05000311/LER-1982-013, Forwards LER 82-013/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

Forwards LER 82-013/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

ML20049J984
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	03/09/1982
From:	Midura H Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Haynes R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20049J985	List: 05000311/LER-1982-013, Forwards LER 82-013/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl 05000311/LER-1982-013-03, L-0:on 820215,shift Supervisor Informed That Two 4-inch Core Bores Opened on 78-ft Elevation Between Mechanical & Electrical Penetration Areas.No Fire Watch Posted.Caused by Inadvertently Posting Watch on Wrong Unit
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LER-1982-013, Forwards LER 82-013/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

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DOCKET NO. 50-311 REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 82-13/03L Pursuant to the requirements of Salem Generating Station Unit No. 2, Technical Specifications, Section 6.9.1.9.b, we are submitting Licensee Event Report for Reportable Occurrence 82-13/03L.

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

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Report Number:

82-13/03L Report Date:

03-09-82 4

Occurrence Date:

02-15-82 Facility:

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

Fire Barrier Penetrations - Lack of Fire Watches.

This report was initiated by Incident Report 82-033.

1 CONDITIONS PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE:

Mode 1 - Rx Power 100% - Unit Load 1150 MWe DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE:

At 1050 hours0.0122 days <br />0.292 hours <br />0.00174 weeks <br />3.99525e-4 months <br />, February 15, 1982, the Senior Shift Supervisor was informed by'the NRC Resident Inspector that there were two 4 inch core bores opened on the 78' Elevation between the r

Mechanical and Electrical Penetration Areas, and no fire watch i

was posted.

That constituted a violation of Action Statement 3.7.11, which was entered in both units, already utilizing numerous fire watches.

DESIGNATION OF APPARENT CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE:

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Personnel error..The fire watch was inadvertently posted on the No. 1 Unit 78' Elevation Mechanical-Electrical Penetration i

Area instead of No. 2 Unit.

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Technical Specification 3.7.11 requires:

With one or more of the required fire barrier penetrations

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inoperable, within one hour either establish a continuous fire watch.on at least one side of the affected penetration, or verify the operability of fire detectors on at least one I

side of the inoperable fire barrier and establish an hourly fire watch patrol.

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CORRECTIVE ACTION

A fire watch was posted immediately.

The supervisor in charge was advised of the fire watch omission and stated that the watch went to the wrong unit.

Subsequently, the fire watch was correctly posted.

The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of the correction.

FAILURE DATA:

Not Applicable prepared By F.

Dickey

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