ML19309H763
| ML19309H763 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 05/08/1980 |
| From: | Seyfrit K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Aswell D LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8005190689 | |
| Download: ML19309H763 (1) | |
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May 8, 1980 In Reply Refer To:
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50-382/IE Informati)n Notice No. 80-20 Louisiana Power and Light Co.
ATTN:
Mr. D. L. Aswell Vice President of Power Prod:ction 142 Delaronde Street New Orleans, Louisiana
'.'0174 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Informatiot Notice provides early notification of an event that may have safety significancs. Accordingly, you should review the Information Notice for possible applicability to your fanility.
No specific action or reagonae is requested at this time; however, contingent upon the results of further staff evaluation, a Bulletin or Circular recom-mending or requesting specific licensee actions may be issued. If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact me.
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Enclosures:
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List of Recently Issued IE Information Notices c
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6870 UNITED STATES Accession No.:
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 8002280671 0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 1
IE Information Notice No. 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 time of the event, the unit was in a refueling mode (e.g., RCS temperature was 90 F; 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; dnd the manway covers on top of the once through steam generstors were removed).
(See Enclosure 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 IP and IN; 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 Protec-tion System (RPS) and Safety Features Actuation System (SFAS) were being ener-gized from only one source, the esurce emanating from the tripped breaker.
Since the SFAS logic used at Davis-Besse is a two-out-of-fnur innne =chama in which the loss (or actuation) of any of all four output channels (i.e., C loss of power to Channels 1 and 3 bi Channels 2 and 4.
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