05000311/LER-1981-065, Forwards LER 81-065/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

Forwards LER 81-065/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

ML20010C836
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	08/14/1981
From:	Uderitz R Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20010C837	List: 05000311/LER-1981-065, Forwards LER 81-065/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl 05000311/LER-1981-065-03, /03L-0:on 810716,operator Noticed That Steam Generator 23 Feed Flow Channel 2 Had Failed Low & Was Declared Inoperable.Caused by Equipment Failure.Feed Flow Channel 2 Meter Was Replaced W/Spare
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LER-1981-065, Forwards LER 81-065/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

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.a-O PSEG Public Service Electric and Gas Company 80 Park P!aza Newark, N.J. 07101 Phone 201/430-7000 August 14,.1981 I

l Mr. Boyce H.'Grier Director of USNRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement

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Dear'Mr. Grier:

LICENSE NO. LPR-75 DOCKET NO. 50-311 REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 81-65/03L Pursuant to the requirements of Salem Generating Station Unit No. 2

- Technical' Specifications, Section 6.9.1.9.b, we are submitting Licensee i

Event Report for Reportable Occurrence 81-65/03L.

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Report Number:

81-65/03L Report Date:

August 14, 1981 i

Occurrence Date:

7-16-81 Facility:

Salem Generating Station, Unit 2 Public Service Electric & Gas Company Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 IDENTIFICATION OF OCCURRENCE:

Reactor Trip System Instrumentation No. 23 Steem Generator Feed Flow Channel 2 - Inoperable This report was initiated by Incident Report 81-259 CONDITIONS PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE:

Mode 1 - Rx Power 22% - Unit Load 120 MWe DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE:

i 0, July 16, 1981, during routine channel checks, the control room operator noticed that No. 23 steam generator feed flow channel 2 6

had failed low.

The channel was declared inoperable, technical specification LCO 3.3.1, action No. 7, was entered at 0935 hours0.0108 days <br />0.26 hours <br />0.00155 weeks <br />3.557675e-4 months <br />, un July 16, 1981, and the channel was placed in the tripped condition within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />.

1 The occurrence constituted operation in a degraded mode in accordance with technical specification 6.9.1.9.b.

DESIGNATION OF APPARENT CAUSE OF OCCURRENFE:

Equipment failure.

No. 23 steam generator feed flow channel 2 meter had failed.

ANALYSIS OF OCCURRENCE:

Action statement 3.3.1.7 requires:

With the number of operable channels less than the total number of channels, power operation may proceed until performance of the next required channel functional test, provided the inoperable channel is placed in the tripced condition within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

A spare meter was calibrated, installed and tested with satisfactory results.

The channel was declared operable and returned to service.

Technical Specification LCO 3.3.1, action No. 7, terminated at 1433 hours0.0166 days <br />0.398 hours <br />0.00237 weeks <br />5.452565e-4 months <br /> on Julv 16. 1981.

LER 81-65/03L 8/14/81 FAILURE DATA:

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