ML17261A108

LER 79-004/03L-0 on 790206:fuel Pressure Lost & Generator Tripped During Diesel Generator Testing.Caused by Operator Error.Operator Reinstructed & Precautionary Note Added to Procedure to Emphasize Importance of Proper Sequence

ML17261A108
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	03/06/1979
From:	Peck C ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
Shared Package
ML17244A396	List: ML17244A395 ML17261A108
References
LER-79-004-03L, LER-79-4-3L, NUDOCS 7903120304
Download: ML17261A108 (2)

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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 79-004/03L-0 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (CAR 1208)

CONTROL BLOCK: QI (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE ALL REOUIRED INFORMATION) 1 6

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EVENT DATE 67 9QR0 74 75 3 0 REPORT DATE 6 7 9QR DOCKET NUMBER EVENT DESCRIPTION AND PROBABI.E CONSEQUENCES Q10 During test of "A" Diesel generator fuel day tank was drained to test low level alarm.

~O3 Engine was started 'and loaded before fuel level was properly restored. Fuel pressure

~O4 was lost and the generator tripped. (T.S. 6.9.2.b. (2)) The "B" unit was immediately put in service and run until the "A" unit operability was proven.

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~03 28 ATTACHMENT CODE 29 NPRD 4 TYPE LL 30 PRIME COMP.

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~NQR~ZQR ~ZQzo LIO ~ Ozz ~NORR ~Ops A 1 5 2 Qzs 33 34 35 36 ~ 37 40 41 42 43 44 47 CAUSE DESCRIPTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Q27 p Not following procedure, unlicensed auxiliary operator reset local panel level alarm before day tank was properly restored. This cleared control room level alarm, and engine was started and loaded from control room. Operator has been reinstructed to 3 follow procedures. A further precautionary note was added to procedure to emphasize 4 importance of the proper sequence.

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DISCOVERY DESCRIPTION Diesel generator tripped.

Q32 7 8 9 10 12 13 44 45 46 80 ACTIVITY CONTENT RELEASED OF RELEASE AMOUNTOF ACTIVITYQ36 LOCATION OF RELEASE Q36 6 ~Z Q33 ~ZQ34 NA 7 8 9 ~ IO 11 44 45 80 PERSONNEL EXPOSURES NUMBER TYPE DESCRIPTION Q39 7

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~00 0 Q>>~ZQRR NA 7 9 11 12 13 80 PERSONNEL INJURIES NUMBER DESCRIPTIONQ41

~00 0 Qo NA 7 8 9 11 12 80 LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO FACILITY TYPE DESCRIPTION Q43 Z Q42 NA 8 9 10 9 O 8 1 2 0 '3> 't 7 80 PUBLICITY ISSUED DESCRIPTION ~4 V NRC USE ONLY o L~JQ44 NA 8 10 68 69 80 NAME DF PREPAECarl H. Peck PHDNE. 7 16-546-2700, ext. 291-205

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