Friday, February 03, 2017

Junk Quad Cities ERV/ADS valves


So Illinois just heavily subsidized this plant. Unit 2 is at 88% power power. The valves behind the indicator light is in worst shape than the burnt out light bulb holder.

Upon on the event they declared they are still at 100% power. Now they are at 88% power. I don't get it, they are changing out the light bulb and the switch catches fire. 

They need to completely gut out the ERV/ADS system and replace it with new technology. 
  
The Safety Relief Valves and the Electromatic Relief Valves are very similar. What decade have you last heard the world electromatic? Both these component styles are riddle with maintenance and internals repair parts poor quality. They have to get into a time machine in order to get new parts.

Oyster Creek plant with EVRS is coming up to two white finding on maintenance issues. The first white finding was "on the house" with the NRC and not included into the ROP based on a old design issue.  



Power ReactorEvent Number: 52527
Facility: QUAD CITIES
Region: 3 State: IL
Unit: [ ] [2] [ ]
RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3
NRC Notified By: JEFFREY KOSCIK
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 02/01/2017
Notification Time: 21:22 [ET]
Event Date: 02/01/2017
Event Time: 19:38 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/02/2017
Emergency Class: ALERT
10 CFR Section:
50.72(a) (1) (i) - EMERGENCY DECLARED
Person (Organization):
ERIC DUNCAN (R3DO)
CINDY PEDERSON (R3 R)
BRIAN McDERMOTT (ET N)
WILLIAM GOTT (IRD)
CHRIS MILLER (NRR)

UnitSCRAM CodeRX CRITInitial PWRInitial RX ModeCurrent PWRCurrent RX Mode
2NY100Power Operation100Power Operation
Event Text
ALERT - FIRE IN SAFETY RELATED SYSTEM

"On February 1, 2017, at 1929 hours [CST], a fire was discovered on the Unit 2 Main Control Room panel 902-3 in the 3E ERV/ADS valve switch. A reactor SCRAM was not required. No automatic isolations/actuations occurred. The fire was extinguished at 1932 and the reactor remained at 100% power.

"An Alert was declared at 1938 [CST].

"The initiation of the event was attempting to change a light bulb. The cause of the event is under investigation.

"The Senior Resident Inspector has been notified of the event."

The licensee entered a 14 day Technical Specification Action statement as a result of the damage to the switch.

Notified DHS SWO, DOE, FEMA, HHS, NICC, USDA, EPA, FDA, NNSA (e-mail), and NRCC SASC (e-mail).

* * * UPDATE AT 0040 EST ON 2/2/17 FROM DAVID KNEPPER TO JEFF HERRERA * * *

Notified that the Alert was terminated at 2336 CST on 2/1/17. The licensee stated that the fire was extinguished and an extent of condition walkdown did not identify any additional equipment damage as a result of the fire. The licensee will be issuing a press release.

The licensee will be notifying the NRC Resident Inspector.

Notified the R3DO (Duncan), IRD MOC (Gott), NRR EO (Miller), DHS SWO, DOE, FEMA, HHS, NICC, USDA, EPA, FDA, NNSA (e-mail), and NRCC SASC (e-mail).

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