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Part 21 Rept Re Metallic Beads Discovered in Reliance Electric Co motor-operated Valves Installed on Limitorque SMB-000 Valve Operators.Initially Reported on 870821.Caused by Abrasive Cleaning Process.Limitorque Refurbished Motors
ML17325A269
Person / Time
Site: Cook  American Electric Power icon.png
Issue date: 08/26/1987
From: ALEXICH M P
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To: MURLEY T E
NRC, NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
REF-PT21-87, REF-PT21-87-155-000 AEP:NRC:0971C, AEP:NRC:971C, PT21-87-155, PT21-87-155-000, NUDOCS 8709040409
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ACCESSIONNBRFACIL:50-315!50-316AUTH.NAMEALEXICH(M.P~RECIP.NAMEllURLEY(T.E.REQULATQP'NFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONTEM(RIDB)8709040409DOC.DATE'7/08/26NOTARIZED:NODOCKET5DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant(Unit1>IndianaZc05000315DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant(Unit2(IndianaSc05000316AUTHORAFFILIATIONIndianalkMichiganElectricCo.RECIPIENTAFFILIATIONNRC-NoDetailedAffiliationGiven

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Part21reptreDISTRIBUTIONCODE:IEIVDCQPIESRECEIVED:LTRIENCLQSIZE:TITLE:Part21Rept(50DKT)NOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-3LAWIQGINQTON.DCOPIESLTTRENCLRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-3PDCOPIESLTTRENCLINTERNAL'EOD/DOAARMTECHADVNRRVARQA>SNRR/DEBT/*DBNRR/DOEA/E*BNRVIBGFEE/EIBRGN2RGN4EXTERNAL:INPORECORDCTRNRCPDRAEQD/DBP/TPABNRRCRUTCHFIELDNRR/DEBT/ADENRR/DLPG/G*BNRR/DOEA/GCBNRR/PMAS/ILRBRESDEPYGIRQN1RQN3RGN5LPDRNBICSILVER(E11111111111111TOTAlNUMBEROFCQPIESREQUIRED:LTTR27ENCLSate 0'Ilntl1I,1g INDIANA8MICHIGANELECTRICCOMPANYP.O.BOX16631COLUMBUS,OHIO43216August26,1987AEP:NRC:0971CDonaldC.CookNuclearPlantUnits1and2DocketNos.50-315and50-316LicenseNos.DPR-58andDPR-7410CFR21NOTIFICATION:BEADSFOUNDINVALVEMOTORSU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555Attn:T.E.Murley

DearDr.Murley:

Pursuantto10CFR21,thisletterisbeingsubmittedtoprovidewrittennotificationoftheexistenceofadefectassociatedwithmotor-operatedvalves(MOVs)suppliedtotheD.C.CookNuclearPlantbyHammel-Dahl6JamesburyControlsCompany,Inc.throughMidwestControlsCompany,Inc.Initialnotificationwasmadeinatelephoneconversationbe'tweenrepresentativesoftheAmericanElectricPowerServiceCorporationandMr.D.C.DiIannioftheNRCOfficeofNuclearReactorRegulationonAugust21,1987.OnAugust13,1987,duringtheinstallationoffourmotor-operatedvalvesintheAuxiliaryFeedwaterSystemattheD.C.CookNuclearPlant,metallicbeadswerefoundinthevalvemotorcasings.Thebeadsappearedtobeofthetypeassociatedwithanabrasivecleaningprocess.ThebeadswerefoundinoneofthemotorsduringinstallationofT-drainfittingsforthemotorcasings.Noisebeingmadebytheva"vemotorduringMOVATS(motor-operatedvalveanalysisandtestsystem)testingprompteddisassemblyofthatmotor.DuringthesubsequentinvestigationfortheremainingUnit1ACmotors,beadswerefoundintwoofthethreemotors.Thevalvemotors(575VAC)weremanufacturedbyRelianceElectricCompanyandsenttoLimitorqueCorporationtobeinstalledonvalveoperators(LimitorqueSMB-000).Theentiremotor-operatorassemblieswerethenshippedtoHammel-Dahl&JamesburyControlsCompany,Inc.,wheretheyweremountedtothevalves.Thevalves,withthemotoroperatorsattached,werereceivedbytheplantinMay1987andinstalledduringthecurrentoutage.Aftertheproblemwasdiscovered,itwasanalyzedbyAmericanElectricPowerpersonnel,andonAugust21,1987,itwasconcludedthatthebeadsfoundinthevalvemotorsoftheMOVsweresufficienttoL8709040009870826PDRADOCK05000315IiPDR

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Dr.T.E.Murley-2-AEP:NRC:0971CBQgpgggcreateapotentialpPXqCy+azprd.Thisconclusionwasbasedonthefactthatwedeterminedthat:tKhbeadQPcM3ldhaveeitheraffectedthemechanicalrotationofthemotororcreatedthepossibilityofthebeadswearingintothewindinginsulation,thuscausingfailureofthemotorsandtheelectricalinoperabilityofsafety-relatedvalves'similarproblemexistswithatleastoneofthevalvemotorspurchasedbutnotinstalledforUnit2(theUnit2valveswerescheduledtobeinstalledduringthenextrefuelingoutage).SixofthedefectivemotorshavebeenreturnedtoLimitorqueviaRelianceElectricCompany.TheremainingtwohavebeenreturneddirectlytotheLimitorqueCorporation.WehavereceivedsixrefuibishedmotorsfromLimitorqueandarepresentlyinstallingfouroftheseonUnit1.Wearenotawareofotherfacilitiesoractivitiessubjectto10CFR21forwhichthesevalvemotorshavebeensupplied.ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedfollowingCorporateprocedureswhichincorporateareasonablesetofcontrolstoinsureitsaccuracyandcompletenesspriorto;signaturebytheundersigned.Verytrulyyours,P.AexicVicePresidntcmcc:JohnE.DolanW.G.Smith,Jr.-BridgmanR.C.CallenG.BruchmannG.CharnoffNRCResidentInspector-BridgmanA.B.Davis-RegionIII 0~~'vPUSHRC-OS88'LEEP-IA8-34(