05000272/LER-1980-057, Forwards LER 80-057/03L-0

Forwards LER 80-057/03L-0

ML18085A318
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	11/26/1980
From:	Librizzi F Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML18085A319	List: 05000272/LER-1980-057, Forwards LER 80-057/03L-0 05000272/LER-1980-057-03, /03L-0:on 801028,while Valves 13MS169 & 13MS171 Were Disassembled for Maint,Containment Integrity Lost Due to Grinding Out of Weld at Steam Generator 13 Feedwater Nozzle.Caused by Personnel Error
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LER-1980-057, Forwards LER 80-057/03L-0

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Public Service Electric and Gas Company 80 Park Place Newark. N.J. 07101 Phone 201 ;430~7000 Mr. Boyce H. Grier Director of USNRC November 26, 1.980 Off ice of Inspection. and Enforcement Region 1 631 Park Avenue King of P~ussi:a, P~nnsylvania 19406

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. !Ji Pursuant to the requirements of Salem Generating Station Unit No. 1 Technical Specifications, Section 6.9.1, we are submitting Licensee Event Report for Reportable Occurrence.80:-57/03L.

This repor:t is required within thirty (30) days of the occurrence.

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Report Date:

80-57~L 80/26/80 Occurrence Date:

10/28/80 Facility:

Salem Generating Station, Unit 1 Public Service Electric & Gas Company*

Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 IDENTIFICATION OF* OCCURRENCE:

.Loss of Containment Integrity CONDITIONS PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE:

Refueling Operations Mode 6 DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE:

While the 13MS169 and 13MS171 valves were disassembled for maintenance, containment integrity was lost due to the grinding out of a weld at the No. 13 Steam Generator feedwater nozzle.

The condition was dis-

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• covered when it was noticed that the ground out weld was sucking air.

Action Statement 3.9.4c was entered at 1645 hours0.019 days <br />0.457 hours <br />0.00272 weeks <br />6.259225e-4 months <br /> on October 28, 1980.

The 13MS171 valve was reassembled and closed and the 13MS168 valve was positioned to it.

This restored containment integrity and the Action Statement was terminated.at 1746 hours0.0202 days <br />0.485 hours <br />0.00289 weeks <br />6.64353e-4 months <br />".

There wa.s no release*..

of.radiation.

DESIGNATION OF APPARENT CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE:

Personnel Error ANALYSIS OF OCCURRENCE:.

The loss of containment integrity allows the possible uncontrolled release of the containment atmosphere to the environment.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

This LER will be circulated to the appropriate people to illustrate the need for considering the consequences of concurrent jobs even if they are seemingly unrelated.

FAILURE DATA:

Not Applicable Prepared By J. c. Osuch Ma~.~~~rating Station SORC Meeting No.

96-80