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'I NRCFORM366A)689)US.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDOMBNO.31500104~EXPIRES:4/30/92ATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:500HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCHIF@30),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPRO/ECT131504)104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET.WASHINGTON,DC20503.FACILITYNAMEn)DOCKETNUMBER12)YEARLERNUMBER(6)SEQUENTIALNVMSER.REVISIONNUMBERPAGE131R.E.GonnaNuclearPowerPlantTEXTillmare<<wee/4ra)rdred,Ireeeddldaae/kRCFarm3664'4/IIT)osooo24430020008QF09V.COCTXVEACTIONAACTIONTAKENTORETURNAFFECTEDSYSTEMSTOPRE-EVENTNORMALSTATUSoOfthe122tubesrepairedinthe"A"steamgenerator,51tubeswererepairedusingaCombustionEngineering27"weldedsleeveinthehotleg,plus62tubeswererepairedusingaBabcockandWilcoxexplosivelyweldedtubesheetsleeveinthehotleg.Alloftheabovetubeswillremainin'ervice.Theremaining9tubeswereremovedfromservicebypluggingboththehotandcoldlegtubeends.Atotalof194tubesinthe"A"steamgeneratorarecurrentlypluggedand668tubesaresleeved.0Ofthe171tubesrepairedinthe"B"steamgenerator,153tubeswererepairedusingaBabcockandWilcoxexplosivelyweldedtubesheetsleeveinthehotleg.Alloftheabovetubeswillremaininservice.Theremaining18tubeswereremovedfromservicebypluggingboththehotandcoldlegtubeends.Atota'lof284tubesinthe"B"steamgeneratorarecurrentlypluggedand1286tubesaresleeved.Alltheaboverepairsonthe"ALEand"B"steamgeneratorswerecompletedonApril7,1993atapproxi-mately2128EDST.B.ACTIONTAKENORPLANNEDTOPREVENTRECURRENCE:Theoccurrence/presenceofIGA,SCC,andPWSCCisacommonPWRsteamgeneratorproblem.Utilitieswithsusceptibletubingandpartiallyrolledcrevicesmustdealwiththisrecurringattackonsteamgeneratortubing.NRCForm366A(PIB)  
'I NRCFORM366A)689)US.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDOMBNO.31500104~EXPIRES:4/30/92ATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:500HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCHIF@30),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPRO/ECT131504)104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET.WASHINGTON,DC20503.FACILITYNAMEn)DOCKETNUMBER12)YEARLERNUMBER(6)SEQUENTIALNVMSER.REVISIONNUMBERPAGE131R.E.GonnaNuclearPowerPlantTEXTillmare<<wee/4ra)rdred,Ireeeddldaae/kRCFarm3664'4/IIT)osooo24430020008QF09V.COCTXVEACTIONAACTIONTAKENTORETURNAFFECTEDSYSTEMSTOPRE-EVENTNORMALSTATUSoOfthe122tubesrepairedinthe"A"steamgenerator,51tubeswererepairedusingaCombustionEngineering27"weldedsleeveinthehotleg,plus62tubeswererepairedusingaBabcockandWilcoxexplosivelyweldedtubesheetsleeveinthehotleg.Alloftheabovetubeswillremainin'ervice.Theremaining9tubeswereremovedfromservicebypluggingboththehotandcoldlegtubeends.Atotalof194tubesinthe"A"steamgeneratorarecurrentlypluggedand668tubesaresleeved.0Ofthe171tubesrepairedinthe"B"steamgenerator,153tubeswererepairedusingaBabcockandWilcoxexplosivelyweldedtubesheetsleeveinthehotleg.Alloftheabovetubeswillremaininservice.Theremaining18tubeswereremovedfromservicebypluggingboththehotandcoldlegtubeends.Atota'lof284tubesinthe"B"steamgeneratorarecurrentlypluggedand1286tubesaresleeved.Alltheaboverepairsonthe"ALEand"B"steamgeneratorswerecompletedonApril7,1993atapproxi-mately2128EDST.B.ACTIONTAKENORPLANNEDTOPREVENTRECURRENCE:Theoccurrence/presenceofIGA,SCC,andPWSCCisacommonPWRsteamgeneratorproblem.Utilitieswithsusceptibletubingandpartiallyrolledcrevicesmustdealwiththisrecurringattackonsteamgeneratortubing.NRCForm366A(PIB)  


