ML18085B168

RO 80-054/01P-0:on 801016,fire Pump Failed to Start on Receipt of Automatic Signal.Situation Recurred Following Day.Cause of Failures Is Undetermined

ML18085B168
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	10/17/1980
From:	Midura H Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
80-012-01, 80-12-1, NUDOCS 8010240392
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Ocmber l.7, 1980

• .Mr. .Boyce ff. Grier Direc:tor.of USZIJRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement Jle9'ion 1 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia* Pennsylvania 19406 Dear Siri REPoRTABLB*OCCURa£'1CE 80-54/01P-SALBM HOS. l. AND 2 UN'1'1' I.ER This letter will serve to confirm. our verbal no~ification to i:he fiRC Resident Inspector on Friday~ October. 17. 1980r advisin<J of a

• • reportable occurrence in accordance with 'l'echnical Specification 6.9 .. 2 *.

On Thursday, OCtober 16, 1980, i t was* found that the one ava.i.lab1e

- fire pw.p f'ailed to start on. receipt: of an automatic initiation

. siqna.1 and was,, therefore, inoperabl.e per the requirements of Technical Specification 3.7.10.1.. The pump waa started manual1y

. and aub&equently restoz:Etd to operable status within an hour.

• . On Friday, october .17,- 1980, the pump again failed to start. on an*

automatic initiation aiqnal. A man baa been desi9nated to start the pump manually in case its operation is required until the cause of the* failures has be8n determined and the pump restored to operaQle status. .Further iDVestigation continues.

• A detailed report wi11 be submitted in the time period speci£ied br the 'f.ec::hnieal SpGei£ !cations.

Very t~ly you*s~

H. J. Midura Manager - Salem Generat.inq station Jlt;lds cc' Genera1 Manaqer - E1eetric Produc~ion Mana9er - Qua1ity Assurance 1B1.~'1@:i4o> i'L *-

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