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Category:NRC Preliminary Notification of Event/Occurrence
MONTHYEARML12320A0202012-11-14014 November 2012
Update: PNO-I-12-007A Hurricane Sandy Update Causes Oyster Creek Alert and Shutdowns of Reactors at Nine Mile Point Unit 1, Indian Point Unit 3 and Salem Unit 1
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PNO-I-12-007 - Hurricane Sandy Causes Oyster Creek Alert and Shutdowns of Reactors at Nine Mile Point Unit 1, Indian Point Unit 3, and Salem Unit 1
PNO-I-12-005, Oyster Creek Reactor Shutdown and Unusual Event Due to a Loss of Offsite Power and Shutdown Greater than 72 Hours2012-07-31031 July 2012
PNO-I-12-005 - Oyster Creek Reactor Shutdown and Unusual Event Due to a Loss of Offsite Power and Shutdown Greater than 72 Hours
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PNO-II-11-005: North Anna, Emergency Declarations Due to Seismic Event
PNO-I-09-005, A: Update: Oyster Creek Reactor Trip and Unusual Event Due to a Loss of Offsite Power and Shutdown Greater than 72 Hours2009-07-17017 July 2009
PNO-I-09-005A: Update: Oyster Creek Reactor Trip and Unusual Event Due to a Loss of Offsite Power and Shutdown Greater than 72 Hours
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PNO-I-09-005: Exelon Generation Co. Llc., Oyster Creek Reactor Trip and Unusual Event Due to a Loss of Offsite Power and Shutdown Greater than 72 Hours
PNO-I-09-002, A: Oyster Creek, Update - Shutdown Greater than 72 Hours: Manual Reactor Scram Following Loss of Cooling to Main Transformer, Dated 05/04/20092009-05-0404 May 2009
PNO-I-09-002A: Oyster Creek, Update - Shutdown Greater than 72 Hours: Manual Reactor Scram Following Loss of Cooling to Main Transformer, Dated 05/04/2009
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PNO-I-09-002 - Oyster Creek, Shutdown Greater than 72 Hours: Manual Reactor Scram Following Loss of Cooling to Main Transformer
PNO-I-09-001, A: Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Update - Oyster Creek Unusual Event and Automatic Reactor Scram Due to Fire in M1A Main Transformer2009-02-0505 February 2009
PNO-I-09-001A: Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Update - Oyster Creek Unusual Event and Automatic Reactor Scram Due to Fire in M1A Main Transformer
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PNO-I-09-001: Unusual Event and Automatic Reactor Scram Due to a Fire in the M1A Main Transformer at Oyster Creek Station
PNO-I-08-013, A - Update - Oyster Creek: Automatic Reactor Scram Due to Main Transformer Fault2008-12-0505 December 2008
PNO-I-08-013A - Update - Oyster Creek: Automatic Reactor Scram Due to Main Transformer Fault
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PNO-I-08-013: Shutdown Greater than 72 Hrs: Automatic Reactor Scram Due to Main Transformer Fault - Oyster Creek
ML0914703712008-11-30030 November 2008
Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Primary Containm
ML0914703692008-11-30030 November 2008
Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek Renewal Commitments Related to the Drywall Primary Containm
ML0914703702008-11-30030 November 2008
Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Drywell Primary
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Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Primary Containm
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Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Primary Containm
ML0914804422008-11-30030 November 2008
Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Drywall Primary
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Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Drywall Primary
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Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Primary Containm
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Draft Preliminary Notification of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Primary Containment Drywe
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Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Facility Amergen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek, Subject - Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Drywell Primary
ML0919605922008-11-30030 November 2008
Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX, Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Drywell Primary Containment
ML0919605932008-11-30030 November 2008
Draft Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-XXX Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Drywell Primary Containment
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Preliminary Notification of Event of Unusual Occurrence, PNO-1-08-012; Subject Results of Implementation of Oyster Creek License Renewal Commitments Related to the Drywell Primary Containment, with Hand Written Notes
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E-mail from K. Heater of USNRC to Various, Regarding PNO-I-08-012: Oyster Creek - Results of Implementation of License Renewal Commitments
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E-mail from J. Richmond of USNRC to Various, Regarding Oc PNO - Nov 2008 Drywell Rev 3
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E-mail from R. Conte of USNRC to J. Richmond, D. Tifft and D. Pelton of USNRC, Regarding Oyster Creek Preliminary Notification(Draft) and Communications Plan, Rev. 1
PNO-I-07-006, A - NRC Resident Inspector - Update - Reactor Scram on Low Reactor Vessel Water Level Due to a Trip of the 'C' Reactor Feed Pump2007-07-23023 July 2007
PNO-I-07-006A - NRC Resident Inspector - Update - Reactor Scram on Low Reactor Vessel Water Level Due to a Trip of the 'C' Reactor Feed Pump
ML0719904282007-07-17017 July 2007
PNO-I-07-006: Reactor Scram on Low Reactor Vessel Water Level Due to a Trip of the C Reactor Feed Pump
PNO-I-06-012, Oyster Creek, Evaluation of Containment Design Function2006-11-0909 November 2006
PNO-I-06-012: Oyster Creek, Evaluation of Containment Design Function
PNO-I-05-022, Alert Declaration at Oyster Creek2005-08-0808 August 2005
PNO-I-05-022 - Alert Declaration at Oyster Creek
ML0713401372003-05-22022 May 2003
Reactor Operating Events Event Notification Report, Event Number: 39876; Facility: Oyster Creek; Notification Date: 05/22/2003
PNO-I-03-016, Oyster Creek Bargaining Unit Strike at Oyster Creek (39876)2003-05-22022 May 2003
PNO-I-03-016: Oyster Creek Bargaining Unit Strike at Oyster Creek (#39876)
PNO-I-02-020, Unusual Event Due to a Hydrogen Gas Ignition in the Off-Gas System (39348)2002-11-0707 November 2002
PNO-I-02-020: Unusual Event Due to a Hydrogen Gas Ignition in the Off-Gas System (#39348)
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Preliminary Notification DCS No.: 0500021911XX08 Date: November XX, 2008 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-1-08-XXX Facility Licensee Emergency Classification AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Notification of Unusual Event Oyster Creek Alert Forked River, New Jersey Site Area Emergency Docket; 50-219 General Emergency X Not Applicable
Subject:
RESULTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF OYSTER CREEK LICENSE RENEWAL COMMITMENTS RELATED TO THE PRIMARY CONTAINMENT (DRYWELL)
The NRC staff conducted an on-site inspection of ArnerGen's acztions related to license renewal commitments to be implemented during the 2008 refueling outage at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS). In particular, the NRC review involved a multi-week inspection of AmerGen's three aging management programs associated with the primary containment (drywell): Containment Metallic Liner Inservice Inspection; Structures Monitoring Program; and Protective Coating Monitoring and Maintenance Program. In accordance with the NRC's agreement with the State of New Jersey, State Engineers observed portions of the NRC's staff review. Based on the results of the NRC's inspection activities-to date, the NRC staff concluded there were no safety significant conditions with:respect to the primary containment that would prohibit plant startup.
