ML19208B802

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RO 77-023:on 770419,waste Gas Decay Tank Lost 10 Psig While Isolated,Violating Tech Specs.Cause Unstated
ML19208B802
Person / Time
Site: Palisades 
Issue date: 05/04/1977
From:
CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:
Shared Package
ML19208B784 List:
References
RTR-REGGD-01.016, RTR-REGGD-1.016 NUDOCS 7909210429
Download: ML19208B802 (2)


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.74 75 80 ELINT OESCAiPTION O2 l On Atril 6, 1977. vaste cas decay tank T-101A vas overtressured to 112 usi and over l

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@ l Technical Specification 3.9.17.a.

Total gaseous release was 3.206 curies or.00076".

l 7 89 80 05 l of our yearly limit (pri=arily Xe-133).

No personnel exposures were involved.

7 89 80 Q l Activity was below detectability of the plant exhaust stack monitor.

(ER-77-23) 1 7 89 80 paus SYSTEM CAuSE COMpoNe47 COMACNENT CCCE CCCE COMPONENT CCCE SLPPLER MANUNCTUFER VOLATEN Q l uj a LA_I I zi z i ziz i z i zi IA Izi919191 1 71 7 89 10 11 12 17 43 44 47 48 CAUSE DESCRIPTION g l Waste gas decay tank (WGDT) T-101A vas put into service with the pressure sig=a re-7 89 80 Q l =oved.

The high-pressure alarm is part of the signa. There is also a pressure re-l 7 89 80

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LICENSEE EVEIIT REPORT Palisades Cause Description (Contd) was vented to the T-101A WGDT leaving the tank at 91 psig. The oncoming shift assistant operator (AO) asked the shift supervisor if he should isolate the tank. The shift supervisor replied ":To," and if venting was needed to monitor the pressure and recove tank from service at 95 psig per operating procedures.

At approdmately 1700 hours0.0197 days <br />0.472 hours <br />0.00281 weeks <br />6.4685e-4 months <br />, the chem lab technician opened the volume control tank sa=ple valve and left open for approdmately two hours, increasing T-101A pressure by 21 psig.

The A0 noticed tank pressure at 112 psig and isolated the tank.. The tenk started leaking slowly almost i= mediately.

On April 10, 1977 the shift supervisor had the Maint Dept tighten the spring tension on all valves.

The leakage slowed down i= mediately at 102 psig; 1 psig was transferred when the tank vas sampled. The tank reached 101 psig on April 16, 1977 violating Technical Specification 3 9 17.a.

The loss of 9 psig over approximately 88 hours0.00102 days <br />0.0244 hours <br />1.455026e-4 weeks <br />3.3484e-5 months <br /> r~eleased 3.206 C1, primarily Xe-133, which is.00076% of the yearly limit.

Log sheets indicate that the activity was transferred to the new WGDT, T-68B, that was in service.

However, as the activity was below sensitivity of plant effluent monitors, it is hard to prove or disprove this absolutely.

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