U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 06/11/97 - 06/12/97 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 32427 32459 32460 32461 32462 32463 32464 32465 32466 32467 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32427 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MCGUIRE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/02/97 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:41 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/02/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 06:05[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEN HOFFMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CHARLES HOSEY RDO | |AUNA 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(A) UNANALYZED COND OP | | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.0.3 ENTRY DUE TO BOTH TRAINS OF CONTROL ROOM AREA | | VENTILATION BEING INOPERABLE | | | | AS A RESULT OF AN AUXILIARY VENTILATION BOUNDARY DOOR BEING OPEN WITHOUT | | CONTINGENCY ACTIONS BEING IN PLACE, THE UNIT ENTERED THE ACTION STATEMENT | | FOR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.0.3 DUE TO BOTH TRAINS OF THE CONTROL ROOM | | AREA VENTILATION SYSTEM BEING INOPERABLE. THE DOOR WAS OPENED IN ORDER TO | | FACILITATE A BATTERY REPLACEMENT. THE DOOR WAS CLOSED WITHIN APPROXIMATELY | | 10 MINUTES, AND THE ACTION STATEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.0.3 WAS | | EXITED. IN ADDITION, BOTH TRAINS OF THE AUXILIARY BUILDING VENTILATION | | SYSTEM WERE INOPERABLE AT THE SAME TIME. | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | ***UPDATE ON 6/11/97 @ 1531 BY WASHAM TO GOULD*** THE LICENSEE IS | | RETRACTING THIS NOTIFICATION SINCE THEY HAVE DETERMINED THE EVENT DOES NOT | | MEET THE REPORTABILITY REQUIREMENTS. THE LICENSEE PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY | | CORE COOLING PUMP ROOM PRESSURE VERIFICATION TEST AND CONCLUDED THAT | | AUXILIARY VENTILATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL AREA VENTILATION SYSTEM WERE | | OPERABLE IN THE PAST DURING PERIODS WITH THE AUX VENTILATION BOUNDARY DOORS | | OPEN. THEREFORE ENTRY INTO TS 3.0.3 WAS NOT REQUIRED AND THE EVENT WAS NOT | | REPORTABLE. | | | | THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED. REG 2 RDO(JULIAN) WAS NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 32459 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/97 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:00 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 06/10/97 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 22:09[EDT]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |JAMES CREED RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN JORDAN | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NOTIFICATION OF STATE AGENCY DUE TO EXCEEDING LIMITS OF AIR POLLUTION | | PERMIT. | | | | "ON TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1997, AT 2209 HOURS EDT, THE X-600 STEAM PLANT #1 | | BOILER AND ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR (ESP) EXPERIENCED AN OPACITY | | EXCEEDANCE. | | | | THE OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (OHIO EPA) AIR PERMIT ISSUED TO | | PORTS DEFINES AN OPACITY EXCEEDANCE AS OCCURRING WHEN OPACITY (SOOT AND | | FLYASH CONCENTRATION) EXCEED 20% FOR MORE THAN SIX (6) MINUTES. SINCE 2209 | | HOURS, FOUR (4) EXCEEDANCES HAVE BEEN RECORDED: 2209-2215 @ 21%, 2232-2238 | | @ 21%, 2305-2311 @ 21% AND 2333-2339 @ 22%. | | | | SINCE RECORDING THE EXCEEDANCES, THE OPACITY HAS STABILIZED AT 19.8%. THE | | EXCEEDANCES RESULTED FROM AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION INSIDE THE ESP WHICH | | CAUSED LOSS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POWER TO THE SOOT AND FLYASH COLLECTOR | | PLATES, AND AN INABILITY TO CONTROL EMISSIONS WITHIN LIMITS WITHOUT THE | | NECESSARY POWER. | | | | THE CURRENT PLANT STEAM LOAD REQUIRES TWO (2) OF THE THREE (3) BOILERS AT | | X-600 TO BE OPERATING. BOILER #3 IS BEING PREPARED FOR START-UP AFTER | | BEING OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIR. DURING BOILER START-UP, THE PORTS AIR | | PERMITS ALLOWS FOR AN EXTENDED OPACITY EXCEEDANCE OF UP TO SIX (6) HOURS. | | AFTER BOILER #3 IS PLACED ON-LINE, UTILITIES OPERATIONS WILL SHUTDOWN | | BOILER #1 FOR ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. | | | | NO ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ARE ANTICIPATED AS A RESULTS OF THIS | | EVENT. THE OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ASSIGNED REPORT #2331 TO | | THIS EVENT, AND THE PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED AS POINT OF | | CONTACT FOR THE PIKE COUNTY EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE. THE NRC SENIOR | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32460 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DRESDEN REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/97 | |UNIT: [ ] [ ] [3] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:22 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-1,[2] GE-3,[3] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 06/10/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:50[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PETE KARABA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JAMES CREED RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | | | | | 3 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | INVALID ESF SIGNAL DURING SURVEILLANCE TESTING. | | | | "WHILE LIFTING LEADS TO DEFEAT AN ISOLATION SIGNAL TO THE HIGH PRESSURE | | COOLANT INJECTION (HPCI) SYSTEM TO FACILITATE VALVE CYCLING FOR OPERATING | | SURVEILLANCES, A HPCI SUCTION AUTO-TRANSFER OCCURRED. THE APPARENT CAUSE | | OF THE EVENT WAS THAT A DAISY CHAIN IN THE HPCI CONTROL LOGIC WAS BROKEN | | RESULTING IN AN INVALID CST LO-LO LEVEL SIGNAL. UNIT 3 IS IN MODE 4 AND | | HPCI WAS NOT REQUIRED TO BE OPERABLE." | | | | THE LICENSEE IS BACKING OUT OF THE SURVEILLANCE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS | | INCLUDE REVISING THE PROCEDURE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC IN IDENTIFYING THAT THE | | "FIELD" SIDE OF THE TERMINAL BOARD LEADS SHOULD BE LIFTED ("INCOMING" SIDE | | LEADS WERE LIFTED IN THIS INSTANCE). UPON COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION | | AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, THE LICENSEE WILL REPEAT THIS SURVEILLANCE. | | | | THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32461 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: LIMERICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/97 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 03:44 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 06/11/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 02:10[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: GARY SCHIENDELMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |RICHARD KEIMIG RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N Y 92 POWER OPERATION | 92 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNIT 2 EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED ISOLATION OF THE STEAM SUPPLY LINE TO THE | | REACTOR CORE ISOLATION COOLING (RCIC) SYSTEM DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. | | | | "WHILE PERFORMING RESTORATION OF THE UNIT 2 RCIC SYSTEM, THE MAIN CONTROL | | ROOM OPERATOR MISTAKENLY OPENED THE OUTBOARD STEAM LINE ISOLATION VALVE | | PRIOR TO ENSURING THE STEAM PIPING WAS FILLED/WARMED. AS A RESULT, A HIGH | | STEAM FLOW ISOLATION SIGNAL WAS GENERATED AND THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD | | STEAM LINE ISOLATION VALVES CLOSED. THE STEAM LINE WARMING WAS REINITIATED | | TO PLACE RCIC INTO A STANDBY CONDITION. ALL SYSTEMS RESPONDED AS DESIGNED | | DURING THIS EVENT. THIS EVENT IS BEING REPORTED PURSUANT TO | | 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(ii) FOR AN ESF ACTUATION." | | | | THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32462 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/97 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:20 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/11/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:45[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SAUER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |RICK KEIMIG RDO | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | 2 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNITED STATES COAST GUARD NOTIFIED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE OUNCE OF OIL WAS | | SPILLED INTO THE DELAWARE RIVER. | | | | DURING WORK AT THE OIL WATER SEPARATOR, AN OIL SHEEN OF APPROXIMATELY 10 | | SQUARE FEET WAS OBSERVED ON THE DELAWARE RIVER AT THE SEPARATOR OUTFILL. | | THE AMOUNT OF OIL IS ESTIMATED TO BE LESS THAN ONE OUNCE. THIS REQUIRED A | | NOTIFICATION TO THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD. BOOMS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN | | SET IN CASE SOME LEAKS OCCURRED. THE OIL WAS CONTAINED AND HAS BEEN CLEANED | | UP. THE LICENSEE CONTACTED LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TOWNSHIP AND THE STATE OF | | NEW JERSEY OF THE OIL SPILL. