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{{#Wiki_filter:CATEGORY1REGULATOIINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIOAOYSTEM(RIDE)ACCESSIONNBR:9806110219DOC.DATE:98/06/08NOTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterGAUTH.NAME,AUTHORAFFILIATIONWIDAY,J.A.'ochesterGas5ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMEsRECIPIENTAFFILIATIONNRC-NoDetailedAffiliationGivenDOCKET05000244
{{#Wiki_filter:CATEGORY1REGULATOI INFORMATION DISTRIBUTIOAOYSTEM (RIDE)ACCESSION NBR:9806110219 DOC.DATE:
98/06/08NOTARIZED:
NOFACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester GAUTH.NAME,AUTHORAFFILIATION WIDAY,J.A.'ochester Gas5ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME sRECIPIENT AFFILIATION NRC-NoDetailedAffiliation GivenDOCKET05000244


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Part21reptrereceiptofrefurbishedDB-25circuitbreakerw/missingpartfromWReplacementComponentsSvcson98060DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE19T'COPIESRECEIVED:LTR1ENCL1SIZE:TITLE:Part21Rept(50DKT)C'OTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).05000244ERECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-1PDINTERNA:FILECENTERDRPM/PECB/BRES/DET/EIBRGN2RGN4COPIESLTTRENCL111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEVISSING,G.NRR/DRPM/PECBPDRWARD,M.RGN1RGN3COPIESLTTRENCL11111111110EXTERNAL:INPORECORDCTRNRCPDR1111NOACSILVER,ENUDOCSFULLTXT1,111D0UNOTETOALLNRIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083FULLTEXTCONVERSIONREQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR15ENCL15  
Part21reptrereceiptofrefurbished DB-25circuitbreakerw/missing partfromWReplacement Components Svcson98060DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE19T'COPIESRECEIVED:LTR 1ENCL1SIZE:TITLE:Part21Rept(50DKT)C'OTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72)
~IP4i~/fJy.'iply~>>I.',~q*'p'ygit POWERREACTOREVENTNUMBER:34363FACILITY:GINNAUNIT:[1][][]RXTYPE:[1]W-2-LPNRCNOTIFIEDBY:WHITEHQOPSOFFICER:CHAUNCEYGOULDREGION:1STATE:NYNOTIFICATIONDATE:NOTIFICATIONTIME:EVENTDATE:EVENTTIME:LASTUPDATEDATE:06/08/9811:49[ET]06/08/9800:00[EDT]06/08/98UNSPECIFIEDPARAGRAPHEMERGENCYCLASS:NOTAPPLICABLE10CFRSECTION:CCCC21.21NOTIFICATXONSRICHARDBARKLEYHODGERDONRRUNITSCRAMCODERXCRITINITPWRINITRXMODECURRPWRCURRRXMODENY100POWEROPERATION100POWEROPERATIONEVENTTEXTTHISPART21INVOLVESRECEIVINGAREFURBISHEDDB-25CIRCUITBREAKERWITHAMISSINGPART.THELICENSEERECEIVEDAREFURBISHEDDB-25CIRCUITBREAKER(REFURBISHEDIN1992')FROMWESTINGHOUSEREPLACEMENTCOMPONENTSSERVICESIMONROEVILLEPATHEREFURBISHEDBREAKERWASRETURNEDTOTHELICENSEEWITHAMISSINGPININTHEOPERATINGMECHANISM.THEABSENCEOFTHXSPINISBELIEVEDTOHAVECONTRIBUTEDTOTHEFAILUREOFTHE"SWP1B"CIRCUITBREAKERTOCLOSEONAMANUALSIGNALFROMTHEMAINCONTROLBOARD.THISALSOIMPLIESTHATTHEPOTENTIALEXISTSFORTHEBREAKERNOTTOCLOSEONANAUTOMATICDEMANDANDTHEREFORENOTBEAVAXLABLETOPERFORMXTSSAFETYFUNCTIONS.THEREARE41PERMANENTLYXNSTALLEDDB-25BREAKERSINTHESCREENHOUSEANDTURBINEBUILDINGSATTHESXTE.ALLOFTHEREMAINXNGBREAKERSWEREVISUALLYINSPECTEDTOVERIFYTHEPININQUESTIONWASINSTALLED.NOOTHERBREAKERSWEREFOUNDTOBEMISSINGTHEPIN.THERESIDENTINSPECTORWASNOTIFIED.98061102i9980608PDRADOCK050002448PDR
.05000244ERECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD1-1PDINTERNA:FILECENTERDRPM/PECB/B RES/DET/EIB RGN2RGN4COPIESLTTRENCL111111111111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME VISSING,G.
NRR/DRPM/PECB PDRWARD,M.RGN1RGN3COPIESLTTRENCL11111111110EXTERNAL:
INPORECORDCTRNRCPDR1111NOACSILVER,ENUDOCSFULLTXT1,111D0UNOTETOALLNRIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083FULLTEXTCONVERSION REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR15ENCL15  
~IP4i~/fJy.'iply~>>I.',~q*'p'ygit POWERREACTOREVENTNUMBER:34363FACILITY:
GINNAUNIT:[1][][]RXTYPE:[1]W-2-LPNRCNOTIFIEDBY:WHITEHQOPSOFFICER:CHAUNCEYGOULDREGION:1STATE:NYNOTIFICATION DATE:NOTIFICATION TIME:EVENTDATE:EVENTTIME:LASTUPDATEDATE:06/08/9811:49[ET]06/08/9800:00[EDT]
06/08/98UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH EMERGENCY CLASS:NOTAPPLICABLE 10CFRSECTION:CCCC21.21NOTIFICATXONS RICHARDBARKLEYHODGERDONRRUNITSCRAMCODERXCRITINITPWRINITRXMODECURRPWRCURRRXMODENY100POWEROPERATION 100POWEROPERATION EVENTTEXTTHISPART21INVOLVESRECEIVING AREFURBISHED DB-25CIRCUITBREAKERWITHAMISSINGPART.THELICENSEERECEIVEDAREFURBISHED DB-25CIRCUITBREAKER(REFURBISHED IN1992')FROMWESTINGHOUSE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS SERVICESI MONROEVILLE PATHEREFURBISHED BREAKERWASRETURNEDTOTHELICENSEEWITHAMISSINGPININTHEOPERATING MECHANISM.
THEABSENCEOFTHXSPINISBELIEVEDTOHAVECONTRIBUTED TOTHEFAILUREOFTHE"SWP1B"CIRCUITBREAKERTOCLOSEONAMANUALSIGNALFROMTHEMAINCONTROLBOARD.THISALSOIMPLIESTHATTHEPOTENTIAL EXISTSFORTHEBREAKERNOTTOCLOSEONANAUTOMATIC DEMANDANDTHEREFORE NOTBEAVAXLABLE TOPERFORMXTSSAFETYFUNCTIONS.
THEREARE41PERMANENTLY XNSTALLED DB-25BREAKERSINTHESCREENHOUSEANDTURBINEBUILDINGS ATTHESXTE.ALLOFTHEREMAINXNG BREAKERSWEREVISUALLYINSPECTED TOVERIFYTHEPININQUESTIONWASINSTALLED.
NOOTHERBREAKERSWEREFOUNDTOBEMISSINGTHEPIN.THERESIDENTINSPECTOR WASNOTIFIED.
98061102i9 980608PDRADOCK050002448PDR


