ML19309H741
| ML19309H741 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 05/08/1980 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Kemper J PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8005190663 | |
| Download: ML19309H741 (1) | |
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REGION I 80OM D 0 o[f 631 PARK AVENUE KING OP PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 May 8, 1980 Docket Nos. 50-352 50-353 Philadelphia Electric Company ATTN:
Mr. John S. Kemper Vice President Engineering and Research 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Information Notice No. 80-20, " Loss of Decay Heat Removal Capability at Davis-Besse Unit 1 While in a Refueling Mode," is forwarded to you for information.
No written response is required.
If you desire addi-tional information regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely, W
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Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 80-20 with Attachment 2.
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IE Information Notice 80-20 Date:
May 8, 1980 Page 1 of 3 LOSS OF DECAY HEAT REMOVAL CAPABILITY AT DAVIS-BESSE UNIT 1 WHILE IN A REFUELING MODE Description of Circumstances:
On April 19, 1980, decay heat removal capability was lost at Davis-Besse Unit 1 for approximately two and one-half hours.
At the tima of the event, the unit was in a refueling made (e.g., RCS temperature was 00F; decay heat was being removed by Decay Heat Loop No. 2; the vessel head was detensioned with bolts in place; the reactor coolant level was slightly below the vessel head flanges; and the manway covers on top of the once through steam generators were removed).
(See Attachment A, Status of Davis-Besse 1 Prior to Loss of Power to Busses E-2 and F-2 for additional details regarding this event.)
Since the plant was in a refueling mode, many systems or components were out of service for maintenance or testing purposes.
In addition, other systems and components were deactivated to preclude their inadvertent actuation while in a refueling mode.
Systems and components that were not in service or deactivated included:
Containment Spray System; High Pressure Injection System; Source Range Channel 2; Decay Heat Loop No. 1; Station Battery 1P and 1N; Emergency Diesel-Generator No. 1; 4.16 KV Essential Switchgear Bus C1; and 13.8 KV Switchgear Bus A (this bus was energized but not aligned).
In brief, the event was due to the tripping of a non-safeguards feeder breaker in 13.8 KV Switchgear Bus B. Because of the extensive maintenance and testing activities being conducted at the time, Channels 1 and 3 of the Reactor Protection System (RPS) and Safety Features Actuation System (SFAS) were being energized from only one source, the source emanating from the tripped breaker.
Since the SFAS logic used at Davis-Besse is a two-out-of-four input scheme in which the loss (or actuation) of any two input signals results in the actuation of all four output channels (i.e., Channels 1 and 3, and Channels 2 and 4 loss of power to Channels 1 and 3 bistab Channels 2 and 4.
The actuation Decay Heat Loop No. 2, the cpera pupMCATE DOCUMENT Since the initiating event was a Ent.tre document Previously were actuated (i.e., Level 1 - H entered into system under:
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