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LER 91-007-00:on 910325,one Emergency Svc Water Pump Inappropriately Removed from Svc for Outage Work.Caused by Personnel/Mgt Error.Info Re Event Disseminated to Personnel & TS Will Be annotated.W/910425 Ltr
ML18009A877
Person / Time
Site: Harris Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/25/1991
From: Barker D, Richey R
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
HO-910051-(O), LER-91-007-01, LER-91-7-1, NUDOCS 9104290294
Download: ML18009A877 (5)


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ACCELERATED DISTRIBUTION DEMONS~TION SYSTEM REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:9104290294 DOC.DATE: 91/04/25 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL:50-400 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, Carolina 05000400 AUTH. NAME 'UTHOR AFFILIATION BARKER,D.W. Carolina Power & Light Co.

RICHEY,R.B. Carolina Power & Light, Co.

RECIP.NAME , RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

SUBJECT:

LER.91-007-00:on 910325,one emergency svc water inappropriately removed from'vc for outage work.pump Caused by personnel/mgt error. Info re event disseminated to personnel D

,-& TS will be annotated.W/910425 ltr.

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TITLE: 50.73/50.9 Licensee Event Report (LER),

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Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 165 ~ New Hill, N. C. 27562 APR 2 "; egg~

R. B. RICHEY Vice President Harris Nuclear Project Letter Number: HO-910051 (0)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: NRC Document Control Desk Washington', DC 20555 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 1 DOCKET NO ~ 50-400 LICENSE NO. NPF-63

'ICENSEE EVENT REPORT 91-007-00 Gentlemen:

In accordance with Title 10 to the Code of Federal Regulations, the enclosed Licensee Event Report is submitted. This report fulfills the requirement for a written report within thirty (30) days of a reportable occurrence and i's in accordance with the format set forth in NUREG-1022, September 1983.

Very truly yours, R. B. Richey Vice President Harris Nuclear Project RBR:msb Enclosure cc.'r. R. A. Becker (NRR)

Mr. S. D. Ebneter (NRC RII)

Mr. J. E. Tedrow (NRC SHNPP)

MEM/LER-91-007/1/OS1 5'104290294 91042m PDR

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FACILITY NAME (I) DOCKET NUMBER (21 PA E Shearon Harris Nuclear

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On 3/25/91, at approximately 1900 hours0.022 days <br />0.528 hours <br />0.00314 weeks <br />7.2295e-4 months <br />, with the plant in Mode 5 during a refueling outage, one Emergency Service Water (ESW) pump was inappropriately removed from service for outage work. The event was discovered at 0055 hours6.365741e-4 days <br />0.0153 hours <br />9.093915e-5 weeks <br />2.09275e-5 months <br /> on 3/26/91, and operability was restored by 0245 hours0.00284 days <br />0.0681 hours <br />4.050926e-4 weeks <br />9.32225e-5 months <br />.

Technical Specifications require two operable Residual Heat Removal (RHR) loops when in Mode 5 with reactor coolant loops not filled. Site Technical Specification Interpretations specify that Component Cooling Water (CCW) and ESW pumps and flowpaths are required to support RHR.

This event was attributed to personnel/management error and will be reviewed with operations management personnel. Technical Specifications for ESW and CCW will be annotated to indicate applicability of Technical Specification Interpretation 90"001.

NRC Form 366 (64)9)

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC FORM 366A (64)9)

O APPROV EO 0M B NO. 31500104 EXPIRES: 4/30/92 ESTIMATED BURDEN PER RESPONSE TO COMPLY WTH THIS LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) INFORMATION COLLECTION REGUESTI 50.0 HRS. FORWARD COMMENTS REGARDING BURDEN ESTIMATE TO THE RECORDS TEXT CONTINUATION AND REPORTS MANAGEMENT BRANCH (P4)30), U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, OC 20555, AND TO THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION PROJECT (31500104), OFFICE OF MANAGEMENTAND BUDGETe WASHINGTON. DC 20503 FACILITY NAME (II DOCKET NUMBER (2I LER NUMBER (6) PAGE (3)

YEAR xC~ SEOUENTIAL I.i+ REVISION Shearon Harris Nuclear, Power Plant, NUMBER .ver' U M 6 6 R Unit 1 p 5 p p p 400 91 0 0 7 0 0 0 20FO 3 TEXT /lfmom 4/Mcd /4 r40IIdrd, IIJP Eddnenr/ HRC FomI 36643/ (17)

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

Technical Specification (TS) Section 3.4.1.4.2 requires two operable Residual Heat Removal (RHR) loops with at least one RHR loop in operation when in Mode 5 (with reactor coolant loops not filled). Site TS Interpretation 90-001 requires RHR to be capable of being manually .aligned to the Reactor Coolant System (RCS) and started from Main Control Board including Component Cooling Water (CCW) and Emergency Service Mater (ESM) pumps and flowpaths, to satisfy TS Section 3.4.1.4.2 operability for RHR.

