05000311/LER-1980-015, Forwards LER 80-015/03L-0

Forwards LER 80-015/03L-0

ML18082A901
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	08/12/1980
From:	Librizzi F Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML18082A902	List: 05000311/LER-1980-015, Forwards LER 80-015/03L-0 05000311/LER-1980-015-03, /03L-0:on 800715,during Routine Operations, Pressurizer Pressure Channel III Would Not Respond to Pressure Changes within Sys.Caused by Controller Not Functioning Properly.Controller Replaced
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LER-1980-015, Forwards LER 80-015/03L-0

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3111980015R00 - NRC Website

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Public Service Electric and ~as Company 80 Park Place Newark. N.J. 07101 Phone 201 '430-7000 Mr. Boyce H. Grier Director of USNRC

~ugust 12, 1980 Off ice of Inspection and Enforcement Region 1 631 Park Avenue King of Prussiar Pennsylvania 19406

Dear Mr. Grier:

LICENSE NO. DPR-75 DOCKET NO. 50-311 REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 80-15/03L Pursuant to the requirements of Salem Generating Station Unit No. 2 Technical Specifications, Section 6.9.1, we are submitting Licensee*

• Event Report for Reportable Occurrence 80-15/03L.

This report is required within thirty (30) days of the occurrence.

Sincerely yours, ff.~*.

F. P. Libriz~ ~

General Manager -

Electric Production CC:

Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement (30 copies)

Director, Office of Management Information and Program Control (3 copies)

$15-2001 (200Ml 2-78

Rei;:>9r~ Number:

80-15/0JL Report Date:

8/12/80 Occurrence Date:

7/15/80 Facility:

Salem Generating Station, Unit 2 Public Service Electric & Gas Company Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey 08038 IDENTIFICATION OF QC.CURRENCE:

Pressurizer Pressure Channel III Inoperable CONDITIONS PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE:

Mode 3 Prior to Initial Criticality DESCRIPTION OF OCCURHENCE:

During routine operation, it was determined that the above pressure channel would not respond to changes in system pressure and was declared inoperable at 1545 hours0.0179 days <br />0.429 hours <br />0.00255 weeks <br />5.878725e-4 months <br />.

Action Statement 3.3.2.1 was entered which requires with an ESFAS instrumentation channel inop-erable, that in this case, operation may proceed until performance of the next required channel functional test, provided the inoperable channel is placed in the tripped condition within one hour.

DESIGNATION OF APPARENT CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE:

Equipment Failure ANALYSIS OF OCCURRENCE:

None

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Investigation revealed the controller would not function properly to maintain system pressure.

The controller was replaced, tested satisfactorily and the Action Statement was terminated at 2015 hours0.0233 days <br />0.56 hours <br />0.00333 weeks <br />7.667075e-4 months <br />.

FAILURE DATA:

Hagan Control Mcdule Prepared By M. J. Murphy Manager -

Salem Generating Station SORC Meeting No.

61-80