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Special Report, Channel #11 Containment High Range Radiation Monitor Inoperable
ML020840441
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 02/25/2002
From: Hopkins L
Constellation Nuclear
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NMP1L 1645
Download: ML020840441 (2)


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RO. Box 63 Lycoming, New York 13093 Constellation Nuclear Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station February 25, 2002 NMP1L 1645 A Member of the Constellation Energy Group U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 RE: Nine Mile Point Unit 1 Docket No. 50-220 DPR-63 Subiect: Special Report, Channel #11 ContainmentHigh Range Radiation Monitor Inoperable Gentlemen:

In accordance with Action Statement 3.a of Nine Mile Point Unit 1 Technical Specification Table 3.6.11-2, "Accident Monitoring Instrumentation Action Statements,"

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC is submitting the following Special Report concerning the inoperability of Channel #11 Containment High Range Radiation Monitor.

Descriptionof Event On February 10, 2002, at approximately 0740 hours0.00856 days <br />0.206 hours <br />0.00122 weeks <br />2.8157e-4 months <br />, operators declared the Channel #11 Containment High Range Radiation Monitor inoperable when indication failed downscale. Troubleshooting of the high voltage and signal cables did not identify any open circuits. A nick that exposed the coaxial shield of the signal cable was identified.

This is the most probable cause of the failure.

The signal cable was repaired and high voltage and signal connectors on the detector and cables were cleaned. Troubleshooting of the radiation monitor in the Control Room and a complete calibration of the system revealed no failures. Detector operation was observed on February 19, 2002, with no abnormalities identified. On February 20, 2002, the Channel #11 Containment High Range Radiation Monitor was declared operable.

The redundant Channel #12 Containment High Range Radiation Monitor was in service while the Channel #11 Containment High Range Radiation Monitor was out of service.

Page 2 NMP1L 1645 Cause ofEvent The most probable cause of the Channel #11 Containment High Range Radiation Monitor downscale reading was a nick that exposed the coaxial shield of the signal cable.

CorrectiveActions

1. The nick that exposed the coaxial shield of the Channel #11 Containment High Range Radiation Monitor signal cable was repaired.
2. The high voltage and signal connectors on the detector and cable were cleaned.

Very truly yours, Lawrence A. Hopkins Unit 1 Plant General Manager LAH/KLE/cld xc: Mr. H. J. Miller, Regional Administrator, Region I Mr. G. K. Hunegs, NRC Senior Resident Inspector Records Management