ML19329B083
| ML19329B083 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/1976 |
| From: | Roe L TOLEDO EDISON CO. |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19329B081 | List: |
| References | |
| 131, NUDOCS 8001300674 | |
| Download: ML19329B083 (2) | |
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' Th'is letter is submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.55(e) as a con-
.. .* smnmation of the Interim Report dated August 6,1976 regarding defi-
. ciencies in the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 1, General
. Electric, type AK-3-25 and AK-3-50 480 volt AC circuit breakers, power sensors and supplies. ., . ,
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Description of the Deficiency
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General Electric identified a failure mode of the zener diode in the power supply circuit. Diode failure could occur when simultanecusly the~ '
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the gate current of the shunting SCR's (silicon controlled rectifiers) was in the medium to upper range of the specification limits. With . these two conditions existing, the thermal rating of the diode is ex-ceeded, which may lead to failure of the zener. 8001300[[h
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General Electric redesigned the power supply circuit t:o eliminate the - - stated failure mode. The Applicant has arranged to replace all subject
* ** power supplies and power sensors at Davis-Besse Unit I and is presently -- --
" . having General Electric rework the breakers. Each reworked breaker will,
. be required to pass pre-operational testing under the Applicant's test
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Safety Implications '
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- If the above conditions had gone uncorrected, the zener diode coulci have .
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associated essential electrical equipment during an electrical fault. With the diode opened, excessive control voltage would be available in e the power supply and power sensor circuits. In this latter c.ase, no *
- immediate safety consequence would have necessarily occurred, however electrical fault protection of associated essential electrical equipment
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the health and safety of the public are not jeopardized. . . . . . . . . . , ; ., .. '
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