05000346/LER-1979-099-03, /03L-0:on 791008,during Boron Injection Heat Trace Test,Unit Failed to Achieve 105 F Temp at One Point on Sys Heat Trace Line.Caused by Sys Design Deficiencies.Test ST 5011.01 Performed Successfully on 791009

/03L-0:on 791008,during Boron Injection Heat Trace Test,Unit Failed to Achieve 105 F Temp at One Point on Sys Heat Trace Line.Caused by Sys Design Deficiencies.Test ST 5011.01 Performed Successfully on 791009

ML19210C479
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	11/01/1979
From:	Caba E TOLEDO EDISON CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML19210C475	List: 05000346/LER-1979-099, Forwards LER 79-099/03L-0 05000346/LER-1979-099-03, /03L-0:on 791008,during Boron Injection Heat Trace Test,Unit Failed to Achieve 105 F Temp at One Point on Sys Heat Trace Line.Caused by Sys Design Deficiencies.Test ST 5011.01 Performed Successfully on 791009 ML19210C473 ML19210C479
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LER-79-099-03L, LER-79-99-3L, NUDOCS 7911140319
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LER-1979-099, /03L-0:on 791008,during Boron Injection Heat Trace Test,Unit Failed to Achieve 105 F Temp at One Point on Sys Heat Trace Line.Caused by Sys Design Deficiencies.Test ST 5011.01 Performed Successfully on 791009

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October 8,1979 FACILITY: Davis-Besse Unit 1 IDENTIFICATION OF OCCURRLaCE: Boric Acid Flowpath Heat Trace declared inoperable Conditions Prior to Occurrence: The unit was in Mode 1, with Power (MWT) = 2482, and Load (Gross MRE) = 840 Description of Occurrence: On October 8,1979 at 2115 hours0.0245 days <br />0.588 hours <br />0.0035 weeks <br />8.047575e-4 months <br />, during the performance of Boron Injection Heat Trace Test ST 5011.01, Section 6.01, hect trace point R2-39 in the flovpath from the concentrated boric acid storage system, was found to be two degrees below the 105 F minimum limit. This required the flowpath be declared inope;a-ble placing the unit in the Action Statement of Technical Specification 3.1.2.2.a.

This requires the inoperable flowpath be made operable within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> or be in hot shutdown within the next six hours.

Designation of Apparent Cause of Occurrence: The test failed because the minimum heat trace temperaure cou}d not be met at one point. The temperatures were low because there was a lot of water added through the line as the plant returned to power following a planned maintenance outage. This water addition is required for boron control in the Reactor Coolant System.

Due to deficiencies in the design of this system, the addition of cold demin water reduces the temperature in the heat trace line below the minimum limit. The temperatures had not quite stabilized before the technical specification late date had passed.

Analysis of Occurrence: There was no danger to the health and safety of the public or to station personnel.

The flowpath from the Borated Water Storage Tank (EWST) was operable.

The point which failed in the concentrated boric acid addition sys-tem was only two degrees below the 105 F minimum desired temperature and was still well above the temperature that would have caused boron crystalliz 2 tion and possible line blockage for the boric acid involved.

Corrective Action

The heat trace test ST 5011.01, Section 6.01, was successfully performed at 1915 hours0.0222 days <br />0.532 hours <br />0.00317 weeks <br />7.286575e-4 months <br /> on October 9, 1979.

Facility Change Request 78-508 was written to look into the possibility of modifying the technical specifications since the much cooler makeup water flowpath utilizes the same section of heat traced piping; or to design a heat exchanger into the system to heat the water before it reaches the heat traced portion of the pipe; or to add additional heat trace to keep the temperatures 2L 105 F even if cold water is injected.

Failure Data:

Previous occurrences were reported in Licensee Event Reports NP-33-78-132 and NP-33-79-15.

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