In the mid-1 980s, GPU Nuclear (previous licensee) identified corrosion of the drywell containment steel shell, in the sand bed region. Initial licensee actions were not effective in arresting corrosion. In 1992, all sand was removed from the sand bed region and the accessible exterior surfaces of the drywell shell were cleaned and coated with epoxy. Ultrasonic test (UT) thickness measurements of the drywell shell taken in 1992 and 1996 indicated the corrosion had been effectively arrested.,'This information was confirmed in 2006, during a refueling outage.
On October624, 2008, OCNGS, shut down for a refueling and maintenance outage. Scheduled outage work iincluded implementation of various license renewal aging management programs.
During the 2008 refueling thIeARC's drywell shell inspection focused on:
- 1. Results of drywell shell UT thickness measurements.
- 2. Direct observation of drywell shell conditions both inside the drywell, including the floor trenches, and outside the drywell, in the sand bed regions.
- 3. Condition and integrity of the drywell shell epoxy coating, including AmerGen's activities to evaluate and repair four small coating blisters found in Bay-1 1.
- 4. Condition and integrity of the drywell shell moisture barrier seal between the shell and the sand bed floor, including AmerGen's activities to evaluate and repair identified cracks in moisture barrier seals in multiple sand bed bays, including a seal crack in Bay-3 which also exhibited small rust stains.
- 5. AmerGen's activities to monitor, evaluate, mitigate water leakage from the reactor refueling cavity onto the external surface of the drywell shell and into the sand bed regions.
Jt, Preliminary Notification On a sampling basis, the NRC staff had the following observations of Amergen's implementation of license renewal commitments, during the 2008 refueling outage:
- 1. All drywell shell UT thickness measurements satisfied AmerGen's acceptance criteria and current licensing basis design requirements.
- 2. There were no identified significant conditions affecting the drywell shell structural integrity.
As described below, there were several problems identified during AmerGen's implementation of license renewal commitments.
- 3. The as-found condition of the external drywell shell epoxy coating, in the sand bed regions, was acceptable, except for four small coating blisters found ini Bay-1 1. The blisters were repaired. AmerGen reported that some blistering was expected, and would be identified during routine visual examinations. The NRC staff will review AmerGen's cause evaluation when it is complete.
- 4. The as-found condition of the external drywell shell moisture barrier seal, between the shell and the sand bed floor, was acceptable, except for multiple surface cracks, which did not appear to completely penetrate the seal. Theiidentified seal cracks were repaired. During one crack repair, in Bay-3, some drywell shell surface corrosion was identified and repaired.
- 5. AmerGen s activities to monitor and mitigate water leakage from the reactor refueling cavity onto the external surface of the drywell shell and into the sand bed regions was, in general, acceptable, with a few noted exceptions as described below.
On the fourteenth day of outage, water leakage from the reactor refueling cavity into the cavity drain trough, as monitored in the trough's drain line,' increased from less than 1 gallon per minute (gpm) toapproximately 5 to 7 gpm. Some spill-over from the cavity drain trough appeared to occur, which resulted in somewater entry into the sand bed region. AmerGen enhanced it's leakage monitoring, re-opened all sand bed bays, and performed visual inspections to detect any water entry. Water puddles were identified in several sand bed bays.
After the cavity was drained and the leakage stopped, NRC and AmerGen performed direct inspections of the sand bed bays;,, no adverse. conditions were identified. To determine whether any increased drywell shell borrosion may have occurred, as a result of this leakage, AmerGen stated additionl UT thickness measurements would be performed in the next refueling outage, in 2010.
AmerGe*n identified and fixed problems found in sand bed Bay-3 and Bay-1 1, during license renewal aging management program implementation. The drywell shell epoxy coating and the moisture barrier seals, both in the sand bed region, are barrier systems used to protect the drywell shell from corrosion., The problems identified with these barriers had a minimal impact on the drywell shell, and the projected shell corrosion rate remained very small.
Based on a review of the technical information, the NRC staff determined AmerGen had an adequate basis to restart OCNGS.
The State of New Jersey has been notified and no further updates are planned.
This PN is being issued for information only and will not be updated.
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CONTACT: Richard J. Conte John Richmond (nrc.qoV (@nrc.gov
Preliminary Notification (610) 337-5183 (610) 337-5220