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Summary of 690514 Meeting W/Util,Ge,Mpr Assoc & Burns & Roe Re Primary Piping,Valves & Main Steam Stop Valves Leakage Problem at Facility
ML20141K664
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Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 05/20/1969
From: Mckinley J
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
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ACRS Henbara DRL MEETING ON OYS'rtt CRIEK trNIT 1 - PtnUULY PIPING, VALVES, AND MAIN STEAM STOP VALVES Attached for your information is a summary of discussions bald by #ftL

! with Jersey Centra $ Power Coerpany, Gen.aral Electric, and Berns & Roe, regarding the alleged piping deficiencies, used valves, and the mah steam stop valve leakage problem.

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Minutes of DRL Meeting on Oyster Creek Unit 1, i F.ay 14, 1969 1

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'M5 on May 14, 1969 Dal. held a meeting with retpresentoivos of Jersey Central, General Electrie, and 'derne 4. Roe to hear the progress on the et investt-gation into the allegations of deficient piping in the Oyster Creek primary system, as well as to hear the progress on the investigation into the appar-ent use of seccad hand valves, and finally to hear the status of the repairs or leak terting of the primary system steam stop valves. N status of each af these issues is summarised below.

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I CE presented this report in tuder to see if the material they had developed wes adequat6 to satisfy the needs of the Regulatory Staff. They opened by stating that they had reviewed the material used to determine if it was i

suitable for the service it was to see, according to the CE design eriteria.

The primary difficulty related to piping procured from the Allied Tube and Fipe Company (ATApCO). During the investigation CE triad to account for f,

all of the piping that was utilised in high pressure systems. N y reviewed their documentation and then removed the tasulation from the piping to ideu-tify it by marking on the pipe and also to perform mondestructive tests in order to identify and esttify that tais was the pipe. They used a magnette test to determine the ferrite content at the welds: they used a spectrometer analysis to determine the chee.ical content of the pipe: they reviewed the radiographs of the circoferentiel welds, primarily to re-examine ".nat por-l tion of the longitudinal seen weld shat was visible in each of these radio-graphs. This amounted to approximately four linear inches of longitudinal weld la each radiograph. They used sa 11trasonic test for piping thickness: ,

, they made hardness testst they nada e destructive test of a sample of l t piping found in one of the suppliers yards that was the same as the pi3ing j vesd in the plant, although it was not from the same section; they ran a hydro-static test of a six foot section of the twelve inch pipe. GE plans to sub-mit through the applicant a report on this inveetigation in about three weeks, l

which would be about Jane 9, 1969. CE had made a chart, wbM,b will be in-t cluded in the firal report, whowing the systems involved, tha total foot i

footage of piping inside and outside of the primary containment strue.ture, the vendor for the piping dad for the fittings, the heat unmber of the piping '

and fittings, whether the x-ray records were svailable or met, and for which vendor the radiographic records were imeonplete. Where radiographs were not available, CE is going hack and re-radiographing. They are satisfied that the piping was radiographed, however, the records cannot be releected, The systems in question are those related to the emergency condenser, the asce spray, and the shutdown cooling system. Other systess were investigated, but the accounting showed that only these systems are deficient in documen*

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J c>aparative swthod on other systems to assure that the other pipe is mented and that the pipe was not mislabeled. In this area it appears that j only the pipe is in question. The fittings are p+digreed as me+ded, the corporations of Tube Turas and Tsitor Forge state that if their corporats markings appear en the fitting the corporation will eartify that the na-terial used in these fittings meets the specifications La all respects.

In the final report, CE plans to state that they have looked at varteus systvss, and identified those systems, and that they have the macessary certifications on all pipe and fittinge sucept for these three systema, med then to describe tbstr investigetton of the piping in these three systems.

, Mr. O'Iteilly pointed ov*, that since cartification had been received from ATAPCO on this piping, it cast out on the validity of the other cartifica-l tions received fro:n other vendors. CE reported that in reviewing the radiographs of this piping, they teve found evidence of repairs made to the welds, but have found no unacceptable defelte, therefore, they are settsfied that the piping was actually x-rayed and corrective setion taken, however, the documentation of this is not available. No repairs have been requirett so f ar as a rough result of CE's review of the x-rays of all of the twelve-inch saatt welded stainless staal pipe. Some place in thi records there was indication that one 20'-length of piping (12") had an indication of leek of penetration. GE has to.ated approximately 19' of this pipe. Tour feet of it indicates sonething appearing tc h.a. lack:of pene-tration. The remainder has a different appearance. The internal weld on sea welded pipe is usually made in a single pass, however, it is possible I to use a double hass technique leaving a small valley between the weld j papses. This wwld give an appearanei of a lack of penetration or a lack _

{ of fusion. By using an angle fadiography technique they have been able to j determine that the indications are within approximately 1/16 et an inch from the inside surface of the weld, and the indications are *.herefore coa-sidered te be non injurious. In a aearch through the supply house, an 8' section of 12" pipe from this same heat was found and a section was taken l through the saan veld. h was bent and tested and found to be completely I acceptable. CE is in the process of doing 100% radiography es all of the I

questionable 12 and 16 inch stainless steel seam welded pipe. They have taken at least one spectrographic sample en each sheet of pipe Lavolved, I and have land in all cases that the spectrographic analysis shows this to be 316 material. The largest unber of samples and tests have been ude outside of the drywall due to the accessibility problems in;ide. However, CE feels that the tests and results are representative due to the fact that 3

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thickness testing and found that all of the material is within ASME destien L '

timits. CE estimattd that they keye re reviewed, atther by leeking at pre-views radiography or re taking radiographs, about 70% of the ATAPCO pipe la , '

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pipe . hchedule 40, which would reguire a moninal wall thichsess of 0.644".

