ML19263C351

LER 79-011/03L-0 on 790117:during Normal Startup Test & Reactor in Cold Shutdown,Review of HNP-2-3160 (RHR Pump Operability) Revealed Required Flow Not Being Met.Caused by Procedural Error by Personnel

ML19263C351
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	01/29/1979
From:	Thomas Greene GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
Shared Package
ML19263C346	List: ML19263C345 ML19263C351
References
LER-79-011-03L-01, LER-79-11-3L-1, NUDOCS 7902220023
Download: ML19263C351 (2)

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REPORT DATE EVENT DESCRIPTION AND PROB A8LE CONSEQUENCES O'o o 2 lDuring normal start-up testing, with the reactor in cold shutdown, a review of  ; .

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o 3 ;HNP-2-3160 (RHR Pump Operabiltiy) Data Sheets revealed that a test for RHR pumps A  ; j i

o 4 land C had been ran such that the flow as recuired by both the nrocedure and Tech. I o s ISpecs. was not met (7700 gpm recuired-test ran at 7300 gom); yet the procedure was 1  :

I o c lsigned off as acceptable. There were no probable consecuences the pumos correctly I  ;

o 7 Imet the combined puma requirement of 17,000 gpm. The A and C pumos were declared  !

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40 42 43 44 41 CAUSE GESCRIPTICN AND CCRRECTit E #~TIONS i o lThe cause of the event was n error bv licensed personnel. Personnel inadvertentiv ra_rj t

Ti 1 Ithe test with a flow cf /300 tjom insteaJ of the recuirea 7700 com. The torrective i  !

i 2 l action will be covered by that being imolemented for LER 2-79-004: i.e., a review willi i i 3 lbe made of the pump and valve Test Program and personnel retrained as neeaed. l f  !

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LER 2-79-011 Event Description and Probable Consecuences (Continued)  !

1 On 1-30-79, they were re-tested correctly and found acceptable before  !

being declared operable.  !

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