05000395/LER-1983-004, Forwards LER 83-004/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

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Forwards LER 83-004/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl
ML20079N659
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Site: Summer South Carolina Electric & Gas Company icon.png
Issue date: 02/23/1983
From: Dixon O
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS CO.
To: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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LER-2083-004, Forwards LER 83-004/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl
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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Docket No. 50/395 Thirty Day Written Report LER 83-004, Revision 1

Dear Mr. O'Reilly:

Please find attached Licensee Event Report #83-004, Revision 1, for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station. This Thirty Day Report is required by Technical Specification 6.9.1.13(b) as a result of -

entry into Action Statement (a) of Technical Specification 3.3.3.6, Table 3.3-10, Item 19, " Accident Monitoring Instrumentation," on January 9, 1983.

Revision 1 to this LER corrects an administrative error discovered by the Licensee. Should there be any questions, please call us at your convenience.

Very truly yours, O. W. Dix CJM:OWD:dwf/fjc

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M. B. Whitaker, Jr. B. A. Bursey W. A. Williams, Jr. I&E (Washington)

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Mr. James P. O'Reilly LER No.-83-004,-Revision l-l Page Two

-February 23,'1983 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EVENT-On: January 9,' 1983 with the Plant in Mode 1, spurious " Inadequate Core Cooling" alarms were received on Channel B of the Reactor l Coolant System Subcooling Margin Monitor. The channel was de-energized when the sporadic behavior of the thermocouple portion of this circuitry affected the Plant computer systems. The channel is required to be. operable while in Modes 1, 2, and 3 by Technical-

. Specification 3.3.3.6, Table 3.3-10, Item 19.

l PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES There were no adverse consequences from this event. The Minimum Channels Operable requirements of Table 3.3-10 were met during *he j time period encompassed by this event.

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CAUSE(S) OF THE OCCURRENCE The exact cause of the system malfunction is not known. It is possible that a hardware component was latched into a fault condi-tion which cleared when the system was re-energized en January 10, 1983.

IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN An investigation performed by Maintenance personnel on January 9,

-1983, indicated that the problem existed in the Low Level Data Board which initially processes the temperature inputs for the channel. The channel was de-energized after this determination due to alarms generated in the plant computer systems from the sporadic readings. On January 10, 1983, the system was re-energized, and the Channel Processor reset for additional troubleshooting. System cperation was found to be normal after the completion of the equipment warm-up period. Channel B of the Subcooling Margin Monitor was returned to operable status on January 11, 1983, after the performance of a satisfactory channel calibration with the appropriate surveillance test procedure.

ACTION TAKEN TO PREVENT RECURRENCE

! The licensee plans no additional action in regards to this event unless warranted by similar occurrences in the future.

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