CPV4'lROCHESTERGASANDELECTRlCCORPORATION88EASTAVENUE,JOS6PHA,WIOAYPhrsMonocotGbnoNuclearPkre4'i~3Q~....eWlROCHESTER,H.Y.14649-0001TCLKPHONKAREACCOKTM848'2700June8,1998U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionOperationsCenterFacsimileNumber301-816-5151TelephoneNumber301-816-5100
CPV4'lROCHESTER GASANDELECTRlCCORPORATION 88EASTAVENUE,JOS6PHA,WIOAYPhrsMonocotGbnoNuclearPkre4'i~3Q~....eWlROCHESTER, H.Y.14649-0001 TCLKPHONK AREACCOKTM848'2700June8,1998U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Operations CenterFacsimile Number301-816-5151 Telephone Number301-816-5100


==Subject:==
==Subject:==
InitialNotificationof10CFRPart21DefectR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244Xnaccordancewith10CFRPart21,ReportingofDefectsandNoncompliance,Section21(d)(3)(i),whichrequires"Initialnotificationbyfacsimile",theenclosedinitialnotificationisprovided.Writtennotification,inaccordancewith10CFRPazt21,Section21(d)(3)(ii),willbeprovidedbyJuly2,1998.'erytrulyyours,a.dsehA.WidayEnclosures  
InitialNotification of10CFRPart21DefectR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244Xnaccordance with10CFRPart21,Reporting ofDefectsandNoncompliance, Section21(d)(3)(i),whichrequires"Initialnotification byfacsimile",
theenclosedinitialnotification isprovided.
Writtennotification, inaccordance with10CFRPazt21,Section21(d)(3)(ii),willbeprovidedbyJuly2,1998.'ery trulyyours,a.dsehA.WidayEnclosures  