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32463 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: WASHINGTON NUCLEAR REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/97 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: WA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:24 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 06/11/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:10[PDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SIMS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |TOM STETKA RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 2 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE PLANT HAD AN AUTO START OF BOTH EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS(1&2). | | | | THIS OCCURRED DURING THE START OF THE CIRCULATING WATER PUMP "1C" WHEN AN | | ELECTRICAL FAULT CAUSED THE PUMP TO TRIP ON DIFFERENTIAL CURRENT. THE | | DIESELS ALSO AUTO STARTED ON AN UNDERVOLTAGE SIGNAL, BUT THEY DID NOT LOAD. | | FOLLOWING THE PUMP TRIP, ALL ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS RETURNED TO NORMAL AND | | THE DIESELS WERE SECURED. THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE | | PUMP TRIP. THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32464 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: WATERFORD REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/97 | |UNIT: [3] [ ] [ ] STATE: LA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:31 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [3] CE |EVENT DATE: 06/11/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:00[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: B McKINNEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |TOM STETKA RDO | |ADAS 50.72(b)(2)(i) DEG/UNANALYZED COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 3 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CONTAINMENT FIRE PROTECTION ISOLATION VALVES FAILED LOCAL LEAK RATE TEST | | | | THE FIRE PROTECTION CONTAINMENT PENETRATION 60 INSIDE CONTAINMENT ISOLATION | | VALVE (PP-602A) AND OUTSIDE CONTAINMENT ISOLATION VALVE (PP-601A) FAILED | | THEIR AS-FOUND LOCAL LEAK RATE TESTS. BOTH VALVES FAILED TO PRESSURIZE TO | | THE REQUIRED PRESSURE OF 44 psig DURING TESTING. THIS CONSTITUTES AN | | AS-FOUND MINIMUM PATHWAY FAILURE FOR CONTAINMENT PENETRATION 60. THE | | LICENSEE IS NOT IN ANY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ACTION STATEMENT AND THE | | CONTAINMENT ISOLATION VALVES WILL BE REPAIRED BEFORE ENTERING MODE 4 (HOT | | SHUTDOWN). THE LICENSEE HAS STAGED ADDITIONAL FIRE WATER HOSES AT THE | | ACCESS DOOR TO THEIR CONTAINMENT IN CASE OF A FIRE INSIDE CONTAINMENT. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32465 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SEABROOK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/97 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:05 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/11/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:30[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: FREEMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |RICHARD KEIMIG RDO | |ADAS 50.72(b)(2)(i) DEG/UNANALYZED COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CBS-V8 VALVE ENCAPSULATION WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEST | | PRESSURE DURING A LOCAL LEAK RATE TEST. | | | | THE RESULTS OF A LOCAL LEAK RATE TEST OF THE CBS-V8 VALVE ENCAPSULATION | | EXCEEDED THE ESTABLISHED ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO | | MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEST PRESSURE OF 52 PSIG IN THE TANK. TESTING WAS | | SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED ON THE TRAIN "B" ENCAPSULATION