ML17338B068

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RO 251-79-14:on 780828,unanticipated Flow Path in Demineralizer Was Inadvertently Provided,Permitting Transfer of Water from Returning Storage Tank to Spent Fuel Pit.Unit 4 Shut Down.Caused by Failure to Follow Procedure
ML17338B068
Person / Time
Site: Turkey Point  
Issue date: 08/29/1979
From: Yaeger H
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
References
PTP-QC-79-174, NUDOCS 7909190484
Download: ML17338B068 (4)


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ACCESSION NBR:7909190480 DOC ~ DATE ~ 79/08/29 NOTARIZED:

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05000250 50-251 Turkey Point Plantg Unit 4g Florida Power and l.ight C

05000251 AUTH'AME AUTHOR Af'FILIATION YAEGERpH ~ ED Florida PoWer 8 Light Co, RECIP ~ NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

SUBJECT:

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Florida Power aad f.ight Con@any Nazi, Flor'ida VZVD Foe FACS>8;<LE TaWS>~rSSrnu To Col<Frnx RKPSRTAALE CICCUlMNCE 261-79 14 I'TP-'gC-79-174 TUAPJ PQini Plant August 29, 199 (pic,

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reparkable occurrence made Wednesday, August 29, 1979. to Hr.. R. J. Volt-Lrue)1 eitfiee as follows.:

OCCU@tENCE -

@> Tuesday, August 28,

1979, an aperatian was performed to place the. fi:

spent fuel pit purification denfnera'flier.

$ n set'vice Because of inceople'te coamu~ri):.

ard failure to fo)3uw a procedure, it'was sot recognized that t'his shared deu$ >;ari was a4 rex@

in service

$n tire refuel fag water storage ta@

purificat ian Cansequen1:ly when the correct valve alignment was made to establish the spear.

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pur'if)cat'fan flaw path, an unanticipated flaw path 'was inadvertently provided a) fazed the refueling water purif'jcatimn pump to transfer water from"the refueling;.

storage tark to the spent fuel pit.

Prior to discovery and correctiaA of t'his im!i:

rant'i gurat'San appraxieately 8690 gal'fans of Hater was

0) ansferrad and resul t.

reduction of the volte~a in, the rafueling water star'age tark tu swig)~Ay heloL.

required by technical specificatians ind in the overf)ow af al"out 3060 gallows f>";:

spent fue1 p9t-CQBBECTIVE ACTTOW - Upon discovery of this'aad3tiao a Unit 4 shutdown i<as initiat:e.:.

pursued unti) the required volune was reestablished in the refueling water storage:.

This was accomplished by transferring water from the spent fuel pit to the refueling storagi teak. 'ater sp)lied as a result of the overflow was 'canAned to the inm~-'rea'djacent to the spent fuel pit and

@ drain system Within'the protected area Cs.:.

and clear~up" of the conte@)Abated area Was proriIptly io)tiated-kcng term carrective.A:

ltevts are under review and vill'be descr'inc".d in the Mritten folloxup v'aport-HEY:DRH:sr Plant Haiagar '~'

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