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LER 94-004-00:on 940406,three Pressurizer Safety Valves Sent to Offsite Test Lab for Testing for Failure to Meet TS Acceptance Criteria.Cause Not Determined.Nozzle & Disc Seating Surfaces Lapped & polished.W/940510 Ltr
ML17331B385
Person / Time
Site: Cook American Electric Power icon.png
Issue date: 05/10/1994
From: BLIND A A, WEBER G A
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LER-94-004, LER-94-4, NUDOCS 9405190369
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ACCELERATED ITRIBUTION DEMONS'ATION SYSTEMREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9405190369 DOC.DATE:

94/05/10NOTARIZED:

NODOCKETgFACIL:50-315 DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM05000315AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION WEBER,G.A.

IndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly Indiana&MichiganEleBLIND,A.A.

IndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly Indiana&MichiganEleRECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

SUBJECT:

LER94-004-00:on 940406,three pressurizer safetyvalves,senttotooffsitetestlabfortestingfailedtomeetTSacceptance criteria.

Causenotdetermined.

Nozzle&discseatingsurfaceslapped&polished.W/940510 ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR (ENCL0SIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD3-1PDINTERNAL:

AEOD/DOAAEOD/ROAB/DS PNRR/DE/EMEB NRR/DRCH/HHFB NRR/DRCH/HOLB NRR/DRSS/PRPB NRR/DSSA/SRXB RES/DSIR/EIB EXTERNAL:

EG&GBRYCE,J.H NRCPDRNSICPOORE,W.COPIESLTTRENCL11112211111122111122'1111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME HICKMAN,J AEOD/DSP/TPAB NRR/DE/EELB NRR/DORS/OEAB NRR/DRCH/H ICBNRR/DRIL/RPEBNRRDSSA/SPLB GREG02FILE01LSTLOBBYWARDNSICMURPHY,G.A NUDOCSFULLTXTCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111111111111111111NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:

PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEiVASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMPl-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROiViDISTRIBUTION LISTSFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON'TNEED!FULLTEXTCONVERSION REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED'TTR 27ENCL27 IndianaMichigPowerCompanyCookNuclearPlantOneCookPlaceBridgrnan, Ml491066164655901INDlANANICHlGi4N POWE'RMay10,1994UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskRockville, Maryland20852Operating LicensesDPR-58DocketNo.50-315DocumentControlManager:Inaccordance withthecriteriaestablished by10CFR50.73entitledLicenseeEventReortSstemthefollowing reportisbeingsubmitted:

94-004-00 A.A.BlindPlantManager/sbAttachment c'.B.Martin,RegionIIIE.E.Fitzpatrick P.A.BarrettR.F.KroegerM.A.Bailey-Ft.WayneNRCResidentInspector J.B.Hickman-NRCJ.R.PadgettG.Charnoff, Esq.D.HahnINPOS.J.Brewerqn.~,i~Ul,s<I'-v'7405190369 940510PDRADOCK05000315SPDR NRCFORM366(592)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVEDBYOMBNO.3150.0104 EXPIRES5/31/95LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)(Seereverseforrequirednumberofdigits/characters foreachblock)ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISINFORMADON COLLECTION REQUEST:50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDUIG BURDENESDMATETOTHEINFQRMATICN ANDRECORDSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(MNBBTrta),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION>

WASHINGTON, DC205550001,ANDTOTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTION PROJECT(3150010a),

OFFICEOFMANAGEMENT ANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON, DC20503,FACILITYNAME(I)D.C.COOKNUCLEARPLANT-UNIT1DOCKETNUMBER(2)05000315PAGEP)10F3FAILUREOFTHREEPRESSURIZER SAFETYVALVESTO'MEETTECHNICAL SPECIFICATION RVEILLANCE TESTCRITERIAEVENTDATE5LERNUMBER6REPORTNUMBER7OTHERFACILITIES INVOLVED6MONTH04DAY06YEAR94YEAR94SEQUENTIAL NUMBER004REVISIONNUMBER0MONTHDAY051094FACIUTYNAMEFACILITYNAMEDOCKETNUMBER05000DOCKETNUMBcR05000OPERATING MODE(9)20A02(b)20.405(c) 50.73(a)(2)(iv)73.71(b)NTTOTHEREQUIREMENTS OF10CFRE:CheckoneormTHISREPORTISSUBMITTED PURSUAore11POWERLEVEL(10)020.405(a)

(1)(i)20.405(a)(1)

(ii)20.405(a)

(1)(iii)20.405(a)

(1)(iv)2o.405(a)(1)(v) 50.36(c)(1)50.36(c)(2)X50.73(a)(2)(i) 50.73(a)(2)(ii)50.73(a)(2)

(iii)LICENSEECONTACTFORTHISLER12M73(a)(2)(v) 50.73(a)(2)(vii)50.73(a)(2)