NRCFORM366A(64)9)FACILITYNAME(1)UA.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONDOCKETNUMBER(2)APPROVEDOMBNO.31504)104EXPIRES:4/30/92EATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREOUEST:500HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(P4)30),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(31504)(04).OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON,DC20503.PAGE(3)LERNUMBER(6)YEARPI:y,SEOUENTIALNUMBER@XREVISIONR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlaneosooo24400209or-09TEXTllfmare4/>>ae/4Iertu/rer/u>>er/d/I/ane/JVRCFarm36643)(17)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantwillcontinue,carefulmonitoringofbothprimaryRCS.andsecondarysidewaterchemistryparameters.Thesewaterchemistryparameterswillcontinuetobeevaluatedagainstacceptedindustryguidelinesinordertominimizeharmfulprimaryand/orsecondarysideenvironments.Degradedsteamgeneratortubesshallbesleevedorpluggedinaccordancewiththeinserviceinspectionprogramandacceptedindustryrepairmethods.VI.ADDITIONALINFORMATIONA.FAILEDCOMPONENTS:Thedegradedcomponentsare:Inconel600MillAnnealedU-Bendtubeshavinganoutsidediameterof0.875inchesandanominalwallthicknessof0.050inches.ThesetubesweremanufacturedbyHuntingtonAlloyCompany.B.PREVIOUSLERsONSIMILAREVENTS:AsimilarLEReventhistoricalsearchwasconductedwiththefollowingresults:ThecreviceindicationsaresimilartothosereportedinA0-74-02,A0-75-07,R0-75-013,andLERs76-008,77-008,78-003,19-006,79022P80003681009P82003l82022/83013/89001,90-004,91-005,and92-005.C.SPECIALCOMMENTSForamoreindepthreport,refertotheSpecialReport"SummaryExaminationReportforthe1993SteamGeneratorEddyCurrentInspectionatR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerStation",Revision1,datedApril20,1993.Asanoteofinterest,RG&EhasorderednewsteamgeneratorsforR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlanttobeinstalledin1996.NRCFomr366A(64)9) 1'  
NRCFORM366A(64)9)FACILITYNAME(1)UA.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONDOCKETNUMBER(2)APPROVEDOMBNO.31504)104EXPIRES:4/30/92EATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREOUEST:500HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(P4)30),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(31504)(04).OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON,DC20503.PAGE(3)LERNUMBER(6)YEARPI:y,SEOUENTIALNUMBER@XREVISIONR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlaneosooo24400209or-09TEXTllfmare4/>>ae/4Iertu/rer/u>>er/d/I/ane/JVRCFarm36643)(17)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantwillcontinue,carefulmonitoringofbothprimaryRCS.andsecondarysidewaterchemistryparameters.Thesewaterchemistryparameterswillcontinuetobeevaluatedagainstacceptedindustryguidelinesinordertominimizeharmfulprimaryand/orsecondarysideenvironments.Degradedsteamgeneratortubesshallbesleevedorpluggedinaccordancewiththeinserviceinspectionprogramandacceptedindustryrepairmethods.VI.ADDITIONALINFORMATIONA.FAILEDCOMPONENTS:Thedegradedcomponentsare:Inconel600MillAnnealedU-Bendtubeshavinganoutsidediameterof0.875inchesandanominalwallthicknessof0.050inches.ThesetubesweremanufacturedbyHuntingtonAlloyCompany.B.PREVIOUSLERsONSIMILAREVENTS:AsimilarLEReventhistoricalsearchwasconductedwiththefollowingresults:ThecreviceindicationsaresimilartothosereportedinA0-74-02,A0-75-07,R0-75-013,andLERs76-008,77-008,78-003,19-006,79022P80003681009P82003l82022/83013/89001,90-004,91-005,and92-005.C.SPECIALCOMMENTSForamoreindepthreport,refertotheSpecialReport"SummaryExaminationReportforthe1993SteamGeneratorEddyCurrentInspectionatR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerStation",Revision1,datedApril20,1993.Asanoteofinterest,RG&EhasorderednewsteamgeneratorsforR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlanttobeinstalledin1996.NRCFomr366A(64)9) 1'}}
