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Part 21 Rept Re Replacement Turbocharger Exhaust Turbine Side Drain Port Not Functioning as Design Intended.Caused by Manufacturing Deficiency.Turbocharger Was Reaasembled & Reinstalled on B EDG
ML17265A638
Person / Time
Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/07/1999
From: MECREDY R C
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To: VISSING G S
NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
REF-PT21-99 NUDOCS 9905140213
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CATEGORY1REGULA'INFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIO~SYSTEM(RIDS)JACCESSIONNBR:9905140213DOC.DATE:99/05/07NOTARIZED:NODOCKET¹FACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONMECREDY,R.C.RochesterGasSElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONVISSING,G.S.

SUBJECT:

Part21reptrereplacementturbochargerexhaustturbinesidedrainportnotfunctioningasdesignintended.Causedbymanufacturingdeficiency.Turbochargerwasreaasembled'Screinstalledon"B"EDG.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE19TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:Part21Rept(50DKT)NOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).05000244ATERECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMELPD1-1INTE:FILEENTER01DRWARD,M.RGN1.RGN3COPIESLTTRENCL1111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEVISSING,G.NRR/DRIP/REXBRES/DET/EIBRGN2RGN4COPIESLTTRENCL1111111111EXTERNAL:INPORECORDCTRNRCPDR1111NOACSILVER,ENUDOCSFULLTXT1111D'ENOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.'TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATIONSCONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083FULLTEXTCONVERSIONREQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR14ENCL14

~O4NDROCHESTERGASANDELECTRICCORPORATION~89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER,N.Yld6rI90001AREACODE71654'6-2700ROBERTC.MECREDYVicePresidentNvctearOperationsMay7,1999U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyS.VissingProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.CD20555

Subject:

10CFRPart2130DayReportR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Vissing:

Theattached10CFR21reportisherebysubmittedinaccordancewith10CFRPart21,ReportingofDefectsandNoncompliance,Section21(d)(3)(ii),whichrequires"WrittennotificationtotheNRC...ontheidentificationofadefectorafailuretocomply".Verytrulyyours,RobertC.Mecedyxc:Mr.GuyS.Vissing(MailStopSC2)ProjectDirectorateI-1DivisionofReactorProjects-I/IIOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RegionalAdministrator,RegionIU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector99oSX40Z1399O5O7PDRADOCK05000244SPDRs llh 10CFR2130DAYWRITTENREPORTNAMEANDADDRESSOFTHEINDIVIDUALINFORMINGTHECOMMISSION:NAME:ADDRESS:RobertC.MecredyVicePresidentNuclearOperationsGroupRochesterGas8ElectricCorporation89EastAvenueRochester,NewYork14649II~IDENTIFICATIONOFTHEFACILITYITHEACTIVITYORTHEBASICCOMPONENTSUPPLIEDFORSUCHFACILITYWHICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECT:ThebasiccomponentistheALCOturbocharger(Model730),installedonthe"B"EmergencyDieselGenerator(ALCOModel16-251F)atGinnaStation.Areplacementturbochargerwasinstalledonthe"B"EmergencyDieselGenerator(EDG)onMarch25,1999.III.IDENTIFICATIONOFTHEFIRMCONSTRUCTINGTHEFACILITYORSUPPLYINGTHEBASICCOMPONENTWHICHFAILSTOCOMPLYORCONTAINSADEFECT:TheturbochargerwassuppliedtoRGSEbyColtecIndustries.ColtecIndustriesFairbanksMorse/ALCOEngineDivision701WhiteAvenueBeloit,WX53511ColtecprocuredtheturbochargerfromElliotTurbochargerGroupasacommercialitemandperformedaCommercialGradeDedicationpriortoprovidingittoRochesterGasandElectricasanAppendixBcomponent.