Page1,10CFR21INITIALFACSIMILENOTIFXCATIONNAMEANDADDRESSOFTHEINDIVZDUALINFORMINGTHECOMMISSZONiNAME:ADDRESS:JosephA.WidayRochesterGasaElectric,Corporation89EastAvenueRochester,NewYork14649IDENTIFICATIONOFTHEFACILITY,THEACTIVITY,ORTHEBASXCCOMPONENTSUPPLXEDFORSUCHFACILXTYWHICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECTSThefacilityistheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.ThebasiccomponentisaWestinghouseDB-25circuitbreaker.ThiscomponentwasinstalledatGinnaStatio'ninaClass1ESafetyRelated480VoltACbus.Thebreakerwasthepowersupplyfeedbreakerforthe"B"ServiceWaterPump(52/SWPlB).IDENTIFICATZONOFTHEFIRMCONSTRUCTINGTHEFACILITYORSUPPLYXNGTHEBASiCCOMPONENTWHICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECT:TheDB-25circuitbreakerwererefurbishedby:WestinghouseReplacementComponentServicesWestinghouseElectricCorporationNuclearServicesDivisionHaymakerandNorthernPikeRoadMonroeville,PA15146Thecurrentrefurbishmentsiteis:WestinghouseElectricCorporationAssembly5.TestFacilityCheswickSite2000CheswickAvenueCheswick,PA15024-1358NATUREOFTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYANDTHESAFETYHAZARDWHICHISCREATEDORCOULDBECREATEDBYSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLY:TherefurbishedDB-25circuitbreakerwasreturnedtoGinnaStationwithamissingpinintheoperatingmechanism.TheabsenceofthispinisbelievedtohavecontributedtothefailureoftheSWP1BcircuitbreakertocloseonamanualsignalfromtheMainControlBoard.Thisimpliesthatthepotentialexiststhatthebreakerwouldnotcloseonanautodemandandthereforenotbeavailabletoperformitssafetyfunction(s).
Page1,10CFR21INITIALFACSIMILE NOTIFXCATION NAMEANDADDRESSOFTHEINDIVZDUAL INFORMING THECOMMISSZONiNAME:ADDRESS:JosephA.WidayRochester GasaElectric, Corporation 89EastAvenueRochester, NewYork14649IDENTIFICATION OFTHEFACILITY, THEACTIVITY, ORTHEBASXCCOMPONENT SUPPLXEDFORSUCHFACILXTYWHICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECTSThefacilityistheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.Thebasiccomponent isaWestinghouse DB-25circuitbreaker.Thiscomponent wasinstalled atGinnaStatio'ninaClass1ESafetyRelated480VoltACbus.Thebreakerwasthepowersupplyfeedbreakerforthe"B"ServiceWaterPump(52/SWPlB).
IDENTIFICATZON OFTHEFIRMCONSTRUCTING THEFACILITYORSUPPLYXNG THEBASiCCOMPONENT WHICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECT:TheDB-25circuitbreakerwererefurbished by:Westinghouse Replacement Component ServicesWestinghouse ElectricCorporation NuclearServicesDivisionHaymakerandNorthernPikeRoadMonroeville, PA15146Thecurrentrefurbishment siteis:Westinghouse ElectricCorporation Assembly5.TestFacilityCheswickSite2000CheswickAvenueCheswick, PA15024-1358 NATUREOFTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYANDTHESAFETYHAZARDWHICHISCREATEDORCOULDBECREATEDBYSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLY:Therefurbished DB-25circuitbreakerwasreturnedtoGinnaStationwithamissingpinintheoperating mechanism.