THAT SURROUNDS | | CBS-V14, WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. THE ENCAPSULATIONS (TANKS) ARE NOT REQUIRED | | TO BE IN PLACE TO ENSURE CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY, BUT RATHER TO ENSURE THAT | | ANY LEAKAGE FROM THE ECCS RECIRCULATION SUMP ISOLATION VALVES OR PIPING IS | | NOT RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT DURING DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT CONDITIONS. | | THE ENCAPSULATION DOES NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE CONTAINMENT ATMOSPHERE | | AND THEREFORE DOES NOT PROVIDE A CONTAINMENT BOUNDARY. IT IS MAINLY USED | | AS A PROTECTIVE BARRIER IF THE PIPING OR VALVE BODY FAILS. | | | | THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32466 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/97 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:11 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 06/11/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:30[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: LYONS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CAUDLE JULIAN RDO | |AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE HAS IDENTIFIED A LACK OF CERAMIC FIBER BETWEEN CABLES IN | | VARIOUS FIRE STOPS AS REQUIRED BY ENGINEERING DESIGN DOCUMENTATION. | | | | THE AS-FOUND CONDITION OF CABLE TRAY FIRE STOPS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH | | THE TESTED AND DESIGN CONDITIONS, BUT THE CURRENT INSTALLATION PROVIDES A | | SUBSTANTIAL LEVEL OF FIRE RESISTANCE. THE CERAMIC FIBER BETWEEN THE CABLES | | IS AN EXTENSION OF THE MARINITE (CERAMIC FIBER) BOARD FIRE STOP FACE. THIS | | CERAMIC FIBER SERVES TO RESIST HEAT, FLAME AND SMOKE PROPAGATION THROUGH | | THE FIRE STOP. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FLAME RETARDANT, THIS IS AN | | EFFECTIVE 3-HOUR FIRE RATED ASSEMBLY. WITHOUT THE CERAMIC FIBER BETWEEN THE | | CABLES, A PATH FOR HEAT AND SMOKE PROPAGATION IS PROVIDED. | | | | AS PER THE UNIT'S FSAR, FIRE BARRIERS AND ASSOCIATED PENETRATIONS ARE | | DESIGNED TO MEET A 3-HOUR FIRE RATING, TO PREVENT PROPAGATION OF THE FLAME | | AND THE PROJECTION OF WATER (DURING A HOSE STREAM APPLICATION). CONTRARY TO | | THIS REQUIREMENT, THE CABLE TRAY FIRE STOPS CANNOT BE ASSURED OF MEETING | | THEIR DESIGN FUNCTION IN THE PRESENT CONFIGURATION. | | | | A BREACH PERMIT AND AN HOURLY FIRE WATCH PATROL HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. THIS | | MEETS THE COMPENSATORY REQUIREMENTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE (AP) | | #1800022, "FIRE PROTECTION PLAN". THE FIRE WATCH ROUTE HAS BEEN REVIEWED | | WITH THE SITE FIRE PROTECTION SUPERVISOR AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE | | EXISTING FIRE WATCH ROUTE IS ADEQUATE TO MONITOR THE CABLE TRAY FIRE STOPS. | | | | THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32467 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: POINT BEACH REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/97 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:19 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/11/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:31[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PARLATO |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JAMES CREED RDO | |ADAS 50.72(b)(2)(i) DEG/UNANALYZED COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | 2 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED THAT THE WORST CASE SERVICE WATER ALIGNMENT IN | | COMPONENT COOLING WATER HEAT EXCHANGER OPERATION WAS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH | | THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION USED IN THE HYDRAULIC ANALYSIS. | | | | THIS CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED WHILE EVALUATING UNIT 2, WITH UNIT 1 IN COLD | | SHUTDOWN. IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT, AT ELEVATED SERVICE WATER | | TEMPERATURES, THE USE OF TWO COMPONENT COOLING WATER HEAT EXCHANGERS PER | | UNIT IS REQUIRED. ACCIDENTS STARTING FROM THIS CONDITION ARE NOT BOUNDED BY | | THE EXISTING ANALYSES. A SIMILAR SITUATION WOULD EXIST WHEN ONE UNIT IS | | BEING COOLED TO COLD SHUTDOWN WHILE THE OTHER IS AT POWER. | | | | THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+