Headquarters Daily Report
MAY 04, 2000
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PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - HEADQUARTERS MAY 4, 2000
MR Number: H-00-0030
NRR DAILY REPORT ITEM
GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS
Subject: Part 21 - Broken yoke on 3-inch air-operated
pressure seal gate valve
VENDOR: Velan PT21 FILE NO: mm-12-0
DATE OF DOCUMENT: 02/04/00 ACCESSION NUMBER: ml003687595
SOURCE DOCUMENT: LETTER REVIEWER: REXB, T. Greene
The valve vendor Velan reports that the Farley licensee discovered a
broken bayonet style yoke on a 3-inch air-operated pressure seal gate
valve. The vendor performed visual inspection and magnetic particle
testing and found no linear indications in the area of the break or
elsewhere in the casting. The vendor has not manufactured valves of this
design since 1974. The vendor's records indicate that affected nuclear
power plants or utilities include Southern Nuclear Company, Browns Ferry,
Nine Mile Point, Pilgrim, Millstone, Fitzpatrick, Oconee, Turkey Point,
and Palisades.
The NRC will post ensuing reports on this subject on its website at
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/PART21/2000.
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HEADQUARTERS MORNING REPORT PAGE 2 MAY 4, 2000
MR Number: H-00-0031
NRR DAILY REPORT ITEM
GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS
Subject: Part 21 - Safety relief valve bonnets produced
from improperly upgraded castings
VENDOR: Dresser Industries PT21 FILE NO: mm-14-0
DATE OF DOCUMENT: 04/14/00 ACCESSION NUMBER: ml003704876
SOURCE DOCUMENT: EN 36890 REVIEWER: REXB, C. Petrone
The valve vendor, Dresser Equipment Group, Inc., reports delivery of two
noncompliant safety relief valves to nuclear power plants. The valve
bonnets were produced from improperly upgraded castings. The affected
valves are described as follows:
Safety Relief Valve, SN TL-89763 - 1" 1970-2 (1-1-1-2)-XNC3116 (code
stamped as Section VIII, safety related service), delivered to Quad
Cities
Safety Relief Valve, SN TL-66815 - 1" 1970-2 (3-1-3-2)-XFL9-3090
(code stamped as Section III, Class 2), delivered to McGuire
The NRC will post ensuing reports on this subject on its website at
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/PART21/2000.
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REGION III MORNING REPORT PAGE 3 MAY 4, 2000
Licensee/Facility: Notification:
Wisconsin Electric Power Co. MR Number: 3-00-0023
Point Beach 2 Date: 05/03/00
Two Rivers,Wisconsin Email from resident inspectors
Dockets: 50-301
PWR/W-2-LP
Subject: Unit 2 Mid-Cycle Maintenance Outage
Discussion:
Point Beach Unit 2 will shut down early in the afternoon of May 4, 2000,
for a planned mid-cycle outage. The purpose of this outage is to repair a
degraded containment fan cooler and to clean the main condenser.
Contact: Roger Lanksbury (630)829-9631
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