ML17262A419

LER 91-001-00:on 910215,loss of Safeguards Bus Occurred During Emergency Diesel Generator Monthly Load Test.Caused by Supply Breakers Tripping.Bus 18,emergency Diesel Generator 1A & Output Breaker inspected.W/910318 Ltr

ML17262A419
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	03/18/1991
From:	Backus W, Mecredy R ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LER-91-001, LER-91-1, NUDOCS 9103260186
Download: ML17262A419 (22)

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ACCELERATED DILUTION DEMONSTP+TION SYSTEM REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:9103260186 DOC.DATE: 91/03/18 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET g FACIL:50-244 Robert Emmet Ginna Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Rochester G 05000244 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION BACKUS,W.H. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

MECREDY,R.C. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

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SUBJECT:

LER 91-001-00:on 910215,loss of safeguards bus during Emergency Diesel Generator monthly load test. Caused by D supply breakers tripping.Bus 18,emergency diesel generator 1A & output breaker inspected.W/910318 ltr.

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Subject:

LER 91-001, Loss of Safeguards Bus During Emergency Diesel Generator Monthly Load Test, Due To Supply Breakers Tripping, Causes A Condition Prohibited By The Plant Technical Specifications R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-244 In accordance with 10 CFR 50.73, Licensee Event Report System, item (a)(2)(i)(B), which requires a report of, "any operation'rohibited by the Plant's Technical Specifications",

the attached Licensee Event Report LER 91-001 is hereby submitted.

This event has in no way affected the public's health and safety.

Ve truly yours, Robert C. M cred XC; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Ginna USNRC Senior Resident Inspector 9l03260i86 9103iS PDR ADOCK 0 000244

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.-I February 15, 1991 at 0845 EST with the reactor at approximately

.74 full power, the emergency and normal feed breakers to

.ripped while the 1A Emergency Diesel Generator was being Bus paral-18 eled onto the bus. The loss of Bus 18 placed the plant in a condition prohibited by plant Technical Specifications.'mmediate operator action consisted of starting additional service water pump from Bus 17. Subsequently, the anControl Room operators declared an Unusual Event: and commenced a plant shutdown to comply with plant Technical Specifications.

The underlying cause of the event is undct.ermined at this time.

Further testing and evaluation will be performed.

Corrective action was to inspect Bus 18, the 1A Emergency Diesel Generator output breaker and the 1A Emergency Diesel Generator.

Components were found satisfactory and returned to service.

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, B. ACTION TAKEN OR PLANNED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.

In addition to the actions taken to return the systems to normal status, the following action will

'be taken:

o Additional testing and calibration of. the 50G overcurrent ground relay for Bus 18.

0 Paralleling the 1A Emergency Diesel Generator to Bus 18 per PT-12.1 has been performed twice while being monitored with extensive instrumenta'-

tion. The immediate results identified that breaker speed of closure and operator synchroni-zation is functioning correctly. The results of this effort will be further evaluated by the Electrical Engineering Department.

0 Applicable procedures for paralleling the Diesel Generator are being revised as required to be consistent with training.

VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A. FAILED COMPONENTS:

None.

B PREVIOUS LERs ON SIMILAR EVENTS:

A similar LER event historical search was conducted with the following results. No documentation of similar LER events at Ginna could be identified.

C. SPECIAL COMMENTS:

None.

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