Theabsenceofthispinisbelievedtohavecontributed tothefailureoftheSWP1BcircuitbreakertocloseonamanualsignalfromtheMainControlBoard.Thisimpliesthatthepotential existsthatthebreakerwouldnotcloseonanautodemandandtherefore notbeavailable toperformitssafetyfunction(s).
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JVI'0CPUiPPVi4~~4~~~~~~~page2VI.'VII.THEDATEONWHICHTHEINFORMATIONOFSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYWASOBTAINED~'TheinformationwasobtainedonMay3.3,1998.Anattemptwasmadetostartthe"B"ServiceWaterPumpduringtestinganditfailedtocloseonamanualsignalfromtheMainContxolBoard.Duringthetroubleshootingthemissingpartwasdiscovered..IHTHECASEOFABASICCOMPONENTWHICHCONTAINSADEFECTORFAILSTOCOMPLY,THENUMBERANDLOCATION.OFALLSUCHCOMPONENTSINUSEAT,SUPPLIEDFOR,ORBEINGSUPPLIEDFORGINNASTATXON-Thereareforty-one,permanentlyinstalledDB-25bxeakersintheScreenHouseandTurbineBuildingsatGinnaStation.Ofthese,elevenbxeakersaxeClasslESafetyRelated.THECORRECTIVEACTIONWHICHHASBEEN,ISBEING,ORWILLBETAKEN;THENAMEOFTHEINDIVIDUALORORGANIZATIONRESPONSIBLEFORTHEACTION;ANDTHELENGTHOFTIMETHATHASBEENORWILLBETAKENTOCOMPLETETHEACTION:AspareDB-25circuitbreakerwasinspected,testedandinstalledtorestorethe"B"ServiceWaterPumptoservice.AllofthexemainingDB-25breakerswerevisuallyinspectedtoverifythatthepininquestionwasinstalled.Nootherbreakerswerefoundtobemissingthepin.ANYADVICERELATEDTOTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYABOUTTHEFACILITY,ACTIVITY,ORBASICCOMPONENTTHATHASBEEN,ISBEINGSORWILLBEGIVENTOPURCHASERSORLXCENSEES:Bothin-serviceandreceiptinspectionscanverifythepresenceofthepininquestion.Xtshouldbenotedthatthe"B"ServiceHaterPumpbreakerwasrefurbishedin1992.TOTALP.83}}
JVI'0CPUiPPVi4~~4~~~~~~~page2VI.'VII.THEDATEONWHICHTHEINFORMATION OFSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYWASOBTAINED~
'Theinformation wasobtainedonMay3.3,1998.Anattemptwasmadetostartthe"B"ServiceWaterPumpduringtestinganditfailedtocloseonamanualsignalfromtheMainContxolBoard.Duringthetroubleshooting themissingpartwasdiscovered..
IHTHECASEOFABASICCOMPONENT WHICHCONTAINSADEFECTORFAILSTOCOMPLY,THENUMBERANDLOCATION.OFALLSUCHCOMPONENTS INUSEAT,SUPPLIEDFOR,ORBEINGSUPPLIEDFORGINNASTATXON-Thereareforty-one, permanently installed DB-25bxeakersintheScreenHouseandTurbineBuildings atGinnaStation.Ofthese,elevenbxeakersaxeClasslESafetyRelated.THECORRECTIVE ACTIONWHICHHASBEEN,ISBEING,ORWILLBETAKEN;THENAMEOFTHEINDIVIDUAL ORORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FORTHEACTION;ANDTHELENGTHOFTIMETHATHASBEENORWILLBETAKENTOCOMPLETETHEACTION:AspareDB-25circuitbreakerwasinspected, testedandinstalled torestorethe"B"ServiceWaterPumptoservice.Allofthexemaining DB-25breakerswerevisuallyinspected toverifythatthepininquestionwasinstalled.
Nootherbreakerswerefoundtobemissingthepin.ANYADVICERELATEDTOTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYABOUTTHEFACILITY,
: ACTIVITY, ORBASICCOMPONENT THATHASBEEN,ISBEINGSORWILLBEGIVENTOPURCHASERS ORLXCENSEES:
Bothin-service andreceiptinspections canverifythepresenceofthepininquestion.
Xtshouldbenotedthatthe"B"ServiceHaterPumpbreakerwasrefurbished in1992.TOTALP.83}}

