At 1818 the predicted post trip voltage on the 161 KV incoming line went into alarm on the
PCM MINT program. The alarm was validated using OI-EG-3 and by conversation with the system operator. The predicted voltage was 160.
4 KV.
AOP-31 Section 1 'grid instability' was entered. Per the
AOP, at less that 160.7 KV, the incoming line and T1A3 and T1A4 are considered
inoperable.
Technical Specification 2.7(2)c was entered. This is a
72 hour8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> LCO and requires a
4 hour4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br /> notification to the NRC. Both diesel generators are
operable.
The system operator took actions to raise the 161 KV system voltage. At 1831, the predicted post trip voltage was 160.9 KV and the LCO was exited. The line was inoperable for 13 minutes.
At 1834 the voltage was 161.1 KV and AOP-31 was exited.
The licensee attributes the dip in line voltage due to heavy demand. The licensee informed the NRC Resident Inspector.