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LER 93-002-00:on 930404,during 1993 SG Eddy Current Exam, Determined 1% of Total Tubes in SG a & B Degraded.Caused by Iga & IGSCC within Tube Sheet Crevice Region.Tubes Welded Using Tube Sheet sleeve.W/930504 Ltr
ML17263A283
Person / Time
Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/04/1993
From: BACKUS W H, MECREDY R C
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LER-93-002, LER-93-2, NUDOCS 9305140080
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ACCELERATEDDOCUMENTDISTRISUT105SYS'j.'j'MREGULRT%INFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIO&STEN(RIDE)ACCESSIONNBR:9305140080DOC.DATE:93/05/04NOTARIZED:NODOCKETFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONBACKUSFW.H.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.'ECREDY,R.C.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATION

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LER93-002-00:on930404,during1993SGeddycurrentexam,ddetermined1%oftotaltubesinSGA&Bdegraded.CausedbyIGA&IGSCCwithintubesheetcreviceregion.Tubesweldedusingtubesheetsleeve.W/930504ltr.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRlENCLlSIZE:/GTITLE:50.73/50.9LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).05000244RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-3LAJOHNSONFACOPIESRECIPIENTLTTRENCLIDCODE/NAME11PD1-3PD11COPIESLTTRENCL11INTERNAL:ACNWAEOD/DSP/TPABNRR/DE/EELBNRR/DORS/OEABNRR/DRCH/HICBNRR/DRIL/RPEBREFIL02RGILE01EXTERNAL:EG&GBRYCEFJ.HNRCPDRNSICPOOREFW.221111111111111111221111AEOD/DOAAEOD/ROAB/DSPNRR/DE/EMEBNRR/DRCH/HHFBNRR/DRCH/HOLBNRR/DRSS/PRPBNRR/DSSA/SRXBRES/DSIR/EIBLSTLOBBYWARDNSICMURPHY,G.ANUDOCSFULLTXT11221111112211111'1111NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTEICONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.504-2065)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!FULLTEXTCONVERSIONREQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR30ENCL30

'l ROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATIONROBERTC.MCCREDYVrrePresidenrCinnaNuclearProduerion489EASTAVENUE,ROCHSTERN.Y.;""649.0001TEr.ErssiONEAREAcoDE7)85462700May4,1993U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskWashington,DC20555

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LER93-002,SteamGeneratorTubeDegradationDueToIGA/SCC,CausesQualityAssuranceManualReportableLimitstobeReachedR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244Inaccordancewith10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(Other),andtheGinnaStationQualityAssuranceManualAppendixB,whichrequiresthat,"Ifthenumberoftubesinageneratorfallingintocategories(a)or(b)belowexceedsthecriteria,thenresultsoftheinspectionshallbeconsideredaReportableEventpursuantto10CFR50.73,"theattachedLicenseeEvent.ReportLER93-002isherebysubmitted.Thiseventhasinnowayaffectedthepublic'shealthandsafety.Veryrulyyours,xcoRobertC.MecredyU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKing'ofPrussia,PA19406GinnaUSNRC.SeniorResidentInspector4OAArg.9305140080930504PDRADQCK05000244J'pJDlpP i

