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DESCRIPTION Background This issue was raised in Board Notification No. 82-81 [1] and addressed the failure of control rod drive (CRD) guide tube support pins in W reactors. The first pin failure at a U.S. plant occurred at North Anna 1 in 1982 where a …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background During the period 1978 to 1980, there were reports of fatigue failure of thermal sleeve assemblies in the piping systems of both PWRs and BWRs. The BWR problem was addressed by GE in NEDO-21821 and was resolved with a …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background STS for newer OLs require licensees to keep account of the number of transient occurrences to ensure that transient limits, based on design assumptions, are not exceeded. However, a number of older plants for which …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background On March 18, 1983, B&W expressed [1] concern for unanalyzed reactor vessel thermal stress that could occur during natural convection cooldown of PWRs. The concern emerged from a preliminary B&W evaluation of a voiding …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified by the ACRS in 1978 during the operating license reviews of some BWRs. The ACRS posed questions concerning the likelihood and effects of a LOCA which could cause interactions with the CRD …
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DESCRIPTION This issue was raised by the ACRS in a memorandum [1] to the Commission in October 1983. Following the TMI-2 accident, the purpose and use of PORVs had been the subject of considerable analyses and discussion. The original purpose for which …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background In March 1982, leaks were detected in the heat-affected zones of the safe-end-to-pipe welds in two of the 28 in. diameter recirculation loop safe ends at Nine Mile Point Unit 1. Subsequent UT revealed extensive cracking …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background On August 12, 1983, one of the three emergency diesel generators (EDG) at the Shoreham Plant failed during overload testing as a result of a fractured crankshaft. The failure occurred in EDG-102 and similar crankshaft …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background Low temperature overpressurization originally identified in NUREG 0371 [1] as item A-26. This issue later became USI A-26 and was resolved in September 1978 with a revision to SRP [2] Section 5.2. The resolution of USI …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified during the staff review of the Indian Point 2 and Zion PRAs [1] ; in both of these studies, the dominant interfacing systems LOCA events were estimated to be through the RHR suction valves. The …
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DESCRIPTION In the prioritization of Issue 22, "Inadvertent Boron Dilution," it was found that inadvertent boron dilution events during cold shutdown operation do not constitute a significant risk to the public. Further work by DSI confirmed this …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified in a DL/NRR memorandum [1] which called for an assessment of the high failure frequency of main transformers and the resultant safety implications. Concern for this issue arose when the North …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background Potential stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of reactor vessel (RV) closure studs was raised as a GSI in December 1984. [1] Concerns were expressed that two contributors to SCC had not been subject to careful research and …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified in a DST/NRR memorandum [1] which addressed a condition in which some protective devices intended to trip active engineered safety features (ESF) components, under indication of equipment …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified in a RRAB memorandum [1] in March 1985 and addressed the possibility of relay contact chatter during a seismic event and its resulting effect upon safety and safety-related electrical control …
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DESCRIPTION In an August 1983 memorandum, [1] the EDO requested a comprehensive review of NRC requirements in the area of nuclear power plant piping. In response to this request, the NRC Piping Review Committee (PRC) was formed to review and evaluate …
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DESCRIPTION Following the NRR reorganization in November 1985, EIB/DSRO was responsible for resolving three issues that were directly related to onsite electrical systems: Issue 48, "LCO for Class 1E Vital Instrument Buses in Operating Reactors"; Issue …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background Potential seismic interaction involving the movable in-core flux mapping systems was identified as a generic issue in August 1985. [1] This potential interaction exists because portions of the in-core flux mapping system, …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified as an alternative approach to the Finding 15 recommendation [1] discussed in Issue 125.I.5, "Safety Systems Tested in All Conditions Required by DBA," which states that "[t]horough integrated …
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DESCRIPTION This issue was identified [1] by NRR to address the concerns raised during the licensing of Nine Mile Point Unit 2. On February 7, 1985, Niagara Mohawk submitted to the NRC a report on "Non-Class 1E Devices Connected to Class 1E Power …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] by NRR as a result of a diagnostic evaluation team inspection of the SWS at Zion, a multiplant site. The inspection identified the potential for some additional shared systems to have an …
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DESCRIPTION To calculate the value of RT PTS as required in 10 CFR 50.61 and 10 CFR 50, Appendix G, licensees must determine the value of the fast neutron fluence on the inside surface of their pressure vessels. Through a number of reviews, NRR found [1] …
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DESCRIPTION The issue of fatigue of metal components was identified in SECY-93-049 [1] following the staff's senior management review of key license renewal issues. The recommendation to treat fatigue of metal components as a generic safety issue was …
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DESCRIPTION As discussed in SECY-93-049, [1] the staff reviewed significant license renewal issues and found that several related to environmental qualification (EQ). A key aspect of these issues was whether the licensing bases, particularly for older …
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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] by NRR following the issuance of NRC Information Notice (IN) 93-17 [2] which was based in part on a deficiency in the Surry Power Station emergency diesel generator (DG) loading. This …
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