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Informs of 820429 Unit 3 Trip,Due to Feed flow-steam Flow Mismatch & Steam Generator Low Level.Caused by Condensate Pump Motor Failure.Unit 4 Tripped Due to Loss of Power to Rod Position Indicators
ML17341B212
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Site: Turkey Point  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/30/1982
From: Grotenhuis M
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Carter J, Case E, Harold Denton
NRC
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UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 ORIG NAG MEMORANDUM FOR:

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Case J. Carter D. Eisenhut R. Purple DL Assistant Directors S. Hanauer R. Vollmer R. Mattson H. Thompson J. Sniezek T. Ippolito C. J. Heltemes, AEOD THRU:

Steven A. Venga, Chtef, ORBgl, OL~

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Marshall Grotenhuis, Project Manager, ORB¹l, DL

SUBJECT:

DAILY HIGHLIGHT 1

Turke Point Unit Nos.

3 and 4

~ About 5:00 p.m. April 29, 1982, Turkey Point Unit 3 tripped due to feed flow-steam flow mismatch and SG low level Caused by"a condensate pump motor failure (one pump was already out of service).

~ Within minutes Unit 4 tripped - due to loss of power to rod position indicators which were being fed by Unit 3.

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~ The ensuing grid instability dropped Cape Canaveral and Sanford (fossil units).

~ St, Lucie (nuclear ) was not affected.

Turkey Point 1 (fossil) was not affected.

Turkey Point 2 (fossil) was out for maintenance.

~ About 2100 MM of about 7100 MM on line was lost (about 600,000 customers affected),

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~ Power was restoredwithin three hours, Unit 3 went on natural circulation and stayed there for about on hour with no problem.

The diesels (2) started normally.

The Unit 3 startup transformer had been out for mainte'nance before the trip and was restored at about 6:00 p.m.

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~ Unit 3 is still at 505 because of condensate pump (two of three are out).

The pumps are being repaired.

~ Unit 4 tripped again at about 6:00 a.m. April 30, 1982, due to SG low level caused by a problem with a Sue+ regulating valve.

The details are not known as yet.

$ee 4 Marshall Grotenhuis, Project Manager Operating Reactors Branch IIl Division of Licensing