05000219/LER-1979-030-03, /03L-0:on 790812,control Rod Drive Pump Removed from Svc Due to Excessive Leakage from Pump Vent Piping. Piping Was Cracked at Bushing.Caused by Use of Vent Line as Operator Foot Support.Bushing & Pipe Nipple Replaced

/03L-0:on 790812,control Rod Drive Pump Removed from Svc Due to Excessive Leakage from Pump Vent Piping. Piping Was Cracked at Bushing.Caused by Use of Vent Line as Operator Foot Support.Bushing & Pipe Nipple Replaced

ML19208B272
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	09/12/1979
From:	Ross D JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML19208B265	List: 05000219/LER-1979-030-03, /03L-0:on 790812,control Rod Drive Pump Removed from Svc Due to Excessive Leakage from Pump Vent Piping. Piping Was Cracked at Bushing.Caused by Use of Vent Line as Operator Foot Support.Bushing & Pipe Nipple Replaced
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LER-79-030-03L, LER-79-30-3L, NUDOCS 7909190445
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LER-1979-030, /03L-0:on 790812,control Rod Drive Pump Removed from Svc Due to Excessive Leakage from Pump Vent Piping. Piping Was Cracked at Bushing.Caused by Use of Vent Line as Operator Foot Support.Bushing & Pipe Nipple Replaced

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Madison Avenue at Punch Bowl Road Morristown, New Jersey 07960 (201)455-8200 OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION Forked River, New Jersey 08731 Licensee Event Report Reportable Occurrence No. 50-219/79-30/3L-0 Report Date September 12, 1979 Occurrence Date August 12, 1979 Identification of Occurrence "A" Control rod drive pump was removed from service for repair of pump vent piping.

This event is considered to be a reportable occurrence as defined in the Technical Specifications, paragraph 6.9.2.b.2.

Conditions Prior to Occurrence The plant was operating at steady state power.

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Generator, 645 MWe Reactor, 1970 MWt Flow:

Recirculating, 15.4 x 104 gpm Feedwater, 7.137 x 106 lb/hr 4

Stack Gas Activity:

2.79 x 10 pCI/sec Description of Occurrence On August 12,1979, at 0331 hours0.00383 days <br />0.0919 hours <br />5.472884e-4 weeks <br />1.259455e-4 months <br />, "A" control rod drive pumo was removed from service due to excessive leakage from the pump vent piping.

The piping was found to be cracked at the bushing where it enters the pump casing.

After completion of the corrective maintenance, "A" CRD pump was placed into service at 1300 hours0.015 days <br />0.361 hours <br />0.00215 weeks <br />4.9465e-4 months <br /> on the same date.

Apparent Cause of Occurrence Vent piping was found to be cracked at the bushing where it enters the pump casing at the inboard end.

The cracking appears to be caused by an operator using the vent line as a foot support.

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Reportable Occurrence No. 50-219/79-30/3f.-0 Page 2 September 12, 1979 capability.

For break sizes up to 0.002 ft.2, a singic control rod drive pump with a flow of 110 gpm is edequate for maintaining the reactor water level nearly five feet above the core, thus alleviating the necessity for electromatic relief valve actuation.

The safety significance of this event is considered to be minimal, since the redundant CRD pump was operable.

Corrective Action

"A" CRD pump was removed from service and isolated.

The bushing and a short pipe nipple in the inboard casing vent line were replaced.

"A" CRD pump was placed in service after corrective maintenance.

A memorandum will be issued stressing that operators should not use small piping as a foot support.

Failure Data Not appIlcable.

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