and the valve body to insure no leakage end depencaole ope rat i on of the valve.
Subsequent testing showed the valve ai;s
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