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Part 21 Rept Re Receipt of Refurbished DB-25 Circuit Breaker W/Missing Part from W Replacement Components Svcs on 980608. Spare DB-25 Circuit Breaker Was Inspected,Tested & Installed to Restore B Swp to Svc
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Issue date: 06/08/1998
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CATEGORY1REGULATOI INFORMATION DISTRIBUTIOAOYSTEM (RIDE)ACCESSION NBR:9806110219 DOC.DATE:

98/06/08NOTARIZED:

NOFACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester GAUTH.NAME,AUTHORAFFILIATION WIDAY,J.A.'ochester Gas5ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME sRECIPIENT AFFILIATION NRC-NoDetailedAffiliation GivenDOCKET05000244

SUBJECT:

Part21reptrereceiptofrefurbished DB-25circuitbreakerw/missing partfromWReplacement Components Svcson98060DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE19T'COPIESRECEIVED:LTR 1ENCL1SIZE:TITLE:Part21Rept(50DKT)C'OTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72)

.05000244ERECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD1-1PDINTERNA:FILECENTERDRPM/PECB/B RES/DET/EIB RGN2RGN4COPIESLTTRENCL111111111111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME VISSING,G.

NRR/DRPM/PECB PDRWARD,M.RGN1RGN3COPIESLTTRENCL11111111110EXTERNAL:

INPORECORDCTRNRCPDR1111NOACSILVER,ENUDOCSFULLTXT1,111D0UNOTETOALLNRIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083FULLTEXTCONVERSION REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR15ENCL15

~IP4i~/fJy.'iply~>>I.',~q*'p'ygit POWERREACTOREVENTNUMBER:34363FACILITY:

GINNAUNIT:[1][][]RXTYPE:[1]W-2-LPNRCNOTIFIEDBY:WHITEHQOPSOFFICER:CHAUNCEYGOULDREGION:1STATE:NYNOTIFICATION DATE:NOTIFICATION TIME:EVENTDATE:EVENTTIME:LASTUPDATEDATE:06/08/9811:49[ET]06/08/9800:00[EDT]

06/08/98UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH EMERGENCY CLASS:NOTAPPLICABLE 10CFRSECTION:CCCC21.21NOTIFICATXONS RICHARDBARKLEYHODGERDONRRUNITSCRAMCODERXCRITINITPWRINITRXMODECURRPWRCURRRXMODENY100POWEROPERATION 100POWEROPERATION EVENTTEXTTHISPART21INVOLVESRECEIVING AREFURBISHED DB-25CIRCUITBREAKERWITHAMISSINGPART.THELICENSEERECEIVEDAREFURBISHED DB-25CIRCUITBREAKER(REFURBISHED IN1992')FROMWESTINGHOUSE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS SERVICESI MONROEVILLE PATHEREFURBISHED BREAKERWASRETURNEDTOTHELICENSEEWITHAMISSINGPININTHEOPERATING MECHANISM.

THEABSENCEOFTHXSPINISBELIEVEDTOHAVECONTRIBUTED TOTHEFAILUREOFTHE"SWP1B"CIRCUITBREAKERTOCLOSEONAMANUALSIGNALFROMTHEMAINCONTROLBOARD.THISALSOIMPLIESTHATTHEPOTENTIAL EXISTSFORTHEBREAKERNOTTOCLOSEONANAUTOMATIC DEMANDANDTHEREFORE NOTBEAVAXLABLE TOPERFORMXTSSAFETYFUNCTIONS.

THEREARE41PERMANENTLY XNSTALLED DB-25BREAKERSINTHESCREENHOUSEANDTURBINEBUILDINGS ATTHESXTE.ALLOFTHEREMAINXNG BREAKERSWEREVISUALLYINSPECTED TOVERIFYTHEPININQUESTIONWASINSTALLED.

NOOTHERBREAKERSWEREFOUNDTOBEMISSINGTHEPIN.THERESIDENTINSPECTOR WASNOTIFIED.

98061102i9 980608PDRADOCK050002448PDR

CPV4'lROCHESTER GASANDELECTRlCCORPORATION 88EASTAVENUE,JOS6PHA,WIOAYPhrsMonocotGbnoNuclearPkre4'i~3Q~....eWlROCHESTER, H.Y.14649-0001 TCLKPHONK AREACCOKTM848'2700June8,1998U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Operations CenterFacsimile Number301-816-5151 Telephone Number301-816-5100

Subject:

InitialNotification of10CFRPart21DefectR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244Xnaccordance with10CFRPart21,Reporting ofDefectsandNoncompliance, Section21(d)(3)(i),whichrequires"Initialnotification byfacsimile",

theenclosedinitialnotification isprovided.

