ML17309A580

Initial Part 21 Rept Re air-operated Butterfly Valve Mfg by Fisher Controls Co.Actuator Lever Altered

ML17309A580
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	06/16/1995
From:	WIDAY J A ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	NRC
References
REF-PT21-95 NUDOCS 9506200302
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~'gUN-16-199518:25~wrGINNASTATION3155244469P.81,r'OCHESTXROASAHDELECTRICCORPORATION~NEASTAVEHUE,ROCHESTER,N.Y.1d849<001TELE'MHEARCACOOfTic546.2700TOiLLT~TtJune16,1995U.S.NuclearRegulatoryConnnissionOperationsCenterFacsimileNumber301-816-5151TelephoneNumber301-816-5100

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InitialNotificationof10CFRPart21DefectR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244Inaccordancewith10CFRPart21,ReportingofDefectsandNoncompliance,Section21(c)(3)(i),whichrequires"Initialnotificationbyfacsimile",theenclosedinitialnotificationisprovided.Writtennotification,inaccordancewith10CFRPart21,Section21(c)(3)(ii),willbeprovidedbyJuly14,1995.Verytrulyyours,adA.fridayEnclosure

'SUN-16-199518:25GINNASTATIONt3155244469P.82PAGEZ10CFR21INITIALFACSIMILENOTIFICATIONNAMEANDADDRESSOFTHEINDIVIDUALINFORhlINGTHECOMMISSION:NAME:JosephA.WidayPlantManagerADDRESS:RochesterGas&ElectricCorporation89EastAvenueRochester,NewYork14645II.IDENTIFICATIONOFTHEFACILITY,'QiEACTIVITY,ORTHEBASICCOMPONENTSUPPLIEDFORSUCHFACILI'IY'HICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECT:ThefacilityistheR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.ThebasiccomponentistheServiceWateroutletvalveAOVP561(FisherSeries7600valve)fortheContainmentRecirculationFanCoolers.Thisisanai--operatedbutterflyvalve.III.IDENTIFICATIONOFTHEFIRMCONSTRUCTINGTHEFACILITYORSUPPLYINGTHEBASICCOMPONENTWHICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECT:Thebutterflyvalvewasmanufacturedby:FisherControlsCo.c/oNortheastControlsInc.60JohnGlennDr.Suite104Amherst,NY14228Thisvalvewaspurchasedcommercial-gradeandcommercially-dedicatedbyRochesterGas&ElectricIV.NATURE;OFTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYANDTHESAFETY8~i'WHICHISCREATEDORCOULDBECREATEDBYSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLY:Thevalvewassuppliedasan"air-open"valveinsteadofan"air-uw:lose"valve.(Note:theoriginalair-actuatorwasnotreplaced.)ThesafetyhazardthatcouldbecreatedbysuchadefectisthelossofServiceWatertotheContaimnentRecirculationFanCoolers.

<'UN-16-199518:26GINNRSTRTIONt3155244469P.83PAGE3V.THEDATEONWHICHTHEINFORMATIONOFSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYWASOBTAINED:TheinformationwasobtainedonApril18,199S.VI.INTHECASEOFABASICCOMPONENTWHICHCONTAINSADEFECTORFAILSTOCOMPLY,THENUMBERANDLOCATIONOFALLSUCHCOMPONENTSINUSEAT,SUPPLIEDFOR,ORBEINGSUPPLIEDFORGINNASTATION:Therewasonevalve(AOVC561)procured,andthisvalvewastheninstalledintheInter-mediateBuildingatGinnaStation.VII.THECORRECTIVEACIIONWHICHHASBEEN,ISBEING,ORWILLBETAIWAN;THENAMEOFTHEINDIVIDUALORORGANIZATIONRESPONSIBLEFORTHEACTLON;ANDTHELENGTHCFTINSTHATHASBEENORWILLBETAKENTOCOMPLETETHEACTION:Correctiveactioniscomplete.Thisactionrequiredalteringtheactuatorleverwhichresultedinthevalvefunctioningcorrectly.RochesterGas&Electricmaintenancedepartmentwasresponsiblefortheseactions.VIII.ANYADVICERELATEDTOTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYABOUTTHEFACILITY,ACTIVITY,ORBASICCOMPONENTTHATHASBEEN,ISBEING,ORWILLBEGIVENTOPURCHASERSORLICENSEES:Thisvalvewaspurchasedasareplacementforaspecificserialnumbereditem.Theoriginalengineeringrequirementsstipuhted"air-to-close"operation.Thecommercial-dedicationcriticalcharacteristicsdidnotverify"air-t~lose"operation.

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+EMPOWERREACTOR+IEVENTNUMBER28955IFACILITY:GINNAUNIT:[1][]['JRXTYPE:[1]W-2-LPNRCNOTIFIEDBY:WIDAYHQOPSOFFICER:CHAUNCEYGOULDREGION:1STATE:NYNOTIFICATIONDATE:NOTIFICATIONTIME:EVENTDATE:+EVENTTIME:ILASTUPDATEDATE06/16/910:25[06/16/900:00[E06/16/9EMERGENCYCLASS:NOTAPPLICABLE10CFRSECTION:CCCC21.21UNSPECIFZEDPARAGRAPHHODGENOTIFICATIONSNRRlUNITISCRAMCODEIRXCRITIINITPWRIINITRXMODEICURRPWRICURRRXMODENY97POWEROPERATION97POWEROPERATIOEVENTTEXTTHELICENSEEREPORTEDTHATTHEBUTTERFLYVALVEMANUFACTUREDBYFISHERCONTROLSWASSUPPLIEDASANAIR-TO-OPENVALVEINSTEADOFANAIR-TO-CLOSEVALVE.THISVALVEISABASICCOMPONENTINTHESERVICEWATEROUTLETFORCONTAINMENTRECIRCULATIONFANCOOLERSiASAFETYHAZARDCOULDBECREATEDBYSUCHADEFECTiWHICHWOULDCAUSETHELOSSOFSERVICEWATERTOTHEFANCOOLERS.CORRECTIVEACTIONWASCOMPLETEDWHENTHEYALTEREDTHEACTUATORLEVERWHICHRESULTEDINTHEVALVEFUNCTIONINGCORRECTLY.THISVALVEWASPURCHASEDASAREPLACEMENTFORASPECIFICSERIALNUMBEREDITEM.THEORIGINALENGINEERINGREQUIREMENTSFORTHISVALVESTIPULATEDAIR-TO-CLOSEOPERATION.