NRCFORA366~(6$9)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)APPROVEOOMBNO.31504)104EXPIRES:4130l92ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREOUESTI50.0HRS,FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(F630),V.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON.DC20555,ANDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(31500104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON.DC20503.FACILITYNAME(11R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUMBER(2IPAGE3050002441OFO9SteamGeneratorTubeDegradationDueTo'lGA/SCC,Causes.QualityAssuranceManualReportableLimitstobeReachedEVENTDATEIS)LERNUMBER(6)REPORTDATE(7)OTHERFACILITIESINVOLVED(6)MONTHDAYYEARYEARctsSBEGUBNTIALNUMBERREVISIONiNSNUMBERMONTHDAYYEARFACILITYNAMESDOCKETNUMBER(S)0500004493930020005049305000OPERATINGMODE(9)POWERLEYEL00020A02(B)20A06(~)(1)(i)20.405(o)l1)liil20A05(~llllliiil20A05(e)(1)(Ivl20.405(~)(1)(v)20A05(c)60.36(c)(I)50.36(c)l2)60.73(~)(2)(il60.73(o)(2)liil60.73(ol(2)(ill)LICENSEECONTACTFORTHISLER(12)60.73(ol(2)(iv)60.73(~)(2)(v)60.73(o)(2)(vii)60,73(ol(2)(viiil(A)50,73(ol(2)(villi(BI50.73(~)l2)la)73.71(B)73.71(clXOTHERISpeciyyinAOttrectfarrowendlnTeat.HRCForm366A)THISREPORTISSUBMITTEDPURSUANTT0THERLGUIREMENTSOF10CFR('):(Cnectioneormoreoftnefollowinpl(11)NAMEWesleyH.Backus.-TechnicalAssistanttotheOperationsHanagerTELEPHONENUMBERAREACODE335524-4446COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONENTFAILUREDESCRIBEDINTHISREPORT(13)CAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENTMANUFAC.TVRERREPORTABLER%6+3:44Ry'N@'S4CAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENTMANUFAC.TVREREPORTABI.ETONPRDSYg~E)IIT~ne"I,ABTBGH1HkwM!SUPPLEMENTALREPORTEXPECTED(14)YES(/IyeAcompleteEXPECTEDSVBMISSIDHDATEIXNOABSTRACT(LimittotetXJtpecet,ie.,epproalmetelyfifteentinple.rpecerypewrittenlineri(16)EXPECTEDSUBMISSIONDATE(15)MONTHDAYYEARDuringthe1993AnnualRefuelingandMaintenanceOutage,subsequenttotheeddycurrentexaminationperformedonboththe"A"and"B"WestinghouseSeries44SteamGenerators,122tubesinthe"A"steamgeneratorand171tubesinthe"BLSsteamgeneratorrequiredcorrectiveactionduetotubedegradation.Theimmediatecauseoftheeventwasthatthe"AL)and"B"steamgeneratortubedegradationwasinexcessoftheGinnaQualityAssuranceManualReportabilityLimits.Theunderlyingcauseofthetubedegradationisacommonsteamgeneratorproblemofapartiallyrolledtubesheetcrevicewithrecurringintergranularattack/stresscorrosioncracking(IGA/SCC)andPrimaryWaterStressCorrosionCracking(PWSCC)attackonsteamgeneratortubing.(ThiseventisNUREG-1022(X)causecode)Correctiveactiontakenwastoeithersleeveorplugtheaffectedtubeswithacceptedindustryrepairmethods.NRCForm366(6$9) lLJ NRCFOAM366A(669)FACILITYNAME(1)US.NUCLEAAREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEYEREPORTILER)TEXTCONTINUATIONDOCKETNUMBER(21APPROVED0MBNO.31500104EXPIRES:4/30/92EATEOBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIOIVCOLLECTIONREOUESTI500HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBUADENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBAANCH(F430),U.S.NUCLFARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,OC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(315041041.OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON,OC20503.PAGE(3)LEANUMBER(6)YEARSEOUBNTIAL'PPINUMBER~SIREVISIONNUMBBRR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantTEXTIIImoves/rsceIsnq)rr/rer/,Ireeedv//I/arrslNACFarm3664's/(12)05000244.93002-0002oF09PRE-EVENTPCONDTIONSTheplantwasinthecold/refuelingshutdownconditionfortheAnnualRefuelingandMaintenanceOutage.ReactorCoolantSystem(RCS)wasdepressurizedandRCStemperaturewasapproximately644F.SteamGenerator(S/G)eddycurrentexaminationwasinprogress.DESCRIPTIONOPEVENTA.DATESANDAPPROXIMATETIMESOFMAZOROCCURR19lCES:oApril4,1993,1800EDST:Eventdateandtime.oApril4,1993