ML20154Q734
| ML20154Q734 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 09/19/1988 |
| From: | Durr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Fitzpatrick E GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20154Q740 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8810040051 | |
| Download: ML20154Q734 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000219/1988024
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SEP 191968
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Docket No. 50-219
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GPU Nuclear Corporation
ATTN: Mr. Eugene E. Fitzpatrick
Vice President and Director
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Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
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Gentlemen:
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Subject:
Inspection No. 50-219/88-24
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This letts refers to .the special safety inspection conducted by
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Messrs h,bert Kaplan and James Trapp of this of fice on July 15, 1988 and
July 18-22,'1988 at Oyster C;eek.
The results of the inspection were discussed
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with Mr. John Barton on July 22, 1988 and in a telephone conference on
August 12, 1988.
Areas examined during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I
Inspection Report, which is enclosed with this letter.
This inspection was
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directed atithe failure of the Main Steam Isolation Valve Stem that occurred
on July 9,1988. The inspection consisted of examination of the sequence of
events, valve maintenance and surveillance history, related industry events,
and Licensee corrective actions including review of results of ongoing
metallurgical failure analysis.
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Within the scope of the inspection no violations were identified. One item
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which remains unresolved is the root cause of the failure and corrective action
required to prevent recurrence. With -egard to this item, we request that
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nrior to restart from the upcoming 12R outage, you provide for NRC review your
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proposed m'aintenance and surveillance program directed at ensuring MSIV reliability
and avoiding future valve stem failures.
Your submittal should include the
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engineering basis for your program including root cause an11ysis,
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The response requested by this letter is nnt subject to the clearance
procedures of the office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
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Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
0.aig ten 1 Sisaed By:
Jacque P.. Durr.
Jacque P. Ourr
Engineering Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures: NRC Region I Inspection Report No. 50-219/88-24
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M. Laggart, BWR Licensing Manager
Licensing Manager, Oyster Creek
Public Document Room (POR)
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Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New Jersey
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o enc 1)
Section Chief, DRP
Robert J. Bores, DRSS
David Ward, Region II
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