ML19308A513

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RO 77-27/1P:on 771203,technician Unable to Open Outer Door of Reactor Bldg Personnel Air Lock.Caused by Jammed Linkage. Reactor Shut Down During Repair of Door Closing Mechanism
ML19308A513
Person / Time
Site: Crane Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 12/05/1977
From: Ohanlon J
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
To:
References
NUDOCS 7910250758
Download: ML19308A513 (2)


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Reportable Occurrence ';. 77 27.'17

Dear Mr. Grner:

This telegt u is to conft'r: the telacer. bet cen Mr.

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Kellegc. Peginn 1 -NRC. at 1620 nours on 3 Decer.ber l?7'.

A violataor of t.hc Technien1 3pecifica'.icn 3.6.l cecurred 1r that containment in'.egrit.v was not Tuantalr.ej uuring pewar opcra*. ton.

.* approx 1: ately 1130 hours0.0131 days <br />0.314 hours <br />0.00187 weeks <br />4.29965e-4 months <br /> on 3 Occc-ber 19-~ a technictin was ca t t ing t he Fcnctor Bu s i d i r..;.

He opentd. passed throuch. t h< n closed the inner door of th" personnel air leck.

Ve trled e eren the outer door a

u t could not dua to apparent jar.cd 1irkega.
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  • approx 1ratcly 1200 hours0.0139 days <br />0.333 hours <br />0.00198 weeks <br />4.566e-4 months <br /> with the.: h i f t Forc-an s arsistance. he was let o u t.

Of tha air lo<!k cuter door by use of in crcr :ency door op< n-ing device.

Durinc dai:riafing it wa r.

-3< termined that. the : nnar Scor equail tz t:.c valve was still partially open.

This cet;riad with LPn unter door being open canned contairrent integtity to be br9.en.

Feactor whutuown was ce-.,anced w h l a tha inner culve. which is 1inkee +c tha dcor closinc t echar i as".

wa. -iiaconnected and -losec.

!Fc renc*cr was t hen r" turned to f ull pen.er.

le apprax:-a-aly L513 hours iurtne the i n <- i :!a - t etaluatton with the FORT :t was actermined tnat ever wi*h the trncr cect closed ard sealed.

--e:rpil tree wit h Spac i f ica'.icn 3.6.i had not ::cen restored in that the outer deer was open vitb no persor.nel passage.

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rirter 5 necember I F' the outer dec-ine.erlock was defeated and tre door closed ar<

sealed.

The reactor was then returned to rat.ed power.

Subsaquent inspactinn d i sclar:ed a acor.mechanisr> part had failed which caused the doors to becor e inoperative.

The doors ware repaired and t e ri v ed satisfactorily.

The inc i-ien t til be'further evaluated to sea if additwnnt action is required.

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