ML20084J421

Ro:On 730421,during Mod of Electromatic Relief Valve 2-203-3E,components Discovered Missing.Possible Location of Missing Parts Is in Turbine Stop Valve Screens

ML20084J421
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Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	05/23/1973
From:	Stephenson B COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
To:	Giambusso A US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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Quad-Cities Nuclear Power Station Docket No. 50-265 DPR-30, Appendix A, Section 6.6.C.2

Dear Mr. Giambusso:

The purpose of this letter is to report the discovery of missing components while modifying an electromatic relief valve and Main Steam Isolation Valve leakage

, in excess of the Technical Specification acceptance criteria. This unusual event occurred on Unit 2 and was reported to Region III Compliance by telephone.

During a recent two wee.k planned outage on Unit 2, April 21'- 30, the disc retainer; locking mechanism was modified on all electromatic relief valves.. .

This modification was being performed as a result of- l failures at other BWR's in which 'this mechanism failed 4

.and caused the valve to stick open.- The modification consisted of disassembling the relief valves, drilling i[

through the disc retainer and installing a bolt with a castle nut.and cotter pin'to holdithe locking arm in place. Locking wire used in the original design of'the mechanism was eliminated. All pilot valves were also .

disassembled,. inspected, and cleaned.

When valve 2-203-3E was ' disassembled the original: locking arm,-lock screw and' lock wire were. discovered missing.

The'3E valve is on the "B" steam line and is the upstream valve of the electromatics on that line~. . Visual inspection' of the tapped threads in the disc retainer revealed them

-to be discolored which would indicate that the lock arm, lock. screw, and lock vire had been missing for some'. time.,.

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$ An inspection of the B steam line in the vicinity of the relief valve was conducted with a mirror, however, none of the missing pieces were found. In addition none of the missing parts were found in the valve pilot.

The valve disc retainer was in place and tight thus it can be concluded that the valve was completely operable at all times.

The most likely location of the missing parts is in the turbine stop valve screens. This location presents no safety problem and further searching for the parts was discontinued.

It was postulated that in passing through the Main Steam Isolation Valves these parts may have damaged the seating surfaces. On April 27, 1973, the volume between MSIV's 2-203-1B and 2B was leak tested at 25 psig. The leak rate was determined to be 52.4 scf/hr which is in excess of the Technical Specification acceptance criteria.

.This increase from the measured leakage of 3.5 scf/hr during the preoperational test, however, did not result in exceeding the limit for the total primary containment.

Disassemb.ly.and inspection of both MSIV's did not reveal any significant damage or deterioration of the main valve seats. Two deep gashes were discovered, however, in the pilot stem of the inboard valve. While this could not be directly attributed to the parts from the relief valve, it is certain that this was the major cause of the leak rate test failure. Concentric circles which were made by normal valve operation were also' observed on the pilot stem of the outboard valve. The pilot stems of both valves were machined to remove all defects. The main valve seat-ing surfaces were also lapped under the supervision of a vendor representative. Following re-assembly the measured leak rate past both valves was 3.25 scf/hr on April 30, 1973, well within the acceptance criteria of 11.5 scf/hr per valve.

All electromatic relief valves on both units at Quad-Cities have now been modified. No problems were experienced with any of the Unit 1 valves.

Very truly yours, COMMONNEALT yH EDON COMPANY Quad-Cjaic , Hac1 Y Power Station

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