ML18110A889

LER 1977-335-21 for St. Lucie, Unit 1 Steam Generator Manway

ML18110A889
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	04/15/1977
From:	Schmidt A Florida Power & Light Co
To:	Moseley N NRC/IE, NRC/RGN-II
References
LER 1977-335-21
Download: ML18110A889 (6)

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U.S.NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CKI:T MATERIAL TO>>Mr.Noeman C.Moseley FROM: Florida Power&Light Company Miami, Fl'orida A D Schmidt NRC IORM 1oIG I2 70>>o'~~RRC DISTRIBUTION FORT 50 DO DOCKET NUMBER So-z3S FILE NUMBER INCXDENT REPORT DATE OF DOCUM>>ENT 4/15/77 DATE RECEIVED 4/26/77%LETTER 5'0 R I G IN AI.C3 coP Y DESCRIPTION

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I PLANT NAME: C I I ISt Lucie Unit No.1 l RJL (1-P)(2-P)EIlIISI'iI.EIIIIELI:

IIO h!N K>IoiS--NOTE: XF PERSONNEL EXPOSURE IS INVOLVED SEND DIRECTLY TO KREGER/J, COLLXNS Licensee Event Report (RO 50-335/77<<21) on 4/6/77 concerning a routine inspection of-the RCS showing evidence og 1'eakage from the"A" Steam Generator manway,~~~~o BRANCH CHIEF: M 3 CYS FOR ACTXON LXCo ASSTo M CXS ACRS CYS IMQR46 S NT FOR ACTION/INFORMATION F.NRC PDR X&E(2 MIPC SCHROEDER/IPPOLXTO HOUSTON NOVAK/CHECK GRIMES CASE INTERNAL D IST Rl BUT ON HANAUER TEDESCO/MACCARY EISENHUT SHAO VOLLMER/BUNCH KREGER/J~COLLINS LPDR'XC N~C~c c f EXTERNAL DISTRIBUTION CONTROL NUMBER 9')Al o j/3 NIIC I ORM 190{2 70)

P.O.BOX 013100, MIAMI, FL 33101 FLORIDA POWER&LIGHT COMPANY fg@g~y,l April.15'1977 PRN-LI-77-109 Mr.Norman C.Moseley, Director, Region'I Office of, Inspection and Enforcement U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission 230 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 1217 Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Dear Mr.Moseley:

REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 335-77-21.

ST.LUCIE UNIT 1 DATE OF OCCURRENCE:

APRIL 6, 1977 STEAM GENERATOR MANWAY.~l'P i The attached Licensee Event, Report is being submitted in accordance with Technical Specification 4.4.10.l.a to provide notification of the subject occurrence.

Very truly yours, A.D.Schmidt Vice President Power Resources MAS/ms Attachment cc: Robert Lowenstein, Esquire Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement (40)Director, Office of Management Information and Program Control (3)gg ling 8 I jO PEOPLE...SERVING PEOPLE

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CONTROL BLOCK<: 1 t UCENSEc 3 NAME se 7 89 14 15 LICENSE NUMSER 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 25 (Pk.PAINT ALL AEOUIAEO INFOAtAATIOIQ LICENSE EVENT TYPE~'TYPE 4 1 1 1 1~99 26 30 31 32 REPORT REPORT CATEGORY TYPE SOURCE~OOCKET NUMSER EVENT OATE[001]com'T~~0~L~05 0-0 3 3 5 0 7 8 57 58.59 60 61 68 69 74 75 EIIENT DESCRIPTION

~02 During a shutdown to resolve secondary plant problems, a routine inspection of the RCS REPORT OATh 0 4 1 1 7 7 80 7 8 9 80 QO 3 showed evidence of leaka e from the"A" Steam Generator manway.Plant conditions were 7, 8 9 g4]s ah1ished to remove the manwa 80 lfor re lacement of the asket.Durin this evolution 7 8 9 60 Qom i 13 of the studs had surface corrosion due to attack'from the boric acid.Xt was 80 7 8 9 PRME SYSTEM CAUSE CCMFO3t ENT COOK COOE COMPONcNT COO E SUPPtwKR I007I~cB F x x x x x x~N 7 S 9 10 11 12 17 43 CAUSE DESCRIPTION Q~6 The leak in the manwa was ver small but a COMPQ N EatT MANU F~i'RER C 4 9 0 48 47 arentl had e i 7 8 9 80 tOOI5 the 20 manway retaining studs and nuts were inspected per Specifications 4.4a10.l.a&b.

f a9 ICOI last shntdown ins ection erformed a roximate1 one month a o.3 11 7 60 80 7 89 FA IUTY STATUS%POWER[ii~j.~0~00 o N/A 7 S 9 10 12 13 FORM OF ACTTÃTY CONTENT RP EASEO OF RKLEAS~AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY~2 Z~Z N//t 7 2 9 10 11 PERSONNEL EXPOSURES NUMSER TYPE OESCRtPTiCN,~>>~ohio o z N/A 7 a9 11'2 13 PERSONNEL INJURIES NUMSER CESCRPTiON

~oo 0 7 89 11 12 McTHOO OF OISCOVERY OTHER STATUS OISCOVERY OESCRIPTtON 0 N A 44 45 46 80 LOCATION OF RELEASE N/A 44 45 60 N/A 80 7 8 9 80~1 0 area is not accessible durin power o eration.The boric acid contained in RCS w ter P~OdABLE CONSEQUENCES Q~g 7 8 9 LOSS OR DAMAGE TO FACILITY TYPE OESCRIPTION z 7 89 10 PUBLICITY 7 89 N/A N/A N A 60 80 ADDITIONAL FACTORS tiis]See pa e 2 for continuation of Event Descri tion and Cause Descri tion 7 89 80 7 89 M'.A.Scho man PHONE 05/552-3802 60 CPO Cbt~4ttT r IEPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 335-77-21 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT PAGE TWO Event Descri tion (Continued) felt that the studs were not degraded sufficiently to create any significant risk of failure.However, it was deemed prudent to replace the studs and this was done.Specification 4.4.10.1.a requires an initial report'ithin 10 days on any abnormal degradation found during surveillance, and a detailed report within 90 days from completion of the surveillance.

Since these studs were the only items surveilled, this report is intended to fulfill both requirements.

The inspection was done per Specifi-cations 4.4.10.l.a and b.and Table 4.4"6 Item 4.3.As described above, the corrosion was surface type due to boric acid attack.The deepest indication cn load bearing portions of the stud was, 1/16 inch (on a l~g inch stud).This was the first reportable occurrence of this type at St.Lucie Unit', l.(335-77-21)

Cause Descri tion (Continued) had attacked the carbon steel studs, causing surface corrosion judged to be unacceptable.

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