ML17252B440

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LER 76-026-00 for Hatch, Unit 1 Regarding an Occurrence of Open Links in Panel H11-P601 Defeating the Starting of All RHR Pumps After They Had Been Stopped
ML17252B440
Person / Time
Site: Hatch Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 04/15/1976
From: Shannon D
Georgia Power Co
To: Mosely N
NRC/RGN-II
References
LER 76-026-00
Download: ML17252B440 (3)


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GEORGIA POWER COMPANY TEL. (912) 367-6490 EDWIN I. HATCH NUCLEAR PLANT P. 0. BOX 442 (912) 537-8124 B~XLEY. GA. 31513 BAXLEY9 GEORGIA April 15, 1976 Mr. Norman C. Moseley, Director Directorate of Regulatory Operations Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II, Suite 818 230 Peachtree Street, N.W.

Atlanta, Georgia 30302 Ref: E. I. Hatch Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-321 Pursuant to Section 6.9.1.2 of Hatch Unit 1 Technical Specifications, please find attached Reportable Occurrence Report No. 50-321/1976-26.

Very ti;uly yours, (iJ~

D. P. Shannon Plant Superintendent DPS/TVG/bev attachs.

cc: G. F. Head W. A. Widner File Control Room 4J27

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[filfil I While in cold shutdown.for LPCI modification, open links in panel Hll-P601 defeated the I 7 8 9 80 (oj3J I starti~g of all RHR pumps after they had been stopped. This condition resulted in I 7 8 9 80

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~ I Cause Description (cont.) but prevented them from being restarted. The drawings correctlyf*

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T. V. Greene, Technical Supervisor PHONE:

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p. 2 of 2 Georgia Power Company Plant E. I. Hatch Baxley, Ga. 31513 Reportable Occurrence No. 50-321/1976-26

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Cause Description (cont.)

did not show clearly that it would defeat the starting circuits for manual control. To prevent a reoccurrence personnel involved with these link openings have been made aware of the need for investigation when more than one wire is connected to each side of the link.