Writtennotification, inaccordance with10CFRPazt21,Section21(d)(3)(ii),willbeprovidedbyJuly2,1998.'ery trulyyours,a.dsehA.WidayEnclosures

Page1,10CFR21INITIALFACSIMILE NOTIFXCATION NAMEANDADDRESSOFTHEINDIVZDUAL INFORMING THECOMMISSZONiNAME:ADDRESS:JosephA.WidayRochester GasaElectric, Corporation 89EastAvenueRochester, NewYork14649IDENTIFICATION OFTHEFACILITY, THEACTIVITY, ORTHEBASXCCOMPONENT SUPPLXEDFORSUCHFACILXTYWHICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECTSThefacilityistheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.Thebasiccomponent isaWestinghouse DB-25circuitbreaker.Thiscomponent wasinstalled atGinnaStatio'ninaClass1ESafetyRelated480VoltACbus.Thebreakerwasthepowersupplyfeedbreakerforthe"B"ServiceWaterPump(52/SWPlB).

IDENTIFICATZON OFTHEFIRMCONSTRUCTING THEFACILITYORSUPPLYXNG THEBASiCCOMPONENT WHICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECT:TheDB-25circuitbreakerwererefurbished by:Westinghouse Replacement Component ServicesWestinghouse ElectricCorporation NuclearServicesDivisionHaymakerandNorthernPikeRoadMonroeville, PA15146Thecurrentrefurbishment siteis:Westinghouse ElectricCorporation Assembly5.TestFacilityCheswickSite2000CheswickAvenueCheswick, PA15024-1358 NATUREOFTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYANDTHESAFETYHAZARDWHICHISCREATEDORCOULDBECREATEDBYSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLY:Therefurbished DB-25circuitbreakerwasreturnedtoGinnaStationwithamissingpinintheoperating mechanism.

Theabsenceofthispinisbelievedtohavecontributed tothefailureoftheSWP1BcircuitbreakertocloseonamanualsignalfromtheMainControlBoard.Thisimpliesthatthepotential existsthatthebreakerwouldnotcloseonanautodemandandtherefore notbeavailable toperformitssafetyfunction(s).

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JVI'0CPUiPPVi4~~4~~~~~~~page2VI.'VII.THEDATEONWHICHTHEINFORMATION OFSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYWASOBTAINED~

'Theinformation wasobtainedonMay3.3,1998.Anattemptwasmadetostartthe"B"ServiceWaterPumpduringtestinganditfailedtocloseonamanualsignalfromtheMainContxolBoard.Duringthetroubleshooting themissingpartwasdiscovered..

IHTHECASEOFABASICCOMPONENT WHICHCONTAINSADEFECTORFAILSTOCOMPLY,THENUMBERANDLOCATION.OFALLSUCHCOMPONENTS INUSEAT,SUPPLIEDFOR,ORBEINGSUPPLIEDFORGINNASTATXON-Thereareforty-one, permanently installed DB-25bxeakersintheScreenHouseandTurbineBuildings atGinnaStation.Ofthese,elevenbxeakersaxeClasslESafetyRelated.THECORRECTIVE ACTIONWHICHHASBEEN,ISBEING,ORWILLBETAKEN;THENAMEOFTHEINDIVIDUAL ORORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FORTHEACTION;ANDTHELENGTHOFTIMETHATHASBEENORWILLBETAKENTOCOMPLETETHEACTION:AspareDB-25circuitbreakerwasinspected, testedandinstalled torestorethe"B"ServiceWaterPumptoservice.Allofthexemaining DB-25breakerswerevisuallyinspected toverifythatthepininquestionwasinstalled.

Nootherbreakerswerefoundtobemissingthepin.ANYADVICERELATEDTOTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYABOUTTHEFACILITY,

ACTIVITY, ORBASICCOMPONENT THATHASBEEN,ISBEINGSORWILLBEGIVENTOPURCHASERS ORLXCENSEES:

Bothin-service andreceiptinspections canverifythepresenceofthepininquestion.

Xtshouldbenotedthatthe"B"ServiceHaterPumpbreakerwasrefurbished in1992.TOTALP.83

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