Headquarters Daily Report APRIL 26, 1996 *************************************************************************** REPORT NEGATIVE NO INPUT ATTACHED INPUT RECEIVED RECEIVED HEADQUARTERS û REGION I û REGION II û REGION III û REGION IV û PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION I APRIL 26, 1996 Licensee/Facility: Notification: New York Power Authority MR Number: 1-96-0040 Indian Point 3 Date: 04/26/96 Buchanan,New York SRI PC Dockets: 50-286 PWR/W-4-LP Subject: PLANNED DEMONSTRATION AT INDIAN POINT Discussion: Local groups of concerned citizens plan to march from downtown Peekskill to the Indian Point plants on April 27, 1996 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Chernobyl. A permit for the demonstration was obtained for up to 1000 people. The licensee anticipates that between 50 and 100 people will participate based on past experience. The march will be from noon to 3:00 p.m., and will end at a municipal parking lot located across from the entrance gate to the Indian Point plants. State and local police will supplement the normal licensee security force. Regional Action: Information item. Contact: Curtis Cowgill (610)337-5233 _ REGION I MORNING REPORT PAGE 2 APRIL 26, 1996 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Gpu Nuclear Corp. MR Number: 1-96-0041 Oyster Creek 1 Date: 04/26/96 Forked River,New Jersey Dockets: 50-219 BWR/GE-2 Subject: PLANT SHUTDOWN TO RETRIEVE CONDENSATE SYSTEM COMPONENT Discussion: On April 25, 1996, the licensee commenced a plant shutdown to perform maintenance. The primary reason for the shutdown is to retrieve a component that had previously broken loose and had become lodged adjacent to an internal condensate system piping flow element located downstream of its original location. The component is an approximately 16 inch diameter steel plate, 1/4 inch thick, which normally functions to divide condensate flow through a condensate system heat exchanger. Licensee workers initially discovered the plate to be missing in December 1995, during maintenance when the plant was shut down. Physical inspections, including a remote video inspection, of the piping system did not locate the plate at that time. At that time, the licensee evaluated continued operation of the unit in a configuration without the plate installed, as well as the possible effects on operation by the missing components. During a planned weekend load reduction (to 70 percent power) on April 19, 1996, to perform testing and other maintenance, the licensee continued their efforts to locate the missing plate. Radiography of piping downstream of the heat exchanger identified that the plate was inside the condensate piping adjacent to a 15 inch diameter flow element (orifice). Although the 16 inch plate (with attached connection arms) could not continue downstream past the smaller approximately 15 inch opening, the licensee was concerned that additional flow manipulations could possibly cause the plate to block condensate flow, which could cause a plant transient. Therefore, they maintained power at 70 percent during the week of April 22, 1996, so that a controlled shutdown could be planned, minimizing the risk associated with condensate flow changes. The shutdown progressed safely and without incident. As of 9:30 a.m. on April 26, 1996, the reactor is shut down and reactor coolant system temperature is 360 degrees F. After Cold Shutdown conditions (reactor coolant system less than 212 degrees F and vented) are reached, workers will enter the related condensate piping to retrieve the heat exchanger plate. The licensee will then conduct an evaluation to determine the cause for the failure which resulted in the plate breaking loose from the heat exchanger. While the plant is shut down, the licensee will perform additional maintenance work, such as investigating and repairing a failed pump, also part of the secondary plant (the auxiliary flash tank large pump). The plant shutdown is expected to last four days. The licensee has issued a News Release on April 26, 1996. REGION I MORNING REPORT PAGE 3 APRIL 26, 1996 MR Number: 1-96-0041 (cont.) Regional Action: Routine resident inspector followup. Contact: Pete Eselgroth (610)337-5234 _ REGION II MORNING REPORT PAGE 3 APRIL 26, 1996 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Florida Power & Light Co. MR Number: 2-96-0037 Turkey Point 3 4 Date: 04/26/96 Miami,Florida Dockets: 50-250,50-251 PWR/W-3-LP,PWR/W-3-LP Florida Power & Light Co. Saint Lucie 1 2 Florida Dockets: 50-335,50-389 PWR/CE,PWR/CE Subject: FPL ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT CHANGES Discussion: On April 24, 1996, FPL announced that Mr. Robert J. Acosta would assume the position of Director of Nuclear Assurance effective May 1, 1996. This position was previously titled, Vice President, Nuclear Assurance. Mr. David Sager resigned from FPL last week, vacating this position. Mr. Acosta will be responsible for the Corporate Nuclear Review Board (CNRB), Speakout (employee concerns program), and the quality assurance organizations at both sites (Turkey Point and St. Lucie). Regional Action: Resident Inspector followup Contact: K. LANDIS (404)331-5509 _ REGION III MORNING REPORT PAGE 4 APRIL 26, 1996 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Commonwealth Edison Co. MR Number: 3-96-0051 Braidwood 1 2 Date: 04/24/96 Braceville,Illinois TELECON FROM LICENSEE Dockets: 50-456,50-457 PWR/W-4-LP,PWR/W-4-LP Subject: PISTOL FACSIMILE IN PROTECTED AREA Discussion: On April 22, 1996, a contractor entered the protected area with a two and a half inch long cigarette lighter that looked like a small pistol. Although apparently x-rayed, it was not identified. The next day, a security officer saw the facsimile in a plastic tray as it exited the x-ray. Security officers confiscated the item. The contractor was interviewed the following day. It was only then that the licensee learned that the facsimile pistol had entered the facility. The licensee confirmed that there was no threat to the facility. The licensee's investigation continues. Regional Action: IAT notified. A regional security specialist will review the event onsite. Contact: J. BELANGER (708)829-9858 _