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Telecopy AO 74-36:on 741210,Limitorque Motor Support on Hpsw/Rhr HX Discharge Valve MO-3-10-89A Failed.Caused by Broken Cap Screws Which Hold Limitorque Motor Operator to Adapter Plate.Motor Being Removed & Tested
ML20086J147
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Site: Peach Bottom Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 12/10/1974
From: Ullrich W
PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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AO-74-36, NUDOCS 8401230251
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Hr. James P. O'Reilly, Director United States Atomic Energy CoppiBuion Directorate of Regulatory Operations 631 Park Avenue King of Prunnin, Pennsylvania 19406

Subject:

Abnormal Occurrence 24-1 tour Motification Confirming W. T. Ullrich'n conversation with Mr. Walt Daunack, A.E.C. 1974 Region 1 Regulatory Operationn Of fice on December 10,

Reference:

Licenue Number DPR-$6

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Tech'nient'specificotfon Refcrencei '3.5.B

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50-270-74-36 Roport Date:

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Occurrence Date:

December 10, 1974 Facility:

Peach Botton Atomic Power Station R.D. 1, Delta, Penney.1vanin 17314 Identif3cntion of Occurrence:

I Failure of limitorque notor support on HPSW/RilR heat exchnnger dincharge valvo l'0-3-10-8!1A.

Conditions Prior to Occurrencer

.l Unit shutdown.

RHR chutdown cooling mode in service.

i Deucription of Occurrence:

During the operation of valve MO-3-10-89A in connection with pIncing the

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RHR nud HPSW system in nervice to cool the prhoary synten with the reactor shutdown, the nubject valve motor support failed.

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thin time van in a throttled position.

Decignation of Apparent cause of Occurrencet During operation i thosa valven are subjecc to vibration.

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screws which hold the limitorque motor operator to nn adapter pinte vere found to be broken.

Thin may have been caused by the cap screvn not being tightened properly, j

e Analysin of occurrenect l

In thin The failure of the cap perevs renders the valve ~ inoperablo.

case the valve f ailed in a partin11y thrott. led position but very clone Adequate decay hent renovn1 capability van available uning to open.

the other DHR heat achungera.

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2 Abnoron1 Occurrence 24-Itour Notification Report No. 50-278-74-36 Corrective Action:

The motor is being removed and tented.

Nov cap screws will be installed, torqued to the proper values and necured with IA)C-TITE.

Inopection of t.he rer:sining valveu used in the same service will be perforr.ed sequentially for similar defects.

Failure Data:

Similar difficulties have been reported as Abnormal Occurrence P,eport 1:u:=bern 50-277-74.-53, 50-278-74-28 and 50-270-74-35.

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