ML20085A870
| ML20085A870 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 09/11/1978 |
| From: | Roy D BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. |
| To: | Stanek L BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. |
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THE BABCOCK & WILCOX COMP,,.or POWER GENERATION GROUP i
1 L. J. Stanek',(Hanager. Fluid & Mechanical Systems Section
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September 11. 1978 valve Availability Improvement Program
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In our review of the pr'oposed Valve Availability Improvement Program which we conducted on September 7, a number of different approaches were proposed for dealing with the valve availability problem on a more global rather than specific cause and effect basis.
l In order to get a handle cn this problem, I believe that we should proceed as 1
follows:
Initiate action at the interdepartmental level to improve our knowledge of the i
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failures which are occurring in the field through improved reporting and NO l
followup methods.
N Daft, Exh. For ID heve asked Frank Fahland to work with Dick Kosiba in attacking this problem at the Department level. However, your engineen, who Pff;-Exh:-hhEri are responsible for valve problems should develop and use their own OM MOE O M N
avenues for acquiring detailed knowledge of what's happening to their equipment in the field (establish appropriate on. site contacts. Doyle Reporting fac.
travel to the site when it appears that a trip will provide useful S 3 information, etc.).
Establish a valve categorization and failure matrix similar to that which we
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discussed on September 7, 1978.
Usicg the matrix developed in item 2 above, detennine the essential characteristics 3.
of the valve failure problem (type, applicatiort, site, etc.) and what action is appropriate for us to take to help us meet our valve LCD goal.
It may be that an FOAK valve design project. such as that recomended
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" in our September 7 meeting, will be appropriate; however, I have not reached that conclusion at this time. I a:2 convinced that we tieed l
to do a little harder digging to determine the nature of our valveThis problems and use this infonnation as a spring board for action.
l needs to be done without delay as it is clear that our valve LCD 8
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problem is not.a negligible one.
Your personal attention will be required to come up with a program that materially l
aids resolution of this problem.
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. please let Frank Fahland and I kncw by Thursday, September 14. when you will be in f
a position to discuss a revised approach to the valve proble:n.
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