Plant procedure PGO-054 was written to control activities which are performed when the RCS water level is more, than 3 feet below the vessel flange, with fuel in the vessel. PGO-054 requires any activities to be performed during reduced inventory conditions be reviewed and approved by the Plant Nuclear Outage planning personnel compiled a list of planned work to Safety'ommittee (PNSC).

be performed during reduced inventory, which included 'A'SW work, and presented the list for PNSC review and approval on 3/19/91 and 3/20/91. 'ork activities ~

identified as having potential- for adversely affecting systems required for operability were postponed and the amended list was subsequently approved by the PNSC. Operations Night Orders issued on 3/22/91 identified a list of work items which were not to be allowed during reduced inv'entory. The work associated with the 'A'SM pump was not on this .list.

On 3/25/91 the plant was in Mode 5 during a refueling outage with reactor coolant loops not filled. An equipment clearance had'een prepared which would render the 'A'SW pump inoperable. The 'A'mergency Diesel Generator (EDG) was already inoperable for outage work. Operations personnel concluded that based on

1) the absence of the ESW pump work item from the Operations Night Orders'ist,
2) management direction that the TS r'equirements would be satisfied, and 3) the availability of Normal Service Water (NSW). pumps (which were powered from off-site), maintenance on the 'A'SW pump was permissible. At approximately 1900 hours0.022 days <br />0.528 hours <br />0.00314 weeks <br />7.2295e-4 months <br />, the clearance was implemented. Operations personnel questioned the advisability of this action when the clearance'as hung. It was reviewed with the Senior Reactor Operator coordinating outage clearance activity, the Shift Foreman, Manager Shift Operations and Operations Manager. In this review, the TS interpretation was not specifically mentioned. The decision was made to proceed. The computerized Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) tracking system had flagged the 'A'SM clearance as'n incorrect action, but the basis for the disagreement was not pursued. The oncoming Operations outage management representative was certain that a TS interpretation or other document specifically addressed and condoned the removal of the 'A'SM pump under the current circumstances. His subsequent review lead to discovery of the guidance in TS Interpretation 90-001. He reviewed this with the Manager - Shift Operations and the Operations Manager. At that point a decision was made to pull out of the ESM clearance. On 3/26/91, at 0055 hours6.365741e-4 days <br />0.0153 hours <br />9.093915e-5 weeks <br />2.09275e-5 months <br />, immediate actions were initiated to restore"the ESW pump by removal of the clearance. At 0245 hours0.00284 days <br />0.0681 hours <br />4.050926e-4 weeks <br />9.32225e-5 months <br /> the

'A'SW pump was returned to service.

NRC FonII 366A (589)

NRC FORM 366A (64)9)

LICENSEE EVENT REPORT ILER)

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION e APPROV EO 0M B NO. 31500104 E XP I R ES: 4/30/92 ESTIMATED BURDEN PER RESPONSE TO COMPLY WTH THIS INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUESTI 50.0 HRS. FORWARD COMMENTS REGARDING BUAOEN ESTIMATE TO THE RECORDS TEXT CONTINUATION AND REPORTS MANAGEMENT BRANCH (PJ)30), U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON. DC 20555, AND TO THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION PROJECT (31500104), OFFICE OF MANAGEMENTAND BUDGET, WASHINGTON, DC 20503.

FACILITY NAME HI DOCKET NUMBER (2) LER NUMBER (6) PAGE (3) rr*6< SEOUENTIAL rj)X>'EVISION Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, YEAR N.S NUMBER s,oC NUMBER Unit 1 0 5 0 0 0 )/

p p 91 0 07 00 0 3 0 3 TEXT /I/ mare Space /4 reev/red, Iree edditiaae/HRC Farm 366A's/ (17)

EVENT DESCRIPTION: (continued)

There have been no previous similar events.

CAUSE'he cause of this event is personnel/management error. Operations management personnel based their decision on the ability of NSW pumps to provide cooling water if needed. Operations management personnel did not adequately ensure Technical Specification requirements were met prior to taking the ESW pump out of service.

SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE:

There were no significant safety consequences as a result of this event. The cooling towep basin supplied sufficient cooling medium for 'A'rain equipment during this event. If a loss of offsite power occurred, 'B'rain equipment was fully capable of removing decay heat from the core.

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS:

l. Information regarding this event will be disseminated to operations management, outage planning and PNSC personnel.
2. Plant Technical Specifications for ESW and CCW will be annotated to indicate applicability of Technical Specification Interpretation 90-001.

EIIS CODE INFORMATION:

N/A NRC Form 366A (669)