ML022630487

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Special Report 1-SR-2002-01
ML022630487
Person / Time
Site: Palo Verde Arizona Public Service icon.png
Issue date: 09/11/2002
From: Ide W
Arizona Public Service Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
192-01110-WEI/DGM/REB 1-SR-02-001-00
Download: ML022630487 (2)


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L,ARS; William E. Ide Mail Station 7602 Palo Verde Nuclear Vice President TEL (623) 393-6116 PO Box 52034 Generating Station Nuclear Production FAX (623) 393-6077 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 192-0111 0-WEI/DGM/REB September 11, 2002 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Station P1-37 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Sirs:

Subject:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) Unit I Docket No. STN 50-528 License No. NPF-41 Special Report I-SR-2002-01 Attached please find Special Report (SR) 50-528/2002-01-00. This SR reports the inoperability of a portion of the loose parts and vibration monitoring system in Unit 1.

By copy of this letter and the enclosure, this SR is being provided to the NRC Region IV Administrator and the PVNGS Senior Resident Inspector.

No commitments are being made to the NRC by this letter. Please contact Daniel G.

Marks at (623) 393-6492 if you have any questions or require additional information.

Sincerely, Zle'14 WEI/DGM/REB/kg Enclosure cc: E. W. Merschoff (all with enclosure)

J. N. Donohew N. L. Salgado I I--

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ENCLOSURE Special Report 1-SR-2002-01-00 Technical Requirements Manual limiting condition of operation (TLCO) 3.3.106 requires the loose parts and vibration monitoring system (LPVMS) to be operable in Modes 1 and 2. With one or more channels of the LPVMS inoperable, TLCO Action A.1 requires the channel to be restored to operable within 30 days. Ifthis action cannot be met TLCO Action B.1 requires a special report to be submitted to the NRC within 10 days outlining the cause of the malfunction and the plans for restoring the channel(s) to operable status.

On August 14, 2002, with Unit 1 in Mode 1, Power Operations, channel 7 of the LPVMS was declared inoperable due to spurious alarms being generated by noise in the channel.

Cause of the malfunction:

The noise is believed to be caused by a degraded connection at the accelerometer for steam generator #2, which is located in the containment building near steam generator #2 and is not accessible during power operation.

Plans for restoring the channel to Operable status:

The channel will be repaired during the next refueling outage scheduled to begin on September 28, 2002.