L-78-207, Forwards Response to Re Reliability of Standby Diesel Generator Units
| ML17212A361 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 06/16/1978 |
| From: | Robert E. Uhrig FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| L-78-207, NUDOCS 8107210127 | |
| Download: ML17212A361 (4) | |
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cLORIOA POVIER h I.IGHT COMPANY June 16, 1978 L-78-207 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.
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Dear Sir:
Re:
St. Lucie Unit No.
1 Docket No. 50-335 Diesel Generator Tnformation The attached information is submitted in resaonse to a letter from Karl R. Goller dated December 15, 1977.
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Robert E. Uhrig Vice President RZU/mS/bb Attachment cc:
Nr. James P. O'Reilly, Region ZI Harold F. Reis, Esquire
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Are an! foraion oases suck as propane, freon, halon, c roon dioxide, etc.
s tored in the:
Diesel Engine room?
Yes No or adjacent buildings'?
Yes No x
Gases If yes, (other than hand portable fire extinguishers),
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identify gases and give approximat tank size.
Volume (ft )
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Does control sys m autcmatically bypass, in em rgency
- starting, any engine temporarily out of service for maintenance?
Yas lio x
I-. yes, tf en how many failures to bypass have occured?
Y.
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vote: QKQBxgers
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'Yc'w, any 3 flu es?
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care Give nature of failure.
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bms i bcarg+~le Ce'mme 335-77-42,. follcwup remr" 41, of S/1S/78 Does the control system automatically override the test mode under emergency conditions?
Yes No x
Have repetitive mechanical failures occurred in any component part or sub+s'iM of the engi ie, generator, or s~i tch gear, e.c. 7 Yes a
Tuzhc-chzge~?
less of lcbricaticn e If ves, then which part or subsyst m.
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'Aould perioaic (yearly or other) evalua ion and/or testing by "outside experts" con ribute significantly to the diesel-ganara or reliability?
Yas No Give brief reasons for the answer. Me have suf icien't knowledge M.
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Y l r'-chara rs has confirmed
-in-house evaluation alluded to Y
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Give the accumulated time-load operating record for each diesel-generator unit from installation to the present (Running Hours):
Preoperational test Date 8-75 Engine
- Serial No.:
Surv. Testing 6:
Emer gency:
Total t<aintenance Hrs.
and Other Hours No Load:
Loaded Service Hrs.
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~124:
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tOTE: Total Hours were read off nour meter emaining rough estimates.
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Surveillance test load (percent of contimmns ratarrr) 3.
Give the projected or olarned time-load 'operation for each diesel-generator unit during the next 12 months.
numo are 95-100% a~~ 1-7S
- Surveillanc
- haintenance Hrs.
Emergency and other Se. vice Hrs.
Total Hours
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P Qvide the fol 1owi ng summary of the periodic surveil lance testing experience:
a.
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c de Starting d=te of surveillance testing (QL date) 3>>1-76
'eriodic
" st int rval ~they'3.us ~~ S'~s Total numb r of surveillance tests perrormed 80*
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failure m start i ~ ~ki'lure to accept 1o d >- ~d tete ce-c". dtti' 5
E then turbo-aai'iure d ~ to equipment not being operative during emergency charger failed
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Supply a copy oa the surve;llance test procedures with this cc"pleted auestionnaire.
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