IV.NATUREOFTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYANDTHESAFETYHAZARDWHICHISCREATEDORCOULDBECREATEDBYSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLY:Thenatureofthedefectconsistedofamanufacturingdeficiencyinthereplacementturbochargerforthe"B"EDG.Themachiningofadrainportintheexhaustturbinesideoftheintermediatecasingwasomitted,preventingenginelubricatingoilfrombeingabletodrainbacktotheenginesumpfromtheturbochargershaftandbearings.Therefore,thereplacementturbochargerexhaustturbinesidedrainportdidnotfunctionasthedesignintended.Thisdefectcreatedtheconditionwhereenginelubeoilwasbeingdirectedintocylindersthroughtheexhaustmanifoldpiping.Withoilinthecylinders,theenginecouldhavebeenseriouslydamagedwhenstarted.Thiswouldhaveresultedinalossofredundancyintheon-sitesourcesof480VACpower.However,theEDGwasnotoperableatthetimethedefectwasdiscovered.Thedeficiencywasfirstindicatedwhenthepre-lubesystemwasinoperation.The"B"EDGwasbeingpreparedforpost-maintenancetestingonMarch29,1999,whiletheplantwasdefueled.Noactualsafetyhazardexisted,becausethepost-maintenancetestinghadnotbeenperformed.V.THEDATEONWHICHTHEINFORMATIONOFSUCHDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYWASOBTAINED:TheinformationwasobtainedonMarch30,1999,followingdisasssemblyoftheturbocharger.VI.INTHECASEOFABASICCOMPONENTWHICHCONTAINSADEFECTORFAILSTOCOMPLY,THENUMBERANDLOCATIONOFALLSUCHCOMPONENTSINUSEATgSUPPLIEDFORgORBEINGSUPPLIEDFORGINNASTATION:Thereare2(two),permanentlyinstalledEDGsatGinnaStation.Onlythe"B"EDGwasprovidedwithareplacementturbocharger,whichwasfoundtocontainthemanufacturingdeficiencystatedinIV.above.Theturbochargeronthe"A"EDGwasnotreplaced,anddoesnotcontainthestateddeficiency.

VII~THECORRECTIVEACTIONWHICHHASBEEN~XSBEXNGgORWILLBETAKEN;THENAMEOFTHEINDXVIDUALORORGANIZATIONRESPONSIBLEFORTHEACTION;ANDTHELENGTHOFTIMETHATHASBEENORWILLBETAKENTOCOMPLETETHEACTION:Thecorrectiveactiontakenwastoremovethenewreplacementturbochargerfromthe"B"EDGanddisassembleandinspectit.Duringdisassembly,itwasdiscoveredthattheintendeddrainporthadnotbeenmachinedintotheintermediatecasing.Underthesupervisionofthemanufacturer'srepresentative,theintermediatecasingwasreworkedtooriginalrequirements,openingthedrainpath.Theturbochargerwasreassembledandreinstalledonthe"B"EDG.Post-maintenanceandoperabilitytestingwassuccessfullyperformedandthe"B"EDGdeclaredoperableonApril2,1999.PersonnelfromRochesterGasandElectricNuclearEngineeringServicesandfromGinnaStationMaintenanceDepartmentwereresponsibleforthecorrectiveaction,withtheassistanceofthemanufacturer'srepresentative.CorrectiveactionswerecompletedonApril2,1999.VIII.ANYADVICERELATEDTOTHEDEFECTORFAILURETOCOMPLYABOUTTHEFACILITY'CTIVITY'RBASICCOMPONENTTHATHASBEEN'SBEING,ORWILLBEGIVENTOPURCHASERSORLICENSEES:Amissingoildrainportcannotbeobservedwithoutdisassemblyoftheturbocharger.Innuclearserviceapplications,theuseofaColtecIndustriesModel730turbochargerontheALCO251engineisuniquetoGinnaStation.OrganizationsprocuringorinstallingturbochargerssuppliedbyColtecIndustriesunderanAppendixBprogramshouldconsiderthepotentialforthisdeficiency.ThisissuewillbediscussedatafuturemeetingoftheALCOOwners'roup.