ENS 56119
ENS Event | |
|---|---|
07:06 Sep 26, 2022 | |
| Title | Automatic Reactor Scram |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
At 0001 EDT on September 26, 2022, James A. FitzPatrick (JAF) removed the generator from service as part of a planned shutdown for refueling. At 0306 EDT, with the mode switch in Startup/Hot Standby and inserting rods, JAF experienced a spurious Scram and closure of seven out of eight main steam isolation valves (MSIV's). The reactor protection system (RPS) actuated during the event, resulting in all control rods being fully inserted. The cause of the closure of MSIV's and the Scram is being investigated. This condition is being reported as a four-hour NRC report per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) for RPS actuation, and as an eight-hour, non-emergency notification per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) for the safety system actuation based on the multiple main steam isolation valves closing on an isolation signal. There was no impact to the health and safety of the public. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.
The following update was provided by the licensee via email: This Event Notification is being updated to clarify that the reactor was not critical when this event occurred. Therefore, the reporting requirement is changed from 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) to 10 CFR 50.72 (b)(3)(iv)(A) for Reactor Protection System (RPS) actuation along with Main Steam Isolation Valves (MSIV) system actuation. An analysis of reactor criticality was performed for the period of time prior to the RPS actuation event. Operators were inserting control rods per the shutdown Reactivity Management Plan. The Intermediate Radiation Monitoring (IRM) readings preceding the scram signal demonstrate a negative reactivity direction without control rod movement. The analysis concluded that the reactor was subcritical when RPS was actuated. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. Notified R1DO (Young). |
| Where | |
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Fitzpatrick  New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A), System Actuation | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.42 h-0.0592 days <br />-0.00845 weeks <br />-0.00195 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Caleb Wallace 05:41 Sep 26, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Gott |
| Last Updated: | Oct 4, 2022 |
| 56119 - NRC Website
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