On August 22, 2017 at
2321 hours0.0269 days <br />0.645 hours <br />0.00384 weeks <br />8.831405e-4 months <br />, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station entered Technical Specification conditions for three Limiting Condition for Operations (LCOs) not met due to
Residual Heat Removal 'A' (
RHR 'A') being declared
inoperable.
LCOs not met:
1) 3.5.1 for one low pressure ECCS [Emergency Core Cooling System] injection/spray subsystem.
2) 3.6.1.7 for one RHR containment spray subsystem, and
3) 3.6.2.3 for one RHR suppression pool cooling subsystem.
The station has made the decision to shutdown the plant based on the results of troubleshooting performed on the RHR 'A' pump. The restoration of RHR 'A' pump will not be completed prior to the end of the 7 day LCO completion time.
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station initiated plant shutdown required by Technical Specifications 3.5.1, 3.6.1.7, and 3.6.2.3 at 1200 hours0.0139 days <br />0.333 hours <br />0.00198 weeks <br />4.566e-4 months <br /> CDT on 08/29/2017 due to expected restoration of RHR 'A' exceeding the completion time of 7 days prior to restoring operability.
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.