05000272/LER-1981-102, Forwards LER 81-102/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

Forwards LER 81-102/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

ML20033B625
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	11/18/1981
From:	Midura H Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Haynes R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20033B626	List: 05000272/LER-1981-102, Forwards LER 81-102/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl 05000272/LER-1981-102-03, /03L-0:on 811021,discovered Inoperable Power Operated Relief Valve in Violation of Amend 39 to Tech Specs.Amend 39 Posted & Power Removed from Valves
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LER-1981-102, Forwards LER 81-102/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

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LICENSE NO. DPR-70 DOCKET NO. 50-272 REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 81-102/03L Pursuant to the requirements of Salem Generating Station Unit No. 1, Technical Specifications, Section f.9.1.9.b, we are submitting Licensee Event Report for Reportable Occurrence 81-102/03L.

This report is required within thirty (30) days of the occurrence.

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Report Number:

81-102/03L-i Report Date:

11-18-81 Occurrence Date:

10-21-81 Facility:

' Salem Generating Station, Unit 1 Public Service Electric'& Gas Company Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 IDENTIFICATION OF OCCURRENCE:

Violation of Amendment 39 to Technical Specification 3.4.3.a 1

(Inoperable Power Operated Relief Valve).

This report was initiated by Incident Report 81-419.

CONDITIONS PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE:

Mode 1 - Rx Power 97% - Unit Load 1060 MWe.

DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE:

At 1545 hours0.0179 days <br />0.429 hours <br />0.00255 weeks <br />5.878725e-4 months <br /> on October 21, 1981, the Senior Shift Supervisor was notified by the NRC' Inspector that Unit 1 was in violation of the requirements of Amendment 39 to Technical Specification 3.4.3.a which requires that "when one or more Power Operated Relief Valves (PORV) are inoperable then all associated block valves shall be closed and power removed from the valves".

Action Statement 3.4.3.a was entered at 1545 hours0.0179 days <br />0.429 hours <br />0.00255 weeks <br />5.878725e-4 months <br />.

This occurrence constituted operation in a degraded mode i

in accordance with Technical Specification 6.9.1.9.b.

DESIGNATION OF APPARENT CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE:

i At the time of the incident, this station was not in possession of a copy of Amendment 39 to the Technical Specification and therefore was not aware of the violation.

ANALYSIS OF OCCURRENCE:

Amendment 39 to Technical Specification 3.4.3.a states:

With ona or more PORV's inoperable, within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> either restore the PORV'S to operable status or close the associated block valves and remove power from the block valves; otherwise, be in at least hot standby within the ner.'c 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in cold shutdown within the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.

.LER 81-102/03L,

CORRECTIVE ACTION

The Senior Shift Supervisor removed the power from-the block valves which had previously been closed and posted Amendment 39.in the Technical Specifications book.

This station will be in full compliance with Amendment 39 of Technical Specifications of Facility Operating License DPR-70 upon return from Unit I refueling outage.

FAILERE DATA:

Nrt Applicable Prepared By K. Whitcomb t< g y

Genera 1' Manager--

Salem Operations 2

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