(viii)(A) 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B) 50.73(a)(2)(x) 73.71(c)OTHER(SpeotyinAtrctract tretowandinText,NRCForm366A)NAMEG.A.WEBER-PLANTENGINEERING SUPERINTENDENT TELEPHONE NUMBERFnctvdeAreacode)(616)465-5902COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONENT FAILUREDESCRIBED INTHISREPORT13CAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENT RVMANUFACTURER C710REPORTABLE TONPRDS,D.;j.x',~CAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE TONPRDSSUPPLEMENTAL REPORTEXPECTED14YES0(yee,cornptete ExPEGTEDsUBMIssIQN DATE)NOABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.e.,approximately 15single.spacedtypewritten lines)(16)EXPFCTFDMONTHDAYYEARSUBMISSION DATE(15)OnApri.l6,1994withUni.t1inMode5(ColdShutdown) itwasdetermined thatallthreeofthepressurizer safetyvalves,whichweresenttoanoffsitetestlaboratory fortesting,werefoundwithliftsettingsoutsideoftheTechnical Specification acceptance criteria.

Acceptable settingsarebetween,2461psigand2509psig.Valve1-SV-45Awasfoundtohavealiftsetpointof2536psig,valve1-SV-45Bhadaliftsetpointof2535psigand1-SV-45Chadaliftsetpointof2538psig.Therewasnosafety-signi.ficance sincetheworstcase(1-SV-45C-liftsetpointof2538psig)wouldresultinamaximumtransient pressureof2615psig(2538psigplus3percentaccumulation toattainitsfullratedlift).ThisisbelowtheTechnical Specification safetylimitof2735psig.Allthreevalveswerepartially disassembled (retaining springcompression) andinspected.

Noproblemswerenoted.Thenozzleanddiscseatingsurfaceswerelappedandpolished.

Thevalveswerereassembled andtestedsatisfactori.ly.

Thesafetyvalveconditions experienced attheD.C.CookPlantaresimilartocurrenti.ndustry trends/concerns.

-SinceaspecificRootCausecouldnotbedetermined, nopreventive actioni.splannedatthistime.However,wewillbeevaluating thetestmethodsandindustryactivities pertaining tothepressurizer safetyvalves.NRCFORM366(5-92)

REQUIREDNUMBEROFDIGITS/CHARACTERS FOREACHBLOCKBLOCKNUMBERNUMBEROFDIGITS/CHARACTERS UPTO468TOTAL3INADDITIONTO05000VARIESTITLEFACILITYNAMEDOCKETNUMBERPAGENUMBER1012131415UPTO766TOTAL2PERBLOCK7TOTAL2FORYEAR3FORSEQUENTIAL NUMBER2FORREVISIONNUMBER6TOTAL2PERBLOCKUPTO18*.FACILITYNAME8TOTAL-DOCKETNUMBER3INADDITIONTO050001CHECKBOXTHATAPPLIESUPTO50FORNAME14FORTELEPHONE CAUSEVARIES2FORSYSTEM4FORCOMPONENT 4FORMANUFACTURER NPRDSVARIES1CHECKBOXTHATAPPLIES6TOTAL2PERBLOCKTITLEEVENTDATELERNUMBERREPORTDATEOTHERFACILITIES INVOLVEDOPERATING MODEPOWERLEVELREQUIREMENTS OF10CFRLICENSEECONTACTEACHCOMPONENT FAILURESUPPLEMENTAL REPORTEXPECTEDEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DATE NRCFORM366Ar(669)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION APPROVEDOMBNO.31500104EXPIRES:4/30I92ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATION COLLECTION REOUESTI50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(F630),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, OC20555,ANDTO1HEPAPERWORK REDUCTION PRO)ECT(31500104),

OFFICEOFMANAGEMENT ANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON, DC20503.FACILITYNAME(1)DOCKE'TNUMBER(2)LERNUMBER(6)PAGE(3)YEARHr5SEOUENTIAL NUMBERREVISIONNUMSFRD.C.COOKNUCLEARPLANT-UNIT1TEXT(ifmore4PeceJeeetrr9ed, Ireeeddttr'one)

NRCForrrr3IJSA'et(12)o5ooo31594004-0002OF03Conditions PriortoOccurrence:

UnitOne-Mode5(ColdShutdown-following refueling).

DescritionofEvent:OnApril6,1994,itwasdetermined thatallthreesafetypressurizer safetyvalves,CrosbyValveModelHB-86-PB, (EZIS/AB-RV) hadliftsettingsoutsideTechnical Specification 3.4.3acceptance criteria.

Thesafetyvalvesaretestedatatestlaboratory usingsteamatnominaltemperature andpressure, asrequiredbyTechnical Specification.

Thevalvesarerequiredtoliftat2485psigplusorminus1percent,(i.e.between2461and2509psig).Valve1-SV-45Awasfoundtohavealiftsetpointof2536psig,valve1-SV-45Bhadaliftsetpointof2535psigand1-SV-45Chadaliftsetpointof2538psig.Technical Specification 4.4:3requiresthateachPressurizer CodeSafetyValvebedemonstrated operableperSectionXIoftheASMEBoilerandPressureVesselCode,1974Edition.CauseofEvent:Thesafetyvalveconditions experienced attheD.C.CookPlantaresimilartocurrentindustrytrends/concerns.