,1800EDST:Discoverydateandt.ime.oApril6,1993,1300EDST:OralnotificationmadetotheNRCOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulation(NRR).oApril7,1993,2128EDST:SteamGeneratorrepairscompleted.oApril19,1993:ASpecialReportwassenttotheUSNRC.B.LRGFNTDuringthe1993AnnualRefuelingandMaintenanceOutage,aneddycurrentexaminationwasperformedinboththe"A"and"B"RestinghouseSeries44designrecirculatingsteamgenerators.Thepurposeoftheeddycurrentexaminationwastoassessanycorrosionormechanicaldamagethatmayhaveoccurredduringthecyclesincethe1992examin-ation.NRCFarm366A(64)9) 1 NRCFORM366A164)9)US.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORTILER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDOMBNO.31500104EXPIRES:4/30/92EATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREOUEST:50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCHIF@30),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT131500104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET.WASHINGTON.DC20503.FACILITYNAME(1)DOCKETNUMBER12)YEARLERNUMBER)6)gq>>SEOVENTIAL~AyREVISIONNUM>>44x.%NUM>>84PAGE13)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantTEXT///14>>i>><<>>c>>/4nqvkaf,>>4>>atdtdon>>/NRC%%dnn3664'4/()7)osooo244/3002-003OF09TheexaminationwasperformedbypersonnelfromRochesterGasandElectric(RG&E)andAllenNuclearAssociates,Inc.(ANA).AllpersonnelweretrainedandqualifiedintheeddycurrentexaminationmethodandhavebeencertifiedtoaminimumofLevelIfordataacquisitionandLevelIIfordataanalysis.Theinitialeddycurrentexaminationofthe"A"and"B"steamgeneratorswasperformedutilizingastandardbobbincoiltechniquewithdataacquisitionbeingperformedwiththeEDDYNETAcquisitionSystem.Thefrequenciesselectedwere400,200,100,and25KHz.Additionaleddycurrentexaminationsofthe"A"and"B"steamgeneratorswereperformedutilizingtheZetec3-coilMotorizedRotatingPancakeCoil(MRPC)probetoexaminetherolltransitionregion,selectedcrevicesandsupportplates.Thefrequenciesusedfortheseexaminationswere400,300,100,and25KHz.Theinletorhotlegexaminationprogramplanwasgeneratedtoprovidetheexaminationof100%ofeachopenunsleevedsteamgeneratortubefromthetubeendthroughthefirsttubesupportplate,alongwith20%ofthesetubesbeingselectedandexaminedfortheirfulllength(20%randomsampleasrecommendedintheElectricPowerResearchInstitute(EPRI)guidelines)withthebobbincoil.Inaddition,20%ofeachtypeofsleevewasexaminedandtheremainingtubeexaminedfulllength.AllRow1andRow2U-BendregionswereexaminedwiththeMotorizedRotatingPancakeCoil(MRPC)betweentheg6tubesupportplatehotsideandtheg6tubesupportplatecoldsidefromthecoldlegside.NRCForm366A)))69)

NRCFOAM366A(64)9)U.S,NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVED0M6NO.31504)(04EXPIRES:4/30/92EATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(P4)30),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(31504)104).OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON.DC20503.FACILITYNAME(1)DOCKETNUMBER(21LERNUMBER(6)PAGE(3)YEAR<5+jSEQUENTIALNUMBERREVISIONNUMBERR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantTEXTIlfmoreEpeoelrrer)eked,Ireeer/I/lr/one/NRC%%dnrr3664'4/(12)osooo244930020004QF09Resultsoftheaboveexaminationsindicatedthat122tubesinthe"AEEsteamgeneratorrequiredaction(i,.e.121tubesthatwerefoundtohave"new"tubesheetcreviceindications,andonetubethatwasobstructedbyaforeignobject.)171tubesinthe"B"steamgeneratorrequiredaction(i.e.123newrepairs,plus48previouslypluggedtubes.)Correctiveactionswerethereforetakenfor122tubesinthe"A"steamgenerator,andfor171tubesinthe"B"steamgenera-tor.OnApril4,1993atapproximately1800EDST,withtheRCSdepressurizedandtemperatureatapproximately644F,finalreviewofthe1993SteamGeneratoreddycurrentexaminationresultswascompleted.Resultsofthisreviewindicatedthatmorethanonepercentofthetotaltubesinspectedaredegraded(i.e.imperfectionsgreaterthantherepairlimit).Becauseoftheabove,ther'esultsoftheinspectionareconsideredareportableeventpursuantto10CFR50.73perAppendix"B"oftheGinnaStationQualityAssuranceManual.OnApril6,1993,atapproximately1300EDSToralnotificationwasmadetotheNRCOfficeofNRRpursuanttoAppendix"B"oftheGinnaStationQualityAssuranceManual.OnApril19,1993,aSpecialReportlistingthenumberoftubesrequiredtobepluggedorsleevedineachSteamGenerator,wasreportedtotheNRC,pursuanttoAppendix"B"oftheGinnaStationQualityAssuranceManual.C'NOPERABLESTRUCTURES,COMPONENTS,ORSYSTEMSTHATCONTRZBUTEDTOTHEEVENT:None.NRCForm366A(64)9)

NRCFORM3SSA(669)FACILITYNAME(1)US.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONDOCKETNUMBER(2)APPROVEDOMBNO.3150d')04EXPIRES:4/30/92EATEDBURDENPERAESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONAEOUESTISOA)HRS.FOAWARD'OMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANOREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(F430).U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPAO/ECT(3)50d)04).OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET,IVASHINGTON,OC20503.PAGE(3)LERNUMBER(6)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantTEXT///moroEPEco/Iror/o)od,IIEPodd/dooo/HRCForm30549/(17)osooo244YEAR@~93-SEQUENTIALr,.~ISNUMSER002REVISIONNUMSER0005OF09DOTHERSYSTEMSORSECONDARYFONCTIONSAFFECTED:None.METHODOFDISCOVERYTheeventwasapparentafterthefinalreviewofthe"A"and"B"steamgeneratoreddycurrentexaminationresults.OPERATORACTIONControlRoomoperatorscompletedthenotificationsandevaluationsrequiredbytheA-25.1(GinnaStationEventReport),submittedfortheeventbytheSteamGeneratorexaminationandrepairsupervision.SAFETYSYSTEMRESPONSES:None.IIICAUSE0EVI2ÃTAIMMEDIATECAUSETheimmediatecauseoftheeventwasthatthe"A"and"B"steamgeneratortubedegradationwasinexcessoftheGinnaStationQualityAssuranceManualReportableLimits.BROOTCAUSE:Theresults"of"the"examinationindicatethatInter-granularAttack(IGA)andIntergranularStressCorrosionCracking(IGSCC)continuetobeactivewithinthetubesheetcreviceregionontheinletsideofeachsteamgenerator.Asinthe,past,IGA/SCCismuchmoreprevalentinthe"B"steamgeneratorwith103newcreviceindicationsreportedin1993.Inthe"A"steamgenerator,41newcreviceindicationswerereportedin1993.NRCForm368A(04)9)

NRCFORM366A(64)9)US.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORTILER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDOMBNO.31500104EXPIRES:4/30/92EATEOBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:500HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANOREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(F430).U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3(504)(04).OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON.DC20503.FACILITYNAME(l)R.E.GonnaNuclearPowerPlantTEXT///mareg>>ce/4mr/Idred.o>>edd/done/HRCFomr35649/l)7)DOCKETNUMBER(2)0s00o244LERNUMBER(6);~<Q7jSEQUENTIALNUMSER002,"SN'EVISIONN%NUMSER00PAGE(3)60F09In1992,118newcreviceindicationswerereportedinthe"B(lsteamgenerator,and34newcreviceindicationswerereportedinthe"A"steamgenerator.Comparisonof1992and1993resultsdoesnotsuggestanysigni-ficantchangeintherateoftubedegradationduetoIGA/SCC.ThemajorityoftheinlettubesheetcrevicecorrosionindicationsareIGA/SCCoftheMillAnnealedInconel600tubematerial.Thisformofcorrosionisbelievedtobetheresultofanalkalineenvironmentforminginthetubesheetcrevices.Thisenvironmenthasdevelopedovertheyearsasdepositsandactivespecies,suchassodiumandphosphate,havereacted,changinganeutralorinhibitedcreviceintotheaggressiveenvironmentthatpresentlyexists.AlongwithIGA/SCCinthecrevices,PrimaryWaterStressCorrosionCracking(PWSCC)attherolltransi-tioncontinuedtobeactiveduringthelastoperatingcycle.Thismechanismwasfirstaddressedin1989andthisyeartherewere20rolltransition(PWSCC)indicationsinthe"Bslsteamgeneratorand80rolltransition(PWSCC)indicationsinthe"A"steamgenerator.ThesenumbersincludetubesthatmayhavePWSCCincombinationwithIGAorSCCinthecrevice.Comparingthenumberofrolltransitionindicationsreportedin1992withthenumberoftheseindicationsreportedin1993,resultsrevealthatsignificantlyfewerrolltransitionindicationswerereportedin1993.However,thenumberoftheseindicationsreportedin1992wasunusuallyhigh,andrepresentsadataanomolyduetothefirst-timeuseoftheMRPCtechniqueforexamining1004oftherolltransitionandtubesheetcreviceregion.Itisbelievedthatalargenumberofpre-existingrolltransitionindica-tionswerefirstdetectedbyMRPCin1992,andhadnotbeendetectedbypreviousstandardbobbincoiltechniques.TheuseoftheMRPCprobeforexaminingtherolltransitionregionwascontinuedin1993.NRCForm366A(64)9)

NRCFORM366A(649)FACILITYNAME(1)US;NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONDOCKETNUMBER(2)APPROVEDOMBNO.31504104EXPIRES:4/30/92EATEOBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:508)HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(F430),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(31504)104).OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON,DC20503.PAGE(3)LERNUMBER(6)YEAR@i:SEQUENTIAL.~REVISIONNUMBER'&%5NUMBERR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantTEXT///Ruuu4/>>ce/4rapkaLu>>udder>>l//RCForm35642/(12)osooo24493-020007QF09ANALYSZSOPEVENTThiseventisreportableinaccordancewith10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportitem(Other)andtheGinnaStationQualityAssuranceManualAppendix"B"whichrequiresthat,"Xfthenumberoftubesinageneratorfallingintocategories(a)or(b)belowexceedsthecriteria,thenresultsoftheinspectionshallbeconsideredareportableeventpursuantto10CFR50.73."Thetubedegradationinthe"A"and"B"steamgeneratorsexceededthecriterionof(b)whichstates,"morethan1percentofthetotaltubesinspectedaredegraded(imperfectionsgreaterthantherepairlimit)".Thisrepairlimitisdefinedas,"SteamGeneratortubesthathaveimperfectionsgreaterthan40percentthroughwall,asindicatedbyeddycurrent,shallberepairedbypluggingorsleeving."Anassessmentwasperformedconsideringthesafetycon-sequencesandimplicationsofthiseventwiththefollowingresultsandconclusions:TherewerenosafetyconsequencesorimplicationsresultingfromthesteamgeneratortubedegradationinexcessoftheQualityAssuranceManualReportableLimitsbecause:oThedegradedtubeswereidentifiedandrepairedpriortoanysignificantleakageorsteamgeneratortuberuptureoccurring.Evenassumingacompleteseveranceofasteamgeneratortubeatfullpower,asstatedintheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantUpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReport(Ginna/UFSAR)'section15.6.3,(SteamGeneratorTubeRupture),thesequenceofrecoveryactionsensuresearlyterminationofprimarytosecondaryleakagewithorwithoutoffsitepoweravailablethuslimitingoffsiteradiationdosestowithintheguidelinesof10CFR100.Basedontheabove,itcanbeconcludedthatthepublic'shealthandsafetywasassuredatalltimes.NRCForm366A(669)