Now if the pipe was purchased to A312 specifications, it would be permitted to deviate from this thickness by 112%1 and the pipe stilised would be within specification. Eowever, if the pipe had been purchased to spuification A358, which allows only 10.010", then the pipe utilised would be indeed under weight. In examining this, one would see that the 12" pipe would be 0.017" thin, the 10" pipe would be 0.014" thin, and the 8" pipe would be 0.010" thin. However, CE has calculated the hoop stress in this pipe l and points out that the allowable design stress in 1965 was 17,125 pai, l

howcVer, this was changed in 1969 to allow only 16,000 psi. Their cateu. '

laced stress for the 16" pipe is 11,600 pai, for the 14" pipe it is 11.450 psi, for the 12" pipel 11,870 pai, for the 10" pipe g 11,4FJipei, and for the 8" pipe 10.680 pet. The current calculations show that this pipe f sieets the requirements of USA standard 831.1. All of the aechanical tests have exceeded the minisam requirements.

i Mr. Engelken pointed out that even though the stress calculations indicate lov stresses, the f act is that this pipe was purchased to a specification, and it failed to meet that specification. It fails to meet either 312 or 358, and he suggested that CE was askint che AEC to approvo pipe that does not meet any code, but is believed to be adequate from the testing program.

Mr. Ecyd suggestad that CE should spell out in the forthcoming andadment the basis on which they would like to havs this piping and their anedysis judged. The record should cisarly show the status of this pipe, the action

. taken to assure its integrity, and any agreement reached between the appli-cant and the construction people,

2. Use of Apparently 86cond-Hand Ysives CE arplaimed that late in construction, sometime betveen May and August of 1967, four purchase orders were placed for wiscellaneous valves, and con-trary to usual practica, these orders were placed with a supply house, and involved approximately 263 valves. Two-thirds of these valves came from bonified suppliers, and it has been subsequently established that 40 come from a surplus valve dealer. The purchase order was isen d by Burne 4 Roe.

The investigation thus far has traced 54 valves from the Metropoliten Flumbing Company or some othat source, and CE is currently trying to establish what kind of valves they have, where they are located, and where they came frem.

Tkte tavestigation has not progressed to the degree of the pipe investigaties.

It wea peinted out that the ASTM requirements for marking of the heat number and material on valves is rather tenient, med in investigating these velyss, they ea=*a fa=mA en e-17 with thm AMM Jaqui r mamen ts . Thars h however. a gajgf disagreement jbetwoca the rivision of C pliance and thisappitcash, regardisf ths"sppitcability aClhe"Weelhar" anses"te1SA" Standard-131T1.

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4 the Hvisieu of Compliance feels that they are saadatory. Of partiestar interest are six carbon steel, 10" shock valves. Neo are serboe steel valves, sad so ekek has been made of the heat traitment er kareness of g

these valve bodies. Noe were manufactured by the Crane Corporattom, sad four of the six valve bodies have the heat member indicated. OE is working I

to establish W beat meeners for the other bodies. Best members are also fo6ind on five of the six bonnets. From Crane records it appears that j

these valves w re fabriested in & marly 1950's. A11 of these valves were f abricated as flanged valves, and at the rogvest of harms & Roe the flenges were a4chined of f to provide htt weld end preparaties. It is met clear if tkse are new or used valvas, however, a factory reyrasenta-tive from the Crano Corporation has been at the site when the valves were opened and be 1.aspected the internals and osv me evidence of waar. The appitesat is satisfied that these valves are suitable for the servies in-tended.

It was pelated out that all of the valves of this type are hydro-statically tested to 1100 pai. CE has saleviated the number of eyeles that could be permitted on these valves at 360 poi, 300'T and found that tk valves could withstand 100,000 eyeles, therefore, they seestede there is no fatigue problem from this stress level for the use of new valves, however, they have no indleation of the prior history or was of thsee nives. Other valves of guestionable origin are 900 lb., 1", 1/2", 3/4",

socket welded valves. The feet that tt.ese are socket welded valves and the end preparation is wedamaged, indleates that they are not used, but merely surplus valves. N markings en these valves are quite complete and meet code requirements.

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Leak _ Rete of the Main Steam stwo Valves CE reported that they had flushed and emereised the main stea step valves and have been able to achieve a leak rate of 1 3ft /kr of air at 30 poi en one set et step valves. N ether set has aise be however, its leak rate ranges between 60 and 30 f tgn/hr. exercised and flushed, GE reported they were continuieg measureewats en this set of valves, however, they felt that l

they had deseastrated compliance with the Technteal Specificattens using the Technical Specification leak rata, of 68 ft3 /hr, and the latest values are lass than 50% et the allowable. GE peinted out that they are waabte to make a ansaingful test of having both valves in series elesed and pree-surising the reactor vessel to 20 psi with air to determina the actual leak rate.

It was noted that the valve used la the state line taats had en initial laak rate of approximately 9 f t /hr atJQJat air mainta 4-a _it 3

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