Thephenomenon ofsafetyvalvesetpointdriftoutsideofdesigntolerances iscommonintheNuclearindustry.

However,asyet,nocauseforthedrifthasbeendetermined.

1-SV-45A, 1-SV-45Band1-SV-45Cwerepartially disassembled (retaining springcompression) andinspected.

Noproblemswerenoted.Thenozzleanddiscseatingsurfaceswerelappedandpolished.

Thevalveswerereassembled andtestedsatisfactorily.

Thetestprogram(testfacilityandprocedure) forthePressurizer SafetyValveshasnotchangedfromprevioustesting.AnalsisofEvent:Thiseventhasbeendetermined tobereportable undertheprovisions of10CFR5073(a)(2)(i)(B) asanoperation prohibited byPlantTechnical Specification 3.4.3,whichrequiresallofthepressurizer safetyvalvestobeoperablewithaliftsettingof2485psig+/-1percent.Theas-foundliftsetpoints ofsafetyvalves1-SV-45A, 1-SV-45Band1-SV-45CdidnothaveanyactualimpactontheReactorCoolantSystem(RCS)sincethesafetyvalveswerenotchallenged duringthelastfuelcycle.Therewasnopotential impactsincetheRCSwouldnothaveexceededthemaximumtransient limitof2735psig,whichis110percentofdesignpressure(2485psig).Therewasnoimpactonthehealthorsafetyofthepublic.SafetyValve1-SV-45C(worstcase)hadaliftsetpointof2538psig.TheRCSpressurewouldhavetoreachapressureof2615psig(2538psigplus3percentaccumulation) forthisvalvetoattainitsfullratedlift.Valve1-SV-45Awouldhaveattaineditsratedliftat2612psig(2536psigplus3percent)and1-SV-45Bwouldhaveattaineditsratedliftat2612psig(2535plus3percent).

NRCForm366A(669)

NRCFORM366A(64)9)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSIO LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION APPROVEDOMBNO.31504))04 EXPIRES)4/30/92ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWTHTHISINFORMATION COLLECTION REGUESTI500HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BUADENESTIMATETOTHERECORDSANDREPORTSMANAGEMENT BRANCHIP430),U.S.NUCLEARAEGULATOAY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, OC20555,ANDTOTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTION PAOJECT(31500104),

OFFICEOFMANAGFMENTANDBUDGET,WASHINGTON, OC20503.FACILITYNAME(1)DOCKETNUMBER(21LFRNUMBER(6)PAGE(3)YEAR)'.yi(SSOVSNTIAL NVMSSRREVISIONNVM54D.C.COOKNUCLEARPLANT-UNIT1TEXT///mttttptctBnqvnd.IItttddldoIM//Y/IC Fdmt3/)BA'4/(I2)050003I5940040003oF0AnalsisofEventcontinued!

Thereactorvesselandpressurizer weredesignedtoASMEBGPVSectionIIIwhichpermitsamaximumtransient.

pressureof2735psig,110percentofdesignpressure(2485psig).TheRCSpiping,valvesandfittingsaredesignedtoANSIB31.1,1967Edition,whichpermitsamaximumtransient pressureof2985psig,120percentofdesignpressure(2485psig).Inaddition, theentireRCSwashydrotestedto3107psig,125percentofdesign(2485psig),todemonstrate systemintegrity priortoinitialoperation.

Inconclusion, thiseventdidnothaveanysafetysignificance anddidnotrepresent ahazardtothepublichealthandsafety.Thesafetylimitof2735psigwouldnothavebeenexceededsincethemaximumRCSpressurewouldnothaveexceed2615psig(1-SV-45C setpointof2538psigplus3percent).

InadditiontothisSafetyAnalysis, anadditional SafetyEvaluation isbeingperformed toreviewthecombinedeffectofrecentMainSteamSafetyValveliftsetpoints (reported inLER50-315/94-001 and94-003)inconjunction withtheas-foundliftsetpoints ofthePressurizer SafetyValves.Thisevaluation isscheduled tobecompleted byJune30,1994.Wedonotanticipate anyadverseconditions tobeidentified duringthisevaluation, however,anupdatedLERwillbesubmitted ifdeemednecessary.

Corrective Action:Thenozzleanddiscseatingsurfaceswerelappedandpolishedforallthreesafetyvalves.Retestsweresatisfactorily completed forsteamsetpressureandseatleakage.Thespringpressureon1-SV-45Awasadjustedby1/3flattobringthesetpressurebackintotolerance.

SinceaspecificRootCausecouldnotbedetermined, nopreventive actionisplannedatthistime.However,wewillcontinuetofollowindustryactivities pertaining tosafetyvalvesetpointdrift.FailedComonentIdentification:

Pressurizer SafetyValvePlantDesignation:

1-SV-45A, 1-SV-45Band1-SV-45CManufacturer:

CrosbyValveCompanyModel:HB-86-BPEIISCode:AB-RVPreviousSimilarEvents:LERS50-315/90-16, 92-09LER:50-316/89-04, 92-06NRCForm366A(669)