'I NRCFORM366A)689)US.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDOMBNO.31500104~EXPIRES:4/30/92ATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:500HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCHIF@30),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPRO/ECT131504)104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET.WASHINGTON,DC20503.FACILITYNAMEn)DOCKETNUMBER12)YEARLERNUMBER(6)SEQUENTIALNVMSER.REVISIONNUMBERPAGE131R.E.GonnaNuclearPowerPlantTEXTillmare<<wee/4ra)rdred,Ireeeddldaae/kRCFarm3664'4/IIT)osooo24430020008QF09V.COCTXVEACTIONAACTIONTAKENTORETURNAFFECTEDSYSTEMSTOPRE-EVENTNORMALSTATUSoOfthe122tubesrepairedinthe"A"steamgenerator,51tubeswererepairedusingaCombustionEngineering27"weldedsleeveinthehotleg,plus62tubeswererepairedusingaBabcockandWilcoxexplosivelyweldedtubesheetsleeveinthehotleg.Alloftheabovetubeswillremainin'ervice.Theremaining9tubeswereremovedfromservicebypluggingboththehotandcoldlegtubeends.Atotalof194tubesinthe"A"steamgeneratorarecurrentlypluggedand668tubesaresleeved.0Ofthe171tubesrepairedinthe"B"steamgenerator,153tubeswererepairedusingaBabcockandWilcoxexplosivelyweldedtubesheetsleeveinthehotleg.Alloftheabovetubeswillremaininservice.Theremaining18tubeswereremovedfromservicebypluggingboththehotandcoldlegtubeends.Atota'lof284tubesinthe"B"steamgeneratorarecurrentlypluggedand1286tubesaresleeved.Alltheaboverepairsonthe"ALEand"B"steamgeneratorswerecompletedonApril7,1993atapproxi-mately2128EDST.B.ACTIONTAKENORPLANNEDTOPREVENTRECURRENCE:Theoccurrence/presenceofIGA,SCC,andPWSCCisacommonPWRsteamgeneratorproblem.Utilitieswithsusceptibletubingandpartiallyrolledcrevicesmustdealwiththisrecurringattackonsteamgeneratortubing.NRCForm366A(PIB)

NRCFORM366A(64)9)FACILITYNAME(1)UA.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVEREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONDOCKETNUMBER(2)APPROVEDOMBNO.31504)104EXPIRES:4/30/92EATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREOUEST:500HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(P4)30),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(31504)(04).OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON,DC20503.PAGE(3)LERNUMBER(6)YEARPI:y,SEOUENTIALNUMBER@XREVISIONR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlaneosooo24400209or-09TEXTllfmare4/>>ae/4Iertu/rer/u>>er/d/I/ane/JVRCFarm36643)(17)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantwillcontinue,carefulmonitoringofbothprimaryRCS.andsecondarysidewaterchemistryparameters.Thesewaterchemistryparameterswillcontinuetobeevaluatedagainstacceptedindustryguidelinesinordertominimizeharmfulprimaryand/orsecondarysideenvironments.Degradedsteamgeneratortubesshallbesleevedorpluggedinaccordancewiththeinserviceinspectionprogramandacceptedindustryrepairmethods.VI.ADDITIONALINFORMATIONA.FAILEDCOMPONENTS:Thedegradedcomponentsare:Inconel600MillAnnealedU-Bendtubeshavinganoutsidediameterof0.875inchesandanominalwallthicknessof0.050inches.ThesetubesweremanufacturedbyHuntingtonAlloyCompany.B.PREVIOUSLERsONSIMILAREVENTS:AsimilarLEReventhistoricalsearchwasconductedwiththefollowingresults:ThecreviceindicationsaresimilartothosereportedinA0-74-02,A0-75-07,R0-75-013,andLERs76-008,77-008,78-003,19-006,79022P80003681009P82003l82022/83013/89001,90-004,91-005,and92-005.C.SPECIALCOMMENTSForamoreindepthreport,refertotheSpecialReport"SummaryExaminationReportforthe1993SteamGeneratorEddyCurrentInspectionatR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerStation",Revision1,datedApril20,1993.Asanoteofinterest,RG&EhasorderednewsteamgeneratorsforR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlanttobeinstalledin1996.NRCFomr366A(64)9) 1'